{"query": "Send this page to someone via email\n\nShare this item on Twitter\n\nShare this item via WhatsApp\n\nA baby boy was delivered at the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) early Wednesday morning, making him possibly the first baby born in Quebec in 2020.\n\nLittle Lucas was born precisely 11 minutes and 49 seconds after midnight.\n\nHis mother, Marilou Edger, and his father, Jonathan Beelen, are from Montreal. The newborn and his mother are doing well, according to hospital authorities.\n\nREAD MORE: Here’s what’s going to cost more in 2020\n\nA few moments later, the CHU Sainte-Justine reported the birth of a baby girl at 12:26 a.m.\n\nBy mid-morning, no other Quebec hospital had reported a birth since the start of the new year.\n\nIn 2019, the first baby in Quebec was born at the MUHC, a girl who was born just two minutes after midnight.\n\nStory continues below advertisement\n\n4:57 New Year’s 2020: Ball drops in New York City to mark beginning of new decade New Year’s 2020: Ball drops in New York City to mark beginning of new decade", "pos": ["Just 32 seconds after midnight Wednesday, Henri Baillargeon was born by caesarean section at the Cité de la Santé Hospital in Laval.\n\nWeighing in at 4.367 kg, Henri was born to parents Amélie Bouchard and Marc-André Baillargeon.\n\nThe couple had a feeling their son would be the first born in 2020, ever since the hospital's medical team told them their cesarean section would be scheduled for 11:30 p.m. on New Year's Eve.\n\n\"I kept looking at the clocks in the hospital,\" Marc-André Baillargeon said in a phone interview.\n\nHenri was initially due on Dec. 20, but Bouchard's pregnancy \"dragged on\" for 12 days, her husband said.\n\nBouchard said the hat Henri has been wearing is inscribed with the year \"2020\" and was actually made by hospital volunteers as a gift for the first baby of the year.\n\nBirth at the MUHC\n\nEleven minutes after Henri's birth, Lucas Beelen was born at the McGill University Health Center (MUHC), weighing in at 3.80 kg. The baby's mother, Marilou Edger and father Jonathan Beelen are both from Montreal.\n\nIn a Facebook post Wednesday, the MUHC said Lucas and his mother are both doing well.\n\nIn 2019, Quebec's first baby was also delivered at the MUHC, a baby girl named Mariella."], "neg": ["Political Desk\n\nPresident Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday called on the United States to return to the 2015 nuclear deal and abandon its “plots” against the Islamic Republic.\n\nSpeaking at a ceremony in the northwestern province of Ardebil, Rouhani implied that Tehran is ready for talks with the US once Washington begins to fulfill its obligations under the international agreement.\n\n“Whenever they (the Americans) back off from the point they started their plots, we are ready too. They need to return to the commitments they trampled on and admit to their mistakes regarding the Iranian nation,” he said.\n\nRouhani noted that the US maximum pressure campaign on Iran was aimed at “smashing the grandeur of the nation and forcing the country to surrender”.\n\n“This is impossible. The enemies should repent for their wrong acts,” he stressed.\n\n“You are not a superior nation and government for the nation and the government of Iran. We respect your nation and strongly protest against your government. However, we state that there is a way back.”\n\nRouhani further pointed out that Iran will continue its forward march despite US sanctions and pressure, thanks to the nation’s “highly vibrant morale”.\n\nTensions have soared between Tehran and Washington since May last year, when President Donald Trump pulled the United States out of Iran’s 2015 nuclear deal with six powers and reimposed sanctions on Tehran as part of its “maximum pressure” campaign aimed at forcing it to renegotiate a new deal.\n\nIran has rejected negotiating a new deal with the Trump administration, saying talks were only possible if Washington returned to the nuclear pact, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), and lifted sanctions.\n\nIran and the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council – the US, France, Britain, Russia, and China – plus Germany (P5+1) signed the JCPOA on July 14, 2015 and started implementing it on January 16, 2016.\n\nUnder the deal, Iran undertook to put limits on its nuclear program in exchange for the removal of nuclear-related sanctions.\n\nSince May 2019, Iran has rowed back on its nuclear commitments four times in compliance with articles 26 and 36 of the JCPOA.\n\nIts latest step came in November when engineers began feeding uranium hexafluoride gas into mothballed enrichment centrifuges at the underground Fordo plant south of Tehran.", "It’s been a tough stretch for Arsenal, even as new manager Mikel Arteta has helped show the Gunners the light at the end of the Premier League holiday fixtures tunnel. Can Arsenal get the win it needs on New Year’s Day? Or will this match be a further indication that Manchester United has its season back on track?\n\nThis is the best and last of a full slate of Premier League matches on the first day of 2020. Here’s everything you need to know to stream Arsenal vs. Manchester United live.\n\nArsenal vs. Manchester United\n\nWhen: 3pm ET, Wednesday, Jan. 1\n\n3pm ET, Wednesday, Jan. 1 Where: Emirates Stadium in London, England\n\nEmirates Stadium in London, England Streaming: NBCSN, NBC Sports Gold\n\nArsenal vs. Manchester United live stream: How to watch Premier League matches\n\nThe match is on NBCSN and NBC Sports Gold; these streaming services provide fans the opportunity to catch Premier League action throughout the season.\n\nSling TV provides two base channel package options, each priced at $30 per month. Sling Orange includes three ESPN channels, while Sling Blue includes sports channels like NBCSN (where many Premier League matches appear), NFL Network, and local channels. (Sling Blue customers in select markets get NBC, where some matches appear; see if yours has it here. Sling Blue also brings Fox News Channel, MSNBC, and Headline News as part of its regular slate of channels, with Fox Business Channel available for those who get the Sling Blue News Extra add-on.\n\nIf you’re Team “Why Not Both,” Sling Orange + Blue combines the two for just $45 per month.\n\nOther features include a Free Cloud DVR tier for all subscribers (allowing 10 hours of recording a month), the ability to record all live linear channels, and no VOD preemption on any channels. New subscribers get $10 off the first month.\n\nTo add beIN SPORTS and maximize your soccer-watching potential, you’ll want to add either Sports Extra: Sling Orange ($5 per month) or Sports Extra: Sling Blue ($10 per month). (The latter also includes NFL RedZone.)\n\nSpanish-speaking viewers have quite a few options. For bilingual families, you might consider the Español: Best of Spanish TV package for either Sling Orange or Sling Blue for 24/7 specialty channel LaLiga TV and beIN SPORTS Connect: Channels 4-9, which features matches from La Liga, Ligue 1 and Copa del Rey, among others. Both packages cost $5 per month after your free trial. Sling TV Latino is another Spanish-language package for $10 per month, including NBC Universo, History en Español, and—of import to soccer fans—four beIN SPORTS channels. (And choosing Best of Spanish + Sling Orange for $35 per month gives you access to ESPN Deportes.) For more information, check out our guide to Sling TV channels and our Sling TV review.\n\nTRY SLING TV\n\nCost: $44.99 for your first month and $54.99 per month thereafter\n\nFuboTV devices : Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire, Android TV, iOS and Android devices\n\nLocal channels: ABC, Fox, NBC, CBS, the CW (in some markets) (check local availability here )\n\nFuboTV is a solid TV streaming service option, whether your tastes run to entertainment (AMC, Syfy, FX), news (MSNBC, CNN), or sports (NBA TV, NFL Network).\n\nIf you’re a soccer fan, however, it will appear tailor-made for you, with NBC and NBCSN for Premier League matches, 10 beIN SPORTS channels, FS1, FS2, UniMás, and Champions League action via TNT all on tap. If you can’t watch a match live, FuboTV offers a three-day replay for each match and 30 hours of cloud DVR. (Check out the complete FuboTV channels list.)\n\nFuboTV also has bilingual families in mind; each subscription comes with UniMás, Galavisión, NBC Universo, beIN SPORTS, Univision, and Fox Deportes. An extra $7.99 per month will bring you Latino Plus, which includes CNN en Español and TyC Sports among its offerings.\n\nTRY FUBOTV\n\nCost: $54.99 per month\n\nHulu devices : Roku, Apple TV, Google Chromecast, Amazon Fire Stick and Fire TV, Xbox One, Xbox 360, Nintendo Switch, and iOS an d Android devices\n\nHulu local channels: ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC, the CW (check your local availability here )\n\nHulu with Live TV includes sports programming among its broad spectrum of offerings, and as a subscriber to the service, you’ll get free access to Hulu’s sizable on-demand library. (Check out the full list of Hulu Live TV channels.)\n\nTRY HULU WITH LIVE TV\n\nYouTube TV is a great option for soccer fans, including TNT for Champions League matches, NBC and NBCSN for Premier League matches, and broadcasting partnerships with three MLS teams. (Take a look at the full list of YouTube TV channels here.)\n\nTRY YOUTUBE TV\n\nCost: $50-$135 per month\n\nHulu devices: Roku, Apple TV, Google Chromecast, Amazon Fire Stick and Fire TV, iOS and Android devices\n\nLocal channels: NBC, CBS, Fox, ABC, the CW ( enter your ZIP code here to check your availability)\n\nAT&T TV Now is a bonus for AT&T wireless customers, especially for those who happen to be soccer fans. It provides instant access to more than 45 channels, including local channels. That means NBC as well as NBCSN for Premier League action, Fox as well as FS1 and FS2 for MLS, Bundesliga, the U.S. men’s and women’s teams, and even Liga MX offerings, and ESPN and ESPN2 for its array of soccer and other sports programming. It even offers free HBO on PLUS and MAX channel suites. Plus, it comes with CloudDVR for up to 20 hours of TV recording per month. One account works on two devices, but you can add more devices for only $5.\n\nTRY AT&T TV NOW\n\nCost: $39.99 (for Matchday Pass option); $64.99 (for Premier League Pass option)\n\nNBC Sports Gold TV devices: Google Chromecast , Roku , Apple TV , Android TV , Amazon Fire TV, iOS and Android device.\n\nIf you want access to every Premier League game this season, you’ll want an NBC Sports Gold subscription. At the Matchday Pass tier, for $39.99, you get access to 140 exclusive live matches, with at least four for each of the 20 clubs. The Premier League Pass option gives you an option to replay matches, in case you can’t catch a match live, and offers additional programming, including analysis and highlights. NBC Sports Gold offers additional packages for fans who want to follow rugby action, the PGA tour, Indy Car racing, cycling, and lacrosse.\n\nTRY NBC SPORTS GOLD\n\nArsenal vs. Manchester United: Preview, recent form, odds, upcoming fixtures\n\nArsenal (Last 5 Premier League matches: WLDDL) lost a 2-1 heartbreaker to Chelsea over the weekend to drop to 12th in the table. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang got the opening goal in Arsenal’s impressive first-half performance, but the defense gave up two late goals to absorb yet another defeat. The first goal came courtesy of Jorginho, who many thought should have been off for a second yellow, and the second goal was the result of a mistake from the much-maligned Shkodran Mustafi, who suffered a head-to-head collision just moments before. Yet the fact remains: Arsenal has now just one win in its last 12 Premier League matches. These are the dark times.\n\nManchester United (Last 5 Premier League matches: WDLWW) bounced up to fifth in the standings with a 2-0 win over Burnley. Anthony Martial, on a bit of a roll lately, scored the opener, with Marcus Rashford providing a late insurance goal in stoppage time. While it’s still a bit more of a climb to break into the top four, United only finds itself four points behind an inconsistent Chelsea squad heading into the New Year.\n\nOdds\n\nThe William Hill oddsmakers call this one pretty even: Arsenal’s at +170 odds (wager $100 to win $170), United’s a slightly more favored foe at +150, and a draw is set for +260.\n\nUpcoming Fixtures\n\nArsenal, Monday, Jan. 6 vs. Leeds United (FA Cup); Saturday, Jan. 11 at Crystal Palace (Premier League)\n\nManchester United, Saturday, Jan. 4 at Wolves (FA Cup); Tuesday, Jan. 7 vs. Manchester United (League Cup)\n\nREAD MORE:\n\nThe Daily Dot may receive a payment in connection with purchases of products or services featured in this article. Click here to learn more.", "LAWRENCE, Mass. (AP) — A 35-year-old New Hampshire man was fatally shot in Lawrence on New Year's Eve, authorities said Wednesday.\n\nThe Essex District Attorney's Office said Wilson Javier, of Salem, New Hampshire, was killed shortly before midnight Tuesday. Lawrence Police responded to a report of shots fired at a local apartment complex.\n\nJavier was taken to Lawrence General Hospital and pronounced dead.\n\nThe Essex District Attorney's Office, Essex State Police Detective Unit and Lawrence Police are investigating. No arrests have been made.", "Send this page to someone via email\n\nShelly Ehbrecht spent the last day of 2019 reflecting on her more than four decades on the job.\n\n“It feels surreal; it feels bittersweet. I’m going to cry,” she said as she wrapped up her last shift at Surrey Memorial Hospital.\n\n“It’s time to go. I’ve had a great run for 44 years, great experiences.”\n\nEhbrecht began her career at the old Grace Hospital, now known as B.C. Women’s Hospital.\n\n“The head nurse that I had initially was like an army head nurse,” she said.\n\n“It was important to bounce dimes on the beds and the bed-making was really an important part of my job.”\n\nHer expertise in bed-making is rivalled only by the depth of her knowledge of the maternity unit, having cared for thousands of families over the years as they welcomed the newest members of their families.\n\nStory continues below advertisement\n\n2:20 GTA mother searches for Vancouver nurse who helped save her GTA mother searches for Vancouver nurse who helped save her\n\nShe says one of the biggest changes she has seen during his career is the switch to single-care rooms for new moms.\n\n“I loved the single-room philosophy at Women’s,” she said.\n\n“I worked in their unit when it started. There was a lot of controversy because it was a new thing. Women can come in, families can come in. They labour, deliver, they have their postpartum in the same room.\n\n“This is such a much better model of care — yeah, happy little thing.”\n\nHer final shift was filled with heartfelt goodbyes from colleagues who will miss her — and she says she will miss them, too.\n\n“I work with some great people, great doctors, great nurses,” she said.\n\nNurses will continue to deliver up to 400 babies a month. It’s the part of the job that Ehbrecht says she’ll remember most.\n\n“It’s such a privilege and an honour to be with a family when they’re experiencing that labour and delivery,” Ehbrecht said.\n\n“I just feel so honoured that I could be a part of it.”\n\nStory continues below advertisement", "2020 is here and the contestants embrace it by wake up to new hopes. But even new beginnings could not hold them from fighting and bickering, as if its some vicious loop they cannot find a way out of. ‘Roti’ and ‘Duty’ continue to be the two important ‘Muddas’ of fights inside the house. The breakfast is delayed and Shehnaz Gill tries to convince Rashami Desai and Vishal Aditya Singh to club lunch and dinner to which Rashami opposes stating that this has become a trend in her captaincy. The duo also claims that breakfast is always skipped which hurts Mahira Sharma as she the one responsible for the duty. Objecting to the allegation, Mahira clarifies that she has been cooking breakfast every day on time and even making extra rotis for everyone. But that seems to leave Rashami and Vishal unaffected and the three get into a verbal spat, playing the blame game once again.\n\nLater, Vishal gets upset when he finds out that there are only two parathas made for him instead of five and he questions Mahira. She states that as a process, only two parathas are being made for everyone for breakfast and asks him to make the parties himself if they aren't enough for him. Adamant Vishal rebels by refusing to perform his duty of washing utensils. This creates havoc inside the house while captain Shehnaz tries to convince Vishal to perform his duties.\n\nThe first day of the year also calls for the nominations and Bigg Boss asks the contestants to put their thumb imprint on the face of the contestant they wish to nominate supporting it with a valid reason. Asim Riaz's differences with Shefali Jariwal leads to her nomination wherein former states she doesn’t deserve his friendship. The nominations take an ugly turn when Paras Chhabra nominates Shefali Bagga, Shefali Jariwala nominates Madhurima Tuli and Vishal nominates Mahira. Vishal calls Mahira ‘zero’ without Paras and as a payback, she nominates Madhurima.\n\nThe evening gets romantic thanks to the cute ‘Sidnaz’ moment. Shehnaz tries her best to get Sidharth to confess his feelings for her while Aarti joins in and questions them about each others' likes and dislikes. Sidharth says that he likes Shehnaz as a friend, wherein Shehnaz says she likes everything about Sidharth and loves him, and that she wants a guy just like him.\n\nFollow @News18Movies for more\n\nGet the best of News18 delivered to your inbox - subscribe to News18 Daybreak. Follow News18.com on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Telegram, TikTok and on YouTube, and stay in the know with what's happening in the world around you – in real time."], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "Pope Francis has used his New Year's message to denounce violence against women, hours after slapping a woman's hand to free himself from her grip.\n\n\" Women are sources of life . Yet they are continually insulted, beaten, raped, forced to prostitute themselves and to suppress the life they bear in the womb,\" the Pontiff told worshipers gathered at St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican on Wednesday.\n\n\"Every form of violence inflicted upon a woman is a blasphemy against God, who was born of a woman.\"\n\nShortly before beginning his traditional New Year's Day address , the Pope said he was sorry for smacking a woman's hand the previous day, to free himself from her grip.\n\n\"I apologize for the poor example yesterday,\" he said, going off-script before the sermon on violence.\n\nPope Francis had been making his way to the Nativity scene in Vatican City on Tuesday, New Year's Eve. When he began to walk away from the crowd that had gathered to greet him, video shows a woman grabbing his hand and yanking him toward her.\n\nHe became visibly upset, slapping the woman's hand in an attempt to extricate himself. Footage of the altercation also appears to show him shouting at the woman.\n\nPrior to the incident, the woman had made the sign of the cross. She addressed the 83-year-old Pope as she took his hand but it is unclear what she was trying to tell him.\n\nDuring his New Year address on Wednesday, the Pontiff also spoke about gender equality, telling the congregation that women \"should be fully included in decision-making processes.\"\n\n\"Every step forward for women, is a step forward for humanity as a whole.\"", "pos": ["Pope Francis apologised for \"losing patience\" with a woman who grabbed him on New Year's Eve and later denounced \"all violence against women\" (AFP Photo/Andreas SOLARO)\n\nVatican City (AFP) - Pope Francis apologised Wednesday for his widely-viewed slap of a woman who had grabbed his hand as he greeted Catholic faithful on New Year's Eve.\n\nThe image of Francis slapping his way free from the clutches of the admirer was an instant hit on social media.\n\nA personal apology followed.\n\n\"We lose patience many times,\" Francis confessed.\n\n\"It happens to me too. I apologise for the bad example given yesterday,\" the head of the Catholic church said before celebrating Mass at the Vatican.\n\nTwitter enthusiasts commented with abandon on the pontiff's prompt riposte to the woman.\n\nFrancis had greeted children before the Nativity scene on Saint Peter's square and was turning away when the woman who had crossed herself then cried out something, pulled on his hand and almost caused him to fall.\n\nThe 83-year-old pope grimaced before managing to break free by slapping her hand twice.\n\nHe continued his tour, walking with some difficulty while maintaining a slightly greater distance from visitors, and gradually relaxed again as he came into contact with other children.\n\nTwitter comments were mostly supportive of the pontiff's instinctive reaction.\n\n\"HE IS HUMAN.. Been (sic) a Pope doesn't make you immune to Pain or avoid Reaction to pain,\" one typical comment read.\n\nIn his first Mass of the New Year, the pontiff later denounced \"all violence against women\" as \"a profanation of God, born of a woman.\"\n\nFrancis also said women were \"the source of life\" but deplored that they were constantly \"offended, beaten, abused and forced into prostitution\" and forced to \"supress the life they carry within\" them.\n\nHe emphasised that the \"rebirth of humanity began with a woman,\" and bemoaned that women's bodies were \"sacrificed on the profane altars of advertising, profit, pornography.\""], "neg": ["The protection of staff and respondents who participate in our research is of highest priority for J-PAL. As of March 17, J-PAL has therefore suspended all research activities that contribute to in-person interactions in order to limit COVID-19 spread. Many other research organizations have done so or will do so soon. In order to disseminate expertise quickly and build on our combined networks, we are crowd-sourcing best practices on switching from in-person to surveying online or via phone.\n\nThis is a living document that aggregates crowd-sourced tips and factors to consider when conducting remote surveys (in particular phone surveys) while practicing social distancing. We will be updating this page regularly. Many thanks to those who have contributed to this collection thus far.\n\nDo you have experience conducting surveys online or via phone? You can contribute via this form.\n\nLast updated: April 7, 2020", "Pulse Oximeters Market Share, Size, Regional Trend, Future Growth, Leading Players Updates, Industry Demand Forecast to 2025\n\nPosted on Jan 2 2020 6:56 AM\n\n\"Global Pulse Oximeters Market 2019 | Analysis, Latest Innovations, Impacting Factors, Growth Opportunities, Drivers, Dynamics And Strategic Research, Challenges By 2025\"\n\nThe Global Pulse Oximeters Market is likely to grow in the coming years due to increasing usage clearances from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). According to a report published by Fortune Business Insights, titled 'Pulse Oximeters: Global Market Analysis, Insights and Forecast, 2018-2025, the market is likely to reach US$ 2,657.6 Mn by the end of 2025. Fortune Business Insights states that the market was valued at US$ 1,587.3 Mn in 2017 and will exhibit a CAGR of 6.7% in the forecast period.\n\nMasimo's Approval for Radius PPG to Trigger Growth\n\nIn 2019, Masimo received clearance for its latest pulse oximeter. The ‘Radius PPG' was approved by the FDA after establishing efficient results through clinical trials. The Radius PPG represents a significant breakthrough in the healthcare industry, particularly for the diagnosis and study of oxygen levels in the blood. The wireless ability allows users to move freely even when they are being examined with the device.\n\nGet Request Sample [email protected] https://www.fortunebusinessinsights.com/enquiry/request-sample-pdf/pulse-oximeters-market-100528\n\nMasimo's wireless oximeter has gained huge popularity owing to its wireless functions and it is likely that the global pulse oximeters market will benefit from the subsequently rising demand for the Radius PPG. Radius' ability to display blood oxygen values on external third party display devices, in addition to Masimo's inbred host display devices are likely to boost the growth of the global market.\n\niHealth's Wristworn Pulse Oximeter to Witness Massive Demand\n\niHealth's wrist-worn pulse oximeter's wide end user coverage can be attributed to its clinical efficacy and most importantly, its ease of use. The device is available on e-commerce websites such as Amazon and the ease of availability for iHealth's latest device is a leading factor that has contributed to the growth of the global market.\n\nThe device can continuously monitor blood oxygen saturation levels along with the pulse rate, both within a short span of time. The device is integrated with a LED display that shows the oxygen saturation readings. The device operated through the emission of infrared light onto the blood vessels of the fingertip. The device has won over many users and the increasing demand has led to the distribution on online retail chains as well as offline stores. iHealth's latest device is likely to boost the global pulse oximeter market in the forthcoming years.\n\nBrowse Complete Report [email protected] https://www.fortunebusinessinsights.com/industry-reports/pulse-oximeters-market-100528\n\nSome of the Main Key Players Covered in the Report\n\nOmron Healthcare, Inc.\n\nPhilips Benelux\n\nGeneral Electric Manufacturing Company (GEMAC)\n\nMasimo\n\nMesse Düsseldorf GmbH\n\nVyaire Medical\n\nOpto Circuits India Ltd.\n\nMedtronic\n\nNonin Medical, Inc\n\nMasimo and Mindray Announce Partnership to Extend Sales Outside the US\n\nIn May 2019, Masimo and Shenzhen Mindray Biomedical Electronics announced that they have reached an agreement to extend the distribution of Masimo's devices. Through this agreement, Mindray will offer sales and distribution options in countries other than the United States. The increasing demand for Masimo's wrist-worn pulse oximeters has triggered this agreement, which in turn is likely to favor growth of the global market in the forthcoming years.\n\nThe report profiles several companies operating in the market and studies their growth strategies with regards to product launches and strategic collaborations. This is intended at evaluating the impact of these strategies on the overall market.\n\nIn the report, Fortune Business Insights has profiled a few companies that are operating in the global pulse oximeter market. Some of the leading companies that have been identified as significant growth contributors are GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Koninklijke Philips N.V, Masimo, Messe Düsseldorf GmbH, VYAIRE, Opto Circuits (India) Limited, Medtronic, Omron Healthcare, Inc., Nonin, and B Smiths Group plc.\n\nTOC Followed by:\n\n5. Global Pulse Oximeters Market Analysis, Insights and Forecast, 2014-2025\n\n5.1. Key Findings / Summary\n\n5.2 Market Analysis, Insights and Forecast By Type\n\n5.2.1 Fingertip Oximeters\n\n5.2.2 Tabletop Oximeters\n\n5.2.3 Handheld Oximeters\n\n5.2.4 Others\n\n5.3. Market Analysis, Insights and Forecast By End User\n\n5.3.1 Hospitals\n\n5.3.2 Clinics and Ambulatory Surgery Centers\n\n5.3.3 Home Healthcare\n\n5.3.4 Others\n\n5.4. Market Analysis, Insights and Forecast By Country\n\n5.4.1 North America\n\n5.4.2 Europe\n\n5.4.3 Asia Pacific\n\n5.4.4 Latin America\n\n5.4.5 Middle East and Africa\n\n6. North America Pulse Oximeters Market Analysis, Insights and Forecast, 2014-2025\n\n6.1. Key Findings / Summary\n\n6.2. Market Analysis By Type\n\n6.2.1 Fingertip Oximeters\n\n6.2.2 Tabletop Oximeters\n\n6.2.3 Handheld Oximeters\n\n6.2.4 Others\n\n6.3. Market Analysis By End User\n\n6.3.1 Hospitals\n\n6.3.2 Clinics and Ambulatory Surgery Centers\n\n6.3.3 Home Healthcare\n\n6.3.4 Others\n\n6.4. Market Analysis By Country\n\n6.4.1 U.S.\n\n6.4.2 Canada\n\n7. Europe Pulse Oximeters Market Analysis, Insights and Forecast, 2014-2025\n\n7.1. Key Findings / Summary\n\n7.2. Market Analysis By Type\n\n7.2.1 Fingertip Oximeters\n\n7.2.2 Tabletop Oximeters\n\n7.2.3 Handheld Oximeters\n\n7.2.4 Others\n\n7.3. Market Analysis By End User\n\n7.3.1 Hospitals\n\n7.3.2 Clinics and Ambulatory Surgery Centers\n\n7.3.3 Home Healthcare\n\n7.3.4 Others\n\n7.4. Market Analysis By Country\n\n7.4.1 Germany\n\n7.4.2 U.K.\n\n7.4.3 France\n\n7.4.4 Italy\n\n7.4.5 Spain\n\n7.4.6 Scandinavia\n\n7.4.7 Rest of Europe\n\n8. Asia Pacific Pulse Oximeters Market Analysis, Insights and Forecast, 2014-2025\n\n8.1. Key Findings / Summary\n\n8.2. Market Analysis By Type\n\n8.2.1 Fingertip Oximeters\n\n8.2.2 Tabletop Oximeters\n\n8.2.3 Handheld Oximeters\n\n8.2.4 Others\n\n8.3. Market Analysis By End User\n\n8.3.1 Hospitals\n\n8.3.2 Clinics and Ambulatory Surgery Centers\n\n8.3.3 Home Healthcare\n\n8.3.4 Others\n\n8.4. Market Analysis By Country\n\n8.4.1 India\n\n8.4.2 China\n\n8.4.3 Japan\n\n8.4.4 Australia\n\n8.4.5 Southeast Asia\n\n8.4.6 Rest of Asia Pacific\n\nMore Trending Topics from Future Business Insights:\n\nThrombin Market to be valued at US$ 738.7 Mn by 2025, Contributions from Baxter and Pfizer to drive Growth, says Fortune Business Insights\n\nSpinal Cord Stimulation Market to reach US$ 4,236.2 Mn by 2026, exhibiting a CAGR of 8.1% | Exclusive Report by Fortune Business Insights\n\nRetinal Disease Therapeutics Market to Reach US$ 21,318.0 Mn by 2026, Advancements in Retinal Disease Diagnosis Devices to Boost the Market, says Fortune Business Insights\n\nAbout Us:\n\nFortune Business Insights offers expert corporate analysis and accurate data, helping organizations of all sizes make timely decisions. We tailor innovative solutions for our clients, assisting them address challenges distinct to their businesses. 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Ltd.\n\n308, Supreme Headquarters,\n\nSurvey No. 36, Baner,\n\nPune-Bangalore Highway,\n\nPune - 411045, Maharashtra, India.\n\nPhone:\n\nUS: +1 424 253 0390\n\nUK: +44 2071 939123\n\nAPAC: +91 744 740 1245\n\nEmail: [email protected]", "Millions of Halifax, Lloyds and Bank of Scotland customers started the New Year unable to access their bank accounts after their websites crashed.\n\nOnline banking was down for customers of all three banks, who took to social media to bemoan the outage on New Year's Day.\n\nLarge parts of Britain were left unable to access their accounts on their computers or smartphone apps for several hours.\n\nHalifax, Lloyds and Bank of Scotland have apologised for the 'issues' and say their systems and now up and running again.\n\nOnline banking went down for customers of Halifax (outage map pictured left), Lloyds (right) and Bank of Scotland, who took to social media to bemoan the outage on New Year's Day\n\nHalifax customers complained they were automatically signed out when trying to login to mobile banking\n\nCustomers took to Twitter to complain, desperate to check their bank balances after a night celebrating the New Year\n\nOn Twitter, one person complained: '@HalifaxBank - your banking app does not currently work, a poor start to 2020... :( :(.'\n\nAnother wrote: '@HalifaxBank why is the mobile banking app not working?!?!? How long until it is back up working again?'\n\nSomeone else posted: '@HalifaxBank what's going on with your banking app? It's not working at all and hasn't for a few hours.'\n\nOne woman begged to know when Lloyds would be up and running again, so her son can get back home from his New Year's Eve celebrations.\n\nShe wrote: 'Any chance of an estimated time this might be resolved as I need to send money to my son who needs to get back from Liverpool?'\n\nA social media spokesman for the bank, called Martin, replied: 'Hi. Thanks for getting in touch. We lknow some of you are having issues with your Internet Banking.\n\n'We're sorry for this. W'ere working to have it back to normal soon.'\n\nA Lloyds social media spokesman tweeted: 'We know our customers are having issues with internet and mobile banking. We're sorry about this and we're working to have it back to normal soon.'\n\nThey later added: 'Internet and mobile banking is now back to normal. We're sorry that some of our customers had issues with it this morning.'\n\nThe problems are also affecting the mobile apps (pictured)", "This is the time when calendars flip to a new year – and to a new decade (with apologies to those who hold that won’t really happen until 2021). January presents a fresh start. A new beginning.\n\nPlenty of bad news has been reported in the outgoing year and decade. Many commentators this season seem compelled to offer a counterbalance, gently reminding readers that much progress is underway.\n\nOne could, in fact, make a convincing argument that these are the best times in human history. Worldwide, poverty is receding, and education and literacy are on the rise. Never in history have so many people been so well off materially. One world index shows prosperity increasing in 148 countries and falling in only 19 during the past decade. Over the past three decades, more than a billion people worldwide have moved out of extreme poverty, according to the World Bank.\n\nWhile oppressive regimes continue on in many places, in Hong Kong and elsewhere citizens are rising up to demand a voice in their own government through democratic means.\n\nBut what of these numerous wrongs and injustices? Does noting progress mean we need to do nothing and find that wrongs somehow self-correct?\n\nMartin Luther King Jr. didn’t think so. “Human progress is neither automatic nor inevitable,” he said. “Every step toward the goal of justice requires sacrifice, suffering, and struggle; the tireless exertions and passionate concern of dedicated individuals.” He didn’t hold much with complaints of compassion fatigue, either.\n\nAnother vital piece of good news is that people around the world are responding to human needs. An estimated 1 billion volunteers do something to help others every day, according to United Nations officials involved in volunteer efforts. In the United States, 63 million people, about 25% of all adult Americans, contribute volunteer work worth an average of more than $25 per hour of service.\n\nGood actions provide a powerful counterbalance to news that would disturb, discourage, or enervate. “How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world,” wrote young Anne Frank as the Holocaust began to rise around her.\n\nThe founder of The Christian Science Monitor, Mary Baker Eddy, saw that individual action was essential for progress.\n\n“But what of ourselves, and our times and obligations?” she said in remarks given at a Fourth of July service honoring America’s heroes. “Are we duly aware of our own great opportunities and responsibilities? Are we prepared to meet and improve them, to act up to the acme of divine energy wherewith we are armored?”\n\nGet the Monitor Stories you care about delivered to your inbox. By signing up, you agree to our Privacy Policy\n\nAlan Paton, the South African author and anti-apartheid activist, once referred to the Monitor as “a newspaper of sober and responsible hope” because, he said, “it gives no shrift to any belief in the irredeemable wickedness of man, nor in the futility of human endeavor.”\n\nHope, sometimes referred to as the expectation of good, might be just the approach in which to ground thinking and actions in the year ahead.", "For Subscribers Hampton Beach Ocean Wok: Founder Matthew Fan to revive restaurant\n\nOcean Wok founder Matthew Fan is returning to take over the restaurant which he says went downhill after he left."], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "Two of K-Pop's biggest stars, Momo from JYP girlgroup Twice, and Kim Heechul from SM's Superjunior, have been confirmed dating.\n\nAccording to Korean Entertainment News platform Soompi, the report was confirmed by the news outlet, Market News which published a report at midnight KST on January 2 stating that according to their investigation, they were exclusively reporting that Momo and Heechul are dating.\n\nMarket News is the outlet that reported in August that Momo and Heechul were in a relationship, and in the January 2 report they mentioned that Super Junior's Label and JYP Entertainment had denied that they are dating at the time.\n\nKim Heechul and Momo have been seen together on several shows, like Weekly Idol which featured Heechul as a temporary host and Momo as part of her girlgroup, Twice several times. Momo has also been on Knowing Bros, with him. Most of the times on these shows, Heechul has been really impressed by Momo, who hails from Japan and is a dancer. One of the video clips which went viral at the time of an episode of Weekly Idol airing was a clip where Momo re-enacts a Japanese character saying 'Nicco nicco ni,' to do aego, a cute display of affection often expressed including but not limited to through a cute/baby voice, facial expressions, and gestures.\n\nAs news of them confirmed to be dating broke, fans couldn't be happier, being super supportive despite of some pointing out that Kim Heechul and Momo have an age difference of 13 years. 'Momo' became a Twitter trend worldwide as fans woke up to the news.\n\nCONGRATS TO THIS COUPLE pic.twitter.com/YuUSMjd9mi — Kim yohan ㅇㅇ (@centerbunny) January 1, 2020\n\nSupport them or pic.twitter.com/1c8atwjf3i — NCT & ATEEZ Enthusiast (@atinycupofnct) January 1, 2020\n\nHeechul has been a big fan of Momo since forever :\")I'm happy their relationship developed once they got closer, please everyone support them and respect them, they're both grown up peoples with their own will not your dolls ❤pic.twitter.com/mHSABczz7a — ❤ D&Ŕ (@Kkeke_99) January 1, 2020\n\nFINALLY! Finaaaallyyyy!This is the first time Heechul revealed a relationship to public and AAAAAAAAAAAAA I bet he’s a sweet boyfriend uwu ✊ Heechul and Momo? -> Power couple aaaa nico nico ni!!!! pic.twitter.com/BiV0eWI5yw — nico nico niiiii (@lorjenxgodwin) January 2, 2020\n\na reminder to everyone hating on momo and heechul dating: pic.twitter.com/osYTraDw19 — (@sakookies) January 2, 2020\n\nMomo found her other weird and funny half pic.twitter.com/yn8cTU4ZEs — tiff (@dramasjihyo) January 2, 2020\n\npls i hope momo fans who’s again this relationship, you need to know momo is so lucky got heechul as bf. she’s always know as women protector & he’s gonna be cute/manly bf bcs he love to do sudden couple things like kiss momo during red traffic light pic.twitter.com/zCWk66EwNe — ᴍɪɴ ♡ ʰᵉᵉⁿᶦᵐ (@sunflow3rmin_) January 2, 2020\n\nget a man who’d be this whip for you ! #Momo #Heechul pic.twitter.com/Ck7mbLloP6 — m a r i s (@eggnoodlect) January 2, 2020\n\nGOOD MORNING TO ALL WHO SUPPORTS MOMO AND HEECHUL, EXCEPT FOR THOSE WHO DON'T pic.twitter.com/jlYpsit2tx — #ForJisoowithLove {GOTPINK AU'S} (@Peachyyywrites) January 2, 2020\n\nIt’s just 2 out of 366 days of 2020 and we already have Heechul and Momo confirmed to be dating. Imagine the rest of 2020? pic.twitter.com/LhymlkZVEV — Saranghaeyo Oppa (@SaranghaeyOppaa) January 2, 2020\n\nGOOD MORNING TO ALL WHO SUPPORTS MOMO AND HEECHUL, EXCEPT FOR THOSE WHO DON'T pic.twitter.com/jlYpsit2tx — #ForJisoowithLove {GOTPINK AU'S} (@Peachyyywrites) January 2, 2020\n\nJYP Entertainment, the label to which Twice belongs, earlier had a dating ban, which was lifted last year, with the news that the group leader of Twice, Jihyo was dating K-pop idol Kang Daniel.\n\nlast year, we got kang daniel and jihyo's dating news. now, we have another power couple, momo and heechul!!!! pic.twitter.com/hhADXE2vVc — ia; univ life. (@softstanbebe) January 2, 2020\n\nGet the best of News18 delivered to your inbox - subscribe to News18 Daybreak. Follow News18.com on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Telegram, TikTok and on YouTube, and stay in the know with what's happening in the world around you – in real time.", "pos": ["Facebook\n\nTwitter\n\nGoogle\n\nRAMBLER&Co ID\n\nBy logging in to LiveJournal using a third-party service you accept LiveJournal's User agreement"], "neg": ["A man was shot in the upper body Wednesday morning while trying to rob another man in the City Heights neighborhood of San Diego, police said.\n\nAround 6:30 a.m. an argument between the two men turned violent when one attempted to rob the other of his cell phone in the Swan Canyon portion of City Heights, near the corner of Thorn and 45th streets, according to police. The robbery victim then produced a handgun and shot the other man once in the upper body. The shooter then called 911 to report the incident, but fled the area prior to police officers arriving on the scene, police said.\n\nMedics took the shooting victim to a hospital, where he underwent emergency surgery. He is expected to survive his injuries, according to police.\n\nPolice said that the investigation — which is being handled by Mid-City Division investigators — is still in its early stages and there is no further information about either of the men at this time.", "ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Two men were shot and killed early New Year's Day when a gunman opened fire at a celebration at a Florida club, authorities said.\n\nMedia reports say as many as 250 revelers scrambled for safety after shots were fired.\n\nOrange County Sheriff's officials were hunting down a suspect who bolted from the scene after the 4 a.m. shooting at an after-hours club in a shopping plaza north of Orlando.\n\n× Loading&hellp; {{title}} {{start_at_rate}} {{format_dollars}} {{start_price}} {{format_cents}} {{term}} {{promotional_format_dollars}}{{promotional_price}}{{promotional_format_cents}} {{term}}\n\n{{html}} Thanks for being a subscriber. Sorry, your subscription does not include this content. Please call (800) 433-0560 to upgrade your subscription. You have free articles remaining. {{featured_button_text}}\n\nAuthorities say security personnel were at the event but appeared to be outside when the violence broke out.\n\nFox35 in Orlando reports that the party was coming to a close when shots were fired inside of a VIP area.\n\nSeveral armed guards were present during the event, a sheriff official said.\n\n\"We are told some security guards were outside at the time of the shooting, but investigators say they don’t believe they screened or searched any of the party-goers before entering,\" Jamie Hoffman of the Orange County Sheriff's Office said.\n\nCopyright 2020 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.\n\nLove 0 Funny 0 Wow 0 Sad 0 Angry 0", "The event is scheduled for Jan. 25 and will feature opportunities for cash donations\n\nThe Central Kitchen and Bar in Kelowna have grilled up an event, Burgers for Elara, in an effort to raise money for the Isagawa family and their one-year-old daughter Elara, who was diagnosed with a tumour on Christmas Eve.\n\nOn Dec. 31 Elara underwent a 6.5-hour surgery to remove 98 per cent of the tumour between her pelvis and abdomen, however, family member Jessica Isagawa said Elara still has a long road to recovery ahead of her.\n\n“After meeting with Elara’s oncology team, it was discovered that Elara’s tumour is malignant and needs to be treated with up to four rounds of chemotherapy,” said Jessica.\n\n“Each round of chemotherapy will last about a month.”\n\nREAD MORE: Fundraiser for one-year-old Kelowna girl with tumour\n\nAccording to a post on Central’s Facebook Page, Elara’s parents Nico and Jessica Isagwa have a special connection to the Central. Years ago Nico and Jessica had their first date at the establishment, which led to their engagement, followed by engagement photos at Central, which then led to the birth of their daughter Elara.\n\n“Ok Kelowna, it’s time to show up and show out for the most precious little girl who is currently in the fight of her young life, “read Central’s post on Facebook.\n\n“We cannot imagine what this family is going through, but one thing we do know is that we must help in any way we can.”\n\nOn Jan. 25, at 5 p.m. Central will be hosting a fundraiser for Elara who is currently battling at B.C. Children’s Hospital in Vancouver.\n\nThe event will feature a “Sweet and Spicy” burger developed by the Isagawas that best represent Elara’s personality. 100 per cent of sales from this burger from over the entire weekend will be donated to the family.\n\nAttendees will also have an opportunity to make cash donations and participate in a silent auction with some prizes donated by local businesses.\n\nFor more information visit Central’s Facebook page or the Burgers for Elara at Central event page.\n\nREAD MORE: Kelowna family almost reaches fundraising goal for daughter diagnosed with tumour\n\nLike us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.", "Karl R. H. Frick on The Philalèthes Tuesday, August 25th, 2009 | Freemasonry, Philalèthes | No Comments The following sketch is translated from Karl R. H. Frick’s Die Erleuchteten: Gnostisch-theosophische und alchemistisch-rosenkreuzerische Geheimgesellschaften bis zum Ende des 18. Jahrhunderts, ein Beitrag zur Geistesgeschichte der Neuzeit (1973), p. 574 ff., originally included as an appendix at the end of McBean and Gabirro, A Complete History Of The Ancient And Primitive Rite (2002). There were a few mistakes with spelling and grammar, etc., so I’ve cleaned it up, while providing annotations, links and illustrations. In regard to the entire milieu of high-grade Freemasonry during the Enlightenment, the Philalèthes are as noteworthy as they come. The Rite itself - more of a regime - and the Lodge ‘Amis Réunis’ from which it was founded, constituted a clearing house for all things occult or esoteric on the continent and beyond; Savalette de Langes and the Marquis de Chefdebien may even be described as engaging in Masonic espionage. There isn’t a single volume on 18th Century Freemasonry that doesn’t give the major details of the Amis Réunis and the Philalèthes. Members of the rite came not only from France, but from Germany, England, Italy, Austria, Sweden and Russia (and as was shown with the publishing of J. J. C. Bode’s diary in 1994, the Bavarian Illuminati had managed to officially join forces with it just two years before the revolution). I’ve read more than a few accounts of the Philalèthes over the years, but this report by Frick - about as complete an introduction as as you’ll find - is by far the best. *** › Continue reading\n\nLodge of Les Amis Réunis [The United Friends] Tuesday, August 25th, 2009 | Freemasonry, Philalèthes | 2 Comments We’ll be mentioning this famous Lodge in Paris in forthcoming posts. What follows is a concise explanation of its operation and makeup (translated from a French Masonic Encyclopedia entry by Pierre François Pinaud). *** Amis Réunis From 1771 to 1791, this lodge was one of the most prestigious in Paris and was consecrated by the Keeper of the Royal Treasury Savalette de Langes. Initially formed abroad in Rumigny, a small town of Thiérache, by a magistrate of the Parliament of Paris (banished by Chancellor Maupeou), in 1773 the lodge settled permanently in Paris. Savalette de Langes had made the inner circle of the Amis Réunis the social center of modern Freemasonry and cosmopolitanism of the late Enlightenment. Here the elite and and the talented joined together. The orchestra of the Amis Réunis was composed of six musicians of renown, like the composer [Isidore] Bertheaume, the brothers Blasius, the King’s violinists, Boutray of the l’Académie [Royale] de Musique, and either the brothers Breval or Louis Francoeur, the King’s Superintendent of Music. The Lodge utilized a large space in a house in the Rue Popincourt, built in 1708 by the architect Dulin for the supplier of arms [Nicholas?] Dunoyer. Upon his death in 1791, Les Amis Réunis counted some 300 members with a further 37 casual brothers and brother servants. It comprised about 12% foreigners, such as the Baron de Beutz, chancellor of Saxony; the Baron de Gleichen, Minister of Denmark in Madrid, Naples and Paris; and Count Stroganoff, a Russian subject. A hundred senior officers or generals decorate the pillars, and about fifteen of their regiment. Painters and sculptors are well represented with a dozen doctors, all members of the Academy of Medicine or professors at the University of Paris - Monge was an assiduous member of the lodge for some years. But the Amis Réunis’ uniqueness is the significant number of its members who belonged to the world of finance: 37% of the Lodge in total, 84 people, were indeed financiers. We count no fewer than 15 bankers or speculators, 13 receiver generals, 7 tax collectors [fermiers généraux], 7 general treasurers including those of the Navy and War, 4 general paymasters, 19 members of the Courts of Finances of Paris, 7 senior officials of the Royal treasury and finally, 11 brothers who were occupied with public finance. On the eve of the Revolution, the lodge of the Amis Réunis had the highest concentration of financiers; a number of them met in groups, or independently, to engage in speculative ventures. We also find Lodge members as shareholders of the arms factory in Charleville, the Water Company in Paris, and the mines at Baïgorry, Decize or Rueil. Another group actively participated in speculation about the dollars held by the bank St. Charles de Madrid. Others are shareholders of the Hudson Bay Company that traded with Canada. Many specialize in international commerce, and others with India or the islands trading sugar and rum, but also the slave trade. At the famous East India Company, one finds Lodge members as shareholders or as administrators. A last group is actively involved in real estate speculation in Paris. The success of the Amis Réunis in the financial world may be explained by the fact that, in the latter third of the 18th-century, in the absence of public credit, only powerful financiers could undertake large scale financial transactions. Everything is then prefaced upon trust. This leads to the membership of professional lobbyists, and familial networks which are found in the Lodge. The trustworthiness of Masonic affiliation may result in more business, which enables both administrators and profiteers. The Lodge therefore offered a discreet setting for financial conversations and the development of protective relationships; philosophical bonds are then the natural extension in the world of finance.\n\nThe So-Called Schwedenkiste (“Swedish Box”), the Most Significant Illuminati Archive Wednesday, June 17th, 2009 | Primary Documents | 7 Comments by Terry Melanson (17/6/2009) After Adam Weishaupt had fled in 1785, the center of activity for the Illuminati shifted from Bavaria to the Duchies of Saxe-Gotha and Saxe-Weimar. And while the founder of the Illuminati was content to safely settle down for the long haul at the court of Duke Ernst II of Saxe Gotha, Johann Joachim Christoph Bode (1730-1793) took the reins and assumed the role previously held by Weishaupt. Through the efforts of Bode and an expanding network of recruits – and under the protection of the Illuminati Dukes Karl August of Saxe-Weimar and Ernst II of Saxe-Gotha – new colonies were established in places like France, Russia and Italy. Bode kept the Weimar and Gotha Lodges Amalia and Ernst Zum Kompass informed of his activities, but the bulk of the evidence of continued Illuminati activity remained in his possession. Ensuring that whatever they contained would remain secret, upon Bode’s death in December 1793 his literary executor, Illuminatus Christian Gottlieb von Voigt (1743–1819), transferred his deceased friend’s possessions to Duke Ernst II of Saxe-Gotha who had already bought the voluminous papers before Bode died. › Continue reading\n\n“Master Conspiracy” Redux Monday, June 15th, 2009 | Illuminati myths | 9 Comments by Terry Melanson (15/6/2009) The New American website has posted a slightly redacted version of William H. McIlhany’s 1996 article which appeared in the September 16, 1996 issue of The New American. (The original can be read here, which, in turn, appears to be based on one of McIlhany’s presentations). I first became aware of McIlhany’s writings on the Illuminati in 2000. At the time I was very impressed by what I read, and immediately realized that his information on the real Bavarian Illuminati was more thorough than most. However, my own knowledge on the subject is a bit more advanced than it was some nine years ago. So with that in mind, here are some exaggerations and/or misrepresentations which struck me as I reread the article at The New American for the first time in years. “Kölmer” and the Origin of the Lesser and Greater Mysteries of the Illuminati According to McIlhany, Weishaupt was “instructed by a mysterious occultist named Kölmer.” The only problem I have with this statement is that it is not qualified with “alleged” or “purported.” The Kölmer legend first appeared in Volume III of Abbé Augustin Barruel’s tome against Philosophes, Freemasons, the Illuminati and the Jacobins. He related it rather tentatively as a rumour going round, and as a possible way of explaining the ostensibly advanced nature of Weishaupt’s mysteries. › Continue reading\n\nWas Carl Jung’s Ancestor an Illuminatus? Tuesday, February 17th, 2009 | Illuminati Members | 22 Comments by Terry Melanson (17/2/2009) There’s two Illuminati with the last name Jung identified in Hermann Schüttler’s Die Mitglieder des Illuminatenordens 1776-1787/93 (Munich: Ars Una 1991): Franz Wilhelm Jung (1757-1833) and Johann Sigmund Jung (1745-1824). The latter, it turns out, was probably the uncle to the famed Swiss psychoanalyst’s grandfather, Carl Gustav Jung (1794-1864). › Continue reading\n\n“Lang” or “Lanz”: Myths about the “Myths” Saturday, November 15th, 2008 | Illuminati myths | 4 Comments by Terry Melanson (15/11/2008) So, I’m browsing through the results of a keyword-search (targeting blogs) that I had previously saved as an RSS feed in Google Reader - “Illuminati.” Usually the results point to sites that abuse the term as a mere descriptor for an overarching, all-powerful monolithic conspiracy. However, once in a while, I occasionally come across at least an attempt not to knowingly butcher the historical record. The November 12th post at the English section of Illuminaten.org is one such example. But as I started reading “The Bavarian Illuminati: several myths revealed,” it became quite clear that the post is, in fact - word for word - an abridged re-posting of “A Bavarian Illuminati Primer.” Once I got to the part about Lanz and Lang, I knew for sure. Here’s what Mason Trevor W. McKeown thinks is the myth/truth: As an example of the mythology that surrounds the history of the Illuminati, note that Barruel claimed that Lanz, an Illuminati courier and apostate priest, was struck by lightning, thus revealing Weishaupt’s papers to the authorities, but this does not appear to be substantiated. This error was widely reprinted and enlarged on by subsequent anti-masons whose lack of research and disdain for historical accuracy has lead them to confuse Johann Jakob Lanz (d.1785), a non-Illuminati secular priest in Erding, and friend of Weishaupt, with Franz Georg Lang, a court advisor in Eichstätt who was active in the Illuminati under the name Tamerlan. Barruel mistakenly translated “weltpriester”, or secular priest, as apostate priest and subsequent writers such as Webster and Miller have repeated this error. Eckert renamed Weishaupt’s friend as Lanze and had him struck by lightning while carrying dispatches in Silesia. Miller cited Eckert but renamed Lanz as Jacob Lang and placed the lightning strike in Ratisbon. This is a minor detail in the history but it demonstrates the lack of accuracy often displayed by detractors of the Illuminati. As nobody has challenged him on these assertions - not even a German site who should know better - I’ll reiterate and add additional information to what I had written back in August 2005. Mr. McKeown is guilty of the same thing he accuses others of: “lack of research and disdain for historical accuracy.” › Continue reading\n\nIlluminati Sightseeing: Karl and St. Germain at Louisenlund Monday, November 10th, 2008 | Illuminati Sightseeing | 2 Comments by Terry Melanson (10/11/2008) The estate of (Illuminatus) Landgrave Karl von Hessen-Kassel (1744-1836) was an occult-masonic initiatory retreat. The world’s foremost expert on the 18th-Century Golden and Rosy Cross, Dr. Christopher McIntosh: The head of the Asiatic Brethren in the 1780s and 1790s was the Landgrave Carl von Hessen-Kassel, one of the most fascinating and influential figures at the time in the world of Masonry, Rosicrucianism and hermetic studies. He not only belonged to innumerable orders and rites, but he was a practicing alchemist and was a friend of the mysterious French alchemist, the Comte de St. Germain, whom he harbored during the last years of St. Germain’s life on his estate Louisenlund in what is now Schleswig-Holstein, which he turned into a great center of Masonic and esoteric activity. The park at Louisenlund (about an hour’s drive northwest of Kiel) was laid out in the form of an initiatic journey that involved the candidate passing through a dense wood finding his way through a labyrinth and encountering various alchemical and allegorical images along the way. In the park was an alchemist’s tower with a laboratory and a room where Masonic rituals were conducted. There was also a pond with a secret grotto concealed behind a waterfall, in which the most solemn rituals were held. Over the years, unfortunately, most of these symbolic features have disappeared. All that remains of the alchemist’s tower, for example, is this Egyptian stone doorway which was moved to a different position, and cemented into the wall of a stable building where it stands completely out of context. Today this property belongs to a private school. › Continue reading", "Hassan Al Thawadi - Club World Cup & Gulf Cup shows Qatar is on the right track towards delivering 2022 World Cup\n\nThe Middle-East nation will only benefit by hosting international tournaments in the run-up to the 2022 World Cup, feels the high-ranking SC official\n\nhave been pulling out all stops as they gear up for the 2022 World Cup. Be it cutting edge technology incorporated into stadiums, world-class infrastructure, stadiums that are more of architectural marvels - the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC) are in overdrive.\n\nKeeping in line with their tagline for the tournament, Deliver Amazing, have been fine-tuning their preparations at every possible juncture. The Asian champions just hosted the 2019 Club World Cup that won and the Arabian Gulf Cup. Secretary General of the SC, Hassan Al Thawadi, feels that hosting these competitions has helped Qatar prepare for the sport's greatest spectacle in terms of the challenges in ticketing, security, travel, accommodation & more.\n\n\"Both tournaments showed we are on the right track to delivering an outstanding World Cup in 2022. We learned a lot across every functional area, whether it be ticketing, security, communications, travel, accommodation, protocol and others. Both events were invaluable – and we expect the Club World Cup in 2020, plus the event we host in 2021, will be exactly the same. They are all vital learning experiences,\" he said.\n\n\"Despite the successes, we know we still have a long way to go in order to deliver the best possible tournament for fans, players and officials in 2022. We are still learning and there remain plenty of challenges. However, we are proud of both tournaments and pleased with the feedback we have received so far. We will carefully assess the constructive criticism and apply the lessons learned in 2020 and beyond,\" he added.\n\nMr. Thawadi also touched upon the hospitality that was extended to the first-time visitors to the country during the Club World Cup. He feels that the visitors got a feel of the Qatari culture and Arab hospitality.\n\n\"It was a key test – and as we've been saying would be the case for many years, those fans were welcomed with open arms. We have always said that we want to showcase Qatari and Arab hospitality – and that's exactly what we did during the Club World Cup. The fans discovered a very friendly country which was prepared to go the extra mile in order to deliver a memorable fan experience.\n\n\"We know, however, that there are areas where we can improve the fan experience.\"\n\nThe Doha Metro is likely to play a key role during the 2022 World Cup to help fans get from one venue to the other. The Red, Green and Gold lines of the Metro was operational during the Club World Cup and Gulf Cup and Al Thawadi says SC will study how the Metro will help ease the fans' travel.\n\nArticle continues below\n\n\"One of our biggest challenges in 2022 will be getting groups of people from A to B. Shuttling fans, players and officials between their hotels, training sites, stadiums and fan zones will require careful planning. Having the metro operational during the two recent tournaments was a huge advantage. It is very convenient for everyone. It is also the cheapest and quickest way of getting around Qatar. Huge credit must go to Qatar Rail for providing such an exceptional experience.\n\n\"One of our tasks now is to look carefully at the entire journey the fans take. Did they find it easy to get to a metro station? Did they take advantage of the free travel on match days? What about the journey on foot from the metro station to the stadium? Then once they arrived at the stadium, how quickly did they come through security and get to their seats? These are all questions we need to assess and review over the coming months.\"\n\nHe also added that four stadiums are in the final stages of delivery - Education City Stadium, Al Bayt Stadium, Al Rayyan Stadium and Al Thumama Stadium."], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "Share Tweet Email Copy Link Copied\n\nTo celebrate New Year's Day, Disney+ released a promo highlighting the new content coming to the streaming service in 2020. Surprisingly, that list includes Marvel Studios' WandaVision, which was originally slated for a spring 2021 debut.\n\nWhile no specific date was listed in the promo, concept art and the title card for WandaVision appear just after The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, which premieres in the fall.\n\nRELATED: WandaVision Photos Appear to Confirm Debut of a Major Marvel Character\n\nWandaVision was officially announced in July 2019 during Marvel Studios' Hall H panel at Comic-Con International in San Diego, with star Elizabeth Olsen promising \"We'll finally understand Wanda Maximoff as Scarlet Witch.\" In addition to bringing back Paul Bettany's Vision, who died at the hands of Thanos in Avengers: Infinity War, the series will tie directly into Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, which will also feature Wanda in some capacity.\n\nadvertising\n\nWandaVision stars Elizabeth Olsen as Scarlet Witch, Paul Bettany as Vision, Randall Park as Agent Jimmy Woo, Kat Dennings as Darcy Lewis, Teyonah Parris as Monica Rambeau and Kathryn Hahn. The limited series will premiere on Disney+ at some point in 2020.\n\nKEEP READING: WandaVision Reveals First Look at Adult Monica Rambeau in New Set Photos\n\nShare Tweet Email Copy Link Copied\n\nThe Mandalorian: Funko Unveils Next Wave of Pop! Vinyl Figures", "pos": ["To kick off 2020, Disney has given a preview of what to expect from its Disney+ streaming service this year. Most notably, a newly released teaser revealed that Marvel's WandaVision series has been pushed forward from 2021 to 2020. While no exact release date has been given, Disney previously indicated the show would premiere spring 2021.\n\nWandaVision stars Elizabeth Olsen and Paul Bettany, who both reprise their Marvel Cinematic Universe roles as Wanda Maximoff (Scarlet Witch) and Vision respectively. Teyonah Parris, Kat Dennings, Randall Park, and Kathryn Hahn round out the supporting cast. The limited series will run for six hour-long episodes and will take place after Avengers: Endgame, which saw Scarlet Witch brought back from Thanos' snap in Infinity War.\n\nThe teaser additionally shows 1950s-inspired key art of Vision and Wanda together.\n\nIs this not what 2020 vision means? From #ToyStory 4 and Aladdin to #LizzieMcGuire and WandaVision, here’s a look into our future at the blockbusters and Originals coming to #DisneyPlus this year. pic.twitter.com/QHGMHat89n — Disney+ (@disneyplus) January 1, 2020\n\nThe Disney+ Twitter account made sure to reiterate the news.\n\nAmong the other upcoming titles expected to hit Disney's streaming service in 2020 are The Lion King, Toy Story 4, Aladdin, and Marvel's The Falcon and the Winter Soldier series. 2021, meanwhile, will bring Loki, Hawkeye, and What If...?."], "neg": ["I T IS KNOWN colloquially as “the change”. The end of a woman’s natural child-bearing years is a moment of transformation that is welcome to some and miserable for others. But for too many, menopause is also a painful process that can damage their bones, heart and brain. As societies age, the question of how best to preserve women’s health during menopause is becoming more urgent. In 1990 nearly half a billion women were 50 or older (the age when menopause typically begins). Today there are almost twice as many.\n\nAbout 47m women around the world reach the age of menopause each year. In Western countries, where most research has been conducted, up to 80% will experience symptoms such as hot flushes, night sweats, depression, insomnia, anxiety and memory loss. Symptoms can last up to 12 years. Around a quarter of women going through menopause feel so wretched that their quality of life is dimmed, according to studies in rich countries. Almost half of British women experiencing it say that their work suffers as a result.\n\nGet our daily newsletter Upgrade your inbox and get our Daily Dispatch and Editor's Picks.\n\nTwenty years ago, doctors would routinely have prescribed hormone-replacement therapy ( HRT ) to women entering menopause. But in 2002 the results of a huge randomised trial were published, showing that the treatment brought health risks, including a slightly raised chance of breast cancer after five years. Women and doctors were alarmed. Around the world they abandoned hormonal therapy in droves. Before the study, 22% of menopausal women in America took HRT . Six years later that figure had fallen below 5%. In Australia, around 15% of menopausal women with moderate or severe symptoms receive the treatment. Take-up of HRT is now low in most countries. Women are scared and doctors wary.\n\nAnd yet the conclusions of the study in 2002 were rapidly debunked (see article). A re-examination of its results showed that women aged between 50 and 59 who took HRT were 31% less likely to die of any cause during their five to seven years of treatment with the hormones than those who did not. For a woman who has had her uterus removed or who starts menopause before the age of 45, HRT greatly reduces the risk of heart disease, a life-saving effect. It can also prevent osteoporosis, a disease in which bones become brittle. One study of post-menopausal American women over a ten-year period found that, of those who had had hysterectomies, between 18,000 and 91,000 died prematurely because they had shunned hormone therapy. HRT also lowers women’s risk of uterine and colon cancers. Fears about the increased risks of breast cancer have been overplayed.\n\nHormonal therapies are typically off-patent and inexpensive. In Britain the annual price tag is only £125 ($165); in the United States generic pills are similarly affordable. And the benefits vastly outweigh the costs. Nothing else controls the symptoms of menopause so well, and a heightened risk of any one disease must be weighed against the lowered risks of contracting several others.", "Would you like to know how many people have read this article? Or how reputable the author is? Simply sign up for a Advocate premium membership and you'll automatically see this data on every article. Plus a lot more, too.\n\n2019 has been a dark year. Americans have spent much of the year under the grim shadow cast by mad emperor Trump. Nonetheless, there is much to be thankful for. Here are ten reasons to be grateful.\n\n1.Nancy Pelosi: Twelve months ago, when it was clear that the Democrats had won a substantial majority in the House of Representatives, some pundits suggested that it was time for Nancy Pelosi to move on -- someone else should become Speaker of the House.\n\nWhat a mistake that would have been! During 2019, Pelosi has been the primary leader of the Democratic Party, effectively leading the House Democrats through the treacherous impeachment landscape -- and simultaneously overseeing the passage of more than 400 major pieces of legislation. At the end of the year House Democrats impeached Donald Trump, setting the stage for a historic 2020 trial. Thank you, Nancy Pelosi.\n\n2. Increased awareness of Global Climate Change. Because of her vocal leadership on climate change, Greta Thunberg was named Time Magazine's person of the year (https://time.com/person-of-the-year-2019-greta-thunberg/). But it wasn't only Greta that spread the word; all over the world, celebrities and politicians stepped up to make the public aware that climate change is an existential threat. As a result, 2019 polls indicate that 75 percent of Americans believe that humans fuel climate change and a strong majority regard it as a crisis. Thank you, Greta Thunberg, Bill McKibben, and the many other climate change leaders.\n\n3. Fire Season has ended. Because of climate change, California had an extended, deadly fire season. During the Kincade fire, my community had to evacuate and go without electricity for six days. Fortunately, most of us escaped the mammoth fire.\n\nWe're thankful that fire season is over. (And that we have since had normal rainfall.) And we're grateful for the extraordinary efforts of our emergency-service providers.\n\n4. The Democratic Presidential Candidates. So far, Democrats have had 28 politicians announce they would compete for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination. At the moment, 15 are still in the competition that begins with the February 3rd Iowa caucuses.\n\nThe good news is that these candidates offer a full-spectrum of opinions regarding how to move the United States forward. The bad news is that it's not obvious who would offer the best chance of defeating Donald Trump. Nonetheless, in a year dominated by Trump's shadow, each of these candidates offered glimmers of hope.\n\n5. The Whistleblower(s). At the beginning of the year, Democrats believed that the Mueller report -- into Russian interference in the 2016 election -- would bring to the light the treachery of the Trump campaign. Instead, the report confused Americans; rather than unite us in recognition of Trump's perfidy, the Mueller report heightened the polarization. Many Democrats fell into a funk.\n\nThen, in September, we learned that a whistleblower had filed a report with the Director of National Intelligence regarding a bizarre phone call between Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Zelensky. In this call, Trump offers a bribe to Zelensky -- military aid in return for compromising information on Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden. As a result of the whistleblower's complaint, House Democrats began an investigation into Trump's actions that eventually resulted in two articles of impeachment: abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.\n\nThanks to the whistleblower and the others who are providing detailed information about Trump's treachery. And thanks to the investigative journalists that continue to tell the truth about what goes on in Trump's White House.\n\n6. Reporters and Aid-workers at the Southern Border. The heinous Trump Administration \"family- separation\" policy began in 2018 and has continued to this date. In January of 2019, the White House admitted that they had separated more children than had previously been reported and they did not have an adequate tracking system in place. (At the end of the year, whistleblowers reported that almost 70,000 children had been detained.)\n\nThroughout 2019, reporters and aide-workers have been at the border, chronicling the consequences of the family-separation policy and -- whenever possible -- providing comfort to the children and their families. Thank you aide-workers who minister to the suffering. (And thank you to activists everywhere.)\n\n7. The New Democrats in the 2019 House of Representatives. In January, Democrats welcomed 59 new members to the House -- their most diverse class ever. The most notable of these new congresswomen was Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. We can say a lot about AOC but most importantly, she, and her associates brought a breath of fresh air to the Democratic Party. Thank you, AOC and associates, for shaking up the Dems.\n\n8. Democracy Advocates. Even though much of the world has been under the shadow of Donald Trump, and other totalitarian leaders, there have continued to be political actions by advocates for Democracy. In Hong Kong. Russia. Iraq. Even Saudi Arabia.\n\nWe're grateful for all those who stood up for Democracy. Hold on, in 2020 we've got your back.\n\nNext Page 1 | 2\n\n(Note: You can view every article as one long page if you sign up as an Advocate Member, or higher).", "Infowars host used his show to promote the theory that the shooting, which killed 20 children and six educators, was a hoax\n\nA Texas judge ordered conspiracy theorist Alex Jones to pay $100,000 (£76,000) in another court setback over the Infowars host using his show to promote falsehoods that the 2012 Sandy Hook school massacre was a hoax.\n\nJones is being sued for defamation in Austin, Texas, by the parents of a 6-year-old who was among the 26 people killed in the Newtown, Connecticut, attack.\n\nState district judge Scott Jenkins ruled on 20 December that Jones and his defense team “intentionally disregarded” an earlier order to provide witnesses to attorneys representing a Sandy Hook father who brought the lawsuit, Neil Heslin. Jenkins also denied Jones’ request to dismiss the lawsuit.\n\nAn attorney for Jones did not immediately comment Tuesday. Jenkins’ orders were first reported by The Daily Beast.\n\nSandy Hook father awarded $450,000 after suing conspiracy theorist Read more\n\nJones operates Infowars in Texas. He is fighting similar lawsuits in Connecticut brought by other families of Sandy Hook victims for promoting a theory that the shooting was a hoax. A 20-year-old gunman killed 20 first-graders, six educators and himself at the school, after having killed his mother at their Newtown home.\n\nThe families said they have been subjected to harassment and death threats from Jones’ followers because of the hoax conspiracy.\n\nJones has since acknowledged that the Sandy Hook killings occurred. His attorneys have defended his speech in court as “rhetorical hyperbole” and deny it was defamation.\n\nIn June, the father of 6-year-old Noah Pozner, one of the Sandy Hook victims, won a defamation lawsuit against the authors of a book that claimed the shooting never happened.", "Bollywood has a long history of objectifying women. Almost every part of their bodies, from cleavages to legs, have often been the focal point for cameras charting the male gaze, for titillation, and always in the name of entertainment.\n\nIn fact, it's been so normalised and societal conditioning has been such that sometimes we even fail to notice that it's happening.\n\nBut in 2011, Vidya Balan-starrer The Dirty Picture ripped this mask of hypocrisy off Bollywood as it presented the audience with an unapologetic yet heart-wrenching story of a woman who transcends her surroundings, takes on the big dogs of the film industry, but unfortunately, succumbs to the extraordinary pressures of her career.\n\nThe Dirty Picture stresses on the sensational events to chronicle Reshma aka Silk's journey from a nobody to a sex symbol to a tragic star. More than anything else in her life, Silk wants to be taken seriously as an actress, but no one really seems to care about her talent, forcing her to do parts that are only meant to please men.\n\nSoon, she becomes the subject of gossip in Page 3 columns, with only sultry and erotic roles coming her way. But Silk takes pride in her work and is never ashamed of what she is doing. The interesting thing about The Dirty Picture is to watch Vidya Balan skilfully avoid all of the entrapments of the script. She nails Silk's playful, wacky insouciance in the space of just a few minutes.\n\nDirected by Milan Luthria and produced by Ekta Kapoor, the film is a shrewd commentary on the double standards that still very much exist for women in the film industry. Silk, however, puts on a brave face through all the hardships that women have to face every day, not just in this industry but the entire country - sexual exploitation, abusive relationships, sexual objectification, among other.\n\nOne of the most moving parts of the film is a brief monologue that comes just before the interval, where Vidya brilliantly portrays how Silk can be tough, sarcastic and glamorous, all at the same time while showing a seasoned actor (played by Naseeruddin Shah) his true place.\n\nAlso Read | Films of the Decade: Why Peepli Live Represents the Year 2010 in Hindi Cinema\n\nIn the scene, Silk confronts instances of sexism openly at an awards show as the audience watches her transformation into a completely fearless person. She says, coldly, \"I was called vulgar, disgusting, sexy and what not. Just so someone's film could take off, I was used as a boarding pass. And, yet over and over people say I'm vulgar. You made me dance but neither did you notice my effort nor my sincerity. You were busy noticing something else. Yet you label me disgusting. You can make films about sex; sell them; watch them; show them; even present awards to them but you're scared of acknowledging them. You can continue wrapping your head with your so-called honour, I will continue making my dirty pictures.\"\n\nThis particular scene feels not only earned, but empowering. It makes Silk feel comfortable in her own skin again, so that the next time someone tries to take advantage of her, she doesn't feel as helpless or hopeless as she might have felt before.\n\nThe film also gives Vidya an opportunity to mouth some heavy-loaded dialogues unlike other Bollywood films where men do most of the talking. During the promotions of The Dirty Picture, Vidya had spoken at length about how working on this movie was a liberating experience for her.\n\n\"I have never enjoyed being a woman more than in the Dirty Picture. It celebrates the woman like a rainbow in all the colours. I enjoyed the fact that for the first time, I was getting to mouth dialogues like heroes did in the 80s in films like Shahenshah. I felt an actress getting to mouth such dialogues was incredible,\" the actress had said.\n\nAsk to sum up my response to the film, I will just say, \"a big game-changer!\"\n\nGet the best of News18 delivered to your inbox - subscribe to News18 Daybreak. Follow News18.com on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Telegram, TikTok and on YouTube, and stay in the know with what's happening in the world around you – in real time.", "* * * *\n\nMuch of the artwork on this site is available for sale. Send me an inquiry.\n\nIf it's mine, I will let you know if it's still available. If it is the artwork of another, I'll reach out in an effort to bring your worlds together.\n\n\n\nennyman3 at gmail dot com\n\n* * * *"], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "After President Donald Trump once again dismissed nuclear threats from North Korea on New Year's Eve, a former aide to U.S. President Bill Clinton condemned the president for allegedly allowing Kim Jong Un to play him \"like a Stradivarius violin.\"\n\nThe North Korean supreme leader on Thursday expressed his intentions to continue developing new strategic weapons for his nuclear arsenal, according to the country's state media. Hours later, Trump responded by boasting about his relationship with Kim, saying \"he likes me, I like him, we get along.\"\n\n\"He's representing his country, I'm representing my country, we have to do what we have to do,\" the president added. \"I think he's a man of his word, so we're going to find out, but I think he's a man of this word.\"\n\nAfter Trump dismissed Kim's threats of more weapons of war, Wendy Sherman—who served as Counselor of the U.S. Department of State, Special Advisor to the President and North Korea Policy Coordinator under the Clinton administration—condemned the president's latest efforts in foreign policy.\n\n\"I think what is different here is that Kim Jong Un has played the president like a Stradivarius violin,\" she told MSNBC host Frances Rivera Wednesday. \"He has used the time and the photo-ops to gain credibility internationally, while at the same time gaining time to continue to develop his weapons and indeed probably does have a new strategic weapon, at least on its way to reality.\"\n\nSherman, who's currently a professor at the Harvard Kennedy School, then explained the two most important takeaways from Kim's remarks and the ongoing stalemate over denuclearization.\n\n\"One, Kim Jong Un is signaling that he's still open to diplomacy, though what his objectives are is to reduce the sanctions or get rid of them entirely, the president's objective is denuclearization,\" she said.\n\n\"Secondly, Kim Jong Un is watching what's happening in the rest of the world with China, in Iraq, with Iran and all of that says to him that the president of the United States is in a much weaker position.\"\n\nKim's announcement of potentially expanding his weapons arsenal comes less than two months after Defense Secretary Mark Esper confirmed the U.S. postponement of a joint military exercise with South Korea as an \"act of goodwill\" to help end nuclear deadlock with North Korea. Esper made the announcement alongside his South Korean counterpart, Jeong Kyeong-doo, in November, despite warnings from Japan that Kim is unlikely to reciprocate such a gesture.", "pos": ["Donald Trump downplays renewed nuclear threats from North Korea's Kim Jong Un\n\nShow Caption Hide Caption North Korea's missile program, explained Kim Jong Un has tested more missiles than his father and grandfather combined. How did North Korea have so much military spending power? We explain. Just the FAQs, USA TODAY\n\nWASHINGTON – President Donald Trump played down rhetorical attacks from Kim Jong Un as the end-of-the-year holidays passed Wednesday without any new nuclear tests in North Korea – but with threats of future ones.\n\n\"If the U.S. persists in its hostile policy toward the DPRK (North Korea), there will never be the denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula,\" the Korean Central News Agency said, quoting Kim as he announced he no longer feels bound by a self-imposed moratorium on nuclear testing.\n\nTrump, speaking with reporters at his annual New Year's Eve party at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, said he still has \"a very good relationship\" with Kim, with whom he has met three times.\n\n\"He likes me, I like him, we get along,\" Trump said, adding: \"He did sign an agreement talking about denuclearization. ... I think he's a man of his word, so we're going to find out.\"\n\nIn announcing that his moratorium on nuclear testing is no longer operative, Kim also told a meeting of ruling party officials in North Korea he would unveil a \"new strategic weapon\" in the near future, the state news agency said. Kim had given the United States an end-of-the-year deadline to reduce economic sanctions on his country or face the prospect of new nuclear tests.\n\n\"The DPRK will steadily develop necessary and prerequisite strategic weapons for the security of the state until the U.S. rolls back its hostile policy,\" the Korean Central News Agency reported Kim as saying.\n\nTrump administration officials had feared such a test during the holiday – a North Korea official had threatened a \"Christmas gift\" to the U.S. – but nothing had happened as midnight passed in North Korea.\n\nIn speaking with reporters, Trump joked that he hoped Kim's \"Christmas present\" was \"a beautiful vase ... as opposed to something else.\"\n\nTrump remains hopeful of a denuclearization agreement with North Korea, though critics say Kim's government has continued to develop nuclear programs even after the two leaders signed a document at their first summit in June of 2018. The two men also met in 2019 in Vietnam and at the North Korea-South Korea border.\n\nWhile Trump often cites the Singapore agreement as a hopeful sign, critics pointed out that it was nonspecific and nonbinding when it came to North Korea giving up nuclear weapons.\n\n\"Kim signed nothing binding regarding nukes or missiles. No Kim ever has,\" tweeted Robert E. Kelly, professor of political science at Pusan National University in South Korea.\n\nHe added: \"And Republicans used to know that the Kims shouldn’t be trusted. But now the GOP’s a cult of personality, right? So if the great leader says it’s true, it must be so.\""], "neg": ["Today marks the start of a special year for Formula 1. 2020 is the seventieth anniversary of the FIA Formula One World Championship™, the competition that represents the pinnacle of motorsport and we wanted to celebrate it with a special logo, unveiled today and which from 6th January will be visible on all Formula 1’s digital platforms.\n\nFor Formula 1 it’s been seventy years of guts and glory, power and pride, tears and triumph, speed and suspense but we’re just warming up. We’ve worked hard to get to\n\nwhere we are now and we will continue to unleash the greatest racing spectacle on the planet through everything we do.\n\n1950-2020 – Formula 1® presents a new logo to celebrate 70 years of the greatest\n\nracing spectacle on the planet Date 1 January 2020 We will celebrate this achievement in lots of ways throughout 2020 and the new logo is just the start of these celebrations.\n\nA lot has happened over the 70 years. 33 drivers have been world champion, 108 have won Grands Prix, while to date, 764 drivers and over 150 teams have taken part. All these achievements have required a stage and a setting in the form of a race track, the ever present arena where teams and drivers can go head to head in the championship battle.\n\nThe two lines in the new logo and interlinked design allow this mark to honour those tracks. Another aim of this design is to allow broadcasters, promoters, sponsors and teams to inject their own colours into the mark providing a level of personalisation in celebrating the anniversary across Formula 1. In addition to the numeric mark, we’ve also designed a word one as shown below.\n\nOur past fuels our future and the new logo celebrates a milestone while also looking ahead. Celebrating 70 years is about making the past part of the present, while our sport looks to the future, which it does with confidence and pride.", "Surrounded by snow, Indian soldiers sing heartwarming song for the New Year\n\n01 Jan 2020, 01:49PM IST\n\nSource: TOI.in\n\nA heartwarming video of Indian army soldiers celebrating Christmas on a snowy altitude has surfaced on the internet and is winning hearts all over. While the entire nation celebrates New Year with joy today, the on-duty soldiers on a snowy peak also joined in the celebrations with a cheery spirit. All of them appear to be in a cheerful mood as they clap and groove to the tunes of the song. This video will definitely make your day merrier.", "02 January 2020, 07:51\n\nTwo forced migrants from Abkhazia, who demand to provide them with housing, stay for the second day in the locked building of the Ministry for Refugees, Labour, Health and Social Affairs of Georgia. The protesters said they had no money to celebrate the New Year.\n\nThe \"Caucasian Knot\" has reported that since September 2019, internally displaced persons (IDPs, or forced migrants) have been holding their protest actions in the lobby of the above ministry, where they had equipped a \"sleeping corner\" for themselves. They claim that the money allocated by the state for renting housing is not enough, and demand to provide them with permanent housing.\n\nIn the morning on December 31, 2019, Fridron Djodjua, a forced migrant, and Inga Rusiya, another protester, entered the ministry building, while the staff was still at work there. \"On December 31, they locked the doors, and we stayed inside. We'll only leave on January 3, when the ministry resumes work,\" Mr Djodjua told the \"Caucasian Knot\" correspondent.\n\nAccording to his story, on January 3, he and Inga Rusiya will be replaced by other forced migrants, who seek solution of their housing problems.\n\nProtesters have stated that on the 108th day of their protest action, the minister had never found time to meet the settlers.\n\nThis article was originally published on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’ on January 1, 2020 at 08:18 pm MSK. To access the full text of the article, click here.", "California and other states are challenging the Trump administration over its reversal of standards for energy-efficient lightbulbs.", "President Donald Trump has extended the deadline for residents to obtain a REAL ID. He made the decision in a White House briefing on Monday. The move comes as a direct result of COVID-19 concerns.\n\nThe President said: “I’m also announcing that we’re postponing the deadline for compliance with REAL ID requirements. At a time when we’re asking Americans to maintain social distancing, we don’t want to require people to go with their local DMV. We will be announcing the new deadline very soon. It’s going to be announced in a very short moment.”\n\nLast week, House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Peter DeFazio of Oregon and Homeland Security Committee Chairman Bennie Thompson of Mississippi advised against requiring people to wait in a crowded waiting room for hours.\n\nIn a joint statement, they said: “For implementation to go smoothly, the Department of Homeland Security would need tens of millions of Americans to get new identifications over the next several months. Creating lines at Departments of Motor Vehicles would be foolish during a pandemic.”\n\nA REAL ID, or REAL ID-compliant identification, will eventually be required to board a domestic flight or enter a federal building in the U.S..\n\nThe Alaska Department of Motor Vehicles provides an online guide to know which documents are required to apply for a REAL ID, and they advise that everyone prepare, as the application must be done in-person."], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "The video will start in 8 Cancel\n\nSign up to FREE daily email alerts from walesonline - daily Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Could not subscribe, try again later Invalid Email\n\nThousands of customers who bank with Halifax, Lloyds, and RBS customers are experiencing problems with online banking on the first day of the new year.\n\nOnline banking is down for all three banks across large parts of the UK as the websites have crashed.\n\nHalifax and Lloyds has apologised for the \"issues\" and a spokesman says they are working on resolving them as a priority.\n\nIn a statement both said: \"We know our customers are having issues with internet and mobile banking.\n\n\"We're sorry about this and we're working to have it back to normal soon.\"\n\n(Image: Downdetector)\n\nRBS has not yet released a statement.\n\nLloyds said they are working on the problem but \"if you urgently need to transfer funds you can call our phone bank team on 0345 300 0000 and they would be able to look at it for you\".\n\nOne customer said: \"Obviously the millennium bug overslept by 20 years.\" Another added: \"Lloyds taking the 'bank holiday' a little too literally.\"", "pos": ["The new year has got off to a bad start for millions of Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland customers, who have been unable to gain access to their accounts through the websites and mobile apps because of an outage.\n\nThe three brands, which are part of Lloyds Banking Group, put out the same statement on Twitter on Wednesday morning after the problem started at about 4am. “We know our customers are having issues with internet and mobile banking. We’re sorry about this and we’re working to have it back to normal soon.”\n\nLloyds said its IT team had identified the problem and had fixed it. The problem only affected the login but it said online and mobile banking was now 75% back to normal and would be fully back within the next 20 minutes. The company said telephone banking and ATM transactions had not been affected by the problem.\n\nWith 22 million current account customers, Lloyds Banking Group is the UK’s largest provider and also offers the most “basic” or social bank accounts. It has 13 million active online customers, of which more than 9 million are mobile users. All of them were potentially affected.\n\nA spokeswoman was unable to say whether customers would get any compensation but added that anyone who had incurred charges as a result of the outage should get in touch with the bank.\n\nCustomers took to social media to complain about the situation. Many reported that they could not access banking services via the web or through their mobile app."], "neg": ["PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Haitian President Jovenel Moïse broke with tradition on Wednesday and celebrated the country’s independence day in the capital for security reasons following months of political turmoil.\n\nMoïse, whose government has been accused of corruption, denounced graft during his speech at the National Palace in Port-au-Prince and urged Haiti’s elite to work with the government and help create employment.\n\n“We’re still extremely poor,” he said. “Those who continue to get rich find it normal that they do not pay taxes, find it normal that there can be no competition, find it normal that they set prices for consumers, especially when this consumer is the state itself.”\n\nMoïse also apologized for the country’s ongoing power outages and renewed his 2016 campaign pledge to provide electricity 24 hours a day, saying it was harder to accomplish than he imagined.\n\nThe speech that marked the 216th anniversary of the world’s first black republic was originally slated to take place in the northern coastal town of Gonaives, where Jean-Jacques Dessalines declared Haiti’s independence. But the town, like many others, was hit by violent protests that began in September amid anger over corruption, fuel shortages and dwindling food supplies as opposition leaders and supporters demanded the resignation of Moïse. More than 40 people have been killed and dozens injured.\n\nLarge-scale protests in Port-au-Prince have since dissipated, although smaller ones are still occurring elsewhere in the country. On Wednesday, opposition leaders and supporters gathered in Gonaives to attend the funeral of an anti-government protester and then carried his coffin through the streets as more protesters joined them.\n\nCopyright 2020 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.", "WFB: In every generation, there are American men willing to push the boundaries of what’s possible at great risk to themselves. Think Chuck Yeager smashing the sound barrier in 1947, or Donald Trump shattering the Great Blue Wall in 2016. In 2019, we now know that bulletproof vests are capable of stopping five shots to the back thanks to Christopher Hicks, Charles Ferris, and numerous bottles of alcohol.\n\nAfter going a few sheets to the wind, Ferris and Hicks decided to test the mettle of a bulletproof vest. Hicks fired one shot from a .22 into Ferris’s chest, bruising his fellow experimenter. That’s when things soured between the two, and Ferris, surprised by the pain, fired the rest of the clip into his buddy’s back. Read more", "OTTAWA (Ontario), Unceded Traditional Algonquin Territory (January 1, 2020) — The Minister of Indigenous Services, Marc Miller, issued the following statement today:\n\n\"Today, Bill C-92, An Act respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis children, youth and families (the Act) comes into force. This new law, co-developed with partners, affirms the rights of Indigenous peoples to determine their laws, policies and practices in relation to Indigenous child and family services and sets out basic principles that must be followed by every person providing services to Indigenous children.\n\n\n\nThe Act demonstrates meaningful implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada's Calls to Action, and the ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. It will also help advance numerous Calls for Justice made within the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Final Report.\n\n\n\nThis marks a new chapter in Canada's relationship with Indigenous Peoples. It is designed to improve the health and well-being of Indigenous children and youth now, and for generations to come. The new law emphasizes the need for the system to shift from apprehension to prevention, with priority given to services that promote preventive care to support families. It further supports Indigenous children in care by:\n\n\n\nhelping them to stay with their family and community;\n\n\n\nhelping children currently in care to return to their family;\n\nensuring they stay connected with their language, culture and community; and\n\nreducing the number of children separated from their families only because of financial, health or housing challenges.\n\nUntil Indigenous laws are in place — services to Indigenous children will continue as before. However, every Indigenous child and family services provider will have to apply the basic principles set out in the Act. This means, for example, that when an Indigenous child comes into care, child and family services providers will always have to consider:\n\n\n\nthe child's physical and emotional well-being;\n\nthe importance for that child to have a relationship with his or her family and community; and\n\nthe opportunity for providing services that maintain a connection to their culture.\n\nChange will not come overnight — the only way to achieve this is to continue to work with our partners through this transition period to make sure the law works for First Nations, Inuit and Métis people, and most importantly, for their children.\"\n\n\n\nAssociated links", "IF YOU know someone deserving of recognition, don’t wait any longer.\n\nNominations for Mackay Regional Council’s Australia Day Awards close soon.\n\nA Mackay Regional Council spokesman said the awards were a perfect way to acknowledge the efforts of local heroes who went above and beyond to help their communities.\n\nNominating someone can be done online. Or download a hard copy version of the form and return it to one of council’s client service centres.\n\nAward Categories include:", "The Northern Emancipation Network and the Niger Delta Congress has resolved to work together to explore possibilities of reviving the traditional political partnership between the two regions ahead of the 2023 general election.\n\nIn a communique jointly presented to the press and signed by the coordinator Northern Emancipation Network, Abdul – Azeez Suleiman, and a leader of the Niger Delta Congress, Comrade Davies Opiri McLean at the end of its two days consultation meeting, Wednesday, at the famous Munbaiya House, Kano revealed that the groups discussed matters of mutual interest, the economy, growing communal distrust, current security situation, environmental issues, possible alignments in build-up to, and conduct of the 2023 elections and other matters related to the position of the two regions.\n\nThe communiqué reads in parts: “In the light of the building apprehension with regards to the elections, the meeting ‘resolved to mobilize all politicians to develop the highest levels of tolerance and a recommitment to respect the will of the Nigerian people.\n\n“The meeting resolved to work together to explore possibilities of reviving the traditional political partnership between the two regions that thrived during previous republics, and to marshall support for a generational shift of power.\n\n“The meeting recalled the understanding between the Northern Peoples Congress and the Niger Delta Congress which was one of the political parties in Nigeria’s First Republic that generated tremendous support from most communities in the Eastern Region.\n\n“This meeting, therefore, resolved to consult further on the possibility of reviving this alliance that thrived throughout the first, second and third republics, and extended well into the current republic.\n\n“The meeting also agreed to device ways of taking comfortable advantage of the window provided by the “Not too Young to Run” act in order to achieve a smooth intergenerational transfer of power.\n\n“The meeting observed that in view of widespread criticism against the existing federal arrangement, the need may arise for a national dialogue to holistically and sincerely discuss Nigeria before the 2023 elections.\n\n“The meeting agreed to work together to ensure that the composition of the delegation to any futuré conference should genuinely represent a serious commitment to holistically addressing the complex problems of the nation, without violating any of the principles of justice, fairness, inclusiveness and equity.\n\n“It noted that any discussion for the future of Nigeria must demand that the obvious imbalance in representation between geo-political zones, age and gender interests be redressed to ensure that issues which may further threaten our peace, security, harmonious co-existence, or which may offend the provisions of the Constitution are avoided.\n\n“The meeting decried the failure by concerned bodies to implement past reports and recommendations on environmental rehabilitation and noted that the current levels of anger and hopelessness among the victim populations are alienating entire communities from government.\n\n“The meeting expressed sympathy with communities affected by environmental degradation and in particular, called on community leaders in the Niger Delta to work hard to expose those forces behind alleged connivance -to deprive the region.\n\n“The meeting expressed major concerns over the seeming reluctance of authorities to commit more to the protection of the lives and properties of citizens.\n\n“While noting that a certain degree of success with the Boko Haram fight is noticeable with the coming of this administration, the meeting however lamented that the shocking level of audacity with which insurgents, bandits, robbers and kidnappers still attack and kill on highways, destroy towns and villages and commit unspeakable atrocities, calls to question the sustainability of the successes. ‘\n\n“The meeting resolved to demand that government improves its willingness to protect citizens all over the country especially in the North East and many other parts of the North”."], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "Your opinions matter to us times;\n\nFeedback 0 / 5", "pos": ["U.S. and Iraqi forces at the U.S. embassy in Baghdad fired tear gas to disperse Iraqi protesters who gathered at the walls of the compound for a second day to show support for a powerful Iranian-backed Shiite militia.\n\nDozens of protesters and supporters of the Hashd Shaabi militia set up camp outside the gates of the embassy on Wednesday, one day after thousands converged on Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone to decry U.S. strikes that killed at least 25 militiamen on the weekend.\n\nSeveral protesters set fire to the outside wall of the embassy, where heavily armed U.S. forces were seen standing on the roof of the building, witnesses said.\n\nSome protesters suffered breathing problems from the tear gas, the witnesses added.\n\nThe U.S. strikes in Iraq and Syria on Sunday targeted the Kataib Hezbollah militia group, which was blamed for an attack last week that killed a U.S. citizen.\n\nKataib Hezbollah, a part of the Hashd Saabi umbrella group, is independent from the Hezbollah group in Lebanon that is trained and financed by Iran.\n\nChanting “Death to America,” angry protesters on Tuesday broke into the U.S. embassy compound and set fire to one of its gates.\n\nU.S. President Donald Trump has blamed the attack on Iran and said the country will “pay a very big price.”\n\nTehran has blasted Washington’s “irrational response” to the protests and denied any involvement.\n\nTrump spoke with Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdel-Mahdi by phone on Tuesday and “emphasised the need to protect U.S. personnel and facilities in Iraq.”\n\nDefense Secretary Mark Esper called on the government of Iraq to “fulfil its international responsibilities” to protect US citizens in the country.\n\nWashington has announced that it will immediately deploy 750 soldiers to Iraq “as an appropriate and precautionary action.”"], "neg": ["Ramallah/PNN/\n\nThe Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates slammed Israel’s decision to deduct millions of dollars from the Palestinian tax revenues.\n\nThe ministry slammed Israel’s decision to deduct 150 million Israeli shekels ($43million) from the taxes it collects on behalf of the Palestinian Authority on goods destined to the Palestinian areas as “an attempt to stigmatize the Palestinian people with terrorism” and as an “act of piracy” and “organized state terrorism”.\n\n“Stealing more funds from the Palestinian people falls under the systematic economic war waged by the Israeli occupation against the Palestinian people,” said the ministry in a statement, adding that it was tantamount to “a desperate attempt to disrupt the domestic stability and the social fabric.”\n\nIt added, “Attempts to weaken the Palestinian Authority and its institutions are central to these Israeli schemes.”\n\nIsrael said it will freeze $43 million from the tax revenues, which it says is equivalent to the amount the monthly Palestinian allowance to the families of prisoners and those killed by Israel for resisting its occupation.", "Over the past 18 months, Donald Trump has picked a fight with Iran that he won’t end and can’t win. That fight has had horrifying consequences for the Iranian people, led Tehran to restart its nuclear program, and now left parts of the American embassy compound in Baghdad in flames. In the days and weeks to come, Trump’s policy will likely lead either to war or to additional American humiliation, or both.\n\nThe fight began in May 2018, when the Trump administration left the Iran nuclear deal, and intensified last spring, when the United States designated Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps a terrorist organization and moved to shut off Iran’s ability to export oil. Numerous observers warned that Iran would meet America’s escalation with escalation of its own. The Revolutionary Guard Corps designation, The New York Times reported last April, “was opposed by some top Trump administration national security officials who said it could incite retaliation by Tehran against American troops and intelligence officers.” The following month, the Times added that “in private meetings, military officials have warned the White House that its maximum-pressure campaign against Iran is motivating … threats to United States troops and American interests in the Middle East.” In The Atlantic that same month, Mike Giglio noted, “The militia groups that act as Iranian proxies in Iraq … would be an effective tool for further [Iranian] escalation” against the U.S.\n\nThese predictions have proved correct. In May, the United States accused Iran of attacking oil tankers in the Persian Gulf. Then, in June, Iran shot down an American drone.\n\nIran’s escalation left the Trump administration in a quandary. The president likes grand diplomatic gestures. But his administration’s withdrawal from the Iran deal—combined with its absurdly maximalist demand that, as a condition for any future nuclear agreement, Iran entirely capitulate to Saudi Arabia in the two countries’ contest for regional influence—has made a diplomatic solution to the crisis virtually impossible. In June, Trump’s then–national security adviser, John Bolton, argued for meeting Iran’s provocations with force. But Trump, convinced that his supporters want no more Middle Eastern wars, called off an attack aimed at punishing Iran for the drone strike. The attack on the drone didn’t kill any Americans, Trump explained. If it had, that would have made “a big, big difference.”\n\nIn backing down, he thus established a red line. And last week, Iran’s proxies crossed it. An Iranian-backed Iraqi militia, Kataib Hezbollah, fired on an Iraqi military base, wounding four American servicemen and killing an American contractor. This time, the Trump administration did respond with force: On Sunday, it launched air strikes against the militia’s forces in Iraq and Syria, killing 24 people and wounding 50.\n\nBut if Trump’s nonresponse made America look weak in June, his military response on Sunday set off a chain of events that has made America look even weaker. On Tuesday, following funeral services for the dead militiamen, thousands of supporters of Kataib Hezbollah and other pro-Iranian militias stormed the U.S. embassy in Baghdad, shouting “Death to America.” Outraged by the U.S. attacks, many of Iraq’s top clerics and politicians are now demanding the withdrawal of all American troops. On Tuesday, Abbas Kadhim, the director of the Iraq initiative at the Atlantic Council, tweeted, “I expect the days of the large American diplomatic & business presence in Iraq to be numbered.” Liz Sly, The Washington Post’s bureau chief in Beirut, predicted an end game reminiscent of Saigon in 1975. “After today,” she tweeted, “how do the Americans trapped inside the embassy leave except by helicopter?”\n\nTrump, as is his wont, has responded with bluster: “Iran will be held fully responsible for lives lost, or damage incurred, at any of our facilities,” he tweeted on Tuesday. “They will pay a very BIG PRICE! This is not a Warning, it is a Threat.” The Pentagon announced plans to send in reinforcements. But with each escalation, Trump’s predicament worsens. His confidants insist that he can’t afford a war—which would likely boost oil prices and damage the economy—especially in an election year. Yet he also can’t pursue real diplomacy, at least not without provoking a confrontation with the GOP’s hawkish foreign-policy elite. He’s caught between his desire to avoid being like George W. Bush and his desire to avoid being like Barack Obama.\n\nSo, absent a revolution that replaces the Islamic Republic with a more pliant regime, he’s at Iran’s mercy. Given the crushing sanctions America continues to impose, Iran has every incentive to make America bleed. Its proxy armies offer it numerous opportunities to do so. And every time it does, it offers Trump the unenviable choice of launching a potentially catastrophic third Middle Eastern war or being exposed as a paper tiger.\n\nWhen it comes to Iran, Trump has shifted Republican foreign policy away from war without shifting it toward diplomacy—the only stable alternative to war. So he’s caught in a kind of purgatory. The American embassy compound in Baghdad, now covered in pro-Iranian graffiti and strewn with broken glass, is the latest symbol of that purgatory. It probably won’t be the last.", "Chinese phone maker Realme has said that they will introduce ads with their latest software update of ColorOS. In a note on their official website, the brand confirmed that this feature of content recommendation will be available on phones with ColorOS 6 and above. This will basically promote apps and commercial links in the base operating system through the phone’s Phone Manager app and Security Check page.\n\n“To continue offering more surprises for you and maintain a healthy and sustainable business model, we have introduced commercial content recommendation in the OS. Realme phones with ColorOS 6 and above will receive such recommendation updates. We encourage you to update the system regularly to enjoy a better operating experience and receive the latest Android security patches,” the phone maker said in its note.\n\nEven though the brand has stated that ads will appear in the Phone Manager and on the Security Check page once new apps are installed, they have also mentioned that the users who do not want this ad service can disable the same. In order to remove ads from the Realme phone, these steps need to be followed:\n\n• Go to settings\n\n• Select Additional Settings\n\n• Scroll down to, get recommendations option\n\n• Disable the toggle.\n\nGet the best of News18 delivered to your inbox - subscribe to News18 Daybreak. Follow News18.com on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Telegram, TikTok and on YouTube, and stay in the know with what's happening in the world around you – in real time.", "BANGALORE: India plans to make a fresh attempt to land an unmanned mission on the moon in 2020 after a failed bid last year, the head of the country's space programme said on Wednesday (Jan 1).\n\nWork is going \"smoothly\" on the Chandrayaan-3 mission to put a rover probe on the moon's surface, Indian Space Research Organisation chairman K. Sivan told a press conference.\n\nAdvertisement\n\nAdvertisement\n\n\"We are targeting the launch for this year but it may spillover to next year,\" Sivan said. Indian sources said authorities had set November as a provisional target for launch.\n\nIndia seeking to become only the fourth nation after Russia, the United States and China to put a mission on the moon's surface and boost its credentials as a low-cost space power.\n\nThe country's Chandrayaan-2 module crash-landed on the moon's surface in September.\n\nSivan said the new propulsion module, lander and surface rover would cost about US$35 million, with a significantly higher outlay for the launch itself.\n\nAdvertisement\n\nAdvertisement\n\nHe added that India had chosen four candidate astronauts to take part in the country's first manned mission into orbit, pledged to take place by mid-2022.\n\nThe four are to start training in Russia later this month. Up to three astronauts are to take part in the mission, which will be one of the landmark projects scheduled for the 75th anniversary of India's independence from British rule.", "Society\n\nNICOSIA (AP) — Cyprus’ attorney general said Tuesday he couldn’t suspend the trial of a 19 year-old British woman found guilty of lying about being gang raped by as many as dozen Israelis because she had leveled “grave accusations” against police investigators that had to be adjudicated in court.\n\nCostas Clerides said the woman’s allegation that police coerced her into retracting her rape claim “could not have been left to linger” so he could not move to suspend the trial.\n\nClerides also said the woman’s insistence that she didn’t get a fair trial is “essentially a legal-constitutional matter” that a courtof law must rule on.\n\n“Any intervention on the part of the attorney general, either for reasons of public interest or any other reasons, would have constituted nothing more than an obstacle to ascertaining the true facts of the case, as well as interference in the judiciary’s work,” Clerides said in a statement.\n\nThe woman, who hasn’t been named was found guilty on Monday on a charge of public mischief and is due to be sentenced Jan. 7. The charge carries a maximum of a year in prison and a fine of 1,700 euros ($1, 907).\n\nShe insists that she was raped in a hotel room at a coastal resort town on July 17 and that she was forced to sign the retraction 10 days later while under police questioning. Her lawyers said they would appeal the decision, citing the judge’s refusal to consider evidence that she had been raped.\n\nFamagusta District Court Judge Michalis Papathanasiou said the defendant didn’t tell the truth and tried to deceive the court with “evasive” statements in her testimony.\n\nThe judge said the woman had admitted to investigators that she made up the claims because she was “ashamed” after finding out that some of the Israelis had videoed her having consensual sex with her Israeli boyfriend on their mobile phones.\n\nDuring the trial, defense lawyers had called the police investigation deficient and improper, with detectives making major lapses and omissions in their work while having a mistaken perception of the true facts surrounding their client’s claim.\n\nClerides issued the statement following revelations that two former attorneys general and others had sent him a written appeal last month to suspend the case so as not to damage Cyprus’ image abroad.\n\nThe British government on Monday cast doubt over whether the teenager received a fair trial and said that it would raise the issue with Cypriot authorities.\n\nCyprus’ government spokesman Kyriakos Kousios said the government doesn’t intervene or comment on pending court cases, saying it has “full confidence in the justice system and the courts,” which should be left unfettered to implement the law and deliver justice.\n\n—\n\nBy MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press"], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "At the Foreign Ministry, the Swiss envoy received the Islamic Republic’s strong protest over the hawkish comments made by American officials in violation of the United Nations charter.\n\nIn a meeting with the Swiss charge d’affaires on Wednesday, Mohsen Baharvand, an assistant to Iran’s foreign minister, urged Switzerland to convey Iran’s protest to the US, and also tell them that Iraq is an independent country with freedom-seeking, independence-seeking, and honourable people.\n\n“The US army has martyred at least 25 young members of the Iraqi nation and wounded scores of others without providing any evidence for their culpability,” Baharvand said.\n\n“The Iraqi people would naturally show reaction to a country that has occupied their territory and is killing their youths. Americans have even bombed two areas in Syria at the same time. That shows they are seeking to achieve other goals, and are just looking for pretexts,” he added.\n\nBaharvand said the American officials had better stop pinning the blame on others and levelling groundless accusations against the Islamic Republic.\n\nThe Swiss envoy was also told that Iran is not a hawkish country, but its hands are not tied when it comes to countering any threat and unwise move.\n\nIn that case, it will defend itself with full force.\n\n“Instead of raising baseless accusations against others, the US government must learn how to speak to other nations and stop occupation,” the Swiss charge d’affaires was told.\n\nAngered by US air raids that killed over two dozen fighters from Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) on Sunday, hundreds of protesters stormed its embassy compound in the high-security Green Zone on Tuesday, setting fires and chanting: “Death to America!” They also demanded the removal of American troops from Iraq.\n\nReacting to the attack, US President Donald Trump on Tuesday held Iran “fully responsible” for the incident on Twitter and added that the protesters “will be held fully responsible.”\n\nIn a separate statement, Trump later also warned that Tehran would “pay a very big price” after the attack.", "pos": ["The Swiss charge d’affaires was summoned on Wednesday over Washington’s accusations against Tehran and its stance on the latest developments in Iraq, according to the Iranian Foreign Ministry’s website.\n\nDuring the meeting with the Swiss diplomat, an Iranian foreign minister’s assistant, Mohsen Baharvand, asked him to convey Iran’s strong protest to the US officials over their “warmongering statements” in violation of the United Nations Charter, the ministry said.\n\n“He (the Swiss envoy) was reminded that Iran is not a country seeking war… but stands against any threat or any unreasonable act and defends itself with all its might,” according to the website.\n\nUS officials, including President Donald Trump, are trying to accuse Iran of encouraging the protests underway in Iraq against US airstrikes on bases of Popular Mobilization Units PMU), also known as Hashd al-Sha'abi.\n\nOn Sunday, US forces conducted drone strikes on a number of Kata'ib Hezbollah bases in Iraq's western Anbar province, killing at least 28 individuals and leaving another 51 injured.\n\nKata'ib Hezbollah is part of Iraq's PMU.\n\nFollowing the strikes, the Pentagon issued a statement saying that it had targeted three locations of the Iraqi fighters in Iraq and two in Syria in response to alleged attacks targeting American forces.\n\nThe incident led to a massive funeral ceremony for the Iraqi martyrs, followed by a huge rally by thousands of angry protesters who reached the US diplomatic mission in Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone, chanting ‘Death to America’ and burning US flags on Tuesday.\n\nThe protesters further held up signs calling for the US mission to be shut down and for the parliament to order US forces to leave Iraq.\n\nMany protesters have set up tents, announcing plans for an indefinite sit-in until the embassy is closed and the ambassador expelled from the country.\n\nA few hours into the protest, tear gas was fired in an attempt to disperse the crowd."], "neg": ["Please enable Javascript to watch this video\n\nKANSAS CITY, Mo. (WDAF) - The Chiefs are Super Bowl Champions, and it's time to celebrate with a party - possibly one at the home of Paul Rudd's mom.\n\n\"I'm freaking out. I guess we really got to plan a big 'ole kegger, don't we,\" Rudd told WDAF during the Chiefs postgame celebration.\n\nIt all began in 2015 when Rudd jokingly threw out an invite when the Royals advanced to the World Series. He did the same two weeks ago when the Chiefs won the AFC to advance to the Super Bowl.\n\n\"Kegger at mom's,\" Rudd said Sunday after the Chiefs big win. \"Somebody better let my mom know.\"", "(Bloomberg) -- South Korea’s inflation came in at 0.4% in 2019, the weakest since data going back to 1966, as uncertainties from a trade war and a slowdown in the global tech cycle hit consumer demand.\n\nIn December, consumer prices rose 0.7% from a year earlier, according to the statistical office. That compares with the median estimate of a 0.6% rise in a Bloomberg survey of economists and a 0.2% gain in November.\n\nSouth Korea has been grappling with inflation that’s undershot the 2% target this year, with the central bank’s two rate cuts doing little to boost prices. While consumer-price growth hovering near zero have spurred concerns about deflation risks, policy makers have dismissed such worries as excessive, blaming higher-than-usual food prices last year.\n\nKey Insights\n\nSouth Korea’s economy is expected to grow 1.9% this year, the slowest pace in a decade, according to economists surveyed by Bloomberg. Falling exports have forced both the government and the central bank to slash their forecasts to 2%.South Korea’s consumer prices fell for the first time on record in September and returned to growth only in November.The Bank of Korea expects inflation to pick up gradually to 1% in 2020. In its 2020 policy statement, the central bank pledged to keep policy accommodative as inflationary pressure from the demand side is likely to to remain weak.South Korea’s aging population and falling potential growth are two challenges that raise the risk of structural deflation in the long term.“Korea has entered disinflation and there’s a worry that time is ticking before that morphs into deflation,” said Ahn Dong-hyun, a professor of economics at Seoul National University. “The economy is losing its dynamics, which leads to low consumption and investment, weakening inflation.”Government’s welfare policy worked to push inflation lower in 2019, but “a more significant factor was likely depressed demand due to an unfriendly export environment and the electronics down-cycle”, Park Chong-hoon, an economist at Standard Chartered Bank in Seoul, wrote before the release. This “leads us to believe CPI inflation is not likely to pick up in 2020,” Park wrote.\n\nBank of Korea Warns Aging Population Threatens Inflation Efforts\n\nGet more\n\nCompared with the previous month, consumer prices rose 0.2% in DecemberCore inflation year-on-year was 0.9% in 2019, and 0.7% for Decembe\n\nWhat Bloomberg’s Economist Says\n\n“Muted inflationary pressures underscore slack in the economy. That should keep the Bank of Korea’s stance accommodative. But low policy ammunition means further rate cuts may prove difficult to make. Our baseline forecast is for the central bank to remain on hold through 2020.”-Justin Jimenez, economistClick here to read more.\n\n(Updates with economist comment.)\n\nTo contact the reporter on this story: Sam Kim in Seoul at skim609@bloomberg.net\n\nTo contact the editors responsible for this story: Paul Jackson at pjackson53@bloomberg.net, Jiyeun Lee, Karthikeyan Sundaram\n\nFor more articles like this, please visit us at bloomberg.com\n\n©2019 Bloomberg L.P.", "Today’s Forecast: April 3, 2020\n\nTemperatures will drop into the mid 40s tonight with mostly cloudy skies and slightly breezy winds.\n\nSaturday will consist of mostly cloudy skies and slightly cooler temperatures in the mid 50s. Sunday will be partly sunny and seasonable with milder highs in the low 60s.\n\nMonday will be mostly sunny and pleasant with highs reaching the upper 60s. Partly sunny skies are in the forecast on Tuesday with highs in the upper 60s to lower 70s. An isolated shower is possible.\n\nTemperatures will stay in the upper 60s to lower 70s on Wednesday with partly sunny skies and isolated showers. The partly sunny skies and isolated showers continue into Thursday with highs in the mid 60s.\n\nFriday will be mostly sunny and cooler with highs falling back into the 50s.\n\nHave a great weekend!\n\n-Daniel", "We are kicking off the new year the same way we ended 2019… with some snow showers. The snow globe continues this morning with a lake effect snow band dragging the flakes all the way from Lake Ontario through southern parts of the North Country and all the way to Waitsfield Vermont!\n\nSnow showers continue through the day today, but eventually, become more confined to the higher terrain this afternoon as we turn on the upslope snow machine!\n\nMost folks in the valleys can anticipate a quick dusting, while the higher terrain is looking at 1-3″ Hey Jay Peak… how does a foot of fresh powder sound?\n\nWe settle down with the snow overnight Wednesday and start off Thursday with sunshine and a few passing clouds.\n\nThen things get a little dicey… We are tracking multiple low-pressure systems, the first of which will bring us a bit of wintry mix but mostly rain Friday afternoon and evening.\n\nHeading into the weekend we cool our temperatures and watch for accumulating snow especially in our higher terrain. Stay tuned for the latest on this forecast as we iron out the fine details!\n\nHappy New Year!\n\n-Skytracker Meteorologist Haley Bouley", "I was recently trolled in an online debate. I was raving about President Trump’s booming economy and the fact that there’s record employment numbers, wage gains for woman, people of color and blue-collar workers. The troll invoked their disgusting identity politics and reminded me that this was the Democrats’ base. My response was: “Fantastic, perhaps they will finally realize that Republicans want them to succeed, Democrats only want their vote.” To prove this point, just 6 months ago Democrats and their allies in the fake news media were hoping for a pre-election recession, a clear indicator that they’re putting party before country.\n\nPutting party over country is exactly what New Hampshire’s all-Democratic congressional delegation is doing. These partisans spent the whole year trying to reverse the will of the people with a Marxist-style un-American impeachment, totally absent of any sense of fairness. These partisans spent little to no time representing the people of New Hampshire. In November, we the people of New Hampshire have the chance to cast our own impeachment vote and remove Jeanne Shaheen, Annie Kuster and Chris Pappas from office and replace them with people who’ll actually represent the people of New Hampshire and respect the will of the people.\n\nWith the scary clown car show crossing New Hampshire, we are getting a good look at how extreme their party is. In fact, the frontrunner, who thinks he is above the law, is so error prone that his campaign restricts his campaign appearances. No-show Joe often doesn’t even know what state he’s campaigning in.\n\nVAN MOSHER\n\nBow"], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "DETROIT – Police said robbers have been targeting fast food restaurants across Metro Detroit.\n\nAt least five restaurants targeted have been in Oakland, Macomb and Wayne counties. Police are starting to believe the same group is behind all of the robberies.\n\nPolice are taking the men very seriously, because they are threatening to have guns while committing the crimes. New footage has been revealed that could bring investigators one step closer to catching the culprits.\n\nIn just the last few weeks the robberies have become more common. In some cases it’s two men making violent demands, escaping in a burgundy SUV and in other cases it’s one man acting alone and then fleeing on foot.\n\nRobbery locations potentially connected:\n\nTaco Bell in Livonia on Dec. 15\n\nFast Food restaurant in Independence Township on Dec. 21\n\nTaco Bell in Milford on Dec. 25\n\nBurger King in Auburn Hills on Dec. 27\n\nTim Horton’s in Roseville", "pos": ["LIVONIA (WWJ) - The search is on for a group of robbers who have been targeting fast-food restaurants in Metro Detroit.\n\nOver the past two weeks, at least four fast-food restaurants across the area have been robbed shortly after opening for business for the day and police believe the same suspects are behind the crimes.\n\nLivonia police say a single masked suspect robbed the Taco Bell on Merriman Road near Plymouth Road on December 15, implying he had a gun. A similar crime was reported at an unidentified fast-food restaurant in Independence Township on Dec. 21. Two masked suspects also robbed a Taco Bell restaurant in Milford on Dec. 24, as well as a Burger King restaurant in Auburn Hills on Dec. 27. Suspects in Auburn Hills Burger King robbery (photo: Auburn Hills Police)\n\n[VIDEO: Milford Taco Bell Robbed By Masked Men]\n\nThe suspects in the Livonia and Auburn Hills robberies were caught on surveillance videos fleeing in the same vehicle -- an older model maroon or red Ford Explorer with dark bottom trim and running boards. Witnesses also reported a vehicle matching the same description fleeing from the Milford robbery.\n\nSecurity cameras captured images of the suspects, one of whom was carrying a blue backpack during the Milford and Auburn Hills robberies. The suspects are described as black males in their 20s, with hoods pulled up over their heads and their faces covered.\n\nIt's unclear how much cash the suspects took in the Livonia and Independence Township robberies, but they got about $200 from the Milford robbery. The employees in the Auburn Hills robbery refused to give the suspects money and said they were calling police, which sent the suspects running.\n\nAnyone with information should call Livonia police at 734-466-2330, Milford police at 248-684-1815 or Auburn Hills police at 248-370-9460."], "neg": ["Salman Khan's birthday is often a star-studded affair. However, this year Bhaijaan got a huge surprise as his sister Arpita Khan gave birth to a baby girl Ayat.\n\nSince that day wishes are pouring in for the family. Salman, who always makes it a ritual to ring in his birthday at his farmhouse, decided to skip it as his sister was due and after the birth of baby girl Ayat. Ever since the first picture of Ayat went online, fans and fraternity just couldn't stop gushing over baby Ayat's snaps.\n\nDuring the birthday celebration, Salman Khan got emotional after seeing the first picture of lil Ayat. A teary-eyed bhai told the media, \"Ab celebrations sath mein hoga. Maamaaur chacha toh bann gaya, abhi baap banna baaki hai. (Now the celebrations will be together. I have become a maternal and paternal uncle, but I am yet to become a father. I woke and checked my phone and saw the picture of Ayat, nothing could have been a better gift than this to our family. She is beautiful. Ab iske baad toh December 27 ka matlab hi badal gaya in our family. In fact, I just tweeted to my fans that I really want to thank them for their love and good wishes.\"\n\nAyat was born at Mumbai's Hinduja Hospital. Besides Salman, his parents Salim and Salma, brother Sohail and his wife, were seen at the hospital. The actor's former girlfriend Sangeeta Bijlani, his other sister Alvira Khan Agnihotri and brother-in-law Atul Agnihotri, were seen arriving too. Salman was accompanied by his alleged girlfriend Iulia Vantur when he reached the hospital.\n\nAs per social media posts, Salman and family are all set to ring in New Year's eve at their farmhouse at Panvel with the lil one Ayat!\n\nInternational Business Times wishes Salman Khan and family a very happy new year!", "A couple times a year, some “new report” makes the rounds on social media alerting us all to the fact that—ick, yuck, shudder—something or other has “more germs than a toilet seat.” This is apparently primo would-be-viral content, to judge by how often those headlines come up.\n\nEw, gross, right? You shudder, cringe, comment about hygiene practices … and then move on because what are you actually going to do about the fact that [the thing you can’t avoid touching] has cooties? Here’s what becomes clear after a few rounds of this: Every damn thing has more germs than a toilet seat—and one surprising reason may be that toilet seats actually aren’t that dirty, perhaps because people think they’re so dirty that they get cleaned a lot.\n\nThe dirtier-than-a-toilet-seat list includes cell phones, steering wheels, shopping carts, restaurant menus, and restaurant high chairs. It includes just about everything in the kitchen, starting with your sponges and cleaning cloths and going on to your cutting board and faucet. All of which are positively teeming with germs. Your clean laundry? Maybe not so clean.\n\nIn public, add on money, ATMs, elevator buttons, door handles, and … you know what? If a lot of people touch it, it is extremely dirty.\n\nIn short, guys, maybe this is not something to get so worked up about. Wash your hands, keep your possessions clean, and don’t click through to find out the shocking truth about TV remotes.", "We report a simple synthetic method and the unique properties of four types of individual NPs that are well-dispersed in polyelectrolyte complexes (PECs) from the core to the shell without the formation of alloy or core–shell NPs. Additionally, this result cannot be achieved by conventional methods. By mixing and heating PEs with metal precursors, individual metal NPs stabilized by PEs were synthesized. The four types of individual metal NP-containing PECs were prepared by mixing anionic and cationic PEs involving individual metal NPs. The individual metal NPs were homogeneously distributed within the polymer particles, and their contents were easily tuned by varying the loading fractions of the individual metal NP-containing PEs. The as-obtained PEC–Au/Pt/Ag/Pd (separate entities) exhibited promising performance for surface enhanced Raman scattering ( SERS ) and catalytic activities, which was further enhanced when the four types of metals demonstrated different optimal composition in comparison to the mixed types, such as the alloy or core–shell NPs. Our results also show that it is necessary to tune the types or individual metal contents of the multi-metallic complexes (individual, alloy, or core–shell) for the control or application of certain properties.", "Don’t spread invasive freshwater pests this summer\n\nGisborne District Council and Biosecurity New Zealand are reminding everyone who visits rivers, lakes and streams this summer to check, clean and dry their gear when they move between waterways.\n\n“Checking, cleaning and drying your gear between waterways stops the spread of invasive freshwater pests, such as didymo, hornwort, pest fish and oxygen weed,” says Gisborne’s Check Clean Dry advocate, Teegan Maxwell.\n\nMs Maxwell says freshwater pests pose a serious threat to all rivers, streams and lakes in the Gisborne Wairoa area.\n\n“If pests get into our waterways they are just about impossible to get rid of, they cost a fortune to manage and can ruin beautiful water ways and habitat for native species.\n\nSome freshwater pests, like didymo, are microscopic and can be spread in a single drop of water. Even if you can’t see the danger you could be spreading it,” she said.\n\nMs Maxwell recommends people follow the simple Check-Clean-Dry process before leaving any waterway:\n\n• Check all gear that touched water and leave behind any weed or debris.\n\n• Clean gear with a simple solution of 5% dishwashing liquid (one tablespoon per 250mls of water). The solution can be tipped into anchor wells, bilge areas, kayak hulls and sprayed onto wet surfaces and fishing gear. Absorbent materials, such as lifejackets, wetsuits, booties and tramping boots can be soaked for several minutes\n\n• Dry gear inside and out for at least 24 hours before visiting another waterway.\n\n“Following these simple procedures will help stop freshwater pests from spreading throughout New Zealand’s waterways. If we all do our bit, we’ll protect our waterways for future generations,” said Ms Maxwell.\n\nFor more information about didymo and other freshwater pests visit www.mpi.govt.nz/check-clean-dry .\n\nTo report suspected Didymo or other pests, phone the hotline immediately on 0800 80 99 66.\n\n\n\n\n\n© Scoop Media", "KANSAS CITY – In the same spirit and celebratory atmosphere of the Christmas season, the Midwestern Seminary community celebrated the culmination of its students’ hard work, dedication, and perseverance, as the school held its 66th commencement service, Dec. 6.\n\nAdditionally, President Jason Allen announced that the seminary will begin a series of messages—during graduation and convocation service addresses over the next couple of years—focusing on specific doctrinal topics of urgency and relevance.\n\nTwo hundred and five students were conferred 222 degrees and began their ministry service as the next generation of pastors, missionaries and ministry leaders. With the enrollment increases the school has made, now surpassing 4,000 students, the number of graduates has also increased, up from the 169 students who graduated this time last year.\n\nMidwestern Seminary also celebrated a noteworthy milestone during the commencement ceremony, as 29 Spanish-speaking church planters earned their Church Planting Certificates. Two of those graduates also received their Master’s in Theological Studies with an emphasis on Pastoral Ministry.\n\nFelix Cabrera, assistant professor of pastoral ministry and Spanish church relations coordinator, helped pioneer the certificate program in 2017. “What happened today is epic and historic. The pilot program is no longer a pilot,” Cabrera shared. “Ministerial experience combined with theological education is an ideal scenario for these pastors who serve in the Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Mexico, Paraguay, Nicaragua, and Puerto Rico.”\n\n“We cannot be more pleased that these men have worked so hard and accomplished so much through our Spanish Language programs,” Allen said. “This is ‘for the Church’ in action, as they will now go and establish local churches and proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ.”\n\nKicking off the 10-part graduation/convocation sermon series focusing on significant, urgent doctrinal issues—including topics such as the sufficiency of Scripture, the exclusivity of the gospel, and penal substitutionary atonement—Allen noted there’s no better place to begin than with biblical inerrancy. As such, he preached a message from Jude entitled, “Truths Worth Contending For: Biblical Inerrancy.”\n\nAllen said that, as Southern Baptists, there is never a wrong time to reassert, cling to, and contend for one of our central and foundational truths.\n\nHe affirmed biblical inerrancy as the belief that the Bible is without error. “It’s an argument for the truthfulness of God’s word. It is divinely inspired, comprehensively truthful and, thus, authoritative for life and doctrine. It is from this inerrant Word that we can know our inerrant savior, Jesus Christ. …\n\nTo view Allen’s commencement address, visit https://www.mbts.edu/2019/12/sixty-sixth-commencement-address/.\n\nTo learn more about Midwestern’s Spanish Language programs, visit https://www.mbts.edu/degrees/spanish-studies/. ν"], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "Popular rapper, Naira Marley who is also the CEO of Marlians has added more soldiers to his army as he just signed Zinoleesky, Mohbad, Cblack and Fabian.\n\nNaira Marley brought the four artists on stage during Marlians in Lagos, and later in the day made it official on his social media page.\n\nAlso Read: Naira Marley Ordered To Appear Before Court Over Alleged Car Theft\n\nAccording to reports, the signed artistes have been cohabitating with the popular rapper even before the official signing and they already recorded loads of songs with the Marlian Music Imprint.\n\nSee his tweet below:", "pos": ["By Taiwo Okanlawon\n\nControversial musician, Adeyemi Fashola, popularly known as Naira Marley has officially signed upcoming singers Zinoleesky, Mohbad, Cblack and Fabian to his record label, Marlian Music Imprint.\n\nThe Marlian President had brought the four artists on stage during Marlians Fest on 30th December 2019 held at Eko Hotels & Suites, Lagos.\n\nSharing the official news on his Instagram page, Naira Marley wrote, “Marlians can u welcome my talented brothers to MarlianMusic. 2 thousand and plenty. @zinoleesky @iam_cblack01 @fabian_blu @iammohbad talented motherfvckers👊🏾👊🏾🔥”\n\nIt was revealed that the new artistes have been cohabitating with Naira Marley even before the official signing and they already recorded loads of songs with the Marlian Music Imprint.\n\nOne of the artistes, C Blvck featured Naira Marley on “Ogologo” and “Tingasa,” off his latest EP titled LOL."], "neg": ["(MENAFN - PR Newswire) MANAMA, Bahrain, Jan. 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Bahrain announced its participation in the Dakar Rally, to be held in Saudi Arabia from January 5 to 17. The first rally in the Middle East will see the victorious X-raid team racing for Bahrain in their first self-developed and constructed Mini John Cooper Works and Mini John Cooper Works Buggy; the Bahrain team will include champion drivers Stephane Peterhansel and Carlos Sainz and co-drivers Lucas Cruz and Paulo Fiúza.\n\nThe 2020 edition of the rally also marks a milestone for the Middle East, with Saudi Arabia becoming the first country in the region to play host to the challenge, gaining the right to hold it for the next five years. The 13-day off-road race that was founded on a love of desert driving will see more than 550 drivers from 62 nations contest in 12 stages while exploring the vast and formidable desert terrains of the largest country in the region.\n\nSheikh Abdulla bin Isa Al Khalifa, President of Bahrain's Motor Federation said: \"This is as much a moment of pride for Bahrain, as it is for our region. Our participation shows Bahrain's advances in the motorsports world, inspired no doubt by Bahrain's pioneering move to host the Formula One Grand Prix since 2004.\"\n\n\"An event of such global magnitude presented the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with a monumental opportunity to showcase its unique natural landscape, as well as its keenness and enthusiasm to bring global sporting events to the country and the region.\"\n\nSven Quandt, owner of the German motorsport team X-raid, a specialist in cross-country rallying, which will be taking part in the rally explained: \"This is a big achievement for Bahrain, which is already making its presence felt on global stage. The country's participation adds another dimension to its vision to be a nation that hosts, supports, organises, develops and participates in the success of the global sports movement.\"\n\nThe rally will be flagged off in the Red Sea port city of Jeddah and conclude in the capital, Riyadh, covering 7,500 kilometres. The route will pass through some of the vital and most picturesque destinations in Saudi Arabia, including the UNESCO World Heritage site of Al Ula in the north-west; Tabouk region in the north-west, which is home to the futuristic Neom-city project; the ancient Ha'il region; and Wadi Al Dawasir in Najd province, which is being developed in the middle of the desert as a new urban centre.\n\nThe Dakar Rally is the latest in a series of sporting events to be hosted in Saudi Arabia, with both Race of Champions (ROC) and Formula E hosting rounds having been held in Riyadh, apart from the FIA-backed Middle East Rally Championship.\n\nThe Dakar Rally, an annual event which was first launched in Paris 1979, ran from Europe to the Senegalese city it is named after for decades, then moved to South America in 2009, where it remained until now.\n\nSOURCE Bahrain EDB\n\n× Modal title\n\nMENAFN0201202000701241ID1099497170", "St John, police and Fire and Emergency New Zealand attended the scene of the crash on the Moutere Highway.\n\nOne person has been seriously injured following a crash in Appleby on New Year's Day.\n\nA police spokeswoman said the crash happened at the intersection of the Moutere Highway and Maling Rd, at about 12.10pm on Wednesday afternoon.\n\nSt John and Fire and Emergency also attended the scene.\n\nA St John spokeswoman said the crash involved a motorcycle and a truck, with one person being taken to Nelson Hospital with serious injuries.", "DFO says heavy waves caused the trailer to roll off the deck near Campbell River\n\nA tank trailer filled with liquefied dead fish was knocked into the water off Vancouver Island on Dec. 30, 2019. (Tavish Campbell)\n\nAn ocean transportation company says it has retrieved a tank trailer filled with liquefied fish after it was knocked into the water off Vancouver Island.\n\nBilly Vaughn of Coastal Seatrucking says the silage was pumped into another tanker on Tuesday and the trailer was removed from the ocean near Campbell River.\n\nSilage is a product made with dead fish that is commonly used in animal feed.\n\nThe Department of Fisheries and Oceans says heavy wave action caused the trailer to shift and roll off the deck of the landing craft, which is similar to a barge, on Monday.\n\nIt says the Canadian Coast Guard attended the scene and no one was injured or required rescue.\n\nThe department says the tank trailer remained afloat and was towed into Duncan Bay.\n\nREAD MORE: B.C. fish farm operator says most of escaped salmon likely eaten\n\nPhotographer Tavish Campbell says he was out boating in the area when he came across the scene Monday.\n\n“It’s a huge tanker trailer and it was half submerged with the oil boom around it,” he said.\n\nThe Canadian Press\n\nLike us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter", "'It's not our concern to catch Liverpool' - Rodgers claims Leicester focused on developing youngsters, not title race\n\nThe Foxes boss saw his young side put in another impressive performance to brush Newcastle aside with a 3-0 away win on New Year's Day\n\nLeicester are more concerned about developing their young squad than catching Premier League leaders this season, according to Brendan Rodgers.\n\nThe Foxes kept up the pace at the top of the table with a comprehensive 3-0 win at Newcastle on New Year’s Day, closing the gap to 10 points ahead of Liverpool’s game with on Thursday.\n\nAyoze Perez, James Maddison and Hamza Choudhury scored against a Newcastle side riddled by injuries at St James’ Park.\n\nWith struggling for consistency, Leicester have been tipped by many to push Liverpool closest this season – but Rodgers isn’t interested.\n\n\"It's not our concern to catch Liverpool, we get asked all the time but we are about developing the squad and the team,\" the Foxes manager said.\n\n\"They are young players still learning, James has shown he is a top talent consistently, a magical player, and Hamza can get better at that part of his game.\n\n\"We played very well. We wanted to attack with and without the ball and we were very good in both aspects. Our pressing got us the first two goals.\n\n“They obviously lost a man [to injury] early in the second half and I was pleased with how we controlled the game.\n\n\"It's difficult to play with a man less but we had chances to score more and then eventually Hamza gets his first goal for the club. A really good performance.”\n\nRodgers is also hoping for a quiet January transfer window, with a number of his players rumoured to be targets for rival clubs.\n\nMaddison and defender Caglar Soyuncu are among those linked with a move away, though Rodgers has been clear that he will not sanction departures for any of his first-teamers.\n\n\"The club will look at any players who can make us better but January is a difficult window,” he added.\n\n“You can see the talented squad we have here.\"\n\nArticle continues below\n\nLeicester’s victory on Tyneside was all the more impressive for the fact they were without leading scorer Jamie Vardy.\n\nThe 32-year-old had missed the 2-1 win over West Ham due to the birth of his daughter, and missed out on the Newcastle game with a minor calf injury.\n\nLeicester have back-to-back home cup fixtures up next, with an clash with followed by the Carabao Cup semi-final first leg against Aston Villa.", "RCMP have launched a criminal investigation after swastikas and \"disturbing phrases\" were discovered on an out building at a Jewish summer camp for children on Gabriola Island.\n\nCpl. Jesse O'Donaghey said in a news release that the graffiti was found by a caretaker at Camp Miriam and reported to Gabriola RCMP on Dec. 19.\n\narticle continues below\n\nGiven the camp's secluded location, the vandalism could have occurred any time from the September long weekend to the date of discovery, RCMP say. Investigators are trying to narrow the time frame.\n\n\"RCMP take matters such as these very seriously,\" O'Donaghey said. \"Local investigators have consulted with the B.C. RCMP Hate Crime Team as they continue the criminal investigation in an effort to identify the person or persons responsible.\"\n\nAnyone with information is asked to contact Gabriola RCMP at 250-247-8333 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477."], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "There’s what you’ll see — and what you hopefully won’t see — during Wednesday’s 2020 Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena.\n\nCase in point: Drones.\n\nThe FBI on Tuesday issued a reminder to the public that the air space above Wednesday’s Rose Parade and the Rose Bowl is a “No Drone Zone,” calling for all drone enthusiasts to leave the mechanical flying camera critters at home for this event, citing the need for “safety of attendees.”\n\nThe Pasadena Police Department, which is leading security efforts on Wednesday, along with the FBI, will enforce federal laws covering unmanned aircraft, according to the FBI.\n\nAnyone who does attempt to fly a drone stands a good chance of being arrested, prosecuted, fined and/or imprisoned, according to the FBI.\n\nYou also hopefully won’t have any surprises like last year, when the Chinese American Heritage Foundation’s “Harmony Through Union” stopped moving and smoke began erupting from it just before bend in the road where Orange Grove and Colorado boulevards meet.\n\nChinese American Heritage Foundation’s “Harmony Through Union” stopped moving and smoke began erupting from it just before bend in the road where Orange Grove and Colorado boulevards meet. It didn’t help that the first tow truck that attempted to move the float failed, and a second truck was needed to take the float to the end of the route. It wasn’t pretty.\n\nBut this year, parade officials put together new safety protocols and procedures float builders had to abide by to prevent another float fire. An investigation concluded the fire was most likely caused by an accidental discharge of transmission fluid onto the float’s exhaust pipe. The Tournament of Roses now requires float builders to install fire suppression measures similar to ones on buses, dispersing fire retardant powder in the event engines overheat, as well as fire barriers protecting driver compartments.\n\nOK. Now, for the fun stuff that hopefully you will see.\n\nMaybe you’re cozied up on the couch in your pjs with the TV on and a cup of joe or hot chocolate in reach. Maybe you’re bundled up on Colorado Boulevard, your face cool in the crisp morning Pasadena air.\n\nEither way, we have a few suggestions on what to watch for in this year’s Tournament of Roses Parade. First off, note that this year’s parade theme is “The Power of Hope.”\n\nSo, fueled by that theme, organizers have created a parade event that really takes hold of the idea of rising up from adversity and tragedy but also mixed that with themes of healing and optimism as the decade kicks off. In that sense, all of the entries have a story to tell, and represent a part of the overall theme.\n\nBut, since there are 90 entries, and we’ve only got so many inches here — and a deadline — here are 20 or so moments to keep an eye on as you watch the 131st Rose Parade with that warm drink in your grasp. We tagged a number to the end, so you’ll see where it comes in the parade lineup. You can find all the acts listed in order here.\n\nGET THIS PARTY STARTED\n\nRose Parade Opening Spectacular. Look for Ally Brooke, Emilio Estefan, Farruko and the Chino Hills High School Drumline (Parade Entry #1)\n\nUP IN THE SKIES…\n\nB-2 Spirit Flyover. The sight of that thing flying overhead as the event begins is just hard to ignore. Frankly, TV doesn’t do it justice. But you just gotta watch it. It sets quite the tone for the parade march — assuming you still have your hearing. (#2)\n\nTERRIFIC TRIO\n\nThe grand marshals. It’s hard not to root for Rita Moreno and her co-grand marshals, Gina Torres and Laurie Hernandez. All represent generations of Latin American women who have climbed their own heights in stage and sport, and have inspired others in their journey. (#11)\n\nROYALS TIMES SEVEN\n\nThe Royal Court. How will Rose Queen Camille Kennedy and her court of Pasadena-area princesses stay warm for 5.5 miles? (#24)\n\nMORNING OF HONOR\n\nPasadena City College Tournament of Roses Honor Band. Four musicians from Saugus High, who endured the trauma of the Nov. 14 fatal shootings on campus, were chosen to appear with this band. They called the experience a great honor and a great boost to their ability to cope with the tragedy. (#25)\n\nWORTH YOUR VOTE\n\n“Years of Hope. Years of Courage.” This is a really unique chance to be up close with a landmark moment — and history. This float pays homage to the struggle for women’s suffrage, celebrating 100 years of women voting. Riding on it will be civil rights giants and descendants of giants such as Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglas. (#26)\n\nTHE GRANDDADDY’S KIDS\n\nRose Bowl floats and bands. What would the parade be without a little pre-Rose Bowl fun — like a massive pep rally for Oregon and Wisconsin. Keep an eye out for Rose Bowl Game floats and bands. (#28, 29, 38 and 39)\n\nLISTEN UP\n\nBanda Municipal de Zarcero. Watching the marching bands live can be mesmerizing. They’re coming from all regions of the U.S. — from Pasadena to Mississippi. And from the world — from the Japan Honor Green Band to the Elsinore Girls Marching Band from Denmark. We recommend them all, but keep an eye — and an ear — out for this one, Banda, from Costa Rica. (#41)\n\nTHAT YOU, OLAF?\n\nHalftime! LADIES and GENTLEMEN, BOYS AND GIRLS, HORSES AND SNOWMEN! A mid-parade performance of Disney’s “Frozen.” Let it gooooo! (#48)\n\nYOU GO, GIRLS\n\nMid-America Cowgirls Rodeo Drill Team. The Rose Parade equestrian units are always a treat. They’ll all rock this year. The Cowgirls did just that (rocked it, that is) at the nearby Equestfest at the LA Equestrian Center in Burbank. (#55)\n\nTINY BUT MIGHTY\n\nMini-Therapy horses. All together now: Awwwwww. Make sure the kids see this group. (#59)\n\nMIGHTY AND MAMMOTH\n\nBudweiser Clydesdales. Make sure the kids see this one, too. And they’re harder to miss! (#63)\n\nSALVADORAN STRUT\n\nBanda El Salvador: Grando Como Su Gente. That name translates roughly as “band as big as its people.” Rose Princess Mia Thorsen, whose family has roots in El Salvador, got to spend the day with performers from this band at Bandfest on Monday. (#77)\n\nROCKIN’ THE AGES\n\nThe Salvation Army Tournament of Roses band. It’s marched in the event for 100 years. (#83)\n\nSTORIES OF HOPE & LIFE\n\nCity of Hope and Donate Life floats. Stories of survival and sacrifice on these. (#83 and #84)\n\nHOWLIN’ FINALE\n\nClosing show: “Where Flowers and Football meet!” When Los Lobos performs, good things happen (#90).\n\n—\n\nThe parade begins at 8 a.m. on Wednesday morning. But you knew that. It’ll be televised live.\n\nYou’re invited to keep up with us on Twitter, from our reporters in the field Wednesday @PasStarNews. And for tons more Rose coverage, read here.", "pos": ["Bannered under the theme “The Power of Hope,” the 2020 Rose Parade took flight on Wednesday, Jan. 1, helmed by its first Latina president and three Latina grand marshals, honoring 100 years of the right to vote for women and christened by a flyover by a B-2 Spirit stealth bomber piloted for the first time by a woman.\n\nThe parade enjoyed a welcome return to its usual carefree tone after the chaos of last year’s float fire puzzled paradegoers, left a handful of entries off the live broadcast and inspired months of investigation.\n\nOn Wednesday, only the usual minor issues were reported. Two unexpected entrants were noted, one tow truck to pick up a Tournament of Roses Hall of Fame fire engine that overheated near Mar Vista Avenue, and another to mop up a small oily mess the engine left behind.\n\nMembers of the Pasadena Celebrates 2020 float during the 131st Rose Parade in Pasadena, CA., on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer)\n\nThe B-2 Spirit passes under the Goodyear airship above Colorado Blvd. in Pasadena, CA., on January 1, 2020. (Photo by Dean Musgrove, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)\n\nSound The gallery will resume in seconds\n\nThe Rose Parade president, Laura Farber, waves during the 131st Rose Parade in Pasadena, CA., on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer)\n\nGrand Marshal Gina Torres waves as she rides down Colorado Boulevard during the 131st Rose Parade in Pasadena, CA., on Wednesday, January 1, 2020. (Photo by Keith Durflinger, Contributing Photographer)\n\nGrand Marshal, Laurie Hernandez, waves as she rides down Colorado Boulevard during the 131st Rose Parade in Pasadena, CA., on Wednesday, January 1, 2020. (Photo by Keith Durflinger, Contributing Photographer)\n\n\n\nThe Salvation Army Tournament of Roses Band marches along the parade route during the 131st Rose Parade in Pasadena, CA., on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer)\n\nduring the 131st Rose Parade in Pasadena, CA., on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer)\n\nThe Pasadena City College Tournament of Roses Honor Band performs during the 131st Rose Parade in Pasadena, CA., on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer)\n\nThe tournament of Roses Queen and Court ride down Colorado Boulevard during the 131st Rose Parade in Pasadena, CA., on Wednesday, January 1, 2020. (Photo by Keith Durflinger, Contributing Photographer)\n\nThe UPS store float “Stories Change Our World” is towed down Colorado Boulevard during the 131st Rose Parade in Pasadena, CA., on Wednesday, January 1, 2020. (Photo by Keith Durflinger, Contributing Photographer)\n\n\n\nThe Downey Rose Float Association’s “On The Wings of Hope” rolls down Colorado Boulevard during the 131st Rose Parade in Pasadena, CA., on Wednesday, January 1, 2020. (Photo by Keith Durflinger, Contributing Photographer)\n\nThe opening act of the Rose Parade performed by Ally Brooke along with the Chino Hills High School Drumline during the 131st Rose Parade in Pasadena, CA., on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer)\n\nAlly Brooke, left, performs during the opening act of the 131st Rose Parade in Pasadena, CA., on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer)\n\nLos Lobos performs “La Bamba” on the Closing Show float as they roll down Colorado Boulevard during the 131st Rose Parade in Pasadena, CA., on Wednesday, January 1, 2020. (Photo by Keith Durflinger, Contributing Photographer)\n\nEarly predictions of rain and nasty wind never materialized. Instead, the parade welcomed the New Year on a postcard-perfect Pasadena day.\n\nThe verdict from the hundreds of thousands who lined the traditional route? “Better than last year,” agreed Pasadena residents Raquel Garcia and Alfonso Zavala, perched in prime viewing spots on Colorado Boulevard.\n\nThe Pasadena pair particularly enjoyed this year’s musical roster, which boasted more Latin-American bands than ever before. That wasn’t strategic, said Laura Farber, the Tournament of Roses’ first Latina president, with all the bands chosen solely on merit.\n\nAmong the brassy ensembles: Musicians from West Harrison High School, in Gulf Port, the first Mississippi band to perform in the parade in 30 years. Proud mom Mandy Geddings scurried about on the sidelines as the band trooped by, calling out to her daughter and snapping cell phone photos.\n\n“That was amazing,” she said, gathering her breath. “It makes all those years and all that work of being a band parent all worth it.”\n\nThe Pasadena City College Honor Band marched through with four students from Saugus High School in Santa Clarita, who performed among 70-some other top Southern California student musicians. The four students were selected prior to the Nov. 14 shooting at the school but said marching in the parade helped them cope with the trauma spurred by the shocking campus attack.\n\n“It was good to get back to being with people,” Saugus junior Jason Treanor said. “We could be social and not be stuck at home, dwelling on what happened.”\n\nThe band was bookended by the tournament’s beaming Royal Court and a float that proved to be 100 years in the making.\n\nThe seven-member court sat on a tiered float with Rose Queen Camille Kennedy sitting up high with the six princesses on the levels below. Kennedy, a self-described history buff and thespian, reveled in her role, taking a particular interest in the court’s volunteer work.\n\nFollowing the Pasadena City College Honor Band came a float from Pasadena Celebrates 2020, adorned in such quotes as “Equal Rights for All” and “Lifting as We Climb” — all surrounding a mock Statue of Liberty and accompanied by a throng of suffragists. Titled “Years of Hope. Years of Courage,” the float celebrated the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote.\n\nThe parade’s top honor for floats, the 2020 Sweepstakes Trophy, went to the UPS Store entry, “Stories Change Our World,” featuring whimsical monkeys and parrots set against a patch of of tropical trees.\n\nWhile that float, and most others, were crafted by professionals, the Downey Rose Float Association took home the top award among the floats built by volunteers. Featuring a floral garden, a small pagoda and a bridge running over a river of blue roses, the float’s defining elements were large origami cranes.\n\nDowney volunteers spent weeks folding 10,000 small paper cranes ahead of the event. They were ultimately distributed to nonprofits, according to a news release from the float’s sponsor, PIH Health.\n\nFor the first time, the parade featured a mid-parade “halftime show” with a live-action production number from Disney’s “Frozen.” Portraying such characters as Anna, Elsa and Olaf, the performance featured players from the production currently on stage at the Hollywood Pantages, just a few months before the Los Angeles-based crew takes its show on the national road, a spokeswoman for the tournament said.\n\nThe elaborate performance was one of three major musical moments in the parade. Also included:\n\nThe Rose Parade Opening Spectacular, starring Ally Brooke, Emilio Estefan, Farruko, myriad dancers and the Chino Hills High School Drumline. They performed an original choreographed song, “Reach for the Stars.”\n\nThe parade’s closing show, “Where Flowers and Football Meet!” featured a song from Los Lobos and American Idol alum Alejandro Aranda, also known as Scarypoolparty.\n\nLegendary 88-year-old actress Rita Moreno — one of three grand marshals, all Latinas chosen by Farber — proved a crowd favorite as she energetically danced her way down Colorado Boulevard in the back of a historic car. Some declared her a “a national treasure.”\n\nFans also sung the praises of her two co-marshals, actress Gina Torres and Olympic gold medalist Laurie Hernandez.\n\n“We thought we had a fantastic parade today,” Tournament of Roses Chief Executive David Eads said. He lauded the floats and the musical performances, as well as the unbeatable weather.\n\nThere were no arrests during the parade itself, police said and only three people were cited for drunken behavior the night before. That’s down from last year’s seven citations.\n\n“There were no issues at all,” Lt. Pete Hettema of the Pasadena Police Department said “As far as law enforcement, we had a good day.”"], "neg": ["CALGARY, Dec. 31, 2019 /CNW/ - Today, NorthRiver Midstream closed the final stage of the previously-announced transaction and assumed operation of the remaining assets of Enbridge's Canadian midstream business.\n\n\"With the strategic location of our operations across the Montney basin in British Columbia and Alberta, and the backing of a committed Canadian owner in Brookfield Infrastructure, NorthRiver Midstream is built on an asset base that creates a robust platform for growth,\" said Brandon Anderson, CEO of NorthRiver Midstream.\n\n\"NorthRiver is driven by our values and committed to building a different type of energy company. We are focused on operating responsibly, being present in communities and ensuring that we are looking at creative ways to deliver value to partners, customers and communities that are touched by our operations.\"\n\nWith over 700 talented employees, NorthRiver safely and reliably provides natural gas processing services with connectivity to major demand markets.\n\nNorthRiver operates 19 natural gas processing plants and 3,550 kilometers of natural gas gathering pipelines across the Montney region of British Columbia and Alberta.\n\nSOURCE NorthRiver Midstream\n\nView original content to download multimedia: http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/December2019/31/c1321.html", "Brisbane - Venus Williams pulled out of the season-opening Brisbane International on Wednesday after a \"setback\" during practice.\n\nThe American veteran said she still hoped to play at the Adelaide International later this month ahead of the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam of the year.\n\n\"Unfortunately I will not be starting my season in Brisbane due to an unexpected setback during my training,\" the 39-year-old seven-time major winner said in a statement.\n\n\"I look forward to being in Australia in the new year and will see everyone in Adelaide.\"\n\nThe tournament, featuring a strong field including world number one Ashleigh Barty and Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka, gets underway on January 6.\n\nOrganisers will announce a replacement for Williams on Thursday.", "Heading into 2020, the huge state-of-art Istanbul Airport, which is currently only partially open and still under development, will for the first time be fully operational for a full year in 2020. It will, therefore, have a chance to showcase its full potential by hosting 90 million passengers, a figure it can handle in the initial phase of development.\n\n\n\nAlready seen as the new center of aviation rising from the outskirts of Turkey's most populous city, perched firmly on the shores of the Black Sea, the airport was officially opened in a grand ceremony on Oct. 29, 2018, coinciding with the 95th anniversary of the founding of the Turkish Republic. Two days later, Turkish Airlines flight TK214 took off for the capital Ankara as the first aircraft to leave the airport.\n\n\n\nHowever, its first phase became fully operational on April 7, as it took over the air traffic from the now-closed Atatürk Airport. The civil aviation adventure undertaken at Atatürk Airport, which was commissioned in 1953, said goodbye with the pride of having accomplished its mission successfully. It was one of the busiest airports in Europe. The airport has transitioned to other uses such as training activities, aviation fairs and civil use, while some parts are to be transformed into a public park.\n\n\n\nGREATEST LOGISTIC OPERATION\n\n\n\nThe transfer from Atatürk Airport was a success story in its own right. In what was said to be the greatest logistic operation in civil aviation history, thousands of tons of equipment, from huge aircraft-towing vehicles to extremely sensitive materials, were ferried across the city. Trucks carried equipment a total distance of 400,000 kilometers, an equivalent of going 10 times around the world. Over 1,800 personnel were employed during the operation.\n\n\n\nScheduled to last 45 hours, the operation was completed in a record time of 33 hours. It began in the early hours of April 5, 2019, and was completed on April 6, 2019, in the afternoon.\n\n\n\nThe airport – a pinpoint megaproject by the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) – was initially launched over a need for meeting the ever-growing demand from around the world, relieving air traffic with a strong infrastructure and large capacity.\n\n\n\nCompleted in 42 months, the first phase of the airport was built with a cost of 6 billion euros ($6.72 billion) with a public-private partnership (PPP) model by a consortium of Turkey's leading contractors Limak, Kolin, Cengiz, Mapa and Kalyon. The consortium will pay 1.1 billion euros annually for 25 years. The project represents a total economic size of 32.4 billion euros, excluding taxes. This figure constitutes an investment cost of 10.2 billion euros and 22.2 billion euros for rental costs to be paid to the government.\n\n\n\nBefore its establishment, there were two airports in one of the world's most crowded cities, Sabiha Gökçen Airport on Istanbul's Anatolian side and Atatürk Airport on the European side. Atatürk Airport served some 68 million passengers in 2018, its last year, while Sabiha Gökçen has a current capacity to welcome some 31 million passengers a year.\n\n\n\nThe new airport can handle 90 million passengers a year in the current phase of development, which, while it is a high figure, is nothing compared to its potential capacity to serve 200 million after the completion of all phases.\n\n\n\nIt served some 40.47 million passengers in its first year, while it reached its 50 millionth passenger on Dec. 23.\n\n\n\nOnce fully operational, it will be the world's largest in terms of the number of passengers. All four phases of the airport's construction and expansion, including six runways, are expected to be completed by 2028.\n\n\n\nTransportation and Infrastructure Minister Cahit Turhan in October said the construction of the third parallel runway at the airport in the area of 76.5 million square meters located on the coast of the Black Sea between Yeniköy and Akpınar regions was nearing an end.\n\n\n\nHe said the runway is expected to be put into service in the summer of 2020 and with the opening of the runway, the Triple Parallel Runway Operation used in just a few airports in the world will be implemented.\n\n\n\nAn east-west runway and a parallel taxiway will also be built in the second stage. The second terminal building of approximately 450,000 square meters will be put into service when the number of passengers reaches 80 million and an additional parallel runway with parallel taxiways and an additional apron are said to be used in this process.\n\n\n\nWhen the number of passengers reaches 110 million, a new satellite terminal of 170,000 square meters is planned to be put into service at the end of the fourth stage.\n\n\n\nThe airport will eventually be able to host more than 100 airlines and operate 3,500 flights per day to about 350 destinations worldwide, making the city an aviation hub that has already seen an increasing demand thanks to its strategic location and as being a center for connecting flights.\n\n\n\nENVIRONMENT-FRIENDLY AVIATION CENTER\n\n\n\nThe Istanbul Airport project is not only drawing attention as a travel hub. It also contains and uses state-of-the-art technology and has earned a reputation for its environmental awareness policies in line with international standards.\n\n\n\nThe airport's terminal building, which has continued to improve its sustainability since the design phase, was built to provide 24% more energy efficiency and 40% more water efficiency than conventional systems. Moreover, within the \"Climate Change Adaptation and Action Plan,\" the airport has been adapted to climate change.\n\n\n\nOne policy implemented in the airport to create an environmentally friendly workplace for operators and businesses is the waste sorting system. This policy was part of the Zero Waste Declaration signed by the CEOs of 18 main stakeholders under the leadership of the airport's operator IGA. Accordingly, the waste is divided into five categories, paper/cardboard, packaging, glass, organic and domestic waste, allowing for proper recycling.\n\n\n\nA GLOBAL HUB BETWEEN ASIA, AFRICA AND EUROPE\n\n\n\nIstanbul Airport has already won several international awards, including the International Airport Reviews' (IAR) \"Readers' Choice: Airport of the Year\" award. The editor of the U.K.-based magazine, Tara Nolan, pointed out that the new airport in Istanbul serves \"as a global hub between Asia, Africa and Europe.\"\n\n\n\nThe award was given to Istanbul Airport from among several other popular international airports, including London Heathrow Airport, Singapore Changi Airport, Copenhagen Airport, Canada's Vancouver Airport, Australia's Sydney Airport and Hong Kong International Airport.\n\n\n\nThe airport was also awarded during the Dec. 16-18, 2016 World Architecture Festival held in Berlin for the design of its terminal building under the category of \"Upcoming Projects- Infrastructure.\" The terminal building is the world's largest terminal building with a single roof.\n\n\n\nThe flight control tower of the newly inaugurated airport was also awarded by Chicago Athenaeum with the 2016 International Architecture Award.", "A Corbin man is facing multiple charges, including DUI, after leading law enforcement on a high-speed pursuit through southern Laurel County early Sunday morning that ended when he ran over a set of spike strips.\n\nMatthew Bryce Kolvek, 33, was arrested in connection with the pursuit that began at approximately 2:15 a.m. when Laurel County Sheriff’s Deputy Joey Robinson attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a Ford Fusion that he observed weaving on the roadway it traveled south on U.S. 25 in Lily.\n\n“The vehicle then passed a car on double yellow no passing zone lines,” said Deputy Gilbert Acciardo, the department’s public affairs officer.\n\nWhen Robinson activated his blue lights to initiated the traffic stop, Acciardo said, the driver, later identified as Kolvek, turned off the car’s headlights and continued south, turning onto American Greeting Card Road\n\nLaurel County Constable David Griffith, who was traveling north on American Greeting Card Road, was nearly struck head on as the Fusion continued to flee.\n\n“The vehicle traveled onto West Cumberland Gap Pkwy., running red lights and driving in the opposing land of traffic nearly hitting other vehicles,” Acciardo stated.\n\nThe chase passed under Interstate 75 before turning onto Adams Road where Kolvek turned around in a field and traveled south back toward Ky. 770.\n\n“Sheriff’s deputies had radioed ahead requesting Corbin City Police to deploy spike strips where Adams Road met Ky. 770,” Acciardo stated, noting the Fusion hit the strips, ending the chase.\n\nDeputies along with Corbin Police and Constable Griffith attempted to secure Kolvak in handcuffs, and were successful after a brief struggle.\n\n“The arrested individual (Kolvek) was determined to be under the influence and had numerous outstanding warrants,” Acciardo stated, noting the warrants are for unpaid child support.\n\nKolvek was charged with first-degree fleeing or evading police – motor vehicle, reckless driving, second-degree wanton endangerment of a police officer, failure to signal, operating a motor vehicle under the influence, failure to wear seat belts, speeding more than 20 mph over the limit, operating on a suspended or revoked operator’s license, resisting arrest and tampering with physical evidence.\n\nAcciardo noted that Kolvek allegedly threw drugs out the window during the pursuit.\n\nDeputies served Kolvek with an outstanding warrant out of Whitley County charging him with contempt of court on the child support matter.\n\nA second warrant out of Clay County charged Kolvek with failure to appear in district court on charges of first-degree fleeing or evading police – motor vehicle, second-degree fleeing or evading police – on foot, giving officer false identifying information, and identity theft.\n\nKolvek was lodged in the Laurel County Correctional Center where he is being held on a $5,000 cash bond.", "Share This On:\n\nPin 11 Shares\n\n(NEWS ROOM GUYANA) — Three persons are currently hospitalized in a serious condition following an accident on the Crabwood Creek Public Road on New Year’s morning.\n\nAccording to information received, motorcar PNN 7976 driven by 22-year-old Seeram Ramdat was speeding when it collided with a utility pole, injuring the driver and two passengers.\n\nThe News Room understands that while driving over the Blackwater Creek Bridge, Ramdat lost control of the vehicle which turned turtle and careened about 200 feet away before crashing into the utility pole and coming to a halt on a resident’s bridge.\n\nThe two occupants, 32-year-old Keron Phillips and 45-year-old Ramnand Kishwar were removed from the wreck in semi-conscious states and rushed to the Skeldon hospital.\n\nThe driver fled the scene and was subsequently apprehended at his Lot 80 Grant 1718 Crabwood Creek home in a traumatic state. He was also taken to the Skeldon Hospital where he is admitted in a stable condition.\n\nThe News Room understands that the vehicle is owned by an elderly woman, and Ramdatt took it without her knowledge.\n\nPolice Commissioner Leslie James on Wednesday disclosed that there has been an 8% increase in road fatalities in 2018.\n\n( 0 ) ( 0 )"], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "Bank of Korea governor Lee Ju-yeol speaks during a press conference on its key interest rate in Seoul on October 16. AFP\n\nKorea’s financial chiefs eye growth momentum in face of challenges\n\nGearing up for the new year, South Korea’s top financial officials steeled themselves to face persistent external challenges and to spark new momentum for growth.\n\nAs the trend toward low interest rates is expected to continue for a while, regulators vowed further efforts to curb the real estate bubble and promote market liquidity for innovative businesses.\n\n“We need to maintain an easing monetary policy as the domestic economy faces a slow growth pace and weak inflationary pressure on the demand side,” said Bank of Korea Gov. Lee Ju-yeol in an address to employees. “Our midterm goal is to support the recovery of the economy and help market prices settle within the target range.”\n\nThe BOK forecast that the economy will expand 2.3 per cent in 2020, short of the theoretical growth potential of 2.5-2.6 per cent. The nation’s inflation rate for 2019 stood at a record low of 0.4 per cent, much lower than the BOK’s target 2 per cent.\n\nThe central bank leader also promised to pay further attention to communication so that the public can understand the delicate policy decisions needed to harmonize price stabilization and financial stabilisation.\n\nMeanwhile, the financial authorities called on the financial sector to make strides forward and nudge the economy into a rebound.\n\n“I am well aware that negative perspectives toward finance continue to exist (despite the policy achievements in 2019),” said Eun Sung-soo, chairman of the market regulator Financial Services Commission, in his New Year’s address. “It is therefore our key task to further develop our progress so that the people may actually feel the financial changes.”\n\nThe FSC chief called on the financial industry to play a more active role in the nation’s economy.\n\n“The role of finance is not to sit behind and watch. It should move in step with the real economy, and each should seek to make up for the other’s blind spots,” he said.\n\nPointing out that market liquidity has focused excessively on real estate, instead of real industries, the chairman vowed to follow up the latest policy actions by adding momentum to regulations. On Dec. 16, the government unveiled a comprehensive set of rules to steady the housing market, including unprecedented bans on mortgage loans for expensive houses.\n\n“This year, we shall see to it that liquidity flows from households to corporations, especially small and medium-sized ones with innovative technology and growth potential,” Eun said.\n\nThe market watchdog Financial Supervisory Service focused on consumer protection and potential risks arising from the overheated housing market and consequent household debts.\n\n“As the nation’s risk manager, we should make all efforts to maintain the stability of the financial system in the face of various potential risks,” Yoon Suk-heun, governor of the Financial Supervisory Service, said in an address to employees.\n\nWhile marginal companies and owner-operators have been weighed down by an increasing number of nonperforming loans, the real estate sector is absorbing most of the market liquidity, consequently expanding household debt risk, according to Yoon.\n\nThe FSS chief also vowed to reinforce the monitoring system for high-risk, high-income financial products for the sake of protecting consumers.\n\nHe was referring to the massive losses incurred last year due to the misselling of derivative-linked funds and securities. The FSS came up with an arbitration plan, advising sellers including Woori Bank and KEB Hana Bank to provide individual compensation of up to 80 per cent of the damages.\n\n“The advancement of fintech and (customers’) drive for high incomes amid a low interest rate trend have increased the imbalance of information between financial companies and consumers,” Yoon said, citing the upcoming enactment of a new bill on financial consumer protection.\n\nThe Korean Federation of Banks suggested specific midterm targets.\n\n“(Financial companies) need to enhance their global competitiveness by expanding their overseas business,” said KFB Chairman Kim Tae-young.\n\nOverseas business currently accounts for 5 per cent of Korean banks’ total assets and 7 per cent of their net profit, according to KFB data.\n\nCiting the so-called 10-20-30 strategy, Kim urged local banks to improve those figures to 20 per cent or more within the next 10 years and recommended that top-tier financial groups aim for 30 trillion won ($25.9 billion) in market capitalisation.\n\nThe Korea Herald/Asia News Network", "pos": ["02-Jan-2020 Intellasia | KoreaTimes | 6:02 AM\n\nThe Bank of Korea (BOK) will continue an accommodative monetary policy in 2020, as external trade uncertainties will keep holding back a short-term economic rebound here, BOK Governor Lee Ju-yeol said in a New Year’s address, Tuesday.\n\n“Our monetary policy should be carried out in a way to support the economic recovery and stabilise prices,” he said. “We need to keep relaxing currency policies, as economic growth here in 2020 will likely fall below our expectation.”\n\nThe outlook came in response to the prolonged economic slowdown. In October, Lee also expressed his pessimistic view for the economy to achieve its 2-percent growth target during a regular National Assembly audit.\n\nTo revitalise the sagging economy, the BOK cut its key interest rate to an all-time low of 1.25 percent, October 16. The central bank also kept the rate unchanged during the final rate-setting meeting in November 2019.\n\nLee said the central bank would decide on the level of monetary easing in accordance with how the external risk factors unfold.\n\n“To be specific, the prolonged trade feud between the US and China, even if they have recently made some progress, comes as a geopolitical risk for the local economy,” he said. “On the domestic front, we have to raise concerns over weakening growth engines here due to such factors as the low birthrate, aging society and social polarisation.”\n\nOn top of that, the Korean economy cannot rely on export-driven growth amid the weakening of global value chain dynamics that resulted in the economic slowdown here and abroad, according to him.\n\nTo tackle the pessimistic outlook for an economic rebound in 2020, the BOK stressed the need to enhance its capability for precise diagnosis and prediction of the economic trend.\n\n“The BOK should be capable of accurately analysing economic conditions by utilising latest technologies, such as artificial intelligence and big data,” he said.\n\nThe governor went on to urge his staff to spare no efforts in embracing the era of digital currency.\n\n“The BOK should not remain negligent in research and development for innovative payment technologies,” he said.\n\nToward the end, the chief of the central bank said it would continue to enhance research manpower on the central bank digital currency (CBDC).\n\nWith the rise of cryptocurrency, the CBDC is the talk of global financial authorities and central banks. Some countries, such as China, are in an advanced level of talks before issuing government-controlled digital currencies.\n\nYoon Suk-heun, governor of the Financial Supervisory Service, also reaffirmed the willingness to push for policies to eliminate potential risk factors which will get in the way of the economy recovery.\n\n“We need to strengthen our expertise in finding out financial risks beforehand and come up with countermeasures,” he said in a New Year’s address.\n\nFinancial Services Commission Chair Eun Sung-soo also shared its 2020 goal of promoting small and medium-sized companies for the longer-term economic growth here.\n\n“A series of relaxing monetary policies here and abroad added more liquidity to the market, but the capital was used in an unproductive manner in areas, such as real estate, which did little good to economic efficiency here,” he said. “We are going to supply small venture firms, rather than households, with the capital.”\n\nhttps://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/biz/2019/12/367_281170.html\n\n\n\n\n\nCategory: Korea"], "neg": ["The state-by-state winning lottery numbers through Wednesday:\n\n4-9-9\n\n(four, nine, nine)\n\n01-04-14-15-36\n\n(one, four, fourteen, fifteen, thirty-six)\n\nEstimated jackpot: $233,000\n\n10-20-25-28-34-42\n\n(ten, twenty, twenty-five, twenty-eight, thirty-four, forty-two)\n\nEstimated jackpot: $3.3 million\n\n12-15-20-23-25-30\n\n(twelve, fifteen, twenty, twenty-three, twenty-five, thirty)\n\nEstimated jackpot: $1.74 million\n\n9-0-9\n\n(nine, zero, nine)\n\n0-6-1\n\n(zero, six, one)\n\n2-6-7-3\n\n(two, six, seven, three)\n\n3-9-8-6\n\n(three, nine, eight, six)\n\n12-14-27-31-35\n\n(twelve, fourteen, twenty-seven, thirty-one, thirty-five)\n\nEstimated jackpot: $65,000\n\n6-5-1\n\n(six, five, one)\n\n3-7-2\n\n(three, seven, two)\n\n1-7-1-5\n\n(one, seven, one, five)\n\n1st:4 Big Ben-2nd:10 Solid Gold-3rd:11 Money Bags, Race Time: 1:46.60\n\n(1st: 4 Big Ben, 2nd: 10 Solid Gold, 3rd: 11 Money Bags; Race Time: one: 46.60)\n\nEstimated jackpot: $86,000\n\n04-18-24-37-38\n\n(four, eighteen, twenty-four, thirty-seven, thirty-eight)\n\nEstimated jackpot: $75,000\n\n04-09-17-35-40, Mega Ball: 8\n\n(four, nine, seventeen, thirty-five, forty; Mega Ball: eight)\n\nEstimated jackpot: $9 million\n\n01-14-19-24-25\n\n(one, fourteen, nineteen, twenty-four, twenty-five)\n\nEstimated jackpot: $20,000\n\n04-06-14-17-18-30\n\n(four, six, fourteen, seventeen, eighteen, thirty)\n\n01-09-10-19-25-36\n\n(one, nine, ten, nineteen, twenty-five, thirty-six)\n\n1-8-2\n\n(one, eight, two)\n\n2-5-2\n\n(two, five, two)\n\n02-10-13-24-27\n\n(two, ten, thirteen, twenty-four, twenty-seven)\n\n02-06-07-11-12-15-17-19\n\n(two, six, seven, eleven, twelve, fifteen, seventeen, nineteen)\n\n01-02-04-07-12-13-16-22\n\n(one, two, four, seven, twelve, thirteen, sixteen, twenty-two)\n\n6-3-2\n\n(six, three, two)\n\n3-3-4\n\n(three, three, four)\n\n5-8-2-4\n\n(five, eight, two, four)\n\n6-8-7-2\n\n(six, eight, seven, two)\n\n16-25-27-29-31-33\n\n(sixteen, twenty-five, twenty-seven, twenty-nine, thirty-one, thirty-three)\n\nEstimated jackpot: $71,000\n\n7-0-2\n\n(seven, zero, two)\n\n6-3-9\n\n(six, three, nine)\n\n4-7-2-3\n\n(four, seven, two, three)\n\n9-7-1-5\n\n(nine, seven, one, five)\n\n2-9\n\n(two, nine)\n\n5-2\n\n(five, two)\n\n3-1-3\n\n(three, one, three)\n\n4-8-7\n\n(four, eight, seven)\n\n7-9-9-1\n\n(seven, nine, nine, one)\n\n7-3-4-6\n\n(seven, three, four, six)\n\n9-3-7-5-9\n\n(nine, three, seven, five, nine)\n\n1-7-3-4-8\n\n(one, seven, three, four, eight)\n\n03-05-06-22-23\n\n(three, five, six, twenty-two, twenty-three)\n\n03-05-15-18-30-31\n\n(three, five, fifteen, eighteen, thirty, thirty-one)\n\nEstimated jackpot: $2.5 million\n\n03\n\n(three)\n\n4-4\n\n(four, four)\n\n0-6\n\n(zero, six)\n\n9-3-1\n\n(nine, three, one)\n\n4-3-0\n\n(four, three, zero)\n\n2-6-3-6\n\n(two, six, three, six)\n\n7-3-4-9\n\n(seven, three, four, nine)\n\n4-6-0-9-4\n\n(four, six, zero, nine, four)\n\n0-0-2-3-6\n\n(zero, zero, two, three, six)\n\n7-5-3\n\n(seven, five, three)\n\n9-8-0\n\n(nine, eight, zero)\n\n6-7-1\n\n(six, seven, one)\n\n8-9-4-6\n\n(eight, nine, four, six)\n\n9-7-6-3\n\n(nine, seven, six, three)\n\n2-3-5-6\n\n(two, three, five, six)\n\n05-11-29-33-39\n\n(five, eleven, twenty-nine, thirty-three, thirty-nine)\n\nEstimated jackpot: $150,000\n\n4-2-9-1-8\n\n(four, two, nine, one, eight)\n\n4-6-5-9-6\n\n(four, six, five, nine, six)\n\n12-18-22-37-44\n\n(twelve, eighteen, twenty-two, thirty-seven, forty-four)\n\nEstimated jackpot: $242,000\n\n3-8-4\n\n(three, eight, four)\n\n2-3-2\n\n(two, three, two)\n\n04-14-23-26-28\n\n(four, fourteen, twenty-three, twenty-six, twenty-eight)\n\n07-08-26-37-44\n\n(seven, eight, twenty-six, thirty-seven, forty-four)\n\n16-19-22-32-42\n\n(sixteen, nineteen, twenty-two, thirty-two, forty-two)\n\nEstimated jackpot: $200,000\n\n02-05-06-08-10-13-17-26-28-32-37-41-48-49-52-53-64-73-74-75, BE: 8\n\n(two, five, six, eight, ten, thirteen, seventeen, twenty-six, twenty-eight, thirty-two, thirty-seven, forty-one, forty-eight, forty-nine, fifty-two, fifty-three, sixty-four, seventy-three, seventy-four, seventy-five; BE: eight)\n\n4-2-0, SB: 8\n\n(four, two, zero; SB: eight)\n\n9-5-6, SB: 1\n\n(nine, five, six; SB: one)\n\n6-5-3-9, SB: 8\n\n(six, five, three, nine; SB: eight)\n\n2-1-1-7, SB: 1\n\n(two, one, one, seven; SB: one)\n\n9-5-6\n\n(nine, five, six)\n\n4-2-0\n\n(four, two, zero)\n\n2-1-1-7\n\n(two, one, one, seven)\n\n6-5-3-9\n\n(six, five, three, nine)\n\n0-7-7\n\n(zero, seven, seven)\n\n6-1-3\n\n(six, one, three)\n\n12-20-22-29-32, Cash Ball: 3\n\n(twelve, twenty, twenty-two, twenty-nine, thirty-two; Cash Ball: three)\n\nEstimated jackpot: $260,000\n\nAC-JD-QS-4S-8S\n\n(AC, JD, QS, 4S, 8S)\n\n08-19-28-31, Cash Ball: 5\n\n(eight, nineteen, twenty-eight, thirty-one; Cash Ball: five)\n\n7-0-3\n\n(seven, zero, three)\n\n3-8-2\n\n(three, eight, two)\n\n1-3-4-7\n\n(one, three, four, seven)\n\n2-4-8-0\n\n(two, four, eight, zero)\n\n02-19-24-28, Bonus: 3\n\n(two, nineteen, twenty-four, twenty-eight; Bonus: three)\n\n03-08-13-30-37\n\n(three, eight, thirteen, thirty, thirty-seven)\n\nEstimated jackpot: $50,000\n\n01-16-18-23-31-36\n\n(one, sixteen, eighteen, twenty-three, thirty-one, thirty-six)\n\nEstimated jackpot: $325,000\n\n7-7-7\n\n(seven, seven, seven)\n\n0-3-0-8\n\n(zero, three, zero, eight)\n\nQS-8C-10D-3H-4H\n\n(QS, 8C, 10D, 3H, 4H)\n\nQS-AS-3C-8D-7S\n\n(QS, AS, 3C, 8D, 7S)\n\n03-10-18-36-38, Bonus: 25\n\n(three, ten, eighteen, thirty-six, thirty-eight; Bonus: twenty-five)\n\n0-8-3\n\n(zero, eight, three)\n\n3-0-9\n\n(three, zero, nine)\n\n0-4-0-5\n\n(zero, four, zero, five)\n\n3-9-1-3\n\n(three, nine, one, three)\n\n03-13-14-28-33\n\n(three, thirteen, fourteen, twenty-eight, thirty-three)\n\n02-10-14-15-25-48\n\n(two, ten, fourteen, fifteen, twenty-five, forty-eight)\n\nEstimated jackpot: $8.3 million\n\n4-8-4-3\n\n(four, eight, four, three)\n\n9-3-4-8\n\n(nine, three, four, eight)\n\n11-18-19-21-26-45\n\n(eleven, eighteen, nineteen, twenty-one, twenty-six, forty-five)\n\nEstimated jackpot: $1.3 million\n\nQD-AD-4D-5D-6D\n\n(QD, AD, 4D, 5D, 6D)\n\n5-0-3\n\n(five, zero, three)\n\n0-9-7-7\n\n(zero, nine, seven, seven)\n\n6-7-4\n\n(six, seven, four)\n\n7-6-7-3\n\n(seven, six, seven, three)\n\n01-04-19-29-32\n\n(one, four, nineteen, twenty-nine, thirty-two)\n\nEstimated jackpot: $192,000\n\n01-05-06-11-15-20-24-25-30-33-34-35-42-43-44-48-52-54-55-58-76-77\n\n(one, five, six, eleven, fifteen, twenty, twenty-four, twenty-five, thirty, thirty-three, thirty-four, thirty-five, forty-two, forty-three, forty-four, forty-eight, fifty-two, fifty-four, fifty-five, fifty-eight, seventy-six, seventy-seven)\n\n9-0-1\n\n(nine, zero, one)\n\n03-16-24-33-46\n\n(three, sixteen, twenty-four, thirty-three, forty-six)\n\nEstimated jackpot: $110,000\n\n07-11-14-15-18\n\n(seven, eleven, fourteen, fifteen, eighteen)\n\nEstimated jackpot: $25,000\n\n04-05-09-15-35-40\n\n(four, five, nine, fifteen, thirty-five, forty)\n\nEstimated jackpot: $1 million\n\n3-4-9\n\n(three, four, nine)\n\n2-8-8\n\n(two, eight, eight)\n\n7-7-7-8\n\n(seven, seven, seven, eight)\n\n7-5-4-7\n\n(seven, five, four, seven)\n\n04-06-19-30-34\n\n(four, six, nineteen, thirty, thirty-four)\n\nEstimated jackpot: $50,000\n\n06-16-23-27, Bonus: 11\n\n(six, sixteen, twenty-three, twenty-seven; Bonus: eleven)\n\n04-18-20-26-30\n\n(four, eighteen, twenty, twenty-six, thirty)\n\nEstimated jackpot: $50,000\n\nMonth: 4, Day: 21, Year: 86\n\n(Month: four; Day: twenty-one; Year: eighty-six)\n\n3-4-5\n\n(three, four, five)\n\n13-14-22-26-31\n\n(thirteen, fourteen, twenty-two, twenty-six, thirty-one)\n\nEstimated jackpot: $66,000\n\nJH-6D-3H-6H-6S\n\n(JH, 6D, 3H, 6H, 6S)\n\n8-9-3, Fireball: 9\n\n(eight, nine, three; Fireball: nine)\n\n5-6-5-8, Fireball: 9\n\n(five, six, five, eight; Fireball: nine)\n\n03-20-25-26-41, Xtra: 2\n\n(three, twenty, twenty-five, twenty-six, forty-one; Xtra: two)\n\nEstimated jackpot: $75,000\n\n6-8-0, Fireball: 2\n\n(six, eight, zero; Fireball: two)\n\n9-5-4-9, Fireball: 2\n\n(nine, five, four, nine; Fireball: two)\n\n2-1-4\n\n(two, one, four)\n\n8-8-1\n\n(eight, eight, one)\n\n9-1-9-2\n\n(nine, one, nine, two)\n\n8-2-0-1\n\n(eight, two, zero, one)\n\n05-06-07-14-24\n\n(five, six, seven, fourteen, twenty-four)\n\nEstimated jackpot: $98,000\n\n7-8-4\n\n(seven, eight, four)\n\n5-7-3-7\n\n(five, seven, three, seven)\n\n5-4-3\n\n(five, four, three)\n\n5-4-7-9\n\n(five, four, seven, nine)\n\n09-18-19-27-30\n\n(nine, eighteen, nineteen, twenty-seven, thirty)\n\n06-09-10-13-15-22-37-42-43-48-55-56-57-58-62-66-72-75-76-78\n\n(six, nine, ten, thirteen, fifteen, twenty-two, thirty-seven, forty-two, forty-three, forty-eight, fifty-five, fifty-six, fifty-seven, fifty-eight, sixty-two, sixty-six, seventy-two, seventy-five, seventy-six, seventy-eight)\n\n13-14-28-50-51-56, Bonus: 46\n\n(thirteen, fourteen, twenty-eight, fifty, fifty-one, fifty-six; Bonus: forty-six)\n\nEstimated jackpot: $2.9 million\n\n03-06-18-28-43\n\n(three, six, eighteen, twenty-eight, forty-three)\n\nEstimated jackpot: $134,000\n\n7-1-2, Lucky Sum: 10\n\n(seven, one, two; Lucky Sum: ten)\n\n8-4-5, Lucky Sum: 17\n\n(eight, four, five; Lucky Sum: seventeen)\n\n8-1-2-3, Lucky Sum: 14\n\n(eight, one, two, three; Lucky Sum: fourteen)\n\n7-5-6-0, Lucky Sum: 18\n\n(seven, five, six, zero; Lucky Sum: eighteen)\n\n06-07-20-37-42-48, Kicker: 1-5-7-5-5-5\n\n(six, seven, twenty, thirty-seven, forty-two, forty-eight; Kicker: one, five, seven, five, five, five)\n\nEstimated jackpot: $7.7 million\n\n9-3-3\n\n(nine, three, three)\n\n3-4-2\n\n(three, four, two)\n\n5-1-9-0\n\n(five, one, nine, zero)\n\n1-3-7-3\n\n(one, three, seven, three)\n\n7-9-7-4-6\n\n(seven, nine, seven, four, six)\n\n4-4-5-3-0\n\n(four, four, five, three, zero)\n\n06-15-30-34-38\n\n(six, fifteen, thirty, thirty-four, thirty-eight)\n\nEstimated jackpot: $100,000\n\n03-07-12-13-24\n\n(three, seven, twelve, thirteen, twenty-four)\n\n1-8-1\n\n(one, eight, one)\n\n03-08-12-15-FREE-17-22-26-30\n\n(three, eight, twelve, fifteen, FREE, seventeen, twenty-two, twenty-six, thirty)\n\nEstimated jackpot: $45,000\n\n01-02-26-32-44-45\n\n(one, two, twenty-six, thirty-two, forty-four, forty-five)\n\nEstimated jackpot: $8.1 million\n\n5-4-7-8\n\n(five, four, seven, eight)\n\n9-1-7-0\n\n(nine, one, seven, zero)\n\n9-5-8-6\n\n(nine, five, eight, six)\n\n3-5-3-4\n\n(three, five, three, four)\n\n10-53-66-76\n\n(ten, fifty-three, sixty-six, seventy-six)\n\n08-18-22-29-35\n\n(eight, eighteen, twenty-two, twenty-nine, thirty-five)\n\nEstimated jackpot: $125,000\n\n03-06-12-24-28-39\n\n(three, six, twelve, twenty-four, twenty-eight, thirty-nine)\n\nEstimated jackpot: $770,000\n\n2-4, Wild: 3\n\n(two, four; Wild: three)\n\n1-7, Wild: 3\n\n(one, seven; Wild: three)\n\n8-5-9, Wild: 3\n\n(eight, five, nine; Wild: three)\n\n4-5-4, Wild: 3\n\n(four, five, four; Wild: three)\n\n1-3-8-8, Wild: 3\n\n(one, three, eight, eight; Wild: three)\n\n5-5-7-8, Wild: 3\n\n(five, five, seven, eight; Wild: three)\n\n6-9-0-9-9, Wild: 3\n\n(six, nine, zero, nine, nine; Wild: three)\n\n4-8-3-0-9, Wild: 3\n\n(four, eight, three, zero, nine; Wild: three)\n\n08-11-14-19-24\n\n(eight, eleven, fourteen, nineteen, twenty-four)\n\nEstimated jackpot: $107,000\n\n3-5-6-3\n\n(three, five, six, three)\n\n7-4-2-4\n\n(seven, four, two, four)\n\n14-16-33-37-38, Power-Up: 3\n\n(fourteen, sixteen, thirty-three, thirty-seven, thirty-eight; Power, Up: three)\n\n2-5-6\n\n(two, five, six)\n\n9-0-9\n\n(nine, zero, nine)\n\n3-3-6-4\n\n(three, three, six, four)\n\n2-9-1-5\n\n(two, nine, one, five)\n\n04-09-14-19-25\n\n(four, nine, fourteen, nineteen, twenty-five)\n\nEstimated jackpot: $20,000\n\n2-5-0, Lucky Sum: 7\n\n(two, five, zero; Lucky Sum: seven)\n\n6-3-8, Lucky Sum: 17\n\n(six, three, eight; Lucky Sum: seventeen)\n\n4-2-5, Lucky Sum: 11\n\n(four, two, five; Lucky Sum: eleven)\n\n9-5-8-5, Lucky Sum: 27\n\n(nine, five, eight, five; Lucky Sum: twenty-seven)\n\n4-2-2-1, Lucky Sum: 9\n\n(four, two, two, one; Lucky Sum: nine)\n\n7-6-6-8, Lucky Sum: 27\n\n(seven, six, six, eight; Lucky Sum: twenty-seven)\n\n05-11-12-22-23, Bonus: 3\n\n(five, eleven, twelve, twenty-two, twenty-three; Bonus: three)\n\nEstimated jackpot: $520,000\n\n01-03-05-06-07-08-10-14-15-19-20-24\n\n(one, three, five, six, seven, eight, ten, fourteen, fifteen, nineteen, twenty, twenty-four)\n\n01-02-03-06-11-13-14-15-18-19-21-24\n\n(one, two, three, six, eleven, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, eighteen, nineteen, twenty-one, twenty-four)\n\n01-03-05-10-11-15-16-17-18-20-21-23\n\n(one, three, five, ten, eleven, fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, eighteen, twenty, twenty-one, twenty-three)\n\n01-03-05-07-08-09-10-12-13-16-19-22\n\n(one, three, five, seven, eight, nine, ten, twelve, thirteen, sixteen, nineteen, twenty-two)\n\n01-07-09-20-24\n\n(one, seven, nine, twenty, twenty-four)\n\n6-4-2-8, FIREBALL: 6\n\n(six, four, two, eight; FIREBALL: six)\n\n5-4-7-3, FIREBALL: 3\n\n(five, four, seven, three; FIREBALL: three)\n\n0-3-0-4, FIREBALL: 6\n\n(zero, three, zero, four; FIREBALL: six)\n\n0-7-9-9, FIREBALL:\n\n(zero, seven, nine, nine; FIREBALL: zero)\n\n03-04-13-19-35-37\n\n(three, four, thirteen, nineteen, thirty-five, thirty-seven)\n\nEstimated jackpot: $15.5 million\n\n1-5-8, FIREBALL: 4\n\n(one, five, eight; FIREBALL: four)\n\n4-8-4, FIREBALL: 7\n\n(four, eight, four; FIREBALL: seven)\n\n2-5-5, FIREBALL: 4\n\n(two, five, five; FIREBALL: four)\n\n6-1-4, FIREBALL: 8\n\n(six, one, four; FIREBALL: eight)\n\n03-10-11-24-32-33, Bonus: 37\n\n(three, ten, eleven, twenty-four, thirty-two, thirty-three; Bonus: thirty-seven)\n\n18-26-28-31-32\n\n(eighteen, twenty-six, twenty-eight, thirty-one, thirty-two)\n\n02-14-23-25-26\n\n(two, fourteen, twenty-three, twenty-five, twenty-six)\n\n6-5-0\n\n(six, five, zero)\n\n8-2-6\n\n(eight, two, six)\n\n5-8-3-4\n\n(five, eight, three, four)\n\n3-4-6-6\n\n(three, four, six, six)\n\n7-7-3\n\n(seven, seven, three)\n\n12-16-24-30-38\n\n(twelve, sixteen, twenty-four, thirty, thirty-eight)\n\nEstimated jackpot: $290,000\n\n03-04-08-15-16-17-18-19-20-21-22-23-31-50-61-63-65-66-75-80\n\n(three, four, eight, fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, eighteen, nineteen, twenty, twenty-one, twenty-two, twenty-three, thirty-one, fifty, sixty-one, sixty-three, sixty-five, sixty-six, seventy-five, eighty)\n\n15-17-18-32-34-43\n\n(fifteen, seventeen, eighteen, thirty-two, thirty-four, forty-three)\n\nEstimated jackpot: $2 million\n\n02-04-13-24\n\n(two, four, thirteen, twenty-four)\n\n4-7-9\n\n(four, seven, nine)\n\n3-4-5-7\n\n(three, four, five, seven)\n\n01-02-04-05-10-14-15-16-18-19-22\n\n(one, two, four, five, ten, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, eighteen, nineteen, twenty-two)\n\n07-09-29-32-39-47\n\n(seven, nine, twenty-nine, thirty-two, thirty-nine, forty-seven)\n\nEstimated jackpot: $7.7 million\n\n02-25-31-34-35-36, Doubler: N\n\n(two, twenty-five, thirty-one, thirty-four, thirty-five, thirty-six; Doubler: N)\n\n09-16-18-22-27\n\n(nine, sixteen, eighteen, twenty-two, twenty-seven)\n\nEstimated jackpot: $51,000\n\n1-3-3\n\n(one, three, three)\n\n6-9-4-3\n\n(six, nine, four, three)\n\nCopyright 2020 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.", "Lisa lost her father in May 2019 (Picture: Rex/@lisaarmstrong)\n\nLisa Armstrong has shared an emotional tribute to her late father Derek, revealing the tattoo she got inked in his honour.\n\nThe makeup artist, who was previously married to Ant McPartlin, lost her father back in May 2019 to cancer.\n\nSharing a snap of her dad, she wrote: ‘Always with me and forever in my heart….. #dad #RIP #Theydaythefirstisthehardest #hurls #ohana.’\n\nThe 43-year-old also shared a photo of her tattoo, which reads ‘Ohana’ (Hawaiian for ‘family’).\n\nHer friends sent supportive messages, with Alan Carr telling her: ‘Aww bless you! Stay strong,’ while Strictly’s Katya Jones commented heart emojis.\n\nLisa has been in the midst of a divorce from her ex-husband Ant, with it recently being claimed that she would be ‘crushed’ if he proposes to his girlfriend Anne-Marie Corbett.\n\n‘Lisa feels as if every time something good happens right now Ant manages to ruin it,’ an insider told The Sun. ‘She is preparing herself for an announcement in the New Year that Ant and Anne Marie are engaged.\n\nThe tattoo means ‘family’ (Picture: @LisaArmstrong)\n\n‘She knows it’ll be crushing but she’s anticipating it which she hopes won’t be as much of a blow if it does.’\n\nAdvertisement\n\nAdvertisement\n\nThe make-up artist, 43, and I’m A Celebrity presenter, 44, divorced in October 2018 after 23 years together, with Ant moving on with his former assistant Anne-Marie shortly after announcing their split in early 2018.\n\nThe Geordie TV star now lives with Anne-Marie in a £6 million London pad with her two children and their dogs.\n\nThey officially divorced in October last year, but they’ve still in the process of dividing up their assets.\n\nAnt and Lisa were together for 23 years (Picture: Getty Images)\n\nHowever, Lisa’s not standing for any comments from trolls about their situation.\n\nThe make-up artist responded to a fan’s tweet which read: ‘How can 31 million, not be enough for you?! It’s enough for both me and my family put together for life. Just sayin’.\n\nLisa responded: ‘Don’t believe the lies #justsaying’.\n\nShe is said to have turned down a multi-million pound settlement offer from Ant to get their divorce finalised, in favour of having her day in court instead.\n\nGot a showbiz story? If you've got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the Metro.co.uk entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@metro.co.uk, calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page - we'd love to hear from you.\n\nMORE: Lisa Armstrong ‘will be crushed’ if ex-husband Ant McPartlin proposes to Anne-Marie Corbett at Christmas\n\nMORE: Strictly’s Lisa Armstrong seeks energy hit with Lucozade as she’s spotted on break", "15-Jan-2020 Intellasia | KoreaTimes | 6:02 AM\n\nSouth Korean leader hints at seeking exemption from US sanctions\n\nPresident Moon Jae-in said during a New Year press conference at Cheong Wa Dae, Tuesday, that he remains positive about the US-North Korea denuclearisation talks as the leaders of the two countries are still open for dialogue.\n\nThe South Korean leader also cited the need to apply for a partial exemption to UN sanctions for more engagement with North Korea and to move the US-North Korea negotiations forward.\n\nDespite the deadlock between Pyongyang and Washington, Moon stressed a positive outlook, defying the mounting concerns that the past two years of talks between the two foes in the Korean War will ultimately fail to end North Korea’s nuclear programmes.\n\n“Regarding the South-North or North Korea-US talks, it is neither time to be optimistic or pessimistic,” Moons said.\n\nHe acknowledged the controversy regarding US President Donald Trump’s birthday message to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. “When my national security adviser Chung Eui-yong visited the US for a Korea-US-Japan security meeting, President Trump called in Chung unannounced and asked him to deliver the birthday wishes. President Trump must have thought that this was not enough, so he also sent a letter to Kim,” Moon said.\n\n“I think this is a very positive development. It was a very good idea to stress the resolution for dialogue by sending the congratulatory message. Upon receiving the letter, North Korea also reiterated the close relationship between the two leaders and made it clear that it had not closed the door completely on dialogue, although it did attach a precondition that its demands must be met.”\n\n“At the time of the letter, the US was facing a lot of complex situations, including the conflict with Iran, and the fact Trump sent Kim a birthday message means that President Trump still regards North Korea as the most important issue on his diplomatic agenda.”\n\nThe President repeated his stance on promoting active engagement with North Korea this year, which was contained in his New Year address delivered last week. In this regard, the South Korean leader mentioned the need to ease some of the UN sanctions imposed on the reclusive regime.\n\n“I believe we can make efforts for exceptions from UN sanctions if necessary,” Moon said. “Rather than looking just at US-North Korea talks, we should do as much as we can to expand inter-Korean cooperation. This will also be helpful in promoting US-North Korea dialogue.”\n\nHe mentioned sports and tourism exchanges as well as starting cooperation at the inter-Korean border as some of the ways to expand inter-Korean cooperation within the boundaries of the sanctions.\n\nMoon called on the US to consider a different approach from its focus on sanctions. “The US needs to continuously seek new ideas, in close cooperation with South Korea, for a breakthrough in the US-North Korea talks,” the President said.\n\nHe showed a negative response to criticism that his recent call for expediting engagement with North Korea was being snubbed by Pyongyang. “In inter-Korean diplomacy, there is much more than what is actually visible.\n\n“Inter-Korean relations are facing difficulties as they coincide with the stalemate in the North-US dialogue, but I am pushing forward with an optimistic view that efforts to work together through dialogue are continuing and can produce good results.”\n\nKorea-US alliance\n\nConcerns have been rising about the health of Korea-US alliance due to complex bilateral issues, such as the defense cost-sharing negotiations and the U.S pressure on Korea to join its naval mission in the Strait of Hormuz. Moon sought to assuage these concerns by underlining that the Korea-US alliance remains “stronger than ever with close communication and cooperation.”\n\n“Close communication and cooperation have led to the improvement of inter-Korean relations and resulted in US-North Korea dialogue,” Moon added. “Looking back at 2017 at the height of the crisis on the Korean Peninsula following Pyongyang’s nuclear and missile tests, I had three summits with President Trump and talked on the phone with him seven times. Through these, we came to a decision to postpone a joint Korea-US military exercise to pave the way for North Korea’s participation in the PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games. After this, inter-Korean dialogue began, which led to the talks between North Korea and the US”\n\nCurrently, the biggest issue between Korea and the US is the Special Measures Agreement (SMA) negotiations to determine Korea’s share of costs for maintaining US troops here and the possible dispatch of a Korean naval unit to the Strait of Hormuz to joining a US-led mission.\n\n“Regarding the Hormuz question, there are complex factors to be considered. We need to think about our alliance with the US as well as our relations with Iran. We will take all of these into consideration as we look for a realistic solution.”\n\nOn the defense costs, Moon stressed the need for an “equitable share.” “This is the only way it will be approved by the people and the National Assembly,” he noted.\n\nhttps://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2020/01/356_281934.html\n\n\n\n\n\nCategory: Korea", "DETROIT – A homicide investigation started Wednesday after the body of a man was found just before noon.\n\nAccording to authorities, the body of a man in his 20s was found in the 9100 block of Monica Street, near the intersection of Livernois and Joy Road.\n\nPolice said the man had been shot.\n\nAnyone with information is asked to contact the Detroit Police Department at 313-596-2260.", "TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan's top military official was among eight people killed in an air force helicopter crash in mountainous terrain outside Taipei on Thursday, the defense ministry said. Five others survived.\n\nAs chief of the general staff, Gen. Shen Yi-ming was responsible for overseeing the self-governing island's defense against China, which threatens to use military force if necessary to annex what it considers part of its territory.\n\nThe helicopter was flying from Taipei to the northeastern city of Ilan for a New Year's activity when it crashed. The victims included other senior military officials and the two pilots.\n\nThe UH-60M Blackhawk with 13 people on board dropped from the radar screen 10 minutes after takeoff from Songshan air force base around 7:50 a.m., Taiwan's defense ministry said. It went down in the mountainous, heavily forested Wulai area southeast of the capital.\n\nShen, 63, had taken over as chief of the general staff in July after serving as commander of Taiwan’s air force, which is undergoing a substantial upgrade with the arrival of the most advanced version of the U.S. F-16V fighter.\n\nAlexander Huang, a strategic studies professor at Tamkang University in Taiwan who had known Shen for a decade, said he had stood out as a pilot and an officer.\n\n“He was very calm and very stable and unlike other army guys he was always smiling, so he got a specific leadership style that also made him a popular leader in the entire military,” Huang said.\n\nIt will likely be months before the cause of the crash is known, but the pilots appeared to have been highly experienced.\n\n“Of course, reasonable people would think in the direction of mechanical failure or maintenance problem, but without proof you can’t say anything,\" Huang said.\n\nA special government committee will look into the cause of the crash, a defense ministry statement said.\n\nTaiwan's military has operated Blackhawk helicopters for decades and completed a sale for another 60 UH-Ms from the U.S. for $3.1 billion i n 2010. The one that crashed was a model dedicated to search and rescue and had been delivered in 2018, according to the ministry.\n\nThe loss of Shen and other high-ranking officials will require a rapid reshuffle of positions, but should have minimal effect on Taiwan's Jan. 11 elections for president and lawmakers, said Andrew Yang, a former deputy defense minister who said Shen was highly respected throughout his career.\n\n“I don’t think the crash will have a strong impact over the elections but certainly it will affect the armed forces because so many senior officers passed away as a result of this crash,\" he said.\n\nThe ruling Democratic Progressive Party said in a statement on social media that all its public campaign events from now through Saturday would be cancelled.\n\n\"The loss of pillars of our country make us feel endless sorrow,\" the statement read.\n\nThe party has been strongly critical of China's attempts to increase economic, military and diplomatic pressure. Incumbent President Tsai Ing-wen appears on track to win a second term over her more pro-China opponent, Han Kuo-yu of the main opposition Nationalists.\n\nCopyright 2020 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed."], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "(CNN) Is it really New Year's Day without the Rose Parade?\n\nIn its 131st year, the parade unleashed a vibrant spectacle of flower-studded floats through Pasadena, California. There were horses, marching bands, live music and dancing in the streets and, of course, ornate works of art.\n\nHere are a few of the most colorful, festive floats of the 2020 Rose Parade. (The party's not over -- the Rose Bowl college football match-up starts at 5 p.m. on ESPN.)\n\nFantastic floats\n\nAmazon, Chipotle and Trader Joe's were among the 2020 parade participants. The most fantastic floats earned awards based on their design, presentation and entertainment value.", "pos": ["PASADENA, Calif. (KTLA) — The iconic Southern California New Year’s tradition — the Rose Parade — runs along a 5 1/2-mile route in Pasadena and this year includes 39 floral-decorated floats, 20 marching bands, 17 equestrians units, and of course the Royal Court and Rose Queen.\n\nPut on by the Tournament of Roses, the 131st Rose Parade begins at 8 a.m. PT Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020. This year marks the 73rd consecutive television broadcast of the Rose Parade on KTLA.\n\nThe theme for the 2020 parade is “The Power of Hope,” which the tournament says “celebrates the influence of optimism and hope.”\n\nThe three grand marshals are Olympic gymnast Laurie Hernandez, actress Gina Torres and prolific performer Rita Moreno.\n\nThe 102nd Rose Queen is Camille Kennedy of Pasadena, a senior at La Salle College Preparatory.\n\nKTLA’s hosts for the broadcast are Leeza Gibbons, Mark Steines and Micah Ohlman.\n\nIf you’re a particular fan of one of the marching bands in the parade, you can watch the “Band Cam” — a raw, unedited feed devoted to the bands — on KTLA’s Facebook page. The parade will be available to watch on demand on KTLA’s YouTube page."], "neg": ["In a time of crisis CatholicPhilly.com keeps the information flowing\n\nDuring the current coronavirus crisis, you can help CatholicPhilly.com deliver the kind of news people need to know about the Catholic Church, especially in the Philadelphia region, and the world in which we live ― every day.\n\nBudgets are tight at this time, and CatholicPhilly's is no different than those of most families. We make sure your donation in any amount will go a long way toward continuing our mission to inform, form in the Catholic faith and inspire the thousands of readers who visit every month.\n\nHere is how you can help:\n\nA $100 gift allows us to present award-winning photos of Catholic life in our neighborhoods.\n\nA $50 gift enables us to cover a news event in a local parish, school or Catholic institution.\n\nA $20 gift lets us obtain solid faith formation resources that can deepen your spirituality and knowledge of the faith.\n\nA small, automated monthly donation means you can support us continually and easily.\n\nWon't you consider making a gift today?\n\nPlease join in the church's vital mission of communications by offering a gift in whatever amount that you can ― a single gift of $40, $50, $100, or more, or a monthly donation. Your gift will strengthen the fabric of our entire Catholic community.\n\nMake your donation by credit card here:\n\nOr make your donation by check:\n\nCatholicPhilly.com\n\n222 N. 17th Street\n\nPhiladelphia, PA 19103", "The Flathead County Commission voted unanimously to declare a state of emergency on Wednesday in response to the coronavirus outbreak.\n\nAlthough there are no cases of the virus, also known as COVID-19, in Northwest Montana, local officials have been preparing for the possibility that someone will be diagnosed with it.\n\nLast week, the commission voted to appoint Flathead City-County Public Health Officer Hillary Hanson as incident commander for the county’s response to the virus that has sickened thousands across the country. This week, an incident management team, similar to what would respond to a wildfire, was set up at the Flathead County Office of Emergency Services.\n\nHanson requested the emergency declaration so that the county could access special funding from local, state and federal resources.\n\nGov. Steve Bullock announced a statewide emergency last week.\n\nIf people want more information about the impacts of coronavirus in Flathead County, they are encouraged to call a newly established information line at (406) 751-8188 or visit https://flatheadhealth.org/novel-coronavirus-covid-19/.", "Mitigating Threats To Bhutan’s Beloved National Animal - The Takin\n\nTakins are strictly protected under Schedule I of the Forests and Nature Conservation Act of Bhutan 1995.\n\n(Source: Deng Jianxin)\n\nBy Choki Wangmo | Kuensel\n\nHuman-induced changes are threatening the habitats of Bhutan’s national animal - the takin (Budorcas taxicolor whitei).\n\nAccording to the first national report on takin by the forest department, linear infrastructure such as the expansion of road and transmission lines as well as improper land-use planning were found to hinder wildlife movement and disturb prime habitats of the species,\n\nThe infrastructure developments, if left unchecked, could cause unforeseeable risks to their habitats.\n\nLegend of the takin\n\nThere is an interesting myth behind the creation of the Takin, which contributed to its religious significance and adoption as Bhutan’s national animal.\n\nSource: Youtube/Bong Travel o Explore\n\nLegend has it that in the 15th century, when Lam Drukpa Kunley (also referred to as ‘The Divine Madman’), arrived in Bhutan from Tibet, he delivered religious teachings to the people, whereupon they requested him to conjure up a miracle.\n\nLam Drukpa Kunley agreed, on the condition that he would be fed a massive lunch – a whole cow and a whole goat, which the people dutifully brought.\n\nThe Tibetan saint devoured the flesh of both the animals and left out the bones. Thereafter, he fixed the head of the goat onto the body of the cow and with a snap of his fingers uttered a mantra.\n\nThe animal sprang to life instantly and started grazing in the meadows. Lam Drukpa Kunley then named it the ‘Dong Gyem Tsey’ (Takin).\n\nWhere are takins found?\n\nThe takin found in Bhutan is actually one out of four sub-species. It is a large bovid ungulate found along the warm broad-leaved forests throughout the alpine region (between the altitudinal range of 1,200m in warm broadleaved forests to 5,374m in northern Bhutan).\n\nBhutan’s takin migrates from alpine valleys to lower forests in autumn and return to the summer habitats in early spring.\n\nThe species has been reportedly seen in Xizang, China and Sikkim, as well as Arunachal Pradesh in India. Its population is estimated to be between 500-700 individuals.\n\nTakins are found in steep forests extending to the timberline and mountain valleys in the Eastern Himalayas as well as the adjoining mountain ranges of Bhutan, India, Myanmar, and China.\n\nMap: Research Gate/Tiger Sangay & Karl Vernes (Dec 2016)\n\nThe animal is mostly found in the Jigme Dorji National Park and Wangchuck Centennial National Park. However, the takin can also be seen roaming in the forest divisions of Bhutan’s districts of Paro, Thimphu, and Wangdue.\n\nThe report also stated that the winter habitats of the takin were highly vulnerable to anthropogenic pressure due to its closer proximity to human settlements.\n\n“Building roads closer to or within the takin habitats will not only alter the animal behaviour but will also fragment the habitats.”\n\nRecommended solutions to mitigate negative impact of development on takins\n\nTo deter negative impact within their habitats, the study recommended that the government should focus on maintaining the existing farm roads rather than building new roads.\n\n“If a new construction is required, it should be cost-effective and environmentally less damaging.”\n\nThe current method of ‘cut-fill’ construction involved high costs and is not environmentally friendly.\n\nExperts documented the indirect impact of such developments on wildlife such as: physical barrier for movement and dispersal as well as the displacement and change in habits.\n\nTakins generally prefer continuous gentle terrain and an undisturbed habitat for foraging, finding mates and for their long-term sustenance.\n\nTherefore, low-altitude forested habitats outside protected areas should be incorporated into the takin management plan. These forests should also be protected as takin habitats, according to the report.\n\nThreats to the existence of takins in Bhutan\n\nAs takins live in remote areas, far away from high-density human settlements, it increases poaching risk.\n\nMoreover, they are also susceptible to snaring, illegal trapping and disturbance from feral dogs.\n\nThe population of takins is found to be decreasing. This is attributed to threats from deforestation, habitat fragmentation, hunting, zoonotic disease transmission, and competition for food from domestic livestock.\n\nSteps have been taken to conserve the species. Bhutan's takin was declared the national animal of Bhutan in 1985 and is strictly protected under Schedule I of the Forests and Nature Conservation Act of Bhutan 1995.\n\nIn addition, the takin has also been categorised as ‘vulnerable’ in the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) Red List.\n\nThis article first appeared in Kuensel and has been edited for Daily Bhutan.", "Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are promoting the work of a journalist-run Instagram account that focuses on positive news stories globally as part of their work into the New Year.\n\nThe Duke and Duchess of Sussex will 'shine a spotlight' on the @goodnews_movement as they choose a different Instagram account each month to remind followers of 'all the good that is happening in the world.'\n\nIt comes just one day after Harry, 35, and Meghan, 38, shared an unseen picture of baby Archie in a highlight reel of their top moments of 2019.\n\nTheir latest post on their official lnstagram account read: 'Happy New Year! For 2020 we will be continuing our tradition of highlighting accounts that inspire, and that remind us of all the good that is happening in the world.\n\nHarry and Meghan with their baby son Archie meeting Archbishop Desmond Tutu during their trip to South Africa\n\nThe Duke and Duchess of Sussex will 'shine a spotlight' on the @goodnews_movement as they choose a different Instagram account each month to remind followers of 'all the good that is happening in the world.' They made the announcement on their Instagram account\n\n'However, this time we will be focusing on just one account each month. For January, we would like to shine a spotlight on @goodnews_movement.\n\n'This journalist run-page covers and celebrates acts of kindness and good news in our global community. We hope it brings you joy!'\n\nWho is the Instagram account's founder Michelle Figueroa? Michelle Figueroa is Boston correspondent for CNN's Spanish-speaking news service, CNNEE. She also contributes to a number of other outlets, including CNN, AJ+, Discovery, PBS and the New York Post. Figueroa speaks three languages, English, Spanish and Portuguese, and lists her skills as 'finding unique and sometimes untold stories'. Advertisement\n\nThe goodnews_movement, which has 189,000 followers, describes itself as a journalist-run page for 'good news only' which celebrates community heroes and acts of kindness across the globe.\n\nThe page was founded by Michelle Figueroa, the Boston correspondent for CNN's Spanish-speaking news service.\n\nRecent stories that it covers include plans by Greyhound to give homeless, young people free tickets to return home or to a safe place, as well as other stories about donations given to refuge shelters over the Christmas period.\n\nThe Duke and Duchess rang in the New Year by hitting a staggering 10 million followers. Their Royal account broke a Guinness World Record when launching on April 2 last year.\n\nIt became the fastest Instagram profile to reach one million followers in less than six hours.\n\nThis was later beaten by Friends star Jennifer Aniston who gained a million followers in five hours and 45 minutes, upon joining the site in October.\n\nAnd the most recent picture of Harry, standing by a lake in what is thought to be their Canadian hideaway on Vancouver Island, as he smiles at a beaming Archie, has been viewed over 3.4 million times since it was posted on New Years Eve.\n\nSharing the post, which racked up over 260,000 likes in half an hour, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex wrote: '2019 in review. Wishing you all a very Happy New Year and thanking you for your continued support!\n\nPrince Harry and Meghan Markle have shared an unseen picture of baby Archie in a highlight reel of their top moments of 2019. The first picture shows Prince Harry standing by a lake in an unknown location, which could be Canada, as he smiles at a beaming Archie\n\nBaby Archie was front and centre in the duke and duchess' Christmas card this year, pictured\n\nThe goodnews_movement, which has 189,000 followers, describes itself as a journalist-run page for 'good news only' which celebrates community heroes and acts of kindness\n\n'We've loved meeting so many of you from around the world and can't wait to meet many more of you next year. We hope 2020 brings each of you health and continued happiness. - The Duke and Duchess of Sussex.'\n\nThey added: 'Special thanks to Chris Martin and Coldplay for allowing us to use one of their songs'.\n\nElsewhere a throwback to the 8th May shows Meghan and Harry introducing little Archie to the world at Windsor Palace.\n\nThe video offers some retrospective of the Sussexes' busy year. A picture shows the Duchess of Sussex during her pregnancy at the National Theater, on January 30, 2019.\n\nThe Instagram page founded by Michelle Figueroa, the Boston correspondent for CNN's Spanish-speaking news service\n\nIn another snap, Harry proudly stands next to Sir David Attenborough, his brother William, 37 and Prince Charles, 71, at a screening at the Natural History Museum in London for the world premiere of his new Netflix series 'Our Planet'.\n\nThe video fondly looks back on several of Harry and Meghan's joint engagements as expecting parents, like their Morocco visit in February, where they met with local children.\n\nPrince Harry and Meghan Markle spent their first Christmas with baby Archie in a $14.1 million waterfront mansion owned by a mystery multi-millionaire, DailyMail.com revealed last week.\n\nThe royal family and the Duchess of Sussex's mother Doria Ragland enjoyed time in one of the most idyllic spots on Vancouver Island.\n\nTheir presence in Canada had been confirmed before Christmas by prime minster Justin Trudeau.\n\nThe eight-bedroom gated estate on Vancouver Island, Canada, boasts two beaches and views across the peninsula from the four acre property.\n\nHarry and Meghan's presence in North Saanich was first revealed by local restaurateur Pierre Koffel and his wife Bev, who reportedly turned away the royal couple from their high-end restaurant because of their intense security requirements.\n\nPrince Harry and Meghan Markle are promoting the work of a journalist-run Instagram account that focuses on positive news stories globally as part of their work into the New Year\n\nKoffel says he was merely visited by the royals' security team and didn't decline their reservations – but has still faced a backlash with 'hundreds' of emails and 'dozens' of phone calls from Harry and Meghan fans berating him for denying their favorite royals their Christmas dinner.\n\nThe chef and co-owner of the Deep Cove Chalet in North Saanich told DailyMail.com that he and his wife were tricked into revealing the royals' secret getaway, and have now received 'hundreds of emails, tens of phonecalls' accusing he and his wife of being 'terrible people'.\n\nThe restaurateur's wife, Bev, told the Vancouver Sun on Christmas Eve that they had been visited by Harry and Meghan's security detail, casing their restaurant for a potential dinner spot for the couple.\n\nThe royals have had an action-packed year, with the high point being the arrival of baby Archie on May 6 weighing 7lb 3oz.\n\nTwo days later baby Archie was introduced to the world at a photocall in the Castle's St George's Hall, with Meghan declaring: 'It's magic, it's pretty amazing. I have the two best guys in the world so I'm really happy.'\n\nKeen to give him a normal life, Harry and Meghan chose not to use the courtesy title Earl Dumbarton or style him Lord Archie Mountbatten-Windsor, making a personal decision he should be a plain Master.\n\nJust months before Archie's arrival, Harry and Meghan undertook an official royal tour of Morocco in February.\n\nFollowing his birth in the spring, the couple kept a relatively low profile over the summer, engaging in various charity visits.\n\nInside Archie's first Christmas: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle treated their 'confident, social butterfly' son to 'books, building blocks and a ball pit', source claims\n\nBy Jessica Green for MailOnline\n\nThe Duke and Duchess of Sussex treated their son Archie Mountbatten-Windsor to 'books, building blocks and a ball pit' for Christmas, according to a royal source.\n\nMeghan Markle, 38, and Prince Harry, 35, reportedly 'couldn't help' but spoil the seven-month-old for his first festive big day.\n\nSpeaking to Us Weekly, the source also gave an update on the little one's budding personality, revealing Archie looks set to be a 'confident social butterfly'.\n\nThe Sussexes are currently enjoying their festive break in Canada, alongside Meghan's mother Doria Ragland.\n\nThe Duke and Duchess of Sussex (pictured in October with their son) treated Archie Mountbatten-Windsor to 'books, building blocks and a ball pit' for Christmas, a source claims\n\nRevealing details of the family's first Christmas, the insider claimed: 'Archie is Meghan and Harry’s world, and they can’t help [it].\n\n'For Christmas, they bought him books, building blocks, a baby ball pit. It’s not all about extravagant gifts for them.'\n\nThey added: 'You can tell Archie’s going to be a confident social butterfly. He loves being entertained and interacting with people.\n\n'Some children get shy or nervous around new people, but not Archie. He’ll go to anyone without kicking up a fuss!'\n\nHarry and Meghan spent their first Christmas with baby Archie in a $14.1 million waterfront mansion owned by a mystery multi-millionaire, DailyMail.com revealed last week.\n\nThe royal family and the Duchess of Sussex's mother Doria Ragland enjoyed time in one of the most idyllic spots on Vancouver Island.\n\nTheir presence in Canada had been confirmed before Christmas by prime minster Justin Trudeau.\n\nThe royals have had an action-packed year, with the high point being the arrival of baby Archie on May 6 weighing 7lb 3oz. Pictured: The family in South Africa in October this year\n\nThe eight-bedroom gated estate on Vancouver Island, Canada, boasts two beaches and views across the peninsula from the four acre property.\n\nHarry and Meghan's presence in North Saanich was first revealed by local restaurateur Pierre Koffel and his wife Bev, who reportedly turned away the royal couple from their high-end restaurant because of their intense security requirements.\n\nKoffel says he was merely visited by the royals' security team and didn't decline their reservations – but has still faced a backlash with 'hundreds' of emails and 'dozens' of phone calls from Harry and Meghan fans berating him for denying their favorite royals their Christmas dinner.\n\nThe chef and co-owner of the Deep Cove Chalet in North Saanich told DailyMail.com that he and his wife were tricked into revealing the royals' secret getaway, and have now received 'hundreds of emails, tens of phonecalls' accusing he and his wife of being 'terrible people'.\n\nThe restaurateur's wife, Bev, told the Vancouver Sun on Christmas Eve that they had been visited by Harry and Meghan's security detail, casing their restaurant for a potential dinner spot for the couple.\n\nThe royals have had an action-packed year, with the high point being the arrival of baby Archie on May 6 weighing 7lb 3oz.\n\nTwo days later baby Archie was introduced to the world at a photocall in the Castle's St George's Hall, with Meghan declaring: 'It's magic, it's pretty amazing. I have the two best guys in the world so I'm really happy.'\n\nKeen to give him a normal life, Harry and Meghan chose not to use the courtesy title Earl Dumbarton or style him Lord Archie Mountbatten-Windsor, making a personal decision he should be a plain Master.", "We noticed you’re blocking ads!\n\nKeep supporting great journalism by turning off your ad blocker. Or purchase a subscription for unlimited access to real news you can count on."], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "The world saw a different side of Pope Francis on New Year’s Eve after the pontiff tore himself free from a woman who had grabbed his hand and pulled him toward her.\n\nA woman seeking the Pope’s blessing on New Year’s Eve instead ended up enraging the pontiff after grabbing his arm to get his attention. A video of the altercation shows Francis walking through Vatican City as he greeted pilgrims. After reaching out to touch a child, a nearby woman seized his hand, jerking the religious leader around – a yank that appeared to cause him pain.\n\nPope Francis repeatedly SLAPS woman’s hand after she YANKS him toward herDETAILS: https://t.co/V6taO9Jc9vpic.twitter.com/Iw7KrEdyuz — RT (@RT_com) 1 января 2020 г.\n\nAfter slapping her hand several times, the Pope freed himself of her grip. The usually serene Francis scowled as he walked away.\n\nAccording to reports, the Pope later acknowledged that he had “lost patience” with the admiring pilgrim.\n\nFrancis has a history of repelling unwanted contact. In March, he was criticized for refusing to allow members of the faithful to kiss his papal ring during a visit to an Italian shrine.\n\nLike this story? Share it with a friend!", "pos": ["Pope Francis was walking through the square in Vatican City and greeting pilgrims on his way to see the large Nativity scene set up in the huge, cobbled esplanade.\n\nAfter reaching out to touch a child, the pope turned away from the crowd only for a nearby woman to seize his hand and pull her towards him. The abrupt gesture appeared to cause him pain and Francis swiftly wrenched his hand free.\n\nThe woman had made the sign of the cross as the pope had approached. It was not clear what she was saying as she subsequently tugged him towards her."], "neg": ["KENT COUNTY, Mich. (WXMI/CNN) - Thursday was adoption day for a Michigan boy, but it was not just him and his new family celebrating. The child had his entire class cheering them on.\n\nBoy brings classmates to adoption ceremony (Source: CNN)\n\nThere is no doubt that 5-year-old Michael Orlando Clark Jr. will never forget this day. He was dressed to the nines and so excited he could hardly sit still as his adoption was just moments from being finalized.\n\nMichael wanted everyone to see it, so he invited his entire kindergarten class who waved hearts and cheered him on during the ceremony.\n\nAfter fostering for about a year, his parents Andrea Melvin and David Eaton knew they had found the right fit for their family.\n\n“He brings us a lot of joy. He's just so full of energy and so full of love. It's just been great for everybody,” said Melvin.\n\nThere was no shortage of love all around them in the courtroom.\n\n\"It is a great tribute to Michael that he had so many of his classmates here and so many said he was their best friend too,” Michigan Supreme Court Justice Stephen Markman said.\n\n\"Never have I experienced that before, and it was loads of fun. The kids were into it and supporting their best friend, and the family of Michael,” said Judge Patricia Gardner.\n\nMichael already has everything he wants this holiday season:\n\n“Giving a kid a permanent home, a forever family, is just the best gift you can give anybody,” said Melvin.\n\n“We've been really fortunate and just hopefully other families get to enjoy similar moments,” said Eaton.\n\nThirty-six kids were also adopted Thursday as part of the 23rd annual adoption day in Kent County.\n\nCopyright 2019 WXMI via CNN. All rights reserved.", "South Korea’s Celltrion, which has been building a massive biologics site in Songdo, has decided it is time to build some operations next door in China.\n\nThe biosimilar maker intends to build in China a plant capable of producing 120,000 liters so it can cash in on that market, Chairman Seo Jung-jin announced at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco, the Yonhap News Agency reports.\n\nRELATED: Celltrion and Samsung duel shaping up as both pledge billions of dollars to biologics\n\n“We are in the final stage of signing a contract with the Chinese government. We will soon announce details of the plant,\" Seo said Wednesday during the annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference.\n\nRELATED: Roche’s patent cliff just got steeper as FDA approves Celltrion’s Rituxan biosimilar Truxima\n\nThe company is conducting a Phase III trial of its biosimilar of Jansen’s Remicade in China. Celltrion also has biosimilars of Rituxan and Herceptin approved in other markets that it might take to the world’s second-largest drug market.\n\nWhile short on details, Seo last year said the South Korea company intended to lay out $33.6 billion on its pharma business over the next decade. It intends to invest in its biologics operations, ingredient business, as well as artificial intelligence to create an e-commerce market for its drugs.", "Prince William is kick-starting 2020 with a new drive to dispel the current pessimism around the environment, and replace it with fresh optimism and action.\n\nDrawing inspiration from the concept of Moonshots, which since the moon landing in 1969 has become shorthand for the most ambitious and ground-breaking goals, Prince William announces The Earthshot Prize: an ambitious set of challenges initiating global, cross-sector action to repair the planet.\n\nIn what is set to be a ‘super year’ for the environment with crucial summits including the Convention on Biodiversity in China and the COP26 Climate Change Conference in the UK, Prince William will team up with global partners on a decade-long project that reaches every corner of the earth.\n\nThe new initiative, which has been under development for over a year, will refocus global attention on finding answers to the biggest issues currently facing the planet including: climate and energy, nature and biodiversity, oceans, air pollution and fresh water.\n\nThe Prize will encourage people to do more, to find new solutions that work on every level, which will have a positive effect on environmental change and improve living standards globally, particularly for communities who are most at risk from climate change.\n\nBy awarding innovation and transformational change, the Prize aims to inspire collaborative projects that would not otherwise have been pursued, sparking a global movement that encourages governments, businesses and communities to prioritise environmental issues.\n\nA set of unique challenges, rooted in science, will aim to generate new ways of thinking, as well as new technologies, systems, policies and solutions.\n\nJust as the Moonshot that John F. Kennedy proposed in the 1960s catalysed new technology such as the MRI scanner and satellite dishes, the Earthshots aim to launch their own tidal wave of ambition and innovation.\n\nCrucially, the Earthshots aim to reward progress across all sectors of industry and society, not just technology. The Prize could be awarded to a wide range of individuals, teams or collaborations – scientists, activists, economists, leaders, governments, banks, businesses, cities, and countries – anyone who is making a substantial development or outstanding contribution to solving these environmental challenges.\n\nIn addition to a significant financial award, winners will receive large-scale public recognition for their work that will aim to inspire business and government collaboration and scaling.\n\nWith plans to formally launch the project later this year, intense work is already underway on this multi-million pound project.\n\nThe Earthshot challenges will be announced in special events around the globe and an annual awards ceremony will take place in different cities across the world each year between 2021 and 2030.\n\nPrince William said: “The earth is at a tipping point and we face a stark choice: either we continue as we are and irreparably damage our planet or we remember our unique power as human beings and our continual ability to lead, innovate and problem-solve. Remember the awe inspiring civilisations that we have built, the life-saving technology we have created, the fact that we have put a man on the moon. People can achieve great things. The next ten years present us with one of our greatest tests – a decade of action to repair the Earth.”", "1 Dead, 2 Injured in Downtown Minneapolis Fight and Stabbing\n\nJennifer Lewerenz | Dec 30, 2019 AT 11:40 am\n\nClick to Enlarge Photo: Jennifer Lewerenz KNSI News\n\n(AP) - An altercation in downtown Minneapolis has left one man dead and two other people with injuries.\n\nPolice say a fight between two men resulted in one of them stabbing the other Sunday morning.\n\nThe man who was stabbed got in an SUV and intentionally ran over the other man accused of inflicting his injuries, according to investigators.\n\nThe two men, in their 40s, along with another person in the vehicle were taken to Hennepin County Medical Center. Authorities say the man hit by the SUV later died at the hospital.\n\nThe condition of the other man improved and he was arrested on suspicion of murder. The third person injured suffered minor injuries that appeared to be crash related.\n\nCopyright 2019 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed\n\n\n\nPosted By Jennifer Lewerenz News Director Jennifer is a twin cities native, spending the entire 20 plus years of her radio career in Minnesota. She and her husband enjoy cooking, fishing, laughing, sports and traveling.", "Trophies tarnish and memories fade with the years. As days become decades and weeks become generations, names on banners and numbers hanging high in arenas become more “who was that?” than “remember when?” Life on this planet is full of arrivals and departures, comings and goings. That’s simply how things go. And the recollections of those remarkable runs and civic moments of pride gradually fall victim to the ages.\n\nBut images. Pictures. Photographs. Those can tell more in a single frame than even the most gifted wordsmith can in thousands of words. This is especially true for the year that was in Memphis for their Grizzlies.\n\nThe year 2019 was one of change for the Memphis Grizzlies. The final goodbye to a bygone era and the beginnings of building what is next to come made the past 364 days feel quite consequential. Departures of Chris Wallace, Marc Gasol, Mike Conley, and others while the arrivals of Zachary Kleiman (ok, he was already, but the arrival of more opportunity), Ja Morant, Brandon Clarke, and others have led us to a very different place at the end of December than we were at the beginning of this past January.\n\nThere are many new faces, and still a lot of uncertainty about who exactly will be in Memphis for the long run. There are some things around the Grizzlies that has been absent for some time. There’s a lack of connection that comes with the present levels of unfamiliarity...but there’s also hope.\n\nThere are losses, but there is direction.\n\nThere was sadness, but now there’s joy.\n\nIt shows in the following images. Portraits of faith in something fresh and fun being built by hard work and a little bit of luck. Profiles in hope that the turning page and long list of exits will result in Memphis entering the dawn of a new, better age. Portrayals of love between those that already know each other like brothers, and those that likely eventually will.\n\nBecause this city, this community has proven this past decade that it doesn’t have to simply be just basketball. It can be so much more. It has in Memphis. And in time, it will again for the Grizzlies.\n\nAn embrace of what once was\n\nYou were expecting someone else?\n\nThere’s a much more famous picture of Marc Gasol and Mike Conley hugging that you’ve almost certainly seen before. Both Marc and Mike are in the heat of battle roughly 10 days before the photo above was taken. Gasol lifts Conley up off the floor in a giant hug - one final moment of triumph together. It brings about all sorts of emotions that the photo above...doesn’t. Unbridled joy, pride, the raw competitiveness that Memphis fell in love with in the Grit and Grind Grizzlies that Marc and Mike were the last vestiges of.\n\nSo why this image, instead of the other “bear” hug?\n\nIn a word? Acceptance.\n\nWe all worked through the various stages of grief when Grit and Grind really died in 2017 (and you can probably argue even earlier than that) when Zach Randolph and Tony Allen departed Memphis. Depression, denial, anger, guilt...then, the desire to rebuild. By the time the photo above was taken, most everyone that has followed this team, at least for the past decade, has finally achieved that final stage of acceptance. Gasol and Conley alone were not enough - health, missteps in talent acquisition, and other issues along the way helped make that so, of course. But that doesn’t change the fact that it was, indeed, so. The time had come to move on.\n\nMarc Gasol didn’t dress for this game because he was in the throws of deep trade talks. He would depart Memphis just two days later for the Toronto Raptors, where a title run and eventual championship ring would await. Yet he still came and sat on the bench despite the awkwardness that comes with an impending departure, one that wasn’t necessarily asked for by the player directly but was still necessary on both ends of the transaction. He did so to, for one last time, be with his teammates. To bask in the glow of a loving Memphis fan base and city that sees him as one of their own.\n\nAnd to hug his brother Mike one last time on the FedExForum floor.\n\nOther long-term Grizzlies were also gone, like JaMychal Green. But Conley, who of course was traded to Utah and their Jazz later in the year, and Gasol were the headliners. The last two ties that bound the Grizzlies to their greatest era were gone. Their goodbye has helped lead to what was and is to come, almost like a parting gift. Two sons of Memphis departing via trades that have helped make a future that was once quite dark far less dreary while pursuing their own NBA Finals dreams.\n\nIt made saying goodbye with a smile and a hug, and not a sobbing collapse, a little easier to do.\n\nWith every goodbye...\n\nThe possibilities of what may be\n\nJaren Jackson Jr. is a Chris Wallace draft pick.\n\nWell, as much of one as he could be, given how the power structure of the Grizzlies front office changed through the 2018-2019 season.\n\nJackson Jr. went 4th overall in the 2018 NBA Draft and was booed on his draft night, largely because many still saw Memphis as a team trying to compete for playoff glory at that stage (including myself). If the current front office and philosophy of asset acquisition was in place at that time, the pick would have been more supported. So when Wallace departed - first with lesser responsibility as soon as the Gasol trade negotiations behind the scenes, and certainly by the time he was reassigned to scouting with the ascension of Zachary Kleiman - no one should have been happier than Jaren.\n\nBecause now he could be given the room necessary to grow free of expectations...and thanks to a little luck, the running mate to take on the brunt of the star factor for the future of the Memphis Grizzlies.\n\nThe 2019 NBA Draft Lottery brought the Grizzlies the 2nd overall pick, and eventually Ja Morant. And goodness does he shine brightly - he is explosive and electrifying in a way that no player has ever been in Memphis history. He attacks the game of basketball and oozes confidence, a swagger fitting of the city that he now calls home. He and Jaren can grow and learn the ways of NBA professionalism together, much like Marc Gasol and Mike Conley before them. They’ll hopefully be here forever - like Marc and Mike were and will be - and add another chapter to the story of Grizzlies basketball.\n\nAdd in the ability of Memphis to take advantage of the foolishness of 17 other NBA teams (New Orleans with Zion Williamson, Memphis with the aforementioned Morant, and the Knicks get a pass on RJ Barrett out of fairness to consistency on my end) to pass on Brandon Clarke’s unbelievable efficiency and ability to contribute at an extremely high level on both ends of the floor? Through the Gasol and Conley trades (a 2nd rounder from Mike’s move helped the Grizzlies move up to get Clarke), enough cap and pick capital was gained to make moves and take advantage of the luck that fell in the lap of Memphis. And now Clarke looks the part of a Draymond Green-level contributor, potentially, to the next great Grizzlies team.\n\nIn the place of Grit and Grind? A malleable unnamed era still at the beginnings of being shaped.\n\nA new personification of Memphis\n\nFolks are always in a rush to be first these days.\n\nChristening this new era of Grizzlies basketball is no different. Proclaiming a nickname here, defining a style of play there...it can be enough to make you heave. But where the previous greatest run of professional basketball in Memphis Grizzlies history was defined by four individuals - Marc Gasol, Mike Conley, Zach Randolph, and Tony Allen - the next one, while Jaren Jackson Jr. and other will play key parts, will be defined by one man.\n\nJa Morant. Because he embodies the very best of all four of them.\n\nHe understands the city like Marc Gasol did, largely because he, like Gasol, spent a lot of time in the south growing. Of course the path of Gasol - little brother of an NBA player, private school education, etc. - was a bit different from the beginnings of Morant. But Ja gets what connection a community like Memphis can make to basketball thanks to his upbringing in South Carolina. He knows how important it is to give back to those that invested in you as well as those in need. That will pay off in emotional investment and connection from Memphis for Morant, as it did for Gasol.\n\nJa is raw energy like Tony Allen was. The difference, though, is folks tuned in to see what the hell TA was going to do in a somewhat joking/morbid way at times. When it comes to Morant it’s wanting to see a moment live before it hits social media and the highlight reels. Another commonality is both are genuine. There’s not much fake about Tony Allen. He is who he is, and he wears it on his sleeve. From Spongebob shoes to his flashy style of play, Ja Morant is a chip off the Grit and Grind block.\n\nBesides the obvious point guard comparison, Ja Morant and Mike Conley share a charisma and willingness to take over key moments that only true leaders possess. To be in the final parts of a contest and want the ball in your hands is one thing. To be trusted by your teammates and coaches to do so, and to do the next right thing for your team is quite another. Mike Conley earned the moniker of “Captain” through playing through injury and aggressively embracing all that comes with being a leader. Early in his career, Ja looks more than able to be that guy for the Grizzlies.\n\nHe’s a personification of Memphis like Zach Randolph was, but in his own unique way. Sure, Morant missed the dunk above, but at the end of the day that’s not what matters. He was willing to try the damn thing. He’s not a big bodied bruiser like Zach. He perhaps should be a bit more careful with his mid-air antics. Where Zach was the bully of bullies, Ja is the unafraid fighter outpunching his weight class, not because he doesn’t know any better...\n\nHe just doesn’t give a shit. And Memphis loves it.\n\nHe competes at the highest level without fear. He sees your seven footer and tries to figure out how to out-leap him. Apply that literal attempt to the path ahead of the Grizzlies - forget the current standings and misguided postseason hopes. There will be difficult days ahead. Memphis is fortunate to have a young man out in front, with capable help beside him, to get the franchise to learn from both the good and the bad and move forward.\n\nPerhaps upward is more apt, to continue the dunking parallels. But this next year and decade of Grizzlies basketball, ironically, will have a lot of similarities to the previous and last. The more things change, the more they stay the same. Instead of a core four, though, the future will be defined by a humble, hard working young man with a flash for the remarkable and a feel for what makes basketball special in Memphis because he’s lived it.\n\nA hug, three smiles, and a leap. Seven words about three images that made all the difference to the 2019 Memphis Grizzlies. The ramifications of the actions that led to the men in those photographs coming to, and going from, the Bluff City will ring through the eras to come. These pictures tell more than the story of the year for the Memphis Grizzlies.\n\nThey remind us of what basketball is this city was, and is, and what it will be again.\n\nFollow @sbngrizzlies"], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "TORONTO -- Hospitals across the Greater Toronto Area welcomed the first babies of 2020 early Wednesday morning.\n\nA bouncing baby boy was born at exactly the stroke of midnight at Humber River Hospital in Toronto. Weighing a healthy 8.3 pounds, Amiir Deeq Mohammed could be seen Wednesday afternoon in his mother’s arms, swaddled in a knit blue blanket.\n\n“I’m very happy,” the boy’s father said. “I am excited to have this wonderful, special baby boy.”\n\nDeeq Mohammed Farah said that his son was due a couple of weeks ago, so the family was not expecting a new year’s baby.\n\n“When the baby came, at the right time, the attendants, nurses and doctors, they explained it really well. They said you hit the new year,” Farah said. “It was a great surprise,”\n\n“It’s a miracle boy.”\n\nTrillium Health Partners, a hospital system that serves certain areas of the GTA, said that their first baby of the year was delivered just 50 seconds after midnight on New Year’s Day at Credit Valley Hospital in Mississauga.\n\nThe little boy, named Aryan, weighed in at about eight pounds.\n\nSpeaking with CP24 on Wednesday morning, the baby’s mother said that, at the time, she had no idea Aryan was the first child born in Mississauga this year.\n\n“When the baby was delivered, everyone was so excited,” Anu Walia said. “We couldn’t be happier.”\n\n“Fifty seconds into the new year and we got this little precious gift,” Simran Walia said while holding his newborn son in his arms.\n\nAnu Walia’s delivery date was scheduled for Jan. 13 and she said that her family was already preparing for a 2020 baby—but those plans were put on hold when she went into labour early.\n\n“My maternity photoshoot, my baby shower, all the decorations, everything was planned around 2020, so when the labour hit yesterday, I was like, ‘oh my gosh all that is going to go to waste now,’” Anu Walia said. “But the baby actually helped us out and came after the new year.”\n\nOther hospitals ring in New Year with newborns\n\nMount Sinai Hospital in Toronto welcomed its first bundle of joy at 12:13 a.m. and Lakeridge Health in Oshawa announced their first baby was born at 12:34 a.m.\n\nAt North York General Hospital, Kert Lin was born at 5:51 a.m.\n\n\"Congrats to the family and happy birthday to all our New Years babies,\" the hospital said.", "pos": ["Toronto's first new baby of 2020 arrived just seconds after the stroke of midnight at Humber River Hospital.\n\nThe child, Amiir Deeq Mohammed, was successfully delivered at precisely 12:00 a.m. on New Year's Day. The hospital said he arrived almost instantly after the clock struck midnight.\n\n\"I'm very happy to have this miracle boy,\" said his father Deeq Mohameed Farah after welcoming the family's first-born child.\n\nAmiir's time of birth was listed as \"0000\" on a whiteboard in the family's hospital room.\n\nLittle Amiir barely edged his fellow 2020 baby Aryan Walia, who was born 50 seconds after midnight at Credit Valley Hospital in Mississauga.\n\nAnu Walia, left, and Simran Walia met little Aryan just 50 seconds after midnight. (Martin Trainor/CBC)\n\n\"We definitely weren't expecting the baby to come on New Year's Day,\" said mother Anu Walia. Her first child was due later in January, but made a surprise appearance a few weeks before schedule.\n\n\"Our whole world changed. Best New Year's ever,\" added Aryan's father Simran Walia.\n\nAccording to Statistics Canada, the country's most recent population estimate is 37,874,794."], "neg": ["Four people who were apparently using fentanyl in a Woodland Hills hotel room Tuesday morning were transported for hospital treatment, with one of them in grave condition, authorities said.\n\nFirefighters and paramedics were sent at 6:47 a.m. to the Extended Stay America hotel at 20205 Ventura Blvd., according to the Los Angeles Fire Department, which reported that the other three patients appeared to be in stable condition.\n\n\"It turned out to be a fentanyl overdose case and it's being handled by the fire department,\" said Los Angeles police Officer Drake Madison.\n\nThe fire department sent a hazardous materials team to the location to\n\nexamine the room, which was closed off.", "Mineral Insulated Cable Market 2020 Growing Rapidly with Modern Trends, Development, Size, Share, Revenue, Demand and Forecast to 2026 | Says Industry Research Biz\n\nPosted on Jan 2 2020 6:53 AM\n\n\"Mineral Insulated Cable Industry 2020 Global Market research report studies latest Mineral Insulated Cable industry aspects market size, share, trends, growth, business overview and Mineral Insulated Cable industry scenario during the forecast period (2020-2026). \"\n\nGlobal ' Mineral Insulated Cable Market 2020 Research report provides information regarding market size, share, trends, growth, cost structure, capacity, revenue and forecast 2026. This report also includes the overall and comprehensive study of the Mineral Insulated Cable Market with all its aspects influencing the growth of the market. This report is exhaustive quantitative analyses of the Mineral Insulated Cable industry and provides data for making strategies to increase market growth and effectiveness.\n\nGet a sample copy of the report at - https://www.industryresearch.biz/enquiry/request-sample/15002821\n\nThe Global Mineral Insulated Cable market 2020 research provides a basic overview of the industry including definitions, classifications, applications and industry chain structure. The Global Mineral Insulated Cable market research is provided for the international markets as well as development trends, competitive landscape analysis, and key regions development status. Development policies and plans are discussed as well as manufacturing processes and cost structures are also analyzed. This report additionally states import/export consumption, supply and demand Figures, cost, price, revenue and gross margins.\n\nThe objective of this report:\n\nThe worldwide market for Mineral Insulated Cable is estimated to grow at a CAGR of roughly X.X% in the next 8 years, and will reach X.X million US$ in 2026, from X.X million US$ in 2019.\n\nThe report covers market size status and forecast, value chain analysis, market segmentation of Top countries in Major Regions, such as North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America and Middle East & Africa, by type, application and marketing channel. In addition, the report focuses on the driving factors, restraints, opportunities and PEST analysis of major regions.\n\nGlobal Mineral Insulated Cable market competition by TOP MANUFACTURERS, with production, price, revenue (value) and each manufacturer including\n\nOMEGA\n\nDoncaster Cables\n\nWrexham\n\nABB\n\nBaosheng\n\nKME\n\nEmerson\n\nTEC\n\nUncomtech\n\nMiCable Technologies\n\nYuancheng Cable\n\nChromalox\n\nRaychem HTS\n\nTrasor\n\nEltherm\n\nHanhe Cable\n\nConax Technologies\n\nAEI Cables\n\nAri Industries\n\nWatlow\n\nMil\n\nEnquire before purchasing this report - https://www.industryresearch.biz/enquiry/pre-order-enquiry/15002821\n\nOn the basis of product, this report displays the production, revenue, price, market share and growth rate of each type, primarily split into\n\nMineral Insulated Power Cable\n\nMineral Insulated Heating Cable\n\nOn the basis of the end users/applications, this report focuses on the status and outlook for major applications/end users, consumption (sales), market share and growth rate for each application, including\n\nBuilding\n\nPower Plant\n\nManufacturing Factory\n\nThis report studies the top producers and consumers, focuses on product capacity, production, value, consumption, market share and growth opportunity in these key regions, covering\n\nNorth America\n\nEurope\n\nAsia-Pacific\n\nLatin America\n\nMiddle East & Africa\n\nGlobal Mineral Insulated Cable Market providing information such as company profiles, product picture and specification, capacity, production, price, cost, revenue and contact information. Upstream raw materials and instrumentation and downstream demand analysis is additionally dispensed. The Global Mineral Insulated Cable market development trends and marketing channels are analyzed. Finally, the feasibility of latest investment projects is assessed and overall analysis conclusions offered.\n\nYears considered for this report:\n\nHistorical Years: 2014-2018\n\nBase Year: 2019\n\nEstimated Year: 2019\n\nForecast Period: 2019-2026\n\nPurchase this report (Price 3460 USD for a single-user license) - https://www.industryresearch.biz/purchase/15002821\n\nWith tables and figures helping analyze worldwide Global Mineral Insulated Cable market, this research provides key statistics on the state of the industry and is a valuable source of guidance and direction for companies and individuals interested in the market.\n\nSome Points from TOC:\n\n1 Introduction\n\n1.1 Objective of the Study\n\n1.2 Definition of the Market\n\n1.3 Market Scope\n\n1.3.1 Market Segment by Type, Application and Marketing Channel\n\n1.3.2 Major Regions Covered (North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Mid East & Africa)\n\n1.4 Years Considered for the Study (2014-2026)\n\n1.5 Currency Considered (U.S. Dollar)\n\n1.6 Stakeholders\n\n2 Key Findings of the Study\n\n3 Market Dynamics\n\n3.1 Driving Factors for this Market\n\n3.2 Factors Challenging the Market\n\n3.3 Opportunities of the Global Mineral Insulated Cable Market (Regions, Growing/Emerging Downstream Market Analysis)\n\n3.4 Technological and Market Developments in the Mineral Insulated Cable Market\n\n3.5 Industry News by Region\n\n3.6 Regulatory Scenario by Region/Country\n\n3.7 Market Investment Scenario Strategic Recommendations Analysis\n\n4 Value Chain of the Mineral Insulated Cable Market\n\n4.1 Value Chain Status\n\n4.2 Upstream Raw Material Analysis\n\n4.3 Midstream Major Company Analysis (by Manufacturing Base, by Product Type)\n\n4.4 Distributors/Traders\n\n4.5 Downstream Major Customer Analysis (by Region)\n\n5 Global Mineral Insulated Cable Market-Segmentation by Type\n\n5.1 Type 1\n\n5.2 Type 2\n\n6 Global Mineral Insulated Cable Market-Segmentation by Application\n\n6.1 Application 1\n\n6.2 Application 2\n\n6.3 Others\n\n7 Global Mineral Insulated Cable Market-Segmentation by Marketing Channel\n\n7.1 Traditional Marketing Channel (Offline)\n\n7.2 Online Channel\n\n8 Competitive Intelligence Company Profiles\n\n8.1 Manufacture 1\n\n8.1.1 Manufacture 1 Profile\n\n8.1.2 Manufacture 1 Sales, Growth Rate and Global Market Share from 2014-2019E\n\n8.1.3 Manufacture 1 Product/Solution Launches and Enhancements Analysis\n\n8.1.4 Manufacture 1 Business Overview/Recent Development/Acquisitions\n\n8.2 Manufacture 2\n\n8.2.1 Manufacture 2 Profile\n\n8.2.2 Manufacture 2 Sales, Growth Rate and Global Market Share from 2014-2019E\n\n8.2.3 Manufacture 2 Product/Solution Launches and Enhancements Analysis\n\n8.2.4 Manufacture 2 Business Overview/Recent Development/Acquisitions\n\n8.3 Manufacture 3\n\n8.3.1 Manufacture 3 Profile\n\n8.3.2 Manufacture 3 Sales, Growth Rate and Global Market Share from 2014-2019E\n\n8.3.3 Manufacture 3 Product/Solution Launches and Enhancements Analysis\n\n8.3.4 Manufacture 3 Business Overview/Recent Development/Acquisitions\n\n8.4 Manufacture 4\n\n8.4.1 Manufacture 4 Profile\n\n8.4.2 Manufacture 4 Sales, Growth Rate and Global Market Share from 2014-2019E\n\n8.4.3 Manufacture 4 Product/Solution Launches and Enhancements Analysis\n\n8.4.4 Manufacture 4 Business Overview/Recent Development/Acquisitions\n\n8.5 Manufacture 5\n\n8.5.1 Manufacture 5 Profile\n\n8.5.2 Manufacture 5 Sales, Growth Rate and Global Market Share from 2014-2019E\n\n8.5.3 Manufacture 5 Product/Solution Launches and Enhancements Analysis\n\n8.5.4 Manufacture 5 Business Overview/Recent Development/Acquisitions\n\n8.6 Manufacture 6\n\n8.6.1 Manufacture 6 Profile\n\n8.6.2 Manufacture 6 Sales, Growth Rate and Global Market Share from 2014-2019E\n\n8.6.3 Manufacture 6 Product/Solution Launches and Enhancements Analysis\n\n8.6.4 Manufacture 6 Business Overview/Recent Development/Acquisitions\n\n……Continued\n\nDetailed TOC of Global Mineral Insulated Cable [email protected] https://www.industryresearch.biz/TOC/15002821\n\nAbout Us:\n\nMarket is changing rapidly with the ongoing expansion of the industry. 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Galindo said that’s when he suddenly heard gunshots.\n\n\"It felt like I was being hit by the bullets,” Galindo said. “I can't explain how I felt in the moment because my instinct was to run out.\"\n\nGalindo said he ran outside and asked a neighbor to call police and saw his friend, Ramirez, lying by the kitchen stove when police arrived.\n\n\"Could you imagine how it would feel to see your friend dead? Knowing that you were supposed to have a good new year and then something like this happens without expecting it? No one could've imagined it,” he said.\n\nAccording to police, Juana fled the scene shortly after. Juana was charged with first-degree murder and tampering with evidence.\n\nNo arrests have been made yet. This is Roswell’s ninth homicide of 2019 within city limits.\n\nAnyone with information about Juana’s whereabouts is asked to call the Roswell Police Department at (575) 624-6770.", "North America you knew we’d be coming back again 🧬 We’re so excited to bring the #DNAWorldTour to even more of you guys!! Tickets are on sale this Friday & fan club pre-sale starts tomorrow! Check https://t.co/wR7Soy5NL3 for all the info 🖤 #BSBDNA2020 pic.twitter.com/DSP2ARQYjd — Backstreet Boys (@backstreetboys) February 10, 2020\n\nLOS ANGELES (KABC) -- The Backstreet Boys are back! They announced on Monday their next world tour will kick off this Summer and come to the Los Angeles area.If you missed your shot last year, you can see them again this fall when they perform at the Hollywood Bowl on Oct. 9. The tour begins July 10.What better way to show your Valentine some love than with tickets? They go on sale to the general public starting Friday, Feb. 14 at LiveNation.com . Fan club members are in luck because pre-sale tickets can be purchased Tuesday, Feb. 11 at 10 a.m. on their website.", "(CNN) Australia is being ravaged by the worst wildfires seen in decades, with large swaths of the country devastated since the fire season began in late July.\n\nAt least 28 people have died nationwide, and in the state of New South Wales (NSW) alone, more than 3,000 homes have been destroyed or damaged. State and federal authorities are struggling to contain the massive blazes, even with firefighting assistance from other countries, including the United States.\n\nAll this has been exacerbated by persistent heat and drought, and many point to climate change as a factor making natural disasters go from bad to worse.\n\nWhere are the fires?\n\nA satellite image of the bushfires burning across Australia on December 26.\n\nThere have been fires in every Australian state, but New South Wales has been hardest hit.\n\nBlazes have torn through bushland, wooded areas, and national parks like the Blue Mountains. Some of Australia's largest cities have also been affected, including Melbourne and Sydney -- where fires have damaged homes in the outer suburbs and thick plumes of smoke have blanketed the urban center. Earlier in December, the smoke was so bad in Sydney that air quality measured 11 times the \"hazardous\" level.\n\nHaze from the bushfires is seen over Sydney's Bondi Beach on December 10, 2019.\n\nThe fires range in area from small blazes -- isolated buildings or part of a neighborhood -- to massive infernos that occupy entire hectares of land. Some start and are contained in a matter of days, but the biggest blazes have been burning for months. In NSW alone, more than 100 fires are still burning.\n\nWhat is causing the fires?\n\nEach year there is a fire season during the Australian summer, with hot, dry weather making it easy for blazes to start and spread.\n\nNatural causes are to blame most of the time, like lightning strikes in drought-affected forests. Dry lightning was responsible for starting a number of fires in Victoria's East Gippsland region in late December, which then traveled more than 20 kilometers (12.4 miles) in just five hours, according to state agency Victoria Emergency.\n\nHumans can also be to blame. NSW police have charged at least 24 people with deliberately starting bushfires, and have taken legal action against 183 people for fire-related offenses since November, according to a police statement.\n\nPhotos: In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia Animal rescuer Marcus Fillinger carries a burned kangaroo on February 4 in Peak View, Australia. Fillinger tranquilized the wounded animal for transport to a recovery center. Hide Caption 1 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia A bushfire burns near the town of Bumbalong, south of Canberra on February 2. Hide Caption 2 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia Horses panic as a fire burns near Canberra, Australia, on Saturday, February 1. Hide Caption 3 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia A firefighter coats a bridge with foam as a bushfire burns near Moruya, Australia, on Saturday, January 25. Hide Caption 4 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia In this long-exposure photo, a car's taillights streak at left as a wildfire glows at dusk near Clear Range, Australia, on Friday, January 31. Hide Caption 5 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia An airplane dumps fire retardant behind houses at the foot of Mount Tennent as fire creeps through the Namadgi National Park in Canberra on Thursday, January 30. Hide Caption 6 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia People embrace near the scene of a water tanker plane crash in Cooma, Australia, on Thursday, January 23. Three American crew members died in the crash. Hide Caption 7 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia Flying embers are seen in this long-exposure photo from Moruya on Thursday, January 23. Hide Caption 8 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia A young koala named Jeremy receives medical attention for burns at the Healesville Sanctuary in Badger Creek, Australia, on January 23. Hide Caption 9 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia Firefighters battle the Morton Fire as it burns a home near Bundanoon, Australia, on January 23. Hide Caption 10 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia The Parliament House in Canberra is blanketed by bushfire smoke on January 23. Hide Caption 11 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia A firefighter battles the Morton Fire as it consumes a home near Bundanoon on January 23. Hide Caption 12 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia Veterinarian Ludo Valenza holds two grey-headed flying foxes, which were being treated for bushfire injuries at the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital in Beerwah, Australia, on Wednesday, January 15. Hide Caption 13 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia Lt. Kynan Lang from the 10th/27th Battalion visits the scene where his uncle and cousin died in a bushfire on Australia's Kangaroo Island. Hide Caption 14 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia A smoky haze from bushfires hovers over the Melbourne skyline ahead of the Australian Open tennis tournament on Tuesday, January 14. Poor air quality disrupted the qualifying rounds of the tournament. Hide Caption 15 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia Properties damaged and destroyed by fire are seen in Nerrigundah, Australia, on Monday, January 13. Hide Caption 16 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia Debris remains where houses stood in the Australian village of Wingello on January 13. Hide Caption 17 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia Bonnie Morris and sister Raemi Morris look on as their family and firefighters battle bushfires at the edge of their family farm in Karatta on Saturday, January 11. Hide Caption 18 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia Pictures of firefighters are projected onto the Sydney Opera House on January 11. Hide Caption 19 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia A vehicle makes its way through thick fog mixed with bushfire smoke in the Ruined Castle area of the Blue Mountains on January 11. Hide Caption 20 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia Protesters march through downtown Melbourne on Friday, January 10, in response to the ongoing bushfire crisis. Hide Caption 21 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia An aerial view shows a track running through trees that were scorched by bushfires in East Gippsland, Australia, on Thursday, January 9. Hide Caption 22 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia A pile of wood chips burns at a timber mill in Eden, Australia, on January 9. Hide Caption 23 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia Lisa Poulsen tends to her Clydesdale horse, Jake, on January 9. Jake suffered burn injuries in a bushfire on December 31. Hide Caption 24 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia A small wave of black water full of burned debris breaks at a beach at Eden on January 9. Hide Caption 25 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia A dead kangaroo lies on a burnt farm in Batlow. Hide Caption 26 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia A firefighter backs away from flames after lighting a controlled burn near Tomerong on January 8. Hide Caption 27 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia Stephenie Bailey is embraced on Wednesday, January 8, as she describes the impact the bushfires have had on her farm in Batlow. Hide Caption 28 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia Charlotte O'Dwyer, the young daughter of Rural Fire Service volunteer Andrew O'Dwyer, wears her father's helmet during his funeral after being presented with a service medal in his honor by RFS Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons on Tuesday, January 7, in Sydney. Hide Caption 29 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia A resident throws a bucket of water onto a smoldering tree on his property on Monday, January 6, in Wingello, Australia. Hide Caption 30 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia A military helicopter flies above a burning woodchip mill in Eden, New South Wales, on January 6. Hide Caption 31 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia A Royal Australian Navy MH-60R Seahawk \"Romeo\" helicopter refuels onboard HMAS Adelaide during Operation Bushfire Assist, on Sunday, January 5, in this image provided by the Australian Department of Defence. HMAS Adelaide and army reserve forces have been assisting with bushfire evacuations on the southern coast of New South Wales. Hide Caption 32 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia Families are evacuated by air from Mallacoota on January 5. Hide Caption 33 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia A man walks past ash from bushfires washed up on a beach in Merimbula on January 5. Hide Caption 34 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia The flight deck of a C-130J Hercules is lit by the red glow of the fires below as the aircrew attempts to land in Merimbula to drop off fire and rescue crews to assist fighting the bushfires on January 5. Hide Caption 35 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia This satellite image provided by NASA on Saturday, January 4, shows smoke from fires burning in Victoria and New South Wales. Hide Caption 36 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia A father holds his daughter as the skies above turn red during the day on January 4 in Mallacoota, Australia. Many parents with young children were stuck in Mallacoota after flights were grounded because of smoke and only school-aged children and older were allowed to evacuate by boat. Hide Caption 37 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia A Royal Australian Navy crew unload luggage as evacuees from Mallacoota arrive aboard the MV Sycamore on January 4 at the port of Hastings, Australia. Hide Caption 38 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia Smoke from wildfires shrouds a road near Moruya, Australia, on January 4. Hide Caption 39 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia Nancy Allen stands outside her house as high winds push smoke and ash from the Currowan Fire toward Nowra in New South Wales on January 4. Hide Caption 40 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia Evacuees board the Royal Australian Navy's MV Sycamore on January 3 in Mallacoota, Victoria, Australia. Navy ships plucked hundreds of people from beaches and tens of thousands were urged to flee before hot weather and strong winds in the forecast worsen Australia's already devastating wildfires. Hide Caption 41 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia Massive smoke rises from wildfires burning in East Gippsland, Victoria on January 2. Hide Caption 42 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia Royal Fire Service Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons presents a posthumous Commendation for Bravery and Service on January 2 to the son of RFS volunteer Geoffrey Keaton, who was killed battling bushfires , at Keaton's funeral in Buxton, New South Wales. Hide Caption 43 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia Boats are pulled ashore as smoke and wildfires rage on January 2 behind Lake Conjola. Hide Caption 44 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia Cars line up as people evacuate the town of Batemans Bay in New South Wales on January 2. Hide Caption 45 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia A satellite image released by Copernicus Sentinel dated December 31 shows bushfires burning across Australia. Hide Caption 46 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia A kangaroo rushes past a burning house in Lake Conjola, Australia, on December 31. Hide Caption 47 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia A man tries to defend a property in Lake Conjola on December 31. Hide Caption 48 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia Firefighters hose down trees as they battle against bushfires around the town of Nowra in the Australian state of New South Wales on December 31, 2019. Thousands of holidaymakers and locals were forced to flee to beaches in fire-ravaged southeast Australia on December 31, as blazes ripped through popular tourist areas leaving no escape by land. Hide Caption 49 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia A destroyed home in Sarsfield, East Gippsland, Victoria, on December 31. Hide Caption 50 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia Children evacuated from areas affected by bushfires play at the showgrounds in the southern New South Wales town of Bega on December 31. Hide Caption 51 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia A skycrane drops water on a bushfire burning near houses in Bundoora, Melbourne, on Monday, December 30. Hide Caption 52 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) captured this satellite image of the historic bushfires burning across Australia on December 26. Hide Caption 53 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison is briefed by fire officials at New South Wales Rural Fire Service control room in Sydney on December 22. Morrison arrived back in Sydney amid criticism after taking a family holiday to Hawaii during the bushfire emergency. Hide Caption 54 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia Tributes for volunteer firemen Andrew O'Dwyer and Geoffrey Keaton are seen at Horsley Park Rural Fire Brigade in Sydney, Australia, on December 22. It's believed they were killed when their vehicle hit a tree before rolling off the road, the New South Wales Rural Fire Service said in a statement Hide Caption 55 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia A firefighter battles the Gospers Mountain Fire in Bilpin, New South Wales, on Saturday, December 21. Hide Caption 56 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia A charred bicycle lies on the ground in front of a house destroyed by bushfires on the outskirts of Bargo on December 21. Hide Caption 57 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia Fire and rescue personnel monitor a bushfire as it burns near homes on the outskirts of Bilpin on Thursday, December 19. Hide Caption 58 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia A property burns in Balmoral on December 19. Hide Caption 59 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia A helicopter drops fire-retardant to protect a property in Balmoral. Hide Caption 60 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia Police disperse demonstrators during a climate protest near Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison's official residence in Sydney, on December 19, during his absence on an overseas holiday, as bushfires burned across the region. Hide Caption 61 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia Children swing into the Penrith river during a heatwave in Sydney on December 19. Hide Caption 62 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia A landscape of burnt trees is pictured after a bushfire at Mount Weison, in the Blue Mountains, on Wednesday, December 18. Hide Caption 63 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia A wallaby flees a fire burning near Mangrove Mountain, north of Sydney, on December 10. Hide Caption 64 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia A smoke haze blankets Bondi Beach as the air quality index reaches higher than ten times hazardous levels in some suburbs of Sydney on December 10. Hide Caption 65 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia People join a guided climb of the Sydney Harbour Bridge as bushfire haze darkens the sky on December 6. Hide Caption 66 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia People are seen wearing face masks to protect against the poor air quality in Sydney on December 5. Hide Caption 67 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia A bushfire burns out of control in the Blue Mountains of New South Wales on December 2, Hide Caption 68 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia An aerial view shows bushfires burning in the Richmond Valley on November 26. Hide Caption 69 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia A CFA crew member rests after a day of maintaining controlled back burns in St Albans, Australia, on November 21. Hide Caption 70 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia An injured koala receives treatment after its rescue from a bushfire at the Port Macquarie Koala Hospital on November 19. The hospital said the fires have \"decimated\" the area, which is a key habitat and breeding ground for the marsupials. More than 350 koalas are feared to have been killed by bushfires in NSW, according to animal experts. Hide Caption 71 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia Firefighters try to protect the Colo Heights Public School on November 19. Hide Caption 72 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia Bushfire smoke clouds the sky over the Hawkesbury River in Brooklyn, Australia. Hide Caption 73 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia Firefighters work on controlled back burns on November 14. Hide Caption 74 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia This satellite image shows wildfire smoke on November 14. Hide Caption 75 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia A man uses a wet towel to help put out flames near the town of Taree on November 14. Hide Caption 76 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia Firefighters organize their crews prior to working on controlled back burns in Sydney on November 14. Hide Caption 77 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia Warren Smith pats his dog after returning to find his house destroyed near Nana Glen on November 13. Hide Caption 78 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia Teresa de Ruyter, left, and Michelle Wilson embrace after returning to their homes near Nana Glen on November 13. Hide Caption 79 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia Firefighters battle a spot fire in Hillville on November 13. Hide Caption 80 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia Residents look on as thick smoke rises from bushfires near Nana Glen on November 12. Hide Caption 81 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison looks at a screen as he gets a briefing on the bushfire situation on November 12. Hide Caption 82 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia Locals watch the fires impact farmland near Nana Glen on November 12. Hide Caption 83 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia A firefighter mops up after a bushfire in the Sydney suburb of Llandilo on November 12. Hide Caption 84 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia A fire and rescue team inspects damage around the village of Torrington on November 11. Hide Caption 85 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia Andrew Mackenzie surveys the damage to the area around his home in Torrington. His home was spared, but his neighbors' house was burned to the ground. Hide Caption 86 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia Smoke from the Gulf Road Fire fills the air in Glen Innes on November 11. Hide Caption 87 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia A sign on a Taree fire station warns of \"catastrophic\" fire conditions. Hide Caption 88 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia A lone joey is pictured on a scorched patch of ground in Torrington on November 11. Hide Caption 89 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia Emergency crews tend to animals on a property in Torrington on November 11. Hide Caption 90 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia Burnt trees dot the landscape in Old Bar on November 10. Hide Caption 91 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia A firefighter works to contain a bushfire near Taree on November 10. Hide Caption 92 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia A helicopter drops water on a bushfire in Old Bar on November 9. Hide Caption 93 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia This aerial photo, taken on November 9, shows bushfires in the northeastern part New South Wales. Hide Caption 94 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia Fires burn in the distance as children play on a beach in Forster on November 9. Hide Caption 95 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia A fire rages in Bobin on November 9. Hide Caption 96 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia The remains of a property are seen in Bobin on November 9. Hide Caption 97 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia A plane drops fire retardant on a bushfire in Harrington on November 8. Hide Caption 98 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia Firefighters try to put out a bushfire in Woodford on November 8. Hide Caption 99 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia Police knock on the door of a house to warn residents of an out-of-control bushfire near Clumber on November 8. Hide Caption 100 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia A resident hoses smoldering logs as a bushfire burns in Woodford on November 8. Hide Caption 101 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia The sun is seen through heavy smoke as a bushfire burns in Woodford. Hide Caption 102 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia Firefighters hose down an area in Woodford. Hide Caption 103 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia Forster residents watch as a water-bombing helicopter flies over a bushfire on November 7. Hide Caption 104 of 105 Photos: In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia In this handout photo from NASA's Aqua satellite, destructive bushfires are seen off the coast of New South Wales on November 7. Hide Caption 105 of 105\n\nWhy are the fires so bad?\n\nFire season in Australia is always dangerous -- the 2009 Black Saturday fires killed 173 people in Victoria, making it the deadliest bushfire disaster on record. But conditions have been unusually severe this year, fanning the flames and making firefighting conditions particularly difficult.\n\nAustralia is experiencing one of its worst droughts in decades -- the country's Bureau of Meteorology said in December that last spring was the driest on record. Meanwhile, a heatwave in December broke the record for highest nationwide average temperature, with some places sweltering under temperatures well above 40 degrees Celsius (about 113-120 degrees Fahrenheit).\n\nStrong winds have also made the fires and smoke spread more rapidly, and have led to fatalities -- a 28-year-old volunteer firefighter died in NSW in December after his truck rolled over in high winds.\n\nExperts say climate change has worsened the scope and impact of natural disasters like fires and floods -- weather conditions are growing more extreme, and for years, the fires have been starting earlier in the season and spreading with greater intensity.\n\nA climate action protest in Sydney, Australia, on January 10, 2020.\n\nSeveral high-ranking emergency service officials, including the former commissioner of the NSW Fire and Rescue Department, sent letters to Prime Minister Scott Morrison in 2019 warning of the impact of the climate crisis on Australia.\n\nIn response, Morrison emphasized a commitment to reduce carbon emissions -- but also said he would stick to \"sensible\" policies, and that there wasn't \"a single policy, whether it be climate or otherwise,\" that can completely protect against the fires.\n\nWhat has been the damage so far?\n\nBushfire survivor Melinda Plesman examines the remains of her destroyed property in Nymboida, NSW.\n\nEntire towns have been engulfed in flames, and residents across several states have lost their homes. The heaviest structural damage occurred in NSW, the country's most populated state, where 1,588 homes have been destroyed and over 650 damaged.\n\nIn total, more than 7.3 million hectares (17.9 million acres) have been burned across Australia's six states -- an area larger than the countries of Belgium and Denmark combined. The worst-affected state is NSW, with more than 4.9 million hectares (12.1 million acres) burned.\n\nJUST WATCHED Emotional moment couple returns to home damaged in fires Replay More Videos ... MUST WATCH Emotional moment couple returns to home damaged in fires 02:26\n\nTo put that into perspective, the 2019 Amazon rainforest fires burned more than 7 million hectares (about 17.5 million acres), according to Brazilian officials . In California, which is known for its deadly wildfires, just over 100,000 hectares (247,000 acres) burned in 2019, and about 404,680 hectares (1 million acres) in 2018.\n\nA total of 28 people across Australia have died this fire season, including several volunteer firefighters\n\nThe remains of burnt buildings in the New South Wales town of Cobargo on December 31, 2019.\n\nHow many animals have died?\n\nAbout half a billion animals have been affected by the fires across NSW, with millions likely dead -- and that's a conservative estimate. That number of total animals affected could be as high as one billion nationwide, according to ecologists from the University of Sydney.\n\nThe figures for NSW include birds, reptiles, and mammals, except bats. It also excludes insects and frogs, so the real sum is almost certain to be higher, the ecologists said.\n\nAlmost a third of koalas in NSW may have been killed in the fires, and a third of their habitat has been destroyed, said Federal Environment Minister Sussan Ley.\n\nJUST WATCHED Animals badly burnt by Australian wildfires euthanized Replay More Videos ... MUST WATCH Animals badly burnt by Australian wildfires euthanized 02:54\n\nSome species, like koalas, aren't in any immediate danger of extinction because they are spread out across the country, said the university ecologists. But others that live in more niche environments with lower populations, including certain types of frogs and birds, could be wiped out entirely if their habitats are hit by the fires.\n\nThese are pretty good estimates based on previous research on population density -- but until the fires stop, researchers have no way of surveying just how extensive the damage is, and exactly how many animals have died.\n\nWhat is being done?\n\nFirefighters battle bushfires around the town of Nowra, New South Wales, on December 31, 2019.\n\nState and federal authorities have been working to combat the fire crisis for months.\n\nEarly in January, Victoria declared a state of disaster and NSW declared a state of emergency -- both granting extraordinary powers and additional government resources to battle the fires. The state of Queensland also briefly declared a state of emergency in November.\n\nThere are more than 2,000 firefighters working on the ground in NSW alone, and more support is on the way -- the US, Canada, and New Zealand have sent additional firefighters to help.\n\nThe Australian Defence Force is assisting in firefighting efforts around the country.\n\nThe federal government has also sent in military assistance like army personnel, air force aircraft, and navy cruisers for firefighting, evacuation, search and rescue, and clean-up efforts.\n\nThe Morrison administration has also allocated billions of dollars in federal aid, to help rebuild vital infrastructure like schools and health facilities struck by fire.\n\nThe prime minister earlier said up to $4,200 will go to each of the volunteer firefighters battling blazes for more than 10 days. Other relief measures include compensated pay and extra leave for volunteer firefighters.\n\nWhen will the fires end?\n\nUnfortunately, Australia is only about halfway through its summer season. Normally, temperatures peak in January and February, meaning the country could be months away from finding relief.\n\nThe fires are unlikely to end entirely since they are an annually occurring event -- and may even get worse if recent years are a guide."], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "NEW DELHI: The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) on Wednesday released the results of preliminary examination conducted for Clerk recruitment on its official website.The candidates who have appeared for the IBPS Clerk preliminary examination can visit the official website of IBPS — ibps.in - to obtain the results. Candidates should note that the results would be available online till January 7, 2020.IBPS conducted the Clerks preliminary examination on December 7, 8, 14 and 21, 2019, at various centres. The candidates who have been shortlisted in the preliminary examination are eligible to appear for the main examination. IBPS has scheduled to conduct main examination for Clerks post on January 19, 2020. The admit card for IBPS Clerks main examination will be released on the official portal in January 2020.Candidates are advised to visit the official portal of IBPS regularly to get the latest updates on IBPS Clerk main examination.The candidates who qualify the main examination will be provisionally allotted to one of the participating organisations — Allahabad Bank, Canara Bank, Indian Overseas Bank, Syndicate Bank, Andhra Bank, Central Bank of India, Oriental Bank of Commerce, UCO Bank, Bank of Baroda, Corporation Bank, Punjab National Bank, Union Bank of India, Bank of India, Indian Bank, Punjab & Sind Bank, United Bank of India and Bank of Maharashtra — keeping in view the spirit of Govt. guidelines on reservation policy, administrative convenience.Candidates who have appeared for the Clerks preliminary examination can check their results either from the official website or from the direct link provided below. Candidates need to login with their IBPS registration number and password to obtain the results.", "pos": ["Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) has released the preliminary exam result for the IX Clerk recruitment today, January 1st, 2020. The candidates who had appeared for the Main exam can check the result at the official website, ibps.in.\n\nThe candidates who have cleared the exam are now eligible to appear for the Main examination portion of the recruitment, which is scheduled to be conducted on January 19th, 2020.\n\nHere is the direct link to check the IBPS 2019 Clerk Preliminary exam result\n\nThe preliminary exam for the 2019 IBPS Clerk position was conducted on December 7th, December 8th, December 14th, and December 21st, 2019. The recruitment drive is being conducted for 12,075 vacancies and 17 banks are participating in the process.\n\nIBPS had released the notification for the clerk recruitment on September 11th, 2019 and the last day to apply for the same was October 9th, 2019. The state-wise and category-wise break down of the vacancies can be accessed at the official notification.\n\nHow to check the result for IBPS IX Clerk Exam:"], "neg": ["Charging that Iran was “fully responsible” for an attack on the U.S. Embassy in Iraq, President Donald Trump ordered about 750 U.S. soldiers deployed to the Middle East as about 3,000 more prepared for possible deployment in the next several days.\n\nNo U.S. casualties or evacuations were reported after the attack Tuesday by dozens of Iran-supported militiamen. U.S. Marines were sent from Kuwait to reinforce the compound.\n\nDefense Secretary Mark Esper said Tuesday night that “in response to recent events” in Iraq, and at Trump's direction, he authorized the immediate deployment of the infantry battalion from the Army's 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. He did not specify the soldiers’ destination, but a U.S. official familiar with the decision said they will go to Kuwait.\n\n“This deployment is an appropriate and precautionary action taken in response to increased threat levels against U.S. personnel and facilities, such as we witnessed in Baghdad today,” Esper said in a written statement.\n\nAdditional soldiers from the 82nd Airborne's quick-deployment brigade, known officially as its Immediate Response Force, were prepared to deploy, Esper said. The U.S. official, who provided unreleased details on condition of anonymity, said the full brigade of about 4,000 soldiers may deploy.\n\nThe 750 soldiers deploying immediately were in addition to 14,000 U.S. troops who had deployed to the Gulf region since May in response to concerns about Iranian aggression, including its alleged sabotage of commercial shipping in the Persian Gulf. At the time of the attack the U.S. had about 5,200 troops in Iraq, mainly to train Iraqi forces and help them combat Islamic State extremists.\n\nThe breach of the U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad on Tuesday was a stark demonstration that Iran can still strike at American interests despite Trump's economic pressure campaign. It also revealed growing strains between Washington and Baghdad, raising questions about the future of the U.S. military mission there.\n\n“They will pay a very BIG PRICE! This is not a Warning, it is a Threat. Happy New Year!” Trump tweeted Tuesday afternoon, though it was unclear whether his “threat” meant military retaliation. He thanked top Iraqi government leaders for their “rapid response upon request.”", "0\n\nFrom showrunner/executive producer Marja-Lewis Ryan, the Showtime series The L Word: Generation Q, the sequel to the groundbreaking series that debuted in 2004, continues to follow the lives of Bette Porter (Jennifer Beals), Alice Pieszecki (Leisha Heiley) and Shane McCutcheon (Katherine Moennig), as they experience love and heartbreak in Los Angeles. And picking back up with them, 10 years later, means a chance to get to know new characters, including Dani Nùñez (Arienne Mandi), Micah Lee (Leo Sheng), Finley (Jacqueline Toboni), Sophie Suarez (Rosanny Zayas) and Gigi (Sepideh Moafi), all of whom have their own trials and tribulations on their roads of self-discovery.\n\nDuring this 1-on-1 interview with Collider, creator/writer Marja-Lewis Ryan talked about how this continuation of The L Word evolved with her as the showrunner, what it’s like to go from fan of the series to running it, deciding what to keep and what to reinvent with the show, how she approached making sure that people feel represented, both on screen and behind the scenes, what the original cast wanted for their characters now that 10 years have passed, weaving the new characters into the story, exposing viewers to things they don’t typically get to see on TV, and how there’s still so much more story left to tell.\n\nCollider: How did you end up getting this job, as the showrunner of The L Word: Generation Q? Did you go in and pitch your vision of what the series could be?\n\nMARJA-LEWIS RYAN: Yeah, so Ilene [Chaiken], Jennifer [Beals], Kate [Moennig] and Leisha [Hailey] wanted to bring this show back. Ilene had an overall deal over at Fox, so she wasn’t available, and they were looking for somebody to come in with a new take on what the show could be. I think they went out to a few writers, but Ilene and I had met, the year before, working on a movie. We were both hired to write the adaptation of Lean In, and she and I hit it off. A couple months later, her show, The Handmaid’s Tale came on the air, and I loved it. I saw her name in it, and I sent her an email and I was just like, “I love your show. Congratulations!” She wrote back and said, “Hi, I was just thinking of you. Do you want to come and pitch on The L Word?” And I was like, “What?!” I thought she was going to invite me to come shadow on The Handmaid’s Tale. I was like, “Oh, sure! Yeah, no problem.” I was just looking for a set visit. So, I met with Leisha, Kate and Jennifer, and I got to hear about where they wanted their characters to be and things that they never wanted to do again. And then, I got to go pitch the network, all of these new characters and where I thought these three returning character might be, 10 years later. It wasn’t really that terrifying. I just thought it was a fucking blast. I’m not, I don’t know if I really thought I’d get the job. It didn’t really feel like a job. It felt like a fun assignment. It was surreal as hell. I remember getting the call that I got the job. I was living in Brooklyn with my wife and I just collapsed on the kitchen floor. I was sobbing, partially ‘cause I had to move back to L.A., but also because I was excited that I had the job.\n\nHow strange does it feel, to go from having been a fan of the show and watching the show when it was on, to then walking onto the set of the show and having everyone look at you for all of the answers to everything, as the showrunner?\n\nRYAN: It was bananas. I have these moments of feeling like I’m living in a dream. The first time I really felt it was, when we were shooting the pilot, that scene with [Jennifer, Kate and Leisha] in it was the first time they’d shared a frame, in 10 years. I turned to the director, who’s a 39-year-old lesbian that was also a fan of the show, and I was like, “Can you believe this is what we’re up to today?” And she was like, “No, I cannot.” So, there were definitely those moments. With each director, especially the directors who really grew up watching the show, they all had moments of, “Can you fucking believe this is what we’re doing today? It’s just insane!” There are definitely moments of that, but the job is pretty all consuming, so those moments are really just moments. And then, I have to go approve a costume. It’s all in a moment that I can feel those feelings. Other than that, I’m just there to do my job.\n\nThis show is interesting because you have the original characters who are still a version of what they were before, plus you have all these new characters that you get to play with. Is it fun to get to weave all that together, and to have it feel like the show that you knew, but also have it be this new thing?\n\nRYAN: Yeah, it was a blast. The way that I went about determining what to keep and what to re-invent was about what I loved about the show. That’s how I approached everything. What I loved about the original show were the friendships. Just watching the show when I was 18, it gave me hope that, one day, I would have my own lesbian click, so I tried to keep that part of the show. I wanted to keep the part that makes queer feel, “I love this! They’re just like us,” or “I wanna be just like them.” We’re walking that line of reality and aspiration. And then, the main thing that I wanted to improve on was who was represented and whose stories we were telling. Ilene has said that the original show really was about white lesbians, so the idea of being able to expand who is seeing themselves in this show, is just such a fucking pleasure.\n\nIt seems like it would be really cool to be able to work on something that you were a fan of, but then also make those changes that people would want to see because they’re changes that you want to see.\n\nRYAN: Yeah, exactly. I know a lot of our peers were scared about it coming back and wondered whether I was gonna break it. But, I am a fan first. I’m not coming to it, as a hater of the show. I’m coming to it like, “These are the things that I watched it for, so I hope that we were all watching for the same reasons.” I felt like I knew who Shane, Bette and Alice were. When I was 18, I knew who Ilene Chaiken was. She was very front and center, in terms of the PR for the show, and that changed my life. The idea that I could write stories about my gay self and my gay friends had not occurred to me, until this show came on the air. So, the dream is that a few more people, who don’t look exactly like me and Ilene, can see themselves, both in front of the camera and behind it. That was a huge thing that I was working on, too, just making sure that whoever is in front of the camera is also represented behind it. We have this Noah’s arc style to the writers’ rooms, where we have two of everybody, so that no one person was responsible for telling the stories of their people, and I think it worked out pretty well. I hope that fans can see that. It’s not me telling their stories. It’s somebody who looks more like them, telling their stories.\n\nYou hear a lot of talk about how hard it is to diversify a writers’ room, or your line-up of directors, or your department heads because it’s just too hard to find the people to fill those positions. But then, there’s a show like this, where you made that work.\n\nRYAN: In terms of being able to find people, I’ve heard that, too. I think it’s two things. One is drawing a line in the sand and being like, “No, I will not have an all white producing team. I just will not. So, go find me somebody. Everybody’s job is to go find me somebody.” And you do find them. People are like, “But I don’t know anybody.” Just because you don’t know anybody, doesn’t mean that they don’t exist. It just means that you don’t know them, so who do you need to call? When I was staffing this room, I emailed Lena Waithe, Tanya Saracho and Abbi Jacobson. I emailed people who I know have been doing this, and who I know have been mentoring people and who have friends that don’t look like me. Just do your job and make those calls. Those people will always email me back, and they will always give me people that I’m looking for, and I do the same for the straight white bros who email me and say, “We’re staffing this room and we need a lesbian. Who do you have?” I have people. Just email me. We all have people. So, it was really a real pleasure to find these people and let them rise. And it isn’t just department heads. Once you make a space like this, you can have a straight white guy who’s your gaffer, and he’ll go out of his way to find women in the electrical department, and find a trans grip. He knew what we were up to. All of us get to play, and feel seen and heard. It was really cool.\n\nYou’ve talked about how you were inspired by Ilene Chaiken. What’s it like to do something that she created, and to have her to turn to with questions, if you need to, while also finding your own groove with it?\n\nRYAN: I definitely wanted her opinion and her feedback, on lots of things. There were story elements and things that I wanted to do with her former characters, that I really wanted her to sign off on. It’s very funny ‘cause I don’t think a lot of people will have my experience, where they see somebody doing a job and they’re like, “Oh, I can do that, too,” and then they literally have their job. I don’t think that’s normally how it goes down. That’s certainly not what I was imagining would happen to me. But, she’s always there for me. It’s pretty ego-less to be able to pass the torch to somebody, when it is something that she made, but that’s the dream. In 10 years, some 30-year-old punk will tell me that I did it wrong, and I’ll get to let her go do it, too. That’s what we’re all here for. It’s pretty exciting that she’s as involved as she is, but also isn’t in the writers’ room.\n\nWhat have been the biggest challenges in making this world feel like the world that fans of the original series loved, while also making this feel like a new thing for the new viewers who will never have seen an episode of the original series?\n\nRYAN: The way that I went about it was that this is these three characters, 10 years later. You’re not talking about things that happened 10 years ago, every day. Things come up sometimes and people come up sometimes, but they’re just like us. I don’t talk about the woman that I was dating, 10 years ago. Well, I do ‘cause I actually married her, so that’s a bad example. But mostly, I’m not talking about myself, from 10 years ago. That was a very long time ago. So, for me, what was fun finding the space to talk about who killed Jenny in Episode 2, and just being able to have little moments like that for fans, is such a fucking pleasure. One thing that we talk about in the writers’ room is a trash pass, or a garbage pass, which is to make sure that there’s enough of that soapy feeling, so that, in a group watch scenario, people are screaming at the screen. That’s the dream to me. That’s partially what the show was. It was time for all of us to just yell. We’re here to write this show for us. It’s for us, and by us, which is very exciting. There’s really nothing better than listening to a room full of queers scream. That’s fun.\n\nWould you say that, in the last ten years, Bette, Alice and Shane have actually gotten their lives together as much as they seem to have, or is it just that they think they have?\n\nRYAN: Their socio-economic status has changed, and that’s about it. We all suffer from the same problems we always have. I remember meeting with Leisha, very early on, and she was like, “I want Alice to be successful. I want to see Alice successful.” And I was like, “Totally.” I wanna see all of them as successful because that’s part of the dream. There are so many shows and so many times where we are the victims of our own stories, and that’s not what this show ever was. This has always been the sunniest version of the queer experience. No matter what went wrong in their lives, they always had other. Now, they have each other in really nice houses, and I don’t make any apologies for that. I think it’s super fun to watch.\n\nI love how the original cast each has some connection to a member of your new cast, with Bette and Dani, Shane and Finley, and Alice and Sophie, and that it feels like they’re interacting with a version of themselves, at that age. Was that something that was intentional? Did you want to use those relationships to show the similarities and differences between the characters?\n\nRYAN: Yeah, I was definitely interested in putting people in front of them like that. When I think about who my worst nightmare is, it’s basically me. I am my own worst nightmare. If you put two of me in a room, I don’t think we’d both make it out. I do feel that way about most people. When we see ourselves in other people, that’s the thing we hate most. So, that’s very intentional. It’s also fun to watch how they come apart, and how they are very distinct and different people, and I think we do accomplish that, over time. I really just wanted to put conflict in front of people. I love Shane and Finley. I could watch that sitcom. It’s very joyful.\n\nI also really love how we get to see things on this show that you don’t normally see on TV, even if it’s just seeing a woman with hairy armpits. Did you also think about those visuals?\n\nRYAN: Absolutely! There are a couple of things that I’m up The whole show is really a love letter to my 16-year-old self. With the opening scene, some people think it’s very gratuitous, and I do not feel that way about that scene. For me, that scene is about chipping away at shame and about providing an example of what your partner should do when you get your period. If I had known that at 16, I would have avoided many years of hardship. We have a lot of shame and body issues and body shaming, inside our community, but also with women, in general. I think straight women can relate to that, too. And the idea that Dani reacts the way she does, as a guideline for what all partners should do, is such a joy to put on television for me, and I just wish I had known that. And I never asked Jacqueline Toboni to grow her armpit hair. That’s just what she looks like. I can’t take a ton of credit for that, but I did cast her, partially because she means a lot to our community. She is a new kind of queer actor. I’ve worked with her for years. This is our third project together. We did a play together, last year. I just love her. She’s very special. On screen and off, she’s a very important person, in our community. I always tell her that armpit hair is doing a lot for us, as a group. She’s great. She’s really special. So, of course, I thought about that. And I thought about Jose and Micah, too. What they look like matters. The fact that a lot of Twitter was like, “Those boys are cute,” was the point. It’s just that simple. That was our whole statement. That gentle change, that he’s not some outcast character in the show and that they’re just really cute boys is very much by design. I’m excited that people have responded to it, the way that I had hoped they would.\n\nThis season is only eight episodes. Do you feel like there’s still a lot of story to tell with these characters? Have you thought about what a second season and beyond would look like?\n\nRYAN: Oh, my god, there’s so much more. Our cast is fucking huge. It’s gigantic. I love Gigi. I wanna go home with her, and see where she lives and what her family is like. I wanna know what she’s up to. I love her, and we don’t get to see enough of her. We don’t get to see enough of any of them, really. I hope that we get another season and that I can dive more into where they are in their lives and what their lives are like. I also think that we’re missing some people. Not just as a diversity representation that’s checking boxes, but I am dying to see a hot Butch woman on this show. I cannot wait. That’s a whole reason to have a second season.\n\nHow much have you thought about who these characters are and where they could go? Do you know what all of these characters would be doing, if you get more seasons?\n\nRYAN: No, I definitely don’t think like that. The way that I write, and the way that I approach story, is all character first. I step into their shoes and walk around in them for awhile. That’s how story is born, for me. I also think that a lot of the younger characters are me, at various stages of my life, so with some of them, I have a better idea of their trajectory because it’s closer to mine. Once you see Episode 8, there are some real questions that are asked that people are gonna want the answers to, in the next season. So, I hope that I get another season, and that I’m around to tell those stories.\n\nThe L Word: Generation Q airs on Sunday nights on Showtime.", "(CNN) Is it really New Year's Day without the Rose Parade?\n\nIn its 131st year, the parade unleashed a vibrant spectacle of flower-studded floats through Pasadena, California. There were horses, marching bands, live music and dancing in the streets and, of course, ornate works of art.\n\nHere are a few of the most colorful, festive floats of the 2020 Rose Parade. (The party's not over -- the Rose Bowl college football match-up starts at 5 p.m. on ESPN.)\n\nFantastic floats\n\nAmazon, Chipotle and Trader Joe's were among the 2020 parade participants. The most fantastic floats earned awards based on their design, presentation and entertainment value.", "Sunil Grover, who has of late taken the responsibility of breaking the contestants' monotony through his power-packed entertainment, is back into the house. The housemates welcome their favorite Gutthi as she surprises them with the good news about her marriage and also introduces her twin sister Putki. Just when the contestants were wondering who Putki is, Sunny Leone enters the house bringing smiles to everyone’s face. Sunny and Gutthi then introduce the Chappal awards. They call the contestants one by one to give them their special Chappal award with amusing categories like Tera bhi khana khaungi award and many more.\n\nDisplaying her romantic personality, Gutthi shares a lovey-dovey moment with Sidharth and pulls his leg for lying around under the quilt all the time. After spending some fun time with the special guests, the contestants retire for the day.\n\nThe next morning begins some motivation and serious game planning. Vishal and Asim boost Rashami to strengthen her game by making an unpredictable move by using her and Sidharth's equation.\n\nLater in the afternoon, Bigg Boss introduces the Bigg Boss calendar task to the contestants. Shehnaz is assigned the job to click five photos that involve all the housemates in different poses. They have to recreate moments and narrate a story through the pictures.\n\nShehnaz begins by clicking Aarti and Shefali Bagga individually to show their independent personality. Shefali Jariwala and Asim strike a muscular pose showcasing their fit bodies. Paras and Shehnaz disagree on one pose which upsets Shehnaz and she ends up crying blaming Paras for being jealous.\n\nAfter the calendar shoot task, Bigg Boss gives them another interesting task. Its 31st eve and the new year is just a few hours away. Much to everyone’s surprise, they are asked to put on their best party dress on and get ready for a New Year bash. The contestants are divided into two groups- Team Shehnaz- Shehnaz, Sidharth, Paras, Mahira, Shefali Jariwala and Aarti while Team Rashami has Rashami, Vishal, Asim, Shefali Bagga, and Madhurima. The garden area is divided into two parts. Each team has to make their party the most happening one which will be attended by guests coming in from the Colors Family. The teams have to make sure that the guests are part of their team’s party and not attend their opponent's party. Each team tries their best to keep the guests entertained.\n\nThe first one to enter is Raghbir and Pragati (Pearl V Puri and Ishita Dutta) who ask the contestants to get together and name the contestant who they dislike. The contestant with the maximum number of negative points has to entertain them by dancing. The cast of other shows of Colors’ like Meher and Sarabjit (Nimrat Kaur and Avinesh Rekhi) from Choti Sarrdaarni, Vidya and Vivek (Meera Deosthale and Namish Taneja) from Vidya, Raja and Rani (Mahima Makhwana and Akshit Sukhija) from Shubharambh and Nayantara and Dev (Jasmin Bhasin and Vijayendra Kumeria) from Naagin also join the party. As and when the guests enter the house, Sidharth and the team manage to grab everyone’s attention and get them on their side. As the clock strikes 12, they all ring in the new year together and party their hearts out.\n\nFollow @News18Movies for more\n\nGet the best of News18 delivered to your inbox - subscribe to News18 Daybreak. Follow News18.com on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Telegram, TikTok and on YouTube, and stay in the know with what's happening in the world around you – in real time.", "(Image by Fredg) Details DMCA\n\n\n\nI have been writing about Hunter, the Border Collie, who can find locations stored in my long-term memory with one or all of the 3 Tele's:\n\nTelepathy is the ability to transmit words, emotions, or images to someone else's mind. Telekinesis is the ability to move objects through mind power. Teleportation refers to transporting yourself or your mind to a location miles away from you in fraction of seconds.\n\nIf you have read the recent article headlined at OpEdNews, Hunter and My Hippocampus: The Real \"House Hunters\", about Hunter taking me to the address where my girlfriend lived in 1970, then scroll down to The 3 Tele's Hypothesis: Schuylkill Drive is a Trap Street.\n\nLong-term memory is divided into two types: declarative (explicit) memory and non-declarative (implicit) memory.\n\nExplicit memories include all of the Memories that are available in Consciousness [1]\n\nThe night I brought Hunter home and parked three houses away, he found the house. Thirteen days later I took him to Hidden Hills where my cousin lives and parked over a mile away. I have never walked, hiked or done anything on foot in Hidden Hills.\n\nIf you have a of lot time on your hands, then you can watch the 9-minute video. The thumbnail on the YouTube video is the map of the route he took to get to their house. I also made a 5-minute version where you can watch Hunter find the house and run up the driveway into the garage to the back door.\n\nWhy is that important? He is off-leash and everyone who visits enters the house through the garage.\n\nEither video will convince you that he isn't \"finding\" by scent, nor am I giving him non-verbal clues. We can also eliminate that his success at \"finding\" is not \"an inevitable consequence of my mind searching for causal structure in reality, so that I can learn and adapt to my environment.\" [2]\n\nWhen I told Hunter to find where I lived when I brought him home, where my cousin lives in Hidden Hills, and where I lived in Agoura Hills in 1974 [3] he was telepathically accessing my explicit memories of the locations at the request of my conscious mind.\n\nImplicit memories are those that are mostly Unconscious\n\nWhen Hunter found where I worked in 1972, he was telepathically accessing my implicit memory of the Informata office in Encino, at the request of my unconscious mind, the hippocampus.\n\nNext Page 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5"], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "WASHINGTON The Trump administration is facing a dilemma in Iraq. A day after the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad was stormed by pro-Iranian demonstrators, the White House needs to decide how to respond to the attack...", "pos": ["As the new civil year begins, an isolated event in northern Iraq threatens to snowball into an avalanche that will put America’s entire Middle East strategy to the test. The death of an American citizen in a rocket attack on an Iraqi base by an Iran-backed Shi’ite militia this weekend led to a large-scale retaliatory U.S. airstrike in which at least 25 militiamen were killed in Iraq and Syria.\n\nOn Tuesday, the Iranians and their allies responded with a violent demonstration staged by militia members outside the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, culminating with protesters breaking into the secured compound and American diplomats hastily evacuated from it.\n\nThe Iranian action caught U.S. President Donald Trump at a difficult moment. The next presidential election is less than a year away. Facing an unexciting array of Democratic candidates, Trump’s situation appears rather reasonable, especially if the economy continues on the relatively positive path he inherited from his predecessor, Barack Obama.\n\nBut the public and humiliating attack on an American symbol in the Middle East doesn’t look good. And if U.S. countermeasures lead to casualties, that would look even worse.\n\nTrump, as has been said many times, has for years opposed military adventures in faraway countries in which he sees, at most, a limited American interest. In contrast, he seems to be infatuated with the policy of applying maximum pressure on Iran, under which Washington has gradually intensified its sanctions on the country. Even now, the administration is considering additional sanctions.\n\n>> Read more: Trump, Israel and the Middle East: Mayhem, betrayal and 'America First'\n\nThe damage these sanctions have caused Iran’s economy is indeed great, but so far, they haven’t had much diplomatic impact. Tehran hasn’t agreed to make the terms of its nuclear deal with world powers (from which America withdrew in May 2018) more stringent, and so far, it has even rejected the idea of a summit between the two countries’ leaders.\n\nBreaking news and analyses in your inbox Email * Please enter a valid email address Sign up Please wait… Thank you for signing up. We've got more newsletters we think you'll find interesting. Click here Oops. Something went wrong. Please try again later. Try again Thank you, The email address you have provided is already registered. Close\n\nSince May, the main result of the sanctions was Iran’s decision to respond with assaults on oil facilities and tankers belonging to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, and this weekend, also with an attack on a military base where Americans were stationed.\n\nThe death of an American national obligated Trump to respond, since Iran and its proxies had blatantly crossed a red line drawn by the president himself, along with other senior administration officials. But the mob storming the embassy in Baghdad caught him off guard. Trump’s tweets in recent days have been devoted to his usual spats with the Democrats and criticism of the media, yet once again, he had no choice but to respond.\n\nskip - tweet\n\nTo those many millions of people in Iraq who want freedom and who don’t want to be dominated and controlled by Iran, this is your time! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 31, 2019\n\nOn Tuesday the president explicitly held Iran responsible for both the rocket fire and the storming of the embassy. He once again threatened a painful response and, in a tweet, urged the “many millions of people in Iraq who want freedom” to liberate themselves from Iranian influence.\n\nProtesters and militia fighters attack a reception room of the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq December 31, 2019. KHALID AL-MOUSILY/REUTERS\n\nIn the background hovers America’s unforgotten national trauma from the 1979 hostage crisis at its embassy in Tehran. In 2012, the American consulate in Benghazi, Libya was attacked, an incident that Republicans exploited for an emotional assault (with little factual basis) on the Obama administration, and especially then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. The violent attack on the embassy in Baghdad thus hit a nerve with the American public, and that’s something of which the Iranians are surely well aware. The sight of the demonstrators beating on the doors of the embassy compound and throwing burning objects over the wall surrounding it brought those old painful memories back.\n\nBeyond the drama, which was broadcast live, the Iranians succeeded in turning the tables on Tuesday. For months, mass demonstrations against the Iraqi government have also been aimed at Tehran’s involvement on the country and its influence over the Iraqi leadership. In several cases, Iranian diplomatic offices in Iraq were even attacked. But now, the discussion has been diverted from Iran to focus on the last remnants of America’s military presence in Iraq.\n\nPrior to the American airstrike on Sunday, which was widely denounced by Iraqi parties, a proposal was raised last summer in Iraq’s parliament to expel American soldiers from the country over airstrikes attributed to Israel in western Iraq (to which Iraqis suspected that Washington had given a green light). This proposal may now gain renewed support.\n\nThis is the moment of truth for U.S. strategy in the region. It’s impossible to know to what extent the Iranians planned this outcome in advance, but it’s clear they have gradually and calculatedly raised the risk level in a way that has now backed America into a corner and forced it to respond.\n\nSome American analysts say Iran is in a panic, and this led to ill-considered steps by Tehran. But the opposite appears to be the case. Over the past year, it is Iran that has conducted a well-planned effort aimed at eventually easing American sanctions on it.\n\nIsrael is watching this crisis from the sidelines. Unfortunately, however, its political and military leadership have been spouting somewhat fatalistic statements in recent weeks about an impending clash between Israel and Iran on the northern front. Therefore, we must hope Jerusalem isn’t toying with the idea of indirectly adding fuel to the fire in Baghdad, in the hopes that this would lead to the formation of a new international coalition against Iran.\n\nProtesters burn property in front of the U.S. Embassy compound, in Baghdad, Iraq, December 31, 2019. Khalid Mohammed/AP\n\nThe events of the past week have significantly raised the level of tension between the United States and Iran. Israel would do better to avoid being accused of deliberately inflaming the atmosphere between the two countries."], "neg": ["Exeter live streaming: Horse racing preview & tips – New Year’s Day 2020\n\nWatch Exeter live streaming: Quick links\n\nWatch Exeter live streaming on Bet365 – they show extensive amounts of horse racing on a daily basis.\n\nNote: There are geo restrictions on individual horse races shown on the Bet365 live streaming service. In addition, a funded account is required or to have placed a bet in the last 24 hours to qualify.\n\nAll horse racing on the Bet365 live streaming service is available to watch in the UK & Ireland.\n\nHorse racing live streaming in the UK & Ireland today\n\nThere is plenty to enjoy on New Year’s Day in the horse racing world, in the United Kingdom and Ireland.\n\nThere is horse racing on New Year’s Day at Catterick, Tramore, Fakenham, Southwell, Cheltenham, Fairyhouse, Musselburgh and Exeter.\n\nExeter live stream\n\nThere are seven races at Exeter on New Year’s Day, starting at 12:40, with the final one at 4:05.\n\nThe going at Exeter on New Year’s Day is SOFT, Heavy in places.\n\nBelow are some tips for Exeter on New Year’s Day.\n\nExeter live streaming betting preview & tips\n\nIn the 1:15 at Exeter, there is a lot of social media interest in Darling Maltaix.\n\nTrained by Paul Nicholls, Darling Maltaix is the favourite in this race, but can be backed at decent odds.\n\nDarling Maltaix is expected to be well in the mix in a race worth £10,722 to the winner.\n\nAnother horse to keep an eye on is Bullionaire, running in the 3:00.\n\nTrained by Harry Fry, Bullionaire is the overwhelming favourite in this race.\n\nBullionaire has won here before and also claimed victory at Uttoxeter as well.\n\nHow to watch a Exeter live stream\n\nBet365 are showing a Exeter live stream, legally and straight onto your computer or on to your hand held device, be it an iPhone, iPad or Android.\n\nSimply click this link and follow the simple step-by-step instructions to watch.\n\nNOTE: Please be aware that you will need an active Bet365 account to watch a Exeter live stream of the horse racing on New Year’s Day.\n\nThe awesome factor about watching Horse Racing live streaming with Bet365 is that you only have to put down £1.\n\nSimply put down £1 win or 50 pence each way to watch horse racing today.\n\nExeter Racecourse | The Ultimate Racing Experience – official video\n\nInstagram video from Exeter Racecourse\n\nWhy you need a VPN?\n\nCut chords: Watch everything (Netflix, BBC iPlayer, Hulu) online using a VPN. Unlock geoblocking: A VPN gives you access to the best content from anywhere in the world. Privacy & security: A VPN keeps your information private, activity encrypted & data anonymous.\n\nJust $6.67 a month + 3 months free!", "Late 'voice' of Kentucky athletics, Cawood Ledford, voted into NSMA Hall of Fame\n\nCawood Ledford, the late \"voice\" of Kentucky athletics, has been voted into the National Sports Media Association Hall of Fame, the association announced Monday.\n\nLedford, who died in 2001, spent 39 years calling UK basketball and football games. He even called several Kentucky Derbys, winning three Eclipse Awards for his coverage of thoroughbred racing. He was tabbed Kentucky Sportscaster of the Year 22 times, according to the UK Athletics Hall of Fame.\n\nThe 2020 Hall of Fame class will be celebrated on June 29.", "Brrrrrrrrrrr!!! Ready or not winter has returned! I’m thinking a person could get rather spoiled with 50-degree weather in Indiana at this time of year! My Aunt Martha used to say, “We take whatever comes.” How true that is. Sometimes we take whatever comes with quiet resignation and acquiescence. Sometimes we take whatever comes without complaining. Sometimes we take whatever […]\n\nAn online subscription is required to view this content.\n\nPlease login below or Subscribe today to access this story.\n\nIf you are already logged in, your online subscription may have expired.\n\nVisit your Account page to renew your subscription, or enroll in a new plan on our Subscribe page!", "WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine says she’s open to calling witnesses as part of the Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, but she says it is “premature” to decide who should be called until senators see the evidence that is presented.\n\nCollins also said it was inappropriate for Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Republican, to pledge “total coordination” between the White House and the Senate during the impeachment trial.\n\n“It is inappropriate, in my judgment, for senators on either side of the aisle to prejudge the evidence before they have heard what is presented to us,” Collins told Maine Public Radio in an interview Monday.\n\nSenators take an oath to render impartial justice during impeachment — an oath lawmakers should take seriously, Collins said.\n\nCollins, who is running for reelection and is considered one of the nation’s most vulnerable GOP senators, also faulted Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts for saying Trump should be found guilty and removed from office.\n\n“There are senators on both sides of the aisle, who, to me, are not giving the appearance of and the reality of judging that’s in an impartial way,” she said.\n\nCollins is the second Republican senator to criticize McConnell, who recently told Fox News he would be working “in total coordination with the White House counsel’s office and the people who are representing the president” during impeachment.\n\nAlaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski said last week that she was “disturbed” by McConnell’s comments, adding that there should be distance between the White House and the Senate in how the trial is conducted.\n\n“To me, it means that we have to take that step back from being hand in glove with the defense, and so I heard what Leader McConnell had said, I happened to think that that has further confused the process,” Murkowski said.\n\nThe remarks by the GOP senators come as Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer hailed as a “game changer” a news report detailing the role of White House officials in withholding aid to Ukraine, a key element of the impeachment effort.\n\nThe New York Times reported new details about efforts by acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney and other officials to cut off the aid to Ukraine. Senate Democrats are seeking to call Mulvaney and three other White House officials as witnesses in the impeachment trial.\n\n“Simply put: In our fight to have key documents and witnesses in a Senate impeachment trial, these new revelations are a game changer,” Schumer said. ”Will the Senate hold a fair trial, or will it enable a cover-up?”\n\nMcConnell said last week that he is not ruling out calling witnesses in Trump’s impeachment trial, but he indicated he was in no hurry to seek new testimony.\n\nCopyright 2019 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.", "The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, the Rt. Hon Julian Smith MP, today announced that he has appointed Councillors Allan Bresland, Catherine Elattar and Michael Ruane and Alderman Amanda Grehan to the Northern Ireland Housing Executive (NIHE) Board. In the absence of Northern Ireland Ministers, these appointments were made possible by the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation and Exercise of Functions) Act 2018.\n\nThese appointments will take effect from today (1 January 2020) until the date of the next Council elections and will ensure that the NIHE Board can continue to deliver vital public services within its remit for the benefit of the Northern Ireland community.\n\nNOTES FOR EDITORS\n\nThe Northern Ireland Housing Executive (NIHE)\n\nThe NIHE is a Non-Departmental Public Body of the NI Department for Communities and was established by the Housing Executive Act (Northern Ireland) 1971. Under this Act, the NIHE took over the housing responsibilities of 65 separate authorities and became Northern Ireland’s overall housing authority. It is currently landlord to approximately 86,500 dwellings and is one of Northern Ireland’s largest public sector organisations with a budget of over £740m and a staff of approximately 2,700. It also makes a substantial contribution to better health, education and wellbeing through housing.\n\nProvision for the NIHE Board is set out in the Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 1981. The principal role of the Board is to set the strategic direction for the Housing Executive and to provide stewardship of all public resources entrusted to it to implement the policies and priorities of the Minister and the Executive. The Board oversees the performance and outputs of the executive team, which is responsible for the day-to-day conduct of the business within the Housing Executive. The Board also sets the attitude and disposition of the organisation towards compliance with applicable laws and best practice.\n\nTerms of appointment\n\nCurrent remuneration for the position of a Board Member is £6,892 per annum plus expenses, with an expected time commitment of 1 day per month.\n\nCPANI Code of Practice\n\nThis appointment process has been regulated by the Office of the Commissioner for Public Appointment NI (CPANI) and the appointments have been made in accordance with the CPANI Code of Practice.\n\nPolitical Activity\n\nAll appointments are made on merit and political activity plays no part in the selection process. However, CPANI requires the political activity of appointees to be published which is included in the biographies below.\n\nBiography of Appointees\n\nCllr Ruane has served as a local councillor for Sinn Fein for 19 years, previously with the Newry and Mourne Council and currently with the Newry, Mourne and Down Council. Mr Ruane has served on a number of committees within the councils, including the Audit Committee and brings relevant governance skills to the Board. He has relevant stakeholder engagement skills and experience. He holds no other public appointments.\n\nAlderman Grehan has been a Local Councillor for the Alliance party for five years and was Deputy Mayor of Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council in 2018-19. She was also chairperson of its Governance and Audit Committee in 2017-18, where she has gained relevant governance and risk management experience. Alderman Grehan was also vice-chair of the Corporate Services Committee in 2016-17. She has also been the manager of her local MLA’s constituency office for 12 years, and brings communication skills and resource management experience to the Board. She holds no other public appointments.\n\nCllr Elattar has been a Sinn Fein local Councillor since 2011 when she was elected to Magherafelt District Council. She has previously held the position of Chair and Vice-Chair of the Council. She was elected to the new Mid Ulster District Council in May 2014 and is a member of the Development Committee and the Policy Resources Committee. Previously employed in community education, Councillor Elattar is now a midwife, working for the Northern Health and Social Care Trust. She previously served on the NIHE Board from 1 June 2015 to 1 May 2019, and holds no other public appointments.\n\nCllr Bresland has served as a DUP councillor for over 28 years and is currently a member of the Derry and Strabane Council. Mr Bresland has served on a number of committees within the councils, including the Planning Committee and Environmental and Regeneration Committee, skills and experience of which he brings to the Board. He is a former member of the NI Assembly, having served as a member of the Standards and Privileges Committee. He holds no other public appointments.\n\nStatutory Requirements\n\nProvision for the NIHE Board is set out in the Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 1981. In October 2018, the Secretary of State for NI introduced legislation in Parliament; the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation and Exercise of Functions) Act 2018 received Royal Assent on 1 November. This legislation provides for the appointment to a number of public offices by the Secretary of State. The NI (Ministerial Appointment Functions) Regulations 2019 came into force on 18 February 2019. This Instrument provided for further critical appointments, including that of the NIHE Board."], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "Facebook\n\nTwitter\n\nGoogle\n\nRAMBLER&Co ID\n\nBy logging in to LiveJournal using a third-party service you accept LiveJournal's User agreement", "pos": ["The agencies of Momo, of TWICE, and Kim Heechul, of Super Junior, confirm reports that the two are an item.\n\nThe K-pop stars have been the subject of dating rumors, though their agencies denied reports that they were dating back in August of 2019.\n\nJYP Entertainment released an official statement on Wednesday (January 1) reading, “Hello, this is JYP Entertainment. We are confirming that Heechul and Momo are in a relationship. They have recently started a relationship that grew from a sunbae-hoobae friendship in the industry. Thank you.”\n\nSJ Label also said, “Hello, this is Label SJ. We have confirmed with Heechul and Momo that they have recently started dating from being a close sunbae and hoobae. Thank you.” (via Allkpop and Soompi)\n\nREAD MORE: Super Junior Member Kangin Announces He Is Leaving the Group After 14 Years"], "neg": ["Four people who were apparently using fentanyl in a Woodland Hills hotel room Tuesday morning were transported for hospital treatment, with one of them in grave condition, authorities said.\n\nFirefighters and paramedics were sent at 6:47 a.m. to the Extended Stay America hotel at 20205 Ventura Blvd., according to the Los Angeles Fire Department, which reported that the other three patients appeared to be in stable condition.\n\n\"It turned out to be a fentanyl overdose case and it's being handled by the fire department,\" said Los Angeles police Officer Drake Madison.\n\nThe fire department sent a hazardous materials team to the location to\n\nexamine the room, which was closed off.", "By Dwight Brown\n\nNNPA Film Critic\n\nLook back on the most noteworthy films of 2019 and they all display a diverse array of superb talent—in front of and behind the camera.\n\nThese movies entertained, educated and often inspired us. They challenged our opinions. They made us contemplate our fate and become more aware of the world around us.\n\nEnjoy.\n\nBest Films\n\nBooksmart(***1/2) – Two coeds (Beanie Feldstein and Kaitlyn Dever), high-school outcasts, find refuge in their close friendship. Animated performances. Funny and thoughtful dialogue. Astute comic direction by first-time filmmaker and noted actress Olivia Wilde. Who knew nerdy teen angst could be hilarious?\n\nDolemite Is My Name(****) – King of comedy Eddie Murphy rises like a phoenix in this oh-so-hysterical ode to comedian and pioneering indie filmmaker Rudy Ray Moore. Dream team cast includes: Keegan-Michael Key, Craig Robinson, Tituss Burgess, Wesley Snipes, Mike Epps and scene stealer Da’Vine Joy Randolph.\n\nThe Farewell(***1/2) –An Asian family handles the last-chapter of life process with charm to spare. Writer/director Lulu Wang digs into her own experiences in a premise and script filled with colorful kin folk. Star turns by Awkwafina, Shuzhen Zhao and Tzi Ma make the characters lifelike.\n\nHarriet(***) – Depicting the legendary life of the courageous abolitionist Harriet Tubman is a task few are worthy of. DirectorKasi Lemmons (Eve’s Bayou) is the chosen one. Her epic bio tale catalogs the inhumanity and humanity of the 1800s.Cynthia Erivo(Widows) infuses Tubman’s spirit in every frame. Terence Blanchard’s emotionally charged musical score is haunting.\n\nThe Irishman(****) — Martin Scorsese, Robert DeNiro, Joe Pesci and Al Pacino team up for an impressive crime/drama/thriller about a man who purportedly murdered Jimmy Hoffa. Brilliant performances. Strong direction, writing and editing. Ingenious use of CGI. The crowning achievement of Scorsese’s career.\n\nThe Lighthouse(****) – Two workers (Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe) and a bunch of seagulls are engaged in a melodramatic relationship at a desolate New England lighthouse, circa 1890s. Brutal allegory. Totally engaging. Director/writer Robert Eggers and co-writer Max Eggers make riveting cinema on a black and white canvas (cinematographer Jarin Blaschke).\n\nLittle Women(****) — Actress turned director Greta Gerwig gives the classic Louisa May Alcott Civil War novel her own feminist spin with relatable three-dimensional characters. Fiery relationships among sisters, parents and friends. Feels like you’re on a long buggy ride with lots of bumps in the road. Superb performances by Saoirse Ronan, Timothée Chalamet and Laura Dern.\n\nMarriage Story(****) — Writer/director Noah Baumbach captures the angst of thirtysomethings (Adam Driver, Scarlett Johansson) going through what should have been a friendly D-I-V-O-R-C-E that turns into a war of threats, betrayals and raw emotions. As primal in ways as Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?Full of life at its worst and people struggling to take their next steps.\n\nQueen & Slim(****) – Easily the most talked about black movie of the year. Director Melina Matsoukas (HBO’sInsecure) and screenwriter Lena Waithe (TV’s Master of None) weave a very modern crime tale and a poignant love story together. Hints of social relevance are threaded in. Lovers on the run are played by Daniel Kaluuya and Jodie Turner-Smith. So thoughtful. So cool. So romantic.\n\nUncut Gems(****) — A gregarious, Jewish NYC jeweler (Adam Sandler) is deep in debt to thugs. His schemes dig him into a deeper hole. Gritty, sewer-level urban drama written and directed by the very talented brothers Benny and Josh Safdie. Sandler deserves an Oscar nom. Kevin Garnett, Idina Menzel, Julia Fox and LaKeith Stanfield round out a powerhouse cast.\n\nBest Directors\n\nNoah Baumbach = Marriage Story\n\nRobert Eggers =The Lighthouse\n\nGreta Gerwig = Little Women\n\nMelina Matsoukas = Queen & Slim\n\nMartin Scorsese = The Irishman\n\nBest First Films\n\nLaure de Clermont-Tonnerre = The Mustang\n\nMati Diop = Atlantics\n\nMelina Matsoukas = Queen & Slim\n\nOlivia Wilde = Booksmart\n\nPhillip Youmans = Burning Cane\n\nBest Foreign Language Films\n\nAsh Is Purest White\n\nAtlantics\n\nCorpus Christi\n\nLes Misérables\n\nTransit\n\nBest Documentaries\n\nAfter Parkland\n\nMiles Davis: The Birth of the Cool\n\nDavid Crosby: Remember My Name\n\nPavarotti\n\nTony Morrison: The Pieces I Am\n\nBest Actors\n\nRobert DeNiro =The Irishman\n\nDaniel Kaluuya = Queen & Slim\n\nEddie Murphy = Dolemite Is My Name\n\nRobert Pattinson = The Lighthouse\n\nAdam Sandler = Uncut Gems\n\nBest Actresses\n\nAwkwafina = The Farewell\n\nCynthia Erivo = Harriet\n\nLupita Nyong’o = Us\n\nAlfre Woodard =Clemency\n\nRenee Zellweger = Judy\n\nBest Supporting Actors\n\nJamie Foxx = Just Mercy\n\nAldis Hodge = Clemency\n\nJoe Pesci = The Irishman\n\nBrad Pitt = Once Upon a Time in Hollywood\n\nBokeem Woodbine = Queen & Slim\n\nBest Supporting Actresses\n\nIndya Moore = Queen & Slim\n\nFlorence Pugh = Little Women\n\nDa’Vine Joy Randolph = Dolemite Is My Name\n\nJennifer Lopez = Hustlers\n\nShuzhen Zhao = TheFarewell\n\nBest Screenplays\n\nAd Astra= James Gray, Ethan Gross\n\nThe Farewell= Lulu Wang\n\nThe Lighthouse= Max Eggers, Robert Eggers\n\nLittle Women= Greta Gerwig\n\nQueen & Slim= Lena Waithe\n\nBest Cinematography\n\n1917= Roger Deakins\n\nAtlantics = Claire Mathon\n\nThe Irishman= Rodrigo Prieto\n\nThe Lighthouse= Jarin Blaschke\n\nQueen + Slim= Pete Beaudreau\n\nBest Animation/CGI\n\nFrozen II\n\nHow to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World\n\nI Lost My Body\n\nToy Story 4\n\nOther Great Films\n\n1917, Ad Astra, Avengers: Endgame, The Beach Bum, Giant Little Ones, Good Boys, A Hidden Life, Hotel Mumbai, Hustlers, The Mustang, Never Grow Old, Portrait of a Lady on Fire, The Report, Rocketman, Sauvage, Skin, Us, The Two Popes, Woman at War.", "Two brothers have been arrested for allegedly killing an 85-year-old woman by setting her house on fire in northeast Delhi’s Bhajanpura area during last month’s riots, police said on Thursday.\n\nThe two accused, Arun, 26, and Varun, 22, who lived in the victim’s neighbourhood in Gamri village, were arrested by the Crime Branch of the Delhi police on March 11. They were identified on the basis of video clippings as well as with the help of locals and eyewitnesses, officials said.\n\nThe woman, Akbari, was trapped inside her home when a mob set it ablaze on February 25. Her body was retrieved around 10 hours later when the fire brigade managed to bring the blaze under control, police said.\n\nAlso read: Delhi violence | Amit Shah lauds police for controlling riots\n\nAkbari died of suffocation. While her family members managed to reach the top floor of the house in time, she was not able to do so, they said.\n\nAccording to the woman’s son, the complainant, he had gone to get milk from a nearby shop around 11 a.m. on February 25, when he received a call from his son Asif informing him that a huge crowd had assembled near his house.\n\nThe complainant ran a garment workshop on the ground and the first floor of the four-storey building, while his family lived on the other floors.\n\nThe crowd barged into the house and set it on fire. The complainant’s family members and 10 other employees rushed to the top floor of the house, but his 85-year-old mother, who was on the second floor could not, a senior police official said.\n\nAlso read | Snuffed out by hatred: Here are 21 of the lives lost in the Delhi riots\n\nHe said the other family members and workers of the complainant were rescued from the roof following a rescue operation by the police with the help of locals.\n\nAround ₹8 lakh in cash, a box of gold and silver ornaments and other valuable articles were also looted by the mob, the police official said.\n\nDuring the investigation, two mobile phones, including one of complainant, were seized as technical evidence. The accused were produced before the court, which sent them to police remand for two days, police said. They were being interrogated in order to nab the other accused, they added.\n\nThe violence in northeast Delhi last month claimed 53 lives and left over 200 injured.", "By the end of 2019, Algeria has ordered from Russia, its main arms supplier, 42 combat aircraft : 14 Sukhoi 57, 14 Sukhoi 34 and 14 Sukhoi 35, Algerian and Russian media reports said.\n\n«An option for two other squadrons of 14 aircraft for each aircraft type has also been signed to compensate for the natural withdrawal of aircraft from the Air Force fleet in the future», added the same source.\n\nThe acquisition contract was concluded last summer after the visit of an Algerian air force delegation to Moscow. The arrival of the new aircraft is scheduled for 2025.\n\nThis comes only a few months after Morocco announced that it purchased 25 new F-16s for 3.787 billion dollars and ordered the upgrading of 23 F- 16 existing ones for 985.2 million dollars.\n\nIn 2019, the kingdom ordered a total of $10.3 billion from the United States, primarily for its air force.", "Jake Edwards's AFL career ended with him trying to take his own life. Now he's trying to help others\n\nPosted\n\nWhen Jake Edwards's name was called out by the Carlton Football Club on AFL draft night in 2005, it appeared to herald a long and successful career in football.\n\nLess than nine years later, he tried to take his life.\n\n\"I'm very fortunate to still be here, to be able to spend time with my family again and shake my dad's hand and hug Mum,\" Edwards said.\n\nThe 31-year-old's life collapsed after being delisted by the Blues, as he battled mental health issues and drug and alcohol abuse.\n\nIt all stemmed from a diagnosis of depression and anxiety from his footballing days, and a loss of identity as a footballer post-retirement.\n\n\"There is a four-year period post my AFL career where I just ran away, I just pushed people away. Friends, family, I stopped going to birthdays, Christmases,\" Edwards recalled.\n\n\"I felt like I let my family down. That identity of football I had lost, and when I took that jumper off I didn't know who I was anymore.\n\n\"If I wasn't drinking every weekend, it was every few days, which ultimately led me [to] drug abuse as well.\n\n\"I needed to find that feeling again of being valued, and that's what I guess the alcohol and drug abuse fulfilled in my life.\"\n\nBorn into a footballing dynasty\n\nFootball had always been a major part of Edwards's life. His great-grandfather, grandfather, father and cousin all played in the VFL or AFL.\n\nHis grandfather, Arthur Edwards, played 120 games for Footscray, including in the club's successful 1954 grand final against Melbourne.\n\n\"I always say if I was to give blood tomorrow, there would be little footies floating around [in it],\" Edwards said.\n\n\"It was always something I wanted to do, for as long as I can remember.\"\n\nBut despite glimpses of his talent, life as a professional footballer didn't go according to plan for Edwards.\n\nTowards the end of his second year with Carlton, he started experiencing mental health issues, which he tried to ignore.\n\n\"I did what every typical young male does and just closed off,\" Edwards recalled.\n\n\"I didn't want to talk about it, I didn't want people to know about it.\n\n\"Symptoms for me were just isolation, crying most mornings, which is frustrating because I was supposed to be fit, healthy.\"\n\nEdwards hid his struggles from his teammates and Carlton, until one poor VFL game sent him off the rails.\n\nHe went back to the family farm, calling the club on the way to tell them he was done with football.\n\n'A simple pill isn't going to be the cure'\n\nEdwards was diagnosed with anxiety and depression and started taking medication, allowing him to return to the club and resume his career.\n\nBut he didn't fully grasp what it meant to have a mental illness.\n\n\"I was naive and ignorant to the fact it was something that was probably going to be with me for a lifetime, and a simple pill isn't going to be the cure,\" Edwards said.\n\nThe illness reared it head a couple of years later, when Edwards had left Carlton and was training with the Western Bulldogs, hoping to be picked up in the AFL draft.\n\nDespite promises from the club, he was overlooked, ending his career and sending him spiralling — eventually leading to an attempt to take his own life.\n\n\"I had a trigger in a relationship which led me down a four-day drug-and-alcohol-fuelled bender, and that led to an attempt on my own life one morning,\" he said.\n\nHelp from Outside the Locker Room\n\nEdwards spent time in a program working with psychiatrists and getting education around mental health, and it was there that he developed the concept of Outside the Locker Room (OTLR).\n\nThe not-for-profit foundation aims to help sporting clubs — from grassroots to professional — along with schools and employers to understand and manage the challenges faced by their employees or members.\n\nIt has been widely adopted, with the Federal Government providing funding in Western Australia for the program to be rolled out in 100 sporting clubs and 50 schools per year for the next four years.\n\nIt also comes at a time when the issue of mental health in the AFL looms larger than ever, with star Collingwood midfielder Dayne Beams stepping away from the game indefinitely last month while describing himself as a \"broken man\".\n\nSubiaco Football Club is one of the organisations which has adopted the Outside the Locker Room program, having done so after one of its trainers worked on a research project looking at the mental health of injured players.\n\n\"Our board looked at those findings in 2017 and thought, 'We need to do something to support our players',\" Subiaco chief executive Peter Capes said.\n\nWhen football is about more than the game\n\nOTLR was introduced at Subiaco to provide support and education for players struggling with mental health and has helped the club through some difficult times.\n\n\"We lost a player due to suicide a couple of years ago, and it really impacted our playing group, and Outside the Locker Room were able to quickly come in and provide some counselling and support,\" Capes said.\n\nThe organisation provides services to the club in other ways, providing a phone app which allows players to anonymously log data related to how they are feeling.\n\nIt gives Subiaco's coaches valuable information.\n\n\"It provides a snapshot of the playing group and the sorts of things we need to pay attention to,\" Capes said.\n\n\"We've gone away from coaches coaching footy. They have to coach the player, look out for them and how they are going, they need to know what's going on in their family and friends.\n\n\"It's become a little bit more complicated.\"\n\nTopics: sport, mental-health, health, australian-football-league, perth-6000, wa, subiaco-6008"], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "California is poised to lose a congressional seat for the first time in its history as a state, based on U.S. Census Bureau population estimates released Monday that showed the nation’s growth continued to slow in 2019.\n\nSome 27 states and the District of Columbia lost residents through net domestic migration between 2018 and 2019, the new census data show.\n\nAbout 203,000 people left California in that period, a result of the state’s shifting migration patterns and economic strains that are making it harder to afford living here. New York, Illinois, New Jersey, Massachusetts and Louisiana also saw large losses to other states.\n\nCalifornia’s potential loss in reapportionment, which will be determined by next year’s census count, would drop the state’s number of seats in the U.S. House of Representatives from 53 to 52, said William Frey, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution.\n\nAdvertisement\n\n“It’s got a lot to do with dispersion from California to the rest of the west,” Frey said. “Arizona, Texas and Colorado are all big destinations for California migrants, and they all are gaining seats.”\n\nA 2019 relocation study by Texas Realtors found that 63,175 Californians moved to Texas in 2017, while California was the top destination for Texans to move — nearly 41,000 relocated here.\n\nTexas is likely to gain three seats following the 2020 decennial count, according to Frey’s analysis of census data, while states such as Arizona, Colorado and Oregon may gain one seat apiece.\n\nThe apportionment population count for each of the 50 states includes the state’s total resident population — citizens and non-citizens — as well as a count of the overseas federal employees and their dependents who have that state listed as their home state in their employers’ administrative records, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.\n\nAdvertisement\n\nThe House of Representatives is limited to 435 members, not under the U.S. Constitution, but because of a 1929 federal law that could be changed if lawmakers and the president agreed to do so.\n\nExactly where California would lose a seat in the House depends on which communities are larger or smaller compared to census numbers from 2010. The state’s Citizens Redistricting Commission, whose members will be selected in coming months, will hold public hearings in 2021 to determine how to redraw congressional maps.\n\nPaul Mitchell, one of the state’s leading analysts of the redistricting process, said that two places could dominate the discussion: the communities sitting at the intersection of Los Angeles, Orange and San Bernardino counties and the suburbs to the east of San Francisco.\n\nBut other big changes to the political map-drawing process are also in store — including the 2013 ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court to strike part of the federal Voting Rights Act that strongly influenced the current California maps.\n\n“That will allow a massive rewrite of the Central Valley congressional districts, so it might be really hard to see the total impact” of losing a House seat because of population, Mitchell said.\n\nEven so, the most obvious political impact would be to force incumbent House members to either run against each other or leave office. In 2012, Rep. Brad Sherman (D-Northridge) defeated former Rep. Howard Berman in a bitter contest brought on by the new lines drawn in Los Angeles County.\n\nCalifornia’s future numerical strength in Congress hinges in part on making sure that members of historically undercounted groups are included in the census count. In California, 72% of the population belongs to one of these groups, according to the Public Policy Institute of California.\n\nState census workers, community organizations and local politicians started outreach efforts as early as April to ensure an accurate tally in next year’s count. In addition to reapportionment, nearly $800 billion in federal tax dollars and political redistricting are at stake.\n\nAdvertisement\n\nState government leaders have allocated about $187 million to help verify addresses and expand outreach efforts, according to California’s census office.\n\nStill, there will be major hurdles. Those without reliable internet connections may be missed in a census that will rely heavily on online surveys. Los Angeles County, officials say, will be the nation’s hardest to tally because of its high concentrations of renters and homeless people, as well as immigrant communities that may not participate, either because of language barriers or because they fear being targeted by federal immigration authorities.\n\n“If, as many fear, non-citizen populations and the state’s heavily Latino population either fails to participate or participates without providing full household counts, then California could lose more than one seat,” said Mitchell, whose firm analyzes political data for regional and statewide candidates.\n\nNationally, natural increase (births minus deaths) has declined steadily over the past decade. The U.S. also registered a decline in its population under the age of 18, Frey, the demographer, said. California led in that category, with a drop of about 400,000 people under the age of 18, followed by Illinois and New York. The South and West saw the biggest gain in children, Frey added, led by Texas.\n\n“This is a symptom of an aging population,” he said, “and in states like California, an out-migration of younger families with children.”\n\nCalifornia’s representation stayed the same following the 2010 census count. If the state does lose a seat or two in 2020, Frey said, it’s uncertain whether the decline would carry into the 2030 count.\n\n“In a way, these last few years are a confluence of things that may not continue over time,” he said. “The slowdown in immigration may not continue, millennials may finally start having kids. Domestic out-migration may continue. All those things happened at the same time, so I don’t think they’re going to be quite as dim in the next few years.”", "pos": ["By JOSH FRIEDMAN\n\nFueled by residents leaving the state, largely due to the high cost of living, California is currently at risk of losing a congressional seat. [LA Times]\n\nOn Monday, the U.S. Census Bureau released population estimates. California was one of 27 states that lost residents through net domestic migration. California lost about 203,000 residents.\n\nNext year’s census count will determine congressional reapportionment. If California were to lose a congressional seat, it would mark the first time that occurred in California’s history as a state.\n\nCalifornia’s potential loss in reapportionment would decrease the state’s seat total in the House of Representatives from 53 to 52.\n\nWilliam Frey, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, said the potential loss of a congressional seat has a lot to do with California residents moving to Arizona, Texas, Colorado and other western states.\n\nTexas, the state to which an estimated 63,000 Californians moved in 2017, stands to potentially gain three congressional seats. Arizona, Colorado and Oregon may gain one seat each.\n\nCalifornia’s Citizens Redistricting Commission will hold public hearings in 2021 to determine how to redraw congressional maps.\n\nPaul Mitchell, a leading analyst of the redistricting process, said two areas that may be at risk of losing a congressional seat are the communities located at the intersection of Los Angeles, Orange and San Bernardino counties and the suburbs east of San Francisco.\n\nHowever, other changes to congressional maps, particularly in the Central Valley, are also expected, so it might be difficult to notice the impact of losing a House seat due to population, Mitchell said.\n\nBut, Mitchell also said if California’s Latino and non-citizen populations do not participate in the census as much as state officials would like, California could be at risk of losing more than one seat."], "neg": ["A fun evening with a sophisticated flair will benefit the Augusta Symphony.\n\n“We thought we’d try a different approach,” said Anne Catherine Murray, the symphony’s executive director about the organization’s annual fundraising gala, Augusta Symphony 003, which will be held Jan. 11 at the Miller Theater.\n\nThe past two Januaries have featured concerts with Tony Award-winning performer, Sutton Foster. This year’s event will give a nod to the famous fictional spy James Bond.\n\nThe symphony will be playing James Bond themes with singers from the Mepro Music Production company in Vienna, Austria. The company has been licensed to create several shows including The Music of Bond. Other shows in its repertoire include the music of John Williams, magical moments with music from Harry Potter movies and another show based on the music of romantic movies.\n\nThe music will be familiar to 007 fans. Some of the Bond songs that will be in the concert include the theme from “Diamonds Are Forever,” “Skyfall” and “Goldfinger.” There will also be instrumental selections.\n\nMurray said there will be a few film clips shown during parts of the concert.\n\nNot only will there be the music of Bond, but there will be other Bond touches throughout the night.\n\nThe event begins at 6 p.m. with a reception with light hors d’oeuvres and an open bar. Patrons can imbibe Bond’s famous “shaken not stirred” martini, the Vesper. The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m.\n\nThere are two levels of support. Platinum is $250 per person, and gold is $175 per person. Platinum supporters will receive valet parking and will be guests at an after party in the Knox Music Institute. The after party will feature “indulgent” hors d’oeuvres, full bar and an immersive Bond experience.\n\n“It’s going to be a really great event,” said Murray who added that the committee has a few secrets that members haven’t even shared with her yet.\n\nMurray said the black-tie fundraiser has taken the place of multiple smaller events throughout the year. Attendance has been high for the past couple of years as the community has rallied around the renovated Miller Theater. She hopes for similar attendance this year and said that supporters will be in for a memorable night.\n\nTickets for the gala are available through the Augusta Symphony’s website, augustasymphony.com, or at the Miller Theater Box Office at (706) 842-4080.", "Cape Town police have charged a 38-year-old man following complaints to the police of assault by some of the refugees housed in the Cape Town Methodist Church. Picture: Ayanda Ndamane/African News Agency (ANA)\n\nDurban - Cape Town police have arrested the 38-year-old leader of a group of refugees housed at the city's Central Methodist Church, they said on Wednesday. The Congolese national faces eight charges of assault, of which five are assault with the intention to do grievous bodily harm, the office of the provincial commissioner said. His arrest follows complaints by some of the refugees living in the church, that they have been assaulted.\n\nHowever, following his arrest, about 50 members of the group of refugees arrived at the Cape Town central police station and demanded his release.\n\n\"After being advised to leave, the group duly complied and dispersed. Public Order Police members are keeping an eye on the situation,\" the commissioner's office said.\n\nIt added that the police station was operational and that no further incidents have taken place.", "IF YOU know someone deserving of recognition, don’t wait any longer.\n\nNominations for Mackay Regional Council’s Australia Day Awards close soon.\n\nA Mackay Regional Council spokesman said the awards were a perfect way to acknowledge the efforts of local heroes who went above and beyond to help their communities.\n\nNominating someone can be done online. Or download a hard copy version of the form and return it to one of council’s client service centres.\n\nAward Categories include:", "Can I resign my job here in Kuwait after I finish 1 year of service?\n\nName withheld\n\nAnswer: Yes you can, if you were hired locally and you don’t possess a university degree. If you however, possess a degree you can put in your resignation at any point of time. On the other hand, if you were brought to Kuwait from your home country by your current sponsor, then that law mandates you to work three years for him/her before you can resign or ask for a release.", "A woman who was found shot in a north Minneapolis alley Tuesday night died at North Memorial Hospital, police said.\n\nThe woman, who has not been identified but is believed to be in her 20s, was found shot in an alley behind a home in the 1300 block of Russell Av. N.\n\nShe was transported to North Memorial Health Hospital in Robbinsdale where she later died.\n\nAt 6:38 p.m., police responded to a ShotSpotter activation to three shots fired in the area and found the woman \"gravely injured\" from what appeared to be gunshot wounds, said John Elder, a spokesman for the Minneapolis police.\n\nElder did not say how many times the victim was shot.\n\nPolice said it was the city's 48th homicide in 2019.\n\nJames Walsh"], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "Large crowds gathered in European capitals for spectacular fireworks displays that lit up the skies over landmarks like Big Ben in London, the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, the Parthenon in Athens and the Kremlin in Moscow.\n\nIn Australia, a million revellers thronged Sydney harbour and nearby districts to watch more than 100,000 fireworks explode above the city, even as thousands of people along the country’s eastern seaboard sought refuge from the bushfires on beaches.\n\nThousands in Hong Kong welcomed 2020 on neon-lit promenades in the picturesque Victoria Harbour, breaking into pro-democracy chants shortly after the countdown to midnight.\n\nHong Kong authorities cancelled the main midnight fireworks display for the first time in a decade, citing security concerns. A “Symphony of Lights” took place instead, involving projections on the city’s tallest skyscrapers, while smaller-scale pyrotechnics were launched from waterfront rooftops.\n\nIn Japan, people took turns striking Buddhist temple bells, in accordance with tradition.\n\nSydney decided to press ahead with its fireworks despite calls by some members of the public for the display to be cancelled in solidarity with fire-hit areas in New South Wales, of which the city is the capital.\n\nSydney Mayor Clover Moore said planning had begun 15 months ago and that the event also gave a boost to the economy.\n\nSome towns in eastern Australia cancelled their New Year’s celebrations as naval vessels and military helicopters helped firefighters rescue people fleeing the fires, which have turned swathes of New South Wales into a raging furnace.\n\nThe fires have killed at least 11 people since October, two of them overnight into Tuesday, destroyed more than 4 million hectares (10 million acres) and left many towns and rural areas without electricity or mobile coverage.\n\nElsewhere, revellers from Auckland, New Zealand, to Pyongyang, the capital of isolated North Korea, welcomed the new year with fireworks displays.\n\nBut amid the celebrations of a new year and decade, old tensions threatened to flare up. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said on Wednesday his country would keep developing nuclear programmes and introduce a “new strategic weapon” in the near future, after the United States missed a year-end deadline to restart denuclearisation talks.\n\nProtests, Brexit\n\nIn Hong Kong, rocked by months of sometimes violent pro-democracy demonstrations, protesters were urged to wear masks at a New Year rally called “Don’t forget 2019 - Persist in 2020,” according to social media posts.\n\nSome 6,000 police were deployed and Hong Kong’s chief executive, Carrie Lam, appealed for calm and reconciliation in her New Year’s Eve video message.\n\nThe protests began in June in response to a now-withdrawn bill that would have allowed extraditions to mainland China, where courts are controlled by the Communist Party, and have evolved into a broader pro-democracy movement.\n\nThousands of Indians ushered in the year by demonstrating against a citizenship law they say will discriminate against Muslims and chip away at India’s secular Constitution.\n\nThe demonstrations came despite Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s attempts to dampen protests that have run for nearly three weeks.\n\nIrshad Alam, a 25-year-old resident of the Shaheen Bagh area of New Delhi, stood with his 1-year-old child in his arms and his wife by his side. He said he had been participating in the protest every day.\n\n“It’s freezing here,” he said. “But we are still here because we care about this movement.”\n\nMore than three years after the UK voted to leave the European Union, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, fresh from winning a parliamentary majority in last month’s election, promised in his New Year’s message to “get Brexit done before the end of this month.”\n\n“As we say goodbye to 2019, we can also turn the page on the division, rancour and uncertainty which has dominated public life and held us back for far too long,” Johnson added.\n\nIn New York, large crowds were gathering ahead of the annual New Year’s Eve ball drop over Times Square.\n\nFind latest and upcoming tech gadgets online on Tech2 Gadgets. Get technology news, gadgets reviews & ratings. Popular gadgets including laptop, tablet and mobile specifications, features, prices, comparison.", "pos": ["Fireworks, smoke and tear gas start new decade\n\nA woman celebrates as she watches the traditional New Year's fireworks at Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil with an estimated three million revellers.\n\nNEW YORK: New York dropped its traditional crystal-encrusted ball to ring in 2020 in a packed Times Square, after crisis-marred celebrations in other countries ended a year of worldwide upheaval that saw strike-hit Paris welcome the new decade with fireworks, and London's Big Ben ring out after a long restoration.\n\nBillions around the world cheered in 2020 after a tumultuous year dominated by demonstrations calling for political revolt and action on climate change.\n\n\"I'm not particularly optimistic about the future,\" 29-year-old Natalie Reinhart told AFP ahead of New York's midnight celebration.\n\n\"I don't think anybody thinks the world is in a good place, and I think that's one of the defining things of the decade,\" the New Yorker said.\n\n\"There's a sort of overt pessimism. Even our pop songs are sad.\"\n\nPerformers in Times Square pulled through nonetheless, as artists including feminist rocker Alanis Morissette took the stage ahead of a highly anticipated performance by K-pop sensation BTS.\n\nNew Yorker Gabriel Rodriguez, 53, voiced gloom over society's future but told AFP his way of coping: \"I live day by day.\"\n\n-'New Year with Dignity'-\n\nChile saw thousands of demonstrators gather at Santiago's Plaza Italia -- the epicentre of protests against President Sebastian Pinera's right-wing government since October -- to celebrate a \"New Year with Dignity.\"\n\nOne of the world's biggest New Year festivals took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with an estimated three million revellers.\n\nMost of them wore white as they listened to concerts and watched a traditional fireworks show at Copacabana Beach.\n\nIn the French capital, tens of thousands gathered on the Champs-Elysees, despite a gruelling transport strike that has spelled weeks of misery for commuters.\n\nThey came on foot, by bike, taxi -- and a few by Metro -- to ring in the new decade as a dazzling light show lit up the Arc de Triomphe.\n\nIn the British capital, thousands of revellers lined the Thames to watch fireworks fired from the London Eye for the last new year before Brexit.\n\nBig Ben rang out 12 times after the bell had fallen mostly silent in 2019 because of renovation work.\n\nIt followed a year of political wrangling that led to the resignation of Prime Minister Theresa May and culminated in Conservative Prime Minister Boris Johnson's pledging to leave the European Union on January 31.\n\nAs US-Iran tensions rose again in the Middle East, fireworks exploded in Dubai around the Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building.\n\nIn Abidjan, Ivory Coast, pyrotechnics reflected off the waters of the Ebrie lagoon.\n\nSmoke-choked Sydney ushered in the New Year with an enormous fireworks display, despite a petition to cancel it that received more than 280,000 signatures as devastating bushfires raged across the country.\n\nBut the show did go on: more than 100,000 fireworks lit up the skyline for the hundreds of thousands of spectators thronging the city centre.\n\n- Celebrations amid upheaval -\n\nAfter more than six months of near-daily demonstrations, Hong Kong ushered in 2020 with tear gas and water cannon. Pro-democracy protesters took their movement into the new year with midnight countdown rallies and a massive march planned for Wednesday.\n\nBefore midnight, thousands of protesters gathered across the financial hub, including along the waterfront of Victoria Harbour and at nightlife hotspot Lan Kwai Fong.\n\nDemonstrators at the harborfront counted down chanting \"Ten! Nine! Liberate Hong Kong, revolution now!\" in a sea of light from their mobile phones.\n\nSmaller crowds of protesters in the Mong Kok district set fire to barricades and riot police unleashed their first volleys of tear gas for 2020 in response.\n\nEarlier in the evening, thousands of people linked arms in human chains that stretched for miles along busy shopping streets and through local neighbourhoods.\n\nIn impoverished North Korea, a large crowd that gathered for a concert in the centre of Pyongyang cheered as the clock struck midnight. Fireworks burst in the sky above a neon-lit stage hosting a tightly choreographed dance performance.\n\nAcross the border, South Koreans flocked to bell-ringing ceremonies -- a traditional ritual marking the start of the new year -- with thousands watching in central Seoul alongside performances by Korean pop stars.\n\nIn Moscow, President Vladimir Putin delivered his annual New Year address, 20 years after he was elevated to the presidency by Boris Yeltsin's shock resignation in his 1999 end-of-year speech.\n\nRussia celebrated the new decade over several time zones, with Muscovites flocking to the centre of the capital for fireworks over the Kremlin."], "neg": ["By YOURI KEMP\n\nTribune Business Reporter\n\nykemp@tribunemedia.net\n\nMajor supermarket and fast-food restaurant chains yesterday pledged they are “100 percent ready” for single-use plastics ban that takes effect tomorrow despite the extra costs they will incur.\n\nMario Cash, general manager of Restaurants Bahamas, operator of the Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) and Burger King franchises, told Tribune Business: “We are 100 percent prepared. The impact for us was on the Styrofoam.\n\n“We use the breakfast Styrofoam clamshell for the pancakes platter, and we had to switch to a platter that is now biodegradable that can handle the pancakes and the sauce etc... The actual cost increase on that platter alone was 68 cents to go to a biodegradable one.”\n\nHe added: “If you think about any vendors that are using the regular Styrofoam lunch clamshell, they went to the paper thing and it doesn’t quite work for putting scrambled eggs and pancakes on one platter.\n\n“So what we had to do is go to a high-grade biodegradable plastic thing that gives us a better-looking image. We didn’t even have that option of going paper. Then we had the straws and coffee cups with the lids. We don’t have any bags that were plastic; we already used paper.”\n\nMr Cash said the increased costs involved in complying with the ban had created some challenges, explaining: “I’m absorbing that cost, which is insane. How do I pass this on? How do I pass this on to the consumer?\n\n“All of this cost increase is surrounding breakfast heavily because you have the breakfast platter now, the coffee cup and also the coffee stirrer. So it’s a lot of cost for breakfast items we had to absorb.\n\n“The actual cost per month on this packaging is $1,000 per store, so I am looking at a $6,000 increase per month for this. So it is heavy. Let’s not forget we have the knife, fork and spoon that are also going, along with this same breakfast platter, which is now biodegradable also. But we have already started to transition,” he continued.\n\n“All of our inventory is in, and we have started to phase out, for example, a couple of sizes of the coffee cups and we have already moved to new ones. We have already transitioned to the breakfast platters, so as the old inventory phases out we already have the new inventory already sitting there waiting to transition over to.\n\n“I don’t know how the other folks are absorbing these costs. Did the Government really think this through?,” Mr Cash asked. “I mean this is truly a real cost for this breakfast platter; this is the coffee cup, the platter, the knife and the fork. That is real cost.\n\n“For any vendor on the side of the road or anywhere, that new paper clamshell they are using, that is a new cost on a biodegradable knife and fork in the morning. So for them that is at least a 25 cent cost increase. I don’t know what that clamshell is going to cost, but that knife and fork is going to get up there.”\n\nHowever, Rupert Roberts, Super Value’s principal, told Tribune Business: “We are ready and prepared, and we think it’s going to go well.”\n\nResponding to concerns that the switch from single-use plastic bags to more environmentally-friendly ones will drive up grocery costs, Mr Roberts said: “I don’t know. If a customer spends $200 and it gets in one bag, it will be 25 cents, and if it gets in two bags it will be 50 cents.\n\n“So I don’t think it’s going to be a biggie. I really think in six months, when the plastics are out of the way, we’ll be using compostable and we should go back to free bags, unless government wants to do something on that.\n\n“We do have compostable bags coming in in May; that’s the earliest we can get them, but we do have six months to get rid of plastics and we should be able to go back to free. But it’s hardly a percentage on the grocery shopping. We won’t be able to get compostable bags until May or June, so our customers will be spending 25 cents per bag up until May or June. When we were aware of what we had to do we ordered, and that’s when we expect them to come in,” added Mr Roberts.\n\n“We are very late and should have acted earlier, and then checking yesterday, only 89 states in the US are banning so far. I checked with Canada yesterday, and they are charging for a plastic bag but they say that for five years people have been bringing down tote-bags to pack groceries.”\n\nMr Roberts said the cost of switching from plastic bags to environmentally-friendly options was about “a third or 50 percent more. I believe in my mind it’s about from $50 to $70 per 2,000.”\n\nHe added: “I thought five years ago that scientists said they would accept biodegradable. I thought five years ago biodegradable would be accepted and we switched to biodegradable and, of course, you take them in your workshop or you put something in them and you hang them up, and in six months they are in half-inch pieces. But now the compostables would disintegrate into powder.\n\n“One of the things that our generation has been used to, and fortunately the youth are being taught, and I think they think a lot different from us; they would never discard a plastic bag or throw a piece of plastic into the ocean. I think the crowd coming up behind us, if we don’t save the world they will, and that is very encouraging.\n\n“They are more thoughtful than us and are going to do better than us. That helps the situation. It just seems that everybody is on board, and you hear a lot of fun and jokes and a lot of negativity, but the people with the fun and jokes and negativity, they are on board and they know we have to go in this direction/”", "Acer for Education renews the Innovative School Program for 2020, to support schools in their path towards digital transformation. The goal of the program is to support schools who commit to using technology to transform teaching and learning.\n\nTechnology is an enabler. It allows to break down barriers as it helps teachers to develop new, immersive and inclusive learning experiences. As a result, more and more schools that have integrated technology in their approach to teaching and learning are finding how it helps students to boost their critical thinking and problem-solving skills, learn anytime, anywhere and improve academic results.\n\nAcer for Education Innovative School Program is a tribute to those schools that have embraced technology as a means to give students new personalized and engaging ways to learn the abilities they will need to succeed in school and life. The program is targeted to all EMEA schools that are taking the path of digital transformation. The following schools are a part of the program; Al Sahwa School in Oman, New English School and The English Academy in Kuwait and lastly Abu Dhabi Grammar School, British School in Khubairat in the UAE.\n\nWhether they are just starting or are pioneers, these schools are committed to helping each student to reach their potential and follow their dreams through innovation and technology.\n\nSchools enrolled in Acer Innovative School program can enjoy several benefits:\n\nTeachers from Acer Innovative Schools are invited to attend the EMEA Teachers Advisory Council, where they can meet with peers, listen to education experts and participate in training sessions\n\nSchools can participate in webinars covering a range of topics to keep up-to-date with the latest trends and tools. Topics include mini-training on Windows and Chrome platforms and their apps.\n\nAcer Innovative Schools can share their stories, achievements or experiences on Acer for Education’s blog and become a source of inspiration for other schools. What’s more, schools receive a monthly newsletter where they can find updates on technological contents, alliance partner news, demo program and other initiatives.\n\nEach Acer Innovative Schools receives two demo devices per year, so teachers and students are kept abreast of the latest technological innovations and can find out how they can help them achieve more.\n\nAcer Project Humanity\n\nAcer Innovative Schools are also encouraged to join the Acer Project Humanity, a new global initiative by Acer to bring humanity at the centre of our activities and give back to communities and the environment.\n\nFor this reason, early in October Acer for Education launched a contest among Acer Innovative Schools across Europe, Middle East and Africa to encourage students to submit projects evaluated based on number of green actions and originality among other criteria. What’s more, winning schools were able to give a helping hand by supporting the learning path of a Charity Education Organization of their choice, giving them their prize of 10 Acer devices each.\n\nOne such school that took this to the next level was the New English School in Kuwait who have a long-standing commitment to raising awareness of environmental concerns. Keeping the grounds litter-free, reducing usage of materials that just end up in a landfill, reusing materials where possible and recycling what can be economically processed are some of the activities students were involved with. The New English School partnered with the charity organization Direct Aid and will donate their prizes to underprivileged students in Africa.", "CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — A businessman whose sexual assault conviction was overturned last week is out of prison as he waits to hear whether prosecutors will try him a third time.\n\nTony Cercy, 57, was freed from a Newcastle prison camp Tuesday after paying the $100,000 bail requested by prosecutors and set by a judge, the Casper Star-Tribune reported. Cercy's lawyers had filed a motion asking for his immediate release on Monday, claiming it would be “virtually impossible” for him to be tried again.\n\nCercy was accused of sexually assaulting a 20-year-old woman who passed out on a sofa at his Alcova lake house in June 2017.\n\nThe Wyoming Supreme Court overturned his third-degree sexual assault conviction after finding that that jurors weren't properly instructed on state law regarding the crime at his second trial in November 2018.\n\nWhile prosecutors presented evidence of oral sexual assault, the court found that kind of assault does not meet the state law's standard to show third-degree sexual assault. It found that it is applicable to the first- and second-degree crimes Cercy was acquitted of during his first trial.\n\nDistrict Attorney Dan Itzen plans to meet with the alleged victim and her family before deciding whether to charge Cercy, who was sentenced to six to eight years in prison, again.", "Taylor Edwards is in her second season as a volunteer coach for Nebraska. Edwards works with the Husker catchers, in addition to assisting the coaches with opponent scouting.\n\nEdwards was a four-year starting catcher for Nebraska from 2011 to 2014. The only All-America catcher in program history and a three-time all-conference performer, Edwards was also selected as the 2014 Division I Catcher of the Year. She earned third-team All-America accolades as a freshman in 2011, when she was one of 25 finalists for the USA Softball Player-of-the-Year Award. Edwards earned All-America recognition again as a senior in 2014, when she was named a first-team All-American, the sixth Husker to be a first-team selection.\n\nEdwards ended her career with 17 school records and a pair of NCAA records. The national records she held included most grand slams in a game (2 in 2013) and most consecutive games with a home run (6 in 2011). Edwards set Nebraska career records with 54 home runs, four grand slams, 150 walks and 39 hit-by-pitches. She also owned Husker season records for walks (41 in 2013), hit-by-pitches (16 in 2013) and grand slams, in addition to game records with four runs scored, eight RBIs, four walks and three hit-by-pitches.\n\nIn addition to her three Husker career records, Edwards ended her career ranked second in school history in RBIs (202), third in runs (177) and total bases (423), fourth in slugging percentage (.629), fifth in doubles (41), sixth in hits (220), eighth in at bats (673) and games played (233) and 14th in batting average (.327). In her career, Edwards started 231 games and had 150 walks. She also posted a .471 on-base percentage and a .629 slugging percentage.\n\nFollowing her Husker career, Edwards was the No. 8 overall pick in the 2014 National Pro Fastpitch (NPF) Draft. She played in the NPF for four seasons, and played her fifth professional season with an independent team in 2018. Edwards won three straight NPF championships in 2015, 2016 and 2017 and was a two-time All-NPF selection. She also played professionally in Japan for two years (2016-17). Additionally, Edwards helped the USA Women's National Team win the Gold Medal at the 2018 World Championship and earn a spot in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.", "Zimbabwe police have banned all illegal mining activities and said anyone wishing to go into mining should obtain a relevant licence or permit.\n\nThe ban follows the killing of Constable Wonder Hokoyo by machete gangs in Kadoma on 28 December.\n\nPolice Chief Godwin Matanga said police will not tolerate acts of violence by artisanal miners and anyone who decides or attempts to disarm a police officer on duty risks being shot.\n\n“All potential miners who are engaged in illegal mining activities should stop doing so and ensure that before they mine, they obtain the relevant licence or permit to do so in terms of the laws of the country,” he said.\n\n“Any deviation from this will result in such miners being arrested. No one should interfere with or attack police officers who are maintaining law and order at mining sites. Anyone who decides or attempts to disarm police officers on duty risks being shot.”\n\nMatanga said police were working with other stakeholders to ensure that incidences of gold rush in several parts of the country are swiftly dealt with.\n\n“Let us all promote law and order and engage in lawful and regularized mining activities. Regulating authorities will be issuing out prohibition orders barring he carrying of machetes and other weapons such as knives, catapults, iron bars and knobkerries…”\n\nThe police chief said he will ensure that police deployments in mining areas are influenced by the need to protect and preserve life and property.\n\n“My office will therefore not stand by and allow unruly elements to attack police officers. We have also engaged the Ministry of Mines and Mining Development to ensure that all mining disputes, disused and decommissioned mines are monitored and measures put in place to curtail illegal mining activities,” he said."], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "Paramount Pictures has revealed the first full-length trailer for A Quiet Place 2. The studio had previously revealed a brief teaser that offered a tiny glimpse of what's to come in the sequel to 2018's inventive horror hit. This, however, offers a much more thorough look at what the studio has cooked up, with most of the core cast returning to once again face down the horrors of this post-apocalyptic, silent wasteland. But the horrors aren't limited to deadly, sound-seeking monsters this time around.\n\nThe initial A Quite Place 2 teaser trailer picked up following the events of the first movie. John Krasinski's character gave his life to protect his children, ultimately making it so they could survive with their mother. The family managed to figure out a way to kill the beasts that have invaded Earth, which gave them a leg-up in the survival game. However, as we can see, they are having to step off the sandy path that had kept them safe for so long and will be forced to head into uncharted territory. Emily Blunt is back as the head of the Abbott family, with Millicent Simmonds and Noah Jupe also returning as her children.\n\nJohn Krasinksi, who directed and co-wrote the original, returns to the director's chair this time around. Krasinski also wrote the screenplay. Original writers Scott Beck and Bryan Woods stepped back to focus on original endeavors but remain involved in a more limited capacity. New cast members include Cillian Murphy (Batman Begins) and Djimon Hounsou (Captain Marvel). Details regarding any characters were being kept under tight lock and key during production.\n\nA Quiet Place 2 picks up following the deadly events of the first movie. The Abbott family is forced to face the terrors of the outside world as they continue their fight for survival in silence. As they hesitantly journey into the unknown, they quickly realize that the creatures that hunt by sound are not the only threats that lurk beyond the sand path. Allyson Seeger, Joann Perritano and Aaron Janus, Michael Bay, Andrew Form and Brad Fuller serve as producers.\n\nReleased in 2018, A Quiet Place went on to become one of the most unexpected hits of the year. The movie was embraced widely by critics, currently boasting a 95 percent approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Audiences agreed and moviegoers turned up in droves to see it. The movie, working from a relatively modest budget of just $17 million, went on to gross $340 million at the global box office. With that, a sequel became a top priority for the studio. The question is, was this a lightning in a bottle situation? Or can they manage to strike gold twice? A Quiet Place 2 is set to hit theaters on March 20, 2020, from Paramount Pictures. Be sure to check out the new trailer for yourself.", "pos": ["Paramount Pictures has now released the official trailer from John Krasinski’s “A Quiet Place Part II”.\n\nFollowing the deadly events at home, the Abbott family (Emily Blunt, Millicent Simmonds, Noah Jupe) must now face the terrors of the outside world as they continue their fight for survival in silence.\n\nForced to venture into the unknown, they quickly realize that the creatures that hunt by sound are not the only threats that lurk beyond the sand path.\n\nEmily Blunt is returning for A Quiet Place 2 alongside cast members Noah Jupe (Suburbicon, Wonder) and Millicent Simmonds (Wonderstruck), with John Krasinski set to write, and direct again. Cillian Murphy and Djimon Hounsou will also star in the sequel.\n\nA Quiet Place was from a spec script by Bryan Woods & Scott Beck which was rewritten by Krasinski. It opened in theaters in April of 2018 and grossed over $334 million worldwide on a $17 million dollar budget.\n\nA Quiet Place: Part II is produced by Krasinski and Michael Bay (Transformers) along with Bay’s Platinum Dunes partners Andrew Form and Brad Fuller (Ouija, The Purge, Texas Chainsaw Massacre). The sequel is executive produced by Allyson Seeger, Joann Perritano, Aaron Janus.\n\nThe sequel is slated to hit the theaters on March 20."], "neg": ["Maria Lopez spotted him at a bachata class. He checked off all her boxes. Superb dancer. Smart — he had an engineering degree. Tall, dark and handsome.\n\nAfter a month of dating, he revealed he was in the country illegally. She too lacked legal status, though she had the relative protection of being in the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.\n\nWordlessly, they pumped the brakes on their relationship.\n\nBeing without legal status under the umbrella of DACA has always been a risky proposition. Deportation always lurked in the background.\n\nAdvertisement\n\nBut now that the program is under threat from an unfriendly White House — and currently at the mercy of a conservative-leaning U.S. Supreme Court — life for its beneficiaries has become cloudier.\n\nIn May, Lopez, a 25-year-old San Jose resident, launched an Instagram account called YTienePapeles? (AndDoesHeHavePapers?)\n\nThe page is her attempt “to heal through humor,” she said. Sometimes she’ll create memes about crushing on people without legal status. One post pictured a crying toddler next to text that read: “When you find out your crush no tiene papeles.” Other times she’ll post syrupy sayings: “Unlike DACA, my love for you is permanent.”\n\nThe memes are relatable, Lopez said. “If you are undocumented and in the dating scene, you will definitely encounter this.”\n\nAdvertisement\n\nRelationships can provide a sense of security and comfort, but the uncertainty of DACA’s future can leave so-called Dreamers feeling just a bit more unsettled about the pursuit of them, said Harvard sociologist Roberto Gonzales.\n\n“In our research, we’ve seen DACA beneficiaries victimized by partners who use their fragile status and their families’ status against them,” Gonzales said.\n\n“Lives in Limbo: Undocumented and Coming of Age in America,” Gonzales’ book based on a 12-year project following 150 young people around the L.A. area, found that immigrants often felt their legal status could drive wedges into relationships.\n\nLopez, for example, had begun dating one young man in 2011 — a year before she joined the DACA program. He was the son of immigrants, Lopez said, who had legalized their status in the U.S.\n\nAfter six years, around the time that President Trump announced his intention to wind down DACA, their relationship soured. Lopez said she did not expect to get married right away, but wanted to know if it was in the couple’s future. When she pressed her boyfriend, Lopez said, he asked: “Is citizenship the reason you want to be with me?”\n\nAnd that was that.\n\nSaid Andrea Simon-Martinez, a 26-year-old DACA recipient who lives in New York: “Telling someone you’re undocumented, it’s like peeling off a Band-Aid, you want to do it sooner rather than later.”\n\nSimon-Martinez was born in Mexico and was 6 years old when she overstayed her tourist visa. She said dating and looking for a serious partner takes a toll. In February 2018, she wrote a post about the anxiety of dating while “DACA-mented.”\n\nAdvertisement\n\n“I never know when to bring it up in conversations, and then it makes me feel like I’m leading them on,” she wrote. “It makes me feel like I’m being deceitful and keeping a big part of me hidden away.”\n\nJuan Pacheco Marcial, a 23-year-old DACA recipient who attends Cal State Monterey Bay, said his legal status keeps him from dating seriously. He makes sure not to get too attached because of a feeling in his gut that, one day, he will be deported. And he won’t date another DACA recipient or person without legal status.\n\n“When I date someone, I don’t see a future with them because I don’t even see a future for myself,” he said. “Of ... having a happy ending here in the United States.”\n\nMarcial said he does not want children because of the cloud over his presence in the country. He said it’s the reason he broke up with a girlfriend who was a citizen.\n\n“I feel that I wouldn’t be able to live with myself if I were to have a child and I were, for some reason, to get kicked out of this country and not be able to come back,” he said.\n\nJose Guevara-Johnson, left, and his husband, Stephen Guevara-Johnson, have breakfast at Antigua Bread in Los Angeles. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)\n\n“We’ve been through a really hard thing that most couples have not gone through at our age and made it out successfully,” Stephen Guevara-Johnson said. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)\n\nA year ago, Jose Guevara, 25, and Stephen Johnson, 29, got married.\n\nAdvertisement\n\nGuevara is a DACA recipient who was brought to the U.S. from El Salvador at age 10. Johnson was born and raised in a conservative Baptist family in North Carolina.\n\nThey met online two years ago. Guevara said he was upfront from the start — laying out his “baggage.”\n\n“I have cancer and I’m a DACA recipient,” he revealed.\n\nJohnson, whose work involves community organizing, said it didn’t bother him. After a couple of months of dating, Guevara was hospitalized and underwent treatment for leukemia — which he’s battled off and on since he was 15.\n\nThe possible end of DACA worried the couple. Guevara feared returning to El Salvador, partly because homophobia is prevalent there. But he felt he was becoming a burden to Johnson, who wanted to marry.\n\n“It’s a lot of labor to love someone who is a DACA recipient,” Guevara said. “We are at the will of the government.”\n\nBut Johnson was determined.\n\n“We’ve been through a really hard thing that most couples have not gone through at our age and made it out successfully,” Johnson said. “If we can make it through that, we can make it through anything.”\n\nThey are now legally the Guevara-Johnsons.\n\nIn San Francisco, Tony K. Choi said he would like to be able to love and date on his own terms.\n\nA DACA recipient who is a creative writer for Democratic presidential candidate Tom Steyer, Choi said his legal status is always part of the life calculations he makes.\n\n“Marriage and immigration status are intrinsically linked to my romantic life,” the 31-year-old said.\n\nChoi, who came to the U.S. from South Korea on a tourist visa at age 9, realizes marriage to a U.S. citizen is probably his best option for staying in the country, but he’s “incredibly millennial” and not looking to wed anytime soon.\n\nStill, he said, he avoids dating DACA recipients or men who are in the country illegally. He had a crush on a man without legal status, but he willed himself to make a cold calculation.\n\n“What is there to gain from this relationship?” Choi said.\n\nSome DACA recipients said they’ve received marriage proposals from close friends who want to help. Others feel pressure from parents, other family members or older immigrants who repeatedly tell them to fall in love and marry someone who has legal status.\n\nLopez still remembers how, when she was 6, her grandmother sat her down and told her: “You have to marry someone with papers.”\n\n“At 6, you don’t even know what that means,” Lopez said.\n\nA few weeks ago, she posted a meme on Instagram with a picture of a distraught and teary-eyed SpongeBob SquarePants surrounded with bursting red hearts. The text read: “When you gotta end [it] with your favorite undocu-novio.”", "To kick off 2020, Disney has given a preview of what to expect from its Disney+ streaming service this year. Most notably, a newly released teaser revealed that Marvel's WandaVision series has been pushed forward from 2021 to 2020. While no exact release date has been given, Disney previously indicated the show would premiere spring 2021.\n\nWandaVision stars Elizabeth Olsen and Paul Bettany, who both reprise their Marvel Cinematic Universe roles as Wanda Maximoff (Scarlet Witch) and Vision respectively. Teyonah Parris, Kat Dennings, Randall Park, and Kathryn Hahn round out the supporting cast. The limited series will run for six hour-long episodes and will take place after Avengers: Endgame, which saw Scarlet Witch brought back from Thanos' snap in Infinity War.\n\nThe teaser additionally shows 1950s-inspired key art of Vision and Wanda together.\n\nIs this not what 2020 vision means? From #ToyStory 4 and Aladdin to #LizzieMcGuire and WandaVision, here’s a look into our future at the blockbusters and Originals coming to #DisneyPlus this year. pic.twitter.com/QHGMHat89n — Disney+ (@disneyplus) January 1, 2020\n\nThe Disney+ Twitter account made sure to reiterate the news.\n\nAmong the other upcoming titles expected to hit Disney's streaming service in 2020 are The Lion King, Toy Story 4, Aladdin, and Marvel's The Falcon and the Winter Soldier series. 2021, meanwhile, will bring Loki, Hawkeye, and What If...?.", "Send this page to someone via email\n\nShare this item on Twitter\n\nShare this item via WhatsApp\n\nEmergency crews in Saint John, N.B. responded to a call Wednesday morning after a pickup truck left the road and crashed into a home.\n\nPolice said it happened on Bayside Drive just east of Expansion Avenue a little before 9 a.m.\n\nREAD MORE: Woman, 7-year-old girl’s death in Rothesay deemed suspicious: police\n\nPolice have not commented on whether or not charges will be laid.\n\n1:16 Driver who hit home causing gas explosion under impaired driving investigation: London police Driver who hit home causing gas explosion under impaired driving investigation: London police\n\nStory continues below advertisement", "Instead of throwing down the gauntlet, Post Malone put it on his face.\n\nThe singer/rapper has debuted a new face tattoo to add to his collection.\n\nThe medieval gauntlet is featured prominently in photo posted Tuesday on tattoo artist Kyle Hediger’s Instagram account.\n\n“Last tattoo of 2019,” the caption reads. “Gauntlet on the baby boy @postmalone love u. 2020 is going to be next level. Love you all.”\n\nMalone also shared a photo in which a portion of the new tat can be seen.\n\nThe musical artist has more than 50 tattoos, including several on his face.\n\n“Anything to piss my mom off,” Malone said of his body art in a 2018 interview.\n\n“It’s not right,” Malone quipped. “I got a face for radio anyways, so why not?”", "We'll send breaking news and news alerts to you as as they happen!\n\nSign up!"], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "As Northern Ireland greets 2020, just a year shy of the centenary of the foundation of the state, there will be many who hope DUP leader Arlene Foster means to deliver on her new year message of making the province a place at peace with itself and which the majority of people, unionist and nationalist, can feel comfortable in\n\nEditor's Viewpoint: Time Northern Ireland parties step up and bring back power sharing BelfastTelegraph.co.uk As Northern Ireland greets 2020, just a year shy of the centenary of the foundation of the state, there will be many who hope DUP leader Arlene Foster means to deliver on her new year message of making the province a place at peace with itself and which the majority of people, unionist and nationalist, can feel comfortable in. https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opinion/editors-viewpoint/editors-viewpoint-time-northern-ireland-parties-step-up-and-bring-back-power-sharing-38825563.html https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/incoming/0ed4b/38825614.ece/AUTOCROP/h342/Stormont%20facade%202.jpg\n\nEmail\n\nAs Northern Ireland greets 2020, just a year shy of the centenary of the foundation of the state, there will be many who hope DUP leader Arlene Foster means to deliver on her new year message of making the province a place at peace with itself and which the majority of people, unionist and nationalist, can feel comfortable in.\n\nThat is the greatest guarantee Northern Ireland's future within the Union is secure. Unionists, who have never learned from what they term as past betrayals by the Westminster government, is feeling nervous. They recognise that demographics are against them and the toxic atmosphere generated by Brexit in particular has created an increased groundswell to test opinion on Irish unity.\n\nSinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald wants a border poll but there is widespread agreement that it would be a divisive move at a time when Northern Ireland's more pressing day-to-day problems need sorting out.\n\nWhatever one says, the ideological divide is always there between the two big parties.\n\nBut as they and the other local politicians return to talks tomorrow they know that public opinion demands they find a compromise and return to work at Stormont.\n\nThe problems that should unite them far outweigh the demands that divide them.\n\nWhile Mrs Foster is correct to point out that civic and business life has soldiered on heroically during the three years that politicians have abdicated their responsibilities, it cannot be denied that the underlying problems in public services are at crisis point.", "pos": ["Irish Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney DUP leader Arlene Foster\n\nSimon Coveney urges 'new beginning' as Stormont talks set to resume BelfastTelegraph.co.uk Irish Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney has called for a \"new beginning\" as talks to restore power-sharing resume tomorrow at Stormont. https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/simon-coveney-urges-new-beginning-as-stormont-talks-set-to-resume-38827500.html https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/b1f78/38827498.ece/AUTOCROP/h342/2020-01-02_new_56004090_I1.JPG\n\nEmail\n\nIrish Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney has called for a \"new beginning\" as talks to restore power-sharing resume tomorrow at Stormont.\n\nDUP leader Arlene Foster said her party aimed to secure a \"fair and balanced\" deal.\n\nThe parties have just 11 days to reach a compromise. Secretary of State Julian Smith has warned that he will call a fresh Assembly election if an agreement hasn't been brokered by then.\n\nMr Smith will hold bilateral meetings with the parties before a round-table discussion at Stormont House.\n\nMr Coveney yesterday urged Northern Ireland politicians to show leadership and generosity in the negotiations.\n\nHe said the new year offered a chance for a fresh beginning and he urged all sides not to disappoint the public again. The dialogue had been paused for the Christmas holidays.\n\nThe Tanaiste held pre-talks with Mr Smith yesterday."], "neg": ["(MENAFN- America News Hour) Market Study Report Provides A Detailed Overview Of Fencing Market With Respect To The Pivotal Drivers Influencing The Revenue Graph Of This Business Sphere. The Current Trends Of Fencing Market In Conjunction With The Geographical Landscape, Demand Spectrum, Remuneration Scale, And Growth Graph Of This Vertical Have Also Been Included In This Report.\n\nAccording to a new research the Fencing market is anticipated to reach over USD 40,730 million by 2026.\n\nRequest a sample of this premium report titled at: https://www.marketstudyreport.com/request-a-sample/1695016?utm_source=marketwatch.com & utm_medium=ADS\n\nIn 2017, the metal fencing segment dominated the global market, in terms of revenue. North America is expected to be the leading contributor to the global market revenue during the forecast period.\n\nImprovement in lifestyle due to rise in income level, especially in the developing countries of Asia-Pacific fuels the demand for Fencings market. Enhancement of public infrastructure such as parks, museums, and other structures by governments, along with growth in the global construction industry would support the market growth in the coming years.\n\nA significant increase in disposable income, and construction and renovation of residential buildings drive the growth of this market. Other driving factors include growth in global construction industry, enhanced safety concerns, and development of public infrastructure. The increasing investments by governments for enhancing public infrastructure such as parks, public places, and government premises further supports market growth. Increasing demand in developing nations is expected provide numerous growth opportunities to the market players during the forecast period.\n\nThe different materials used for fencing include wood, metal, concrete, plastic, and others. In 2017, the metal fencing segment accounted for the highest market share. The increasing demand for metal fencing in public places, government organizations, and commercial buildings for enhanced safety and security purposes drives the growth of this segment.\n\nNorth America generated the highest revenue in the market in 2017, and is expected to lead the global market throughout the forecast period. The growing construction sector and high disposable income drives the market growth. The increasing trend of design and aesthetics supports the market growth in the region. Asia-Pacific is expected to grow at the highest CAGR during the forecast period owing to increasing disposable incomes in developing countries of this region, and increase in construction of commercial buildings in this region.\n\nThe well-known companies profiled in the report include Allied Tube & Conduit, Jerith Manufacturing Company Inc., Poly Vinyl Creations Inc., Associated Materials LLC, CertainTeed Corporation, Fogarty PVC Fencing, Veka AG, Planet Polynet, Hoover Fence, and Ameristar Fence Products Incorporated among others. These companies launch new products and collaborate with other market leaders to innovate and launch new products to meet the increasing needs and requirements of consumers.\n\n\n\nRequest a discount on standard prices of this premium report titled at: https://www.marketstudyreport.com/check-for-discount/1695016?utm_source=marketwatch.com & utm_medium=ADS\n\n\n\n\n\nTable of Contents:\n\n1. Overview and Scope\n\n1.1. Research goal & scope\n\n1.2. Research assumptions\n\n1.3. Research Methodology\n\n1.3.1. Primary data sources\n\n1.3.2. Secondary data sources\n\n1.4. Key take-away\n\n1.5. Stakeholders\n\n2. Executive Summary\n\n2.1. Market Definition\n\n2.2. Market Segmentation\n\n3. Fencing Market Insights\n\n3.1. Fencing ? Industry snapshot\n\n3.2. Fencing - Ecosystem analysis\n\n3.3. Fencing Market Dynamics\n\n3.3.1. Fencing ? Market Forces\n\n3.3.1.1. Fencing Market Driver Analysis\n\n4. Fencing Market Size and Forecast, 2017-2026 by Material\n\n4.1. Key Findings\n\n4.2. Wood\n\n4.3. Metal\n\n4.4. Concrete\n\n4.5. Plastic\n\n4.6. Others\n\n5. Fencing Market Size and Forecast, 2017-2026 by Application\n\n5.1. Key Findings\n\n5.2. Boundary Fencing\n\n5.3. Privacy Fencing\n\n5.4. Temporary Fencing\n\n5.5. Others\n\n6. Fencing Market Size and Forecast, 2017-2026 by End-User\n\n6.1. Key Findings\n\n6.2. Residential\n\n6.3. Agriculture\n\n6.4. Government\n\n6.5. Defense\n\n6.6. Transportation\n\n6.7. Energy and Power\n\n6.8. Others\n\n7. Fencing Market Size and Forecast, 2017-2026 by Region\n\n7.1. Key Findings\n\n7.2. North America\n\n7.2.1. U.S.\n\n7.2.2. Canada\n\n7.2.3. Mexico\n\n7.3. Europe\n\n7.3.1. Germany\n\n7.3.2. UK\n\n7.3.3. France\n\n7.3.4. Italy\n\n7.3.5. Rest of Europe\n\n7.4. Asia-Pacific\n\n7.4.1. China\n\n7.4.2. India\n\n7.4.3. Japan\n\n7.4.4. Rest of Asia-Pacific\n\n7.5. Latin America\n\n7.5.1. Brazil\n\n7.6. Middle East & Africa\n\nQuestions? 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You can eliminate duplicate purchases and customize your content and license management.", "The Kerala Real Estate Regulatory Authority (K-RERA) will help build trust in the real estate sector and infuse it with transparency and efficiency, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said on Wednesday.\n\nThe activities of a few individuals have served to malign this important sector to the extent that it has been equated to a ‘mafia,’ the Chief Minister said, formally inaugurating K-RERA at a function here.\n\nWith its emphasis on protecting the interests of consumers (buyers, allottees), K-RERA focusses on the prevention of malpractices in the real estate sector, he said.\n\nDuping of buyers\n\nInstances of buyers being duped by a section in the real estate sector had prompted the Parliament to pass the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act in 2016 making it mandatory for all States to form RERAs. K-RERA is designed to prevent such malpractices in Kerala.\n\nRealtors who function in a lawful manner will not find themselves inconvenienced by RERA, Mr. Vijayan said.\n\nThe real estate sector is integral to the development of land. Negative financial trends in real estate affects the economic sector as a whole.\n\nIf policies are favourable, the sector can grow. So it is important to have policies and approaches that do not weaken it.\n\nWhile the sector has witnessed spectacular growth in the past few decades, the absence of an effective regulatory mechanism was the main reason for the problems associated with real estate sector.\n\n“This is not a sector which should be equated to a ‘mafia’,” the Chief Minister said.\n\nFrom Oct. 2019\n\nTechnically, K-RERA came into being in October last year with P.H. Kurian as chairman and Preetha P. Menon as member. The Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016, makes it compulsory for builders to register projects with the State-level RERA.\n\nReal estate agents also need to get themselves with the authority. RERA registration is applicable to projects where the land to be developed is 500 square metres or more and the number of apartments is eight or more inclusive of all phases.\n\nAn adjudicating officer who will handle compensation claims and an appellate tribunal for handling appeals on K-RERA decisions will be appointed soon, the Chief Minister said. He issued the registration certificates to builders and real estate agents who registered with RERA. The Chief Minister also released the emblem of K-RERA on the occasion. Minister for Local Self Government A. C. Moideen presided. Additional Chief Secretary T.K. Jose, K-RERA chairman P. H. Kurian and member Preetha P. Menon spoke.", "Sign up to FREE daily email alerts from walesonline - daily Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Could not subscribe, try again later Invalid Email\n\nA family say their \"world has been turned upside down\" after the dad was photographed wearing blackface during a stay at a five-star hotel in Wales.\n\nSian Bannister posted the picture on Facebook . It showed herself posing alongside partner David-Jon Norman wearing brown face paint, fake dreadlocks, and a knitted Rastafarian hat. Also featured in the snap were the couple's two young mixed race children.\n\nTaken at a recent visit to Newport's Celtic Manor Resort , the photo was captioned: \"Annual family photo!\"\n\nHowever the image was re-posted by Bristol rapper Ace Brown who accused the couple of being \"offensive and disrespectful\".\n\n\"In this picture your partner is taking the p***, if not direct to the boys, but to their father's heritage,\" he said. His words having since been commented on and shared more than 21,000 times.\n\n(Image: Facebook)\n\nBut 30-year-old Sian, also from Bristol, hit back after receiving a torrent of abuse as a result, with some even labelling the couple's actions as \"child abuse\".\n\nShe wrote: \"Because of one man choosing to share my post rather than message me directly our world has been turned upside down.\n\n\"Ace could have messaged me highlighting the offence my post could cause and I would have apologised to all and removed it.\n\n\"I've had hundreds of threats, people ringing my local pub, racist abuse like you wouldn't believe.\"\n\nShe also suggested that the musician had jumped on the incident as an opportunity to plug a new song of his called Mixed Heritage, adding that it was one of her sons who'd asked her partner to paint his face in the first place.\n\n\"Is (my son) racist?\" she asked. \"(It was) complete innocence, a family laugh!\n\n\"Sorry, but I (stupidly) put that photo up not considering for one minute the way it could be portrayed by a wider audience.\n\n\"As two white parents with two mixed race boys we have been subject to comments in the past (from black and white people) when I've referred to us as a family – this was a middle finger to them.\n\n\"(It was) meant for MY friends eyes only – not the whole world and was in NO WAY intentionally making a mockery of my children's heritage and was not meant to symbolise black face as it stands in history.\"", "Global stocks have surged in their best year for a decade after being given new life by interest rate cuts and signs that turmoil over Brexit is coming to an end.\n\nMore than $10 trillion (£7.6 trillion) was added to the value of shares around the world as central banks slashed rates and restarted money-printing schemes to battle an economic slowdown.\n\nThe MSCI World Index of global stocks has gained 25pc this year, bouncing back from its worst performance in a decade in 2018. This year was the best annual performance for stocks since 2009 and one of the strongest in decades.\n\nIn Britain, the FTSE 100 is up nearly 14pc and the mid-cap FTSE 250 has risen 26pc into new record territory, boosted by...", "Kevin didn’t specify which character it would be (Picture: Marvel Comics)\n\nMarvel boss Kevin Feige confirmed that the Marvel Cinematic Universe is getting their first transgender character.\n\nAfter pleas for Marvel to include more LGBTQ+ characters in their franchise, Kevin appears to have delivered in The Eternals.\n\nWhen asked at the New York Film Academy whether there were any plans to introduce more diverse characters, specifically transgender characters, the 46-year-old producer said: ‘Yes, absolutely yes.\n\n‘Very soon, in a movie, we’re shooting right now, yes.’\n\nKevin never specified which movie the character will appear in, but The Eternals is currently the only project in the middle of filming.\n\nThe Eternals stars Angelina Jolie, Richard Madden, Kumail Nanjiani, and Salma Hayek.\n\nAccording to Kevin, The Eternals will also be getting a gay character, who is ‘married, he’s got a family, and that is just part of who he is.’\n\nKevin revealed The Eternals also has a gay character (Picture: Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)\n\nOn 7 December, a few lucky fans were treated to a first look at The Eternals, giving a glimpse at Angelina and Salma’s characters.\n\nAdvertisement\n\nAdvertisement\n\nKevin hosted a panel at Comic-con in Sao Paolo where he unveiled a fresh look at Scarlett Johansson’s Black Widow after the official trailer dropped last week.\n\nBut it was The Eternals preview which had everyone talking as it’s been kept tightly under wraps since news of the movie broke earlier this year.\n\nAnd while the first look footage still isn’t available for the wider public, a group of lucky Comic-Con attendees were able to watch a short clip.\n\nAccording to Deadline, the video showed a blonde Angelina ‘kicking some major a*s’ during a huge fight scene and, frankly, we wouldn’t expect anything less.\n\nThe rest of the heroes are then shown in different parts of the world before the footage closes with Salma’s character Ajak stating: ‘This world has changed us. We must protect it.’\n\nGot a showbiz story? If you've got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the Metro.co.uk entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@metro.co.uk, calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page - we'd love to hear from you.\n\nMORE: Who is in the cast of Marvel’s The Eternals with Angelina Jolie and when is the release date?\n\nMORE: Marvel’s The Eternals’ Richard Madden and Angelina Jolie evacuated after unexploded bomb found on set"], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "Save big on one of the leading meditation apps on the market.\n\nDecember 30, 2019 2 min read\n\nDisclosure: Our goal is to feature products and services that we think you'll find interesting and useful. If you purchase them, Entrepreneur may get a small share of the revenue from the sale from our commerce partners.\n\nStress tends to accumulate around the holiday season but it's not like it simply disappears otherwise. Life is full of stressors, from tight project deadlines to frustrating coworkers to rush hour traffic. Don't just accept the stress, deal with it appropriately by investing in your own mindfulness. Aura is a meditation app that can help you manage stress and anxiety effectively without resorting to bad or destructive habits.\n\nAura was created by top meditation teachers and therapists and designed to help you prioritize and improve your mental health. Personalized with AI, Aura provides short, science-backed mindfulness meditation exercises every day to give you the peace of mind you need to power through stress and anxiety to be your best self. Each day, you'll get a free 3-minute guided meditation session and have the option to choose between 3-, 7-, or 10-minute meditations throughout the day depending on your availability. By rating each meditation experience, Aura learns your preferences and can provide more specific meditations to meet your needs. Through the app, you can also track your mood patterns, save unlimited meditations, and access additional wellness content like life coaching sessions, stories, and music.\n\nFind out why Aura has a 4.7 rating on 17,000 reviews in the App Store and a 4.5 rating on more than 7,000 reviews in the Google Play Store. Right now, you can get a one-year premium subscription for 57 percent off $94.99 at just $39.99, a three-year subscription for 78 percent off $284.97 at just $59.99, or a lifetime subscription for 83 percent off $499 at just $79.99.", "pos": ["Description\n\nRelieve stress & anxiety w/ a free 3-minute guided meditation session every day\n\nChoose 3, 7 or 10-minute meditation durations depending on your availability & comfort\n\nDiverse wellness content: meditations, life coaching sessions, stories & music included\n\nRate your experience & Aura will learn how to provide more specific meditations for your feelings whenever you need\n\nTrack your mood, learn about your mood patterns & visually see yourself improve\n\nReceive daily reminders for mindful breathers\n\nSave unlimited meditations & listen whenever you want\n\nNon-meditation wellness content coming soon\n\nHow will you improve this year? How about prioritizing your mental health? Created by top meditation teachers and therapists and personalized with ground-breaking AI, Aura Health helps you relieve stress and anxiety by providing short, science-backed mindfulness meditation exercises every day. There are many mindfulness apps out there, but Aura is the only one that uses machine learning to completely cater to you and your specific needs. You can tackle stress ferociously head-on, or you can allow Aura to help you reach a greater equilibrium without breaking the bank or spending excessive amounts of time on complicated exercises.\n\nReviews"], "neg": ["Dunbrody Archers turned out in force on Hook Head in Co Wexford on Wednesday to participate in a ceremony going back more than 300 years.\n\nChair of New Ross District Municipal Council, Cllr John Fleming explained the origin of the tradition of firing an arrow into the sea from the rocks beneath the world’s oldest operational lighthouse.\n\n“The tradition dates from 1687 when the Mayor and the corporation of New Ross Town Council claimed their authority over the waters by travelling to Hook and shooting an arrow into the sea from Hook Head Lighthouse.”\n\nCllr Fleming explained that the Mayor of New Ross, casting the arrow into the sea symbolises the port of New Ross’s authority over the estuary of the Barrow and the Suir all the way down to Hook Head.\n\nThe members of Dunbrody Archers, founded in 2004 and now one of the largest archery clubs nationally, assisted Cllr Fleming in “the arrow ceremony” by unleashing a volley of arrows into the air at the historic lighthouse.\n\nCllr Fleming explained that Hook Head is renowned as the oldest intact working lighthouse in the world, dating from the fifth century when local monks lit fires on the headland to keep the ships at sea safe.\n\n“Hook Lighthouse was built by the knight, Sir William Marshal and he also built the port town of New Ross along with Kilkenny Castle, Ferns Castle, Tintern Abbey and many other historical gems in the area,” he said.\n\n“He married Isabel De Clare the daughter of Strongbow and Aoife and they became quite the medieval ‘power couple’ and it is thought that he built Hook Lighthouse to guide ships safely to his port town of New Ross.”\n\n“The Hook Lighthouse tour incorporates 115 steps to the top of the lighthouse tower and features holograms illustrating the ancient history of the tower and the Hook area and spectacular views of the southern coast.”", "news, story, article\n\nBy Christabella Arko, GNA\n\nTakoradi (W/R), Jan. 1, GNA – Mr Thomas Antwi, an Elder of the Church of Pentecost, Bethel Assembly in Takoradi in the Western Region, has called on Christians to adopt a positive attitude in 2020 for national development.\n\n“We must eradicate negative attitudes such as fear, discouragement and selfishness,” he said, whiles delivering a sermon during the watchnight service to usher in the New Year.\n\nElder Antwi said right attitudes such as encouraging one another, loyalty, discipline and hard work devoid of corruption, should be the attitude of every citizen in the coming year.\n\nThe watchnight saw church members mostly clad in white outfits singing and dancing to glorify God for His love, mercies and for a successful year.\n\nThey also prayed to God for forgiveness of their shortcomings and for a better life in 2020.\n\nWith the message on the theme: “You Can; take the Can’t Out of Your Life”, Elder Antwi said Christians should focus on the positives of life rather than dwell on the negatives.\n\nHe urged them to overcome all challenges that they would be confronted with in order to better their lives and contribute their quota to the development of the nation.\n\n“Even in difficult situations be assured that you can do all things through Christ who is your strength, let that be your slogan throughout the year”, Elder Antwi said.\n\nHe said no nation can develop if its citizens do not possess a positive attitude and commitment to the national development agenda.\n\nElder Antwi said there is the need for a change of mind-set and attitude for all Ghanaians, not only to promote their personal development, but sustainable development and prosperity of the country as well.\n\nHe advised all especially the youth to demonstrate a ‘Yes I Can’ attitude, godly and devoted lifestyles as the year begins in order to foster peace, harmony and national development.\n\nGNA", "From new arts hotel to mural creations to a “Moon Festival.”\n\nGet a daily rundown of the top stories on Urban Milwaukee\n\nThis past year, especially the summer, has been a notable one for the Milwaukee-area visual arts scene, from the opening of downtown’s Saint Kate—The Arts Hotel and a new Mitchell Street gallery to a bronze statue commemorating a South Milwaukee legend to a nonprofit arts organization receiving a sizable grant.\n\nBelow are my choices for the Top 10 art news highlights of 2019:\n\nDowntown boutique hotel Saint Kate—The Arts Hotel opened June 4 at 139 E. Kilbourn Ave. The hotel features several galleries, a performing arts theater, approximately two dozen pieces of artwork in each of its 219 rooms, a café, fast casual pizza restaurant, a champagne and wine bar, and live entertainment. One of South Milwaukee’s most famous residents, wrestling great Reggie Lisowski, aka “Da Crusher” was honored with a life-size bronze statue this summer. The statue was unveiled June 8 at 1101 Milwaukee Ave. in South Milwaukee during “Crusher Fest,” a two-day celebration featuring appearances by Lisowski’s wrestling contemporaries, food, beer, and plenty of polka. Sculpture Milwaukee, a four-month-long outdoor exhibition featuring the work of 22 artists, including Max Ernst, Red Grooms, Roxy Paine, and Richard Woods, returned to downtown Milwaukee for its third year. Works were displayed June through October. Jeff Redmon and his wife, Dana, opened Scout Gallery, a 5,800-square-foot space at 1104 W. Historic Mitchell St., in June. The gallery includes a retail space which sells work by local artists at many different price points. Earlier this year, the Museum of Wisconsin Art (MOWA) in West Bend acquired a valuable painting by Wisconsin landscape artist Tom Uttech. The oil-on-linen painting, “NIN GASSINSIBINGWE”, is part of Uttech’s Migration series, which features birds and mammals migrating through Wisconsin’s North Woods and parts of Ontario, Canada. Uttech’s retrospective exhibit, Into the Woods, will be on display at the MOWA through January 12. In July, the Milwaukee Artist Resource Network (MARN) became the recipient of a $3,000,000 grant, courtesy of the Anonymous Fund at the Greater Milwaukee Foundation, allowing the organization to expand its programming and move into a new operating space. In October, MARN relocated to a 5,200-square-foot space, which includes a gallery, retail storefront, and events space, at Lofts on Broadway, 191 N. Broadway. RedLine Milwaukee, a nonprofit group and gallery space dedicated to supporting Milwaukee artists, closed its location, 1422 N. 4th St., in July, after a decade of operation. The East Tosa mural project, featuring six vibrant murals painted on North Avenue businesses in Wauwatosa, was completed in July. Wauwatosa alderman Joel Tilleson, who founded the project, said that the city will continue to focus on promoting public art. This summer, a Third Ward mural painted on the north side of the Dye House building, 230 E. Buffalo St., was a subject of controversy. Created by German muralist Andreas Von Chrzanowski (CASE Maclaim) the mural depicts a headless woman wearing a white utility apron with her hands folded. While some feel the mural honors working women in general, others argue the mural implies these workers are disposable. Under One Moon festival, an outdoor event celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, was held in the Third Ward August 9 through 11. The event included lunar-themed music, dance and art, and showcased Museum of the Moon, British artist Luke Jerram’s 23-foot-wide inflatable art installation.\n\nArt Events and Gallery Openings\n\nWednesday, 1:30 p.m.:\n\nA “New Year’s Resolution Drop-In Tour” will be held at the Milwaukee Art Museum (MAM).\n\nThursday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.:\n\nThe MAM will host its free First Thursday. Admission to the museum is free all day.\n\nThursday, noon:\n\nA MAM expert will host an Express Talk on the museum’s current exhibit, A Modern Vision:European Masterworks in the Phillips Collection, in the Baker/Rowland Galleries.\n\nSaturday\n\nChroma, an exhibit focused on brilliant colors and abstraction, opens at Tory Folliard Gallery, 233 N. Milwaukee St. The exhibit features paintings and sculptures by Shane McAdams, T.L. Solien, Derrick Buisch, Terrence Coffman, Ben Grant, Michael Hedges, Clarence Morgan, Jason Rohlf, Jeremy Popelka and Richard Taylor.", "Yes, we're about to remind you of the Kentucky Derby disqualification, and racing's safety issues can't be ignored. But what else ranks among racing's top moments in 2019? We asked our writers about what they'll remember most.\n\n\n\nRELATED: Top 8 races and top 7 stories in 2019\n\n\n\nAnd how about yours? Let us know in the comments...\n\n\n\nBee Buck: Winx goes out a winner\n\n\n\nThe amazing mare Winx finished her career in April of 2019 with a staggering 33-race winning streak in tact. The racing world hadn’t seen the likes of it, with the farewell race Randwick’s Queen Elizabeth Stakes. In typical Winx fashion, it was an event she’d won before, and Australian fans packed the place, there to send her off in style. There may never be another like her, now the world’s Grade/Group 1 wins record holder as she begins her next career as a broodmare. Those will be some highly anticipated foals, with the first one by, appropriately, I Am Invincible.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCandice Curtis: California Chrome sold\n\n\n\nNov. 20, 2019, is a day no “Chrome” will forget. That’s when news broke that California Chrome, two-time Horse of the Year and 2014 Kentucky Derby winner, had been sold to Japanese interests for stud duty. Reaction was swift and ugly, as I don't think anyone involved with the horse imagined what vitriol would come their way with this decision. The troubling part to me is not that anything untoward will happen to our beloved Chrome, but that so many American fans have such a hatred for people who are different. Let's hope that in 2020, Chrome can be a bridge to understanding between cultures. After all, we already have one big thing in common: our love of racing.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRyan Dickey: Brown sweeps Arlington Million day\n\n\n\nTrainer Chad Brown, hardly a stranger to winning major turf races, took them all on Arlington Million day, sweeping four graded events on the card. Sistercharlie carried her winning streak to five Grade 1 races when she captured the Beverly D. (G1); 3-year-old Valid Point took the Secretariat (G1); Bricks and Mortar reigned in the Arlington Million (G1); and Cafe Americano wrapped things up in the Pucker Up (G3). The four Brown graded stakes winners earned a combined $1,285,800 on the day. His Arlington Million winner went on to take the Breeders’ Cup Turf, making him the Horse of the Year favorite, and his Beverly D. heroine’s under consideration for her second straight championship as top turf female.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJarrod Horak: Michael Dickinson speaks up\n\n\n\nRacetrack safety has been the top story in thoroughbred racing since the well-documented problems at Santa Anita Park earlier this year. Dirt surfaces have been under increased scrutiny, and Michael Dickinson, renowned trainer and president of Tapeta Footings, did not mince words at the University of Arizona's Global Symposium on Racing on Dec. 10. \"The revolution against dirt has already started, but some of you haven't recognized it yet,\" he told the audience. Synthetic surfaces are proven to be safer than conventional dirt, and safety should be the No. 1 concern for everyone involved in the thoroughbred industry. Synthetic surfaces are not the only answer, and we should keep an open mind in regards to racetrack safely. We can always do better and should not be afraid of change. If 2019 proved anything, it’s that the days of kicking the can down the road are over.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJonathan Lintner: The Kentucky Derby DQ\n\n\n\nOh boy. It’s the singular moment for which 2019 will be remembered — on the racetrack, at least — with stewards’ 20-plus minutes of deliberations in taking down Maximum Security an unprecedented move. Not before this year had a Derby winner been disqualified for interference, with Maximum Security having veered out through the far turn at Churchill Downs. After all the conversation over the DQ’s merits, the outcome seems to have redefined only one horse. Maximum Security is a likely champion and War of Will went on to win the Preakness Stakes. But as for Country House, he’s become vilified by a sect of racing fans who still don’t support the DQ. Here’s to hoping that colt — who ran the race of his life to be second across the wire — gets another chance to prove his worth.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReinier Macatangay: Mitole takes over\n\n\n\nHeading into the Count Fleet Sprint Handicap (G3) back in April, Mitole sported an impressive 8: 5-2-1 record. But he hadn’t yet attempted any graded stakes races despite a four-race win streak including the Chick Lang and Bachelor Stakes. Those stakes wins came against 3-year-olds in his previous season.\n\n\n\nMitole also needed to face an older and battle-tested Whitmore over the slop. But the public trusted Mitole more anyway by making him the 2/5 favorite. Luckily for chalk players, Mitole answered all questions.\n\n\n\nMitole secured the lead early on with Whitmore flanking him in second, giving both horses a fair chance. Whitmore challenged for the lead around the turn and even put his head in front, but Mitole fought back in a straight line as Whitmore began to wobble and fade slightly in the stretch. Mitole won by 2 ¾ lengths.\n\n\n\nFor the win, Mitole earned career-best figures. It was also a passing of the torch moment in the sprint division, as Mitole went on to complete a fantastic year with wins in the Churchill Downs Stakes (G1), Metropolitan Handicap (G1), Forego Stakes (G1) and Breeders' Cup Sprint, while Whitmore still seeks another win.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMary Dixon Reynolds: The Industry unites\n\n\n\nThis will go down in the annals as a turbulent time in the history of Thoroughbred horser acing. Santa Anita, with a mostly consistent climate, counts an unseasonably rainy winter among the myriad factors that led to a spate of catastrophic injuries in southern California. They also led the industry to do some self examination with its safety protocols and reforms, culminating on Nov. 19 when organizations such as NYRA, Churchill Downs and the Breeders’ Cup representing 85% of graded stakes in the U.S. came together to form the Thoroughbred Safety Coalition.\n\n\n\nThe industry-led effort seeks to enhance protections that already existed and to develop new reforms to ensure racing’s future. Without healthy horses and humans, there would be no sport, after all.\n\n\n\nThose behind federal legislation called the Horseracing Integrity Act want to see the government maintain drug testing and oversight. That could happen in due time, and the Coalition has some supporters of the Integrity Act. But the Coalition is also an earlier step in the right direction seeing these major organization on the same side of the table to promote the well-being of the athletes.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVictor Ryan: Omaha Beach wins off the bench\n\n\n\nAsking Omaha Beach to dust himself off from the rigors of the Triple Crown trail and return nearly six months later to beat one of the fastest racehorses in the land seemed an impossible task. Yet that's precisely what I witnessed on Oct. 5 when gathered along the finish line with my media brethren. Omaha Beach surged in the final strides to best the eastern invader and heavy 2-5 favorite Shancelot by a head in the Santa Anita Sprint Championship (G1).\n\n\n\nThe experience displayed just what is possible when a Hall of Fame trainer like Richard Mandella can partner with a Hall of Fame-caliber racehorse like Omaha Beach. As this 3-year-old colt leaves the racetrack much too soon — next month’s Pegasus World Cup (G1) at Gulfstream Park will be his final start — the memory of the 2019 Santa Anita Sprint Championship won’t be easily forgotten.", "MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — A suspected drunken driver was arrested in a New Year’s Day highway crash that killed another motorist in West Virginia, police said.\n\nThe accident occurred early Wednesday along southbound Interstate 81 in Berkeley County, The Journal reported.\n\nCody Wade Braithwaite, 32, of Winchester, Virginia, was charged with DUI with death, fleeing DUI, and being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm and a fugitive from justice, Berkeley County Sheriff Curtis Keller said.\n\nKeller said a deputy investigating calls about a reckless driver attempted to make a traffic stop, but the suspect’s vehicle sped up and hit a car, which then struck a guardrail. The driver of the car was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver’s name was not immediately released.\n\nThe suspect’s vehicle also hit a deputy’s cruiser before being stopped, Keller said.\n\nBraithwaite was being held without bond in the Eastern Regional Jail. It wasn’t immediately known whether Braithwaite has an attorney.\n\n___\n\nInformation from: The Journal, http://journal-news.net/\n\nCopyright 2020 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed."], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "Palghar: The Shiv Sena-led coalition government in Maharashtra will be controlled by \"Matoshree of Delhi\" and not from \"Matoshree\" in Mumbai, senior BJP leader and former chief minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Wednesday in an apparent reference to Congress leadership.\n\nFadnavis made the remarks targetting Chief Minister and Sena president Uddhav Thackeray while campaigning for the upcoming Palghar Zilla Parishad elections.\n\n\"This government will be controlled not from 'Matoshree' (Thackeray's residence in suburban Mumbai), but by the 'Matoshree' of Delhi\", the Leader of Opposition in the Legislative Assembly told a rally.\n\nFadnavis, however, didn't take any names while firing the \"Matoshree in Delhi\" barb. 'Matoshree' means mother in Marathi.\n\nThe NCP and the Congress are the other constituents in the Sena-led Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government. 'Matoshree' gradually emerged as a formidable power centre in Maharashtra politics when Sena founder Bal Thackeray was alive.\n\nMany prominent personalities, including tallest political leaders of the BJP, Bollywood actors and even late King of Pop Michael Jackson, had visited \"Matoshree\" in suburban Bandra.\n\nFadnavis' remarks are set to raise hackles of the Sena, which always takes pride in \"calling the shots\" from the Bandra residence of the Thackerays.\n\nContinuing his diatribe, Fadnavis also took a swipe at Uddhav Thackeray's comments that he had given a word to his father late Balasaheb Thackeray of making a Shiv Sainik the chief minister of Maharashtra. \"Bal Thackeray will be crying in heaven if he learns about the Sena's move to go with the NCP and Congress after polls,\" Fadnavis said.\n\nHe also accused the Sena of \"betraying\" the public mandate by forging an alliance with the NCP and Congress after the state elections.\n\nFadnavis appealed to people to give a befitting reply to the Uddhav Thackeray-led party in the upcoming zilla parishad polls. It is unfortunate that the Shiv Sena has to compromise with those who \"abused\" Hindutva ideologue VD Savarkar, the BJP leader said, wondering how many days the Thackeray-led government will survive amid the \"infighting\".\n\nThe Sena not only \"betrayed\" the public mandate but also its pre-poll ally BJP with which it jointly contested the Assembly elections, he alleged.\n\nFadnavis said in the Assembly polls held in October last year, the BJP won 70 per cent of the seats that it contested and emerged as the single largest party, while the Shiv Sena bagged only 45 per cent of the seats that it fought.\n\n\"Citizens gave a clear mandate to the BJP-Shiv Sena combine, but unfortunately due to betrayal by the Sena, which joined hands with the NCP and Congress, the BJP has to remain out of power,\" he said. Hitting out at Uddhav Thackeray for \"betraying\" the BJP, he said from day one (since Sena formed government with the NCP and Congress), the three parties were not able to decide the names of ministers.\n\n\"Even after the selection of ministers, there is growing discontent among the Shiv Sena leaders and activists, and in case of the Congress, its activists have even gone to the extent of ransacking their party offices,\" he said.\n\nOn Tuesday, some supporters of Congress MLA Sangram Thopte had vandalised the party office in Pune to protest against his non-inclusion in the Maharashtra ministry, which was expanded on Monday.\n\nFadnavis said people of Maharashtra gave a \"clear majority to the BJP-Shiv Sena combine\" to form government, but later things took a different turn. He said citizens are witness to the political developments in the state.\n\n\"It is unfortunate that it took weeks (for the Thackeray-led alliance) to finalise government formation and then form the Cabinet,\" the BJP leader said.\n\nOn the farm loan waiver scheme announced by Thackeray, he said, \"It is nothing but an eyewash and several conditions are attached to it, as a result of which nearly 60 lakh farmers in the state will not get benefit of the scheme.\"\n\nThe Shiv Sena made \"tall claims\" that the 7/12 (land title) of farmers would be made free of encumbrance. \"They have taken the farmers for a ride and none of them will get the benefit,\" Fadnavis said, while recalling that Thackeray had earlier demanded Rs 25,000 per hectare for farmers who suffered from crop losses.\n\n\"Now, they have gone back on their word,\" he alleged.\n\nFind latest and upcoming tech gadgets online on Tech2 Gadgets. Get technology news, gadgets reviews & ratings. Popular gadgets including laptop, tablet and mobile specifications, features, prices, comparison.", "pos": ["Mumbai: Former chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on the New Year Day 'greeted' BJP's former ally, Shiv Sena, by taking a dig at Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray saying it is 'Matoshree of Delhi' and not 'Matoshree' in Mumbai that is controlling the MVA government.\n\nHe said the Sena has insulted the people's mandate and has been dishonest with the people of the state.\n\n\"This government will be controlled not from 'Matoshree' (Thackeray's residence in suburban Mumbai), but by the 'Matoshree' of Delhi (without naming Congress party and Sonia Gandhi),\" the Leader of Opposition in the Legislative Assembly said.\n\nFadnavis' remarks are set to raise hackles of the Sena, which always takes pride in \"calling the shots\" from the Bandra residence of the Thackerays.\n\nFadnavis was speaking at the rally to launch a campaign for the election to the Palghar Zilla Parishad election. He said BJP-Sena alliance had received the mandate but BJP despite winning 105 seats is now out of power.\n\n\"Why Shiv Sena did not remember PM Modi at the time of government formation? Shiv Sena instead joined hands with Congress and NCP to form the government,\" he noted.\n\n\"Uddhav Thackeray had promised Sena chief Bal Thackeray that there will be Shiv Sena CM one day. But had he promised that party's CM will be on the support of Congress and NCP?\" asked Fadnavis adding,\n\n\"Bal Thackeray will be crying in heaven if he learns about the Sena's move to go with the NCP and Congress after polls.\" He claimed that Shiv Sena-led Maha Vikas Aghadi government will not complete its tenure.\n\nFadnavis attacked MVA government for the crop loan waiver announced recently saying that the government has betrayed farmers who are in distress. ''Betrayal is a base for the MVA government. The party has betrayed the people's mandate and now farmers also,'' he said."], "neg": ["Should abortions be considered elective surgery and therefore not be permitted during the coronavirus pandemic, or are they an essential healthcare issue that should be permitted?\n\nPredictably, in anti-abortion states like Ohio and Texas officials are saying abortions constitute elective surgery and should therefore not be allowed, while in abortion rights states like Massachusetts and Washington, officials are defending them.\n\nThis issue has even split those in the medical community working in the same facility.\n\nNearly 300 doctors, nurses and other healthcare workers at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center recently sent a letter to management asking them to \"postpone procedures that can be performed in the future\" so that they can accommodate the expected surge in patients due to the coronavirus.\n\nThe central issue in this case transcends the usual abortion debate: any elective surgery that is being performed during this crisis uses resources that are needed to help those who are hospitalized with the coronavirus.\n\nChethan Sathya is a pediatric surgeon and journalist in New York City.\n\nHere is his analysis of what is at stake. \"Surgeries are resource-intensive — requiring surgeons, anesthesiologists, nurses, transport teams, medical beds and equipment such as ventilators. Suspending elective surgeries will free up those doctors, other medical personnel, and rooms and equipment.\"\n\nDr. Sathya is also concerned about the effect that doing elective surgeries is bound to have on medical staff. \"Because of the number of healthcare workers required to work close to one another for each surgery,\" he writes, \"I have no doubt that continuing to perform non-urgent surgeries would lead to further spread of the virus among healthcare workers.\"\n\nIn other words, those who are pushing for abortions during the coronavirus are endangering the lives of healthcare workers.\n\nBut do they care?\n\nHere is how Planned Parenthood has responded. \"We're closely monitoring the spread of the new cononavirus, or COVID-19. The health and safety of our patients, staff, and communities is our top priority.\"\n\nNotice that Planned Parenthood is only interested in its own agenda.\n\nIt says not a word about tying up resources needed by those who are truly sick.\n\nBy taking away needed personnel, gear, and equipment from servicing those who are infected with the coronavirus, it is jeopardizing the lives of those at risk.\n\nThe heart of this dispute rests on the question of whether abortion is elective surgery or not. Planned Parenthood, NARAL, and others in the abortion industry argue that abortion is not elective surgery and must be provided at all times.\n\nBut is it?\n\nTake two women, Joy and Jane. Joy has a life-threatening heart problem and is scheduled for surgery. Jane wants an abortion. No one in his right mind would equate the two. If Joy doesn’t get heart surgery, she will probably die. If Jane is denied her abortion, she lives (as does her baby).\n\nIt comes down to this: Joy has a need; Jane has a want. No woman wants to have heart surgery — they either need it or they don't.\n\nConversely, no woman needs an abortion — it is, as they like to say, a matter of choice.\n\nDoes that mean that abortion is like any other elective surgery, such as a facelift (rhytidectomy) or a tummy tuck (abdominoplasty)?\n\nNo. In those cases, only the person's face or tummy is affected. In the case of an abortion, another person is affected. And there is nothing elective about that person's fate.\n\nDr. William Donohue is the president and CEO of the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights. The publisher of the Catholic League journal, Catalyst, Donohue is a former Bradley Resident Scholar at the Heritage Foundation and served for two decades on the board of directors of the National Association of Scholars. He is the author of eight books, and the winner of several teaching awards and many awards from the Catholic community. Read more of his reports — Click Here Now.", "The Philadelphia Eagles signed former Georgia football great Elijah Holyfield on Tuesday, just before the start of the NFL Playoffs.\n\nRoster Move: #Eagles have signed RB Elijah Holyfield and placed DE Daeshon Hall on Reserve/Injured. pic.twitter.com/wlVFFUB6ao — Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) December 31, 2019\n\nHolyfield played with the Panthers in the preseason as an undrafted free agent, but did not make the 53-man roster and would sign with their practice squad.\n\nNow, the former four-star out of Woodward Academy will compete for a Super Bowl ring with Philadelphia starting this weekend against the Seattle Seahawks after Carolina elected not to sign him to a futures contract.", "— A grieving mother who lost three of her children and her husband in a tragic fire in Hemet the day after Christmas is speaking out and thanking the community and first responders.\n\nFighting through her grief, Christina McGraw Moreno stood before a crowd at a youth center, because she had something she wanted to say.\n\n“Thank you to the firefighters that came out and the police officers,” she said. “And, again, I want to thank the hospital that my son was at. The nurses were awesome.”\n\nLast week, Juan Moreno died trying to save his children after their Christmas tree apparently caught fire, sending flames throughout their apartment. Three of their children — 4-year-old Janessa, 8-year-old Isaac and 12-year-old Maria — also died.\n\nThe youth center wanted the surviving family, Christina and two of her children, to know that they were not alone.\n\n“Anytime that there’s a tragedy like that with a family, you just want to rally around and help them out and show God’s love and kindness,” Ruth Collins, a community member, said.\n\nFamily members said the outpouring of support has been a bright spot in a very dark time.\n\nJuan Moreno’s sister, Diana Ramirez, said in the past she would have turned to him in times like this.\n\n“It just doesn’t feel real,” she said. “It feels like I’m still gonna get a phone call from him or a text message from the kids or something. It just doesn’t feel real.”\n\nThe family said they miss his jokes and the children’s laughter, but said they are thankful for the community that has embraced them.\n\n“Thank you for all your love and your support and just all of your wonderful hugs,” McGraw Moreno said.\n\nThe Tuesday vigil was also a fundraiser to help cover expenses for the Moreno family. A GoFundMe page has also been set up. As of Tuesday, it had raised more than $44,000 of its initial $20,000 goal.", "(Gateway Pundit) – RINO Senator Susan Collins (ME) joined her fellow RINO Senator Lisa Murkowski and criticized McConnell’s promise to coordinate the impeachment trial with the White House.\n\n“Everything I do during this, I’m coordinating with White House counsel,” McConnell recently told Fox News’ Sean Hannity. “There’ll be no difference between the president’s position and our position as to how to handle this.”\n\n\n\nAbove: Murkowski, Collins\n\n“Exactly how we go forward, I’m going to coordinate with the president’s lawyers,” McConnell said to Hannity. “The case is so darn weak coming over from the House. We all know how it’s going to end. There is no chance the president is going to be removed from office.”\n\nMcConnell is also pushing back on Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s demands.\n\nSusan Collins wasn’t happy about McConnell’s defense of the President after the Dem-controlled House railroaded him and denied him due process.\n\nSusan Collins is the second GOP Senator to criticize McConnell.\n\n“I’ve heard the Senate majority leader saying that he’s taking his cues from the White House,” Collins said this week in an interview with Maine Public Radio. “There are senators on both sides of the aisle, who, to me, are not giving the appearance of and the reality of judging this in an impartial way.”\n\nCollins’ criticism of McConnell comes shortly after Murkowski called the Senate Majority Leader’s statements “disturbing.”\n\n“And in fairness, when I heard that I was disturbed,” Murkowski said last week. “To me it means that we have to take that step back from being hand in glove with the defense, and so when I heard what Leader McConnell has said, I happened to think that further confused the process.”\n\nThe Democrats denied Trump due process, denied him legal counsel and denied his 6th Amendment right to face his accuser, in this case, Eric Ciaramella, the ‘whistleblower’ who coordinated with Schiff to launch the impeachment inquiry.\n\nSpeaker Pelosi continued her reign of tyranny and refused to deliver the articles of impeachment to the Senate unless they bow to her demands.\n\nThe Constitution is absolutely clear about the Senate’s authority. Article I, Section 3 says: “The Senate shall have the sole Power to try all Impeachments,” Breitbart’s Joel Pollak wrote.\n\nthegatewaypundit.com/2020/01/rino-senator-susan-collins-joins-murkowski-and-criticizes-mcconnells-promise-to-coordinate-impeachment-trial-with-white-house/", "EditorsNote: fixes “Luka” in fifth graf\n\nDec 31, 2019; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder center Steven Adams (12) warms up before the start of their game against the Dallas Mavericks at Chesapeake Energy Arena. Mandatory Credit: Alonzo Adams-USA TODAY Sports\n\nChris Paul scored 17 points — including 13 in the final 4:31 — to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a come-from-behind, 106-101 home win over the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday night.\n\nWith less than three minutes remaining, the Thunder trailed by seven.\n\nBut then Oklahoma City reeled off a 14-2 run — fueled in large part by Paul — to end the game.\n\nThe win was the third in a row and seventh in the last eight games for the Thunder.\n\nDallas had a chance to regain the lead in the final minute, but Danilo Gallinari tipped the ball away from the Mavericks’ Luka Doncic right into the arms of the Thunder’s Steven Adams.\n\nOklahoma City converted at the free-throw line to put the game away.\n\nTwo players who were questionable going into the day — Gallinari and Dennis Schroder — led the Thunder with 20 points each.\n\nGallinari returned after missing four games due to ankle soreness. Schroder missed Sunday’s game because of ankle soreness.\n\nDoncic scored 35 points to lead all scorers but struggled from behind the arc, going just 3 of 16 on 3-point attempts. He was 9 of 13 from inside the arc. Doncic added 10 rebounds and seven assists.\n\nDoncic dominated at the start, scoring 17 first-quarter points to help the Mavericks build a 12-point lead 12 minutes into the game.\n\nThe Thunder closed the first half with a 10-2 run to cut the deficit to one going into the half.\n\nThree Oklahoma City players produced double-doubles. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 19 points and 10 rebounds, Nerlens Noel had 12 points and 12 rebounds, and Adams had 10 points and 11 rebounds.\n\nThe loss was the second in a row for the Mavericks, who were without Kristaps Porzingis for just the second time this season. He was a late scratch due to right knee soreness.\n\nSlideshow (37 Images)\n\nThe Mavericks were also without Tim Hardaway Jr., who missed the game after sustaining a hamstring injury early in a Sunday road loss to the Los Angeles Lakers.\n\nOklahoma City’s Hamidou Diallo played for the first time since Nov. 22. He missed 17 games due to a hyperextended right elbow. Diallo played 19 minutes and scored four points.\n\n—Field Level Media"], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "Hours before donning their costumes, Mummers from a number of clubs were blessed for their New Year’s Day strut down Broad Street.\n\nSome 400 Mummers and their supporters gathered for the 31st annual Mummers Mass on Dec. 31 at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish in South Philadelphia. The liturgy celebrated the neighborhood’s commitment to the Mummers tradition, while marking the vigil of the Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God.\n\n“Jesus believed in fun,” said pastor and celebrant Father Francis Cauterrucci, who delivered his homily while wearing a sequined eye mask. “We gather in joyful celebration because we believe in one another.”\n\nAccording to various estimates, some 10,000 participants typically perform in the Philadelphia parade, which ranks as the nation’s oldest of its kind. The event draws hundreds of thousands of spectators in person and via television.\n\nThe city began formally sponsoring the parade in 1901, but the Mummers’ roots extend back to ancient and medieval traditions. Locally, the practice of dressing in costume and acting out short skits during the holidays grew with the influx of European immigrants into Philadelphia. Such performances have historically relied on humor and satire: the word “mummer” itself derives from medieval French and English words for “mask” and “mutter,” and may also be related to the name of the Greek god of ridicule, Momus. Political and cultural references shape many of the performances at Philadelphia’s parade.\n\nThe five divisions of the city’s Mummer clubs – comic, fancy, wench brigade, string band and fancy brigade – were highlighted at the Dec. 31 Mass, which was preceded by a presentation of iconic items from each group. After a prelude by the Mummers Chorus, a stylized umbrella, a set of golden slippers, a banjo, trophies and two Mummers dolls were placed on a table in the sanctuary.\n\nOne of the dolls was dedicated to the late Father Thomas Wassel, a former pastor of Our Lady of Mount Carmel and a Mummers chaplain.\n\nPhiladelphia’s mummery tradition has deep roots in South Philadelphia’s European immigrant communities and in their Catholic faith, according to the Mummers Museum.\n\nFor Fran Kelly, the Mummers Mass affirms that sense of constancy.\n\n“We have the same routine each year at the Mass, including recognizing our deceased members,” said Kelly, a member of the Satin Slipper Fancy Brigade.\n\nThe Mass also offsets the intense competition among the clubs, he added.\n\n“It brings us all together,” Kelly said. “We’re friends now and we love each other, but tomorrow, everybody’s out to win.”\n\nMany families have made the Mass part of their New Year’s Eve tradition. Parishioner Noreen Brennan, who has attended the liturgy for the past three decades, brought her eight-month-old granddaughter Marlee to the Dec. 31 celebration.\n\n“It starts off the year well, and we’re keeping the tradition alive,” said Brennan, whose family members perform in both the fancy and wench divisions.\n\nFellow parishioner Stosh Visack was joined at the Mass by his son Chase, who flew in from his U.S. Navy assignment in Pearl Harbor to attend the New Year’s festivities. For both father and son, the liturgy is mandatory preparation for their big day on Broad Street.\n\n“This is our blessing for tomorrow, so we all stay safe and have a good time,” said the elder Visack, a member of the Riverfront Mummers Wench Brigade. “But first and foremost, we praise the Lord for the New Year and its blessings, and we thank God for everything that went well over the past year.”\n\nVisack added that he wasn’t too worried about the “intricate details” of his brigade’s choreography.\n\n“We just go right to the heart of it,” he said. “Whatever comes out, comes out.”\n\nAnd that’s exactly the creative freedom that the parade and, more fundamentally, Christ’s salvation brings, said Father Cauterrucci in his homily.\n\n“We celebrate the great and particular gifts given to us by God,” he said. “Celebrate the parade, celebrate the people who are in the parade, and celebrate this gift of life that we share together in the church.”", "pos": ["While some will likely spend Wednesday recovering from their New Year's Eve celebrations, many in Philadelphia will watch the Mummers Parade, a tradition unique to the City of Brotherly Love.\n\nAs mummery in the United States is largely unknown outside of the Philadelphia area, the first question some people might ask is \"What is a mummer?\" Honoring a tradition whose roots trace back to America in the 1600s, mummers dress up in fanciful costumes and celebrate the New Year with an annual parade on January 1.\n\nMore than 10,000 men, women and children participate in the nearly 120-year-old celebration, according to the city's Independence Visitor Center. The parade begins at 9 a.m. EST at City Hall and continues south on Broad Street until it hits Washington Avenue. It's expected to conclude at 5 p.m.\n\nThousands of people line the streets to watch the procession, and those who can't be there in person can stream the parade live from the comfort of their home. People in the Philadelphia area can watch the parade on TV by tuning in to WPHL. The outlet also has a live stream set up on its website.\n\nThere are five divisions of mummers in the parade. Comics try to make people laugh with slapstick or sarcastic comedy, while those in the Wench Brigade Division don the traditional attire of a dress, hat or scarf, bloomers and a parasol.\n\nFancies are judged on their ornate costuming, and Fancy Brigades put on Broadway-like performances. String Bands also put on a show with saxophones, banjos and percussion dominating the band, according to the Mummers Museum.\n\nThe first formal Mummers Parade was in 1901. The event is the oldest continuous folk parade in the United States, according to the Mummers Museum. Before the parade became official, in the 17th and 18th centuries, mummers used to fire guns into the air as part of the celebration, but firearms are no longer allowed in the parade because they could be dangerous.\n\nAlthough the mummers engage in fierce competition on New Year's Day, George Balzer IV of the Woodland String Band told WPVI that they're \"family\" the rest of the year. Ahead of the 2020 parade, clubs threw their support behind the South Philly String Band, which lost two members in a car crash on January 2. Dennis Palandro, Joe Ferry and his fiancée, Kelly Wiseley, were killed after a driver veered into opposing traffic, hitting their car.\n\nOn Sunday, the Golden Crown Fancy Brigade presented the South Philly String Band with a bear and their walk-through T-shirt. The shirt included the South Philly String Band's emblem, featuring Palandro's, Ferry's and Wiseley's initials, and was intended to honor the club during the walk-through.\n\n\"Whether you're in the Comics, the string band or the Fancies, we're all mummers and we're all in together and we're all brothers and sisters, and that's what this parade has always been about—traditions,\" Golden Crown's Bill Burke Jr. told WPVI."], "neg": ["MDC president Nelson Chamisa has issued a statement on New Year’s eve, encouraging the nation to be hopeful for better things in 2020. He posted the statement on his Twitter handle on Tuesday evening. The statement read:\n\nIn 2019 we have known pain, loss, devastation, struggle and tears. We also fought and celebrated the resilience of a nation whose best is yet to come. We thank God for grace. Thank you for all the encouragement. May 2020 bring opportunity, hope and happiness.\n\nI know the hurts, setbacks, pain and despair of you have had to endure in 2019 but we have now entered a new decade, a decade of surprises, transformational changes. 2020 is a year of GREAT CHANGE in Zimbabwe. We are all in it. Eyes on the ball. #Godisinit", "Arsenal\n\nMikel Arteta would like an active window and knows Arsenal have yawning deficiencies in the centre-back and midfield positions. RB Leipzig’s Dayot Upamecano and Atlético Madrid’s Thomas Lemar would be fine additions but would cost, in total, around £100m and Arsenal simply do not have that money. A January of wheeling and dealing looks more likely: Granit Xhaka’s departure would, if given the green light, free up around £25m but big-money additions might be contingent on letting Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang leave – a sacrifice that may not be worth it. Nick Ames\n\nAston Villa\n\nAfter spending over £100m in the summer, Villa can ill afford to go down. But they realise they will probably have to spend again if they are to blast their way out of relegation trouble. A new striker to relieve the pressure on Wesley would be welcome, and there is also a desire to improve the supply to the forward line, especially with John McGinn out for three months with injury. The Werder Bremen winger Milot Rashica is among the targets. Paul Doyle\n\nBournemouth\n\nEddie Howe has repeatedly cited the difficulty of getting value for money in the winter window but a sizeable injury list may force his hand. The priority will be keeping hold of Nathan Aké, though they are powerless to stop him joining Chelsea should his former club activate a £40m buyback clause this month. Ryan Fraser is out of contract in June but the club have no desire to cash in on the winger this window, while Howe could recall the striker Sam Surridge from Swansea. Ben Fisher\n\nFacebook Twitter Pinterest Bournemouth’s Nathan Aké could be heading back to Chelsea if his former club choose to activate the £40m buyback clause in his contract. Photograph: Jed Leicester/BPI/Shutterstock\n\nBrighton\n\nA lack of cutting edge in attack has cost Brighton dearly in recent weeks and Graham Potter is likely to be in the market for another striker to take the strain off Neal Maupay and the veteran Glenn Murray, who has made only three Premier League starts this campaign. They have also been linked with rising Norwegian star Emil Bohinen - the son of former Nottingham Forest midfielder Lars - and Bordeaux right-back Enock Kwateng but do not expect wholesale changes to a squad still adapting to their new manager. Ed Aarons\n\nBurnley\n\nHave been linked with Championship players such as Josh Brownhill of Bristol City and Ollie Watkins from Brentford. Sean Dyche is always on the lookout for inexpensive upgrades and has done well in the past few seasons, though Danny Drinkwater could return to Chelsea in January if Burnley choose not to extend his loan deal. Burnley need to keep Dwight McNeil at the club a little longer, and to think about back up for Ashley Barnes now that Dyche has begun to ration his starts. Paul Wilson\n\nTransfer window January 2020 – every deal from Europe's top five leagues Read more\n\nChelsea\n\nFrank Lampard has at least £150m to spend now the club’s transfer ban has been lifted and he wants to improve his attacking options. Targets include Dortmund’s Jadon Sancho, Villarreal winger Samuel Chukwueze, CSKA Moscow forward Fyodor Chalov, Timo Werner of RB Leipzig, Lyon’s Moussa Dembélé and Wilfried Zaha, while Chelsea could also make a £40m move for the Bournemouth defender Nathan Aké. Olivier Giroud will be allowed to leave. Jacob Steinberg\n\nCrystal Palace\n\nRoy Hodgson’s pleas for reinforcements to his battle-weary squad look likely to fall on deaf ears with Crystal Palace’s American owners reluctant to increase a wage bill which is in the Premier League’s top 10. Yet given the shortage in attacking options and a number of injuries in defence, new arrivals are surely needed if Palace are to maintain their upward trajectory. The prospective departure of Wilfried Zaha would free up some funds although it remains to be seen whether Chelsea or any other suitors for the Ivorian will meet the asking price of £80m. EA\n\nFacebook Twitter Pinterest Crystal Palace’s Wilfried Zaha has attracted a lot of suitors but his £80m asking price remains a deterrent. Photograph: Jed Leicester/BPI/Shutterstock\n\nEverton\n\nWith an expensive new manager believed to have been assured of financial backing Everton will be expected to do brisk business as soon as the window opens in January, though Carlo Ancelotti has promised to concentrate on the Merseyside derby in the FA Cup first, and may need to move out Cenk Tosun and Oumar Niasse to make room for incoming players. A goalscorer and a creative midfielder will be high on the wish list. PW\n\nLeicester\n\nThe priority is a surefire winger or two ready to go straight into the team while the likes of Harvey Barnes and Demarai Gray develop consistency. The club has plenty to spend if necessary, including the £80m they got last summer for Harry Maguire. None of their top players will be sold, while the squad may be pruned, with fringe players such as Nampalys Mendy possible departures. PD\n\nLiverpool\n\nQuite clearly do not need anyone this January, unless Jürgen Klopp has concerns about outbreak of illness or injury, particularly as Takumi Minamino has already been signed from RB Salzburg. Just fitting the Japanese attacking midfielder into an already successful team will be tricky enough, and Klopp has said there is no need to rush because the present players are performing so well. While Kylian Mbappé might get straight into the Liverpool side, almost everyone else would have to wait. PW\n\nFacebook Twitter Pinterest Takumi Minamino has a chat with Jürgen Klopp on his first day at Liverpool’s training ground. Photograph: Andrew Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty Images\n\nManchester City\n\nPep Guardiola has insisted that no one will be signed despite how Aymeric Laporte’s injury and the lack of any quality replacement for the centre-back have hurt the title defence. The Frenchman is expected back for the Champions League which may now be the main focus. As this is the transfer market, though, never say never regarding a U-turn in policy and Guardiola would have up to £50m should this occur. Jamie Jackson\n\nManchester United\n\nOle Gunnar Solskjær’s budget is around £150m but only for players on his summer list who become available. This includes Borussia Dortmund’s Jadon Sancho, Leicester’s James Maddison, Tottenham’s Christian Eriksen or West Ham’s Declan Rice. The manager, though, should prioritise Rice, Eriksen, Maddison or another midfielder as this is his weakest department. No one should leave unless, say, Nemanja Matic demands a move and the offer is good. JJ\n\nPremier League fans’ January transfer window wish lists Read more\n\nNewcastle\n\nIf mid-table security is to be cemented, Steve Bruce could do – rather desperately – with a reliable striker, thereby reducing his dependence on defenders for goalscoring. Bruce needs to sell to buy and hopes to offload midfielders Jack Colback and Henri Saivet, who together earn almost £100,000 a week and are not in the 25-man first-team squad. Dwight Gayle could be sold to a Championship club while Yoshinori Muto and Ki Sung-yueng could also be offloaded. Hull’s Jarrod Bowen is Bruce’s main target. Louise Taylor\n\nFacebook Twitter Pinterest Hull City’s Jarrod Bowen (right) is a priority target for Steve Bruce at Newcastle. Photograph: Greig Cowie/BPI/Shutterstock\n\nNorwich\n\nNorwich’s injury crisis has ended but one glaring hole remains; someone to take the load off Teemu Pukki up front. That this is the most expensive position to reinforce, and Norwich insist they cannot spend £10m on a player, means even links to young talents such as Willem II’s Mike Trésor Ndayishimiye will likely come to nothing. The upside is that there is no pressure to sell either, despite interest in Max Aarons and Ben Godfrey. Paul MacInnes\n\nSheffield United\n\nChris Wilder is well stocked for forwards but has tended to rely on the same players every week in other positions. He would welcome more strength in depth, especially in midfield and defence. He has a longstanding interest in the Blackburn Rovers centre-back Darragh Lenihan, while Nottingham Forest’s Joe Worrall is also on the radar. Sheffield United’s abundance of forwards, meanwhile, has restricted the playing time of Billy Sharp, in whom clubs including Celtic have expressed an interest. PD\n\nFacebook Twitter Pinterest The Blackburn Rovers centre-back Darragh Lenihan has attracted the attention of Chris Wilder at Sheffield United. Photograph: Kevin Barnes/CameraSport via Getty Images\n\nSouthampton\n\nStill financially hamstrung from previous windows, Southampton are unlikely to spend big but Ralph Hasenhüttl is keen to strengthen at full-back to ease the workload on Cédric Soares and Ryan Bertrand. Soares is out of contract in the summer and happy to run his contract down, while Bertrand could also depart at the end of the season. Hasenhüttl is desperate to spruce up his defence with a couple of new faces capable of making an immediate impact. BF\n\nTottenham\n\nJosé Mourinho has said on several occasions that he understands the financial constraints at Spurs; that he is happy to work with the existing squad. Does anybody truly believe His Humbleness? In an ideal world, Mourinho would like new full-backs, maybe a centre-back and a back-up striker. Whether the club can sell Christian Eriksen will hold the key to the budget. Mourinho’s first window with Daniel Levy will be an experience. David Hytner\n\nWatford\n\nRecent results and performances have reinforced the belief that Watford already have the players they need to get out of their current predicament, though the defence, weakened by injuries, could be reinforced. João Pedro, whose transfer was agreed last year, has arrived from Fluminense but at 18 cannot be expected to have an instant impact. Major outgoings are unlikely though some seldom-used squad members, particularly goalkeepers and midfielders, will leave on loan. Simon Burnton\n\nFacebook Twitter Pinterest João Pedro has arrived at Watford but at only 18 it could be asking a lot for him to turn their season around. Photograph: Daniel Leal-Olivas/AFP via Getty Images\n\nWest Ham\n\nDavid Moyes wants to spend after being tasked with saving West Ham from relegation again. A central midfielder has to be a priority and Moyes likes Stoke’s Joe Allen. But there are other holes to fill. West Ham are trying to sign the Middlesbrough goalkeeper Darren Randolph and want more cover up front. JS\n\nWolves\n\nRising interest in Adama Traoré is likely to be rebuffed. Nuno Espírito Santo hopes to make a couple of additions to a squad that has coped admirably with its huge workload so far. The injury to Willy Boly means a new centre-back is high on the wish list, and Nuno would also like more options in midfield. A couple of Lille players have been eyed up – defender Gabriel Magalhães and midfielder Boubakary Soumaré - while Milan’s Franck Kessié and QPR’s versatile Ryan Manning have also attracted interest. PD", "The decision by the High Court of Justice to hear a petition to rule out the possibility of Benjamin Netanyahu competing for the post of prime minister in the upcoming elections, has exacerbated the already existing tension between the political and judicial systems, to the point of posing a real threat to the stability of Israel’s democracy.The High Court cannot refrain from dealing with any case that comes before it out of fear for its status. Should such a fear prevail and paralyze the rule of law, the judicial system will have lost its independence. If judges can be intimidated once, they can be intimidated in the future as well – thus destroying the most outstanding public service in Israel. If the High Court operates on the basis of profit-and-loss considerations, at the end of the day all of us will be the losers.But does it follow from this that the High Court should issue a ruling on whether Netanyahu, who is facing criminal charges, is a legitimate candidate to form the next government if he wins the election? I think not.Even those who believe, as a matter of principle, that any and all issues are subject to a judicial decision – “everything is justiciable” – understand that it is not a good idea to translate every issue into legal language and assign its resolution to judges. Indeed, jurists in Israel and abroad debate the appropriate policy for involving the courts and on delineating the boundaries of their engagement: what is justiciable and what is not.When the country is facing an election, and a sufficiently large number of its citizens are likely to vote for a man who is facing criminal charges, and will do so fully aware of the relevant details, the courts must take a step back and refrain from intervening in the public’s decision. The election of a prime minister is at the core of the political arena, and the courts must respect this.It is true that in principle there is nothing barring Israeli law from intervening in this matter (and it would even be desirable), and the Knesset could have legislated that a person facing criminal charges may not run for the office of prime minister or be called on to form a government. However, as we know, the law currently says nothing on this matter. It seems that the legislature has chosen to keep this issue outside the courtroom.THE JUDICIAL system sees itself, and rightly so, as one of the guardians of Israeli democracy. Together with law-enforcement agencies, it shares the responsibility, among other things, to stamp out corruption in general and governmental corruption in particular. The system has not been daunted that the police, the state prosecutor and the attorney-general in an orderly and well thought-out process, decided to file an indictment against the prime minister. But with that their role comes to an end, until the charges have been heard by the court.Alongside this clear statement, there is also a need for a clear statement regarding the responsibility of the prime minister and his supporters for the deterioration of the public’s attitude toward the rule of law. We are witnessing a prime minister who is deliberately stirring up public delegitimization of bringing his case to the courts. This maneuver, which initially targeted the police and subsequently the state prosecutor, and now has the attorney-general in its line of fire, will be directed in the future – let there be no doubt about this – at the courts as well.Time after time, the prime minister and his minions, of whom the most prominent – how ironic – is the minister of justice, confront the legal system and stir up emotions. Somewhat outrageous statements jabs (“a prosecution inside the prosecution,” “a governmental coup”) and vitriolic actions (the dismissal of the director general of the Justice Ministry; the attempt to appoint an acting state prosecutor in defiance of the desire of her superior, the attorney-general), driven by inappropriate motives, have become the norm in recent months.In the history of the State of Israel, this attack will be remembered as the low point of Netanyahu’s years in power. Historians will wonder how one of the country’s most important leaders, who did so much to protect it against external enemies, could possibly have acted at the very same time and with consistent determination, moved by his own private interests, to weaken it from within.Netanyahu and those who do his bidding are tainting themselves by shaking the very foundations of democracy, one of whose main elements is the rule of law.Israel needs a time out, a quiet time, a cease-fire – in the ongoing battle between the judicial system and the political system. Responsible adults in each of those branches must take a step back and consider the full picture. Allowing the current situation to continue, with its imminent exacerbation, will deal a strategic blow to Israeli society.The writer is a senior fellow at the Israel Democracy Institute and a professor of law at Bar-Ilan University.", "Text Size: A- A+\n\nDubai: Dozens of Iraqi militiamen and their supporters stormed the U.S. Embassy complex in Baghdad on Tuesday to protest deadly U.S. airstrikes against their Iranian-backed force, as President Donald Trump blamed Tehran.\n\nThe Pentagon dispatched two AH-64 Apache helicopters to fly over the embassy in a show of force, and about 100 Marines already in the region will be sent to the compound to reinforce its defenses, a U.S. official said.\n\n“We have taken appropriate force protection actions to ensure the safety of American citizens, military personnel and diplomats in-country, and to ensure our right of self-defense,” Defense Secretary Mark Esper said in a statement.\n\nThe anti-American protesters remained outside the embassy compound into the night in Baghdad, as some set up tents suggesting they planned an extended sit-in, Al Jazeera reported.\n\nEarlier, guards lobbed tear gas and opened fire to quell the unrest, which was quickly contained, though dozens of protesters remained outside the compound. The U.S. ambassador had departed two days earlier, according to a person familiar with the matter, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he wasn’t authorized to speak publicly. The actual embassy building wasn’t attacked, he said.\n\nTrump said in a tweet that Iran “will be held fully responsible” for the embassy assault as well the killing of an American contractor in Iraq that precipitated Sunday’s U.S. airstrikes against the Kataieb Hezbollah militia bases.\n\nIran killed an American contractor, wounding many. We strongly responded, and always will. Now Iran is orchestrating an attack on the U.S. Embassy in Iraq. They will be held fully responsible. In addition, we expect Iraq to use its forces to protect the Embassy, and so notified! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 31, 2019\n\nTrump followed up later with a tweet urging Iraqis to rise up against Iranian influence. “To those many millions of people in Iraq who want freedom and who don’t want to be dominated and controlled by Iran, this is your time!” he said.\n\nThe White House said Trump spoke with Iraq’s outgoing Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi about regional security, and the president “emphasized the need to protect United States personnel and facilities in Iraq.”\n\nThe rare direct U.S. assault on an Iranian proxy on Sunday claimed the lives of 25 fighters and came at an especially tense time and held the potential for escalation. The U.S. and Iran are locked in a standoff over the Trump administration’s crippling economic offensive against Tehran — meant to force it to renegotiate the 2015 nuclear deal Washington abandoned — and the Islamic Republic’s suspected reprisals.\n\nAbbas Mousavi, Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman, condemned in a statement “the shocking insolence” of U.S. officials who he said sought to blame his country for protests by Iraqis outraged over Americans “slaughtering at least 25 Iraqi people.”\n\nThe mob streamed into the embassy complex after climbing over blast walls and smashing down the outer gate and a guard post with hammers, according to televised footage. Black smoke billowed from tires the protesters set on fire. Dozens of protesters were hurt, some shot, others suffering from tear gas inhalation, according to a statement from the umbrella group to which Kataieb Hezbollah belongs.\n\nMost of the protesters wore militia uniforms. Some hoisted militia flags as the crowd demanded that the embassy be shuttered and the ambassador expelled. “The embassy is closed by the order of the people,” someone scrawled on the blast walls. Other people spray-painted the word “resistance” on the barriers, and one protester was seen holding a headscarf with the image of Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.\n\nMahdi, the outgoing prime minister, reiterated his denunciation of the U.S. raid on Tuesday but called on protesters to leave the compound, threatening severe penalties for attacks on the mission. – Bloomberg\n\nAlso read: Islamic State is regrouping and getting stronger in Iraq again, claims report\n\nThePrint is now on Telegram. For the best reports & opinion on politics, governance and more, subscribe to ThePrint on Telegram.\n\nShow Full Article", "Every change begins with a leadership decision. Making the decision to institute changes is not always easy. Being prepared, planning well, and being surrounded by a good team will make that decision a lot easier. Begin by putting yourself in a positive frame of mind. You are likely to experience higher than normal levels of stress and knowing this beforehand will give you the ability to be prepared mentally and physically. You will be the anchorperson and foundation, and with your steady hand will guide your team through the stressful events. Be a reassuring and active force throughout the whole process.\n\nIt is impossible to prepare for every contingency, but planning for the known is a must. Add time or extra room to the schedule for the unknowns. When you encounter an unexpected event, your schedule should not be put off by much if you have built in some leeway. It will provide that buffer that gives you and your team the ability to deal with the unknowns and keep rolling with the change process\n\nSurround yourself with people that you can delegate to and be confident in their abilities and skills. Be precise and specific with your directions as when the change process begins you will be depending on these individuals and their talents. Communicating and providing feedback are the keys to successful delegation; make sure your team understands this. If communication fails or there is not accurate feedback the chances of a success are lessened.\n\nAn issue that sometimes arises when delegating is micro managing. Keep an eye out to not micro-manage as you can quickly lose track of events and it will take time away from your main duties. Delegating is a skill that takes time as you must first learn the strengths and weakness of your team and know what tasks you can and cannot hand out. It may not be possible to always delegate, but when it can be done it will provide a great resource.\n\nAlways be available during the change process. Before the change prepare your friends and family that you may not be available for social events. Reassure your team that you are there for them and you are here to provide them with the necessary resources to lead them through the change. Stress to them that you are available and focused on keeping the communications lines open.\n\nAlways be aware of rumors, they will happen before during and after the change. Do not ignore any rumor, put out honest and clear communication as soon as possible. Reassure your team that if they hear a rumor to seek out more information from a reliable source. Remind them that spreading rumors helps no one and will cause more harm than good.\n\nNot everyone will agree on the change. Keep in mind that these types of feelings are normal, as people generally do not enjoy change and are sometimes made nervous by it. You will likely encounter pushback and resistance by a number of team members. Provide facts and data to show why the change is happening and reassure them the need and benefits of the change. These types of individuals are best suited to be educated about the change with information.\n\nIf you are encountering an extreme case of pushback, provide them with some choices that still fall within the spectrum of the intended change. They should then feel more involved in the process and it will help alleviate the negative mindset they may be experiencing.It is vitally important to make sure that all stakeholders and employees are on board with a change.\n\nIn order to continue increasing awareness and to build desire to support the upcoming change; the change management team must reach out to the organization at large. The force field analysis, developed by German social psychologist Kurt Lewin helps a change management team to:\n\n• Identify pros and cons of an option prior to making a decision\n\n• Explore what is going right — and what is going wrong\n\n• Analyse any two opposing positions.\n\nIf concerns or issues arise, then steps must be taken to ensure awareness is continually raised and that desire to support the change is increased. Strategies that can help the change management team responsively address employees’ concerns include:\n\n• Engaging employees, providing forums for people to express their questions and concerns\n\n• Equipping managers & supervisors to be effective change leaders and managers of resistance\n\n• Orchestrating opportunities for advocates of the change to contact those not yet on board\n\n• Aligning incentive and performance management systems to support the change.\n\nChange is not exempt from Murphy’s Law. And even if something isn’t going wrong, change management team members must constantly be observing, listening, and evaluating the progress and process during a change. Below are several tools to help the team accomplish this.\n\nA feedback form is used to gather information from those involved in a change to help shape the remaining course of the change project. Instead of a paper form, feedback can be obtained through online surveys (Zoomerang.com or Survey Monkey.com), an in-house questionnaire on the intranet, a few questions sent by email, or a focus group. The questions will vary depending upon the subject being queried.\n\nOpen Feedback include asking participants for suggestions and comments. The compiled results of the feedback forms can be used by the change management team members to modify the project plan and/or the communication plan or to work with specific individuals or groups that may be providing roadblocks to success.\n\nOnce a change initiative is underway, it is critical to sustain the change with reinforcement. The leader must make sure that the project and communication plan remain on track. They need to identify, and explore any issues from employees or stakeholders that have emerged, and review and consider any feedback gathered to date.\n\nActing as a facilitator, the leader helps to bring about learning and productivity. Communication will be a byproduct of this by providing indirect or unobtrusive assistance, guidance, and supervision.He or she listens actively, asks questions, encourages diverse viewpoints, organizes information, helps the group reach consensus, and understands that the individual needs of team members will affect teamwork.\n\nThe LEAD model provides a simple methodology for facilitating a participative meeting:\n\n• Lead with objectives: When clear objectives are stated up front, group energy is channeled toward achieving an outcome. The objectives shape the content of the meeting.\n\n• Empower to participate: In the Lead model, the facilitator is empowered to encourage active participation.\n\n• Aim for consensus: Getting the team to consensus will have members more likely to support and carry out the decisions of the team.\n\n• Direct the process: How the meeting progresses will influence the quality of the decisions of the team, and influences the commitment of team members.\n\nLeaders must differentiate between process and content. Content includes the topics, subjects, or issues; process is about how the topics, subjects, or issues are addressed.\n\nBecause communications from managers and supervisors have been shown to have a significant impact on employees during a change initiative, it is appropriate that they be actively involved in celebrating success with employees as a result of positive performance. Celebrations can occur on three levels:\n\n1. One on one conversation: In a private meeting, a supervisor should attest to the fact that due to the employee’s effort, a change was made, and how it is succeeding. He or she should extend verbal thanks to the employee.\n\n2. Public recognition: Public recognition officially acknowledges outstanding performance and points out a role model that helped make a successful change happen. Supervisors should carefully consider who receives recognition, and not alienate group members who participated in the change but who many not have distinguished themselves as significantly.\n\n3. Group celebrations: Fun or engaging activities are used to celebrate key milestones by a group. They include buffet or restaurant lunches, dinner events, or can include group outings to sports, amusement, or cultural events. It is important that these types of celebrations try to include the involvement of the primary change sponsor in some way.\n\nProfessor Akindotun Merino\n\nEmail: Info@africamentalhealth.net\n\nTwitter: @drakinmerino\n\nFb: https://www.facebook.com/groups/Africamentalhealth/\n\nPhone: 08118048229"], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "Federal judge to block latest North Carolina voter ID mandate\n\nGOP leaders in charge of the Legislature have been trying for most of the decade to advance voter ID.", "pos": ["RALEIGH, N.C. — The federal judge who blocked the newest version of North Carolina's voter identification law cited the state's \"sordid history of racial discrimination and voter suppression\" as she ordered officials not to enforce the law in 2020.\n\nU.S. District Court Judge Loretta Biggs' decision was released Tuesday and prevents North Carolina from requiring voters to provide identification starting in 2020. The Republican leaders of the state House and Senate, however, have asked North Carolina's Department of Justice to appeal.\n\nThe federal court advised last week that Biggs would formally block the photo ID requirement until a lawsuit filed by state NAACP and others is resolved. Her decision provided insight into why she blocked the law, which she said was similar to a 2013 law that a federal appeals court struck down in 2016.\n\nThat court said the photo ID and other voter restrictions were approved with intentional racial discrimination in mind, and Biggs said the newest version of the law was no different in that respect.\n\n\"North Carolina has a sordid history of racial discrimination and voter suppression stretching back to the time of slavery, through the era of Jim Crow, and, crucially, continuing up to the present day,\" Biggs wrote.\n\nLegislators received a breakdown of voter behavior by race before passing the 2016 law and used that data to target African American voters, the court wrote in striking down that law. The defendants said there's no evidence of similar behavior before the most recent voter ID law.\n\nBut the same key lawmakers championed both bills, Biggs wrote. \" ... they need not had racial data in hand to still have it in mind,\" the ruling says.\n\nThe approval of the new version, known as S.B. 824, was \"procedurally unobjectional,\" Biggs wrote. But its closeness in time to the previous version; the fact that many of the same legislators were involved in both bills; the use of \"unconstitutionally gerrymandered maps\" and other issues \"indicate that something was amiss,\" she wrote.\n\nThe legislative history of the bill, including statements from its supporters, show that \"rather than trying to cleanse the discriminatory taint\" imbued in the previous voter ID law, lawmakers tried to circumvent state and federal courts, she wrote.\n\nThe photo ID law would have been effective with the March 3 primary. But the requirement would have been put into motion sooner than that with mail-in absentee voters, who also would have had to provide an ID copy.\n\nThe Rev. T. Anthony Spearman, president of the North Carolina conference of the NAACP, said he was \"overjoyed\" by Biggs' decision.\n\n\"Quite frankly, tears are coming to my eyes as I read the decision,\" he said. Biggs' \"strong language is so appropriate\" as the nation approaches the 2020 elections, Spearman said.\n\n\"I hope it is something that will encourage people who have not exercised their right to vote to cast their votes,\" he said.\n\nAfter losing one court battle over voter ID, Republicans put a question on the November 2018 ballot enshrining voter ID in the state constitution. The amendment passed with 55% of the vote. The legislature approved a separate law in December 2018 detailing how to implement that amendment. Legal challenges were filed almost immediately.\n\nGOP legislators said they had to enact an ID law because voters had approved one. But Biggs, who was appointed to the bench in 2014 by then-President Barack Obama, said the constitutional amendment was a cover for legislators that allowed them to present themselves as \"faithful servants whose hands were tied.\"\n\nThe argument that lawmakers had to pass this particular bill falls short, she wrote. \"While the legislature may had to pass some form of photo voter-ID law, it did not have to enact one which suffers from impermissible defects,\" she wrote.\n\nThe law did allow for more types of IDs to be used and allowed voters to get a free ID card or fill out a form explaining their \"reasonable impediment\" to obtaining one.\n\nBut legislators rejected an amendment allowing the use of public assistance IDs, which Biggs described as \"particularly suspect.\"\n\nRepublican legislators have urged the state DOJ to seek a stay of the temporary injunction, saying Biggs' ruling was \"inappropriate.\"\n\nTheir attorneys sent a letter Monday saying it's \"imperative that you seek a stay of Judge Biggs' injunction immediately to avoid irreparable harm to the state.\"\n\nA state DOJ spokeswoman didn't respond to an email seeking comment on the lawmakers' request."], "neg": ["Laughing at Wall Street: How I Beat the Pros at Investing (by Reading Tabloids, Shopping at the Mall, and Connecting on Facebook) and How You Can, Too Chris Camillo\n\n(4.5/5)\n\nFree", "On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic. Pandemics know no borders. As the number of infections grows daily, it has become clear that no community will be spared its effects.\n\nThe leadership of the business community has never been more important than in times of crisis. American businesses have been at the forefront of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic – from manufacturing essential medical supplies to providing support for first responders and healthcare professionals.\n\nThe U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation has been tracking the contributions from businesses of all sizes and sectors that are helping combat the coronavirus. This tracker is updated daily, and we’d love to include your information.\n\nShare your story", "BOSTON – GasBuddy, the smartphone app helping consumers avoid paying full price for fuel, today predicts that 2020 will feature a yearly national average of $2.60 per gallon, representing a 2 cent drop versus 2019.\n\nAt the same time, the fuel-cost tracking service warns that the national average will rise as much as 75 cents per gallon from a low in February until an eventual peak in May.\n\nThis will lead to localized gas price hotspots that could lead unsuspecting motorists to pay as much as 15- to 50 cents more per gallon than competitors, according to GasBuddy.\n\nSome highlights from GasBuddy’s 2020 fuel price outlook include:\n\nThe nation’s yearly gasoline bill will rise to $373 billion dollars, an increase of over $1 billion from last year as the average household sees their annual gasoline spending rise to $1,935.\n\nThe national average is forecast to rise as much as 75 cents per gallon from a low in early February to a possible peak in May, as the seasonal switch to summer gasoline leads to notable jumps and causes some stations to raise prices much quicker than others, leading to buying opportunities for motorists who compare prices.\n\n75% of the country’s largest metro areas are at risk for seeing average prices hit $3 per gallon at some point in 2020, including Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Miami, New York City, Philadelphia, Phoenix, and Washington, D.C. while four could see close to or over $4/gal: Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Francisco, and Seattle.\n\n“Hit the road, America! It will be another year where gasoline prices will be relatively affordable — but don’t close your eyes — the price variation between stations and states will approach record levels,” advises Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis for GasBuddy .\n\nFor those making resolutions, GasBuddy suggests shopping around at the pump and driving less aggressively: The savings could add up to $477 per year, or roughly $10 per tank. In addition, motorists can sign up for Pay with GasBuddy, a free program that links to your checking account and offers instant savings of up to 25 cents per gallon\n\nFind the full report linked here.\n\nCopyright 2020 The Business Journal, Youngstown, Ohio.", "Nollywood actress, Regina Daniels posted a video via Instagram in which she wished her numerous fans and followers a happy new year from her sick bed.\n\nInformation Nigeria recalls the former child star has fallen ill and she will have to remain on her sickbed throughout the festivities of the new year.\n\nIn the video, Daniels also apologised to those she wronged in 2019 and she appreciated her family and fans for their continuous love and support.\n\nThe actress didn’t forget to thank her haters.\n\nRead Also: Tacha Allegedly Dropped Tee Billz After Insulting Living Daylights Out Of Him: Report\n\nWatch the video below:\n\nView this post on Instagram Happy new year A post shared by Regina Daniels (@regina.daniels) on Dec 31, 2019 at 4:19pm PST\n\nThe post “I Am Sorry To Everyone I Offended” – Regina Daniels Sends Happy New Year Message To Her Fans (Video) appeared first on Information Nigeria.", "The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday declared that its members in the Imo House of Assembly who recently announced their defection to the All Progressive Congress (APC) have lost their seats.\n\nAddressing a press conference at the national secretariat of the party in Abuja, its national spokesman, Kola Ologbondiyan, said their defection to the ruling party does not satisfy the provisions of the constitution.\n\nWhile noting that there was no division in the PDP or a merger with another political group, he said their exit from the party has created vacancies in their constituencies.\n\nThe main opposition party, therefore, called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to begin a process of conducting a fresh election to elect new representatives for the constituencies.\n\nHe said where the electoral body fails to do the needful, the party would challenge the action in court.\n\nDetails later."], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "Waterville police officer 'recovering well' after being shot Share Shares Copy Link Copy\n\nHide Transcript Show Transcript\n\nPEOPLE ARE STILL TALKING ABOUT THE SHOOTOUT THAT HAPPENED OUTSIDE THE CIRCLE-K. THIS BULLET- RIDDLED CAR TELLS THE STORY OF A SUNDAY AFTERNOON SHOOTOUT BETWEEN POLICE AND 29 YEAR OLD RICHARD MURRAY- BURNS. WATERVILLE POLICE OFFICER TIMOTHY HINTON CALLED THE WATERVILLE WALMART TO INVESTIGATE A SHOPLIFTING CASE...HE SPOTS THE SUSPECT'S CAR NOT FAR FROM THE STORE AND PULLS HIM OVER. <SOT-DEPUTY CHIEF WILLIAM BONNEY/WATERVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT- 06.01.36> \"THE OFFICER WAS SHOT AT AND STRUCK TWICE. THE OFFICER CONTINUED THE PURSUIT DESPITE HIS WOUNDS.\" DURING THE 17 MILES BETWEEN WATERVILLE AND CANAAN...THE OFFICER'S SUPERVISOR ORDERS HIM TO SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION - OTHER OFFICERS PICKED UP THE PURSUIT AND CHASED THE SUSPECT TO THE CIRCLE K..WHERE WITNESSES SAW IT ALL PLAYED OUT. <SOT-RILEY ALLEY/WITNESSES> \"ALL OF SUDDEN YOU JUST HEAR, BOOM, BOOM, BOOM.\" RILEY ALLEY WAS WORKING HER SHIFT AT THE NEARBY DUNKIN' DONUTS. <SOT-RILEY ALLEY/WITNESSES> \"AND ONE OF MY COWORKERS HAD ENDED UP GRABBING THE BACK OF MY SHIRT AND PULLED ME DOWN BECAUSE WE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON <CUT> AND THEN I SAW THE GUY LAYING ON THE GROUND.\" <SOT-DEPUTY CHIEF WILLIAM BONNEY/WATERVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT- 06.02.20> \"IT'S A GOOD DAY FOR THE GOOD GUYS WHEN WE ALL GET TO GO HOME AND SPEND CHRISTMAS WITH OUR FAMILIES.\" POLICE SAY THE OFFICER WAS SHOT IN BOTH ARMS AND TREATED FOR HIS INJURIES AND RELEASED FROM THE HOSPITAL. THE SUSPECT TAKEN TO \"EASTERN MAINE MEDICAL CENTER\" IN BANGOR - THE HOSPITAL HAS NO INFORMATION TO RELEASE - BUT A STATE POLICE SPOKESMAN SAYS MURRAY-BURNS IS BEING TREATED FOR MULTIPLE GUNSHOT WOUNDS BELIEVED TO BE NON LIFE- THREATENING. <JIM 5", "pos": ["WATERVILLE, Maine (AP) — A man accused of shooting a police officer before leading officers from several agencies on a high-speed chase and getting shot himself was charged Wednesday with aggravated attempted murder, officials said.\n\nRichard Murray-Burns, 29, of Harmony, was arrested upon his release from Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor, where he was treated for gunshot wounds, said Stephen McCausland, spokesman for the Maine Department of Public Safety.\n\nMurray-Burns was transported Wednesday to the Somerset County Jail and will likely make an initial court appearance on Thursday or Friday. It was not immediately known if he had an attorney.\n\nInjured Waterville police officer Timothy Hinton was “recovering well” at home, Deputy Police Chief Bill Bonney told the Morning Sentinel.\n\nHinton, who was responding to a report of a shoplifter at Walmart, was shot in both arms on Dec. 22 in his cruiser after he stopped a vehicle on Main Street, police said.\n\nMurray-Burns, 29, of Harmony, proceeded to lead police on a chase through several towns before he was shot multiple times by officers from several law enforcement agencies in Canaan, McCausland said.\n\nSeven different officers fired at Murray-Burns, who was armed with an assault-style weapon; all seven are on administrative leave, which is standard procedure when deadly force is used, officials said.\n\nBonney said the case illustrates the danger law enforcement officials face every day. “I think that it goes to show that nothing is routine for us,” he said. “We don’t know what is on the other side of that traffic stop.”"], "neg": ["At the Foreign Ministry, the Swiss envoy received the Islamic Republic’s strong protest over the hawkish comments made by American officials in violation of the United Nations charter.\n\nIn a meeting with the Swiss charge d’affaires on Wednesday, Mohsen Baharvand, an assistant to Iran’s foreign minister, urged Switzerland to convey Iran’s protest to the US, and also tell them that Iraq is an independent country with freedom-seeking, independence-seeking, and honourable people.\n\n“The US army has martyred at least 25 young members of the Iraqi nation and wounded scores of others without providing any evidence for their culpability,” Baharvand said.\n\n“The Iraqi people would naturally show reaction to a country that has occupied their territory and is killing their youths. Americans have even bombed two areas in Syria at the same time. That shows they are seeking to achieve other goals, and are just looking for pretexts,” he added.\n\nBaharvand said the American officials had better stop pinning the blame on others and levelling groundless accusations against the Islamic Republic.\n\nThe Swiss envoy was also told that Iran is not a hawkish country, but its hands are not tied when it comes to countering any threat and unwise move.\n\nIn that case, it will defend itself with full force.\n\n“Instead of raising baseless accusations against others, the US government must learn how to speak to other nations and stop occupation,” the Swiss charge d’affaires was told.\n\nAngered by US air raids that killed over two dozen fighters from Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) on Sunday, hundreds of protesters stormed its embassy compound in the high-security Green Zone on Tuesday, setting fires and chanting: “Death to America!” They also demanded the removal of American troops from Iraq.\n\nReacting to the attack, US President Donald Trump on Tuesday held Iran “fully responsible” for the incident on Twitter and added that the protesters “will be held fully responsible.”\n\nIn a separate statement, Trump later also warned that Tehran would “pay a very big price” after the attack.", "SAN FRANCISCO, January 01, (THEWILL) – The Nigerian Army has recognised five soldiers with awards and special promotion for their gallantry in the fight against insurgency in the Northeast.\n\nThe awards were given at the 2019 Nigerian Army West African Social Activities (WASA) on Monday in Gwoza, Borno State.\n\nThey (promoted officers) were also given N200,000 each by Governor Babagana Zulum.\n\nThe two members of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) were also recognised for their gallantry and bravery in the fight against insurgency.\n\nChief of Army Staff Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai said that WASA was an age-long tradition of Nigerian army that brings all officers and soldiers together to mark the end of the year and usher in a new year.\n\nGen. Buratai said that the event was also an opportunity to reward the gallantry of personnel in the discharge of their constitutional duties.\n\nAccording to him, Gwoza’s choice for the 2019 edition was an indication that the troops had recorded success in the war against Boko Haram insurgency in the Northeast.\n\nHe praised the personnel for the successes recorded in all other operations across the country and assured them of improved welfare next year.\n\nThe COAS also commended the field commanders and principal officers for the support and implementation of all the strategic directives.\n\nHe said: “If you pass directive from the headquarters to the field commanders and they fail to execute it, that directive becomes useless; your operational and tactical capabilities have contributed to the successes recorded so far.”\n\nHe praised President Muhammadu Buhari for his guidance, support and motivation for the army to have the wherewithal to win all wars as well as the National Assembly for their support.\n\nThe governor said that activities like WASA could serve as a tool to encourage the troops and boost their mental capacity.\n\nZulum said that the celebration of the annual event by Nigerian army had over the years confirmed its commitment to appreciate and promote diverse cultural diversity in the army.\n\nPraising the successes recorded by the military in the war against insurgency in the state, he lauded the effort of the civilian JTF and hunters for their support for the army.\n\nHe, however, implored the military and other security agencies to redouble their effort with a view to permanently end the scourge of insurgency.\n\nThe governor also called on the government and army authorities to ensure that the necessary logistics needed was provided for the troops to successfully prosecute the war.\n\nHe also called for judicious utilisation of resources available to them, urging them to develop the mindset to reduce corruption and sabotage.\n\nOn his part, the Chairman House of Representatives Committee on Army, Abdulrazak Namdas, said that the successful hosting of WASA in Gwoza, was a confirmation that the Boko Haram has not only been ‘technically defeated but practically defeated’.\n\nNamdas lauded the synergy between the army and other paramilitary agencies and urged them to continue in that manner.\n\nHe took details of the soldiers recognised for their gallantry for onward transmission to the national assembly for recognition.\n\nFacebook Comments\n\ncomments", "Kelly Fraser in 2018 arrives on the red carpet at the Juno Awards in Vancouver. (Darryl Dyck/AP)\n\nKelly Fraser, a Canadian pop artist who gained attention for an Inuit-language cover of Rihanna’s “Diamonds,” part of her advocacy efforts for her indigenous culture, died Dec. 24 in Winnipeg. She was 26.\n\nHer family issued a statement saying the cause was suicide, adding that “Kelly suffered from PTSD for many years as a result of childhood traumas, racism and persistent cyberbullying.”\n\nMs. Fraser, who grew up in Sanikiluaq, Nunavut, and was living in Winnipeg, released “Isuma,” her debut album, in 2014. Her sophomore album, “Sedna,” came out in 2017 and was nominated for indigenous music album of the year at Canada’s Juno music awards.\n\nWhen Ms. Fraser wrote or translated songs into Inuktitut, an Inuit language, a key aim was to “use pop music as a platform to strengthen her language,” said her producer, Thor Simonsen. She also wanted to make the music as accessible to as many people as possible, he said, so she mixed English and Inuktitut in her recordings and blended traditional Inuit sounds and themes with contemporary pop.\n\nA video of her version of “Diamonds” was widely viewed online.\n\nMs. Fraser was “extremely passionate about trying to improve conditions for Inuit people” as well, and wanted to help young people understand the history that contributed to their difficulties, Simonsen said.\n\nIn a 2017 statement that accompanied the release of “Sedna,” Ms. Fraser said the album’s goal was to heal those suffering from the results of colonization, including the “damaging effects of residential school and forced relocation. There is a great need for Inuit artists to directly speak to those affected from the past.”\n\nShe was working on a third album, “Decolonize,” at the time of her death, Simonsen said.", "Ryan Grim\n\nMarch 8 2020, 7:42 a.m. (theintercept.com)\n\nMICHIGAN HOLDS A special place in the memory of Jesse Jackson and the supporters of his insurgent 1988 presidential campaign. It was Jackson’s Nevada, the moment that the party establishment realized this campaign it had long written off might just seize the nomination.\n\nAt a rally in Michigan on Sunday, Jackson will endorse Sanders ahead of a do-or-die primary for the Vermont senator.\n\nThe Michigan contest in 1988 fell on March 27. After more than three dozen primaries and caucuses, a crowded presidential field had been winnowed down to three serious contenders: Michael Dukakis, the Massachusetts governor and presumed frontrunner; Missouri Rep. Dick Gephardt; and the Rev. Jackson, a former close aide to Martin Luther King Jr., and the public bearer of the torch of the civil rights movement.\n\nJoe Biden, then a senator from Delaware, had dropped out of the race following a plagiarism scandal and dismal polling numbers.\n\nGiven Gephardt’s hard-hat, working-class brand, he badly needed a win in Michigan. He threw everything he had left into the state. Dukakis, too, wanted Michigan — to show that his appeal extended beyond the liberal confines of Harvard Square, and that he could win back those Reagan Democrats whose defection had cost Jimmy Carter reelection.\n\nJackson spent that election day touring Detroit, hitting black churches and five different housing projects. The New York Times’ legendary political reporter, R.W. Apple, was on hand for the last minute push. Jackson, Apple observed in his election night dispatch, “had drawn surprisingly large crowds of both blacks and whites in the last few days,” adding that despite the black establishment’s support of Michael Dukakis — Detroit Mayor Coleman Young was backing Dukakis — Jackson won some Detroit neighborhoods by 15 or 20 to one. “But the surprise was the Chicago clergyman’s powerful showing in predominantly white cities like Lansing, Flint, Kalamazoo and Battle Creek, several of which he carried.”\n\nIndeed, Jackson did more than get out the black vote. Progressive whites in the state also rallied hard to his cause. (Dean Baker, now a prominent progressive economist, was district director for Jackson in Ann Arbor.)\n\nThe energy of the moment comes through in the Times dispatch. “So dramatically did [Jackson] seize the public imagination that he was able to counter successfully the notion that Mr. Dukakis was the Democrat with the best chance of nomination,” the Times wrote.\n\nJackson, after 37 primaries and caucuses, was now effectively tied with Dukakis in the delegate count — a stunning moment in American politics that has gone down the memory hole.\n\nThe victory generated two polar opposite responses in Washington, D.C., and Burlington, Vermont, both of which would have profound implications for the future of the party.\n\nIn Burlington, the city’s independent mayor, an outspoken supporter of Jackson, had to decide if he would engage directly with the Democratic Party in order to help Jackson win. After the Michigan victory, Bernie Sanders went all in, calling a local press conference and announcing that he would be participating in the April Democratic caucus to back Jackson. “I am the only non-Democrat, non-Republican, independent progressive mayor in the United States of America. OK, it is awkward, I freely admit, it is awkward for me to walk into a Democratic Party caucus, believe me, it is awkward. I am not a Democrat. Period,” he said.\n\nBut he said the stakes were too high, and the opportunity too great, to stand aside on principle. Jackson, he argued, could remake the Democratic Party in an image of social justice. “So while in fact, he may end up losing some conservative white votes, some racist white votes, I think there is a real chance that he could do what [Walter] Mondale couldn’t do in a million years. That is to bring millions and millions of poor people and working people into the political arena who in the past never participated.”\n\n‘Pick up your sling shot, pick up your rock, declare our time has come, a new day has begun!’ — Rev. Jesse Jackson’s iconic ‘David and Goliath’ speech from 1984 is just as relevant today\n\n3526:31 PM – Feb 5, 2020Twitter Ads info and privacy165 people are talking about this\n\nIn Washington, though, the reaction was pandemonium. Just as party leaders melted down publicly after Sanders’s win in the Nevada caucuses, they did so after Jackson’s triumph in Michigan. Talk in the top echelons of the Democratic Party turned to panic, with David Espo of the Associated Press reporting that the establishment feared a general-election blowout if Jackson was the nominee. Plans were being drawn up, he reported, to draft New York Governor Mario Cuomo to challenge Jackson at the convention if Dukakis couldn’t stop the reverend.\n\nE.J. Dionne, then reporting for the New York Times, captured the sense of dread.\n\nWhite Democratic leaders who do not support Mr. Jackson admitted they were in a quandary, wondering how to confront the growing movement toward Mr. Jackson without appearing to be racist and without alienating the large core of activists, including many white liberals, that he has attracted…. Around Washington, the words used by leading white Democrats to describe their party’s situation included crisis, disarray, disaster, consternation, mess, and wacky. “You’ve never heard a sense of panic sweep the party as it has in the last few days,” said David Garth, an adviser to Senator Albert Gore Jr. of Tennessee. Mr. Garth predicted that ‘”the anti-Jackson constituency, when the reality of his becoming President seeps in, may be a much bigger constituency than there is out there right now.”\n\nJackson, the Democratic political class argued, was simply unelectable, so the party should go with a winner like Dukakis. Rep. Barney Frank’s sister, Ann Lewis, was working for the Jackson campaign, but Frank was backing his home state governor. He explained to Dionne that there were two reasons Jackson couldn’t win. “One, there is unfortunately still racism in the country….That doesn’t mean the whole country’s prejudiced. It means that if there’s an irreducible 15 or 20 percent prejudice against a particular group, you’re giving away an awful lot,” Frank said. “Two, he’s still to the left of the country, especially on foreign policy.”\n\nJackson’s opponents had argued that his proximity to the nomination would paradoxically push some white Democrats away from him. It’s all fine and good to vote for the charismatic black guy with the unifying message in 1988 — indeed, it was an anti-racist badge of honor — just not if he actually might win. The party establishment pulled the fire alarm. I asked Jackson, in an interview for my recent book We’ve Got People, what kind of pressure he felt after his Michigan win. “The pressure was not on me,” he said. “It was the so-called Reagan Democrats who began sewing discord and spreading lies.”\n\nAt the April Democratic caucus in Vermont, Sanders spoke on Jackson’s behalf. The interloper’s speech did not go over well with every Democrat. As he headed back to his seat, a woman in the audience slapped him across the face, he later recounted in his 1997 book, “Outsider in the House.”\n\n“Bernie represents direction not complexion. He stood up for me in ’88 and we won Vermont — the whitest state in the country,” Jackson recently recalled to Jeremy Scahill. On the back of the progressive coalition Sanders had organized in Vermont, Jackson won the Vermont caucuses 46 to 45 percent.\n\nOutside of Vermont, it didn’t go as well. Jackson had been polling ahead in the next state on the calendar, Wisconsin, but the party consolidation behind Dukakis, fueled by the panic, flipped the momentum, and Dukakis took the state.\n\nOver the next month, Dukakis would win Pennsylvania, New York, Ohio and Indiana, and while Jackson continued picking off a state here and some delegates there, the nomination contest was effectively over. As is often the case, political wisdom failed the party elite, and Dukakis was crushed by the unpopular George H.W. Bush.\n\nJackson’s endorsement comes in the wake of Elizabeth Warren’s departure from the race. “I will not go against Bernie, but I’ve not made a decision to endorse anybody,” Jackson said in a February episode of Intercepted. “And when we talk, I share with him observations. Same with Warren, share observations. I’m not endorsing either one at this point.”\n\nBut Jackson was clear on who he would not be supporting. “I think the idea that somehow Biden has largely inherited the black vote in South Carolina is not sound judgment,” he said. “We were saying no to Clarence Thomas, he said, yes, to Clarence Thomas. We were saying no to the Crime Bill. He said yes to the Crime Bill. No to the Iraq War. He said yes to the Iraq war. He’s on a different side of history. It’s his right to be there but he might as well own up to his side of history.”\n\nJackson said that Biden had taken on the aura of Obama, though that misunderstood the role Biden had played on the Obama’s ticket. “Joe Biden is seen as connected to Barack. He was put on the ticket to balance the ticket not to enhance it. Barack was against the Iraq war. He was for the Iraq war. Barack was against the Crime Bill. He was for the Crime Bill. Barack was supporting Anita Hill and Biden let Clarence Thomas on the Supreme Court as a monument to his leadership in that committee. So his proximity to Barack gives the impression he is active in Civil Rights is clearer than it is,” Jackson said. “Biden was Barack’s right-wing. With Barack out, there’s nothing left but the right-wing.”\n\nBiden isn’t offering a vision that meets the moment, Jackson said. “His message does not address the pain of our people. I’m not sure what moderate means if people don’t have affordable healthcare. I’m not sure what moderate, ‘I’m a moderate’ means to us. In fact, it means very little to us,” he said.\n\nJust as Biden isn’t moderate, Jackson argued, Sanders isn’t on the left. “What Sanders represents is not the left-wing,” he said. “It’s the moral center. Healthcare for everybody is moral. Education even for the poor without student loan debt is the moral center. Middle East policy where you recognize Israel and Palestine is the moral center.”\n\nRyan Grim is the author of the book We’ve Got People: From Jesse Jackson to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the End of Big Money and the Rise of a MovementWAIT! BEFORE YOU GO on about your day, ask yourself: How likely is it that the story you just read would have been produced by a different news outlet if The Intercept hadn’t done it? Consider what the world of media would look like without The Intercept. Who would hold party elites accountable to the values they proclaim to have? How many covert wars, miscarriages of justice, and dystopian technologies would remain hidden if our reporters weren’t on the beat? The kind of reporting we do is essential to democracy, but it is not easy, cheap, or profitable. The Intercept is an independent nonprofit news outlet. We don’t have ads, so we depend on our members — 35,000 and counting — to help us hold the powerful to account. Joining is simple and doesn’t need to cost a lot: You can become a sustaining member for as little as $3 or $5 a month. That’s all it takes to support the journalism you rely on.Become a Member\n\nCONTACT THE AUTHOR:\n\nRyan Grim ryan.grim@​theintercept.com @ryangrim", "Chelsea were held to a 1-1 draw by Brighton and Hove Albion on New Year's Day, after Alireza Jahanbakhsh scored a breathtaking equaliser late on for the hosts.\n\n\n\n\n\n​The Blues took the lead inside ten minutes, when Tammy Abraham's blocked shot fell to the feet of César Azpilicueta, who tapped home from close range. Leandro Trossard forced an excellent diving save from Kepa towards the end of the first half, as Frank Lampard's men went into the break ahead.\n\nBrighton were the better team in the second half, and deservedly equalised with just under ten minutes left to play, when substitute Jahanbakhsh struck a stunning overhead kick to bag the Seagulls' first goal of the new decade.\n\n\n\n\n\nThe hosts almost snatched all three points at the death, but Kepa made an excellent stop to keep the scores level, and the spoils were shared.\n\nBrighton\n\n\n\n\n\nKey Talking Point\n\n\n\n\n\nThere's only one moment we can really talk about here. Jahanbakhsh has struggled to adapt to life in England since his heavily-anticipated move, and he has failed to hit the heights expected of him. So having waited 18 months to score his opening goal for ​Brighton, he then scored a second against Chelsea. And what a second it was.\n\nAs the ball dropped from the sky, there was a moment where time stood still, and the whole world watched and waited. And then, delirium.\n\n\n\n\n\nJahanbakhsh flung his legs into the air, and with a moment of sheer magic, he delivered the perfect overhead kick, wrong-footing Kepa and giving Brighton a vital point against Chelsea . Absolute class.\n\nPlayer Ratings\n\n\n\n\n\nStarting XI: Ryan (7); Montoya (7), Webster (7), Dunk (8), Burn (N/A); Bissouma (7), Pröpper (7); Trossard (9), Mooy (7), Alzate (7); Maupay (7)\n\n\n\n\n\nSubstitutes: Bernardo (7), Connolly (6), Jahanbakhsh (8)\n\nSTAR MAN - This guy is a real live-wire. Leandro Trossard struggled in the initial stages of the match - as did every Brighton player. But the change of shape really benefitted the Belgian winger, and he began to cause Chelsea's defence all sorts of problems.\n\nThe 25-year-old drifted inside, threading cute balls through to his teammates or twisting and tormenting his marker at every given opportunity. Trossard forced an excellent save from Kepa in the first half, and he grew into the game as his team upped the ante.\n\n\n\n\n\nAlthough he may not be the most consistent player in the Premier League, Trossard is certainly one of the most exciting on his day, and he epitomises the change in style which Brighton are attempting to perfect.\n\nChelsea\n\n\n\n\n\nKey Talking Point\n\n\n\n\n\n​Chelsea's superb away form has been much-talked about of late, but the Blues struggled in their 1-1 draw with Brighton. Lampard initially set his side up expertly, and their pressing game was nothing short of extraordinary. The hosts couldn't get out of their own half for large periods, and the Seagulls were forced into making some horrendous individual errors at the back by their rampant visitors.\n\nBut when opposing manager Potter re-jigged his Brighton side, Lampard had very little to offer and the Seagulls grew throughout the match to pick up a superb point. The Chelsea boss will ask questions of his team after this result, having seemed incapable of reacting to the switches made, and their naivety shone through again.\n\n\n\n\n\nYouthful, but chaotic at times.\n\nPlayer Ratings"], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "Actor Aayush Shamra and wife Arpita Khan Sharma became parents to their second child Ayat on December 27, 2019. The day also marks the birthday of actor Salman Khan. While many fans thought that it was a major coincidence, Aayush actually spilled the beans saying that bringing Ayat into the world on Salman's birthday was a conscious decision.\n\n“The due date was the last week of December or first week of January. When we told this to everyone, Bhai (Salman) was excited and said ‘give me a gift’. So, it was a conscious decision to bring Ayat into this world on that day. It is a very good omen to have her on Bhai’s birthday.\" the actor told Hindustan Times.\n\n\"Also, it saves me from giving multiple parties! Arpita has a habit of throwing lavish parties, so I was anyway thinking how much I’ve got to earn to celebrate hers, mine, Ahil’s and Ayat’s birthdays. “Now, we all can go to the farmhouse, where on one side, we can celebrate Bhai’s birthday and the other side can be booked for the kid’s party,” he added.\n\nAayush had taken to Instagram to share the first pictures with Ayat. \"Welcome to this beautiful world Ayat. You’ve brought a lot of happiness into our lives. May you touch everyone’s life with a lot of love and joy,\" he wrote.\n\nFollow @News18Movies for more\n\nGet the best of News18 delivered to your inbox - subscribe to News18 Daybreak. Follow News18.com on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Telegram, TikTok and on YouTube, and stay in the know with what's happening in the world around you – in real time.", "pos": ["Salman Khan's birthday is often a star-studded affair. However, this year Bhaijaan got a huge surprise as his sister Arpita Khan gave birth to a baby girl Ayat.\n\nSince that day wishes are pouring in for the family. Salman, who always makes it a ritual to ring in his birthday at his farmhouse, decided to skip it as his sister was due and after the birth of baby girl Ayat. Ever since the first picture of Ayat went online, fans and fraternity just couldn't stop gushing over baby Ayat's snaps.\n\nDuring the birthday celebration, Salman Khan got emotional after seeing the first picture of lil Ayat. A teary-eyed bhai told the media, \"Ab celebrations sath mein hoga. Maamaaur chacha toh bann gaya, abhi baap banna baaki hai. (Now the celebrations will be together. I have become a maternal and paternal uncle, but I am yet to become a father. I woke and checked my phone and saw the picture of Ayat, nothing could have been a better gift than this to our family. She is beautiful. Ab iske baad toh December 27 ka matlab hi badal gaya in our family. In fact, I just tweeted to my fans that I really want to thank them for their love and good wishes.\"\n\nAyat was born at Mumbai's Hinduja Hospital. Besides Salman, his parents Salim and Salma, brother Sohail and his wife, were seen at the hospital. The actor's former girlfriend Sangeeta Bijlani, his other sister Alvira Khan Agnihotri and brother-in-law Atul Agnihotri, were seen arriving too. Salman was accompanied by his alleged girlfriend Iulia Vantur when he reached the hospital.\n\nAs per social media posts, Salman and family are all set to ring in New Year's eve at their farmhouse at Panvel with the lil one Ayat!\n\nInternational Business Times wishes Salman Khan and family a very happy new year!"], "neg": ["Lahore: The historic Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Pakistan's Kartarpur - the final resting place of Sikh faith's founder Guru Nanak Dev - will be closed for local non-Sikh visitors for three days from Friday in connection with the birth anniversary celebrations of Guru Gobind Singh, an official said here on Wednesday.\n\nThe Kartarpur corridor in Pakistan's Punjab province connects Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur with Dera Baba Nanak shrine in Gurdaspur district of Punjab in India.\n\n\"The (Pakistan) government has decided to close Kartarpur Sahib for three days from January 3 to 5 for non-Sikh visitors to exclusively hold a Sikh event - celebration of birth anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh at the Kartarpur Complex Narowal,\" Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETBP) spokesperson Amir Hashmi told PTI.\n\nThe ETPB looks after the holy places of minorities in Pakistan.\n\nHashmi said the government decided to close the Kartarpur Sahib for non-Sikh Pakistanis to let the Sikhs of Pakistan and India celebrate their Guru's birthday together at the historic Kartarpur complex.\n\n\"The main event of the 10th Guru of Sikh religion Gobind Singh's birth anniversary will be held at Kartarpur on January 5. In addition to 2,000 Pakistani Sikhs, officials of the ETPB and Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Parbhandhik Committee will also participate in it,\" the official said, adding that strict security measures have been taken to avert any untoward incident.\n\nThe official said that on Saturday and Sunday more than 20,000 non-Sikh pilgrims visit the Kartarpur complex which is 120 kilometres from Lahore.\n\nETPB chief Aamir Ahmed has directed the officials concerned to make all necessary arrangements for the event.\n\nPakistan opened the Kartarpur corridor on November 9 after Prime Minister Imran Khan inaugurated it in the presence of visiting Indian dignitaries like former premier Manmohan Singh, actor and BJP MP Sunny Deol and former cricketer and Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu.\n\nAccording to the agreement between the two countries, every day 5,000 Indian Sikh pilgrims can visit Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur.", "Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige feels like a failure when big actors turn down roles in blockbuster Marvel films.\n\nThe 46-year-old film producer – who has been President of Marvel Studios since 2007 – deals with rejection on a regular bases as actors turn down iconic roles in the blockbuster franchise, but has said he can’t help feeling as though he’s done something wrong when big names walk away from movie deals.\n\nSpeaking at a Q&A at New York Film Academy, Kevin said: “It happened the other day, with an actor. There’s an actor we want for something, they come in, you give a big pitch and you can sort of tell they’re not into it. [You think] ‘I guess I’m a failure, I’ll show them, we’ll cast somebody even better.’ “", "Representative image.\n\nPILIBHIT: A case has been registered against Kishanlal, BJP MLA from Barkhera here, his nephew and unknown persons for allegedly beating up the gunner of the district magistrate, a police officer said on Wednesday. Police has registered a case on the orders of Special Additional Session Judge Vijay Kumar, the officer said. Constable Mohit Kumar Gurjar, posted as a gunner of the DM, alleged that he was beaten up by the MLA and his nephew.Superintendent of Police Abhishek Dixit told reporters that sub inspector Naresh Pal Singh, posted at Sunagarhi police station, is probing the matter and gave the assurance that the investigation will be impartial.", "This post was originally published on this site\n\nBaltimore City Breaks Murder Record Of The Century\n\nBaltimore City slid further into chaos and just broke its highest ever per-capita homicide rate after recording its 347th murder on Monday.\n\nWith about 602,000 residents, Baltimore City’s homicide rate breached 57 per 100,000 residents after 13 people have been murdered since Dec. 21.\n\nThe annual death toll has only hit 342 on two other occasions, onetime in 2017 and another in 2015. Breaching the 342 level to 347 is uncharted territory and suggests the situation will get worse in 2019.\n\nThis is the 5th year the city has recorded murders over 300, due mostly to the Ferguson effect post-2015 riots and socio-economic deterioration in the town.\n\nThe highest ever per-capita homicide rate and an out of control opioid epidemic comes as the total population in the city crashes to a 100-year low, many are fleeing the city for the suburbs as the local economy continues to dive deeper into a depression, never recovered since 2008.\n\nBaltimore City Mayor Bernard “Jack” Young held an end-of-year news conference on public safety Monday. Young said, “Our residents deserve to live without the fear of violence and it is my obligation and duty to leverage every resource and tool available to stop the cycle of violence that is crippling our city.”\n\nHe added, “We cannot stop violent crime through policing alone. We must use both community-based interventions and an integrated crime-fighting strategy.”\n\nYoung also wrote an op-ed in The Baltimore Sun on Tuesday about his new strategy to turn Baltimore City around will focus on identifying and charging gun crimes and holding weekly case reviews with the police department and the State’s Attorney’s Office.\n\nBaltimore City Police Commissioner Michael Harrison said the number of people killed in the city this year is “deeply disturbing.”\n\n“That level of violence simply cannot be tolerated in a civil society, much less in a great city like Baltimore,” Harrison said.\n\nHe said the department would start treating the “actual disease” of violence, instead of what he characterized as the symptoms.\n\n“[W]hen we only treat symptoms and never deal with root cause issues, violence, like a disease, builds resistance. It gets stronger and becomes more difficult to eradicate,” Harrison said.\n\nWith no signs of abating, the murder crisis in Baltimore City will likely get worse.\n\nPlease do yourself a favor in 2020 and avoid traveling to the city considering its per capita homicide rate is one of the highest in the country.", "tech2 News Staff\n\nEnd to end encrypted messaging app Telegram has announced a whole bunch of new features that will be seen on the app soon.\n\nThese features were announced in a blog post last night. Being a security focused app, Telegram will now let developers who make open source apps to independently verify their code on GitHub and ensure that it is the same code that was used to build the app they downloaded from the App Store or Google Play Store.\n\nThe new features coming to Telegram have already started rolling out.\n\nHere are the major features.\n\nNew Theme Editor 2.0\n\nvia GIPHY\n\nYou will need to head to Chat Settings (Android) or Appearance Settings (iOS) to tweak how your Telegram interface looks. From changing the background to changing the chat window gradients, you can tweak the look to your heart's content. You also have predefined colour themes, where you can further tweak some things.\n\nSend When Online\n\nvia GIPHY\n\nTelegram already had a feature to schedule your messages when the recipient came online, provided you are allowed by the recipient to see when they are online. Now you can also schedule Stickers along with messages, with or without sound.\n\nView Search Results as a list\n\nvia GIPHY\n\nYou can use the universal search feature to search for a particular word or phrase in a Telegram chat. But earlier you had to click on the up/down arrow to toggle between search results. The latest update shows you a list of search results thereby reducing the number of clicks required to go to your desired result.\n\nPodcast and Audiobook support\n\nThis is a boon for podcast addicts. If you have an audio file or a podcast longer than 20 mins, Telegram will be able to remember your last played position. There's also a 2x speed dial for podcasts.\n\nAndroid updates\n\nSwitch to Night Mode quicker\n\nvia GIPHY\n\nTelegram on Android has supported Night Mode since 2017, but activating that involved a lot of steps. Now with just a single tap, you can switch between regular and night mode. This applies to the Maps as well.\n\nNew ripple animations\n\nvia GIPHY\n\nSelect part of a message\n\nvia GIPHY\n\nThis feature has been there on iOS. Now the Android app will also let you select part of the message instead of the full text.\n\nMulti-sharing from other apps\n\nvia GIPHY\n\nTelegram on Android will now let you share stuff with your friends from multiple apps. You can send a photo from Instagram or a tweet from Twitter to multiple friends and will even get an option to add a comment accompanying it.\n\niOS updates\n\nChoose your browser\n\nExternal browser support has now been added for opening links. Head to Settings > Data and Storage > Other to select between in-app Safari, Safari, Chrome, Firefox, Opera Touch among others.\n\nShare sheet settings\n\nYou can control what does or doesn't appear in your iOS Share Sheet (which generally adds your most popular Telegram chats). Head over to Settings >Data and Storage > Other > Share Sheet and toggle according to your preference.\n\nSwitch Accounts faster\n\nJust long hold on the Telegram icon and it will show you the other Telegram accounts. You can switch between up to three phone numbers without logging out.\n\nStorage usage at a glance\n\nYou can get a quick look at how Telegram is using your phone's storage now. You can see the Telegram Cache, Other apps and Free storage. There is a button to clear Telegram Cache with a single click as well. Head over to Settings > Data and Storage > Storage Usage for more options.\n\nFind latest and upcoming tech gadgets online on Tech2 Gadgets. Get technology news, gadgets reviews & ratings. Popular gadgets including laptop, tablet and mobile specifications, features, prices, comparison."], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "Recreational marijuana use became legal in just one more state, Illinois, with the start of the New Year on Wednesday. More states could follow suit in 2020, with several states set to put recreational marijuana on the ballot. Cannabis is still considered an illegal substance at the federal level.\n\nAccording to an end of the year CBS News Poll, support for legal pot hit a new high in 2019, with 65% of U.S. adults saying marijuana should be legal. And, for the first time in CBS News polling, a majority of Republicans (56%) favored legal marijuana. While people ages 65 and over continued to be the least likely age group to support marijuana legalization, slightly more of them favored it (49%) than opposed it (45%) in the 2019 poll.\n\nThe trend has been reflected in state legislatures, albeit piecemeal. Thirty three states have legalized pot in some form, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. Since 2012 — when Colorado and Washington became the first two states to legalize recreational use — 11 states in total have legalized recreational marijuana.\n\nMarijuana is currently legal for recreational use in: Alaska, California, Colorado, Massachusetts, Maine, Michigan, Nevada, Oregon, Vermont, Washington and the District of Columbia. On January, 1, 2020, Illinois became the 11th state to legalize recreational marijuana.\n\nIllinois\n\nDemocratic Governor JB Pritzker granted more than 11,000 pardons for low-level marijuana convictions on Tuesday, ahead of the state's official legalization — which the Legislature passed in June — effective on Wednesday. State officials estimate that 116,000 convictions involving 30 grams or less of marijuana, including for possession of the drug, are eligible for pardons under the new law.\n\nIllinois is now the second state in the Midwest, following Michigan in 2018, to legalize recreational marijuana sales and use.\n\nWhat's ahead?\n\nSeveral states are expected to vote on recreational marijuana use measures in 2020, while others are preparing similar legislation.\n\nFlorida\n\n\n\nMake It Legal Florida, a political committee, is behind a proposal to legalize recreational marijuana in the state. Chairman Nick Hansen told CBS Miami in early December that, according to their polling, over 65 percent of Florida voters \"want to have expanded access to cannabis for 21 and over.\"\n\nHowever, that milestone appears to have hit a snag. The Miami Herald reports that Make it Legal filed a lawsuit against the state on Tuesday, alleging that a new election law placed restrictions on the ballot initiative process that hampered their ability to collect signatures.\n\nAs of Tuesday, the state had verified 219,290 signed petitions from Make It Legal — just 28% of the total signatures needed by the February 1 deadline.\n\nMinnesota\n\n\n\nDemocrats in the state are preparing marijuana legislation, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. House Majority leader Ryan Winkler (D) has been touring the state on the issue in an effort to ready a bill for the state's session in February.\n\nThe Republican-controlled Senate, however, poses steep odds, as key conservative leaders remain opposed to legalization.\n\nNew York\n\nLast year proved lackluster for recreational marijuana legislation efforts in the Empire State.\n\nA measure to legalize cannabis for adults went up in smoke, despite support from Governor Andrew Cuomo. Legislators did downgrade possession from a misdemeanor to a fine, but people with more than two ounces of the drug on them can still be arrested, according to the New York Police Department.\n\nCuomo has continued to push the issue, hiring Norman Birenbaum, a major force in pro-legalization efforts, to lead the state's cannabis program.\n\nNew Jersey\n\nThe state will vote on legalization of recreational marijuana in November, 2020, The Associated Press reports. If the measure passes, New Jersey residents 21 and older will be allowed to use pot recreationally. All sales of cannabis products would be subject to a 6.625% sales tax.\n\nVirginia\n\n\n\nVirginia Attorney General Mark Herring has called for the \"immediate decriminalization\" of possession of small amounts of marijuana, and hosted a Cannabis Summit in December to educate state leaders on what steps need to be taken to accomplish that goal.\n\n\"The system is broken. It's unjust. It's not working and the way to fix it, first of all, is to move and decriminalize possession of small amounts and address those past convictions. But for me, I think we should move to legalize and regulate adult use,\" Herring said, CBS affiliate WTVR reports.\n\nHe may have the support he needs, as the Commonwealth of Virginia's House and Senate are now controlled by Democrats, who tend to favor marijuana reform.\n\nOne piece of marijuana legislation that has been filed for the state's 2020 session, SB 2, would decriminalize marijuana possession, and would raise the amount needed to be charged with distribution to one ounce versus half-an-ounce, WTVR reports. The bill would also allow people to petition to expunge their convictions.\n\nCalifornia is still fine-tuning its cannabis regulation\n\nOn January 1, 2020, two new laws went into effect in California that clarify tax laws related to the state's legal cannabis industry — which competes with it's long-established illegal cannabis industry.\n\nSenate Bill 34 allows licensed cannabis retailers to donate cannabis to low-income patients, and exempts those products from state taxes, CBS affiliate KFMB reports. Assembly Bill 37, allows cannabis businesses to claim deductions and credits available to other legal businesses in the state.\n\nDemocratic Governor Gavin Newsom signed those bills into law, but \"begrudgingly\" vetoed another cannabis bill that would have required some health care facilities to allow terminally ill patients to use medical cannabis. In a message explaining his decision, Newsom wrote that the requirement would put patients on Medicaid and Medicare at risk of losing coverage.\n\nIs federal legalization likely in 2020?\n\nSince cannabis is still considered an illegal substance at the federal level, most banks are prevented from doing business with marijuana companies. To face this hurdle, lawmakers introduced the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act, which would protect banks who partner with cannabis businesses, CBS Miami reports.\n\nThe Act passed the Democratic-led House, but is expected to fail in the Senate, after Banking Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-ID) expressed his strong opposition in December.\n\n\"Significant concerns remain that the SAFE Banking Act does not address the high level potency of marijuana, marketing tactics to children, lack of research on marijuana's effects, and the need to prevent bad actors and cartels from using the banks to disguise ill-gotten cash to launder money into the financial system,\" Crapo said in a press release outlining his concerns.\n\nThe same fate is likely for federal cannabis legalization.\n\nIn November, the House Judiciary Committee approved a bill that would decriminalize marijuana at the federal level. The Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act of 2019, or MORE Act, now heads to the full House, where its chances are better in the Democratic-controlled chamber than in the Republican-held Senate, where the bill's future is uncertain.", "pos": ["With 2019 nearly rolled up, it is time to exhale and recap the latest dose of marijuana laws affecting the workplace. In the last twelve months, Illinois became the eleventh state to legalize recreational marijuana use by adult[1] and several other jurisdictions passed or modified their existing laws governing marijuana and the workplace. Below is a summary of this year’s developments and some thoughts about what 2020 might bring.\n\nIllinois Legalizes Recreational Marijuana Use\n\nOn June 25, 2019, Governor Pritzker signed the Illinois’ Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act into law, legalizing the use and possession of marijuana for adults age 21 or older starting January 1, 2020. The law, since modified, includes extensive workplace protections for employers, permitting employers to enforce drug free workplace policies—including random drug testing—and discipline or terminate employees who violate those policies, so long as those policies are applied in a nondiscriminatory manner. Employers are also shielded from liability for taking adverse actions against an employee based on the employer’s good faith belief that the employee is impaired or under the influence of marijuana while at work.\n\nAfter enactment, questions arose as to whether Illinois employers who drug test their employees risked running afoul of the state’s Right to Privacy in the Workplace Act, which prohibits workplace discrimination based on an employee’s off-site and off-duty use of a “lawful product.” Fortunately, the Illinois legislature subsequently passed an amendment to clarify that employers may take adverse action against employees or rescind offers to applicants who fail a drug test conducted pursuant to an employer’s reasonable policy.\n\nDespite the amended law’s added protections for employers, employees nonetheless may have a private right of action for a bad faith termination of employment. In addition, the amendments do not expressly address the question of whether an employer has a duty to accommodate an employee who provides a medical marijuana card or note from a doctor.\n\nExpanded Workplace Protections for Marijuana Use\n\nEmployers should also be aware of the states and cities that provided new protections for marijuana users in 2019. New Mexico and Oklahoma each passed legislation that prohibits employers from discriminating against employees because of their status as registered medical marijuana users; however, the Oklahoma law does provide an exception for safety-sensitive jobs and for situations which the employee possesses, consumes or is under the influence of marijuana at work.\n\nIn Nevada, a new law taking effect on January 1, 2020, prevents employers from failing or refusing to hire an applicant because the applicant tests positive for marijuana. Perhaps not surprisingly, New York City went one step further when it passed an Int. 1445-A, barring most employers from conducting any pre-employment testing for marijuana or THC. The ordinance provides several exceptions to allow drug testing of applicants for safety-related positions, transport-related positions, caregivers, and certain federal contractors.\n\nSimilarly, New Jersey now prohibits employers from disciplining or terminating an employee solely based on that individual’s status as a registered medical marijuana user. While the law does not prevent employers from prohibiting or disciplining employees from using marijuana during work hours or on workplace premises, Garden State employers with a drug testing policy are required to offer employees and applicants who test positive the opportunity to explain the positive result.\n\nLooking Ahead to 2020\n\nGiven the recent trends, employers should expect another wave of marijuana legislation in the coming year. Indeed, several states, such as Florida, Indiana, and Massachusetts are already considering bills that would prohibit discrimination against medical marijuana users and potentially eliminate most workplace drug testing for marijuana and THC. After coming close to passing legal recreational marijuana in the prior legislative sessions, New York and New Jersey will likely see another push in the coming year. New Jersey is slated to consider a ballot-initiative in a push to let voters decide whether to legalize adult-use recreational marijuana.\n\nEmployers should also be aware of potential federal action relating to marijuana. In June, the U.S. House of Representatives approved an amendment prohibiting the Department of Justice from using appropriated funds to interfere with state-legal marijuana programs. The House passed a second major marijuana bill in September, the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act, which would protect banks and credit unions that serve cannabis businesses from being penalized under federal anti-money laundering and illicit finance laws. Finally, in November, the House Judiciary Committee approved the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act, which removes marijuana from Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act and requires federal courts to expunge prior convictions for marijuana offenses. Although significant marijuana legislation is unlikely to pass the U.S. Senate in an election year, Congress’s rumblings underscore a shift in public opinion that has already and likely will continue to drive states to legislate further in this area.\n\n*****\n\n[1] While still illegal under federal law, adult recreational use of marijuana is permitted in the District of Columbia and the following states: Alaska, California, Colorado, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nevada, Oregon, Vermont and Washington.\n\nReprinted with permission from Health Employment and Labor blog.\n\nSource: Epstein Becker Green."], "neg": ["I don't really see it.\n\n\n\nShe looks like another actress, but I can't nail down who it is.\n\nReply\n\nThread\n\nLink\n\nkstew\n\nReply\n\nParent\n\nThread\n\n\n\nLink\n\n100%what I see\n\nReply\n\nParent\n\nThread\n\n\n\nLink\n\nthe free upgrade tho\n\nReply\n\nParent\n\nThread\n\n\n\nLink\n\nKStew's imaginary bb sis who owns a hairbrush\n\n\n\nEdited at 2020-01-02 03:12 am (UTC)\n\nReply\n\nParent\n\nThread\n\n\n\nLink\n\ntheresa palmer?\n\nReply\n\nParent\n\nThread\n\nExpand\n\nLink\n\nShe looks a lot like Emilia Clarke to me.\n\nReply\n\nParent\n\nThread\n\n\n\nLink\n\nrachel mcadams!\n\nReply\n\nParent\n\nThread\n\nExpand\n\nLink\n\nMy first thought was Astrid Berges-Frisbey, at least in that photo.\n\nReply\n\nParent\n\nThread\n\nExpand\n\nLink\n\nshes a mix of hil duff and elizabeth olsen\n\nReply\n\nParent\n\nThread\n\n\n\nLink\n\nI don't watch the show, but in that picture I'm getting a little bit of Mireille Enos from The Killing and Big Love\n\nReply\n\nParent\n\nThread\n\n\n\nLink\n\nCarly Chaikin From Mr.Robot and Suburgatory\n\n\n\nEdited at 2020-01-02 06:23 am (UTC)\n\nReply\n\nParent\n\nThread\n\n\n\nLink\n\nelizabeth olsen + emma stone\n\n\n\nbasically this girl looks basic af\n\nReply\n\nParent\n\nThread\n\nExpand\n\nLink\n\nShe looks like Maddie Ziegler but grown up\n\nReply\n\nParent\n\nThread\n\n\n\nLink\n\nI see a Kat Dennings Piper Perabo hybrid\n\nReply\n\nParent\n\nThread\n\n\n\nLink\n\nstacey dash\n\nReply\n\nParent\n\nThread\n\nExpand\n\nLink\n\nFelicity Jones\n\nReply\n\nParent\n\nThread\n\n\n\nLink\n\nHilary Duff\n\nReply\n\nParent\n\nThread\n\n\n\nLink\n\nLiv Tyler\n\nReply\n\nParent\n\nThread\n\n\n\nLink\n\nPiper Perabo imo\n\nReply\n\nParent\n\nThread\n\n\n\nLink\n\nEvangeline Lilly\n\nReply\n\nParent\n\nThread\n\n\n\nLink\n\nthis thread is sending me, lol\n\nReply\n\nParent\n\nThread\n\n\n\nLink\n\nYep that was my first thought! Not like twins, but her looks and way of speaking were like Kat-lite. They’re both gorgeous.\n\nReply\n\nThread\n\nLink\n\nShe reminds of Kristen Stewart and Riley Keough. And maybe more Riley than Kristen.\n\nReply\n\nThread\n\nLink\n\nyeah, I thought she looks more like riley keough too.\n\nReply\n\nParent\n\nThread\n\n\n\nLink\n\nidk about Kat so much but she looks 110% exactly like my friend's gf which makes watching this season an interesting experience\n\nReply\n\nThread\n\nLink\n\nyour friend is so lucky\n\nReply\n\nParent\n\nThread\n\n\n\nLink\n\nI hope Kat Dennings comes back in the next Thor movie.\n\n\n\nI was told that I look like Jennifer Lawrence once but I don't trust the guy that said it and I think I'm more like Shailene Woodley, which is kinda unfortunate tbh\n\nReply\n\nThread\n\nLink\n\nLucky you, they're both very pretty!\n\nReply\n\nParent\n\nThread\n\n\n\nLink\n\nAn old lady once swore I was identical to Jennifer Lawrence and to answer your question, no I am not.\n\nReply\n\nParent\n\nThread\n\n\n\nLink\n\nlmao\n\nReply\n\nParent\n\nThread\n\n\n\nLink\n\nShe's apparently going to be in WandaVision I think.\n\n\n\nI'd like to see Darcy again tbh\n\nReply\n\nParent\n\nThread\n\n\n\nLink\n\nI see a bit of Kristen Stewart?\n\nI only recently realized Kat Dennings is a different person from Kristen Ritter, so I'm not the one to ask I guess.\n\nReply\n\nThread\n\nLink\n\nHer and Maddy Ziegler look alike\n\nReply\n\nThread\n\nLink\n\nSeason 3 better be a main new girl with a normal name , love is different name ,\n\nReply\n\nThread\n\nLink\n\ni think so too lol\n\n\n\nit would explain too why they decided to focus so heavily on that instead of his backstory in s1\n\nReply\n\nParent\n\nThread\n\nExpand\n\nLink\n\nshe definitely does just like the first girl looked like emily vancamp\n\nReply\n\nThread\n\nLink\n\nI thought the same when she was in Haunting of Hill House\n\nReply\n\nThread\n\nLink\n\nShe absolutely does, it was the first thing I thought when I saw her in The Haunting of Hill House and even more so in YOU.\n\nReply\n\nThread\n\nLink\n\nI get more Kristen Stewart. I don't see Kat at all.\n\nReply\n\nThread\n\nLink\n\nKinda, but her facial mannerisms aren't similar at all. She reminds me of someone, but I can't figure out who.\n\nReply\n\nThread\n\nLink\n\nI feel the exact opposite, like in pics not so much but in motion so much.\n\nReply\n\nParent\n\nThread\n\n\n\nLink\n\nia\n\nReply\n\nParent\n\nThread\n\n\n\nLink\n\nsame\n\nReply\n\nParent\n\nThread\n\n\n\nLink\n\nHer facial mannerisms really reminded me of Elizabeth Olsen.\n\nReply\n\nParent\n\nThread\n\n\n\nLink\n\nI think she looks like a more basic Anna Friel\n\nReply\n\nParent\n\nThread\n\n\n\nLink\n\n\n\n\n\nI see Sarah Sutherland\n\nReply\n\nThread\n\nLink\n\nIt still blows my mind she's Kiefer Sutherland's kid.\n\n\n\nAlso christ! They really are twins.\n\nReply\n\nParent\n\nThread\n\n\n\nLink\n\nShe’s WHAT\n\nReply\n\nParent\n\nThread\n\n\n\nLink\n\nshe rocks both eye colors\n\nReply\n\nParent\n\nThread\n\n\n\nLink\n\nthis girl looks like everyone\n\nReply\n\nParent\n\nThread\n\n\n\nLink\n\nIDK this girl but someone above said Liv Tyler and here I definitely see it.\n\nReply\n\nParent\n\nThread\n\n\n\nLink", "The Reds head into 2020 top of the league and top of the world. With Jürgen Klopp’s men threatening to dominate the coming decade there has never been a better time to be a Kopite. Melwood has been preparing for this coming period of dominance, we believe Curtis Jones will be the breakthrough star of 2020.\n\nJones has been at Anfield since he was a kid, first turning out for the club at under-nine level. He has rocketed through the ranks at Melwood, impressing at every level, often captaining his side.\n\nThe local lad made his first debut in January 2019, starting against Wolves in the FA Cup, he has since collected the man of the match award for his efforts against MK Dons in the League Cup, he scored the winning penalty against Arsenal in the next round.\n\nJones’ Premier League debut came during the Reds’ 3-0 win over Bournemouth at the start of December. We can expect more first team minutes for him in the near future.\n\nCurtis Jones will surely be our breakthrough star of 2020 as it is the perfect time for him. The Reds have their strongest squad in modern history, there will be plenty of games where we are leading handsomely enough to bring on one of the youngsters.\n\nAs long as Jones continues to impress during the cameos we can expect him to win a few starts. The intense footballing style of Klopp’s Liverpool demands rotation, we need to keep our players refreshed in order to maintain our high press – Jones could benefit from this rotation.\n\nOf course, Jones may also benefit from our vast lead at the top of the table, if the Reds were to win the league with time to spare, we may see the gaffer blood some young talent.", "Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister P. Pushpa Sreevani has posted her selfie video on TikTok for a song praising Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy.\n\nSreevani herself posed for the video with the Telugu song ‘Rayalaseema muddubidda mana Jagan Anna’ in the background. The selfie video of 33-year-old woman leader has gone viral on the social media.\n\nThis Telugu song was made by YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) after he became the chief minister in May, hailing him as the son of Rayalaseema, a region he hails from.\n\nThough Sreevani belongs to north coastal Andhra, she posted her video with a song, praising him for development of Rayalaseema.\n\nSreevani, who is a minister for tribal welfare, posted the TikTok video amid ongoing row over Jagan’s three-capital proposal, which has angered farmers in the present capital Amaravati.\n\nJagan has mooted Visakhapatnam (in north coastal Andhra) as administrative capital and Kurnool (in Rayalaseema) as judicial capital.\n\nSreevani, who comes from Vizianagaram district, recently acted in a Telugu movie to highlight the importance of natural farming.\n\nShe played the role of a teacher in the movie titled ‘Amrutha Bhoomi’.\n\nIANS", "Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has made a first general election campaign pitch by promising to help deliver 50,000 new jobs and provide 25,000 new homes in the State this year.\n\nIn a New Year video, Mr Varadkar and Tánaiste Simon Coveney list Fine Gael priorities for the coming year.\n\nMr Varadkar says he will steer Ireland through the next phase of Brexit by helping to secure a trade deal between the European Union and the UK; he also vows to give Irish businesses and farmers access to the British market; and promises to “achieve a new record high when it comes to employment”.\n\n“We know that well-paid secure jobs are the best ways to improve living standards, create opportunity, and reduce poverty,” he says.\n\nHappy New Year!\n\n\n\nWant to know what my priorities are for the year ahead? pic.twitter.com/JcR6VM8Lge — Leo Varadkar (@LeoVaradkar) January 1, 2020\n\nThe Taoiseach also claims the Government will add 11,000 units to the social housing stock. “That’s more new social houses than any other year this century under any other party,” he says.\n\nThe Taoiseach’s messages also alludes to climate change, with promises to reduce greenhouse emissions by creating warmer homes, improving air quality and investing in public transport.\n\nThe video is the second such broadcast made by the Taoiseach in recent days. On St Stephen’s Day, he described his achievements since assuming office 2½ years ago.\n\nIt is one of a number of social media broadcasts and publications recently issued by Fine Gael, suggesting the party is upping the ante ahead of a general election, which is widely expected to take place in the spring.\n\nMinister for Climate Action Richard Bruton has also announced a raft of initiatives on waste, packaging and climate change in recent days.\n\nClimate change and the “green agenda” are expected to be major themes of the election campaign. Fine Gael, in particular, may be vulnerable to rising support for the Green Party in affluent urban areas, after that party’s strong performance in the local and European elections and November’s byelections.", "As the world faces a frightening youth employment challenge, 20 million young Africans are expected to join the workforce every year over the next two decades. At the same time, advances in technology offer an opportunity to boost labour demand in the digital economy in Africa.\n\nSo, in helping to tackle the youth employment challenge, insiders at the International Labour Organisation (ILO) say there is need to create a sustainable pipeline of talent with the right, future-forward, skills.\n\nAt the same time, working with governments, employers’ and workers’ organisations should build an enabling environment to create jobs for youth.\n\nLike many new graduates, some youths realised very quickly after leaving university that the types of jobs available to them were not as plentiful as those who had studied Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) subjects.\n\nA testifier at ILO said she learned the hard way how important it is to have the skills that employers are looking for.\n\nIt is not just the study choices of students that need adjusting. In Kenya for instance, most universities are yet to adapt their curriculums to meet the growing demand for Information and Communications Technology (ICT) skills.\n\nThree years from now – the length of an average first degree course – Kenya expects to have 17,000 ICT graduates available. Yet, a report by Youth Impact Labs estimates that by 2022 employers will be looking for 95,000 ICT professionals. Somehow this gap will need to be plugged.\n\nHowever, it is not just a Kenyan, or an African, problem. Worldwide, no less than 79 per cent of global CEOs are concerned about the availability of key skills. Among African business leaders, this figure jumps to 87 per cent.\n\nOne other African youth was lucky. He found a good job that also fed his interest in employment and skills issues. After he began working at ThinkYoung (a not-for-profit organisation that seeks to involve youth in decision-making processes and provides decision-makers with high-quality research on key issues affecting young people), it did not take him long to understand how this skills gap affects more than profit and growth statistics for businesses and economies.\n\nPerhaps, even worse damage is done to our irreplaceable human capital, because having the wrong skills is a major contributor to unemployment among school leavers and graduates.\n\nIf African leaders can correct this mis-match, the potential benefits are enormous.\n\nThere are many ways to fill this gap though. Self-learning, tech hubs, online courses and workshops can all contribute. In 2017, the ILO partnered with the International Telecommunications Union to launch the Digital Skills for Jobs Campaign under the Global Initiative on Decent Jobs for Youth, with the aim of equipping five million young people with digital skills by 2030.\n\nThis includes mainstreaming digital skills into school curricula, establishing comprehensive on-the-job training systems, and encouraging private and public sector job creators to employ young people in digital-centric jobs. There will also be a strong focus on fostering youth-led digital entrepreneurship.\n\nNot all is however, lost for non-STEM graduates! Retraining and upskilling programmes are available. Among the resources is the Decent Jobs for Youth Knowledge Facility, which collates experiences gathered from many different partners to facilitate learning related to the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of youth employment policies and programmes, including on digital skills and jobs.\n\nIncreasingly, non-STEM graduate are finding themselves advocating for more STEM education and training, particularly among schoolchildren. As it often said, one is never too young or too old to learn new things."], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "Te Deum\n\nFrancis concluded the year 2019 with the usual Vespers and the. Then, he left St Peter’s Basilica to visit the Nativity scene on St Peter’s Square.Only few people were waiting for him. While greeting them, an Asian woman grabbed his hand. Francis violently slapped her hand several times until she let him go.A Twitter comment pointed to the Francis' angry face, “His mask fell off. That’s the real face of Pope Francis!”Shortly before the incident, Francis preached to his audience telling them \"to take time for others\" and \"to dialogue\" stressing that “to listen is an act of love.”", "pos": ["Pope Francis reacted angrily when he was grabbed on the arm by a woman at the Vatican as he was meeting pilgrims in St Peter’s Square on New Year’s Eve.\n\nThe pope was walking through the square, greeting people after a Vespers service, when he was grabbed on the arm by a woman. The pope appeared to be slightly hurt as she pulled him towards her, and slapped her hand when she refused to let go. Credit: Vatican TV via Storyful"], "neg": ["Eau Claire (WQOW) - WQOW News 18 is partnering with Volume One to unveil the winners of the annual \"Best of the Chippewa Valley.\"\n\nAs part of that, we want to send you and a friend to 'The Best Night' where Volume One will celebrate the organizations that topped the list of Best Of in the Chippewa Valley.\n\nThese tickets are VIP which means you get into the event an hour early and get free drinks and appetizers during that hour! The prize is valued at $130! Read the official rules here.", "Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order dataminers have seemingly unearthed new information that reveals the future content coming to the Nintendo Switch game, including some new story DLC. More specifically, over on Reddit, user GypsyGold dumped a metric ton of information gathered from an alleged and recent datamining effort of the game.\n\nAccording to the user, Beast, Dark Phoenix, and Professor X \"mention several team bonuses, including 'Inhumans,' which doesn't currently exist.\" Meanwhile, it's said that Medusa has a new voice clip, which possibly points to a playable Medusa and Black Bolt to round out an Inhumans team. As for new content, there's allegedly new spoken NPC dialogue, which hints at story DLC. Further details on this aren't really divulged, but the post mentions that the Negative Zone and Doomstadt are explicitly named in the dialogue.\n\nMore specifically, Iceman mentions Negative Zone, noting that it's very cold, but not for him. Annihilus is also mentioned. The character is usually the leader of the Negative Zone, so this may confirm he is its boss in the game. As for Doomstadt, it appears to be in some type of trouble and overrun by vampires. Interestingly, Cable supposedly mentions Celestial, which possibly points to Galactus.\n\nAgain, take all of this with a grain of salt given the source. Further, datamining leaks in general are sometimes unreliable. Not only because things are subject to change, but sometimes old, unused files are mistaken for new and upcoming content.\n\nMarvel Ultimate Alliance 3 is available for the Nintendo Switch and the Nintendo Switch. For more on the game -- including news, media, and rumors -- be sure to check out all of our past and recent coverage of the 2019 game by clicking right here.\n\n\"The scope of Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 is impressive,\" reads a snippet from our official review of the game. \"The story is all about fan service, but its fun, enjoyable fan service. The game is fun solo, though multiplayer is ideal. The drop-in, drop-out multiplayer makes that a breeze, and the Switch's portability and connectivity make it easy to find opportunities to play. Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 is a grand, action-packed celebration of the Marvel Universe that fans won't want to miss out on.", "BSP supremo Mayawati on Wednesday accused the BJP of weakening the Constitution through its communal approach but cautioned against any protests that are violent.\n\n\"The New Year should not be painful like last year. Due to the communal and narrow thought process of the BJP governments at the Centre and in the state, the Constitution was weakened in 2019,\" she said, adding that the year ended on a violent note, which is extremely worrying and unfortunate.\n\n\"The manner of protests should be as such that it should neither hurt feelings of people of any religion nor disturb the atmosphere of amity prevailing in the country,\" she said in a statement issued here. The former Uttar Pradesh chief minister also said persons holding responsible positions should not forget that India is secular country, where people follow different religions.\n\n\"They have their style of living and culture. We should give respect to the culture of religions,\" she said.\n\n\n\n\n\nDownload your money calendar for 2022-23 here and keep your dates with your moneybox, investments, taxes", "A former Cambridge University professor has been suspended from the medical register after dishonestly claiming he did not know he was being paid full salaries from two different universities.\n\nProfessor Akhilesh Reddy, who is also a medical doctor, was receiving salaries from both University College London (UCL) and the University of Cambridge, but said he believed that he was 'sharing his salary' between the two, a tribunal heard.\n\nThe academic, whose dishonesty extended over a period of approximately 14 months, also made a £50,000 mortgage repayment with his large sum of money.\n\nHowever the tribunal did not accept that Professor Reddy was financially naive and instead said he was a 'financially aware man' who 'dishonestly took advantage of a situation for his own financial gain'.\n\nProfessor Akhilesh Reddy (pictured) was receiving salaries from both University College London (UCL) and the University of Cambridge\n\nA medical tribunal heard how Professor Reddy's full-time employment with UCL commenced on September 28, 2015 but the building where he was due to work was not yet completed.\n\nHe therefore continued both with his research at the University Of Cambridge and with clinical work at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge.\n\nHowever the professor did not resign from the University Of Cambridge where his full-time employment continued until November 30, 2016 and dishonestly claimed two salaries, the tribunal heard.\n\nIn a statement read during his tribunal the professor said that 'he did not know he was in receipt of two full-time salaries' and did not check his bank account until February 2016.\n\nThe professor also said that he believed that the University Of Cambridge and UCL had 'come to an agreement about balancing payments from the two institutions' and that both establishments were aware of his position.\n\nIn a statement read to the tribunal, he said: 'It was my genuine belief that all necessary people were fully aware of the position.\n\n'With the benefit of hindsight, I regret not being more proactive in ensuring that I specifically notified UCL of the situation.\n\n'However, at the time, I thought that my employment situation was clear and widely known.'\n\nHowever the tribunal did not accept that Professor Reddy was unaware of his situation and felt his argument lacked credibility.\n\nThe academic carried out his research at the University Of Cambridge (pictured) while he was still in full-time employment with UCL\n\nThe academic said that he believed the University Of Cambridge and UCL had 'come to an agreement about balancing payments from the two institutions'. Pictured: St John's College, Cambridge University\n\nThis was further demonstrated by a £50,000 mortgage repayment.\n\nIn a document publishing the decision, the tribunal wrote: 'Whilst the Tribunal accepts that Professor Reddy did not set out to be dishonest, he dishonestly took advantage of a situation for his own financial gain.\n\n'Professor Reddy's dishonesty extended over a period of approximately 14 months and involved a substantial amount of money, albeit an agreed sum of money was repaid.'\n\nThe Medical Practitioners Tribunal has suspended Professor Reddy from the medical register for misconduct and the academic has since moved to Pennsylvania in the U.S. to continue his research following the allegations.\n\nA UCL spokesman: 'UCL immediately took action as soon as we became aware that Akhilesh Reddy was drawing two salaries and he is no longer employed by UCL.\n\n'This was a unique set of circumstances that involved the complex transfer of an academic group who remained for a period of time at their previous university before moving to a laboratory separate from UCL's campus.\n\n'The behaviour of the individual involved fell seriously below the standards of behaviour we expect from members of UCL's academic community.'\n\nA University of Cambridge spokesman said it was 'profoundly disappointed' by Professor Reddy's actions.", "After Japan's strong demarche, India has assured Japan that the visa restrictions won't come in the way of essential travels including business-related visits. Japan also, according to sources, has expressed confidence that India will be able to manage the situation, keeping in mind the strong economic ties and the large presence of Japanese professionals working on projects in India.The Indian embassy in Tokyo , and also the consulate in Osaka , has assured locals that they will continue to facilitate essential visits including those for business and employment through a ``revised visa process’’ made available on its website. In a tweet, the Indian embassy requested understanding of visa seekers, keeping in mind the Covid-19 situation.There are as many as 1441 Japanese countries currently doing business in India. Japan is also India’s most important development partner which continues to contribute enormously to socio-economic development in India.The Indian side too is aware that visa restrictions imposed on Japanese individuals can delay work even on flagship projects like the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train which is currently hard-pressed to meet its 2023 deadline.Japan though has been upset that it was clubbed with countries like South Korea, Iran and Italy by India in cancelling e-visas for people from infected countries. Japan has reported over 1150 cases of Covid-19 but almost 700 of these are from the Diamond Princess cruise ship quarantined off the coast of Yokohama. The number of locally infected cases is around 450 only while in Iran, Italy and South Korea it runs into thousands.According to MEA, Japan has been extending bilateral loan and grant assistance to India since 1958 and is the largest bilateral donor for India. Japanese ODA supports India’s efforts for accelerated economic development particularly in priority areas like power, transportation, environmental projects and projects related to basic human needs. Japan’s ODA Commitment in 2018-19 was at an all-time high of JPY 522.405 billion."], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "Lisa Armstrong paid tribute to her father on Tuesday in an emotional New Year's Day post.\n\nThe make-up artist, 43, shared a picture of Derek on Instagram as she admitted that she was struggling with her grief, following his death from cancer in May 2019.\n\nLisa also showed off a tattoo she had inked in his honour, which reads Ohana (Hawaiin for family).\n\nStruggling: Lisa Armstrong paid tribute to her father on Tuesday in an emotional New Year's Day post as she admitted that she was struggling with her grief following his death\n\nLisa shared a picture of her father that she captioned: 'Always with me and forever in my heart..... #dad #RIP #Theydaythefirstisthehardest #hurls #ohana'.\n\nA second image showed Lisa's new inking, Ohana, and Derek's birth date on her elbow.\n\nShe posed with her arm over a picture of her beloved dog Hurley, who she shares with ex-husband Ant McPartlin.\n\nTragic loss: The make-up artist, 43, shared a picture of Derek on Instagram after he sadly lost his battle with cancer in May 2018 aged 71 years\n\nInked: Lisa also showed off a tattoo she had inked in his honour, which reads Ohana (Hawaiin for family) above Derek's birth date. She posed in front of a snap of her dog Hurley\n\nLisa recently got caught up in a Twitter spat over her pet pooch, when a follower questioned where her pet will stay during her family holiday to Mexico.\n\nLisa's friend tagged her in a Twitter post about the festive things people do with their pets and asked: 'Remind you of anyone?'\n\nAnother user waded in and said: 'Who is looking after poor Marley when Lisa goes to Mexico?'\n\nSquabble: Lisa recently got caught up in a Twitter spat over her pet pooch, when a follower questioned where her pet will stay during her family holiday to Mexico\n\nLisa's friend then corrected her and said: 'It's Hurley' and added: 'Lisa has to share her baby so I expect he will be with him!' referring to her ex McPartlin.\n\nThe other user then shot back: 'So it's OK for Hurley to stay with Ant yet Lisa kicks up a fuss about access. By the way his name is Ant not him.'\n\nLisa's friend, called Mandy, then wrote back 'whatever love' with Lisa then chiming in.\n\nShe wrote: 'Exactly Mands, she can't even get his name right but she knows all the facts!' [sic].\n\nPooch: Lisa shares her beloved pet dog Hurley with her ex-husband Ant McPartlin\n\nA source previously told The Sun that Lisa and her loved ones decided that they needed some time away for Christmas after Derek's death, and splashed out on the lavish Mexican getaway.\n\nThe insider explained: 'It's been a very difficult year for all of them since Derek died.\n\n'Lisa wanted everyone to be together this Christmas and thought it would help if they all had something to look forward to. It won't be easy without him but at least they will all be together.'", "pos": ["Lisa lost her father in May 2019 (Picture: Rex/@lisaarmstrong)\n\nLisa Armstrong has shared an emotional tribute to her late father Derek, revealing the tattoo she got inked in his honour.\n\nThe makeup artist, who was previously married to Ant McPartlin, lost her father back in May 2019 to cancer.\n\nSharing a snap of her dad, she wrote: ‘Always with me and forever in my heart….. #dad #RIP #Theydaythefirstisthehardest #hurls #ohana.’\n\nThe 43-year-old also shared a photo of her tattoo, which reads ‘Ohana’ (Hawaiian for ‘family’).\n\nHer friends sent supportive messages, with Alan Carr telling her: ‘Aww bless you! Stay strong,’ while Strictly’s Katya Jones commented heart emojis.\n\nLisa has been in the midst of a divorce from her ex-husband Ant, with it recently being claimed that she would be ‘crushed’ if he proposes to his girlfriend Anne-Marie Corbett.\n\n‘Lisa feels as if every time something good happens right now Ant manages to ruin it,’ an insider told The Sun. ‘She is preparing herself for an announcement in the New Year that Ant and Anne Marie are engaged.\n\nThe tattoo means ‘family’ (Picture: @LisaArmstrong)\n\n‘She knows it’ll be crushing but she’s anticipating it which she hopes won’t be as much of a blow if it does.’\n\nAdvertisement\n\nAdvertisement\n\nThe make-up artist, 43, and I’m A Celebrity presenter, 44, divorced in October 2018 after 23 years together, with Ant moving on with his former assistant Anne-Marie shortly after announcing their split in early 2018.\n\nThe Geordie TV star now lives with Anne-Marie in a £6 million London pad with her two children and their dogs.\n\nThey officially divorced in October last year, but they’ve still in the process of dividing up their assets.\n\nAnt and Lisa were together for 23 years (Picture: Getty Images)\n\nHowever, Lisa’s not standing for any comments from trolls about their situation.\n\nThe make-up artist responded to a fan’s tweet which read: ‘How can 31 million, not be enough for you?! It’s enough for both me and my family put together for life. Just sayin’.\n\nLisa responded: ‘Don’t believe the lies #justsaying’.\n\nShe is said to have turned down a multi-million pound settlement offer from Ant to get their divorce finalised, in favour of having her day in court instead.\n\nGot a showbiz story? If you've got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the Metro.co.uk entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@metro.co.uk, calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page - we'd love to hear from you.\n\nMORE: Lisa Armstrong ‘will be crushed’ if ex-husband Ant McPartlin proposes to Anne-Marie Corbett at Christmas\n\nMORE: Strictly’s Lisa Armstrong seeks energy hit with Lucozade as she’s spotted on break"], "neg": ["CALGARY, Dec. 31, 2019 /CNW/ - Today, NorthRiver Midstream closed the final stage of the previously-announced transaction and assumed operation of the remaining assets of Enbridge's Canadian midstream business.\n\n\"With the strategic location of our operations across the Montney basin in British Columbia and Alberta, and the backing of a committed Canadian owner in Brookfield Infrastructure, NorthRiver Midstream is built on an asset base that creates a robust platform for growth,\" said Brandon Anderson, CEO of NorthRiver Midstream.\n\n\"NorthRiver is driven by our values and committed to building a different type of energy company. We are focused on operating responsibly, being present in communities and ensuring that we are looking at creative ways to deliver value to partners, customers and communities that are touched by our operations.\"\n\nWith over 700 talented employees, NorthRiver safely and reliably provides natural gas processing services with connectivity to major demand markets.\n\nNorthRiver operates 19 natural gas processing plants and 3,550 kilometers of natural gas gathering pipelines across the Montney region of British Columbia and Alberta.\n\nSOURCE NorthRiver Midstream\n\nView original content to download multimedia: http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/December2019/31/c1321.html", "Disclaimer: All the comments will be moderated by the AD editorial. Abstain from posting comments that are obscene, defamatory or slanderous. Please avoid outside hyperlinks inside the comment and avoid typing all capitalized comments. Help us delete comments that do not follow these guidelines by flagging them(mouse over a comment and click the flag icon on the right side). Do use these forums to voice your opinions and create healthy discourse.", "It was announced in July that the Lord Hill Hotel would cease trading on January 1 and has been sold to local building company, SY Homes.\n\nRaymond and Vera Proctor thanked their customers, suppliers, staff members, friends and family for their support over the years.\n\nThe pair took over the hotel in 2001 and said it has been a successful business, keeping pace with market expectations and returning reasonable profitability.\n\nBut, in recent years, there has been a significant downturn in trade, while costs have substantially increased.\n\nThe hotel needed a major investment in order to meet the high expectations of its guests, the couple said, which is why they made the difficult decision to sell up.\n\nStaff were the first to be informed earlier this year and customers who had booked for 2020 were assisted in relocating their events.", "A meeting of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chaired by its president and Home Minister Amit Shah is underway at the party headquarters here on Wednesday.\n\nBJP working president Jagat Prakash Nadda and general secretary (organisation) B L Santosh are also present at the meeting.\n\nThe meeting comes two days after Nadda conducted a meeting of party general secretaries.The meeting was held over different issues including the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) outreach programme and party's organisational elections.On December 26, party sources had said that senior cabinet ministers and BJP leaders will be deployed across the country in an effort to dispel misgivings about the CAA and Register of Citizens (NRC) being allegedly spread by the opposition.All these senior leaders will be contacting eminent personalities of their respective fields and common people to spread awareness regarding the CAA, sources had said.\n\n(This story has not been edited by Business Standard staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)", "ROSEVILLE, Mich. (CBS DETROIT) — Roseville Police say two suspects robbed a Tim Hortons, forcing one employee into a freezer and demanding another employee to give them cash from the cash register.\n\nIt happened at the Tim Hortons located at 25511 Gratiot Ave., Sunday at 8:45 p.m.\n\nNo one was injured and police believe the suspects fled west on foot from the location.\n\nWhile the employees were working in the back of the restaurant the two suspects approached them. One displayed a handgun and the other carrying a white plastic bag.\n\nPolice say the suspects demanded money and cash was taken from the office and the cash registers.\n\nThe first suspect is described as a 6’4″ man weighing 240 pounds. He had on black gloves and was wearing an all black hoodie with black face mask. He wore black sweat pants and possibly black shoes with a white wavy stripe down the outside (possibly puma shoes).\n\nThe second suspect is said to be between 5’6″ and 5’9″ weighing 180-200 pounds. He was wearing a blue hoodie with a black knit hat over the hood, grey sweatpants and black shoes with black gloves.\n\nPolice said Monday afternoon there was no surveillance video at the time and the amount of cash taken is undetermined.\n\nAnyone with information is asked to contact Det. Houstoulakis at 586-447-4501.\n\n© 2019 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed."], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Jan 1 (ANI): With an aim to boost the confidence of customers and bring in more transparency in the real estate sector, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan launched the Kerala Real Estate Regulatory Authority (K-RERA) here on Wednesday.\n\n\"It is just because of a handful of realtors who divert from good practice and indulge in illegal ways to mint money that the whole sector sometimes get a black mark. We have heard terms like the real-estate mafia,\" Vijayan said at the official launch event.\n\n\"It is the greed of a few that are spoiling the market. With the Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA) in place, there will be more transparency and credibility. It will also help to redefine the promoter-buyer relationship in the sector, \" he added.\n\nThe Kerala Chief Minister further said that the real-estate sector has seen tremendous growth in the country in the last decade.\n\n\"It also helped the middle class realize their housing needs. With an effective regulatory mechanism, the real estate sector is poised to grow more instilling confidence in home buyers,\" he said.\n\nPassed by the Parliament, the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016, had directed the state governments to establish RERA for effective regulation of the real estate sector and also for speedy dispute redressal.\n\nAs per the Act, buildings with more than eight apartments and real estates projects with 500 square metres of land or more will have to be registered with RERA. (ANI)", "pos": ["The Kerala Real Estate Regulatory Authority (K-RERA) will help build trust in the real estate sector and infuse it with transparency and efficiency, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said on Wednesday.\n\nThe activities of a few individuals have served to malign this important sector to the extent that it has been equated to a ‘mafia,’ the Chief Minister said, formally inaugurating K-RERA at a function here.\n\nWith its emphasis on protecting the interests of consumers (buyers, allottees), K-RERA focusses on the prevention of malpractices in the real estate sector, he said.\n\nDuping of buyers\n\nInstances of buyers being duped by a section in the real estate sector had prompted the Parliament to pass the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act in 2016 making it mandatory for all States to form RERAs. K-RERA is designed to prevent such malpractices in Kerala.\n\nRealtors who function in a lawful manner will not find themselves inconvenienced by RERA, Mr. Vijayan said.\n\nThe real estate sector is integral to the development of land. Negative financial trends in real estate affects the economic sector as a whole.\n\nIf policies are favourable, the sector can grow. So it is important to have policies and approaches that do not weaken it.\n\nWhile the sector has witnessed spectacular growth in the past few decades, the absence of an effective regulatory mechanism was the main reason for the problems associated with real estate sector.\n\n“This is not a sector which should be equated to a ‘mafia’,” the Chief Minister said.\n\nFrom Oct. 2019\n\nTechnically, K-RERA came into being in October last year with P.H. Kurian as chairman and Preetha P. Menon as member. The Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016, makes it compulsory for builders to register projects with the State-level RERA.\n\nReal estate agents also need to get themselves with the authority. RERA registration is applicable to projects where the land to be developed is 500 square metres or more and the number of apartments is eight or more inclusive of all phases.\n\nAn adjudicating officer who will handle compensation claims and an appellate tribunal for handling appeals on K-RERA decisions will be appointed soon, the Chief Minister said. He issued the registration certificates to builders and real estate agents who registered with RERA. The Chief Minister also released the emblem of K-RERA on the occasion. Minister for Local Self Government A. C. Moideen presided. Additional Chief Secretary T.K. Jose, K-RERA chairman P. H. Kurian and member Preetha P. Menon spoke."], "neg": ["Northern Ireland welcomes first babies of 2020 with little Shane Tierney born...\n\nNorthern Ireland didn’t have to wait long for it’s first new arrival of 2020 and the race to be the first baby born in the new decade was won by little Shane Tierney in Altnagelvin Hospital in Londonderry.\n\nBorn to Derry mum Tamara Tierney, Shane weighed in at 8lb 2oz and arrived just seconds after the final chime of Big Ben at 12.01am.\n\nA staff nurse at Altnagelvin, Tamara (26) hadn’t expected to be back at the hospital until Shane’s due date of January 8.\n\nA few complications brought her in early to the maternity ward and having started the process on Monday, Tamara said she’d lost track of the days and was amazed when Shane was born to the cheering of midwives as the clocked turned past midnight.\n\n“That’s the first I knew the New Year had arrived, right at the same time as Shane,” she said.\n\n“To be honest, I was just so glad he was here. You get to the stage where you just want to see him arrive safely.\n\n“Thankfully he did and he’s doing so well today.", "I drive past these semi-permanent houses on my way to work. Each time I see a little boy in the same dirty rugged cloths, playing with younger, seemingly better dressed children. I wonder if he goes to school or has parents. The Ghetto song (1969 by Elvis Presley) comes to mind, increasing my sense of guilt, as I fly past with my son safely tucked away in the backseat. Each time, I feel the urge to stop and ask him a few questions but time waits for no man…..that is until one time, I see him no more. My heart tightens in a knot, fearing that he might be dead; out of neglect, or a drunken kick perhaps?\n\nAfter three days of not seeing him, I sum up some courage in the early morning to drive over to a rundown house about where he lives. A lady in the backyard is feeding her child on beans and cabbage at that odd hour, but at least it is a healthy diet. I ask about the rugged child. She knocks on some little shack by the house and out comes, not one, but three little children and a very pregnant mum. They are very dirty, the middle child hosting a white-foam-like fungal infection all over his head. Seeing the shock on my face, the lady explains, “There are many other kids like that here…give it another hour and they’ll emerge from those shacks around this house”.\n\nIt turns out there are a number of ladies living in these cramped mud stalls that formerly housed market kiosks; now earmarked for demolition. For now, it is free accommodation until government’s decision to revamp the area. The majority of them are street workers, and nearly all their children are born out of prostitution.\n\nI walk back to the car half relieved that the child has a mother, but not sure he’s any better off nonetheless. I wonder how to help. His mother is a street worker that infected him with HIV at childbirth. His two siblings are HIV negative, thanks to modern medicine. The next time I pass by, most of the women are by the roadside with hungry looking, barely clad children. Perhaps I am seeing them for the first time because I cared to look. I can’t shrug off this feeling that I’ve opened a can of worms.\n\nThinking I could do draw on my project planning skills, I organise a meeting with the ladies to understand their crucial needs. But their pained hopeless look was more than I had bargained for. 60% of them are HIV positive. One of them was a fruit vendor until her basket got nabbed by security agents. She has never recouped her business since. Others were lured to town by family or friends that let them down. They cannot be helped at local level because they have to return to their villages where purportedly, there is better support.\n\nAnother has failed to make it in the city and is afraid to go back to her village with children to support. The mother of the little boy has one eye, the other taken out by his abusive father. Nearly all of them have boils all over their skin, caused by the swamp water they use for bathing, and of course of the HIV infection. When asked if they had eaten, they laughingly pointed at their neighbours that had not come for the meeting. ‘They worked last night’, they said, ‘we see them cooking’. Desperate for some income, they work for as low as 500 francs.\n\nBehind the loud alcohol induced verbosity, the pain in their eyes is almost tangible. They are desperately poor, filthy, spited…simply the wretched of the earth. They accept as normal the sneers and awkward looks, and drown themselves in local beer to avert their shame, even if for a little while. The drunken fights are often. Their children seem attuned to this of environment.\n\nAn NGO that supports street workers gives them work for two weeks. The neighbouring residences are profusely thankful. The ladies haven’t fought for a while; too tired after a long day’s work to bother with anything else. I am absolutely pleased with this outcome. Despite the negative comments about them, they have proven that given a chance, they can be useful hardworking citizens like the rest of us. The struggle is still on. I will not give up on them, because I am also a woman; just lucky to be more privileged.\n\nRecently, a mother of two lost her life…to abortion. Another one gave birth to a baby girl born from prostitution. And its Mama cries. It’s the ghetto song all over again.\n\nIn the Ghetto\n\nAs the snow flies\n\nOn a cold and gray Chicago mornin’\n\nA poor little baby child is born\n\nIn the ghetto\n\nAnd his mama cries\n\n‘cause if there’s one thing that she don’t need\n\nit’s another hungry mouth to feed\n\nIn the ghetto\n\nPeople, don’t you understand\n\nthe child needs a helping hand\n\nor he’ll grow to be an angry young man someday\n\nTake a look at you and me,\n\nare we too blind to see,\n\ndo we simply turn our heads\n\nand look the other way\n\nWell the world turns\n\nand a hungry little boy with a runny nose\n\nplays in the street as the cold wind blows\n\nIn the ghetto\n\nAnd his hunger burns\n\nso he starts to roam the streets at night\n\nand he learns how to steal\n\nand he learns how to fight\n\nIn the ghetto\n\nThen one night in desperation\n\na young man breaks away\n\nHe buys a gun, steals a car,\n\ntries to run, but he don’t get far\n\nAnd his mama cries\n\nAs a crowd gathers ‘round an angry young man\n\nface down on the street with a gun in his hand\n\nIn the ghetto\n\nAs her young man dies,\n\non a cold and gray Chicago mornin’,\n\nanother little baby child is born\n\nIn the ghetto.\n\neditor@newtimesrwanda.com", "Spending N37bn On National Assembly Renovation Ridiculous – TUC\n\nThe Trade Union Congress of Nigeria has described as ridiculous the proposal to renovate the National Assembly complex at a cost of N37bn.\n\nThe TUC stated this in its Christmas and New Year message, which was jointly signed by the President, TUC, Quadri Olaleye and Secretary General, Musa-Lawal Ozigi.\n\nAdding that Nigeria was a country in dire straits that required all hands on deck to get it fixed, the union argued that virtually all policies of government were wrongly placed and benefited nobody at the end.\n\nIt said, “How do we explain that in a country adjudged to be the poverty capital of the world; a country that lacks basic health facilities, infrastructure and has never spent up to 10 per cent of her annual budget on education, they are talking about spending a whopping N37bn just for National Assembly renovation?\n\n“ It is ridiculous and unheard of.\n\n“This rub-my-back I rub yours kind of government, mischievously orchestrated by a few negates the tenets of Christianity and humanity.”\n\nIt pointed out that the Nigerian environment that was supposed to attract development and peace attracted the opposite.\n\nIt stated, “We are tempted to think that our leaders do not really ponder on God’s love for all at all. An environment devoid of crises attracts development and peace. Ours has been a tale of woes. Joblessness has led a substantial number of the youth into crimes, ranging from kidnapping, robbery to ritual killing and cyber crimes, etc.\n\n“The peak is the terrorism and suicide we are being faced with presently. This is not who we are; we need to find our real identity.\n\n“We condemn criminality no matter the shade it comes; but it is not enough to do so. What plans does government have in place to give the youths a sense of belonging? We must begin to set our priorities right. If we claim to love God but hate our neighbour we are already in contradiction with ourselves.\n\n“We must be willing to give a helping hand to those in need, succour and comfort to the vulnerable. At Christmas, we are expected to spare time to contemplate, and not to dwell on the mundane things of the world. We are strangers on this part of the earth and it is important we live with this consciousness so that when we return home we shall be at peace with ourselves.”\n\nTUC also called on Nigerians to remain focused on making Nigeria a better society.\n\nIt pointed out that said the change the nation craved for could only come, if the citizens, especially the public officers eschew personal interests for national development.\n\nIt prayed that the “season serves as an end to an incongruous reality, and ushers in a new dawn for respect for the rule of law, human rights and happiness for all.”", "What's Included\n\nAs a current print subscriber, you can opt-in for All Access at any time. All Access members receive unlimited access to our website and e-edition (optimized for desktop and mobile devices). All Access members also receive access to our exclusive Subscriber Savings program at no additional charge. (This alone can save you more than the cost of your subcription!)\n\n\n\nNot a current print subscriber? Click here to purchase a Print Subscription\n\nIf you have any questions or need further assistance, please call our customer service team at 319-334-2557 or email legals@bulletinjournal.com.", "नई दिल्ली। भारतीय अंतरिक्ष अनुसंधान संगठन (ISRO) प्रमुख के सिवन ने बुधवार को बताया कि सरकार ने चंद्रयान- 3 के मिशन को मंजूरी दे दी है, परियोजना पर काम जारी है। चंद्रयान-3 मिशन में ऑर्बिटर नहीं होगा। इसमें केवल लैंडर और रोवर होंगे।\n\nआर्मी चीफ नरवाणे ने देशवासियों को दी नए साल की शुभकामनाएं, कहा- हम देश की सुरक्षा पर आंच नहीं आने देंगे\n\nISRO chief K Sivan: We have made good progress on Chandrayan-2, even though we could not land successfully, the orbiter is still functioning, its going to function for the next 7 years to produce science data pic.twitter.com/6tw683HTnk"], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "A woman accused of slapping three Jewish women in Brooklyn was charged on Saturday with attempted assault as a hate crime and released without bail, only to be re-arrested less than 24 hours later for a similar crime.\n\nPolice initially arrested Tiffany Harris, 30, on Friday night after they say she slapped assaulted three Orthodox women, ages 22 to 31, in the face and head on a street corner in Brooklyn's Crown Heights area.\n\nAccording to a criminal complaint, Harris, who is black, admitted to attacking the women and spewing anti-Semitic slurs.\n\nTiffany Harris, 30, was first arrested on Friday for allegedly slapping three Jewish women in Brooklyn and yelling at them, 'F-U, Jews!'\n\n'Yes, I slapped them. I cursed them out. I said \"F-U, Jews,\"' Harris was quoted as telling investigators at the time of her arrest.\n\nShe was arraigned on a slew of misdemeanor charges of attempted assault as a hate crime, harassment and menacing on Saturday, after which she was released from jail without bail.\n\nHer lawyer, Iris Ying, declined to comment, and the New York Post reported that Harris rebuffed questions as she left a Brooklyn court.\n\nOn Sunday morning, Harris was arrested again, this time for allegedly hitting a 35-year-old woman in the face on Eastern Parkway in the Prospect Heights neighborhood, leaving the victim with a swollen and bruised right eye, according to police.\n\nIt is unknown whether the victim in the Sunday attack was Jewish; police are not treating the incident as a hate crime.\n\nMusician Dalia Shusterman (left and right), who witnessed the attack, posted on Facebook that she and four friends were on their way home from a Hanukkah party when Harris hit one of the women on the back of the head\n\nNew York Mayor Bill de Blasio has defended the release of defendants as part of bail reform in the city, insisting: 'We have a problem. We're not going to jail our way out of the problem.\n\nTIMELINE OF ATTACKS ON JEWS IN NEW YORK Friday, 7am - Man in hoodie threatens to shoot up Lubavitch headquarters in Crown Heights, Brooklyn Friday, 12:40am - Tiffany Harris, 30, is arrested for allegedly slapping three other women in the face and head on a Crown Heights corner Thursday, 3:20pm - Homeless woman, 42, yells anti-Semitic slur and then strikes a Jewish woman in the head with her bag in front of her three-year-old son Wednesday, 1am - A Jewish man wearing a skullcap while walking in the Borough Park section of Brooklyn was punched in an unprovoked attack Tuesday - A 25-year-old Jewish man had a drink thrown at him by a group shouting anti-Semitic slurs Tuesday, 5pm - A Jewish man, 56, was punched in the head by one person as others filmed the incident and laughed Monday night - Two Jewish boys attacked by two teens in Williamsburg who punched one of the children in the stomach. Monday - A Miami man was arrested for making an anti-Semitic remark and attacking a man in midtown Manhattan\n\n'We have a huge NYPD presence. This hate is dangerous.'\n\nAround the city, police have gotten at least six reports this week - and eight since December 13 - of attacks possibly propelled by anti-Jewish bias.\n\nMayor de Blasio said Friday that police presence would increase in Crown Heights and two other Brooklyn neighborhoods with large Jewish populations.\n\nDalia Shusterman, one of the Jewish women who was allegedly slapped by Harris on Friday, later recounted the incident on Facebook, calling the attacker a 'raving lunatic' who struck her friend on the back of the head while spewing 'a mouthful of Jew hatred' as the women walked home from a Hanukkah party.\n\nIn an interview with the Jewish news publication The Algemeiner, Shusterman, who is a musician playing in the band The New Moon All Stars, blasted law enforcement officials for letting Harris go without bail following the attack on Friday.\n\n'It’s a malignant growth out of their unwillingness to sympathize with the Orthodox Jewish community, which has always been relegated as the other, stereotyped as oppressors, and treated as unworthy of societal protection,' she stated.\n\nShusterman took to Facebook again on Sunday, sarcastically remarking on Harris' second arrest: 'remember that charmer I introduced to you who's hand collided with the heads of 3 Jewish women a few nights ago while spewing Jew hatred at us, and then got released from custody hours later because deBlasio and Cuomo are such nice guys and totally have this under control? Well jumping Jiminy, she's at it again.'\n\nTensions remain high in Jewish communities following a series of attacks and incidents in recent weeks\n\nCourt records show that Harris has two other cases pending against her involving charges of assault, attempted assault, harassment, menacing and criminal mischief.\n\nShe is scheduled to appear before a judge in connection to the attack on the three Jewish women on January 10.", "pos": ["A Brooklyn miscreant accused of slapping three Orthodox Jewish women last week struck again on Sunday and was busted for assaulting another woman.\n\nA day after she was released without bail on charges stemming from the Friday attack, Tiffany Harris was charged with assault for slugging a 35-year-old in the face on Eastern Parkway near Underhill Avenue in Prospect Heights at about 9:15 a.m., according to police.\n\nIt’s unclear if Sunday’s victim is Jewish — and police weren’t treating the incident as a hate crime. The victim suffered swelling and bruising to her right eye from the pummeling, police said.\n\nOn Friday, Harris allegedly assaulted three Orthodox women on Eastern Parkway near Kingston Avenue — one of at least eight anti-Semitic incidents in the city last week.\n\n“Yes, I slapped them. I cursed them out. I said ‘F-U, Jews,” Harris admitted to cops after that attack, according to a criminal complaint.\n\nThe two assaults occurred about a mile away from each other."], "neg": ["We noticed you’re blocking ads!\n\nKeep supporting great journalism by turning off your ad blocker. Or purchase a subscription for unlimited access to real news you can count on.", "(MENAFN - The Peninsula) Qatar's leading telecommunications operator, Ooredoo, has announced special New Year 2020 offers for new and existing Shahry and Qatarna customers.\n\nBoth new customers signing up for a new Shahry 5G or Qatarna 5G pack, and existing customers upgrading to a new Shahry 5G or Qatarna 5G pack, can choose an Add-on pack either extra data, local minutes or international minutes, depending on pack absolutely free for three months.\n\nNew customers signing up for a Shahry 5G Pack will have the choice of the Data Pack 30, the Local Pack 30 or the International Pack 30 for three months free.\n\nThey can enjoy from 2GB to 5GB extra data, 300 to 1000 local minutes or 25 to 100 international minutes extra free per month.\n\nNew Qatarna customers will get Data Pack 50 or International Pack 50 free for three months, giving them from 20GB up to 30GB data or 500 to 1000 international minutes extra free per month.\n\nOffers for new customers must be activated in any of our Ooredoo shops around town. Existing Shahry customers who upgrade to a new Shahry 5G pack will get the Data Pack 30 normally priced at QR30 - free for three months, giving them from 2GB to 10GB data extra per month.\n\nExisting Qatarna customers who upgrade to a new Qatarna 5G Pack will get the Data Pack 50 - normally priced at QR50 per month - free for three months, giving them from 20GB to 30GB data extra absolutely free. Offers for existing customers will be activated automatically once the upgrade is processed.\n\nManar Khalifa Al Muraikhi, Director PR and Corporate Communications at Ooredoo, said: 'The recent launch of our new Shahry and Qatarna 5G postpaid packs has been extremely popular and we're delighted to introduce these offers so customers get even better for value for money as well as our awesome service. Whether they have a 5G-compatible device or not yet, they'll be able to access the Supernet and stay in touch with loved ones for longer with the free add-ons.\n\nThe New Year 2020 promotion runs from today until January 4.\n\nMENAFN0101202000630000ID1099494583", "We noticed you’re blocking ads!\n\nKeep supporting great journalism by turning off your ad blocker. Or purchase a subscription for unlimited access to real news you can count on.", "Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Jan 1 (ANI): People welcomed 2020 here by watching the first sunrise of the year at the Gateway of India on Wednesday morning.\n\n\"I had come to shoot the rising sun at the Gateway of India. There is a new feeling every year. I hope for the best in the new year. This time it is a bit cold in Mumbai which is unexpected,\" Om Singh, a city resident said.\n\n\"I have come from Varanasi. Watching the first sunrise here was a novel experience,\" Rani Singh, a tourist said.\n\n\"Watching the first sunrise of 2020 was a mystic experience. My best wishes to everyone on this occasion,\" Ruchika, another city resident said. (ANI)", "From Consortium News\n\n\n\nHouses destroyed by earthquake in Haiti, Jan. 21, 2010.\n\n(Image by (EU Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid/Flickr)) Details DMCA\n\n\n\nI sit in one of the dives On Fifty-Second Street Uncertain and afraid As the clever hopes expire Of a low dishonest decade.\n\nThese are W.H. Auden's lines, written as the 1930s drew to a close and six years of global conflagration commenced. Eighty years later, they are pitifully, painfully apt as the second decade of our new century gives way to the third.\n\nWith 2019 staggering to its end, what do we see when we look back over the 2010s? What when we look forward to the 2020s? These are our questions, each to be answered without flinching, dissembling or deflecting.\n\nIt requires a wide-eyed Boy Scout's optimism to consider the decade now behind us and see anything other than a steady descent into global disorder, violence and abuse of international law. If this seems unduly pessimistic, it is merely because the 2010s were also a decade of probably unprecedented mis and disinformation, both deployed to mask responsibility for 10 years' worth of calamities that, with no obvious exceptions, could have been averted.\n\nIn this same line, you would have to be Hillary Clinton or Mickey Rooney, fresh from a rendition of \"Yankee Doodle Dandy,\" to miss the rampantly pernicious character of American foreign policy this past decade. The evident trajectory resembles what we find on the climate-change question: Amid copious signs of crisis, the U.S. spent the last 10 years hurtling in the wrong direction. By any measure, it is now very arguably the primary source of global disorder in this century.\n\nU.S. as Major Planetary Threat\n\nThe world comes to understand this, even if many Americans prefer to bury themselves in illusions and self-deceptions.\n\nA Pew Research Center study published earlier this year indicated that nearly half the planet now considers the U.S. \"a major threat\" to their nations. This is almost double the rate of negative views Pew found in 2013, when it began this series of surveys.\n\nTwo years ago, the Council on Foreign Relations convened a workshop of Europeans to consider \"Managing Global Disorder,\" as the event was titled. \"To some,\" CFR reported afterward, \"the principal source of instability has been the overzealous actions of the United States particularly in the wake of 9/11 in promoting democracy, human rights, and regime change around the world in contravention of established principles of state sovereignty.\"\n\nThe good people at Pew seem intent on sanitizing the 2010s by dropping the blame for this rise in anti-American sentiment on Donald Trump's doorstep. The president certainly bears responsibility for souring the global mood, notably in pulling out of the Paris climate pact in 2017, the Iran nuclear accord a year later, and various arms-limitations agreements with Russia. But let us disabuse ourselves on one important point. The world's wariness and weariness of America's conduct beyond its shores was well in train before Mr. Trump went to Washington.\n\nBearer of Many Clever Hopes\n\nNext Page 1 | 2 | 3"], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "New Delhi (Sputnik): Three months after suffering a major jolt in its second lunar mission, India's space agency ISRO has announced a new mission, Chandrayaan-3, on New Year’s Day. New Delhi's ambition to soft-land on the Moon had crashed when the Chandrayaan-2 failed to touch down on the lunar surface as planned on 7 September 2019.\n\nIndian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chief K. Sivan on Wednesday announced the government has approved a third lunar mission and that work has already commenced on the project.\n\n\"Chandrayaan-3 will have a lander, rover, and a propulsion module. The government has approved the project and we have formed the project team. We have initiated this project and work is going on very smoothly on it\", ISRO chief Sivan said during a media briefing.\n\nOn Tuesday, India’s Minister of State for Space Jitendra Singh said that the second lander mission will be a \"cost-effective mission and most likely to be launched in 2020”.\n\nHe also informed that the agency has planned more than 25 space missions for 2020.\n\nSivan said that a lot of design work has been completed for a manned mission, Gaganyaan. \"There will be several tests that we'll do this year. Also, the final four astronaut-elects have been selected and they'll begin training in Russia from the third week of January\", he added.\n\nIndia’s manned space mission Gaganyaan will coincide with the 75th anniversary of its independence. In August 2019, India ordered Russian space equipment to ensure the timely preparation of the mission, which will also include two unmanned flights, in December 2020 and July 2021.\n\nThe second mission Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft comprised of an orbiter, lander, and rover was successfully launched on-board a domestically-produced GSLV MK III-M1 rocket on 22 July 2019 but lost contact with ISRO's Earth Station just minutes before the scheduled soft-landing near the Moon's South Pole in September.\n\nA successful soft landing on the Moon's surface would have made India only the fourth country — after the United States, Russia, and China — to achieve the feat.\n\nChandrayaan-1, launched in October 2008, was India's first lunar probe. The Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft entered the Moon's orbit – making India one of the countries to taste success in its maiden attempt.\n\nOne of the objectives was to prepare a three-dimensional atlas (with high spatial and altitude resolution) of both the near and far side of the Moon. It aimed at conducting chemical and mineralogical mapping of the entire lunar surface for distribution of mineral and chemical elements such as magnesium, aluminium, silicon, calcium, iron, and titanium as well as high atomic number elements such as radon, uranium, and thorium with high spatial resolution.\n\n\"Various mission planning and management objectives were met\", ISRO had announced.", "pos": ["India seeking to become only the fourth nation after Russia, the United States and China to put a mission on the moon's surface\n\nIndia plans to make a fresh attempt to land an unmanned mission on the moon in 2020 after a failed bid last year, the head of the country's space programme said Wednesday.\n\nWork is going \"smoothly\" on the Chandrayaan-3 mission to put a rover probe on the moon's surface, Indian Space Research Organisation chairman K. Sivan told a press conference.\n\n\"We are targeting the launch for this year but it may spillover to next year,\" Sivan said. Indian sources said authorities had set November as a provisional target for launch.\n\nIndia seeking to become only the fourth nation after Russia, the United States and China to put a mission on the moon's surface and boost its credentials as a low-cost space power.\n\nThe country's Chandrayaan-2 module crash-landed on the moon's surface in September.\n\nSivan said the new propulsion module, lander and surface rover would cost about $35 million, with a significantly higher outlay for the launch itself.\n\nHe added that India had chosen four candidate astronauts to take part in the country's first manned mission into orbit, pledged to take place by mid-2022.\n\nThe four are to start training in Russia later this month. Up to three astronauts are to take part in the mission, which will be one of the landmark projects scheduled for the 75th anniversary of India's independence from British rule."], "neg": ["As the industry experts and various reports are highlighting a crunch of consumer spending due to the economic slowdown, especially in the fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) section, ecommerce platforms are moving in the opposite direction.\n\nOne such report by information, data and measurement firm Nielsen, released on December 19, states that one out of every two products sold on ecommerce platforms — Amazon, Flipkart, Snapdeal and others — belonged to the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) category.\n\nFMCG consumer goods are products of daily needs that go off the shelf quickly due to high demand. These include non-durable household items such as packaged food, beverages, toiletries, over-the-counter drugs and other consumables.\n\nThe report highlights that the FMCG goods account for 56% of the total sales by the ecommerce platforms, in terms of volume. However, in terms of value, the FMCG products only make up for 11%, the report highlights. The uneven proportion of value and volume can be attributed to the low cast of these non-durable home essentials.\n\nThe report comes at a time when even the investors both Indian and foreign are not deterred by the said consumer good slowdown. Just last month, Sequoia Capital India and responsAbility invested in $17 Mn in Gurugram-based food and beverage maker Wingreens.\n\nTalking to Inc42, a Sequoia spokesperson said, “For category creators and challenger brands in large markets, consumer adoption is quite significant if the product positioning and offering is truly differentiated. Such brands tend to be less affected by macro slowdown, especially at the growth stage.”\n\nWingreen cofounder Arjun Srivastava also clarified, “So far we are not seeing any consumer slowdown because we are in a space where we are continuously innovating. All our products are differentiated from other products in the market. Because of that, we are seeing that there continues to be a lot of interest in consumer uptake.”\n\nThe Fall Of FMCG\n\nA IBEF report also states that the India FMCG sector is booming in India and is poised to become the fourth largest sector in the Indian economy. Another report techsciresearch states that the FMCG market is projected to grow at a 20.6% rate annually to reach an $103.7 Bn in market value by 2020.\n\nHowever, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have lowered India’s growth forecast due to the economic slowdown in the domestic and global markets. IMF estimates that the Indian economy will grow at 7% this year, going down from its earlier prediction of 7.3%. The ADB, too, has predicted a 7% growth rate for India this year.\n\nEven the previous Neilson report had noted that the consumer demand, in terms of value, has decreased to 10 % in the second quarter of FY2020, versus 16.5% in July September 2018. The report also noted that the growth in terms of volume has slashed down to 6.2% from 13.4%.\n\nAccording to the National Statistical Office (NSO) survey of 2017-18, consumer spending has dropped for the first time in four decades.\n\nWhat Else Is The Top Seller For The Ecommerce Platforms?\n\nOn the other hand, the recent Nielsen also notes that mobile phones — both smartphones and feature phones — make up for 48% of the total sales on the ecommerce platforms, in terms of value. Smartphone sales are followed by fashion with 16% contribution.\n\nThe report also highlights that a large number of consumers are with holding their purchases in anticipation of the sale period. Ecommerce platforms recorded 84% sales during the Indian festive season sale, and only 15% in the non sale days, the report adds.", "At least 17 people remain missing as 50 fires continue to rage across the state threatening the lives of those trapped in 24 isolated communities in East Gippsland.\n\nSpeaking in Bairnsdale on Thursday, Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews said he held serious fears for the 17 people missing and believes some of those unaccounted for may be stranded without access to power, or may have stayed in remote towns to defend their homes against the fires.\n\nA caravan park in Mallacoota on Thursday morning. Credit:George Mills\n\n“They may have been trying to defend their homes,’’ he said.\n\n“That number may grow or indeed people may report to authorities. We do hold very significant fears for the welfare of anybody who is missing at this time.’’", "LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — Tens of thousands of people ushered in 2020 in downtown Los Angeles, gathering at Grand Park for the city’s biggest free music and dance party.\n\nThe gates opened shortly after 8 p.m. for the massive set-up in front of City Hall, but sound and light checks have been happening all day for the 7th annual Grand Park and the Music Center’s New Year’s Eve L.A.\n\nThe event was billed as the city’s go-to central gathering place and it is the West Coast’s flagship New Year’s celebration complete with live music. But beyond the entertainment, the celebration featured more than 40 food trucks serving up tasty eats for a crowd expected to be about 50,000.\n\nThe main rule for the night? No alcohol was allowed.\n\n“It’s a low-key event, a mellow crowd,” Paul Parkhurst, an attendee, said. “You don’t have to worry about the effects of people drinking and driving. I don’t have to worry about drinking and getting a ride back anywhere, so that’s why I like this event better.”\n\nIn the past Parkhurst has had to work the event, but said he was looking forward to enjoying it.\n\n“I would say from the beginning, L.A. has really embraced this event,” Julia Diamond, Grand Park director, said. “In our very first year, we had 25,000 people who came, which was, I will say, a surprise for everyone. We’ve seen it grow year after year, so now we’re expecting this year about 50,000-plus, and what we’re saying is people coming back. They’re making this their New Year’s.”\n\nFor those still making their way down to the celebration, a reminder that liquids are not allowed, unless its a juice box for children.\n\nThe festivities were scheduled to last until 1 a.m.", "A Texas judge has ordered conspiracy theorist Alex Jones to pay $100,000 in another court setback over the Infowars host.\n\nJones is being sued for defamation in Texas by the parents of a 6-year-old who was among the 20 children and six adults killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut.\n\nJones used his show to promote falsehoods that the attack was a hoax. Judge Scott Jenkins ruled that Jones purposefully ignored previous orders to provide materials that would move along the lawsuit.\n\nAn attorney for Jones did not immediately comment Tuesday. Jenkins' orders were first reported by The Daily Beast.", "Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 1 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday played down the privilege motion filed against him by Bharatiya Janata Party's Rajya Sabha member G.V.L. Narasimha Rao in the upper house of the Parliament.\n\nRao filed the motion against Vijayan after hearing that the Kerala Assembly had passed a resolution moved by him against the Citizenship Amendment Act in its specially-called session on Tuesday.\n\nFeigning ignorance of the motion, Vijayan told the media here after the weekly cabinet meeting, the Assembly has its own rights and privileges and these could not be violated.\n\n\"The Rajya Sabha functions as per rules. Similarly, the Assembly has special protection and it cannot be violated. Still, nothing could be ruled out since strange things are unfolding in the country,\" he said.\n\nOn Tuesday, the assembly saw both the state's traditional political rivals - the CPI-M-led Left Democratic Front and the Congress-led United Democratic Front passing the resolution against the CAA with the lone BJP legislator O.Rajagopal voting against it.\n\nTo another query in the manner in which Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan has reacted to the protests against CAA, Vijayan pointed out that such remarks need be deemed only his personal observations.\n\n\"Even the Central government is making an all-out bid to explain its stance on CAA,\" he added.\n\nsg/vd"], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "BODY FOUND OF MISSING CHILD\n\nCHANDIGARH: Body of the 10-year-old son of a bhajan-singer from Shamli town of Uttar Pradesh was found in his father's burnt car at Panipat in Haryana in the wee hours of Wednesday.Increased police patrolling on New Year's Eve led to the arrest of the man who murdered the family of bhajan singer Ajay Pathak (42) at Shamli on late Monday night and escaped in his car along with the singer's son Bhagwat to Panipat, 40 km from Shamli.The murders came to light on Tuesday evening when neighbours and the victims' kin, suspected something amiss.The accused, Himanshu Saini , a member of the bhajan singer's group, was arrested from Sector 13/17 by Panipat cops. The accused was nabbed when he was trying to escape after setting on fire the compact SUV car of the bhajan singer with the body of latter's son Bhagwat on the rear seat. Police have sent the boy's charred body to PGIMS, Rohtak, for forensic post-mortem to ascertain the cause of death.It is learnt that on being arrested, Himanshu tried to mislead the police about the body and murders. Ajay Pathak owed Himanshu Rs 60,000, and when Ajay did not settle the account, the latter murdered Ajay, his wife Sneh Lata Pathak (36) and daughter Vasundhara Pathak (12) with sharp-edged weapons. A murder case was registered at Shamli.\"During interrogation, Himanshu confessed to killing Bhagwat. The body's position indicates that the victim's hands may have been tied. The post-mortem report will reveal if the boy was first murdered then burnt or was burnt alive in the car,\" an official of Panipat police said. Panipat cops have handed Himanshu over to Karamvir Singh, SHO of Adarsh Nagar police station, for further proceedings.Bhajan singer Ajay Pathak, his wife and daughter were killed with sword at their home in Shamli town of Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday evening. However, the couple’s son was missing after the incident. The police had formed a team to search for the missing boy and found his body in the dickey of his father’s burnt car in Panipat on Wednesday.", "pos": ["Police said that the accused was arrested accidentally by Haryana Police while he was trying to dispose of the half-burnt body of the couple’s son who was missing since the sensational murders. (Representational Image) Police said that the accused was arrested accidentally by Haryana Police while he was trying to dispose of the half-burnt body of the couple’s son who was missing since the sensational murders. (Representational Image)\n\nTwo days after a singer couple and their minor daughter were found murdered at their Punjabi colony residence in Shamli, their 30-year-old disciple was arrested from Panipat in Haryana in this connection on Wednesday.\n\nPolice said that the accused, identified as Himanshu Saini, was arrested accidentally by Haryana Police while he was trying to dispose of the half-burnt body of the couple’s son Bhagwat (10) who was missing since the sensational murders.\n\n“Himanshu is a disciple of victim Ajay Pathak (42) and used to perform with him for the last two-and-a-half years. During interrogation, he told the police that he had given Rs 60,000 to Ajay who was not only returning him the money, but also used to humiliate him in front of his family members whenever he asked for the sum. On Monday night, he stayed in their house and killed Ajay, his wife Sneha Pathak (36) and their daughter Vasundahra (14) with a sword, while he strangulated Bhagwat to death,” said Shamli Superintendent of Police Vineet Jaiswal.\n\n“He wanted to take away the bodies in the couple’s car, but could not carry out his plan single-handedly. So, he just bundled Bhagwat’s body in the car and locked the house to give an impression that the family had left for Karnal in Haryana where Ajay was scheduled to perform at a bhajan sandhya Tuesday. He also took all the four mobile phones of the family members with himself,” the SP pointed out, adding Haryana Police had handed him over to them.\n\nHe was produced in a local court in Shamli, which sent him to 14-day judicial custody on Wednesday.\n\nThe police added that Himanshu was in dire need of money as he was unable to repay a loan of Rs 5 lakh from a bank, which served him a legal notice in this connection.\n\nFor all the latest India News, download Indian Express App"], "neg": ["By\n\nGovernment education in California is a failure. After several years of Common Core, the results are in: “Their first action was to discover how proficient Stanislaus County children were in reading. They reviewed the California standardized test scores for third graders, an age where students transition from “learning to read” to “reading to learn.” They found that only 32% were proficient, a number Tiwater called “abysmal” and far below the state average of 48%. Stanislaus County is 50% lower in reading scores than the rest of the State. But, the whole State of California is at 48%–a total, absolute failure. Who thinks it is not a crisis when less than 50% of our government students are not reading at grade level? Yet, the Democrats run legislature are making it worse by ending charter schools—and that is what they are doing, killing them with regulations and unions. California has so many crisis’ that it is hard to say which is more important. Yet the education of our children is being destroyed by politicians and unions—where is the public outcry? Why are the people in Stanislaus demanding an end to the failed policies? Parents need to speak up.\n\nOnly 32% of Stanislaus County third-graders read at grade level. How Stanreads! helps\n\nBy ChrisAnna Mink, Modesto Bee, 12/31/19\n\nLike many great love stories, it started with coins in a fountain.\n\nOnly this time, the love is for reading, and the fountain is in the foyer at Stanislaus County Office of Education in downtown Modesto.\n\n“It all started with Dee Dee Baker taking the coins from the fountain to donate to the library,” said Lisa Tiwater, SCOE’s assistant superintendent of instruction, while talking about StanReads!, a program to propel county children to read at grade level by third grade.\n\nBaker has since retired, but about five years ago, she was the director of literacy and the SCOE liaison to the Stanislaus County Library.\n\nWhen Baker took the coins to the library, she learned about the national campaign for grade level reading and was excited to have SCOE join the effort. SCOE joined forces with the Stanislaus Community Foundation.\n\nFrom there, Stanislaus Reads emerged, which evolved into StanReads!, which is part of the five action teams that make up Stanislaus Cradle-to-Career Partnership.\n\nTheir first action was to discover how proficient Stanislaus County children were in reading. They reviewed the California standardized test scores for third graders, an age where students transition from “learning to read” to “reading to learn.”\n\nThey found that only 32% were proficient, a number Tiwater called “abysmal” and far below the state average of 48%.\n\nStanReads! takes action\n\nResearch has shown that reading proficiency at the end of third grade is one of the strongest predictors of high school graduation, as well as success entering the workforce.\n\nMegan Lowery, director of Cradle-to-Career at SCOE, said that though third grade reading is a classroom-based indicator, the group quickly realized that everything that happens in a child’s life, especially early on, impacts what happens in the classroom.\n\nPoverty, lack of access to books and limited parental literacy are among many factors that contribute to low literacy among children, according to the Literacy Foundation.\n\nStanReads! identified schools from eight county districts, including Capistrano Elementary School in Empire, to participate in a pilot program to assess reading obstacles among local kids and to test solutions.\n\nEarly actions included trying to curb school absenteeism, maximizing summer learning, understanding kindergarten readiness and getting more books into children’s hands.\n\nResearch shows that chronically absent kids in kindergarten and first grade are less likely to be capable readers in third grade and to graduate from high school.\n\n“If they’re not there, we can’t teach them,” Tiwater said.\n\nChronic absenteeism — missing more than four weeks of the school year — affects about 10% of county pupils across all grades. StanReads! instituted community awareness campaigns about the importance of school attendance and reading to young children.\n\nMeanwhile, over the summer, students lose at least one month of reading ability, called the summer slide. This can be mitigated if kids participate in enrichment activities, so StanReads! took inventory of the county summer programs.\n\nSchool readiness means that children show up to kindergarten ready to learn, which led to formal assessments of kindergarteners and the start of the StanReady! action team.\n\n“You can’t be an action team without some actions,” said Tiwater. “We have to balance talking and research with doing.”\n\nApplying programs to pilot schools\n\nShe said StanReads! took multiple actions at the pilot schools, including the attendance campaign, the Imagination Library, afternoon reading clubs and providing schools with “high interest” books focused on topics more aligned to students’ interests.\n\nOne of their first steps was offering families enrollment into Imagination Library, a national nonprofit that promotes literacy. Once a month, children ages zero to 5 are mailed books at no cost to families. Participation is funded by the Stanislaus Community Foundation and other philanthropic groups, including the Modesto Rotary Club.\n\n“The mailman brings them to us, so every day we check the mail to see if there’s more books,” said Forest Arnold, a second grader at Capistrano in Empire.\n\nForest and his rambunctious 5-year-old brother, Eric Von Hudson, were eager to talk about their favorite books, including “Violet the Pilot,” about a little girl who draws instructions to build and fly a plane.\n\nEric said his mom reads to him every day, and Forest proudly said, “I read myself.”\n\nCapistrano Elementary became one of the pilot schools in 2016-17, the second year of StanReads!.\n\n“They immediately offered me more books,” said Principal James Jensen. He harvests any resources that he can to get books for his students.\n\nNearly all Capistrano students qualify for free or reduced-cost lunch, about two-thirds are Latino/Hispanic, and 1 in 5 are English learners.\n\nAbout 40% of their students read at grade level, which is above the Stanislaus County average, but still below the state average. The county’s 32% is in line with Merced and Madera counties, but behind Alameda, Fresno and Sacramento.\n\nStanislaus County Library’s role\n\n“Reading and literacy is what we do,” said Annie Snell, supervising librarian of youth services outreach and a facilitator for the StanReads! team.\n\nShe said parent engagement is one of the library’s concerted efforts with StanReads!, because some parents don’t know the importance of reading to their children. They also help families sign up for library cards.\n\nThe library opened “pop-up” libraries at locations where parents and kids visited, such as the county’s Women Infant and Children (WIC) office at Hackett Road.\n\nThey also helped place and stock Little Free Libraries filled with gently used books on each pilot schools’ campus, as well as other neighborhood locations. At the birdhouse-shaped structures, anyone can take a free book, and if they can, leave a book.\n\nLowery said that over the past four years, they’ve seen an increase of 12% of third graders reading at grade level, though they aren’t sure which actions were most effective.\n\nStanReads! and Cradle-to-Career are trying to discover which actions are most valuable, and affordable, to scale up across the county.\n\nSomething seems to be working.\n\nThat was evident recently at the Capistrano school library, which was full of children enthralled with the story being read by the librarian.\n\n“If the community can get behind anything related to StanReads!, it’s a plus,” said Principal Jensen. “Bring in books. Donate to schools. Volunteer to read to kids in school. We need to do everything we can to get books in the kids’ hands.”\n\nEven if it’s simply tossing coins into a fountain.\n\nCradle-to-Career is hosting a Community Summit on March 13, 2020, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Modesto Centre Plaza.\n\nFor more information or to volunteer with the partnership, visit: https://www.stancoe.org/division/administrative-services/cradle-career\n\nThis story was produced with financial support from The Stanislaus County Office of Education and the Stanislaus Community Foundation, along with the GroundTruth Project’s Report for America initiative.", "Maharashtra Congress legislator Sangram Thopat on Wednesday condemned the alleged vandalism of Congress office by his supporters after he was not accorded the ministerial berth.\n\nThis office was destroyed days after Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray expanded his ministry by inducting 36 ministers.\n\n\"What has happened is wrong and condemnable. Whatever decision leadership arrived on I agreed to that and I will agree with it in future too,\" Thopat said. The purported incident took place on Tuesday.\n\n(This story has not been edited by Business Standard staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)", "A former gubernatorial aspirant on the platform of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kogi State, Gen. Patrick Ademu Akpa has urged Nigerians to be positive about the new year.\n\nGen Akpa said 2020 “will favour the country and her people more than 2019″.\n\nHe stated this in a New Year message, signed by his media Aide, Pastor John Desmond, on Tuesday.\n\nAkpa said: “No nation grows with the citizenry being negative about the progress of such a nation.”\n\nHe said Nigerians should see light at the end of the tunnel over the nation’s politics, economy, unity and development.\n\nAkpa insisted that 2019 was not a bad year, when properly scrutinised.\n\nHe said: “Nigerians must be grateful to God for His goodness in 2019, as well as pray that the current year will be far better than the previous year.”\n\nHe enjoined Kogi people to join hands with the administration of Governor Yahaya Bello to continue to work for the good of Kogi state.", "Austria's Conservatives led by Sebastian Kurz on Wednesday agreed to form a coalition government with the Greens after a final round of talks capping almost three months of negotiations.\n\nAdvertising Read more\n\nIt will mark the first time the Green party has been in power, after Kurz's alliance with the far-right collapsed in a corruption scandal and triggered elections in September.\n\nKurz's People's Party (OeVP) and the Greens made gains in the election, bringing them together in unlikely negotiations given the 33-year-old's carefully groomed image as a hardliner on immigration.\n\n\"The OeVP and Greens have agreed on a government programme together,\" a Greens representative with knowledge of the negotiations, who declined to be named, told AFP.\n\nAn OeVP official confirmed the same to AFP. The two parties' leaders are to make a statement later Wednesday.\n\n'Huge stretch'\n\nDespite progress to bridge the significant gaps, observers said the new government would face challenges after Kurz's previous rule with the far-right Freedom Party (FPOe) saw a raft of anti-immigration measures passed, sharply dividing Austrians.\n\n\"2020 as a political year of change\" ran the main online headline of the Kurier daily earlier Wednesday.\n\nBoth the OeVP and the Greens will be hard-pressed to show they have not compromised too much on their key principals and campaign promises when they present the joint government programme, which is expected Thursday.\n\n\"From his (Kurz's) perspective, it's a huge stretch and it's also a danger that over time he might lose some of the voters he gained from the Freedom Party,\" analyst Thomas Hofer told AFP.\n\nIn the September polls, the OeVP managed to pick up disenchanted FPOe voters, getting 37.5 percent in total.\n\nThe Greens secured 13.9 percent of the vote, their best-ever result, due to the environment replacing immigration as top concern in the country of 8.8 million people.\n\nTrend setter?\n\nHofer said other European countries, such as Germany, could also see Conservative-Green party coalitions in the future. Sweden, Finland, Lithuania and Luxemburg already have Greens in government.\n\n\"Kurz is setting a certain trend maybe ahead of time, and this is certainly something also on the international stage that he would be able to sell,\" he said.\n\nHofer described Greens chief Werner Kogler, who is expected to be vice-chancellor, as a \"pragmatist\" who had stabilised the party.\n\nThe 58-year-old took on the leadership after the party lost all their parliamentary seats in a shock defeat in 2017, largely due to infighting and splits.\n\nA congress of the party's almost 280 delegates must still endorse the coalition agreement, but they are expected to do so.\n\n\"It's a historical chance for them,\" Hofer said.\n\nAs junior coalition partner, the Greens would get four ministries, including an enlarged environment ministry that also comprises infrastructure, traffic, energy and technology, according to a party representative familiar with the negotiations.\n\nThe OeVP will maintain control of the rest, including the coveted interior ministry -- previously headed by a far-right official and embroiled in scandal -- and the finance portfolio.\n\nGreens official Ewa Ernst-Dziedzic told the Standard daily in an interview that compromises are \"part of democracy\", and that the coalition partners would address challenges rather than \"feign harmony and sweep difficult topics under the carpet\".\n\nThe far-right FPOe -- previously riding a wave of populist sentiment seen across Europe -- was routed in the polls after the so-called \"Ibiza-gate\" graft scandal brought down their then-leader and vice-chancellor in May and caused the government to collapse.\n\n(AFP)", "2020 New Year’s Message from the Prime Minister of Barbados and Chairman of the Caribbean Community\n\nPeople of the Caribbean Community, it is with a sense of immense pleasure, pride and humility that I greet you at the start of the new year, as the new Chairman of CARICOM.\n\nAcross our region, 2019 has brought more than its fair share of challenges, and indeed many of them, including the very daunting prospects of the climate crisis, are certain to follow us into this New Year.\n\nBut as we enter 2020, with no thought of defeat — we do so conscious that long before terms such as resilience and sustainable development were fashionable, we saw ourselves and we knew that we are a resilient people who for centuries have battled adversity of every kind, and we have always prevailed.\n\nOur very history has been one of struggle but one of success!\n\nIt is against this backdrop that we can take a fresh look at the path we would wish to set for ourselves and our children, using a term that is no doubt familiar to us all.\n\nIt is my sincere wish that our approach to the advancement of our people in every country of Caribbean Community would be characterized by a level of clarity that is usually associated with 2020 vision.\n\nFor generations, the actions and the experiences of ordinary men and ordinary women of the Caribbean have left no doubt that they have always known what they have wanted for the inhabitants of these islands.\n\nAnd we are no different today. In fact, many of us have demonstrated what true integration really means, in spite of the obstacles of bureaucracy that we sometimes confront in our leadership class as we go about our ordinary business.\n\nBut at the same time, we recognise that the regional integration movement is very much a relay race. Sometimes we are hard on ourselves, expecting to achieve overnight that which requires patience and careful nurturing over generations.\n\nOur vision to better the lot of our people has remained constant — from the very early days of the Montego Bay Conference in 1947 on Closer Association of the British West Indian Colonies, to the West Indian Fédération of 1958 to 1962 most ably led by the founder of my own political party, the Right Excellent Sir Grantley Adams.\n\nFrom the establishment of CARIFTA on December 15, 1965 – ten weeks after I was born – at Dickenson Bay in Antigua, to its transformation into the Caribbean Community, the institution we now know, the document signed on July 4, but coming into force on Emancipation Day, August 1, 1973 at Chaguaramas in Trinidad, or to the 1989 Grand Anse Declaration in Grenada that signaled our determination to remove the disadvantages of size and geography from our national development through the commitment to establish the Single Market and Single Economy.\n\nOur process has therefore been one that has moved from generation to generation of committed Caribbean people, to the building of a regional integration movement that will allow us always to work to provide the best lives possible for our people.\n\nLest we be influenced by those who would only see a half empty glass, rather than one that is half full, may I remind us all that the European integration movement started on April 16, 1948 so as we enter the third decade of the 21st century they too are still working to perfect that union, despite having far more resources than we have ever had in the Caribbean.\n\nI pray, therefore, that 2020 will strengthen us to run our leg of this regional integration relay race with confidence.\n\nI pray that as leaders of the Caribbean Community we will work to give our people renewed confidence and inspiration to help us run this leg, while staying focused on achieving the next phase of critical progress.\n\nAnd what is that next phase? We are duty bound to continue this journey across the Community whether as a collective of the whole or in twos and threes where we are gathered in a way that will:\n\nRemove the obstacles to passport-free movement between our nations; Make it easier for Caribbean people to go and work where there are opportunities in the Community in a way that is hassle-free in the same way that we have done it for the movement of capital. In keeping with our own Errol Barrow’s vision, the reality of our people must not only be a lived reality but also a legal reality. The Caribbean Community must lead the world in shaping an environment within which migrants among us can live and work with dignity. After all, our modern settlement in the Caribbean has been nothing but that of a community of migrants; Truly advance the process of a single domestic space for transport and communications in the region by working to provide more affordable and reliable air and sea links between our countries and also to establish a single domestic rate for telecommunications and phone calls within CARICOM; Work with the private sector and the labour movement to provide further opportunities beyond transport and communications mentioned above, to food security, to opportunities in the blue economy or renewable energy and ICT for our people – opportunities for investment and for employment; Enable us as we face the climate crisis, to pool the funds of the region in order to be able to finance our own development trajectory for sustainable development so that we may adapt to the new realities of the climate crisis. This will require us coming up with innovative instruments that will better allow us to access the capital that we are not now accessing at a global level. Let us remember that those who help themselves will always be helped by others but we must help ourselves first by pooling our own resources.\n\nMy message, in essence, is that 2020 can and must provide the platform for a positive spirit of hope and optimism and a fierce determination to come together as Caribbean people to purposefully carry forward the transformation of our region into a space that truly values, nurtures, and provides concrete opportunities for every Caribbean man, woman and child to run our leg of this relay.\n\nBut our pathway toward a better life for our people will not open up the opportunities we seek if we focus only on ourselves and our region. While we look ahead, we must do so fully cognizant of the advances we are making in claiming our Atlantic destiny as a region as we reach out to our brothers and sisters on the African continent.\n\nWe have already started discussions at the highest levels on the African continent with people with whom many of us share a common ancestry and history and who, like us, recognize the imperative of mutual cooperation as we go into 2020.\n\nCARICOM has accepted the offer of shared office space from the Government of Kenya in Nairobi. We need to open it urgently and advance our interests in the city that is indeed the home of the UN Environmental Programme and UN Habitat both of which deal with issues that are vital to our own development in the Caribbean Community.\n\nWithin the next six months, we will also work towards jointly hosting the first ever African Union-CARICOM Summit. We need to resolve as a region that we will not leave that gathering without laying the foundation for tangible progress in areas of direct air and sea access across the Atlantic, greater trade in goods and services, and more cultural exchanges between our regions.\n\nIn closing, I commend to people across our region the initiative we have embraced in Barbados. We have designated 2020 as the year in which we will work together to perfect our finer vision for all Barbadians, regardless of where in the world we live. We can only become better as Caribbean people if we hold to the maxim — Dare to dream; and always be determined to deliver.\n\nBut as we seek to use this year 2020 to perfect a finer vision for our island in Barbados, as we gather parish by parish, I want now to ask each of us as Caribbean people to do the same for where we want to go and who we want to be as Caribbean people for 2020 must be where we can perfect that fine vision.\n\nAll that is left for me to do is to wish you, each and every one, a blessed 2020 and to a greater and more powerful Caribbean Community!"], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "For three decades, paleontologists the world over have been split over a provocative finding: did a dwarf species of Tyrannosaurus rex really once exist?\n\nIn 1988, paleontologist Robert Bakker and his colleagues at the Cleveland (Ohio) Museum of Natural History reclassified a specimen first discovered in 1942 and displayed at the museum.\n\nIt was, they said, the first known member of a small new species they baptized as the Nanotyrannus.\n\nThen, in 2001, another team discovered the nearly complete skeleton of a small Tyrannosaurus near the town of Ekalaka in Montana, in the rich and intensively studied fossil formation known as Hell Creek.\n\nThey named the creature -- barely bigger than a draft horse -- Jane and soon classified it as a juvenile Tyrannosaurus rex.\n\nBut a minority of specialists continued to insist that it was part of the newly classified Nanotyrannus species. They pointed to the morphology of its skull and bones, which they said differed from T-rex adults.\n\nIn a study published Wednesday in the journal Science Advances, researchers led by Holly Woodward of Oklahoma State University performed a microscopic analysis on samples from the interior of Jane's tibia and femur bones, as well as from a less complete set of bones from an animal dubbed Petey.\n\nThis technique, known as paleohistology, confirmed that the two were immature individuals -- not adults, the scientists said.\n\nBy extension, the study's authors said, the existence of the Nanotyrannus seems very unlikely.\n\n\"The really cool thing about fossil bones is that a whole bone fossilizes even down to the microscopic size,\" Woodward told AFP.\n\n\"We can infer growth rate, age (and) maturity level.\"\n\nThe researchers took extremely fine slices from the bone samples -- so thin that light could pass through them -- and then studied them under powerful microscopes.\n\nThe size of the blood vessel openings revealed that the two dinosaurs were still in a phase of rapid growth at the time of death. Had they been adults, this vascularization would have been less prominent.\n\nThe team was also able to count the growth rings in each animal's bones, much as one can do to determine the age of a tree: 13 years for Jane, and 15 for Petey.\n\nThe study adds to scientists' still limited knowledge of the 20-year period between a dinosaur's hatching and its adulthood.\n\nJane, who weighed only one ton, died before reaching the phase of exponentially rapid growth that normally would have brought her to an adult weight of just under 10 tons.\n\n\"Everyone loves T-rex, but we don't really know much about how it grew up,\" Woodward said. \"It's probably the most famous dinosaur in the world, and we mostly just have really large skeletons of it.\"\n\nThat is partly due to the obsession of collectors and the public with finding and displaying the most enormous T-rex skeletons possible -- unearthed sometimes to the detriment of smaller specimens.\n\nUnfortunately, Woodward said, only five to seven fossils of young T-rex dinosaurs are known to exist in the world, and some of those are in private collections not accessible to researchers.\n\nGet the best of News18 delivered to your inbox - subscribe to News18 Daybreak. Follow News18.com on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Telegram, TikTok and on YouTube, and stay in the know with what's happening in the world around you – in real time.", "pos": ["The dinosaur formerly known as Nanotyrannus Friedrich Saurer/Alamy\n\nSometimes the simplest explanation is the right one. Two controversial dinosaur skeletons have been held up as evidence that Tyrannosaurus rex shared its environment with a second, tiny species of tyrannosaur. Now, a detailed study of the fossilised leg bones suggests the diminutive dinos are really just teenage T. rexes.\n\nThe two skeletons, one nearly complete, were discovered in the early 2000s in rocks known as the Hell Creek Formation, which spans Montana, Wyoming and North and South Dakota. The formation also yielded some of the first T. rex bones, early in the 20th century.\n\nThe more complete specimen is nicknamed Jane, and the other is nicknamed Petey. Along with one other small skull found in 1942, they have been used to argue for a new type of dinosaur called Nanotyrannus, which was like a T. rex but smaller.\n\nAdvertisement\n\nAs researchers performed more detailed analysis of the specimens, it seemed more and more likely that the small predators were simply young T. rexes, but there was still some disagreement. The newest analysis by Holly Woodward at Oklahoma State University and her colleagues may be the final nail in the coffin of Nanotyrannus.\n\nRead more: T. rex evolved into a monster predator by dumbing down its brain\n\nAll modern vertebrates have a period every year where bone growth briefly pauses. We don’t know exactly why this happens, but it leaves a circle in every bone that shows when the growth stopped, Woodward says. “We can just count the rings like with a tree to find the dinosaur’s age.”\n\nWoodward and her team counted the rings in Jane and Petey’s femurs and tibias. They found that Jane was probably around 13 years old and Petey about 15 when they died. Other fossils such as Sue, one of the largest and most complete T. rex skeletons we’ve found, have shown that T. rexes lived to around 30, so that makes Jane and Petey adolescents. Because they are so young, there is no need to invoke a whole new species to explain their small size.\n\n“We know the T. rex as this giant king of dinosaurs,” says Woodward. “But it didn’t start that way, and we didn’t know much about how it got from baby T. rex-sized… to Sue-sized.”\n\nAt a little more than half Sue’s 12.3-metre body length, these young dinos are starting to fill in that gap.\n\nJournal reference: Science Advances, DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aax6250"], "neg": ["As access to banking services through digital channels continues to grow, so does the need to protect consumers against the prevalence of online banking fraud.\n\nDue to the prevalence of banking scams, we urge consumers to be more vigilant and familiarise themselves with the different types of online banking fraud.\n\nThe following are the latest online banking scams consumers should be wary of:\n\nFlight purchase debit scams\n\nYou will receive an SMS informing you of a flight purchase debited to your account.\n\nFraudsters will ask you to select a link in the SMS to revise the transaction.\n\nWhen you select the link, you will be redirected to a fake bank website.\n\nYou are then redirected to an ‘Update and Confirm Details’ screen requesting more information to be verified.\n\nThe fraudsters will now be in a position to access your banking profile.\n\nSocial media scams\n\nBeware of fraudsters pretending to represent the bank you use on social media channels such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, WhatsApp or any other social media platform.\n\nThe bank will never ask for your credit or cheque card, account number, online banking login details or password or One Time Pin (OTP) on social media platforms.\n\nThe official accounts also display a blue tick indicating they are verified.\n\nChange of banking details scam\n\nYou will receive an email that allegedly comes from one of your suppliers asking you to update your banking details.\n\nBeware of this, even if it is on the supplier’s letterhead.\n\nContact your supplier on the number you already have for them and not the one on the fraudulent letter.\n\nSpeak to someone you know at the supplier to confirm the change in banking details.\n\nCopy of payment notification scam\n\nYou will receive an email requesting you to open a copy of your payment notification.\n\nFraudsters will prompt you to login via the email attachment.\n\nWhen you open the attachment in the email, you will be redirected to a fake bank website.\n\nIn an attempt to steal your banking details you will be requested to login.\n\nAs soon as you enter your login details on the screen, you are redirected to a successfully logged out screen.\n\nThe fraudsters will now be in a position to access your banking profile.\n\n419 scams\n\nThis is communication by email to a recipient making an offer that would result in a large payoff for the recipient.\n\nThe details vary and large amounts of money are usually involved.\n\nThe victims’ banking details as well as sums of money are said to be required in advance in order to facilitate the payment of the funds.\n\nEssentially, the promised money transfer never happens and the fraudsters may use the victims’ banking details to withdraw money for themselves.\n\nPhishing\n\nCommunication seemingly from the bank or other companies that gets you to disclose personal information such as your ID number, address, account number, username, login details, password and PIN.\n\nThis information can also be used to gain unauthorised access to your banking account online.\n\nOTP email fraud\n\nUsing various methods of phishing, criminals also try to get access to your email accounts, commonly Gmail, Yahoo, etc.\n\nThey produce fake login sites that look like Gmail or Yahoo.\n\nOnce they have your email username and password, they have access to your emails (statements, personal communications) and this helps a criminal build a social profile of you.\n\nCriminals can also intercept OTPs that are sent to emails once they have access to your email account.\n\nOTP Sim swap fraud\n\nOnce criminals are in possession of your username and password, they can easily access your accounts on online banking.\n\nThey can also contact your service provider to do a Sim swap, which basically means they hijack your sim and have access to your SMS.\n\nThis also gives them access to your OTP.\n\nRemember, the bank will never ask for your username, password or Pin in an email, SMS, social media or phone call.\n\nNever select a link to our website that was sent via email. Always type in the bank’s web address.\n\nREAD MORE: Post Office of parcel delivery scam\n\nDo you have more information about the story? Please send us an email to [email protected] or phone us on 083 625 4114.\n\nFor free breaking and community news, visit Rekord’s websites:\n\nRekord East\n\nRekord North\n\nRekord Centurion\n\nRekord Moot\n\nFor more news and interesting articles, like Rekord on Facebook, follow us on Twitter or Instagram", "We happily welcome the clear vision of 2020, embracing this New Year for all; the potential and promise it holds and we give God thanks for sparing our lives to see yet another decade. We remember those who left us last year, like our former Prime Minister Edward Seaga and many other of our loved ones, heroes and benefactors.\n\nWe give God thanks for their lives and stand on their contribution to overcome the challenges and take advantage of the opportunities of the New Year.\n\nIt pains my heart that many of our brothers and sisters, and our children were deprived of seeing 2020 due to violence. This is a social epidemic and requires national consensus around the use of emergency powers to bring the disease under control.\n\nMy Government is committed to bringing the murder rate down. The target set in the Social Partnership approximates the regional average of 16 murders per hundred thousand of population within the near term.\n\nUnfortunately, there are those among us that appear to accept the high level of crime and violence as normal. Political disunity and gamesmanship over crime fighting and national security policy have real effects on our lives. Lack of support from the Opposition resulted in a break in the SOEs for the first four months of 2019, and an unusual spike in homicides in November, which meant that we ended 2019 approximately 3.4% higher in homicides than 2018 when we saw a record decline of 22%.\n\nWhile the SOEs have been very effective when and where we have been able to use them, we have used the space they create to build the capacity of our National Security apparatus to respond to the current level of crime and violence in the society. This Fiscal Year will see, the largest allocation of JA$5.28 Billion dollars to equip the police force with cutting-edge technology to enhance their ability to detect, record, respond and prevent crimes in the society. This year, the JCF will receive the first set of purpose-built police cars fitted with tracking devices and onboard computers. The JCF’s radio and communication system is being improved, the long talked about electronic station diary will start implementation, and police stations right across Jamaica are being refurbished, or built a new.\n\nSeveral administrative and operational improvements are being undertaken internally, greater emphasis and resources are being targeted at the investigative and intelligence capacity of the Force. While these transformational actions are not yet mature, already we are seeing the impact on the number and quality of cases being brought before the court to secure convictions. The police have over 13 major gang cases in various stages to come before the courts. Using the space created by the SOEs, the JCF and MOCA continue the long, hard and tedious work of intelligence gathering and investigations as they build cases and make arrests using regular police powers and conventional methods.\n\nYour Government recognizes the importance of social intervention in breaking the cycle of violence and crime, particularly at the community level and we intend to spend significantly on intervening in some of the social conditions underpinning crime and violence. After more than 20 years of experience with social intervention programmes, the lesson learnt is that such interventions have to occur in parallel and coordinated with security intervention. The Zones of Special Operations were designed to provide a security environment within which social intervention could be maximized. The Mount Salem and Denham Town pilot zones have been a success and this year we will have resources in place to declare other areas as Zones of Special Operations. Ultimately, we will take back Jamaica from the criminals, community by community.\n\nJamaica’s high homicide rate did not happen overnight. In the decade of the 80s; 4,870 murders were committed in Jamaica, by the decade of the 90s this increased to 7,621 murders, and by decade of the 2000s, even with the formation of various special squads and units, murders skyrocketed to 13,418. This past decade, 2010 to 2019 has seen a reduction in murders to 12,698.\n\nThe level of crime we are now experiencing is over and above the capacity of our existing security apparatus to manage. While the crime and murder numbers have grown over the past 4 decades:\n\n* successive governments have not increased the national security budget apace,\n\n* or kept abreast with technology,\n\n* or increased the number of investigators and other critical capabilities commensurately,\n\n* or effectively controlled corrupt activity in the force.\n\nIt is only in this last decade that any serious policy and legislative reforms have been undertaken and certainly within this term that serious budgetary, manpower and technological upgrades have been made. All Jamaicans should take hope that with sound policy, programmes and plans we can reduce murders, but it will take a long-term concerted and united commitment to stick with the plan.\n\nI am confident in our plan to secure Jamaica. For the first time Jamaica is engaged in building a National Security architecture fit for the times, that will deal with domestic threats, but will also deal effectively with our air and maritime space and borders, in addition to securing our cyber domain which is becoming more important as the world becomes digital. All of this cannot be done overnight or even in two years, it takes a year and a half to procure equipment, at least two years in some cases to draft and pass legislation, several years to train up a seasoned investigator and other skilled law enforcement operators. Much of this is now being done behind the scenes, and we will be intensifying our efforts to bring these reforms and investments more quickly to fruition to save more lives.\n\nThe disorder on our roads and in public spaces is now a national concern. Billions have been invested in improving our road infrastructure, which will improve connectivity, efficiency and comfort, but some among us are determined to breach all the rules of the road, disregard other road users and purvey carnage and chaos on our streets. Aside from a general socio-emotional improvement in our respect for law and order which comes from our education system and how we bring up our children, increasing the detection of violations, increasing enforcement, and securing swift convictions through the courts must be the area of focus for government policy.\n\nThe JCF has already established the Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch which is still in its infancy but has been impactful. To complement their work, the government has decided to invest heavily in traffic management and traffic violation detection technology, and this year the traffic ticketing system and the enabling regulations for the new Road Traffic Act should be complete. Many more traffic offenders will be caught and ticketed and there will be no more amnesty for the foreseeable future!\n\nUltimately however, enforcement and technology have limits; whether in crime fighting or traffic enforcement. Our lasting peace and abiding order depend on how responsibly we act individually and as a people. We will never be able to have cameras and traffic police on every road to arrest every driver who decides to overtake a line of traffic in rush hour or speed dangerously on local road.\n\nHowever, if you decide to slow down and drive according to the rules of the road and wear your helmet, we can bring down the crashes for 2020, the life you save could be your own! We will never know where all the illegal guns are hidden, but someone knows and is afraid to speak. One day those guns could turn on you or your loved ones. Every Jamaican has a personal responsibility to obey the law, behave in an orderly manner and share information about the guns and criminals with the appropriate authorities or call Crime Stop. This can help to bring down the homicide rate, again the life you save could be your own.\n\nLike our security infrastructure, there have been many decades of under investment in our health infrastructure. I have toured some of our hospitals and clinics and seen first-hand the discomfort of patients and the strain on staff, particularly when there is an upsurge in illnesses as is the case with dengue.\n\nThe government is now steadily increasing investments in our health infrastructure to better serve patients with over $10B of investments planned for health facilities and over $3B dedicated to rebuilding the Cornwall Regional Hospital. We have spent approximately $2B on dengue control through environmental clean-up programmes in communities, and various public health interventions including purchasing 40 new pickups which will be deployed island-wide to conduct more regular fogging. However, like security, our health requires our personal responsibility and action.\n\nDengue is transmitted by a mosquito that breeds in our domestic surroundings. While the government has increased the collection of bulky waste that breeds the mosquito, only you can check the flowers vase to see if it has mosquito larvae in it. Only you can bore holes in the containers you discard around your house, the government cannot come inside you house everyday to see to it that water you store is covered.\n\nWe can give you the information but you have to act and take responsibility. In 2020, I encourage all Jamaicans to take personal responsibility for your health and security and fulfil your role as good citizens by cooperating with the authorities to eradicate the pests that threaten your lives. Let us know if you have breeding site near your home, allow the public health workers to fog your community, don’t stone them, likewise tell us where the guns are, tell us what you know about the criminals and together we will make Jamaica safe, secure and healthy.\n\nMany great things happened in 2019, which gives me great hope for 2020. Let me see how many I can cover in the remaining few minutes:\n\nFinance\n\nLowest Unemployment rate in the history of Jamaica (7.8%)\n\nLongest period of Consecutive Growth in our History (19 quarters)\n\nRecord fall in our Debt to GDP ratio (93%)\n\nRecord low inflation\n\nIntroduced Special Procurement Incentives for medium and small enterprises\n\nRemoved the Minimum Business Tax\n\nReduced Transfer Tax from 5 to 2 percent\n\n1.5 million Tax break for all workers\n\nSuccessfully completed IMF Programme\n\nHealth\n\nBetter Cancer care through new radiation facilities\n\nReduction in waiting times at DrugServe pharmacies\n\nSecurity\n\nNew Helicopters\n\nNew maritime patrol aircraft for the JDF\n\nNew Radar System\n\nDoubling of the National Security Budget\n\nYou can now renew your passport online\n\nNew motor cycles for the police\n\nMajor investments in forensics and DNA\n\nTourism\n\nRecord tourism arrivals (approximately 4.5 million)\n\nRecord US$3.8 billion in tourism earnings\n\nLaunch of the Tourism Workers Pension Fund\n\nTransport\n\nLaunched the Drive Safe app\n\nCommissioning of two new air traffic Control Towers\n\nImplemented WiFi on buses\n\nCompleted the Pilot of LNG buses\n\nInfrastructure\n\nA record over 400 roads resurfaced and rehabilitated\n\nMandela Highway, Marcus Garvey Drive, Ferris to MackField, Barbican, Hagley Park, Constant Spring Road and Three Miles Roads – all completed\n\nJunction Road; South Camp Road being repaired\n\nSouth Coast Highway Improvement from Harbour View to Port Antonio and extension of the East West Highway from May Pen to Williamsfield.\n\nOver 12 Major Bridges repaired or currently under construction\n\nMorant Bay Town Centre underway\n\nWater\n\nOver 50 water facilities rehabilitated islandwide\n\nMajor upgrades and replacements of water and sewer mains within the corporate area\n\nReduced NWC water losses from over 60% to about 40% in the Corporate Area\n\nA record 800 million dollars investment in rural water which\n\nbrought water to thousands of Jamaicans who never had it in parishes including Clarendon, St Elizabeth and St. Mary\n\nHousing\n\nA record over 27,000 new housing starts between the NHT and the HAJ\n\nLocal Government\n\n16 new Fire units\n\n43 new Garbage Trucks\n\nSuccessfully completed the tyre removal pilot project from Riverton City and will shortly roll out the full project\n\nPaid off the $9 billion dollar streetlights debt to JPS\n\nScience and Technology\n\nFree WiFi Hotspots across Major Towns\n\nWigton IPO – over 30,000 Jamaicans participated\n\nCommissioned the largest solar plant in the Caribbean\n\nNew 194 Mega Watt JPS LNG plant in Old Harbour now commissioned\n\nEnvironment\n\nBanned single use Plastic bags\n\nWe have started planting 3 million trees\n\nThis month, we will be banning the use of styrofoam\n\nJamaica is a leader in the global fight against climate change\n\n7% of Jamaica to be protected as part of the Cockpit Country\n\nEducation\n\nImproved School Feeding from 3 to 5 days\n\nComprehensively increased the suite of benefits under PATH Increased Maintainance Grant for secondary level schools\n\n269 school canteens upgraded\n\nSuccessful launch of PEP\n\nCertified over 100 early childhood institutions\n\nLabour and Social Security\n\nIncreased Minimum Wage\n\nIncrease NIS Benefits to Pensioners\n\nSignificant increase in overseas employment figures.\n\nCulture, Gender and Entertainment\n\n3 Shelters being prepared for abused women\n\nSexual Harassment Bill Tabled\n\nFirst Entertainment Zone being renovated\n\nReggae Inscribed on the UNESCO intangible Cultural Heritage List for Humanity\n\nBlue and John Crow Mountains now World Heritage Sites\n\nPort\n\nExpansion of the Port of Kingston\n\nNew Cruise Shipping Terminal at Port Royal and the\n\nRedevelopment of Port Royal has begun\n\nYouth Engagement\n\nMerger of HEART Trust, JFLL, NYS and the Apprenticeship Board to create a comprehensive and effective human capital development agency, the HEART Trust National Service and Training Agency.\n\nOver 25,000 young people trained through HOPE\n\nOver 3,000 trained through Jamaica National Service Corps under the JDF\n\nAnd you get the picture…\n\nSo much done and so much more to do in 2020. ….\n\nJamaicans at home and abroad A Happy and Prosperous New Year", "Photograph Lyrics\n\n\n\nLook at this photograph\n\nEvery time I do, it makes me laugh\n\nHow did our eyes get so red?\n\nAnd what the hell is on Joey's head?\n\nAnd this is where I grew up\n\nI think the present owner fixed it up\n\nI never knew we ever went without\n\nThe second floor is hard for sneaking out\n\nAnd this is where I went to school\n\nMost of the time had better things to do\n\nCriminal record says I broke in twice\n\nI must've done it half a dozen times\n\nI wonder if it's too late\n\nShould I go back and try to graduate?\n\nLife's better now than it was back then\n\nIf I was them, I wouldn't let me in\n\n\n\nOh, oh, oh\n\nOh, God, I, I\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\nEvery memory of looking out the back door\n\nI had the photo album spread out on my bedroom floor\n\nIt's hard to say it, time to say it\n\nGoodbye, goodbye\n\nEvery memory of walking out the front door\n\nI found the photo of the friend that I was looking for\n\nIt's hard to say it, time to say it\n\nGoodbye, goodbye\n\n(Goodbye)\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\nRemember the old arcade?\n\nBlew every dollar that we ever made\n\nThe cops hated us hangin' out\n\nThey say somebody went and burned it down\n\nWe used to listen to the radio\n\nAnd sing along with every song we know\n\nWe said someday we'd find out how it feels\n\nTo sing to more than just the steering wheel\n\nKim's the first girl I kissed\n\nI was so nervous that I nearly missed\n\nShe's had a couple of kids since then\n\nI haven't seen her since God knows when\n\n[Verse 1]Look at this photographEvery time I do, it makes me laughAnd what the hell is on Joey's head?And this is where I grew upI think the present owner fixed it upI never knew we ever went withoutThe second floor is hard for sneaking outAnd this is where I went to schoolMost of the time had better things to doCriminal record says I broke in twiceI must've done it half a dozen timesI wonder if it's too lateShould I go back and try to graduate?Life's better now than it was back thenIf I was them, I wouldn't let me in[Pre-Chorus]Oh, oh, ohOh, God, I, I[Chorus]Every memory of looking out the back doorI had the photo album spread out on my bedroom floorIt's hard to say it, time to say itGoodbye, goodbyeEvery memory of walking out the front doorI found the photo of the friend that I was looking forIt's hard to say it, time to say itGoodbye, goodbye(Goodbye)[Verse 2]Remember the old arcade?Blew every dollar that we ever madeThe cops hated us hangin' outThey say somebody went and burned it downWe used to listen to the radioAnd sing along with every song we knowWe said someday we'd find out how it feelsTo sing to more than just the steering wheelKim's the first girl I kissedI was so nervous that I nearly missedShe's had a couple of kids since thenI haven't seen her since God knows when\n\n[Pre-Chorus]\n\nOh, oh, oh\n\nOh, God, I, I\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\nEvery memory of looking out the back door\n\nI had the photo album spread out on my bedroom floor\n\nIt's hard to say it, time to say it\n\nGoodbye, goodbye\n\nEvery memory of walking out the front door\n\nI found the photo of the friend that I was looking for\n\nIt's hard to say it, time to say it\n\nGoodbye, goodbye\n\n\n\n[Bridge]\n\nI miss that town\n\nI miss their faces\n\nYou can't erase\n\nYou can't replace it\n\nI miss it now\n\nI can't believe it\n\nSo hard to stay\n\nToo hard to leave it\n\nIf I could relive those days\n\nI know the one thing that would never change\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\nEvery memory of looking out the back door\n\nI had the photo album spread out on my bedroom floor\n\nIt's hard to say it, time to say it\n\nGoodbye, goodbye\n\nEvery memory of walking out the front door\n\nI found the photo of the friend that I was looking for\n\nIt's hard to say it, time to say it\n\nGoodbye, goodbye\n\n\n\n[Outro]\n\nLook at this photograph\n\nEvery time I do, it makes me laugh\n\nEvery time I do, it makes me", "PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A suspected serial killer will soon return to Clark County, Washington, to be charged with the murder of a teen found dead in the 1970s.\n\nKOIN-TV reports Warren Forrest has been behind bars since 1978, serving a life sentence for his conviction in the 1974 murder of Krista Kay Blake.\n\nBut he’s suspected of abducting and killing a total of seven women and girls on both sides of the Columbia River. One of those girls was Martha Morrison.\n\nProsecutors in Clark County recently issued a first-degree murder warrant against Forrest for Morrison’s killing.\n\nDetectives believe Forrest’s first victim was Jamie Rochelle Grissim. She disappeared after going to school in 1971 and has never been found; however, her school ID turned up along remote Doe Valley Road in Clark County.\n\nHunters found the bodies of Carol Valenzuela and Morrison nearby in 1974.\n\nIn an unexpected discovery revealed in 2017, Morrison’s DNA was found on a dart gun that Forrest admitted to using to attack another woman.\n\nForrest has never admitted to other killings or if he knows where Grissim’s body is hidden. But Grissim’s sister Starr Lara hopes he can now be convinced to reveal what happened to Grissim while being prosecuted for Morrison’s murder.\n\nForrest is expected to be transferred from the state penitentiary in Walla Walla, Washington, to appear in Clark County court sometime next week.\n\nSign up for Daily Newsletters Manage Newsletters\n\nCopyright © 2020 The Washington Times, LLC.", "There are Khans, Kapoors and the Kumars in Bollywood and then they’re also actors in this industry who have the same impact at the box-office who are called the rising superstars. Of late, Bollywood has seen the rise of many fine actors reaching the pedestal and making a mark for themselves.\n\nThese actors don’t need a big budget project or a big banner to back them, all they want is a great concept and they get their acting chops on the table. Moreover, these following actors have made a mark for themselves in such a short time that the audiences are amazed by them and they can’t get enough of them.\n\n- Sponsored -\n\nHere is a list of 5 actors that are totally in demand at the movies right now and rightfully so.\n\nKartik Aaryan\n\nWith absolute no connection to Bollywood, a complete outsider today reigns at the box-office like no one’s business. Kartik Aaryan had a great year in 2019 with two back to back hits with Luka Chuppi and Pati Patni Aur Woh. The actor had both his releases hitting the bull’s eye and raking in the moolah. Kartik Aaryan has proved himself in the last two years that he’s here to stay. He has earned a wide reach amidst the audience and he’s masses favourite. Kartik Aaryan is easily the massiest actor in tinsel town. Right from his dance steps to his hairstyle, everything is trending about him on social media. This actor is for the masses and by the masses, we surely want more of him!\n\nAyushmann Khurrana\n\nJust the way a scientist keeps experimenting something new in his lab, Ayushmann Khurrana does the same with his roles every Friday. The actor has done some spectrum of characters in Bollywood and each one is completely different from the other. This year he had Article 15, Bala and Dreamgirl, three releases and all three different from others and three bonafide superhits. Ayushmann Khurrana has made not just our industry but the entire nation realize that content is King and if the right concept is narrated the right way, you surely have a winning lottery ticket in your hand. His bag is full of exciting offers and we’re curious about those big-screen treats.\n\nVicky Kaushal\n\nVicky Kaushal in his surprising act in Uri The Surgical Strike, made everyone sit back and take him seriously as an actor. Last year his act as Kamlesh in Sanju showed a different side of him as an artist and this year with Uri, it was a wake-up call for the filmmakers that he can carry a film on his shoulders and do a great job at it. Vicky Kaushal moreover enjoys supreme love and affection among the female audience. After all the Mills & Boons’ description of tall, dark and handsome is no just a myth.\n\nNow, this actor is par excellence. Ranveer Singh has reinvented himself with each of his films. If he can play a warrior king, he can also transform into a street rapper. This actor has given a tough competition to his contemporaries and is not tired of giving great performances back-to-back. Off-screen, his love story is rocking and on-screen he’s making us fall in love with his movies and his rules.\n\nIf you have someone dancing alongside Hrithik Roshan and it’s difficult to keep your attention on Hrithik, then you surely have a superstar in the making. Tiger Shroff is one actor who times and again shows the industry and the audience, that he may fall but he rises 10 times higher. This year with his blockbuster release War, Tiger Shroff wasn’t just all about brawn and dance, he also got those acting chops to make a mark alongside Tiger Shroff. This young actor has proved his mettle several times and we are quite impressed.\n\nTill then you guys stay tuned to this space for more updates, news, and gossip.\n\nAlso Read: List of upcoming Bollywood movies 2020"], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "Four people inside a Woodland Hills hotel room were being treated Tuesday morning after possibly being exposed to fentanyl.\n\nLos Angeles firefighters responded to the Extended Stay America at 20205 W. Ventura Blvd. shortly before 7 a.m. for a hazardous materials call, said LAFD spokeswoman Margaret Stewart.\n\nThree people appear to be in stable condition, but one person is in grave condition. The hotel room has been closed off and a hazmat team called to the scene, Stewart said.\n\nFentanyl, a synthetic opioid at least 10 times more powerful than morphine, is often mixed with other opioids to produce a stronger high. Last year, health officials and law enforcement warned that fentanyl was starting to show up in cocaine and methamphetamine. Experts say the substance can be lethal, even in small doses.", "pos": ["Four people who were apparently using fentanyl in a Woodland Hills hotel room Tuesday morning were transported for hospital treatment, with one of them in grave condition, authorities said.\n\nFirefighters and paramedics were sent at 6:47 a.m. to the Extended Stay America hotel at 20205 Ventura Blvd., according to the Los Angeles Fire Department, which reported that the other three patients appeared to be in stable condition.\n\n\"It turned out to be a fentanyl overdose case and it's being handled by the fire department,\" said Los Angeles police Officer Drake Madison.\n\nThe fire department sent a hazardous materials team to the location to\n\nexamine the room, which was closed off."], "neg": ["New Delhi: The government has cancelled the allotment of a coal block for the power project in Jharkhand, as even after a decade of allotment no significant progress was made to operationalise it.The coal block was allotted in 2009, to Karanpura Energy Ltd -- an SPV of erstwhile Jharkhand State Electricity Board (JSEB).\"It is noted that even after lapse of 10 years since allocation of the coal block (Mourya coal block), no significant progress has been made to operationalise the coal block,\" the coal ministry said in a letter to the company.Due to long delays in development of coal block, show cause notices were served by the coal ministry to the company in December 2013, and September and October, 2019.The company in its reply to the ministry in November, 2019 cited non-availability of land, water and resistance from the local inhabitants as impediments in development of the coal block.The coal ministry, however, said that the reply \"was not found satisfactory\".As per the allocation letter, the ministry said, the mining lease of the block may be cancelled on the grounds, including unsatisfactory progress in the development of coal mining project and breach of any of the conditions of allocation.In 2009, the ministry had conveyed 'in principle' approval to the working of Mourya coal block, in the state of Jharkhand, for power project to be set up by Karanpura Energy Ltd.", "(MENAFN)\n\nBritish authorities announced on Wednesday that during the New Year festivities, a series of unfortunate fatal crashes on the highways of Britain caused death of at least six people over yesterday.\n\n\n\nAt nearly 6:30 p.m. (1830 GMT), a driver crashed a 62-year-old woman with his motor while she was walking around using her scooter celebrating the New Year vibes in Cannock, West Midlands.\n\n\n\nFew minutes before the midnight, 26 km from London, specifically at Stanwell , a collision between a heavy-Goods-Vehicle and a car boarded by 4 people leaded to the death of three of them at their 20s and the injury of a woman at her 25 age.\n\n\n\nOnce the New Year began, a crash accident with a tree killed a 37-year-old man in the West Midlands.\n\n\n\nAnother death case of 59-year-old man was recorded at the same time in Manchester due to a collision between 2 cars\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMENAFN0201202000450000ID1099497153", "CES 2020 has seen the debut of many new and innovative gadgets that break traditional boundaries: from Alienware’s introduction of a handheld PC gaming device to Razer’s first-ever gaming desktop, brands have definitely strived to think outside of the box. Now, Panasonic has followed suit with its groundbreaking re-imagination of how users can interact with virtual reality.\n\nDoing away with the cumbersome headset designs of Oculus and Vive, the Japanese electronics company has crafted a sleek, lightweight and more streamlined pair of VR glasses partly reminiscent of steampunk eyewear. Offering more than just a more comfortable and fashionable design, however, Panasonic says that its VR glasses are the first in the world to have full HDR capabilities, greatly enhancing image quality in terms of color reproduction and contrasts for a truly immersive experience. The device also utilizes a newly-developed OLED display jointly built by Panasonic and Kopin which practically eliminates the “screen-door effect” found on other conventional VR headsets, allowing for an incredibly HD experience. Completing the glasses are two earbuds equipped with Panasonic’s very own Technics drivers, providing high quality audio to the wearer.\n\nThere’s currently no release date or pricing information on the new VR glasses from the Japanese company, but some reports suggest that they’ll mainly be made for commercial use instead of being for the consumer market. However, those interested should definitely stay tuned as more updates are due to roll in.\n\nElsewhere in the tech world, Uber is now letting passengers in California pick their favorite drivers.", "More people died in Maine between 2018 and 2019, but migration into the state offset the decrease in population, new data from the U.S. Census Bureau shows.\n\nNew Hampshire, Vermont and West Virginia were the only other states where deaths outpaced births in the past year.\n\nAccording to the Maine Department of Health and Human Services, 12,300 babies were born in Maine in 2018, but 14,700 Mainers died.\n\nPopulation growth has slowed every year since 2015, data shows, with an estimated 328 million people living in the United States this year.\n\nIt is the slowest growth rate since World War I, according to William Frey of The Brookings Institution\n\nA quarter of the population lives in California, Texas and Florida, data shows.", "Akshay Kumar, Kareena Kapoor Khan starrer ‘ Good Newwz ’ hit the theatres last week and since then it has been doing amazingly well at the box office. Despite facing competition from Salman Khan ’s ‘ Dabangg 3 ’, the film has managed to maintain its hold over the ticket windows and register impressive numbers.‘Good Newwz’ has garnered a whopping of Rs 15.50 crore on its first Tuesday. According to a report on Boxofficeindia.com, the film currently holds a grand total of Rs 93.50 crore. Apart from the good reviews, the film got an added boost owing to the New Year’s break, which is expected to push collections even further on Wednesday.The early estimates of the film suggest that it might collect in the range of Rs 125 crore in its first week but that depends on the growth it shows today. If the film faces a drop on Thursday, then it might stand at a total of Rs 120 crore in its first week. Since there is no big release this week, ‘Good Newwz’ has a fair chance to make the most of it. The next big films are Deepika Padukone ’s ‘Chhapaak’ and Ajay Devgn ’s ‘Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior’ which are slated to release on January 10, 2020. Till then, the Akshay and Kareena starrer will have a free run at the box office.Directed by Raj Mehta, ‘Good Newwz’ also features Kiara Advani and Diljit Dosanjh in significant roles. It revolves around the story of two couples and the biggest goof-up of the year."], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "New Delhi (Sputnik): The Indian government’s avowed objective in appointing the country’s first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) was to ensure optimum utilisation of defence resources through the integration of tri-service operations and establishment of joint or theatre-specific commands.\n\nThe country’s first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat assumed formal charge of his post on Wednesday and committed to promoting synergy between the Army, Air Force, and Navy, besides ensuring better management of defence resources.\n\nAddressing the media after receiving a guard of honour outside the Defence Ministry, General Rawat refuted allegations of being politically inclined, but added that the armed forces work according to the directions of the government in power.\n\n“We stay far away from politics, very far. We have to work according to the directions of the government in power\", news agency ANI quoted General Rawat as saying.\n\nChief of Defence Staff(CDS) General Bipin Rawat on allegations that he is politically inclined: We stay far away from politics, very far. We have to work according to the directions of the Government in power pic.twitter.com/CYQnp3C9o6 — ANI (@ANI) January 1, 2020\n\nGeneral Rawat, it may be recalled, had drawn criticism when as the country’s army chief he indirectly took a public stand against the ongoing protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) passed by the Indian Parliament last month.\n\n\"Leadership is all about leading. When you move forward, everybody follows...But leaders are those who lead people in the right direction. Leaders are not those who lead people in inappropriate directions, as we are witnessing in a large number of university and college students, the way they are leading masses of crowds to carry out arson and violence in our cities and towns. This is not leadership\", General Rawat said at an event on 27 December, four days before ending his tenure as India’s 27th army chief.\n\nOpposition politicians criticised him for that statement, with the Indian National Congress party saying that General Rawat’s decision to speak against the CAA protests was both a violation of the Indian Constitution as well as Article 21 of the Army Act (\"no person subject to the Act shall publish in any form whatever or communicate directly or indirectly to the press any matter in relation to a political question'').\n\nThe Communist Party of India (Marxist) even sought an apology from General Rawat for his “indiscretion\".\n\nIn a statement, the party said: “The Polit Bureau urges that the General apologises to the nation for his indiscretion which has extremely adverse ramifications for the Constitutional arrangement in the country. We also demand that the government takes note of such a breach and censures the General\".\n\nThe army and some others supporting General Rawat said he was well within his rights to speak as a citizen of the country.\n\nOn Wednesday, however, moving forward, General Rawat said: “All the three services will work as a team. As per the task given to the Chief of Defence Staff we have to enhance integration and do better resource management\".\n\nChief of Defence Staff(CDS) General Bipin Rawat: All the three services will work as a team. As per the task given to the Chief of Defence Staff we have to enhance integration and do better resource management. pic.twitter.com/QjuIxuGRHD — ANI (@ANI) January 1, 2020\n\nBefore taking formal charge of his office and responsibilities, General Rawat paid tribute at the National War Memorial and was accorded a ceremonial guard of honour in New Delhi.\n\nPrime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated General Rawat on his assumption of the office of India's first CDS, describing him as an outstanding officer. He also paid tribute to the country's martyred soldiers.\n\nI am delighted that as we begin the new year and new decade, India gets its first Chief of Defence Staff in General Bipin Rawat. I congratulate him and wish him the very best for this responsibility. He is an outstanding officer who has served India with great zeal. — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) January 1, 2020\n\nAs the first CDS takes charge, I pay homage to all those who have served and laid down their lives for our nation. I recall the valiant personnel who fought in Kargil, after which many discussions on reforming our military began, leading to today’s historic development. — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) January 1, 2020\n\nThe government announced the creation of the post of Chief of Defence Staff and the creation of a Department of Military Affairs within the Ministry of Defence on 24 December.\n\nIn its notification, the government made it clear that the CDS will not exercise any military command, including over the three service chiefs, but would have the responsibility of being the single point military advisor for the government and initiate procedures for integrating operations of the Indian Armed Forces apart from managing the procurement of weapons.", "pos": ["First Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat (Centre) poses for a group photograph with Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane (Left) Navy Chief Admiral Karambir Singh (Second Left) and Air Chief Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria after inspecting the Guard of Honour at South Block lawns in New Delhi. (PTI)\n\nNew Delhi: The new Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Bipin Rawat, on Wednesday said the country’s Armed Forces stayed away from politics and worked as per the directives of the government. His statement comes amid allegations by the Opposition parties that the Armed Forces were being politicised.\n\n“We stay away, we stay far away from politics. We work on the directives of the government in power,” said Gen. Rawat. He assumed charge as the nation’s first Chief of Defence Staff on Wednesday.\n\nPrime Minister Narendra Modi said the creation of the department of military affairs and institutionalisation of the post of Chief of Defence Staff are momentous reforms that will help the country face the ever-changing challenges of modern warfare.\n\n“I am delighted that as we begin the new year and new decade, India gets its first Chief of Defence Staff in Gen. Bipin Rawat. I congratulate him and wish him the very best for this responsibility. He is an outstanding officer who has served India with great zeal,” the Prime Minister tweeted.\n\nGen. Rawat said the CDS’ mandate was to integrate the efforts of the three services and to work as a team. “I want to assure you the Army, Navy and Air Force will work as a team. The CDS will keep control over them, but action will be taken through teamwork,” he said. He said the CDS will not try to run a force by his directions, and will remain neutral towards all the three services.\n\nGen. Rawat said that India does not need to follow the Western model on joint theatre commands and can have its own mechanism for a tri-service command system.\n\n“There are methods of doing theaterisation. I think we all are copying Western methods and what others have done. We can have our own systems. We will work it out through understanding each other” he said. He added “We will work with all three services and come out with mechanism suiting Indian system.”"], "neg": ["A reconciliation in the works? Maybe! Kylie Jenner and Travis Scott both attended The Weeknd’s New Year’s Eve bash on Tuesday, December 31. While the former flames were not pictured together throughout the night, it’s likely they hung out at the lavish affair. The 22-year-old shared photos from her night out with her bestie Yris Palmer on her Instagram Stories while Travis, 27, uploaded a photo of himself with The Weeknd (real name: Abel Tesfaye) on the ‘gram. “Dudey bro’s [sic],” he wrote.\n\nThe KUWTK starlet, 22, was photographed at the singer’s house in Beverly Hills wearing a black jacket and appeared to be with a bunch of people. However, the rapper was nowhere in sight. Even though the celebrity couple called it quits in October — a source told In Touch it wasn’t “a full-on split” — it seems like there’s still a lot of love between them. So much so, the Grammy nominee couldn’t help but gush over the makeup mogul and their 20-month-old daughter, Stormi Webster.\n\nCourtesy of Travis Scott/Instagram\n\n“I’ve been spending time with my family and with my daughter, Stormi,” the “SICKO MODE” singer told XXL Magazine in an interview published on Monday, December 30. “Being a dad is better than what I thought it would be. Stormi is one of the best human beings I know. She’s like my best friend. She makes life a little bit easier. She just inspires me, and she surprises me every day with how she’s thinking. It’s so crazy.”\n\nHe added, “Her mom and I came up with the name Stormi together. I love her mommy, and I always will. The hard part about relationships is just trying to be in one without a million outside voices interfering.”\n\nUltimately, Kylie “wants to have a good relationship” with Travis “for the sake” of their daughter, a second source told In Touch. “She would never want Stormi to feel that she’s not supported by both of her parents.”\n\nRecently, the TV personality even raved about her ex’s new album, Jackboys, on social media. “STORMI’S DAD,” she captioned a screenshot of the new tunes after it was released on December 27. For his part, Travis seemingly responded to the brunette beauty’s two new sexy snaps on Instagram. “Just didn’t feel right going into 2020 without one last thirst trap,” she wrote on the ‘gram. “LOL,” Travis replied on his Instagram Stories.\n\nMEGA\n\nNot only are fans rooting for the couple to get back together but so is the Kardashian family. “Everyone is hoping that it’s just temporary,” a third insider explained.\n\nMaybe 2020 is the year #Kyvis makes their return.", "423 SHARES Share Tweet\n\nChad Wolf, the acting secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), ordered a review of state laws allowing illegal aliens to obtain driver’s licenses that will enable many illegals to vote.\n\nNew York is the latest state to pass such a bill on driver’s licenses.\n\nMany county clerks in New York State are against the new law that allows illegals to use foreign documents to get driver’s licenses because employees are unfamiliar with the documents that are usually in Spanish.\n\nIt opens up the process to massive fraud.\n\nYou can use your driver’s license to register to vote in New York, which makes it easy for illegals to vote.\n\nEvery time an illegal casts a vote, it cancels out the vote of an American.\n\nWolf has ordered every department at the DHS to review the laws and see how they affect the DHS from doing its job.\n\nWolf has previously indicated that he is not in favor of illegals having licenses.\n\nThis review is probably to establish the fact that it violates the supremacy clause that disallows states from passing laws that are contrary to federal laws.\n\nFrom The Daily Caller :\n\nWolf on Tuesday ordered all of the components of DHS to conduct a department-wide review of the state laws to determine how they affect their day-to-day operations, according to a memo obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation. The DHS chief’s directive indicates he is prepared to take aim against the state laws.\n\n“Accordingly, I am instructing each operational component to conduct an assessment of the impact of these laws, so that the Department is prepared to deal with and counter these impacts as we protect the homeland,” Wolf’s memo read.\n\nThe memo follows implementation of New York’s “Green Light” law, and passage of a similar bill in New Jersey in December. Both laws not only allow illegal aliens to obtain driver’s licenses, but also restrict DMV data from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and other agencies within the Department of Homeland Security.", "Marakkar Arabikadalinte Simham, the upcoming Mohanlal starring historical drama is unarguably one of the most anticipated upcoming films of the Malayalam film industry in 2020. The Priyadarshan directorial is all set to have a grand release on March 26, Thursday. Recently, the makers revealed the release date of Marakkar Arabikadalinte Simham official trailer.\n\nThe trailer release date was revealed through the official social media pages of lead actor Mohanlal, director Priyadarshan, and the rest of the team members recently. Marakkar Arabikadalinte Simham official trailer will be jointly released by Mohanlal and Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar through their respective social media pages on March 6, 2020, at 5 PM.\n\nAccording to the sources close to the project, the official trailer of Marakkar Arabikadalinte Simham will provide a glimpse of the main star cast of the movie unlike the first teaser, which was solely based on Mohanlal's character Kunjali Marakkar IV. The Malayalam cinema audiences are now eagerly waiting for the trailer of the Mohanlal-Priyadarshan movie.\n\nAs per the latest updates, the audio rights of Marakkar Arabikadalinte Simham has been sold for the highest price received by a Malayalam film to date. A popular music company in the Malayalam film industry has bagged the audio rights of the historical drama for a record price. Reportedly, the makers are planning to release the soundtrack of the Mohanlal starrer very soon, in a grand launch event.\n\nMohanlal is appearing as the titular character Kunjali Marakkar IV aka Mohammed, the naval chieftain of Samoothiri kingdom in the historical drama which is jointly scripted by Priyadarshan and Ani Sasi. Pranav Mohanlal, the son of Mohanlal will appear as the young Kunjali Marakkar in the magnum opus.\n\nTirru, the senior cinematographer is the director of photography of Marakkar Arabikadalinte Simham. Sabu Cyril, the National Award-winning art director has handled the production design. Renowned stunt director Peter Hein has designed the action sequences for the Mohanlal-Priyadarshan project.", "A zoo in Germany has said that all the animals inside a monkey sanctuary have died after a fire broke out there on New Year's Eve.\n\nChimpanzees, orangutans, gorillas, fruit bats and birds were among the estimated 30 animals killed after the fire broke out in the 6,500 square foot enclosure at Krefeld Zoo that was built in 1975, the BBC reported.\n\nLocals raised the alarm just after midnight on Wednesday. When firefighters arrived, the blaze in the enclosure could not be contained before the building had burned down to its skeletal structure.\n\nGerman media outlet Deutsche Welle reported that an initial police investigation found that sky lanterns may have ignited the roof of the enclosure and caused the rest of the structure to go up in flames, although the zoo has not confirmed this.\n\n\"Like a miracle... they are only slightly injured.\"\n\n\n\nThe zoo said two chimpanzees -- named Bally and Limbo -- survived the blaze. https://t.co/p9LUQbnv1o — CNN (@CNN) January 1, 2020\n\nWitnesses described how the cylindrical paper lanterns with little fires inside were seen flying near zoo, according to Gerd Hoppmann, the city's head of criminal police.\n\nFatal fires in the past spurred authorities in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia where Krefeld is located to ban the miniature hot air balloons in 2009, DW added.\n\nIn a statement on its Facebook page, Krefeld Zoo said: \"Our worst fears have become reality. There are no surviving animals in the monkey house. An unbelievable tragedy rolled us shortly after midnight. Our human monkey house has burned down to the basic scaffolding.\"\n\nIn a Facebook update on Wednesday afternoon, the zoo said the fire \"destroyed monkey house completely—two chimpanzees survived.\"\n\nIt said that \"like a miracle\" two chimpanzees named Bally and Limbo managed to survive the fire and were only \"slightly injured and are now housed in two boxes in the gorilla garden,\" which had not been damaged.\n\nRead more Tourists Forced to Flee after Apocalyptic Australian Bushfires Turn Sky Red\n\nHowever, 48-year-old Massa, the oldest living silverback gorilla in the European endangered species breeding programme, died in the blaze, according to German media as cited by The Guardian.\n\n\"At the moment, active help at the fire site is not possible, as the house is at risk of collapse,\" the zoo's statement said, adding, \"We are grateful for donations at all levels\" and that it would eventually build a new monkey house.\n\nThe zoo it was thankful for the offers of assistance, but added: \"We are still in shock and cannot yet say exactly if and where help is needed.\"\n\nThe zoo will remain closed on New Year's Day. Newsweek has contacted Krefeld Zoo for an update.", "Precast Concrete Construction Market 2020 Industry Demand, Share, Trend, Industry News, Growth, Top Key Players, Business Statistics and Forecast to 2025\n\nPosted on Jan 2 2020 5:46 AM\n\n\"The Precast Concrete Construction Market project the value and sales volume of Precast Concrete Construction submarkets, with respect to key regions. \"\n\n' Precast Concrete Construction Market Report comprise of strong research on global Precast Concrete Construction industry which enables the customer to look at the possible requirement as well as prediction. The development ratio which is expected in perspective of the rational analysis provides thorough information of the worldwide Precast Concrete Construction industry. The constraints and drivers are assembled after a profound study of the global Precast Concrete Construction market's proficiency.\n\nGet a Sample Copy of the Report- https://www.industryresearch.co/enquiry/request-sample/14928495\n\nAbout Precast Concrete Construction Market :\n\nThe global Precast Concrete Construction market was valued at million US$ in 2018 and will reach million US$ by the end of 2025, growing at a CAGR of during 2019-2025.\n\nThis report focuses on Precast Concrete Construction volume and value at global level, regional level and company level. From a global perspective, this report represents overall Precast Concrete Construction market size by analyzing historical data and future prospect.\n\nRegionally, this report categorizes the production, apparent consumption, export and import of Precast Concrete Construction in North America, Europe, China, Japan, Southeast Asia and India.\n\nFor each manufacturer covered, this report analyzes their Precast Concrete Construction manufacturing sites, capacity, production, ex-factory price, revenue and market share in global market.\n\nThe following key players are covered in Precast Concrete Construction report, with sales, revenue, market share for each company:\n\nGulf Precast\n\nHigh Concrete Group LLC\n\nKEF Infra\n\nPRECA\n\nICL Construction\n\nAtlanta Structural Concrete (ASC)\n\nVollert\n\nAshtabula Concrete & Construction (AC & C)\n\nSimon Contractors\n\nAtlas Concrete\n\nWAMA AB\n\nWestkon Precast\n\nSchuster Concrete Construction\n\nBarfoote Construction\n\nPekso Precast\n\nWestern Precast Structures Inc\n\nAmrapali\n\nARMADO a.s.\n\nBinghamton Precast & Supply Corp\n\nReport further studies the Precast Concrete Construction market development status and future trend across the world. Also, it splits Precast Concrete Construction market by type and by applications to fully and deeply research and reveal market profile and prospects.\n\nPrecast Concrete Construction Market Segments by Applications:\n\nNon-residential\n\nResidential\n\nPrecast Concrete Construction Market Segments by Types:\n\nStructural Building Components\n\nArchitectural Building Components\n\nFor More Information or Query or Customization Before Buying, Visit at- https://www.industryresearch.co/enquiry/pre-order-enquiry/14928495\n\nGeographically, this report is segmented into several key regions, with sales, revenue, market share and growth Rate of Precast Concrete Construction in these regions, from 2014 to 2025, covering\n\nNorth America (United States, Canada and Mexico)\n\nEurope (Germany, UK, France, Italy, Russia and Turkey etc.)\n\nAsia-Pacific (China, Japan, Korea, India, Australia, Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines, Malaysia and Vietnam)\n\nSouth America (Brazil etc.)\n\nMiddle East and Africa (Egypt and GCC Countries)\n\nReasons to buy this Precast Concrete Construction Market Report:\n\nSave time carrying out entry-level research by identifying the size, growth, and leading players in the emerging Precast Concrete Construction market.\n\nUse the Five Forces analysis to determine the competitive intensity and therefore attractiveness of the emerging Precast Concrete Construction market.\n\nLeading company profiles reveal details of key Precast Concrete Construction market players emerging five operations and financial performance.\n\nAdd weight to presentations and pitches by understanding the future growth prospects of the emerging Precast Concrete Construction market with five year historical forecasts.\n\nCompares data from North America, South America, Asia Pacific Europe and Middle East Africa, alongside individual chapters on each region.\n\nPurchase this Report (Price 3500 USD for a Single-User License)- https://www.industryresearch.co/purchase/14928495\n\nDetailed Table of Contents of Global Precast Concrete Construction Market Professional Survey Report 2019:\n\nTable of Contents\n\nExecutive Summary\n\n1 Industry Overview of Precast Concrete Construction\n\n1.1 Definition of Precast Concrete Construction\n\n1.2 Precast Concrete Construction Segment by Type\n\n1.2.1 Global Precast Concrete Construction Production Growth Rate Comparison by Types (2014-2025)\n\n1.2.2 Structural Building Components\n\n1.2.3 Architectural Building Components\n\n1.3 Precast Concrete Construction Segment by Applications\n\n1.3.1 Global Precast Concrete Construction Consumption Comparison by Applications (2014-2025)\n\n1.3.2 Non-residential\n\n1.3.3 Residential\n\n1.4 Global Precast Concrete Construction Overall Market\n\n1.4.1 Global Precast Concrete Construction Revenue (2014-2025)\n\n1.4.2 Global Precast Concrete Construction Production (2014-2025)\n\n1.4.3 North America Precast Concrete Construction Status and Prospect (2014-2025)\n\n1.4.4 Europe Precast Concrete Construction Status and Prospect (2014-2025)\n\n1.4.5 China Precast Concrete Construction Status and Prospect (2014-2025)\n\n1.4.6 Japan Precast Concrete Construction Status and Prospect (2014-2025)\n\n1.4.7 Southeast Asia Precast Concrete Construction Status and Prospect (2014-2025)\n\n1.4.8 India Precast Concrete Construction Status and Prospect (2014-2025)\n\n2 Manufacturing Cost Structure Analysis\n\n2.1 Raw Material and Suppliers\n\n2.2 Manufacturing Cost Structure Analysis of Precast Concrete Construction\n\n2.3 Manufacturing Process Analysis of Precast Concrete Construction\n\n2.4 Industry Chain Structure of Precast Concrete Construction\n\n3 Development and Manufacturing Plants Analysis of Precast Concrete Construction\n\n3.1 Capacity and Commercial Production Date\n\n3.2 Global Precast Concrete Construction Manufacturing Plants Distribution\n\n3.3 Major Manufacturers Technology Source and Market Position of Precast Concrete Construction\n\n3.4 Recent Development and Expansion Plans\n\n4 Key Figures of Major Manufacturers\n\n4.1 Precast Concrete Construction Production and Capacity Analysis\n\n4.2 Precast Concrete Construction Revenue Analysis\n\n4.3 Precast Concrete Construction Price Analysis\n\n4.4 Market Concentration Degree\n\nBrowse Complete TOC here: https://www.industryresearch.co/TOC/14928495#TOC\n\nContact Us:\n\nName: Ajay More\n\nPhone: US +1424 253 0807/ UK +44 203 239 8187\n\nEmail ID: [email protected]\n\nOur Other Report:\n\nVacuum Sweepers Market 2019 Raw Materials Sources, Major Manufacturers, Market Size, Export and Import by Regions\n\nPCIe Market 2019 Global Technology, Development, Trends and Forecasts to 2025\n\nMENAFN02012020007010266ID1099496920"], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "Experienced Pole Robert Kubica will be a reserve driver for Alfa Romeo in the 2020 season, the team announced on Wednesday.\n\nKubica, 35, made his return to Formula One with Williams last season following a long absence caused by a life-threatening rally crash.\n\nHe will back up Kimi Raikkonen and Antonio Giovinazzi.\n\nKubica's return to the team formerly known as Sauber has been facilitated by a sponsorship deal between Alfa Romeo and his principal backer, Polish oil company PKN Orlen.", "pos": ["LONDON, Jan 1 (Reuters) - Robert Kubica will be Alfa Romeo's Formula One reserve driver for the 2020 season with Polish oil company and personal backer PKN ORLEN joining as co-title sponsor, the Swiss-based team said on Wednesday.\n\nKubica, 35, made his race debut with the team in 2006 when they were competing as BMW Sauber.\n\nThe Pole, who suffered a near-fatal rally accident in 2011, made his comeback with struggling former champions Williams last season but left at the end of the campaign in which he scored their sole point.\n\n\"I'm starting a new chapter in my career by joining Alfa Romeo Racing ORLEN. This is a team that has a special place in my heart and it'll be nice to see the familiar faces I still remember from Hinwil,\" he said in a statement.\n\nAlfa Romeo's race drivers this year are Finland's 2007 world champion Kimi Raikkonen and Italian Antonio Giovinazzi, an unchanged lineup from 2019.\n\n(Reporting by Alan Baldwin, editing by Christian Radnedge)\n\nREUTERS2"], "neg": ["PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Haitian President Jovenel Moïse broke with tradition on Wednesday and celebrated the country’s independence day in the capital for security reasons following months of political turmoil.\n\nMoïse, whose government has been accused of corruption, denounced graft during his speech at the National Palace in Port-au-Prince and urged Haiti’s elite to work with the government and help create employment.\n\n“We’re still extremely poor,” he said. “Those who continue to get rich find it normal that they do not pay taxes, find it normal that there can be no competition, find it normal that they set prices for consumers, especially when this consumer is the state itself.”\n\nMoïse also apologized for the country’s ongoing power outages and renewed his 2016 campaign pledge to provide electricity 24 hours a day, saying it was harder to accomplish than he imagined.\n\nThe speech that marked the 216th anniversary of the world’s first black republic was originally slated to take place in the northern coastal town of Gonaives, where Jean-Jacques Dessalines declared Haiti’s independence. But the town, like many others, was hit by violent protests that began in September amid anger over corruption, fuel shortages and dwindling food supplies as opposition leaders and supporters demanded the resignation of Moïse. More than 40 people have been killed and dozens injured.\n\nLarge-scale protests in Port-au-Prince have since dissipated, although smaller ones are still occurring elsewhere in the country. On Wednesday, opposition leaders and supporters gathered in Gonaives to attend the funeral of an anti-government protester and then carried his coffin through the streets as more protesters joined them.\n\nCopyright 2020 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.", "Someone in WA will be absolutely loving 2020 after taking out division one on the first day of the year, and the agent who sold the winning ticket is buzzing too after a tough 2019.\n\nThe winning ticket was sold in Carramar, in Perth’s north, ahead of Wednesday night’s draw, matching numbers 23, 24, 37, 25, 20 and 43.\n\nThe ticket was worth a cool $1 million.\n\nNewsXpress Carramar owner Ray Pigdon said it was the best change of fortune coming off the back of a tough 2019.\n\n“2020 has been a perfect start,” he said.\n\n“Given we had a ram raid at our store last year, it’s nice to start this year with the first division one prize of 2020.\n\n“I’m hoping the ticket has been sold to one of our regulars who have stuck with us.”\n\nPlay Video A WA Police spokesperson said the incident was still being investigated and anyone who witnessed the crash can call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000. The West Australian Video A WA Police spokesperson said the incident was still being investigated and anyone who witnessed the crash can call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.\n\nMr Pigdon’s store was among those damaged when a ute was rammed through the front doors of Carramar Village shortly after 4am on June 6.\n\nThe ute had allegedly been stolen and two people fled the scene.\n\n“They have ram raided the centre front-on, then done a three-point turn and reversed into the shop taking out everything in their path,” Mr Pigdon’s wife Julie told Community News at the time\n\n“They’ve smashed through our roller shutters and all our stock at the front as well as glass shelving and cabinets.”\n\nShe said thieves had taken a safe containing cash, scratchies and stamps.", "Pin Yum WhatsApp 0 Shares\n\nEvery year on my birthday, I would wake up to a room full of balloons and an ice cream cake giving new meaning to the phrase cake for breakfast. My parents showed me how special birthdays are and I have adopted some of those traditions with my own friends and family members, specifically my kids. Whether you are celebrating a birthday, an anniversary, or any number of significant life events, Medieval Times is the perfect place to celebrate like royalty.\n\nSponsored.\n\nMedieval Times Dinner & Tournament\n\nCelebrating my daughter’s birthday is always tricky, given that she was born right before Christmas. Every year, I make a concerted effort to ensure her birthday does not get lost in the busyness of the season. We decided to celebrate her birthday at Medieval Times, a first for our family.\n\nThe family dinner theater is set in a replica of an 11th-century castle and features medieval-inspired games, sword-fighting and jousting. A four-course meal is served throughout the show, and eaten in traditional utensil-free fashion.\n\nArrive early and you can see an impressive display of Medieval weaponry, and coats of arms. Admire the beauty of the horses and the royal falcon before the performance or take a stroll through the Museum of Torture (use caution with young children).\n\nThe performance begins with the introduction of the six knights of the realm and their countries, each represented by a color. It is during this time that audiences are treated to an impressive display of choreographed equestrian skills, including the art of dressage by the Andalusian stallions, falconry, and Medieval pageantry in the Grand Arena. We learn that Doña Maria Isabella is the first female ruler.\n\nThe Knights then compete in games of skill during the Tournament including the ring pierce, the flag toss, and the javelin throw. During the Tournament Royal, the audience participates by cheering on their Knight to victory as they compete in jousting matches and perilous sword fights. The winner is deemed the Champion and Defender of the Realm and selects a lady from the audience to be the Queen of Love and Beauty.\n\nTIP: After the show, head to the Hall of Arms to meet the cast from the show. This is a great opportunity to take some really cool photos to commemorate your visit to Medieval Times. You can also use this time to see the horses and the falcon if you missed them before the show. Show run time is approximately 2 hours.\n\nMedieval Times Menu\n\nFamilies are served a four-course meal, timed with show. The meal includes garlic bread, tomato bisque soup, roasted chicken, sweet buttered corn, herb-basted potato, dessert, coffee, and two rounds of non-alcoholic beverages.\n\nVegan, Vegetarian, and Gluten-free menu options are available, but be sure to tell you server ahead of time. Options include hummus, warm pita bread, carrot and celery sticks, three-bean stew with fire roasted tomato and brown rice, fresh fruit or Italian ice, coffee and two rounds of alcoholic beverages.\n\nCelebrations at Medieval Times\n\nWhile birthdays are the most common celebration at Medieval Times, you can celebrate any event including graduations, holiday parties, family reunions, military events, religious events, anniversary parties and dinners, homecoming, prom, baby showers, quinceañeras, promotions and retirement parties and more.\n\nMedieval Times Birthday Package is an additional $10 per person and includes a Birthday announcement during the show, a group photo, a slice of cake, a frozen strawberry slushie in a souvenir castle cup, and a cheering banner (valid for groups of 10 or more). Visit MedievalTimes.com to plan your next celebration at Medieval Times.\n\nMedieval Times Discount and Giveaway\n\nRight now, you can save 40% on Adults & 20% on Kids using the code USF4020. Please note that this offer is not valid in Scottsdale, AZ. Valid through 9/30/2020. Restrictions may apply.\n\nMedieval Times is giving away 200 tickets!\n\nFive random winners will be selected monthly through September 2020 for a total of 50 winners (four tickets each)! Winners will be notified via email during the first week of each month. Tickets will be emailed within two weeks. Not valid Saturdays at the Buena Park, CA castle. Enter here: https://woobox.com/j2wq4d #MTCelebrate #MedievalTimes", "(Gateway Pundit) – Democrats and a leading Never-Trumper attacked President Trump even as Iranian backed militias were storming the U.S. embassy in Baghdad, with several blaming Trump–not Iran–for the attack while others cheered for a Benghazi replay.\n\nIt was so bad that a Hillary Clinton State Department/Obama NSC alum called on one Democrat group to delete a Benghazi tweet about the Baghdad attack and Trump nemesis Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) came off as an adult in the Democrat party.\n\n\n\nAbove: Ben Rhodes\n\nFormer Obama NSC spokesman Ben Rhodes blamed President Trump, not Iran, for Tuesday’s attack on the U.S. embassy in Baghdad.\n\nLaura Rosenberger urged the Democrat front group VoteVets to delete their tweet that read, “Hey @POTUS remember you’re Benghazi rants during 2016? You’re about to have your own one unfortunately in Iraq. Rosenberger clapped back, “Please delete this tweet. It shows such disregard to our personnel under siege”\n\nHey @POTUS remember you’re Benghazi rants during 2016? You’re about to have your own one unfortunately in Iraq. https://t.co/mpMKZLzvjk — VoteVets (@votevets) December 31, 2019\n\nPlease delete this tweet. It shows such disregard to our personnel under siege — Laura Rosenberger (@rosenbergerlm) December 31, 2019\n\nVoteVets also issued a statement attacking Trump on a personal level, but did not blame Iran.\n\n\"It is our men and women in uniform who will now pay the price for [Trump's] brittle feelings, unless Congress steps in.\" – @Will_P_Goodwin, Army veteran and Director of Government Relations for VoteVets, on the attack on the US Embassy in Iraq, by Iranian-backed protesters pic.twitter.com/sjjIf2NXz1 — VoteVets (@votevets) December 31, 2019\n\nHere’s Adam Schiff, sounding responsible for a change, “The storming of our embassy in Baghdad by protestors and Iran-backed militias is deeply disturbing. The first priority is the safety of our personnel. Iraq has an obligation to protect them. Once secure, we need to be clear-eyed about reducing tensions and the path forward.”\n\nThe storming of our embassy in Baghdad by protestors and Iran-backed militias is deeply disturbing. The first priority is the safety of our personnel. Iraq has an obligation to protect them. Once secure, we need to be clear-eyed about reducing tensions and the path forward. https://t.co/xKfNwdl0CQ — Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) December 31, 2019\n\nSpeaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) pretended to take the high road but took a veiled swipe at President Trump, “Watching the situation in Baghdad closely. Our patriotic diplomats, servicemembers and the U.S. Embassy deserve protection from the Iraqi host government and smart, strong national security strategy from U.S. leaders. Escalation and violence must end.”\n\nWatching the situation in Baghdad closely. Our patriotic diplomats, servicemembers and the U.S. Embassy deserve protection from the Iraqi host government and smart, strong national security strategy from U.S. leaders. Escalation and violence must end. — Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) December 31, 2019\n\nPsycho Never-Trumper Rick Wilson spelled out his Benghazi fantasy for the day:\n\nB\n\nE\n\nN\n\nG\n\nH\n\nA\n\nZ\n\nIranian-controlled militia are storming a US diplomatic compound. https://t.co/Nfs9ByU5xb — Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) December 31, 2019\n\nDemocrat presidential candidate Julian Castro blamed Trump, not Iran, “The attack on the U.S embassy in Baghdad is a tragedy and a result of the Trump administration’s reckless escalation and incoherent foreign policy. I’m praying for the safety of our diplomats and service members in Iraq.”\n\nThe attack on the U.S embassy in Baghdad is a tragedy and a result of the Trump administration’s reckless escalation and incoherent foreign policy. I’m praying for the safety of our diplomats and service members in Iraq. https://t.co/v6GaOEt7hX — Julián Castro (@JulianCastro) December 31, 2019\n\nSen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) blamed Trump, not Iran, “The US conducted airstrikes in Iraq over the objections of the Iraqi government. Now Iraqi protesters broke into the US Embassy. Trump’s malpractice in the region is making us less safe. Time for Congress to stop this foolish rush to war.”\n\nThe US conducted airstrikes in Iraq over the objections of the Iraqi government. Now Iraqi protesters broke into the US Embassy. Trump’s malpractice in the region is making us less safe. Time for Congress to stop this foolish rush to war. — Tim Kaine (@timkaine) December 31, 2019\n\nAmb. Wendy Sherman, a Democrat activist who led the Obama administration’s team negotiating the Iran nuclear deal scuppered by Trump lectured Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to do what Hillary Clinton never dared do when an embassy was under siege, “If @SecPompeo was a real SecStste, he’d leave today for Iraq to meet with leaders and most importantly spend new year with embassy employees on duty protecting all of us.”\n\nIf @SecPompeo was a real SecStste, he’d leave today for Iraq to meet with leaders and most importantly spend new year with embassy employees on duty protecting all of us. — Wendy R. Sherman (@wendyrsherman) December 31, 2019\n\nFormer Obama NSC spokesman Ben Rhodes, blamed Trump, not Iran, “It’s hard to overstate what a total failure Trump’s Iran policy has been. Nuclear program resumed. Regional provocations escalated. US isolated…Trump sanctions on Iran have done nothing to change Iranian behavior except make it worse. This is what happens when your foreign policy is based on Obama envy, domestic politics, Saudi interests, and magical right wing thinking.”\n\nIt’s hard to overstate what a total failure Trump’s Iran policy has been. Nuclear program resumed. Regional provocations escalated. US isolated. — Ben Rhodes (@brhodes) December 31, 2019\n\nTrump sanctions on Iran have done nothing to change Iranian behavior except make it worse. This is what happens when your foreign policy is based on Obama envy, domestic politics, Saudi interests, and magical right wing thinking. https://t.co/HDn0ywZnHu — Ben Rhodes (@brhodes) December 31, 2019\n\nSen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) blamed Trump, not Iran, “The attack on our embassy in Baghdad is horrifying but predictable. Trump has rendered America impotent in the Middle East. No one fears us, no one listens to us. America has been reduced to huddling in safe rooms, hoping the bad guys will go away. What a disgrace.”\n\nThe attack on our embassy in Baghdad is horrifying but predictable. Trump has rendered America impotent in the Middle East. No one fears us, no one listens to us. America has been reduced to huddling in safe rooms, hoping the bad guys will go away. What a disgrace. — Chris Murphy (@ChrisMurphyCT) December 31, 2019\n\nMurphy then went on an anti-Trump rant, “The attack on our embassy reminds us of all Trump’s Middle East disasters: 1/ Emboldened Iran starts attacking U.S. targets; 2/ Turkey invades Syria; 3/ Saudi Arabia gets away with murder; 4/ Israeli/Palestinian peace slips out of reach. And that’s just the start…4/ Thousands of Yemeni children continue to die in a U.S. fueled civil war; 5/ Iran restarts their nuclear program; 6/ Saudi Arabia and Qatar break relations, pushing Qatar to Iran 7/ Turkey buys weapons from Russia, breaking NATO’s back…8/ Brutal crackdown on political dissent in Egypt ramps up 9/ U.S. abandons Kurds to die in Syria, leaves our bases for Russia 10/ U.S. hold on aid to Lebanon weakens their army, empowers Hezbollah 11/ ISIS begins to regroup in Iraq, breaks out of prisons in Syria…The list keeps going, but the point is this: The attacks on our embassy in Iraq (and Iraq’s unwillingness to defend us) is – on this last day of 2019 – a reminder of how catastrophic this year has been for U.S. interests in every corner of the Middle East.”\n\nThe list keeps going, but the point is this: The attacks on our embassy in Iraq (and Iraq's unwillingness to defend us) is – on this last day of 2019 – a reminder of how catastrophic this year has been for U.S. interests in every corner of the Middle East. — Chris Murphy (@ChrisMurphyCT) December 31, 2019\n\nthegatewaypundit.com/2019/12/sick-as-fighters-stormed-embassy-democrats-blamed-trump-for-iran-militia-attack-on-baghdad-embassy-some-cheered-for-benghazi-replay/", "Pete Buttigieg raised $24.7 million in the final months of 2019, well positioning the South Bend, Ind., mayor for the final sprint to the Iowa caucuses.\n\n\n\nButtigieg, a little-known Indiana mayor who became a fundraising juggernaut, brought in more than $76 million in 2019 — an astounding total for a candidate who started the year with no national profile and a 24,000-person email list. In 2019, Buttigieg pulled in 2 million donations from 733,000 individuals.\n\n\n\nButtigieg’s fourth quarter haul, disclosed Wednesday morning, will power the Buttigieg campaign this winter, as the Democratic presidential primary hardens around the top four contenders, along with former Vice President Joe Biden, Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Sen. Bernie Sanders. Buttigieg, who still hovers in the single digits in national polls, has led the field in Iowa and New Hampshire polling in recent weeks, and his fundraising totals will give him the resources he needs to stand out in Iowa next month.\n\n\n\nButtigieg is the first leading Democratic presidential candidate to release his fundraising totals for the final three months of 2019.\n\n\n\nBut Buttigieg’s quarter comes amid heavy criticism from his Democratic rivals for how he raises money. Warren, who has shunned high-dollar events altogether, attacked Buttigieg during the December debate for a recent fundraiser at a wine cave, while Sanders spotlighted how many billionaires gave to Buttigieg’s campaign. In a speech in early December, Warren took thinly veiled shots at Buttigieg and Biden, both of whom raise money from high-dollar donors. “When a candidate brags about how beholden he feels to a group of wealthy investors, our democracy is in serious trouble,” Warren said.\n\n\n\nLast month, Warren pressured Buttigieg into opening his private fundraisers to the media and disclosing his list of top donors. Biden, for his part, has opened his high-dollar events to the media from his campaign launch in April.\n\n\n\nThe Buttigieg campaign touted its small-dollar numbers in a memo announcing his fourth quarter haul. In 2019, 98 percent of the donations were less than $200, the campaign said, and in the fourth quarter, the average contribution was $33.\n\n\n\n“This quarter, Pete solidified himself as a top tier presidential candidate, not by tapping into the fundraising list or bank account of a sitting Senator or someone who had run for president before, but by speaking to voters who for too long have been let down by politicians in Washington and are looking for a better path forward,” Buttigieg campaign manager Mike Schmuhl wrote in the fundraising memo.\n\n\n\nHis fourth quarter total improved over his third quarter total, which came in at $19 million. So far, though, it’s unclear how Buttigieg’s numbers may compare to other top 2020 contenders, as they haven’t released their totals.\n\n\n\nButtigieg has already deployed his resources with TV ad campaigns in all four of the early states. That ad campaign has helped boost his poll numbers in those early states, and he has expanded his operational footprint, adding 65 field offices throughout the country."], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "Rudy Giuliani is daring Donald Trump to give him the case and allow him to argue in Trump’s defense at the president’s impeachment trial.\n\nNBC News reported:\n\n“I would testify, I would do demonstrations, I’d give lectures, I’d give summations, or I’d do what I do best, I’d try the case. I’d love to try the case,” Giuliani told reporters as he made his way into a New Year’s Eve celebration at the president’s Florida resort on Tuesday night.\n\nGiuliani, a former federal prosecutor, suggested he’d lead the president’s defense with a prosecution.\n\n“I don’t know if anybody would have the courage to give me the case, but if you give me the case, I will prosecute it as a racketeering case, which I kind of invented anyway,” he said, referring to his pioneering use of racketeering laws to take down New York mob leadership in the 1980s.\n\n“It was 30 years ago, but let’s see if I can still do it,” he said.\n\nI don’t know if I’d be any good at it, or if anyone is crazy enough to give me the case, but I would love to be Trump’s impeachment trial lawyer is not exactly the most convincing sales pitch that one could hear.\n\nIf there is one person who could get Donald Trump convicted at a rigged impeachment trial, it’s Rudy Giuliani.\n\nIt would be fascinating and fun to see Rudy Giuliani hijack the Senate for weeks and ramble insane conspiracy theories, as Mitch McConnell loses his mind over Rudy dragging out the trial for days, weeks, or even months.\n\nTrump is not going to allow Giuliani to be his impeachment trial lawyer, but the fact that it is even a possibility suggests that 2020 could be even crazier than 2019.\n\nFor more discussion about this story join our Rachel Maddow and MSNBC group.\n\nFollow Jason Easley on Facebook", "pos": ["President Donald Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani says he'd be willing to testify at his client's Senate trial, but he would \"love\" to represent Trump in the proceedings.\n\n\"I would testify, I would do demonstrations, I'd give lectures, I'd give summations, or I'd do what I do best, I'd try the case. I'd love to try the case,\" Giuliani told reporters as he made his way into a New Year's Eve celebration at the president's Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida on Tuesday night.\n\nGiuliani, a former federal prosecutor, suggested that he'd lead the president's defense with a prosecution.\n\n\"I don't know if anybody would have the courage to give me the case, but if you give me the case, I will prosecute it as a racketeering case, which I kind of invented anyway,\" he said, referring to his pioneering use of racketeering laws to take down New York mob leadership in the 1980s.\n\n\"It was 30 years ago, but let's see if I can still do it,\" he said.\n\nGiuliani, the former mayor of New York, did not elaborate, but he has said before that Trump did nothing wrong in the dealings with Ukraine that led to his impeachment, and he has said the real wrongdoers are former Vice President Joe Biden and his son.\n\nThe impeachment proceedings center on Trump's efforts to press Ukraine's president to investigate the Bidens, focusing on Hunter Biden's work on the board of a Ukrainian gas company while his father was calling for the removal the country's top prosecutor as part of the Obama administration's anti-corruption efforts there. Trump sought the investigation into the Bidens while withholding critical military aid to Ukraine, which is at war with Russian-backed separatists.\n\nThe Bidens have denied any wrongdoing.\n\nTrump's allies and top Republicans have urged the president to distance himself from Giuliani, who is reportedly being investigated by federal prosecutors who have arrested two of his associates on charges of violating campaign finance laws.\n\nGiuliani has denied any wrongdoing, telling New York magazine in an interview published last week that if prosecutors are investigating him, \"they're idiots.\"\n\nDownload the NBC News app for breaking news and politics\n\nIn the same interview, Giuliani said he wanted to represent Trump in the Senate so he could cross-examine Democrats.\n\n\"I'm great at it. It's what I do best as a lawyer. That's what I would be good at,\" he said. \"Oh, I would love it, I could rip — you know, I hate to sound like a ridiculously boastful lawyer, but cross-examining them would be, I don't know, I could've done it when I was a second-year assistant U.S. attorney. They're a bunch of clowns.\"\n\nGiuliani's claims that the Bidens were involved in criminality in Kyiv — for which there's no credible evidence — led to Trump's demand that the country investigate them, which resulted in the president's impeachment.\n\nTrump was not asked who would represent him in the Senate trial as he made his way into the party at Mar-a-Lago, his resort in Palm Beach, but he did sound off on his impeachment, which he called \"a big fat hoax.\"\n\n\"As far as I'm concerned, I will be happy with the trial, because we did nothing wrong,\" he said."], "neg": ["Taking back control: Why China must regulate AI in financial services\n\nTaking back control: Why China must regulate AI in financial services\n\nARTIFICIAL intelligence (AI) is disrupting the financial services industry, including areas such as risk management, customer experience, and fraud detection.\n\nThe implementation of AI in finance is only going to accelerate in the future, and without careful regulation, can be disastrous. It can have a chain effect, where no one is immune, including the customers.\n\nThe need for regulation in China was recently emphasized by policy advisers at the China 40 Finance Forum.\n\nAt the forum, it was recommended that a regulatory framework specifically for AI in finance be put in place. This is because regulation is most effective when carried out in a structured manner.\n\nPolicy advisers also urged China to look into improving the technology employed to strengthen industry-wide supervision.\n\nWith the banking industry becoming more ‘intelligent’, characterized by emerging technologies such as facial recognition and big data analysis, regulators must work hard to keep up.\n\nUtilizing obsolete technologies to tackle the rapidly evolving face of financing will no longer be enough to keep financial institutions in check.\n\nFurther, it was recommended that China avoid playing defense when it comes to these matters. They ought to constantly evaluate emerging technologies and establish industry-wide contingency plans.\n\nAlso, data privacy and security cannot be an afterthought. Authorities must, therefore, draft laws and regulations that will ensure that the data entrusted by consumers will not be manipulated or exploited.\n\nIn light of this, Xiao Gang, the former chief of China’s securities regulator, cautioned against neglecting the use of AI, reiterating that it is not foolproof.\n\n“The key point now is how we make sure it is safe for use and include it with proper supervision”.\n\nChina is no stranger to the catastrophe of dragging its feet when it comes to regulations.\n\nThe boom and bust of its online peer-to-peer(P2P) lending sector was largely due to regulations not being created on time.\n\nWhat was originally applauded as an important source of credit was being undermined by pyramid-scheme scandals, leading to great public discontent and broader government crackdowns.\n\nZhang Chenghui, chief of the finance research bureau at the Development Research Institute of the State Council, noted that policymakers must pull their weight, as change must start from them.\n\n“We suggest regulation on intelligent finance be written into the 14th five-year plan of the country’s development, and each financial regulator – including the central bank, banking, and insurance regulators and the securities watchdog – should appoint its own chief technology officer to enhance supervision of the sector.”\n\nThe importance of regulation extends outside the borders of China. Regardless of geographical location, the need for regulation applies to all that wish to use AI in the finance industry.\n\nTherefore, regulatory bodies must work together to put safeguards in place, ensuring that the industry can reap the most benefits from AI.", "Eberechi Eze and Bright Osayi-Samuel played significant roles as Queens Park Rangers pommelled Cardiff City 6-1 in their first Championship game of the year.\n\nThe Anglo-Nigerians scored and provided assists to help ‎Mark Warburton’s men end their recent unimpressive run of form, having failed to secure victory in their previous four matches.\n\nEze ignited the flurry of goals nine minutes into the encounter, sending a sublime cross to Nahki Wells, who in turn headed home the effort for QPR’s opener.\n\nOsayi-Samuel doubled the lead in the 27th minute and completed his brace four minutes before half-time, beating two of his markers before firing his effort beyond goalkeeper Neil Etheridge.\n\nJust three minutes into the second half, Eze shone again, setting up Wells for his second goal in the encounter.\n\nThe 21-year-old midfielder then grabbed a goal of his own in the 57th minute after benefitting from Ilias Chair’s assist before Wells sealed the victory to render Will Vaulks’ late strike a consolation goal.\n\nWith the result, QPR climbed to 15th in the Championship table with 35 points from 26 games and will hope to continue their impressive performances against Swansea City on Sunday.", "Josh McDaniels Reportedly 'Lining up Staff' Ahead of Potential Departure From New England By Michael Luciano | Jan 01 2020 New England Patriots OC Josh McDaniels | Michael Hickey/Getty Images\n\nThe New England Patriots have lost quite a few assistants to the head coaching market in the last few years, and the team could see its offensive coordinator wooed away by the promise of being the head man somewhere else.\n\nJosh McDaniels has been reportedly lining up a potential staff should he decide that he will leave the Patriots and take a head coaching job.\n\nJosh McDaniels \"already lining up staff\" for potential departure from Patriots to Cleveland or Carolina, @AlbertBreer says on \"Early Edition\"https://t.co/AZLfS2GCMb pic.twitter.com/mnHTYjLO1U — NBC Sports Boston (@NBCSBoston) January 2, 2020\n\nMcDaniels has been the one of the chief architects of the New England Patriots dynasty over the last decade, as he returned to New England following a disastrous stint as the head coach of the Denver Broncos a decade ago.\n\nThe two teams that have been at the forefront of the McDaniels sweepstakes are the Cleveland Browns and Carolina Panthers, both of whom want to pair their quarterbacks with a young offensive mind.\n\nCleveland Browns requested permission to interview Patriots’ OC Josh McDaniels for their head-coaching vacancy, per source. Panthers also expected to request interview. — Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) December 30, 2019\n\nMcDaniels has a horrible two-year stint with the Broncos and his desertion of the Colts on his resume, but the driving force behind the Patriots offense over the last decade is still an innovative offensive mind, and he could make for an interesting hire in Cleveland or Carolina.", "PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Each year, Google reveals the fastest-rising search terms people searched for. Eyewitness News took a look at the top search terms for each year of the past decade and some of them may surprise you.\n\nIn 2019, it appears that most people were curious about Disney+. The streaming service launched in November.\n\nThe men’s World Cup dominated 2018 searches. Team France defeated Croatia 4-2 for the title that year.\n\nIn 2017, Hurricane Irma led all searches. Several islands in the Caribbean were affected when the storm hit the region in September—it also caused widespread damage in Florida.\n\nPowerball led all searches in 2016. The Term skyrocketed when the jackpot topped $1 billion in January of that year.\n\nIn 2015, Lamar Odom was the most searched term, as the former basketball player married Khloe Kardashian. Later that year he was discovered unconscious in a Nevada brothel.\n\nSadly, the death of Robin Williams led all searches in 2014. The comedian died in August of that year.\n\nThe fatal accident involving actor Paul Walker dominated searches in 2013. The Fast and Furious star died in November of that year at the age of 40.\n\nTragedy also struck in 2012, when legendary singer Whitney Houston died. Her name was the most searched term that year.\n\nIn 2011, then 13-year-old Rebecca Black became a music sensation when she released the catchy song “Friday.” The song went viral, kind of becoming an “ear-worm” stuck in the heads of millions of people.\n\nFinally, way back in 2010, it was iPad leading all searches. Apple released the device that year and if you remember a lot of people were unsure if it would be a hit. To date, Apple has sold more than 350 million of them.", "NEW DELHI: BJP president Amit Shah on Wednesday held a crucial meeting with senior party functionaries, including working president JP Nadda, to take stock of the party’s outreach in support of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) and how effectively it can counter the opposition’s campaign against the new law.The meeting also reviewed the party’s preparations for the upcoming assembly polls in Delhi, sources said.Apart from Shah and Nadda, general secretary (organisation) B L Santosh and all other general secretaries of the party were present. The party has assigned responsibilities to its office-bearers to lead the campaign in favour of CAA.Anil Jain is leading party’s charge in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar — the states which have witnessed major protests against CAA. Avinash Rai has been entrusted with leading and coordinating the outreach programme in Chhattisgarh , Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Delhi.Saroj Pandey has been tasked to coordinate in Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Goa and Daman and Diu, while Suresh Bhatt is to lead the programme in Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Chandigarh and Jammu & Kashmir.For the southern zone, the party has selected Ravindra Raju who will coordinate outreach programmes in Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh , Telangana, Karnataka, the Andamans, Puducherry and Lakshadweep For the eastern belt, former Bengal BJP chief Rahul Sinha has been made in-charge of West Bengal , Odisha, Jharkhand and the north-east. He will work in coordination with Assam minister Himanta Biswa Sarma in the northeast."], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "Gary McLaren, 50, reported to have died after firework he was trying to light exploded\n\nA British man has died in Thailand after a firework reportedly exploded in his face during New Year’s Eve celebrations.\n\nLocal police said Gary McLaren, 50, was killed when a firework he was trying to light exploded during a visit to the resort town of Pattaya.\n\nHe died at the scene shortly after midnight, according to reports.\n\nA Foreign Office spokeswoman said it was supporting his family.\n\nLt Col Somboon Ua-samanmaitree, from the Thai tourist police, told the BBC: “Around midnight, Mr McLaren attempted to light up a large firework but it failed to go off at first. After that, it suddenly exploded and killed him at the scene.”\n\nMcLaren’s friends were seen crying at the scene, where a large firework was found and taken for evidence, the Bangkok Post reported.\n\nPolice told the BBC that McLaren from Northamptonshire had visited Thailand before and had arrived a few days before New Year’s Eve.\n\nMotoGP paid tribute to McLaren, who worked for the International Road-Racing Teams Association (IRTA).\n\n“Terrible news this morning. Our colleague and friend, Gary McLaren from IRTA passed away last night,” it said in a tweet on Wednesday. “Our thoughts are with his loved ones. He will be sorely missed.”\n\nFor 11 years, McLaren worked as a data acquisition engineer for the Suzuki MotoGP team, who also expressed their condolences to his family.\n\nThe team tweeted: “We are very shocked and sad to learn of the death of Gary McLaren. Gary worked as a Data Acquisition Engineer at Suzuki for 11 years, and remained a good friend to us all while he continued working in the paddock for IRTA. Our thoughts with his loved ones, we’ll really miss him!”", "pos": ["Briton killed after New Year's Eve firework explodes in his face in Thailand\n\nBriton killed after New Year's Eve firework explodes in his face in Thailand\n\nA British man has been killed in Thailand after a firework he was lighting exploded in his face.\n\nGary McLaren, 50, from Corby in Northamptonshire, was celebrating New Year's Eve with his fiancee and a group of friends in Pattaya.\n\nImage: Mr McLaren's fiancee says this is the last picture taken of him. Pic: Facebook/Jasmine Gmc\n\nThe accident happened on a road full of bars and nightclubs shortly after midnight, according to local police.\n\nOfficers arrived around 12.30am and found Mr McLaren on the ground in front of a beer bar, with serious facial injuries.\n\nHe received CPR but died at the scene, according to the Bangkok Post.\n\nAdvertisement\n\nMr McLaren is understood to have arrived in Thailand just a few days before.\n\nA witness told the paper she had seen him attempt to light the firework twice, before smoke began pouring out of one end and it exploded.\n\nA large firework was also found nearby and has been taken as evidence.\n\nHis fiancee, Jasmine, was seen crying and hugging his body.\n\nImage: A friend shared a photo of Mr McLaren on his birthday. Pic: Facebook/Mike Cooperman\n\nShe posted a picture of the couple together in tribute: \"This is [our] last picture honey, you will be in my heart for ever babe. RIP Gary McLaren.\"\n\nBar owner and friend Mike Cooperman shared a photo of Mr McLaren on his birthday, writing: \"I will always remember how happy you were that night, RIP Gary, a good friend and brother, Jasmine please accept our deepest condolences and to his family.\"\n\nThe Foreign Office said officials were supporting the family.\n\nPattaya, around 100 miles from Bangkok, was formerly a small coastal village but has become better known for its nightlife and red light district."], "neg": ["Bears wide receiver/kick returner/running back/gunner Cordarrelle Patterson was named to the Associated Press All-Pro team as a kick returner — his fifth selection in seven NFL seasons and third first-team honor.\n\nPatterson was second in the NFL in kick returns with a 29.5-yard average. His 102-yard return for a touchdown against the Saints on Oct. 20 was the seventh of his career — the third most in NFL history behind Josh Cribbs and Leon Washington (eight). Patterson’s 29.9-yard career average on kick returns is second on the all-time list behind Bears Hall of Famer Gale Sayers (30.6).\n\nAdding to his impressive 2019 resume, Patterson also was named to the Pro Bowl team as a specialist for his outstanding work as a gunner on coverage teams.\n\nPatterson was the only Bears player to make the All-Pro team. They had five players selected last year when they went 12-4 and won the NFC North.", "PATIALA: As the state cabinet recently gave an in-principle approval to amend the Punjab Village Common Land (Regulation) Rules, 1964, to create land banks in rural areas to boost industrial development, Lok Insaaf Party (LIP) MLA Simarjit Singh Bains on Wednesday said his party would fight the amendments as it was an attempt to grab village common land.Interacting with media here, Bains said 18,000 industrial units in Punjab were lying shut and no effort was being made to revive these.“If the government is serious about industrialisation, it should acquire land as per the existing policy,” the MLA said.He said land was being grabbed in the name of industrialisation, while the fact remained that politicians were now eying village common lands even as the Punjab Village Common Land (Regulation) Rules, 1964, clearly stated that common land could not be transferred in the name of an individual. “LIP will soon file a contempt petition in the high court,” he said.Bains added that LIP had decided to launch a statewide campaign against theproposal.", "Prime Minister Hun Sen was pictured with some members of the Supreme Consultation Council after holding the meeting on 27 December 2019. Hun Sen's Facebook page\n\nParties say aye to keeping the Consultative Council\n\nMembers of the Supreme Consultation Council have urged the government to keep the body alive in the next mandate as it has been useful in solving people’s problems.\n\nKhmer Rise Party (KRP) president Sok Sovann Vathana Sabung, who is a Council member, said on Tuesday that he supported Prime Minister Hun Sen’s wish to see it continue from the 2023 to 2028 government mandate.\n\nHe said it was an opportunity for parties outside the government to join with it to find solutions for the people.\n\nHe said his Khmer Rise Party had met with many families in the communities, to investigate their problems such as land disputes, inactive local officials, and the disputes between powerful people and ordinary folk.\n\n“I support the statement of Samdech [Hun Sen] because the Supreme Consultation Council is beneficial.\n\n“In the past, the bad actions of some ‘naughty’ government officials were hidden or not reported to the government. But Council members have exposed them,” Vathana Sabung said.\n\nAnother Council member, Cambodian Youth Party president Pich Sros, said he too supported its continuation as he wanted to contribute to solving the people’s problems and expose the actions of bad officials.\n\nHe said some had criticised the Council’s creation, but he dismissed the critics as just people with negative opinions.\n\n“When Council members find a problem, we submit a report to the government. We then check/review the problem together. Criticisms are the opinions of those who cannot see the good we do,” Sros said.\n\nWhile the Grassroots Democratic Party (GDP) participated in the 2018 national election, it decided not to be a Council member even though it was invited to participate.\n\nGDP spokesman Leok Sothea said on Tuesday that he did not support the Council because it was created as a show and had spent the national budget extravagantly.\n\nSome council members, he said, went to the community and helped solve people’s problems. But these could not be completely resolved if the government and authorities did not strictly enforce the law against those who violated the people’s rights.\n\n“Besides this, I don’t see any other use for this council,” Sothea said.\n\nLast Friday, Prime Minister Hun Sen attended the Council’s summit and said he wanted to see it – currently with 16 member parties – continue to exist in the next mandate.\n\nHe said the council, although not a parliamentary committee, had provided comments and consultation to the government in an attempt to promote work efficiency, social development and prosperity.\n\nAlthough parliament is not made up of various political parties, the council had contributed a lot to society.\n\n“Involvement in politics to serve the society does not necessarily mean insulting each other. This applies to small and big parties,” he said.", "Chad Brown\n\nTrainer Chad Brown notched his fifth consecutive New York Racing Association year-end training title, jockey Manny Franco won his second consecutive riding crown, and Klaravich Stables led all owners on the circuit as racing concluded for 2019 following Tuesday's card at Aqueduct Racetrack.\n\nBrown, who has won three consecutive Eclipse Awards for Outstanding Trainer from 2016-18, saddled 142 winners at NYRA tracks, which encompasses Belmont Park, Saratoga Race Course and Aqueduct, for earnings of more than $15.67 million.\n\nThe 41-year-old Brown has paced NYRA trainers on every NYRA year-end standings list since 2015. For 2019, he finished 36 wins better than the next closest competitor in Linda Rice, who was the only other training to finish with triple-digit wins [106].\n\nBrown's horses finished with a 142-108-97 record in 552 starts for a winning percentage of 25.72. His horses finished top-three in an impressive 62.86 percent of starts. His earnings exceeded his 2018 total of $15.62 million for the most he's compiled in one year on the NYRA circuit.\n\nBrown won four individual meet titles, capturing both the Aqueduct and Belmont fall meets, along with his second straight H. Allen Jerkens award [and third overall] for leading Saratoga trainer, as well as pacing the Belmont spring/summer meet.\n\nAmong Brown's many accolades was posting eight of his 20 Grade 1 wins at NYRA tracks, improving on the seven Grade 1 wins his horses recorded on the circuit in 2018. Sistercharlie had two of those wins in the Diana and Flower Bowl Invitational, while Guarana also picked up two with the Coaching Club American Oaks and the Acorn.\n\nLeading Horse of the Year contender Bricks and Mortar, a perfect 6-for-6 this year with five Grade 1 triumphs, won the Manhattan on Belmont Stakes Day, June 8, at Belmont Park, while Annals of Time was victorious in the Sword Dancer on Travers Day, August 24, at the Spa. Brown also saddled Rushing Fall, winner of the Longines Just a Game, and Dunbar Road, who gave him his first career win in the Alabama.\n\nFranco, who earned the first two NYRA meet titles of his career during 2018, again came out on top in a pair of individual meets in 2019, winning the Aqueduct and Belmont fall slates. For the year, the Carolina, Puerto Rico native won 212 races from 1,274 mounts with earnings of more than $14.6 million. Franco was the 2018 year-end leading rider when he captured 244 races, giving him a two-year total of 456 at NYRA tracks.\n\nFranco was one of just two riders to crack the 200-win plateau on the year, besting second-place finisher Lezcano [208 victories] by four for the top spot. Three of Franco's four Grade 1 wins come in the Big Apple, including Tiz the Law in the Champagne, and World of Trouble in the Carter Handicap and the Jaipur Invitational. His lone non-New York Grade 1 win was aboard Sharing in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf in November at Santa Anita.\n\n“I'm very thankful. I have to thank all the trainers and owners for putting me on these good horses, as well as my agent [Hall of Fame jockey Angel Cordero, Jr.], who has also helped me a lot during my career and especially this year,” Franco said. “It's a big accomplishment I just want to continue to ride and do well.”\n\nKlaravich Stables went 57-46-31 with 196 starters to lead all owners, finishing with earnings of more than $5.18 million. Headed by Seth Klarman, the stable won at least a share of five of the six NYRA individual meets in 2019. Klaravich won the Belmont fall and spring/summer outright, as well as Saratoga, while tying Repole and Drawing Away Stable for the Aqueduct Spring and sharing the Aqueduct fall with Drawing Away Stable.\n\nMichael Dubb, who finished atop the year-end owner standings from 2014-18, was second with 50 wins.\n\nLive racing resumes Wednesday, New Year's Day, at the Big A with an eight-race card highlighted by the $150,000 Jerome in Race 7 for newly turned 3-year-olds. The one-mile contest will offer 10-4-2-1 qualifying points to the top-four finishers towards the Kentucky Derby. First post is 12:50 p.m. Eastern.\n\nNew to the Paulick Report? Click here to sign up for our daily email newsletter to keep up on this and other stories happening in the Thoroughbred industry.\n\nCopyright © 2020 Paulick Report.", "Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Jan 1 (ANI): After winning 2019 women's world rapid chess championship, Humpy Koneru says that she never thought of winning the title.\n\n\"I am very happy. I did not expect I would win the title,\" Humpy told reporters here on Wednesday.\n\nHumpy received a grand welcome at Gannavaram where the Andhra Pradesh Olympics Association members and family members welcomed the chess championship.\n\nKoneru defeated China's Lei Yingjie in the final playoff match.\n\nIn the final playoff, three players -- Yingjie, Koneru, and Ekaterina Atalik, were tied for the top place.\n\nKoneru said: \"On the last day, I thought that I have a chance to win a medal. When I won the last two rounds, I got a chance to play a tie break. I lost the first game with white pieces in the tie break.\"\"But I won the second crucial game with black pieces. In next time break, I could draw with black pieces and won the title. It's an unexpected title for me and most wanted one,\" she added.\n\nShe said that her husband and family member supported her to fulfil her dream and added that her win will inspire many young players.\n\n\"It's my dream to become a world champion. That dream is fulfilled now. I am the first Indian woman to win this title. I think this can inspire many young players,\" she said.\n\n\"My father's training is highly helpful for me even now. He is my mentor and guide. His suggestions are helpful to me. I have been playing for the past 25 years. It all paid off today. My husband and all family members also gave good support to me,\" added Koneru.\n\nNorway's Magnus Carlsen won the men's world rapid chess championship. He won the title with eight wins, seven draws, and no defeats. (ANI)"], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "The video will start in 8 Cancel\n\nSign up to FREE daily email alerts from birminghammail - daily Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Could not subscribe, try again later Invalid Email\n\nPolice have launched a murder inquiry after a man and woman were found dead in a Midlands village on New Year's Day.\n\nThe couple's bodies were discovered in Duffield, Derbyshire, just after 4am on Wednesday, January 1.\n\nDerbyshire Police said a man had been arrested at the scene on suspicion of two counts of murder.\n\nOfficers from Derbyshire Constabulary were called to the village at 4.11am today.\n\n(Image: Jacob King/PA Wire)\n\nThe arrested man, 39, remains in custody.\n\nA local resident, who didn’t want to be named, said: \"I woke up this morning and had a look outside to see what the New Year was looking like.\n\n\"I was shocked to see all the tape and cones attached to my gate.\n\n\"I guess something serious happened because of the men in white suits but police won’t tell me anything.\n\n\"Everything was fine last night and we entered 2020 fine. We went to bed at around 1am and there were lots of fireworks but nothing unusual.\"\n\nA statement from the East Midlands Ambulance Service said: \"We received a call at 4.30am on 1 January from our colleagues in Derbyshire Police requesting medical assistance at a private address in Duffield.\n\nLarge sections of the road near the property have been cordoned off by police.\n\nDuffield is a village in south Derbyshire centred on the River Derwent with a population of roughly 5,000.", "pos": ["COPS were called to a murdered mum's home days before she and her new lover were stabbed to death on New Year's Day.\n\nHelen Almey, 39, and her new partner were slain at the home she had shared with her headteacher ex in Duffield, Derbyshire.\n\n9 Helen Almey, 39, who was stabbed to death, pictured with her husband Rhys Hancock Credit: Facebook\n\n9 Friends said Helen was just starting to get her life back together” but had to call 999 over Christmas after being threatened. Credit: Facebook\n\nFriends said Helen, who had just left her husband, was “just starting to get her life back together” but had to call 999 over Christmas after being threatened.\n\nThe trouble flared again at the New Year as she marked the occasion with her new partner.\n\nShocked neighbours heard someone yell: “They’re dead! They’re dead! What have you f******g done?” at about 3am.\n\nPolice arrived just over an hour later to find two “fatally injured” people in the three-bedroom home.\n\nA spokesman said they arrested a 39-year-old man at the scene on suspicion of double murder and will question him today. They were not looking for anyone else.\n\nHelen bought the home in Duffield with headteacher husband Rhys Hancock in 2014.\n\n9 Cops are today still investigating after two people were found dead in Derbyshire in the early hours of New Year's Day Credit: SWNS:South West News Service\n\n9 Officers outside her home today Credit: SWNS:South West News Service\n\n9 Police officers are today searching for clues Credit: SWNS:South West News Service\n\nThe couple, who had three children under the age of ten, split several months ago when she ended the relationship.\n\nMr Hancock, 39, was appointed last year as the headteacher at Stanton Vale Special School in nearby Long Eaton.\n\nOne local said: “My neighbour heard screaming and shouting coming from the house and outside the property at around 3am.\n\n“My neighbour said he heard someone shouting, ‘They’re dead! They’re dead! What have you f***ing done?’ over and over.”\n\nAnother former neighbour, who did not want to be identified, said: “It’s tragic. I can’t say I’m shocked.\n\n“The marriage was on and off. I lived close enough to know what went on and so did some of the other neighbours.\n\n'THEY'RE DEAD! WHAT HAVE YOU F***ING DONE?'\n\n“Rhys came across as this caring teacher who dedicated his life to kids with special needs.\n\n“Helen tried many times to make a life without him. Then last year, she plucked up the courage to kick him out for good.\n\n“About six months ago she started seeing this guy. She was really getting her life together.\n\n“I don’t know too much about him but I think they met through some sports club — she loved netball and keep fit.\n\n\"I heard he was a keen runner.”\n\nScenes of crime officers searched the £415,000 home yesterday and a grey Seat thought to belong to Mr Hancock was taken away.\n\nAnother grey Seat, thought to be Ms Almey’s, and a Honda Civic, believed to be her boyfriend’s, remained on the drive.\n\nAnother resident, who did not want to be named, said: “I woke up this morning and looked outside to see what was going on.\n\n9 The 39-year-old was killed in her Duffield home near Derby\n\n9 Helen had three children under the age of 10 Credit: Facebook\n\n“All I could see was tape and cones everywhere and police cars. It’s a bit surreal.”\n\nA former school pal of Helen’s added: “Duffield is a small place where everyone knows everyone so we’re all in complete and utter shock. We can’t stop thinking about Helen’s poor children.\n\n“She was a lovely girl. She was very popular at school.”\n\nNeighbours in the village - which counts Derby FC footballer Tom Lawrence among its residents - yesterday described their shock.\n\nA former school pal said: “Helen was a lovely girl. She was very popular at school and very sporty and played lots of netball.\n\n\"Duffield is a very small place where everyone knows everyone so we are all in complete and utter shock.\n\n\"We can’t stop thinking about her poor children.”\n\nA Derbyshire Police spokeswoman said: \"We were called to a house in New Zealand Lane at 4.11am today and found a man and a woman fatally injured inside.\n\n\"A man was arrested at the scene on suspicion of two counts of murder. He remains in custody at this time.\"\n\nA statement from the East Midlands Ambulance Service said: \"We received a call at 4.30am on 1 January from our colleagues in Derbyshire Police requesting medical assistance at a private address in Duffield.\n\n\"We sent a paramedic in a car and two crewed ambulances.\"\n\n9 Helen's friends said she was just getting her life together before she was killed Credit: Facebook"], "neg": ["We'll send breaking news and news alerts to you as as they happen!\n\nSign up!", "From\n\nOpinion| Lawrence David| A ‘defrauded’ investor named Joel Caplan claims to have been defrauded out of his life’s savings by Chinese companies and that former Vice President Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden’s bank records can unlock the mystery surrounding billions of dollars that have gone missing in the communist country.\n\nAccording to the DailyMail.com court papers show that Caplan requested Judge Don McSpadden make him a third party in Lunden Roberts’ suit against Biden. Lunden Roberts, a professional stripper, is Hunter’s baby mama.\n\n(DailyMail.com) …in a 30-page filing, Caplan lays out how he was allegedly swindled out of 10 years of his life savings in a ‘multi-billion dollar stock scheme known as the China Hustle.\n\nCaplan, who filed papers from Jerusalem, Israel, claims many Chinese nationals made fortunes from the ploy, which involved presenting fake company documents and claiming they were genuine investments when they were actual frauds.\n\nThen they went on to use the ill-gotten gains to influence politics and even ‘bribe’ individuals, such as Biden, Caplan claims.\n\nBiden: China is going to eat our lunch? Come on, man… I mean, you know, they’re not bad folks, folks. But guess what, they’re not competition for us.”\n\nAnother exclusive look at @SteveHiltonx’s interview with @realDonaldTrump where Steve asks the president about @JoeBiden’s ties to China – be sure to catch the full interview this Sunday at 9PM ET on @FoxNews! #NextRevFNC pic.twitter.com/66exg8bkUk — The Next Revolution (@NextRevFNC) May 17, 2019\n\nCaplan is asking Judge McSpadden to all investigators to ‘follow the money’ and present what they find as part of the evidence in the case.\n\nIf the judge grants Caplan’s request, we can speculate where this eventually leads.\n\n(Capital Research) As president, Bill Clinton essentially wiped out any strategic advantage the U.S. had by selling advanced U.S. missile technology to our enemy, the People’s Republic of China.\n\nThat “administration’s voluntary release of all the secrets of America’s nuclear tests, combined with the systematic theft of the secrets that were left as a result of its lax security controls, effectively wiped out America’s technological edge,” David Horowitz writes in the recently published, The Black Book of the American Left Volume 7: The Left in Power: Clinton to Obama.\n\nUnlike the administrations that preceded it, the Clinton administration accepted millions of dollars from the military and intelligence services of at least one hostile foreign power. All of this was done in exchange for illegal campaign contributions from a massive totalitarian country determined to eclipse the U.S. as a world superpower.\n\nPresident Clinton also lifted security controls, allowing thieves to access other vital military technologies, while disarming his own side and opposing needed defenses.\n\n“One of the key technological breaks China received, without having to spy to get it, was the deliverance of supercomputers once banned from export for security reasons,” writes Horowitz.\n\nThis article originally appeared at and was republished with permission.\n\nScroll down to leave a comment!\n\nJoin us at SPREELY if you want REAL NEWS without the leftist censorship!\n\nAlso join us at MUMBLIT!\n\nDean James at Right Wing Tribune\n\nGod Bless.", "The founder and General Overseer of Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries (MFM), Dr. Daniel Olukoya, has released 30 prophecies for the year 2020.\n\nOlukoya, who tagged 2020 as the ‘year of Revival and New Glory, urged Nigerians to pray because the year would be messy and confusing.\n\nAccording to him, many leaders would be shifted away.\n\nHere are the prophecies below:\n\n1. 2020 is a year where disobedience to God would yield terrible result that no deliverance can reverse.\n\n2. More than any other year the enemy plans to bring the dog spirit (strange sexual perversions).\n\n3. Year where round the clock prayers are needed against national restlessness.\n\n4. This year impatience would lure many Into strange marriages.\n\n5. A year not only to take back what the enemy has stolen but for you to occupy new territories.\n\n6. Hot prayers are required in 2020.\n\n7. This year would be messy and confusing.\n\n8. Year when some many leaders would be shifted away.\n\n9. A year where all things many have planted and watered in the past years would now begin to produce fruits.\n\n10. Year where many who have endured season of darkness and delay would sing their song and dance their dance.\n\n11. Year of returns of long time prodigals.\n\n12. Year we must return to our accient landmark ( holiness and righteousness.\n\n13. Year of perfection for vision.\n\n14. Year of positive and negative harvest.\n\n15. Extra ordinary and sacrificial giving would yield powerful result this year.\n\n16. 2020 would be an up and down year.\n\n17. Year that the Lord shall tear in pieces kingdom of those boasting against him.\n\n18. Season where that which that has delayed the blessing of God’s children shall be dashed to pieces.\n\n19. Resurrection power would bring back dry bones.\n\n20. The lord would bring fresh start for a lot of people.\n\n21. Year for rewriting negative family history.\n\n22. Year of aggressive prayers against voices from foundation.\n\n23. Year of unbelievable answers to prayers.\n\n24. Year of it can only be God testimonies.\n\n25. Year where many captives would divorce their chains.\n\n26. Year for consistently deploying the blood of Jesus.\n\n27. Year when the Lord shall dash to pieces kingdom of evil rulers.\n\n28. Many families shall climb to a new height of victory.\n\n29. Year when sins must be more sensitive to heaven frequencies.\n\n30. Food supplies from the kingdom of herod shall be cut off.", "(Gateway Pundit) – Democrats and a leading Never-Trumper attacked President Trump even as Iranian backed militias were storming the U.S. embassy in Baghdad, with several blaming Trump–not Iran–for the attack while others cheered for a Benghazi replay.\n\nIt was so bad that a Hillary Clinton State Department/Obama NSC alum called on one Democrat group to delete a Benghazi tweet about the Baghdad attack and Trump nemesis Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) came off as an adult in the Democrat party.\n\n\n\nAbove: Ben Rhodes\n\nFormer Obama NSC spokesman Ben Rhodes blamed President Trump, not Iran, for Tuesday’s attack on the U.S. embassy in Baghdad.\n\nLaura Rosenberger urged the Democrat front group VoteVets to delete their tweet that read, “Hey @POTUS remember you’re Benghazi rants during 2016? You’re about to have your own one unfortunately in Iraq. Rosenberger clapped back, “Please delete this tweet. It shows such disregard to our personnel under siege”\n\nHey @POTUS remember you’re Benghazi rants during 2016? You’re about to have your own one unfortunately in Iraq. https://t.co/mpMKZLzvjk — VoteVets (@votevets) December 31, 2019\n\nPlease delete this tweet. It shows such disregard to our personnel under siege — Laura Rosenberger (@rosenbergerlm) December 31, 2019\n\nVoteVets also issued a statement attacking Trump on a personal level, but did not blame Iran.\n\n\"It is our men and women in uniform who will now pay the price for [Trump's] brittle feelings, unless Congress steps in.\" – @Will_P_Goodwin, Army veteran and Director of Government Relations for VoteVets, on the attack on the US Embassy in Iraq, by Iranian-backed protesters pic.twitter.com/sjjIf2NXz1 — VoteVets (@votevets) December 31, 2019\n\nHere’s Adam Schiff, sounding responsible for a change, “The storming of our embassy in Baghdad by protestors and Iran-backed militias is deeply disturbing. The first priority is the safety of our personnel. Iraq has an obligation to protect them. Once secure, we need to be clear-eyed about reducing tensions and the path forward.”\n\nThe storming of our embassy in Baghdad by protestors and Iran-backed militias is deeply disturbing. The first priority is the safety of our personnel. Iraq has an obligation to protect them. Once secure, we need to be clear-eyed about reducing tensions and the path forward. https://t.co/xKfNwdl0CQ — Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) December 31, 2019\n\nSpeaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) pretended to take the high road but took a veiled swipe at President Trump, “Watching the situation in Baghdad closely. Our patriotic diplomats, servicemembers and the U.S. Embassy deserve protection from the Iraqi host government and smart, strong national security strategy from U.S. leaders. Escalation and violence must end.”\n\nWatching the situation in Baghdad closely. Our patriotic diplomats, servicemembers and the U.S. Embassy deserve protection from the Iraqi host government and smart, strong national security strategy from U.S. leaders. Escalation and violence must end. — Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) December 31, 2019\n\nPsycho Never-Trumper Rick Wilson spelled out his Benghazi fantasy for the day:\n\nB\n\nE\n\nN\n\nG\n\nH\n\nA\n\nZ\n\nIranian-controlled militia are storming a US diplomatic compound. https://t.co/Nfs9ByU5xb — Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) December 31, 2019\n\nDemocrat presidential candidate Julian Castro blamed Trump, not Iran, “The attack on the U.S embassy in Baghdad is a tragedy and a result of the Trump administration’s reckless escalation and incoherent foreign policy. I’m praying for the safety of our diplomats and service members in Iraq.”\n\nThe attack on the U.S embassy in Baghdad is a tragedy and a result of the Trump administration’s reckless escalation and incoherent foreign policy. I’m praying for the safety of our diplomats and service members in Iraq. https://t.co/v6GaOEt7hX — Julián Castro (@JulianCastro) December 31, 2019\n\nSen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) blamed Trump, not Iran, “The US conducted airstrikes in Iraq over the objections of the Iraqi government. Now Iraqi protesters broke into the US Embassy. Trump’s malpractice in the region is making us less safe. Time for Congress to stop this foolish rush to war.”\n\nThe US conducted airstrikes in Iraq over the objections of the Iraqi government. Now Iraqi protesters broke into the US Embassy. Trump’s malpractice in the region is making us less safe. Time for Congress to stop this foolish rush to war. — Tim Kaine (@timkaine) December 31, 2019\n\nAmb. Wendy Sherman, a Democrat activist who led the Obama administration’s team negotiating the Iran nuclear deal scuppered by Trump lectured Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to do what Hillary Clinton never dared do when an embassy was under siege, “If @SecPompeo was a real SecStste, he’d leave today for Iraq to meet with leaders and most importantly spend new year with embassy employees on duty protecting all of us.”\n\nIf @SecPompeo was a real SecStste, he’d leave today for Iraq to meet with leaders and most importantly spend new year with embassy employees on duty protecting all of us. — Wendy R. Sherman (@wendyrsherman) December 31, 2019\n\nFormer Obama NSC spokesman Ben Rhodes, blamed Trump, not Iran, “It’s hard to overstate what a total failure Trump’s Iran policy has been. Nuclear program resumed. Regional provocations escalated. US isolated…Trump sanctions on Iran have done nothing to change Iranian behavior except make it worse. This is what happens when your foreign policy is based on Obama envy, domestic politics, Saudi interests, and magical right wing thinking.”\n\nIt’s hard to overstate what a total failure Trump’s Iran policy has been. Nuclear program resumed. Regional provocations escalated. US isolated. — Ben Rhodes (@brhodes) December 31, 2019\n\nTrump sanctions on Iran have done nothing to change Iranian behavior except make it worse. This is what happens when your foreign policy is based on Obama envy, domestic politics, Saudi interests, and magical right wing thinking. https://t.co/HDn0ywZnHu — Ben Rhodes (@brhodes) December 31, 2019\n\nSen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) blamed Trump, not Iran, “The attack on our embassy in Baghdad is horrifying but predictable. Trump has rendered America impotent in the Middle East. No one fears us, no one listens to us. America has been reduced to huddling in safe rooms, hoping the bad guys will go away. What a disgrace.”\n\nThe attack on our embassy in Baghdad is horrifying but predictable. Trump has rendered America impotent in the Middle East. No one fears us, no one listens to us. America has been reduced to huddling in safe rooms, hoping the bad guys will go away. What a disgrace. — Chris Murphy (@ChrisMurphyCT) December 31, 2019\n\nMurphy then went on an anti-Trump rant, “The attack on our embassy reminds us of all Trump’s Middle East disasters: 1/ Emboldened Iran starts attacking U.S. targets; 2/ Turkey invades Syria; 3/ Saudi Arabia gets away with murder; 4/ Israeli/Palestinian peace slips out of reach. And that’s just the start…4/ Thousands of Yemeni children continue to die in a U.S. fueled civil war; 5/ Iran restarts their nuclear program; 6/ Saudi Arabia and Qatar break relations, pushing Qatar to Iran 7/ Turkey buys weapons from Russia, breaking NATO’s back…8/ Brutal crackdown on political dissent in Egypt ramps up 9/ U.S. abandons Kurds to die in Syria, leaves our bases for Russia 10/ U.S. hold on aid to Lebanon weakens their army, empowers Hezbollah 11/ ISIS begins to regroup in Iraq, breaks out of prisons in Syria…The list keeps going, but the point is this: The attacks on our embassy in Iraq (and Iraq’s unwillingness to defend us) is – on this last day of 2019 – a reminder of how catastrophic this year has been for U.S. interests in every corner of the Middle East.”\n\nThe list keeps going, but the point is this: The attacks on our embassy in Iraq (and Iraq's unwillingness to defend us) is – on this last day of 2019 – a reminder of how catastrophic this year has been for U.S. interests in every corner of the Middle East. — Chris Murphy (@ChrisMurphyCT) December 31, 2019\n\nthegatewaypundit.com/2019/12/sick-as-fighters-stormed-embassy-democrats-blamed-trump-for-iran-militia-attack-on-baghdad-embassy-some-cheered-for-benghazi-replay/", "Salman Khan's birthday is often a star-studded affair. However, this year Bhaijaan got a huge surprise as his sister Arpita Khan gave birth to a baby girl Ayat.\n\nSince that day wishes are pouring in for the family. Salman, who always makes it a ritual to ring in his birthday at his farmhouse, decided to skip it as his sister was due and after the birth of baby girl Ayat. Ever since the first picture of Ayat went online, fans and fraternity just couldn't stop gushing over baby Ayat's snaps.\n\nDuring the birthday celebration, Salman Khan got emotional after seeing the first picture of lil Ayat. A teary-eyed bhai told the media, \"Ab celebrations sath mein hoga. Maamaaur chacha toh bann gaya, abhi baap banna baaki hai. (Now the celebrations will be together. I have become a maternal and paternal uncle, but I am yet to become a father. I woke and checked my phone and saw the picture of Ayat, nothing could have been a better gift than this to our family. She is beautiful. Ab iske baad toh December 27 ka matlab hi badal gaya in our family. In fact, I just tweeted to my fans that I really want to thank them for their love and good wishes.\"\n\nAyat was born at Mumbai's Hinduja Hospital. Besides Salman, his parents Salim and Salma, brother Sohail and his wife, were seen at the hospital. The actor's former girlfriend Sangeeta Bijlani, his other sister Alvira Khan Agnihotri and brother-in-law Atul Agnihotri, were seen arriving too. Salman was accompanied by his alleged girlfriend Iulia Vantur when he reached the hospital.\n\nAs per social media posts, Salman and family are all set to ring in New Year's eve at their farmhouse at Panvel with the lil one Ayat!\n\nInternational Business Times wishes Salman Khan and family a very happy new year!"], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "​Wolves winger Adama Traore has admitted that he would not 'close any doors' in the future if Real Madrid were to come calling despite his ties to Barcelona, but also claimed that he wishes to become one of the best in England before considering a move back to Spain.\n\n\n\n\n\nTraore has been in outstanding form this season for Nuno Espirito Santo's side. He has made 29 appearances in all competitions so far, scoring five times and providing seven assists.\n\nAs a result of his fine form, Traore has been linked with a number of clubs, notably Tottenham Hotspur. Following their dramatic win over ​Wolves, Spurs' star players ​​were stunned by Traore's impact on the game and pleaded with manager Jose Mourinho to sign him. However, in response, Nuno ​insisted that the forward was 'happy' at the club.\n\n\n\n\n\nThe 23-year-old, who came through the ranks at ​Barcelona's La Masia academy, has now admitted that if he does not have the opportunity to return to Barça, he wouldn't rule out a move to rivals ​Real Madrid.\n\n\n\n\n\n\"If I do not have the option of Barça and I have to go to Real Madrid, I do not close any doors,\" he said on La Sexta show Jugones, as quoted by ​Goal.\n\n\"There was a misunderstanding with Barça. Something happened that I didn't like, but I prefer to keep it for myself.\"\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Spaniard went on to reveal that while he would consider a return to Spain in the future, he first wants to achieve his goals in England. He added: \"Yes, why not [return to Spain]? But I made a promise to become one of the best in England.\"\n\n\n\n\n\nLiverpool manager Jurgen Klopp ​recently lavished praise on the player, claiming that he is a 'big, big talent', before adding that he is even harder to defend against than the Premier League's top goalscorer Jamie Vardy.", "pos": ["Adama Traoré is one of the revelations of the 2019-20 season. The Wolverhampton Wanderers player has been grabbing headlines for his performances in the Premier League, which led to him receiving a call-up to the Spanish national team under Robert Moreno, who has since moved on to Monaco.\n\nTraore on Madrid and Barcelona\n\nThe winger's power and pace, along with a new-found crossing accuracy, have made him an almost unstoppable opponent at times, with many commentating on his physical growth. Speaking to Spanish programme Jugones ahead of the New Year celebrations, Traore responded to questions about the big two clubs in his homeland, among other things.\n\n\"I don't do weights,\" the 23-year old stated when asked about his obvious muscle growth. \"It's hard to believe, but I don't do them.\n\n\"It's genetic. I exercise, but I grow very quickly.\"\n\nRising star | Wolverhampton's Adama Traore celebrates scoring against Manchester City. PETER POWELL (EFE)\n\nAfter starting his career in Barcelona's B team, and then making a brief appearance for the first team aged just 17 (coming off the bench to replace Neymar against Granada) the inevitable question was asked about potentially signing for their rivals, Real Madrid.\n\n\"If I have to go to Madrid, I will go,\" was the player's response, which may have got some Los Blancos fans' attention.\n\n\"There was a misunderstanding with Barcelona. My departure was not the best, but I keep that story to myself.\"\n\nAnd regarding a potential return to Spain Traore was clear.\n\n\"Yes, why not? But I made a promise to become one of the best in England.\"\n\nWolves' next match in the Premier League is against Watford at 16:00 on 1 January."], "neg": ["The on Wednesday announced that work on the country's third lunar mission, was on and the launch may shift to next year. The announcement comes a day after Union Minister Jitendra Singh said India will launch in 2020.\n\nAddressing a press conference here, chairman said all activities related to the third lunar mission were going on smoothly. It will also have a lander, rover and a propulsion module like its predecessor, he said.\n\nOn the cost of the project, Sivan said, \"the mission would cost Rs 250 crore.\" The launch of Chandrayaan 3 may shift to next year, he said.", "CHICAGO, IL / ACCESSWIRE / January 14, 2020 / Curcio Law Offices pledges to make a monthly donation to the Greater Chicago Food Depository throughout the year 2020.\n\nCurcio Law Offices, which focuses on personal injury law, has also vowed to organize a volunteer day where its staff will help out at the Greater Chicago Food Depository, the city of Chicago's food bank. The Greater Chicago Food Depository strives to end hunger in the Chicagoland area.\n\n\"Having personally supported the Greater Chicago Food Depository on my own for many years, we felt this was a great opportunity for our firm to partner with a local charity to help so many in need. We are planning for our entire office to volunteer on site one day in the coming weeks,\" said Tracy Robb, managing partner of Curcio Law Offices.\n\nThe Greater Chicago Food Depository, a member of Feeding America, provides food where it's needed most throughout Chicago and Cook County every day. The organization acts as a hub for a network of more than 700 food pantries, soup kitchens, shelters and other programs and also addresses the root causes of hunger.\n\nTo donate directly to or volunteer at the Greater Chicago Food Depository, please visit https://www.chicagosfoodbank.org/. Volunteers are vital to its success, and donations are put to use immediately to provide food for hungry people in the community.\n\nPersonal injury attorney Tracy Robb is a dedicated professional with more than 25 years of legal experience. Tracy is renowned in the legal community for her outstanding analytical skills and articulate writing style, establishing herself as a strategist for brainstorming with attorneys on many cases at the firm.\n\nFounded by Joseph R. Curcio in 1957, Curcio Law Offices has been representing the injured for over 60 years. To this day, Curcio Law Offices has established a reputation among Chicago's leading personal injury law firms through outstanding legal representation and commitment to clients.\n\nAbout Curcio Law Offices\n\nCurcio Law Offices exclusively focuses on personal injury, auto accident injuries and wrongful death representation. Its attorneys have obtained millions of dollars in verdicts and settlements for clients and their families who are dealing with serious and catastrophic personal injuries and death. For more information, please call 312-321-1111, or visit https://www.curcio-law.com/. The law office is located at 161 North Clark Street, Suite 2240, Chicago, IL 60601.\n\nFor media inquiries, please call THE NALA at 805.650.6121, ext. 361.\n\nSOURCE: Curcio Law Offices\n\nView source version on accesswire.com:https://www.accesswire.com/572901/Curcio-Law-Offices-Partners-With-Greater-Chicago-Food-Depository-to-Take-Hunger-off-the-Table", "Norwegian-born model Frida Aasen has a body worthy of envy, and she likes to show it off in a bikini every once in a while. The former Victoria's Secret model took to Instagram on Wednesday to showcase her curves in a black string bikini that left little to the imagination.\n\nFrida's bikini top had uniquely shaped cups and skinny straps, and a strap was also threaded through the cups for a cool look. The cups were spread far apart, revealing her cleavage. The tiny top also gave her fans a peek of underboob. The bottoms were a classic style with a thin strap that wrapped around her hips and tied on one side.\n\nThe beauty's update consisted of two photos that showed her outside, standing next to a white wall that was partially shaded. The snaps captured her body from the middle of her thighs up. Her hair was wet, and a drop of water ran down her bare thigh, indicating that she might have just come from a swim.\n\nIn one photo, Frida stood with one leg in front of the other, her hip cocked to the side. The pose put her flat abs and hourglass figure on display. She ran her hands through her hair as she gave the camera a sultry look.\n\nThe second picture captured the model as she shook her hair. Her head was tilted to the side and her hand was above it. She also had a dreamy look on her face. Her bronze skin popped against the white paint on the wall, and her body looked perfect in the outdoor lighting.\n\nFrida looked to be wearing little — if any — makeup. Her cheeks and lips were a natural rosy color.", "The world saw a different side of Pope Francis on New Year’s Eve after the pontiff tore himself free from a woman who had grabbed his hand and pulled him toward her.\n\nA woman seeking the Pope’s blessing on New Year’s Eve instead ended up enraging the pontiff after grabbing his arm to get his attention. A video of the altercation shows Francis walking through Vatican City as he greeted pilgrims. After reaching out to touch a child, a nearby woman seized his hand, jerking the religious leader around – a yank that appeared to cause him pain.\n\nPope Francis repeatedly SLAPS woman’s hand after she YANKS him toward herDETAILS: https://t.co/V6taO9Jc9vpic.twitter.com/Iw7KrEdyuz — RT (@RT_com) 1 января 2020 г.\n\nAfter slapping her hand several times, the Pope freed himself of her grip. The usually serene Francis scowled as he walked away.\n\nAccording to reports, the Pope later acknowledged that he had “lost patience” with the admiring pilgrim.\n\nFrancis has a history of repelling unwanted contact. In March, he was criticized for refusing to allow members of the faithful to kiss his papal ring during a visit to an Italian shrine.\n\nLike this story? Share it with a friend!", "Golf Stand Bag Market Share, Size 2020| Emerging Rapidly with Latest Trends, Growth, Revenue, Demand and Global Forecast to 2025\n\nPosted on Jan 2 2020 5:44 AM\n\n\"Global Golf Stand Bag Industry 2020 research report signifies the detail overview of existing market State, Size, Share and forecast 2020-2025. The Golf Stand Bag report further covers the comprehensive analysis of the future progress of the Golf Stand Bag Market. Additionally, this report gives Golf Stand Bag Market trends, share, development, and cost structure and drivers analysis. \"\n\n' Golf Stand Bag Market Development 2020-2025 begins with a market summary and covers market research data that is significant for new market players. The report emphasis on the segmentation, competitive landscape, geographical growth, market forecast and major market dynamics containing drivers, restraints, and opportunities. The report focus on key production, revenue, and consumption trends. Moreover, an Industry overview, revenue share, and SWOT analysis of the foremost players in the market have been provided in the report.\n\nRequest a Sample Copy of the Report - https://www.absolutereports.com/enquiry/request-sample/14918351\n\nGolf Stand Bag Market Segment by Manufacturers includes:\n\nTaylorMade\n\nCallaway\n\nAcushnet Holdings\n\nSun Mountain\n\nSumitomo Rubber Industries（SRIXON,XXIO,Cleveland)\n\nPing\n\nJones Sports Company\n\nHonma\n\nCobra\n\nDynamic Brands\n\nRJ Sport Typhoon\n\nParagon\n\nTourEdge\n\nA99Golf\n\nPGM and many more.\n\nThis report focuses on the Golf Stand Bag in global market , especially in North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific, South America, Middle East and Africa. This report categorizes the market based on manufacturers, regions, type and application.\n\nBy Types, the Golf Stand Bag Market can be Split into:\n\n2-4 Way\n\n5-6 Way\n\nOthers.\n\nBy Applications, the Golf Stand Bag Market can be Split into:\n\nMan\n\nWoman\n\nJuniors.\n\nInquire or share your questions if any before the purchasing this report - https://www.absolutereports.com/enquiry/pre-order-enquiry/14918351\n\nScope of the Report:\n\nStand bags feature a design that's unique compared to other styles of golf bag—they have two retractable legs.\n\nThese legs allow the bag to stand either completely upright (like a staff or cart bag) or else it can stand canted, where its two legs extend out to stabilize the bag while allowing for easy access to any club. When the bag is upright, the legs retract and lay snug against the bag.\n\nGolfers prefer stand bags when they are walking on the course. That's because the retractable legs allow the bag to remain upright on turf, whereas cart or staff bags are designed to be used on flat surfaces, such as the back of a riding cart. But if you walk the course, there's no need for your clubs to stay on the cart path when you're teeing off or lining up a putt.\n\nMany stand bags come equipped with backpack-style shoulder straps that distribute the weight across both shoulders. Stand bags weigh about 5 pounds or lighter. Some even have additional ergonomic features, such as a hip pad to prevent the bag from rubbing you the wrong way as you walk.\n\nIt also should be noted that stand bags can be used with push/pull carts or strapped to the back of a riding cart. But you should take particular care when doing so, especially with push or pull carts, to make sure the legs don't get damaged in trying to secure it with straps.\n\nThe global Golf Stand Bag market is valued at xx million US$ in 2018 and will reach xx million US$ by the end of 2025, growing at a CAGR of xx% during 2020-2025. The objectives of this study are to define, segment, and project the size of the Golf Stand Bag market based on company, product type, end user and key regions.\n\nThis report studies the global market size of Golf Stand Bag in key regions like North America, Europe, China and Japan, focuses on the consumption of Golf Stand Bag in these regions.\n\nThis research report categorizes the global Golf Stand Bag market by top players/brands, region, type and end user. This report also studies the global Golf Stand Bag market status, competition landscape, market share, growth rate, future trends, market drivers, opportunities and challenges, sales channels and distributors.\n\nThe study objectives of this report are:\n\nTo study and analyze the global Golf Stand Bag market size (value & volume) by company, key regions/countries, products and application, history data from 2014 to 2018, and forecast to 2025.\n\nTo understand the structure of Golf Stand Bag market by identifying its various subsegments.\n\nTo share detailed information about the key factors influencing the growth of the market (growth potential, opportunities, drivers, industry-specific challenges and risks).\n\nFocuses on the key global Golf Stand Bag manufacturers, to define, describe and analyze the sales volume, value, market share, market competition landscape, SWOT analysis and development plans in next few years.\n\nTo analyze the Golf Stand Bag with respect to individual growth trends, future prospects, and their contribution to the total market.\n\nTo project the value and volume of Golf Stand Bag submarkets, with respect to key regions (along with their respective key countries).\n\nTo analyze competitive developments such as expansions, agreements, new product launches, and acquisitions in the market.\n\nTo strategically profile the key players and comprehensively analyze their growth strategies.\n\nPurchase this Report (Price 3900 USD for a Single-User License) - https://www.absolutereports.com/purchase/14918351\n\nTOC (Table of content):\n\nTable of Contents\n\n\n\n1 Study Coverage\n\n1.1 Golf Stand Bag Product Introduction\n\n1.2 Market Segments\n\n1.3 Key Manufacturers Covered\n\n1.4 Market by Type\n\n1.4.1 Global Golf Stand Bag Market Size Growth Rate by Type\n\n1.5 Market by Application\n\n1.5.1 Global Golf Stand Bag Market Size Growth Rate by Application\n\n1.6 Study Objectives\n\n1.7 Years Considered\n\n2 Executive Summary\n\n2.1 Global Golf Stand Bag Market Size\n\n2.1.1 Global Golf Stand Bag Revenue 2014-2025\n\n2.1.2 Global Golf Stand Bag Sales 2014-2025\n\n2.2 Golf Stand Bag Growth Rate by Regions\n\n2.2.1 Global Golf Stand Bag Sales by Regions\n\n2.2.2 Global Golf Stand Bag Revenue by Regions\n\n3 Breakdown Data by Manufacturers\n\n3.1 Golf Stand Bag Sales by Manufacturers\n\n3.1.1 Golf Stand Bag Sales by Manufacturers\n\n3.1.2 Golf Stand Bag Sales Market Share by Manufacturers\n\n3.2 Golf Stand Bag Revenue by Manufacturers\n\n3.2.1 Golf Stand Bag Revenue by Manufacturers (2014-2020)\n\n3.2.2 Golf Stand Bag Revenue Share by Manufacturers (2014-2020)\n\n3.3 Golf Stand Bag Price by Manufacturers\n\n3.4 Golf Stand Bag Manufacturing Base Distribution, Product Types\n\n3.4.1 Golf Stand Bag Manufacturers Manufacturing Base Distribution, Headquarters\n\n3.4.2 Manufacturers Golf Stand Bag Product Type\n\n3.4.3 Date of International Manufacturers Enter into Golf Stand Bag Market\n\n3.5 Manufacturers Mergers & Acquisitions, Expansion Plans\n\n4 Breakdown Data by Type\n\n4.1 Global Golf Stand Bag Sales by Type\n\n4.2 Global Golf Stand Bag Revenue by Type\n\n4.3 Golf Stand Bag Price by Type\n\n5 Breakdown Data by Application\n\n5.1 Overview\n\n5.2 Global Golf Stand Bag Breakdown Data by Application\n\n6 North America\n\n6.1 North America Golf Stand Bag by Country\n\n6.1.1 North America Golf Stand Bag Sales by Country\n\n6.1.2 North America Golf Stand Bag Revenue by Country\n\n6.1.3 United States\n\n6.1.4 Canada\n\n6.1.5 Mexico\n\n6.2 North America Golf Stand Bag by Type\n\n6.3 North America Golf Stand Bag by Application\n\n7 Europe\n\n7.1 Europe Golf Stand Bag by Country\n\n7.1.1 Europe Golf Stand Bag Sales by Country\n\n7.1.2 Europe Golf Stand Bag Revenue by Country\n\n7.1.3 Germany\n\n7.1.4 France\n\n7.1.5 UK\n\n7.1.6 Italy\n\n7.1.7 Russia\n\n7.2 Europe Golf Stand Bag by Type\n\n7.3 Europe Golf Stand Bag by Application\n\n8 Asia Pacific\n\n8.1 Asia Pacific Golf Stand Bag by Region\n\n8.1.1 Asia Pacific Golf Stand Bag Sales by Region\n\n8.1.2 Asia Pacific Golf Stand Bag Revenue by Region\n\n8.1.3 China\n\n8.1.4 Japan\n\n8.1.5 South Korea\n\n8.1.6 India\n\n8.1.7 Australia\n\n8.1.8 Indonesia\n\n8.1.9 Thailand\n\n8.1.10 Malaysia\n\n8.1.11 Philippines\n\n8.1.12 Vietnam\n\n8.2 Asia Pacific Golf Stand Bag by Type\n\n8.3 Asia Pacific Golf Stand Bag by Application\n\n9 Central & South America\n\n9.1 Central & South America Golf Stand Bag by Country\n\n9.1.1 Central & South America Golf Stand Bag Sales by Country\n\n9.1.2 Central & South America Golf Stand Bag Revenue by Country\n\n9.1.3 Brazil\n\n9.2 Central & South America Golf Stand Bag by Type\n\n9.3 Central & South America Golf Stand Bag by Application\n\n10 Middle East and Africa\n\n10.1 Middle East and Africa Golf Stand Bag by Country\n\n10.1.1 Middle East and Africa Golf Stand Bag Sales by Country\n\n10.1.2 Middle East and Africa Golf Stand Bag Revenue by Country\n\n10.1.3 Turkey\n\n10.1.4 GCC Countries\n\n10.1.5 Egypt\n\n10.1.6 South Africa\n\n10.2 Middle East and Africa Golf Stand Bag by Type\n\n10.3 Middle East and Africa Golf Stand Bag by Application\n\n11 Company Profiles\n\n11.1 Company Details\n\n11.2 Company Business Overview\n\n………\n\n12 Future Forecast\n\n12.1 Golf Stand Bag Market Forecast by Regions\n\n12.1.1 Global Golf Stand Bag Sales Forecast by Regions 2020-2025\n\n12.1.2 Global Golf Stand Bag Revenue Forecast by Regions 2020-2025\n\n12.2 Golf Stand Bag Market Forecast by Type\n\n12.2.1 Global Golf Stand Bag Sales Forecast by Type 2020-2025\n\n12.2.2 Global Golf Stand Bag Revenue Forecast by Type 2020-2025\n\n12.3 Golf Stand Bag Market Forecast by Application\n\n12.4 North America Golf Stand Bag Forecast\n\n12.5 Europe Golf Stand Bag Forecast\n\n12.6 Asia Pacific Golf Stand Bag Forecast\n\n12.7 Central & South America Golf Stand Bag Forecast\n\n12.8 Middle East and Africa Golf Stand Bag Forecast\n\n13 Market Opportunities, Challenges, Risks and Influences Factors Analysis\n\n13.1 Market Opportunities and Drivers\n\n13.2 Market Challenges\n\n13.3 Market Risks/Restraints\n\n13.4 Macroscopic Indicators\n\n14 Value Chain and Sales Channels Analysis\n\n14.1 Value Chain Analysis\n\n14.2 Golf Stand Bag Customers\n\n14.3 Sales Channels Analysis\n\n14.3.1 Sales Channels\n\n14.3.2 Distributors\n\n15 Research Findings and Conclusion\n\n16 Appendix\n\n16.1 Research Methodology\n\n16.1.1 Methodology/Research Approach\n\n16.1.2 Data Source\n\n16.2 Author Details\n\n16.3 Disclaimer\n\nAnd Continued…\n\nContact Us:\n\nName: Ajay More\n\nPhone: US +1424 253 0807/ UK +44 203 239 8187\n\nMail id: [email protected]"], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "(MENAFN - Saudi Press Agency) Riyadh, January 01, 2020, SPA -- A statement by the Official Spokesman of the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen COL Turki Al-Malki: \"At (1545) this evening, six Saudi War Prisoners arrived at King Salman Airbase. Receiving them was His Royal Highness the Joint Forces Commander Lieutenant General Fahd Bin Turki Bin Abdulaziz, a number of the Joint Forces Command Staff and their families. The Joint Forces Command values the efforts exerted by the International Committee of the Red Cross in handing over PoWs under the Stockholm Agreement.\"\n\n--SPA\n\n16:44 LOCAL TIME 13:44 GMT\n\n0010\n\n\n\n\n\nMENAFN0101202000780000ID1099495460", "pos": ["(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) RIYADH, Jan 1 (KUNA) -- Six Saudi war prisoners have arrived at King Salman Airbase in Riyadh, said the Saudi-led Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen.\n\nJoint Forces Commander Lieut. Gen. Fahd Bin Turki Bin Abdulaziz, Joint Forces Command Staff and the prisoners' families welcomed the prisoners at the airbase, the coalition's spokesman Col. Turki Al-Malki was quoted by the Saudi official news agency as saying.\n\nAl-Malki appreciated the efforts exerted by the International Committee of the Red Cross in freeing the Saudi prisoners pursuant to the Stockholm Agreement.\n\nOn December 13, 2018, parties to the conflict in Yemen came together in Stockholm, Sweden, and agreed to a series of undertakings that raised hopes for a peaceful settlement of the conflict that began in 2015.\n\nThe agreement mainly encompassed an immediate cease-fire, mutual redeployment of forces in Hodeidah and the ports of Hodeidah, Salif and Ras Issa, facilitating the movement of humanitarian aid and a prisoner swap. (end)\n\nmdm.mt\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMENAFN0101202000710000ID1099495480"], "neg": ["The National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) has cautioned Nigerians against HIV/AIDS infection through indiscriminate sex in 2020.\n\nNACA Director General, Dr Gambo Aliyu, gave the advice in a statement signed by the agency’s Director of Publicity, Mrs Toyin Aderibigbe on Wednesday in Abuja.\n\nAliyu urged Nigerians to strive hard to know their status which was necessary for preventive interventions and treatment.\n\n“We recommend to Nigerians to know their HIV status as we enter in New Year, your HIV story begins with knowing your HIV status which is the safest gateway to HIV prevention, care and treatment.\n\n“Knowing your HIV status allows you to make informed decisions either way the result turns out.\n\n“Remember, people still get infected with HIV every day, mostly as a result of indiscriminate sexual behaviour,” he said.\n\nThe director-general said that NACA has taken bold steps to prevent new HIV infections through consistent provision of information on prevention and accessible HIV/AIDS services to Nigerians irrespective of where they resided in the country.\n\n“We must build on the successes recorded so far at individual, family and community levels to prevent new HIV infections as we move into the last mile decade for the control and eradication of HIV,” he said.\n\nGambo assured that as the country joined the rest of the world to push for the last mile, NACA, in synergy with stakeholders, would ensure 90 per cent of Nigerians who lived with HIV knew their status.\n\nHe also assured that those infected would be placed on life saving treatment to achieve viral load suppression to keep them alive and healthy.\n\n“Knowing one’s HIV status is no longer difficult as Nigerians can now test themselves in a matter of minutes using self-test kits or call NACA at 6222 for guidance,” Gambo said.", "'Kingdom of Morocco is good for the Jewish community'\n\n\"Moroccan Jewry is very, very well off,\" said Rabbi Dr. Yitzhak Sabag of the rabbis of Moroccan Jewry in an interview with Arutz Sheva Tuesday.\n\nRabbi Sabag stated that many people from all over the world come to visit the Jewish community in Morocco, especially to visit the graves of numerous Righteous Among the Nations who rescued Jews during the Holocaust.\n\n\"We are a community of 1500-1800 members,\" said Rabbi Sabag, who added that there is a rich Torah educational world in the community. \"My wife is one of the principals at the school,\" says the rabbi.\n\nRabbi Dr. Sabag emphasized that the rabbinical court is totally and officially recognized by the kingdom. \"This is the only place in the world that is the case,\" he stated. \"The rabbinical court belongs to the Ministry of Justice and the ruling of the rabbinical court is considered a ruling on behalf of the king.\"\n\nRabbi Sabag said that all the inscription and legal matters written in the rabbinical courts are considered official documents of the kingdom and added that in Morocco, even the Jewish inheritance documents are officially recognized by the authorities.\n\nHistorically, the Kingdom of Morocco has maintained a good relationship with the Jewish community, but does this situation continue even today when the community is so small? Rabbi Sabag answered - \"The Kingdom of Morocco, as the Lubavitcher Rebbe said, is a 'kingdom of grace' and when I say 'kingdom of grace' is literally 'kingdom of grace.' So far, with G-d's blessing, the king is good to the Jews.\"\n\nRabbi Sabag told a story from World War II when the King of Morocco did not want to give the list of Jews in Morocco to Adolf Hitler. \"One of the things he said was 'If you want to give them (the Jews) a yellow badge, then add some [badges] for the royal family.'\"\n\nJews all over the world today are facing anti-Semitism, what is your situation?\n\n\"There is anti-Semitism all over the world, but with us, thankfully, we have not reached such situations,\" Rabbi Dr. Sabag said.", "Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window)\n\nClick to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)\n\nClick to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n\nThe ex-fiancé of the late Bobbi Kristina Brown reportedly died of a suspected overdose on New Year’s Day in Florida.\n\nNick Gordon, 30, suffered a series of heart attacks after the alleged drug overdose and later died at Altamonte Springs Hospital, according to The Daily Mail.\n\nHis brother, Junior Walker, mourned his death in Facebook post, writing, “God why did I have to lose my brother on New Years.”\n\n“All I can do is cry,” the post continued.\n\nIn January 2015, Bobbi Kristina Brown, 22, was found unconscious in the bathtub of her Georgia home after a suspected drug overdose. Gordon was in the home at the time.\n\nBrown is the daughter of Whitney Houston, who drowned in a bathtub in January 2012. Houston was placed into a medically-induced coma and died six months later.\n\nThe man who discovered Brown in the bathtub, friend Max Lomas, died of a fentanyl overdose in August 2018.", "Please enable JavaScript to use all the features on this page.\n\nJavaScript is disabled on your browser.", "Entornointeligente.com /\n\nPRIME Minister Andrew Holness says his Administration is committed to bringing the homicide rate down, but argues that the high number of murders facing the country now did not happen overnight. In his new year’s message to the nation, he pointed out that in the 1980s there were 4,870 murders and that by the decade of the 1990s this increased to 7,621.\n\nBy the year 2000, even with the formation of various special squads and units, murders skyrocketed to 13,418 he outlined, adding that, “this past decade, 2010 to 2019, has seen a reduction in murders to 12,698”.\n\nUp to December 28, there were 1,326 murders recorded for 2019, with 26 of them within a week, 3.4 per cent more than 2018. Other serious and violent crimes increased by 2.9 per cent in 2019, equating to 98 more such incidents over the previous year.\n\n“The level of crime we are now experiencing is over and above the capacity of our existing security apparatus to manage. While the crime and murder numbers have grown over the past four decades, successive governments have not increased the national security budget apace, or kept abreast with technology, or increased the number of investigators and other critical capabilities commensurately, or effectively controlled corrupt activity in the force,” the prime minister said.\n\nHe said that it is only in this last decade that serious policy and legislative reforms have been undertaken and that “all Jamaicans should take hope that, with sound policy, programmes and plans we can reduce murders”.\n\nHowever, he stressed that it will take a long-term concerted commitment to stick with the plan.\n\nFurthermore, he said political disunity has not helped with the crime problem. “Gamesmanship over crime-fighting and national security policy have real effects on our lives,” he said, arguing that the lack of support from the Opposition for the continuation of the states of emergency had resulted in a break for the first four months of 2019, and an unusual spike in homicides in November.\n\nAt the same time, he expressed confidence in the Government’s plan to secure the country.\n\n“Jamaica is engaged in building a national security architecture fit for the times that will deal with domestic threats, but will also deal effectively with our air and maritime space and borders, in addition to securing our cyber domain which is becoming more important as the world becomes digital. All of this cannot be done overnight or even in two years. It takes a year and a half to procure equipment, at least two years in some cases to draft and pass legislation, several years to train up a seasoned investigator and other skilled law enforcement operators,” said the prime minister. He said much of this is now being done and the Government will be intensifying efforts to bring these reforms and investments more quickly to fruition.\n\nIn a December 30 statement, the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica, Jamaica Manufacturers’ and Exporters Association, and Jamaica Chamber of Commerce reminded the political directorate that dealing with the issues related to the safety and right to life of our citizenry is non-negotiable. “We ask every Jamaican to join us in holding Government and Opposition accountable and demand the removal of partisan agendas on this topic,” the organisations stated.\n\nHolness noted that in the new fiscal year the largest allocation of $5.28 billion will go towards equipping the police force with cutting-edge technology to enhance its ability to detect, record, respond and prevent crimes.\n\n“The JCF [Jamaica Constabulary Force] will receive the first set of purpose-built police cars fitted with tracking devices and onboard computers,” he said, adding that the police’s radio and communication system is being improved, and that the implementation of the long talked about electronic station diary will begin.\n\nAlong with administrative and operational improvements, already the country is seeing the impact on the number and quality of cases being brought before the court to secure convictions, he told the nation.\n\nMeanwhile, Holness said “many great things” happened in 2019, including record low inflation, successful completion of the International Monetary Fund programme, record fall in debt to gross domestic product ratio, the removal of the minimum business tax, longest period of consecutive growth (19 quarters) reduced transfer tax, and more resources for the police and military.\n\nHe noted that there were also record tourism arrivals and earnings, launch of the tourism workers’ pension fund, as well as major road and infrastructure development.\n\nIn addition, he pointed to the increased suite of benefits under the Programme of Advancement through Health and Education, and the merger of the HEART Trust, Jamaica Foundation for Lifelong Learning, National Youth Service, and the Apprenticeship Board, to create a comprehensive and effective human capital development agency.\n\nNow you can read the Jamaica Observer ePaper anytime, anywhere. The Jamaica Observer ePaper is available to you at home or at work, and is the same edition as the printed copy available at http://bit.ly/epaperlive\n\nLINK ORIGINAL: Jamaica Observer\n\nEntornointeligente.com"], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "Former NBA Commissioner David Stern, who is credited with dramatically overhauling and expanding the national sports league while serving as its longest-tenured commissioner, has died, according to the NBA. He was 77.\n\nThe renowned businessman had been hospitalized after suffering a brain hemorrhage on Dec. 12 that required emergency surgery, the NBA had said at the time.\n\nStern died on New Year’s Day as a result of the hemorrhage, according to a statement from NBA Commissioner Adam Silver. His wife and family were with him when he died.\n\n“David took over the NBA in 1984 with the league at a crossroads. But over the course of 30 years as Commissioner, he ushered in the modern global NBA,” Silver said, crediting Stern with making the NBA a “truly global brand” and calling him one of the “most influential business leaders of his generation.”\n\nStern had served as commissioner of the multibillion-dollar sports operation for 30 years, succeeding Larry O’Brien in 1984. He handed the reins over to then-deputy commissioner Adam Silver in 2014.\n\nASSOCIATED PRESS Former NBA Commissioner David Stern speaks during his induction into the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Mass., in 2014.\n\nDuring his three decades at the helm, he expanded the sport’s popularity and digital coverage ― with the NBA being the first major professional sports league to appear on cable TV ― as well as expanded the league internationally ― having introduced national players to international teams, and vice versa. He also allowed the first NBA players to participate in the Olympic Games in 1992, and the so-called “Dream Team” won the gold. He also oversaw the creation of the WNBA, the NBA’s women’s counterpart, in 1996.\n\nThe Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, which added his name to its walls in 2014, branded him as “one of the most influential commissioners in the NBA’s history.”\n\n“Under Stern the NBA added seven new teams, and the relocation of six NBA franchises,” the sports memorial’s tribute to him reads. “The expansion of the global game was one of Stern’s greatest accomplishments during his tenure by opening 13 global NBA offices and staged regular season games outside the U.S. which was the first ever in professional sports.”\n\nDespite stepping down as commissioner in 2014, Stern remained affiliated with the NBA as commissioner emeritus. He traveled overseas on the league’s behalf and did public speaking and consulting.\n\n“David Stern is the single most important person in the history of basketball,” former NBA player and broadcaster Bill Walton said at the time of Stern’s resignation. “He has used basketball to make the world a better place. ... He is a master at getting to what’s next.”", "pos": ["Former National Basketball Association Commissioner David Stern, who oversaw the explosive growth in the popularity of the game during his tenure, has died at the age of 77, the league said on Wednesday.\n\nStern, who served 30 years as the NBA's longest-tenured commissioner before Adam Silver replaced him on Feb. 1, 2014, had been in serious condition after undergoing emergency surgery on Dec. 12 in New York following a sudden brain hemorrhage.\n\n“Every member of the NBA family is the beneficiary of David’s vision, generosity and inspiration,\" current commissioner Silver said in a statement.\n\n\"Because of David, the NBA is a truly global brand.\"\n\nStern oversaw the NBA's extraordinary growth with seven new franchises, a more than 30-fold increase in revenue, a dramatic expansion of national TV exposure and the launch of the Women's National Basketball Association and NBA Development League.\n\nHe also had a role in many other initiatives that helped shaped the league, including a drug policy, salary cap system and dress code.\n\nBut Stern's greatest accomplishment as commissioner is widely considered to be the way he transformed the NBA, which at one time was largely an unknown commodity outside the United States, into a globally-televised powerhouse.\n\nUnder Stern's leadership, the league opened 13 global NBA offices and, in 1990, became the first U.S. professional sports league to stage a regular-season game outside North America when the Phoenix Suns played the Utah Jazz in Japan.\n\n\"David Stern was the most important non-player/non-coach who ever passed through the NBA and it’s not really close,\" Bill Simmons, broadcaster and author of \"The Book of Basketball: The NBA\" said on Twitter.\n\nBill Russell, who won 11 championships in 13 years with the Boston Celtics long before Stern became commissioner, said in a tweet, \"He changed so many lives. David was a great innovator and made the game we love what it is today. This is a horrible loss.\"\n\nStern also presided over four NBA lockouts, including two that resulted in shortened seasons in 1998-99 and 2011.\n\nStern, who had remained affiliated with the NBA and held the title of commissioner emeritus, was inducted to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2014 and the FIBA Hall of Fame in 2016.\n\n\"David took over the NBA in 1984 with the league at a crossroads,\" current commissioner Silver added in his statement, adding that Stern \"ushered in the modern global NBA. He launched groundbreaking media and marketing partnerships, digital assets and social responsibility programs that have brought the game to billions of people around the world.\""], "neg": ["A fire in a south-end Halifax apartment building on Wednesday afternoon is being labelled as arson.\n\nIn a news release, Halifax Regional Police said fire crews and police were called to an apartment building on the 5500 block of Victoria Road at 4:23 p.m. after multiple callers said they saw smoke in the building. Fire crews quickly put out the fire.\n\nTenants were temporarily evacuated from the building, but have since returned.\n\nNo injuries have been reported.\n\nPolice are asking anyone with information about the fire to call police at 902-490-5016 or contact Crime Stoppers online or by phone at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).\n\nMORE TOP STORIES", "Every change begins with a leadership decision. Making the decision to institute changes is not always easy. Being prepared, planning well, and being surrounded by a good team will make that decision a lot easier. Begin by putting yourself in a positive frame of mind. You are likely to experience higher than normal levels of stress and knowing this beforehand will give you the ability to be prepared mentally and physically. You will be the anchorperson and foundation, and with your steady hand will guide your team through the stressful events. Be a reassuring and active force throughout the whole process.\n\nIt is impossible to prepare for every contingency, but planning for the known is a must. Add time or extra room to the schedule for the unknowns. When you encounter an unexpected event, your schedule should not be put off by much if you have built in some leeway. It will provide that buffer that gives you and your team the ability to deal with the unknowns and keep rolling with the change process\n\nSurround yourself with people that you can delegate to and be confident in their abilities and skills. Be precise and specific with your directions as when the change process begins you will be depending on these individuals and their talents. Communicating and providing feedback are the keys to successful delegation; make sure your team understands this. If communication fails or there is not accurate feedback the chances of a success are lessened.\n\nAn issue that sometimes arises when delegating is micro managing. Keep an eye out to not micro-manage as you can quickly lose track of events and it will take time away from your main duties. Delegating is a skill that takes time as you must first learn the strengths and weakness of your team and know what tasks you can and cannot hand out. It may not be possible to always delegate, but when it can be done it will provide a great resource.\n\nAlways be available during the change process. Before the change prepare your friends and family that you may not be available for social events. Reassure your team that you are there for them and you are here to provide them with the necessary resources to lead them through the change. Stress to them that you are available and focused on keeping the communications lines open.\n\nAlways be aware of rumors, they will happen before during and after the change. Do not ignore any rumor, put out honest and clear communication as soon as possible. Reassure your team that if they hear a rumor to seek out more information from a reliable source. Remind them that spreading rumors helps no one and will cause more harm than good.\n\nNot everyone will agree on the change. Keep in mind that these types of feelings are normal, as people generally do not enjoy change and are sometimes made nervous by it. You will likely encounter pushback and resistance by a number of team members. Provide facts and data to show why the change is happening and reassure them the need and benefits of the change. These types of individuals are best suited to be educated about the change with information.\n\nIf you are encountering an extreme case of pushback, provide them with some choices that still fall within the spectrum of the intended change. They should then feel more involved in the process and it will help alleviate the negative mindset they may be experiencing.It is vitally important to make sure that all stakeholders and employees are on board with a change.\n\nIn order to continue increasing awareness and to build desire to support the upcoming change; the change management team must reach out to the organization at large. The force field analysis, developed by German social psychologist Kurt Lewin helps a change management team to:\n\n• Identify pros and cons of an option prior to making a decision\n\n• Explore what is going right — and what is going wrong\n\n• Analyse any two opposing positions.\n\nIf concerns or issues arise, then steps must be taken to ensure awareness is continually raised and that desire to support the change is increased. Strategies that can help the change management team responsively address employees’ concerns include:\n\n• Engaging employees, providing forums for people to express their questions and concerns\n\n• Equipping managers & supervisors to be effective change leaders and managers of resistance\n\n• Orchestrating opportunities for advocates of the change to contact those not yet on board\n\n• Aligning incentive and performance management systems to support the change.\n\nChange is not exempt from Murphy’s Law. And even if something isn’t going wrong, change management team members must constantly be observing, listening, and evaluating the progress and process during a change. Below are several tools to help the team accomplish this.\n\nA feedback form is used to gather information from those involved in a change to help shape the remaining course of the change project. Instead of a paper form, feedback can be obtained through online surveys (Zoomerang.com or Survey Monkey.com), an in-house questionnaire on the intranet, a few questions sent by email, or a focus group. The questions will vary depending upon the subject being queried.\n\nOpen Feedback include asking participants for suggestions and comments. The compiled results of the feedback forms can be used by the change management team members to modify the project plan and/or the communication plan or to work with specific individuals or groups that may be providing roadblocks to success.\n\nOnce a change initiative is underway, it is critical to sustain the change with reinforcement. The leader must make sure that the project and communication plan remain on track. They need to identify, and explore any issues from employees or stakeholders that have emerged, and review and consider any feedback gathered to date.\n\nActing as a facilitator, the leader helps to bring about learning and productivity. Communication will be a byproduct of this by providing indirect or unobtrusive assistance, guidance, and supervision.He or she listens actively, asks questions, encourages diverse viewpoints, organizes information, helps the group reach consensus, and understands that the individual needs of team members will affect teamwork.\n\nThe LEAD model provides a simple methodology for facilitating a participative meeting:\n\n• Lead with objectives: When clear objectives are stated up front, group energy is channeled toward achieving an outcome. The objectives shape the content of the meeting.\n\n• Empower to participate: In the Lead model, the facilitator is empowered to encourage active participation.\n\n• Aim for consensus: Getting the team to consensus will have members more likely to support and carry out the decisions of the team.\n\n• Direct the process: How the meeting progresses will influence the quality of the decisions of the team, and influences the commitment of team members.\n\nLeaders must differentiate between process and content. Content includes the topics, subjects, or issues; process is about how the topics, subjects, or issues are addressed.\n\nBecause communications from managers and supervisors have been shown to have a significant impact on employees during a change initiative, it is appropriate that they be actively involved in celebrating success with employees as a result of positive performance. Celebrations can occur on three levels:\n\n1. One on one conversation: In a private meeting, a supervisor should attest to the fact that due to the employee’s effort, a change was made, and how it is succeeding. He or she should extend verbal thanks to the employee.\n\n2. Public recognition: Public recognition officially acknowledges outstanding performance and points out a role model that helped make a successful change happen. Supervisors should carefully consider who receives recognition, and not alienate group members who participated in the change but who many not have distinguished themselves as significantly.\n\n3. Group celebrations: Fun or engaging activities are used to celebrate key milestones by a group. They include buffet or restaurant lunches, dinner events, or can include group outings to sports, amusement, or cultural events. It is important that these types of celebrations try to include the involvement of the primary change sponsor in some way.\n\nProfessor Akindotun Merino\n\nEmail: Info@africamentalhealth.net\n\nTwitter: @drakinmerino\n\nFb: https://www.facebook.com/groups/Africamentalhealth/\n\nPhone: 08118048229", "Dancer and choreographer Uri Sands has stepped down as co-artistic director of TU Dance, the acclaimed Twin Cities company he helped found, amid allegations of sexual harassment of a former employee, according to a news release Tuesday.\n\nHis wife and co-founder, Toni Pierce-Sands, will continue to lead the organization as artistic director.\n\n\"We believe Mr. Sands' resignation will help TU Dance move forward in providing a safe and healthy environment for all,\" the news release said.\n\nSands, 45, and TU Dance vigorously deny all allegations, said Sara McGrane, the lawyer representing both.\n\nMcGrane said a lawsuit was served on a member of the company's board in October, alleging sexual misconduct by Sands involving a female employee between 2015 and 2017. The lawsuit also alleged negligent supervision of Sands by the company.\n\nMcGrane admitted a sexual relationship between Sands and the employee, but said he and TU Dance denied the \"sexual misconduct\" alleged in the lawsuit. Feeling the suit would be a distraction to the company, Sands offered his resignation Monday, McGrane said.\n\nUri Sands and Toni Pierce Sands of TU Dance in 2014. JOELKOYAMA jkoyama@startribune\n\nAttorney Jeff Anderson, who is representing the woman — a former dancer with the company who is not named in the suit — said Sands \"sexually exploited\" her, and he characterized the alleged misconduct as \"nonconsensual sexual intercourse.\"\n\nMcGrane also said that in 2017, TU Dance received an anonymous complaint involving Sands that resulted in the adoption of a sexual harassment policy by the company and a policy that Sands could not travel alone with female dancers. She said Sands was asked to engage in counseling and therapy, which he did.\n\nTU Dance was founded in 2004 by Uri Sands (the \"U\" in \"TU\") and Toni Pierce-Sands (the \"T\"). Both made their mark with the New York-based Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, one of the nation's leading troupes. They married in 2001.\n\nIn July 2005, they premiered their multicultural dance company to sold-out audiences at the Southern Theater in Minneapolis. The Star Tribune named the couple its Artists of the Year that December, lauding them for \"seamlessly melding African, modern, ballet and vernacular dance styles, underscored by a rhythmic musicality.\"\n\nOn the company's 10th anniversary in 2014, it received a $500,000 Knight Foundation grant to help it add programming, expand its funding base and help diversify the local dance scene. \"What will we be in the next 10 years?\" Pierce-Sands told the Star Tribune that year. \"We'll be taking dance from St. Paul to the world.\"\n\nIn 2018 it collaborated with Justin Vernon of Bon Iver on an evening-long work titled \"Come Through,\" which has since toured to major venues across the nation, including the Hollywood Bowl and the Kennedy Center in Washington, and Brooklyn just three weeks ago.", "New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) Political parties in the country seeking registration under the Representation of the People Act, 1951, will have to submit an application to the Election Commission of India (ECI) within a period of 30 days following the date of their formation, as per the new guidelines effective from Wednesday.\n\nThe new guidelines were framed by the ECI in the beginning of December last year with an aim to create a transparent system under the Political Parties Registration Tracking Management System (PPRTMS) so that the information is made available for the general public.\n\nAs per the guidelines prescribed by the ECI in the exercise of powers conferred by Article 324 of the Constitution of India and Section 29A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, “an association seeking registration has to submit an application to the Commission within a period of 30 days following the date of its formation.”\n\nRegistration of political parties is governed by the provisions of Section 29A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951.\n\n“The new guidelines are effective from January 1, 2020, and are available on the Commission’s website http://eci.gov.in.,” the ECI said.\n\nIn order to enable applicants to track the status of their applications, the Commission has launched the PPRTMS.\n\nThe salient feature in the PPRTMS is that the applicant, who is applying for party registration from January 1, 2020, will be able to track the progress of his or her application and will get status updates through SMS and e-mail, the ECI said.\n\n“The status can be tracked through the Commission’s portal via the link https://pprtms.eci.gov.in,” it said.\n\nIn December last year, the ECI had amended the guidelines and issued a press note dated December 2 regarding registration of political parties for the information of the general public.\n\n–IANS\n\nrak/arm", "U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) has never voted in favor of a trade deal — until now.\n\nOne of Brown’s first votes as a member of Congress was against the North American Free Trade Agreement in 1993. In the decades since, he has railed against the deal arguing that it cost American jobs.\n\n“I voted against every trade agreement since I've been member of the House or Senate, because every trade agreement has been written by corporate interests to enrich executives and stock holders and not for workers,” said Brown.\n\nNow, Brown plans to vote “yes” on the new NAFTA, known as the United States Mexico Canada Agreement or USMCA when the full Senate considers it. He already voted to approve the implementation bill in the Senate Finance Committee last week. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell told reporters on Tuesday he expects the full Senate to vote on USMCA by the end of the week.\n\n“I never thought this day would come,” Brown said in an interview with Yahoo Finance. “It happened because...people overwhelmingly understood that the NAFTA was bad for our communities, especially in the industrial Midwest.”\n\nBrown and Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) worked together to push for stronger labor provisions in the deal.\n\n“Finally, we saw a chance to renegotiate it and we knew if we stuck together, and together meant all the Democrats put pressure on the president saying, ‘Quit betraying workers. This matters for workers,’ and we succeeded,” said Brown.\n\nDemocratic lawmakers in the House negotiated with United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer for months on the deal’s labor, environmental, pharmaceutical and enforcement provisions. Last month, Speaker Pelosi announced a compromise and the House passed the USMCA implementation bill in a landslide vote.\n\n“We went to work and we convinced the president — kicking and screaming — that we needed strong labor enforcement and that this agreement should be centered around workers, not around corporate interests,” said Brown.\n\nBrown pointed to provisions that protect Mexican workers’ rights to form union and measures to ensure Mexico upholds labor standards as key victories in the deal.\n\nHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., accompanied by Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee Richard Neal, D-Mass., left, speaks at a news conference to discuss the United States Mexico Canada Agreement (USMCA) trade agreement, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) More\n\n“It’ll mean Mexican wages will come up,” Brown said. “Mexican wages will come up so that it will be less attractive for American companies to shut down production in Dayton and move to Mexico.”\n\nSome Democratic opposition\n\nWhile the Senate is expected to approve the deal by a wide margin, some Democratic lawmakers oppose the deal because it doesn’t do enough to fight climate change.\n\n“USMCA’s environmental provisions are insufficient—and by not addressing climate change, the USMCA fails to meet the crises of this moment. Californians know that the climate crisis is already here. Communities across our state have experienced exacerbated fires, storms, floods, and drought, and the devastation will only get worse if we fail to take bold and immediate action to address it,” said Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) in a statement.\n\nHarris voted against the deal in the Senate Budget Committee on Tuesday. Brown has acknowledged the deal isn’t perfect and told Yahoo Finance Congress needs to do a better job of addressing climate change.\n\nThe Trump administration has said it plans to use USMCA as a model for future trade negotiations — so while this the first trade deal to earn Brown’s approval, it may not be the last.\n\n“One of the reasons we fought so hard for this is, we understood if we get this as part of USMCA, it becomes a model for the future. That strong enforceable labor standards, environmental standards, doing the right thing on access to medicines —that can be the core of any trade agreements,” he said. “And then over time, we'll see trade agreements work in a way that companies are much less likely to outsource jobs from the United States overseas.”\n\nStill, his support for USMCA doesn’t mean he’ll necessarily get behind the Phase 1 deal with China, which was signed on Wednesday. Brown has urged President Trump to “stay strong” in his negotiations with China. “I want to make sure China's not the same thing and he's not really been open enough about what's in it,” he said.\n\nJessica Smith is a reporter for Yahoo Finance based in Washington, D.C. Follow her on Twitter at @JessicaASmith8.\n\nRead more:"], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "Pete Buttigieg raised $24.7 million in the final months of 2019, well positioning the South Bend, Ind., mayor for the final sprint to the Iowa caucuses.\n\n\n\nButtigieg, a little-known Indiana mayor who became a fundraising juggernaut, brought in more than $76 million in 2019 — an astounding total for a candidate who started the year with no national profile and a 24,000-person email list. In 2019, Buttigieg pulled in 2 million donations from 733,000 individuals.\n\n\n\nButtigieg’s fourth quarter haul, disclosed Wednesday morning, will power the Buttigieg campaign this winter, as the Democratic presidential primary hardens around the top four contenders, along with former Vice President Joe Biden, Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Sen. Bernie Sanders. Buttigieg, who still hovers in the single digits in national polls, has led the field in Iowa and New Hampshire polling in recent weeks, and his fundraising totals will give him the resources he needs to stand out in Iowa next month.\n\n\n\nButtigieg is the first leading Democratic presidential candidate to release his fundraising totals for the final three months of 2019.\n\n\n\nBut Buttigieg’s quarter comes amid heavy criticism from his Democratic rivals for how he raises money. Warren, who has shunned high-dollar events altogether, attacked Buttigieg during the December debate for a recent fundraiser at a wine cave, while Sanders spotlighted how many billionaires gave to Buttigieg’s campaign. In a speech in early December, Warren took thinly veiled shots at Buttigieg and Biden, both of whom raise money from high-dollar donors. “When a candidate brags about how beholden he feels to a group of wealthy investors, our democracy is in serious trouble,” Warren said.\n\n\n\nLast month, Warren pressured Buttigieg into opening his private fundraisers to the media and disclosing his list of top donors. Biden, for his part, has opened his high-dollar events to the media from his campaign launch in April.\n\n\n\nThe Buttigieg campaign touted its small-dollar numbers in a memo announcing his fourth quarter haul. In 2019, 98 percent of the donations were less than $200, the campaign said, and in the fourth quarter, the average contribution was $33.\n\n\n\n“This quarter, Pete solidified himself as a top tier presidential candidate, not by tapping into the fundraising list or bank account of a sitting Senator or someone who had run for president before, but by speaking to voters who for too long have been let down by politicians in Washington and are looking for a better path forward,” Buttigieg campaign manager Mike Schmuhl wrote in the fundraising memo.\n\n\n\nHis fourth quarter total improved over his third quarter total, which came in at $19 million. So far, though, it’s unclear how Buttigieg’s numbers may compare to other top 2020 contenders, as they haven’t released their totals.\n\n\n\nButtigieg has already deployed his resources with TV ad campaigns in all four of the early states. That ad campaign has helped boost his poll numbers in those early states, and he has expanded his operational footprint, adding 65 field offices throughout the country.", "pos": ["South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg announced Wednesday that his campaign raked in $24.7 million in the final quarter.\n\nHe raised a whopping $76 million throughout 2019, according to his campaign.\n\nYet Buttigieg has also faced scrutiny for his fundraising tactics — most notably during last month's Democratic debate, in which he was criticized for attending a fundraiser in a wine cave.\n\nVisit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.\n\nSouth Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg announced early Wednesday his campaign raked in $24.7 million in the final quarter of the year — bringing his entire 2019 haul to a whopping $76 million.\n\nThe figure is a remarkable one for a candidate who had very little national name recognition when he started his presidential bid early last year.\n\n\"These figures are even more astounding considering that Pete started this race less then a year ago as an unknown candidate, with just a few staffers and zero dollars in the bank,\" campaign manager Mike Schmuhl said in a statement. \"But what we did have was a shared vision of bringing a new kind of politics to Washington and changing the trajectory of our country.\"\n\nIt's still unclear how Buttigieg's final-quarter haul stacks up to the other 2020 frontrunners — they have not yet announced their fundraising totals.\n\nBut Schmuhl said in the statement that of the $76 million raised in 2019, 98% of donations were for figures under $200, and the average donation was $38.\n\nHe said 326,000 people contributed to Buttigieg's campaign in the fourth quarter, contributing an average of $33.\n\nYet Buttigieg has also faced criticism for his fundraising tactics — most notably during last month's Democratic debate, in which Sen. Elizabeth Warren slammed Buttigieg for attending a fundraiser in a wine cave.\n\n\"The mayor just recently had a fundraiser that was held in a wine cave full of crystals and $900-a-bottle wine,\" Warren said. \"He had promised that every fundraiser he would do would be open-door, but this one was closed-door. We made the decision many years ago that rich people in smoke-filled rooms would not pick the next president of the United States. Billionaires in wine caves should not pick the next president of the United States.\""], "neg": ["Delhi Police issued a total of 352 challans for drink-and-drive cases on the eve of New Year, officials said on Wednesday.\n\nSecurity was beefed up across the national capital, especially in the vicinity of markets, malls, five-star hotels, restaurants, pubs and bars, in order to ensure orderly celebrations. All PCR vans, Raftaar motorcycles and Prakhar vans were dynamically deployed at vulnerable points, according to police officials.\n\nThere was heavy police presence, fire tender deployment and traffic arrangements at areas where high footfall was anticipated such as Connaught Place among other places.\n\nPolice had warned that any incident of hooliganism and drunk driving would be dealt with strictly.\n\n(This story has not been edited by Business Standard staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)", "New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) The Swachh Survekshan (SS) League 2020, which monitors cities on the basis of cleanliness, quantifies cleanliness into three crucial segments — usability of toilets, faecal sludge management and waste management.\n\nSS League is conducted in three quarters – April-June, July-September and October-December – with the aim of sustaining the on-ground performance of cities along with monitoring of when it comes to cleanliness. A total of 4,237 Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) cities participated in the league.\n\nThe measurement indicators within the Survekshan were redesigned to capture whether initiatives taken by cities are sustainable in the long run, thus going beyond ODF status and looking into the sustainability other crucial segments, which includes meeting protocols ward of a ULBs, and bylaws and regulatory compliance, contributing to quantify cleanliness in the country.\n\nIndore ranked first consecutively in first and second quarter results of the SS League, among the cities where population is more than 10 lakh. Indore’s success establishes that ULBs have efficiently complied with protocols, regulations and bylaws. This year a fourth assessment protocol, citizen feedback, was introduced under Swachh Bharat Mission, which includes certification of cities on ODF+/ODF++ and star rating of garbage free cities by independent third parties.\n\nMinistry of Housing and Urban Affairs secretary Durga Shanker Mishra had said Indore, which was number one in the past three sanitation surveys, continues to occupy the top slot in the first two quarters of 2019. Bhopal, second in the first quarter, was replaced by Rajkot (Gujarat) in the second quarter. Surat was at third position in the first quarter, but Navi Mumbai replaced it in the second quarter rankings.\n\nJamshedpur, in the category among with population between 1 lakh and 10 lakh, was at the top in both quarters. New Delhi Municipal Council ranked fifth in the SS League, and the other municipal corporations ranked very poorly on the table. South Delhi Municipal Corporation was at 138; East Delhi Municipal Corporation ranked at 240; and North Delhi Municipal Corporation ranked at 282.\n\nA national-level survey of cleanliness of cities is slated to begin from January 4, leading to the final Swachh Survekshan 2020 rankings.\n\n(Sumit saxena can be contacted at [email protected])\n\n–IANS/\n\nss/", "(Image by Egberto Willies) Details DMCA\n\n\n\nPresident Trump has reversed many regulations. We all know there were purposes for each of these regulations. Interestingly, the people hurt more are those who voted him into office.\n\nAs an example, wealthy people don't have to be concerned about the water in creeks surrounding coal waste. They can afford to build private streams in gated communities away from industrial plants and waste. They can afford to have purified air pumped into their homes 24/7.\n\nThe majority of the Trump voters affected by his irresponsible deregulation do not have the options of those affected. They are the ones that will get illnesses caused by the President's irresponsibility.\n\nThe Brookings Institution has a tracker that details all the rollbacks during the Trump administration.\n\nThe Trump administration has major deregulatory ambitions. But how much deregulation is actually happening? This tracker helps you monitor a selection of delayed, repealed, and new rules, notable guidance and policy revocations, and important court battles across eight major categories, including environmental, health, labor, and more. For a more thorough explanation of the tracker, including guidance on how to use its interactive features and an explanation of how entries are selected, click here. Sign up here to subscribe to the newsletter, which will include select updates from the Deregulatory Tracker as well as new research from the Center on Regulation and Markets. Whether you support or oppose ongoing regulatory changes, Americans have the right to participate in the regulatory process and to comment on these proposed rules. Read more on here on how to submit the most effective comments on proposed regulations.\n\nAli Velshi and his team at MSNBC must be commended. While most networks and segments concentrate on impeachment, the mundane, or on issues to deflect Americans from issues that really matter, every so often Velshi, a real journalist, gets real informative.", "A blood-drinking white nationalist who ran for US Senate in Florida in 2016 was arrested Monday for kidnapping, domestic violence, and possession of a firearm used during a crime.\n\nAugustus Sol Invictus, 36, was busted in Florida on a warrant from South Carolina, authorities said. The circumstances of the crime were not immediately released. He was being held without bail Wednesday.\n\nInvictus, an Orlando-based lawyer, garnered national media attention during his unsuccessful bid to challenge Marco Rubio as a Libertarian candidate in 2016.\n\nDuring the failed campaign, he claimed he slaughtered a goat and drank its blood as part of a pagan ritual.\n\nHe’s also credited by white nationalist Richard Spencer with laying the foundation for the deadly racist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, in 2017.\n\nInvictus has denied affiliation with Spencer and the racists at the rally, but Spencer credited him with drafting the “tenets” behind the rally.\n\nWith Post Wires", "<!– Sanwo-Olu –>\n\nA large gathering of Muslim and Christian Clerics, Wednesday, came together to pray for the First Family and Lagos State as a whole.\n\nThe gathering, made up of people from various denominations, drawn from various parts of the State was put together in order to commit the State into the hands of the Almighty as the State begins a New Year.\n\nPrayers were led by the two Special Advisers to the Governor on Religious Matters at the State House, Marina.\n\nSpeaking on the significance of the occasion, the S.A on Religious Matters (Muslim), Alhaji Jebe Ahmed, said the State Government decided to utilize the period of the year to commit the progress of the State to the hands of God, expressing optimism that with Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, in the saddle as helmsman, the state is certain to grow in leaps and bounds.\n\nAccording to Ahmed: “We are all gathered here today to ensure that we put the State in the hands of God. The presence of Allah is needed in running any administration. Everything starts and ends with God. The Governor has demonstrated that we must put God first in everything we do in our lives.\n\n“The Governor was at the Mosque and he charged us to live in harmony, respect the rule of law and do what is needful at all times. Prayers were said for all residents of Lagos. Prayers were recited to God to guide the Governor and members of his Exco as they lead the State.”\n\nAhmed disclosed that the State government is working on several programmes that will speak to the THEMES agenda of the current administration, noting that the Government intends to boost the religious tolerance among Lagosians.\n\nDuring the session that was tagged: ‘Prayer For The First Family, Lagos State’s clerics committed the Governor; the Deputy Governor, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat; Members of State Executive Council; the Judiciary; members of the House of Assembly and Lagos State in God’s hands.\n\nIn his remark, S.A Religious Matters (Christian), Very Reverend Bukola Adeleke, said they are working with the Commissioner for Home Affairs, Pharm (Mrs) Uzamat Akinbile-Yusuf, to ensure Lagosians respects other’s religious views.\n\n“We are here today to pray for the first family in Lagos and of course, to commit the State into the hands of God. The Bible tells us that we must lay everything in God’s hands, which is why we are here for the sole purpose of praying for Lagos. We prayed for Mr. Governor and committed his activities and plans for Lagos State into God’s hands. We believe that God Almighty has answered our prayers.\n\n“We have a lot of plans for religious tolerance in Lagos. We are working with Hon. Akinbile-Yusuf to ensure that Lagosians tolerate and respect the religious views of others. We want the peace we have been enjoying in Lagos to continue and the way to achieve that is to continuously respect other’s religion,” he said.\n\nShare this:\n\n<!–\n\nafter_article responsive (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n\n–>"], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "Eberechi Eze and Bright Osayi-Samuel played significant roles as Queens Park Rangers pommelled Cardiff City 6-1 in their first Championship game of the year.\n\nThe Anglo-Nigerians scored and provided assists to help ‎Mark Warburton’s men end their recent unimpressive run of form, having failed to secure victory in their previous four matches.\n\nEze ignited the flurry of goals nine minutes into the encounter, sending a sublime cross to Nahki Wells, who in turn headed home the effort for QPR’s opener.\n\nOsayi-Samuel doubled the lead in the 27th minute and completed his brace four minutes before half-time, beating two of his markers before firing his effort beyond goalkeeper Neil Etheridge.\n\nJust three minutes into the second half, Eze shone again, setting up Wells for his second goal in the encounter.\n\nThe 21-year-old midfielder then grabbed a goal of his own in the 57th minute after benefitting from Ilias Chair’s assist before Wells sealed the victory to render Will Vaulks’ late strike a consolation goal.\n\nWith the result, QPR climbed to 15th in the Championship table with 35 points from 26 games and will hope to continue their impressive performances against Swansea City on Sunday.", "pos": ["Nigerian duo Eberechi Eze and Bright Osayi-Samuel were impressive as Queens Park Rangers humiliated Cardiff City 6-1 in a Championship clash at Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium, London on New Year’s Day.\n\nBoth players were involved in five of the six goals scored by QPR as Eze scored one and assisted two while Osayi-Samuel was on target twice.\n\nNahki Wells scored the first goal in the ninth minute as he ran on to a lofted through ball from Eze to head home, before Osayi-Samuel doubled the hosts advantage at 27th minute with Wells turning provider this time.\n\nOsayi-Samuel got his second of the night with four minutes before half-time to make 3-0 as he fired past goalkeeper Neil Etheridge after beating two Cardiff City players.\n\nOn 48 minutes, Wells got his second goal of the game and QPR’s fourth, heading home off an assist from Eze.\n\nThe impressive Eze got on the scoresheet when he finished off a lovely cross from Ilias Chair 12 minutes into the second half.\n\nThe two Nigerians have scored a combined 14 goals in the Championship so far this season and have set up 10 goals in total.\n\nQueens Park Rangers are 15th in the English second tier with 35 points from 26 matches, five points off the playoff spots. They face Brentford in their next league game on January 11."], "neg": ["Jordan Morris and Cristian Roldan were both among the 25 players called into the United States men’s national team January training camp. The main portion of the camp will run from Jan. 5-25 in Doha, Qatar, and the camp will officially conclude with a friendly against Costa Rica on Feb. 1 in Los Angeles.\n\nAs usual, the roster is heavily dominated by MLS players. Traditionally, U.S. Soccer uses this camp as a chance to call in players who are outside the normal group and it is often used as a way to give younger or overlooked players an extended look.\n\nFor the most part, this roster fits that profile. All but three of the players are based in the United States and 14 MLS teams are represented. FC Dallas (three) is the only team with more representation than the Sounders. Morris (39 caps) will actually be the second-most capped player in camp, trailing only Gyasi Zardes, while Roldan (19) will be the fourth-most capped.\n\nThe downside is that this likely means Morris and Roldan will miss the first two or three weeks of Sounders’ training camp, which is scheduled to open on Jan. 14 at Starfire and moves to Southern California from Jan. 19-29. They would likely rejoin the Sounders when the team returns to the Seattle area from Feb. 1-5.\n\nAlthough MLS teams have the ability to decline call-ups since this camp falls outside of an official FIFA date — and Atlanta United apparently did just that with Miles Robinson — the Sounders have never made a habit of declining USMNT requests. Both Sounders players have also previously expressed a desire to report to USMNT camp whenever they’re given the chance.\n\nUSA ROSTER BY POSITION (Club; Caps/Goals):\n\nGOALKEEPERS (4): Bill Hamid (D.C. United; 6/0), Sean Johnson (New York City FC; 8/0), JT Marcinkowski (San Jose Earthquakes; 0/0), Matt Turner (New England Revolution; 0/0)\n\nDEFENDERS (8): Julian Araujo (LA Galaxy; 0/0), Reggie Cannon (FC Dallas; 10/0), Chase Gasper (Minnesota United FC; 0/0), Justen Glad (Real Salt Lake; 0/0), Aaron Long (New York Red Bulls; 16/3), Mark McKenzie (Philadelphia Union; 0/0), Sam Vines (Colorado Rapids; 0/0), Walker Zimmerman (LAFC; 11/2)\n\nMIDFIELDERS (7): Brenden Aaronson (Philadelphia Union; 0/0), Christian Cappis (Hobro; 0/0), Bryang Kayo (Unattached; 0/0), Sebastian Lletget (LA Galaxy; 13/2), Paxton Pomykal (FC Dallas; 1/0), Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC; 19/0), Jackson Yueill (San Jose Earthquakes; 6/0)\n\nFORWARDS (6): Paul Arriola (D.C. United; 32/5), Jesus Ferreira (FC Dallas; 0/0), Jonathan Lewis (Colorado Rapids; 5/0), Ulysses Llanez (Wolfsburg; 0/0), Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders FC; 39/10), Gyasi Zardes (Columbus Crew SC; 55/12)", "Advertisement\n\nWhile many party-goers up and down the UK emerged weary-eyed today from celebrating New Year, some took the opportunity to take part in brilliant and bizarre activities including racing bathtubs and taking dips in the freezing cold sea.\n\nOther eccentric rituals included a whole village in Kirkwall, Scotland, lining the streets to play a medieval game of football.\n\nYouths from Orkadian spent the day taking part in the Boys New Years Ba Game which is played with a hand crafted leather ball. The Ba' Game is a mass street football match which starts at the towns Mercat Cross and is played between two teams, the Uppies and the Doonies.\n\nThe game has been played in Kirkwall's streets for hundreds of years, with the teams made up of men from the south end of the town and the north end.\n\nThis is while in Gosport locals braved the chilly temperatures and celebrated the beginning of a new decade with a swim. Many wore swimming trunks while others opted for fancy dress such as hula skirts and turkey hats.\n\nJokers in Dorset donned masks of political leaders and took to Poole Quay in order to take part in the wild and wacky bathtub race.\n\nOrkadian youths take part in the Boys New Years Ba Game played with a hand crafted leather ball. The Ba' Game is a mass street football match which starts at the towns Mercat Cross, is played between two teams, the Uppies and the Doonies\n\nTwo revellers attend the annual New Year's Day Swim in the sea at Stokes Bay in Gosport, Hampshire to celebrate 2020. Right, a woman takes part in the Scarborough Lions Club charity New Year's Day Dip in Scarborough\n\nSome jokers decide to wear masks of political leaders while taking part in the annual bathtub race in Poole Quay Dorset today\n\nMembers of the public wear fancy dress as they join New Year swimmers in front of the Forth Rail Bridge during the annual Loony Dook Swim in the River Forth, in South Queensferry, Scotland\n\nThe Loony Dook dip (above) involves getting yourself dressed up in the wackiest outfit you can find, marching through the streets of South Queensferry and then throwing yourself into the Firth of Forth\n\nOver 2000 people kick of 2020 with a New Years Day swim at Barry Beach, Wales. One woman (left) was seen wearing a Hula skirt while another wore stripey leggings\n\nA charity competitor jumps off of Okeover Bridge into the River Dove during the Mapleton raft race and bridge jump, at Mapleton, near Ashbourne, Derbyshire, as part of New Year's Day celebrations\n\nParticipants pose in the water with their '2020' sign as they take part in the annual New Year's Day 'Loony Dook' swim, in the Firth of Forth, near Edinburgh\n\nAround a hundred people braved the cold Firth of Forth at the Kingshorn RNLI Loony Dook to start 2020 New Year. Two of the women above were seen wearing mermaid swimsuits while the other two wore hula skirts\n\nThe Roaring Twenties: Emilia Hoyle, 23, from Chester dresses in the style of a stylish 1920s lady at the Abersoch RNLI New Year's Day Sea Dip. Right, participants at the New Year Bridge Jump at Mappleton, near Ashbourne, which is a tradition that dates back more than 30 years and sees dozens brave the freezing River Dove from Okeover Bridge\n\nSupporters and protesters lined the High Street to watch members of the Essex Farmer and Union Hunt parade in the High Street and Blue Boar public house Maldon Essex for their annual New Year's day meeting\n\nPictured: Orkadians take part in the New Years Ba Game played with a hand crafted leather ball on January 1, 2020\n\nPeople take part in the Panama Swimming club New Year's Day dip, in Whitley Bay, as part of New Year's Day celebrations. The sun was seen shining today as many ran into the sea with some even wearing tutus\n\nThe 'Ba Game' has been played in Kirkwall's streets for hundreds of years, with the teams made up of men from the south end of the town and the north end\n\nParticipants brave the cold waters as they take part in the annual Scarborough Beach New Years Day Dip in Scarborough, North Yorkshire this lunch time\n\nDespite the dark skies, sea mist and rain competitors take part in the annual New Years Day Bath Tub Race, Poole Harbour\n\nIn London today people took part in the annual New Year's Day parade. Many were pictured wearing elaborate costumers\n\nPeople take part in the Panama Swimming club New Year's Day dip, in Whitley Bay, as part of New Year's Day celebrations. This trio turned up dressed at The Incredibles\n\nThe waters splashed over this pair of revellers today as they enjoyed the New Year's Day dip in Whitley Bay. It is similar to many Boxing Day traditions which involve a swim\n\nThe game took part in the local area and the competitors could be seen outside the Judith Glue shop this afternoon during the game\n\nOne woman decided to bring her dog with her to the swim in Firth of Forth today. Right, a lady takes part in the annual New Year's Day 'Loony Dook' swim in the Firth of Forth, in South Queensferry, near Edinburgh\n\nAll aboard! This group went to great lengths to look the part for the race today and were seen wearing hats with union jack flags\n\nPeople wearing chicken suits take part in the Loony Dook New Year's Day dip in the Firth of Forth at South Queensferry as part of Edinburgh's Hogmanay celebrations\n\nTwo women in a 'Maids of the Forth' homemade vessel with a Scottish flag on the stern celebrate the new year in the Firth of Forth at South Queensferry\n\nOrkadians take part in the New Years Ba Game played with a hand crafted leather ball on January 1, 2020 in Kirkwall Scotland\n\nSupporters and protesters lined the High Street to watch members of the Essex Farmer and Union Hunt parade in the High Street and Blue Boar public house Maldon Essex for their annual New Years day meeting\n\nMr Blobby joins revellers taking part in the Loony Dook New Year's Day dip in the Firth of Forth at South Queensferry today\n\nA participant reacts in the water as she takes part in the annual New Year's Day 'Loony Dook' swim, in the Firth of Forth\n\nWomen take part in the Scarborough Lions Club charity New Year's Day Dip in Scarborough, as part of New Year's Day celebrations\n\nA self-professed 'super hunk' takes a dip in the sea wearing a stylish red cape and bright green wig at the New Year's Day Dip in Scarborough\n\nA martial artist displays an impressive degree of flexibility in the Scarborough Lions Club charity New Year's Day Dip\n\nPeople dressed up as The Incredibles take part in the Panama Swimming club New Year's Day dip, in Whitley Bay\n\nOrkadians take part in the New Years Ba Game played with a hand crafted leather ball on January 1, 2020 in Kirkwall Scotland\n\nPeople take part in the Loony Dook New Year's Day dip in the Firth of Forth at South Queensferry, as part of Edinburgh's Hogmanay celebrations\n\nA charity competitor jumps off of Okeover Bridge into the River Dove during the Mapleton raft race and bridge jump, at Mapleton, near Ashbourne, Derbyshire\n\nA man in an impressive self-made aeroplane takes part in the Loony Dook New Year's Day dip in the Firth of Forth at South Queensferry, as part of Edinburgh's Hogmanay celebrations\n\nMembers of the public wearing fancy dress react to the water as they join New Year swimmers, many in costume, in front of the Forth Rail Bridge during the annual Loony Dook Swim in the River Forth on January 1\n\nOrkadians gathered for the New Year Ba Game played with a hand crafted leather ball on January 1, 2020 in Kirkwall Scotland", "PASADENA, Calif. (KTLA) — The iconic Southern California New Year’s tradition — the Rose Parade — runs along a 5 1/2-mile route in Pasadena and this year includes 39 floral-decorated floats, 20 marching bands, 17 equestrians units, and of course the Royal Court and Rose Queen.\n\nPut on by the Tournament of Roses, the 131st Rose Parade begins at 8 a.m. PT Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020. This year marks the 73rd consecutive television broadcast of the Rose Parade on KTLA.\n\nThe theme for the 2020 parade is “The Power of Hope,” which the tournament says “celebrates the influence of optimism and hope.”\n\nThe three grand marshals are Olympic gymnast Laurie Hernandez, actress Gina Torres and prolific performer Rita Moreno.\n\nThe 102nd Rose Queen is Camille Kennedy of Pasadena, a senior at La Salle College Preparatory.\n\nKTLA’s hosts for the broadcast are Leeza Gibbons, Mark Steines and Micah Ohlman.\n\nIf you’re a particular fan of one of the marching bands in the parade, you can watch the “Band Cam” — a raw, unedited feed devoted to the bands — on KTLA’s Facebook page. The parade will be available to watch on demand on KTLA’s YouTube page.", "Just before midnight on July 10, 2016, Master Cpl. Daniel Boyd of the Canadian military police spotted something suspicious. He was on duty at Canadian Forces Base North Bay, about 350 kilometers north of Toronto.\n\nIn the darkness, two men in a van driving near the edge of the base made a U-turn and headed deeper into the military facility.\n\nBoyd followed. The van stopped. Inside, the men were looking at their smartphones. Boyd walked to the driver's window.\n\nIt turned out they were playing Pokemon Go, and their pursuit of Pikachu led them onto the air force base.\n\nDocuments obtained by CBC News show the curiosity and confusion shared by Canadian military officials after the 2016 launch of Pokemon Go, which was sending civilians onto Department of Defence property searching for \"mythical digital creatures.\"\n\nPokemon Go was a mobile app that launched in Canada on July 17, 2016, but it was launched July 7 in the United States and was downloadable globally by users who knew how to fool their phone into thinking it was in the U.S.\n\nOne page from the package of documents disclosed to CBC News following an access to information request filed in July 2016. (Brett Ruskin / CBC News)\n\nThe app encouraged users to explore their communities, viewing the world through their phone's screen. Virtual creatures and items appeared in real-life locations.\n\nSome locations were military bases. Within days of the app's launch, the Canadian Armed Forces had to issue a public warning: Pokemon Go users should keep off military property.\n\nCBC News filed an access to information request after the warning was issued. Now, nearly 3½ years later, the Department of National Defence has disclosed 471 pages of internal files on the subject.\n\n'Taking off like gangbusters'\n\nMost of the emails expressed curiosity and confusion about the new game.\n\n\"Plse advise the Commissionaires that apparently Fort Frontenac is both a PokeGym and a PokeStop. I will be completely honest in that I have not idea what that is,\" wrote Maj. Jeff Monaghan at CFB Kingston.\n\n\"The game's premise seems to be going to the 'PokeStops/Gyms' to collect 'Pokemon's' (we should almost hire a 12-year-old to help us out with this) of which we were able to find 5 of these things on the range road itself,\" wrote security expert David Levenick at CFB Borden, Ont., 100 kilometers northwest of Toronto.\n\n\"There's a game out there taking off like gangbusters, and it requires people to move to digitally cached locations to get points, etc.,\" wrote Lieut. Col. Richard Raymond at CFB Petawawa, west of Ottawa.\n\nEight days after Pokemon Go launched, the military police in Canada issued a criminal intelligence advisory.\n\nAn advisory sent on July 15, 2016, to all military police officers, warned of people trying to get onto to DND property while playing Pokemon Go.\n\nThe notice was sent to all military police officers. It said: \"It has been discovered that several locations within DND/CAF establishments are host to game landmarks (PokeStops and Gyms) and its mythical digital creatures (Pokemon).\"\n\n10 days after launch: kids on tanks\n\nIn the weeks after the app's launch, military police across the country suddenly saw a spike in suspicious activity.\n\n\"One lady at the Worthington Tank Park was playing the game whilst the 3 children with her were climbing all over the tanks,\" wrote Levenick at CFB Borden.\n\nThis tank outside the CFB Borden Military Museum, near Worthington Tank Park, was the site of a Pokestop, where players could retrieve virtual items. (Wikimedia Commons)\n\nAt CFB Greenwood in Nova Scotia, documents show a report of a vehicle \"acting suspiciously in the Canex [store] parking lot.\" When police investigated, they found the occupants were playing the game.\n\nWhen a man was stopped on CFB Borden, documents show he was playing Pokemon Go and told officers \"I have to beat my kids [get more points].\"\n\nAt least three military police officers (at CFB Comox in British Columbia, CFB Petawawa and CFB Kingston) were assigned an unusual task: wander around their bases, smartphones and notepads in hand, searching for virtual Pokemon infrastructure.\n\nHandwritten notes by a military police officer stationed at CFB Comox. The corporal was ordered to search for Pokestops and Pokemon Gyms on the base.\n\n14 days after launch: military contacts Pokemon\n\nThe documents show a wide variety of responses to the discovery of PokeStops and gyms on military bases.\n\nAt CFB Petawawa, one location where Pokemon Go players retrieved virtual items was at the Garrison Museum.\n\n\"Maybe some extra people will visit the museum!\" wrote Maj. Alicia Saucier.\n\nOfficials at CFB North Bay were less enthusiastic. On July 21, 2016, they filed a complaint with Niantic, the developer of Pokemon Go.\n\n\"With the implementation of this PokeStop, there will be an increase in traffic onto the base, which could have a negative impact on 22 Wing's Mission,\" the request said.\n\nNiantic responded that it would review the complaint and follow up.\n\nEmbracing Pokemon\n\nMeanwhile, at CFB Halifax, officials tried to harness the game for their benefit. An email to Rear Admiral John Newton made a series of recommendations:\n\nRemove the PokeStop from the Dockyard Gym, because \"it presents a security risk.\"\n\nAdd a PokeStop at the Stadacona Gym, because \"this addition, with the already existing PokeStops at the museum and the admiral's residence, would increase the museum's attendance.\"\n\nIf possible, upgrade the museum PokeStop to a Pokemon gym to increase traffic.\n\nRear Admiral Newton addressed the Pokemon generally in an email, writing: \"Life and work are best accomplished if there is good fun, health and friendship.\n\n\"If Pokemon Go enables these values, while we protect our interests, then we all stand to marvel at this intersection of technology, gaming and health.\"\n\nWhat took so long?\n\nIt took more than three years for the Department of National Defence (DND) to provide the documents requested by CBC News.\n\nAccording to legislation, the normal response time should be up to 60 days.\n\n\"While our goal is to provide responses to Access to Information (ATI) requests as efficiently as possible, the review process is challenged by the size and complexity of the organization, as well as the number of requests received every year,\" said a statement from Jessica Lamirande, a senior communications adviser with DND.\n\n\"Recognizing that backlog files require more attention, DND recently created a new team in the Access to Information and Privacy (ATIP) Directorate as part of a Backlog Reduction Initiative. This team has been assigned the task of working solely on backlog files so that the other processing teams can concentrate on ensuring newer files do not go late,\" she said.\n\nIn other words, the orders given to government staff hired to identify overdue information requests seem to be, as Pokemon says, \"you gotta catch 'em all.\"", "(MENAFN- America News Hour) Market Study Report Provides A Detailed Overview Of Fencing Market With Respect To The Pivotal Drivers Influencing The Revenue Graph Of This Business Sphere. The Current Trends Of Fencing Market In Conjunction With The Geographical Landscape, Demand Spectrum, Remuneration Scale, And Growth Graph Of This Vertical Have Also Been Included In This Report.\n\nAccording to a new research the Fencing market is anticipated to reach over USD 40,730 million by 2026.\n\nRequest a sample of this premium report titled at: https://www.marketstudyreport.com/request-a-sample/1695016?utm_source=marketwatch.com & utm_medium=ADS\n\nIn 2017, the metal fencing segment dominated the global market, in terms of revenue. North America is expected to be the leading contributor to the global market revenue during the forecast period.\n\nImprovement in lifestyle due to rise in income level, especially in the developing countries of Asia-Pacific fuels the demand for Fencings market. Enhancement of public infrastructure such as parks, museums, and other structures by governments, along with growth in the global construction industry would support the market growth in the coming years.\n\nA significant increase in disposable income, and construction and renovation of residential buildings drive the growth of this market. Other driving factors include growth in global construction industry, enhanced safety concerns, and development of public infrastructure. The increasing investments by governments for enhancing public infrastructure such as parks, public places, and government premises further supports market growth. Increasing demand in developing nations is expected provide numerous growth opportunities to the market players during the forecast period.\n\nThe different materials used for fencing include wood, metal, concrete, plastic, and others. In 2017, the metal fencing segment accounted for the highest market share. The increasing demand for metal fencing in public places, government organizations, and commercial buildings for enhanced safety and security purposes drives the growth of this segment.\n\nNorth America generated the highest revenue in the market in 2017, and is expected to lead the global market throughout the forecast period. The growing construction sector and high disposable income drives the market growth. The increasing trend of design and aesthetics supports the market growth in the region. Asia-Pacific is expected to grow at the highest CAGR during the forecast period owing to increasing disposable incomes in developing countries of this region, and increase in construction of commercial buildings in this region.\n\nThe well-known companies profiled in the report include Allied Tube & Conduit, Jerith Manufacturing Company Inc., Poly Vinyl Creations Inc., Associated Materials LLC, CertainTeed Corporation, Fogarty PVC Fencing, Veka AG, Planet Polynet, Hoover Fence, and Ameristar Fence Products Incorporated among others. These companies launch new products and collaborate with other market leaders to innovate and launch new products to meet the increasing needs and requirements of consumers.\n\n\n\nRequest a discount on standard prices of this premium report titled at: https://www.marketstudyreport.com/check-for-discount/1695016?utm_source=marketwatch.com & utm_medium=ADS\n\n\n\n\n\nTable of Contents:\n\n1. Overview and Scope\n\n1.1. Research goal & scope\n\n1.2. Research assumptions\n\n1.3. Research Methodology\n\n1.3.1. Primary data sources\n\n1.3.2. Secondary data sources\n\n1.4. Key take-away\n\n1.5. Stakeholders\n\n2. Executive Summary\n\n2.1. Market Definition\n\n2.2. Market Segmentation\n\n3. Fencing Market Insights\n\n3.1. Fencing ? Industry snapshot\n\n3.2. Fencing - Ecosystem analysis\n\n3.3. Fencing Market Dynamics\n\n3.3.1. Fencing ? Market Forces\n\n3.3.1.1. Fencing Market Driver Analysis\n\n4. Fencing Market Size and Forecast, 2017-2026 by Material\n\n4.1. Key Findings\n\n4.2. Wood\n\n4.3. Metal\n\n4.4. Concrete\n\n4.5. Plastic\n\n4.6. Others\n\n5. Fencing Market Size and Forecast, 2017-2026 by Application\n\n5.1. Key Findings\n\n5.2. Boundary Fencing\n\n5.3. Privacy Fencing\n\n5.4. Temporary Fencing\n\n5.5. Others\n\n6. Fencing Market Size and Forecast, 2017-2026 by End-User\n\n6.1. Key Findings\n\n6.2. Residential\n\n6.3. Agriculture\n\n6.4. Government\n\n6.5. Defense\n\n6.6. Transportation\n\n6.7. Energy and Power\n\n6.8. Others\n\n7. Fencing Market Size and Forecast, 2017-2026 by Region\n\n7.1. Key Findings\n\n7.2. North America\n\n7.2.1. U.S.\n\n7.2.2. Canada\n\n7.2.3. Mexico\n\n7.3. Europe\n\n7.3.1. Germany\n\n7.3.2. UK\n\n7.3.3. France\n\n7.3.4. Italy\n\n7.3.5. Rest of Europe\n\n7.4. Asia-Pacific\n\n7.4.1. China\n\n7.4.2. India\n\n7.4.3. Japan\n\n7.4.4. Rest of Asia-Pacific\n\n7.5. Latin America\n\n7.5.1. Brazil\n\n7.6. Middle East & Africa\n\nQuestions? 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{"query": "Jack Grealish boosted Aston Villa's hopes of survival by inspiring victory at Turf Moor. The Villa midfielder created the opener for Wesley Moraes before adding a second goal, with Chris Wood pulling a goal back which meant Dean Smith's team needed to cling on for victory. Sean Dyche's side have now lost six of their last eight Premier League games and are in danger of getting sucked into a relegation fight themselves.\n\nRead Full Article\n\nSource: Sports", "pos": ["Struggling Aston Villa picked up their second away win of the Premier League season, securing three vital points in a 2-1 win at Burnley on New Year’s Day, their first league win at Turf Moor since 1936.\n\nVilla thought they had taken an 11th minute lead through a diving header from Jack Grealish but a VAR review found that Wesley’s heel was marginally offside during the move and the goal was overturned.\n\nIt was Wesley who did open the scoring though in the 23rd – the impressive Grealish finding him in the box and the Brazilian swivelled and fired past Nick Pope to give Villa a deserved lead.\n\nBurnley were unusually sloppy in defence and lacking their usual spirit of work-rate and it was no shock when Grealish doubled Villa’s lead four minutes before the break, finishing off a lovely passing move with a confident curling finish.\n\nSean Dyche made a double substitution at the break with Jay Rodriguez and Johann Gudmundsson introduced and that had the desired effect with the Clarets much more positive.\n\nRodriguez and Chris Wood both missed good chances before Wood finally found the target with a back post header from an Ashley Westwood cross in the 80th minute but Burnley were unable to force an equaliser.\n\nVilla’s former Burnley goalkeeper Tom Heaton injured himself attempting to keep out the goal and was carried off the pitch on a stretcher."], "neg": ["A Birmingham man has been taken into custody for the December 23 homicide, officials said. He has been identified as Cameron Rayford, 36.Birmingham police responded to a report of a person shot at 5929 Martin Luther Avenue at about 1:11 p.m. They found Justin Rayshun Johnson, 31, of Birmingham, lying in the driveway unresponsive.Birmingham Fire and Rescue was called and took Johnson to UAB for treatment of his injuries. He was pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital.Investigators learned Rayford was located near the scene suffering from a non-life threatening injury to the hand. He was taken to the hospital for treatment, according to police records.Authorities said the shooting was the result of a verbal altercation.\n\nA Birmingham man has been taken into custody for the December 23 homicide, officials said. He has been identified as Cameron Rayford, 36.\n\n\n\nBirmingham police responded to a report of a person shot at 5929 Martin Luther Avenue at about 1:11 p.m. They found Justin Rayshun Johnson, 31, of Birmingham, lying in the driveway unresponsive.\n\nAdvertisement\n\nBirmingham Fire and Rescue was called and took Johnson to UAB for treatment of his injuries. He was pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital.\n\nInvestigators learned Rayford was located near the scene suffering from a non-life threatening injury to the hand. He was taken to the hospital for treatment, according to police records.\n\nAuthorities said the shooting was the result of a verbal altercation.", "China's central bank said Wednesday it was cutting the amount of cash that all banks must hold as reserves, releasing around 800 billion yuan ($114.91 billion) in funds to shore up the slowing economy.\n\n\n\nThe People's Bank of China(PBOC) said on its website it will cut banks' reserve requirement ratio (RRR) by 50 basis points, effective Jan. 6 . The move would bring the level for big banks down to 12.5%.\n\n\n\nThe PBOC has now cut RRR eight times since early 2018 to free up more funds for banks to lend as economic growth slows to the weakest pace in nearly 30 years.\n\n\n\nOf the latest funds released, small and medium banks would receive roughly 120 billion yuan, the central bank said, stressing that it should be used to fund small, local businesses.\n\n...", "Pyongyang: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has said that his country would soon introduce a \"new strategic weapon\" in the near future, adding that he sees little reason to stick to his country`s suspension of nuclear and long-range missile tests, he had put in place during talks with the US.\n\nTalks between North Korea and the US have stalled with Washington refusing to lift sanctions until Pyongyang fully abandons its nuclear programme. The North conducted several smaller weapons tests late in 2019, in what was seen as an attempt to pressure the US into making concessions, the BBC reported.\n\nSpeaking at a party meeting here on Wednesday, Kim said North was no longer bound by the self-declared moratorium, as the US continued joint military drills with South and had stepped up their sanctions.\n\n\"Under such condition, there is no ground for us to get unilaterally bound to the commitment any longer, the commitment to which there is no opposite party, and this is chilling our efforts for worldwide nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation,\" state news agency KCNA quoted Kim as saying.\n\nLive TV\n\nHe also threatened that \"the world will witness a new strategic weapon\" by the North \"in the near future\", while giving no further details.\n\nIn response to the North Korean leader`s latest threats, US President Donald Trump told reporters that he and Kim \"did sign a contract, talking about denuclearisation\".\n\n\"I think he`s a man of his word,\" he said, as he headed into New Year events in Florida.\n\nUS Foreign Secretary Mike Pompeo said he hoped the North would choose peace over war.\n\nKim andTrump held face-to-face talks in Singapore in June 2018, and in Vietnam in February 2019, aimed at denuclearisation.\n\nThe two leaders also held an \"impromptu\" meeting at the demilitarised zone (DMZ) that separates North and South Korea in June.", "EL SEGUNDO — To welcome in the next decade, the Lakers shed their purple and gold for a night, opting for black-tie suits instead.\n\nThey were all over each other’s social media feeds, dancing and smoking cigars on Monday night as LeBron James celebrated his 35th birthday.\n\nBecause the Lakers play the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday night, New Year’s Eve celebrations are expected to be significantly toned down. James said he only decided three days before the big night that he would have a party at all, which his wife Savannah helped assemble on the short turnaround. It wasn’t just a birthday, but a turning of the page on the year as well.\n\n“I was able to kill two birds with one stone, get my teammates there, coaching staff, my family, my friends, people that’s been around for quite a while and we had a heck of a time,” he said. “So it was another opportunity for us to bond, which we did. And if it brings us closer, then fantastic. That’s what it’s all about for me, bringing us closer to family as possible.”\n\nThe Lakers ended 2019 pretty tight-knit, with a strong body of work behind them. Leading the Western Conference standings and finishing a challenging December slate at 9-5, some of their hardest work is behind them even though the bulk of the schedule remains.\n\nThe year wrapped on an upbeat note with wins over the Portland Trail Blazers and Dallas Mavericks. After that second victory, Coach Frank Vogel had a chance to look at the footage of his team holding the No. 1 offense in the NBA to just 95 points – to his surprise, he saw some opportunities where his defense (104.8 defensive rating, No. 7 in the NBA) could be even better.\n\nThat’s the Lakers’ 2019 resolution: They’re still looking for the perfect performance.\n\n“It’s just reason for optimism that we still have a long way to go and a lot of room for improvement,” he said. “It’s exciting what we can be.”\n\nA big part of that has been success against the teams they are supposed to beat: The Lakers are 17-0 against teams under .500 this season. They’ll have an opportunity to extend that perfection with upcoming home games against Phoenix, New Orleans, Detroit and New York.\n\nThe Lakers warmed to the challenge of their tough schedule last month, playing a host of teams bound for the playoffs. The concern, Vogel acknowledged, is that over a third of the way in against less-than-stellar competition, complacency can sneak in.\n\n“It’s a different sort of stretch right now,” he said. “I think we begin to enter the dog days of the NBA season, which is like now until All-Star break where it gets a little monotonous and there’s a little bit of a grind and hopefully we can get through that stretch. And then once All-Star break hits, you’re in the home stretch after that.”\n\nOne of the factors the Lakers feel is in their favor is chemistry. Multiple players have cited the 1-through-15 chemistry on the roster as a strength, and James’ birthday party was the latest event where the Lakers have largely shown up off the court as a group.\n\nJames pointed to his youth league days as a model: When he was a young player, he and his teammates would go to parks or malls and play video games together.\n\n“Not only did it influence the way I play on the court, having an effect on how I play today, it also had an influence of how I grew up with my friends, too, and having that brotherhood,” he said. “If you know anything about my childhood, the guys that I grew up playing ball are still around, they’re still like my best friends.”\n\nThe same concept is important to his NBA teams, James said, which is among the reasons everyone was invited. The feeling of the Lakers is that off-court chemistry will help form on-court bonds that can help them in competitive games.\n\nIt also leads to some nice post-party texts.\n\n“The best thing about it is that my teammates said how much of a time they had,” he said. “My family and my friends had a heck of a time. Got a lot of messages this morning saying how much fun it was, how much love was in the air. So that’s what makes it cool for me. The people around me had a good time.”\n\n🎥 LeBron: \"We ended 2019 in a good position to continue to get better, and play better basketball in January than we did in December.” pic.twitter.com/CZnJC3MsC6 — Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) January 1, 2020", "Check out our regular cartoon gallery featuring some of the best cartoonists from around the world, and across the political spectrum, covering current issues and figures."], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "Music legend Linda Ronstadt compared President Donald Trump to Nazi leader Adolf Hitler, and said Mexicans are being targeted today the way Jews were in Germany.\n\n“If you read the history, you won’t be surprised,” the 10-time Grammy winner told CNN’s Anderson Cooper. “It’s exactly the same.”\n\nRonstadt added:\n\nFind a common enemy for everybody to hate. I was sure that Trump was going to get elected the day he announced, and I said ‘It’s gonna be like Hitler, and the Mexicans are the new Jews.’ And sure enough that’s what he delivered.\n\nShe said Germany’s “intelligentsia” had a chance to stop Hitler, but didn’t speak out.\n\n“The industrial complex thought that they could control him once they got him in office, and of course he was not controllable,” she said, adding that Hitler then put his own people in place and stacked the country’s courts to consolidate power.\n\n“He destroyed centuries of intellectual history, forward and backward,” she said.\n\nRonstadt, who was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2014, retired from performing in 2011 due to a Parkinson’s-like condition called progressive supranuclear palsy.\n\nShe’s the subject of a new CNN documentary, “Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice.”", "pos": ["Singer Linda Ronstadt directly compared President Donald Trump to the German dictator Adolf Hitler, and claimed Mexicans are being treated the same as Jews in Nazi Germany, as reported by Fox News.\n\nShe made the statement in an interview with CNN’s Anderson Cooper, where she also called President Trump “uncontrollable,” and compared his confirmation of many federal judges to Hitler’s efforts to consolidate power in Germany in the 1930s.\n\nWhen Cooper pushed back on Ronstadt’s comparison between Trump and Hitler, she defended herself by claiming that “if you read the history, you won’t be surprised…it’s exactly the same.” She claimed that President Trump has been trying to “find a common enemy for everybody to hate…it’s gonna be like Hitler, and the Mexicans are the new Jews.”\n\nShe also claimed that the Trump Presidency has caused a strain in her own family due to some of her relatives being Republicans. However, she described her conservative relatives as “fairly rational Republicans,” saying that “we don’t have that in our current White House.”"], "neg": ["The Peninsula Online\n\nEnjoy your new year weekend with some street food and exhibitions happening around Doha. We have listed a few of the interesting events happening in Qatar.\n\nMetro Street Food – Food Fest\n\nFirst ever outdoor metro event hosted by Q sports, with combination of food, beverages and a mini golf course setup at the DECC Metro station.\n\nWhen: Jan 1 – April 2020\n\nWeekdays: 12:30 pm – 11 pm; Weekends: 2 pm – 12 midnight\n\nWhere: DECC Metro Station\n\nFor details, click here\n\n\"It is our right to dream\" exhibition\n\nKatara will host \"It is our right to dream\" exhibition by the sculptor Sabhi Chtioui\n\nWhen: Until January 18, 2020; 10 am - 10pm\n\nWhere: Building 47, Katara Cultural Village\n\nFor details, click here\n\nQatar, India & the Gulf: History, Culture and Society Exhibition\n\nQatar National library to exhibit connections between India, Qatar and the Gulf over 4,600 years as a part of the Qatar India 2019 Year of the Culture. The exhibition reveals hows this ancient relationship has influenced their history, culture and society in profound and surprising ways.\n\nWhen: Until February 29, 2020; 3pm – 8pm\n\nWhere: Qatar National Library\n\nFor details, click here\n\n\"Suspicion\" Exhibition\n\nKatara Culutural Village welcomes everyone one to attend the opening of the \"Suspicion\"exhibition by the Palestinian artist Nameer Qassim.\n\nWhen: 2 January, 2020; 12:00pm\n\nWhere: Building 18, Gallery 2; Katara\n\nFor details, click here\n\nSpring Festival at Souq Waqif and Souq Al Wakrah\n\nThe festival includes circus show, parades and mind and skills games. Popular groups from different countries entertain visitors with cultural presentation such as folk dances and songs with the accompaniment of native musical instruments. The festival features around 60 games and rides in the two souqs. Visitors can see wild animals like lion and tiger at the circus shows.\n\nWhen: Until January 4; 4pm until 10pm.\n\nWhere: Souq Waqif and Souq Al Wakrah\n\nFor details click here\n\nMahaseel Festival\n\nThe biggest edition of Mahaseel Festival is going on at Katara with more than 40 stalls to buy vegetables, flowers, honey, dairy and meat products offered by local companies at discounted prices. There is also a large area where children can enjoy inflatables in addition to a giant tent where they can play various computer games such as VR games making the festival a one-stop-shop for families.\n\nWhen: Open every day from 9am to 9pm until December 28, after which it will be open on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays until March 31.\n\nWhere: Building 22, Katara\n\nFor details, click here\n\nDifferent Dimension: An Energetic Place\n\nThe exhibition showcases 11 fascinating works by contemporary abstract artist Hala El Attar and marks a number of firsts for the young artist. El Attar visually manifests energy through her unique take on fluid art integrating different mediums and styles to achieve artworks that burst with colour and life.\n\nWhen: The exhibition is open for public viewing until January 20 from 10am to 10pm\n\nWhere: W Doha’s Art 29 gallery\n\nFor details click here\n\nStar Wars Activation Booth\n\nDiscover your side at the Star Wars Activation booth with the launch of Star Wars: The Rise of Sky-walker! Doha Festival City has set up a total of eight zones with each zone having different activities. The booth is open to all ages and no purchase is required. It requires registration and is on first come first served.\n\nWhen: December 12 – January 12, 2020; 3pm-10pm\n\nWhere: Doha Festival City - Center Court Ground floor\n\nFor details, click here\n\nShare this post\n\n\n\n\n\nRead also\n\nRead More 10 stunning gadgets to look forward to this year 01 Jan 2020 - 11:04 While the year gone by witnessed a surge in foldable smartphones, smart home speakers, wearables and PC gaming, 2020 is set to herald tech-lifestyle brands like 5G-capable devices including Internet of Things (IoT) home products, smart shoes, fitness bands and gaming-focused smartphones.\n\nRead More Winter vegetable markets sell over half a tonne of honey in Dec 01 Jan 2020 - 9:23 The local farms are offering large quantity of pure honey from the harvest of last season (November) directly to the customers through their outlets in winter vegetable markets which operate from 7am to 5pm in Al Sheehaniya, Al Mazrouha, Al Wakrah, Al Khor-Al Zakhira and Al Shamal from Thursday to Saturday every week.\n\nRead More Ooredoo launches New Year offers for Shahry and Qatarna customers 01 Jan 2020 - 9:06 Both new customers signing up for a new Shahry 5G or Qatarna 5G pack, and existing customers upgrading to a new Shahry 5G or Qatarna 5G pack, can choose an Add-on pack – either extra data, local minutes or international minutes, depending on pack – absolutely free for three months.", "Guwahati: The Assam government has banned strikes by employees of oil and gas sector in the state for six months from December 31, 2019 under the ESMA, an official release said on Thursday.\n\n\n\nStrikes by the officers, workmen, contract labourers, drivers and their helpers of tankers in the sector have been prohibited under the Essential Services Maintenance (Assam) Act, 1980, the release said.\n\n\n\nThis has been done in public interest and any service in any oil field or refinery of any establishment or undertaking dealing with the production, supply of petroleum products including natural gas will fall under the purview of this order, it added.", "Customers of industrial, commercial and captive power classes connected to 50 PSIG line, on both sides of the Dhaka-Narayanganj highway, will not receive gas from 9am to 7pm, Titas said in a notice.\n\n“Almost all of the customers in the area are connected with the 50 PSIG line. There is one person who is using a 150 PSIG line. He has been personally informed,” Titas Director (Operations) Rana Akbar Haidari told bdnews24.com\n\nApart from the installation of new lines, some leakage repair work has been done in the area, said Rana.", "• Danielle Franzoni, 31, a restaurant server in Alpena, Mich., who was living in a homeless shelter a year ago, said \"things like this don't happen to people like me\" after she got a $2,020 tip on a $23 food bill, with \"Happy New Year. 2020 Tip Challenge,\" written on the receipt.\n\n• Shawn Hyde and his wife, Leah, face burglary charges after rangers at the Meeman-Shelby Forest State Park near Millington, Tenn., went to prepare a cabin for a coming rental and found the Hydes and their two young children illegally staying there.\n\n• Shakeel Ryan Massey, 20, was arrested, accused of damaging a Picasso painting, identified as a 1944 semi-abstract style portrait of a woman wearing a hat and green clothes titled Bust of a Woman, at the Tate Modern gallery in London.\n\n• Regis Wilson and Grayson Chamberlain, two St. Louis University students, founded the Queer Closet, which they describe as a clothing library that helps transgender and gender-nonconforming students find outfits that match their gender identities.\n\n• Jordan Olsen and his wife, Jennifer, who met in 1997 at a Subway sandwich shop in Kaysville, Utah, where they both worked, decided to celebrate their nearly 18 years of marriage by buying the shop where they were first smitten.\n\n• Lawrence Battiste, police chief of Mobile, Ala., called it an \"insensitive gesture\" and apologized for an officer's social media post showing two unidentified officers holding what was described as a \"homeless quilt\" made of cardboard signs confiscated from panhandlers.\n\n• Derrick Forest, 40, of Minneapolis, was charged with murder after authorities said he got into an SUV in the city's downtown and ran down a man who stabbed him in the back, killing him, after an argument between the two became physical.\n\n• Jeff Beckman, a Hershey Co. spokesman, said the Pennsylvania chocolate company is retiring its 26-foot-long Kissmobiles -- custom vehicles that resemble three Kisses candies and have traveled across the country since 1997 -- citing safety concerns and difficulty finding replacement parts for the aging vehicles.\n\n• Nate Takacs, 8, who said he was excited when he ran to see a Nativity scene on display in a park in Tallahassee, Fla., called it \"a big sin\" when he found the crib empty because someone had taken the doll depicting Baby Jesus in the manger six days after Christmas.\n\nA Section on 01/01/2020", "Chinese smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi has reportedly patented a smartphone with a display that almost completely covers the smartphone body. As with all patents, it is uncertain whether the concept will make its way to a commercial product - we'll have to wait and see.\n\nThe newer device could follow the same philosophy as the Mi Mix Alpha which is the first smartphone to have a surround display that covered most of the handset's body, news portal GizmoChina reported on Monday, citing Chinese publication CNMO.\n\nLooking at the design patents, the handset looks quite different from the Mi Mix Alpha but also has the display cover the front panel and most of the rear panel.\n\nPatent images of a Xiaomi smartphone with a surround display\n\nPhoto Credit: CNMO\n\nMi Mix Alpha was launched for the first time in September last year and recently top company executives have claimed that the company is currently at the capacity where it can start the mass production of the same.\n\nAccording to Cui Baoqiu, chairman of Xiaomi's technical committee and Han Haicai, head R&D team that developed the display of Mi Mix Alpha, the smartphone has not been mass produced yet.\n\nIn terms of specifications, the device features a massive 7.92-inch flexible OLED screen that offers a screen resolution of 2088x2250 pixels.\n\nThe smartphone is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus paired with 12GB of RAM. On the software front, the Mi MIX Alpha runs MIUI Alpha operating system."], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "HYDERABAD: A 37-year-old woman from Chennai, who set herself ablaze outside Panjagutta police station on Tuesday, succumbed to burns on Wednesday while undergoing treatment at Osmania General Hospital. She had suffered 78% burnsFollowing the death of Lokeshwari, police altered the case from Section 309 (attempt to commit suicide ) to sections 417 and 420 (cheating) and 306 (abetting the commission of suicide) of the IPC. A case was booked against Praveen Kumar, the city-based businessman, and her partner. Police teams went to his house in Warasiguda but it was locked.On Tuesday night, Lokeshwari’s dying declaration was recorded by a magistrate at the hospital. Before setting herself on fire, Lokeshwari wrote a petition addressing Panjagutta police. “She stated that Praveen had duped her. Lokeshwari alleged that Praveen exploited her by promising to marry her,” Panjagutta ACP Tirupatanna said.Lokeshwari married Srinivas in 2000. He deserted her a few years later. In 2012, she met Praveen, a mining businessman. In 2013, Praveen set up a jewellery store in Somajiguda and appointed Lokeshwari as its manager. In 2014, Praveen lodged a complaint against Lokeshwari alleging that she stole 23.5 tola gold from the shop. Lokeshwari was arrested and later they made a compromise at the Lok Adalat.“In the petition, Lokeshwari claimed that Praveen had promised to give Rs 7.5 lakh to her as he had lodged a false theft case against her and got her personal jewellery worth Rs 7.5 lakh. As Praveen was avoiding her, Lokeshwari got vexed and ended her life,” the ACP said.", "pos": ["The 37-year-old woman who allegedly set herself on fire at Panjagutta Police Station died on Tuesday midnight. The woman S. Lokeshwari suffered over 80% burns. Police said that she disclosed to them that mental and physical harassment by a person S Praveen Kumar led her to take the extreme step.\n\nIn 2000, the woman got married to Srinivas of Chennai. Srinivas deserted her after they had a daughter, and died in 2015. Meanwhile, in 2012, she got acquainted with Praveen Kumar in Tirupati, which led to love. They moved to Hyderabad in 2013 and stayed at a rented home in BS Maqta. He promised to marry Lokeshwari even though he knew she has a daughter.\n\nLokeshwari used to work as a manager in Praveen Kumar’s jewellery store in Somajiguda and looked after it when he went to other countries for work, said Panjagutta Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Thirupathanna.\n\nIn June of 2014, Praveen lodged a complaint against Lokeshwari and others regarding gold ornaments and cash which were missing from his store. She, along with her associates, were arrested by police who recovered the missing ornaments and cash. The case was charged and they settled the matter in December 2014.\n\nThere on, Praveen started to avoid Lokeshwari. She stayed in Hyderabad for some time and went to Chennai in 2017.\n\nThe ACP said that Lokeshwari visited Hyderabad along with her house owner P Arasakannan on December 27, 2019. On the same evening, she lodged a complaint against Praveen alleging that he cheated her and requested to recover ₹ 7.5 lakh from him.\n\nBased on her complaint , Panjagutta police sub-inspector B Vijay Bhaskar Reddy asked Praveen to come to the police station for inquiry. Denying allegations levelled by Lokeshwari, Praveen sought time as he was on business tour to Bengaluru.\n\n“She purchased two litres of petrol on December 31 from a petrol pump by showing her Aadhaar card, concealed it in her bag and started to search for Praveen in Panjagutta. But she did not find him,” the ACP said, adding that she attempted to end her life as she was mentally disturbed because of the alleged harassment and cheating by Praveen.\n\nShe doused herself in petrol, set herself on fire at Punjagutta bus stop and ran into the Police Station premises. Constables put off the fire and rushed her to Osmania General Hospital. The Police said that a constable M Mounika recorded Lokeshwari’s statement at the hospital on Tuesday night. Police registered cases under Sections 306 (abetment of suicide), 420 (cheating) and 417 (Punishment for cheating) and took up investigation.\n\nAfter post-mortem examination, her body was preserved at the hospital’s mortuary as her relatives could not afford to take her body to their native place for final rites."], "neg": ["Northern Ireland welcomes first babies of 2020 with little Shane Tierney born...\n\nNorthern Ireland didn’t have to wait long for it’s first new arrival of 2020 and the race to be the first baby born in the new decade was won by little Shane Tierney in Altnagelvin Hospital in Londonderry.\n\nBorn to Derry mum Tamara Tierney, Shane weighed in at 8lb 2oz and arrived just seconds after the final chime of Big Ben at 12.01am.\n\nA staff nurse at Altnagelvin, Tamara (26) hadn’t expected to be back at the hospital until Shane’s due date of January 8.\n\nA few complications brought her in early to the maternity ward and having started the process on Monday, Tamara said she’d lost track of the days and was amazed when Shane was born to the cheering of midwives as the clocked turned past midnight.\n\n“That’s the first I knew the New Year had arrived, right at the same time as Shane,” she said.\n\n“To be honest, I was just so glad he was here. You get to the stage where you just want to see him arrive safely.\n\n“Thankfully he did and he’s doing so well today.", "For Immediate Release\n\nMarch 10, 2020 – Hamilton, ON – Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS)\n\n\n\nEach year, the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) sponsors the Focus on Safety Youth Video Contest, inviting youth across Canada to submit an original video that can be used in social media and beyond to illustrate the importance of being safe on the job.\n\nThe 2020 Focus on Safety Youth Video Contest offers three ways to win to allow full participation across Canada:\n\nProvincial Contest\n\nEach participating province and territory will hold its own contest, co-sponsored by CCOHS, with specific eligibility criteria, deadlines, and requirements. Links to each of these contests can be found on the CCOHS Young Workers Zone website. The first-place winners of these contests will be entered into the national contest.\n\nRegional Qualifier Contest\n\nThis new contest is open to youth ages 13-19 who reside in provinces that are not running youth video contests (a complete listing can be found on the Young Workers Zone website). The winning individual or team will receive $1,000 and the winning video will be entered into the national Focus on Safety Youth Video Contest. Video submissions for this category must be received by 4:00 p.m. EDT on Thursday, March 19, 2020. Full contest details are available on the CCOHS website.\n\nNational Contest\n\nThe winners of the regional, provincial and territorial contests move onto the national stage. The first-place video at the Canadian finals will win $2,000, second place will receive $1,500, and third place will receive $1,000. Each winning school or institution will also receive a matching prize. Winners of the national contest will be announced during Safety and Health Week in May 2020.\n\nMore information about the Focus on Safety Youth Video Contest can be found on the Young Workers Zone website.", "Pomidor Quixote\n\nDaily Stormer\n\nJanuary 1, 2020\n\nPeople should look at this as a kind of homework for the schools’ sexual education curricula.\n\nBreitbart:\n\nThe scourge of sexual exploitation of children has reached “epidemic” levels in the United Kingdom, as nearly 19,000 children were sexually groomed over the past year. Local authorities have reported over 18,700 suspected victims of child sexual exploitation at the hands of grooming gangs between 2018-19, more than five times higher than the 3,300 reported cases just five years ago. Sammy Woodhouse, a victim of the Rotherham rapist Arshid Hussain, said that the authorities have not implemented meaningful changes in combatting the crisis.\n\nIt’s almost as if the authorities wanted this to happen.\n\n“You hear this bullshit line, ‘lessons have been learned’, but they haven’t learned anything”, she told The Independent. “I still hear a lot about the authorities aren’t doing things as they should. It’s not very often I hear something good and for all different reasons – if the police won’t act on reports, people feel they’re not being listened to or supported properly, or information not being shared”, she added. “I’ve said for years that this country’s in epidemic when it comes to abuse and exploitation. Authorities claim it’s under control but it’s not”, Woodhouse concluded.\n\nConsidering that the number of victims continues to increase and that the authorities themselves are reporting the increase… yeah, it’s obviously not under control.\n\nLancashire was the locality hit the hardest last year, with a total of 624 suspected victims, followed by Birmingham with 490, 447 in Surrey, 414 in Bradford and 409 in Gloucestershire. Thousands of more cases of abuse have been discovered across the country over the past decade, especially as the scandals of predominantly Pakistani male child rape gangs have been exposed. The Labour MP for Rotherham, Sarah Champion, said that the figures demonstrate that grooming “remains one of the largest forms of child abuse in the country”. “The government has singularly failed to tackle this issue head-on. Its approach has been piecemeal and underfunded”, she said.\n\nIn order to tackle this issue head-on, another issue has to be tackled head-on: immigration.\n\nThat would be racist though, so the government won’t do it.\n\nIn 2018, then Home Secretary, Sajid Javid launched an inquiry into the ethnic origins of members of grooming gangs in the UK. Speaking to the BBC in December, Javid determined that the majority of perpetrators were of Pakistani origin. “When it comes to gang-based child exploitation it is self-evident to anyone who cares to look that if you look at all the recent high-profile cases there is a high proportion of men that have Pakistani heritage”, Javid said. “There could be – I’m not saying that there are – there could be some cultural reasons from the communities that these men came from that could lead to this kind of behaviour”, he added.\n\nWhat does he mean “self-evident”?\n\nThese men look like average Londoners with English heritage.\n\nSee?\n\nBesides, we have to look at the bright side here and consider that if British teenagers weren’t being groomed, then the men there would leave the country and search for sex elsewhere, and there would be no one left to pay the pensions and stuff.\n\nThe Economy would suffer and it would be a total disaster.\n\nSilent Guardian of The Economy\n\nThere’s just no other way.\n\nIf we want The Economy to prosper, we have to allow these hard-working men to groom our daughters.", "Dunbrody Archers turned out in force on Hook Head in Co Wexford on Wednesday to participate in a ceremony going back more than 300 years.\n\nChair of New Ross District Municipal Council, Cllr John Fleming explained the origin of the tradition of firing an arrow into the sea from the rocks beneath the world’s oldest operational lighthouse.\n\n“The tradition dates from 1687 when the Mayor and the corporation of New Ross Town Council claimed their authority over the waters by travelling to Hook and shooting an arrow into the sea from Hook Head Lighthouse.”\n\nCllr Fleming explained that the Mayor of New Ross, casting the arrow into the sea symbolises the port of New Ross’s authority over the estuary of the Barrow and the Suir all the way down to Hook Head.\n\nThe members of Dunbrody Archers, founded in 2004 and now one of the largest archery clubs nationally, assisted Cllr Fleming in “the arrow ceremony” by unleashing a volley of arrows into the air at the historic lighthouse.\n\nCllr Fleming explained that Hook Head is renowned as the oldest intact working lighthouse in the world, dating from the fifth century when local monks lit fires on the headland to keep the ships at sea safe.\n\n“Hook Lighthouse was built by the knight, Sir William Marshal and he also built the port town of New Ross along with Kilkenny Castle, Ferns Castle, Tintern Abbey and many other historical gems in the area,” he said.\n\n“He married Isabel De Clare the daughter of Strongbow and Aoife and they became quite the medieval ‘power couple’ and it is thought that he built Hook Lighthouse to guide ships safely to his port town of New Ross.”\n\n“The Hook Lighthouse tour incorporates 115 steps to the top of the lighthouse tower and features holograms illustrating the ancient history of the tower and the Hook area and spectacular views of the southern coast.”", "Iraqi security forces have regained control of the area around the US Embassy in Baghdad after the compound was rocked by a second day of mass protests.\n\nEarlier Wednesday security personnel fired tear gas and rubber bullets at hundreds of protesters -- some of whom were seen trying to climb the building's walls -- eyewitnesses told CNN.\n\nOther witnesses said the protesters were hurling rocks, and trying to set fire to walls and security booths at the embassy's main entrance.\n\nIt was the second day of mass demonstrations outside the building in Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone, in response to US airstrikes on an Iranian-backed militia group on Sunday.\n\nBut by Wednesday evening, the protesters had cleared away from the embassy compound's entrance.\n\n\"We have issued the order for everyone to withdraw, because America should have received our message,\" said a spokesman for the main protest group, Kataib Hezbollah, which had been targeted by the US airstrikes.\n\nThe protests broke out after the US carried out airstrikes on five facilities in Iraq and Syria, which it said were linked to the Iranian-backed group, killing dozens of people.\n\nUS officials hold Kataib Hezbollah responsible for a growing number of rocket attacks against American facilities in Iraq.\n\nThe death of a US contractor in one such attack last week was the last straw for the Trump administration.\n\nPresident Donald Trump blamed Iran for both the US contractor's death and Tuesday's attack on the US Embassy in Baghdad, and warned Iran's leaders they would be held responsible for any deaths or destruction at the embassy.\n\n\"Iran will be held fully responsible for lives lost, or damage incurred, at any of our facilities,\" Trump tweeted. \"They will pay a very BIG PRICE! This is not a Warning, it is a Threat.\"\n\nBut Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei responded by tweeting that the US \"can't do anything.\"\n\n\"If you were logical -- which you're not -- you'd see that your crimes in Iraq, Afghanistan... have made nations hate you,\" Khamenei added.\n\nEyewitnesses also told CNN that local law enforcement forces around the embassy had not been seen doing anything significant to stop the protestors demonstrating in front of the compound, or from throwing stones at it.\n\nThe airstrikes and ensuing protests come at a time of high tension between the US and Iran, and have stoked fears of a new proxy war in the Middle East .\n\nUS sends extra forces to protect embassy\n\nIn the wake of Tuesday's attack on the US Embassy, Defense Secretary Mark Esper said the US would send approximately 750 soldiers to the Middle East.\n\n\"This deployment is an appropriate and precautionary action taken in response to increased threat levels against US personnel and facilities, such as we witnessed in Baghdad today,\" he said in a statement.\n\n\"The United States will protect our people and interests anywhere they are found around the world,\" Esper added.\n\nTrump insisted in a tweet Tuesday that the embassy was safe. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo also told Fox News that there are currently no plans to evacuate the embassy or pull US troops out.\n\nThe weekend's airstrikes have strained relations between Washington and Baghdad. Iraqi officials accuse the US of attacking without sufficient evidence, of violating Iraqi sovereignty and of threatening the country's security.\n\nThe embassy posted on its website that it would remain closed until further notice. It also advised that U.S. citizens not travel to Iraq, and advised anyone in the area to stay away from the embassy.\n\nThe militia targeted by US airstrikes\n\nThe Iranian-backed Kataib Hezbollah is militantly anti-American. In 2017 and 2018, its fighters in Syria tried to attack the US-supported garrison at al-Tanf on the Iraqi border.\n\nIt has provided hundreds of fighters for the Assad regime in Syria -- part of a broader Iranian effort to help stamp out the insurgency there -- and is an important element in Iranian efforts to extend its influence through northern Iraq and into Syria. The US strikes, notably, were against targets along the main route between Iran and Syria.\n\nA spokesman for Kataib Hezbollah told CNN that the embassy protests were only a \"first step.\"\n\n\"The American administration should understand the following: the first step was to protest near the American embassy, we are waiting their reactions to determine the second step,\" Mohamad Mouhiye said, calling for the US to shut down the embassy and withdraw from Iraq.\n\n\"First, close the doors of the evil embassy, which we consider a spy building and an operations room to administer and sabotage Iraq's well-being,\" Mouhiye said. \"We also call on the US to withdraw their military forces which are in Iraq illegally.\""], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window)\n\nMatt Lauer is dating glamorous marketing guru Shamin Abas after finalizing his divorce from longtime wife Annette Roque, Page Six has confirmed.\n\nThe former “Today” host has been spending time with Abas, who runs a luxury brand marketing firm, in the Hamptons after he and wife of more than 20 years Roque finalized their divorce this fall.\n\nLauer and brunette Abas, who bears a strong resemblance to his former wife, have known each other for more than 10 years, we are told, but their relationship only recently became romantic. The new couple was just pictured jetting off to spend the holidays together in New Zealand, where he owns a $9.2 million lakefront ranch.\n\nA source close to Lauer told Page Six, “Matt and Shamin have known each other for many years, as she spends a lot of time in the Hamptons, as does he. They very recently began dating, she is a lovely woman.” Abas did not immediately respond to emails.\n\nLauer, 62, and Abas were photographed boarding a flight to New Zealand together on December 19, In Touch first reported.\n\nWhile there have been numerous reports of Lauer spending time with new girlfriends in the Hamptons since his split with Roque, 53, Abas is the first woman he has been confirmed to have been seeing on a serious basis.\n\nAbas’ eponymous New York City-based firm has worked with clients including Ferrari North America and Jet Aviation.\n\nShe also works with fancy Hamptons golf club The Bridge on an invite-only classic car exhibition. Golf-loving Lauer is believed to be a member of the swanky club in Noyack, which is very close to his former marital home with Roque\n\nLauer and Roque, who together have three children aged between 13 and 18, separated after Lauer was fired by NBC in November 2017 following allegations of sexual misconduct, which he has denied.\n\nThis past October, Lauer’s former NBC News colleague Brooke Nevils alleged that he raped her in his hotel room when they were covering the 2014 Sochi Olympics. He has strongly denied her claim, stating that the sex was consensual.\n\nIn 2017 Lauer bought the lease on the 16,000-acre New Zealand sheep and cattle farm Hunter Valley Station. It reportedly includes more than eight miles of lakefront land bordering Lake Hawea and Lake Wanaka, eight miles of riverfront along the Hunter River, a five-bedroom farmhouse and an assortment of other farm buildings and fishing huts.", "pos": ["It looks like Matt Lauer is having no problem getting a successful and seemingly intelligent woman to think he could be a good man to date and to even trust her heart to.\n\nPage Six is reporting that the disgraced former “Today” host, 62, has been “spending time” with Shamin Abas, 53, described as a “powerhouse publicist” and luxury-brand “marketing guru” who, incidentally, bears a strong resemblance to his ex-wife, Annette Roque.\n\nMatt Lauer dating marketing guru Shamin Abas after finalizing divorce https://t.co/zYBebuKJVb pic.twitter.com/TW0on1lSDN — Page Six (@PageSix) December 31, 2019\n\nThe way Lauer and Abas are “spending time” together is “serious” and consequential, according to Page Six. They recently enjoyed the holidays together in New Zealand, where Lauer owns a $9.2 million lakefront ranch, Page Six said.\n\nA source close to Lauer told Page Six, “Matt and Shamin have known each other for many years, as she spends a lot of time in the Hamptons, as does he. They very recently began dating, she is a lovely woman.”\n\nThe couple’s friendship only recently became romantic, according to Page Six. The turn came a few months after Lauer and Roque finalized their divorce in September, after more than 20 years of marriage.\n\nBut one has to wonder how Abas thinks Lauer could be a good prospect for a healthy, happy relationship. Sure, many people found him charming and affable on TV, and many find him attractive, in that graying, distinguished way of prosperous, older men. And, yes, Lauer still seems to have plenty of money — despite being unemployed and paying out at least $20 million in a divorce settlement to Roque.\n\nBut Lauer also has been accused of rape, and he admitted himself that he engaged in extramarital affairs during his marriage.\n\nBooke Nevils, a former NBC News co-worker, alleged in Ronan Farrow’s new book “Catch and Kill” that Lauer raped her in his hotel room at the 2014 Sochi Olympics. Nevils’ allegations prompted NBC to fire Lauer in 2017. Nevils also asserted that she continued to have sexual encounters with Lauer after the Olympics but that they were completely “transactional,” because she felt he could hurt her career if she didn’t comply.\n\nNevils’ allegations were only the tip of the iceberg in a #MeToo-era scandal involving the downfall of one of America’s most popular and powerful TV news personalities. Several more women came forward to allege that Lauer was sexually inappropriate with them during his 20 years at NBC, and network executives have faced charges — which they denied — that they knew something of Lauer’s allegedly harassing behavior but did nothing to stop it.\n\nTabloid reports of Lauer being a “womanizer” went back years. Roque first filed for divorce in 2006, alleging “mental abuse, extreme mental and emotional distress, humiliation, torment, and anxiety.” After Lauer and Roque reconciled, she continued to deal with reports that Lauer kept his Manhattan apartment so that he could enjoy a bachelor lifestyle during the workweek while she lived apart in the Hamptons and raised their three children, ages 13 to 18.\n\nFollowing the publication of Farrow’s book in October, Lauer issued a lengthy statement in which he vehemently denied forcing Nevils to have sex with him, Variety reported. He said their encounter in Sochi was consensual, and he said their subsequent sexual encounters also were consensual.\n\n“I have never assaulted anyone or forced anyone to have sex. Period,” he wrote in his open letter.\n\nBut in his letter, Lauer also admitted to having other “extramarital relationships,” which would probably give some women pause in getting involved with him.\n\n“Because of my infidelity, I have brought more pain and embarrassment to my family than most people can ever begin to understand. They’ve been through hell,” Lauer wrote.\n\nBut Lauer also claimed in his letter that he had “taken responsibility” for what he did “wrong” and accepted “the consequences.”\n\nMaybe Lauer has indeed reformed, and Abas is perhaps catching him at a point in his life when he would no longer put another woman through the “hell” Roque endured.\n\nThen again, according to Page Six, Lauer’s allure is such that there have been other women vying for his attention in the wake of his downfall.\n\n“There have been numerous reports of Lauer spending time with new girlfriends in the Hamptons since his split with Roque,” Page Six reported. But it looks like Abas is the first woman he has decided to keep company with on a serious basis, Page Six added."], "neg": ["More than 900 homes have been confirmed destroyed since July in NSW\n\nWHERE ARE THE NSW BUSHFIRES?\n\nMore than 110 blazes continue to burn across NSW on Wednesday.\n\nA fire burning south of the Snowy Mountains Highway in the Ellerslie Range near Kunama and Laurel Hill was at \"emergency\" level at 4.30pm.\n\nThe blaze has ripped through more than 100,000 hectares.\n\nSix fires were burning at a \"watch and act\" level including the 229,000ha Currowan blaze on the south coast, the 68,000ha Clyde Mountain fire near Batemans Bay, the 178,000ha Countegany blaze east of Cooma and the 104,000ha Green Valley fire east of Albury.\n\nAn out-of-control blaze is also burning in Werri Berri, north of Bemboka near Bega.\n\nMore than 2500 firefighters are battling the blazes.\n\nWHAT IS THE DEATH TOLL?\n\nSeven people have died since Monday evening, taking the number of deaths this season in NSW to at least 15.\n\nA 70-year-old man was found dead on Tuesday outside a home at Yatte Yattah, west of Lake Conjola, a man's body has been discovered in a burnt-out car near the Princes Highway at Yatte Yattah, another man in a vehicle in Sussex Inlet and a body outside a home at Coolagolite, east of Cobargo.\n\nYoung father Patrick Salway, 29, his dad Robert Salway, 63, and volunteer firefighter Sam McPaul, 28, were confirmed dead earlier this week in separate blazes that ravaged the state's south.\n\nA 72-year-old man remains missing at Belowra, west of Narooma, while a 70-year-old woman is missing after her home in Conjola Park was destroyed by fire on Tuesday.\n\nHOW MANY HOMES HAVE BEEN LOST?\n\nMore than 175 homes have been confirmed destroyed on the south coast since Monday including 89 in Conjola Park, 40 in Malua Bay and 15 in Rosedale.\n\nAt last count, 1087 homes have been confirmed destroyed across NSW since July.\n\nTHE WARNINGS\n\nWednesday's fire danger rating is severe in the central ranges and a total fire ban has been declared in that area.\n\nTotal fire bans are also in place in the southern slopes and southern ranges where the fire danger rating is very high.\n\nFire danger is also rated as very high in the greater Sydney region, the Monaro alpine region, north western NSW, the ACT, the Hunter, and the northern slopes.\n\nFORECAST\n\nHot, dry and windy conditions were expected to bring elevated fire danger to the southern and central ranges and southern slopes on Wednesday.\n\nParts of the state got some reprieve from the soaring temperatures on Wednesday with forecasts of 27C in Nowra, 34C in Penrith in western Sydney, while the mercury was expected to climb to 36C in Tumut in the Riverina and 42C in the Hunter.\n\nSydney was under a smoke haze on Wednesday morning with a fair-air quality, and cloudy and windy conditions forecast.\n\nDangerous fire conditions are expected to return to the south coast on Saturday where the temperature is forecast to reach 43C.\n\nTHE ROADS\n\nMotorists are advised to avoid travel to the south coast and Snowy Mountains Riverina area where fires caused widespread power outages and major road closures.\n\nThe Snowy Mountains Highway is closed between Tumut Plains Road and Adaminaby.\n\nThe Princes Highway remains closed between Falls Creek and Milton, Batemans Bay and Moruya, Brogo and Tilba Tilba, and Narrabarba and Cann River (Victoria).", "SoftBank emerged as a big winner from the T-Mobile and Sprint merger. Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images\n\nTopline: Despite SoftBank Group reporting a 99% drop in third-quarter profits on Wednesday, its stock has continued to gain momentum recently, in large part thanks to the approval of a merger between SoftBank-owned Sprint and T-Mobile.\n\nSoftBank’s Vision Fund took a $2 billion loss last quarter after writing down investments in WeWork and Uber, slashing the company’s operating income by 99%—from nearly $4 billion to less than $25 million, compared to a year earlier.\n\nSoftBank stock was down slightly on the news Wednesday, falling by 0.6% as founder Masayoshi Son said that the fund’s recent poor performance was spooking investors and causing big losses.\n\nSon has reportedly scaled back his ambitions for a second Vision Fund, following SoftBank’s disastrous bet on WeWork and pressure from activist investor Paul Singer’s hedge fund, Elliott Management.\n\nDespite such dismal earnings figures, SoftBank stock is largely holding steady—with no substantial decline on Wednesday, especially after it surged 12% Tuesday when a federal judge approved the $26 billion merger between T-Mobile and Sprint.\n\nSprint stock skyrocketed 77% on the news and SoftBank, which owns almost 85% of Sprint, subsequently netted more than $12 billion on paper.\n\nThe company’s latest earnings release comes amid ongoing discussions with activist fund Elliott Management, which amassed a $2.5 billion stake in the Japanese conglomerate and is pushing for stock buybacks, improved corporate governance and more transparency on the Vision Fund’s investments.\n\nCrucial statistics: SoftBank stock is still up nearly 20% so far this year. The Japanese conglomerate currently has a market cap of $110 billion, up from $90 billion at the start of 2020. SoftBank founder and CEO Masayoshi Son is Japan’s second richest person, with a net worth of $24.2 billion, according to Forbes’ estimates. His fortune rose by $2.3 billion alone on Tuesday, when T-Mobile and Sprint won approval for their $26 billion merger.\n\nCrucial quotes: “The tide has turned,” Son said in a press conference, while trying to highlight the Vision Fund’s improving performance. “There is no change to my basic vision or strategy.” In terms of addressing the activist demands from Elliott, Son said that his own interests were “basically aligned” with other shareholders, especially given the fact that he has a 25% stake in SoftBank.\n\nKey background: SoftBank stock fell 12% in the second half of 2019, amid mounting losses from missed bets on unproven tech startups. SoftBank spent around $10 billion bailing out WeWork in October, after the embattled office startup cancelled its IPO and almost ran out of cash to fund its business. Uber stock, on the other hand, lost almost 25% of its value in 2019 after going public in May, though shares have since recovered.\n\nWhat to watch for: SoftBank’s ongoing discussions with Elliott Management. Both sides have said they want to keep the engagement friendly, and dialogue between the two sides has so far gone well, according to the Wall Street Journal. Founded in 1977 by billionaire Paul Singer—a famed activist investor and veteran of numerous proxy battles, Elliott is pushing for stock buybacks and improved corporate governance in an effort to boost SoftBank’s lagging share price. SoftBank is one of the hedge fund’s largest positions.\n\nFurther reading: Sprint Stock Soars 77% On T-Mobile Merger, Here’s Why One Expert Thinks It Could Keep Surging\n\nBillionaire Paul Singer’s Elliott Management Invests Over $2.5 Billion In SoftBank: Report", "KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Cyclists will participate in \"Pablo's Memorial Ride\" Wednesday honoring Pablo Sanders.\n\nSanders was hit by a car on Christmas Eve while he was biking. He later died from his injuries.\n\nCyclists will meet at the Scout at 4 p.m. and ride from there to Westport.\n\nCyclists will then return back to the Scout for a candlelight vigil honoring Sanders.\n\nThose who do not want to ride may just attend the vigil starting at 5 p.m.", "Law Minister on Wednesday said state governments have a Constitutional duty to implement laws passed by Parliament and those vowing not to implement the Citizenship Amendment Act should seek appropriate legal opinion.\n\nHe said it was surprising that those who have come to power by taking oath under the Constitution are making \"unconstitutional\" statements.\n\nHis statement came a day after the Kerala assembly passed a resolution urging the Centre to withdraw the amended citizenship law.\n\nPrasad said the government's which claim they would not allow the CAA or are getting resolutions passed against implementing it may seek appropriate legal opinion on constitutional provisions.\n\n\"It is the constitutional duty of the states to implement laws passed by Parliament,\" Prasad told reporters here.\n\nHe said Parliament can make laws on subjects under the Union List which includes citizenship.\n\nTo drive home his point that states cannot oppose laws passed by Parliament, he referred to Clause 2 of Article 245 of the Constitution.\n\n\"Article 245 (clause 2) states that no law made by Parliament shall be deemed to be invalid on the ground that it would have extra-territorial operation,\" he said.\n\nOther states including West Bengal, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan have said they will not implement the amended Citizenship Act.", "Australia’s wildfire crisis intensified on Tuesday as coastal towns across the southeast caught ablaze, forcing thousands of stranded tourists and locals to seek refuge on beaches.\n\nThick black smoke billowing from infernos in Victoria and New South Wales states turned the morning sky pitch black or choked the coastline in a haunting red haze. Two people were killed as a fire ripped through the small community of Cobargo, taking the death toll since the devastating fire season began several weeks ago to 12. Five others are missing.\n\nThere’s no end in sight to the emergency as strong winds fan flames, wreaking havoc in popular tourist spots such as Batemans Bay during the peak summer holiday season.\n\n“It’s been a truly awful day,” New South Wales Rural Fire Service Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons told reporters, adding that the fire season was the worst in the state’s history. “We’ve got literally hundreds, thousands of people up and down the coast, taking refuge on the beaches, in clubhouses, surf clubs.”\n\nThe crisis gripping the world’s driest-inhabited continent has impacted all six states amid a prolonged drought. Almost 4 million hectares of forest and bushland have been destroyed in New South Wales alone. Fires are so intense they are generating their own weather systems, with dry thunderstorms sparking new blazes. A firefighter was killed on Monday when what authorities described as a “fire tornado” flipped the 10-ton truck he was in.\n\nThe emergency has placed scrutiny on Australia’s capacity to combat blazes that have spread over massive areas, pushing fire services largely manned by volunteers to their limits. It’s also put international focus on the conservative government’s climate change policies, with environmentalists saying Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s support of the nation’s massive coal-export industry has worsened conditions.\n\nEnergy Minister Angus Taylor defended the government’s record of tackling climate change in an op-ed published in The Australian on Tuesday, saying emissions had fallen in the past year and Australia was meeting its carbon-reduction targets.\n\n“Shrill cries that we should be ‘ashamed to be Australian’ do not ring true with the quiet Australians,” Taylor said. “That won’t stop some commentators telling us that we should feel guilty about our performance on emissions reduction. They are wrong.”\n\nWhile fires have been burning for weeks, conditions worsened at the weekend as a heatwave pushed temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius in the southeast. Authorities on Sunday urged some 30,000 holiday-makers in Victoria’s East Gippsland region to evacuate. Thousands did, but those who remained found themselves trapped as the blazes intermittently shut the main highway.\n\nAustralia’s government will deploy helicopters, aircraft and navy ships to assist efforts in the East Gippsland region, Linda Reynolds, the nation’s defense minister, tweeted Tuesday.\n\nAbout 4,000 people were forced to gather on the foreshore or take to boats in the town of Mallacoota overnight and through much of the day as an out-of-control inferno bore down on the remote community.\n\n“A mother took this photo. Her two primary school aged sons are in the boat with her.\n\nThey’re out on the #Mallacoota lake trying to stay safe from fire, it doesn’t look like it – but it’s daytime.” ~ABC Gippsland.#bushfirecrisis #vicfires #NSWfires #Bushfires #bushfiresVIC pic.twitter.com/CqA1FgMM02\n\n— Fiona Bateman (@feebateman) Dec. 31, 2019\n\nCountry Fire Authority chief officer Steve Warrington said a cheer went up from the jetty where many were sheltering as authorities battling spotfires in the town announced the wind had changed and the main threat had passed.\n\nAcross the state border in New South Wales, buildings in Batemans Bay caught fire as thousands sheltered on the beach and ash rained down on the picturesque beachside town of Merimbula.\n\n“It’s going to be an a very long, difficult and dangerous night still ahead,’ Fitzsimmons said. “It’s going to be another difficult day again tomorrow.”\n\nBatemans Bay CBD has lost power and is pitch black at 12.20pm. pic.twitter.com/cPry7nsBHL\n\n— Andrea Cantle (@AndreaCantle) Dec. 31, 2019\n\nWhile cities such as Canberra and Parramatta canceled fireworks celebrations to bring in the new year, Sydney’s harborside festivities that draw in tens of thousands of tourists will go ahead.\n\nThe city council rejected a petition calling for the display to be scrapped and the money to be donated to bushfire and drought relief projects, saying the event is watched by millions of people worldwide and generates A$130 million ($91 million) for the local economy.\n\nAs thousands of people gathered along the foreshore of Sydney harbor to get a prime viewing spot of the midnight fireworks, smoke drifting in from bushfires caused a polluting haze.\n\nProtesters who claim the Morrison government’s pro-coal mining policies are exacerbating the crisis aren’t about to give the prime minister a rest on New Year’s Eve and are planning to block roads around his official Sydney residence.\n\nPhotograph: A New South Wales (NSW) Rural Fire Service vehicle moves along the closed Princes Highway in Batemans Bay. Photographer: Mark Graham/Bloomberg.\n\nRelated:\n\nThousands of Tourists Evacuated as Wildfires Sweep Through Southeast Australia\n\nCopyright 2019 Bloomberg."], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "Rudy Giuliani is prepared to do more than just testify at President Trump’s upcoming impeachment trial. The former New York City mayor made clear in comments to reporters on Tuesday night that he’s ready to pull out all the stops to defend his client—and that apparently includes giving “lectures” and doing “demonstrations.” Asked if he would testify at the trial, Giuliani appeared unable to settle on a single, coherent answer.\n\n“I would testify, I would, um, do demonstrations. I’d give lectures, I’d give summations. Or, I’d do what I do best, I’d try the case. I’d love to try the case. Well I don’t know if anybody would have the courage to give me the case, but, uh, if you give me the case, I will prosecute it as a racketeering case, which I kind of invented anyway,” Giuliani said at a New Year’s Eve gala at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort.\n\nHe also dodged a question about whether he had any plans for another trip to Ukraine, an activity that has been at the center of the impeachment proceedings against Trump, which center on allegations he abused his power to pressure Ukraine to do him political favors. Giuliani, accused of hijacking American foreign policy to run a dirt-digging mission in Ukraine that would boost Trump domestically, returned from his latest trip earlier this month claiming to have boatloads of evidence to exonerate Trump and incriminate Trump's political foes, including former vice president Joe Biden and many Democrats.\n\nSo far, however, despite Trump claiming Giuliani would be filing a report with the Justice Department on his Ukraine findings and Giuliani saying he planned to brief the Senate on the matter, his findings have apparently not been embraced as the smoking gun against Democrats that he believed they would be. As The Daily Beast reported earlier this week, some Republican senators have actively avoided Giuliani ahead of the impeachment trial over concerns that his Ukraine findings may be mingled with Russian conspiracy theories. Even Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), who first called on Giuliani to share his findings, has urged him to “make sure it’s not Russian propaganda.”", "pos": ["What the hell just happened? pic.twitter.com/QmwXTgwcxD — Andrew Feinberg (@AndrewFeinberg) January 1, 2020\n\nQuick hit from Rudy last night at the Mar-a-Lago party…\n\nPresident Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani says he’d be willing to testify at his client’s Senate trial, but he would “love” to represent Trump in the proceedings.\n\n“I would testify, I would do demonstrations, I’d give lectures, I’d give summations, or I’d do what I do best, I’d try the case. I’d love to try the case,” Giuliani told reporters as he made his way into a New Year’s Eve celebration at the president’s Florida resort on Tuesday night.\n\n“I don’t know if anybody would have the courage to give me the case, but if you give me the case, I will prosecute it as a racketeering case, which I kind of invented anyway,” he said, referring to his pioneering use of racketeering laws to take down New York mob leadership in the 1980s.\n\n“It was 30 years ago, but let’s see if I can still do it,” he said.\n\nThe former New York City mayor did not elaborate, but he has said before that Trump did nothing wrong in the dealings with Ukraine that led to his impeachment, and that the real wrongdoers are former Vice President Joe Biden and his son.\n\nThe impeachment proceedings center on Trump’s efforts to press Ukraine’s president to investigate the Bidens, focusing on Hunter Biden’s work on the board of a Ukrainian gas company while his father was calling for the removal the country’s top prosecutor as part of the Obama administration’s anti-corruption efforts there.\n\n“I’m great at it. It’s what I do best as a lawyer. That’s what I would be good at,” he said. “Oh, I would love it, I could rip — you know, I hate to sound like a ridiculously boastful lawyer, but cross-examining them would be, I don’t know, I could’ve done it when I was a second-year assistant U.S. attorney. They’re a bunch of clowns.”\n\nDirect link to video…"], "neg": ["2019 was quite the year for the royal family, with some big highs like births and engagements, as well as some lows. No matter how much went on however, that doesn’t mean that 2020 won’t be another year full of some ups and downs for the House of Windsor.\n\nThe royal family doesn’t appear to be slowing down when it comes to their plans for the next calendar year. Here are some big things to potentially look forward to.\n\nQueen Elizabeth, Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall:\n\nPhoto: Getty Images/Chris Jackson\n\nRumors are more rampant than ever that Queen Elizabeth is preparing to invoke the Regency Act after her 95th birthday in 2021, which would allow her to basically step back from all her duties as Queen while still retaining her title, and giving Prince Charles the ability to somewhat rule in her place. However, the Queen has made no moves to suggest this is true, though she has been slowly preparing her heir for his eventual role as King, giving him more responsibility and increasing his public profile and presence.\n\nAs for the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall, they aren’t expected to have any large celebrations on their calendar, though their public roles could increase with more engagements as they take on more responsibilities.\n\nPrince William and Kate Middleton:\n\nPhoto: AFP/Aamir QURESHI\n\nAfter a big year which saw the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge become the sole heads of The Royal Foundation, they are looking ahead to another big year as well, which will include new initiatives and more focus on their charity work.\n\nPrince Harry and Meghan Markle:\n\nPhoto: Chris Jackson - WPA Pool/Getty Images\n\nAfter a year that saw them welcome their first child together, there was a lot of turmoil for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who not only started lawsuits against publications that they felt invaded their privacy but also took a six-week break at the end of the year from their royal duties. As for what fans can expect from them in 2020— the couple may once again team up with Prince William and Kate as they all take on more work following Prince Andrew’s stepping back from royal life.\n\nPrincess Beatrice and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi:\n\nPhoto: David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty Images\n\nAnother royal wedding is set to take place in 2020, as Princess Beatrice officially ties the knot with Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi. Details about the pair’s nuptials have remained under wraps thus far.", "The United States is known as \"the land of the free,\" and many Americans are proud of the freedoms our country grants. But even though Americans are given the right to \"life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness,\" there are some small, surprising things that citizens can't do in the U.S. At both the national and state levels, there are certain laws that are petty or peculiar, especially compared to the rest of the world. Whether it's a food the government has deemed \"dangerous\" or a weird law on the books because of one wild person, here are 20 wacky things that are surprisingly illegal in the United States. (This story originally appeared on The Active Times.)", "Will you be taking the plunge at the Lyme Lunge and braving the icy sea this afternoon?\n\nThe Lyme Lunge returns today with thousands of people expected to descend on the town’s sandy beach to charge into the water.\n\nThe Rotary Club of Lyme Regis’ annual event includes participants donning fancy dress and following the club’s president into the sea at 1pm.\n\nThis year, the Lyme Lunge is raising money for the Dorset County Hospital chemotherapy appeal and Rotary charities.\n\nFor more information and updates of the event, search for Rotary Club of Lyme Regis on Facebook.\n\nBut just before the dip, there’s time to catch the New Year’s Day duck race.\n\nThe duck race will start at Windsor Terrace at 12noon and finish at Jordan Flats.\n\nDucks cost £1 and will be on sale outside Higher Mill Flats, Windsor Terrace, from 11.15am.\n\nThe first duck wins £50, the second wins £25, the third wins £10 and the last duck wins £5.\n\nAll proceeds will go to Lyme Regis Christmas Lights.", "Chinese handset maker Vivo is set to show off its third-generation Apex concept smartphone at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2020 in Barcelona between February 23 and 24, promoting the concept phone with the slogan \"Empower the Next\", as per an invite sent to the press.\n\nThis makes it the third year that the smartphone player has showcased an Apex concept phone at the event. Vivo's previous Apex concept smartphones have been impressive tech showcases.\n\nThe first Apex concept in early 2018 presented a nearly bezel-less phone with the first in-display fingerprint scanner. Last year, the Apex 2019 had a fingerprint scanner that worked from anywhere within the display and a body without any holes.\n\nThe invite teasing the launch of the third-generation Vivo Apex concept smartphone was shared by Tech Sina.\n\nVivo arrived in Barcelona last year with the Apex 2019. It wasn't as impressive as the previous APEX smartphone.\n\nThe concept showed how a under-display fingerprint sensor could recognise your finger anywhere on the display. Instead of just in a small spot at the bottom of the display.\n\nVivo Sends Out MWC 2020 Invites, February 23 Launch Event Confirmed", "As we look back at 2019, one thing is for sure—AMD is a force to be reckoned with, thanks in large part to the continued evolution of its Zen CPU architecture . Make no mistake, though, AMD is not resting on its laurels. Now that 2020 is official under way, AMD is promising to \"push the envelope yet again\" in the high-performance computing sector.\n\nAMD made the bold statement on Twitter, adding that 2020 will be an \"incredible year\" for the enthusiast sector. No specifics were given, though AMD did also announce it will be hosting a press conference at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas on January 6 at 2:00 pm Pacific (5:00 pm Eastern). And it will be livestreamed on AMD's YouTube channel.\n\n\n\nAt #CES2020 , AMD will push the envelope yet again to make 2020 an incredible year for high-performance computing. Join us for our press conference on Monday, January 6th at 2PM PT on YouTube!\n\nSo, what can expect from AMD in 2020? There are a few things on tap. One of those is the launch of AMD's fourth generation Zen 3 CPU architecture . It can be a little confusing if you don't follow the technical details closely, but that's not a typo—Zen 3 is the fourth iteration of Zen. Here's a timeline of Zen...\n\nZen: 14nm, Ryzen 1000 series, launched March 2017\n\n14nm, Ryzen 1000 series, launched March 2017 Zen+: 12nm, Ryzen 2000 series, launched April 2018\n\n12nm, Ryzen 2000 series, launched April 2018 Zen 2: 7nm, Ryzen 3000 series, launched July 2019\n\n7nm, Ryzen 3000 series, launched July 2019 **Zen 3: 7nm+, Ryzen 4000 series, launching in 2020**\n\n7nm+, Ryzen 4000 series, launching in 2020** **Zen 4: 6nm or 5nm, Ryzen 5000 series, launching in 2021**\n\n\n\nThe two starred entries have not yet launched, so technically, specs, features, and dates could change. However, they have been part of AMD's roadmap for a long while, and there is no indication that things have gone off track. Just the opposite, AMD has made statements suggesting things are progressing pretty much as planned.\n\n\n\n\n\nZen 3 will see AMD make use of a refined 7nm+ manufacturing process. Generally speaking, we can expect faster clockspeeds and better power efficiency, and perhaps even more cores. That latter part is interesting, though, because the current-generation Ryzen 9 3950X is technically a 'mainstream' desktop CPU, with 16 cores and 32 threads.\n\n\n\n\n\nAll that said, don't expect AMD to actually launch Zen 3 at CES. Instead, there is a good chance it at least mentions the upcoming architecture, if for no other reason than to say nothing has changed with regards to its 2020 time frame.\n\nAMD's 64-Core/128-Thread Ryzen Threadripper 3990X Could See A Debut At CES\n\nAMD mentions high-performance computing in its CES announcement. To us, that is a not-so-subtle hint that it will finally launch the Ryzen Threadripper 3990X , a high-end desktop (HEDT) processor with a staggering 64 cores, 128 threads, and 288MB of cache (and 280W TDP). AMD might also launch its Threadripper 3980X part with 48 cores and 96 threads.\n\n\n\n\n\nWe are also expecting AMD to introduce new mobile and desktop APUs, and specifically, its Ryzen 4000 \"Renoir\" lineup . For whatever reason, AMD has kept its APUs slightly behind the curve, as they compare to its regular desktop processors. That's to say, at the present moment AMD's latest-generation APUs are still based on Zen+, not Zen 2.\n\n\n\n\n\nBeyond all that, AMD might talk about the next version of Navi. We already know that a custom Navi part will power both Sony's PlayStation 5 and Microsoft's Xbox Series X at the end of the year, both with hardware-level support for real-time ray tracing. On the PC side, however, Navi 20 could bring parity with NVIDIA's fastest graphics cards, though we will have to wait and see.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBefore that comes to pass, however, AMD will almost certainly announce another lower end Navi part, and specifically the Radeon RX 5600 XT. We have see a bunch of leaks pointing to this unannounced part, including a few 3DMark entries that indicated it will perform roughly on par with a Radeon RX Vega 56. The most telling leak came from ASRock , which briefly posted a product page seemingly confirming the Radeon RX 5600 XT will sport 2,304 stream processors and 6GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus.\n\n\n\n\n\nWhatever ends up getting announced at CES, 2020 figures to be a busy year in tech."], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "LUDHIANA: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday arrested a senior Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer — who is the additional director general (ADG) of the zonal unit of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Ludhiana — in a Rs 3-crore bribery case.Prior to ADG Chandar Shekhar’s arrest, CBI nabbed two businessmen — Rajesh Dhanda of Ludhiana and Anup Joshi of Delhi — on Tuesday afternoon from a five-star hotel in Delhi with Rs 25-lakh cash, which they had allegedly accepted on behalf of the DRI officer. Dhanda is a prominent name in the city’s textile circle and has a huge business interest in Dubai, while Joshi is a customs clearing agent.A statement issued by the CBI said, “The CBI arrested a DRI, Ludhiana, ADG and two private persons, including a friend of the public servant, in an alleged bribery case of Rs 25 lakh. A case was registered against the accused on a complaint, in which it was alleged that in June 2019, Ludhiana DRI had conducted a search at a private clearing agency, which provides services to various exporters. In this search, some documents pertaining to an exporter were also seized. The complainant, a resident of Delhi, submitted a complaint to the CBI that a clearing house agent and a close friend of the Ludhiana ADG demanded Rs 3 crore on behalf of the public servant for ensuring that he would not be implicated by DRI regarding recovery of his documents. CBI caught both private persons while demanding and accepting Rs 25 lakh from the complainant. During investigation, the public servant was also arrested. Searches are being conducted on the premises, including residence and offices of the accused located at Delhi, Noida and Ludhiana. The accused will be produced before the competent court. Further investigation is continuing.”A clearing agency gets import and export shipments cleared from different departments.It was only in the afternoon that the agency sources confirmed the arrest of the ADG, as earlier the CBI officials were maintaining that he was under detention. On Wednesday morning, different teams of the CBI visited Ludhiana along with the arrested officer and reached the office of DRI in Ghumar Mandi. Later, they went to the residence of the ADG at Marvel Homes on Ferozepur Road.The ADG is among the most powerful postings as he has jurisdiction over Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Chandigarh. ADG Chander Shekhar has had an illustrious career and was involved in big anti-narcotics operations. In November last, he grabbed national limelight when in two separate operations in Kashmir Valley, the DRI, in a joint operation with Army and other agencies, had seized heroin worth Rs 120 crore along with a huge cache of arms and ammunition from the border fence.", "pos": ["The CBI on Wednesday arrested an Additional Director General of Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) Chander Shekhar and a middleman in connection with Rs 25 lakh bribery case, officials said.\n\nThe searches are going on in New Delhi, Noida and Ludhiana, they said.\n\nAccording to the DRI web site, Chander Shekhar is posted as ADG, Ludhiana.\n\nThe agency had arrested the middleman while he was allegedly receiving the bribe on behalf of the officer, they said.\n\nDuring the questioning, the middleman told the sleuths that the bribe was allegedly for the officer, they said.\n\nThe agency suspects it to be a part payment of a huge bribe which was discussed between the two, they said.\n\nAlso read: Maruti Suzuki car sales grow 2.4% in December; sells 133,296 units\n\nAlso read: Courts allow banks to utilise movable assets of Vijay Mallya to clear debt"], "neg": ["0\n\nFrom showrunner/executive producer Marja-Lewis Ryan, the Showtime series The L Word: Generation Q, the sequel to the groundbreaking series that debuted in 2004, continues to follow the lives of Bette Porter (Jennifer Beals), Alice Pieszecki (Leisha Heiley) and Shane McCutcheon (Katherine Moennig), as they experience love and heartbreak in Los Angeles. And picking back up with them, 10 years later, means a chance to get to know new characters, including Dani Nùñez (Arienne Mandi), Micah Lee (Leo Sheng), Finley (Jacqueline Toboni), Sophie Suarez (Rosanny Zayas) and Gigi (Sepideh Moafi), all of whom have their own trials and tribulations on their roads of self-discovery.\n\nDuring this 1-on-1 interview with Collider, creator/writer Marja-Lewis Ryan talked about how this continuation of The L Word evolved with her as the showrunner, what it’s like to go from fan of the series to running it, deciding what to keep and what to reinvent with the show, how she approached making sure that people feel represented, both on screen and behind the scenes, what the original cast wanted for their characters now that 10 years have passed, weaving the new characters into the story, exposing viewers to things they don’t typically get to see on TV, and how there’s still so much more story left to tell.\n\nCollider: How did you end up getting this job, as the showrunner of The L Word: Generation Q? Did you go in and pitch your vision of what the series could be?\n\nMARJA-LEWIS RYAN: Yeah, so Ilene [Chaiken], Jennifer [Beals], Kate [Moennig] and Leisha [Hailey] wanted to bring this show back. Ilene had an overall deal over at Fox, so she wasn’t available, and they were looking for somebody to come in with a new take on what the show could be. I think they went out to a few writers, but Ilene and I had met, the year before, working on a movie. We were both hired to write the adaptation of Lean In, and she and I hit it off. A couple months later, her show, The Handmaid’s Tale came on the air, and I loved it. I saw her name in it, and I sent her an email and I was just like, “I love your show. Congratulations!” She wrote back and said, “Hi, I was just thinking of you. Do you want to come and pitch on The L Word?” And I was like, “What?!” I thought she was going to invite me to come shadow on The Handmaid’s Tale. I was like, “Oh, sure! Yeah, no problem.” I was just looking for a set visit. So, I met with Leisha, Kate and Jennifer, and I got to hear about where they wanted their characters to be and things that they never wanted to do again. And then, I got to go pitch the network, all of these new characters and where I thought these three returning character might be, 10 years later. It wasn’t really that terrifying. I just thought it was a fucking blast. I’m not, I don’t know if I really thought I’d get the job. It didn’t really feel like a job. It felt like a fun assignment. It was surreal as hell. I remember getting the call that I got the job. I was living in Brooklyn with my wife and I just collapsed on the kitchen floor. I was sobbing, partially ‘cause I had to move back to L.A., but also because I was excited that I had the job.\n\nHow strange does it feel, to go from having been a fan of the show and watching the show when it was on, to then walking onto the set of the show and having everyone look at you for all of the answers to everything, as the showrunner?\n\nRYAN: It was bananas. I have these moments of feeling like I’m living in a dream. The first time I really felt it was, when we were shooting the pilot, that scene with [Jennifer, Kate and Leisha] in it was the first time they’d shared a frame, in 10 years. I turned to the director, who’s a 39-year-old lesbian that was also a fan of the show, and I was like, “Can you believe this is what we’re up to today?” And she was like, “No, I cannot.” So, there were definitely those moments. With each director, especially the directors who really grew up watching the show, they all had moments of, “Can you fucking believe this is what we’re doing today? It’s just insane!” There are definitely moments of that, but the job is pretty all consuming, so those moments are really just moments. And then, I have to go approve a costume. It’s all in a moment that I can feel those feelings. Other than that, I’m just there to do my job.\n\nThis show is interesting because you have the original characters who are still a version of what they were before, plus you have all these new characters that you get to play with. Is it fun to get to weave all that together, and to have it feel like the show that you knew, but also have it be this new thing?\n\nRYAN: Yeah, it was a blast. The way that I went about determining what to keep and what to re-invent was about what I loved about the show. That’s how I approached everything. What I loved about the original show were the friendships. Just watching the show when I was 18, it gave me hope that, one day, I would have my own lesbian click, so I tried to keep that part of the show. I wanted to keep the part that makes queer feel, “I love this! They’re just like us,” or “I wanna be just like them.” We’re walking that line of reality and aspiration. And then, the main thing that I wanted to improve on was who was represented and whose stories we were telling. Ilene has said that the original show really was about white lesbians, so the idea of being able to expand who is seeing themselves in this show, is just such a fucking pleasure.\n\nIt seems like it would be really cool to be able to work on something that you were a fan of, but then also make those changes that people would want to see because they’re changes that you want to see.\n\nRYAN: Yeah, exactly. I know a lot of our peers were scared about it coming back and wondered whether I was gonna break it. But, I am a fan first. I’m not coming to it, as a hater of the show. I’m coming to it like, “These are the things that I watched it for, so I hope that we were all watching for the same reasons.” I felt like I knew who Shane, Bette and Alice were. When I was 18, I knew who Ilene Chaiken was. She was very front and center, in terms of the PR for the show, and that changed my life. The idea that I could write stories about my gay self and my gay friends had not occurred to me, until this show came on the air. So, the dream is that a few more people, who don’t look exactly like me and Ilene, can see themselves, both in front of the camera and behind it. That was a huge thing that I was working on, too, just making sure that whoever is in front of the camera is also represented behind it. We have this Noah’s arc style to the writers’ rooms, where we have two of everybody, so that no one person was responsible for telling the stories of their people, and I think it worked out pretty well. I hope that fans can see that. It’s not me telling their stories. It’s somebody who looks more like them, telling their stories.\n\nYou hear a lot of talk about how hard it is to diversify a writers’ room, or your line-up of directors, or your department heads because it’s just too hard to find the people to fill those positions. But then, there’s a show like this, where you made that work.\n\nRYAN: In terms of being able to find people, I’ve heard that, too. I think it’s two things. One is drawing a line in the sand and being like, “No, I will not have an all white producing team. I just will not. So, go find me somebody. Everybody’s job is to go find me somebody.” And you do find them. People are like, “But I don’t know anybody.” Just because you don’t know anybody, doesn’t mean that they don’t exist. It just means that you don’t know them, so who do you need to call? When I was staffing this room, I emailed Lena Waithe, Tanya Saracho and Abbi Jacobson. I emailed people who I know have been doing this, and who I know have been mentoring people and who have friends that don’t look like me. Just do your job and make those calls. Those people will always email me back, and they will always give me people that I’m looking for, and I do the same for the straight white bros who email me and say, “We’re staffing this room and we need a lesbian. Who do you have?” I have people. Just email me. We all have people. So, it was really a real pleasure to find these people and let them rise. And it isn’t just department heads. Once you make a space like this, you can have a straight white guy who’s your gaffer, and he’ll go out of his way to find women in the electrical department, and find a trans grip. He knew what we were up to. All of us get to play, and feel seen and heard. It was really cool.\n\nYou’ve talked about how you were inspired by Ilene Chaiken. What’s it like to do something that she created, and to have her to turn to with questions, if you need to, while also finding your own groove with it?\n\nRYAN: I definitely wanted her opinion and her feedback, on lots of things. There were story elements and things that I wanted to do with her former characters, that I really wanted her to sign off on. It’s very funny ‘cause I don’t think a lot of people will have my experience, where they see somebody doing a job and they’re like, “Oh, I can do that, too,” and then they literally have their job. I don’t think that’s normally how it goes down. That’s certainly not what I was imagining would happen to me. But, she’s always there for me. It’s pretty ego-less to be able to pass the torch to somebody, when it is something that she made, but that’s the dream. In 10 years, some 30-year-old punk will tell me that I did it wrong, and I’ll get to let her go do it, too. That’s what we’re all here for. It’s pretty exciting that she’s as involved as she is, but also isn’t in the writers’ room.\n\nWhat have been the biggest challenges in making this world feel like the world that fans of the original series loved, while also making this feel like a new thing for the new viewers who will never have seen an episode of the original series?\n\nRYAN: The way that I went about it was that this is these three characters, 10 years later. You’re not talking about things that happened 10 years ago, every day. Things come up sometimes and people come up sometimes, but they’re just like us. I don’t talk about the woman that I was dating, 10 years ago. Well, I do ‘cause I actually married her, so that’s a bad example. But mostly, I’m not talking about myself, from 10 years ago. That was a very long time ago. So, for me, what was fun finding the space to talk about who killed Jenny in Episode 2, and just being able to have little moments like that for fans, is such a fucking pleasure. One thing that we talk about in the writers’ room is a trash pass, or a garbage pass, which is to make sure that there’s enough of that soapy feeling, so that, in a group watch scenario, people are screaming at the screen. That’s the dream to me. That’s partially what the show was. It was time for all of us to just yell. We’re here to write this show for us. It’s for us, and by us, which is very exciting. There’s really nothing better than listening to a room full of queers scream. That’s fun.\n\nWould you say that, in the last ten years, Bette, Alice and Shane have actually gotten their lives together as much as they seem to have, or is it just that they think they have?\n\nRYAN: Their socio-economic status has changed, and that’s about it. We all suffer from the same problems we always have. I remember meeting with Leisha, very early on, and she was like, “I want Alice to be successful. I want to see Alice successful.” And I was like, “Totally.” I wanna see all of them as successful because that’s part of the dream. There are so many shows and so many times where we are the victims of our own stories, and that’s not what this show ever was. This has always been the sunniest version of the queer experience. No matter what went wrong in their lives, they always had other. Now, they have each other in really nice houses, and I don’t make any apologies for that. I think it’s super fun to watch.\n\nI love how the original cast each has some connection to a member of your new cast, with Bette and Dani, Shane and Finley, and Alice and Sophie, and that it feels like they’re interacting with a version of themselves, at that age. Was that something that was intentional? Did you want to use those relationships to show the similarities and differences between the characters?\n\nRYAN: Yeah, I was definitely interested in putting people in front of them like that. When I think about who my worst nightmare is, it’s basically me. I am my own worst nightmare. If you put two of me in a room, I don’t think we’d both make it out. I do feel that way about most people. When we see ourselves in other people, that’s the thing we hate most. So, that’s very intentional. It’s also fun to watch how they come apart, and how they are very distinct and different people, and I think we do accomplish that, over time. I really just wanted to put conflict in front of people. I love Shane and Finley. I could watch that sitcom. It’s very joyful.\n\nI also really love how we get to see things on this show that you don’t normally see on TV, even if it’s just seeing a woman with hairy armpits. Did you also think about those visuals?\n\nRYAN: Absolutely! There are a couple of things that I’m up The whole show is really a love letter to my 16-year-old self. With the opening scene, some people think it’s very gratuitous, and I do not feel that way about that scene. For me, that scene is about chipping away at shame and about providing an example of what your partner should do when you get your period. If I had known that at 16, I would have avoided many years of hardship. We have a lot of shame and body issues and body shaming, inside our community, but also with women, in general. I think straight women can relate to that, too. And the idea that Dani reacts the way she does, as a guideline for what all partners should do, is such a joy to put on television for me, and I just wish I had known that. And I never asked Jacqueline Toboni to grow her armpit hair. That’s just what she looks like. I can’t take a ton of credit for that, but I did cast her, partially because she means a lot to our community. She is a new kind of queer actor. I’ve worked with her for years. This is our third project together. We did a play together, last year. I just love her. She’s very special. On screen and off, she’s a very important person, in our community. I always tell her that armpit hair is doing a lot for us, as a group. She’s great. She’s really special. So, of course, I thought about that. And I thought about Jose and Micah, too. What they look like matters. The fact that a lot of Twitter was like, “Those boys are cute,” was the point. It’s just that simple. That was our whole statement. That gentle change, that he’s not some outcast character in the show and that they’re just really cute boys is very much by design. I’m excited that people have responded to it, the way that I had hoped they would.\n\nThis season is only eight episodes. Do you feel like there’s still a lot of story to tell with these characters? Have you thought about what a second season and beyond would look like?\n\nRYAN: Oh, my god, there’s so much more. Our cast is fucking huge. It’s gigantic. I love Gigi. I wanna go home with her, and see where she lives and what her family is like. I wanna know what she’s up to. I love her, and we don’t get to see enough of her. We don’t get to see enough of any of them, really. I hope that we get another season and that I can dive more into where they are in their lives and what their lives are like. I also think that we’re missing some people. Not just as a diversity representation that’s checking boxes, but I am dying to see a hot Butch woman on this show. I cannot wait. That’s a whole reason to have a second season.\n\nHow much have you thought about who these characters are and where they could go? Do you know what all of these characters would be doing, if you get more seasons?\n\nRYAN: No, I definitely don’t think like that. The way that I write, and the way that I approach story, is all character first. I step into their shoes and walk around in them for awhile. That’s how story is born, for me. I also think that a lot of the younger characters are me, at various stages of my life, so with some of them, I have a better idea of their trajectory because it’s closer to mine. Once you see Episode 8, there are some real questions that are asked that people are gonna want the answers to, in the next season. So, I hope that I get another season, and that I’m around to tell those stories.\n\nThe L Word: Generation Q airs on Sunday nights on Showtime.", "The world saw a different side of Pope Francis on New Year’s Eve after the pontiff tore himself free from a woman who had grabbed his hand and pulled him toward her.\n\nA woman seeking the Pope’s blessing on New Year’s Eve instead ended up enraging the pontiff after grabbing his arm to get his attention. A video of the altercation shows Francis walking through Vatican City as he greeted pilgrims. After reaching out to touch a child, a nearby woman seized his hand, jerking the religious leader around – a yank that appeared to cause him pain.\n\nPope Francis repeatedly SLAPS woman’s hand after she YANKS him toward herDETAILS: https://t.co/V6taO9Jc9vpic.twitter.com/Iw7KrEdyuz — RT (@RT_com) 1 января 2020 г.\n\nAfter slapping her hand several times, the Pope freed himself of her grip. The usually serene Francis scowled as he walked away.\n\nAccording to reports, the Pope later acknowledged that he had “lost patience” with the admiring pilgrim.\n\nFrancis has a history of repelling unwanted contact. In March, he was criticized for refusing to allow members of the faithful to kiss his papal ring during a visit to an Italian shrine.\n\nLike this story? Share it with a friend!", "BEIJING — China’s central bank said on Wednesday it was cutting the amount of cash that all banks must hold as reserves, releasing around 800 billion yuan ($114.91 billion) in funds to shore up the slowing economy.\n\nThe People’s Bank of China(PBOC) said on its website it will cut banks’ reserve requirement ratio (RRR) by 50 basis points, effective Jan. 6. The move would bring the level for big banks down to 12.5%.\n\nThe PBOC has now cut RRR eight times since early 2018 to free up more funds for banks to lend as economic growth slows to the weakest pace in nearly 30 years.\n\nMany investors had expected Beijing to announce more support measures soon. While recent data has shown signs of improvement, and Beijing and Washington have agreed to de-escalate their long trade war, analysts are unsure if either will prove sustainable and forecast growth will cool further this year.\n\n“The RRR cut will help boost investor confidence and support the economy, which is gradually steadying,” said Wen Bin, an economist at Minsheng Bank in Beijing, who also expects another cut in China’s new loan prime rate (LPR) this month.\n\nPremier Li Keqiang raised expectations of an imminent RRR cut in a speech in late December, saying authorities were considering more measures to lower financing costs for smaller companies, including broad-based and “targeted” RRR reductions aimed at helping more vulnerable parts of the economy.\n\nFreeing up more liquidity now would also reduce the risks of a credit crunch ahead of the long Lunar New Year holidays later this month, when demand for cash surges. Record debt defaults and problems at some smaller banks have already added to strains on China’s financial system.\n\nThe PBOC said it expects total liquidity in the banking system to remain stable ahead of the Lunar New Year.\n\nOf the latest funds released, small and medium banks would receive roughly 120 billion yuan, the central bank said, stressing that it should be used to fund small, local businesses.\n\nThe PBOC said lower reserve requirements will reduce banks’ annual funding costs by 15 billion yuan, which could reduce pressure on their profit margins from recent interest rate reforms. Last week, it said existing floating-rate loans will be switched to the new benchmark rate starting from Jan. 1 as part of a broader effort to lower financing costs.\n\nAnalysts at Nomura had forecast the PBOC would deliver a system-wide 50 bps cut in the RRR before the holidays, together with an added reduction for some smaller banks.\n\nAnalysts say the U.S-China Phase one trade deal, expected to be signed this month, will relieve only some of the pressure weighing on the Chinese economy, which has also been weighed down by sluggish domestic and global demand, slowing investment and weakening business confidence.\n\nChina plans to set a lower economic growth target of around 6% in 2020, relying on increased state infrastructure spending to ward off a sharper slowdown, policy sources said. Growth has cooled from 6.8% in 2017 to 6% in the third quarter of 2019, the slowest since the early 1990s.\n\nMORE POLICY EASING SEEN\n\nSmaller, private firms have been particularly hard hit as regulators clamped down on riskier types of financing and debt.\n\nDespite Beijing’s urging, commercial banks have been reluctant to lend to such firms as they are considered bigger credit risks than state-owned firms.\n\nIn recent months, China has also started to make modest cuts in major policy lending rates to lower corporate financing costs, with more expected in the new year.\n\nTang Jianwei, a senior economist at Bank of Communications in Shanghai, expects two to three RRR cuts this year and a further 25-30 bps reduction in the loan prime rate.\n\nBut officials have repeatedly pledged not to resort to “flood-like” stimulus like that in past economic downturns, which left a mountain of debt and stoked fears of property market bubbles. ($1 = 6.9617 Chinese yuan renminbi) (Reporting by Cate Cadell; Additional reporting by Kevin Yao; Editing by Kim Coghill)", "The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday declared that its members in the Imo House of Assembly who recently announced their defection to the All Progressive Congress (APC) have lost their seats.\n\nAddressing a press conference at the national secretariat of the party in Abuja, its national spokesman, Kola Ologbondiyan, said their defection to the ruling party does not satisfy the provisions of the constitution.\n\nWhile noting that there was no division in the PDP or a merger with another political group, he said their exit from the party has created vacancies in their constituencies.\n\nThe main opposition party, therefore, called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to begin a process of conducting a fresh election to elect new representatives for the constituencies.\n\nHe said where the electoral body fails to do the needful, the party would challenge the action in court.\n\nDetails later.", "Fort Lewis College is updating about a dozen panels at the Clock Tower in the center of campus to better recognize the past, \"in a way that's fully inclusive of our Native American community on campus and the families directly affected by Indian boarding schools.\""], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "2 injured when snowmobile crashes into tree in New Hampshire\n\nNew Hampshire officials say they used a tracked vehicle to rescue a woman and teenage passenger after their rented snowmobile crashed into a tree on New Year's Eve.Officials say the operator, who is from Puerto Rico, suffered serious injuries that were not life threatening in the crash in the town of Crawford's Purchase.A 15-year-old passenger also suffered injuries.The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department says both were wearing helmets and that inexperience is considered to be the primary factor in the crash.\n\nNew Hampshire officials say they used a tracked vehicle to rescue a woman and teenage passenger after their rented snowmobile crashed into a tree on New Year's Eve.\n\nOfficials say the operator, who is from Puerto Rico, suffered serious injuries that were not life threatening in the crash in the town of Crawford's Purchase.\n\nAdvertisement\n\nA 15-year-old passenger also suffered injuries.\n\nThe New Hampshire Fish and Game Department says both were wearing helmets and that inexperience is considered to be the primary factor in the crash.", "pos": ["You have reached the limit for free access to our important and valuable work.\n\nSubscribers, click below to login or register your subscription to continue receiving unlimited access to UnionLeader.com. Log In Sign Up"], "neg": ["Cantwell Continues to Fight the Rising Tide of Privacy Threats Impacting Consumers\n\nCantwell: Cybersecurity adversaries become more sophisticated and more organized day by day\n\nWASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, at a hearing of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), the top Democrat on the committee, continued her fight for consumers as Congress considers federal data privacy legislation.\n\n“When the dust settles after a data breach or a misuse of data, consumers are the ones who are left harmed or disillusioned,” said Cantwell.\n\nCantwell highlighted the onslaught of data breaches consumers have faced, including a recent data breach that left unprotected the addresses, full names, dates of birth, income, and marital status of more than 80 million US households.\n\n“Consumers continue to be bombarded by threats to their privacy. Cybersecurity adversaries become more sophisticated and more organized day by day, and we really need to understand privacy on a continuum of data security. We need to take a more proactive approach to cybersecurity and make sure that we are continuing to protect consumers.”\n\nSome reports have estimated that more than 1,200 data breaches exposed over 446.5 million records in the United States in 2018. Worldwide, data breaches compromised more than 4.5 billion data records in the first half of 2018 alone. And this year, the largest ever single public data breach by volume was discovered – it exposed more than 772 million unique emails and more than 21 million unique passwords.\n\nIn light of these ever-increasing cyber threats, transparency, consent and plain-language notices are simply not enough, Cantwell said in her remarks, while pushing for a greater focus on protection of people’s personal data.\n\n“While the benefits of the online world are everywhere…so must be protections of personal information that is more than just a commodity. We need to make sure that the culture of monetizing our personal data at every twist and turn is countered with the protection of people’s personal data.”\n\nAt the first Commerce Committee hearing on privacy in the 116th Congress, Cantwell criticized efforts to pre-empt laws from states like California, which has adopted its own privacy protections, in any federal legislation that Congress may consider.\n\nSenator Cantwell has long advocated for more stringent protections for the privacy of American consumers, including when she questioned the CEO of Equifax on data breaches, when she questioned Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, and when she urged President Trump to veto a resolution passed by Congress to undo consumer privacy regulations adopted by the FCC.\n\nHere is VIDEO and AUDIO from Senator Cantwell’s opening statement at today’s hearing.\n\nHere is VIDEO and AUDIO from Senator Cantwell’s Q&A with the witnesses at the hearing.\n\n###", "Mumbai: Actress and Bigg Boss 12 contestant Nehha Pendse, who is soon going get hitched with her fiancé Shardul Bayas, looked more loved-up than ever on New Year’s eve as she shared a passionate kiss with him.\n\nNehha Tuesday took to Instagram and posted a picture in which she is seen kissing Shardul.\n\n“Because it’s the last single girl kiss — Carrie Bradshaw,” she captioned the post. Nehha sealed the year’s last kiss with husband-to-be Shardul in short blue dress.\n\nThe two will tie the knot with her businessman beau Shardul January 5. Recently, Nehha’s family performed a grahmukh puja. She also shared the pictures from the ceremony on Instagram.\n\nReportedly, the couple might fly to Japan in April for their delayed honeymoon.\n\nIANS", "SIPTU have said members of the National Ambulance Service (NAS) are planning a national mobilising campaign to win respect and recognition for all ambulance professionals this year.\n\nSIPTU Health Division Organiser Paul Bell, said: “Our members, across all grades in the NAS, are determined to secure greater recognition from the health employers including, if necessary, by taking a ballot for industrial action early in the new year.\n\n“Our members are no longer “van” drivers. They have over a relatively short period of time developed into a highly skilled workforce with the ability to make key clinical decisions and to administer lifesaving medications to patients suffering trauma, cardiac arrest or stroke.\n\nThat deserves to be recognised.\n\nIn 2019, SIPTU representatives participated in a review of the skillsets of ambulance professionals with a focus on emergency medical technicians and paramedics. The findings of the review are due to be published early this year.\n\n“It may shock the wider medical community, including the Minister for Health, Simon Harris and indeed the general public, that ambulance professionals are not regulated unlike nurses, midwives, radiographers, radiation therapists and physiotherapists yet they are responsible for administering up to 45 lifesaving drugs and making clinical decisions and in many cases are the first point of contact for patients.\n\n“The regulation of ambulance professionals must be treated as a priority.”\n\nHe added: “Our members rightly feel that their time for recognition and respect is now and that the Government needs to engage on these issues and give them confidence that the future structure, viability and vision of our National Ambulance Service works for the many, not the few.”", "A woman was shot and killed in a Northeast Philadelphia home on New Year's Eve, bringing the number of murders in the city to 356 for 2019 -- the deadliest year in more than a decade.\n\nThe shooting happened about 10:30 p.m. in the 5600 block of Frontenac St. in the Summerdale section. The woman was pronounced dead at the scene.\n\nA man was also found shot in the home and is in critical condition at Einstein Hospital. It was not immediately clear who was the shooter.\n\nThe violence followed two other shooting deaths Tuesday. Police say one man was fatally shot near Temple University Hospital and another in the Hunting Park section.\n\nPolice have tallied 356 slayings this year, three more than 2018. The count had fallen to about 250 to 275 homicides annually from 2013 to 2016.\n\nPolice say they've made arrests this year in just over half the homicide cases.\n\nSeparately, they say more than 1,450 people were shot in the city this year.\n\nPhiladelphia Mayor Jim Kenney announced Monday that he'd selected Police Chief Danielle Outlaw of Portland, Oregon, to lead the 6,500-member force.\n\nOutlaw says she's prepared for the challenge and calls gun violence a top priority.\n\nThere are additional resources for people or communities that have endured gun violence. Further information can be found here.", "Many people make New Year’s resolutions to make big changes in their lives. A lot of these promises are related to health – particularly physical health . It’s wonderful to try to eat healthier, work out more and get stronger, but we often neglect our mental health.\n\nThe truth is, many of us have trouble changing our physical health due to poor mental health. Don’t let a barrier in your head keep you from achieving your health goals in 2020. A lot of people will tell you that it’s easy for the first month or so but then life gets in the way and they revert to their old ways. The best way to stay on track is to sort out the mental stuff first, so that you can focus on the physical.\n\nOne way to improve your mental health is through hypnotherapy . Many of our poor health choices are the result of bad habits we can’t seem to break. Through hypnosis, you can replace those deeply imbedded beliefs you have regarding diet and exercise with more positive and health-conscious thoughts. A hypnotherapist can bypass the conscious mind and help you flip the switch on old habits. Once you’re mentally ready, you’ll find it easier to stick to your goals.\n\nStart off the year right by treating yourself to some sessions at Positive Changes Hypnosis Centers’ Hamilton location. Don’t listen to the naysayers who tell you that you cannot achieve your goals for 2020. Everyone can use a little help getting started, so why not try hypnosis to increase your odds of success?"], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "Taiwan’s Air Force General Shen Yi-ming (AP Photo)\n\nTaiwan’s top military official was among three people missing on Thursday after a helicopter made an emergency landing in a mountainous northern area near the capital Taipei, the defence ministry said. In a statement, the ministry said it had sent a team to rescue the 13 people aboard the Black Hawk helicopter, who included Taiwan’s chief of general staff, Air Force General Shen Yi-ming, and several survivors had been found.\n\n“Some crew are still trapped inside, while some have come out,” a military spokesman told a news conference broadcast live on television, although further details would not be available until troops reached the area of the crash.\n\nThe helicopter made the emergency landing in New Taipei City after aviation authorities lost contact with it at 8:22 a.m., the ministry said.\n\nThe incident comes a week before democratic Taiwan holds presidential and parliamentary elections on Jan. 11.\n\nPresident Tsai Ing-wen, who is seeking re-election, cancelled election campaign activities scheduled for Thursday, and urged authorities to make every effort for the rescue.\n\nThe United States, which has no diplomatic ties with Taiwan but is its strongest international backer and main arms supplier, sold it 60 UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters in 2010.\n\nIt was not immediately clear whether the helicopter involved in Thursday’s incident was one of these.\n\nChina, which claims Taiwan as its territory to be brought under Beijing’s control by force if necessary, regularly calls the island the most sensitive issue in its ties with the United States.\n\nTaiwan says it is an independent country called the Republic of China, its official name.", "pos": ["Air Force General Shen Yi-ming. (Source: Wikiepedia) Air Force General Shen Yi-ming. (Source: Wikiepedia)\n\nTaiwan’s top military official is missing after a helicopter made an emergency landing in northern Taiwan, the island’s defence ministry said on Thursday.\n\nThe defence ministry said a rescue mission was underway for the 13 people on board the black hawk helicopter, which includes the Air Force General Shen Yi-ming, the island’s chief of the general staff.\n\nThere people were still missing, including Shen, while several people were found alive, the ministry said, adding that a team has been dispatched for the rescue mission.\n\nThe crash came a week before a key election on Jan. 11, when the democratic island is set to hold presidential and parliamentary elections.\n\nFor all the latest World News, download Indian Express App"], "neg": ["A Maine man won $1 million on live television last night, becoming Powerball’s first millionaire of the decade.\n\nBlaine Marston of Passadumkeag will take home $710,000 after taxes, according to the Maine Lottery. Marston was one of more than 300 Powerball winners who won a trip to New York City on New Year’s Eve.\n\n“I can’t even believe it, this is unreal,” Marston said in a Maine Lottery press release. “Like I’m dreaming!”\n\nMarston was announced as one of five finalists during the beginning of ABC’s New Year’s Eve special. Just after midnight, the final drawing was done live during “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest, and Marston came out as the winner.\n\nThere were 15 other Powerball winners from Maine who travelled to New York City on New Year’s Eve for a chance to win the special drawing.\n\nTo qualify for the trip, a player had to enter a Powerball ticket worth $6 or more that was purchased between Aug. 11 and Sept. 14.\n\nThis was the first New Year’s Eve that Powerball has held its “First Millionaire of the Year” drawing.", "Two high school friends reconnect after one loses his job and get together to create the best, coolest, most trending new app to help shy people connect. Along the way, they learn a lot about themselves, each other, and life.\n\nWritten and directed by Eli Batalion, Appiness is a comedy that is rooted in something a lot of millennials (and others) will connect with, that need to find what it is you really want to do in life while trying to survive and make a living. It’s an apt film for the current state of young adult life, showing that some are forced to go back to their parents and some just don’t know what to do with themselves anymore. Here there are also a lot of other easily identifiable current trends and obvious things in here from the app building to the Ted Talk-like things, the social media, the programmers Olympics to the quirky fashion, the nerdy talk, the introverts being pushed around. It’s a lot of clichés and it does some good with them and goes in some of the obvious directions with others. The stories crams as many bits and pieces of what it’s like to live within a phone and social media obsessed world. It works for most of the film, but the story does feel a bit thin and predictable at times, something that’s too bad considering the feel of the film as a whole works pretty well for it. The moods established are fitting to the different parts of the film, even the in-your-face ones. The film has a story that works overall, but doesn’t feel particularly original.\n\nThe cast here is decent in how they each handle their parts, none are grating, but none really come up on top of the pile. It feels a bit middle of the road while being entirely ok. There’s plenty talent here but it all feels like it’s just there, like everyone is playing some kind of hipster as they expect them to be. They all work well together, but it feels like something is missing, with most of them looking like they are doing some version of people, people that don’t feel 100% real. Which is too bad considering they all seem to have talent, it’s just not feeling like it’s all directed in the right way maybe. Or perhaps, it’s the type of characters they had, all feeling like that one co-worker you don’t really like, that college buddy you’re glad is gone, or that barista with the sense of humor that doesn’t quite click. The look of the film works with the story and feel of things, it adds to the quirkiness and the oddity of the story. It kind of works for it and kind of just adds to the things that may work against it for some.\n\nAppiness is a film that will either work or not at all for each viewer with everything feeling a bit extra quirky, a bit extra hipster. The comedy works at times and some of the characters are just a bit less like the others, which helps the film move along. Something about it just didn’t work for this viewer while still not being bored or too annoyed, it was not super engaging or entertaining.", "New Delhi [India], Jan 1 (ANI): BJP leader Gopal Krishna Agarwal on Wednesday said that Kerala Assembly's passing of a resolution seeking withdrawal of Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) is wrong and unconstitutional and it will give rise to anarchy.\n\n\n\n\"This is absolutely wrong and unconstitutional. The parliament has legally passed the Citizenship Amendment Bill and made it into an act after presidential assent. After that, a state assembly cannot pass a resolution on the act. It will give rise to anarchy. Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan should take care that the constitution is the supreme law,\" Agarwal told ANI.Earlier yesterday, after the Kerala Assembly passed the resolution regarding CAA, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said that no state legislature has the power to pass any law with regard to citizenship.\"Citizenship, naturalisation and aliens are entry 17 on the Union list. Therefore, it is only the Parliament that has the power to pass any law with regards to citizenship, not any Assembly, including Kerala,\" Prasad had said at a press conference in Thiruvananthapuram.Taking a jibe at Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, Prasad said, \"The constitution has a mandate -- Parliament - List 1, State Assemblies - List 2. I would again urge the Chief Minister to kindly have better legal advice.\"The Kerala Assembly on Tuesday had passed a resolution seeking withdrawal of the CAA.Before the resolution was passed against the Act, Vijayan, in a special Assembly session, targeted the RSS and said that citizenship law is part of an agenda.\"The CAA is part of an agenda. Muslims are being considered as internal enemies by RSS, that is controlling the ruling dispensation at the Centre,\" the Chief Minister alleged. (ANI)", "Last year, politics in Toronto were marked by tension.\n\nThere were threats of provincial cuts, tremendous uncertainty around future transit plans, and big questions about how to pay for the kind of big-picture, city-building projects that Toronto so desperately needs.\n\nWith the start of a new year here, many of these issues linger. And as the city enters a brave new decade, council is bracing for more challenges.\n\nHousing plan rolling out\n\nHousing affordability has long been a hot topic in Toronto, and that shows no signs of changing in 2020.\n\nThis year marks the start of the city's new decade-long, $23.4-billion housing plan that involves approving 40,000 new affordable rental homes, including 18,000 new supportive units for vulnerable residents. An update on proposals gathered for the Housing Now program, which aims to use 11 city-owned sites for affordable development, is also expected early this year.\n\nBut getting shovels in the ground won't happen overnight. While the city is chipping in $8.5 billion, more cash is needed.\n\n\"I will be working hard with the other orders of government to ensure the entire plan is fully funded,\" Mayor John Tory has said.\n\nOne newly-confirmed housing boost coming is a federal-provincial partnership providing rent subsidies to low-income and marginalized residents including renters in Toronto.\n\nTransit, road safety momentum\n\nOn the transit file, construction on the Eglinton Crosstown will be winding down, with the line set to open in 2021. Coun. Josh Matlow says that means it's time to zero-in on streetscape improvements and what the stretch will look like after years of upheaval.\n\nHe also hopes council pushes the province for more details on Premier Doug Ford's priority projects, including the Ontario Line, since there are many outstanding questions about the route, feasibility and station locations.\n\nGetting around the city will change in a more concrete way next year as Vision Zero road safety improvements planned by council — including speed limit reductions on streets across the city — become more widespread.\n\nThere's also a council-backed bike lane pilot project on Danforth Avenue, between Broadview and Victoria Park avenues, that's expected to start in 2020.\n\n\"We need to move it forward,\" said Coun. Brad Bradford, who stressed that the project involves making the stretch safer for all road users.\n\nNew visions for neighbourhoods\n\nTransformative neighbourhood proposals could be a key theme for 2020.\n\nCoun. Kristyn Wong-Tam said one iconic downtown roadway in particular — Yonge Street — could be transformed with a safety focus, with recommendations set to come to council next summer.\n\n\"We have an opportunity to rethink, re-imagine, and ultimately redesign and reconstruct Yonge Street for the next 100 years,\" Wong-Tam said, \"and that includes opportunities to widen the sidewalk to put pedestrian priority emphasis on this downtown portion.\"\n\nThere will also be updates on the city's ambitious Rail Deck Park concept early in the new year, and more consultations are expected for Alphabet's Sidewalk Labs proposal which, if approved by council this spring, could transform a nearly five-hectare site on the waterfront into a so-called \"smart city.\"\n\nBrace for bigger bills\n\nWith so many projects in the works, money will yet again be a central issue this year.\n\n\"The question was left, well, how do you pay for it?\" Tory recently told CBC Toronto.\n\nWhile Tory aims to keep property taxes tied to the rate of inflation, his plan to hike a special city building levy did get the green light from council this year.\n\nThat means homeowners will see an extra 1 per cent on their property tax bill in 2020, costing the average household an additional $45 annually. Increases will continue until 2025, all meant to raise billions to pay for transit and housing.\n\nAnd that's not the only area where residents could be paying more, with rates for garbage collection expected to rise, thanks to rebate phase-outs.", "Representative image\n\nBENGALURU: A Delhi-based man has lodged a complaint with Bengaluru police stating that gold ornaments worth Rs 3 lakh have gone missing from his room in a star hotel on Kumara Krupa Road. The incident is said to have occurred on December 28 when Kushagra Sharma checked into the hotel along with his wife.\"My wife had placed a 50gm gold chain with two lockets and a rudraksha chain with three lockets on the bedside. While heading to dinner around 9.30pm, I noticed she wasn't wearing the chains. She went near the bed to collect them and was shocked to see them missing. We immediately informed the hotel management and with their help, carefully searched the room again, but in vain. We suspect housekeeping staff may have stolen them,\" read the complaint.Police said they have questioned the housekeeping staff. \"We were busy with New Year security duties. We will question more staff this week,\" said police."], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un stand on the South Korean side of the Demilitarized Zone between North and South Korea on June 30, 2019. (Erin Schaff/The New York Times)\n\nSEOUL, South Korea — North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong Un, has long threatened to “find a new way” if the United States persists with sanctions. And when North Korea announced his “revolutionary” new way Wednesday, the strategy revealed both a defiance and a deep caution in confronting President Donald Trump.\n\nKim vowed, in a lengthy policy statement, to expand his country’s nuclear force, making vague threats to show off a “new strategic weapon” in the near future​ and “shift to a shocking actual action.” He warned that North Korea would not be bound by a self-imposed moratorium on nuclear and long-range ballistic missile tests.\n\nBut he also moderated those threats by leaving out the specifics. Kim did not explicitly say that he was formally lifting the test moratorium or that he was terminating diplomacy. Instead, he said his efforts to expand his nuclear weapons capabilities could be adjusted “depending on the U.S. future attitude.”\n\nIt’s a wait-and-see approach that leaves room for more negotiations.\n\nAnalysts say that Kim is making a calculation against the backdrop of the political uncertainty in the United States, where Trump faces both a Senate impeachment trial and an election. The North Korean leader, they said, does not necessarily want to rush to strike a deal that could be overturned if Trump does not win a second term.\n\n“Kim Jong Un continues to hedge his bets,” said Jean H. Lee, a North Korea expert at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington. “I think we’ll see Kim continue to find ways to provoke Washington as a way to gain the upper hand in future nuclear negotiations without directly challenging President Trump.​”\n\nAs he waits, Kim can continue to play the role of tough guy, increasing the stakes in his nuclear brinkmanship. North Korea can expand its nuclear arsenal, produce more bomb fuel, build more nuclear warheads and improve its missile capabilities.\n\nLess predictable is whether or when Kim might deliver an infuriating message to Trump by testing a nuclear weapon or intercontinental ballistic missile.\n\nSuch a test could precipitate another “fire and fury” response from Trump. When Kim last conducted such tests, in 2017, Trump threatened to “totally destroy North Korea,” inciting fears of possible war.\n\nTensions eased after North Korea declared a test moratorium in April 2018. And after Trump met with Kim in Singapore later that year, the president said the two “fell in love.”\n\nThat moratorium remains the best outcome Trump can cite from his on-and-off diplomacy with Kim — one that the North Korean leader may be wary of yanking away too soon.\n\nBy treading carefully, Pyongyang also avoids more economic pain. Launching a long-range missile would set off another round of United Nations sanctions, and such tests could also provoke China and Russia at a time when Kim strongly needs their help to blunt the pain of current internationals measures.\n\nThose sanctions required China, Russia and other countries to send North Korean workers home by late last month, depriving Kim’s government of a key source of hard currency. North Korea also increasingly depends on Chinese tourists as an alternative source of income, and Kim has recently built a number of tourist zones to attract them.\n\nIn his policy report this week, Kim acknowledged that his country’s efforts at economic reform faced “grave problems” and were “not making visible progress,” according to the state news media. He also reported “evil practices and stagnation” in key industries and criticized his economic officials for “merely shouting the slogan of self-reliance” while lacking leadership and “responsibility” to revamp the economy.\n\nKim also indicated that he was preparing for a “protracted” standoff with Washington, exhorting North Koreans to accept it as “a fait accompli that we have to live under the sanctions.” After 18 months of faltering diplomacy, he said he was convinced that his country should stick to “self-reliance” rather than embracing the “brilliant transformation” of its economy that Trump promised if Pyongyang abandoned its nuclear weapons.\n\nKim also called on his people “never to barter the security and dignity” that the North’s nuclear deterrent provided, “even though we tighten our belts.”", "pos": ["For Subscribers Records reveal $100,000 in charges as scrutiny of Haines City continues\n\nHaines City's credit card purchases have been under scrutiny since February, when expensive dinners brought former city manager Ed Dean under fire."], "neg": ["San Jose Sharks (17-21-3, eighth in the Pacific Division) vs. Pittsburgh Penguins (24-11-4, third in the Metropolitan Division) Pittsburgh; Thursday, 7 p.m.\n\nSan Jose Sharks (17-21-3, eighth in the Pacific Division) vs. Pittsburgh Penguins (24-11-4, third in the Metropolitan Division)\n\nPittsburgh; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST\n\nBOTTOM LINE: Pittsburgh hosts the San Jose Sharks after Evgeni Malkin scored two goals in the Penguins' 5-2 victory against the Senators.\n\nThe Penguins have gone 16-4-2 in home games. Pittsburgh has scored 134 goals and ranks seventh in the NHL averaging 3.4 per game. Bryan Rust leads the team with 16.\n\nThe Sharks are 6-10-2 in road games. San Jose averages 11.4 penalty minutes per game, the third-most in the league. Evander Kane leads the team serving 83 total minutes.\n\nThe teams match up Thursday for the first time this season.\n\nTOP PERFORMERS: Malkin leads the Penguins with 27 assists and has recorded 38 points this season. Rust has totalled seven goals and eight assists over the last 10 games for Pittsburgh.\n\nKane leads the Sharks with 14 goals and has recorded 28 points. Timo Meier has five goals and one assist over the last 10 games for San Jose.\n\nLAST 10 GAMES: Sharks: 2-7-1, averaging 2.2 goals, 3.6 assists, 4.4 penalties and 11.5 penalty minutes while allowing 2.7 goals per game with a .909 save percentage.\n\nPenguins: 8-2-0, averaging 3.7 goals, 6.8 assists, three penalties and 7.3 penalty minutes while giving up 2.5 goals per game with a .915 save percentage.\n\nINJURIES: Penguins: Justin Schultz: out (lower body).\n\nSharks: Antti Suomela: out (upper body), Melker Karlsson: day to day (undisclosed).\n\n___\n\nThe Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.\n\nThe Associated Press", "CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Patrick Kane had two goals and two assists, and the Chicago Blackhawks raced out to a four-goal lead and held on to beat the Calgary Flames 5-3 on Tuesday night.\n\nKane set up goals by Olli Maatta at 4:14 and Alex Debrincat at 5:35 and then made it 3-0 at 12:44 of the first period when he cut across the slot and beat David Rittich with a wrist shot from 30 feet out.\n\nKane’s 21st goal of the season was the 377th of his career, tying him with Denis Savard for fourth on the Blackhawks’ all-time list. The top three are Bobby Hull (604), Stan Makita (541) and Steve Larmer (406).\n\nKane’s second of the game was an empty-netter at 19:59 of the third.\n\nKane finishes the decade as the NHL’s top scorer with 802 points, just ahead of Sidney Crosby (788).\n\nDylan Strome also scored for Chicago (18-17-6), which has won three straight and five of six.\n\nSam Bennett, Michael Frolik and Sean Monahan scored for Calgary (20-17-5). The Flames are winless in their last five at home. (0-4-1).\n\nRobin Lehner was excellent in net for the Blackhawks, winning his sixth straight start to improve to 12-6-4. He finished with 41 saves.\n\nUP NEXT\n\nBlackhawks: At Vancouver Canucks on Thursday.\n\nFlames: Host New York Rangers on Thursday.\n\n___\n\nMore AP NHL: https://apnews.com/NHL and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports", "Kolam in front of house against CAA, NRC (File photo)\n\nCHENNAI: The city police commissioner on Wednesday said his officers were probing the alleged Pakistan links of a woman activist booked for anti-CAA kolam protests after one of her social media accounts mentioned her as being part of an organisation based in that country.A K Viswanathan told reporters the Facebook profile of Gayatri Kandhadai, one of those booked, says she is a researcher for Bytes For All (B4A), Pakistan, part of The Association of All Pakistan Citizen Journalists (AAPCJ) based in Pakistan. She was among eight people who held the innovative protest by drawing kolam (rangoli) before they were arrested and detained at a wedding hall on December 29. They were later released.A few organisations like the Welfare Party of India, Arappor Iyakkam and Campus Front of India support her. \"We will probe the level of her links with Pakistan,\" the commissioner said.The website of Bytes for All (B4A), Pakistan says it is a human rights organisation and a research think tank with a focus on information and communication technologies. It organises discussions on relevant topics, presents findings, mobilises opinion.On the eight people being booked, Viswanathan said no permission was issued to them to protest against CAA and NRC. \"Police did not interfere until an issue was created. A protester drew the anti-CAA messages despite opposition from a houseowner,\" he said and showed a video of a nonagenarian saying anti-CAA messages were drawn before his house without his permission.Later, incensed at the arrest of the protesters, DMK leaders and partymen drew similar kolams in front of their houses.Protests, meanwhile, continued across Tamil Nadu . At midnight on Tuesday, as many as 200 activists decided to go on a procession from Panagal Maligai to Raj Bhavan when police stopped them. They raised slogans for nearly an hour and dispersed. In Nagapattinam, more than 2,000 people took out a rally on Wednesday demanding that the Centre revoke CAA. The procession, led by Nagappattinam MLA Thamimun Ansari and Kilvelur DMK MLA U Mathivanan, got participation from others parties. In Trichy, police booked members of Makkal Adhikaram, who were also holding an anti-CAA protest, for unlawful assembly.", "Render the strategic outlook for 2020 into a core conundrum: How goes the new era of great-power competition? Is it to be security confrontation and economic decoupling?\n\nThe crystal ball is clouded by rivalry. China and the US are simultaneously close and apart, enmeshed and divided, locked together in contest while musing about trade and technology cleavage.\n\nThe region—using either the Indo-Pacific or Asia–Pacific label—slides towards what Peter Jennings calls ‘a riskier, more dangerous reality’. Australia has ruefully accepted that managing great-power competition is now its ‘first priority’.\n\nTackling the conundrum is the purpose of the annual survey from the Council for Security Cooperation in the Asia Pacific (CSCAP). With 20 country committees, plus the EU and Pacific Islands Forum, CSCAP ruminates from many angles in its 2020 regional security outlook.\n\nThe outlook’s editor, Ron Huisken, writes that rivalry between the two mega-states is deepening international division and antagonism:\n\nThe present clash between the US and China is arrestingly sharp and deep not only because the stakes are so high and the parties so profoundly different—most critically, perhaps, in terms of philosophies on governance—but also because it has been brewing over several decades of increasingly intimate and complex interaction.\n\nA fundamental question, Huisken writes, is the tools and mindsets states can legitimately bring to the competition. The answer will determine if interdependence can be maintained or if there will be a significant degree of disengagement.\n\nSo, contest for sure, cleavage perhaps.\n\nReporting from the US, Siddharth Mohandas writes that the Trump administration has ‘fundamentally shifted the US–China relationship in a more competitive and even confrontational direction’. The US policy focus on China extends far beyond trade to encompass economic, security, technology and ideological issues that ‘are now increasingly at the centre of American foreign policy’.\n\nIn Canberra, Australia’s top diplomat foresees an era of enduring differences with China, calling it the ‘new normal’. The same phrase is used by Mohandas in his final sentence: ‘The evidence of the past year is that instability is not a passing phenomenon but the new normal against which all regional capitals must plan.’\n\nFrom China, Wu Xinbo writes that Beijing senses Washington’s determination to reorient its ‘policy towards a more competitive and confrontational stance’, pushing China’s ‘trust towards the US to a historical low’. Wu judges that the relationship has gone from cool to freezing:\n\nThe Asia–Pacific has entered a period of profound changes set off by shifts in the power balance as well by adjustments of strategy and policy settings by regional players. Managing major power competition and dealing with hot spot issues top the regional security agenda, while Sino-US interactions hold the key.\n\nWu says Beijing and Washington must delineate the boundary of their intensifying competition:\n\nRobust economic ties benefiting both countries should ‘not be decoupled or seriously downgraded’. Economic interdependence doesn’t prevent contention (‘actually close economic ties tend to be a major source of frictions’) but can be a buffer by raising the cost of conflict.\n\nBoth parties need to exercise strategic self-restraint. They should ‘avoid drawing lines and encouraging members of the region to split into rival camps, otherwise the economically most dynamic region will gradually lose its momentum for growth and integration’.\n\nThe most urgent issue for China–US security relations is crisis avoidance and management. For that, ‘good communication at the strategic level and effective management at the tactical level are indispensable’.\n\nFrom Japan, Yoshihide Soeya writes that one benefit of the Trump presidency has been to allow Japan and China to sweep ‘contentious and awkward’ issues under the carpet:\n\nThis is because they have bigger tensions and issues with the United States, mostly related to economic and trade negotiations. Since these frictions are not likely to be eased anytime soon, the momentum of improvement in relations between Japan and China is also likely to be sustained for some time to come.\n\nSoutheast Asia offers variations on the familiar themes of ASEAN centrality and not having to choose sides in the battle of the giants.\n\nSingapore’s William Choong gives a nuanced account of ‘the blessedness of (not) making a choice’. ASEAN members, he writes, want to be equidistant between China and the US, to ‘avoid stark choices’ in the geopolitical joust. Pressure builds, however, as that equidistant space shrinks. Singapore finds itself walking a ‘narrowing plank’ or ‘narrowing tightrope’.\n\nThe readout from Laos, from Sulathin Thiladej, is that the decline of the US and the rise of China are eroding or undermining ASEAN’s centrality and coherence:\n\nASEAN, as a driver for cooperation in the Asia Pacific, is losing momentum as the region’s centre of gravity shifts from Southeast Asia to China. China’s rise has unsettling consequences for ASEAN centrality, creating new tensions and uncertainties that threaten to break ASEAN’s solidarity and coherence.\n\nVietnam’s Le Dinh Tinh says the US–China relationship has five levels, running from cooperation to adversary. The expanding competition between the world’s two greatest economies has reached level-four intensity (rivalry):\n\nThe notion that these great powers are on a collision course has been circulated in the policy communities of both countries. Rather than greater caution, however, we have seen the two sides toughen their positions and resort to measures hitherto unthinkable.\n\nThe view from Australia, from the Australian National University’s Brendan Taylor, says Canberra’s recent bout of ‘strategic anxiety’ awakens old arguments about whether Australia can find its security with Asia rather than from Asia. His chapter begins with the title of a book written 40 years ago by the Oz diplomat, Alan Renouf, The frightened country, describing an anxious nation that saw more dangers than opportunities in Asia.\n\nDonald Trump’s alliance antipathy ‘feeds a deep Australian fear of abandonment’, Taylor writes, and Australia’s security outlook is becoming ‘much darker and apprehensive’.\n\nThe sense of apprehension is one outlook shared by the whole region. Great-power contest is here, hauling into view the scenario of economic and technological decoupling.\n\nThis article was published by The Strategist.", "This page has not been authorized, sponsored, or otherwise approved or endorsed by the companies represented herein. Each of the company logos represented herein are trademarks of Verizon Media; Microsoft Corporation; Nasdaq, Inc.; Dow Jones & Company; Forbes Media, LLC; Investor's Business Daily, Inc.; and Morningstar, Inc.\n\nCopyright 2020 Zacks Investment Research | 10 S Riverside Plaza Suite #1600 | Chicago, IL 60606\n\nAt the center of everything we do is a strong commitment to independent research and sharing its profitable discoveries with investors. This dedication to giving investors a trading advantage led to the creation of our proven Zacks Rank stock-rating system. Since 1988 it has more than doubled the S&P 500 with an average gain of +24.63% per year. 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{"query": "If the Tokyo Olympics aren’t enough reason to plan a trip to Japan this summer, Japan Airlines has an offer that could sweeten the deal—free tickets to a surprise destination in the country for 50,000 lucky travelers.\n\nTo encourage visitors to travel more widely within Japan, the airline is giving away free round-trip tickets for flights within Japan to foreign tourists this summer.\n\nThere are a few requirements: Travelers must fly to Japan on Japan Airlines between July 1 and Sept. 30. They must also be registered with the carrier’s Mileage Bank frequent flier program.\n\nApplications for the program will open in late February and the airline is expected to release more details in January. The free tickets will be awarded on a first-come, first-served basis. You can learn more about the program on Japan Airlines’ website.\n\nThe airline offers direct flights to major U.S. cities, but travelers can book connections from other cities on the Japan Airlines website.\n\nApplicants will select which airport they want to fly out of — either Haneda Airport in Tokyo, or Itami or Kansai Airports in Osaka. Travelers will be shown four possible destinations within Japan. If they win, they’ll receive an email within three days notifying them which of the four places they’ll be flying free to.\n\nAll Nippon Airways, Japan’s largest airline, will be offering discount airfares to lesser-visited parts of Japan this summer. The tickets, which will allow travelers to make multi-stop trips, will go on sale in time for the Olympics.\n\nRead more: Everything You Need to Know About the 2020 Summer Olympics\n\nJapan is expected to see a surge in tourism this summer as the country hosts the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo from July 24 to Aug. 9. Some famous hotels in the capital have already stopped taking room reservations and a 14,000-room shortfall is forecast. The government expects that the Olympics will attract about 10 million visitors, according to Japan Times.\n\nThe country has been seeing a tourist boom in recent years. Japan saw more than 31 million international visitors in 2018, including 1.5 million from the U.S., according to figures from the Japan National Tourist Organization.\n\nFinal preparations for the 2020 games are underway; the new national stadium, which will be used as the venue for the opening and closing ceremonies, was completed earlier this month. The official Olympics mascot, a half-superhero, half-robot name Miraitowa, has also been unveiled.\n\nThis is the second time the Olympics has been held in Tokyo. In 1964, the city became the first in Asia to host the games.", "pos": ["To celebrate Tokyo hosting the 2020 Summer Olympics, Japan Airlines (JAL) is giving away 50,000 round-trip tickets for international tourists.\n\nThe campaign, called \"Win a Trip with JAL,” will begin in late February ahead of the Olympics, which begin July 24.\n\nThe free tickets are for domestic travel within Japan leaving from Haneda Airport in Tokyo and Osaka or Kansai International airports in Osaka. It is designed to give tourists coming to the Olympics from other countries a chance to see Japan outside of Tokyo.\n\nThe promotion is part of the larger \"Your Japan 2020\" campaign, aiming to give travelers cheaper fares on international and domestic flights, discounted excursions and more, according to USA Today.\n\nAs always, there are restrictions. For starters, this is not for residents of Japan. If you have a Japanese passport, you need to have permanent residence in a different country to access the promotion. The promotion is also only available for JAL Mileage Bank members not registered in Japan. And flight need to be reserved at least a week in advance of the first flight (and your return flight can't be longer than 10 days later).\n\nAlso, JAL announced it's bringing back a beloved Japanese tradition known as “Hatsuhinode,” which translates to “welcoming of the first sunrise,” with its \"First Sunrise Flight.\" Guests will be able to take in the glory of the first sunrise of 2020 and reflect on the year ahead with a glass of mazu-sake and beautiful views of Mount Fuji’s peak, lit up by bright rays of sunshine, symbolizing good luck.\n\nPassengers onboard will also enjoy osechi bento meals and specially prepared dishes traditionally eaten on the first day of January."], "neg": ["Emami Ltd is quoting at Rs 314, up 1.32% on the day as on 12:44 IST on the NSE. The stock is down 25.72% in last one year as compared to a 12.82% jump in NIFTY and a 0.07% jump in the Nifty FMCG.\n\nEmami Ltd is up for a fifth straight session today. The stock is quoting at Rs 314, up 1.32% on the day as on 12:44 IST on the NSE. The benchmark NIFTY is up around 0.07% on the day, quoting at 12176.55. The Sensex is at 41298, up 0.11%. Emami Ltd has slipped around 0.76% in last one month.\n\nMeanwhile, Nifty FMCG index of which Emami Ltd is a constituent, has slipped around 2.18% in last one month and is currently quoting at 30121.5, up 0.31% on the day. The volume in the stock stood at 48785 shares today, compared to the daily average of 2.47 lakh shares in last one month.\n\nThe PE of the stock is 37.78 based on TTM earnings ending September 19.\n\nPowered by Capital Market - Live News\n\n(This story has not been edited by Business Standard staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)", "The Twins signed starting pitchers Homer Bailey and Rich Hill to one-year contracts Tuesday.\n\nThe 33-year-old Bailey is a 13-year major league veteran who split last season between Kansas City and Oakland, going 13-9 with a 4.57 ERA in 31 starts. In 243 major league games, all starts, the righthander is 80-86 with a 4.57 ERA.\n\nHis contract will be worth $7 million, with incentives if he reaches 180 innings, a major league source told the Star Tribune.\n\nBailey's best season came in 2013 when he was 11-12 with a 3.49 ERA for the Reds and had 199 strikeouts in 209 innings. Cincinnati gave him a six-year, $105 million contract extension at that point, but he had arm trouble in 2014 and had Tommy John surgery in 2015. More arm surgery followed; in 2018 he was 1-14 with a 6.09 ERA and the Reds traded him in a salary dump to the Dodgers, who released him.\n\nAfter signing a minor league deal with Kansas City, Bailey was 7-6 for the Royals last season. They traded him to the A's at the deadline, and he was 6-3 for a playoff team.\n\nHill, a lefthander, will be 40 on Opening Day. He has pitched for eight teams in 15 seasons, and had only 13 starts for the Dodgers last season because of portion of the UCL in his left elbow detached. He had surgery in October and will be out until at least June. Hill was 4-1 with a 2.45 ERA and 72 strikeouts in 48⅔ innings last season.\n\nHis contract is for $3 million, with incentives worth close to $10 million, a source confirmed.\n\nIn 2013, Hill made 63 appearances in relief for the Cleveland, but shortly thereafter turned his career around by adding a devastating curveball. The major problem with throwing his curve is that it tears the skin on the side of his middle finger, and that has limited him, although he made 25 starts in both 2017 and 2018 for the Dodgers' World Series teams.\n\nHe has also pitched for the Red Sox, Cubs, A's, Angels, Yankees and Orioles.\n\nIn 3½ seasons in Los Angeles, Hill started 68 games and had a 3.16 ERA and a 7.1 WAR. In 50 innings in the playoffs, his ERA was 2.70; his last contract with the Dodgers was for three years and $48 million.\n\nHill and his wife made headlines on Dec. 22 when they were detained by police at an NFL game between Buffalo and New England in Foxborough, Mass.\n\nCaitlin Hill repeatedly tried to enter Gillette Stadium with an oversized bag, and as police took her into custody, Rich Hill was also arrested because he tried to stop them. On Dec. 23, they both were ordered to pay $500 fines for civil infractions. Hill released a statement where he said, \"Seeing my wife handcuffed for a problem that started because of her fanny pack was extremely difficult for me to witness. This was all overblown and we are glad to have it behind us.\"\n\nThe Twins' starting rotation is not exactly set because neither Hill nor Michael Pineda, who is serving 39 more games of a suspension for using a banned diuretic, will be ready for the season opener on March 28.\n\nBarring injuries, Jose Berrios, Jake Odorizzi and Bailey appear likely to be the top three coming out of spring training. Until Hill and Pineda are ready, it's likely Devin Smeltzer, Randy Dobnak and/or Lewis Thorpe will be in the starting mix. Unlike last season, when the first month of the season was marked by off-days and the Twins needed only four starters, in 2020 the team has only four off-days from the start of the schedule on March 26 until May 7.\n\nThe Twins, two major league sources confirmed, are still very much in the running for free agent third baseman Josh Donaldson.", "**WARNING: The contents of this video may be considered graphic or disturbing to some**\n\nPlease enable Javascript to watch this video\n\nCLEVELAND (WJW) — Four people were shot during a New Year's Eve party at a club in downtown Cleveland.\n\nCleveland police say shots were fired at Medusa Restaurant & Lounge on St. Clair Avenue near East 13th Street around 1 a.m.\n\nTwo of the four victims were treated by paramedics on scene. The other two were taken to MetroHealth Medical Center in private vehicles and are in stable condition.\n\nVideo shared with FOX 8 from someone attending the holiday party depicts chaos in the moments following the shooting.\n\nIn another video, posted on Instagram, attendees are seen dancing and singing along to the music when the shots were fired inside the club, interrupting the festivities.\n\nAccording to the club's Instagram account, rapper Chief Keef was scheduled to perform at the party.\n\nPolice say that no arrests have been made and it is currently unknown what led to the shooting. The incident remains under investigation.", "LARKANA: Eight out of 20 new dialysis machines are dysfunctional because of faulty RO plant at Chandka Medical College Hospital, Larkana.\n\nAs many as 20 new dialysis machines were supplied to Chandka Medical College Hospital (CMCH) in June 2018 along with two Reverse Osmosis (RO) plants by the health department; out of which 12 have been installed a few days back on the ground floor after lapse of one and half year and eight on the first floor of the CMCH Dialysis Center.\n\nOne out of three RO plants supplied with the machines is found faulty due to which eight machines installed on the first floor are yet to be made functional.\n\nSources at the CMCH Dialysis Center told PPI on Wednesday that the Sindh health department procured 200 dialysis machines for various healthcare facilities in Sindh but nothing was informed in 2018 as to who procured the machines and who their suppliers were. They said that due to this ambiguity instead of urgent installation and the machines were dumped at the store. The issue was finally taken up by the probing agencies after which documents were supplied to the relevant hospitals in the province which later also received these machines.\n\nThe sources said 14 old dialysis machines have now been kept aside as 40 to 45 kidney-failure patients are daily receiving dialysis each for 3 to 3.30 hours whenever they needed it. They said 160 dialysis patients are registered at the moment, who belong to various areas out of which 85 are hepatitis negative, 60 hepatitis positive and 15 are HIV positive.\n\nFive machines are reserved for Hepatitis negative, five for hepatitis positive and four for HIV positive patients (out of which two are working and the remaining two are dysfunctional).\n\nWhen this scribe visited the site there was no female staff nurse posted to look after the female patients and all work was done by the male staff.\n\nDuty doctors said on condition of anonymity as they have been banned from talking to media they could not say anything. However, they said that they have been facing acute shortage of medics and paramedics since long but the CMCH authorities are not paying heed to their several complaints.\n\nThey said five dialysis technicians are posted against the need of 10 technicians, six doctors are posted against the demand of 12 who work in three shifts. They said that this vital ward has even no ward boy and a man has been hired by them on daily wages basis out of their own pocket.\n\nCCTV cameras have already been installed to monitor the dialysis process but an acute shortage of trained manpower has added to the woes of patients.\n\nHead of Department Dr Zahid Shaikh said that despite some shortcomings the Center is now working smoothly for the benefit of poverty-ridden dialysis patients. He said a shortage of required medics and paramedics would also be tackled so that workload could be reduced.", "By Julie Laakko\n\n[email protected]\n\nMASCOUTAH – This is a frightening time. Our daily way of life has been disrupted in more ways than one, and no one seems to know what to expect. In response to the Shelter in Place order, even the churches have closed their doors to protect their congregations. Church leaders in Mascoutah are working hard to provide worship services as best they can.\n\n• First Assembly of God has suspended their services and have been posting online worship services on their YouTube page – First Assembly of God Mascoutah.\n\n• St. John United Church of Christ has suspended all in-person worship services and classes. Sunday and Wednesday Lenten Services are available on their website www.saintjohnucc.org or their Facebook page.\n\n• St. Martin of Tours Lutheran Church has suspended all services until April 1. Their Order of Service and Live Stream can be found on their Facebook page.\n\n• Bethel United Methodist has suspended all on-site activities. There is an online worship streaming on Facebook Live at 10:30 on Sundays.\n\n• Mercy’s Door has suspended their meetings. A 10 AM online worship service is available on Sundays on Facebook and also have a link to a children’s Bible Project video series to discuss with their parents.\n\n• Mascoutah First Baptist Church suspended their services, but are providing an online service on Facebook Live. The service will be held March 22 at 10:45 AM.\n\n• Cross Pointe Christian Church is not gathering at this time. Pastor Charlie McGee’s message is available at www.ourcrosspointe.org. More information can be found on their Facebook page.\n\n• Zion Lutheran Church is providing Sunday and Lenten worship services through online and streaming services, primarily Facebook Live. They are offering a Bible class through the ZOOM app. Anyone interested in the Bible Class should contact Zion Lutheran.\n\n• Holy Childhood has limited their service to two live stream online masses: one at 5 PM on Saturdays and one at 9 AM on Sundays. The Live Stream can be accessed at www.holychildhoodchurch.com by clicking on the link that says Live Stream Mass. There are also other links on their website that can be used."], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "PRIME Minister Andrew Holness says his Administration is committed to bringing the homicide rate down, but argues that the high number of murders facing the country now did not happen overnight.\n\nIn his new year's message to the nation, he pointed out that in the 1980s there were 4,870 murders and that by the decade of the 1990s this increased to 7,621.\n\nBy the year 2000, even with the formation of various special squads and units, murders skyrocketed to 13,418 he outlined, adding that, “this past decade, 2010 to 2019, has seen a reduction in murders to 12,698”.\n\nUp to December 28, there were 1,326 murders recorded for 2019, with 26 of them within a week, 3.4 per cent more than 2018. Other serious and violent crimes increased by 2.9 per cent in 2019, equating to 98 more such incidents over the previous year.\n\n“The level of crime we are now experiencing is over and above the capacity of our existing security apparatus to manage. While the crime and murder numbers have grown over the past four decades, successive governments have not increased the national security budget apace, or kept abreast with technology, or increased the number of investigators and other critical capabilities commensurately, or effectively controlled corrupt activity in the force,” the prime minister said.\n\nHe said that it is only in this last decade that serious policy and legislative reforms have been undertaken and that “all Jamaicans should take hope that, with sound policy, programmes and plans we can reduce murders”.\n\nHowever, he stressed that it will take a long-term concerted commitment to stick with the plan.\n\nFurthermore, he said political disunity has not helped with the crime problem. “Gamesmanship over crime-fighting and national security policy have real effects on our lives,” he said, arguing that the lack of support from the Opposition for the continuation of the states of emergency had resulted in a break for the first four months of 2019, and an unusual spike in homicides in November.\n\nAt the same time, he expressed confidence in the Government's plan to secure the country.\n\n“Jamaica is engaged in building a national security architecture fit for the times that will deal with domestic threats, but will also deal effectively with our air and maritime space and borders, in addition to securing our cyber domain which is becoming more important as the world becomes digital. All of this cannot be done overnight or even in two years. It takes a year and a half to procure equipment, at least two years in some cases to draft and pass legislation, several years to train up a seasoned investigator and other skilled law enforcement operators,” said the prime minister. He said much of this is now being done and the Government will be intensifying efforts to bring these reforms and investments more quickly to fruition.\n\nIn a December 30 statement, the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica, Jamaica Manufacturers' and Exporters Association, and Jamaica Chamber of Commerce reminded the political directorate that dealing with the issues related to the safety and right to life of our citizenry is non-negotiable. “We ask every Jamaican to join us in holding Government and Opposition accountable and demand the removal of partisan agendas on this topic,” the organisations stated.\n\nHolness noted that in the new fiscal year the largest allocation of $5.28 billion will go towards equipping the police force with cutting-edge technology to enhance its ability to detect, record, respond and prevent crimes.\n\n“The JCF [Jamaica Constabulary Force] will receive the first set of purpose-built police cars fitted with tracking devices and onboard computers,” he said, adding that the police's radio and communication system is being improved, and that the implementation of the long talked about electronic station diary will begin.\n\nAlong with administrative and operational improvements, already the country is seeing the impact on the number and quality of cases being brought before the court to secure convictions, he told the nation.\n\nMeanwhile, Holness said “many great things” happened in 2019, including record low inflation, successful completion of the International Monetary Fund programme, record fall in debt to gross domestic product ratio, the removal of the minimum business tax, longest period of consecutive growth (19 quarters) reduced transfer tax, and more resources for the police and military.\n\nHe noted that there were also record tourism arrivals and earnings, launch of the tourism workers' pension fund, as well as major road and infrastructure development.\n\nIn addition, he pointed to the increased suite of benefits under the Programme of Advancement through Health and Education, and the merger of the HEART Trust, Jamaica Foundation for Lifelong Learning, National Youth Service, and the Apprenticeship Board, to create a comprehensive and effective human capital development agency.", "pos": ["We happily welcome the clear vision of 2020, embracing this New Year for all; the potential and promise it holds and we give God thanks for sparing our lives to see yet another decade. We remember those who left us last year, like our former Prime Minister Edward Seaga and many other of our loved ones, heroes and benefactors.\n\nWe give God thanks for their lives and stand on their contribution to overcome the challenges and take advantage of the opportunities of the New Year.\n\nIt pains my heart that many of our brothers and sisters, and our children were deprived of seeing 2020 due to violence. This is a social epidemic and requires national consensus around the use of emergency powers to bring the disease under control.\n\nMy Government is committed to bringing the murder rate down. The target set in the Social Partnership approximates the regional average of 16 murders per hundred thousand of population within the near term.\n\nUnfortunately, there are those among us that appear to accept the high level of crime and violence as normal. Political disunity and gamesmanship over crime fighting and national security policy have real effects on our lives. Lack of support from the Opposition resulted in a break in the SOEs for the first four months of 2019, and an unusual spike in homicides in November, which meant that we ended 2019 approximately 3.4% higher in homicides than 2018 when we saw a record decline of 22%.\n\nWhile the SOEs have been very effective when and where we have been able to use them, we have used the space they create to build the capacity of our National Security apparatus to respond to the current level of crime and violence in the society. This Fiscal Year will see, the largest allocation of JA$5.28 Billion dollars to equip the police force with cutting-edge technology to enhance their ability to detect, record, respond and prevent crimes in the society. This year, the JCF will receive the first set of purpose-built police cars fitted with tracking devices and onboard computers. The JCF’s radio and communication system is being improved, the long talked about electronic station diary will start implementation, and police stations right across Jamaica are being refurbished, or built a new.\n\nSeveral administrative and operational improvements are being undertaken internally, greater emphasis and resources are being targeted at the investigative and intelligence capacity of the Force. While these transformational actions are not yet mature, already we are seeing the impact on the number and quality of cases being brought before the court to secure convictions. The police have over 13 major gang cases in various stages to come before the courts. Using the space created by the SOEs, the JCF and MOCA continue the long, hard and tedious work of intelligence gathering and investigations as they build cases and make arrests using regular police powers and conventional methods.\n\nYour Government recognizes the importance of social intervention in breaking the cycle of violence and crime, particularly at the community level and we intend to spend significantly on intervening in some of the social conditions underpinning crime and violence. After more than 20 years of experience with social intervention programmes, the lesson learnt is that such interventions have to occur in parallel and coordinated with security intervention. The Zones of Special Operations were designed to provide a security environment within which social intervention could be maximized. The Mount Salem and Denham Town pilot zones have been a success and this year we will have resources in place to declare other areas as Zones of Special Operations. Ultimately, we will take back Jamaica from the criminals, community by community.\n\nJamaica’s high homicide rate did not happen overnight. In the decade of the 80s; 4,870 murders were committed in Jamaica, by the decade of the 90s this increased to 7,621 murders, and by decade of the 2000s, even with the formation of various special squads and units, murders skyrocketed to 13,418. This past decade, 2010 to 2019 has seen a reduction in murders to 12,698.\n\nThe level of crime we are now experiencing is over and above the capacity of our existing security apparatus to manage. While the crime and murder numbers have grown over the past 4 decades:\n\n* successive governments have not increased the national security budget apace,\n\n* or kept abreast with technology,\n\n* or increased the number of investigators and other critical capabilities commensurately,\n\n* or effectively controlled corrupt activity in the force.\n\nIt is only in this last decade that any serious policy and legislative reforms have been undertaken and certainly within this term that serious budgetary, manpower and technological upgrades have been made. All Jamaicans should take hope that with sound policy, programmes and plans we can reduce murders, but it will take a long-term concerted and united commitment to stick with the plan.\n\nI am confident in our plan to secure Jamaica. For the first time Jamaica is engaged in building a National Security architecture fit for the times, that will deal with domestic threats, but will also deal effectively with our air and maritime space and borders, in addition to securing our cyber domain which is becoming more important as the world becomes digital. All of this cannot be done overnight or even in two years, it takes a year and a half to procure equipment, at least two years in some cases to draft and pass legislation, several years to train up a seasoned investigator and other skilled law enforcement operators. Much of this is now being done behind the scenes, and we will be intensifying our efforts to bring these reforms and investments more quickly to fruition to save more lives.\n\nThe disorder on our roads and in public spaces is now a national concern. Billions have been invested in improving our road infrastructure, which will improve connectivity, efficiency and comfort, but some among us are determined to breach all the rules of the road, disregard other road users and purvey carnage and chaos on our streets. Aside from a general socio-emotional improvement in our respect for law and order which comes from our education system and how we bring up our children, increasing the detection of violations, increasing enforcement, and securing swift convictions through the courts must be the area of focus for government policy.\n\nThe JCF has already established the Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch which is still in its infancy but has been impactful. To complement their work, the government has decided to invest heavily in traffic management and traffic violation detection technology, and this year the traffic ticketing system and the enabling regulations for the new Road Traffic Act should be complete. Many more traffic offenders will be caught and ticketed and there will be no more amnesty for the foreseeable future!\n\nUltimately however, enforcement and technology have limits; whether in crime fighting or traffic enforcement. Our lasting peace and abiding order depend on how responsibly we act individually and as a people. We will never be able to have cameras and traffic police on every road to arrest every driver who decides to overtake a line of traffic in rush hour or speed dangerously on local road.\n\nHowever, if you decide to slow down and drive according to the rules of the road and wear your helmet, we can bring down the crashes for 2020, the life you save could be your own! We will never know where all the illegal guns are hidden, but someone knows and is afraid to speak. One day those guns could turn on you or your loved ones. Every Jamaican has a personal responsibility to obey the law, behave in an orderly manner and share information about the guns and criminals with the appropriate authorities or call Crime Stop. This can help to bring down the homicide rate, again the life you save could be your own.\n\nLike our security infrastructure, there have been many decades of under investment in our health infrastructure. I have toured some of our hospitals and clinics and seen first-hand the discomfort of patients and the strain on staff, particularly when there is an upsurge in illnesses as is the case with dengue.\n\nThe government is now steadily increasing investments in our health infrastructure to better serve patients with over $10B of investments planned for health facilities and over $3B dedicated to rebuilding the Cornwall Regional Hospital. We have spent approximately $2B on dengue control through environmental clean-up programmes in communities, and various public health interventions including purchasing 40 new pickups which will be deployed island-wide to conduct more regular fogging. However, like security, our health requires our personal responsibility and action.\n\nDengue is transmitted by a mosquito that breeds in our domestic surroundings. While the government has increased the collection of bulky waste that breeds the mosquito, only you can check the flowers vase to see if it has mosquito larvae in it. Only you can bore holes in the containers you discard around your house, the government cannot come inside you house everyday to see to it that water you store is covered.\n\nWe can give you the information but you have to act and take responsibility. In 2020, I encourage all Jamaicans to take personal responsibility for your health and security and fulfil your role as good citizens by cooperating with the authorities to eradicate the pests that threaten your lives. Let us know if you have breeding site near your home, allow the public health workers to fog your community, don’t stone them, likewise tell us where the guns are, tell us what you know about the criminals and together we will make Jamaica safe, secure and healthy.\n\nMany great things happened in 2019, which gives me great hope for 2020. Let me see how many I can cover in the remaining few minutes:\n\nFinance\n\nLowest Unemployment rate in the history of Jamaica (7.8%)\n\nLongest period of Consecutive Growth in our History (19 quarters)\n\nRecord fall in our Debt to GDP ratio (93%)\n\nRecord low inflation\n\nIntroduced Special Procurement Incentives for medium and small enterprises\n\nRemoved the Minimum Business Tax\n\nReduced Transfer Tax from 5 to 2 percent\n\n1.5 million Tax break for all workers\n\nSuccessfully completed IMF Programme\n\nHealth\n\nBetter Cancer care through new radiation facilities\n\nReduction in waiting times at DrugServe pharmacies\n\nSecurity\n\nNew Helicopters\n\nNew maritime patrol aircraft for the JDF\n\nNew Radar System\n\nDoubling of the National Security Budget\n\nYou can now renew your passport online\n\nNew motor cycles for the police\n\nMajor investments in forensics and DNA\n\nTourism\n\nRecord tourism arrivals (approximately 4.5 million)\n\nRecord US$3.8 billion in tourism earnings\n\nLaunch of the Tourism Workers Pension Fund\n\nTransport\n\nLaunched the Drive Safe app\n\nCommissioning of two new air traffic Control Towers\n\nImplemented WiFi on buses\n\nCompleted the Pilot of LNG buses\n\nInfrastructure\n\nA record over 400 roads resurfaced and rehabilitated\n\nMandela Highway, Marcus Garvey Drive, Ferris to MackField, Barbican, Hagley Park, Constant Spring Road and Three Miles Roads – all completed\n\nJunction Road; South Camp Road being repaired\n\nSouth Coast Highway Improvement from Harbour View to Port Antonio and extension of the East West Highway from May Pen to Williamsfield.\n\nOver 12 Major Bridges repaired or currently under construction\n\nMorant Bay Town Centre underway\n\nWater\n\nOver 50 water facilities rehabilitated islandwide\n\nMajor upgrades and replacements of water and sewer mains within the corporate area\n\nReduced NWC water losses from over 60% to about 40% in the Corporate Area\n\nA record 800 million dollars investment in rural water which\n\nbrought water to thousands of Jamaicans who never had it in parishes including Clarendon, St Elizabeth and St. Mary\n\nHousing\n\nA record over 27,000 new housing starts between the NHT and the HAJ\n\nLocal Government\n\n16 new Fire units\n\n43 new Garbage Trucks\n\nSuccessfully completed the tyre removal pilot project from Riverton City and will shortly roll out the full project\n\nPaid off the $9 billion dollar streetlights debt to JPS\n\nScience and Technology\n\nFree WiFi Hotspots across Major Towns\n\nWigton IPO – over 30,000 Jamaicans participated\n\nCommissioned the largest solar plant in the Caribbean\n\nNew 194 Mega Watt JPS LNG plant in Old Harbour now commissioned\n\nEnvironment\n\nBanned single use Plastic bags\n\nWe have started planting 3 million trees\n\nThis month, we will be banning the use of styrofoam\n\nJamaica is a leader in the global fight against climate change\n\n7% of Jamaica to be protected as part of the Cockpit Country\n\nEducation\n\nImproved School Feeding from 3 to 5 days\n\nComprehensively increased the suite of benefits under PATH Increased Maintainance Grant for secondary level schools\n\n269 school canteens upgraded\n\nSuccessful launch of PEP\n\nCertified over 100 early childhood institutions\n\nLabour and Social Security\n\nIncreased Minimum Wage\n\nIncrease NIS Benefits to Pensioners\n\nSignificant increase in overseas employment figures.\n\nCulture, Gender and Entertainment\n\n3 Shelters being prepared for abused women\n\nSexual Harassment Bill Tabled\n\nFirst Entertainment Zone being renovated\n\nReggae Inscribed on the UNESCO intangible Cultural Heritage List for Humanity\n\nBlue and John Crow Mountains now World Heritage Sites\n\nPort\n\nExpansion of the Port of Kingston\n\nNew Cruise Shipping Terminal at Port Royal and the\n\nRedevelopment of Port Royal has begun\n\nYouth Engagement\n\nMerger of HEART Trust, JFLL, NYS and the Apprenticeship Board to create a comprehensive and effective human capital development agency, the HEART Trust National Service and Training Agency.\n\nOver 25,000 young people trained through HOPE\n\nOver 3,000 trained through Jamaica National Service Corps under the JDF\n\nAnd you get the picture…\n\nSo much done and so much more to do in 2020. ….\n\nJamaicans at home and abroad A Happy and Prosperous New Year"], "neg": ["PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Haitian President Jovenel Moïse broke with tradition on Wednesday and celebrated the country’s independence day in the capital for security reasons following months of political turmoil.\n\nMoïse, whose government has been accused of corruption, denounced graft during his speech at the National Palace in Port-au-Prince and urged Haiti’s elite to work with the government and help create employment.\n\n“We’re still extremely poor,” he said. “Those who continue to get rich find it normal that they do not pay taxes, find it normal that there can be no competition, find it normal that they set prices for consumers, especially when this consumer is the state itself.”\n\nMoïse also apologized for the country’s ongoing power outages and renewed his 2016 campaign pledge to provide electricity 24 hours a day, saying it was harder to accomplish than he imagined.\n\nThe speech that marked the 216th anniversary of the world’s first black republic was originally slated to take place in the northern coastal town of Gonaives, where Jean-Jacques Dessalines declared Haiti’s independence. But the town, like many others, was hit by violent protests that began in September amid anger over corruption, fuel shortages and dwindling food supplies as opposition leaders and supporters demanded the resignation of Moïse. More than 40 people have been killed and dozens injured.\n\nLarge-scale protests in Port-au-Prince have since dissipated, although smaller ones are still occurring elsewhere in the country. On Wednesday, opposition leaders and supporters gathered in Gonaives to attend the funeral of an anti-government protester and then carried his coffin through the streets as more protesters joined them.\n\nCopyright 2020 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.", "Sevilla train with full compliment ahead of Athletic Club clash LaLiga No injuries for Lopetegui\n\nJulen Lopetegui had his entire first team squad available as Sevilla trained on Wednesday afternoon ahead of their match with Athletic Club on Sunday.\n\nNolito trained having missed the last three outings of 2019 with injury.\n\nSevilla president Jose Castro and sporting director Monchi were also at the club's training ground to support Lopetegui and his players.\n\nThe squad will hold an open training session at 11:30 CET on Thursday at the Estadio Roman Sanchez Pizjuan.\n\nAway from the pitch, Monchi is looking into new signings in the January transfer window.", "The Institute of Public Analysts of Nigeria (IPAN) at the second edition of its Business Network Breakfast Series (IBNBS) invited experts to explore how Nigeria can benefit from the African Continental Trade Agreement.\n\nFifty-four African countries recently ratified a continental trade treaty that will create an estimated $3.4 trillion market opportunity. The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is built on a trade treaty that promises to liberalise trade among African countries and create a single market for goods and services on the continent.\n\nThe treaty is expected to raise Africa’s nominal gross domestic product (GDP) to $6.7 trillion by 2030 and liberalise 90 percent of products manufactured in Africa. For Nigeria, given its sheer market size, foreign direct investments will increase because of companies that will want to set up factories in the country. This will also lead to technology transfer.\n\nHowever, experts have raised concerns over Nigeria’s preparedness to reap the benefits arising from the trade agreement without making the economy a dumping ground for sub-standard products. To attain this, Africa’s biggest economy needs a robust quality assurance infrastructure to test products meant for export and those being imported from other countries into Nigeria.\n\n“Quality assurance for made in Nigeria goods is critical if the country is to profitably participate in the continental trade agreement. As a country, we need to take our membership of the African Organisation of Standardisation (ARSO) seriously by ensuring strict compliance assessment standards. Quality sells,” said Osita Aboloma, director-general, the Standard Organisation Nigeria (SON), represented by Mojisola Kehinde, director, Laboratory Services at the SON.\n\nThe AfCFTA officially came into force on 30th May 2019 when the required number of ratifications – 22 – were obtained, making the agreement a binding international legal instrument. Negotiations are, however, on-going. After months of consultation and dilly-dallying, Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari signed the AfCFTA in July 2019, seeking fair trade for Nigeria.\n\n“This is a most auspicious time to organise our business breakfast network on this theme given that most companies are having strategy sessions now to plan for the year. We intend our deliberation today on this continent-wide trade agreement to help companies better position themselves to take advantage by showing the role of conformity assessments and calibration in the quality of goods,” Aliyu Abdullahi Angara, registrar and the chief executive officer of IPAN said.\n\nTo achieve accurate laboratory testing of products, experts say laboratories must have the necessary equipment to undertake the test it is required to carry out. Personnel must have adequate skills and competencies and laboratory equipment must be calibrated regularly. Laboratories are also encouraged to undertake inter-laboratory tests and proficiency testing.\n\n“Nigeria’s micro, small and medium enterprises need access to single-digit credit facilities, infrastructure and an easier environment to do business if they are to compete favourably. The MSMEs have really been orphans,” Adebayo Olu-Adams, chairman Lagos chapter of the Nigerian Association of Small and Medium Enterprises (NASME) told BusinessDay in an exclusive interview.", "DETROIT (WWJ) -- Detroit police are investigating after gun violence broke out across the city on New Year's Eve and early New Year's morning, leaving one person dead and at least eight others injured.\n\nAuthorities are investigating numerous unrelated cases, including a fatal shooting on the city's west side. Police discovered the body of an unidentified male with a fatal gunshot wound just before noon Wednesday in the 9100 block of Monica Street, in the area of Livernois and Joy Road.\n\nPolice believe the victim is in his early 20s, but circumstances surrounding his death were not clear and are still being investigated.\n\nAnyone with information about the man's death is asked to call the Detroit Police Department's Homicide Unit at 313-596-2260 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800 Speak Up.\n\nAuthorities reported three shooting incidents that happened Tuesday night, including a 17-year-old male that shot himself in the leg in the 8900 block of Whitcomb, near Joy and Greenfield Roads. Police say they received the call about 8:40 p.m. and the victim said he found the gun on W. Chicago. The boy's condition was not disclosed.\n\nPolice responded to a shooting in the area of 7 Mile Road and Riopelle Street on the city's east side around 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. According to authorities, a victim was attempting to sell a pair of gym shoes to an unknown suspect when the suspect allegedly pulled out a handgun and tried to rob the victim.\n\nA struggle ensued, resulting in the weapon discharging and striking the victim. The suspect -- who police describe as about 5-foot-8 and wearing black gloves -- fled the location, while the victim was taken to the hospital and listed in stable condition. The circumstances surrounding this incident are still being investigated.\n\nAround the same time in southwest Detroit, an unknown suspect allegedly fired multiple shots into a home in the 1200 block of Ethel Street, striking a 29-year-old man multiple times. The victim was taken to a hospital and listed in critical condition. Police are still investigating the incident.\n\nWhile there were countless reports of \"celebratory\" gunfire as the calendar turned to 2020, Detroit police reported a number of other shooting incidents across the city that led to injuries.\n\nA woman was driving on Strasburg Street near 7 Mile around 2:30 a.m. Wednesday when a a dark colored vehicle began driving towards her. She honked her horn in an attempt to avoid a crash and an unknown occupant in the vehicle pulled out a weapon and fired multiple shots, striking her.\n\nWhile the suspects fled in an unknown direction, the woman was taken to a hospital, where she was listed in temporary serious condition. Police are still investigating the incident.\n\nPolice say another woman was shot just before 4 a.m. in the 13600 block of Grand River Avenue by an unknown suspect. The 22-year-old woman drove to a gas station in the 13500 block of Livernois and called for assistance. Her condition was not released.\n\nAt around 4:30 a.m. in the area of Puritan Avenue and Linwood, two men were stopped at a gas station when they were shot by an unknown suspect. The victims, ages 22 and 30, were listed in stable condition and police say they are searching for a suspect, described only as a black male.\n\nJust before 5 a.m., a 24-year-old man was shot while walking on Puritan at an unknown cross street.\n\nDetroit police are still investigating each incident and are asking anyone with any information to contact them. Tips can also be submitted anonymously to Crime Stoppers of Michigan at 1-800-SPEAK-UP.", "Barcelona have reportedly decided not to sell Arturo Vidal to Inter Milan in the January transfer window despite interest from the Serie A leaders.\n\nThe Catalan giants have decided against allowing the Chile international to move because they have already loaned Carles Alena to Real Betis and have Arthur out injured.\n\nCadena Cope report that despite Vidal’s complaint about unpaid bonuses and frustration at not being at starter the club want to keep him for the rest of the season.\n\nInter vice-president Javier Zanetti has made his club’s interest in Vidal pretty clear in the last few days saying he is a “player with great character and experience, so we’ll see what happens.”\n\nHowever, Barca confirmed that Alena would spent the rest of the season on loan at Betis earlier in the week and also announced Arthur is out for another three weeks.\n\nThe Brazilian has not featured for Barcelona since the win over Atletico Madrid at the start of the month, and there seems to be some concern about when he will be back to his best.\n\nThe absence of the two players means that Barca are down to just Frenkie de Jong, Ivan Rakitic, Sergio Busquets and Vidal in midfield, although Sergi Roberto is also an option."], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "The self aclaimed ” super agent ” and money man Raiola said in a statement that he will never ever bring stars to Man Utd. He continued that Manchester will ruin Pele, Maradona & Maldini even when given to them at their old age.\n\nHe said this amid the ongoing transfer saga surrounding his client Paul Pogba and his future at Manchester United.\n\n“Today I would no longer bring anyone there ( Manchester United ) ,”\n\n“Paul needs a team and a club, one like the first Juventus.”\n\nIs this the end of the love between Mino Raiola and Manchester United?", "pos": ["Paul Pogba’s agent, Mino Raiola has promised to stop sending anymore of his players to Manchester United again amid transfer interest linking his client to Real Madrid and Juventus.\n\nIt would be recalled that Pogba has long been linked with a move away from Old Trafford in recent weeks and speculations claim he could leave in January.\n\nReal Madrid were keen on the France World Cup winner last summer and were expected to reignite their interest in the winter window.\n\nBut Raiola has now vowed not to bring his clients to the Red Devils, adding that Pogba needs a club like Juventus.\n\nHe also claimed that the Old Trafford club in their current state, would even destroy the careers of some of football’s legends, Pele, Diego Maradona and Paolo Maldini.\n\n“Today I would no longer bring anyone there [Manchester United],” Raiola told Italian outlet La Repubblica.\n\n“They would also ruin [Diego] Maradona, Pele and [Paolo] Maldini.\n\n“Paul needs a team and a club, one like the first Juventus.”"], "neg": ["The drive up to David Hockney’s Los Angeles home in the Hollywood Hills is a narrow, winding route, full of hairpin turns. At the top of a hill, his compound is fortressed away behind an expanse of fence, hidden within a barely tamed jungle of palm trees and bird of paradise plants. Nearly every surface—the walls, the walkways connecting the buildings, the handrails and the roofs—has been painted brilliant colors: bubblegum pink, cerulean, canary yellow, sea green.\n\nThe color story continues inside Hockney’s studio, a cavernous...", "web group AP19357604362795.jpg Tyrone Cefalu, right, Bobby Goldberg, left, and his sister Debbie Goldberg pose for a photo Dec. 20, 2019, in front of Bobby Goldberg's home in suburban Chicago. (AP/Nam Y. Huh)\n\nChicago — One day in May of 1970, an 11-year-old boy and his disabled sister were sitting on the curb outside a Chicago tavern, waiting for their mother to come out. When a priest with crinkly eyes and a ready smile happened by and offered the family a ride home, they could not have been happier. The boy, Robert J. Goldberg, now 61, would pay dearly for the favor, enduring what he describes as years of psychological control and sexual abuse he suffered while working as a child valet for the late Fr. Donald McGuire. He remained in the Jesuit's thrall for nearly 40 years, even volunteering to testify on McGuire's behalf during criminal trials that ultimately resulted in a 25-year prison sentence for the priest.\n\nGet the best of NCR delivered to your inbox! Sign up here\n\nBut today, Goldberg says he has finally broken the hold McGuire once had on him. And he has begun to tell his story, in interviews with The Associated Press and in a lawsuit he filed Dec. 30 in California state court in San Francisco. The lawsuit charges that McGuire, a globe-trotting Jesuit with ties to St. Teresa of Calcutta, abused Goldberg \"more than 1,000 times, in multiple states and countries,\" during sojourns to spiritual retreats throughout the United States and Europe. On these trips, the lawsuit says, McGuire referred to Goldberg as his \"protégé.\" All the while, the suit says, the boy carried his briefcase, ran errands and often endured daily abuse that included \"sexual touching, oral copulation and anal penetration.\" The lawsuit filed Dec. 30 doesn't currently name any defendants, but Goldberg's attorneys say the defendants will include the Jesuit religious order in the United States and the order's top leader in Rome, among others. They also say that Goldberg's abuse occurred at a time when powerful church officials — including Mother Teresa, who was elevated to sainthood by Pope Francis three years ago — knew that McGuire had been repeatedly accused of sexually abusing boys. Church officials went to great lengths to cover up his crimes, the suit alleges. In the nearly two decades since the clergy abuse scandal erupted, thousands of survivors have stepped forward to tell their painful stories. Hundreds more revealed their abuse in lawsuits earlier this year, when the state of New York opened a one-year window that allows survivors to file child sex abuse lawsuits without regard to the statute of limitations. And hundreds more, including Goldberg, are expected to step forward as a similar window opens Jan. 1 in California.\n\n\"Everyone knows the Jesuits are smart and the Jesuits are sophisticated. And they often bring enormous sophistication to the abuse they perpetrate.\" — Terence McKiernan Tweet this\n\nBut many victims still suffer in silence, often taking decades to step forward, if they ever do. Advocates say that Catholic priests, as representatives of God and respected members of their communities, are often able to exert control over the children they target, especially when they are helping the child or their families overcome poverty or other obstacles. Terence McKiernan of BishopAccountability.org, which tracks the abuse crisis and maintains a data base of accused priests, said abusers in the Jesuit religious order are well-equipped to exercise psychological control over their victims because of the order's reputation as administrators of dozens of colleges and high schools in the United States alone. \"Everyone knows the Jesuits are smart and the Jesuits are sophisticated,\" he said. \"And they often bring enormous sophistication to the abuse they perpetrate.\"\n\nAdvertisement Advertisement\n\nAgainst all odds Goldberg's journey from supporter to accuser took years to complete. The final stretch began last fall, on a cold October night in the suburbs of Chicago. Tyrone Cefalu, another former assistant to McGuire, was watching TV at his home when he got an unexpected call from Goldberg and his sister. Cefalu and Goldberg had bonded over the years, discussing their time with McGuire and what they knew about the priest's dark side. Goldberg, a scruffy former dog breeder, and his older sister Debbie, who has Down syndrome, had been living in southwest Virginia's coal country. But they had fled their home because Bobby feared a Virginia social service agency was trying to take Debbie away from him. Now they were holed up at a nearby gas station, wondering if Cefalu could meet them and help them out. After some missed signals, Cefalu found the pair huddled under blankets in the back of a U-Haul cube truck, parked behind a church in Forest Park, Illinois — out of gas, out of money, and out of luck. For Goldberg, it could have been the end of the road. Years of hard living had left him with a variety of ailments, including tumors in his throat and the loss of several teeth, which made it difficult for him to speak. But that evening, against all odds, marked a new beginning. Goldberg and his sister followed Cefalu home, and Cefalu and his wife made beds for them in their living room. Over the next several weeks, the two one-time McGuire supporters explored their shared history, recalling McGuire as a messianic retreat leader able to instill loyalty in his victims and their families, many of them wealthy, devout Catholics.\n\nweb Goldberg AP19357604056626.jpg Bobby Goldberg walks in front of his home Dec. 20, 2019, in suburban Chicago. Goldberg has filed a lawsuit claiming he was abused more than 1,000 times in multiple states and countries by the late Donald McGuire, a prominent American Jesuit priest who had close ties to Mother Teresa. (AP/Nam Y. Huh)\n\n\"He was very controlling. I had no say whatsoever,\" Goldberg told the AP, recalling the years he spent working and living with McGuire. \"Whatever he told my mother he wanted me to do, I had to do it.\" The key to Goldberg's slow transformation was Cefalu, who was once so devoted to McGuire that he spent six years working full time on the celebrated priest's defense, through two criminal trials and various appeals. His labors included scanning documents for McGuire's attorneys, drumming up witnesses, and investigating McGuire's accusers. \"McGuire asked me to find the dirt on those guys, and I found the dirt,\" he told the AP. Like Goldberg, Cefalu met McGuire when he was a boy, but his circumstances were different. Goldberg was being raised by a single, Catholic mother of limited means — his Jewish father had recently died. Cefalu, by contrast, was part of a middle-class family and was headed for Loyola Academy, a prestigious Jesuit prep school where McGuire had been a teacher. McGuire was a family friend who frequently appeared at the family home for dinner, Cefalu said. His family attended weekly Mass to hear McGuire sermonize and took part in his spiritual retreats, events where McGuire began to acquire a cult-like following. \"When he said Mass he would give a sermon that would go on for 45 minutes and everybody loved it,\" Cefalu recalled. \"He'd been all over the world and could tell stories. He could sing. The guy was mesmerizing.\" McGuire also won supporters by doing favors. \"He'd tutor poor kids and help them get into good schools and graduate from good schools,\" Cefalu said. \"If your family had problems, he would be there for you, and almost every family had some kind of serious problem that he could deal with.\" During those years, Cefalu recalled, he began helping at his father's print shop, which produced McGuire's personal Christmas cards, a measure of his growing reach. \"We started out printing 200 cards and that went up to 5,000,\" Cefalu said. \"The guy had a following.\" Roving ministry After Goldberg and his family met McGuire that fateful day in 1970, the priest quickly ingratiated himself with Goldberg's mother, persuading her that Goldberg would be better off living under his supervision, according to the lawsuit. During this time, Goldberg would spend evenings at McGuire's living quarters and sometimes would return to his family's home with McGuire, who would sleep with him in his bed. Meanwhile, Goldberg's mother came to rely on the funds that McGuire paid Goldberg for working as his assistant, $300 to $500 a week. If Goldberg rebelled, by running off with his friends or refusing to have sex, McGuire punished him by locking him in a room for hours, Goldberg said.\n\n\"There's a lot of things I remember, and a lot of things I try not to remember.\" — Bobby Goldberg Tweet this\n\nMcGuire also used sex as a punishment, he added. He said that once, when he got into an accident with McGuire's car, the priest ordered him to make amends by performing a menu of sexual favors. Goldberg and his family followed along in 1976 when McGuire moved to San Francisco to assume a teaching assignment at the University of San Francisco, a Jesuit school, and promote a roving ministry in which he presided over religious retreats for wealthy Catholics, collecting large donations along the way. It was during this time that McGuire developed ties with Mother Teresa, becoming her spiritual adviser while vetting nuns seeking to join the religious order she founded, the Missionaries of Charity. In 1981, following new accusations of inappropriate relationships with boys — part of a series of accusations that had begun in the early 1960s — McGuire lost his teaching assignment and returned to Chicago. Once again, Goldberg and his family followed him, and Goldberg continued to give in to McGuire's sexual demands. In 1990, Goldberg's family moved to Virginia. Even after the move, Goldberg said, he continued to rely on McGuire for financial support, especially during a three-year prison term for a drug conviction. \"There's a lot of things I remember, and a lot of things I try not to remember,\" he said. A predatory history Shortly after McGuire was ordained, in 1961, the Chicago Province of Jesuits (now part of the Midwest Jesuits) began hearing from church officials concerned about the young priest's relationships with boys. The complaints would keep coming for the next half century, continuing even after McGuire was defrocked and sentenced to prison. They started when McGuire was living in Europe, in the early '60s, when church officials in Germany and Austria sent alarming reports of McGuire's activities. One official in Austria wrote that McGuire had \"much relations with young boys, particularly some boys who work in our kitchen and who used to go to his room.\" As a result, the Jesuits recalled McGuire from Europe but assigned him to a teaching position at Loyola Academy, where he molested students who would later file lawsuits and receive significant monetary settlements. Each time the Jesuits received complaints that McGuire was sexually abusing boys, they would move him to another post, where he would continue his predatory behavior. Even after a psychiatric evaluation showed McGuire was sexually attracted to underage boys, the Jesuits continued to insist he was a priest in good standing, in part due to the urging of Mother Teresa.\n\nweb mother teresa 20100820cnsbr02193.jpg Mother Teresa of Calcutta visits with men at a Missionaries of Charity shelter program in Gallup, New Mexico, in this photo from the late 1980s. (CNS/Nancy Wiechec)\n\nIn a letter dated Feb. 2, 1994, after McGuire had been released from a residential treatment center, the future saint wrote to the leader of the Chicago Jesuits, saying she had received a letter from McGuire and believed that the accusations lodged against him were untrue. \"I have confidence and trust in Fr. McGuire and wish to see his vital ministry resume as soon as possible,\" she wrote. Mother Teresa got her wish, and McGuire continued his world-wide ministry, \"openly traveling with young boys as his companions,\" according to Goldberg's lawsuit. In 2002, after yet another complaint, the Jesuits restricted McGuire's ministry to the Chicago Archdiocese. In 2003, the first of several lawsuits against McGuire and his Jesuit superiors were filed. Months later, a Wisconsin district attorney began investigating allegations that McGuire had abused two Loyola students during a trip in the late 1960s to the Lake Geneva resort area. The investigation led to a trial where nuns from Mother Teresa's religious order, wearing their distinctive white and blue habits, packed the courtroom. They wore buttons that said: \"I support Fr. McGuire.\" Despite that outpouring, McGuire was convicted. And while he was free on appeal he was charged by federal authorities with molesting another boy on trips to Austria and Switzerland. Once again, McGuire was convicted while protesting his innocence, leading to his 25-year prison term. Officials in the Jesuits' Midwest Province could not be reached for comment Dec. 30. In 2012, the Chicago Jesuit official who received Mother Teresa's letter, Fr. Bradley Schaeffer, issued a statement apologizing for failing to rein McGuire in. \"I deeply regret that my actions were not enough to prevent him from engaging in these horrific crimes,'' he said. Last year, when the Midwest Jesuits released a list naming 65 accused Jesuits, including McGuire, Provincial Brian Paulson issued a similar apology. \"We are painfully aware that in earlier decades, some Midwest Jesuits were not removed from ministry quickly enough,\" he said. \"We are deeply sorrowful.\"\n\n\"I deeply regret that my actions were not enough to prevent him [Donald McGuire] from engaging in these horrific crimes.\" — Fr. Bradley Schaeffer Tweet this\n\nToo much to bear It was only after McGuire began serving his 25-year federal prison sentence, in 2009, that Cefalu began to doubt his innocence. The turning point, he said, came when he was sorting McGuire's belongings and discovered a color slide that captured him as a naked 13-year-old, changing into his underwear during a trip to Canada with McGuire and another young teen. \"That really pissed me off,\" he said. When he confronted McGuire during a visit to the federal prison in Texas where he was serving his sentence and McGuire denied taking the photo, Cefalu said, he knew the priest was lying. Back home in suburban Chicago, as he pored over more than 40 boxes of McGuire's records, his skepticism only grew. Reading the documents was unsettling, Cefalu said, because he'd been one of McGuire's chief supporters, to the point where McGuire had appointed him to be his legal representative while in prison. In addition, Cefalu had known several of McGuire's victims while attending Loyola Academy, the Catholic prep school, during the late 1960s and early '70s. The experience made Cefalu rethink the \"horse bites\" McGuire would sometimes give him, pinching him hard on his upper thigh and then placing his hand over his groin, exclaiming, \"Gotcha!\" Cefalu provided details of his alleged abuse by McGuire and another Jesuit in a lawsuit he filed five years ago, without the help of an attorney, in Cook County Circuit Court. After reading the records McGuire had entrusted to him, Cefalu began reaching out to McGuire's other victims, hoping they might answer his many questions. And as McGuire's victims began filing lawsuits, they reached out to him. Goldberg also knew McGuire's victims, not as an alumnus of Loyola Academy, but through the years he'd spent working as McGuire's assistant. After the former priest was sent to prison, Cefalu and Goldberg occasionally talked on the phone and began to reassess their histories with the charismatic priest they had known. Their conversations continued after McGuire died behind bars in 2017, at age 86. But it wasn't until Goldberg's desperate call to Cefalu in October 2018 that Goldberg's decision to go public with his allegations against McGuire and the church began to take shape. Making peace After Cefalu found Goldberg and his sister huddled in the back of their U-Haul in late 2018, Goldberg began revealing more details of his abuse to Cefalu. Cefalu came to believe that Goldberg had been abused over a longer period than any of McGuire's other victims. Yet when Goldberg said he was ready to file a lawsuit, Cefalu hesitated. Since discovering the nude photograph of himself in McGuire's files, he has nursed a growing antipathy for the Jesuits and the role they played covering up McGuire's crimes.\n\nweb lawyer AP19357604881144.jpg Bobby Goldberg and his sister Debbie arrive Dec. 21, 2019, at the office of his lawyer, Melissa Anderson, in Bannockburn, Illinois. (AP/Nam Y. Huh)", "Sign up to FREE daily email alerts from cornwalllive - Weekend Report Subscribe Thank you for subscribing See our privacy notice Could not subscribe, try again later Invalid Email\n\nThey can cause confusion for many drivers, and the road users of Cornwall are no different.\n\nThe county is awash with roundabouts, mini roundabouts and even double mini roundabouts, many of which have been in place for decades.\n\nUnfortunately, there are several in Cornwall that are pointless, incredibly confusing or just annoying to navigate.\n\nYou have the Westcountry to thank for roundabouts, as they were invented in Bath back in 1768.\n\nWhether you like them or not, you can't go very far without coming across a roundabout – in fact, there are more than 60,000 across the world, with the UK unsurprisingly having the most out of any country.\n\nHere are some of the many roundabouts in Cornwall that grind your gears. And ours too.\n\nCHIVERTON CROSS - A30\n\nThere's only one place to start. Everyone in Cornwall has heard of 'Chivvy'. It's by far Cornwall's most notorious roundabout, and the stats back it up - it is the county's number one accident blackspot.\n\nCARLAND CROSS - A30\n\nIf you live or work in Truro , you'll know how much of a nightmare it is to turn eastbound towards Fraddon at Carland Cross. During busy periods, the queue comes all the way down the hill to the dip. Friday, 5pm, and you could easily be stuck there for 30 minutes.\n\nTo make matters worse, people either skip half of the queue and then try to sneak in, or worse, they'll drive all the way up the left lane and cut across on the actual roundabout.\n\nTRELUSWELL - A39 NEAR PENRYN\n\nThe new roundabout on the A39 at Treluswell opened in 2017 , but many drivers say it's actually worse now.\n\nComing from the Falmouth direction there used to be a dedicated lane for traffic travelling right, but as both lanes now serve Truro, big queues build.\n\nTRAFALGAR - TRURO\n\nTo pull out of Malpas Road and onto the roundabout is almost impossible at any time of day, or at least before 9pm.\n\nEvery motorist who attempts to dash across does so with only a few seconds to spare, before the plethora of cars come speeding around like there's no tomorrow.\n\nWhen you see a gap, you have to go for it. Cornwall's 32nd worst accident blackpot. And to think, it was fine before the council messed around with it.\n\nMORRISONS - NEWQUAY\n\nOne of Cornwall's worst 'blind' roundabouts. Cars coming from the main road hammer across because they have a perfect view of what's coming from the right, so if you're coming out of Morrisons you often can't see them until the last minute.\n\nNEWTOWN - A30 LONG ROCK\n\nCars coming from Penzance and heading in the direction of Helston also use the left lane, which is designed for the A30 Redruth, often cutting up people who are in the correct lane. It also gets very congested.\n\nCornwall's eighth worst accident blackspot.\n\nARCH HILL - TRURO\n\nThe first 'double mini' roundabout on the list. If it's busy, it will take a while for those turning left towards Falmouth. And there's the double mini which messes with many minds.\n\nPENWINNICK - ST AUSTELL\n\nAnother notorious double mini roundabout, which people HATE. It's at number 18 on the list of Cornwall's accident blackspots.\n\nSPAR / TRESAWLS ROAD - TRURO\n\nThere's a ridiculous junction ON the roundabout. And people who've never used it would have no idea it is there. A nasty surprise.\n\nFAIRMANTLE/TESCO - TRURO\n\nPulling out when coming from Tesco is almost impossible at times. The roundabout is Cornwall's second worst accident blackpot.\n\nAVERS - REDRUTH\n\nJust a very busy and disliked roundabout above the A30 at Redruth . Cornwall's 26th worst accident blackspot.\n\nTRENANCE - NEWQUAY\n\nAnother double mini roundabout. Manic in the summer.", "ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — Police in western Newfoundland say a woman arrested for refusing to stay at home after she returned from a trip outside the province is expected to make a court appearance today. The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary says the 53-year-old woman was arrested Tuesday in Corner Brook for violating public health emergency orders aimed at slowing the spread of COVID-19. Const. James Cadigan says officers responded to complaints alleging the woman was not self-isolating for 14 days, as required under the Public Health Protection and Promotion Act. Cadigan says officers spoke to the woman and arrested her for failing to comply with the law, which could lead to a fine between $500 and $2,500 and a jail sentence of up to six months. The police spokesman confirmed a public reporting system introduced on the weekend has received more than 400 complaints from people reporting suspected contraventions of health directives. Cadigan says police have resolved 27 complaints by contacting the person and educating them about the measures, but in the Corner Brook case the woman was not compliant and was held in a jail cell overnight.“If you’re going to put our community at risk, we will follow up on those measures,” Cadigan said. The woman was to appear in court via video link This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 25, 2020. The Canadian Press", "(MENAFN - Saudi Press Agency) Riyadh, January 01, 2020, SPA -- Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah, Minister of Foreign Affairs, received at his office here today Ziauddin Saeed Bamakhrama, Dean of the Diplomatic Corps and Djiboutian Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.\n\nDuring the meeting, they discussed regional and international developments in addition to means of enhancing bilateral cooperation.\n\n--SPA\n\n17:20 LOCAL TIME 14:20 GMT\n\n0011\n\n\n\n\n\nMENAFN0101202000780000ID1099495459"], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video\n\nUS President Donald Trump has ordered some 750 American soldiers be deployed to the Middle East, with about 3,000 more prepared for possible deployment in the next several days following an attack on the US embassy compound in Iraq.\n\nMr Trump said that Iran was ‘fully responsible’ for the attack in which no US casualties or evacuations were reported.\n\nDefense Secretary Mark Esper said on Tuesday night that ‘in response to recent events’ in Iraq, and at Mr Trump’s direction, he had authorised the immediate deployment of the infantry battalion from the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.\n\nMr Esper did not specify the soldiers’ destination, but a US official familiar with the decision said they will go to Kuwait.\n\n‘This deployment is an appropriate and precautionary action taken in response to increased threat levels against US personnel and facilities, such as we witnessed in Baghdad today,’ Mr Esper said in a written statement.\n\nA helicopter launched flares as a display of presence while moving troops in to deter protesters (Picture: AP)\n\nThe helicopter is an AH-64 Apache helicopter from 1st Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 34th Combat Aviation Brigade (Picture: AP)\n\nHundreds of people gathered at the embassy yesterday (Picture: Rex Shutterstock)\n\nAdditional soldiers from the 82nd Airborne’s quick-deployment brigade, known officially as its Immediate Response Force, were prepared to deploy, Mr Esper said.\n\nThe US official, who provided unreleased details on condition of anonymity, said the full brigade of some 4,000 soldiers may deploy.\n\nThe breach of the embassy compound in Baghdad on Tuesday revealed growing strains between the US and Iran, raising questions about the future of Washington’s military mission there.\n\nMr Trump tweeted on Tuesday afternoon: ‘They will pay a very BIG PRICE! This is not a Warning, it is a Threat. Happy New Year!’\n\nAmerican airstrikes on Sunday killed 25 fighters of an Iran-backed militia in Iraq, the Kataeb Hezbollah.\n\nMap showing the size of the compound\n\nThe Green Zone in Iraq where the US Embassy is based\n\nTear gas was fired at protesters who made it into the US compound (Picture: AP)\n\nThe US said those strikes were in retaliation for last week’s killing of an American contractor and the wounding of American and Iraqi troops in a rocket attack on an Iraqi military base that the US blamed on the militia.\n\nThe American strikes angered the Iraqi government, which called them an unjustified violation of its sovereignty.\n\n‘Iran killed an American contractor, wounding many,’ Mr Trump tweeted from his estate in Florida.\n\n‘We strongly responded, and always will. Now Iran is orchestrating an attack on the U.S. Embassy in Iraq. They will be held fully responsible. In addition, we expect Iraq to use its forces to protect the Embassy, and so notified!’\n\nA fire was started at the US embassy in Baghdad after the compound came under attack (Picture: AP)\n\nMr Trump said that Iran was ‘fully responsible’ for the attack (Picture: AP)\n\nMr Esper did not specify the soldiers’ destination, but a source said they will go to Kuwait (Picture: Getty)", "pos": ["WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has ordered about 750 U.S. soldiers deployed to the Middle East with about 3,000 more preparing for possible deployment in the next several days.\n\nThe troop movement comes after Tuesday’s attack on the U.S. Embassy in Iraq by dozens of Iran-supported militiamen. U.S. Marines were immediately sent from Kuwait to reinforce the compound.\n\nIn announcing the new deployment, Defense Secretary Mark Esper didn’t specify where the infantry battalion from the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, would be heading.\n\nBut a U.S. official tells The Associated Press they’ll go to Kuwait and a full brigade of about 4,000 soldiers may eventually be sent."], "neg": ["(MENAFN- EIN Presswire) More than 24,000 ex-military members benefit from Social Fund aid\n\nLuanda, ANGOLA, January 1 - The Ministry of National Defence announced plan to launch a strategic and business plan to assist more than 24,000 former military personnel and their dependents.,\n\nMinistry of Defence announced the implementation of the strategy through the Angolan Armed Forces (FAA)'s Social Fund.\n\nThe move is intended to make the FAA Social Security Fund less dependent on the State General Budget (OGE).\n\nThe objective is to increase the ability to generate extra income for families and employment for young dependents of former military personnel.\n\nAngolan minister of National Defence, Salviano Sequeira, said Tuesday that the strategic plan, approved by the Economic Commission of the Cabinet Council, aims to attract domestic and foreign investors in areas such as agriculture, industry, tourism, real estate, health and renewable energy.\n\nSpeaking at year-end greeting ceremony, Salviano Sequeira said 9, 108 beneficiaries were integrated in FAA Social Security payments system in 2019, at a time the institution has a total of 72, 259 pensioners.\n\nAs for international commitments, the official stressed the actions to strengthen defence and security cooperation with neighbouring countries and Angola's strategic partners.\n\nThe minister also highlighted the FAA's involvement in the Humanitarian Aid Mission in Mozambique hit by Cyclone Idai, adding that the FAA mission was successfully accomplished.\n\nIn defence industries, he said that studies were carried out for the implementation of various projects, in order to provide logistical support to the defence and security agencies and to serve, in a first phase, the internal market.\n\nShare on Facebook · Twitter · LinkedIn Distribution channels:\n\n\n\nEIN Presswire does not exercise editorial control over third-party content provided, uploaded, published, or distributed by users of EIN Presswire. We are a distributor, not a publisher, of 3rd party content. Such content may contain the views, opinions, statements, offers, and other material of the respective users, suppliers, participants, or authors.\n\nShare This Story", "Related News\n\nThe governorship candidate of the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) in the 2019 election in Oyo State, Sharafadeen Alli, on Wednesday accused Governor Seyi Makinde of abandoning his party after it helped him to win the election.\n\nMr Alli spoke through a statement he personally signed, a copy of which was made available to Premium Times in Ibadan, the state capital.\n\nZLP was one of the political parties that formed an alliance with Mr Makinde’s Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to defeat the candidate of the then ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Adebayo Adelabu, in the March 9, 2019 election.\n\nOther parties in the coalition were the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and the Social Democratic Party (SDP).\n\nThe coalition was coordinated by a former governor of the state, Rashidi Ladoja.\n\nBut, nine months after the agreement, Mr Alli accused the governor of failure to fulfil his promises to the ZLP.\n\nHe said the governor has denied the ZLP political patronage, in alleged repudiation of the agreement between them.\n\n“A man’s word should also be his bond,” Mr Alli said.\n\n“The governor should go into retrospect and review our 2019 political coalition agreement. Our party, the ZLP had been largely abandoned and relegated in the scheme of things, especially political patronage. The governor should seize this moment and do the needful. I wish him the best as he pilots the affairs of our state.”\n\nWhile commending Mr Ladoja for being a father to all, Mr Alli also prayed that God grant all the traditional rulers in the state: the Alaafin of Oyo; Olubadan of Ibadan; Soun of Ogbomoso and others, more strength to guide their respective domains to continuous peaceful coexistence.\n\nOlufemi Lanlehin, the ADC gubernatorial candidate, had in November accused the governor of failing to fulfil any of the promises made to him as contained in an agreement they reached.\n\nPhone calls and text messages to Taiwo Adisa, the chief press secretary to Mr Makinde, were not responded to.", "In this year’s Cyber Security Predictions, the WatchGuard Threat Lab has imagined the top cyber attacks we’ll see in 2020 and has provided tips for simplifying your approach to stopping them. Even though the threats coming at you won’t be any less intense, complicated, or difficult to manage, 2020 will be the year of simplified security.\n\n1. Ransomware Targets the Cloud\n\nHighlights:\n\nRansomware is a billion-dollar industry.\n\nOverall volume of ransomware is down, but targeted ransomware against vertical industries is on the rise.\n\nIn 2020, targeted ransomware now tries to infect consolidated cloud assets, such as file stores, S3 buckets, and virtual environments.\n\nRansomware is now a billion-dollar industry for hackers, and over the last decade we’ve seen extremely virulent strains of this malware wreak havoc across every industry. As with any big-money industry, ransomware will continue to evolve in order to maximize profits. In 2020, we believe ransomware will focus on the cloud.\n\nRecently, untargeted “shotgun blast” ransomware has plateaued with attackers showing preference for targeted attacks against industries whose businesses cannot function with any downtime. These include healthcare, state and local governments, and industrial control systems.\n\nDespite its far-reaching damages and soaring revenues, ransomware has largely left the cloud untouched. As businesses of every size move both their servers and data to the cloud, it has become a one-stop shop for all of our most important data. In 2020, we expect to see this safe haven crumble as ransomware begins targeting cloud-based assets including file stores, S3 buckets, and virtual environments.\n\nSecurity Tips: Do you have cloud security? Virtual or cloud UTM? Asking these questions is where to start. Use advanced malware protection to detect evasive malware. More importantly, consider new security paradigms that allow you to implement security controls, like advanced malware protection, in cloud use cases. Finally, the cloud can be secured, but it requires work. Make sure you’ve hardened your cloud workloads. For instance, investigate resources for properly securing S3 buckets.\n\n2. GDPR Comes to the United States\n\nHighlights:\n\nCalifornia has passed the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).\n\nA national Consumer Data Protection Act (CDPA will not pass in 2020).\n\nIn 2020, 10 or more states will pass laws like California’s CCPA.\n\nTwo years ago, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into force, protecting the data and privacy rights of European Union citizens. As of yet, few places outside the EU have similar laws in place, but we expect to see the United States (U.S.) come closer to matching it in 2020.\n\nGDPR boils down to placing restrictions on how organizations can process personal data, and what rights individuals have in limiting who may access that data, and it has already shown teeth. To date, companies have been fined millions of euros for GDPR violations, including massive €50 million and £99 million judgements in 2019 against Google and Marriott respectively. While the burden placed on companies can be intense, the protections provided to individuals are massively popular.\n\nMeanwhile, the U.S. has suffered a social media privacy plague the last few years, with no real GDPR equivalent to protect local consumers. As organizations like Facebook leak more and more of our personal data, which bad actors have used in everything from targeted election manipulation to unethical bounty hunting, U.S. citizens are starting to clamor for privacy protections like those enjoyed by our European brothers and sisters. So far, only one state, California, has responded by passing their California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), which goes in effect in early 2020.\n\nThough the same senator who passed CCPA in California has proposed a Federal Consumer Data Privacy Act (CDPA) bill, we don’t think it will gain enough support to pass nationwide in 2020. However, we do expect more and more states to jump onto California’s bandwagon, and pass state-level consumer privacy acts of their own. In 2020, we anticipate that 10 or more states will enact similar laws to California’s CCPA.\n\nSecurity Tips: There isn’t a specific security tip for this prediction, but you can still take action. Contact your local congressperson to share your opinion on regulations to protect your privacy. Meanwhile, consider the lack of regulation here when sharing your private information online and with social networks.\n\n3. Voter Registration Systems Targeted During the 2020 Elections\n\nHighlights:\n\nThough voting machines are hackable, adversaries won’t spend much time targeting them.\n\nHowever, external threat actors will go after state and local voter databases with the goal of creating voting havoc and triggering voter-fraud alerts during 2020 elections.\n\nElection hacking has been a hot topic ever since the 2016 U.S. elections. Over the last four years, news cycles have covered everything from misinformation spread across social media to alleged breaches of state voter systems. During the 2020 U.S. presidential elections, we predict that external threat actors will target state and local voter databases with a goal of creating voting havoc and triggering voter fraud-alerts during the 2020 elections.\n\nSecurity experts have already shown that many of the systems we rely on for voter registration and election day voting suffer from significant digital vulnerabilities. In fact, attackers even probed some of these weaknesses during the 2016 election, stealing voter registration data from various states. While these state-sponsored attackers seemed to draw the line by avoiding altering voting results, we suspect their previous success will embolden them during the 2020 election, and they will target and manipulate our voter registration systems to make it harder for legitimate voters to submit their votes, and to call into question the validity of vote counts.\n\nSecurity Tips:\n\nWhile there isn’t a specific cybersecurity tip for this prediction, we do have some voter preparedness tips in the event this prediction comes true. First, double-check the status of your voter registration a few days before the election. Also, monitor the news for any updates about voter registration database hacks, and be sure to contact your local state voter authority if you are concerned. Be sure to print out the result of a successful voter registration, and bring you ID on election day, even if technically unnecessary.\n\n4. During 2020, 25% of All Breaches Will Happen Outside the Perimeter\n\nHighlights:\n\nWhile working remotely can increase productivity and reduce burnout, it comes with its own set of security risks.\n\nA quarter of all network compromises or data breaches will involve off-network assets.\n\nMobile device usage and remote employees have been on the rise for several years now. A recent survey by WatchGuard and CITE Research found 90% of mid-market businesses have employees working half their week outside the office. While remote working can increase productivity and reduce burnout, it comes with its own set of security risks. Mobile employees often work without any network perimeter security, missing out on an important part of a layered security defense. Additionally, mobile devices can often mask telltale signs of phishing attacks and other security threats. We predict that in 2020, one quarter of all data breaches will involve telecommuters, mobile devices, and off-premises assets.\n\nSecurity Tips: Make sure you’re as diligent implementing off-network protection for your employees as you are perimeter protection. Any laptop or device that leaves the office needs a full suite of security services, including a local firewall, advanced malware protection, DNS filtering, disk encryption, and multi-factor authentication, among other protections.\n\n5. The Cybersecurity Skills Gap Widens\n\nHighlights:\n\nUniversities and cybersecurity trade organizations are not graduating qualified candidates fast enough to fill the demand for new information security employees.\n\nThe cybersecurity skills gap grows by 15%.\n\nCybersecurity, or the lack of it, has gone mainstream. A day doesn’t seem to go by where the general public doesn’t hear of some new data breach, ransomware attack, company network compromise, or state-sponsored cyber attack. Meanwhile, consumers have also become intimately aware of how their own personal data privacy contributes to their own security (thanks, Facebook). As a result, it’s no surprise that the demand for cybersecurity expertise is at an all-time high.\n\nThe problem is, we don’t have the skilled professionals to fill this demand. According to the latest studies, almost three million cybersecurity jobs remained unfilled during 2018. Universities and cybersecurity trade organizations are not graduating qualified candidates fast enough to fill the demand for new information security employees. Three-fourths of companies claim this shortage in cybersecurity skills has affected them and lessened their security.\n\nUnfortunately, we don’t see this cybersecurity skills gap lessening in 2020. Demand for skilled cybersecurity professionals keeps growing, yet we haven’t seen any recruiting and educational changes that will increase the supply. Whether it be from a lack of proper formal education courses on cybersecurity or an aversion to the often-thankless job of working on the front lines, we predict the cybersecurity skills gap to increase an additional 15% next year. Let’s hope this scarcity of expertise doesn’t result in an increase in successful attacks.\n\nSecurity Tips: While the available cybersecurity workforce won’t appear immediately, you do have options to help create and manage a strong cyber defense. Taking a long-term view, you can work with your local educational institutes to identify future cybersecurity professionals so that you might fill your open roles first. In the short term, focus on solutions that provide layered security in one solution, or work with a managed services provider or managed security services provider to whom you can outsource your security needs.\n\n6. Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) Becomes Standard for Mid-sized Companies\n\nHighlights:\n\n2020 will bring increased adoption of MFA among mid-sized companies.\n\nWe’ll also see wide-spread adoption among all service providers, and even privileged or admin accounts at all businesses.\n\nWe predict that multi-factor authentication (MFA) will become a standard security control for mid-market companies in 2020. Whether it’s due to billions of emails and passwords having leaked onto the dark web, or the many database and password compromises online businesses suffer each year, or the fact that users still use silly and insecure passwords, the industry has finally realized that we are terrible at validating online identities.\n\nPreviously, MFA solutions were too cumbersome for mid-market organizations, but recently three things have paved the way for pervasive MFA, both SMS one-time password (OTP) and app-based models, among even SMBs. First, MFA solutions have become much simpler with cloud-only options. Second, mobile phones have removed the expensive requirement of hardware tokens, which were cost-prohibitive for mid-market companies. And finally, the deluge of password problems has proven the absolute requirement for a better authentication solution. While SMS OTP is now falling out of favor for legitimate security concerns, app-based MFA is here to stay.\n\nThe ease of use both for the end user and the IT administrator managing these MFA tools will finally enable organizations of all sizes to recognize the security benefits of additional authentication factors. That’s why we believe enterprise-wide MFA will become a de-facto standard among all midsized companies next year.\n\nSecurity Tips: This tip is simple – implement MFA throughout your organization. Everything from logging in to your laptop each day to accessing corporate cloud resources should have some sort of multi-factor authentication tied to it.\n\n7. Attackers Will Find New Vulnerabilities in the 5G/Wi-Fi Handover to Access the Voice and/or Data of 5G Mobile Phones\n\nHighlights:\n\nWireless carriers that manage 4G and 5G networks often hand off calls and data to Wi-Fi networks to save bandwidth, particularly in high-density areas.\n\nIn 2020, flaws in this cellular to Wi-Fi handover process will allow attackers to access the voice and/or data of 5G mobile phones.\n\nThe newest cellular standard, 5G, is rolling out across the world and promises big improvements in speed and reliability. Unknown to most people, in large public areas like hotels, shopping centers, and airports, your voice and data information of your cellular-enabled device is communicated to both cell towers and to Wi-Fi access points located throughout these public areas. Large mobile carriers do this to save network bandwidth in high-density areas. Your devices have intelligence built into them to automatically and silently switch between cellular and Wi-Fi. Security researches have exposed some flaws in this cellular-to-Wi-Fi handover process and it’s very likely that we will see a large 5G-to-Wi-Fi security vulnerability be exposed in 2020 that could allow attackers to access the voice and/or data of 5G mobile phones.\n\nSecurity Tips:\n\nMost mobile devices don’t allow the users to disable cellular to Wi-Fi handover (also known as Hotspot 2.0). Windows 10 currently does, however. If unsure, individuals should utilize a VPN on their cellular devices so that attackers who are eavesdropping on cellular to Wi-Fi connections won’t be able to access your data. For businesses looking to enable Hotspot 2.0, make sure your Wi-Fi access points (APs) have been tested independently to stop the six known Wi-Fi threat categories detailed at http://trustedwirelessenvironment.com. If the APs block these threats, attackers cannot eavesdrop on the cellular to Wi-Fi handoff.", "Police attended the scene.\n\nPolice confirm Michael Og McKenna (19) victim of Co Londonderry New Year crash BelfastTelegraph.co.uk A 19-year-old man who died following an early-morning crash in Co Londonderry on New Year's Day has been named as Michael Og McKenna. https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/police-confirm-michael-og-mckenna-19-victim-of-co-londonderry-new-year-crash-38826388.html https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/incoming/article38024162.ece/9194a/AUTOCROP/h342/Police%20tape%20night%20generic%20pic\n\nEmail\n\nA 19-year-old man who died following an early-morning crash in Co Londonderry on New Year's Day has been named as Michael Og McKenna.\n\nMr McKenna, who was from the Maghera area, was the driver of a red Audi that was involved in a crash with a grey Audi shortly after 2.30am on the Moneysharvan Road between Maghera and Swatragh.\n\nThe female driver of the other car and two teenage passengers were taken to hospital for treatment for their injuries.\n\nSinn Fein MP Francie Molloy said the death had caused shock and sadness in the local community.\n\nThe Mid Ulster MP said: \"Any death on our roads is a tragedy, particularly when someone so young loses their life.\n\n\"My thoughts are with the family and friends of this young man at this sad time.”\n\nPolice have appealed for anyone who may have witnessed the crash or who saw either of the cars prior to the collision to contact them on 101, quoting reference 460 of 01/01/20.\n\nThe Moneysharvan Road was closed for several hours while police carried out an investigation, but has since been reopened.\n\nBelfast Telegraph Digital", "Share Tweet Email address: Leave this field empty if you're human:\n\nWelcome to the first adventure of Soy Boy, probably the last, in which he makes a video condemning the trending hashtag #itsokaytobewhite.\n\nWhile I don’t think he meant it to be comedic, the video’s wild assumptions may give you a good laugh.\n\nHonestly, it’s like this guy is saying because you like oranges, you must like bananas – because after all, they are both fruit.\n\nAlso, throw a pink elephant in the mix somehow too. It adds legitimacy to your argument.\n\nSeriously, check it out.\n\nI’m getting really tired of the self-deprecating white people This absolute soy boy is almost in tears over the #ItsOkayToBeWhite hashtag. pic.twitter.com/2YugLT9XP0 — Ashley StClair 🇺🇸 (@stclairashley) December 31, 2019\n\n🚨Poll: Are You Voting for Trump in 2020? To Vote Yes, Enter Your Email:\n\nJust remember white people, if you think it is okay to be white, then maybe you like the “power” of being white.\n\nTherefore, you are obviously a “sh*tty person”.\n\nI think my favorite part is the end, where he says “yes, it’s okay to be white.\n\nIt’s okay to be anything” but it’s not okay to be part of the problem.\n\nAs if the whole video WASN’T just about him ranting that people who think it’s okay to be white are part of the problem.\n\nI wonder if he’s related to this lady?"], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "A fire in a south-end Halifax apartment building on Wednesday afternoon is being labelled as arson.\n\nIn a news release, Halifax Regional Police said fire crews and police were called to an apartment building on the 5500 block of Victoria Road at 4:23 p.m. after multiple callers said they saw smoke in the building. Fire crews quickly put out the fire.\n\nTenants were temporarily evacuated from the building, but have since returned.\n\nNo injuries have been reported.\n\nPolice are asking anyone with information about the fire to call police at 902-490-5016 or contact Crime Stoppers online or by phone at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).\n\nMORE TOP STORIES", "pos": ["Halifax police have launched an arson investigating following a structure fire in an apartment building.\n\nHalifax Regional Police say several callers reported smoke in the Victoria Road apartment building on Wednesday afternoon.\n\nNo one was hurt and tenants were temporarily evacuated as firefighters extinguished the blaze. Police say fire investigators confirmed the fire was intentionally set and handed the probe over to officers.\n\nThe arson investigation is ongoing. Police are asking anyone with information to come forward.\n\nGet more of today's top stories in your inbox Begin your day with a briefing of Halifax's biggest stories in our Morning Headlines email newsletter. Sign Up Now\n\nRead more about:"], "neg": ["From shuttering of a 27-year-old airline to repeated grounding of planes to ailing Air India, headwinds blew across the once-fastest growing domestic civil aviation space in 2019 while a spike in regional air connectivity served as a silver lining in relatively cloudy skies.\n\nIf Jet Airways going bankrupt left hundreds of people jobless and shattered decades-old supply chain network, frequent Pratt & Whitney (P&W) engine woes for Airbus 320 neo aircraft continued to pose safety concerns even as aviation watchdog DGCA came out with stringent directions.\n\nGlobal ban on Boeing 737 MAX aircraft in the wake of two fatal accidents came as a blow to many airlines worldwide, including SpiceJet, which has largely pinned hopes on these fuel-efficient planes for its ambitious expansion plans.\n\nIn 2020, the Centre expects sale of Air India and privatise more airports while AirAsia India is likely to get green nod for international flights. Besides, Vistara and IndiGo are anticipated to increase the number of overseas flights.\n\nOn the airlines side, differences between IndiGo's co-founders and co-promoters -- Rakesh Gangwal and Rahul Bhatia -- came to the fore in July. The promoters' spat, which is far from over, also brought the alleged corporate governance lapses and other issues under the regulatory scanner.\n\nAfter surging over 18 per cent in 2018, domestic air passenger growth sputtered to a five-year low in April 2019 before flying back into double-digit expansion of 11.86 per cent in November.\n\nAt the same time, domestic passenger traffic grew at the lowest in the last five years till October with April seeing 4.5 per cent degrowth.\n\nOn the contrary, when the domestic economy expanded by a healthy 7.15 per cent in the January- December period of 2018, the domestic air passenger volume surged a robust 18.60 per cent.\n\nUnder the regional air connectivity scheme or UDAN, as many as 134 routes commenced operations between January and October while some 335 routes were awarded during the year, covering 33 airports, comprising 20 un-served, three under-served and 10 water aerodromes.\n\nSpeaking at a business event in Mumbai in December, Civil Aviation Secretary Pradeep Singh Kharola said if the economy has to reach the USD 5-trillion mark, some sectors would have to grow in double digits and that aviation sector is the one which has the potential to grow.\n\nHis observations only seem more apt when one looks back into the performance of aviation sector in the year gone by vis--vis economic growth.\n\nJet Airways, whose closure left 20,000-odd unpaid employees in the lurch, also became the first domestic airline to undergo insolvency proceedings.\n\nThe demise of Jet Airways, which used to operate over 600 flights on national and international routes per day, resulted in around 20 per cent capacity deficit, resulting in skyrocketing fares.\n\nThe government also temporarily allotted hundreds of airport slots owned by it to other carriers, with an aim to contain soaring airfares in the peak holiday season. Even though SpiceJet and IndiGo started flights on many ex-Jet Airways' routes, it was not enough to meet domestic air passenger demand.\n\nSpiceJet also took Boeing 737 planes that were earlier leased by Jet Airways.\n\nIn the wake of frequent glitches in P&W engine-powered A320 neos, IndiGo ordered CFM engines for its 280 A320/321 neo planes.\n\nDuring the year, IndiGo also placed an order for 300 Airbus aircraft, its largest ever worth an estimated USD 33 billion to replace old planes in its fleet and operate non-stop flights to long-haul destinations such as London and Tokyo.\n\nIn March 2019, aviation regulators -- including the DGCA -- banned 737 MAX aircraft after two of these planes met with accidents within a span of five months, killing around 350 people, allegedly due to faulty software systems.\n\nSpiceJet had to ground 13 737 MAX planes in March.\n\nNevertheless, competition among the airlines remained fierce, causing fares to remain comparatively low. IndiGo and SpiceJet, India's two biggest airlines, reported Rs 1,062 crore and Rs 463 crore in the second quarter of 2019-20.\n\nWith airfares remaining low even during the festive season around Diwali, 2019-20 is likely to remain a tough year for Indian airlines revenue-wise, according to market analysts.\n\nAirAsia India -- a joint venture between Tatas and AirAsia Investment Ltd, which is a subsidiary of Malaysian airline group AirAsia Berhad -- is likely to get approval for flying overseas in 2020.\n\nVistara -- which connected Indian cities to international destinations such as Singapore, Dubai, Bangkok and Colombo in 2019 -- is also expected to start flights to distant destinations such as London and Tokyo once it starts getting deliveries of wide-body 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft from Boeing in February 2020.\n\nWhile disinvestment-bound Air India's net loss in 2018-19 was around Rs 8,556 crore, its current total debt is over Rs 60,000 crore.\n\nThe fate of the Maharaja continues to be uncertain with Minister of State for Civil Aviation Hardeep Singh Puri even saying that the airline would go out of business if it is not privatised.\n\nThe new year is also expected to see movement forward in construction of new airports at Jewar in Uttar Pradesh and Navi Mumbai in Maharashtra. The Airports Authority of India (AAI), in September, recommended privatisation of airports at Amritsar, Varanasi, Bhubaneswar, Indore, Raipur and Trichy. Privatisation of these aerodromes is likely to be completed in 2020.\n\n(This story has not been edited by Business Standard staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)", "'Democratic Party, Where Are You?'\n\n(Image by firedoglakedotcom) Details DMCA\n\n\n\nIn the Year Ahead, Taking Down the Democratic Party Is the Most Important Task\n\nIt is difficult to have optimism for the future when you live in the United States. A large section of the population is completely alienated from the truth about the unjust system that dictates their lives. Corporate media lies protect a class society which is dedicated to the impoverishment of over half of the planet. The violence of white supremacy, endless war, and economic catastrophe is coupled with the ongoing destruction of the natural world. Michelle Obama recently expressed deep unity with the \"values\" of George W. Bush and her husband followed suit by expressing that any woman, regardless of whether they sport a pro-war and pro-austerity agenda, is equipped to change the world for the better. U.S. imperial domination cannot be voted out of power, but it can undergo a facelift to become a more effective evil. That is the central mission of the ruling class at this time and a very dangerous one at that.\n\nBut for as much as there is to lament, the last year has also produced several reasons for the left to be hopeful. The Trump era has shown that much of the world is seeking an independent economic and political path from the U.S.' unipolar and imperialist development model. Trump's trade war with China and the U.S. ruling class' war provocations with Russia have only brought China and Russia closer together. Latin American nations such as Venezuela have relied upon aid from Russia and China to defend themselves from U.S.-backed coup attempts. Syria has shown interest in joining China's Belt and Road Initiative the global Silk Road project which plans to invest trillions of dollars' worth of infrastructure development in Global South nations under the leadership of the People's Republic of China.\n\nDespite the myriad of contradictions that exist in China's hybrid model of socialism with capitalist characteristics, the Peoples Republic is front in center in the struggle against U.S. imperialism. China's entrance into the global capitalist economy in the 1970s has possessed a dual character. China is leading the way in addressing \"climate change,\" a euphemism for capitalism's destruction of the environment. Massive displacement of communal peasants (i.e. \"migrant workers\") has been mitigated by China's focus on anti-poverty initiatives. The Communist Party has ensured that private profits have been distributed to workers and peasants in the form of subsidies and wage increases. China's population of billionaires has grown alongside the reduction of poverty for hundreds of millions of people. Economic growth has not been sacrificed for poverty reduction as the neoliberal ruling class often tells us is the case. China has in many ways eclipsed the U.S. and West as the world's economic superpower. This is not what the U.S. and the West intended when they supported China's decision to open its economy to the capitalist market beginning in 1978.\n\nThe story has been a lot different for workers and oppressed people who remain under the vice grip of U.S. imperialism. Economic conditions continued to worsen for over half of the planet. The Trump administration has enriched the few at the expense of the many with pro-Wall Street tax policy and a massive increase to the military budget. The people of Yemen continue to suffer from hunger, malnutrition, and disease due to the violent U.S.-backed war being waged by Saudi Arabia. U.S. sanctions on Zimbabwe, DPRK, Iran, Syria, and Venezuela have arrested economic development and prematurely taken the lives of tens of hundreds of thousands of people.\n\nAs Martin Luther King Jr. predicted, the coups, sanctions, and military invasions spearheaded by the U.S. abroad have caused a social explosion at home. Recent reductions in the overall prison population have done little to improve life in Black America. Local police departments are provided millions of military weapons from the Pentagon's 1033 program to terrorize Black communities. Three million undocumented migrants were deported under Obama, with the Trump administration doing its best to match or exceed that number should it receive another four years in 2020. To make matters worse, there has been little resistance to the U.S. police or surveillance state in the 21st century. The Black Lives Matter movement has faded into the background of mainstream politics and non-profit careerism. Mass surveillance appears not to bother many in the U.S. population who have been desensitized to their civil liberties being stripped from them under the fearmongering banner of the War on Terror.\n\nThe largest movement numerically in the U.S. is neither an anti-war movement nor a revolutionary socialist movement. Rather, millions of young workers, including many Black workers, have placed their hopes in Bernie Sanders and his 2020 presidential campaign. Sanders' campaign is an expression of the working class' growing thirst for social democratic reform. But the entire ruling class is opposed to everything Bernie Sanders stands for and sees his agenda as an existential threat to the future of capitalism itself. Profit maximization requires labor rationalization, white supremacy, and capital flight to nations devastated by U.S. wars of aggression. The Democratic Party and its corporate donors are wholly incapable of providing the masses Medicare for All, a living wage, or a rollback in the forty-plus year Race to the Bottom. A political crisis of legitimacy has emerged within the two-party corporate duopoly which threatens to elect Trump for a second term should the ruling elites disallow Sanders from the opportunity to govern.\n\nMany questions remain unanswered as we look forward to the year ahead. How will young people and the working class generally react to Act Two of the repression of Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign when the Vermont Senator is forced to confront the entire weight of the Democratic Party establishment in the upcoming Democratic National Convention in July? Will the Black struggle for self-determination and socialism regain its prominence in the U.S. as the most revolutionary movement within the imperialist world? Can the heroic resistance of the world's people prevent a global confrontation between the great powers, or will the U.S. make a decisive and humanity-ending move to wage a full military assault on Russia and China? These questions should be on the minds of anyone who calls themselves the left in the United States heading into the 2020 year.\n\nPolitical questions never go unanswered for long. Either U.S. imperialism continues to shape the planet in its destructive interests, or the people fight back to build a new world all together. Progressive forces in the U.S. are currently not developed enough to meet the challenges of the new year. Austerity, war, state repression, and white racist reaction is guaranteed so long as the Democratic Party remains the vehicle from which the left chooses to fight the perils of late stage capitalism. The Democratic Party is entirely committed to fostering unity amongst the ruling class for the purposes of war and austerity and has deployed every weapon at the disposal of the U.S. state and civil society to censor not only the politics of Bernie Sanders but also the politics of Black liberation and class struggle that stand to the left of the social democrat.\n\nTaking down the Democratic Party is the most important task of the new year. The Democratic Party and its corporate donors are the single largest impediment to transforming struggles to elect Bernie Sanders or strike against individual employers into a class conscious and internationalist mass movement. So-called \"progressive,\" Democratic Party-linked non-profits and attractive individuals such as Greta Thunberg offer a moralistic vision of resistance that appeals to the emotional heart strings of the elites. However, the Democratic Party has told us time and again how they really feel about the poor and the downtrodden. There may be two political parties in the United States, but there is only one ruling class agenda. It is past time that we spend more time on exposing this agenda and less time flirting with the lies and the scapegoats that the Democratic Party creates to protect the interests of its corporate masters.", "The Reds head into 2020 top of the league and top of the world. With Jürgen Klopp’s men threatening to dominate the coming decade there has never been a better time to be a Kopite. Melwood has been preparing for this coming period of dominance, we believe Curtis Jones will be the breakthrough star of 2020.\n\nJones has been at Anfield since he was a kid, first turning out for the club at under-nine level. He has rocketed through the ranks at Melwood, impressing at every level, often captaining his side.\n\nThe local lad made his first debut in January 2019, starting against Wolves in the FA Cup, he has since collected the man of the match award for his efforts against MK Dons in the League Cup, he scored the winning penalty against Arsenal in the next round.\n\nJones’ Premier League debut came during the Reds’ 3-0 win over Bournemouth at the start of December. We can expect more first team minutes for him in the near future.\n\nCurtis Jones will surely be our breakthrough star of 2020 as it is the perfect time for him. The Reds have their strongest squad in modern history, there will be plenty of games where we are leading handsomely enough to bring on one of the youngsters.\n\nAs long as Jones continues to impress during the cameos we can expect him to win a few starts. The intense footballing style of Klopp’s Liverpool demands rotation, we need to keep our players refreshed in order to maintain our high press – Jones could benefit from this rotation.\n\nOf course, Jones may also benefit from our vast lead at the top of the table, if the Reds were to win the league with time to spare, we may see the gaffer blood some young talent.", "Realme has very confidently announced that they’ll be kicking off 2020 with a bang. And by bang, we mean more ads on your phone. Yikes.\n\nIt’s called “content recommendations” and Realme says it’s being done to give users a better ecosystem and to keep a sustainable business model, but it’s definitely something to keep an eye out for with your next phone.\n\nThe process is pretty simple, at least if you’re familiar with other Android device bloatware. You’ll randomly see promotions for apps and other commercial links on your device if you’re running ColorOS 6 and above, which could be anything from a popular game to a shopping site that’s paid Realme for the advertising space. It sounds a little more intrusive than most other ads on devices since they’ll just show up in places on your device, but there is an opt-out.\n\nRealme has detailed how you can go into settings and remove these recommendations from your phone so you won’t have to keep dealing with them. Most people, however, probably won’t be doing that, and that’s the point. They see some ads, Realme makes some cash and gets to keep their phone costs low. I can understand the reasoning, but that doesn’t make it suck any less.\n\nsource: Realme\n\nRelated", "ROME - Pope Francis wished for peace in the world at the start of the New Year. Thousands of people packed Saint Peter’s Square to hear his word on World Peace Day. The pope also used strong words during a morning mass in the Vatican Basilica to decry violence against women and called for an end to the exploitation of the female body.\n\nUnder a brilliant winter sun and blue sky, Pope Francis wished a huge crowd gathered in Saint Peter’s Square a happy new year of peace. The pope said it is not expected that our planet has begun a new circle around the sun and that humanity continues to live in it but rather it is always a miracle that surprises and that one should be thankful for.\n\n\n\nPope Francis leads the Angelus prayer as the Roman Catholic Church marks its World Day of Peace at the Vatican, Jan. 1, 2020.\n\nOn World Peace Day, instituted by Pope Paul VI, Pope Francis said that for 2020 the message is this: “Peace is a path of hope, a path on which one advances through dialogue, reconciliation and conversion.”\n\n\n\nEarlier Pope Francis celebrated a solemn mass on New Year’s Day in Saint Peter’s Basilica. On January 1, the Church celebrates Mary, mother of Jesus.\n\n\n\nIn his first homily of 2020, the pope spoke against violence inflicted on women in modern society. He said all violence against women is a desecration of God. He also called for an end to the exploitation of the female body saying it “must be freed from consumerism” and it “must be respected and honored.”\n\n\n\nHe said “how often is a woman's body sacrificed on the profane altar of advertising, profit, pornography, exploited as a surface to be used.” He added that while women are “the sources of life,” they are continually offended, beaten, raped, forced into prostitution\" or forced to have abortions.\n\n\n\nPope Francis said that our level of humanity is understood by the way we treat a woman's body. He also said that in order to make the world more united and at peace, women should become fully-associated with decision-making.\n\n\n\nIn his homily, the pope also addressed the issue of immigration and mothers who undertake difficult voyages to improve the lives of their children.\n\n\n\nHe said: “There are mothers, who risk perilous journeys to desperately try to give the fruit of the womb a better future and are judged to be redundant by people whose bellies are full of things, but whose hearts are empty of love.\""], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "While the Democrats plotted to overthrow the President….\n\nIt’s tough to pick only 10 accomplishments from such an extraordinary year, but here are just a few of the biggest things President Donald J. Trump has gotten done for the American people in 2019:\n\nAmericans saw plenty of Washington at its worst this year, with one party in Congress obsessed with a partisan impeachment stunt and obstructing progress at every turn. But despite getting no help from the far left, America today is soaring to new heights.\n\nThe Truth Must be Told\n\nYour contribution supports independent journalism\n\nPlease take a moment to consider this. Now, more than ever, people are reading Geller Report for news they won't get anywhere else. But advertising revenues have all but disappeared. Google Adsense is the online advertising monopoly and they have banned us. Social media giants like Facebook and Twitter have blocked and shadow-banned our accounts. But we won't put up a paywall. Because never has the free world needed independent journalism more.\n\nEveryone who reads our reporting knows the Geller Report covers the news the media won't. We cannot do our ground-breaking report without your support. We must continue to report on the global jihad and the left's war on freedom. Our readers’ contributions make that possible.\n\nGeller Report's independent, investigative journalism takes a lot of time, money and hard work to produce. But we do it because we believe our work is critical in the fight for freedom and because it is your fight, too.", "pos": ["The biggest list of accomplishments by President Trump is complete!\n\nThe Washington Examiner’s Paul Bedard compiled the complete list of results by President Trump since his election.\n\nOur top ten choices of accomplishments from 2019 follow Bedard’s 319 from all three years.\n\nEnjoy!\n\nACFrOgAUTMl8Xt31z9R_Bha0n5a… by Paul Bedard on Scribd\n\nIt’s difficult to choose only ten accomplishments by President Trump in 2019.\n\nHe had a very successful year in spite of the obstruction by Democrats and efforts to impeach him.\n\nExposing the Deep State would have to be the greatest accomplishment of his entire presidency, along with successfully using Twitter to reach Americans without using the fake news media.\n\nThe Trump 2020 campaign website has numerous accomplishments listed for each month in 2019, but, here are our top 10:\n\n-The USMCA (US, Mexico, Canada Agreement) that is a big win for US farmers, workers and will create over 150,000 jobs.\n\n-After imposing tariffs on China for unfair trade, phase one of a trade deal with China was agreed upon and will be signed in January of 2020.\n\n-President Trump’s pro-growth policies have created over 7 million jobs since election day. More Americans are employed than ever before.\n\n-Improvements in border security and continued border wall construction led to a 70% decrease in border apprehensions.\n\n-Protected people with preexisting conditions and lowered prescription drug prices.\n\n-The stock market has seen record gains all year and hit a record on the last Friday of 2019.\n\n-Strengthening our military by giving them the biggest pay raise in a decade. Executive action to help prevent Veteran suicide and relieve student loan debt of Veterans.\n\n-Wages for middle income and lower-income Americans have improved.\n\n-Poverty rates for African-Americans and Hispanic-Americans are at all-time lows.\n\n-The Trump administration has appointed Supreme Court, Circuit Court, and District Court judges who will change the courts for decades to come.\n\nDo you have any accomplishments to add? We’d like to know what you would add to the list!\n\nGreat job, Mr. President!"], "neg": ["ISRO identifies four astronauts for Gaganyaan mission\n\n| By\n\nSOURCE: ENS\n\nIndian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has identified four astronauts for India’s upcoming Gaganyaan mission. Many of Gaganyaan’s systems are yet to be tested, ISRO chief K Sivan said, adding, the crew training would be a major activity in 2020. He was interacting with reporters in Bengaluru on Wednesday.\n\nGaganyaan is a crewed orbital spacecraft that will send astronauts to space for at least seven days by 2022. It is a part of the Indian Human Spaceflight Programme. In December, a senior IAF officer said that the air force had shortlisted 12 persons as ‘Gagan Yatris’ (astronauts) for the Gaganyaan project, of which seven have gone to Russia for training. The rest of the selected people would be sent once the batch of seven returns from Russia, the officer had said.\n\nSivan also said India’s next moon mission, Chandrayaan-3, had been approved, and would mostly be launched next year.\n\n“The land acquisition for a second space port has been initiated and the port will be in Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu,” the ISRO chief said during a press conference.", "“This is very different to that,” he warned. “This will be an active fire and a very challenging and complex environment for weeks and therefore we have to do things differently.” Aerial footage this morning revealed the extent of destruction in Mallacoota. Credit:ABC News Mr Andrews said 90 firefighters isolated in Mallacoota would be choppered out on Wednesday evening and replaced with fresh teams in a “shift change by the air”. “That's not something we've done before and it's one example of how complex and how challenging these East Gippsland fires are now,” he said.\n\nPatchy communications and an active fireground made it difficult to account for the missing people. “We simply haven’t got into a number of areas,” Mr Andrews said. Thousands of people stranded in East Gippsland towns face an anxious wait with temperatures expected to soar again on Saturday. After a hot Friday, Mallacoota is facing a windy 43 on Saturday, with a late change. Mick Roberts died at his Buchan property. Credit:Nine News Dylan Wissell said his stepfather, Mr Roberts, was a larger than life character around Buchan with a wide circle of friends and a large, adoring family.\n\n\"He was tough on the exterior but he had a heart of gold,\" Mr Wissell said. \"He was a good man. He was a bit of a rock to me, to be honest. He was always there if I needed a bit of a yack.\" Mr Wissell said he believed Mr Roberts had been painting his house with friends in the days leading up to the fires. \"I rang him on Sunday and left a voicemail about my concerns about the weather coming up and he left me a message later that day saying not to worry, that the tanks were full and [they were] pretty right for a firefighting set-up, but obviously he wasn't as prepared as he would have hoped,” he said. Loading Replay Replay video Play video Play video \"As as far as I know, they decided to head to the river and I think there was one or two other guys with Mick and they ran to river. And Mick, for whatever reason, turned back to the hay shed at first and then to the house.\n\n\"The other guys went down to the river and huddled there thinking they were going to die. Next thing, Mick is missing.\" A naval ship, HMAS Choules, which is capable of carrying 700 people and can deliver water, food, fuel and medical supplies, is expected to be off the coast of Mallacoota by mid-morning on Thursday. Is is unclear whether it will be used for evacuations. HMAS Choules will arrive in Victoria on Thursday. Credit:Steven Siewert However, five ADF helicopters, including two Black Hawks, will be used to conduct evacuations.\n\nVictorian Emergency Management Commissioner Andrew Crisp said authorities were considering evacuating Mallacoota residents by sea but said the ships arriving were not equipped to take thousands of people at once. Ambulance Victoria's acting director of emergency management, Justin Dunlop, said people in Mallacoota were being assessed to determine if anyone needed to be medically evacuated. He said some paramedics were continuing to assist the community despite not knowing if their own homes had survived. A second vessel, the MV Sycamore, which can carry a helicopter, is also expected to arrive off the coast of East Gippsland early on Thursday, a day earlier than originally expected. The boats and helicopters were bringing tonnes of water and food supplies that will last two weeks.\n\nAuthorities said 24 structures had been destroyed in Buchan, 19 in Sarsfield, 10 in Mallacoota, up to 15 in Corryong and up to 15 in Cudgewa. Mallacoota local Rachel Mounsey said a whole street and one half of another had been lost near her. “Half of the street has gone in my street. There’s probably eight gone. Stanley Avenue is basically wiped out. A whole street gone,\" Ms Mounsey said. Musician Justin Brady was able to save his instruments – including a violin, harmonica and mandolin – but his home on Karbeethong Hill did not survive. During the fire he took refuge for hours in a boat near a jetty where 50 people sheltered.\n\n\"It was apocalyptic,\" he said. \"I lost everything pretty much.” Melburnian Bradyn Taglieri is one of 5000 people who were stranded in Mallacoota. He said that after a “very long day” on Tuesday taking shelter at the boat ramp, fires were still burning around the town and the power was still out. The local IGA supermarket remained open through the night with supplies. “We all had to make masks out of our clothing and wear sunglasses as the smoke was too much for the eyes,” he said.\n\n“I’m not overly stressed about [leaving]. My only concern is about getting back to work, but I’m sure the boss would understand,” Mr Taglieri said. “Myself and a few others have put our hands up to go out and help clear some of the roads to speed the process up, but that’s all we can really do at the moment.” The people of Cann River – in between Orbost and Mallacoota and with a population of about 200 – are low on food, water and fuel and also feel their little East Gippsland town is a low priority. There was some good news for the town on Wednesday when the CFA downgraded the two out-of-control fires in the area from emergency status to \"watch and act\". But that hasn't reduced concern among locals, many of whom spent the past two nights seeking refuge in the local school and who are feeling the pinch as their town is running low on supplies because the Princes Highway remains closed.", "↵\n\nKevin Bacon has paid tribute to a murdered man who shares his name.\n\nThe actor drew attention to the killing of a man in Michigan who had reportedly left home for a Grindr date on Christmas Eve, but who was found killed over the weekend.\n\n“For obvious reasons I’m thinking this morning about the friends and family of this young person Kevin Bacon,” the Footloose star wrote on his Instagram page.\n\n“His life was taken from him much too soon. His love was hair dressing. I bet he would have done a great job on this mess on my head. RIP KB.”\n\nThe victim’s father, Karl, said that he had chosen the name because he wanted his son to have the same initials, but wanted to avoid using the name Karl Jr. He said that the actor wasn’t as famous when the 25-year-old was born.\n\nBut the name also led to the attention from his namesake, who posted the tribute alongside a picture to his almost 1 million followers. It has since been liked more than 17,000 times and has drawn a vast number of comments.\n\nThe death also led to tributes from internet personality Jeffree Star, who shared a link to a crowdfunding page that has been established in the young man’s memory.\n\nBacon left home on Christmas Eve, telling friends he was planning to see a man he had met on a dating app. He was reported missing after not arriving for breakfast the following day, and his body was found on Saturday at a nearby home.\n\nA man has been arrested in relation to the killing, according to local reports.", "The Philadelphia Eagles signed former Georgia football great Elijah Holyfield on Tuesday, just before the start of the NFL Playoffs.\n\nRoster Move: #Eagles have signed RB Elijah Holyfield and placed DE Daeshon Hall on Reserve/Injured. pic.twitter.com/wlVFFUB6ao — Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) December 31, 2019\n\nHolyfield played with the Panthers in the preseason as an undrafted free agent, but did not make the 53-man roster and would sign with their practice squad.\n\nNow, the former four-star out of Woodward Academy will compete for a Super Bowl ring with Philadelphia starting this weekend against the Seattle Seahawks after Carolina elected not to sign him to a futures contract.", "The founder and General Overseer of Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries (MFM), Dr. Daniel Olukoya, has released 30 prophecies for the year 2020.\n\nOlukoya, who tagged 2020 as the ‘year of Revival and New Glory, urged Nigerians to pray because the year would be messy and confusing.\n\nAccording to him, many leaders would be shifted away.\n\nHere are the prophecies below:\n\n1. 2020 is a year where disobedience to God would yield terrible result that no deliverance can reverse.\n\n2. More than any other year the enemy plans to bring the dog spirit (strange sexual perversions).\n\n3. Year where round the clock prayers are needed against national restlessness.\n\n4. This year impatience would lure many Into strange marriages.\n\n5. A year not only to take back what the enemy has stolen but for you to occupy new territories.\n\n6. Hot prayers are required in 2020.\n\n7. This year would be messy and confusing.\n\n8. Year when some many leaders would be shifted away.\n\n9. A year where all things many have planted and watered in the past years would now begin to produce fruits.\n\n10. Year where many who have endured season of darkness and delay would sing their song and dance their dance.\n\n11. Year of returns of long time prodigals.\n\n12. Year we must return to our accient landmark ( holiness and righteousness.\n\n13. Year of perfection for vision.\n\n14. Year of positive and negative harvest.\n\n15. Extra ordinary and sacrificial giving would yield powerful result this year.\n\n16. 2020 would be an up and down year.\n\n17. Year that the Lord shall tear in pieces kingdom of those boasting against him.\n\n18. Season where that which that has delayed the blessing of God’s children shall be dashed to pieces.\n\n19. Resurrection power would bring back dry bones.\n\n20. The lord would bring fresh start for a lot of people.\n\n21. Year for rewriting negative family history.\n\n22. Year of aggressive prayers against voices from foundation.\n\n23. Year of unbelievable answers to prayers.\n\n24. Year of it can only be God testimonies.\n\n25. Year where many captives would divorce their chains.\n\n26. Year for consistently deploying the blood of Jesus.\n\n27. Year when the Lord shall dash to pieces kingdom of evil rulers.\n\n28. Many families shall climb to a new height of victory.\n\n29. Year when sins must be more sensitive to heaven frequencies.\n\n30. 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{"query": "Just when the commotion caused by a top bundler for Pete Buttigieg was fading from political conversations, another problematic bundler has been exposed. This time it is Wendy Wanderman, an entertainment executive who specializes in film marketing and production. A taxpayer-funded initiative she proposed in 2009 has surfaced and is causing some heartburn for Buttigieg’s campaign. Her proposal, “Cash for Fatties” would pay people to lose weight.\n\nRemember Cash for Clunkers, the Obama administration’s cash incentive program for drivers who traded in older automobiles to purchase newer fuel-efficient vehicles? This plan was along the same lines. She proposed that there be a program for the government to pay people to lose weight. She outlined her idea in a 279-word blog post published by HuffPost where she was a contributor at the time. The internet is forever and her old blog post is in the news.\n\nTo add to the problematic blog post, Wanderman took a shot at Republicans as she tsk-tsked overweight people in red states. Because, of course, she did. The five states with the highest percentage of overweight people were red states. She turned the obesity problem in America into a political argument. Her argument was that blue state Americans were paying for the health care of red-state Americans. She worked the preference of a single-payer health care system into her rationale. This is the report she references.\n\nAccording to a recent report from the Trust for America’s Health (TFAH) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), the Top 5 states that have the highest percentage of overweight people are all Republican red states. In fact in the Top 10 ranking of most overweight states, only Michigan (ranked 8) and Ohio (tied for 10th) are the only blue states among a field of red. Basically, people in the thinner and mostly bluer states are paying for the healthcare costs of all of the uninsured and Medicare covered individuals in these red states. It’s no secret that the more overweight a person is, the greater likelihood that his/her medical costs increase. Thus, the blue states in which we want a public option, are paying the costs of the red states where they oppose it.\n\nHer proposal looks to be short-sighted, though. She doesn’t say who will determine if someone is “heavily overweight” but no doubt it would be some government bureaucrat in a cubicle in Washington, D.C. Wanderman suggests that weight loss programs are paid for by other taxpayers but that opens up a discussion about the effectiveness and legitimacy of weight loss programs. So, that would be another government-controlled decision. And, finally, she recommends that payment is made after the weight loss and again after six months or a year. What happens after that? Does the person get a government hand-out for the rest of his or her life if the weight loss is maintained?\n\nTherefore, here’s what I propose. The government should institute a program in which people are paid to lose weight. You can only register for this program if it is determined that you are heavily overweight. If you enroll in a weight loss program like Weight Watchers, (the gov’t will pay for it whether you have health insurance or not) and lose a significant amount of weight, the gov’t will pay you a fee. If you keep the weight off after 6 months or a year, the gov’t will give you an additional payment.\n\nKeep in mind, this woman isn’t a medical doctor or even a nutritionist. She’s an entertainment industry executive. Mayor Pete is using her to raise some big bucks for his campaign. She served on President Obama’s National Finance Committee. She has raised at least $25,000 for Buttigieg’s presidential campaign. In Buttigieg’s push to be more transparent, his campaign released a list of top bundlers. She is one of the 146 people listed.\n\nThis goes to Pete Buttigieg’s judgment. If you ask me, Wanderman is even more problematic than H.K. Park is to the campaign. Park offered up a traditional pay to play opportunity for donors – donate money and get access to the candidate. The campaign distanced itself from Park, of course, and acts as though he is some rogue fundraiser. It exposed Buttigieg as just another politician, not some young reformer out to change business as usual in Washington.\n\nThere is also the problem with political divisiveness in a story like this. Wanderman’s eagerness to pit red-state conservatives against blue state liberals over health care policy sounds like we what we came to expect from the Obama years. The notion that President Trump brought in something new in the political division between conservatives and liberals is laughable. That has been growing for several administrations in my lifetime alone. Clinton’s impeachment, the Bush-Gore election, the Afghanistan and Iraq wars during the Bush administration, and then Obama’s lurch to usher in socialism all divided conservatives and liberals. The divisions are stark during Trump’s administration because of the refusal of the left to accept his election. That began before he was even inaugurated. Our liberal betters simply don’t like conservatives. They look down on conservatives and the only Republicans they like are the ones willing to go along to get along.\n\nMayor Pete is from a red state. He loses the chance to appeal to moderate Republican voters with any message of unity if he continues to associate with the far left who want nanny state solutions to problems. Health complications from obesity add to medical costs but blaming it on red states is ridiculous. Also, a policy initiative like this would also target and shame poor people who do not have access to a better diet or money to afford a healthier way of eating.\n\nI’ll end with one more little nugget on Buttigieg’s bundlers. Buttigieg’s “Medicare for All Who Want It” health care proposal pledges to ban a predatory practice known as “balance billing”. That is when patients are presented with high bills for receiving out of network care without knowing it. A top Buttigieg fundraiser, billionaire Hamilton James, is the executive vice-chairman of Blackstone which has been linked to deceptive billing practice schemes. And, when the Buttigieg campaign released its initial list of top fundraisers, over 20 high-level fundraisers were left off the list. Oops. It looks like the campaign needs a little better vetting of fundraisers and a better eye to details going forward.", "pos": ["CLUNKER: Buttigieg bundler pushed “Cash for Fatties” federal proposal.\n\nJust when the commotion caused by a top bundler for Pete Buttigieg was fading from political conversations, another problematic bundler has been exposed. This time it is Wendy Wanderman, an entertainment executive who specializes in film marketing and production. A taxpayer-funded initiative she proposed in 2009 has surfaced and is causing some heartburn for Buttigieg’s campaign. Her proposal, “Cash for Fatties” would pay people to lose weight.\n\nRemember Cash for Clunkers, the Obama administration’s cash incentive program for drivers who traded in older automobiles to purchase newer fuel-efficient vehicles? This plan was along the same lines. She proposed that there be a program for the government to pay people to lose weight. She outlined her idea in a 279-word blog post published by HuffPost where she was a contributor at the time. The internet is forever and her old blog post is in the news."], "neg": ["Seattle Seahawks vs. Philadelphia Eagles wild-card playoff preview: Can Russell Wilson win again on road?\n\nShow Caption Hide Caption Lorenzo's Locks: How to bet on Sunday's wild card games SportsPulse: The two best games of the weekend may come out of the NFC slate on Sunday. Lorenzo provides the best bets you can make on each. USA TODAY\n\nA preview of the NFC wild-card matchup between the Seattle Seahawks and Philadelphia Eagles\n\nWhen: Sunday, Jan. 5, 4:40 p.m. ET\n\nWhere: Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia\n\nChannel: NBC\n\nLine: Seahawks by 1½\n\nInjuries: Both teams are relatively banged up entering this one, with several key players who may or may not be able to play.\n\nThe Eagles recently lost starting right guard Brandon Brooks to a season-ending shoulder injury, while tight end Zach Ertz (ribs/back), running back Miles Sanders (ankle), wide receiver Nelson Agholor (knee) and right tackle Lane Johnson (ankle) missed all or part of the regular-season finale. Coach Doug Pederson said Monday the team would monitor their statuses throughout the week.\n\nSeattle, meanwhile, had 14 players on its injury report entering last week's game against the San Francisco 49ers. The Seahawks will be without starting linebacker Mychal Kendricks, who tore the anterior cruciate ligament in one of his knees, but hope to get safety Quandre Diggs back for Sunday's game, according to coach Pete Carroll. They could also be thin at wide receiver with Jaron Brown (knee) out and Malik Turner questionable this week after suffering a concussion.\n\nTHREE THINGS TO KNOW\n\n1. Carries to be had: Few teams in the NFL embraced the run this season like the Seahawks and Eagles, who ranked third and seventh, respectively, in rushing attempts on the year. But injuries have put them in a similar predicament, trying to figure out who's going to get the carries. Philadelphia will hope for a healthy Sanders, lest they want to rely on Boston Scott for a second consecutive week. The Seahawks split carries between Marshawn Lynch (fresh out of retirement) and Travis Homer. With the cast of characters changing, it will be interesting to see if either team can establish consistent production on the ground.\n\n2. What's home worth? The Eagles (9-7) earned home-field advantage in this game by virtue of winning the lowly NFC East, even though the Seahawks finished with a better record (11-5, including a 7-1 mark on the road) and have generally played like the better team this year. (They also beat the Eagles, in Philadelphia, in Week 12.) If the Eagles manage to pull off the upset and win this one, it would illustrate the value of home-field advantage in the playoffs — and help fuel critics who say playoff seeding should be determined by record, regardless of division.\n\n3. All eyes on tight ends: One of the key matchups in this game will be Seattle's defense against Philadelphia's tight ends. The Seahawks ranked 31st in the NFL this year in catches (97) and receiving yards (1,099) surrendered to opposing tight ends, and Carson Wentz's top two targets are Ertz and Dallas Goedert. That pair combined for 146 catches, 1,523 receiving yards and 11 touchdowns during the regular season. All of this makes the health of Ertz that much more important in the days leading up to kickoff.\n\nContact Tom Schad at tschad@usatoday.com or on Twitter @Tom_Schad.", "Get our Newsletter!\n\nSign up for our daily newsletter. It's free!", "From new arts hotel to mural creations to a “Moon Festival.”\n\nGet a daily rundown of the top stories on Urban Milwaukee\n\nThis past year, especially the summer, has been a notable one for the Milwaukee-area visual arts scene, from the opening of downtown’s Saint Kate—The Arts Hotel and a new Mitchell Street gallery to a bronze statue commemorating a South Milwaukee legend to a nonprofit arts organization receiving a sizable grant.\n\nBelow are my choices for the Top 10 art news highlights of 2019:\n\nDowntown boutique hotel Saint Kate—The Arts Hotel opened June 4 at 139 E. Kilbourn Ave. The hotel features several galleries, a performing arts theater, approximately two dozen pieces of artwork in each of its 219 rooms, a café, fast casual pizza restaurant, a champagne and wine bar, and live entertainment. One of South Milwaukee’s most famous residents, wrestling great Reggie Lisowski, aka “Da Crusher” was honored with a life-size bronze statue this summer. The statue was unveiled June 8 at 1101 Milwaukee Ave. in South Milwaukee during “Crusher Fest,” a two-day celebration featuring appearances by Lisowski’s wrestling contemporaries, food, beer, and plenty of polka. Sculpture Milwaukee, a four-month-long outdoor exhibition featuring the work of 22 artists, including Max Ernst, Red Grooms, Roxy Paine, and Richard Woods, returned to downtown Milwaukee for its third year. Works were displayed June through October. Jeff Redmon and his wife, Dana, opened Scout Gallery, a 5,800-square-foot space at 1104 W. Historic Mitchell St., in June. The gallery includes a retail space which sells work by local artists at many different price points. Earlier this year, the Museum of Wisconsin Art (MOWA) in West Bend acquired a valuable painting by Wisconsin landscape artist Tom Uttech. The oil-on-linen painting, “NIN GASSINSIBINGWE”, is part of Uttech’s Migration series, which features birds and mammals migrating through Wisconsin’s North Woods and parts of Ontario, Canada. Uttech’s retrospective exhibit, Into the Woods, will be on display at the MOWA through January 12. In July, the Milwaukee Artist Resource Network (MARN) became the recipient of a $3,000,000 grant, courtesy of the Anonymous Fund at the Greater Milwaukee Foundation, allowing the organization to expand its programming and move into a new operating space. In October, MARN relocated to a 5,200-square-foot space, which includes a gallery, retail storefront, and events space, at Lofts on Broadway, 191 N. Broadway. RedLine Milwaukee, a nonprofit group and gallery space dedicated to supporting Milwaukee artists, closed its location, 1422 N. 4th St., in July, after a decade of operation. The East Tosa mural project, featuring six vibrant murals painted on North Avenue businesses in Wauwatosa, was completed in July. Wauwatosa alderman Joel Tilleson, who founded the project, said that the city will continue to focus on promoting public art. This summer, a Third Ward mural painted on the north side of the Dye House building, 230 E. Buffalo St., was a subject of controversy. Created by German muralist Andreas Von Chrzanowski (CASE Maclaim) the mural depicts a headless woman wearing a white utility apron with her hands folded. While some feel the mural honors working women in general, others argue the mural implies these workers are disposable. Under One Moon festival, an outdoor event celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, was held in the Third Ward August 9 through 11. The event included lunar-themed music, dance and art, and showcased Museum of the Moon, British artist Luke Jerram’s 23-foot-wide inflatable art installation.\n\nArt Events and Gallery Openings\n\nWednesday, 1:30 p.m.:\n\nA “New Year’s Resolution Drop-In Tour” will be held at the Milwaukee Art Museum (MAM).\n\nThursday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.:\n\nThe MAM will host its free First Thursday. Admission to the museum is free all day.\n\nThursday, noon:\n\nA MAM expert will host an Express Talk on the museum’s current exhibit, A Modern Vision:European Masterworks in the Phillips Collection, in the Baker/Rowland Galleries.\n\nSaturday\n\nChroma, an exhibit focused on brilliant colors and abstraction, opens at Tory Folliard Gallery, 233 N. Milwaukee St. The exhibit features paintings and sculptures by Shane McAdams, T.L. Solien, Derrick Buisch, Terrence Coffman, Ben Grant, Michael Hedges, Clarence Morgan, Jason Rohlf, Jeremy Popelka and Richard Taylor.", "Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India] Jan 01 (ANI/NewsVoir): MTV Pantaloons Style Superstars Season 2 had a blockbuster finale on Friday with Prakhar Narayan from Lucknow bagging the coveted title of the second 'MTV Pantaloons Style Superstar'. The theme of this season was 'Style Transformation'.\n\nThe grand finale kick-started with the three finalists Prakhar Narayan, Srijita Ghosh and Ekanshi Singhal from Lucknow, Kolkata and Ahmedabad respectively, battling it out for the prestigious title of MTV Pantaloons Style Superstar.\n\nThe finale witnessed a gruelling competition as the contestants were asked to put together two unique looks based on future style trends under the mentorship of the ultimate style diva and VJ Anusha Dandekar.\n\nThis round was all about breaking barriers and stereotypes as they let their imagination soar. These up and coming trendsetters went beyond the basics and crafted impressive trend-challenging looks.\n\nAnusha was joined by popular actresses Sana Saeed and Shenaz Treasurywala along with music artist Arjun Kanungo to judge the finale.\n\nAccording to runner up, Srijita Ghosh from Kolkata, the styling inspired by anime and fictional characters from the gaming world would be a huge trend in the future. For her second ensemble, she showcased a ravishing look using five different tops and called out the print on print as a big fashion trend.\n\nEkanshi Singhal from Ahmedabad put together two spectacular ensembles to highlight her concept of 'casual is the new formal' and showcased how bright colours will never go out of vogue!It was delightful to watch the winner Prakhar Narayan's gender-fluid look as he also used garments from the women's section. Prakhar took everyone by surprise as he creatively used bobby pins and earrings as badges along with palazzos and showcased his outstanding style statement.\n\nHe also impressed the judges with his second look in which he used three different shirts to make one shirt and highlighted new ways of mix and match and layering.\n\n\"We are thrilled to announce Prakhar Narayan as the winner of MTV Pantaloons Style Superstars Season 2. The second edition of MTV Pantaloons Style Superstars focused on disruptive, ingenious and futuristic trends that would lead to fashion transformation. The finalists displayed tremendous potential under the able tutelage of style mentors as they doled out one fabulous look after another. We would like to thank our partner MTV for this collaboration and our viewers for the phenomenal response\", said Ryan Fernandes, Head of MarketingE-Commerce, Pantaloons.\n\nThe previous episodes saw the finalists reaching the top as they engaged in tasks that had them create a unique capsule video representing their style, channelling their inner fashionista in an exciting after-party themed editorial shoot and upping their style game as they created five stunning looks in a minute.\n\nIt was a dream come true for them as leading models Urvi Shetty, Krissann Berreto and digital sensation Nidhi Singh turned style mentors, grooming them throughout the season and helping them push boundaries.\n\nWatch the ultimate style transformation journey of the nine contestants on MTV this Friday at 10 PM. All the episodes of MTV Pantaloons Style Superstars are now live on the Voot app.\n\nMTV Pantaloons Style Superstars provides a platform for young audiences to showcase their talent, flair for fashion and unique personalities. Staying true to the brand's mission of 'Style your Change', this year's property revolves around the theme of Style Transformation.\n\nThis story is provided by NewsVoir. ANI will not be responsible in any way for the content of this article. (ANI/NewsVoir)", "Ottawa lifted its temporary ban on overnight street parking late Tuesday afternoon. The ban, backed up with the threat of parking tickets, had gone into effect Monday.\n\nBut the job of cleaning up continues.\n\n“Please be patient and keep a safe distance behind working snow plows,” the city said in a release Tuesday. “Exercise caution when driving, cycling or walking, and allow extra time for your commute today.”\n\nWhen it comes to winter storms, the first priority for road crews is keeping Highway 174, the Transitway and major/arterial roads clear. Plows get to residential roads as soon as possible, the city said.\n\nResidents were asked to clear snow from fire hydrants and catch basins connected to their properties where safe to do so.\n\nUpdates on the city’s winter road maintenance can be found at ottawa.ca.\n\nALSO IN THE NEWS\n\nMurder in the Market: 14 homicides in Ottawa, three in city’s core in 2019\n\nRope rescue saves person on Rideau River ice\n\nSchool board pitches new site for sports dome in Orléans — meets blowback"], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "Sign up to FREE daily email alerts from walesonline - daily Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Could not subscribe, try again later Invalid Email\n\nFans of astronomy will be in their element in 2020, as the sky transforms into nature's very own light display.\n\nThe Quadrantids meteor shower is the first of the decade, expected to light up our skies on January 3/4. The Lyrids shower takes place in April, with five other celestial events expected right up until November.\n\nPut them in your calendar and hope for good weather, because these are magical astronomical events that you won't want to miss.\n\nQuadrantids: January 3-4\n\nAs the first meteor shower of the year and the decade, stargazers should watch out for this event late on Friday, January 3 when it's at its peak.\n\nUnlike other meteor showers that tend to stay at their peak for about two days, the peak period of the Quadrantids only lasts a few hours.\n\nLyrids: April 21-22\n\n(Image: AP/ Reinhardt/dpa)\n\nThe Lyrid meteor shower is usually active between April 16 and April 25 each year. This year it will peak, and be most visible, on April 21 after midnight and just before dawn on April 22.\n\nThe Lyrid is considered to be one of the oldest meteor showers known. It is named after the constellation Lyra.\n\nIt usually produces about 20 meteors an hour – these are made from dust particles left behind by the comet C/1861 G1 Thatcher, which was discovered in 1861.\n\nEta Aquarid: May 5-6\n\nThis is one of two meteor showers created by debris from Halley's Comet. It is an above average shower that favours the Southern Hemisphere. Here, stargazers can see up to 60 meteors an hour when it’s at its peak.\n\nIt will reach half that amount at 30 meteors an hour in the Northern Hemisphere.\n\n(Image: Sunday Mail)\n\nThe Eta Aquarid shower runs each year from April 19 to May 28. This year it will be late on May 5 and in the early morning of May 6 - the best time to see in the early morning right before dawn.\n\nHalley's Comet is arguably the most famous comet known. It is named after its discoverer - English astronomer Edmond Halley.\n\nHe examined reports of a comet approaching Earth in 1531, 1607 and 1682. He concluded these comets were actually the same one returning over and over again.\n\nPerseids: August 12-13\n\nThis is one of the main celestial events of the summer and is regarded as one of the best showers to observe. At its peak it can produce up to 60 bright meteors per hour.\n\nThe Perseid show is produced by the Swift-Tuttle comet – which is the largest solar system object to pass so close to Earth repeatedly.\n\nResearchers once thought that Swift-Tuttle was likely to actually hit Earth in the year 2126, but the last time it passed Earth in 1992 astronomers took more precise measurements and found its next pass would not be so dangerous.\n\nDraconids: October 8-9\n\nThe Draconid is the first of two meteor showers that will pass through our skies in October.\n\nIt owes its name to the constellation Draco, which is a derivative of the Latin term draconem, meaning huge serpent.\n\nThe meteor is created when the Earth passes through the dust debris left by the comet 21P/ Giacobini-Zinner - sometimes the Draconid is also known as the Giacobinids.\n\nIt’s an unusual shower because it’s best seen in the early evening instead of between midnight and dawn like most other showers.\n\nOrionids: October 20-21\n\nThe Orionid arrives every year and is visible from October 2 to November 7 when the Earth passes through the debris left behind by Halley's Comet.\n\nThe shower is expected to peak just after midnight on October 20 and right before dawn on October 21. At its peak 20 meteors an hour can be seen in the sky.\n\nIt’s called the Orionid because the meteors seem to emerge or radiate from a constellation called Orion.\n\nLeonids: November 16-17\n\nNovember’s Leonid meteor shower happens every year between the 6th and the 30th. It occurs when Earth crosses the orbital path of Comet Tempel-Tuttl.\n\nThis year it will peak on the night of November, 16. The Leonid shower is unique because it has a cyclonic peak about every 33 years - this is where hundreds of meteors can be seen per hour.", "pos": ["The name attached to a meteor shower is usually tied to the constellation in the sky from which they seem to originate, known as their radiant. For instance, the Orionid meteor shower can be found in the sky when stargazers have a good view of the Orion constellation.\n\n[Sign up to get reminders for space and astronomy events on your calendar.]\n\nHow to Watch\n\nThe best way to see a meteor shower is to get to a location that has a clear view of the entire night sky. Ideally, that would be somewhere with dark skies, away from city lights and traffic. To maximize your chances of catching the show, look for a spot that offers a wide, unobstructed view.\n\nBits and pieces of meteor showers are visible for a certain period of time, but they really peak visibly from dusk to dawn on a given few days. Those days are when Earth’s orbit crosses through the thickest part of the cosmic stream. Meteor showers can vary in their peak times, with some reaching their maximums for only a few hours and others for several nights. The showers tend to be most visible after midnight and before dawn.\n\nIt is best to use your naked eye to spot a meteor shower. Binoculars or telescopes tend to limit your field of view. You might need to spend about half an hour in the dark to let your eyes get used to the reduced light. Stargazers should be warned that moonlight and the weather can obscure the shows. But if that happens, there are usually meteor livestreams like the ones hosted by NASA and by Slooh.\n\nWhile the International Meteor Organization lists a variety of meteor showers that could be seen, below you’ll find the showers that are most likely to be visible in the sky this year."], "neg": ["What is a food desert? Imagine having to get all of your groceries from a gas station or local corner store bodega where you're forced to select bags of chips and frozen pizza as sustenance. This is the reality for the millions of citizens who live in food deserts in the United States. The United States lacks equal access to food across communities and food availability is scarce in portions of the country known as food deserts.\n\nIn 2014, the United States Department of Agriculture performed a food access study and defined a US food desert as an area where 33 percent of a city’s residents live more than one mile from a supermarket and 20 percent earn below the poverty line. Many residents of food desert locations do not have cars and lack access to public transportation, making them essentially unable to get to a grocery store. Food desert causes are mostly related to economics. Big chain supermarkets have a hard time turning a profit in impoverished areas, which results in places without food cropping up across the country. The effects are devastating. The obesity rates in these areas are generally higher, meaning life-threatening illnesses like diabetes and heart disease are on the rise. Luckily, new laws and various grassroots organizations are currently working to make healthy, affordable food available nationwide. On a local level, many cities have not just opened up food co-ops and food markets in impoverished areas. Local corner stores are also expanding their inventory. Instead of using all of their shelf space for junk food, they are providing more healthy fresh food options.\n\nTo learn more about the issue and what's being done, scan this list of the top food deserts in the United States.", "PIMCO Income Opportunity Fund (NYSE:PKO) was up 0.4% during mid-day trading on Tuesday . The stock traded as high as $27.74 and last traded at $27.70, approximately 908 shares traded hands during trading. A decline of 98% from the average daily volume of 53,729 shares. The stock had previously closed at $27.60.\n\nThe stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $27.68 and its 200 day simple moving average is $27.06.\n\nGet PIMCO Income Opportunity Fund alerts:\n\nThe business also recently disclosed a — dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 23rd. Investors of record on Monday, December 16th were given a dividend of $0.16 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 13th. This represents a yield of 8.2%.\n\nIn related news, insider Thibault Christian Stracke bought 3,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 17th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $27.48 per share, for a total transaction of $82,440.00.\n\nInstitutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. IHT Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in shares of PIMCO Income Opportunity Fund by 148.2% in the 2nd quarter. IHT Wealth Management LLC now owns 35,592 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $964,000 after acquiring an additional 21,250 shares during the period. MML Investors Services LLC increased its holdings in PIMCO Income Opportunity Fund by 8.9% in the 2nd quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 94,818 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $2,571,000 after purchasing an additional 7,718 shares during the last quarter. Cohen & Steers Inc. increased its holdings in PIMCO Income Opportunity Fund by 1.1% in the 2nd quarter. Cohen & Steers Inc. now owns 559,481 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $15,168,000 after purchasing an additional 5,842 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. raised its position in PIMCO Income Opportunity Fund by 9.5% in the second quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 102,296 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $2,773,000 after purchasing an additional 8,893 shares during the period. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE lifted its stake in PIMCO Income Opportunity Fund by 2.0% during the second quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 68,961 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $1,870,000 after purchasing an additional 1,372 shares in the last quarter.\n\nPIMCO Income Opportunity Fund Company Profile (NYSE:PKO)\n\nPIMCO Income Opportunity Fund is a closed-ended fixed income mutual fund launched and managed by Allianz Global Investors Fund Management LLC. The fund is co-managed by Pacific Investment Management Company LLC. It invests in the fixed income markets across the globe. The fund invests in corporate debt, government and sovereign debt, mortgage backed and other asset-backed securities, bank loans and related instruments, convertible securities and other income-producing securities, with an average duration of 2 to 8 years.\n\nFeatured Story: Most Volatile Stocks – What Investors Need to Know to Maximize ROI\n\nReceive News & Ratings for PIMCO Income Opportunity Fund Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for PIMCO Income Opportunity Fund and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter.", "The October 1 deadline for \"Real ID\" compliant identification at TSA checkpoints is delayed again, President Donald Trump said Monday.\n\nAll states but three have updated their ID cards to comply with the 14-year old law.\n\nThe new deadline will be October 2021, the Department of Homeland Security said Thursday.\n\nVisit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.\n\nGet the latest tech news & scoops — delivered daily to your inbox. Loading Something is loading. Email address By clicking ‘Sign up’, you agree to receive marketing emails from Insider as well as other partner offers and accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy\n\nThe October 1 deadline for Americans to obtain a \"real ID\" in order to pass through airport security checkpoints has been delayed yet again, President Donald Trump announced Monday evening.\n\n\"At a time when we're asking Americans to maintain social distancing, we do [not] want to require people to go with their local DMV.,\" he said. \"We will be announcing the new deadline very soon. It's going to be announced in a very short moment.\"\n\nOn Thursday, the Department of Homeland Security said the new deadline would be October 2021, a year later then previously expected.\n\n\"Due to circumstances resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic and the national emergency declaration, the Department of Homeland Security, as directed by President Donald J. Trump, is extending the REAL ID enforcement deadline beyond the current October 1, 2020 deadline,\" acting secretary Chad Wolf said in a press release.\n\n\"I have determined that states require a twelve-month delay and that the new deadline for REAL ID enforcement is October 1, 2021. DHS will publish a notice of the new deadline in the Federal Register in the coming days.\"\n\nEarlier in March, members of Congress urged the Department of Homeland Security to consider extending the deadline.\n\n\"For implementation to go smoothly, DHS would need tens of millions of Americans to get new identifications over the next several months,\" reps Peter DeFazio and Bennie Thompson said in a statement, per Bloomberg News. \"Creating lines at Departments of Motor Vehicles would be foolish during a pandemic.\"\n\nThe Real ID Act was passed by Congress in 2005 as a way to establish federal standards for state identification cards. Nearly 15 years later, the complete implementation by the Department of Homeland Security has been pushed back yet again.\n\nBy October 1, all travelers were supposed to have compliant identification, either in the form of a state ID or drivers license, or passport, passport card, or military ID. That deadline followed other implementations, like accessing DHS headquarters, federal facilities, and nuclear power plants. The deadline for air travel had already been delayed at least once before, in 2017.\n\nSome states, however, still do not have IDs that comply with the act. Oregon and Oklahoma have been granted extensions, according to DHS, with New Jersey's currently under review.\n\nMore than 69,000 Americans had been confirmed to be infected by the coronavirus Thursday, as testing accelerating throughout the country.", "Sixteen of the 39 deceased flown to Hanoi, with the rest to be repatriated later, say officials and media\n\nThe first 16 bodies of 39 Vietnamese people found dead in the back of a refrigerated lorry in Britain have been repatriated to Vietnam, according to a local official and Vietnamese media.\n\n“Sixteen bodies including five from Nghe An province have arrived in Vietnam,” said a senior official of the province. The bodies arrived at Noi Bai airport in Hanoi early on Wednesday, online newspaper VnExpress reported, and would be taken by ambulances to homes in Nghe An, Ha Tinh and Quang Binh provinces. The remaining bodies would be repatriated later, VnExpress said.\n\nVietnamese police have said the deceased came from six provinces: Haiphong, Hai Duong, Nghe An, Ha Tinh, Quang Binh and Hue. Their families were plagued by confusion and anguish over how to get the bodies home.\n\nMan arrested in east London over Essex lorry deaths case Read more\n\nThe families would have to pay for the repatriation costing up to £2,208, according to a foreign ministry statement seen by Reuters. The statement, dated 14 November, said the Vietnamese government would advance the payment which families could repay later.\n\nThough relatives were encouraged by authorities to opt for ashes “to ensure speed, low cost and sanitation safety”, many paid more for the bodies to carry out traditional burials. Cremation is rare in the Vietnam countryside, where many of the victims were from.\n\nOn Monday the Northern Irish driver of the truck, 25-year-old Maurice Robinson, pleaded guilty to conspiring to assist illegal immigration. He also admitted to acquiring cash that came from criminal conduct, but did not plead guilty to 41 other charges. Several other people have been arrested in the UK while Vietnam has held at least 10 people, though none have been formally charged.\n\nWith Reuters and AFP", "President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)\n\nAccording to recent reports, Christian approval for President Donald Trump has waned, with predictions that Christian voters won’t come out in the 2020 election for Mr. Trump as they did in 2016. Which begs this question: Who will they vote for?\n\nWith none of the Democratic presidential hopefuls courting this voting bloc (yet), a definitive answer is unknown. Some (Christians) may not vote or may vote for President Trump regardless. But this is certain: Christians believe that the Almighty works through, not around, whoever is voted into office."], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "Photos: San Antonio celebrates New Year's Eve at city's downtown party\n\nFamilies and friends rang in the New Year at Celebrate SA, the city's official party, at La Villita and Hemisfair Tuesday night. Families and friends rang in the New Year at Celebrate SA, the city's official party, at La Villita and Hemisfair Tuesday night. Photo: B Kay Richter For MySA.com Photo: B Kay Richter For MySA.com Image 1 of / 53 Caption Close Photos: San Antonio celebrates New Year's Eve at city's downtown party 1 / 53 Back to Gallery\n\nLocals, tourists—and thousands of Longhorns' fans—packed La Villita and Hemisfair Tuesday night to ring in 2020 at Celebrate SA, the city's official New Year's Eve party.\n\nThe event featured live music, carnival rides, games and a 15-minute fireworks show at midnight.\n\nPHOTOS: UT, Utah fans cheer on teams at Rudy's Pep Rally in downtown San Antonio\n\nPhotos showed families and friends enjoying the night, wearing 2020 glasses, headbands and hats while at the free downtown celebration.\n\nClick through the gallery above to see how San Antonio celebrated New Year's Eve.\n\nPriscilla Aguirre is a breaking news reporter and general assignment writer. Read her on our breaking news site, mySA.com, and on our subscriber site, ExpressNews.com | priscilla.aguirre@express-news.net | @CillaAguirre", "pos": ["Visitors and locals to downtown San Antonio celebrated New Year’s Eve in style Tuesday night as fireworks displays and college football activities pervaded the area.\n\nThe official Celebrate SA event featured plenty of food trucks, carnival games and rides, 2020 swag, and music to dance the decade away.\n\nCelebrate SA organizers expected about 70,000 people throughout the night, and the 60,147 attendees from the Valero Alamo Bowl, which featured the University of Texas Longhorns and Utah Utes, had something to do with it.\n\nTHANK YOU to the 60,147 fans in the Dome tonight! Only 30 minutes of football left this decade – you can catch it on @espn if you’re not here! 📺 | https://t.co/46kRRPNV8K pic.twitter.com/4qUmEkHEid — Valero Alamo Bowl (@valeroalamobowl) January 1, 2020\n\nDick Stewart just moved to the small town of Spring Branch about 35 miles north of San Antonio from Longview, and this is his first year celebrating in San Antonio.\n\nOn a typical New Year’s Eve Stewart would typically stay home in his East Texas home where large parties and fireworks are not the norm.\n\nWhen asked if he was excited about the upcoming fireworks Stewart replied, “I’m beside myself, aren’t you?”\n\nAs crowds continue to grow, the color burnt orange seemed to be the theme of the evening, and spirits were high."], "neg": ["Data is like statistics, you can use the data points and periods to effectively track the returns and then use them to make investment decisions, to plan the goals and reach milestones.\n\nIn 2019, while the the 30-share S&P BSE Sensex has delivered around 14% returns, the broadmarkets could not match the benchmark’s performance. So, investment returns and the Sensex returns do not mirror. Can we know why?\n\nThe Sensex comprises 30 stocks. And the investment portfolio of the investor will be the universe of stocks which will be outside of the 30-stock Sensex. And moreover, a handful of stocks within the Sensex has delivered the returns.\n\nIn mid 2018, in order to streamline the Indian mutual fund industry, Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) had issued guidelines for scheme categorisation. This definitely made the existing schemes align with the guidelines issued by Sebi. For instance, it defined large-cap as the top 100 companies in terms of market capitalisation with similar guidelines for mid-cap and small-cap funds.\n\nCategory-wise returns\n\nIf one looks at the category-wise one-year return of a large cap mutual fund scheme, which is a more reflective return on account of the scheme categorisation, the returns for the top 20 schemes vary from 4.3%-18%. Within the scheme also there is a large divergence in the returns. So ultimately, it is the stock selection and the holding period, which has made a difference. This is true in all the cases. The returns in majority of the mid-cap and small-cap schemes have delivered a low single digit or negative returns, with only one or two schemes delivering outlier returns.\n\nIt is said that history repeats. So let us see what were the Sensex returns in the immediate past two years. In 2018, it was 5.9% (it definitely reflected on account of the re-organisation of the schemes as per the Sebi guidelines). In 2017, the returns were 27.9%. So the one-year returns for each of the past three years did not move secularly. What about the three-year rolling returns for each of the past years. In 2017, it was 8.28%. In 2018, it was 11.92% and in 2019,it is 15%.\n\nSo , the three-year rolling Sensex returns reflected a much healthier picture as compared to a one-year return. All of this is data and how do we as an investor use this to our advantage in our investment journey?\n\nShort-term vs long-term returns\n\nData is our friend and as one can notice there is a huge divergence in the returns in the short time frame. And in a longer time frame, the returns get normalised.\n\nFrom the beginning of the year 2010 till date, the Sensex has grown by 2.40 times. The annualised return is 9.1 % and this is after the Sensex return in the immediate following year 2011, delivered a negative return of 25%. When we compare data, point-to-point, what happens in the intervening period goes unobserved.\n\nData is like statistics, you can use the data points and periods to effectively track the returns and then use them to make investment decisions, to plan the goals and reach milestones.\n\nUltimately, it boils down to stock selection and the manner in which you have maintained your Emotional Quotient (EQ) in the investment journey. It is not incorrect to say that the temperament of the investor plays a bigger role in the investment journey. And adding to the temperament is the asset allocation which plays an important role and this is what the year 2019 has reinforced.\n\nAs an investor, if you are investing in equity as an asset class, you should brace for periods of suboptimal or even negative returns . Diversification among the mutual fund scheme categories in line with the goals and milestones is the approach. And more importantly, ‘time in the market’ rather than ‘timing the market’ must be your approach to investments.\n\nThe writer is managing partner,\n\nBellWether Advisors LLP", "How To Make Sense Of Foreign Protests, Conflicts And Uprisings Caitlin Johnstone Follow Aug 27 · 6 min read\n\nThe Australian Broadcasting Corporation, our government-funded media outlet, has published an article titled “Australian expat living in Hong Kong throws off business suit to join protest movement”. The entire story is in the headline: some random guy, who ABC keeps anonymous but for the name “Daniel”, has joined the protests in Hong Kong. That’s it. That’s the whole entire bombshell newsworthy news story.\n\n“In Australia we have proper democracy but in Hong Kong, democracy is being slowly eroded away and I’ll try to do whatever I can to try and help the cause,” the anonymous guy told ABC.\n\nThis sort of enthusiastic empty non-story cheerleading is typical for western media coverage of the Hong Kong protests so far, while these same media outlets consistently ignore or downplay protests against the government of France, Israel, Honduras, India, Indonesia and any other region that happens to fall within the US-centralized power alliance. It’s an amazingly reliable pattern: the entire western political/media class finds protests and uprisings endlessly fascinating when they are in opposition to governments which haven’t yet been absorbed into the imperial blob like China, Russia, Iran, Venezuela, Syria, pre-collapse Libya, or then-Moscow-aligned Ukraine, but any protests or uprisings within that empire are ignored at best or demonized at worst.\n\nIf dissidents in the United States began donning yellow vests and holding aggressive demonstrations in the current media environment, you could safely bet your bottom dollar that they would be ignored for as long as possible and then smeared as fascists, antisemites and/or Russian pawns thereafter. This would happen with absolute certainty.\n\nThis very reliable trend in the western media is very interesting, because it also happens to be the known position of the US State Department.\n\nIn 2017 a memo was leaked to Politico in which the sniveling John Bolton lackey Brian Hook explained to DC neophyte Rex Tillerson how to perform his job as Secretary of State with regard to human rights violations. Hook explained that the US government must downplay and ignore the human rights violations of US allies like Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the Philippines while aggressively targeting unabsorbed governments like China, Russia, Iran and North Korea for any allegations of human rights violations on their part.\n\n“In the case of US allies such as Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the Philippines, the Administration is fully justified in emphasizing good relations for a variety of important reasons, including counter-terrorism, and in honestly facing up to the difficult tradeoffs with regard to human rights,” Hook explained in the memo.\n\n“One useful guideline for a realistic and successful foreign policy is that allies should be treated differently — and better — than adversaries,” Hook wrote. “Otherwise, we end up with more adversaries, and fewer allies. The classic dilemma of balancing ideals and interests is with regard to America’s allies. In relation to our competitors, there is far less of a dilemma. We do not look to bolster America’s adversaries overseas; we look to pressure, compete with, and outmaneuver them. For this reason, we should consider human rights as an important issue in regard to US relations with China, Russia, North Korea, and Iran.”\n\nThis State Department memo is really all you need to understand what’s going on whenever there’s any kind of uprising or conflict in a foreign nation. Hell, it’s almost all you need to understand the dynamics of empire in general. And, combined with the consistent pattern we’ve seen in coverage of protests and uprisings against empire-absorbed governments versus unabsorbed ones, it certainly tells you all you need to know about the state of the western media.\n\nIn theory the US Department of State was meant to serve as a counterpart to what was then called the Department of War (later falsely re-titled the “Department of Defense”). In theory the State Department was meant to specialize in peace and diplomacy in the same way the War Department specialized in war. In practice the warmongers just got two war departments.\n\nUnderstand this one basic concept and you can understand all the hot topic foreign policy issues of any given day: there is an alliance of nations, centralized around US military and economic power, which effectively functions as a single empire. This empire works tirelessly to either absorb unabsorbed governments into its blob, or at least to undermine and marginalize them so they can’t impede the empire’s growth. The goal of the empire is total global domination without causing a nuclear war and without the public noticing that they’re living in an empire. In this sense it’s essentially a silent, slow motion third world war.\n\nI see some of my readers voicing confusion about the protests in Hong Kong, but if you understand the basic dynamic I just described you’ll see that this is really no different from the protests and uprisings we’ve seen in Venezuela, Iran, Syria, Libya and Ukraine: the western political/media class are backing an uprising which benefits the imperial blob and undermines an unabsorbed government. This doesn’t mean that the protesters don’t have grievances or that none of those grievances are legitimate, it just means that you’re being told to cheerlead for an agenda by empire narrative managers solely because your doing so benefits that empire.\n\nSo don’t. Refuse to be a pro bono CIA propagandist. This doesn’t mean you need to oppose the protesters in Hong Kong, Venezuela or anywhere else, it just means that the only people who benefit from westerners cheerleading a CIA-approved uprising against an unabsorbed government are your rulers, who work endlessly to manufacture support for pro-empire agendas.\n\nPeople who don’t get this sometimes tell me that we should “support” the protesters in a given unabsorbed region, but they’re always very reluctant to say what they mean by “support”. Do they mean simply joining the western mass media in uncritically cheerleading for an uprising which benefits western power structures? Do they mean send them money? Weapons? An emotional thumbs-up? Prayers? Getting someone to say what they mean when they say we should “support” the Hong Kong protesters or whomever is like pulling teeth, because it would bring up a lot of cognitive dissonance to actually turn and examine what’s behind the impulse they’re following: narrative management. They’re promoting pro-empire narrative management, and nothing more. And they’re doing this because the empire narrative managers trained them to.\n\n“Centrist” empire loyalists tend to ignore the protests in places like France while amplifying and cheerleading the protests in places like Hong Kong. Right-wing empire loyalists sometimes do it a little differently, actively conflating the Yellow Vests protests with protests in places like Hong Kong despite the very different forces that are at play in those two situations. But in both cases they’re effectively mirroring the same State Department posture that Brian Hook tried to educate into Rex Tillerson in 2017.\n\nDon’t subject yourself to such indignities. If the political/media class is going to propagandize the masses into supporting the advancement of the agendas of the empire, at least make them do it without your help.\n\n___________________________\n\nThe best way to get around the internet censors and make sure you see the stuff I publish is to subscribe to the mailing list for my website, which will get you an email notification for everything I publish. My work is entirely reader-supported, so if you enjoyed this piece please consider sharing it around, liking me on Facebook, following my antics on Twitter, throwing some money into my hat on Patreon or Paypal, purchasing some of my sweet merchandise, buying my new book Rogue Nation: Psychonautical Adventures With Caitlin Johnstone, or my previous book Woke: A Field Guide for Utopia Preppers. For more info on who I am, where I stand, and what I’m trying to do with this platform, click here. Everyone, racist platforms excluded, has my permission to republish or use any part of this work (or anything else I’ve written) in any way they like free of charge.\n\nBitcoin donations:1Ac7PCQXoQoLA9Sh8fhAgiU3PHA2EX5Zm2", "Monday on MSNBC’s All In, Rep. Al Green admitted that the “genesis” of Donald Trump’s impeachment began well before he was elected President in 2016.\n\nGreen was asked to respond to the argument of the right that “the Democrats wanted to impeach Donald Trump from day one, they cast about looking for a set of facts they could plausibly use to do it, and all of it was pretextual and reverse-engineered to get to this point. Exhibit one is Al Green, who’s been calling for the man’s impeachment for two years now.”\n\n“Well, the genesis of impeachment — to be very candid with you — was when the president was running for office and he had members of his own party to talk about his unfitness to hold office,” Green conceded. “The persons who were running against him, Mr. Romney spoke of his not being fit to hold office. Mr. Cruz made statements about it…”\n\nAnd there you have it: Democrats intended from the beginning to impeach Trump, and years of fruitless investigations into purported Russian collusion and Ukrainian corruption were merely pretexts.\n\n0 Known Connections\n\nDuring an August 23, 2018 appearance on Democracy Now!, Green said that President Trump could be impeached without having committed a crime: “I think it’s becoming increasingly clear that the president will have two options: One, he can resign from office, or, two, he can face impeachment. Impeachment is something that the Framers of the Constitution provided for a time such as this and a president such as Trump … [who] is alleged to have committed certain offenses that are onerous to the Constitution and that harm society.”\n\nAt a Congressional Black Caucus Foundation meeting in September 2018, Green revisited the theme of impeaching President Trump:\n\n“The people who say, ‘What law did he break? What rule did he break?,’ they are perpetrating upon you a belief that is totally inaccurate. You decide that you are not going to be nice to suspects when you arrest them, you tell police, ‘You don’t have to be nice,’ … and ban children on the border of color, you produce a policy that separates them from their parents…. Now, this might be debatable, [but] for me, when I add all of this together, I find that I have a person who is placing his bigotry into policy that is harmful to our society, and for that, he ought to be impeached.”\n\nTo learn more about Al Green, click on the profile link HERE.\n\nSearch our constantly growing database of the left and its Agendas.\n\nEDITORS NOTE: This Discover the Networks column is republished with permission. © All rights reserved.", "Nollywood actress, Regina Daniels posted a video via Instagram in which she wished her numerous fans and followers a happy new year from her sick bed.\n\nInformation Nigeria recalls the former child star has fallen ill and she will have to remain on her sickbed throughout the festivities of the new year.\n\nIn the video, Daniels also apologised to those she wronged in 2019 and she appreciated her family and fans for their continuous love and support.\n\nThe actress didn’t forget to thank her haters.\n\nRead Also: Tacha Allegedly Dropped Tee Billz After Insulting Living Daylights Out Of Him: Report\n\nWatch the video below:\n\nView this post on Instagram Happy new year A post shared by Regina Daniels (@regina.daniels) on Dec 31, 2019 at 4:19pm PST\n\nThe post “I Am Sorry To Everyone I Offended” – Regina Daniels Sends Happy New Year Message To Her Fans (Video) appeared first on Information Nigeria.", "GEORGE TOWN: Tales that the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) had raided his home were just rumours and were not true, says Penang Island City Council (MBPP) mayor Datuk Yew Tung Seang.\n\nYew said that there was no such case and he denied he was summoned by the graftbuster.\n\nHe also said that he only learned that these rumours were going around from officials when he met them on New Year’s Eve yesterday (Dec 31).\n\nReporters have also been reaching out to various officials for confirmation, he added.\n\n“There is no such investigation by the MACC, ” he said when attending City Walk 2020 at Beach Street on Wednesday (Jan 1).\n\nPenang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow, who was also present at the event, backed the mayor, saying, “I do not know of any such investigation by the MACC”.\n\nWe're sorry, this article is unavailable at the moment. 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{"query": "Uncut Gems casts Adam Sandler as Howard Ratner, a slick, fast-talking jeweler who attempts to pull off a series of high-stakes bets to pay off the various debt collectors on his tail. Filmmakers Benny and Josh Safdie have infused Uncut Gems with an impressively stylish sensibility that’s reflected in its myriad of attributes, with, especially, Daniel Lopatin’s ominous score and Darius Khondji’s lush, captivating visuals effectively perpetuating the Safdies’ visceral sensibilities. And although the picture boasts an absolutely spellbinding turn from Sandler, with the actor delivering an impressively transformative performance, Uncut Gems‘ episodic structure paves the way for an exceedingly erratic midsection that’s rarely as engrossing and tense as one might’ve anticipated – with the film’s arms-length atmosphere compounded by the protagonist’s somewhat inexplicable behavior (ie why doesn’t he just stop?) The ongoing inclusion of admittedly absorbing sequences (eg Howard attempts to repair a security door in his shop) proves effective at buoying one’s interest on a fairly regular basis, at least, and yet Uncut Gems‘ lack of connective tissue ensures that the whole thing hardly concludes on the taut note that the Safdies have clearly intended – which is a shame, certainly, given that the movie does boast a whole handful of better-than-average elements. (Sandler is indeed just that good here, despite the always-distracting fake teeth.)\n\n** out of ****", "pos": ["by Jay Spight\n\nThe Safdie brothers are not the best-known directors that Adam Sandler has taken a serious turn for, but they might be after Uncut Gems, their third feature. First going quirky in Paul Thomas Anderson’s excellent Wes Anderson impression Punch Drunk Love, then playing artsy in Noah Baumbach’s The Meyerowitz Stories, Sandler as a serious (read: non-comedic) actor has been fully, if not frequently, vetted. And the Safdie brothers’ panic-attack directing style fits Sandler like a bespoke glove, one that is equally hideous and captivating.\n\nThe titular uncut gem is a fist-sized hunk of rock, mottled with iridescent nebulas of black opal that jeweler Howard Ratner (Sandler) imported from the mines of Ethiopia. It is the central MacGuffin around which this tornado of a film swirls. Opening at the desert mines, the white title card recalls classic adventure movies, and as the camera zooms in on the sparkling stones, and the fascinating, lilting score of synthesizers and flutes builds (the film owes much of its wired intensity to the superb score and sound design), the stone becomes a universe, and the universe becomes . . . the inside of Howard’s colon, and you realize there’s something a bit more here than just a crime thriller.\n\nFrom there, the roller coaster’s nose tilts, and it’s a screaming-fast descent to the end. Howard somehow lends the stone to Boston Celtics superstar Kevin Garnett (excellent, as himself) who thinks the opals give him magical basketball powers. Howard is avoiding debt collectors while pawning off collateral to make outrageous bets on the Celtics (he’s a Knicks fan), while trying to get the stone back from Garnett so it can go to auction, while also dealing with his children, his all-but separated wife, his mistress and more collectors. It almost plays like a heist movie, each success being met with another setback. How is he gonna get out of this? Should he get out of this? Howard is, by all definitions, not a good guy, but as the film closes, the camera moves through the microscopic, incandescent opal, and the stone becomes a universe again, it doesn’t really matter, because Sandler and the Safdie brothers have made something rough and real.\n\nThe name Martin Scorsese shows up in the opening with an apt executive producer credit. Uncut Gems harkens back to Scorsese’s early meditations on anti-morality set against the grimy backdrop of his favorite diamond in the rough: NYC.\n\nUncut Gems’ New York (set in 2012) is just as visceral; you can practically smell the hair grease, the cheap cologne and the sweat. It’s like it comes with the accent, the gold jewelry and the F-bombs spouted with the ease and frequency of breathing. The Safdies put you right up close to all of this, rub your nose in it with kinetic, claustrophobic shots—at the club, in the jewelers, at the pawn shop—and they don’t let you go. There’s beauty in this dirt, and they want you to see it."], "neg": ["Many have the dream to be their own boss, with 64% of Britain’s workforce wanting to set up their own business. But free time is like gold dust, with another recent survey revealing 39% of small business owners work more than 60 hours a week - and it gets more intense over peak periods.\n\nAll e-commerce businesses are constantly under pressure to innovate and transform, but from incorporating streaming into your ecommerce platform, tailored FAQs, smart merchandising and ‘try me’ features, there is a lot to be considered. With so many options available, it can often be overwhelming, meaning innovation is often overlooked.\n\nIt’s not through lack of knowledge, but when juggling duties such as keeping on top of orders, daily business operations and pressures over customer demands, it can be hard to maximise your time. Unfortunately this means having any free time to dedicate to innovation and transformation is rare. This is especially true if you can’t justify hiring many new people, or if you’re a one-man-band.\n\nWe all want to sell more, but you can become your own worst enemy if you just invest in boosting profits. If you instead prioritise saving time to innovate and make better informed decisions, you’ll be able to sell more without facing burnout or lack of resources.\n\nWe put so much pressure on the here and now that it’s hard to focus on the future. Free time is important for innovating but also for mental health and wellbeing, especially during peak seasons such as Christmas.\n\nRead on to find out how to implementing new systems and processes can reduce unnecessary time burden:\n\nAutomation\n\nSome customers have reported saving up to 750 staff hours since using e-commerce integration techniques. One of the main purposes and benefits of automation technology is saving time and streamlining your processes. Utilising automation can be the difference between soaring and sinking.\n\nAs a business scales, demands become more complex, tasks mount and tedious work becomes even more tedious. Systems that used to work can break down at the drop of a hat, and instead of looking into where you can boost efficiencies, companies often end up cutting corners. Of course, if you don’t invest, your time won’t be spent on innovating, it will naturally be spent on what’s urgent at the time.\n\nE-commerce software can turn tasks and processes within your business such as inventory management, online store creation, purchase and payment facilitations into automated systems. These intelligent systems can tackle the above tasks and offer the best, most time-efficient alternative which is tailored to the needs of your organisation.\n\nShipping Savings\n\nShipping can be one of the biggest burdens of e-commerce; racking up heaps of costs and time. In peak season, you’re likely to be dealing with high volumes of deliveries and a wider range of goods, and any delay in shipping can mean customer service, social media and investigation needs to be underway to avoid conflict, spending even more valuable company time.\n\nPerhaps you have been up late processing orders. Or you have stood in line for the Post Office every day this week to deliver the goods that your small business sells at this time of year. Now, something has gone wrong and it is up to you to sort it out. Does this sound familiar?\n\nOccasional issues are bound to happen when you’re shipping in large quantities, whether you’re a small or a larger organisation. If you invest in a dedicated shipping specialist who can do all of this for you - handle the process and deal with any problems that come up, so your social media team (or yourself if you’re self employed) don’t have the hassle of dealing with every single task. Look at price comparison tools to find the quickest deal without having to scour the net. After all, if there is a problem it won’t just be your customers who will suffer, it will be your reputation - everyone remembers the bad experiences they have.\n\nSEE ALSO:\n\nAdmin burden\n\nAh, how many hours a week do you think you spend on shipping-related admin? If you double it, you’re probably almost correct.\n\nThink about the last set of shipping invoices you processed. It was likely a sizeable pile of individual invoices, all with separate payment terms and bank details. Even if you already have them set up in your system, it will have taken a good chunk of time. An alternative solution would be a system that consolidates all of these invoices into a single-click solution, allowing you to settle all your carrier payments at the click of a button.\n\nIf you track your time, you’re also more likely to spot places that are time-heavy and where you can cut back on - it’s just like looking at a bank statement. You’ll identify tasks and duties in which you can cut down on, freeing up time to carry out more profitable and beneficial jobs.\n\nThere’s also a whole host of apps you can download which allow you to create schedules of tasks. Free apps like Plan have insights features which tell you, without you having to write it out and analyse it, how much time you’re spending on each project. Trust me - you will soon be shocked at how much time you’re spending on internal admin!\n\nCRM\n\nA good CRM (customer relationship management) system can work wonders, and increase sales productivity by up to 34%. Not only does it help you to become more customer-centric,a CRM system also creates a single source of data entry for end-to-end business processes. It can look at your site and goals, and by integrating a sales automation system within the CRM model, can help use a process-driven cloud based software to enable complete control of your business.\n\nYou can automatically tailor advertisements to the right person, and save time in traditional marketing. There are less data silos as it also increased the quality of communication by more than 50%. You can keep track of what your competitors in one single place, boosting the chances of you knowing what they’re doing, and how you can do the same.\n\nSocial Media\n\n‘Tis the season for brands to push themselves on social media! From working with influencers to showcasing your festive adverts and keeping in touch with customer enquiries, social media can be a full time job even for the smallest businesses.\n\nBut if you use a social media management tool, you can schedule posts months, weeks and days in advance. You can keep the regular posts ticking over, giving your team time to be reactive to news stories and responses in the run up to the peak season, and not be thinking of the daily tweet or Instagram post.\n\nYou’ll also be able to take advantage of analytics features, to see what posts do well and not so well, so you can innovate your offering and making a much better, well-informed decision on content, timing, and even the platform you’re using. If you only have budget for one marketer in the business, invest in social media management platforms. It’s the best way to use your time more efficiently.\n\nThere are a whole host of other factors you can do in the spending season, and throughout the year to boost productivity. Keep up to date with industry news by dedicating 10 minutes a day to looking online or listening to the radio or podcasts.\n\nUse email marketing tools like MailChip to create straight-forward but effective emails and track the successfulness of your emails, and you can even use website-blocking tools to block sites that might make you procrastinate, like social media for your own use, at a time when you need to be innovating. If you’re a larger team, invest in team software to keep communications visible such as Slack or Microsoft teams, which keep it all in one place, enable easy collaboration and integrate with other services you use. and quicker than email.\n\nJust whatever you do, don’t stop innovating.\n\nBy Jon White, MD InXpress", "The Oyo State Police Command on Friday vowed to fish out the killers of a trado-medical practitioner, Alhaji Fatai Yusuf, popularly known as Oko Oloyun.\n\nThe News Agency of Nigeria reports that the convoy of the deceased was attacked on Thursday on the Igbo-Ora-Eruwa Road by gunmen who shot at them from a thick forest, with a bullet fatally injuring him.\n\nHe was said to have later died from the injuries caused by the bullet.\n\nA statement by the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, SP Olugbenga Fadeyi, hinted at a nexus between a fire incident in his Lagos office, ostensibly to cover up suspected fraud, and the attack.\n\nFadeyi said: “The report of Yusuf’s death was received by the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) Igbo-ora that the two-car convoy of the deceased was allegedly ambushed shortly after passing through five different police stop and search teams along Igbo-Ora road by yet to be identified assailants who fired at the moving vehicles on the road from the thick forest.\n\n“The two-man armed escorts of policemen protecting the deceased engaged the assailants, but they managed to escape back into the forest after a single shot had hit the deceased who died later of his bullet injuries.\n\n“An interesting twist to the story was that the deceased had earlier detected an alleged book keeping records fraud in his Lagos office which subsequently allegedly led to the burning of some financial/book keeping records.\n\n“Some of his staff and two police escorts are being questioned by a team of crack detectives from the homicide section of State Criminal Investigation Department( SCID), Iyaganku, Ibadan, with a view of finding and apprehending the fleeing suspects who committed the heinous act.”\n\nFadeyi said the police in the state were working with other police formations and units to ensure that the directive of the Inspector General of Police, Muhammed Adamu, to unravel the killers was complied with.\n\nThe spokesman also said the Commissioner of Police in the state, Shina Olukolu, had promised to bring the culprits to justice within the shortest possible time.\n\nFadeyi said Olukolu, however, appealed to members of the public with credible information not to hesitate in passing it to the police to assist it in the apprehension of the assailants.", "A Wall Street Journal commentary calling China \"the real sick man of Asia\" outraged Beijing so much that it immediately kicked out three of its reporters out of the country after the newspaper refused to apologize for running the commentary.\n\nWho would have anticipated at the time that the February incident would later escalate to catch Hong Kong by total surprise?\n\nThe Foreign Ministry's expulsion of a further group of American journalists working for three US media outlets after Washington drastically slashed by a third the number of journalists working for five Chinese state media bodies was undoubtedly retaliation in the ongoing diplomatic war between the two countries.\n\nSuch expulsions were not unprecedented. However, the Foreign Ministry's decision to say the ban on those American journalists also applied to Hong Kong and Macau was a bad move as it has so much to do with the \"one country, two systems\" arrangement for the two SARs.\n\nThe ill-conceived move by the ministry has created a difficult situation for Hong Kong - it's not as difficult for Macau which is less international than we are here.\n\nThat difficulty is evident in Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor's inability to address some legitimate questions in relation to the ban.\n\nMute in the beginning, she's now speaking up declaring that she could not possibly predict who would be allowed to work here as she referenced the immigration policy that every application is treated individually.\n\nThe reply was not satisfactory. She clearly tried to confine the cases to the remit of Hong Kong's immigration policy that is supposed to form part of the SAR's high degree of autonomy.\n\nThat's all she could say.\n\nUnfortunately, this still falls short of addressing the concern that a local matter could readily become a foreign affairs matter. And when a line should have been defined with clarity, it became blurred instead.\n\nCan Lam answer that concern? Perhaps only those in the Foreign Ministry can.\n\nThe ministry has been rather dramatic these days with a bewildering array of incidents.\n\nIf Global Times' Hu Xijin was known for his often radical commentaries, Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian has proved he's more than a match for Hu because the latter - despite his combative mockery of the United States - has never been as successful as Zhao in creating a diplomatic storm.\n\nAngry that the world hasn't been thankful to Beijing amid the coronavirus pandemic, Zhao dropped the bombshell alleging sick US soldiers were cuplrits of the virus that began in Wuhan. His predecessor, Cui Tianhai - currently the Chinese ambassador to the United States - had to clear the mess saying Zhao's tweet didn't represent the central government's point of view.\n\nHu is no match for Zhao because, while Hu is a man of the media, Zhao is an official spokesman of the Foreign Ministry.\n\nIt appears that Zhao has since gone into hibernation. Is the ministry making an adjustment to its policy towards the United States? If so, should it also adjust its ill-conceived decision to involve Hong Kong in the Sino-US diplomatic row?", "The past decade was marked by many memorable ads, as marketers like P&G and Nike embraced political and social issues and others like Burger King and KFC tried to use humor to sell products.\n\nBusiness Insider chose 15 that stand out for being memorable months and years after they debuted.\n\nVisit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.\n\nThis was the decade that brands like P&G and Nike took a stand on political and social issues while others like Burger King and KFC used humor to sell their products.\n\nBusiness Insider has compiled 15 of the best ads from 2010 through 2019. Our method isn't scientific, but all are evergreen and have remained memorable months and years after they debuted. Here they are, in chronological order:", "Cleveland kidnapping survivors Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus on journey from captivity to helping others Amanda Berry and Gina DeJesus spoke openly about their decade in captivity.\n\nPolice remember finding Gina DeJesus alive, more than 9 years after her kidnapping\n\nPolice remember finding Gina DeJesus alive, more than 9 years after her kidnapping Heidi Gutman/ABC\n\nOn May 6, 2013, the city of Cleveland witnessed a miracle when Amanda Berry called 911 from a neighbor’s phone.\n\n“I’ve been kidnapped and been missing for 10 years. I’m here. I’m free now,” Berry, now 33, told the 911 operator.\n\nBerry, along with Gina DeJesus, now 29, and Michelle Knight, now 38, had been held captive for more than 9 years by Ariel Castro. Castro kidnapped each of the women between 2002 and 2004.\n\nABC News' Robin Roberts conducts the first broadcast interview with Cleveland kidnapping survivors, Amanda Berry and Gina DeJesus. Heidi Gutman/ABC\n\nFor years, the women endured unimaginable abuse, as they were chained, starved and tortured by Castro.\n\nThe three women never gave up hope, and since their escape they have worked to help and heal others.\n\nBerry and DeJesus shared new details of their years of horror and how they’ve triumphed over their trauma in new interviews with “20/20.”\n\nWatch the full story on \"20/20\" Friday, Jan. 3, at 9 p.m. ET on ABC.\n\nApril 21, 2003: Amanda Berry is abducted\n\nJust a day before her 17th birthday, Amanda Berry got up and got ready for work.\n\n“I almost called off of work that day because the next day was my birthday. You know, what if? What if I would’ve called off that day?” Berry said.\n\nWhile walking home from work, a vehicle started to follow Berry down the street, and the man inside asked her if she needed a ride home.\n\nThe man, Ariel Castro, was an elementary school bus driver and the father of Berry’s friend and classmate from middle school.\n\nIn April 2003, Castro kidnapped 16-year-old Amanda Berry as she was walking home from her job at Burger King. ABC\n\n“He’s like, ‘Well she’s at my house. Would you like to go see her?’\" Castro said of his daughter, who lived in another neighborhood with her mother, Castro's ex-wife.\n\n\"I said, ‘Yeah, sure,’” Berry said.\n\nAfter they entered the white, two-story house on Seymour Avenue, Castro told Berry that his daughter might be taking a bath, she said.\n\n“So he said, ‘We’ll just wait,’” Berry said. “So he started showing me around the house. And I never got back out.”\n\nCastro took Berry upstairs and showed her something strange: a mystery woman sleeping in a bedroom in front of a television set. She later learned that the woman was Michelle Knight, who was abducted by Castro at 21 and had been held by him for almost a year. Berry’s memories of what happened next are still raw.\n\n“He took me to the next bedroom, and it was just really dark in there, and he didn’t turn on the lights, and there was a little, like, a little room off of the bigger bedroom, kind of a big closet,” Berry said. “And he took me in there, and he told me to pull down my pants. And from there I knew, like, this was not going to be good.”\n\nShe became Castro’s second prisoner.\n\n“He took me to the basement and he taped my wrists and he taped my ankles and he put on a belt around my ankles over the tape,” Berry said. “He put a helmet over my head, and he said, ‘Just be quiet and don’t make any noise. And I’ll take you home.’”\n\nBerry said Castro chained her to a pole, shut off the lights and left her in the dark with a television on.\n\n“I just started screaming and crying… ‘Somebody please help me,’ you know. And nobody, nobody came,” she said. “I was so scared that I was going to die. I didn’t think that I was going to ever make it home.”\n\nApril 24, 2003: Day 4 of Amanda Berry’s Captivity\n\nAs news of her abduction made headlines, Berry watched her mother and sister on the TV in the basement.\n\n“That kept me going. And I said, ‘You know what, I’m going to make it home to you. As long as you fight, I’m going to fight,’” Berry said.\n\nOn the fourth day of her abduction, April 24, 2003, Berry said Castro moved her to an upstairs bedroom and chained her to a radiator.\n\n“It was really hard, you know, because in the beginning, the chain was around my stomach,” Berry said. “Going to sleep at night, you know, if you wanted to toss on to your back, you couldn’t do that, you would have to take the whole chain and move it to the front of your stomach so that you're not laying on the big lock on your back.”\n\nOne week after Amanda Berry’s abduction, Castro calls her family\n\nBerry was missing for a week when her family received a late-night call from Castro, who taunted them using Berry’s cell phone.\n\n“He called and said, ‘I have Mandy,’ which, nobody called her Mandy but [people] who knew her,” said Beth Serrano, Berry’s sister. “'She wants to be with me.'”\n\nIn 2003, the FBI was just starting to develop technology that could track a cell phone’s location if it was turned on. With that information, they were able to narrow down that her phone had been used within a thirty to forty block area.\n\n“We spent about a week, around the clock, in that area, hoping that this phone would be used again,” FBI agent Tim Kolonik said. But Castro never used Berry’s phone again.\n\n“That was the last we heard of anything,” Serrano said.\n\nMeanwhile, Berry’s dark and filthy room at Castro’s house was about the size of a closet.\n\n“The mattress was old and nasty, and it was just disgusting. And we had the bucket to use the bathroom, and that smelled horrible,” Berry said.\n\nOnce a day, Berry said, Castro gave her a bag of chips or crackers or other food to eat. But everything, including her weekly shower, came at a price.\n\nIn April 2003, Castro kidnapped 16-year-old Amanda Berry as she was walking home from her job at Burger King. FBI\n\n“I mean, he tried to act nice, but he’s like, ‘Well, maybe you need to go take a shower,’ and I had to take a shower with him,” Berry said.\n\nBerry said she had to “numb” herself to cope with the sexual abuse.\n\n“You, like, put your mind somewhere else so that you're not there. You know, you're not in that room with him,” Berry said.\n\nIn her diary, Berry used a code to record how many times he raped her each day.\n\n“I would always write these numbers at the top of the pages, because I felt like, you know, one day maybe authorities will get to read it. And he’ll be punished for what he did,” Berry said.\n\n“There was plenty of times when I just never knew,” Berry said, adding that she thought, “Why is he keeping me here?”\n\n“I didn’t know if one day we were gonna be murdered or he wanted more girls in the house,” Berry said. “Like, what was he going to do to us.”\n\nAlmost a year after Berry became his prisoner, Castro went on the prowl again just five blocks away from the street where he kidnapped Berry.\n\nApril 2, 2004: Gina DeJesus is abducted\n\nGina DeJesus, then 14 years old, was close friends with Castro’s daughter, Arlene. Castro was also friends with DeJesus’ dad. On the day she was kidnapped, DeJesus and Arlene were heading home from school when they went their separate ways.\n\nAs DeJesus continued her journey home, a maroon vehicle pulled up on the curb with Arlene’s father at the wheel.\n\n“He asks me… 'You seen my daughter?’ I said, ‘Yeah, she’s right around the corner,’ and he was like, ‘Can you help me find her?’ And I said, ‘Sure,’” DeJesus said.\n\nBut instead, Castro drove Gina to his house, where he asked her for help moving a stereo. Once inside, DeJesus was unnerved by his bizarre behavior, she said.\n\n“He was, like, fixing his eyebrows and, like, trimming his mustache and, like, cutting his nose hairs,” DeJesus said.\n\n“He’s like, starts like, to, like, touch me and stuff, and then I’m like, ‘What are you doing? You could go to jail.’ He just switches up like, ‘Well, OK, we’re going to, you’re going to go home now.’ He said, ‘But you can’t go through the same door you came in.’”\n\nA year after Berry's abduction, Castro abducted 14-year-old Gina DeJesus as she returned home from middle school. FBI\n\nCastro led DeJesus to his basement, where she said he grabbed her and chained her up.\n\n“He didn’t make it tight enough, so I threw it over, and then I tried to run, but he sat on my back,” DeJesus said. “And then I just start kicking him. I kicked him and I bruised him really bad.”\n\nAs Castro overpowered her, DeJesus screamed for help, but the radio in his basement and the radio in the living room were too loud, DeJesus said.\n\n“He, would take my hair and like, put it in his mouth. … I don’t know why he did it but it was gross,” she said.\n\nDeJesus said the first time Castro raped her was on May 7, 2004. Though she remembers the exact date, DeJesus said she was not comfortable discussing the details of what happened.\n\nLife in captivity\n\nAt first, DeJesus was Castro’s new favorite.\n\n“He seems to treat me better than the other girls. I have the nicer room,” DeJesus said.\n\nA year after Berry's abduction, Castro abducted 14-year-old Gina DeJesus as she returned home from middle school. ABC\n\nBerry said the slight gestures of favoritism made the girls feel jealous: “It was just simple things, but when you don’t have anything, you’re like, ‘Well, why don’t I have that? I want that.’”\n\nShe said that at first, Castro took special care to keep the girls divided and did not permit them to talk.\n\n“He was always there watching every move, it was like he knew everything, every move that we did,” DeJesus said.\n\nThe girls were occasionally allowed out of their rooms to do chores, but had to obey stringent rules.\n\n“We had to use, like, a tiny drop of, dish soap to wash like a full sink of dishes,” Berry said.\n\n“We had to put the pan in the center on the stove,” DeJesus added.\n\n“It couldn’t be a little to the left, a little to the right,” Berry said.\n\nTo fill the empty hours, Berry kept a diary in notebooks, on napkins and even on fast food bags. The black-and-white television was their only window to the outside world.\n\nAmanda Berry tried to make her daughter Jocelyn's life normal in their room seen here. FBI\n\nMarch 2006: Amanda Berry’s mom dies while she’s in captivity\n\nBerry said she would watch the Montel Williams Show featuring psychic Sylvia Browne, desperately wishing her mother would appear on the program so “[Browne] could tell my mom that I was alive and that I’m OK,” she said.\n\nIn 2004, Berry’s mother Louwana Miller, went on the show. Browne told her, “I’m sorry … she’s not alive.”\n\n“I just broke down crying because I couldn’t believe she said that,” Berry said. “And then my mom broke down crying, so that hurt even worse.”\n\nTogether, Amanda Berry and her daughter Jocelyn shared the room in Ariel Castro's house pictured here. FBI\n\nMiller never got to see her daughter freed. She died of heart failure three years after Berry disappeared.\n\n“I think that was the hardest part of being in there. Like, she was always fighting. And she was never gonna give up on me,” Berry said. “For her to get sick and I couldn’t be there with her ... I couldn’t help her when she was sick.”\n\nChristmas 2006: Amanda Berry Gives Birth\n\nBerry realized she might be pregnant on her 20th birthday.\n\n“I was terrified. How? I mean, I barely eat,” Berry said, “and I’m chained to a wall, and I have a bucket for a bathroom.”\n\nShe gave birth to Jocelyn on Christmas in 2006.\n\n“This is his kid, you know. How do I feel about that? And she resembled him a lot, and I would look at her, and I just felt, like, she’s mine. She’s mine,” Berry said.\n\nDeJesus said that having the little girl there with them was a welcome distraction.\n\n“It was fun because I can get away from the situation,” DeJesus said. “When I was playing with Jocelyn, Jocelyn made me forget everything.”\n\nGina DeJesus and Michelle Knight shared this room in Ariel Castro's house. FBI\n\nJocelyn saw the chains on her mother, which Berry said Castro instructed her to call “bracelets.”\n\n“She was about 2, almost 3 years old, and he finally took the chains off of me. And that was because of Jocelyn.”\n\nAs Jocelyn grew older, Castro allowed her freedoms that Berry, DeJesus and Knight were not given.\n\nThough she was locked in with the three of them whenever Castro left the house, Jocelyn occasionally was allowed to go outside in the backyard, to the park or to Sunday services with her father. Castro’s love for Jocelyn seemed to turn him into a different man with her.\n\n“She loved him, and he loved her,” Berry said. “I was nervous, like, would he touch her? Would he ever think about touching her because, you know, he had his problems?”\n\nMay 6, 2013: Escape\n\nThe women finally made their escape after more than nine years in captivity.\n\n“Jocelyn goes downstairs, and then she runs back up, and she says, ‘I don’t find Daddy. Daddy’s nowhere around,’” DeJesus said.\n\n“My heart immediately started pounding,\" Berry said. \"I’m like, ‘Should I chance it? If I’m going to do it, I need to do it now.'\"\n\nFor the first time in 10 years, Berry said she found her bedroom door unlocked without Castro around. Downstairs, the front door was open but wired with an alarm. Beyond it, the storm door was padlocked shut, but Berry was still able to squeeze out an arm.\n\nDeJesus said she thought Berry had been caught by Castro and talked Knight out of running to Berry. Berry said someone passing by outside saw her, but did not intervene.\n\nThat’s when neighbor Charles Ramsey showed up.\n\nA general view of the exterior of the house where, on Monday, three women who had disappeared as teenagers approximately ten years ago were found alive on May 7, 2013 in Cleveland, Ohio. Bill Pugliano/Getty Images\n\n“He kind of, like, started like trying to pull on the door, but he couldn’t get it open either,” Berry said. “And so he, like, kind of kicks it, and he’s like, ‘There you go. Finish kicking it out, and you can get out.’”\n\nOnce Berry was out, she called for Jocelyn to crawl through the door. The two of them found a neighbor with a phone to call 911. Police arrived and rescued DeJesus and Knight.\n\n“I was terrified, and just because there’s people on the street doesn’t mean that he wouldn’t hurt me. I was so terrified,” Berry said. “I still don’t know why he left that day with the door unlocked. I will never know.”\n\nDeJesus remembered it took her “a while to come out” of her room because she didn’t believe the police were really there.\n\n“I thought maybe they were people in costumes ‘cause I was shocked,” she said. She wasn’t the only one.\n\n“When I was telling [first responders] my name, they looked like they’d seen a ghost or something,” DeJesus said. “Like their face completely dropped.”\n\nWhere Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus are today\n\nOn Aug. 1, 2013, Castro was sentenced to life plus 1,000 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to 937 counts of kidnapping and rape. On Sept. 3, 2013, he was found dead in his prison cell. He had killed himself.\n\nBy then, Castro’s house had already been demolished. It is now a garden.\n\nTwo years later, DeJesus and Berry graduated from high school. DeJesus got to have the quinceañera she never had and wore a dazzling white dress.\n\nBerry and DeJesus together wrote their memoir, “Hope: A Memoir of Survival in Cleveland,” with Washington Post journalists Mary Jordan and Kevin Sullivan, which was released in April 2015.\n\nBerry now works with a local news station covering missing children and adults in the Cleveland area.\n\n“That's the most important thing that I'm doing right now,” Berry said. “I just want to make the world a better place.”\n\nOhio Gov. John Kasich, from left, introduces Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight during his State of the State address at the Performing Arts Center Monday, Feb. 24, 2014, in Medina, Ohio. Tony Dejak/AP Photo\n\nBerry is also raising Jocelyn, who’s now 13 and thriving.\n\n“Jocelyn is more special than I could even use words to describe. I always describe her as wise beyond her years,” said Jocelyn’s former teacher Erin Hennessey.\n\nIn 2018, DeJesus founded The Cleveland Family Center for Missing Children and Adults to “work with the families to help them navigate the media, to help to go to the police station,” DeJesus said.\n\n“When she disappeared, we really struggled as a family to get help for anything and Gina really feels no family should have to ever endure that kind of pain while they're looking for a family member,” said Sylvia Colon, DeJesus’ cousin and the center’s co-founder.\n\nMost amazingly, DeJesus’ foundation is located on the same street where she was held captive for nine long years.\n\n“I just want to change the neighborhood. I want to turn it to, like, positive and I want to give back,” she said."], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "Victims of Johnson County plane crash identified\n\nAn investigation continues after a small plane crashed during takeoff from an airport near Kansas City, killing the pilot and a passenger.\n\nThe Kansas Highway Patrol identified the victims as the pilot, 48-year-old Jonathan J. Vannatta of Maumelle, Arkansas, and 43-year-old passenger Darcy L. Matthews of Belton, Texas. The Federal Aviation Administration registry lists Vannatta as co-owner of the plane.\n\nThe accident happened around 4 p.m. Tuesday at Johnson County Executive Airport. The plane was on fire when emergency responders arrived.\n\nFAA spokesman Tony Molinaro said the single-engine Mooney M20S crashed \"under unknown circumstances\" shortly after departing from the airport.", "pos": ["The pilot and passenger killed when a small single-engine plane crashed during takeoff from the Johnson County Executive Airport Tuesday have been identified as a 48-year-old Arkansas man and a 43-year-old Texas woman, the Kansas Highway Patrol said.\n\nJonathan J. Vannatta of Maumelle, Arkansas, who was piloting the 2000 Mooney M20S, and his passenger, Darcy L. Matthews of Belton, Texas, died in the fiery crash shortly after 4 p.m., according to the highway patrol’s preliminary crash report.\n\nVannatta is listed as a co-owner of the plane, according to the FAA aircraft registry.\n\nThe plane had just taken off from the airport at 151st Street and Pflumm Road on Runway 18, heading south. It began to slow and then turned over headed to the ground, according to a statement from the Kansas Highway Patrol.\n\nHoliday Sale! Get an annual digital subscription for only $20. Act before it's gone! VIEW OFFER\n\nAs the plane descended, it struck several trees before slamming into the ground and bursting into flames in a field east of the runway near the 15600 block of Parkhill Street in Overland Park.\n\nVannatta and Matthews were found dead inside the aircraft. They were the only ones on board.\n\nOverland Park and Olathe police and fire personnel responded to the crash. The four- to six-passenger craft was on fire when they arrived.\n\n.\n\n“When you see the scene, it’s very tragic looking,” Capt. Mike Hall, a spokesman for the Olathe Fire Department said Tuesday evening. “More than likely, they were thinking recovery at the first glance.”\n\nFirefighters extinguished the fire withing 15 to 20 minutes, Hall said.\n\nIt was unknown what caused the crash or where the plane was headed, Kansas Highway Patrol trooper Gustavo Ramirez said Tuesday evening. The pilot had not submitted a flight plan, which is not required for all flights.\n\nAn investigator with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is expected to arrive Wednesday and will take over the investigation into the crash.\n\nThe investigator will document the crash, taking photos and measurements as well as talking to witnesses and gathering air traffic control recordings. The wreckage will then be moved a secured location to be examined further, said Eric Weiss, a spokesman for the NTSB.\n\nA preliminary report is expected to be available in about two weeks, with the final report completed in 18 to 24 months.\n\nThe Executive Airport has reopened, Johnson County announced on Twitter shortly before noon Wednesday.\n\nThe Johnson County Executive Airport has re-opened. We have those who lost their lives and their loved ones in our thoughts today. — Johnson County, Kan. (@jocogov) January 1, 2020\n\nKC Blotter newsletter: Crime, courts, more Stay up-to-date on crime, courts and other stories from around the Kansas City region. Delivered to your inbox every morning, Monday-Saturday. SIGN UP"], "neg": ["Snoop Dogg and Justin Bieber are among the 2 million people who have signed a Change.org petition to change the NBA logo to a silhouette of the late Kobe Bryant.\n\nBryant and his daughter Gianna were among nine people who died in a helicopter crash on Sunday. Since that time, there has been an outpouring of grief from his fans, with this petition being the latest attempt to honor the 18-time all-star player.\n\nThe petition was started by a man named Nick M. who wrote: “With the untimely and unexpected passing of the great Kobe Bryant please sign this petition in an attempt to immortalize him forever as the new NBA Logo.”\n\nAs of this writing, the petition has more than 2.3 million signatures.\n\nAccording to a statement given to CNN, it’s the fastest-growing petition on Change.org.\n\n“Nick’s petition is not only the fastest-growing on Change.org, it’s also the first petition of 2020 to top 1 million signatures anywhere in the globe,” said Michael Jones, managing director of Change.org. “As the world comes to terms with the death of someone as famous and well-known as Kobe Bryant, Nick has given basketball fans an outlet to create a permanent memory of someone who made history in the NBA.”\n\nThe hashtag #ChangeTheLogo also began trending on Twitter, with fans and celebrities alike supporting the change.\n\nFans have also been suggesting possible images of Kobe that could be used as the new logo.\n\nNa this is one right here...@NBA gotta do this straight up pic.twitter.com/zRecMhzM7T — LaFaybeion Brown (@Mr_Brown26) January 28, 2020\n\nThe NBA’s current logo was designed in 1969 by Alan Siegel and features the silhouette of Jerry West. Like Bryant, West was also a shooting guard who played his entire career for the Los Angeles Lakers (1960-1974). He later became the team’s coach and is now an executive board member for the NBA.\n\nWest has publicly stated that, although he was flattered by the logo designed, he is also somewhat embarrassed by it. In 2017, he told the Washington Post that he wished the NBA would change it. “If they would want to change it, I wish they would,” he said during the interview. West joked that commissioner Adam Silver would be a good replacement. Previously, in a 2015 Huffington Post article, West suggested that Michael Jordan would be a good choice for a new logo.\n\nSo it’s a fair bet that the man who is the current NBA logo wouldn’t object to the change, especially since he was the Lakers general manager when Bryant joined the team.\n\n“I will love Kobe forever and always cherish the time that I spent with him,” West said in a statement given to the Los Angeles Times following the crash “I watched him grow from an energetic kid into the man he became, making a difference in so many people’s lives. He has left the world a better place. Kobe’s legacy will live forever.\n\nREAD MORE:", "Scott Morrison declared that the upcoming Test match between Australia and New Zealand would be played in the shadow of tragedy.\n\nAs children of the two teams played a few overs on a lawn that crunched like tinder underfoot at Kirribilli House on Wednesday, the Prime Minister acknowledged the bushfire crisis away from the idyllic harbour setting.\n\nPrime Minister Scott Morrison joins the Australian cricket team at Kirribilli House before the Sydney Test against the New Zealand side. Credit:Steven Siewert\n\n\"This Test and this whole season has been played out against terrible events both here in Australia and also in New Zealand with the White Island [volcanic eruption],\" the Prime Minister told those gathered for the New Year’s Day function in support of the McGrath Foundation and the Pink Test that begins on Friday.\n\nHe thanked the Australian captain Tim Paine and Black Caps vice-captain Tom Latham for their teams’ decision to wear black armbands to commemorate the lives lost in the fires and expressed his gratitude to New Zealand for its on the ground support.", "NEW DELHI (REUTERS) - Coal-fired utilities around New Delhi were still operating on Wednesday (Jan 1) despite threats from the Indian authorities to close them down if they had not installed equipment to cut emissions of sulphur oxides by the end of the year.\n\nThree senior executives at companies operating power plants around New Delhi and facing an end-2019 deadline said they had not received direction on whether they could continue to run the plants having not installed the kit.\n\nOnly one out of the 11 utilities in the national capital region had installed the equipment.\n\nIndia had already extended its December 2017 deadline for its utilities to meet the emissions standards - posing a further challenge to the authorities grappling with the pollution that can cause lung disease and blights air quality.\n\nOfficials from the India's Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), who had threatened a shut down for non-compliance, did not respond to repeated calls and text messages seeking comment.\n\nReuters reported last month that more than half of India's coal-fired power plants and 94% of the coal-fired units ordered to retrofit equipment to curb air pollution would likely miss the phased deadlines.\n\nThe air quality index for the Indian capital, the worst affected major city, indicated \"severe\" conditions on Wednesday - like most days this winter - a potential risk for even healthy people.\n\nReal-time data government data showed both power plants in the country's largest state of Uttar Pradesh which had a Dec 31 deadline were operating. In Punjab, Vedanta-owned TSPL units were producing power, as were state-run plants at Ropar and Bhatinda.\n\nMohammed Shayin, managing director at northern Haryana state-run power generator HPGCL said all units other than ones under scheduled maintenance were operational, adding that the utility was \"pleading\" with federal authorities to extend the emissions deadline.\n\nPrivate producers such as Vedanta and Larsen & Toubro Ltd argued for yet another extension to the deadline.\n\nL&T-owned Nabha Power Ltd said it was \"constrained to shut down both its units due to a delay in extension of timelines by the CPCB\".\n\nVedanta said it was \"confident\" that authorities \"would take a considerate stand\".\n\n\"We shall shut the plant in case we get the directions from the CPCB or the environment ministry,\" the company said.", "CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn (WABC) -- New video has been released of another anti-Semitic attack in Brooklyn that happened on Christmas Eve.The video, released Wednesday, shows a group of men attack a 23-year-old Hasidic man as he walked in Crown Heights.One of the suspects was caught on camera throwing a chair at the victim that hit him in the head.Other suspects can then be seeing running after the man. One punched the victim in the head while another suspect threatened him with a stick.So far no arrests have been made.The rash of anti-Semitic assaults - including a stabbing attack during a Hanukkah gathering in Monsey last week - prompted Gov. Andrew Cuomo to visit Brooklyn in a show of support for the Jewish community.The governor shook hands and spoke with Orthodox residents of Williamsburg.He said all of New York feels disturbed by the incidents and New Yorkers stand in solidarity with the Jewish community.----------", "Improved Supplies\n\nBengaluru: India’s top online grocers and e-retailers said they have restored operations in larger cities but are still hobbled by the massive backlog of orders and shortage of workers triggered by the ongoing nationwide lockdown to stem the tide of Covid-19 E-grocers BigBasket and Grofers, ecommerce firms Amazon and Flipkart , as well as B2B platforms Jumbotail and Udaan cautioned consumers and kirana stores to expect delayed deliveries as they deal with operational upheaval caused by the restriction on manufacturing and movement of goods, and people.“Our people count is improving day by day...but it is still not enough. We should clear up most slots by Tuesday, Wednesday,” said Hari Menon, chief executive of BigBasket, which is now delivering orders in all top cities including Delhi, Mumbai, and Bengaluru. However, due to a backlog in orders and some operational issues the company is selectively opening new slots, he said.Gurugram-based Grofers, which was unable to operate in several cities for a few days, following the announcement of the lockdown, has begun operations at 90% of its warehouses with half its delivery partners equipped with all relevant official permissions.For customers there will be “longer delivery times,” Rohit Sharma, head of supply chain at Grofers, told ET.As factories closed and trucking companies faced stoppages at state borders, deliveries to consumers — both online and at offline stores — have been delayed, company executives said.B2B technology platforms like Jumbotail and Udaan are of the view that the disruption will settle in a few days as policymakers and businesses collaborate.To ease this situation, the ministry of home affairs in its revised guidelines on Sunday said that transportation of all goods, and not just essential goods would be allowed.Ecommerce firms welcomed the change, saying it would allow for faster movement of essential goods and let them bring non-essentials stuck in transit safely into their warehouses.An ongoing consumer survey by community platform LocalCircles on the availability of essential goods through both offline and online stores shows a gradual improvement in the last two days.Shortages of essentials were most severe on March 25 and 26, the survey showed, with perceptible improvement in availability at both kiranas, offline stores and online retailers during March 27 and 28.“Keeping the small format retail store opened 24/7 is the key to ensure that everyone gets enough essential supply. Today about 50-70% of them are open but not all the time,” said Ashish Jhina, cofounder of Jumbotail.Ecommerce companies also continue to service orders for essentials, but delivery timelines remain stretched.“We continue to resume services gradually, adding in more cities as we get the necessary clearances and passes from the local authorities. We are first serving existing orders for essential products and accepting new orders for these items only,” an Amazon spokesperson told ET.A senior executive at a leading ecommerce firm said while inter-state truck movement had begun, companies are facing challenges of managing stock within fulfilment centres.“The bottleneck will move from trucks to fulfilment centres. It’s not ideal, but the government has been supportive, and we are slowly limping back,” the person said. “I won’t say back to normal, I don’t think it’ll get back to normal during this time, but things are certainly moving.”Snapdeal, Paytm Mall and Shopclues are also delivering essentials. “We have started intracity deliveries of food and grocery items in Delhi-NCR, including in Gurugram,” a Snapdeal spokesperson said."], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "A lawsuit that accused actor Kevin Spacey of sexually assaulting a massage therapist in 2016 ended after the accuser’s estate dropped the case, court documents filed Monday show.\n\nThe filing, in Federal District Court in California, said the lawsuit against Spacey, who has faced a series of sexual misconduct allegations, had been voluntarily dismissed with prejudice — meaning it cannot be brought back before the court.\n\n“Mr. Spacey paid no money to the plaintiff,” Jennifer L. Keller, a lawyer for Spacey, said in an email Tuesday night. “The plaintiff wished to dismiss the case and we stipulated to the dismissal to speed things up. What you see in the stipulation is all there is to see. Any reports to the contrary are false.”\n\n(The Hollywood Reporter said Tuesday that a “settlement” had prompted the conclusion of the case.)\n\nA lawyer for the estate of the massage therapist, a Los Angeles County man identified in the lawsuit as John Doe, did not immediately respond to a request for comment Tuesday evening.\n\nThe massage therapist sued Spacey, 60, last January. He accused Spacey of grabbing his hand and putting it on the actor’s genitals during a massage at a home in Malibu, Calif., that had been rented by Spacey’s production company. The lawsuit claimed that Spacey groped and tried to kiss the massage therapist before offering him oral sex.\n\nBut the massage therapist died in September at 62, leaving his estate 90 days to take over as the plaintiff in the lawsuit. In November, a California Superior Court judge signed an order appointing the man’s son as the special administrator of his estate.\n\nThe case’s conclusion came less than a week after Ari Behn, a Scandinavian writer who had accused Spacey of groping him, died by suicide, according to the Norwegian news service NTB.\n\nYOU MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN...\n\nSpacey’s acting career, which includes a pair of Oscars, all but vanished after several people accused him of sexual misconduct.\n\nMassachusetts prosecutors dropped a sexual assault charge against Spacey in July after a young man who had accused the actor of fondling him at a Nantucket restaurant three years earlier, when he was 18, refused to testify about whether he had deleted cellphone evidence. The accuser also withdrew a lawsuit against Spacey six days after filing it.\n\nIn another case, Spacey apologized for what he said “would have been deeply inappropriate drunken behaviour” after actor Anthony Rapp made an accusation about his sexual conduct with him 31 years ago, when Rapp was 14.\n\nDirector Ridley Scott replaced Spacey with Christopher Plummer in “All the Money in the World,” about the 1973 kidnapping of John Paul Getty III and his grandfather’s refusal to pay a $17-million (U.S.) ransom. Scott reshot 22 scenes that Spacey had appeared in with Plummer.\n\nNetflix halted production on “House of Cards” — the series later resumed without Spacey — and abandoned “Gore,” a completed film starring Spacey as Gore Vidal.", "pos": ["A federal lawsuit filed by a massage therapist -- who has since died -- accusing actor Kevin Spacey of sexually assaulting him in Malibu three years ago has been dismissed.\n\nAttorneys for the plaintiff's estate filed papers in federal court in Los Angeles Monday stipulating to the dismissal. There was no indication of whether a financial settlement had been reached.\n\nSpacey's attorney, Jennifer L. Keller, told the Los Angeles Times that Spacey \"paid no money to 'settle' the lawsuit,\" despite some media reports to the contrary.\n\n\"The plaintiff's estate simply decided to dismiss the lawsuit with prejudice, meaning it cannot be (refiled) and we agreed to the dismissal,\" Keller told the paper.\n\nSpacey, a two-time Oscar winner, was sued last year in Los Angeles Superior Court by the masseur, who alleged the actor groped him while he was giving Spacey a private massage in Malibu in 2016. The lawsuit, filed on behalf of \"John Doe,\" was moved to federal court in January.\n\nThe therapist alleged in the complaint that Spacey grabbed the plaintiff's hand and pulled it toward his crotch to force a sex act. The lawsuit sought unspecified damages on allegations of sexual battery, gender violence, false imprisonment and intentional infliction of emotional distress.\n\nThe plaintiff, however, died in September. The lawsuit was subsequently being handled by his estate.\n\nIn October, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office declined to file any charges against Spacey over the allegations. Prosecutors said that since the alleged victim had died, the allegations could not be proven without his participation.\n\nSpacey, 60, has been accused by several men of sexual misconduct. In July, sexual assault charges filed against Spacey in Massachusetts involving an 18-year-old man were dropped.\n\nSpacey revealed that he was gay after publicly apologizing in October 2017 to \"Star Trek: Discovery\" actor Anthony Rapp, who accused Spacey of making a sexual advance years ago in his New York apartment, when Spacey was 26 and Rapp was 14."], "neg": ["America Ferrara announces pregnancy with sweet family photo originally appeared on goodmorningamerica.com\n\nAmerica Ferrara announced on Tuesday evening that she is pregnant.\n\nThe \"Superstore\" star and her husband, Ryan Piers Williams, shared the happy news in matching Instagram posts, featuring a family photo.\n\nThis will be the couple's second child. They welcomed their son, Sebastian \"Baz\" Piers Williams, in 2018.\n\n\"Welcoming Baby #2 in 2020! Happy New Year from our wild & growing bunch,\" Ferrara wrote.\n\nAdded Williams: \"So much to look forward to in 2020, but one thing in particular sticks out! Can't wait to welcome another beautiful creature into this world. Happy New Years!!\"\n\n(MORE: America Ferrera says fans shouldn't rule out possibility of 'Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 3')\n\nFerrara, 35, and Williams, 38, got engaged in 2010 after several years of dating, and they wed in 2011. In 2018, the Time's Up co-founder told Health magazine that parenthood had changed her and her husband.\n\n\"For so long, it's been just the two of us, and we've had an amazing life together. I don't know that either one of us could anticipate how much we love him and how it makes everything new again,\" she said. \"We've traveled to many wonderful places, and we've seen many things -- and just getting to imagine that somewhere down the line everything that we've already done and seen, Baz will be seeing for the first time ... it's amazing.\"", "Send this page to someone via email\n\nShare this item on Twitter\n\nShare this item via WhatsApp\n\nEmergency crews in Saint John, N.B. responded to a call Wednesday morning after a pickup truck left the road and crashed into a home.\n\nPolice said it happened on Bayside Drive just east of Expansion Avenue a little before 9 a.m.\n\nREAD MORE: Woman, 7-year-old girl’s death in Rothesay deemed suspicious: police\n\nPolice have not commented on whether or not charges will be laid.\n\n1:16 Driver who hit home causing gas explosion under impaired driving investigation: London police Driver who hit home causing gas explosion under impaired driving investigation: London police\n\nStory continues below advertisement", "Advertisement\n\nThe Genoa fishing team is inviting all high school anglers to join the Ark-La-Tex Bassmasters and Junior Fishing Trail. In addition to the general benefits of fishing, youths have a chance to win thousands in scholarships.\n\nThe Ark-La-Tex Bassmasters and Junior Fishing Trail started because Jason Townsend saw a need. Father and organized-fishing enthusiast, Jason wanted to share his passion for sport with his son but found that difficult to do around here.\n\n“I started this because we don’t have any organized fishing in this area. We would have to travel three hours,” Jason said. About ten years ago, some of the parents in Genoa got together to organize a local high school fishing league. After helping out for the past couple of years, Jason was approached to run the team.\n\nAdvertisement\n\nGenoa High School now has 15 teams comprising of two youth anglers and a coach. They compete in school-sponsored small tournaments or “Fishing Trails” that are open to all area schools. The Ark-La-Tex Bassmasters and Junior Fishing Trail’s upcoming events are at Millwood Lake, February 23rd; Wright Patman Lake, March 14th; Caddo Lake, April 5th; Final TBO, April 25th, and 26th.\n\nWorking directly with Lucy Johnson, director of Bass Masters of Arkansas, Jason discovered a way to provide genuine incentives from the sport of fishing.\n\n“Bass Masters is on a national level with a chance to get a college scholarship. If we have enough people in this trial, and we’re talking about fifty teams who fish just four tournaments, we get a spot in the national tournament at Bass Masters. That is fishing against the best in the country at a high school level,” Jason said.\n\n“This is a trail for everyone to come together, compete and an angler from this area will go to represent Texarkana against the best in the country, Jason adding, “Bethel University from Tennessee gave away $450,000 in college scholarships, last year, to the winner of the tournament. That is divided between 24 teams and the kids that won it this year, won it back-to-back, so they got that twice.”\n\n“You can actually set your whole life up from bass fishing,” Jason imparted. Here are eight colleges offering Fishing Scholarships.\n\nTo be apart of Bass Masters, each fisher pays $20 in dues that covers registration, fishing insurance (all boats have to follow state laws), and a subscription to the bass Masters Magazine.\n\nMr. Townsend said that corporate sponsorship is what is needed to take Ark-La-Tex Bassmasters and Junior Fishing Trail to the next level. Jason thanked Gregg Orr Marine, Red River Lumber, and Cooper Service for their support by providing the initial funds for tools necessary to facilitate a tournament. Also, Mike Dillinger of 4D Fishing gave every junior angler that signed up for bass masters a free jig.\n\n“We could always use some extra coaches and boats. We have a great bunch of dads, uncles, and grandpas that pitch in, Jason said.\n\nConservation is important and all fish are released back into the wild. Junior anglers are taught to respect their adversaries and hone their skills.\n\n“This is the only sport I know that is actually ‘whit’ against ‘whit’; there’s not any amount of athletic ability. You have to be smart, you have to practice, you have to think, adjust on the fly, and anyone who thinks they cant fish needs to look up Clay Dyer. He is a pro fisherman with no arms and legs.\n\nMr. Townsend parted with this, “I’ve Always loved bass fishing, always have, and to be able to back to my own school that I grew up in and graduated from, and do this with my own son – you really can’t get better than that.”\n\nAnyone interested in participating or sponsoring contact: Jason Townsend Email or Genoa Central Dragon High School Fishing Team on Facebook.", "If memory serves, this strip came about when Missy and I went out to dinner, and the server said they had “appetizers, salad, and soups, too.” I thought she said “soup-stew,” and after she left I asked Missy what “soup-stew” could possibly be. When Missy was done laughing at me I wrote this comic.\n\nThe great thing about Basic Instructions was that I could take any stupid thing I did, have a different character do it, and some good would come of my mistake. One downside is that to this day I get reminded of mistakes I’ve made that most people would have long forgotten by now.\n\nAs always, thanks for using my Amazon Affiliate links (US, UK, Canada).", "It was Blair who was behind the concerted media and propaganda campaign against Corbyn\n\n(Image by Wikipedia) Details DMCA\n\n\n\nThe two major political parties, the Conservatives and Labor, are mere shadows of their former selves. Fresh from a major landslide victory in England, the Conservative Party, led by Prime Minister Boris Johnson, is now a hard-right party. Traditional Tories like Nicholas Soames, the grandson of Winston Churchill, and Kenneth Clarke, the grand old man of Conservative Party politics, were expelled as members of the Conservative ranks sitting in the House of Commons as a result of their September 2019 vote against Johnson's government and their pro-European Union positions. With Johnson's December 12 election victory, backing for Johnson's Conservatives has come from such far-right stalwarts as Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage and the Britain First movement of neo-fascist street hooligan Tommy Robinson.\n\nJohnson has transformed the Conservative Party into one that follows him in virtual lockstep. A similar situation has occurred with the Republican Party in the United States. It has been transformed into a party that worships Donald Trump as a cult leader. Traditional Republicans like former governors John Kasich, William Weld, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Tom Ridge, Christine Todd Whitman, and other former governors, senators, and US House members no longer have a political home in what has become the \"Trump Party,\" one that eschews the policies of past Republican presidents like Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Dwight Eisenhower, and George H. W. Bush.\n\nBritain's other major party, Labor, returned to its traditional socialist roots under leader Jeremy Corbyn. A series of \"New Labor\" leaders, including Neil Kinnock, Tony Blair, Gordon Brown, and Ed Milliband, transformed Labor into a pro-multinational corporation and free trade party barely distinguishable from the traditional Tories. After being elected leader of Labor in 2015, Corbyn faced a media and political disinformation onslaught that called him everything from a Communist to an anti-Semite. That barrage of lies resulted in Labor suffering its worst defeat since 1935 in the December 12 general election. Chomping at the bit to restore Labor to its pro-corporate/pro-Israel past, former Prime Minister Blair warned against the \"hard left\" policies of \"Corbynism.\"\n\nBlair drove additional knives into Corbyn in stating that Corbyn \"personified an idea, a brand of quasi-revolutionary socialism, mixing far left economic policy with deep hostility to western foreign policy, which never has appealed to traditional Labor voters, never will appeal and represented for them a combination of misguided ideology and terminal ineptitude that they found insulting.\n\nNo sentient political party goes into an election with a leader who has a net approval rating of -40 percent.\"\n\nYet, it was Blair who was behind the concerted media and propaganda campaign against Corbyn. Corbyn suffered from the same sort of insidious attack from Labor's right-wing tendency as that suffered by past traditional baseline socialist Labor politicians like Aneurin Bevan, Harold Wilson, Michael Foot, and Tony Benn. Individuals like Blair and his ilk conveniently forget that the Labor Party was formed at the turn of the last century by colleagues of Karl Marx, someone who definitely saw no place in a workers' party for those that sought their exploitation.\n\nAfter the end of World War II, Labor's right-wing faction saw to it that any Labor leader that voiced opposition to NATO and American foreign policy was drummed out of the party's leadership ranks. Prime Minister Harold Wilson's opposition to the Vietnam War helped seal his fate, as did Bevan's initial opposition to Britain's nuclear weapons. Foot favored unilateral disarmament, resulting in Kinnock taking over as Labor leader after the party's electoral defeat in 1983. Benn always remembered Labor's socialist past and it prevented him from ever becoming prime minister. Not only did Britain's MI-5 and MI-6 intelligence services constantly place Benn under surveillance, but the US Central Intelligence Agency propaganda, distributed in British media, made false allegations that Benn was a Soviet KGB agent. The same sort of CIA disinformation targeted Wilson, Foot, and Bevan.\n\nWhen Corbyn attempted to restore Labor's former mayor of London Ken Livingstone to Labor party ranks, Corbyn was accused of being an anti-Semite, merely because Livingstone compared some of Israel's policies against the Palestinians to those of the Nazis in occupied nations. Livingstone, nicknamed \"Red Ken\" by his detractors, was seen as part of the same Labor left faction as Corbyn. There are a number of Labor officials vying to succeed Corbyn. Although they have been part of Corbyn's team, most of these heirs apparent are negotiating for support from the Blairite faction. Chief among them is Keir Starmer, Corbyn's Shadow Brexit Secretary, who the anti-Corbyn faction favors as the new Labor leader.\n\nBenn's recognition of Labor's Marxist roots was demonstrated by the following passage:\n\n\"The Communist Manifesto, and many other works of Marxist philosophy, have always profoundly influenced the British labor movement and the British Labor Party, and have strengthened our understanding and enriched our thinking. It would be as unthinkable to try to construct the Labor Party without Marx as it would be to establish university faculties of astronomy, anthropology or psychology without permitting the study of Copernicus, Darwin or Freud, and still expect such faculties to be taken seriously.\"\n\nAustralia's governing Liberal-National Coalition has steadily moved to the extremist right under two fundamentalist Christian prime ministers Tony Abbott and the current prime minister, Scott Morrison. Similar to the leadership of the US Republican Party and the Conservative Party of Canada, the \"Coalition,\" as it is known, has become a home for xenophobes and climate change deniers. Morrison's ignorance of the dangers of climate change were recently on full display as the hottest temperatures in recorded meteorological history were registered in Australia. As Australians with respiratory and other health issues suffered from the extreme heat and as a massive outbreak of brush fires swept Australia, Morrison decided to cut short his mid-December family vacation in Hawaii. Unlike past Coalition prime ministers, including Malcolm Fraser and Malcolm Turnbull, Morrison is totally beholden to Australia's mining interests, including the coal industry. As far as Morrison is concerned, there is no climate change and Australians suffering from its effects can be damned.\n\nAs for the Australian Labor Party, it has not exercised a socialist mandate since 1975, when Prime Minister Gough Whitlam was ousted in a constitutional coup brought about by the CIA, Australia's security services, and the Australian Governor-General. Never again would there be a Labor government like that of postwar Prime Minister Ben Chifley, who attempted to nationalize Australia's banks, or Whitlam, who moved Australia into a more non-aligned foreign policy. Today, Australia's Labor and Coalition parties differ only slightly in foreign policy and seek campaign donations from the same vested business interests and consortiums.\n\nThe steady drift of traditional conservative parties to the far right and neo-fascism and the insistence by traditional social democratic and working-class parties to adopt pro-business and anti-labor positions is why large blocs of voters feel abandoned. It is precisely because labor and social democratic parties have purged from their dogma any mention of state control of utilities, transit, health care, and other key public sectors that they are now at their lowest electoral strength in recent history in Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Austria, Sweden, and Finland. And it is because traditional conservative parties have eschewed bedrock principles of conservation and environmental protection; multilateralism as practiced by postwar conservative leaders; and inflation-free economic stability that has many conservatives wandering aimlessly between the neo-fascists who have taken over conservative parties and progressive parties that do not seem to stand for anything."], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) Bringing relief to people, the cold wave in north India including the Delhi NCR region seems to have abated for the moment with day temperatures rising on New Year's Day and touching almost 20 degrees Celsius in Delhi.\n\nAccording to the India Meteorological Department, day temperatures have risen by 3-7 degrees Celsius over most parts of the northern plains of India, while Delhi has seen a rise of 5-6 degrees Celsius over Tuesday.", "pos": ["New Delhi [India], Jan 1 (ANI): The minimum temperature in the national capital has shown an increase by 5 to 6 degrees Celsius on Wednesday as compared to the previous day, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).\n\nThe day temperature recorded in Safdarjung today was 20.2 degrees Celsius, while it was 18.4 degrees Celsius in Palam and 19.2 degrees Celsius in Aya Nagar.\n\nThe day temperatures have risen by 3 to 7 degrees Celsius over most parts of northern plains in the country.\n\nThe day temperature recorded in Amritsar today was 13.8 degrees Celsius, while it was 17 degrees Celsius in Ludhiana in Punjab.\n\nThe day temperature in Churu was 19.6 degrees Celsius, while it was 17.8 degrees Celsius in Jaipur and 18.4 degrees Celsius in Kota in Rajasthan.\n\nThe day temperature recorded in Chandigarh was 19 degrees Celsius today, while it was 17.8 degrees Celsius in Ambala and 16.4 degrees Celsius in Hisar in Haryana.\n\nMeerut recorded a day temperature of 18.2 degrees Celsius, while it was 20.2 degrees Celsius in Lucknow and 20.6 degrees Celsius in Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh.\n\nThe IMD has predicted that there will be no more cold wave in Delhi till January 4 and there might be a further rise in temperatures.\n\nDelhi will, however, continue to reel under cold weather conditions throughout the day, as predicted by the weather agency.\n\nThe city is likely to receive light rains and the sky will generally remain cloudy in the next week. (ANI)"], "neg": ["Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has made a first general election campaign pitch by promising to help deliver 50,000 new jobs and provide 25,000 new homes in the State this year.\n\nIn a New Year video, Mr Varadkar and Tánaiste Simon Coveney list Fine Gael priorities for the coming year.\n\nMr Varadkar says he will steer Ireland through the next phase of Brexit by helping to secure a trade deal between the European Union and the UK; he also vows to give Irish businesses and farmers access to the British market; and promises to “achieve a new record high when it comes to employment”.\n\n“We know that well-paid secure jobs are the best ways to improve living standards, create opportunity, and reduce poverty,” he says.\n\nHappy New Year!\n\n\n\nWant to know what my priorities are for the year ahead? pic.twitter.com/JcR6VM8Lge — Leo Varadkar (@LeoVaradkar) January 1, 2020\n\nThe Taoiseach also claims the Government will add 11,000 units to the social housing stock. “That’s more new social houses than any other year this century under any other party,” he says.\n\nThe Taoiseach’s messages also alludes to climate change, with promises to reduce greenhouse emissions by creating warmer homes, improving air quality and investing in public transport.\n\nThe video is the second such broadcast made by the Taoiseach in recent days. On St Stephen’s Day, he described his achievements since assuming office 2½ years ago.\n\nIt is one of a number of social media broadcasts and publications recently issued by Fine Gael, suggesting the party is upping the ante ahead of a general election, which is widely expected to take place in the spring.\n\nMinister for Climate Action Richard Bruton has also announced a raft of initiatives on waste, packaging and climate change in recent days.\n\nClimate change and the “green agenda” are expected to be major themes of the election campaign. Fine Gael, in particular, may be vulnerable to rising support for the Green Party in affluent urban areas, after that party’s strong performance in the local and European elections and November’s byelections.", "Turkiye says resolve to fight all forms of terrorism should be part of NATO’s new strategic concept", "Former world number three Grigor Dimitrov saw his ranking slump last year as he struggled with a shoulder injury, but the Bulgarian Thursday said he won't push himself too hard, too fast to return to the top of tennis.\n\nThe 28-year-old was laid low early in the season and was far from his best after he returned to action, although he did reach the US Open and Paris Masters semi-finals.\n\nDimitrov said 2019, where he failed to win a title, had been \"quite a journey\".\n\n\"It's going to be a year that I remember for the rest of my life,\" he said in Sydney ahead of the inaugural ATP Cup team event, his warm-up for the Australian Open Grand Slam.\n\n\"Yeah, the body checks out pretty good right now. I'm still monitoring a lot of my work, a lot that I'm going through.\n\n\"I kind of pace myself in the right way. I'm not in a rush, which is also a good thing.\" The shoulder problem was Dimitrov's first major injury and he said he plans to limit the number of tournaments he plays, particularly early in the season.\n\n\"I'm not going to force myself to play too many tournaments early on and really look after the body. That's the number one thing,\" said Dimitrov, now ranked 20.\n\n\"Clearly I haven't competed for almost the past four months of the year, and so that itself brought a lot of doubts, and dropping a lot in the ranking and so on.\n\n\"But at the same time, I was able to kind of recover as quick as possible, and hopefully now I'm at a place that can only get better. I'm really going to focus on that.\"\n\n\n\nHe is not only playing for Bulgaria at the ATP Cup, but captaining the team, a new experience that he is relishing.\n\n\"It's challenging, no doubt about it,\" he said.\n\n\"It's always been a dream of mine to always be kind of on the other end, and I think to be a coach is never easy.\n\n\"I don't know if I'm going to be a good coach. I can only share my experience, my thoughts with the guys.\"\n\n\n\nThe ATP Cup, which starts Friday, features 24 nations split into six groups across Sydney, Brisbane and Perth, with eight of them emerging from the round-robin to compete in the knockout phase.\n\n(This story has not been edited by Business Standard staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)", "Two employees associated with the Department of Public Instruction — a teacher serving with a government primary school and a cluster resource person — have been suspended from service for sharing messages on social media critical of the recent request from Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa for donations from the public for COVID-19 relief works.\n\nDakya Naik, a teacher serving with the government higher primary school in Thimmapura village of Sorab taluk, had shared an audio clipping on WhatsApp in which the Chief Minister was criticised for requesting the public to chip in funds. The audio also had suggestions for the Chief Minister on mobilising resources from various sources to handle such exigences.\n\nSri Raju, a cluster resource person serving with the department, was the administrator of the WhatsApp group in which Mr. Naik posted the audio clip. He also endorsed the opinion voiced in it.\n\nIn a press release, K.M. Vaishali, CEO of Shivamogga Zilla Panchayat, said that prima facie, it was evident that both Mr. Naik and Mr. Raju had acted in contravention to their service conditions by showing disrespect to elected representatives. The CEO also said that when the people were in distress owing to the outbreak of COVID-19 and the subsequent lockdown, the duo had acted in an irresponsible manner by spreading misinformation about the government and the Chief Minister.", "WELLINGTON — New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced on Saturday that all travelers will have to self-isolate on their arrival to New Zealand, apart from those coming from the Pacific Islands.\n\n\n\nShe said the measures — in effect as of midnight Sunday — include New Zealanders.\n\n\n\nShe said her country had been relatively unscathed by coronavirus so far, with six confirmed cases and no fatalities, but the evidence showed the numbers would inevitably rise in the face of a global pandemic.\n\n\n\n\"But the scale of how many cases we get and how fast we get them is something we should do as much as we can to slow,\" she said at Saturday’s news briefing.\n\n\n\n\"We must go hard and we must go early.\"\n\n\n\nArdern said the new restrictions would be reviewed by the authorities in 16 days.\n\n\n\nThe prime minister also said that no cruise liners would be allowed to dock in New Zealand's ports until June 30.\n\n\n\nMeanwhile, New Zealanders have been advised to avoid all non-essential travel overseas.\n\n\n\n\"There's no doubt this will have a significant impact on New Zealand's economy but our priority is to ensure we reduce the impacts of COVID-19 as much as we can,\" Ardern said.\n\n\n\nArdern said essential air and ship deliveries would continue as normal.\n\n\n\nShe said the restrictions were \"about people, not products\", stressing that there was no need for New Zealanders to \"take a run on their supermarket\".\n\n\n\n\"If you don't need to travel overseas, then don't. Enjoy your own backyard for a time. Stop handshakes, hugs and hongi (a traditional Maori greeting in which people press their noses together).\n\n\n\n\"We are a tough, resilient people. We have been here before,\" the PM added.\n\n\n\nNew Zealand has already canceled several major events, including a memorial planned Sunday to mark the first anniversary of the Christchurch mosque shootings in which 51 people died.\n\n\n\nArdern said more general restrictions on public gatherings would be imposed but details had not yet been finalized. — Agencies"], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "PHOENIX — If you want to work for U-Haul, you better quit that smoking habit.\n\nStarting in February, the do-it-yourself moving company headquartered in Phoenix will no longer hire nicotine users in Arizona and 20 other states where the company says this type of policy is lawful.\n\n“We’re hoping to build a workforce that is free from nicotine addiction as a whole,” said Jessica Lopez, chief of staff for U-Haul.\n\nWorkers hired prior to February will not be impacted, and their jobs are not in jeopardy. They will instead have access to the company’s nicotine cessation program to help them quit smoking.\n\nLopez said the new policy is part of U-Haul’s efforts to establish one of the healthiest corporate cultures in the United States and Canada. The company has a “Healthier You” program launched in 2016 to help employees in four areas: health, mindset, nutrition and fitness.\n\n“Each year it has been our mission to increase our wellness benefits program’s resources to help the needs of all team members and families to conquer their health goals,” she said. “This nicotine/tobacco-free hiring policy is the next step.”\n\nThe new policy also comes after U-Haul broke ground on a new conference and fitness center at its Midtown campus near Central Avenue and 3rd Street in Phoenix.\n\nWhen it’s completed in December 2020, the center will house a medical clinic, a full-size basketball court, a two-lane track, and cardio and weightlifting equipment, among other amenities.\n\n“If we take care of our team members, they take care of our business,” Lopez said.\n\nFollow @GriseldaZetino", "pos": ["U-Haul to stop hiring smokers and nicotine users in Arizona, 20 other states\n\nIf you smoke and want to work at U-Haul International, you had better submit your job application pretty soon.\n\nThe truck and trailer rental company — one of Arizona's largest employers — plans to stop interviewing and hiring nicotine users. The nicotine-free policy, which includes e-cigarettes and vaping products, will go into effect in Arizona and 20 other states where the company operates starting Feb. 1. People hired before then won't be affected.\n\nThe Phoenix-based company, which employs around 4,000 people in Arizona and 30,000 across the U.S. and Canada, expects the policy will help create a more healthy corporate culture.\n\nU-Haul on Dec. 10 broke ground on a 54,208-square-foot conference and fitness center that will become a focal point of its campus at 2727 N. Central Ave.\n\nThe company also offers other programs including one focused on nutrition, fitness and other aspects of wellness.\n\nBetter health and lowest costs\n\nArizona is among 21 states where it is legal not to hire people who use nicotine, the company said. Arizona also is one of 17 states where employers can choose not hire and are allowed to test for nicotine, though U-Haul hasn't yet decided to do that.\n\n\"In our continued efforts to enhance our wellness program and decrease healthcare costs, we have become more aware of the medical side effects of using nicotine and tobacco products,\" said Jessica Lopez, U-Haul's chief of staff, in an email to The Arizona Republic.\n\nFor more stories that matter, subscribe to azcentral.com.\n\n\"Taking care of our team members is the primary focus and goal\" of the new policy, she added. \"Decreasing healthcare costs will be a bonus.\"\n\nLopez said U-Haul carefully analyzed state and local laws and crafted the policy \"so as not to conflict with or violate any legal protections for nicotine users.\"\n\nU-Haul encourages staff members not to use nicotine by waiving a wellness fee that otherwise applies, she added. However, the company doesn't require tobacco users to pay a health care insurance premium.\n\nA gradual trend\n\nOther states where U-Haul's new no-nicotine hiring policy will be implemented are Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nebraska, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia and Washington.\n\nNo-nicotine hiring policies began to surface more prominently several years ago, especially at hospitals and other health businesses, but relatively few companies have adopted them.\n\nOne exception is Alaska Airlines, which has had a no-nicotine policy since 1985. The program has been \"largely successful\" with most employees \"grateful for the pro-health stance of the company,\" said Alexis Myers, a company spokeswoman.\n\nAlaska Airlines implemented the policy for two key reasons. The first involved health-care costs and health consequences for the workforce, she said. The second reflected the difficulty of smoking on planes and in many places around airports.\n\n\"Many jobs at an airline are not conducive to taking nicotine breaks, and customer service may be negatively impacted by employees who are experiencing nicotine withdrawal,\" Myers added.\n\nAs a general rule, job applicants at the airline must be nicotine-free for at least six months before seeking employment.\n\nPeople who apply for U-Haul jobs in Arizona and the other affected states will see statements discussing the nicotine-free hiring policy on applications, and they will be questioned about their nicotine use.\n\nIn states where testing is allowed, applicants might need to undergo nicotine screening in the future.\n\nCareer opportunities with the company can be viewed at uhauljobs.com.\n\nReach the reporter at russ.wiles@arizonarepublic.com or 602-444-8616."], "neg": ["A Kentucky lawmaker filed a bill to legalize recreational marijuana as a way of providing funding for the state's debt-ridden employee pension fund.\n\nDecember 31, 2019 4 min read\n\nOpinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own.\n\nIn an era of political polarization, the legalization of recreational marijuana has fallen for the most part along blue state-red state lines. That is, blue states do it and red states don’t. But that could potentially change with Kentucky.\n\nA Kentucky lawmaker has filed legislation that would create a legal recreational cannabis system in the state. A driving force behind the proposal is to use taxes generated from cannabis sales to fund the retirement system for state employees, as well as the state teachers’ retirement fund.\n\nRep. Cluster Howard, the Democrat who filed the bill, said other states have shown that “legalizing cannabis for adult use is a win-win situation for everyone involved,” according to WKYT CBS. He added, “It’s a major revenue generator; it frees up critical jail and prison space; it helps counteract the deadly opioid epidemic; it gives farmers a major new cash crop. The longer we wait, the more we miss out on these benefits.”\n\nRELATED: 7 Things You Need To Know About LA's New Cannabis Cafe\n\nMarijuana Legalization For Adult Use Has Been A Blue State Thing\n\nLike most progressive ideas, legalizing adult-use cannabis has been predominantly a blue state thing. And, even within those states, it’s something that gets most of its support in the metropolitan areas.\n\nThe 11 states that have legalized marijuana in the U.S. so far are: Alaska, California, Colorado, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nevada, Oregon, Vermont and Washington. All but two of them (Alaska and Michigan) were blue states in the 2016 election. Of the two, Alaska is the only one that is historically a red state. Michigan had been solidly blue since 1992, that is, until current President, Donald Trump, narrowly won the state in 2016.\n\nStates currently debating recreational marijuana legalization are New York and New Jersey, which are also blue states.\n\nIn contrast, Trump got 62.5 percent of the vote in Kentucky, one of the highest in the country. Kentucky hasn’t voted for a Democrat in the presidential election since Bill Clinton in 1992 and 1996. Before that, it was Jimmy Carter in 1976.\n\nRELATED: 20 Bold Predictions for the Cannabis Industry in 2020\n\nThe Bill In Kentucky Would Fund An Employee Pension Plan\n\nWhy would Howard think his bill has a chance, given Kentucky’s conservative politics? Because he wants to use the popularity of marijuana to address a longstanding state issue.\n\nTechnically, he’s submitted a pre-filed bill for the 2020 legislative session. The proposal calls for 75 percent of cannabis tax and fee money collected by the state to fund the Kentucky Employee Retirement System, with 25 percent going towards the Kentucky Teachers' Retirement System. Once both are fully funded, the split would move to 50-50.\n\nThat could take many years, however, as Howard said that the state’s employee retirement system is \"the worst-funded pension fund in the nation.\" The plan has $13.6 billion in unfunded liabilities, according to the Louisville Courier Journal.\n\nAdded Howard to the Courier-Journal, “All I hear is you're not going to raise that much. Well, it's a hell of a lot more than what we're raising now, which is zero.” In that sense, on the economic argument, it seems like a no-brainer.\n\nBut Howard seems to understand the fight he will likely face, adding, “it's not a moral issue. It's an economic issue. The people who run the House and the Senate in Frankfort are not going to be able to run from this.\"\n\nTo stay up to date on the latest marijuana-related news make sure to like dispensaries.com on Facebook", "Viewers stunned after fake news anchor drops c-bomb on live television\n\n(Infowars) – Viewers tuning in to CNN for New Year’s Eve coverage were treated to host Anderson Cooper grotesquely discussing the male anatomy with his co-host.\n\nA drunk Cooper was conversing with co-host Andy Cohen during the live broadcast, when he clarified a comment by blurting out the question, “Who has the biggest cock in Hollywood?”\n\nThis is @CNN Anderson Cooper saying \"cock\" on live TV, while my child is awake. Shameful! #CNNNYE pic.twitter.com/zVeLHJBZaP — Mike (@FuctupMike) January 1, 2020\n\n“This is Anderson Cooper saying ‘cock’ on live TV, while my child is awake,” said Twitter user @FuctupMike, adding, “Shameful.”\n\nOne stunned viewer, who claimed his mother was visiting his home for the first time, said he was immediately embarrassed by Cooper’s remark and changed the channel.\n\nSo, CNN comes on in my house for the first time in … ever (or a really long time, at the very least.) And I’m welcomed to Anderson Cooper talking about his mom asking “Who has the biggest cock in Hollywood?” I’m no prude, folks, but the channel was changed immediately. — HAP (@hap317) January 1, 2020\n\nCNN and Anderson Cooper have not yet released statements addressing the comment.\n\nCooper also nearly threw up on camera after taking a shot during the live broadcast.\n\nINJECT ANDERSON COOPER DYING FROM SHOTS INTO MY VEINS. This is the best television. #CNNNYE pic.twitter.com/XGlxFw1ovf — Corey Cohen (@CoreyECohen) January 1, 2020\n\nAnd who can forget Cooper’s reaction last year after taking his first shot.\n\nA reminder that we must protect Anderson Cooper at all cost. pic.twitter.com/sTzddZ85hg — The Demon of Savage Park 👹 (@binaryproblem) January 1, 2020\n\ninfowars.com/stay-classy-cnn-anderson-cooper-discusses-who-has-biggest-ck-in-hollywood-during-new-years-broadcast/", "Bulldog Track & Field has ‘Amazing Opener’ at Orange & Purple Elite Meet\n\nSOURCE: GEORGIA SPORTS COMMUNICATIONS\n\nShare this story:\n\n\n\n\n\nLinkedin\n\nPinterest\n\nTumblr\n\nGeorgia’s track and field teams posted nine top collegiate finishes and a series of top-five national finishes at the indoor season opening Orange & Purple Elite meet in Clemson, S.C., on Saturday.\n\n“I’m very happy with our season opener today,” said Georgia head coach Petros Kyprianou. “We have a young but tough team on both sides. Everyone who set personal bests were my highlight today. But I was also excited to see Jasmine (Moore), Darius (Carbin) and Shelby (Tyler) for setting top-three NCAA marks. It is very early in the year but I am seeing a very, very bright future for these Dawg teams.\n\n“Lots of energy, hunger for greatness and enthusiasm is the sum of the good culture that we have on this team. Ninety-nine percent of our student-athletes work really hard and they want to see results. We as a coaching staff are excited to ride this ride with them as they attempt to pursue success at the NCAA Championships in Marsh. I can’t wait for the next meet to see how we improve upon an amazing opener in Clemson!”\n\nSenior Darius Carbin had four first attempt clearances in the high jump, including his victorious mark of 7 feet, 4 ¼ inches, to take over the early national lead in the event. This came within an inch of his personal best of 7-5 set at last year’s Tyson Invitational.\n\nOn the women’s side, freshman Shelby Tyler answered a third attempt in the high jump with a clearance at 5-11.50 to win in her collegiate debut. Her mark is tied for No. 2 on the current NCAA list.\n\nFreshman Matthew Boling had a busy start to his collegiate career. He made his debut on the track and left with the third-fastest 60-meter dash time in school history. Boling sped to a 6.68 to finish .01 behind Florida State freshman Taylor Banks for second and shot to No. 10 on this year’s NCAA list. He was fifth (6.74) in the prelims with what was sixth on Georgia’s all-time list.\n\nIn the long jump, Boling took off for an opening mark of 24-7.25 to earn runner-up honors and move to ninth in the school record books. This effort tied the No. 10 entry in the Bulldog record books. He then anchored the 4x400m relay team to a 3:11.42 victory with Elija Godwin, Johannes Erm and Caleb Cavanaugh also taking a turn with the baton.\n\nThis was Godwin’s meet back with the Bulldogs after sustaining a season-ending injury during practice for last year’s SEC Outdoor Championships. Cavanaugh was making his collegiate debut on Saturday.\n\nThe women’s 4x400m relay squad helped complete the sweep for Georgia with the nation’s fifth-best time in 2020. Arria Minor, Victoria Powell, Sterling Lester and Amber Tanner moved into the No. 9 spot on the school’s all-time top-10 list after clocking a 3:41.26. Minor and Powell were competing in the red and black for the first time.\n\nFreshman Jasmine Moore soared 20-11.75 on her first career attempt in the long jump to win and rocket to second on this year’s NCAA performance list. This gave her possession of the No. 9 spot in the school record books. Sophomore teammate Titiana Marsh approached her personal record with a fifth attempt of 20-3, which gave her second in the competition and No. 7 on the national list.\n\nAlso of note, Marsh registered a career-best finish of 7.66 in the 60m on Saturday.\n\nSophomore Imani Carothers recorded the top collegiate finish and was third overall in the 60m hurdle final with an 8.25. This ties Carothers’ No. 5 entry from last year in the school record books and situates her eighth on this year’s national performance list. In the prelims, Carothers was fourth with an 8.33.\n\nTanner, who was third at last year’s indoor conference meet in the 800m and qualified for the NCAA meet, won the 600m after crossing the finish line in 1:29.79. Freshman heptathlete Anna Hall came across in sixth place with a 1:34.38 during the first race of her collegiate career.\n\nGeorgia went 1-2-3 in the men’s pole vault with a true freshman leading two of the Bulldog decathletes. Haze Farmer went over the bar at 16-6.75 on his second try while Erm (15-11) and Tilga (15-1) finished second and third, respectively.\n\nA pair of Lady Bulldog pole vaulters posted matching marks for fifth and sixth place. Freshman Gracie Jauch and sophomore Courtney Long each cleared 12-3.50 (Jauch on her first attempt and Long on her second) in the 17-woman field.\n\nKyle Garland and Erm began their in-season training for the heptathlon in the 60m hurdle prelims. Garland was 10th with an 8.07 while Erm, who is the two-time defending SEC heptathlon champion, improved his personal record to 8.08, which betters his No. 10 spot in the school record books.\n\nJunior transfer Nina Schultz also clocked an 8.72 in the 60m hurdle prelim. This marked her first action after redshirting in 2019 and earning two national runner-up finishes in the multi-events for Kansas State in 2017-18.\n\nIn the 3000m races, redshirt freshman Sam Bowers was the top collegiate finisher (third overall) after running a time of 8:29.32 and true freshman Chase Condra was fourth with an 8:32.23. On the women’s side, freshman Ellie Hall was the second collegiate finisher (third overall) after completing her laps in 10:02.19 while senior Tiffany Yue finished one spot behind with a 10:04.10.\n\nResults and a recap from the Orange & Purple Elite meet will also be found at georgiadogs.com. News and updates from Georgia’s track and field and cross country teams are always located on Twitter/Instagram at @UGATrack.\n\nBulldog Winners Name Event Mark/Time Jasmine Moore W. Long Jump 20 feet, 11 ¾ inches (No. 9 in UGA history) Darius Carbin M. High Jump 7-4.25 Amber Tanner W. 600m 1:29.79 *Imani Carothers W. 60mH 8.25 (No. 5 in UGA history) *Sam Bowers M. 3000m 8:29.32 A. Minor, V. Powell W. 4x400m relay 3:41.26 (No. 9 in UGA history) S. Lester, A. Tanner E. Godwin, J. Erm M. 4x400m relay 3:11.42 C. Cavanaugh, M. Boling Haze Farmer M. Pole Vault 16-6.75 Shelby Tyler W. High Jump 5-11.50 *top collegiate finish, third overall", "There is a ton of college football bowl action today. Things kick-off with the Outback Bowl in Tampa. Then, the Vrbo Citrus Bowl in Orlando. All eyes then shift to the west coast for the 131st Tournament of Roses. Finally, the Allstate Sugar Bowl kick-off at 7:40 PM CT from the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans.\n\nHere is where to watch it all.", "One of the two passengers was taken to Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital after a car rolled over Tuesday afternoon in Woodstock, a Woodstock fire official said Tuesday night.\n\nIt’s unclear how the car steered off the road in the 4900 block of Route 47 into an open cornfield, Woodstock Fire Capt. Brendan Parker said, but he believes it was caused by snow drifts blowing across the road."], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "The Trump Winery in Virginia retained its undocumented workers until the end of the harvest in order to protect the wine despite knowing about their immigration status, a lawyer advising one of the laborers let go has claimed.\n\nAnibal Romero, an immigration lawyer who has represented many former workers at Trump Organization properties, made the allegation to The New York Times after a number of undocumented laborers were fired this week from the winery.\n\nRomero noted that Univision reported back in May the existence of undocumented Hispanic migrant workers at the Trump Winery, including some who had been there for years, and that their fake documents were never checked.\n\n\"Getting rid of them at that point could have caused problems for the wine,\" Romero told The New York Times, adding that he believes the vineyard management waited until the harvest season was complete to let the workers go.\n\nThe Trump Winery is a 1,300-acre estate in Virginia with a large 45-room hotel named Albemarle Estate with 10 guest rooms, and a 227-acre vineyard that produces 40,000 cases of wine a year.\n\nNewsweek asked both The Trump Organization and Romero for comment by email and will update this story if any is provided.\n\nThe winery is not the only Trump property found using undocumented workers despite its owner President Donald Trump's hardline stance on the issue. The president campaigned to kick undocumented migrants out of the U.S. and is building a fence along the southern border.\n\nIn July, a group of 21 former Trump Organization workers who staffed his golf clubs and were facing deportation sought a meeting with the president, urging him in an open letter to \"do the right thing.\"\n\n\"We are modest people who represent the dreams of the 11 million undocumented men, women and children who live and work in this country,\" the group wrote. \"We love America and want to talk to you about helping to give us a chance to become legal.\"\n\nThey wrote that the Trump family and their associates know them and \"will recall how hard we worked for you, your family and your golf clubs.\"\n\n\"You know we are hard workers and that we are not criminals or seeking a free ride in America,\" the letter read. \"We believe you have a heart and will do the right thing to find a home for us here in America so that we can step out of the shadows and not deport us and our friends and family.\"\n\nThis article was updated with more information on the Albemarle Estate hotel.", "pos": ["Anibal Romero, an immigration lawyer who has represented a number of former Trump workers and is advising one of those fired from Trump Winery this week, said the pool of undocumented laborers at Trump properties has always been an open secret.\n\n“He’s benefited from undocumented labor for a very long time,” Mr. Romero said.\n\nA year ago, a New York Times story featured undocumented workers who served at Mr. Trump’s properties and had interactions with Mr. Trump himself. That article has since led to others from The Times, Univision and The Washington Post, which first reported on Tuesday the latest round of firings at Trump Winery.\n\nMr. Romero said he believed the Trump Organization thought it could get away with continuing to hire undocumented laborers, who feared repercussions that could disrupt their lives or livelihoods even though some had worked at Trump properties for a decade. But he said that since the Times story last year, more have emerged, empowered to speak. He now represents about 40 undocumented people who have worked at Trump properties.\n\n“These workers have been there for many years,” Mr. Romero said. “It’s sad to hear about their firing. But many of them have been able to move on and get better paying jobs. At first when you hear about them, you feel bad. But then you realize that maybe it wasn’t the best environment to work in.”\n\nIn an audio recording from one of the firings this week at Trump Winery, a manager told a worker named Omar Miranda that the company had completed a review of immigration paperwork and found that his “did not seem genuine or was insufficient.”"], "neg": ["Acquisition includes a potentially transformative immuno-oncology diagnostic test for the selection of therapy for cancer patients\n\nData presented at SITC 2019 demonstrated performance surpassing current predictive companion diagnostic tests\n\nIncludes a pharma trial lab compliant with 21 C.F.R. Parts 820 and 11\n\nIRVINE, Calif., Jan. 10, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OncoCyte Corporation (NYSE American: OCX), a molecular diagnostics company with a mission to provide actionable answers at critical decision points across the lung cancer care continuum, today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire, through a subsidiary, all of the outstanding capital stock of privately-held Insight Genetics, Inc. (IG), which has a history of impactful discoveries in the areas of lung and breast cancer.\n\nOncoCyte entered into the agreement to access IG’s technology and pharma service offerings. IG has a rich menu of relevant targeted therapeutic panels including two emerging therapeutic targets, RET and NTRK. IG’s lead test is the “Immune Modulation” (IM Score), a gene expression test that measures the state of the immune system in biopsies from cancer patients to identify patients more likely to respond to PD-1/PD-L1 immunotherapies. Data presented at the 2019 Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC) Annual Meeting showed a strong association of the IM score with response to PD-1/PD-L1 targeted immunotherapy in lung cancer. Importantly, the IM Score test was superior to two currently marketed predictive companion diagnostic tests for immunotherapy selection, PD-1/PD-L1 IHC staining and tumor mutational burden (TMB). IG’s lab has capacity to support clinical trials or assay design across a cadre of currently available commercial platforms to develop companion diagnostics and has successfully completed audits by major pharmaceutical and diagnostic companies. IG has performed assay development and clinical testing for leading pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies.\n\nIG has achieved ISO 9001 certification, and it has a CLIA certified and College of American Pathology accredited lab that performs and develops proprietary cancer tests. IG’s initial work identified and patented an ALK PCR translocation assay licensed by Qiagen. Its second initiative focused on Triple Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC), where IG developed a unique classifier that identifies six subtypes of TNBC, many of which have been demonstrated to have potential companion diagnostic applications to help women manage this deadly form of cancer.\n\n“The addition of the Insight Genetics IM Score Test expands the decision points that OncoCyte’s proprietary portfolio of tests addresses along the lung cancer continuum of care. To our knowledge this test is uniquely differentiated in that it characterizes immune response in cancer tissue in the context of characteristics of surrounding tissue. Combined with DetermaRx™ (previously the Razor treatment stratification test), we now have proprietary tests that help manage key decision points in both early and more advanced lung cancer, ” said Dr. Doug Ross, Consulting Chief Medical Officer of OncoCyte.\n\nThe principal investigator of IG’s study, Dr. Gregory Vidal M.D, Ph.D., Lead of the Breast Cancer Research program at the West Cancer Center and Research Institute and Assistant Professor of Hematology/Oncology at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center added, “Identifying which patients will benefit most from immunotherapy remains an outstanding question for oncologists. The data presented by the Insight Genetics team at SITC is incredibly promising, and the oncology community is looking forward to seeing the impact the IM score test can have on a broader patient population. I believe it has the potential to improve patient outcomes and streamline the development of new therapies.”\n\nPadma Sundar, SVP Marketing and Market Access added, “According to a recent JAMA publication, close to 750,000 patients are eligible for immunotherapy treatment, representing a $2.2 billion total addressable market. The eligible patient population is anticipated to increase as immunotherapies are approved for the early stage adjuvant setting. In addition, there are close to 3,000 PD-1/PD-L1 ongoing clinical trials that are expected to recruit over 500,000 patients representing a large pharma services opportunity.”\n\nAl Parker, Chief Operating Officer of OncoCyte further commented, ”We believe the combination of assets contemplated in this transaction will create enhanced value for our stakeholders and shareholders and advances our mission to provide actionable answers at critical and underserved decision points in lung cancer.”\n\nAbout the Proposed Merger and Principal Transaction Terms\n\nUpon closing, OncoCyte will deliver closing consideration of approximately $12 million, consisting of $7 million in cash and $5 million of OncoCyte common shares, less deductions for transaction expenses and other liabilities.\n\nThe merger agreement provides for OncoCyte to pay a 10-year revenue share of not more than 10% of net collected revenues for current IG pharma service offerings and a tiered revenue share percentage of net collected revenues through the end of the lifecycle if certain new cancer tests are developed using IG technology. OncoCyte may pay contingent consideration of up to $6 million, in any combination of cash or OncoCyte common shares if certain milestones are achieved.\n\nThe closing of the merger with IG is subject to a number of conditions, including approval of the merger by IG’s stockholders. OncoCyte will issue the shares in a private placement and has agreed to register the shares for resale. Additional information regarding the terms of the transaction will be provided in OncoCyte’s Current Report on Form 8-K expected to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 10, 2020.\n\nConference Call Information:\n\nOncoCyte management will host a conference call and webcast today, January 10, 2020, at 4:30 p.m. ET. To access the call and webcast, please use the information below:\n\nDial in (US): 877-407-9716\n\nDial-in (International): 201-493-6779\n\nWebcast: http://public.viavid.com/index.php?id=137640\n\nAbout Insight Genetics\n\nInsight Genetics is dedicated to improving the lives of cancer patients through advanced molecular diagnostics that enable precision cancer care. The company specializes in the discovery, development and commercialization of molecular diagnostics that detect specific cancer biomarkers in triple negative breast cancer and lung cancer to assist in guiding the effective diagnosis, treatment and monitoring of cancer. Insight Genetics partners with leading academic researchers, pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, clinical reference laboratories, and IVD kit manufacturers to create new standards of care for cancer patients worldwide.\n\nAbout OncoCyte Corporation\n\nOncoCyte is a molecular diagnostics company whose mission is to provide actionable answers at critical decision points across the lung cancer care continuum, with the goal of improving patient outcomes by accelerating and optimizing diagnosis and treatment. The company is currently preparing to launch a treatment stratification test that enables the identification of early-stage lung cancer patients at high risk for recurrence, allowing them to be treated when their cancer may be more responsive to adjuvant chemotherapy. DetermaDx, the company’s liquid biopsy test in development, utilizes a proprietary immune system interrogation approach to clarify if a patients’ lung nodules are benign, which may enable them to avoid potentially risky invasive diagnostic procedures.\n\nOncoCyte Forward Looking Statements\n\nOncoCyte cautions you that this press release contains forward-looking statements concerning, but not limited to, the acquisition of IG and the effects of the merger. The proposed merger described in this press release has not yet closed. All statements that are not historical facts (including, but not limited to statements that contain words such as “will,” “likely,” “may,” “believes,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “expects,” “estimates,” “intends,” “seeks,” “designs,” “develops,” “would,” “future,” “can,” “could,” “project,” “potential,” and similar expressions) are forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to changes in the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to (i) failure to realize the anticipated benefits of the acquisition, (ii) unexpected expenditures or assumed liabilities that may be incurred as a result of the acquisition, (iii) unanticipated difficulties in conforming business practices, including accounting policies, procedures, internal controls, and financial records of IG with OncoCyte, (iv) inability to accurately forecast the performance of IG resulting in unforeseen adverse effects on OncoCyte’s operating results, (v) failure to satisfy the conditions to the completion of the acquisition on the anticipated schedule, or at all, (vi) synergies between IG and OncoCyte being estimates which may be materially different from actual results, (vii) failure to retain or integrate IG personnel, (viii) greater than estimated allocations of company resources to develop and commercialize IG technologies, or (ix) failure to maintain any laboratory accreditation or certification. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, risks inherent in the development and commercialization of potential diagnostic tests or products, uncertainty in the results of clinical trials, changes to regulatory requirements, the need and ability to obtain future capital, protection of trade secrets and maintenance of other intellectual property rights, and the need to obtain third party reimbursement for patients’ use of any diagnostic tests we commercialize. Actual results may differ materially from the results anticipated in these forward-looking statements and accordingly such statements should be evaluated together with the many uncertainties that affect the business of OncoCyte, particularly those mentioned in the “Risk Factors” and other cautionary statements found in OncoCyte’s Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) filings, which are available on the SEC’s website. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date on which they were made. OncoCyte undertakes no obligation to update such statements to reflect events that occur or circumstances that exist after the date on which they were made, except as required by law.\n\nInvestor Contacts\n\nBob Yedid\n\nLifeSci Advisors, LLC\n\n646-597-6989\n\nbob@lifesciadvisors.com\n\nMedia Contact\n\nCait Williamson, Ph.D.\n\nLifeSci Public Relations, LLC\n\n646-751-4366\n\ncait@lifescicomms.com", "news, story, article\n\nBy Edward Williams, GNA\n\nHohoe (V/R), Jan. 01, GNA - Churches in Hohoe including Charismatic, Orthodox and Interdenominational churches have held 31st December all night church services to usher in the New Year, 2020.\n\nMost churches were filled to capacity with congregants clad in all white or with a touch of white attires.\n\nThe watch night services were characterized by prayers, praises and worship, testimonies, and adoration to God for a successful 2019 and a better 2020.\n\nAt about 1900 hours, sounds and sparkles from explosives could be heard and seen in the streets and street corners, and churches.\n\nPastor Benjamin Acquaye, Head of Hope Temple of the International Central Gospel Church (ICGC), in a sermon asked Christians to be full of hope and not to rule themselves out in 2020 because of circumstances they endured in 2019.\n\n\"Let me prophesy in your life that before the first quarter of 2020, you will prevail in your finances, businesses and education. You never thought it will happen but I declare over your head that Jehovah will meet you at the point of your needs.\"\n\nApostle Dr. Ernest Adulai, the Senior Pastor of the Revival Assemblies of God Church, said any Christian that had the belief that they were destined for greatness and success would surely achieve them since nothing including death could stop them.\n\n\"As we start another decade, I want to tell you that special things happen in the beginning of decades. I declare 2020 will be your year full of blessings,\" he said.\n\nApostle Dr. Adulai called on the youth to live worthy lives and eschew all forms of social vices such as stealing.\n\nPrayers were said for Ghana, the Presidency, Ministers of State, Institutions, and the citizenry.\n\nAt the stroke of midnight January 1, 2020, people shouted and bells rang with fireworks to announce the break of a new dawn as congregants were heard wishing one another \"fe yeye na mì\" (Happy New Year).\n\nKiki's Court, Obama Gardens, Malaysia Pub and Ghana @ 50, major drinking spots in the town were almost empty as managers of Kiki's Court shut services with the hope that the morning of the day would be 'better'.\n\nThere was police patrol in town while officers were stationed at some churches with most busy streets blocked to manage motor and vehicular traffic.\n\nGNA", "(MENAFN- The Peninsula) Doha: There is chance for rain in some parts of the country on Sunday, Qatar Meteorology Department (QMD) said in its weather report. This could also bring down the temperature in the evening.\n\nAt the same time, temperature is expected to go up on Saturday with maximum temperature in Doha likely to reach 30 degree Celsius.\n\nA shift in wind direction to southeasterly-southwesterly is likely on Saturday, January 4, 2020, causing moderate to fresh wind to become strong at times and could blow dust in some areas of the country, QMD added in its weather report.\n\nWeather charts indicate a state of atmospheric instability on Sunday, January 5, 2020, due to extension of a low pressure system over the region as clouds are expected to increase gradually with a chance of scattered rain, may become thundery at times, until the beginning of Monday, January 6, 2020.\n\nNorthwesterly, moderate to fresh, wind is expected to affect the country again from Sunday evening becoming strong at times in some areas, causing a noticeable drop in temperature with minimum ranging between 10 to 17 degree Celsius and high waves exceeding 7 feet at times.\n\nQMD urged public to avoid marine activities from Saturday evening until Tuesday as well as to follow latest updates through official social media accounts.", "Bangkok, 27 December, 2019 – Thailand welcomed its 39th millionth tourist to the Kingdom today, a record high for the country that surpassed last week’s most recent record of 38.26 million arrivals.\n\nMrs. Anna Pavlovskaya, travelling from Moscow, Russia, with her family, arrived on Thai Airways International (THAI) flight TG975 at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi International Airport on 27 December to a VIP welcoming committee that included Minister of Tourism and Sports, H.E. Mr. Pipat Ratchakitprakan.\n\n“We are gathered here today to celebrate another arrival milestone for Thailand as we are both proud and grateful for this achievement. It shows that the entire Thai tourism industry remains committed to promoting quality tourism, to bring a better quality of life to all Thai people and continue to promote responsible tourism that both preserves Thailand’s tourism assets and generates revenue for the country,” H.E. Mr. Pipat, said.\n\nAfter clearing immigration, she was invited to the latest welcome ceremony and was greeted by senior officials and VIPs from Thailand’s tourism industry, including the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), Suvarnabhumi Airport, Immigration Bureau and Thai Airways International (THAI).\n\nMr. Tanes Petsuwan, TAT Deputy Governor for Marketing Communications, said, “The new record of 39 million arrivals to Thailand shows that the TAT’s focus of promoting unexpected experiences in Thailand’s secondary destinations is paying off and attracting more visitors. This is also in line with the government’s direction to spread income to all levels of society while at the same time promoting responsible tourism.”\n\nA ‘Luckiest Visitor’ jacket was presented to Mrs. Pavlovskaya in addition to a certificate, round-trip tickets for two between her country of residence and Thailand valid for one year, and a voucher for five nights’ accommodation at a four or five-star hotel in Thailand.\n\nShe also received gifts and souvenirs from representatives from Suvarnabhumi Airport, the Thai Tourist Police, and Immigration Department before being whisked away to their hotel in town in an exclusive airport limousine provided by THAI.\n\nMrs. Srisuda Wanapinyosak, TAT Deputy Governor for International Marketing – Europe, Africa, Middle East and Americas, added, “We are confident that Thailand will achieve our international tourism target of 39.77 million arrivals, which represents a 4% year-on-year increase. These will generate 1.96 trillion Baht revenue, also a 4% growth. Meanwhile, domestic tourism will reach 167 million trips, a 1% growth, and distribute 1.10 trillion Baht revenue. This means tourism will help inject 3.06 trillion Baht to the Thai economy this year.”", "Posted By TheNewsCommenter: From News.yahoo.com: “Mexico arrests seven suspects in Mormon family massacre”. Below is an excerpt from the article.\n\nMexico City (AFP) - Mexican authorities have arrested seven suspects in connection with last month's massacre of nine Mormon women and children in the country's north, the attorney general's office said.\n\nA local police chief suspected of links to organized crime was among those taken into custody, according to local media.\n\nThe victims -- six of them children -- had dual US-Mexican nationality and were shot dead on a rural road in a lawless region known for turf wars between drug cartels fighting over lucrative trafficking routes to the United States.\n\nInvestigators believe the cartel mistook the families for members of a rival gang, but some relatives reject that theory, saying they were deliberately targeted.\n\nThe prosecutor's office said in a statement Monday that three suspects were arrested on December 26 for \"probable responsibility\" in organized crime. The charges against the other four, arrested earlier, were not specified.\n\nRead more..."], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "Galindo said he, Ramirez and Juana, were having a good time in the kitchen, when he stepped out briefly to take his dog into the living room. Galindo said that’s when he suddenly heard gunshots.\n\n\"It felt like I was being hit by the bullets,” Galindo said. “I can't explain how I felt in the moment because my instinct was to run out.\"\n\nGalindo said he ran outside and asked a neighbor to call police and saw his friend, Ramirez, lying by the kitchen stove when police arrived.\n\n\"Could you imagine how it would feel to see your friend dead? Knowing that you were supposed to have a good new year and then something like this happens without expecting it? No one could've imagined it,” he said.\n\nAccording to police, Juana fled the scene shortly after. Juana was charged with first-degree murder and tampering with evidence.\n\nNo arrests have been made yet. This is Roswell’s ninth homicide of 2019 within city limits.\n\nAnyone with information about Juana’s whereabouts is asked to call the Roswell Police Department at (575) 624-6770.", "pos": ["ROSWELL, N.M. (KRQE) – The Roswell Police Department is seeking the public’s help to find a murder suspect. They are searching for 32-year-old Eleuterio Andres Juana who is accused of shooting 50-year-old Jaime Ramirez inside a home on New Year’s Eve.\n\nAccording to RPD, a 911 call about the shooting came in around 6:20 p.m. Tuesday. When officers arrived at the scene, they found Ramirez lying on the kitchen floor. He had been shot multiple times and was pronounced deceased at the scene.\n\n“The investigation determined multiple people had been at the house visiting and drinking just prior to the shooting. Juana and Ramirez were in the kitchen talking before Juana allegedly shot Ramirez. Juana then fled the scene,” said Todd Wildermuth, public information officer for the Roswell Police Department.\n\nJuana is charged with first-degree murder and tampering with evidence.\n\nAnyone with information regarding the whereabouts of Eleuterio Andres Juana is asked to call the Roswell Police Department at (575) 624-6770 or Chaves County Crime Stoppers at 1-888-594-TIPS(8477)."], "neg": ["The evacuation centre at Batemans Bay was hosting a stream of visitors on Thursday, some signing up and seeking advice while several people had set up tents on the nearby football oval.\n\nThe Herald spoke to a range of visitors anxious to leave, given advice by the RFS to exit the South Coast.\n\n\"We're undertaking the largest relocation of people out of the region in history, right now,\" said Andrew Constance, the local MP and Transport Minister.\n\n\"We need people to listen, respond, and get out,\" he told the Herald from the evacuation centre.", "Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window)\n\nClick to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)\n\nClick to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n\nClick to email this to a friend (Opens in new window)\n\nClick to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)\n\nClick to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n\nLady Gaga got a midnight kiss from a mystery man.\n\nThe “Shallow” singer, 33, was spotted kissing a man who wasn’t Dan Horton on New Year’s Eve in Las Vegas following her residency performance. Wearing a sequined gown, Gaga and her new beau passionately made out as confetti fell around them.\n\nThe casanova’s name is Michael, TMZ reported Wednesday. No other information about the “A Star Is Born” actress’ suitor is known.\n\nA rep for Lady Gaga didn’t immediately return Page Six’s request for comment.\n\nOver the summer, the pop star was spotted making out with audio engineer Horton after she had split from fiancé Christian Carino.", "Tagging 2020 as the ‘year of Revival and New Glory, Olukoya urged Nigerians to pray because the year would be messy and confusing.\n\nRead Also: Pastor Tackles MFM’s Olukoya Over Christmas ‘Unbiblical’ Comment\n\nHere are the prophecies below:\n\n”1. 2020 is a year where disobedience to God would yield terrible result that no deliverance can reverse.\n\n2. More than any other year the enemy plans to bring the dog spirit (strange sexual perversions).\n\n3. Year where round the clock prayers are needed against national restlessness.\n\n4. This year impatience would lure many Into strange marriages.\n\n5. A year not only to take back what the enemy has stolen but for you to occupy new territories.\n\n6. Hot prayers are required in 2020.\n\n7. This year would be messy and confusing.\n\n8. Year when some many leaders would be shifted away.\n\n9. A year where all things many have planted and watered in the past years would now begin to produce fruits.\n\n10. Year where many who have endured season of darkness and delay would sing their song and dance their dance.\n\n11. Year of returns of long time prodigals.\n\nALSO READ: Oluwo of Iwo announces separation from his wife, Chanel Chin\n\n12. Year we must return to our accient landmark ( holiness and righteousness.\n\n13. Year of perfection for vision.\n\n14. Year of positive and negative harvest.\n\n15. Extra ordinary and sacrificial giving would yield powerful result this year.\n\n16. 2020 would be an up and down year.\n\n17. Year that the Lord shall tear in pieces kingdom of those boasting against him.\n\n18. Season where that which that has delayed the blessing of God’s children shall be dashed to pieces.\n\n19. Resurrection power would bring back dry bones.\n\n20. The lord would bring fresh start for a lot of people.\n\n21. The lord would bring fresh start for a lot of people.\n\n22. Year for rewriting negative family history.\n\n23. Year of aggressive prayers against voices from foundation.\n\n24. Year of unbelievable answers to prayers.\n\n25. Year of it can only be God testimonies.\n\n26. Year where many captives would divorce their chains.\n\n27. Year for consistently deploying the blood of Jesus.\n\n28. Year when the Lord shall dash to pieces kingdom of evil rulers.\n\n29. Many families shall climb to a new height of victory.\n\n30. Year when sins must be more sensitive to heaven frequencies.\n\n31. Food supplies from the kingdom of herod shall be cut off.”", "Tanned and relaxed after a week in Mustique, Boris Johnson returns to the office this week as the most powerful Tory prime minister since Margaret Thatcher.\n\nWith Labour’s electoral coalition fractured perhaps beyond repair, Mr Johnson will believe he now has a decade at his disposal to reboot Britain - a job that begins with his renegotiation of the UK’s relationship with the European Union.\n\nThe outcome of this negotiation, the first phase of which is currently set to be completed by Dec 31 2020, will lay the political and economic foundations for what comes next, and yet it is still remarkably unclear how Mr Johnson intends to handle the process.\n\nIf he gets Brexit wrong, it could prove a permanent...", "Trump Makes New Year's Resolution To Continue Being As Great As He Always Is\n\nWASHINGTON, D.C.—President Trump has announced his New Year's resolution: to continue to be as great as he always is.\n\n“This is an extremely important resolution because this country depends on my superior presidenting,” Trump explained in a press conference. “If I am anything less than the superb excellence I always am, millions could die.”\n\nTrump says he knows his resolution will be controversial since, by his understanding, he was impeached in 2019 for being “too awesome a president,” but Trump vows to continue to be that awesome in 2020, even if it leads to a second impeachment. “I just love the country too much to be anything less than as great as I always am.”\n\nTo help with this resolution, Trump plans to read some self-maintaining books to help continue to be as good as he is. He does not plan to read any self-improvement books, though, since being any better than he already is “is not humanly possible.”"], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "Tom Brady Uses Protection Stones, And Other Top 'Talkers' Of 2019That time the six-time Super Bowl champion revealed that his supermodel wife has him use protection stones...\n\nBoston's Favorite Spots For Inexpensive Italian FoodLooking to satisfy your appetite for Italian fare without breaking the bank?\n\nBoston's Best Day SpasIf you are looking for some pampering and relaxation, maybe a day spa in the place for you. Here are the top rated spots in Boston.\n\nTo Do List: Holiday Pops, Harlem Globetrotters & Outdoor SkatingThe kids are just about on Christmas break and you’ll be looking for ideas to get everybody out of the house and moving.\n\nSmall Bites: Where To Celebrate National Cupcake Day In BostonCupcakes are having a moment, and with good reason. Here are some of the best in Boston.\n\nWeekend To Do List: Ski Chalet In The City, Holiday Market, Tea Party ReenactmentWant to cozy up by the fire of an après ski chalet – in the city? It's just one option on this weekend's To Do List.", "pos": ["HANSON, MASS. (WHDH) - Emergency crews braved frigid conditions Tuesday night while rescuing two men from a Hanson pond.\n\nCrews responding to reports of people yelling near the water on Maquan Pond around 10:30 p.m. found two men abut 100 yards offshore clinging to a capsized boat, according to a release issued by the Hanson Fire Department.\n\nFirefighters in survival suits used an ice sled to get the men to safety.\n\nThey were in the water for an unknown amount of time and were transported to South Shore Hospital for exposure.\n\n(Copyright (c) 2019 Sunbeam Television. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)"], "neg": ["For Subscribers Hampton Beach Ocean Wok: Founder Matthew Fan to revive restaurant\n\nOcean Wok founder Matthew Fan is returning to take over the restaurant which he says went downhill after he left.", "WEYMOUTH - Oh, baby! It’s a boy.\n\nThe first South Shore baby of 2020 was born at 1:26 a.m. at South Shore Hospital. The hospital says Baby New Year weighs 7 pounds, 8 ounces and he is 19¾ inches long.\n\nThe family declined to be interviewed. Mother and son are resting comfortably.\n\nUNICEF, the United Nations children's agency, estimates that 400,000 babies will be born on New Year's Day. In the United States, 10,452 babies wereexpected on Jan. 1.\n\nIn Boston, Dominick was born at exactly midnight at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, making him the city’s first birth of 2020.", "(MENAFN- The Peninsula) Doha: There is chance for rain in some parts of the country on Sunday, Qatar Meteorology Department (QMD) said in its weather report. This could also bring down the temperature in the evening.\n\nAt the same time, temperature is expected to go up on Saturday with maximum temperature in Doha likely to reach 30 degree Celsius.\n\nA shift in wind direction to southeasterly-southwesterly is likely on Saturday, January 4, 2020, causing moderate to fresh wind to become strong at times and could blow dust in some areas of the country, QMD added in its weather report.\n\nWeather charts indicate a state of atmospheric instability on Sunday, January 5, 2020, due to extension of a low pressure system over the region as clouds are expected to increase gradually with a chance of scattered rain, may become thundery at times, until the beginning of Monday, January 6, 2020.\n\nNorthwesterly, moderate to fresh, wind is expected to affect the country again from Sunday evening becoming strong at times in some areas, causing a noticeable drop in temperature with minimum ranging between 10 to 17 degree Celsius and high waves exceeding 7 feet at times.\n\nQMD urged public to avoid marine activities from Saturday evening until Tuesday as well as to follow latest updates through official social media accounts.", "The Oyo State police command has opined that Alhaji Fatai Yusuf popularly known as Oko Oloyun was possibly killed because of a fraud he detected in his Lagos office.\n\nThis was made known to newsmen on Friday by the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, SP Olugbenga Fadeyi.\n\nAlso Read: Oko Oloyun, Popular Trado-Medical Expert, Shot Dead\n\nThe police spokesman stated that the detection of fraud by the trado-medical expert was possibly responsible for the fire incident in the office during which some account records were destroyed.\n\nGoing further, the police spokesman revealed that some of his staff and two police escorts are being questioned by a team of detectives from the homicide section of State Criminal Investigation Department, Iyaganku, Ibadan, with a view of finding and apprehending the fleeing suspects, who committed the heinous act.", "Meal time at Alynn Casgrain's home requires some co-ordination.\n\nWhile her 11-month-old twin boys, Sam and Jake, wait patiently in their high chairs, four-year-old big sister Noelle cuts the vegetables for a pizza the whole family will soon be eating.\n\nCasgrain and her husband, David Upper, believe their children should eat the same things they eat. That's because the Toronto mom was surprised by the added sugars she found in products designed for infants and toddlers.\n\n\"Those yogurt drinks were shocking. Low fat, all sugar,\" said Casgrain.\n\nA recent study published in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics backs that up. It found that nearly 61 per cent of infants (6-11 months) and 98 per cent of toddlers (12-23 months) consumed added sugars as part of an average daily diet.\n\nThe added sugars were mainly found in flavoured yogurts and fruit drinks.\n\n\"We wanted to understand what the consumption of added sugars were among infants and toddlers. It's a group that's not very well studied, so we wanted to add to the research base,\" said lead investigator Kirsten Herrick, with the U.S. National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, Md.\n\nNutrition experts warn us to try to limit our intake of added sugars, but they are everywhere: in breakfast cereals, baked goods, even yogurt and pasta sauces. (Jonathan Hayward/Canadian Press)\n\nHerrick's team analyzed data from 1,211 young children. They found that infants consumed about one teaspoon of added sugars daily; toddlers consumed about six teaspoons.\n\nExperts, including the World Health Organization, say children should consume no more than six teaspoons of added sugar daily — an amount equal to about 25 grams.\n\n\"What was surprising was how early added sugar consumption started and how quickly it increased,'' she said.\n\n'Kids eat like we do'\n\nHerrick describes added sugars as an extra amount of sweetener that's added to any food product. It could be table sugar, honey, maple syrup or fruit concentrate. And it's \"everywhere in the food system,\" she said, from fruit drinks and baked goods, to yogurts.\n\nJess Haines, an associate professor of applied nutrition at the University of Guelph, isn't surprised by the findings.\n\n\"Kids eat like we do. And adults, both in the U.S and Canada, we eat a fair bit of sugar,\" she said.\n\nHaines said the university came to similar conclusions in its long-term Guelph Family Health Study, where researchers looked at various routines of children between 18 months and five years of age. When it came to diet, it found that 54 per cent of them exceeded the six teaspoons of sugar per day.\n\nJess Haines is an associate professor of applied nutrition at the University of Guelph. (Craig Chivers/CBC)\n\nHaines says that all this added sugar can have long-term health effects, starting with cavities.\n\n\"We also see that when kids have higher intakes of sugar that's sustained over their lifetime, we can see an increased risk for cardiovascular disease, Type 2 diabetes later in life.\"\n\nAs a parent herself, Haines understands that many babies and toddlers can be picky eaters. She also knows the time constraints many mothers and fathers face during the day, so she tries to recommend solutions that involve re-imagining what a snack can look like.\n\n\"Think of snacks, really, as mini-meals. Why not take some of the foods that you've had for either breakfast or lunch, make it smaller and they can have a snack like that during the day,\" she said.\n\nAlynn Casgrain agrees. She and her husband try to control the added sugar intake of their children, particularly at home, by making much of their food from scratch.\n\nCasgrain hopes this will lay the groundwork for healthy eating decisions later in life — but she knows it won't be easy.\n\n\"You have to be realistic about the fact that wherever they go, whether they're going to see friends or grandparents or when they get older and make their own decisions, there's going to be sweet stuff in front of them.\""], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "Infowars host used his show to promote the theory that the shooting, which killed 20 children and six educators, was a hoax\n\nA Texas judge ordered conspiracy theorist Alex Jones to pay $100,000 (£76,000) in another court setback over the Infowars host using his show to promote falsehoods that the 2012 Sandy Hook school massacre was a hoax.\n\nJones is being sued for defamation in Austin, Texas, by the parents of a 6-year-old who was among the 26 people killed in the Newtown, Connecticut, attack.\n\nState district judge Scott Jenkins ruled on 20 December that Jones and his defense team “intentionally disregarded” an earlier order to provide witnesses to attorneys representing a Sandy Hook father who brought the lawsuit, Neil Heslin. Jenkins also denied Jones’ request to dismiss the lawsuit.\n\nAn attorney for Jones did not immediately comment Tuesday. Jenkins’ orders were first reported by The Daily Beast.\n\nSandy Hook father awarded $450,000 after suing conspiracy theorist Read more\n\nJones operates Infowars in Texas. He is fighting similar lawsuits in Connecticut brought by other families of Sandy Hook victims for promoting a theory that the shooting was a hoax. A 20-year-old gunman killed 20 first-graders, six educators and himself at the school, after having killed his mother at their Newtown home.\n\nThe families said they have been subjected to harassment and death threats from Jones’ followers because of the hoax conspiracy.\n\nJones has since acknowledged that the Sandy Hook killings occurred. His attorneys have defended his speech in court as “rhetorical hyperbole” and deny it was defamation.\n\nIn June, the father of 6-year-old Noah Pozner, one of the Sandy Hook victims, won a defamation lawsuit against the authors of a book that claimed the shooting never happened.", "pos": ["Conspiracy promoter and right-wing media personality Alex Jones has been ordered to pay $100,000 in court costs and legal fees stemming from a lawsuit over his claims that the 2012 Sandy Hook massacre of school children was a hoax, court records show.\n\nJones, founder of the Infowars radio show and webcast, has claimed the mainstream media and gun-control proponents conspired to fabricate the tragedy in which 20 school children and six school staff were shot dead at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, on Dec. 14, 2012.\n\nIn response, several parents of the slain 6- and 7-year-old children sued Jones and Infowars for defamation and emotional distress in Texas, where Infowars is based, and in Connecticut.\n\nIn Texas, Travis County District Court Judge Scott Jenkins on Dec. 20 ordered Jones and Infowars to pay more than $100,000 in a case brought by Neil Heslin, whose 6-year-old son, Jesse Lewis, was killed at the school. The Daily Beast first reported the rulings on Monday.\n\nRight-wing media personality Alex Jones has been ordered to pay $100,000 in a case brought by a man whose son was killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook shooting. Jones is facing several lawsuits for his claim that the 2012 massacre was a hoax pic.twitter.com/8aA4xQtwha — Reuters (@Reuters) December 31, 2019\n\nThe judge’s filings ordered Jones to pay more than $100,000 for failing to provide discovery, or evidence owed to the opposing side, and for filing a frivolous request to dismiss the case. In October, the same judge ordered Jones to pay another $25,875 for failing to respond to a previous discovery order.\n\nJones’ attorney, Wade Jefferies, said the lawsuit should be dismissed on freedom of speech grounds and said he would appeal the judge’s decision not to dismiss it. He also said the legal payments ordered by the judge were excessive.\n\n“As to the actual amounts of attorney’s fees awarded, in my opinion, and every lawyer with knowledge of the case I have talked to agrees, the attorney’s fee awards are excessive,” Jefferies said in an email.\n\nThe Sandy Hook tragedy rocked the United States when a 20-year-old man shot and killed his mother at home and then went on a rampage at the school, also killing himself.\n\nJones began promoting the fiction that the event was staged. After conducting what he called “deep research,” Jones said in 2014 “the whole thing was fake.”\n\nHowever, in a deposition linked to one of the suits, Jones later conceded that “children died and it’s a tragedy,” while also denying he had wronged the parents of the slain children.\n\nMark Bankston, an attorney representing Heslin and three other Sandy Hook parents, said Jones has “put a middle finger up to the court.”\n\n“Hopefully these orders will have the effect of telling him there’s severe consequences for this,” Bankston said."], "neg": ["Q. At present, super top-up policies are available with ₹20 lakh as the highest cover. Is it permitted for an individual to take two separate policies with two different service providers and submit claims on both, should medical expenses exceed ₹20 lakh?\n\nN. KRISHNAMOORTHY\n\nA. A super top-up policy comes into play once the sum insured (SI) under your basic policy for an entire policy year is exhausted. To begin with, you would have structured your super top-up policy threshold limit to match the SI under your basic policy.\n\nYou are exploring a need for a higher coverage than both these put together. If you take two super top-up policies from two different insurers, you may be able to claim under both the policies, but payment will be received only proportionately from each policy depending on the threshold and the SI of each. The limiting factor is that this is an indemnity policy and you can only make claims against bills.\n\nAn alternative could be the following, and this is hypothetical. In addition to looking at the maximum SI under your second super top-up policy, try for a threshold limit matching the combined SIs of your basic policy and the first super top-up policy. Then you can claim in sequence with higher coverage.\n\nBy the way, many companies offer higher SIs than what you mention on super top-ups and you should be able to shop around successfully.\n\nQ. I have taken a term insurance policy. I am not into technical things about choosing term insurance. It is being initiated by an agent. Please advise whether I should continue with it or switch to any other option. Now, I am in the free-look period when I can return the policy. I am in a state of confusion; please help me.\n\nPABITRA P. K.\n\nA. Please talk to your agent and get them to explain the pros and cons of a term insurance policy which is pure insurance without any investment return or survival/ maturity benefit. Because of the same reason, it is the most cost-effective life insurance.\n\nIf these benefits are not what you need, you can make use of your free-look period (usually 15 days) and terminate the policy, getting a pre-decided part of your premium refunded.\n\nAfter that process, please talk further to your agent and explore which other policy suits you best before making a final decision. This is a long-term investment and something that affects your financial planning for life, so it is worth investing in making a well-informed decision that you are confident about and can live with.\n\n(The writer is a business journalist specialising in insurance & corporate history)", "Washington [US], Jan 01 (ANI): Hours after upping the ante against Iran on Twitter, US President Donald Trump has said he is not gearing up for war with Tehran adding that he prefers peace.\n\nTrump made these remarks while speaking to media as he arrived at the grand ballroom at Mar-a-Lago for a New Year bash on Tuesday night, Russia Today reported.\n\n\"War with Iran? I don't think that would be a good idea for Iran...I like peace...I don't see that happening,\" Trump said.\n\nEarlier in the day, Trump blamed Iran for the attack on the US embassy in Baghdad and said that the Islamic Republic will have to pay a big price if any American is killed.\n\nDozens of protesters broke into the US embassy compound in Baghdad, smashed windows, set fire to outbuildings and overturned vehicles outside the US Embassy, CNN reported.\n\nThis development came after the US conducted strikes at five facilities linked to Iranian-backed Kataib Hezbollah militia in Iraq and Syria.\n\nThe US ambassador to Iraq and other staff were evacuated from the embassy.\n\nEarlier, hundreds of protesters gathered outside the embassy shortly after funerals were held for fighters of Kataib Hezbollah militia killed in Sunday night strikes that the Pentagon launched in response to a rocket attack on a Kirkuk base. (ANI)", "nope. once you establish the habit of not eating crap like ice cream and so on, it's very easy not to eat it.\n\nthe major problem a lot of people have is, they have absolutely no control over what habits they pick up. they want one thing, and their a ss wants another, and their a ss wins that fight. basically their brain is being controlled by their a ss. it's very sad.", "Sign up to FREE daily email alerts from stokesentinel - Daily Subscribe Thank you for subscribing See our privacy notice Could not subscribe, try again later Invalid Email\n\nWith all the 'new year, new me' mantras floating about for the new decade - why not take the plunge and apply for a new job?\n\nThere are hundreds of vacancies across Staffordshire, but we've plucked out 20 that almost anyone could apply for today - with little experience needed.\n\nWhether you fancy making coffee, answering the phone, or selling beauty products - you'll find a job in this list that you can apply for.\n\nIntu Potteries\n\nAnn Summers sales assistant\n\nFront of house at Ann Summers in the intu Potteries centre. Applicants need to be over 18 and flexible to work Thursday to Sunday.\n\nFor more information, click here.\n\nSecurity officer for intu\n\nCarrying out regular patrols of the car park and ensuring compliance with all internal procedures and site processes.\n\nTo apply, follow this link .\n\nMonsoon Assistant Manager\n\nMonsoon looking for an experienced Assistant Manager to join their busy Hanley Monsoon Accessorize branch.\n\nApply online here .\n\nWaiting-on staff at Burger Priest\n\nFull time and part time vacancies at one of Hanley's newest eateries with a religious theme.\n\nFor more information on the role, click here .\n\nAffinity Outlet\n\nBB’s Team Member\n\nBakers and Barista's are looking for someone to serve coffee and cake with a smile. Experience isn't essential - so perfect for a first job!\n\nView the job advert here .\n\nCharles Clinkard sales assistant\n\nThis footwear store is looking for a part time staff member for a temporary contract until February.\n\nFor more information, click here .\n\nCotton Traders sales assistant\n\nCotton Traders inside Affinity Outlet are looking for a sales assistant over the age of 18. As well as 50% discount, staff also get a clothing allowance.\n\nApply online here .\n\nEdinburgh Woollen Mill apprentice\n\nThis popular store is offering the opportunity for a candidate to work a 16 hour apprenticeship at Edinburgh Woollen Mill.\n\nFor details on how to apply, click here .\n\nSports Direct sales assistant\n\nSports Direct are looking for a sales assistant with 'fantastic customer service, commitment, enthusiasm and the flexibility to work weekends and late nights'.\n\nIf that sounds like you, click here for more information.\n\nBeauty Outlet store manager\n\nIf you're interested in makeup and are 'confident and bubbly', then this Beauty Outlet role could be for you.\n\nApply for the position here .\n\nTrespass store supervisor\n\nTrespass are on the hunt for a part time supervisor to run the store when the manager is away.\n\nFor more information, click here .\n\nAffinity Staffordshire cleaning operative\n\nGet hands on at North Staffordshire's biggest retail park, with no need for previous cleaning experience.\n\nTo learn more, click here .\n\nGAP floor manager\n\nGAP are searching for a sales and team driven floor manager to join the team in Affinity Staffordshire.\n\nView the job advert here .\n\nTalke Scents fragrance advisor\n\nThis fragrance store are looking for temporary staff for a 12 hour contract. The right candidate should have a minimum of 12 months retail/customer service experience.\n\nFor details on how to apply, click here .\n\nCosta barista\n\nIf you've got 'bags of personality' and great with customers, then Costa would love to have you on their Affinity Outlet team.\n\nTo learn more, click here .\n\nBurger King cleaner\n\nBurger King need someone to ensure that areas are 'cleaned to the highest standards at all times'. Cleaning experience is preferred but full training will be provided if necessary.\n\nFor details on how to apply, click here .\n\nBurger King crew member\n\nAs well as a cleaner, Burger King are hiring two crew members to join the team in the kitchen.\n\nTo learn more, click here .\n\nRoyal Stoke and Stafford County Hospitals\n\nApprentice Administration Support\n\nStafford County Hospital are looking for someone to join the Endoscopy team to support with admin on the busy reception desk.\n\nView the job advert here .\n\nAdministrationAssistant\n\nRoyal Stoke's Urology department are on the hunt for an administrative assistant to join the secretarial team to get their foot in the door of working in the NHS.\n\nTo apply, click here .\n\nSleep Receptionist\n\nJoin the team in the Sleep and Ventilation clinic at Royal Stoke to work on the reception, taking calls and inputting referrals.\n\nFind more information on the role here .\n\nFollow StokeonTrentLive\n\nDownload our app - You can download our free app for iPhone and iPad from Apple's App Store , or get the Android version from Google Play .\n\nFollow StokeonTrentLive on Facebook - Like our Facebook page to get the latest news in your feed and join in the lively discussions in the comments. Click here to give it a like!\n\nFollow us on Twitter - For breaking news and the latest stories, click here to follow SOTLive on Twitter .\n\nFollow us on Instagram - Featuring pictures past and present from across Stoke-on-Trent, North Staffordshire & South Cheshire - and if you tag us in your posts, we could repost your picture on our page! We also put the latest news in our Instagram Stories. Click here to follow StokeonTrentLive on Instagram .", "click to enlarge NASA / Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory / Southwest Research Institute\n\nPluto\n\nSATURN-PLUTO CONJUNCTION: GROW UP AND GET REAL\n\nThe long-awaited Saturn-Pluto conjunction in Capricorn arrives January 12. The astro-blogosphere's scare tactics trigger the fear factor, ominously hinting at international power clashes, constrictive structural and societal pressures around issues of borders and boundaries, and the powerful versus the powerless via this heavy, intense transit. Regardless of the global implications of the meeting of the cosmic timekeeper, Saturn, with raw, ruthless power-player Pluto, this transit need not inspire fear or dread if we accept that the purpose of change is to develop maturity. Growing up, getting real, and accepting personal responsibility is only scary if one has no role model for successful adulting. This month provides celestial parenting on a grand scale.\n\nMaturity means accepting reality in all its messy ambiguity and imperfection. Good parents prepare their children to face reality. The \"parents\" here are the Full Moon/Lunar Eclipse in Moon-ruled Cancer, opposite the Sun, Saturn and Mercury in Capricorn January 10. Light, symbolic of consciousness, is darkened during an eclipse. When the Moon is re-revealed, she allows us to see our truth in a new, realistic, unromanticized light. With the Sun, Saturn, Pluto, Jupiter, and the South Lunar Node all in Capricorn now, that light reveals the shouldering of adult responsibility, the acceptance of hard work and personal sacrifice in order to nurture growth, nest a domestic environment, enhance emotional security and preserve ancestral heritage and family values.\n\nThe square of the Sun to Uranus January 22 portends shakeups in the hierarchal status quo. New Moon in Aquarius January 24 with Neptune's conjunction to Venus January 26 and square to Mars January 28 reveal the genuine. Authenticity's value skyrockets. It turns out our fears are only as scary as our refusal to grow up and get real. The more we accept the unvarnished truth, the wiser we grow."], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "Happy New Year! The 2020 Rose Parade is slated to start in less than three hours. Here is what you need to know to prepare for, watch and enjoy Pasadena’s most colorful annual spectacle.\n\nTime and location\n\nThe Rose Parade rolls at 8 a.m. starting from the corner of Green Street and Orange Grove Boulevard. For most of the 5.5-mile route, the floats will travel along Colorado Boulevard, where thousands of spectators will be stationed for the best views.\n\nExpect big crowds. Nearly 800,000 people are expected to attend the Rose Parade and the Rose Bowl, both organized by the Tournament of Roses Association. Special security will be in place to protect the throngs.\n\nPublic transportation, parking and road closures\n\nThe Gold Line has several stops near the parade route: Del Mar, Memorial Park, Lake and Allen stations. Umbrellas, chairs and coolers will not be permitted on the trains. Roundtrip fare is $3.50.\n\nAdvertisement\n\nOvernight street parking begins at noon on Dec. 31, for that evening only. No parking is allowed along the route. Paid parking is available at lots and structures near the route.\n\nStarting Tuesday night, several streets in the Pasadena area will be closed. The California Department of Transportation will also close or restrict off-ramps and on-ramps of the 710, 210, 134 and 110 freeways.\n\nWeather\n\nThe day may start off chilly, so if you arrive before sunrise, you may want to bring some mittens or gloves. But temperatures are expected to reach the mid-60s by the afternoon, with skies clear and mostly sunny. Santa Ana winds on Tuesday are expected to weaken by Wednesday.\n\nCosts\n\nCurbside, it’s first-come, first-served to grab a spot to watch the parade. The die-hard fans will have camped out overnight for a front-row seat.\n\nGrandstand seating is available through Dec. 31. Tickets range from $60 to $110 and can be purchased from sharpseating.com.\n\nSafety\n\nOfficers from the Pasadena Police Department — and their canine units — will be out in full force to manage public safety during the parade.\n\nOvernight camping is only permitted on the night of Tuesday, Dec. 31.\n\nAdvertisement\n\nTents, sofas, boxes, unoccupied seats, ladders and scaffolding are not allowed along the parade route. Bonfires are strictly prohibited and considered “illegal burns,” punishable by a fine and/or jail time. Fireworks are also banned.\n\nFor up-to-date text message alerts from public safety officials, text ROSEPARADE to 888777.\n\nChannels\n\nIf you decide to skip the crowds and watch the parade from the comfort of your home, these channels will have a live broadcast beginning at 8 a.m. PST:\n\nABC-7\n\nKTLA-5\n\nNBC-4\n\nUnivision\n\nThe Hallmark Channel\n\nFunny or Die’s “Rose Parade Live With Cord & Tish,” will apparently not be streaming this year. It’s a blow for all those who love Will Ferrell and Molly Shannon’s satirical take on live parade coverage — and the reactions from Twitter users who aren’t in on the joke.\n\nGrand marshal and theme\n\nThis year, there are three Rose Parade grand marshals: Olympic gymnast Laurie Hernandez, actress Gina Torres and performer Rita Moreno.\n\nRita Moreno. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)\n\nMoreno is distinguished for being one of a handful of people who have achieved an EGOT: She has won Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony awards.\n\nThe parade’s theme this year is “The Power of Hope.”\n\nAdvertisement\n\nEnjoy the parade. Happy New Year!", "pos": ["Cuteness by the dozen in Princeton: Make way for duck eggs at Woodland Gardens Farm"], "neg": ["× New law makes Missouri corporate tax one of lowest in US\n\nJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Thousands of Missouri businesses will receive tax cuts with the new year. But because of the way the new law is written, some corporations doing business in Missouri could end up paying more.\n\nThe give-and-take tax law enacted by former Gov. Eric Greitens just hours before his May 2018 resignation is to finally take effect Wednesday with the start of the 2020 tax year. The law will cut Missouri’s corporate income tax rate from 6.25% to 4%, making it one of the lowest rates in the nation. But another provision in the law will do away with an option for calculating corporate income that could result in higher Missouri tax bills for some multi-state businesses.\n\nThe two-prong overhaul to Missouri’s corporate tax laws has made it difficult to project whether the state stands to gain or lose money, and if so ho much. Yet the state’s largest business groups believe the change will be beneficial.\n\n“Ultimately, I think what we could see is a bit of incentivizing companies to set up operations here in the state and bring employees into the state,“ said Matthew Panik, vice president of governmental affairs for the Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry. “Or if they’re already here, to of course increase their operations.”Forty-four states levy corporate income taxes, which typically account for a much smaller slice of state revenues than individual income and sales taxes. The lowest flat corporate tax rate is in North Carolina, at 2.5%.\n\nWhen figuring corporate income taxes, Missouri currently allows businesses to chose among options. One approach calculates the percentage of their total income attributable to in-state sales when figuring their Missouri income tax. Another approach lets businesses average the percentage of their total sales, payroll and property attributable to Missouri when calculating their tax.\n\nThe three-part option can reduce Missouri income taxes for businesses that sell products in Missouri but don’t have physical stores or warehouses in the state. The new law will end that option and instead require all corporate income taxes to be based on Missouri sales, joining a majority of states that already use that approach.\n\nAfter the law was enacted, legislative research staff estimated that it could result in anywhere from a net $4.4 million tax cut to a $4.9 million tax increase for the 2020 fiscal year, which ends July 1. ear.\n\nProjections diverge even further for the law’s first full year of application. Legislative researchers estimated its impact could range from an $8.8 million net tax cut to a $9.7 million tax increase in fiscal year 2021. The nonprofit Missouri Budget Project, which analyzes state financial issues with an eye toward their impact on low-income residents, estimated the new law could result in a net 28 million tax cut.\n\nThe Missouri Budget Project said the corporate tax changes build on a “decades-long trend of cutting taxes.”\n\n“It continues to erode the foundation and our ability to fund education, early ed, infrastructure, health care and all of the other services that families and communities rely on,” said Traci Gleason, the Missouri Budget Project’s vice president of external relations.\n\nThe Republican-led Legislature also passed changes to Missouri’s individual income tax code in 2018. That law reduced the top individual income tax rate from 5.9% to 5.4% effective Jan. 1, 2019. But the effect of the tax rate cut was offset by another provision in the law that reduced the Missouri income tax deduction that can be claimed for taxes paid to the federal government.", "I have a VM I am trying to clean up for backup and I can not compact it now.\n\nWhat I have done is :\n\nFrom VMware® Workstation 15 Pro :\n\nLinux VM\n\n100gb disk not pre-allocated 40gb shown used in VM files (2gb really used on virtual disk)\n\ndefragged disk (Worked) Took a while to complete\n\nCompacted disk (Worked 1st time) Took a while to complete\n\nDisks did not shrink at all\n\nI realized there was a snapshot so I deleted it.Took a while to complete.\n\nNow Disk says 88GB used ! (Still only 2gb of files on Virtual disk)\n\nTried compact and defrag again and both finish immediately with no errors.\n\nDisk not compacted or shrunk at all.\n\ntried :\n\n# vmware-toolbox-cmd disk shrink /\n\nShrink disk is disabled for this virtual machine.\n\nWhat is going on here ? This all used to work....", "Baku, Azerbaijan, Jan. 1\n\nTrend:\n\n\"2019 will go down in history as a year of in-depth reforms. Political reforms, personnel reforms, structural reforms, economic, reforms in the political and social spheres have made us stronger. Our economy grew this year, the non-oil sector of the economy grew by more than 3 percent,\" said President Ilham Aliyev in his message of congratulation to the people of Azerbaijan on the occasion of the Day of Solidarity of World Azerbaijanis and the New Year.\n\n\"Our foreign debt accounts for only 17 percent of the GDP. This is the ninth indicator in the world. In the following years, our foreign debt will decline further. Our foreign exchange reserves have grown by $4.5 billion this year, reaching a record high of $50 billion. Our currency reserves exceed our foreign debt more than five times. In other words, this shows the sustainability of the economic and financial opportunities of our country. Industrial production has increased, especially in the non-oil sector, by 14 percent. There is a 7 percent increase in agriculture. So the successful development of our country in all key areas is a reality,\" the head of state added.\n\nFollow Trend on Telegram. Only most interesting and important news", "U.S. home prices rose faster in October than the previous month as many would-be buyers competed for a limited supply of available properties.\n\nThe S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller 20-city home price index rose 2.2% in October from a year ago, up from a 2.1% annual gain in September.\n\nThe Tuesday report suggests that home price increases are being revived after the pace of gains hit a seven-year low in July. The Federal Reserve’s three cuts to short-term interest rates in 2019 have accelerated sales of new and existing homes. The sales pickup may now be pushing up prices more quickly.", "SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) (AP) — Running back Tony Jones Jr. became the second player for No. 14 Notre Dame to forego his final year of eligibility to enter the NFL draft. Jones made the announcement Tuesday on Twitter. On Monday, senior safety Alohi Gilman declared for the draft. The announcements followed quarterback Ian Book’s declaration Sunday night on social media that he would use his fifth year of eligibility to return in 2020. The draft is April 23-35."], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "KZN New Year's babies: 48 girls, 47 boys\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDurban - A total of 95 babies were born in hospitals across KwaZulu-Natal on January 1. Earlier on Wednesday, The Mercury reported that 66 babies were born however, by 5pm, that number had increased. According to the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health, 48 girls and 47 boys were born on New Year's Day.\n\nThe department said a high profile delegation which included national health minister, Dr Zweli Mkhize and KZN premier Sihle Zikalala, had visited the King Dinzulu Hospital in Asherville where they handed out gifts to mothers and their newborns.\n\n\n\n\n\nMkhize said he was pleased that the babies born on Wednesday received their birth certificates just hours after being born.\n\n\n\n\n\n\"We are putting this in place in a number of hospitals. By the time we institute the National Health Insurance, these children will be registered at birth and their parents will be a part of a national register. This means we will have the kind of healthcare that will see to it that people are given healthcare at the place and time that it is needed regardless of whether or not they can afford it. It will mean us doing a lot of work to upgrade the staff and facilities. We are starting this decade off by implementing these changes and improvements,\" he said.\n\n\n\n\n\nMkhize further warned parents to ensure that their children are immunised on time. He further shared on the current stage of the NHI process, explaining that there were still some provinces where still to undergo public hearings and then feedback to be given to parliament. Mkhize also shared on other developments in his department.\n\n\n\n\n\nTo view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video\n\n\n\nThe Mercury", "pos": ["KZN Premier Sihle Zikalala Picture: Sibonelo Ngcobo/African News Agency(ANA)\n\nDurban - A high profile delegation of government officials are set to welcome the province's New Year's Day babies at the King Dinuzulu Hospital on Wednesday. Health Minister Dr Zwelini Mkhize together with KZN Premier Sihle Zikalala will be accompanied by acting KZN MEC for Health Kwazi Mshengu and KZN Health Head of Department Dr Sandile Tshabalala. They are due to arrive at the hospital just after 11am.\n\nKing Dinuzulu Hospital (formerly King George V Hospital) was recently refurbished with a new state-of-the-art emergency centre. This is part of government’s delivery on the commitments made in the Presidential Health Compact through the Public Health Infrastructure Refurbishment Programme.\n\nGovernment leaders will also inspect the upgrades at the hospital and interact with the greater community of clients and health care workers in the facility.\n\nLast year, more than 40 babies were born on January 1 across the province of KZN"], "neg": ["Hey, can I recycle this?\n\nMetro and cities launch website on what to throw in the trash and what can be recycled\n\nAttention please! Plastic bags cannot be recycled.\n\nAlthough cities, counties, Metro regional government and garbage haulers have all publicized this information, plastic bags and plastic wrap that goes around toilet paper packages and the like continue to end up in recycle bins.\n\n\"Plastic bags have never been part of curbside recycling, but they have been the biggest problem at the (recycling) plants,\" said Shannon Martin, program manager, recycling and solid waste, for the city of Gresham.\n\nThe bags and wrap get tangled up in the machinery and the machines have to be shut down while the bags are extracted. It slows things down and raises the cost of recycling.\n\nAs much as people want to recycle plastic bags, they go in the trash.\n\n\"People want to do the right thing,\" said Patrick Morgan, recycling specialist, at Metro regional government. \"But they run the risk of contaminating the rest of the recycle. It's more important to recycle correctly than recycle a lot.\"\n\nOf course, taking a reusable bag to the store or for take out food, can reduce the number of plastic bags households end up with in the first place.\n\nRecycling can be confusing. It seems odd that a cereal box, milk carton and aseptic soup and juice cartons can be recycled, but not the box that housed frozen mac and cheese.\n\nTo help the public figure out what can go in the recycle bin and what has to be tossed in the garbage, Metro and local governments have launched a web page, recycleornot.org, to help answer questions about what can be recycled, even with the most baffling items.\n\nThere is also an Instagram page @recycleornot where people can send photos and questions on specific items.\n\nThe web page divides items by materials: plastic paper, glass and metal and \"other.\" People can scroll through the examples that are clearly marked \"recyclable\" or \"not recyclable.\"\n\nOther items that cannot be recycled, but often end up in the recycle bin, are take out and to-go containers, plastic clamshells and coffee and drink cups. Lids for plastic cups and condiment packets are also garbage.\n\nRepublic Services in Woodburn, which serves north Marion County, also provides a website to clarify recycling: recyclingsimplified.com.\n\nGresham's Martin said that just because the little recycle arrows are on the bottom of a container does not mean it belongs in the curbside recycle.\n\nBatteries cannot be recycled or put in the trash. The Metro web page can help people find a place to take toxic materials at: oregonmetro.gov/tools-living/garbage-and-recycling/find-a-recycler.\n\nHoliday recycling\n\nChristmas and Hanukkah gifts can produce mountains of debris, some can be recycled and a much of it has to go in the garbage.\n\nWrapping paper that does not have glitter or foil on it can go in the recycling.\n\n\"A little bit of tape is OK,\" Morgan said.\n\nHoliday lights cannot be recycled. Bows, ribbon and broken glass ornaments are also a no go.\n\nCards with those tiny batteries that sing or say something cannot be recycled, unless the battery is removed. The batteries are causing fires in the recycling plants.\n\nThose big blocks of styrofoam that cushion many gifts can't go into the curbside recycle bin. Gresham accepts it at Earth Day events.\n\nSaid Martin: \"Oregonians have a deep commitment to the environment and recycling is very important. We're encouraging people to check the list and do it right.\" '", "The former Chairman of the Church of Pentecost, Apostle Professor Opoku Onyinah, has admonished Christians not to rush for signs particularly during the end of the year since God can give signs at any time of the year.\n\nAccording to the Ghanaian theologian, Christians ought to “flow in the spirit” and allow God in their lives to “carry you through life’s challenges successfully in Christ.”\n\nIn his new year’s message posted on Facebook today, January 1, 2020, Apostle Opoku Onyinah, explained that “When the Pharisees and Sadducees asked Jesus for a sign, He did not give them any, but referred them to the sign of Jonah,” pointing out that “Do not rush for prophecies. We already have the sign of Jesus, God with us.”\n\nIn addition, he advised Christians, “Please don’t rush for signs, the Lord can give you signs at any time, not only during the end of year.”\n\nBelow is the post\n\nI wish all of you a Happy New Year. Let the song of God’s faithfulness flow from your heart this year, trusting that the One who has brought you this far will carry you through the year 2020 faithfully. When the Pharisees and Sadducees asked Jesus for a sign, He did not give them any, but referred them to the sign of Jonah. Do not rush for prophecies. We already have the sign of Jesus, God with us. If He wants to give you more signs, He will do so. Please don’t rush for signs, the Lord can give you signs at any time, not only during the end of year. May you flow in the Spirit and may He carry you through life’s challenges successfully in Christ.\n\n---graphic.com.gh", "Your digital subscription allows you to view any content, comment on any issue and submit your own news to our newsroom.", "Valentine Joseph says three of her four brothers died when she was growing up.\n\nOne of them passed away in her arms.\n\nThey all had sickle cell disease.\n\nJoseph said, \"He was never properly diagnosed. Even today it's still an issue in Haiti. They all died in Haiti.\"\n\nJoseph who carries the trait for the disease, hopes she can save lives in Haiti through her JayJ Foundation, which she started in memory of her brothers.\n\nShe says some area doctors want to help. \"We will be launching the sickle cell initiative where we will be testing newborns and kids up to age 5. And if they do have sickle cell disease, we will be providing them with the necessary medication and treatment.\"\n\nJoseph already visits Haiti helping with food and other supplies. Now it will be about sickle cell anemia, a disease that goes beyond her home country.\n\nDr. Nayf Edress, a pediatric hematologist and oncologist, says, \"Sickle cell anemia is an inherited genetic disorder that affects the red blood cells. It is disproportionately affecting the African American and the Hispanic population.\"\n\nStrides made in the U.S. in medications to help those with sickle cell.\n\n\"We are really excited. for over four decades we only had the same medications for the last four decades. It's really until last year we had one additional medication and this year that we have two additional medications. Hopefully these will be history in the making that we are witnessing\", said Dr. Edress.\n\nMeanwhile, Joseph hopes to make history by helping kids in Haiti diagnosed with sickle cell have a fighting chance. \"I want to make a difference in one or two however many I can whether it's here and also in Haiti,\" she says.\n\nFor more information visit https://jayjfoundation.org/ or call 561-714-9652.", "In April 2019, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo spoke at Texas A&M University about his experience as director of the CIA. The video with his remarks was later shared by Russian international network RT.\n\nUS-based MSNBC host and correspondent Joy Reid came under increased scrutiny this Tuesday after slamming US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for allegedly appearing on Russian TV network RT. In a now-deleted post, Reid retweeted a video with the RT logo of Pompeo speaking at Texas A&M University in April 2019 about his work at the CIA. Just like the user, who originally shared the clip, the TV host suggested that the US secretary of state had made the remarks while being a guest on the Russian news channel.\n\nIn the video, that was previously shared by RT on its social media, Pompeo reflected on his work as the director of the CIA, while saying “we lied, we cheated, we stole”.\n\n“We had entire training courses”, the secretary of state said, when replying to a question about US foreign policy.\n\nPompeo: 'I was the CIA director. We lied, we cheated, we stole' [April 2019] pic.twitter.com/f94BfEYMCQ — RT (@RT_com) December 8, 2019\n\nReid seemed to believe that the remarks were made during Pompeo’s supposed appearance on RT, which caused her vociferous reaction.\n\n“Can you imagine what Republicans would have said if Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had gone on Russian State TV and said this during the Obama administration?” Reid said in a now deleted tweet, as quoted by Fox News. “Now? Republicans are unphased by this remarkably brazen Kremlin bowing. Putin really did win the year\n\nYet again, Joy Reid is blatantly lying and there will be no consequences at all because she works for MSNBC and is spreading lies to advance today's neo-McCarthyism.\n\n\n\nRT pulled a random clip of Pomepo's speech. In Reid's hands, this becomes: Pomepo \"has gone on Russian State TV.\" https://t.co/x3EN6D2Z4b — Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) December 31, 2019\n\nThe MSNBC host was rebuked for the error, which prompted Reid to later delete the tweet and clarify that Pompeo’s comments were actually made in Texas. The correspondent, however, did not apologise for her mistake.\n\nThis actually was said in Texas and was posted by RT. Updating for my thread. https://t.co/61zHaiZTCZ — Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) December 31, 2019\n\nNetizens were shocked that Reid had managed to escape almost unscathed for such an egregious error, slamming the journalist for failing to do her homework before making bold statements.\n\nYou should get facts straight first and not spread misinformation — Ellen Stevens (@EllenSt92614455) December 31, 2019\n\nYou’re a journalist, you have a responsibility to fact check information before making gut instinct reactions. You do not just damage your own credibility with such actions, but you are damaging modern journalism’s credibility when journalism is more important than ever. — E. (@machiavelliauo) December 31, 2019\n\nSo just an “update” but no apology for spreading fake news?? You are pathetic! — maria (@maria62514863) January 1, 2020\n\nWhat happened to your tweet about Pompeo on Russia RT?? Did you right that???\n\nWhat a clown! You don't even rate a Fake News! You get the pure BS rating! — MTPhillips (@MTP_IOH54) December 31, 2019\n\n@JoyAnnReid lied about Pompeo like she often does about Trump but had to delete her tweet.... Stupid leftists are liars — W Johnson (@gymmratttt) January 1, 2020\n\nI dont think you lied with the Pompeo tweet you deleted. I think you're an idiot and actually believed it. If you had any integrity you would have apologized for it. — BigCat (@ImTheRealBarry) January 1, 2020\n\nReid also came under fire back in 2018 after making dubious claims that some of her old blog posts containing homophobic statements were a result of hacker attacks."], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "After hundreds of supporters of an Iran-backed Shiite Iraqi militia stormed the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad on Tuesday, President Trump pointed squarely at Iran, accusing the country — the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism — of “orchestrating” the attack and promising that Iran “will be held fully responsible.” Iran’s leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, responded Wednesday by taunting Trump, declaring, “You can’t do a damn thing.”\n\nIn response to recent attacks by the Iran-supported Kataeb Hezbollah militia, including an attack Friday that resulted in the death of an American contractor, the U.S. military conducted strategic airstrikes on five of the militia’s facilities in Iraq and Syria on Sunday. Kataeb Hezbollah, the U.S. Department of Defense noted in a statement on the airstrikes, has “a strong linkage” with Iran’s Quds Force, which has been designated a terrorist organization by the U.S. State Department.\n\nIn retaliation for the airstrikes, which killed some 25 of the militia’s fighters, hundreds of supporters of the Iran-backed group converged on the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad on Tuesday, with dozens breaking into the compound and setting fires amid shouts of “Death to America” and “Death to Israel.”\n\nTrump responded by blaming Iran and vowing to take action. “Iran killed an American contractor, wounding many. We strongly responded, and always will. Now Iran is orchestrating an attack on the U.S. Embassy in Iraq. They will be held fully responsible. In addition, we expect Iraq to use its forces to protect the Embassy, and so notified!” Trump tweeted Tuesday, adding in another post: “Iran will be held fully responsible for lives lost, or damage incurred, at any of our facilities. They will pay a very BIG PRICE! This is not a Warning, it is a Threat.”\n\nOn Wednesday, Khamenei made his first public remarks about the attack on the embassy by tauntingly responding to Trump’s threat.\n\n“That guy has tweeted that we [the United States] see Iran responsible for the events in Baghdad and we will respond to Iran,” Khamenei said in a televised address on state-controlled TV Wednesday, as reported by The Daily Mail.\n\n“First of all, you can’t do a damn thing! This has nothing to do with Iran,” Khamenei continued. “Secondly, be logical…The people of this region hate America. Why don’t Americans understand this? You Americans have committed crimes in Iraq, you have committed crimes in Afghanistan. You have killed people.”\n\n“If the Islamic Republic decides to oppose or fight against a country, it will do this explicitly,” said the leader.\n\nLate Tuesday, the Defense Department announced that Trump has deployed 750 U.S. soldiers to the region and has ordered an additional 3,000 or so to prepare for potential deployment in the coming days.\n\nIn a press statement issued Tuesday night, Defense Secretary Mark Esper announced that he has ordered the immediate deployment of 750 soldiers from the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. The full brigade, which consists of about 4,000 soldiers, is preparing for potential deployment.\n\n“This deployment is an appropriate and precautionary action taken in response to increased threat levels against U.S. personnel and facilities, such as we witnessed in Baghdad today,” Esper said in the statement.\n\nDuring an impromptu press conference Tuesday evening, Trump was asked if he could “foresee going to war with Iran.””I don’t think that would be a good idea for Iran,” he said. “It wouldn’t last very long. Do I want to? No. I want to have peace. I like peace. And Iran should want peace more than anybody. So I don’t see that happening. No, I don’t think Iran would want that to happen. It would go very quickly.”", "pos": ["Iraqi security forces have regained control of the area around the US Embassy in Baghdad after the compound was rocked by a second day of mass protests.\n\nEarlier Wednesday security personnel fired tear gas and rubber bullets at hundreds of protesters -- some of whom were seen trying to climb the building's walls -- eyewitnesses told CNN.\n\nOther witnesses said the protesters were hurling rocks, and trying to set fire to walls and security booths at the embassy's main entrance.\n\nIt was the second day of mass demonstrations outside the building in Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone, in response to US airstrikes on an Iranian-backed militia group on Sunday.\n\nBut by Wednesday evening, the protesters had cleared away from the embassy compound's entrance.\n\n\"We have issued the order for everyone to withdraw, because America should have received our message,\" said a spokesman for the main protest group, Kataib Hezbollah, which had been targeted by the US airstrikes.\n\nThe protests broke out after the US carried out airstrikes on five facilities in Iraq and Syria, which it said were linked to the Iranian-backed group, killing dozens of people.\n\nUS officials hold Kataib Hezbollah responsible for a growing number of rocket attacks against American facilities in Iraq.\n\nThe death of a US contractor in one such attack last week was the last straw for the Trump administration.\n\nPresident Donald Trump blamed Iran for both the US contractor's death and Tuesday's attack on the US Embassy in Baghdad, and warned Iran's leaders they would be held responsible for any deaths or destruction at the embassy.\n\n\"Iran will be held fully responsible for lives lost, or damage incurred, at any of our facilities,\" Trump tweeted. \"They will pay a very BIG PRICE! This is not a Warning, it is a Threat.\"\n\nBut Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei responded by tweeting that the US \"can't do anything.\"\n\n\"If you were logical -- which you're not -- you'd see that your crimes in Iraq, Afghanistan... have made nations hate you,\" Khamenei added.\n\nEyewitnesses also told CNN that local law enforcement forces around the embassy had not been seen doing anything significant to stop the protestors demonstrating in front of the compound, or from throwing stones at it.\n\nThe airstrikes and ensuing protests come at a time of high tension between the US and Iran, and have stoked fears of a new proxy war in the Middle East .\n\nUS sends extra forces to protect embassy\n\nIn the wake of Tuesday's attack on the US Embassy, Defense Secretary Mark Esper said the US would send approximately 750 soldiers to the Middle East.\n\n\"This deployment is an appropriate and precautionary action taken in response to increased threat levels against US personnel and facilities, such as we witnessed in Baghdad today,\" he said in a statement.\n\n\"The United States will protect our people and interests anywhere they are found around the world,\" Esper added.\n\nTrump insisted in a tweet Tuesday that the embassy was safe. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo also told Fox News that there are currently no plans to evacuate the embassy or pull US troops out.\n\nThe weekend's airstrikes have strained relations between Washington and Baghdad. Iraqi officials accuse the US of attacking without sufficient evidence, of violating Iraqi sovereignty and of threatening the country's security.\n\nThe embassy posted on its website that it would remain closed until further notice. It also advised that U.S. citizens not travel to Iraq, and advised anyone in the area to stay away from the embassy.\n\nThe militia targeted by US airstrikes\n\nThe Iranian-backed Kataib Hezbollah is militantly anti-American. In 2017 and 2018, its fighters in Syria tried to attack the US-supported garrison at al-Tanf on the Iraqi border.\n\nIt has provided hundreds of fighters for the Assad regime in Syria -- part of a broader Iranian effort to help stamp out the insurgency there -- and is an important element in Iranian efforts to extend its influence through northern Iraq and into Syria. The US strikes, notably, were against targets along the main route between Iran and Syria.\n\nA spokesman for Kataib Hezbollah told CNN that the embassy protests were only a \"first step.\"\n\n\"The American administration should understand the following: the first step was to protest near the American embassy, we are waiting their reactions to determine the second step,\" Mohamad Mouhiye said, calling for the US to shut down the embassy and withdraw from Iraq.\n\n\"First, close the doors of the evil embassy, which we consider a spy building and an operations room to administer and sabotage Iraq's well-being,\" Mouhiye said. \"We also call on the US to withdraw their military forces which are in Iraq illegally.\""], "neg": ["Send this page to someone via email\n\nShelly Ehbrecht spent the last day of 2019 reflecting on her more than four decades on the job.\n\n“It feels surreal; it feels bittersweet. I’m going to cry,” she said as she wrapped up her last shift at Surrey Memorial Hospital.\n\n“It’s time to go. I’ve had a great run for 44 years, great experiences.”\n\nEhbrecht began her career at the old Grace Hospital, now known as B.C. Women’s Hospital.\n\n“The head nurse that I had initially was like an army head nurse,” she said.\n\n“It was important to bounce dimes on the beds and the bed-making was really an important part of my job.”\n\nHer expertise in bed-making is rivalled only by the depth of her knowledge of the maternity unit, having cared for thousands of families over the years as they welcomed the newest members of their families.\n\nStory continues below advertisement\n\n2:20 GTA mother searches for Vancouver nurse who helped save her GTA mother searches for Vancouver nurse who helped save her\n\nShe says one of the biggest changes she has seen during his career is the switch to single-care rooms for new moms.\n\n“I loved the single-room philosophy at Women’s,” she said.\n\n“I worked in their unit when it started. There was a lot of controversy because it was a new thing. Women can come in, families can come in. They labour, deliver, they have their postpartum in the same room.\n\n“This is such a much better model of care — yeah, happy little thing.”\n\nHer final shift was filled with heartfelt goodbyes from colleagues who will miss her — and she says she will miss them, too.\n\n“I work with some great people, great doctors, great nurses,” she said.\n\nNurses will continue to deliver up to 400 babies a month. It’s the part of the job that Ehbrecht says she’ll remember most.\n\n“It’s such a privilege and an honour to be with a family when they’re experiencing that labour and delivery,” Ehbrecht said.\n\n“I just feel so honoured that I could be a part of it.”\n\nStory continues below advertisement", "By\n\nIf we Recall Gavin Newsom, what will change? A new Governor, more than likely a Democrat and the bad policies will continue, with a new face. The Recall is a start to the healing process Californians need. But, it is only a start. We need to fix the entire governmental structure of the State. That starts with the legislature. Thanks to a weak Republican Party—no voter registration, so far 19 legislative seats without a GOP’er on the ballot for March (expect many more races in November without a Republican on the ballot), 18 in the Assembly, 7 in Congress and 10 in the State Senate. Nebraska has a unicameral legislature, it started by a constitutional amendment in 1934. This is a well-run State, low taxes and a State government that allows people freedom to run their businesses and lives with little interference from government. Maybe we need to get “radical” and try a Unicameral—certainly the present system is a massive failure. “Petitions for Ballot Initiative 1874-19-0012, are now being circulated for signatures, with Title & Summary that reads: Replaces State Senate and Assembly with Single House Legislature: Increases Number of Legislators. Initiative Constitutional Amendment: Replaces current State Senate and Assembly of 40 Senators and 80 Assembly Members with a Non-Partisan single-house legislature starting in 2022, Initially consisting of 250 legislators. Starting in 2024, the single-house legislature would have one legislator for every 80,000 to 100,000 persons in California. The number of legislators would be updated every ten years to reflect population changes as reported by the National Census. Legislators in the single-house legislature would serve four-year terms, and could server no more than twelve years.” I urge you to look into this and if you feel, as I do, that the present system is broken, then go to www.ARR4all.com and find out more. This is a serious effort from the grassroots.\n\nRecall of Newsom Is Only One Part of the Fix for California\n\nTERRY L GHERARDI, Americans Restoring Representation, 1/2/19\n\nPeople have been lining up in droves across the state to sign the petition to Recall Governor Gavin Newsom, but unbeknown to most, signature gathering is now underway for an initiative that takes the needed Fix for California one step further by restructuring the legislative system and body aka the State Legislature.\n\nAs with the United States House of Representatives, the State Legislature is suppose to be the House of the People. Government is the servant of the People who founded it and who pay for it, not the other way around. In 1849, when the population of California was an estimated 90,000, the writers of the California Constitution established this state as a Republic with two houses (Bicameral) and capped the Assembly at 80 and Senate at 40 – or one assembly member for every 1,125 citizens and 1 Senator for every 2,250 citizens.\n\nFast forward to today where the population has grown to just under 40 million, but the state legislature and bureaucratic hierarchy has refused to lessen their power by amending the Constitution to give citizens more representation. Sadly, most people are not even aware that our states ratio of representation is 1 Assembly member for every 500,000 and 1 State Senator for every 1 million. In fact California has the worst ratio of representation of all 50 states. The U.S. Congress has a better ratio of representation than the California State Senate.\n\nBut Here’s the Good News – Help is on the way!\n\nFortunately, in 1911 the Governor and State Legislature gave citizens the right to Recall and introduce Legislation through the Initiative process. Although most are not big fans of finding multiple propositions on their ballots every election, a group of concerned California citizens decided to take it upon themselves to use that power given to the people by using the initiative process to increase the numbers in the Legislature to take the People’s House from the Bureaucrats and Special interests.\n\nPetitions for Ballot Initiative 1874-19-0012, are now being circulated for signatures, with Title & Summary that reads: Replaces State Senate and Assembly with Single House Legislature: Increases Number of Legislators. Initiative Constitutional Amendment: Replaces current State Senate and Assembly of 40 Senators and 80 Assembly Members with a Non-Partisan single-house legislature starting in 2022, Initially consisting of 250 legislators. Starting in 2024, the single-house legislature would have one legislator for every 80,000 to 100,000 persons in California. The number of legislators would be updated every ten years to reflect population changes as reported by the National Census. Legislators in the single-house legislature would serve four-year terms, and could server no more than twelve years.\n\nAs mentioned previously, California is a Bicameral legislature and has an Assembly and a Senate, just like Washington. Yes, 2 houses, but not like Washington. In the 1960’s the U.S. Supreme Court decided that acres and rocks don’t vote so they removed State Senates from being elected to counties and made its members elected by population, making the 2 houses essentially the same except for term of office and size of District. After the 1964 Supreme Court ruling, numerous states attempted to change their legislative system from Bicameral to Unicameral (1 house), but all failed, because Legislators did not want to give up their power.\n\nThe State of Nebraska has had a single house since 1935 and operates just fine as a Representative form of government. Nebraskans claim it is less expensive to run a single house, the checks and balances are still in place between the Legislature and the Governor, and they find there is less influence by Special Interests. Under the Unicameral system, the legislature has pared down their committees from 61 to 18, lessening the time to pass legislation. As one Nebraskan said, “the salvation of the State is watchfulness in the citizenry. Nebraska’s ratio of representation is 1 per 35,000.\n\nHow was the Ratio of One Representative for 80,000 Chosen? Only the future will decide if this ratio is correct. What is fact is that a fixed number cannot be set because it will only have the same problem created in 1849. Ratios of population to District must be used to allow for growth or decline in population to keep the House Membership responsive to the Constituent.\n\nA population too large or too small can create its own problems, such as, too small and the district becomes run by nepotism or cronyism and is too easily controlled by Special Interests; too large and costs are far higher for candidates to run for office, often preventing well intentioned, qualified candidates from seeking office. Smaller districts allow voters to be more informed and make better decisions. A state legislator representing 80,000 citizens is more apt to find their feet held to the fire, should they not fulfill their promises, then one representing 500,000 and a million. In a large stage such as California, 80,000 and 100,000 seemed to strike a balance between too small and too large in today’s electronic environment. A group of approximately 500 legislators is a big enough increase to be effective while also small enough to not be overwhelming.\n\nIsn’t More Legislators More Government? No. The Legislative Analysis Office says the restructure of the legislature will cost millions upon millions. California spends millions upon millions for bad government decisions that the people have no control over. Let’s spend a few millions to include accommodations in the already budgeted and planned enlargement of the Capitol Annex, projected to be large enough to house more than 1,250 legislative and executive staff. How about cutting the individual legislator’s salary commensurate to the size of the District and fewer expenses for office staff and travel. More legislators isn’t more government, it’s more people serving in government to control the agency’s, commissions, departments within the bureaucracy of government. And, if the people’s representatives don’t do their proper job, the Constituent has more local control to vote them out. Citizens want and deserve good government with Accountability and Accessibility for the electorate.\n\nAs Joe Mathews, author of California Crack Up wrote:”Having a State Senate and Assembly just doubles the number of dark alleys where shenanigans can take place.”\n\nThe question is: Are Californians ready to return the control and power of our government to the people of our state. Restoring Representation is the wave of the future returned from the past to ensure that America and California have representation for every Political Party, Independents, No Party Preference and every class of citizen who lives in cities, communities, farms, or forests. We Want Our Vote To Count, but We Must Fix Yesterday’s Mistakes! For more information and to download petitions, visit Americans Restoring Representation www.ARR4all.com", "DPRK presents Cuba with flowers on 61st anniversary of Revolution DPRK presents Cuba with flowers on 61st anniversary of Revolution DPRK presents Cuba with flowers on 61st anniversary of Revolution\n\nDPRK presents Cuba with flowers on 61st anniversary of Revolution\n\nPyongyang, Dec 31 (Prensa Latina) The chairman of the State Committee of Korea, Kim Jong Un, presented Cuba with flowers on the occasion of the 61st anniversary of the Revolution.\n\nThe brotherly gesture by the top Korean leader was also made on behalf of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) and the entire people of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported.\n\n\n\nThe source added that the action also took place on New Year's Eve, when both countries commemorate the 60th anniversary of relations between Havana and Pyongyang.\n\n\n\nIn 2020, they will also celebrate the 60th anniversary of Ernesto Che Guevara's visit to the DPRK in December 1960, and the 75th anniversary of the KWP, among other transcendental dates for North Korea and Cuba.\n\n\n\nOn November 4, the two countries commemorated the first anniversary of Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel's visit to the DPRK.\n\n\n\nAccording to KCNA, Kim Jong Un sent the flower basket to the Cuban Embassy in Pyongyang.\n\n\n\njg/jcm/bjm", "Subscribing to our services is a three step process. First you have to create an account and then you have to pick if you want to subscribe to digital and or print.\n\nSome people only want to be a digital subscriber to get access online and others want to also receive the print edition.\n\nIf you are already a print subscriber and want online access, it is free, you simply have to create an online account and then attach your print subscription account number to the online account you create.", "We noticed you’re blocking ads!\n\nKeep supporting great journalism by turning off your ad blocker. Or purchase a subscription for unlimited access to real news you can count on."], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "Paris - Experienced Pole Robert Kubica will be a reserve driver for Alfa Romeo in the 2020 season, the team announced on Wednesday.\n\nKubica, 35, made his return to Formula One with Williams last season following a long absence caused by a life-threatening rally crash.\n\nHe will back up Kimi Raikkonen and Antonio Giovinazzi.\n\nKubica's return to the team formerly known as Sauber has been facilitated by a sponsorship deal between Alfa Romeo and his principal backer, Polish oil company PKN Orlen.", "pos": ["LONDON, Jan 1 (Reuters) - Robert Kubica will be Alfa Romeo's Formula One reserve driver for the 2020 season with Polish oil company and personal backer PKN ORLEN joining as co-title sponsor, the Swiss-based team said on Wednesday.\n\nKubica, 35, made his race debut with the team in 2006 when they were competing as BMW Sauber.\n\nThe Pole, who suffered a near-fatal rally accident in 2011, made his comeback with struggling former champions Williams last season but left at the end of the campaign in which he scored their sole point.\n\n\"I'm starting a new chapter in my career by joining Alfa Romeo Racing ORLEN. This is a team that has a special place in my heart and it'll be nice to see the familiar faces I still remember from Hinwil,\" he said in a statement.\n\nAlfa Romeo's race drivers this year are Finland's 2007 world champion Kimi Raikkonen and Italian Antonio Giovinazzi, an unchanged lineup from 2019.\n\n(Reporting by Alan Baldwin, editing by Christian Radnedge)\n\nREUTERS2"], "neg": ["The CBI on Wednesday arrested an Additional Director General of Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) Chander Shekhar and a middleman in connection with Rs 25 lakh bribery case, officials said.\n\nThe searches are going on in New Delhi, Noida and Ludhiana, they said.\n\nAccording to the DRI web site, Chander Shekhar is posted as ADG, Ludhiana.\n\nThe agency had arrested the middleman while he was allegedly receiving the bribe on behalf of the officer, they said.\n\nDuring the questioning, the middleman told the sleuths that the bribe was allegedly for the officer, they said.\n\nThe agency suspects it to be a part payment of a huge bribe which was discussed between the two, they said.\n\nAlso read: Maruti Suzuki car sales grow 2.4% in December; sells 133,296 units\n\nAlso read: Courts allow banks to utilise movable assets of Vijay Mallya to clear debt", "The figure represents a 2.7 per cent rise from last year.\n\nThe ambulance service dealt with more than 2,500 calls on Hogmanay, one of the busiest nights of the year.\n\nThe ambulance service dealt with more than 2,500 calls on Hogmanay, one of the busiest nights of the year.\n\nAdditional call handlers, dispatchers, ambulance crews and support staff were on duty to deal with the high levels of demand on New Year's Eve.\n\nThe Scottish Ambulance Service said its control centres handled 2,547 calls between 7pm on December 31 and 7am on January 1, a 2.7 per cent increase on the same period last year.\n\nChief executive Pauline Howie praised all the staff involved.\n\nShe said: \"Our frontline staff have coped with an exceptionally busy period over Hogmanay.\n\n\"It was a real challenge this year, as it has been over the whole festive period, but day in, day out our staff have constantly risen to the challenges and have shown real dedication.\n\n\"They have all done a great job and have helped us continue to deliver the highest possible level of care to patients across Scotland.\n\n\"I would like to thank all our fantastic staff for their hard work in 2019 caring for patients and saving lives and I wish them a very happy new year.\"", "ES News email The latest headlines in your inbox twice a day Monday - Friday plus breaking news updates Enter your email address Continue Please enter an email address Email address is invalid Fill out this field Email address is invalid You already have an account. Please log in Register with your social account or click here to log in I would like to receive lunchtime headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts, by email Update newsletter preferences\n\nLisa Nandy has said that people “cannot be silent in the face of racism and police brutality” as she backed those who are speaking out after the death of George Floyd.\n\nFollowing mass anti-racism protests across the UK on Saturday, the shadow foreign secretary said that tackling the issue requires taking an active stance.\n\nMs Nandy said that she is “proud” of the young people demanding change, while urging them to take precautions when they take part in protests during the coronavirus pandemic.\n\nShe told the BBC’s Andrew Marr programme: “I think it’s one of the most important things about living in a free society is that people can go out and protest.\n\n“I’ve said repeatedly that it must be safe, people should social distance – please take precautions – but I’m very proud of those young people who are coming out and speaking up.\n\nRead more Hundreds to descend on London for new Black Lives Matter rally- LIVE\n\n“Now I’m someone who has lived with racism in my life, I’ve seen it with my family, I’ve seen it in our country and I think it requires you to take an active stance against it.\n\n“You cannot be silent in the face of racism and police brutality, and I think those young people are right to raise their voices and to demand change.”\n\nMs Nandy also appealed to the small number of people who have used violence at the Black Lives Matter protests to stop.\n\nLondon: Black Lives Matter George Floyd protest - In pictures 25 show all London: Black Lives Matter George Floyd protest - In pictures 1/25 People take part in a Black Lives Matter protest rally march on Vauxhall Bridge Road PA 2/25 Demonstrators hold placards backdropped by the Victoria Memorial, outside Buckingham Palace AP 3/25 People take part in a Black Lives Matter protest rally march on Vauxhall 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protest rally march on Vauxhall Bridge Road PA 2/25 Demonstrators hold placards backdropped by the Victoria Memorial, outside Buckingham Palace AP 3/25 People take part in a Black Lives Matter protest rally march on Vauxhall Bridge Road PA 4/25 A protester shouts slogans in front of a line of police officers AFP via Getty Images 5/25 People are seen wearing protective face masks as they demonstrate in a car REUTERS 6/25 A demonstrator is seen during a Black Lives Matter protest in Parliament Square REUTERS 7/25 Demonstrators wearing protective face masks and face coverings hold placard REUTERS 8/25 Demonstrators are seen kneeling during a Black Lives Matter protest in Parliament Square REUTERS 9/25 Demonstrators are seen during a Black Lives Matter protest in London REUTERS 10/25 Demonstrators are seen during a Black Lives Matter protest in London REUTERS 11/25 Demonstrators are seen during a Black Lives Matter protest in London AFP via Getty Images 12/25 Protesters march towards the US Embassy AFP via Getty Images 13/25 People take part in a Black Lives Matter protest rally march on Vauxhall Bridge Road PA 14/25 People take part in a Black Lives Matter protest rally march on Vauxhall Bridge Road PA 15/25 People take part in a Black Lives Matter protest rally march on Vauxhall Bridge Road PA 16/25 Demonstrators hold placards backdropped by the Victoria Memorial, outside Buckingham Palace AP 17/25 Demonstrators block traffic outside Victoria Station AP 18/25 Demonstrators block traffic outside Victoria Station AP 19/25 Youngsters shout slogans during a Black Lives Matter march AP 20/25 People take part in a Black Lives Matter protest rally in Parliament Square PA 21/25 Youngsters shout slogans during a Black Lives Matter march AP 22/25 Protesters hold placards as they attend a demonstration in Parliament Square AFP via Getty Images 23/25 Protesters hold placards as they attend a demonstration in Parliament Square AFP via Getty Images 24/25 Protesters hold placards as they attend a demonstration in Parliament Square AFP via Getty Images 25/25 Protesters hold placards as they attend a demonstration in Parliament Square AFP via Getty Images\n\nAsked what she would say to those who verbally abused and threw objects at police, she said: “I would say to them it’s wrong, stop it.\n\n“And more than that, as well as it just being completely wrong to attack police officers who are trying to keep the peace, many of whom are deeply sympathetic with the sentiment behind these protests, who are struggling as well to deal with Covid and help to keep public order in a really unprecedented situation, it also has the effect of dampening the voices of those who are calling for change.\n\n“Because the newspapers this morning, the headlines were dominated by the fact that there was violence, a small number using violence at the London protest.\n\n“And actually across this country and across the world, you’ve got people coming out in the tens of thousands to protest peacefully and to raise their voices for change, and they’re the voices that I want to hear.”\n\nThe Labour MP for Wigan also said the UK Government cannot remain silent on police brutality in the United States.\n\n“I actually think this is a deliberate election strategy,” she said of the actions being taken by US President Donald Trump.\n\n“Now I’ve no idea whether Donald Trump is a racist or not a racist, what I do know is that in the run-up to the American elections, this is one of the ways that politicians try to activate their base.\n\n“They divide people in order to try to advance their own cause and that’s actually one of the things that is so damaging about it.\n\n“That’s crept into our politics in Britain in the last few years and we’re seeing under the cover of Covid, other countries trying to do something similar – rowing back on people’s freedoms, human rights, the rule of law, democracy.\n\n“And that’s one of the reasons why I’ve said this Government cannot remain silent in the face of that.”", "Lately, Sara Ali Khan and Ibrahim Khan have become one of the most loved siblings of Bollywood. From being on magazine covers to posing together on festive eves, the brother-sister duo has taken over the internet in an adorable way. Now treating her fans, Sara has shared some new pics from their recent vacation.\n\nIn the pictures, the two can be seen having a fun time as they enjoy the 'blues' in the middle of a pool. \"When feeling blue isn’t a bad thing,\" Sara captioned the pictures.\n\nAlthough it seems to be a while before we get to see her next on the silver screen, Sara’s fans are super happy to get updates of their favorite star. Sara has been quite active on social media and has been sharing a number of pics from her vacation.\n\nEarlier, the actress shared some photos, where she can be seen donning a pastel pink bikini and basking in the pool. Her pictures have created quite a storm on social media.\n\nOn the films front, Sara will have a busy 2020. She is awaiting the release of Imtiaz Ali's untitled film with Kartik Aaryan, which is slated for Valentine’s Day release. Sara will also be seen in the remake of 1995 comedy blockbuster hit starring Govinda and Karisma Kapoor, Coolie no.1. The movie is produced and directed by David Dhawan and has Varun Dhawan playing the male lead.\n\nFollow @News18Movies for more\n\nGet the best of News18 delivered to your inbox - subscribe to News18 Daybreak. Follow News18.com on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Telegram, TikTok and on YouTube, and stay in the know with what's happening in the world around you – in real time.", "Bernie Sanders would have you believe that he is not like the socialists who have ruined Venezuela, Nicaragua, Cuba and – going back a few years – all of Eastern Europe.\n\nOh sure, he agrees with many of their economic ideas, but don’t worry. He’s a democratic socialist, and that’s different.\n\nBut it’s not, because democratic socialism doesn’t exist. That’s because it can’t exist, because socialism can’t take hold in a truly democratic system.\n\nIn order for socialism to “work,” the state has to take control of major industries like health care, energy and manufacturing. It has to confiscate massive amounts of private wealth. It has to control the means of production and distribution. It has to control wages and prices. It has to monopolize things like higher education.\n\nThat can’t work in a democratic environment because people might run for office who think these things should be controlled by the private sector. Or they might think taxes should be cut. Or they might think the power of the federal government should be limited to what the Constitution says.\n\n\n\n\n\nPeople like this might get elected, and they might do what they believe should be done. They might privatize the industries, cut the taxes, limit the government. They might make people go out and earn what they need rather than just giving it to them.\n\nCandidates like this will be called “demagogues” by socialist overlords and their media cheerleaders, but they are only advocating for the system that made America the world’s most prosperous nation over the course of more than two decades. Many voters will find their message appealing. They might actually gain power.\n\nAnd if they do, socialism is history. In fact, given the inevitable failure that socialism produces, this scenario is inevitable in any country that tries socialism and maintains democratic institutions. As soon as the voters have the opportunity to elect new leaders who will get rid of socialist laws and institutions, they will do it.\n\nThat is why socialists always establish systems in which their socialism can’t be taken down. They either put an end to free elections or they write the laws in such a way that they’re impossible to repeal even when new leadership comes to power.\n\nConsider the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which was created through a law written by Elizabeth Warren . The CFPB has unprecedented power to sue and investigate banks and private companies. During the Obama administration, it was allowed to run wild. But Warren wrote the enabling law in such a way that Congress can’t cut its funding, which comes directly from the Federal Reserve.\n\nShe also wrote it to make it almost impossible for a president to fire the director. Indeed, when Obama-appointed director Richard Cordray stepped down several months into the Trump administration , he actually tried to name his own replacement.\n\nThat didn’t work, but it took a court battle to stop it.\n\nThis is the sort of thing socialists do all the time to make sure they don’t lose power, no matter what happens in elections, assuming elections are even allowed to happen. They will burrow into the bureaucracy. They will find friendly judges to overrule duly elected officials or the people.\n\nSocialists never give up an inch of power once they attain it, which makes “democracy” meaningless in a socialist system.\n\n\n\n\n\nThere are no democratic socialists. You are either democratic, or you’re a socialist.\n\nBernie Sanders is a socialist, and if he’s given power, he and his socialist allies will never give it up."], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "(Newser) – Kathy Griffin surprised her fans on New Year's Eve with news that she was engaged. And after midnight, she went ahead and married longtime boyfriend Randy Bick, reports People. Griffin tweeted a short video of part of the ceremony, which was officiated by none other than Lily Tomlin. \"We promised you atypical,\" wrote Griffin. \"We are in love and we cannot stop laughing.\" Griffin is 59 and Bick is 18 years her junior. They met in 2011. Here is how Tomlin described things: \"What was supposed to be a shallow, 'toot it and boot it' one-night stand has grown and flourished into something far more meaningful,\" she said. \"They stayed together. Then they couldn’t stay away from one another.\" (Griffin is no longer apologetic over an infamous Trump image.)", "pos": ["Comics Kathy Griffin and Randy Bick are set to tie the knot in the new year.\n\nThe couple made the surprise announcement on New Year's Eve and said they were going ahead with the nuptials after midnight.\n\nGriffin, 59, revealed the in a clip that featured her and Bick dressed in formalwear.\n\n\"Happy New Year! And, surprise! We're getting married! Tonight! After midnight! the couple said in unison in the video.\n\n\"She said yes!\" Bick, 41, added.\n\nThe couple started dating in 2011 after meeting at a wine festival.\n\nThey briefly parted ways in November 2018, after being together for seven years then, but reunited in April 2019.\n\n(This story has not been edited by Business Standard staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)"], "neg": ["New Years-fresh starts, clean slates and new resolutions. Every first of January, people set New Year’s Resolutions in the hopes of improving themselves or their lives; but how best to make them stick?\n\nThe following are a few tips to help with keeping what we resolve to do-or not do in the new year, according to experts:\n\n1. Set intentions. An intention is a guiding principle for how you want to be, live, show up in the world and is the starting point to every goal.\n\n2. Ask yourself why the intention or goal you set matters to you-and if it is realistic. Expectations that are too high can cause you to be too overwhelmed to start or maintain your goals.\n\n3. Talk to people about your resolutions. This creates a support system as well as can hold you accountable.\n\n4. Make a list of plans. Big goals can seem daunting, break your plan up into little things you can do each day to help achieve your ultimate goal.\n\n5. Take the first step. Don’t procrastinate. You don’t need to wait until everything is just right. Get started now and make adjustments as you go along.\n\n6. Ditch deprivation. Try not to approach your New Year’s resolutions from a place of deprivation, restriction or punishment.\n\n7. Try not to focus on the end result. When you commit to the process of the goal, rather than the result, it’s easier to make it an enjoyable experience.\n\n8. Take breaks. A goal should not consume your every thought and life, after all, is meant to be lived.\n\n9. Plan for success. Instead of thinking about failing and what could go wrong, think of succeeding; put those positive thoughts out to the world. Worrying about failure is pointless and destructive.\n\n10. Reward yourself. Celebrate your achievements, no matter how small; you deserve it!", "423 SHARES Share Tweet\n\nChad Wolf, the acting secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), ordered a review of state laws allowing illegal aliens to obtain driver’s licenses that will enable many illegals to vote.\n\nNew York is the latest state to pass such a bill on driver’s licenses.\n\nMany county clerks in New York State are against the new law that allows illegals to use foreign documents to get driver’s licenses because employees are unfamiliar with the documents that are usually in Spanish.\n\nIt opens up the process to massive fraud.\n\nYou can use your driver’s license to register to vote in New York, which makes it easy for illegals to vote.\n\nEvery time an illegal casts a vote, it cancels out the vote of an American.\n\nWolf has ordered every department at the DHS to review the laws and see how they affect the DHS from doing its job.\n\nWolf has previously indicated that he is not in favor of illegals having licenses.\n\nThis review is probably to establish the fact that it violates the supremacy clause that disallows states from passing laws that are contrary to federal laws.\n\nFrom The Daily Caller :\n\nWolf on Tuesday ordered all of the components of DHS to conduct a department-wide review of the state laws to determine how they affect their day-to-day operations, according to a memo obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation. The DHS chief’s directive indicates he is prepared to take aim against the state laws.\n\n“Accordingly, I am instructing each operational component to conduct an assessment of the impact of these laws, so that the Department is prepared to deal with and counter these impacts as we protect the homeland,” Wolf’s memo read.\n\nThe memo follows implementation of New York’s “Green Light” law, and passage of a similar bill in New Jersey in December. Both laws not only allow illegal aliens to obtain driver’s licenses, but also restrict DMV data from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and other agencies within the Department of Homeland Security.", "Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones of InfoWars notoriety has been ordered by Texas Judge Scott Jenkins to pay $100,000 in court costs and legal fees as part of a defamation lawsuit. The suit charges that Jones’ peddling of a conspiracy theory that the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre was a hoax created by the federal government defames the parents of the murdered children by calling them “crisis actors.” Not only is this claim morally repugnant, but the parents say it’s led to real-life threats and harassment.\n\nOn Dec. 14, 2012, a gunman shot and killed 20 children and six adults at the school in Newtown, Connecticut. Jones previously told the viewers of his show that the shooting was a hoax, though he has since said in a sworn deposition that he now believes the shooting was real. He says that a “form of psychosis” made him question whether the mass shooting was real.\n\nNeil Heslin, the father of one of the children killed in Newtown, brought the defamation case against Jones and his website. Heslin says that he’s received numerous death threats from people who bought into Jones’ conspiracy theory. He sued Jones in April 2018, as did other families.\n\nAs reported by The New York Times, Judge Jenkins said Jones’ and his website’s lack of cooperation in the case “should be treated as contempt of court.” Jenkins also denied a motion from Jones and InfoWars to dismiss the case in a separate ruling. The Daily Beast reports that the fees break down to $65,825 for ignoring a court order to procure witnesses and documents and $34,323 to cover Heslin’s legal fees. Mind you, the case itself hasn’t even gone to trial yet.", "Kochi: Residents in the neighbourhood of over 300 illegal waterfront apartment complexes at Maradu, ordered to be demolished by the Supreme Court, have begun an indefinite fast, seeking urgent government intervention to secure the safety of their houses.\n\nThey fear that the demolition of the apartment complexes by controlled implosion would extensively damage their houses. The residents, who began the fast on Wednesday, alleged that their houses were damaged even in the pre-demolition work carried out by agencies contracted with demolishing them.\n\nThe authorities have set January 11 and 12 as dates for the demolition of over 300 flats. The intermediate walls of the buildings have been demolished through pre-demolition works and now the apartments are standing on bare structures.\n\nErnakulam district authorities and other agencies, including Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation, have started completing formalities, including issuing No Objection Certificates and clearance certificates to the firms won the contracts to bring down the structures, official sources said.\n\nAround 850 kg of explosives are reportedly required for the demolition of the buildings using controlled implosion. A total of 343 waterfront flats were built in the Maradu municipality by violating the Coastal Regulation Zone norms.\n\nThe Supreme Court in September last year had directed demolition of the apartment complexes within 138 days, a timeline given by the Kerala government. On May 8 last year, the apex court had directed that\n\nthese buildings be removed within a month as they were constructed in a notified CRZ, which was part of the tidally-influenced water body in Kerala.\n\nThe court had passed the order after taking note of a report of a three-member committee, which said when the buildings were built, the area was already notified as a CRZ and construction was prohibited.\n\nGet the best of News18 delivered to your inbox - subscribe to News18 Daybreak. Follow News18.com on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Telegram, TikTok and on YouTube, and stay in the know with what's happening in the world around you – in real time.", "In response to Gov. Steve Sisolak’s mandate regarding COVID-19, Lyon County offices will be closed to the public beginning Wednesday, March 25, according to a news release.\n\nService will continue through telephone, fax and email, Monday–Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.\n\nBuilding and site improvement inspections will continue, but all inspection requests have to be either called-in or e-mailed to the appropriate department, the release said. There is no longer walk-in service for any Lyon County department until this pandemic has passed.\n\nLaw enforcement services such as fingerprinting, office reports, etc. will be completed by contacting your local sheriff’s substation or the main office and scheduling an appointment for services.\n\nMarriage licenses, business licenses and recording documents will be completed by calling the appropriate office and making an appointment to have services completed.\n\nTo contact specific departments and offices, use lyon-county.org and click on the directory for phone number and email information.\n\nIf you have business with the courts contact them to determine access:\n\nThird Judicial District Court, (775) 463-6571\n\nDayton Justice Court, (775) 246-6233\n\nFernley Justice Court, (775) 575-3355\n\nWalker River Justice Court, (775) 463-6639"], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "Nepal's President Bidhya Devi Bhandari on Wednesday launched Visit Nepal Year 2020, an initiative of the Nepal government to attract two million tourists in a bid to re-energise the country's tourism sector which was hit by the great earthquakes of 2015.\n\nSpeaking at a grand ceremony held at the Dasharath Stadium here for the launch of Visit Nepal Year 2020, Bhandari said that there was a need to forge collaboration and cooperation among all for the development of tourism sector.\n\n\"We also need to preserve the nature and culture while promoting tourism, not by damaging them,\" Bhandari said.\n\nMinister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Yogesh Bhattarai said that the Visit Nepal Year 2020 was only an entry point and that the government was preparing to observe the coming decade as the tourism decade.\n\nTourism is the largest industry in Nepal, and the largest source of foreign exchange and revenue.\n\nPossessing eight of the 10 highest mountains in the world, Nepal is a hot-spot destination for mountaineers, rock climbers and people seeking adventure.\n\nThe devastating earth quake in 2015 that caused the Himalayan nation a huge infrastructure loss impacted its tourism industry the most.\n\nNepal received 1.2 million tourists in 2019 and the government is working out a strategy to increase the number of foreign visitors to two million in 2020.\n\nThe inaugural function was attended by the several dignitaries including India's Minister of State for Tourism Pralhad Singh Patel, China's Deputy Tourism Minister Wang Siaopheng, Myanmar's Minister for Natural Resources and Environment Conservation U. Ohan Moug among others.\n\n(This story has not been edited by Business Standard staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)", "pos": ["Arpana Ale Magar\n\nKathmandu, January 1\n\nLighting the flame of unity, President Bidya Devi Bhandari officially launched Visit Nepal 2020 today with the slogan ‘Lifetime Experience’. Respective province chiefs also launched the campaign in all seven provinces at the same time.\n\nAddressing the inauguration ceremony, President Bhandari said the country’s economy was dependent on tourism, which had been affected by the long civil war and unstable political system.\n\n“As we have already overcome political challenges, our major focus now is on economic prosperity. Tourism is the backbone of the country’s economic development,” she said.\n\nEmphasising the immense tourism potential of Nepal, she said, “We can cater to all kinds of tourists as our country has been bestowed with cultural and natural diversity.”\n\nShe added that the campaign would play a significant role in conveying that Nepal had more to offer than just Sagarmatha, Pokhara, Chitwan and Lumbini.\n\nShe requested all Nepalis — those residing in the country and abroad — to be a part of the campaign and make it successful as Nepali culture equated ‘guest with god (Atithi Devo Bhava)’.\n\nTourism Minister Yogesh Bhattarai said Nepal was a unique creation of nature and implored all visitors to come for a lifetime experience.\n\n“Nepal is a land of cultural excellence and tourists can visit sacred religious sites and experience our diverse wildlife, flora and fauna,” he said.\n\nAssuring that the country was moving towards the path of good governance and prosperity, the minister also claimed that the government had created a conducive environment for investment.\n\nStressing that tourism is the main pillar of Nepal’s economic development, he said the target of two million tourists and the campaign itself were inadequate for sustainable development of the sector. “We consider this year as the starting point and plan to follow this path and mark 2020-30 as the tourism decade.”\n\nTourism ministers from India, China, Myanmar and Jamaica were present during the inauguration and extended their good wishes to Nepal for the grand success of the VN2020 campaign.\n\nThe inauguration ceremony of the mega tourism campaign kicked off with chanting of mantras of seven religions — Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, Kiratism, Christianity, Jainism, Sikhism — practised in the country. Viber stickers of VN2020 and mascot for the campaign, Yeti, were also released during the inauguration.\n\nA version of this article appears in print on January 02, 2020 of The Himalayan Times.\n\nFollow The Himalayan Times on Twitter and Facebook"], "neg": ["Northland entrants to the New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards will spend their summer preparing for the exacting task of being judged on all aspects of their business in late January and early February.\n\nWhile the entrants could be relaxing at the beach, this national competition continues to grow in popularity as a benchmark for farmers striving to be the best in their field.\n\nAnd it must be addictive because some entrants return more than once to better their chances.\n\nThe Northland competition's organising committee is headed by regional managers Lesley and Brad Roberts, who won Share Farmers of the Year in 2015 and milk 900 cows at Riponui.\n\nAdvertisement\n\nREAD MORE:\n\n• Northland Dairy Industry Awards finalists named\n\n• Northland Dairy Industry Award winners swap office for farm\n\n• Northland Share Farmers of the Year reject office life\n\n• Northland couple crowned NZ Share Farmers of the Year\n\nLesley Roberts says entering the competition changed their lives and they continue to be involved because of the great support of the community and sponsors.\n\n\"The whole process is really rewarding,'' she says.\n\n\"It's all about the education along the way. You get really good advice on how your business can be improved and there are great networking opportunities.\n\n\"And if you are lucky enough to win, there are some amazing prizes,'' she says.\n\nShe says the intense scrutiny of all aspects of the farming business means no weaknesses can be hidden.\n\n\"If you say you are achieving something, you must be able to prove it and back it up with documentation.\"\n\nNorthland's representatives have won the major title of Share Farmer of the Year for the past two years in a row.\n\nAdvertisement\n\nIt is a high accolade for the region and shows the dedication of the young farmers who are rising through the ranks.\n\nThis year the robust nature of the competition has been proved with entrants to the Share Farmer of the Year category now able to have the body of work they prepare for the awards count towards modules in the New Zealand Diploma in Agribusiness Management.\n\nThe Recognition of Prior Learning is a formal recognition of the knowledge and skills already gained through working in the industry.\n\nRoberts says this development will increase the value of participating in the awards process.\n\nThe dairy trainee entrants all have interviews and are set practical tasks, while those in the dairy manager and share farmer competitions have to provide comprehensive presentations to impress judges on their farms over several hours.\n\n\"The judging is all based on points. While they never see the points, the entrants do get extensive feedback that they can use to improve their farming business,'' Roberts says.\n\n\"The judges are all quality operators. They have to be up to date with their knowledge as farming involves so much technology now,'' she says.\n\nThe Dairy Industry Awards is split into three main competitions.\n\nThe Dairy Trainee of the Year has judging between January 28 and 30 with finals on February 17; Dairy Manager of the Year and Share Farmer of the Year entrants have preliminary judging between February 3 and 5 with finals between February 18 and 20.\n\nThis year there are 12 entrants in the dairy trainee section, and eight each in the dairy manager and share farmer competitions.\n\nThe awards dinner is held at Semenoff Stadium on March 7 and tickets are on sale early next year.\n\nWinning award huge boost for couple\n\nWinning the national award for New Zealand Share Farmers of the Year has been a huge boost to Wellsford couple Colin and Isabella Beazley.\n\nIsabella says winning the 2019 title was \"pretty awesome\" and provided satisfaction in the acknowledgement of all of their hard work.\n\nThe Beazleys, both aged 31, are 50/50 Sharemilkers for Neil Jones and Wendy Crow-Jones' 163ha Wellsford property.\n\nThe couple had entered the awards twice before.\n\n\"We had worked so hard for it so it was quite a journey. It meant so much on a whole lot of levels.\"\n\nThe $52,000 prize package included free products and services as well as opportunities for free study.\n\n\"I think the real value of the competition is the feedback on every aspect of our farm business from the judges who are all, in effect, professional farm advisers.\n\n\"The advice we got has been so valuable, and we've been able to grow our business from milking 330 cows to 530 cows in a very short time,\" she said.\n\nNow team leaders for Northland in their category, the couple will be encouraging the new crop of entrants on their judging journey.", "The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved an ovarian cancer drug for the maintenance and treatment of pancreatic cancer, according to AstraZeneca and Merck.\n\nThe drug, Lynparza (olaparib), has been approved in the United States for pancreatic cancer patients whose disease has not progressed on at least 16 weeks of a 1st-line platinum-based chemotherapy regimen.\n\nEarlier this month, a panel of experts at the FDA recommended Lynparza after a study found that pancreatic cancer patients who were treated with the drug could go nearly twice as long without their cancer worsening than those taking a placebo.\n\n“Patients with advanced pancreatic cancer historically have faced poor outcomes due to the aggressive nature of the disease and limited treatment advances over the last few decades,” said Dave Fredrickson, executive vice president of the Oncology Business Unit. “Lynparza is now the only approved targeted medicine in biomarker-selected patients with advanced pancreatic cancer,” he added.\n\nBiomarker-selected patients are those with BRCA gene mutations, which hinder the body’s ability to fix damaged DNA and ultimately make it more likely that cells develop genetic mutations that can lead to cancer.\n\nLynparza is a PARP inhibitor, a type of drug that is used to stop cancer cells from reproducing.\n\n\"Metastatic pancreatic cancer patients have been waiting a long time for new therapy options for their devastating disease,\" said Julie Fleshman, president and CEO of Pancreatic Cancer Action Network. \"Today’s approval of Lynparza provides an exciting new treatment option for patients with germline BRCA-mutated metastatic pancreatic cancer.”\n\nAdvertisement\n\nLynparza is already approved for advanced ovarian cancer and metastatic breast cancer and has been used to treat 25,000 patients worldwide, and now AstraZeneca and Merck (the drug’s makers) are looking into the possibility of using it to treat other types of cancer as well.\n\nThis story was reported from Los Angeles.", "American Girl is ringing in the new year by unveiling its first hearing impaired doll and 2020 Girl of the Year.\n\nThe popular doll line, owned by Mattel, introduced Joss Kendrick, with the help of Olympic surfing hopeful Caroline Marks.\n\nJoss is a \"a fierce athlete born with hearing loss and a passion for surfing and competitive cheer,\" the company said in a news release . Her story is based her hometown of Huntington Beach, California.\n\nThe doll has brown hair and brown eyes and comes with a removable hearing aid.\n\n\"American Girl has a rich legacy of creating timeless characters who encourage girls to reach for new heights and discover who they're meant to be,\" said Jamie Cygielman, general manager of American Girl.\n\n\"Working with Olympic hopeful surfer Caroline Marks adds real-world inspiration about what can happen when you go 'all in' on your dreams.\"\n\nIn addition to the doll release, American Girl is partnering with the Hearing Loss Association of America to raise awareness and collect donations. The company also plans to donate $25,000 to the organization and support its annual walk. Starting January 1, it will also take donations for the HLAA in American Girl retail stores.\n\nJoss is available online starting Tuesday and in stores starting Wednesday.", "(Natural News) How do skilled pickpockets figure out an object with just the slightest touch? A study from the University of Cambridge and Columbia University revealed that the brain can identify an object’s properties using purely statistical information.\n\nIn sum, everyone has an “inner pickpocket” lurking inside them.\n\nThis interesting finding not only explains why this form of thievery is effective, but it also serves a practical purpose: It allows a person, for instance, to determine if something looks good on them – just by looking at it.\n\nAccording to the researchers, this ability stems from how humans handle the steady stream of data obtained by their sensory input. The brain divides that nonstop information into discrete chunks for easier management.\n\nFor example, a window shopper’s sense of sight deciphers photons as reflected light from the objects in the storefront. Similarly, a pickpocket renders the series of small depressions on their fingers as a sequence corresponding to an object in a pocket or bag. (Related: Can your inbuilt “compass” respond to changes in Earth’s magnetic field?)\n\nThe brain consults earlier experiences to make guesses about new objects\n\nHumans rely on their senses to interact with their surroundings, often relying on sight and touch to identify objects in a heaping mess. Through these senses, they can predict how they feel about it using sight, or what it feels like using touch.\n\nTheir brain delivers on those requirements by running statistical analyses of earlier experience. Based on the existing data, it may infer the properties of a newly-encountered object. Simultaneously, it may immediately guess the identity of an item despite having no obvious clue, such as well-defined shapes.\n\nSponsored: NEW Biostructured Silver First Aid Gel created by the Health Ranger combines three types of silver (ionic silver, colloidal silver, biostructured silver) with seven potent botanicals (rosemary, oregano, cinnamon and more) to create a breakthrough first aid silver gel. Over 50 ppm silver, verified via ICP-MS lab analysis. Made from 100% Texas rain water and 70% solar power. Zero chemical preservatives, fragrances or emulsifiers. See full details here.\n\nIn the study, co-lead author Mate Lengyel and his team looked at how the brain took in the continuous flow of sensory information and divided that data into objects. The researchers then compared the earlier data to the new sensory input.\n\n“The common view is that the brain receives [specialized] cues: such as edges or occlusions, about where one [thing] ends and another thing begins, but we’ve found that the brain is a really smart statistical machine: It looks for patterns and finds building blocks to construct objects,” Lengyel added.\n\nEveryone has an “inner pickpocket” that guesses what the hidden object looks or feels like\n\nThe research team set up scenarios with abstract shapes that lacked distinct boundaries between them. Their subjects either watched the objects on a screen or tugged them apart along a tear line. The line went either through or between the objects. Next, the participants performed tests that evaluated their ability to predict the visual and haptic characteristics of the jigsaw puzzles.\n\nThe visual exams determined the familiarity of the jigsaw pieces compared to abstract shapes made from the parts of two different objects. Meanwhile, the haptic tests investigated the difficulty of physically tearing new scenes apart in different directions.\n\nThey learned that participants succeeded in assembling the right mental model of the jigsaw pieces using only visual or touch-based experiences. Further, the subjects immediately predicted the haptic properties of an object from the visible characteristics and vice versa.\n\n“These results challenge classical views on how we extract and learn about objects in our environment,” explained Lengyel. “Instead, we’ve [shown] that general-purpose statistical computations known to operate in even the youngest infants are sufficiently powerful for achieving such cognitive feats.”\n\nSources include:\n\nDailyMail.co.uk\n\nScienceDaily.com\n\neLifeSciences.org", "Sign up to FREE daily email alerts from cornwalllive - Weekend Report Subscribe Thank you for subscribing See our privacy notice Could not subscribe, try again later Invalid Email\n\nPolice are still searching for 21-year-old Ricky Gamage five days after he disappeared.\n\nThe young man, from Bude, was last seen at around 8.35pm on Saturday (December 28).He was leaving The Venue, the tenpin bowling allew where he works.\n\nHis family said that there are 'great concerns' for his welfare.\n\nSince Ricky went missing there have been several unconfirmed potential sightings of him in Barnstaple, on the M5 at Burnham on Sea, the M5 at Taunton and on the M6 at Junction 11.\n\nNow Devon and Cornwall Police have confirmed that they are continuing the search.\n\n(Image: Nicole Rachel)\n\nThe Force Incident Manager (FIM) said: \"We are still appealing for anyone who think they saw him.\n\n\"We are still having searches being done.\"\n\nRicky is described as 6ft 2in tall with dark hair, a dark-coloured goatee beard, green eyes and a tattoo sleeve down his right arm.\n\nAt the time of his disappearance he was wearing a blue beanie hat with an unknown logo, a khaki green North Face hooded jacket, a grey ‘Venue’ logo t-shirt, black skinny jeans which had a tear on the left thigh, and black Dr Martin boots.\n\nIf you have seen Ricky, or know of his whereabouts, please call police immediately on 999, quoting log number 897 of 28/12/19."], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "Seattle Seahawks vs. Philadelphia Eagles wild-card playoff preview: Can Russell Wilson win again on road?\n\nShow Caption Hide Caption Lorenzo's Locks: How to bet on Sunday's wild card games SportsPulse: The two best games of the weekend may come out of the NFC slate on Sunday. Lorenzo provides the best bets you can make on each. USA TODAY\n\nA preview of the NFC wild-card matchup between the Seattle Seahawks and Philadelphia Eagles\n\nWhen: Sunday, Jan. 5, 4:40 p.m. ET\n\nWhere: Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia\n\nChannel: NBC\n\nLine: Seahawks by 1½\n\nInjuries: Both teams are relatively banged up entering this one, with several key players who may or may not be able to play.\n\nThe Eagles recently lost starting right guard Brandon Brooks to a season-ending shoulder injury, while tight end Zach Ertz (ribs/back), running back Miles Sanders (ankle), wide receiver Nelson Agholor (knee) and right tackle Lane Johnson (ankle) missed all or part of the regular-season finale. Coach Doug Pederson said Monday the team would monitor their statuses throughout the week.\n\nSeattle, meanwhile, had 14 players on its injury report entering last week's game against the San Francisco 49ers. The Seahawks will be without starting linebacker Mychal Kendricks, who tore the anterior cruciate ligament in one of his knees, but hope to get safety Quandre Diggs back for Sunday's game, according to coach Pete Carroll. They could also be thin at wide receiver with Jaron Brown (knee) out and Malik Turner questionable this week after suffering a concussion.\n\nTHREE THINGS TO KNOW\n\n1. Carries to be had: Few teams in the NFL embraced the run this season like the Seahawks and Eagles, who ranked third and seventh, respectively, in rushing attempts on the year. But injuries have put them in a similar predicament, trying to figure out who's going to get the carries. Philadelphia will hope for a healthy Sanders, lest they want to rely on Boston Scott for a second consecutive week. The Seahawks split carries between Marshawn Lynch (fresh out of retirement) and Travis Homer. With the cast of characters changing, it will be interesting to see if either team can establish consistent production on the ground.\n\n2. What's home worth? The Eagles (9-7) earned home-field advantage in this game by virtue of winning the lowly NFC East, even though the Seahawks finished with a better record (11-5, including a 7-1 mark on the road) and have generally played like the better team this year. (They also beat the Eagles, in Philadelphia, in Week 12.) If the Eagles manage to pull off the upset and win this one, it would illustrate the value of home-field advantage in the playoffs — and help fuel critics who say playoff seeding should be determined by record, regardless of division.\n\n3. All eyes on tight ends: One of the key matchups in this game will be Seattle's defense against Philadelphia's tight ends. The Seahawks ranked 31st in the NFL this year in catches (97) and receiving yards (1,099) surrendered to opposing tight ends, and Carson Wentz's top two targets are Ertz and Dallas Goedert. That pair combined for 146 catches, 1,523 receiving yards and 11 touchdowns during the regular season. All of this makes the health of Ertz that much more important in the days leading up to kickoff.\n\nContact Tom Schad at tschad@usatoday.com or on Twitter @Tom_Schad.", "pos": ["Eagles facing Seahawks for second time with Boston Scott, Greg Ward, other new players filling big roles\n\nShow Caption Hide Caption Eagles' Elijah Holyfield on his dad, boxing champ Evander Elijah Holyfield, signed by the Eagles on Tuesday, talks about his famous father; and Carson Wentz on upcoming game vs. Seahawks Martin Frank, The News Journal\n\nPHILADELPHIA – When the Eagles played the Seattle Seahawks on Nov. 24, Greg Ward had just been promoted from the practice squad, and Jay Ajayi, not Boston Scott, was the backup running back to Miles Sanders.\n\nMack Hollins was a starting wide receiver, even though he was going on his seventh straight game without a reception.\n\nRight tackle Lane Johnson was sitting out with a concussion, and Pro Bowl right guard Brandon Brooks would leave in the first quarter after having an anxiety attack.\n\nSON OF A CHAMP: Eagles sign boxing champion Evander Holyfield's son Elijah to play RB with Sanders hurt\n\nAnd quarterback Carson Wentz was playing in his first game without his top three wide receivers as DeSean Jackson was recently put on injured reserve, while Alshon Jeffery and Nelson Agholor were sitting out with injuries.\n\nNeedless to say, it didn't go well as the Eagles committed five turnovers – four by Wentz with two lost fumbles and two interceptions – in their 17-9 loss.\n\nThe Eagles fell to 5-7 after losing the following week to Miami. They haven't lost since, winning four straight games despite a brand new cast of skill position players, most of whom the Seahawks haven't seen when the two teams play on Sunday in the NFC Wildcard Round of the playoffs.\n\nSEASON SAVIORS: Ranking the Eagles' 10 former practice squad players by their importance\n\n\"I think it’s been different bodies out there, different guys making the plays, but Coach (Doug Pederson) has been putting together an awesome game plan each week and executing it and calling it really well, so I can just play fast and take what the defense gives me,\" Wentz said.\n\n\"And guys have been making plays. I’ve said that over and over now. It’s someone different every week. We saw Boston Scott last week. What was he, the (NFC) offensive player of the week? How cool is that? It’s finding ways to get the ball in playmakers hands and it’s my job to distribute it.\"\n\nSEAHAWKS AGAIN: Eagles to face Seahawks in NFL playoff game, with chance to avenge regular-season loss\n\nScott didn't touch the ball at all in that first game against Seattle. Yet last Sunday against the Giants, Scott took over when Miles Sanders left with an injury in the second quarter and had 138 yards from scrimmage and scored three touchdowns in the Eagles' 34-17 win.\n\nIt's the same way with Ward. The first game against Seattle was only his second game on a game-day roster after spending parts of each of the last three seasons on the Eagles' practice squad.\n\nWard had his first NFL reception in that game, finishing with 6 catches for 40 yards. He has been the Eagles' leading receiver since, with 28 receptions, along with 254 yards and a touchdown. A week later, Hollins was released, while Jeffery has since gone on injured reserve, and Agholor has missed the last four games.\n\nEagles. Phillies. College and high school sports. Subscribe to Delaware Online to get every story.\n\n\"Some of the names are different, but the style of play and the way (Pederson) calls the offense and the defense, and how they do their stuff, doesn’t look different,\" Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said. \"Boston Scott is so much in the same vein (as Miles Sanders). They have the same-style type of guys of really exciting football players. They know how to use their guys. We’re just going to expect them to continue to do what they do.\"\n\nBut that has taken some time.\n\nThe Seahawks game was really the first time Wentz was playing with a new set of skill position players. That has continued to evolve as the weeks have gone on. Yet the Eagles have adjusted in must-win games in order to make the playoffs.\n\n\"We’ve had some moving parts,\" Scott said. \"Guys have gone down. Guys have had to step up. At the end of the day, I feel like Carson has been putting us in good situations. It doesn’t really matter who’s in there. He’s kind of making that thing go. He’s our leader, and we have confidence in him, and he’s been putting us in positions to succeed.\"\n\nIn the last few days alone, Brooks went on injured reserve with a shoulder injury; tight end Zach Ertz missed last week's game with hip and back injuries and might not return this week; and Johnson has missed the last three games with a high-ankle sprain, and it's not known if he can return this week, either.\n\nFletcher Cox, Boston Scott after Eagles win over Giants Fletcher Cox had a pivotal fumble recovery at the Giants 2 yard line, while Boston Scott took over at running back to lead the win. Martin Frank, The News Journal\n\nIn that first game, rookie Andre Dillard, who had played left tackle ever since he began playing football, played right tackle and was benched at halftime for Halapoulivaati Vaitai, and Matt Pryor got into his first-ever NFL game at right guard.\n\nPryor played in the second half against the Giants last Sunday, and would be prepared to start if needed again Sunday.\n\nThe Seahawks have dealt with a similar situation over the past few weeks, when they lost 3 of their last 4 games. Their top three running backs in Chris Carson (1,230 yards rushing), Rashaad Penny (129 yards rushing vs. the Eagles) and C.J. Prosise have all suffered season-ending injuries.\n\nThe Seahawks last week signed veteran running back Marshawn Lynch. He hadn't played at all this season until last Sunday night in Seattle's 26-21 loss to San Francisco.\n\n\"We have to just deal with what’s been dealt to us,\" Carroll said. \"Just make the adjustments and count on the guys to come through and make the plays, and play like the guy who just left. I know (the Eagles) have done a great job of that, overcoming tremendous odds. We’re up against a little bit now.\n\n\"Obviously, there’s a big survival challenge for both teams.\"\n\nInjury update\n\nBoth Johnson and Ertz were limited participants in practice Wednesday, which was a walkthrough session. Eagles coach Doug Pederson said Ertz has not been cleared for contact, so unless that changes by Sunday, he won't play. Johnson has missed three straight games with an ankle injury.\n\nWR Nelson Agholor, who has missed 5 of the last 6 games with a knee injury, didn't practice. Neither did Sanders. Pederson said a decision on Sanders will be made later in the week.\n\nEagles sign a WR\n\nThe Eagles placed Brooks on injured reserve Wednesday and signed WR Shelton Gibson. Gibson was the Eagles' fifth-round pick in 2017. He was waived in August, and spent the season on the Cleveland Browns' practice squad. Gibson has 3 career catches for 59 yards in 2017 and 2018.\n\nContact Martin Frank at mfrank@delawareonline.com. Follow on Twitter @Mfranknfl."], "neg": ["Eagles facing Seahawks for second time with Boston Scott, Greg Ward, other new players filling big roles\n\nShow Caption Hide Caption Eagles' Elijah Holyfield on his dad, boxing champ Evander Elijah Holyfield, signed by the Eagles on Tuesday, talks about his famous father; and Carson Wentz on upcoming game vs. Seahawks Martin Frank, The News Journal\n\nPHILADELPHIA – When the Eagles played the Seattle Seahawks on Nov. 24, Greg Ward had just been promoted from the practice squad, and Jay Ajayi, not Boston Scott, was the backup running back to Miles Sanders.\n\nMack Hollins was a starting wide receiver, even though he was going on his seventh straight game without a reception.\n\nRight tackle Lane Johnson was sitting out with a concussion, and Pro Bowl right guard Brandon Brooks would leave in the first quarter after having an anxiety attack.\n\nSON OF A CHAMP: Eagles sign boxing champion Evander Holyfield's son Elijah to play RB with Sanders hurt\n\nAnd quarterback Carson Wentz was playing in his first game without his top three wide receivers as DeSean Jackson was recently put on injured reserve, while Alshon Jeffery and Nelson Agholor were sitting out with injuries.\n\nNeedless to say, it didn't go well as the Eagles committed five turnovers – four by Wentz with two lost fumbles and two interceptions – in their 17-9 loss.\n\nThe Eagles fell to 5-7 after losing the following week to Miami. They haven't lost since, winning four straight games despite a brand new cast of skill position players, most of whom the Seahawks haven't seen when the two teams play on Sunday in the NFC Wildcard Round of the playoffs.\n\nSEASON SAVIORS: Ranking the Eagles' 10 former practice squad players by their importance\n\n\"I think it’s been different bodies out there, different guys making the plays, but Coach (Doug Pederson) has been putting together an awesome game plan each week and executing it and calling it really well, so I can just play fast and take what the defense gives me,\" Wentz said.\n\n\"And guys have been making plays. I’ve said that over and over now. It’s someone different every week. We saw Boston Scott last week. What was he, the (NFC) offensive player of the week? How cool is that? It’s finding ways to get the ball in playmakers hands and it’s my job to distribute it.\"\n\nSEAHAWKS AGAIN: Eagles to face Seahawks in NFL playoff game, with chance to avenge regular-season loss\n\nScott didn't touch the ball at all in that first game against Seattle. Yet last Sunday against the Giants, Scott took over when Miles Sanders left with an injury in the second quarter and had 138 yards from scrimmage and scored three touchdowns in the Eagles' 34-17 win.\n\nIt's the same way with Ward. The first game against Seattle was only his second game on a game-day roster after spending parts of each of the last three seasons on the Eagles' practice squad.\n\nWard had his first NFL reception in that game, finishing with 6 catches for 40 yards. He has been the Eagles' leading receiver since, with 28 receptions, along with 254 yards and a touchdown. A week later, Hollins was released, while Jeffery has since gone on injured reserve, and Agholor has missed the last four games.\n\nEagles. Phillies. College and high school sports. Subscribe to Delaware Online to get every story.\n\n\"Some of the names are different, but the style of play and the way (Pederson) calls the offense and the defense, and how they do their stuff, doesn’t look different,\" Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said. \"Boston Scott is so much in the same vein (as Miles Sanders). They have the same-style type of guys of really exciting football players. They know how to use their guys. We’re just going to expect them to continue to do what they do.\"\n\nBut that has taken some time.\n\nThe Seahawks game was really the first time Wentz was playing with a new set of skill position players. That has continued to evolve as the weeks have gone on. Yet the Eagles have adjusted in must-win games in order to make the playoffs.\n\n\"We’ve had some moving parts,\" Scott said. \"Guys have gone down. Guys have had to step up. At the end of the day, I feel like Carson has been putting us in good situations. It doesn’t really matter who’s in there. He’s kind of making that thing go. He’s our leader, and we have confidence in him, and he’s been putting us in positions to succeed.\"\n\nIn the last few days alone, Brooks went on injured reserve with a shoulder injury; tight end Zach Ertz missed last week's game with hip and back injuries and might not return this week; and Johnson has missed the last three games with a high-ankle sprain, and it's not known if he can return this week, either.\n\nFletcher Cox, Boston Scott after Eagles win over Giants Fletcher Cox had a pivotal fumble recovery at the Giants 2 yard line, while Boston Scott took over at running back to lead the win. Martin Frank, The News Journal\n\nIn that first game, rookie Andre Dillard, who had played left tackle ever since he began playing football, played right tackle and was benched at halftime for Halapoulivaati Vaitai, and Matt Pryor got into his first-ever NFL game at right guard.\n\nPryor played in the second half against the Giants last Sunday, and would be prepared to start if needed again Sunday.\n\nThe Seahawks have dealt with a similar situation over the past few weeks, when they lost 3 of their last 4 games. Their top three running backs in Chris Carson (1,230 yards rushing), Rashaad Penny (129 yards rushing vs. the Eagles) and C.J. Prosise have all suffered season-ending injuries.\n\nThe Seahawks last week signed veteran running back Marshawn Lynch. He hadn't played at all this season until last Sunday night in Seattle's 26-21 loss to San Francisco.\n\n\"We have to just deal with what’s been dealt to us,\" Carroll said. \"Just make the adjustments and count on the guys to come through and make the plays, and play like the guy who just left. I know (the Eagles) have done a great job of that, overcoming tremendous odds. We’re up against a little bit now.\n\n\"Obviously, there’s a big survival challenge for both teams.\"\n\nInjury update\n\nBoth Johnson and Ertz were limited participants in practice Wednesday, which was a walkthrough session. Eagles coach Doug Pederson said Ertz has not been cleared for contact, so unless that changes by Sunday, he won't play. Johnson has missed three straight games with an ankle injury.\n\nWR Nelson Agholor, who has missed 5 of the last 6 games with a knee injury, didn't practice. Neither did Sanders. Pederson said a decision on Sanders will be made later in the week.\n\nEagles sign a WR\n\nThe Eagles placed Brooks on injured reserve Wednesday and signed WR Shelton Gibson. Gibson was the Eagles' fifth-round pick in 2017. He was waived in August, and spent the season on the Cleveland Browns' practice squad. Gibson has 3 career catches for 59 yards in 2017 and 2018.\n\nContact Martin Frank at mfrank@delawareonline.com. Follow on Twitter @Mfranknfl.", "Six weeks after four men were killed in a mass shooting at a home in southeast Fresno, the Fresno Police Department announced the arrest of six suspects on Tuesday. One suspect remained at large.\n\nPolice said that on Nov. 17, two men sneaked into a backyard party in a majority-Hmong neighborhood and opened fire into a crowd of nearly 40 friends and family who had gathered to watch a football game. Sixteen people were shot, and four died: Kou Xiong, 38, Xy Lee, 23, Phia Vang, 31, and Kalaxang Thao, 40.\n\nAt a news conference Tuesday, Fresno Police Chief Andy Hall announced that the six suspects connected to the shooting were members of the Mongolian Boys Society gang. Hall said that the shooting was retaliation against the Asian Crips gang following a shooting that took place 16 hours before the backyard attack that left one of the Mongolian Boys Society members dead.\n\nIn the immediate aftermath of the shooting, Fresno police said that they had created an Asian gang task force and feared further violence ahead of the Hmong New Year’s celebrations that will draw hundreds of Hmong to the area for what is considered to be the largest celebration of its kind in the nation.\n\nAdvertisement\n\nPolice originally had said there were no indications that any of the victims had gang ties. They did believe, however, that the home was targeted, but didn’t offer further details.\n\nHall said that one person at the party was a former affiliate of the Asian Crips, but was not an active member of the gang. The suspects targeted the house because they believed the event was an Asian Crips gang party, he said.\n\nOn Dec. 17, one of the suspects who was a person of interest in the backyard shooting was arrested on suspicion of mail theft. Police said they located a Glock pistol, believed to be the weapon used in the shooting, and two 30-round magazines.\n\nOn Thursday, Fresno police served 19 search warrants in the cities of Fresno and Visalia and contacted 40 people at the locations. Thirteen firearms were seized during the searches, one of which was determined to be the second weapon used in the backyard shooting. Police credited a tip to revelations during the investigation.\n\nAdvertisement\n\nThe arrests came one day after officials labeled the tragedy a gang-related shooting.\n\nThe suspects from Fresno – Billy Xiong, 25, Johnny Xiong, 25, Anthony Montes, 27, Porge Kue, 26, Pao Vang, 30, and Jhovanny Delgao, 19 – each could face charges that include four counts of homicide, 12 counts of attempted murder and conspiracy to commit murder. The suspects are being held on bail of more than $11 million.\n\n“The shooting affected not only the city, but also really impacted our Hmong American community,” Hall said.\n\nPolice have been on high alert this week, monitoring social media for potential threats since the weeklong New Year’s event at the Fresno Fairgrounds started last weekend.\n\n“The Hmong New Year celebration provides an opportunity to showcase the rich tradition of the Hmong culture and its people. This year it also shows the strength and resolve of a community that has recently dealt with tragedy,” Fresno Mayor Lee Brand tweeted.\n\nThe killings brought sudden attention to one of the nation’s largest Hmong communities, which has been left reeling as police searched for the suspects and motive. The youngest victim to die in the shooting, Lee, was a well-known Hmong singer. One of his most popular music videos has garnered over 4.4 million views – nearly 1 million of which came after his death – with hundreds of comments expressing sadness over his loss.\n\nMany Hmong immigrants in California, including Kou’s family, are survivors of the so-called Secret War that followed the 1975 collapse of the kingdom of Laos. The Hmong people fought alongside U.S. troops against communism during the Vietnam War, marking them as targets after the Laotian communist government took over.\n\nMost refugees fled to camps in Thailand before they were settled in the U.S. California now has the largest Hmong population in the country, with nearly 100,000 people.\n\nAdvertisement\n\nTimes staff writers Andrea Castillo, Anh Do and Alejandra Reyes-Velarde contributed to this report.", "Somridho, a model and filmmaker wants to make being gender-fluid more mainstream (Picture: Tshiella D)\n\nWhen 19-year-old Somriddho Dasgupta moved to London from New Delhi, India, he decided to sculpt a new version of himself.\n\nNow a filmmaker, Somriddho’s style – inspired by RuPaul’s Drag Race – is bold, androgynous and gender fluid.\n\nBeing gender fluid is when someone doesn’t identify themselves as having a fixed gender. The person might prefer to use ‘they’ pronouns instead of he/she. Somridho prefers he/his.\n\nWhen he grew up in India, which he left as a 15-year-old, he was mocked for being ‘gentle and soft’.\n\nHe also came out as gay which his family is totally accepting of but at the time same-sex marriage was illegal in the country.\n\n‘Acceptance for the LGBTQIA+ community was just low,’ Somridho explains to Metro.co.uk.\n\n‘Even now it is still relatively hard to be gay in India as compared to being gay in London. I felt free when I moved there.\n\nAdvertisement\n\nAdvertisement\n\nHe adds: ‘I could finally start expressing myself the way I wanted to. The first thing that I did when I moved to the UK was buy myself a nose ring and some nail paint, obviously!’\n\nThough being gay and gender-fluid may have been considered unconventional in a traditional Indian family, Somridho’s parents never made him feel like an outsider.\n\nHe recalls one occasion where his dad called him up to congratulate him on one of the bold photoshoots Somridho regularly takes part in, as we works as a model on the side.\n\nAnd while his parents still live in Delhi, Somridho manages to chat to them every day and go back home every six months.\n\nAs a gay, gender-fluid person who grew up in India, he’s had some tough times (Picture: Tshiella D)\n\n‘I love my parents. They are very supportive,’ he tells Metro.co.uk.\n\n‘They love me to pieces. It, of course, took them a while to get to this stage.\n\n‘When I first told them I am gay (2016), they were quite shocked, a bit upset even. However, now they have reached a stage where they are really accepting.\n\n‘I guess they love me so much that they just want me to be happy. And expressing myself in an androgynous manner makes me the happiest.’\n\nThat doesn’t mean that growing up as gay was any easier for Somridho.\n\nAdvertisement\n\nAdvertisement\n\nWhile Somridho appreciates that India is changing its attitudes towards the LGBTQ community, in his adolescence it was difficult.\n\n‘I love our culture and our traditions. It is a beautiful country, really diverse. But my experience with being gay, that was quite different.\n\n‘Growing up, I had to pretend to have crushes on girls around my friends to feel accepted by them.\n\n‘Right from a very young age, it is instilled in us that being feminine if you are a guy is wrong. My uncles and aunts would make fun of me for being too gentle and soft.\n\n‘Obviously, they thought it was no big deal and they did not really mean to hurt me but it actually did hurt me. You see, casual homophobia is very common in India.’\n\nHe came to London at 15 where he’s also had some tough times (Picture: Somridho Dasgupta)\n\nSomridho thinks that the Asian community is a little slower at accepting but is hopeful that attitudes are changing.\n\n‘In our (Indian) culture, a lot of emphasis is placed on masculinity,’ he explains.\n\n‘A man is expected to follow the traditional ideals of masculinity. Hence, when somebody does something that does not fit those ideals, everybody is shocked.\n\n‘Progress has been made, of course. But there still is a long way to go.’\n\nAdvertisement\n\nBut that’s not to say the UK is an LGBTQ haven for Somridho. He’s had his fair share of intolerant attitudes here too.\n\n‘I still face hate. I often get things thrown at me from moving cars. People scream slurs at me.\n\n‘Even now, androgynous or gender-fluid people are too scared to express themselves, scared of the opposition they would face. Every year, numerous LGBTQIA+ people die in London as a result of hate crime.\n\n‘But, did this stop me from expressing myself? No. I still walk out in public in my white fur trousers, my pearl covered glasses and my chunky earrings. I like to get a conversation going as language has power.\n\n‘Good or bad, as long as people are talking about it, it is a victory for me because more people get to know about me, my style. They get to know that perhaps, they don’t have to be a man or a woman either.\n\n‘They can be anything they want to be.’\n\nMORE: From dresses made of meat to androgynous art – the best red carpet looks of the decade\n\nMORE: The problem with calling the new androgynous emojis ‘non-binary’\n\nMORE: In 2020, let’s end the needless hostility towards trans people\n\nAdvertisement Advertisement", "Christmas isn't over just yet.\n\nEight people have been named to Order of Newfoundland and Labrador, including Santa's longtime stand-in, Bruce Templeton.\n\nTempleton, of Outer Cove, has been invested into the order for his decades of volunteer work, community leadership and humanitarianism — including more than 40 years of playing Santa — as well as published books and charity work.\n\nAn investiture ceremony will be held on Jan. 29 at Government House in St. John's, where Templeton's name will be joining the 118 recipients in the 13 ceremonies since the order began in 2004.\n\n\"As Chancellor of the Order of Newfoundland and Labrador, it will be an honour to invest eight fellow Newfoundlanders and Labradorians, who have made outstanding contributions to our province and people, into the Order of Newfoundland and Labrador, the province's highest level of recognition,\" said Lt.-Gov. Judy Foote in a news release on Tuesday.\n\n\"I look forward to thanking each of them personally at the investiture ceremony on Jan. 29 for the many efforts they have made, and continue to make, to ensure our province is the best it can be.\"\n\nWith new appointees set to receive their honours, 118 people will have been invested into the Order of Newfoundland and Labrador. (Jeremy Eaton/CBC)\n\nJoining Templeton will be Jim Burton of Portugal Cove-St. Phillip's, Elaine Dobbin of Portugal Cove-St. Phillip's, Robert Lyall of Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Helen Murphy of St. John's, Myles Murphy of St. John's, Susan Rose of Broad Cove and Gordon Slade of Mount Pearl.\n\nThe Order of Newfoundland and Labrador recognizes individuals who have demonstrated excellence and achievement in an exemplary manner for the province and its residents, according to government.\n\nAppointments to the Order are made by the chancellor on the recommendation of its advisory council.\n\n\"These eight individuals are determined to make a difference where and when they can for which I thank them on behalf of all the people of Newfoundland and Labrador,\" Foote said.\n\nRead more articles from CBC Newfoundland and Labrador", "Video: Suspect sucker punches NY cop on camera. Is immediately released by judgeJazz ShawPosted at 8:01 am on December 31, 2019New York City continues to descend into chaos under the administration of Mayor Bill de Blasio, particularly when it comes to the rule of law. We’ve already witnessed multiple instances of people dumping buckets of water on police officers as they perform their duties. There are weekly “protests” in Brooklyn, where marching vandals chant “F*** the Police” and demand that the cops be banned from subway stations so they can more easily commit crimes. And in the latest incident, a suspect sucker-punched a member of the NYPD right in front of other officers. And thanks to the lax rules being pushed by City Hall, the suspect was back out on the street almost immediately. (CBS New York)"], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "Office of the Governor of... A photo taken by graduates of a West Virginia prison training course doing the Nazi salute. Share\n\n\n\nPinterest\n\nEmail\n\n(JTA) — More than 30 West Virginia correctional academy trainees who were seen giving a Nazi salute in a class photo will be fired.\n\nWest Virginia Gov. Jim Justice said Monday that he has approved the recommendations from a report by state investigators calling for the dismissal of the correctional officer trainees who participated in the photo. According to the report, the trainees regularly gave the Nazi salute “as a sign of respect” for their instructor in the weeks prior to the release of the photo, The Associated Press reported.\n\nThe photo of dozens of participants in the basic training class making the Nazi salute reads “Hail Byrd!” at the top, a reference to their correctional academy instructor, Karrie Byrd.\n\nTwo correctional academy trainers and a cadet from the class shown in the picture were fired when the photo came to light in early December.\n\nByrd told investigators that she was unaware of the “historical or racial implications of the gesture” and said it was “simply a greeting,” according to the report, NBC News reported. Other sources for the report contradicted her statements.\n\n“The investigation disclosed that she encouraged it, reveled in it, and at times reciprocated the gesture,” the report said.\n\nJustice said in a statement Monday that “this act needed to result in real consequences – terminations and dismissals.”\n\n“This kind of behavior will not be tolerated on my watch in any agency of state government,” he said.", "pos": ["A three-page executive summary was released Monday detailing the state's inquiry into the controversial image. (West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation)\n\nCHARLESTON, W. Va. (AP) — West Virginia plans to begin training its corrections department staff about the Holocaust after a photograph of correction officer cadets giving Nazi salutes led to dozens of firings and widespread outrage, officials said Tuesday.\n\nA spokesman for the West Virginia Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety said the leader of the regional Anti-Defamation League chapter has agreed to draft the training materials and coursework. He said the agency is “committed to taking all steps necessary to accomplish this.”\n\nThe move comes a day after Gov. Jim Justice announced that more than 30 trainees seen in the photo were being fired, along with their instructor. He made the announcement after a report was released detailing how the instructor “reveled” in the salute and encouraged the class to perform the gesture. Four other instructors are being suspended without pay.\n\n\"This kind of behavior will not be tolerated on my watch in any agency of state government,” Justice, a Republican, said in a statement Monday.\n\nThe photograph, which shows the trainees with their arms raised and faces blurred, was released in early December as officials promised a swift probe of the matter. The image also includes a line of text that reads “Hail Byrd,” a reference to instructor Karrie Byrd.\n\nOn Monday, the state released a a summary of its internal investigation, which found that an unspecified number of trainees in Academy Class 18 began using the gesture early on in their training “as a sign of respect” for Byrd. Soon after, other class members also began flashing the salute.\n\nByrd, who taught the course on “Cultural Diversity,” told investigators that she was “completely unaware of the historical or racial implications of the gesture and reported it was simply a greeting,” according to the summary.\n\nThe investigation lists multiple sources contradicting Byrd's statements. Two other instructors told Byrd and the class that the gesture was inappropriate but Byrd said there was nothing wrong with it, according to the report.\n\n“The gesture was done with Byrd's knowledge,\" the document read. “The investigation disclosed that she encouraged it, reveled in it, and at times reciprocated the gesture. Additionally, Byrd appeared to overrule the corrective actions taken by others and assured the cadets the behavior was acceptable.”\n\nA voicemail message could not be left at a phone number listed for Byrd in public records.\n\nByrd eventually directed her class to use the hand gesture while taking a photo of the group, though the image had to be taken several times because not everyone was giving the salute, the report said. It added that after 10 members resisted, Byrd explicitly directed them to give the gesture. Seven of those cadets told investigators they made a fist so as to appear to comply with Byrd's demand but not directly mimic a Nazi salute — which can be seen in the photo released.\n\nAfter the image was taken, a secretary asked Byrd what the class was doing, the report said. State investigators wrote Byrd responded with “look there is nothing wrong with it, we have people of all colors and backgrounds in the picture and everyone of them are participating.” Byrd then told the secretary to caption the image “Hail Byrd,” and said “that's why they do that because I'm a hardass like Hitler.\"\n\nThe photo also made its way before “Capt. Daniels-Watts,” according to the report, which withheld the captain's first name. The report said the captain never addressed Byrd about the photo and did not attempt to stop the photo's distribution.\n\n“Do I resign now or what”\" Daniels-Watts asked state officials during the investigation. “I saw the picture and did nothing.”\n\nUltimately, investigators determined the cadets displayed “poor judgment” but concluded no one who participated in the gesture was being discriminatory.\n\nThe report concluded: “There is no dispute that the ‘Hail Byrd’ gesture and photograph were highly offensive and egregious in appearance, but the investigation did not reveal any overt motivation or intent that this was a discriminatory act towards any racial, religious, or ethnic group.”\n\nByrd made a little over $36,000 from the state in 2018, according to the most recently available employee compensation records."], "neg": ["You can’t touch this:\n\nPope Francis says sorry\n\nfor slapping devotee 43 replies Posted by GO3 — Post Reply VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis apologized Wednesday for his widely-viewed slap of a woman who had grabbed his hand as he greeted Catholic faithful on New Year’s Eve. The image of Francis slapping his way free from the clutches of the admirer was an instant hit on social media. A personal apology followed. “We lose patience many times,” Francis confessed. “It happens to me too. I apologize for the bad example given yesterday,” the head of the Catholic church said before celebrating Mass at the Vatican.\n\nNSC chief slashing Obama's\n\n'bloated' staff to create efficient,\n\ntight-lipped White House operation 23 replies Posted by MissMolly — Post Reply The White House National Security Council staff is being downsized sharply in a bid to improve efficiency within the policy coordinating body by consolidating positions and cutting staff. A second, unspoken thrust of the overhaul is a hoped-for end to what many critics see as a string of politically damaging, unauthorized disclosures of sensitive information. Leaks of President Trump’s conversations with foreign leaders and other damaging disclosures likely originated with anti-Trump officials in the White House who stayed over from the Obama administration, according to several current and former White House officials. White House National Security Adviser Robert C. O’Brien is leading the NSC reform effort.\n\nHere are the 5 biggest Republican\n\nmistakes of the decade 22 replies Posted by tisHimself — Post Reply For Republicans, the 2010s end with the party seemingly in a better situation than it was when the decade started. The GOP has control of the White House and the Senate. Ten years ago, the Democrats held the White House and both houses of Congress. But that scorecard doesn't tell the whole story. Thanks to five major blunders over the last decade, the Republican Party is actually weaker than it was on Jan.1, 2010. To understand why, you have to document each key mistake in order:\n\nReport: Iran-Backed Militiamen Retreat\n\nfrom U.S. Embassy in Baghdad 21 replies Posted by Imright — Post Reply Iran-backed militiamen behind an attack on the U.S. embassy in Baghdad, Iraq, have begun retreating from the area on Wednesday following a threat from President Donald Trump to hold Tehran accountable for the siege. “Supporters of the Kataib Hezbollah militia who had spent the night camped outside the embassy began dismantling their tents and leaving the area, saying they had won a victory and would now seek the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq through the nation’s parliament,” the Washington Post reports. The development comes after Department of Defense Secretary Mark Esper announced\n\nNasty Nancy, Shifty Schiff, and Schumer\n\nsubvert the Constitution to damage Trump 21 replies Posted by ladydawgfan — Post Reply Nancy Pelosi, AKA Nasty Nancy, allowed Adam Schiff, AKA Shifty Schiff, to run the impeachment \"inquiry\" through Shifty's Intelligence Committee, where Shifty had total control. He set the rules to allow only the witnesses he wanted. He lied in his opening statement to commence the inquiry by making up President Trump's phone conversation with Ukraine's President Zelensky. The resulting vote to impeach was a foregone conclusion regardless of the evidence, or lack thereof. Pelosi has not sent Shifty's articles of impeachment to the Senate for a trial because she said she wants to first see the Senate trial procedures.\n\nMedia Continues With Awful Hot Takes\n\nAbout the 'Terrifying' Armed Churchgoers\n\nin Texas Shooting 20 replies Posted by Hazymac — Post Reply Ever since it was discovered that several armed churchgoers drew their weapons to stop a gunman at a church in Texas last week, the anti-gun mainstream media types have been trying to tell the public that armed, law-abiding citizens are a bad thing. The New Year's Day installment of media malpractice hyperbole arrives courtesy of the nauseatingly leftist USA Today: \"@USATODAY Opinion: Jack Wilson is exactly the type of person you want around with a gun because he's a firearms instructor. But we know nothing about the at least six other parishioners who also appeared to draw their handguns. And that's terrifying.\"\n\nAs more women run for office,\n\nchild care remains a hurdle 20 replies Posted by voxpopuli — Post Reply When Kimberly Dudik ran for her fourth term in the Montana House, state officials told her she could not use campaign money to pay for child care for her four young children. She is now running for attorney general and is trying to visit a big chunk of the sprawling state, spending hours on the road. That means she needs even more help picking up her kids at school and day care when she's away and her husband has a late night at the office. (snip) Only six states have laws specifically allowing campaign money to be used for child care.\n\nTwo tribes aren’t recognized federally. Yet\n\nmembers won $500 million in minority contracts 16 replies Posted by MissMolly — Post Reply Companies set up by members of a self-described and state-recognized Creek Indian tribe in Alabama have received more than $240 million in federal minority-business contracts, despite a determination by the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs that there is no credible evidence the group has Native American ancestry, a Los Angeles Times investigation has found. Federal contracts worth an additional $273 million have gone to two companies run by a member of a different Native American group in Alabama with no federal recognition as a tribe.\n\nHow this anti-Semitism came\n\nto be: The virulent hatred\n\nsnowballed over the years 15 replies Posted by MissMolly — Post Reply Orthodox Jews around the country — and specifically in the tri-state area — were still reeling from the shooting at a kosher deli earlier this month when we gathered with our families to celebrate the holiday of Chanukah. But that air of tranquility was shattered by a string of nearly a dozen anti-Semitic attacks over the holiday, the most severe of which was a mass stabbing at a rabbi’s home upstate as he lit his menorah. The stabbing attack succeeded in bringing to the fore what we visibly Orthodox Jews have known for quite some time: There’s a growing epidemic of anti-Semitism in this country, specifically targeting Orthodox Jews,\n\nTrump cuts loose with\n\nunpredictable characters\n\nat Mar-a-Lago 14 replies Posted by 4Justice — Post Reply PALM BEACH, Fla. — At the White House, people who want to meet with Donald Trump have to deal with schedulers, scores of aides hovering around the president and a strict security protocol. At Mar-a-Lago, Trump’s luxury South Florida resort where he typically spends Christmas and New Year’s Eve, the president is just another guy in the buffet line.\n\nBitter Clingers in Texas Shoot Back 14 replies Posted by tisHimself — Post Reply The reason the Founders put the Second Amendment in the Constitution, the document Democrats and liberals selectively embrace or read things into when convenient, was seen last Sunday at the West Freeway Church of Christ in White Settlement, Texas, near Forth Worth where, dare we say it again, good guys with guns stopped a bad guy with a gun. Note the plural is used here, for video footage shows at least seven guns were drawn with seconds of the killer opening fire on the parishioners inside, killing two. But only two, as a wider massacre was stopped by those who don’t believe in gun-free zones.", "Princess Goes to the Butterfly Museum\n\nLate last year, actor Michael C. Hall announced a new supergroup called Princess Goes to the Butterfly Museum. Formed alongside fellow musicians and former Broadway co-stars Peter Yanowitz (The Wallflowers) and Matt Katz-Bohen (Blondie), the trio previously shared its debut single with the slow burning “Ketamine”. Now, the band is back with a second offering.\n\nTitled “Come and Talk to Me”, it’s a much more upbeat and colorful listen. Hall’s falsetto leads the way on the dance track, riding high above disco-style synths provided by his bandmates. “Come and talk to me, my lover,” the Dexter and Six Feet Under star lures in almost loop-like repetition. Hear it for yourself below.\n\n\n\nThese two singles will appear on Princess Goes to the Butterfly Museum’s debut EP, reportedly out in April. Outside of music, Hall recently had a role in the Amazon political drama The Report starring Adam Driver and Annette Bening. Additionally, Hall, who previously starred in Hedwig and the Angry Inch and David Bowie’s Lazarus musical, appeared in a 2019 Broadway production actually called Skittles Commercial.\n\nIn a new interview with Billboard, Hall said that his past Broadway projects helped lead to the formation of the new band,\n\n“Well, Hedwig was the first chance I had to front a band, albeit dressed in full drag and platform heels… and it gave me a good taste of what that feels like. But, I was playing a character and singing someone else’s songs with a bunch of musicians who were playing someone else’s songs, whereas in this case, it really belongs to all of us and emerges from us, so it’s a very different thing. But yeah, I think Hedwig was maybe what led me on the road to feeling what it was like to front a band, which led me to, in a way, doing the David Bowie musical, Lazarus. In hindsight, all roads seem like they were leading to this.”", "Pope Francis was walking through the square in Vatican City and greeting pilgrims on his way to see the large Nativity scene set up in the huge, cobbled esplanade.\n\nAfter reaching out to touch a child, the pope turned away from the crowd only for a nearby woman to seize his hand and pull her towards him. The abrupt gesture appeared to cause him pain and Francis swiftly wrenched his hand free.\n\nThe woman had made the sign of the cross as the pope had approached. It was not clear what she was saying as she subsequently tugged him towards her.", "The weather pattern is about to shift at the end of the first day of 2020 and into tomorrow. Most of the day will be sunny, mild, and windy. But, rain tracks in overnight, bringing us scattered showers for Thursday.\n\nTemperatures in Northwest Arkansas will climb out of the 30s and highs will be in the mid 50s.\n\nRiver Valley temperatures will also be above the seasonable average with highs in the upper 50s.\n\nMost of the day will be sunny, but cloud cover increases throughout the day. Rain pushes in from the south overnight, leaving us with a soggy start to Thursday. The heaviest rain will stay to our east.\n\n-Sabrina", "The ascent of Katie Holmes, Billy Porter’s Oscars gown and the welcome end of the Victoria’s Secret show – we look back at the highs and lols to remember, as well as those best left behind\n\nThe Celine Dion award for unexpected fashion icon: Katie Holmes\n\nFor many, Holmes, now 40, will remain the awkward but erudite teen she played on Dawson’s Creek 20 years ago. For others, she is the woman once married to that famous Scientologist who declared his love for her by jumping up and down on Oprah’s sofa. But for followers of fashion, Holmes has become 2019’s answer to Celine Dion – with Monica from Friends a close second.\n\nFacebook Twitter Pinterest The look 2019 needed … Monica from Friends. Photograph: NBC via Getty Images\n\nBut while Dion whooped and clapped her way to style icon status from the front row of couture shows in 2017, wearing flashy Balenciaga and Off-White outfits, Holmes’s ascent has been all together more low-key. Exhibit A: casually stepping out in a cashmere cardigan worn so louchely that the matching cashmere bra underneath, available from Khaite for $520, sold out in minutes – no small feat for a bra that costs more than the average monthly food shop for a family of four. Exhibit B: a chunky knit cardigan over a denim shirt with black leather trousers worn to a New York fashion show; a high-fashion version of what her Dawson’s Creek character might have worn for a date with Pacey.\n\nThe ‘most fashion’ flower: lavender\n\nFacebook Twitter Pinterest Enough to put you to sleep … the Jacquemus show Photograph: Arnold Jerocki/WireImage\n\nGypsophila might have had an autumn/winter moment, but it was the floral setting of the 10th anniversary show of French designer Jacquemus – labelled the kind of show “that Instagram was made for” – that had the hearts of the botanically inclined beating the fastest. Hosted in a field in Provence, the soporific fleur de choix was the perfect backdrop for the designer’s oversized blazers, bucket hats and bumbags.\n\nMost impractical accessory: the nano bag\n\nAt Paris fashion week in March, the year’s least useful accessory was carried between thumb and forefinger down the Jacquemus catwalk, bright red yet barely visible. The Mini Le Chiquito, as it is known, became the patron saint of the nano bags trend – utterly useless, they couldn’t even fit your keys, and yet they became highly desirable, representing the ultimate power move. Who needs a massive tote when you have an assistant or car waiting?\n\nNano bags are the younger sibling of this year’s trend for extremely specific bags. There was Balenciaga’s £600 water bottle bag, bags made to fit lipsticks and others perfectly tailored to fit phones. And the most stylish was part of Paco Rabanne’s retro chainmail collection.\n\nThe nano bag’s place in 2019 fashion history was recently cemented when Lizzo pincered a Valentino version on the red carpet at the AMAs. As she put it on Instagram: “bag big enough for my fucks to give”.\n\nFacebook Twitter Pinterest Vanishing point … Lizzo at the AMAs. Photograph: Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic\n\nMost potent accessory: Lady Hale’s spider brooch\n\nFacebook Twitter Pinterest Catching Johnson in her web … Brenda Hale. Photograph: Supreme Court/PA\n\nWhen the judge wore this arachnid accessory to announce that Boris Johnson’s prorogation of parliament was unlawful, people were quick to try to decode what message she might have been hoping to send. Was it that she had caught the democracy-dodging prime minister in a judicial web? Whatever was intended, the spider brooch, described by Vogue as “maximalist perfection”, became a breakout star.\n\nBut Lady Hale wasn’t alone in sparking chatter with her brooch. The speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi wore a pin representing the Mace of the United States House of Representatives as she opened the debate about Trump’s impeachment. It was quickly dubbed her “power pin”.\n\nAn honourable mention must also go to headbands. They might have less political heft than the brooch, but have almost as much historical weight as a Mantel novel, and made Anne Boleyn one of the year’s unlikely style inspirations.\n\nMen’s style inspiration: Timothée Chalamet\n\nFacebook Twitter Pinterest Call me by my dress sense … Timothée Chalamet (centre) in a Haider Ackermann suit at the Venice film festival. Photograph: Theo Wargo/Getty Images\n\nA sequinned Louis Vuitton hoodie on the carpet one day, an elephant-grey ensemble by Colombian-French designer Haider Ackermann the next; the Call Me By Your Name actor is unafraid of the bold, conceptual and sartorially tricky. But that adventurousness has not put people off. His style has won him the moniker “the most influential man in fashion”, according to Lyst’s 2019 report, which analyses the behaviour of more than 104 million shoppers. He was pipped to the post of the “World’s Most Powerful Dresser” only by HRH the Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle herself. Proof that the unorthodox can be enviable in the sometimes identikit world of men’s fashion. He even managed to make the world’s trickiest hairstyle, the bowl cut, an unlikely hit.\n\nMost ubiquitous item: the spotty Zara dress\n\nFacebook Twitter Pinterest Conquering all … Zara’s polka-dot print dress. Photograph: Zara\n\nIt cost £40, was hailed as being as comfortable as a nightie and was as ubiquitous on the UK’s streets throughout the summer as chewing gum or pigeons. One article in the New York Times even claimed that the Zara dress had “conquered Britain”, so widespread was it. Plus, like the green Urban Outfitters puffer jacket and Réalisation Par leopard-print skirt before it, it had that most modern of popularity yardsticks: its own Instagram account complete with more than 20,000 followers.\n\nBest red carpet look: Billy Porter at the Oscars\n\nFacebook Twitter Pinterest ‘“People are going to be really uncomfortable with my black ass in a ball gown’ … Billy Porter. Photograph: Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP\n\nPorter’s own take on the Christian Siriano gown he wore to the Oscars in February rang true: “That dress changed the world,” he said. It was a two fingers up to the rigid gender diktats controlling red-carpet outfits – as Porter told Vogue at the time: “When you’re black and you’re gay, one’s masculinity is in question. I dealt with a lot of homophobia in relation to my clothing choices.” This dress, he said, made him feel free. “People are going to be really uncomfortable with my black ass in a ball gown – but it’s not anybody’s business but mine.”\n\nHair trend: lilac\n\nFacebook Twitter Pinterest Gathering lilac … Kylie Jenner at the Met Gala Photograph: Kevin Tachman/MG19/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue\n\nThis year, palma violets, hydrangeas and Googel the Muppet have been added to hairdresser moodboards across the land. In March, searches on Pinterest for “lilac hair” rocketed by 1077%. And then, in May, when Kylie Jenner stepped on to the Met Gala red carpet with hair the colour of Syringa vulgaris, she cemented a trend that would see Instagram awash with lilac tresses long into the summer months. For autumn/winter, the trend evolved into more season-appropriate chocolate lilac hair.\n\nBest heels wearer: Harry Styles\n\nFacebook Twitter Pinterest Heel be happy … Harry Styles. Photograph: Tim Walker\n\nIn a year in which Asos sold more than 12,000 pairs of Cuban-heel boots for men, the man with the David Bowie legs takes the crown as most accomplished wearer of such heels, after he wore them with aplomb – and a pearl earring – to the Met Gala in May. Honourable mention must also go to Lil Nas X who wore a chunky fluoro heel to match his fluoro suit, the work of this year’s CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Award winner, Christopher John-Rogers, to the American Music Awards last month.\n\nFacebook Twitter Pinterest Chunky citrus … Lil Nas X at the AMAs. Photograph: Rich Fury/Getty Images\n\nThrowback hit: the Fendi baguette bag\n\nFacebook Twitter Pinterest The Fendi classic in action, with a mini-me purse … Photograph: Jeremy Moeller/Getty Images\n\nAccording to the 2019 Lyst report, there was a 164% rise in searches year on year for this 90s classic. For those who can afford it, it is the perfect accompaniment for all the spaghetti straps, slip dresses and balayage tresses that have made up this year’s retro resurgence. Available for new thanks to Fendi relaunching it, or via the more sustainable secondhand route thanks to resale sites such as Vestiaire Collective, 2019 was the year to channel Carrie Bradshaw via your handbag.\n\nThe saddest goodbye: Karl Lagerfeld\n\nFacebook Twitter Pinterest Stylish exit … Lagerfeld in 2018. Photograph: Stephane Cardinale - Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images\n\nHis legacy in the wider world might be – to put it mildly – mixed, but the fashion industry this year has been hit hard by the loss of the Chanel designer, who died in February. Known for catwalk spectaculars, it is fascinating to speculate what he would of made of the now infamous YouTube comedian who crashed the catwalk at the first ready-to-wear collection produced entirely by his successor Virginie Viard.\n\nHis memory lived on throughout the year, via The White Shirt project, a stadium-sized Parisian memorial and a new coffee table book of pictures of his cat Choupette.\n\nThe happiest goodbye: the Victoria’s Secret show\n\nFacebook Twitter Pinterest Not Victoria’s Secret … the Savage X Fenty show in New York. Photograph: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Savage X Fenty Show Presented by Amazon Prime Video\n\nIt was the year in which unrealistic, prescriptive body standards, as championed by the Victoria’s Secret brand, were pitted against the inclusivity of Rihanna’s Fenty brand, which had its made-for-Amazon debut at New York fashion week in September. And, true to the unstoppability of the Barbadian star in the year in which she became luxury conglomerate LVMH’s first black female designer, Rihanna came out on top. Last month it was announced that the Victoria’s Secret show would be cancelled after months of speculation.\n\nThe most improved garment: the cardigan\n\nFacebook Twitter Pinterest Taking the cardigan to nirvana … Kurt Cobain On MTV Unplugged in 1993. Photograph: Frank Micelotta Archive/Getty Images\n\nWhen Kurt Cobain’s stained, moth-eaten green cardigan reached £260,388 at auction in October it was symbolic of the value increasingly bestowed on this once overlooked garment. Where once cardigan wearers might fear being labelled “dowdy”, now they can stand proud thanks to the ascent of cardigans to catwalks from Alexander Wang and Chanel to Ashley Williams and Christopher Kane.\n\nFashion’s favourite author: Willa Cather\n\nFacebook Twitter Pinterest Frill lit … Willa Cather Photograph: New York Times/Getty Images\n\nWomen from catwalks to pavements this year have been wearing frocks that wouldn’t have looked out of place on the prairie. It was the look that wouldn’t give up the Laura Ashley ghost, having kicked off in 2018 with Brooklyn designer Batsheva Hay as its poster girl. In 2019 it went mass, and wearing a dress with a jaw-high neckline, tibia-long hemline and plentiful valance-style dust-ruffle-frills was a quick way to look as if you knew your way around the pages of Vogue – and Willa Cather’s novel O Pioneers!\n\nMost unlikely site of fashion buzz: the North Circular Road\n\nNot usually mentioned in the same breath as fashion industry buzz but the outer London home of traffic jams and self-storage depots became a hotspot this year when a collection by Louis Vuitton menswear designer and Kanye West protoge Virgil Abloh landed at the Wembley branch of Ikea. People queued through the night and the spot gained instant fashion credibility. As one queuer put it: “We are buying Louis Vuitton stuff for the price of Ikea.”\n\nMost literal literal dresser: Melania Trump\n\nFacebook Twitter Pinterest ‘London, baby’ … Melania Trump. Photograph: Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images\n\nWhen Melania Trump headed to the UK in June, she did so in an outfit that, in a cod Cockney accent, said: “London, baby”. The Gucci dress was decorated with images of Tower Bridge, Big Ben and a double-decker bus. For the year’s best example of “literal dressing” look no further than Rihanna at the cricket in Durham – all in white but not a V-neck knit in sight."], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "The couple whose legal battle paved the way for a change in the law have walked out of a register office as one of the first heterosexual couples in England and Wales to enter into a civil partnership.\n\nCivil partnerships, which the government expects to be embraced by about 84,000 mixed-sex couples in 2020, offer almost identical rights as marriage, including property, inheritance and tax entitlements.\n\n'How to get hitched as a feminist': mixed-sex civil unions to begin Read more\n\nRebecca Steinfeld and Charles Keidan, who won their legal battle at the supreme court in 2018 for the right to have a civil partnership instead of a marriage, said their wish was “rooted in our desire to formalise our relationship in a more modern way, focused on equality and mutual respect.”\n\nSteinfeld, an academic, said on the steps of Kensington and Chelsea register office: “There is now a space for new, more modern possibilities for people to express their love and commitment to one another.\n\n“The urgent need to reform cohabitation law so that social policy keeps up with the reality of family life in modern Britain has been brought into greater focus. And by ending the unrivalled position of marriage we have helped to create the space for deeper discussions about giving legal recognition to other types of personal and caring relationships, such as those between friends, siblings and co-parents.”\n\nQuick guide Explainer: civil partnerships Show Hide Civil partnerships were created in 2004 as a means of allowing same-sex couples to enter into a union that guarantees them similar legal rights to those who are married. They are limited to same-sex couples but in October 2018, following a supreme court ruling declaring the existing position discriminatory, the government announced that heterosexual couples would also be entitled to enter the arrangement. There are differences between the two forms of union, partially symbolic and partially matters of substance. For a marriage, the ceremony is solemnised by the couple saying a prescribed form of words; in a civil partnership, the couple can simply sign a document. Marriages can be conducted through either a civil or religious ceremony, at a registry office, church or wherever a venue is licensed. Civil partnerships are secular events, although partners can choose to hold a religious ceremony on the day. Civil partners cannot declare, for legal purposes, that they are married. Civil partnership certificates include the names of both parents of the parties whereas marriage certificates in England and Wales include only the names of a couple's fathers – for the time being. In terms of annulment the rules are virtually identical, although the clause that permits a marriage to be dissolved if one partner is 'suffering from a venereal disease in a communicable form' does not apply to civil partnerships. Likewise, adultery can be grounds for a married couple to divorce though it cannot be relied upon to end a civil partnership.\n\nThose in civil partnerships and those who are married enjoy the same tax breaks and benefits – such as the marriage allowance and bereavement payments. Surviving civil partners are treated the same as widows or widowers in terms of rights to state pension.\n\nWhile those who are married and in civil partnerships enjoy extensive legal rights, those who are merely cohabiting – 3.3 million couples at the last estimate – have no legal protections or property rights if one of them dies.\n\nThe couple were joined for the registration by their two children, Eden, four, and Ariel, two, and their parents and friends who acted as witnesses.\n\nKeidan said: “Through this long journey and hard-fought battle, our mental health has suffered, our ability to be civil to each other has been tested, and, crucially, we missed out on that important moment to state clearly what we mean to each other – not just what we’ve become in the eyes of others.\n\n“So we’re grateful to, and wish to thank, everyone who has supported us on this journey so that we could finally do that in private a few moments ago.”\n\nThose involved in the couple’s campaign said that they were aware of as many as 80 other civil partnership ceremonies happening on Tuesday around the country. The first took place in Carmarthenshire, where a register office opened at 00:02am on New Year’s Eve for Jake Rayson and Emma Wilson.", "pos": ["London: A heterosexual couple who campaigned for mixed-sex civil partnerships have become one of the first couples to tie the knot in a ceremony today after winning a Supreme Court case to change the law.\n\nThis morning Rebecca Steinfeld and Charles Keidan registered their 'more modern' partnership at Kensington and Chelsea Register.\n\nThey were pictured outside the building looking loved up as their two children stood by their side.\n\nThe change in the law will allow couples up and down the country to enter into civil partnerships rather than a marriage following a Supreme Court legal victory last year, reports the Daily Mail.\n\nThey won a legal battle in 2018 for the right to heterosexual civil partnerships, paving the way for today's change in the law. The couple took their fight to the Supreme Court, the highest court in Britain, forcing the law change.\n\nSteinfeld told journalists it was their personal wish to form a civil partnership which came from a personal desire to formalise their relationship in a more modern way, with a focus in equality and mutual respect. She said it creates new, modern possibilities for thousands of people to express their love and commitment and ends the unrivaled position of marriage.\n\nThe change means couples will be able to access the same tax benefits, pensions and inheritances as those available to married couples.\n\nThe government said thousands of civil ceremonies were taking place across England and Wales Tuesday as the new rules came into operation.\n\nA spokesperson for the Government Equalities Office said: \"Civil partnerships are not intended to compete with marriage but rather to provide an alternative option for those couples who do not wish to marry but want legal certainty and stability for their families.\""], "neg": ["According to WMTW, Howland's Blaine Marston was the first $1 million Powerball winner.\n\nMarston was one 300 Powerball players, fifteen of which were from Maine, won trips to NYC. On top of that, he was selected as one of five finalists given a chance to win $1 million.\n\nJust after the ball dropped, he was selected as the winner.\n\nSee the video of how it played out HERE\n\nHe plans to invest much of the over $700,000 he'll walk away with.", "Kelly Fraser in 2018 arrives on the red carpet at the Juno Awards in Vancouver. (Darryl Dyck/AP)\n\nKelly Fraser, a Canadian pop artist who gained attention for an Inuit-language cover of Rihanna’s “Diamonds,” part of her advocacy efforts for her indigenous culture, died Dec. 24 in Winnipeg. She was 26.\n\nHer family issued a statement saying the cause was suicide, adding that “Kelly suffered from PTSD for many years as a result of childhood traumas, racism and persistent cyberbullying.”\n\nMs. Fraser, who grew up in Sanikiluaq, Nunavut, and was living in Winnipeg, released “Isuma,” her debut album, in 2014. Her sophomore album, “Sedna,” came out in 2017 and was nominated for indigenous music album of the year at Canada’s Juno music awards.\n\nWhen Ms. Fraser wrote or translated songs into Inuktitut, an Inuit language, a key aim was to “use pop music as a platform to strengthen her language,” said her producer, Thor Simonsen. She also wanted to make the music as accessible to as many people as possible, he said, so she mixed English and Inuktitut in her recordings and blended traditional Inuit sounds and themes with contemporary pop.\n\nA video of her version of “Diamonds” was widely viewed online.\n\nMs. Fraser was “extremely passionate about trying to improve conditions for Inuit people” as well, and wanted to help young people understand the history that contributed to their difficulties, Simonsen said.\n\nIn a 2017 statement that accompanied the release of “Sedna,” Ms. Fraser said the album’s goal was to heal those suffering from the results of colonization, including the “damaging effects of residential school and forced relocation. There is a great need for Inuit artists to directly speak to those affected from the past.”\n\nShe was working on a third album, “Decolonize,” at the time of her death, Simonsen said.", "Get full access to globeandmail.com\n\nJust $1.99 per week for the first 24 weeks\n\nJust $1.99 per week for the first 24 weeks", "Please enable Javascript to watch this video\n\nSEATTLE -- While the weather was not the nicest for New Year's Eve, hundreds of people still gathered at Seattle Center in hopes of celebrating 2020 with the annual fireworks display.\n\nMusic, food and ice skating were all available to people Tuesday. However, the big focus was on the New Year countdown.\n\nOrganizers were keeping a close eye on wind speeds that threatened the big Space Needle fireworks show.\n\n\"They've gone off every year, and I have confidence they will again this year at midnight,\" said Deborah Daoust with Seattle Center.", "More than 900 homes have been confirmed destroyed since July in NSW\n\nWHERE ARE THE NSW BUSHFIRES?\n\nMore than 110 blazes continue to burn across NSW on Wednesday.\n\nA fire burning south of the Snowy Mountains Highway in the Ellerslie Range near Kunama and Laurel Hill was at \"emergency\" level at 4.30pm.\n\nThe blaze has ripped through more than 100,000 hectares.\n\nSix fires were burning at a \"watch and act\" level including the 229,000ha Currowan blaze on the south coast, the 68,000ha Clyde Mountain fire near Batemans Bay, the 178,000ha Countegany blaze east of Cooma and the 104,000ha Green Valley fire east of Albury.\n\nAn out-of-control blaze is also burning in Werri Berri, north of Bemboka near Bega.\n\nMore than 2500 firefighters are battling the blazes.\n\nWHAT IS THE DEATH TOLL?\n\nSeven people have died since Monday evening, taking the number of deaths this season in NSW to at least 15.\n\nA 70-year-old man was found dead on Tuesday outside a home at Yatte Yattah, west of Lake Conjola, a man's body has been discovered in a burnt-out car near the Princes Highway at Yatte Yattah, another man in a vehicle in Sussex Inlet and a body outside a home at Coolagolite, east of Cobargo.\n\nYoung father Patrick Salway, 29, his dad Robert Salway, 63, and volunteer firefighter Sam McPaul, 28, were confirmed dead earlier this week in separate blazes that ravaged the state's south.\n\nA 72-year-old man remains missing at Belowra, west of Narooma, while a 70-year-old woman is missing after her home in Conjola Park was destroyed by fire on Tuesday.\n\nHOW MANY HOMES HAVE BEEN LOST?\n\nMore than 175 homes have been confirmed destroyed on the south coast since Monday including 89 in Conjola Park, 40 in Malua Bay and 15 in Rosedale.\n\nAt last count, 1087 homes have been confirmed destroyed across NSW since July.\n\nTHE WARNINGS\n\nWednesday's fire danger rating is severe in the central ranges and a total fire ban has been declared in that area.\n\nTotal fire bans are also in place in the southern slopes and southern ranges where the fire danger rating is very high.\n\nFire danger is also rated as very high in the greater Sydney region, the Monaro alpine region, north western NSW, the ACT, the Hunter, and the northern slopes.\n\nFORECAST\n\nHot, dry and windy conditions were expected to bring elevated fire danger to the southern and central ranges and southern slopes on Wednesday.\n\nParts of the state got some reprieve from the soaring temperatures on Wednesday with forecasts of 27C in Nowra, 34C in Penrith in western Sydney, while the mercury was expected to climb to 36C in Tumut in the Riverina and 42C in the Hunter.\n\nSydney was under a smoke haze on Wednesday morning with a fair-air quality, and cloudy and windy conditions forecast.\n\nDangerous fire conditions are expected to return to the south coast on Saturday where the temperature is forecast to reach 43C.\n\nTHE ROADS\n\nMotorists are advised to avoid travel to the south coast and Snowy Mountains Riverina area where fires caused widespread power outages and major road closures.\n\nThe Snowy Mountains Highway is closed between Tumut Plains Road and Adaminaby.\n\nThe Princes Highway remains closed between Falls Creek and Milton, Batemans Bay and Moruya, Brogo and Tilba Tilba, and Narrabarba and Cann River (Victoria)."], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "The Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) was one of the first organised police forces in Britain or Ireland when it was founded in 1836 following the amalgamation of four provisional forces. At the same time the Dublin Metropolitan Police (DMP) was founded. Crucially, while the RIC was armed, the DMP was not.\n\nThe RIC became an overwhelmingly Catholic police force, but its top brass were invariably Protestant. It was involved in many occasions in putting down nationalist unrest most notably during the Fenian revolt of 1867, the last armed insurrection in Ireland before the Easter Rising.\n\nThe reputation of the forces varied according to the level of unrest in Ireland at the time. During the Land War of 1879-1882, the RIC earned a reputation for brutality. In quieter times, in the first decade of the 20th century for instance, the RIC became a more conventional police force dealing with the normal business of policing.\n\nNevertheless, the role of both police forces as guarantors of British rule in Ireland was resented by nationalists.\n\nThe situation came to the head during the Easter Rising. The first fatality of the Rising was DMP Constable James O’Brien from Co Limerick; the second was Constable Michael Lahiff from Co Clare.\n\nThe worst fatalities for the police during Easter Week were the eight RIC men killed during the Battle of Ashbourne in Co Meath, the largest engagement outside Dublin during the Rising.\n\nWorse was to follow for the RIC during the War of Independence. The opening event of the War of Independence was the Soloheadbeg ambush in which two RIC men, Constable James McDonnell and Constable Patrick O’Connell, were shot dead while escorting a consignment of gelignite to a quarry in Co Tipperary.\n\nThe shooting was widely condemned even in nationalist circles. Both men were regarded as respectable members of the local community. McDonnell was an Irish speaker from Co Mayo and a widower with six children. O’Connell was from Co Cork.\n\nNevertheless, 10 days after the shooting, the Irish Volunteer newspaper, An tÓglach, declared that every volunteer had a duty “to use all legitimate methods of warfare against the soldiers and policemen of the English usurper and to slay them if it is necessary to do so in order to overcome their resistance”.\n\nBoycott\n\nIn April, Dáil Éireann declared a boycott of the police. In January 1920, GHQ gave authority for RIC barracks to be burned.\n\nHundreds were across the country and many in the force were left in the invidious position of taking up arms against those who were fighting for Irish independence.\n\nIn maintaining British rule they were at odds with the majority view of the Irish public at the time.\n\nThousands of RIC and DMP men quit their jobs. Many were Catholic nationalists who had joined up at a time when opportunities were limited and a career as a policeman offered a measure of job security at the time.\n\nIn response the British sent in the Black and Tans and Auxiliaries to bolster the role of the RIC in the thankless task of maintaining British rule in Ireland.\n\nAs the Black and Tans and Auxiliaries were hired as temporary constables, the reputation of the RIC was permanently sullied by many of the atrocities carried out by crown forces during the War of Independence.\n\nThe DMP was also targeted by the IRA during the War of Independence and seven members of its intelligence wing, the notorious G Division, were assassinated.\n\nBoth police forces were dismantled in 1922 after the Treaty was signed and no Irish Government has until now saw fit to honour those who served in either the RIC or DMP.\n\nThe decision by the Minister for Justice Charlie Flanagan to honour both forces at an event in Dublin Castle on January 17th is bound to be controversial, but it is consistent with the Government’s stated ambition to remember all those who died during the revolutionary period.\n\nThousands of families in Ireland have a direct connection to both the RIC and the DMP as their relatives served in them.\n\nMr Flanagan maintains that the vast majority of DMP and RIC were decent men doing a job that all policemen do and they deserve to be remembered.\n\nAfter becoming the first Government Minister to attend a service remembering those who had died with those forces, he told The Irish Times:\n\n“These are difficult and sensitive issues. We cannot any longer ignore them or be partisan. I believe I have a duty as Minister for Justice to police officers.”", "pos": ["The Government is to commemorate those who served in the Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) and the Dublin Metropolitan Police (DMP) prior to independence.\n\nThe event, part of the State programme to mark the decade of centenaries, will take place in Dublin Castle on January 17th will be addressed by Minister for Justice Charlie Flanagan and Garda Commissioner Drew Harris.\n\nThe RIC was established in 1836 and disbanded after Irish independence in 1922. It operated in all parts of Ireland except in Dublin, where the DMP was the police force during the same period.\n\nMr Flanagan in September became the first government minister to attend a commemoration service for policemen killed by the IRA in the War of Independence.\n\nMinisters have traditionally shied away from such services because of the role of both forces in opposing those who sought Irish independence through armed actions.\n\nThe armed RIC was in the vanguard of British resistence to the IRA during the War of Independence causing thousands to quit the force. Dáil Éireann organised a boycott of the force from April 1919 on and the mass burning of RIC barracks began in January 1920.\n\nWhen the British government realised the RIC was not up to the task of defending British rule in Ireland, they drafted in the Black and Tans and Auxiliaries, mercenary soldiers from Britain, to take the fight to the IRA.\n\nIn September, Mr Flanagan was a guest at the annual interdenominational service for members of the RIC and DMP held at the Church of St Paul of the Cross in Mount Argus in Dublin.\n\nTaoiseach Leo Varadkar was represented by his aide-de-camp Commandant Caroline Burke at the service.\n\nThe names of 11 RIC and four DMP men killed in 1919 during the first year of the War of Independence were read out.\n\nSpeaking to The Irish Times after the service, Mr Flanagan said he attended because the policemen involved were “doing their job. They were murdered in the line of duty.\n\n“They were doing what police officers do. As they saw it they were protecting communities from harm. They were maintaining the rule of law. These are fundamental to police services everywhere.”\n\nMr Flanagan described himself as a “pluralist who believes in the co-existence of peoples of different traditions on the island coming together.\n\n“As Minister for Justice, I acknowledge that being a policeman is a very tough job. The men that we commemorated were all killed in the line of duty.”\n\nHe added: “I believe very strongly in the spirit of the Good Friday Agreement and, in the spirit of co-existence. These are sensitive ceremonies and they are very important to me.\n\n“The fundamental basis of the Good Friday Agreement brings people together. I see the fundamental principle of Brexit being the opposite.\n\n“These are difficult and sensitive issues. We cannot any longer ignore them or be partisan. I believe I have a duty as Minister for Justice to police officers.”\n\nThe decision by the State to hold a service to remember the RIC and DMP has been welcomed by the Historical & Reconciliatory Police (HARP) Society set up in 2012 to remember Irish policemen killed on duty between 1836 and 1922 of whom 525 were killed during the War of Independence.\n\nSpokesman Jim Herlihy said: “The Harp Society are delighted with the initiative now taken by Government in at long last hosting the forthcoming event in Dublin Castle and are also in hope that such an event will lead to the provision of a fitting permanent memorial to commemorate the sacrifice made by the 642 members of Royal Irish Constabulary and the 30 members of the Dublin Metropolitan Police between 1836 and 1922.”\n\nMr Herlihy said his extensive research over the last number of years reveals that 10,936 Black and Tans and 2,264 Auxiliaries served in Ireland during the War of Independence.\n\nOf those, 152 Black and Tans and 44 Auxilaries were killed.\n\nHis research also reveals that 883 Black and Tans were Irish-born and 126 Auxilaries were Irish."], "neg": ["A yellow box indicates where an AI system found cancer hiding inside breast tissue. Six previous radiologists failed to find the cancer in routine mammograms. (Image via NorthWestern University) A yellow box indicates where an AI system found cancer hiding inside breast tissue. Six previous radiologists failed to find the cancer in routine mammograms. (Image via NorthWestern University)\n\nWritten by Denise Grady\n\nArtificial intelligence can help doctors do a better job of finding breast cancer on mammograms, researchers from Google and medical centers in the United States and Britain are reporting in the journal Nature.\n\nThe new system for reading mammograms, which are X-rays of the breast, is still being studied and is not yet available for widespread use. It is just one of Google’s ventures into medicine. Computers can be trained to recognise patterns and interpret images, and the company has already created algorithms to help detect lung cancers on CT scans, diagnose eye disease in people with diabetes and find cancer on microscope slides.\n\n“This paper will help move things along quite a bit,” said Dr Constance Lehman, director of breast imaging at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, who was not involved in the study. “There are challenges to their methods. But having Google at this level is a very good thing.”\n\nTested on images where the diagnosis was already known, the new system performed better than radiologists. On scans from the United States, the system produced a 9.4 per cent reduction in false negatives, in which a mammogram is mistakenly read as normal and a cancer is missed. It also provided a lowering of 5.7 per cent in false positives, where the scan is incorrectly judged abnormal but there is no cancer.\n\nOn mammograms performed in Britain, the system also beat the radiologists, reducing false negatives by 2.7 per cent and false positives by 1.2 per cent.\n\nGoogle paid for the study, and worked with researchers from Northwestern University in Chicago and two British medical centers, Cancer Research Imperial Centre and Royal Surrey County Hospital.\n\nLast year, 268,600 new cases of invasive breast cancer and 41,760 deaths were expected among women in the United States, according to the American Cancer Society. Globally, there are about 2 million new cases a year, and more than half a million deaths.\n\nAbout 33 million screening mammograms are performed each year in the United States. The test misses about 20 per cent of breast cancers, according to the American Cancer Society, and false positives are common, resulting in women being called back for more tests, sometimes even biopsies.\n\nDoctors have long wanted to make mammography more accurate. “There are many radiologists who are reading mammograms who make mistakes, some well outside the acceptable margins of normal human error,” Lehman said.\n\nThis is a visualization of tumor growth and metastatic spread in breast cancer. Screening aims to detect breast cancer early, before symptoms develop. (Image via Google) This is a visualization of tumor growth and metastatic spread in breast cancer. Screening aims to detect breast cancer early, before symptoms develop. (Image via Google)\n\nTo apply artificial intelligence to the task, the authors of the Nature report used mammograms from about 76,000 women in Britain and 15,000 in the United States, whose diagnoses were already known, to train computers to recognise cancer.\n\nThen, they tested the computers on images from about 25,000 other women in Britain, and 3,000 in the United States, and compared the system’s performance with that of the radiologists who had originally read the X-rays. The mammograms had been taken in the past, so the women’s outcomes were known, and the researchers could tell whether the initial diagnoses were correct.\n\n“We took mammograms that already happened, showed them to radiologists and asked, ‘Cancer or no?’ and then showed them to AI, and asked, ‘Cancer, or no?’” said Dr Mozziyar Etemadi, an author of the study from Northwestern University.\n\nThis was the test that found AI more accurate than the radiologists. Unlike humans, computers do not get tired, bored or distracted toward the end of a long day of reading mammograms, Etemadi said.\n\nIn another test, the researchers pitted AI against six radiologists in the United States, presenting 500 mammograms to be interpreted. Overall, AI again outperformed the humans. But in some instances, AI missed a cancer that all six radiologists found — and vice versa.\n\n“There’s no denying that in some cases our AI tool totally gets it wrong and they totally get it right,” Etemadi said. “Purely from that perspective it opens up an entirely new area of inquiry and study. Why is it that they missed it? Why is it that we missed it?”\n\nLehman, who is also developing AI for mammograms, said the Nature report was strong, but she had some concerns about the methods, noting that the patients studied might not be a true reflection of the general population.\n\nA higher proportion had cancer, and the racial makeup was not specified. She also said that “reader” analyses involving a small number of radiologists — this study used six — were not always reliable.\n\nThe next step in the research is to have radiologists try using the tool as part of their routine practice in reading mammograms. New techniques that pass their initial tests with flying colors do not always perform as well out in the real world.\n\n“We have to see what happens when radiologists have it, see if they do better,” Etemadi said. Lehman said: “We have to be very careful. We want to make sure this is helping patients.”\n\nShe said an earlier technology, computer-aided detection, or CAD, provided a cautionary tale. Approved in 1998 by the Food and Drug Administration to help radiologists read mammograms, it came into widespread use. Some hospital administrators pressured radiologists to use it whether they liked it or not because patients could be charged extra for it, increasing profits, Lehman said. Later, several studies, including one that Lehman was part of, found that CAD did not improve the doctors’ accuracy, and even made them worse.\n\n“We can learn from the mistakes with CAD and do it better,” Lehman said, adding that AI has become far more powerful, and keeps improving as more data is fed in. “Using computers to enhance human performance is long overdue.”\n\nShe and Etemadi said that a potentially good use of AI would be to sort mammograms and flag those most in need of the radiologist’s attention. The system may also be able to identify those that are clearly negative, so they could be read quickly and patients could promptly be given a clean bill of health.\n\nAlthough developers of AI often say it is intended to help radiologists, not replace them, Lehman predicted that eventually, computers alone will read at least some mammograms, without help from humans.\n\n“We’re onto something,” she said. “These systems are picking up things a human might not see, and we’re right at the beginning of it.”\n\nFor all the latest Technology News, download Indian Express App", "Just minutes into New Year’s Day, a teenage boy was shot and wounded in the leg on the North Side of St. Louis. A few minutes later, four people where shot in a different neighborhood, three fatally. By morning, the police were investigating 10 shootings, including five deaths, across the city.\n\nAnd the year wasn’t even a day old. Nor was the violence limited to St. Louis, which in 2017 had the nation’s highest murder rate.\n\nIn a country that has become accustomed to gun violence in all its forms, 2020 was off to a typical start. Gunfire echoed across the country in shootings from St. Louis to Philadelphia, and from Michigan to Texas.\n\nIn Cleveland, a man who news reports said was firing off rounds to celebrate the new year accidentally killed his girlfriend. In Florida, near Orlando, two men were killed in a shooting inside a nightclub. And in Baltimore, which closed 2019 with the city’s second-highest number of homicides on record, the police were investigating two killings that happened a few hours before midnight.", "LONDON, Jan 1 (Reuters) - Robert Kubica will be Alfa Romeo's Formula One reserve driver for the 2020 season with Polish oil company and personal backer PKN ORLEN joining as co-title sponsor, the Swiss-based team said on Wednesday.\n\nKubica, 35, made his race debut with the team in 2006 when they were competing as BMW Sauber.\n\nThe Pole, who suffered a near-fatal rally accident in 2011, made his comeback with struggling former champions Williams last season but left at the end of the campaign in which he scored their sole point.\n\n\"I'm starting a new chapter in my career by joining Alfa Romeo Racing ORLEN. This is a team that has a special place in my heart and it'll be nice to see the familiar faces I still remember from Hinwil,\" he said in a statement.\n\nAlfa Romeo's race drivers this year are Finland's 2007 world champion Kimi Raikkonen and Italian Antonio Giovinazzi, an unchanged lineup from 2019.\n\n(Reporting by Alan Baldwin, editing by Christian Radnedge)\n\nREUTERS2", "About\n\nWhat is #Supporter of Each Other?\n\nThe goal of this new campaign is to inspire people, players, fans, clubs, leagues, FAs and all other organisations and companies to support each other to overcome the current COVID-19 crisis. We will communicate tips and initiatives to stop the further spread of the virus, to stay healthy and socially active from home and to look after each other. The campaign informs people about the activities and initiatives taken by people, players, clubs, leagues and FAs from all around Europe. In addition to this, Supporter of Each Other also encourages everyone to contribute to fundraising initiatives, for example, from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Foundation.\n\nWhy did we start #Supporter of Each Other?\n\nFor the good of our society, we all need to do our part to prevent the further spread of the virus but also to keep society going. Especially in times like this, we must not forget the people that need our support the most. We need to help people to get better, prevent further spread of the virus and support people that are affected by self-isolation and other preventive measures. The time has come for us all to unite and to become a supporter of your own family, your neighbours, the people working in healthcare and the people in your community that you might not know, but who need the support of others to overcome this crisis.\n\nHow do we support each other?\n\nSupporter of each other will highlight best practice examples from football and community organisations internationally. We will focus on the following 5 topics:\n\n1. Education- sharing advice on how to stay healthy and safe during the COVID-19 outbreak\n\n2. Health- promoting physical activity at home\n\n3. Social Cohesion- supporting each other, especially the people in risk of isolation\n\n4. Volunteering- encouraging people to start volunteering from home\n\n5. Inspire – sharing positive initiatives from all over the world to overcome the COVID-19 crisis\n\nWhy Football?\n\nFootball has the power to bring people together, regardless of their cultural and language differences. It has the ability to bring communities together by connecting people with the sport that brings them joy. It breaks down barriers that divide us from one another and it can be a powerful tool for social development – even in the state of crisis.\n\nAt times like this, it doesn’t matter what your age, race or gender is, what nationality you have or which colours your favourite club has. We all need to stand together and become a #SupporterofEachother to overcome this crisis. The #SupporterofEachOther campaign is for everyone! Every person, club, organisation or company can join our campaign and become a #Supporterofeachother.\n\nWho started #SupporterofEachOther?\n\nThe European Football for Development Network (EFDN) launched ‘Supporter of Each Other” together with several clubs and other football organisations. EFDN consists of more than 90 professional football clubs, leagues and FAs who are committed to their communities and social responsibilities and have the passion to cooperate and engage on a European level. The network aims to promote the power of football as a tool for social development and support the efforts of the network members in their initiatives to use football to reach out to various target groups in their communities.\n\nWe are Supporter of Each Other\n\nMore than 90 clubs, leagues, FAs and other organisations have joined our campaign. You can find the whole list of Supporters here.", "Dramatic films top critic's 10 best list for 2019\n\nBack around Labor Day, after an embittered summer of bombardment by an unending skein of superhero clang and stupefying sequels to moribund franchises, I was ready to throw in the towel on 2019. Then came the blessed autumn and suddenly I was surrounded by excellence everywhere I looked. Even the season’s lone comic-book entry, “Joker,” shockingly left me impressed.\n\nI actually felt like I was in the midst of a Hollywood renaissance. But a closer look reveals most of that premium output came courtesy of our friends overseas (“Parasite,” “Pain and Glory”), the occasional indie jewel (“Uncut Gems”) and TV-minded streaming services like Netflix (“The Irishman,” “Marriage Story”). All much to the chagrin of the narrow-minded suits manning the big studios, including Disney, which enjoyed record profits amid a nadir of grade-A product.\n\nThey and others cried foul when the Netflix offerings started scoring intense awards consideration, to which Martin Scorsese rebuffed, why shouldn’t he court a streamer in an environment where the big guys value mindless superhero movies over more sophisticated art like his “The Irishman,” which, incidentally, they all refused to make.\n\nI’m not shy about saying I’m with Scorsese on this one -- and please fanboys, don’t bombard me with your hatred because of it. Still, I do feel for the theater chains, sorta, being that they’re the ones left holding the empty cash bag, or so they claim. But Disney movies alone provided the Regals and AMCs of the world a bit more than a marginal profit in 2019. And when they dare charge close to $100 for a family of four to see “Toy Story 4,” including popcorn and drinks, you could hardly fault folks preferring to park themselves in front of their 70-inch, 4K Samsungs to watch prime Netflix offering like “The Irishman” at one-tenth the cost.\n\nLet the consumer decide, I say. A motto the Academy Awards voters should heed when marking their Oscar ballots this month. The past two years they’ve gotten uppity when it comes to superb Netflix entries like 2018’s “Roma” and 2017’s “Mudbound.” This year, when faced with the plethora of great Netflix flix (“The Irishman,” “Marriage Story,” “The Two Popes,” “Dolemite Is My Name,” “I Lost My Body” and the great doc “The Great Hack”), they can no longer shun the streaming giant without looking petty. So I anticipate what could be the start of a sea change when it comes to doling out Oscars. Or, at least one can hope.\n\nCoincidentally, a lot of those Netflix joints cited above are included on my list of favorite films for 2019. And consider this an invitation to seek them out if you haven’t seen them already, and if you have, to watch them again. I promise it’s a no-lose situation. So let’s get started, beginning with my annual Top-10:\n\n1. MARRIAGE STORY: Writer-director Noah Baumbach pours his heart out reflecting on his divorce from Jennifer Jason Leigh in a seriocomic masterpiece insightfully capturing the sorrow and the pity of love torn asunder by two people -- perfectly played by Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson -- whose vows don’t align with their wants. That their severance requires jumping through the expensive hoops of California’s ridiculous legal system benefits both the film’s sophisticated brand of comedy and shinning supporting turns by Laura Dern, Ray Liotta and Alan Alda as the couple’s loopy L.A. legal counsels.\n\n2. PARASITE: Bong Joon-ho’s gripping comedic thriller was a classy assault on classism cleverly illustrated via a Korean family of have-nots gradually infiltrating the lives and not-so-happy home of haves on the tony side of Seoul. It proved the perfect metaphor for income inequality, not just in Bong’s native Korea, but the world over. It also sent a shiver with its darkly funny finale in which Bong presented a semi-plausible scenario in which simmering rage turns grotesquely violent. Consider it a warning.\n\n3. THE IRISHMAN: Just when it seemed Martin Scorsese had lost his fastball, he (and his savior, Netflix) pitches us high and inside with a flamethrower hard enough to knock us off the plate. And what a delivery it is, with Marty’s old crew (De Niro, Pesci and Keitel) joining with the greatest actor of their generation, Al Pacino, to make a gangster picture to rival “The Godfather” with its powerful insights on everything from family and aging to murder and mayhem, all set around the rise, fall and infamous disappearance of belabored labor-leader Jimmy Hoffa (Pacino).\n\n4. PAIN AND GLORY: Pedro Almodovar delivered his finest film to date with his semi-autobiographical tale of an acclaimed filmmaker (Oscar-worthy Antonio Banderas) staring mortality straight in the face while also ruminating on being raised by his deeply religious mother (Penelope Cruz) and the fight to ignore impure impulses provoked by her hunky handyman. By laying his life so bare, the idiosyncratic Spaniard cut through all pretenses to give us something we all should crave: a need to be our true selves.\n\n5. UNCUT GEMS: New York’s Safdie brothers, Josh and Benny, proved deserving heir-apparent to the Coens with their electrifying profile of a chaotic Manhattan jeweler (a marvelously obnoxious Adam Sandler) getting in over his head when the chickens -- and a band of determined leg-breakers -- come home to roost on all his seriously flawed get-rich schemes. It’s easily the best thing Sandler has ever done, and the perfect marriage between performer and material. A true diamond in the rough.\n\n6. PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE: Writer-director Céline Sciamma's gorgeous, wrenching tale of forbidden love between a woke female artist (Noemie Merlant) and her aristocratic subject (Adele Haenel) set amid repressed 18th-century French culture wasn’t just a worthy follow-up to her acclaimed “Girlhood,” but the dawning of a major talent fully capable of blending affecting storytelling with mesmerizing visuals every bit as seductive as her two protagonists. And her deft use of Vivaldi’s “The Four Seasons” to emphasize the combustible tempest building in the women’s loins is so unforgettable you’ll never listen to the composer’s luscious suite the same way again. (It opens in Boston next month.)\n\n7. 1917: War is hell, as director Sam Mendes devastatingly proves in his stirring tribute to those who fought and gave their lives during the lethal madness that was World War I. Making perfect use of the everyman qualities of his leading man, breakout-star George MacKay, and Roger Deakins’ simulated one-take cinematography, Mendes’ real-time race against death proved both a technical marvel and a hauntingly immersive dive into a horror where danger forever lurks and valor never ceases. (It opens in Boston next Friday.)\n\n8. DIANE: It’s been months since I first saw it, but I still can’t shake the unmitigated sadness of Kent Jones’ haunting debut feature gifting Mary Kay Place a role she was born to play: A rapidly aging Massachusetts baby boomer who suddenly finds death to be her constant, unavoidable companion\n\n9. LONG DAY’S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT: You’d think wunderkind Chinese filmmaker Gan Bi, at 29, is too young to create such a thought-provoking noir on how the passage of time sullies and distorts memories. But you’d be wrong. Instead, he stimulates our brains -- and our eyes -- with a gorgeous, hallucinatory tale of a man obsessed with an ex-lover he regretfully let get away. And, now, in pursuit of her, he is gradually overcome by recollections distorted by time and perspective. Can he rely on those feelings? The answer will amaze you almost as much as Gan’s 50-minute finale filmed in one continuous tracking shot fully confirming his visionary prowess.\n\n10. WILD ROSE: Jessie Buckley (my pick for newcomer of the year) tore up the screen and ripped out my heart as a down-and-out ex-con Glaswegian forced to choose between being a mother to her two young children and chasing her feverish dreams of becoming a country music star in her idea of Eden -- Nashville. Under the deft direction of Tom Harper, Buckley made Nicole Taylor’s perceptive script sing with both melancholy and hope in pursuit of an ending that’s as sad as it is redeeming.\n\n10.5. ONCE UPON A TIME IN ... HOLLYWOOD: I know, Quentin Tarantino’s loving opus to the land of broken dreams is in many circles being hailed as the film of the year, but I only found that to be “half” true, thus the fractional designation. Brad Pitt and Margot Robbie were outstanding, as advertised, and the movie’s look is 100 percent evocative of its circa 1969 setting, but too much of its first 60 minutes was heavy on wacky extravagance. Ah, but the back half was pure movie magic, particularly the climactic showdown on Cielo Drive between a fading film star and Charles Manson’s band of crazed “creepy-crawlers.” It was another attempt by Tarantino to re-write history (see “Inglourious Basterds”; really, SEE IT!) in a way that’s both cathartic and flat-out hilarious. Mission accomplished, or at least partially so.\n\nNEXT 10:\n\n11. “One Child Nation”: I don't think I'll ever forget the horrors on display in Nanfu Wang’s shocking and devastating look back at China’s hideous one-child policy.\n\n12. “The Lighthouse”: A wonderfully written two-hander from Robert and Max Eggers about 19th-century lighthouse keepers (Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson) slowly driving each other mad while cooped-up on an island off the coast of Maine. Who knew insanity could be so funny?\n\n13. “Luce”: Julius Onah co-wrote and directed this subtle and sly treatise on racism fueled by a magnetic performance from Kelvin Harrison Jr. as the black adopted son of ultra-white snowflake parents (Tim Roth and Naomi Watts).\n\n14. “Apollo 11”: Abetted by newly released footage from NASA, Todd Douglas Miller’s immersive doc proved the perfect tribute to the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing.\n\n15. “Ford v Ferrari”: Christian Bale and Matt Damon provided the fuel needed to propel James Mangold’s fun and inspirational tribute to two race-car designers unafraid to traverse new roads.\n\n16. “Tigers Are Not Afraid”: Writer-director Issa Lopez proved why Guillermo Del Toro took her under his wing after seeing her affecting, eye-opening tale about kids left orphaned on the streets by Mexico’s never-ending drug wars.\n\n17. “Woman at War”: Quirky doesn’t begin to describe Benedikt Erlingsson’s tale about a climate crusader (Halldora Geirharosdottir) dividing her time between directing a choir and plotting terrorist attacks on corporations she blames for destroying the environment. Brilliant is more like it.\n\n18. “Maiden”: A truly stirring documentary about the first all-female yacht crew to sail around the world.\n\n19. “I Lost My Body”: Jeremy Clapin delivered the year’s most imaginative animated film with his funny/creepy tale of a severed hand on a citywide search for the body to which it was formerly attached. You’ll want to become attached, too.\n\n20. “The Farewell”: Awkwafina stole the show in Lulu Wang’s sumptuous tribute to life, love and family, but we were the ultimate winners because of it.\n\nHONORABLE MENTION: “For Sama,” “Knives Out,” “American Factory,” “The Two Popes,” “The Great Hack,” “Waves,” “The Biggest Little Farm,” “Honey Boy,” “The Peanut Butter Falcon,” “Dolemite Is My Name”\n\nTHE WORST OF THE YEAR: I learned to be perceptive in weeding out the truly awful when opting what to see in 2019, but there were a handful I got suckered in by. Among them, the vastly overrated foreign-language darlings “Honeyland” and “Atlantics.” I found both to be meandering and pretentious, with the former repeatedly setting off my contrivance radar, always a bad omen for a documentary. Too much introspection, on the other hand, was what beleaguered Joanna Hogg’s “The Souvenir,” tedious proof that not every filmmaker is a Noah Baumbach or Pedro Almodovar when it comes to making autobiographical films. Along with those three turkeys, I'll toss in Joe Talbot’s addled “The Last Black Man in San Francisco.” I thought it dumb and self-indulgent. And speaking of self-indulgent, my final slot goes to Terrence Malick’s DOA World War II saga, “A Hidden Life.” It should have remained concealed, thus allotting me the three hours of my life I could have better spent staring at the ceiling."], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "With developments going from bad to worse for the Iranian regime, the mullahs have decided to play a 40 year-old card. They have orchestrated an attack on a U.S. embassy, this time the one in Baghdad. President Trump summarized the situation in this tweet: Iran killed an American contractor, wounding many. We strongly responded, and always will. Now Iran is orchestrating an attack on the U.S. Embassy in Iraq. They will be held fully responsible. In addition, we expect Iraq to use its forces to protect the Embassy, and so notified. Trump’s expectation of protection from the Iraqi government\n\nReply 1 - Posted by: DCGIRL 1/1/2020 5:41:47 AM (No. 275766) Last night watching the news, I was thinking that all of these Iran protester were gather in one spot. What an easy target. Problem solved. Click Here if you Like this Comment 5 people like this. people like this. Report\n\nReply 2 - Posted by: George R. 1/1/2020 6:42:17 AM (No. 275775) Why were these \"protestors\" allowed into the Embassy undeterred? $1000. to $1. not one magazine was emptied in it's defense. The Marines look real pretty in their red striped pants, but maybe some Boy Scouts from Texas could do a better job, at least they know how to shoot. The feckless Marines put on Embassy Duty evidently are deployed there to be decoration not a deterrence. The US Army should have relieved the marines of Embassy Protection after their performance in 1979. Click Here if you Like this Comment 1 person likes this. person likes this. Report\n\nReply 3 - Posted by: Chuzzles 1/1/2020 8:19:51 AM (No. 275801) And therein lies the rub. Will the Iraqi government step up to protect our embassy? Or should we just pull out and let them fend for themselves. Their government has not been the most reliable in the past. Poster #2 is so filled with ignorance it breaks my heart. It is not up to the boots on the ground to decide to fire. It is up to the commanders at the Pentagon who decide. And IIRC, Carter disarmed those Marines in 1979. The most trouble embassies ever have is when a democrat is in the WH. Clinton allowed for many bombings, Carter had the hostage crisis, and Obama had Benghazi. Give the Marines a break and stop with the disrespect. Click Here if you Like this Comment 17 people like this. people like this. Report\n\nReply 4 - Posted by: jar 1/1/2020 8:58:03 AM (No. 275826) When Obama pulled the troops out of Iraq, Iran came in in full force. Iraq has become a satellite of Iran. Iranian blocks control the Iraqi Parliament, and the caretaker Prime Minister of the Iraqi government is an Iranian puppet. Iran is stealing Iraqi wealth and using Iraq to bypass US sanctions, Yes, we need more troops there by the thousands. Click Here if you Like this Comment 3 people like this. people like this. Report\n\nReply 5 - Posted by: udanja99 1/1/2020 9:21:45 AM (No. 275850) Thank you, #3. The Marine Security Guard Detachments can only protect the embassies if they are allowed to do it. There are still many desk-riding 0bama generals in the Pentagon. PDT needs to get rid of them too while he’s cleaning up the swamp. Click Here if you Like this Comment 6 people like this. people like this. Report\n\nReply 6 - Posted by: MDConservative 1/1/2020 9:47:49 AM (No. 275873) FTA: \"...the number of troops will initially be less than a 1,000. A larger force of several thousand soldiers has also been placed on stand-by...\" Another \"surge\" to secure a $750 Million embassy that was supposed to be the most secure in the world. Waiting for a useless \"government\" to protect it, even after nearly two decades of training and \"liberty\". More American lives potentially on the line...to what end? Any \"orders\" sent down by Jimmy Carter, who left office in 1981, are easily rescindable today, and have been ever since then. Somehow these orders survived several CINCs, from Reagan to Trump. Seems an empty excuse for exactly what #2 wrote. These Marines, following orders or otherwise, are clearly nothing more than decoration if unable to use their skills and weapons for the purported purpose they are stationed at our embassies. Click Here if you Like this Comment 1 person likes this. person likes this. Report\n\nReply 7 - Posted by: HotRod 1/1/2020 10:13:17 AM (No. 275902) I think direct conflict with Iran is inevitable, as much as it is unwanted. It will not be a nuking of cities or bombing of the population, but will be targeted action against the leadership, military facilities and nuclear development locations. We will not go it alone either. Israel is at the tipping point too. The Russians and Chinese will make a lot of noise, but will end up influencing the remaining leadership to surrender. They need the oil. Click Here if you Like this Comment 4 people like this. people like this. Report\n\nReply 8 - Posted by: udanja99 1/1/2020 10:30:26 AM (No. 275919) I’ve just gone back and re-read some articles about this posted here yesterday and found that this is not the first time that #2 has bashed the Marines. I wonder what his issue is. Was he tossed out because he couldn’t cut it at boot camp? My husband walked in and volunteered to be a Marine in 1969, even though he had a high draft number and at a time when some of his friends were burning their draft cards and high-tailing it to Canada. He served for 2 years and got orders for Nam, but they were rescinded because, by then, the Pentagon was beginning to pull the Marines out in accordance with the “first in, first out” rule. I also served at 2 American embassies overseas, one behind the Iron Curtain, and have tremendous respect for ALL Marines. Click Here if you Like this Comment 11 people like this. people like this. Report\n\nReply 9 - Posted by: bighambone 1/1/2020 11:21:39 AM (No. 275949) Most of the media reports on what is occurring at the US Embassy is misleading as the “protesters” have not taken over the Embassy grounds, what they have actually done is take over part of a wall and a couple of buildings on the compound perimeter setting fires and vandalizing US property there. The US Marine guard force has kept the “protesters” away from the main embassy buildings. Right now it will tell a lot as to the competence and motives of the Iraqi government and military by what happens next, as while the Iraqi military should never have allowed the “protesters” to even approach the embassy outer perimeter in the first place, and should now be moving the “protesters” from the embassy grounds. Click Here if you Like this Comment 3 people like this. people like this. Report", "pos": ["With developments going from bad to worse for the Iranian regime, the mullahs have decided to play a 40 year-old card. They have orchestrated an attack on a U.S. embassy, this time the one in Baghdad.\n\nPresident Trump summarized the situation in this tweet:\n\nIran killed an American contractor, wounding many. We strongly responded, and always will. Now Iran is orchestrating an attack on the U.S. Embassy in Iraq. They will be held fully responsible. In addition, we expect Iraq to use its forces to protect the Embassy, and so notified.\n\nTrump’s expectation of protection from the Iraqi government may be too optimistic. Indeed, Trump seems to recognize this. Reportedly, he is sending additional forces to keep U.S. personnel in Iraq safe.\n\nAccording to CNN, the number of troops will initially be less than a 1,000. A larger force of several thousand soldiers has also been placed on stand-by and could also be deployed to the region if the need arises.\n\nLet’s hope that Trump is able to avoid an embassy takeover or similar disaster. And if there is an embassy takeover, let’s hope that Trump handles it a whole lot better than Jimmy Carter did 40 years ago."], "neg": ["Apple Could Start Using Imagination GPUs Again For iPhones And Beyond\n\nApple disrupted the status quo when it started making its own chips for its mobile devices. That was true not just for Qualcomm and its processors or Intel and its LTE modem but even for Imagination and its mobile graphics chips. The latter, however, seemed to follow in Qualcomm's footsteps and engaged in a legal battle with Apple. Now Apple and Imagination have apparently made up but also raises questions about what the future may hold.\n\nOnce upon a time, Imagination and its PowerVR were the household name when it came to graphics in mobile devices, especially phones. Over time, its market share dwindled but was largely kept afloat by Apple's use of the technology in its iPhones. That changed in 2017 when Apple announced that it would be making its own GPUs as well, but that was just the tip of the iceberg.\n\nThat announcement naturally meant Apple was dropping Imagination as a partner. The latter even blamed Apple for its sharp decline in revenue and filed a complaint about the sudden termination of their deal. To make matters worse, Apple has reportedly poached Imagination employees to work on its own mobile graphics chips.\n\nNow the two have apparently settled their differences even before things got messy. Imagination announced that their agreement with Apple has been changed from \"multi-year, multi-use license\" to \"multi-year license\". Furthermore, that agreement gives Apple access to a \"wider range of Imagination's intellectual property\".\n\nThe terse and cryptic announcement naturally leaves the matter open to the imagination, no pun intended. The company just announced a new IMG A-Series GPU tech that it claims is the fastest in the market to date and it could very well be in the next iPhones. The wording, however, does also suggest that Apple may be cooking up something that will need more than just smartphone GPUs, possibly to power its AR glasses or even ARM-based MacBooks.", "Paramount Pictures has revealed the first full-length trailer for A Quiet Place 2. The studio had previously revealed a brief teaser that offered a tiny glimpse of what's to come in the sequel to 2018's inventive horror hit. This, however, offers a much more thorough look at what the studio has cooked up, with most of the core cast returning to once again face down the horrors of this post-apocalyptic, silent wasteland. But the horrors aren't limited to deadly, sound-seeking monsters this time around.\n\nThe initial A Quite Place 2 teaser trailer picked up following the events of the first movie. John Krasinski's character gave his life to protect his children, ultimately making it so they could survive with their mother. The family managed to figure out a way to kill the beasts that have invaded Earth, which gave them a leg-up in the survival game. However, as we can see, they are having to step off the sandy path that had kept them safe for so long and will be forced to head into uncharted territory. Emily Blunt is back as the head of the Abbott family, with Millicent Simmonds and Noah Jupe also returning as her children.\n\nJohn Krasinksi, who directed and co-wrote the original, returns to the director's chair this time around. Krasinski also wrote the screenplay. Original writers Scott Beck and Bryan Woods stepped back to focus on original endeavors but remain involved in a more limited capacity. New cast members include Cillian Murphy (Batman Begins) and Djimon Hounsou (Captain Marvel). Details regarding any characters were being kept under tight lock and key during production.\n\nA Quiet Place 2 picks up following the deadly events of the first movie. The Abbott family is forced to face the terrors of the outside world as they continue their fight for survival in silence. As they hesitantly journey into the unknown, they quickly realize that the creatures that hunt by sound are not the only threats that lurk beyond the sand path. Allyson Seeger, Joann Perritano and Aaron Janus, Michael Bay, Andrew Form and Brad Fuller serve as producers.\n\nReleased in 2018, A Quiet Place went on to become one of the most unexpected hits of the year. The movie was embraced widely by critics, currently boasting a 95 percent approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Audiences agreed and moviegoers turned up in droves to see it. The movie, working from a relatively modest budget of just $17 million, went on to gross $340 million at the global box office. With that, a sequel became a top priority for the studio. The question is, was this a lightning in a bottle situation? Or can they manage to strike gold twice? A Quiet Place 2 is set to hit theaters on March 20, 2020, from Paramount Pictures. Be sure to check out the new trailer for yourself.", "Baku, Azerbaijan, Jan. 1\n\nTrend:\n\n“Our international positions have strengthened further. During the year, more than 40 heads of state and government visited Azerbaijan. Our bilateral ties have significantly expanded. We successfully cooperate in a multilateral format, several prestigious international events have been held in our country. I should specifically mention the Summit of the Cooperation Council of Turkic-speaking States. As a result of the summit, Azerbaijan assumed chairmanship in the Cooperation Council of Turkic-speaking States,” said President Ilham Aliyev in his message of congratulation to the people of Azerbaijan on the occasion of the Day of Solidarity of World Azerbaijanis and the New Year.\n\n“A meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement Summit was held in Azerbaijan and by a unanimous decision of 120 countries, Azerbaijan will chair this large organization for three years. It is a sign of great confidence in us. This shows that the vast majority of the world community supports Azerbaijan and treats us with great respect,” the head of state said.\n\n“This year, Baku hosted the Summit of World Religious Leaders, and religious leaders from 70 countries gave a very positive assessment to the processes taking place in Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan asserted itself at the summit as a multicultural country committed to its traditions, national and religious values,” President Ilham Aliyev emphasized.\n\nFollow Trend on Telegram. Only most interesting and important news", "McCONNELSVILLE, Ohio –From building to brewing, the Ponchak family is on track for an early 2020 opening for its newest business venture.\n\n“McConnelsville is making a comeback,” said Dean Ponchak, as he walked through a brick building that sits north of the village square on West Main Street directly across the street from not only the town’s grocery store, but its iconic steel bridge.\n\nDean and his wife, Jennifer, bought the building in January 2018, and the pair works with their sons Blake, 30, and Dirk, 26, in Jennifer’s construction business, Follow the River.\n\nNow the family is opening its second joint-venture with Dean at the helm of Old Bridge Brewing Co.\n\n“Leading into the taproom, I want it to reflect that bridge, get a mural up there that makes it look like you’re walking up to the bridge as you walk to the tanks,” he said as electricians added lighting.\n\nThe property is the former vehicle showroom for Gutbertlet Chevrolet before its closure a decade ago. It served as several vehicle showrooms prior to Gutbertlet and survived an explosion in 1914 when it operated as a garage.\n\n“It’s been a long process and a lot of work getting a 100-year building converted from a garage to a restaurant,” said Blake, noting working as a family on construction is nothing new–and hoping the business appeals both to local historians and visitors to the town.\n\nIn the last year, Morgan County has seen several restaurants close, including breakfast/lunch options like Kenny’s and The River Queen.\n\n“We are all hopeful they get it open soon and are successful,” said Adam Shriver, who not only runs Twin City Opera House in McConnelsville but also serves as a Morgan County commissioner.\n\nRecent closures don’t scare the Ponchaks since they own not only the brewery building but also the location of a Mexican restaurant opening across the parking lot and plan a partnership with Maxwell’s Pizza.\n\n“Both Maxwell’s and El Palenque will deliver right to your table once we’re open,” said Dean. “And we’ve already held some small weddings in the banquet space and plan to use this as both a special event area and a place for overflow if we get really busy.”\n\nDean and Jennifer Ponchak learned to brew (at a larger scale than the home brewing Dean has practiced for the last few years since retirement from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency) through an immersion learning course in Colorado.\n\n“We went to beer school and part of that immersion is working in a brewery–learning how that runs and we get to use the recipes we practiced there,” Dean said. “I’ve always liked the red ales and a stout, but out there in Brighton we even learned to make this raspberry hibiscus beer and fruity isn’t usually what I gravitate to but it was pretty good.”\n\nBlake said his favorite brew thus far is a session IPA his dad makes, one of the four staples the family plans to have on tap once it opens.\n\n“I hope people walk in, look around and see how this 100-year-old building has grown from what it was beforehand, and hopefully now is a place for people to want to go on a weekend or when they get off work,” he said. “The biggest thing is you have to have good beer, as long as we have good beer anybody can enjoy it.”\n\nDean said he hopes to capture brewery tourists en route from Zanesville, Athens and Marietta as well.\n\n“We are within about 30 miles of all of these and the interstate. I want a place where you can come, relax and enjoy a drink with me in my version of retirement,” he said.\n\nThe brewery is anticipated to open by spring, with an approximately 160-person capacity space.\n\nTo stay updated on progress, follow the business on Facebook.\n\nJanelle Patterson can be reached at jpatterson@mariettatimes.com.", "The mood of the market turned quickly at the end of last year. Photo / Getty Images\n\nThe mood of the market turned quickly at the end of last year. Photo / Getty Images\n\nThe 2010s were a turbulent, transformative and testing time for the global economy but there was not a recession.\n\nThat is extremely rare. In fact, it is the first decade in the post-world war II era without a downturn in the UK and US.\n\nA year ago many economists thought the global economy would be crawling over the line into the 2020s and would suffer a recession soon after.\n\nREAD MORE:\n\n• 'Indicators are flashing red': Warning signs recession is looming\n\n• A recession will come, but how bad will it be?\n\n• Jared Bernstein: Just how likely is a recession?\n\n• Experts warn the next recession will be 'worse than the Great Depression' and predict it will hit US within two years\n\nThe trade war had escalated at a frightening pace, Brexit was in deadlock, global factories were heading into a deep industrial recession and central banks appeared to be oblivious to the threat of a downturn. The market's most-trusted recession signal - the US Treasury yield curve - then flashed red, predicting one within 24 months.\n\nBut the mood on markets has turned on a pinhead.\n\nAn ageing, and in some parts of the world record-long, economic cycle appears to have been given a shot in the arm. City forecasters have pencilled a slight acceleration in global growth from 2019's post-financial crisis low of 3pc to 3.1pc this year and 3.2pc in 2021. What changed?\n\nThe headwinds that threatened to tip the world into the next economic crisis have waned substantially. The US and China have reached an agreement for a \"phase one\" trade deal, potentially putting a pause on the protectionist wave sweeping the globe.\n\nBoris Johnson's decisive victory in the election will not only get his Brexit deal over the line but gives him more wriggle room in the next stage of negotiations.\n\nAnd crucially central banks have moved from tightening financial conditions to cutting interest rates and ploughing more money into markets.\n\nThe Federal Reserve, the US central bank, cut borrowing costs three times this year and moved from reversing quantitative easing - its bond-buying programme - to expanding its balance sheet again. The European Central Bank has also extended its experimental policies to revive growth, cutting rates deeper into negative territory and restarting its QE programme after an ill-conceived attempt to end it a year ago.\n\nWhile many economists fret central banks will now not have the firepower to fight a recession if one does strike, the latest burst of stimulus has catapulted stock markets to new record highs. Global stocks have followed their worst year since the financial crisis in 2018 with their best, gaining 25 per cent last year.\n\nBut with growth still languishing at post-crisis lows, are investors sleepwalking into the next recession?\n\nMost Wall Street analysts have predicted that the US-China breakthrough and the Fed's policy U-turn will be enough to stave off recession.\n\nThe US became the focus of recession jitters earlier this year given its importance to global growth. When America sneezes, the rest of the world still catches a cold - even as economic powers in the east rise.\n\nHowever, Philip Marey, Rabobank's senior US strategist, warns the euphoria on markets over the trade deal has been \"overdone\", predicting the US will enter a recession in the second half of this year.\n\nThe deal struck by Beijing and the Trump administration picks the low-hanging fruit of agricultural products and rolling back tariffs but fails to tackle the key sticking points between the two countries, such as intellectual property.\n\nMarey also argues that business investment remains low and the slack left in the US economy - the resources of an economy not being used - is very small, capping the room for growth. A key risk is that business worries feed through into the jobs market and hit the confidence of consumers, whose spending accounts for around 70 per cent of US GDP.\n\nMore rate cuts from the Fed would not be able to support growth further, he argues.\n\n\"It is really ineffective in supporting business investment and that is where the real bottleneck is at the moment,\" he says.\n\n\"For businesses, interest rates are low anyway so that is not their main concern.\"\n\nThe US election in November will start to come into focus for investors, generating another source of uncertainty for businesses.\n\nSigns of a recession brewing in the US could severely dent Donald Trump's chances given the strong economy is seen as stopping his approval rating sliding any lower.\n\nFour more years of Trump will increase the risk of another trade standoff but some of his Democratic challengers are equally problematic for businesses and investors.\n\nBernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren - who are currently polling in second and third place ahead of the Democratic primaries - are two leftist populists with plans to radically redistribute wealth and take on Wall Street.\n\nCiti global chief economist Catherine Mann says uncertainty from trade and politics \"matters for the global economy\".\n\n\"The several risks that have been weighing on the global outlook have not dissipated, and there is a non-small probability that these intensify in 2020.\"\n\nWhile most investment banks believe the threat of an immediate downturn has been pushed back, she warns that the \"risk of recession still does loom over the economy\".\n\nThe relief from a prolonged and economically damaging period of uncertainty in the UK could also be brief.\n\nEven with the Brexit deadlock broken, economists expect growth in the UK to be tepid again this year, slowing further from around 1.3 to 1.1 per cent.\n\nWith the prime minister insisting on a final trade deal with the EU being agreed before the end of the year, more uncertainty could plague businesses and the UK economy. No-deal Brexit worries could return in the second half of the year.\n\nBerenberg UK economist Kallum Pickering is more optimistic, predicting that growth will hit 1.8 per cent this year after being boosted by the fiscal stimulus promised by the Conservatives.\n\n\"An orderly Brexit can lift confidence and spending in the next two years after more than three years of heightened uncertainty and gradually softening momentum,\" he says.\n\nEconomists expect much of the business investment lost over the last three years to return but estimates of how much can be lured back vary from around a quarter to a half. Some of the investment will be lost forever, however.\n\nTorsten Bell, chief executive of think tank the Resolution Foundation, warns that Britain's buoyant jobs market could turn in 2020. This could weaken the economic boost provided by record employment levels and shoppers enjoying their biggest pay rises since the last recession.\n\n\"Our best guess is that 2020 will be very different from the last few years,\" Bell says. \"We may well see a welcome return to record pay levels, but a less welcome retreat from record employment, with worrying signs including falling vacancies and rising youth unemployment.\"\n\nMeanwhile the eurozone economy is expected to be weighed down again by Germany in 2020, with the impotent ECB unable to provide much stimulus and Northern European governments refusing to boost spending.\n\nChina, which has been hit hardest in the industrial recession triggered by the trade war, is also expected to slow further. City forecasters are predicting its growth will sink below the symbolic 6 per cent mark despite Beijing's huge fiscal and monetary stimulus efforts to pep up the economy.\n\nWhile most economists believe a recession will now be avoided in 2020, the ability of policymakers and central bankers to revive growth is severely limited, if one does strike.\n\nThe world economy is facing at the very least a prolonged period of stubbornly slow growth that will be difficult to escape.\n\n- Telegraph"], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "PNN/ Bethlehem/\n\nDr. Ola Awad, Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) President presents a brief on the status of Palestinian people at The end of 2019 as follows:\n\nMore than 13 Million Palestinians in the world by the End of 2019\n\nAn increase in population of Palestinians in the world\n\nThe projected number of Palestinians in the world is 13.350 million, of whom 5.039 million are in State of Palestine, 1.597 million in 1948 Territory, 5.986 million in Arab countries and around 727 thousand in foreign countries.\n\nMore than one-third of population reside in Gaza Strip\n\nThe projected number of Palestinians living in State of Palestine at the end of 2019 is 5.039 million: Around 3.020 million reside in the West Bank and 2.019 million in Gaza Strip. Palestinian refugees make up 42% of the Palestinian population in State of Palestine: 26% of them in the West Bank and 66% in Gaza Strip.\n\nDecline in fertility rate\n\nThe total fertility rate declined during (2011-2013) to 4.1 births (compared to 5.9 births in 1999). In Gaza Strip the rate was 4.5 births compared to 3.7 births in the West Bank during 2011-2013.\n\nTotal Fertility Rate in the State of Palestine, Selected Years\n\n\n\nDecrease in average household size\n\nThe average household size in the State of Palestine was 5.1 persons in 2017 (compared to 6.1 in 2000): 4.8 persons in the West Bank and 5.6 persons in Gaza Strip.\n\nAverage Household Size in State of Palestine by Region in 2000, 2017\n\n\n\nDecrease in crude birth and death rates\n\nThe crude birth rate is 30.2 births for every 1000 of population in the State of Palestine 2019: 27.7 in the West Bank compared to 34.0 in Gaza Strip. The crude death rate is 3.7 deaths for every 1000 of population in State of Palestine 2019: 3.9 in the West Bank compared to 3.5 in Gaza Strip.\n\n.\n\nHigh fertility rate among Palestinian women in Jordan compared Palestinian women in Syria and Lebanon\n\nThe total fertility rate for the Palestinian women living in Jordan was 3.3 births in 2010 compared to 2.5 in Syria in 2010 and 2.7 for the Palestinian women in Lebanon in 2017.\n\nSelected Demographic Indicators by Country of Residence, Selected Years\n\nCountry of Residence Average Household Size Total Fertility Rate Jordan 5.1** 3.3* Syria * 4.1* 2.5** Lebanon 4*** 2.7*** * Data represent for 2010\n\n** Data represent for 2011\n\n*** Data represent for 2017\n\nThe Palestinian population in 1948 Territory is a young population\n\nThe number of Palestinians living in 1948 Territory is 1.597 million at the end of 2019, of whom the percentage of individuals under 15 years was about 32.8% for males and 31.8% for females, while the percentage of individuals 65 years and above was 4.4% for males and 5.3% for females at the end of 2018.", "pos": ["The Palestinian population around the world has increased to over 13 million, according to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics on Tuesday.\n\nIn a year-end report, the governmental body said more than five million are inside Palestinian territories and nearly six million in Arab countries.\n\nAround three million reside in the West Bank and two million in the Gaza Strip, the report said.\n\nPalestinian refugees make up to 42 percent of the Palestinian population in Palestinian areas, it said, adding 26 percent of them are in the West Bank and 66 percent in Gaza.\n\nMeanwhile, the report cited a decline in fertility rate in both the West Bank and Gaza Strip over the past decade, saying this may be detected in the decrease in average household size, 5.1 persons in 2017 compared to 6.1 in 2000."], "neg": ["BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) – The President of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA), Patricia Affonso-Dass is predicting that 2020 will be an exciting and fruitful year for the sector.\n\n“As we look ahead through the crystal ball to 2020, data received from CHTA members indicate we may have more to celebrate. While there are challenges and there is always the unknown, most indicators point to continued steady economic conditions in our key source markets and robust visitor expenditures,” she said in an end of year message.\n\nAffonso-Dass said that Caribbean hoteliers have much to be proud of in 2019 after taking up the challenges of the past 12 months “and successfully folded them into an optimistic canvas for the New Year”.\n\nShe said that the destinations hardest hit by the 2017 hurricanes have made impressive progress to pre-hurricane levels and are back on track with new and improved product.\n\n'Their fortitude has encouraged many of our members who were spared the wrath of the storms to reassess their product, spurring many of them to greater heights. The silver lining on the dark clouds of hurricane devastation was the fact we were not only able to rebuild but we also were able to bolster our structures to withstand the wrath of future storms.”\n\nThe CHTA official said that arrivals throughout the region, in fact, are very high and on pace for a record year in 2019.\n\n“The vast majority of destinations recorded marked increases and the Caribbean is on pace to reach its highest annual RevPAR in history by year-end,” she said, noting that “while external factors like the global economy are key to our success, it would not be possible without the aggressive efforts by the region's public and private sectors over the past decade to expand and modernize airports and attract significant hotel investments – both in new and refurbished properties.\n\n“We continue to see arrivals growth fuelled by accommodation disruptors in the form of vacation home rentals; this will continue to be an important part of the accommodations sector – it is ever more important therefore to ensure that it is better regulated, taxed and integrated into the collaborative efforts of all tourism industry stakeholders.”\n\nIn her message, Affonso-Dass singled out the Bahamas, still recovering from the passage of Hurricane Dorian on September 1 that killed nearly 70 people and left damage estimated at US$3.4 billion.\n\n“Our sincere thanks also goes out to all those who supported our efforts to ease the suffering of the islanders by giving generously to our recovery fundraising initiatives.\n\n“Through one of our support initiatives, the Caribbean Tourism Job Bank, we were pleased to see the number of organisations from areas unaffected by the storm, offering jobs to some 2,500 Bahamian hotel workers who were displaced by Dorian. We are working collaboratively with our partners in The Bahamas to support their recovery with the funds which were raised.”\n\nShe said she was also pleased that the CHTA Education Foundation has been organising and offering scholarships and special assistance for the education and training of Caribbean tourism industry personnel and students pursuing tourism and hospitality careers.\n\n“Over the past year the foundation and its partners have made special efforts for students from hurricane-afflicted islands as well as focused on the critically important issue of diversity to better equip our team members to warmly welcome, respect and embrace the world.\n\n“We are committed to being leaders in this space and are happy that our efforts have begun to open doors for discussions on issues that urgently need to be addressed so that all people living in and visiting our beautiful region – irrespective of gender, sexual or religious preference – feel safe, welcomed and truly part of our Caribbean community.”\n\nShe urged participation at the January 21-23 Caribbean Travel Marketplace to be held in the Bahamas as well as the Caribbean Hospitality Industry Exchange Forum (CHIEF) and Taste of the Caribbean to be held in Miami in June.", "JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Governor Tate Reeves announced disaster assistance for Mississippi businesses and residents affected by the Pearl River flooding on February 10-14, 2020.\n\nHe sent a letter to the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) requesting a Federal Declaration for Public Assistance to make loans available to those impacted. The declaration covers Hinds and Madison counties, as well as the following adjacent counties: Attala, Claiborne, Copiah, Holmes, Leake, Rankin, Scott, Simpson, Warren, and Yazoo. Residents and businesses in those counties can apply for low-interest disaster loans from SBA.\n\n\n\n“The historic flooding we experienced in February was more than anyone anticipated—and more than anyone should have to recover from alone. The people and businesses in the path of the Pearl River are still recovering from the recent devastation and deserve a helping hand. Working with the U.S. Small Business Administration, I am committed to helping Mississippi businesses and communities get back on their feet and thrive,” said Governor Tate Reeves.\n\nFor small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture and most private nonprofit organizations, the SBA offers Economic Injury Disaster Loans to help meet working capital needs caused by the disaster. Economic Injury Disaster Loan assistance is available regardless of whether the business suffered any physical property damage.\n\nApplicants may apply online using the Electronic Loan Application (ELA) via SBA’s secure website at Disasterloan.sba.gov. Anyone applying through the website can also receive one-on-one assistance by calling the SBA helpdesk and speaking with a customer service representative.\n\nBusinesses and individuals may also obtain information and loan applications by calling the SBA’s Customer Service Center at 1-800-659-2955 (1-800-877-8339 for the deaf and hard-of-hearing), or by emailing disastercustomerservice@sba.gov. Loan applications can also be downloaded at www.sba.gov. Completed applications should be returned to the center or mailed to: U.S. Small Business Administration, Processing and Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155.", "Dream11 Prediction - Central Hinds vs Otago Sparks\n\nCMW vs OSW in Women's Super Smash 2019-20 Dream11 Team: Fantasy cricket predictions and tips for Central Hinds vs Otago Sparks match today, January 2.\n\nCentral Hinds vs Otago Sparks Dream11\n\nWicketkeeper: Katey Martin, Natalie Dodd\n\nBatsmen: Emily Cunningham, Anlo Van Deventer, Eden Carson\n\nAllrounders: Jess Watkin (C), Suzie Bates, Hayley Jensen\n\nBowlers: Rosemary Mair, Amanda Wellington (VC), Hannah Darlington\n\nCHW vs OSW My Dream11 Team\n\nKatey Martin, Natalie Dodd, Emily Cunningham, Anlo Van Deventer, Eden Carson, Jess Watkin (C), Suzie Bates, Hayley Jensen, Rosemary Mair, Amanda Wellington (VC), Hannah Darlington\n\nCHW vs OSW Probable Playing 11\n\nCentral Hinds(Playing XI): Jess Watkin (Co-Captain), Emily Cunningham, Natalie Dodd (WK), Anlo Van Deventer, Hannah Rowe (Co-Captain), Mikaela Greig, Melissa Hansen, Claudia Green, Monique Rees, Rosemary Mair, Georgia Atkinson.\n\nOtago Sparks (Playing XI): Suzie Bates, Millie Cowan, Katey Martin (C & WK), Hayley Jensen, Amanda-Jade Wellington, Hannah Darlington, Bella James, Sophie Gray, Eden Carson, Emma Black, Sophie Oldershaw.\n\nCheck Dream11 Prediction / CHW Dream11 Team / Central Hinds Dream11 Team / OSW Dream11 Team / Otago Sparks Dream11 Team / Dream11 Guru Tips / Online Cricket Tips and more.", "Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now\n\nEvery coach who was asked about the top candidate for Orange County girls volleyball coach of the year had the same reply.\n\nThe No. 1 choice was Isaac Owens of Esperanza.\n\nOwens coached the Aztecs to the CIF-Southern Section Division 2 championship and a 29-8 record.\n\nALL-COUNTY VOLLEYBALL | Player of the Year | Coach of the Year | All-County Teams\n\nThose results and the support of his peers makes Owens the Orange County girls volleyball coach of the year.\n\nEsperanza defeated Murrieta Valley in five sets in the CIF-SS Division 2 championship match at Cerritos College. The Aztecs lost the first two sets of the Division 2 final, and had lost the second set by a larger margin than the first. Owens managed to rally the team, and the team rallied to win three sets in a row to capture Esperanza’s third CIF-SS girls volleyball title.\n\nOwens, 49, has coached at Esperanza since 2001. He has coached the boys and girls teams there during his tenure, and since 2014 has exclusively been the girls coach.\n\nOwens played his high school volleyball at Huntington Beach.\n\nEsperanza had excellent players this season.\n\n“Elyse Stowell was amazing,” said Owens of the junior outside hitter who was the CIF-SS Division 2 player of the year. “(Senior setter) Maddy Harkey did a wonderful job for us, (outside hitter) Julia Waugh was outstanding as a freshman with her ability to pass and hit, and our junior middle Taylor Jones was great, too.”\n\nPut those players together with a coach of the year and the result was a championship season for Esperanza.", "Arizona led the drive to give women the right to vote. 100 years later, it's paying off Opinion: A century ago, Arizona led the nation in women's rights. As we begin 2020, the state's women are poised to lead great reforms once again.\n\nShow Caption Hide Caption Arizona treated men and women as equals. Where will that take us? Arizona politician Eileen Klein discusses Frances Willard Munds, who fought for suffrage in Arizona, and what women face a century later. David Wallace, The Republic | azcentral.com\n\nEditor's note: As 2020 marks the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment that opened the door for eventually all American women to vote, we invited Eileen Klein, a leading light for years in Arizona government, to write about the accomplishments of Arizona women and the challenges ahead. She does so in this open letter to Frances Willard Munds, who helped lead the crusade for Arizona women’s suffrage a century ago.\n\nDear Ms. Munds:\n\nThe dawn of this new and significant year seems a fitting time to recall Arizona’s role in women’s suffrage and share a bit of good news about the state of our state’s women today. We’ve come a long way over rocky ground, Ms. Munds; maybe farther than you ever dreamed?\n\nOne of the last states to join the union, Arizona was among the first 10 to recognize the women’s vote and has consistently supported women leaders since. Your quest for women’s suffrage, inseparable from the quest for statehood, speaks to the smarts, tenacity and can-do attitude of women in the American West and spotlights their courage.\n\nLooking for the other side of the story? Subscribe today for access to even more opinions.\n\nToday more than 3 million women who call Arizona home have the benefit to live in one of the freest states in America, forged from the strength of our shared native, pioneer and immigrant heritage.\n\nStill young, Arizona finds herself entering her second century of statehood at the forefront of America’s population and economic growth, presenting new chances, if not obligations, to build on the competencies and character of Arizona women.\n\nSuffrage was once considered a threat\n\nPerhaps it is just coincidence that your own grandfather, Alexander Hamilton Willard, was a member of the Lewis and Clark expedition, which recorded the first vote by a woman, Sacagawea. The lone woman and a kidnapped Native American, her very presence was instrumental to the expedition’s success, and her “equal fortitude and resolution” was praised by its leaders.\n\nIn any case, Ms. Munds, it was you who would reset the suffrage strategy, abandoning appeals to male legislative reason and instead go after the male popular vote following decades of legislative defeat — including a veto by a territorial governor who feared that granting women the right to vote might jeopardize the campaign for statehood.\n\nAfter statehood was safely secured in 1912, you took advantage of our new state Constitution’s provision for citizen initiative, built a larger coalition of support, and with help from outside the state, won women’s suffrage immediately and impressively with nearly 70% of the vote.\n\nWe must pause and duly credit Arizona men with their important role in the victory. The use of citizen initiative, race and immigration would influence state debate and policy for years to come.\n\nArizona women vote and get involved\n\nElation quickly turned to election, and by 1914 women had secured seats in the Arizona Legislature, with you, Ms. Munds, as our first female state senator. Legislation to regulate the workday and increase wages were among the first to be considered.\n\nIt would take another two generations before statutes would be revised to remove the requirement that officeholders be men. Although you did not live to see the day, in 1988 Arizonans would use the title Madam Governor for the first time.\n\nToday, women lead our electorate. Nearly 70% of eligible Arizona women are registered to vote and nearly 60% voted in the 2018 election cycle, with large increases in participation nationally coming from young women.\n\nWhile not yet equal in number, Arizonans are known to elect larger percentages of women and more female governors than other states, once electing all women to statewide office and creating a national sensation.\n\nPhoenix, now our nation’s fifth-largest city, is led by a woman mayor, Kate Gallego, and its public safety is led by a woman police chief, Jeri Williams, and fire chief, Kara Kalkbrenner.\n\nArizona elected her first United States senator, Kyrsten Sinema, in 2018. Her counterpart, Martha McSally, is the first female fighter pilot to command a fighter squadron in combat.\n\nWomen prosecutors bring wrongdoers to justice in our oldest (Sheila Polk in Yavapai) and largest counties (Allister Adel in Maricopa).\n\nAs a teacher, you will appreciate that several of our university and college presidents are women, including Rita Cheng, president of Northern Arizona University, and Maria Harper-Marinick, chancellor of the Maricopa County Community College District.\n\nMany of them are America's leaders\n\nArizona women of color, who even after 1912 and 1920 would be excluded from voting in Arizona due to discrepancies in state and federal law and English literacy requirements, are making their mark.\n\nTucson has just elected its first Latina mayor, Regina Romero. Flagstaff’s mayor, Coral Evans, is African-American.\n\nBeyond local communities, Hispanic, African American and Asian-American women hold statewide constitutional offices (Lea Márquez Peterson and Sandra Kennedy, Corporation Commission; Kimberly Yee, State Treasurer). Native American women lead several of Arizona’s 22 tribal nations.\n\nArizona has given America some of her most iconic women leaders. Shortly after statehood, an Arizona woman, Sarah Herring Sorin, was the first to try a case unaccompanied by a man before the United States Supreme Court.\n\nLater, a woman who grew up on a ranch in southern Arizona would become the nation’s first majority leader in the state Senate and go on to become America’s first female U.S. Supreme Court justice – Sandra Day O'Connor.\n\nSandra Day O'Connor: Breaking glass ceilings on rise to the Supreme Court Sandra Day O'Connor was raised on an Arizona ranch and would become the first female Supreme Court justice. She'd break barriers all along the way. David Wallace, Arizona Republic\n\nThe federal bench includes an Arizonan who is America’s first female Native American judge, Diane J. Humetewa.\n\nAn Arizona woman, Barbara Barrett, serves as secretary of the United States Air Force.\n\nOur nation celebrated a Navajo woman, Annie Dodge Wauneka, with the Presidential Medal of Freedom for her work in public health.\n\nA Tucson troubadour, Linda Ronstadt, who fused her Hispanic heritage with a mix of musical styles has won the highest of praises with a National Medal of Arts and Kennedy Center honors.\n\nIt is hard to imagine that the women’s vote once threatened Arizona statehood. Today, women define it.\n\nEducation is making womens' lives better\n\nThanks to further changes in federal law, coupled with improvements in health care, education and the economy, a baby girl born into Arizona in 2020 is more able to direct her own life and flourish here, certainly when compared to the baby girl of 1920.\n\nShe has independent access to the modern predicates of financial success, namely higher education and credit markets, giving her more opportunity to increase her earnings, build (and pass on) wealth and overcome hardship no matter her race or life circumstance at birth.\n\nShe has fewer children than generations before, but she – and they – are more likely to live longer. In Arizona, she can send them to the school of her choice, whether district, charter or private, or she can educate them at home.\n\nThough her economic status is still likely improved by a spouse, it does not depend on one. In fact, with most jobs requiring learning beyond high school, a young woman’s future prospects depend more on her own level of education.\n\nYoung women seem to be getting this message. More of them attend and graduate college today, taking advantage of higher education institutions and subjects once closed to them, and opening doors to new career opportunities. (Even Barbie, the nation’s most popular fashion doll, has explored some 200 careers since arriving on the scene 50 years ago dressed in her swimsuit.)\n\nBut challenges still persist\n\nEven so, a woman’s journey in the next 100 years is not guaranteed to be of ease. Wage and health disparities persist. More Arizona women and children live in poverty than the national average, a trend that has not improved even amid a growing economy. Women still marry but more also lead households with children, half of which receive federal assistance.\n\nArizona’s best opportunity and future success lies in addressing these challenges, which will be aided by improving educational opportunity and outcomes.\n\nWe hope women’s expanded freedoms and direct participation in self-government bring about a better life for them and their families, and that their increased presence in decision-making and empathic leadership traits bring about a better America, not just a different one.\n\nAfter 100 years of tremendous change, we still are sorting out our relationships, family structures and lifestyles, working to reconcile that change with societal expectations and economic reality.\n\nFew reforms in the name of women’s rights have enjoyed the same cohesion as suffrage. Some, like abortion, contribute to some of our largest partisan divides.\n\nAs women debate these and other issues and as they grow their influence, we hope they will value diversity of thought and demonstrate through civil discourse that a person does not find her voice by shouting over or shutting down the voice of others.\n\nWhat's next for women in Arizona\n\nWhere last century’s reform efforts focused on statehouses and courtrooms, they are now being pursued in board rooms. More companies are recognizing the competitive advantage – and profitability – of fairness and opportunity.\n\nBusinesses across industries are working to increase leadership diversity, address pervasive sexual harassment, increase flexibility to accommodate family and move more capable women into management roles – the first step to increasing the pipeline of women executives.\n\nArizona is well positioned for this next round of reform. Women lead our state’s largest business and trade associations and hold top executive positions at privately held and publicly traded Arizona-based companies.\n\nArizona is recognized among the top states for growing clout among women-owned businesses. Arizona women lead the state’s largest philanthropic ventures and social service non-profits. Women as consumers drive 70% of the market.\n\nIf ever there is to be a perfect convergence of leadership, policy, business practices and social responsibility that benefits all people, it will happen here. As is Arizona tradition, we hope the next round of change will be made in in tandem with men – not as their subordinates, nor their superiors, neither in spite of them nor in lieu of them, but with them – in equal partnership and with equal responsibility.\n\nAnd so, Ms. Munds, we gladly join America’s centennial celebration of women’s suffrage and pray for ongoing fortitude and resolution to continue the expansion of freedom for all people. For the Arizona we enjoy through your work and that of your contemporaries, and for lighting the path to a more just and equitable life, you have our enduring thanks and respect.\n\nYours truly,\n\nAn Arizona woman\n\nBorn in Alaska, raised in Florida, Eileen Klein has chosen to make her home and career in Arizona, where she has served as state treasurer, chief of staff to a governor and president of the Arizona Board of Regents."], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize has called on society to transform so that the newborns are raised in a peaceful South Africa.\n\nJOHANNESBURG/CAPE TOWN/DURBAN - As the world settles into a new decade, KwaZulu-Natal officials said 66 newborn babies have been recorded in the province so far.\n\nHealth Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize said this is a special decade for the country as it prepares to implement the highly-debated National Health Insurance.\n\nMkhize said all the newborns have been issued with birth certificates and this will be the standard practice once the NHI is fully implemented.\n\n#2020NewYear Health Minister Zweli Mkhize is at the newly refurbished King Dinizulu Hospital in Durban to welcome New year’s babies. @NkoRaphael pic.twitter.com/i7pjNpv5Q3 — EWN Reporter (@ewnreporter) January 1, 2020\n\nIt’s a joyous occasion at Dbn’s King Dinizulu Hospital as nurses welcome #2020NewYear’s babies. Earlier, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize was at the hospital accompanied by KZN Premier @sziks. Officials say in total, 32 babies were born in KZN between 00:30 & 10:30. @NkoRaphael pic.twitter.com/b0Ir2YpWyd — EWN Reporter (@ewnreporter) January 1, 2020\n\nMkhize has also used the occasion to call on parents to ensure that their children are immunised as soon as possible.\n\n\"We have actually almost lost the status of a polio-free South Africa simply because of the faltering in the level of immunisation. We need this to be picked up on all preventable diseases.\"\n\nMkhize has called on society to transform so that the newborns are raised in a peaceful South Africa.\n\n\"Non-natural causes of death are also a big issue. When you talk about the issue of violence against women and children, car accidents, as well as homicides - all of these are preventable. They are all about societal transformation.\"\n\n22 NEW YEAR'S BABIES BORN IN THE WESTERN CAPE\n\nTen boys and 12 girls have been born so far on the first day of the new decade in the Western Cape, making a total of 22.\n\nHealth MEC, Nomafrench Mbombo, visited the Khayelitsha District Hospital where one birth has been recorded for New Year's Day so far.\n\nWeighing 3.3 kilograms, a baby boy was the first birth registered in the province at Mowbray's Maternity Hospital.\n\nThe second baby boy was born at 00:13 at Paarl Hospital weighing 3.65 kilograms. The hospital has been the busiest since midnight, with five births recorded at the facility\n\nMbombo said it's important for parents to create a healthy environment for the newborns from day one.\n\n#NewYearsBabies Health MEC Nomafrench Mbombo, this morning visited Khayelitsha District Hospital where Baby Mlungwana was born at 03:50. She weighs 3.15 kg. KB pic.twitter.com/UnsdMfGzKB — EWN Reporter (@ewnreporter) January 1, 2020\n\nGAUTENG RECORDS OVER 200 NEW YEAR BIRTHS\n\nThe Gauteng Health Department said 213 newborn babies have been born in the province's public hospitals so far on New Year's Day.\n\nHealth MEC Bandile Masuku congratulated the parents of the newly born babies.", "pos": ["Nthuthulezo Mlungwana gave birth to a baby daughter, Mlungwana, at the Khayelitsha District Hospital on New Year's Day. Picture: Courtney Africa / African News Agency (ANA)\n\nCape Town – The number of New Year babies born at public health facilities in the Western Cape has more than doubled since this morning. Earlier, the Western Cape Health Department said 22 babies had been born, but the figure has now been revised to 58.\n\nThe first baby, weighing 3.3kg, was born to Zahraah Abrahams in Mowbray at exactly midnight.\n\nThirteen minutes later, the second baby in the Western Cape was conceived at the Paarl hospital – another boy weighing 3.6kg. A total of seven babies have been born so far at the Paarl hospital today.\n\nThe newborns in the province comprise 32 boys and 26 girls."], "neg": ["While Orange County was reveling in the spirit of the holidays this week, a group of marine mammals held a party of their own.\n\nOn Tuesday, Dec. 24, Capt. Steve Plantz, on board the Manute’a — a catamaran operated by Capt. Dave’s Dolphin and Whale Watching Safari — came across a festive sight involving three gray whales, and some dolphins and sea lions.\n\nPlantz had taken the Manute’a out on its first public cruise on Christmas Eve morning and was looking for marine mammals — including gray whales which have started to show up off the Orange County coastline during their annual migration from the Bering Sea in Alaska.\n\nHe first saw a group of common dolphins which led Plantz about three miles straight out of Dana Point Harbor, where he caught sight of the whale spouts. As the boat got closer, Plantz saw three whales — two adults and one juvenile. The common dolphins continued to frolic with the whales who were cruising south.\n\nTwo hours later, Plantz took out a second group of passengers. This time he found the whales off Camp Pendleton, surrounded by about 20 Pacific white-sided dolphins and three sea lions.\n\n“The dolphins were diving around them and under them,” Plantz said. “The sea lions were just jumping.”\n\n“Had this been any day of the year, to get a sighting like this would have felt like Christmas,” he added. “To get this on Christmas Eve, it added a special element.”", "The opinions expressed by columnists are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of Townhall.com.\n\nChuck Todd’s Sunday commentary on “Meet the Press” equating Trump supporters to Bible believers willing to embrace “fairy tales” is outrageous, displays an ignorance of the manuscript evidence for the authenticity of the Bible (“more than 25,000 partial and complete manuscript copies of the New Testament”), shows a dearth of understanding for the geological and historical evidence for a worldwide flood, and a lack of respect for and sensitivity to the millions of people – both Jews and Christians – who believe the biblical narrative is a true account of this catastrophe of immense proportions that went on to reshape the Earth’s geology.\n\nTodd’s characterization of the biblical narrative of the worldwide flood as a “fairy tale” was dragged up from an almost year-old letter-to-the-editor written to the Lexington Herald.\n\nThe letter stated: “…People support Trump … because people have been trained from childhood to believe in fairy tales... This set their minds up to accept things that make them feel good... The more fairy tales and lies he tells the better they feel... Show me a person who believes in Noah's ark and I will show you a Trump voter.\"\n\nThere is abundant evidence right here in our own country for Noah’s flood such as the Grand Canyon and Monument Valley. These geological wonders show evidence of horizontal sedimentary deposition, the result of catastrophic, hydrological forces. Flood waters, carrying millions of tons of sediment, drained off the continent into the oceans hundreds of miles distant carving the canyons and leaving behind the immense buttes and mesas in their wake.\n\nNative Americans have revered these sites for centuries. The larger buttes and mesas in Monument Valley have names like Totem Pole, Three Sisters, Yei-Bi Chei, and Merrick Butte. Each has spiritual significance in the Navajo culture. The Mittens—two buttes standing 978 and 1,023 feet, respectively—were supposedly left behind by the Holy People, deities or spiritual beings who lived on Mother Earth in the beginning of time. Many Native American tribes trace their origin to the Grand Canyon.\n\nThe Havasupai believed it to be the birthplace of the human race. The Hopi believed it was where all living things came through another dimension into our world.\n\nBut perhaps the Hualapai have the most interesting tradition about the origin of the Grand Canyon. They believe the earth was once covered by a flood. “The Great Hero” then stuck the Earth with a huge knife, rocking it back and forth, creating deep gorges so that the water could drain away.\n\nHow did such beliefs persist among Native Americans for so many centuries? The Hualapai aren’t the only people with such a story. Genesis 7:19 states: “…The waters prevailed exceedingly on the earth, and all the high hills under the whole heaven were covered.” The Bible goes on to recount how God—The Great Hero of the Judeo-Christian tradition—caused the flood waters to recede from the Earth.\n\nNoah's flood is mentioned throughout the Old and New Testaments. Psalm 104 and Job 22 refer to the great deluge as does Jesus in the Gospels. The apostle Peter also mentions Noah's flood in both of his epistles. But the event first appears in Genesis chapters 6 through 9, where it is described in detail.\n\n“The Lord saw how great man's wickedness on the earth had become, and that every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil all the time. The Lord was grieved that he had made man on the earth, and his heart was filled with pain. So, the Lord said, I will wipe mankind, whom I have created, from the face of the earth -- men and animals, and creatures that move along the ground, and birds of the air -- for I am grieved that I have made them. But Noah found favor in the eyes of the Lord” (Genesis 6:5-8).\n\nGod told Noah exactly how to build the ark and gave him 120 years to complete the task. Along with his sons and quite possibly, plenty of hired help (although the Bible doesn't specifically mention this), Noah built a huge cargo ship out of gopherwood and pitch.\n\nWhen the rains came, Noah, his wife, their three sons, and their wives went into the ark. Along with them, they brought two of almost every kind of animal and bird. (Noah was instructed to take seven pairs of every animal and bird considered clean for sacrificial purposes.)\n\nImagine the stories that spread through the region about that \"crazy old man building the big boat.\" People possibly traveled for miles to see this sight -- because it had never rained. The Bible describes the conditions on the antediluvian Earth as vastly different from our present-day weather patterns (Genesis 2:6).\n\nDuring the many years that the ark was under construction, anyone could have been spared by believing in Noah's preaching. The Bible says that he warned his neighbors of God's impending judgment. \"God did not spare the ancient world when he brought the flood on its ungodly people, but protected Noah, a preacher of righteousness, and seven others\" (2 Peter 2:5).\n\nWhen the ark was completed, it stood laden with cargo on dry ground for seven days. God left the door open -- anyone could have walked in and been saved. But aside from Noah's family, no one else entered. At the end of the week, the Lord shut the door and the disaster began. The rain started and the underground springs burst open.\n\nThe vast extent to which the Earth's surface is covered with water is only one of many evidences for a massive, worldwide flood. Other evidence abounds.\n\nFossil graveyards, containing many different types of remains, have been found; these collections suggest that herds of animals massed together to escape a catastrophe or that their carcasses were deposited in low-lying areas and then buried under tons of water-borne sediment. Marine fossils have been discovered on top of mountains rimming the Mediterranean Sea. I often find these fossils in my annual treks through the Peruvian Andes at altitudes above 12,000 feet. And horizontal sedimentary layering in the Grand Canyon and other places points to a global deluge.\n\nIn the fall of 2000, an issue of U.S. News and World Report reported \"an amazing archaeological discovery beneath the surface of the Black Sea.\" Robert Ballard (who found the Titanic) led an archaeological team that discovered \"a large wooden building 12 miles offshore at a depth of more than 300 feet.\" Ballard said, \"Apparently there is an ancient coastline some 550 feet below the present sea level.\n\n\"It was a find beyond our wildest imaginations,\" he said.\n\nScientists have claimed there is photographic evidence that may be the remains of Noah's Ark. Military and private satellite snapshots of Mount Ararat in eastern Turkey reveal an anomaly that researchers say might be the remains of Noah's Ark. The first pictures of what has come to be known as the Ararat Anomaly date back to 1949. U.S. intelligence officials analyzed aircraft imagery of Mount Ararat taken in June of that year. The photos show a unique feature at 15,500 feet on the northwestern plateau.\n\nPorcher Taylor, an assistant professor at the University of Richmond in Virginia and an expert in satellite imaging, has gathered evidence on the Ararat Anomaly since 1993. He estimates the anomaly to be approximately 600 feet long.\n\nAnother expert, a naval engineer and architect, has examined the photographs and believes that the structure shows \"prongs\" or \"ribs\" similar to what one would expect to find on the keel of an ancient marine vessel. The most recent satellite evidence comes from Space Imaging's Ikonos 2, which can resolve images as small as one meter across. From October 1999 through the summer of 2000, the mountain was photographed. It was reported that a “seven-person team of independent scientists and analysts scrutinized the batch of images. While the photos clearly show some type of feature, the team was divided in their interpretation. While some felt the anomaly could be human-made, others voted for rock or deferred to inconclusive data.”\n\nThis evidence is not just interesting on its face but demonstrates the number of scientists, historians, theologians and open-minded journalists willing to follow the evidence wherever it leads.\n\nTo those of us who embrace the Bible’s narratives as being true accounts of historical events, none of the evidence comes as a surprise. “We have not followed cunningly devised fables,” (2 Peter 1:16) but we have the accounts of “eyewitness.”\n\nThese eyewitnesses – the writers of both the Old and New Testaments – have created the expectation that the evidence demonstrated by the Earth’s geology, Native American traditions and archaeological discoveries would support the Bible's accounts of events.\n\nAs it turns out, Trump voters are in good company with a lot of other, really smart people.", "(MENAFN- IMARC Group) According to the latest report by IMARC Group, titled 'Digital Pathology Market: Global Industry Trends, Share, Size, Growth, Opportunity and Forecast 2020-2025,' the global digital pathology market size reached US$ 520.6 Million in 2019. Digital pathology refers to the technique of analyzing high-resolution, digitally scanned histology images generated from a digitized glass slide. The specialized equipment was first used to capture images from a microscope onto photographic plates. In recent years, digital pathology has rapidly gained momentum as this technology helps in reducing laboratory expenses, improving operational efficiency, enhancing productivity, and improving treatment decisions and patient care.\n\n\n\nRequest Free Sample Report: https://www.imarcgroup.com/digital-pathology-market/requestsample\n\n\n\nGlobal Digital Pathology Market Trends:\n\nDigital pathology allows improved analysis, offers live zoom and multiple angle views, provides a dashboard view of data and annotations, and reduces errors by eliminating breakage and minimizing risk and misidentification. Apart from this, it is increasingly used by top clinical research organizations (CROs) and large biopharmaceutical manufacturers to streamline drug development processes in discovery, pre-clinical and clinical trials. This, along with the advancements in technology and software applications, such as the whole slide imaging technique, and LIS/LIMS interfacing, and high-speed networking, has fully integrated digital pathology into pathology workflows. Moreover, many leading companies are entering into a partnership to gain more profits. For instance, Huron Digital Pathology has collaborated with the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) on artificial intelligence-based image search. This helps in presenting a pathologist-centric approach to image retrieval at pathology informatics. Looking forward, the market value is projected to reach US$ 984.4 Million by 2025, registering a CAGR of 11.2 % during 2020-2025.\n\n\n\nMarket Breakup by Type:\n\n•Human Pathology\n\n•Veterinary Pathology\n\n\n\nMarket Breakup by Product:\n\n•Scanners\n\n•Software\n\n•Storage Systems\n\n•Communication Systems\n\n\n\nMarket Breakup by Application:\n\n•Training and Education\n\n•Consulting Services\n\n•Intraoperative Consultation\n\n•Routine Diagnostic Consultation Services\n\n•Others\n\n\n\nMarket Breakup by End-User:\n\n•Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology Companies\n\n•Hospitals and Reference Laboratories\n\n•Academic & Research Institutes\n\n\n\nMarket Summary:\n\nRegion-wise, the market has been segmented into North America (the United States and Canada) Asia Pacific (China, Japan, India, South Korea, Australia, Indonesia and others), Europe (Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, Italy, Russia and others), Middle East and Africa (Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Iran, the United Arab Emirates and others ), and Latin America (Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Columbia, Chile, Peru and others). The competitive landscape of the market has been examined, with some of the key players being:\n\n\n\n•3DHISTECH Ltd.\n\n•Apollo Enterprise Imaging Corp\n\n•Corista LLC\n\n•Hamamatsu Photonics\n\n•K. K.\n\n•Huron Digital Pathology\n\n•Indica Labs\n\n•Koninklijke Philips N.V.\n\n•Leica Biosystems Nussloch GmbH\n\n•Objective Pathology Services\n\n•Ventana Medical Systems\n\n•Visiopharm A/S\n\n•XIFIN\n\n\n\nAsk Analyst and Download Full Report with TOC & List of Figure: https://www.imarcgroup.com/digital-pathology-market\n\n\n\nAbout Us\n\nIMARC Group is a leading market research company that offers management strategy and market research worldwide. We partner with clients in all sectors and regions to identify their highest-value opportunities, address their most critical challenges, and transform their businesses.\n\n\n\nContact Us\n\n\n\nIMARC Group\n\nTel: +1-631-791-1145\n\nEmail:\n\nWebsite: https://www.imarcgroup.com\n\nFollow us on twitter: @imarcglobal\n\n\n\n\n\nMENAFN1703202000709559ID1099866092", "A meeting of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chaired by its president and Home Minister Amit Shah is underway at the party headquarters here on Wednesday.\n\nBJP working president Jagat Prakash Nadda and general secretary (organisation) B L Santosh are also present at the meeting.\n\nThe meeting comes two days after Nadda conducted a meeting of party general secretaries.The meeting was held over different issues including the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) outreach programme and party's organisational elections.On December 26, party sources had said that senior cabinet ministers and BJP leaders will be deployed across the country in an effort to dispel misgivings about the CAA and Register of Citizens (NRC) being allegedly spread by the opposition.All these senior leaders will be contacting eminent personalities of their respective fields and common people to spread awareness regarding the CAA, sources had said.\n\n(This story has not been edited by Business Standard staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)", "Sign up to FREE daily email alerts from stokesentinel - Daily Subscribe Thank you for subscribing See our privacy notice Could not subscribe, try again later Invalid Email\n\nWith all the 'new year, new me' mantras floating about for the new decade - why not take the plunge and apply for a new job?\n\nThere are hundreds of vacancies across Staffordshire, but we've plucked out 20 that almost anyone could apply for today - with little experience needed.\n\nWhether you fancy making coffee, answering the phone, or selling beauty products - you'll find a job in this list that you can apply for.\n\nIntu Potteries\n\nAnn Summers sales assistant\n\nFront of house at Ann Summers in the intu Potteries centre. Applicants need to be over 18 and flexible to work Thursday to Sunday.\n\nFor more information, click here.\n\nSecurity officer for intu\n\nCarrying out regular patrols of the car park and ensuring compliance with all internal procedures and site processes.\n\nTo apply, follow this link .\n\nMonsoon Assistant Manager\n\nMonsoon looking for an experienced Assistant Manager to join their busy Hanley Monsoon Accessorize branch.\n\nApply online here .\n\nWaiting-on staff at Burger Priest\n\nFull time and part time vacancies at one of Hanley's newest eateries with a religious theme.\n\nFor more information on the role, click here .\n\nAffinity Outlet\n\nBB’s Team Member\n\nBakers and Barista's are looking for someone to serve coffee and cake with a smile. Experience isn't essential - so perfect for a first job!\n\nView the job advert here .\n\nCharles Clinkard sales assistant\n\nThis footwear store is looking for a part time staff member for a temporary contract until February.\n\nFor more information, click here .\n\nCotton Traders sales assistant\n\nCotton Traders inside Affinity Outlet are looking for a sales assistant over the age of 18. As well as 50% discount, staff also get a clothing allowance.\n\nApply online here .\n\nEdinburgh Woollen Mill apprentice\n\nThis popular store is offering the opportunity for a candidate to work a 16 hour apprenticeship at Edinburgh Woollen Mill.\n\nFor details on how to apply, click here .\n\nSports Direct sales assistant\n\nSports Direct are looking for a sales assistant with 'fantastic customer service, commitment, enthusiasm and the flexibility to work weekends and late nights'.\n\nIf that sounds like you, click here for more information.\n\nBeauty Outlet store manager\n\nIf you're interested in makeup and are 'confident and bubbly', then this Beauty Outlet role could be for you.\n\nApply for the position here .\n\nTrespass store supervisor\n\nTrespass are on the hunt for a part time supervisor to run the store when the manager is away.\n\nFor more information, click here .\n\nAffinity Staffordshire cleaning operative\n\nGet hands on at North Staffordshire's biggest retail park, with no need for previous cleaning experience.\n\nTo learn more, click here .\n\nGAP floor manager\n\nGAP are searching for a sales and team driven floor manager to join the team in Affinity Staffordshire.\n\nView the job advert here .\n\nTalke Scents fragrance advisor\n\nThis fragrance store are looking for temporary staff for a 12 hour contract. The right candidate should have a minimum of 12 months retail/customer service experience.\n\nFor details on how to apply, click here .\n\nCosta barista\n\nIf you've got 'bags of personality' and great with customers, then Costa would love to have you on their Affinity Outlet team.\n\nTo learn more, click here .\n\nBurger King cleaner\n\nBurger King need someone to ensure that areas are 'cleaned to the highest standards at all times'. Cleaning experience is preferred but full training will be provided if necessary.\n\nFor details on how to apply, click here .\n\nBurger King crew member\n\nAs well as a cleaner, Burger King are hiring two crew members to join the team in the kitchen.\n\nTo learn more, click here .\n\nRoyal Stoke and Stafford County Hospitals\n\nApprentice Administration Support\n\nStafford County Hospital are looking for someone to join the Endoscopy team to support with admin on the busy reception desk.\n\nView the job advert here .\n\nAdministrationAssistant\n\nRoyal Stoke's Urology department are on the hunt for an administrative assistant to join the secretarial team to get their foot in the door of working in the NHS.\n\nTo apply, click here .\n\nSleep Receptionist\n\nJoin the team in the Sleep and Ventilation clinic at Royal Stoke to work on the reception, taking calls and inputting referrals.\n\nFind more information on the role here .\n\nFollow StokeonTrentLive\n\nDownload our app - You can download our free app for iPhone and iPad from Apple's App Store , or get the Android version from Google Play .\n\nFollow StokeonTrentLive on Facebook - Like our Facebook page to get the latest news in your feed and join in the lively discussions in the comments. 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{"query": "Orthodox faction objects to ordinance\n\nTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM: In a bid to resolve disputes over burial of bodies in churches under the possession of Jacobite and Orthodox factions, the state cabinet on Wednesday approved an ordinance to ensure burial rights for believers in their church cemeteries. The Orthodox faction has condemned the move, saying it is not in accordance with the Supreme Court verdict and is an attempt to bring in parallel administration in churches.The cabinet has sent the ordinance for the consideration of the governor. Chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan told reporters that the ordinance would ensure the right of any family of a parish to bury bodies of its family members in the cemetery of the church where their family tomb is situated, irrespective of any objection or dispute. If there is no family tomb, a believer’s body will be buried in the cemetery of his/her parish church.Vijayan said the ordinance would also allow the family of the deceased to conduct the post-death rituals anywhere outside the church or cemetery by a priest of their choice. The provision will allow a family to perform the final rites at a Jacobite church and conduct the burial in an Orthodox church where the family tomb is situated and vice versa.He said the government had to take the decision as the cabinet subcommittee that was formed to resolve the disputes between the Orthodox and Jacobite factions could not succeed in its efforts.“One of the factions refused to even discuss the matter with the sub-committee. There is nothing illegal in the ordinance. The usual custom is that a body should be buried at the earliest and when one section decides not to concede to any solution, the government cannot be a mute spectator. We are also not going against anything ruled by the Supreme Court,” the chief minister said.The Jacobite Church has welcomed the move but Orthodox Church episcopal synod secretary Metropolitan Yuhanon Mar Diascoros said the clause in the ordinance that anyone can cremate the body of a parish member in the cemetery cannot be approved.“The right for getting buried in a cemetery belonging to Orthodox Church is only for those belonging to the parish church. The vicar of the parish is in charge of the cemetery. The clause allowing anyone to enter the cemetery and bury the dead is a violation of the Supreme Court verdict. The Supreme Court had made it clear that it will not allow parallel rule in the cemetery. Burying bodes in the cemetery without the permission of priests who have officially become the vicars through the court judgment will create anarchy,” he said.The cabinet also decided to re-promulgate the Kerala education (amendment) ordinance 2019, the Kerala devaswom recruitment board (amendment) ordinance 2019, the Kerala state goods and services tax (amendment) ordinance and the Kerala minerals ordinance.", "pos": ["A+ A-\n\nThiruvananthapuram: In a bid to end the Church feud over burial grounds, the Kerala government on Wednesday proposed an ordinance making burial a right of every Christian at his or her parish cemetery.\n\nThe ordinance in effect will benefit the Jacobite faction of Malankara Church as the ongoing property dispute between the Jacobite and Orthodox Church had resulted in an undue delay in burials.\n\nKerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said that the state government has introduced the ordinance as the warring factions were unable to reach a consensus. “The Cabinet had appointed a sub-committee to look into the issue and amicably solve it. But even after reaching out only one faction was ready for discussion. Instances of burial being obstructed were reported. Since it was becoming a social issue, the government intervened, ” he said.\n\nThe dispute between Jacobite and the Orthodox faction over properties is continuing for long in Kerala and even after a Supreme Court verdict in 2017, the feud is yet to die down."], "neg": ["The special investigation team (SIT) probing the Koodathayi serial murders submitted the chargesheet in the murder of Roy Thomas before the Thamarassery Judicial First Class Magistrate's Court II in Kozhikode district on Wednesday.\n\nThe chargesheet, running into 1,800 pages, was the first of six sensational cases in which the prime accused Jolly Joseph allegedly eliminated two branches of the Ponnamattom ancestral family after giving them cyanide-laced food or drink over a period of 14 years.\n\nThe 47-year-old was named the first accused in the murder of her former husband Roy on September 30, 2011. Along with Jolly, the chargesheet named M.S. Mathew, aka Shaji, 44, and Prajikumar, 44, who allegedly helped Jolly in getting the cyanide and a former Communist Party of India (Marxist) functionary K. Manoj, 41, who helped to forge documents.\n\nJolly's mother-in-law Annamma Thomas; her father-in-law Tom Thomas, a retired Education Department officer; Sily, wife of Shaju Zacharias, Jolly’s second husband; Sily's two-year-old daughter Alphine; and Annamma’s brother-in-law Mathew Manjadiyil were the other victims.\n\nCrime Branch Superintendent of Police K.G. Simon said the accused were charged under Sections 302 (murder), 120 B (criminal conspiracy), 465 (forgery), 467 (forgery of valuable security and will), 468 (forgery for the purpose of cheating), 471 (using as genuine a forged document), 110 (punishment for abetment if person abetted does act with different intention from that of abettor), 201 (causing disappearance of evidence of offence or giving false information to screen offender), and 34 (acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention) of the Indian Penal Code and Section 6 (2) [penalty for unlawful importation] of the Poison Act.\n\nThe extraordinary case had 242 witnesses, 322 documents, and 22 material objects, Mr. Simon said.\n\nNow, the chargesheet would be submitted to the Kozhikode Sessions Court. The chargesheets in the remaining murder cases would be filed shortly.", "Baku, Azerbaijan, Jan. 1\n\nTrend:\n\n\"2019 will go down in history as a year of in-depth reforms. Political reforms, personnel reforms, structural reforms, economic, reforms in the political and social spheres have made us stronger. Our economy grew this year, the non-oil sector of the economy grew by more than 3 percent,\" said President Ilham Aliyev in his message of congratulation to the people of Azerbaijan on the occasion of the Day of Solidarity of World Azerbaijanis and the New Year.\n\n\"Our foreign debt accounts for only 17 percent of the GDP. This is the ninth indicator in the world. In the following years, our foreign debt will decline further. Our foreign exchange reserves have grown by $4.5 billion this year, reaching a record high of $50 billion. Our currency reserves exceed our foreign debt more than five times. In other words, this shows the sustainability of the economic and financial opportunities of our country. Industrial production has increased, especially in the non-oil sector, by 14 percent. There is a 7 percent increase in agriculture. So the successful development of our country in all key areas is a reality,\" the head of state added.\n\nFollow Trend on Telegram. Only most interesting and important news", "100 medics hired in October not posted\n\nAt least 100 health workers who were hired in October, 2019, are yet to be posted by the Kisumu County government.And the county risks losing up to Sh130 million in payment of wages to the medics since their contracts are binding. The stalemate comes in the backdrop of the sorry state of the county’s health system, which has seen back-to-back strikes by doctors, nurses and clinical officers. Nurses, clinical officers, pharmaceutical technologists, radiographers and laboratory technicians hired three months ago are yet to be engaged as the county administration claims it has no money to pay them. However, Health Executive Judy Attyang confirmed that the officers would have to be paid their full dues despite not offering any services to the county since they have signed contracts. According to the contract signed on October 14, 2019 between the medics and the county government, the health workers were to report to their work stations a day later. “I am pleased to convey the decision of the County Public Service Board that you have been appointed as job group CPSB in the county government of Kisumu,” read an appointment letter to one of those hired.\n\nFor More of This and Other Stories, Grab Your Copy of the Standard Newspaper.\n\nAccording to the contract, the health workers were set to be engaged for three years, with the lowest paid earning a basic salary of Sh24,580. Yesterday, Prof Attyang blamed the stalemate on miscommunication between the county administration and the County Public Service Board. She said the board did not heed the advice by the county to delay the hiring of the medics until money for their wages was available. “We only advised the board to hire 79 people under the Universal Health Coverage programme, but they ended up hiring 179,” she said. The 79 who were set to have one-year contracts were, however, posted to various hospitals, with the remaining 100 advised to wait until the county government gets money. “It is true that the 100 were hired, but we cannot post them because we do not have money... but we will have to backdate their pay once they are posted,” she said. Attyang explained that plans were underway to deploy the workers in the next financial year once funds were available. The affected employees told The Standard they were all given employment letters but a few were deployed. “I resigned from my job thereafter, hoping that I would report to work and support my family. Now I cannot even afford a meal,” said an affected medic who sought anonymity. The medics said efforts to seek the way forward from county officials had been fruitless. A source said 79 of the health workers were given locum letters for one year while 100 were given three-year contracts. The 79 were later called to collect deployment letters. The remaining 100 are yet to receive any communication. Efforts to seek a comment from the public service board were futile. A junior officer told The Standard they were on holiday.\n\nDo not miss out on the latest news. Join the Standard Digital Telegram channel HERE.", "Thursday, Jan. 2\n\nCards 1-4 p.m. at Wadena Senior Center.\n\nMOPS (Mothers of preschoolers) meet, 9-11 a.m. at Wadena Alliance Church, 1428 Jefferson St. S.\n\nMonday, Jan. 6\n\nCards 1-4 p.m. at Wadena Senior Center.\n\nTuesday, Jan. 7\n\nTri-County Health Care (TCHC) will host its monthly grief support group from 4:30-5:30 p.m. in the Wesley Conference Room, located in the lower level of TCHC in Wadena. For more information contact (218)631-5228.\n\nDance held at Wadena VFW, 1-4 p.m. Everyone is welcome. For more information call (218)639-0132.\n\nCards 1-4 p.m. at Wadena Senior Center.\n\nWednesday, Jan. 8\n\nA senior health clinic sponsored by Wadena County Public Health will be held at Wadena County Public Health, 22 Dayton Ave. SE, from 8:30-11:30 a.m. Health screening including blood pressure, foot care, health information and referrals are provided. There is a $20 fee for foot care. Bring your MN Health Plan card if you have one. Services are by appointment only. To make an appointment call Wadena County Public Health at 218-631-7629.\n\nThursday, Jan. 9\n\nWadena Whirlaways Square Dance Inc. group will be at the Wadena VFW; dancing will start at 7:30 p.m. and ends at 10 p.m. Roger McNeil will be the caller and the theme is Oriental.\n\nTri-County Health Care (TCHC) and the National Alzheimer’s Association will host a Memory Loss Support Group for Caregivers meeting at 2:30 p.m. in the Wesley conference room in the lower level of Tri-County Hospital in Wadena. This group seeks to show caregivers of individuals diagnosed with Alzheimer’s or other types of dementia that they are not alone, and broaden their skills to better care for and understand their loved ones dealing with memory loss. For more information contact TCHC’s Medical Social Services at 218-631-5228 or visit TCHC.org.\n\nOther/Upcoming Events\n\nWadena’s Community Dinner will be held on Jan. 30 at Immanuel Lutheran Church, 403 2nd St. SE. This will be a Turkey dinner. No cost, all are welcome. Serving from 4:30-6 p.m.\n\nStanding dates\n\nCelebrate Recovery program will be held at the Verndale Family Life Church, 402 Clark Dr. NE, from 6-8 p.m. every Sunday. Childcare available if needed. For more information please call (218) 445-5568.\n\nSAIL (Stay Active & Independent for Life) is offering classes to improve strength, balance and fitness for seniors. Classes will be held Mondays and Wednesdays at 9:30 a.m. at Verndale Fire Hall Mtg. Room, 101 S. Brown St., Verndale. For information and to register, contact Sheila Stave 218-632-3600.\n\nWeight Watchers--weigh in at 5 p.m., meeting at 5:30 p.m. every Thursday at the Maslowski Wellness and Research Center--17 5th St. SW. If you have questions please contact Jeannie.A.Stromberg@weightwatchers.com .\n\n. Alcoholics Anonymous open meetings - Sunday and Tuesday, 10 a.m.; Friday, noon; every night at 8 p.m., all at 421 NW Fourth St., Wadena. For more information, call (218)631-3828.\n\nNarcotics anonymous meetings - 8 p.m. Wednesday and Saturday at 421 NW Fourth St., Wadena. For more information, call (218)631-3828.\n\nAl-Anon - 9:30 a.m. Saturday; noon Wednesday, 421 NW Fourth St., Wadena. For more information, call (218)631-3828.\n\nAlcoholics Anonymous, closed meetings - Fridays at 8 p.m., Tuesdays at 8 p.m., Verndale, 106 Thompson St. SW.\n\nDual Recovery Anonymous meetings - Fridays, 4 p.m., Northern Pines Mental Health Center, Inc., Wadena. For more information, call (218)631-1714.\n\nWellness in the Woods Peer Connection meetings, Fridays at 1 p.m. at 318 Jefferson St. S, Suite 3.\n\nThe Sebeka Food Shelf is open Thursday evenings from 5-7 p.m. at the United Methodist Church in Sebeka. Contact Kay Oehlenschlager at (218)472-3288 if you have any questions.\n\nWood carvers invited to carve personal projects from 1-3 p.m. every Thursday at the Wadena Senior Center. Call (218)631-4077 for more information.\n\nChess Club, 6-8 p.m. every Thursday, Wadena City Library.\n\nTOPS MN 9087 - every Wednesday, weigh-in 6:30 p.m., meeting 7:30 p.m., lower level of the Wadena VFW.\n\nWadena City Library story time, every Wednesday at 10 a.m., stories and fun for toddlers, preschoolers and parents, too.\n\nTOPS MN 1808, every Wednesday, weigh-in 10 a.m., meeting at 10:30 a.m., Humphrey Manor Community Room.", "Advertisement\n\nOne of the biggest peacetime evacuations in Australian history is under way as devastating bushfires threaten a 250km stretch of the south-east coastline.\n\nCatastrophic conditions which fanned blazes on the New South Wales south coast and in eastern Victoria on Wednesday will return on Saturday as the mercury hits 46C.\n\nThe NSW Rural Fire Service has told people to flee the area from Bateman's Bay down to the state border - as a navy landing ship prepares to evacuate people trapped in Mallacoota in eastern Victoria as roads are closed off.\n\n'If you are planning on visiting the South Coast this weekend, it is not safe. Do not be in the area on Saturday,' the service said.\n\nNSW Transport Minister Andrew Constance called it the 'largest evacuation of people out of the region ever' as a queue of cars clogged the highway toward Sydney while thousands fled.\n\nLocals and holidaymakers who decided to stay queued for hours for supplies as panic-buying emptied shelves at supermarkets which were powered by generators as electricity was turned off.\n\nAt 10am on Thursday the HMAS Choules and the MV Sycamore, a defence contracted training vessel, arrived off the coast of Mallacoota where 4,000 people are stranded - as troops in helicopters delivered food, water and medicine to isolated towns.\n\nThe ships will tomorrow morning carry hundreds from the town to either Western Port or Port Welshpool, depending on which has more favourable conditions.\n\nThose who choose to leave after three meetings with police and defence officials this afternoon and evening will be loaded at 7am via smaller boats.\n\nTourists and residents have been told to evacuate a 250km stretch of the New South Wales south coast as devastating bushfires threaten the area\n\nA firefighter sprays foam retardant on a back burn ahead of a fire front in the New South Wales town of Jerrawangala on January 1\n\nResidents met in the Mallacoota town hall on Thursday afternoon for an evacuation briefing by defence force officials\n\nLeft: Commanding Officer of HMAS Choules CMDR Scott Houlihan leading a liaison team to meet with community leaders in Mallacoota, Victoria. Right: HMAS Choules travels through smokey haze off the coast of Mallacoota, Victoria on 2 January\n\nHMAS Choules' enhanced medical team disembarks a MRH-90 Taipan maritime support helicopter as the ship prepares to provide support to the communities affected by bushfires\n\nHolidaymakers attempting to flee Batemans Bay before temperatures reach 46C on Saturday were trapped on the roads with long rows of cars seen piled up on Thursday\n\nHMAS Choules' flight deck team marshals an aircraft as the ship prepares to provide support to the communities affected by bushfires\n\nHMAS Choules (pictured leaving Sydney Harbour on Wednesday) will provide relief to 4,000 people who remain stranded in Mallacoota, Victoria\n\nOn Wednesday more than 300 residents were seen queuing outside a Woolworths in Ulladulla, NSW as fires raged\n\nThis picture taken on December 31, 2019 shows a firefighter hosing down trees and flying embers in an effort to secure nearby houses from bushfires near the town of Nowra\n\nRFS Deputy Commissioner Rob Rogers told the ABC officials are desperate to get tourists out before Saturday as strong winds, scorching temperatures and low humidity was forecast.\n\n'We have so many fires still burning down there … and quite close to communities as well,' he said.\n\n'We won't get containment on those fires before Saturday.'\n\nHMAS Choules HMAS Choules is a Bay-class landing ship that served with the British Royal Navy from 2006 to 2011. The vessel was built by Swan Hunter in Wallsend, Tyne and Wear. She was named after Largs Bay in Ayrshire, Scotland. During her career with the RFA, Largs Bay served as the British ship assigned to patrol the Falkland Islands in 2008, and delivered relief supplies following the 2010 Haiti earthquake. When she was bought by Australia in 2011, she was re-named HMAS Choules. Advertisement\n\nMajor highways leading out of the leave zone, including the Princes Highway between Milton and Nowra, were reopened on Thursday. Falls Creek at Jervis Bay Road and Corks Lane at Milton has also reopened but with reduced speed.\n\nHowever, many people have struggled to flee as many petrol stations have either run out of fuel or are without power. Queues of cars have been seen at the remaining petrol stations around Batemans Bay that still have stock.\n\nTankers of 60,000 litres of fuel were brought in overnight to help with the disaster.\n\nVictorian Premier Daniel Andrews said in press conference on Thursday afternoon that 17 people are missing feared dead and one is confirmed dead after fires in Gippsland on Wednesday.\n\nTalking about the evacuation effort, he said the HMAS Choules was able to carry roughly 700 passengers at a time.\n\n'We think around 3,000 tourists and 1,000 locals are there. Not all of those will want to leave, not all can get on the vessel at one time,' he said.\n\n'Then there's a whole lot of planning going on about where that vessel will go, it will be a long trip, potentially a 10 or 12 hour trip to take them to another port and then to provide them with all the support they will need.'\n\nMeanwhile, Kosciuszko National Park is being evacuated ahead of Saturday. 'This is an essential measure to protect life,' National Parks and Wildlife has warned.\n\nHundreds of fires are burning out of control across the country in a horrific season which has killed 18 people, razed 1,298 homes and destroyed millions of hectares of land.\n\nThe NSW Rural Fire Service has told people to flee the area from Bateman's Bay down to the state border\n\nAn evacuation zone stretching more than 250 kilometers along the New South Wales South Coast has been set up as scorching temperatures and more devastating bushfires threaten the area\n\nThousands of people are stranded in the seaside town of Mallacoota (pictured trapped on the beach on Tuesday)\n\nThis picture taken on December 31, 2019 shows a firefighter hosing down trees and flying embers in an effort to secure nearby houses from bushfires near the town of Nowra on the NSW south coast\n\nBusiness owner Sally Anne Wilson (left) stands in front of her destroyed shop with her partner Christopher Lee in Cobargo, NSW, Wednesday, January 1, 2020\n\nOn Wednesday more than 300 residents were seen queuing outside a Woolworths in Ulladulla, NSW, which has experienced power outages\n\nThis satellite image shows the devastation of the fires devastating the coastal town of Batemans Bay, on the NSW south coast, early Wednesday morning as the blaze continues to spread\n\nHundreds of fires are still burning out of control across the country, destroying millions of hectares, killing 18 and leaving 1,200 homes destroyed, with catastrophic 46C weather forecast for Saturday\n\nWater supplies in towns in both Victoria and New South Wales have been affected by the fires.\n\nOn Tuesday boil notices were issued for Quaama, Cobargo, Bermagui, Beauty Point, Fairhaven, Wallaga Lake, Wallaga Lake Heights, Wallaga Lake Koori Village and Akolele after disinfection infrastructure was lost.\n\nPower was restored to 11,000 homes in New South Wales' South Coast on Wednesday but more than 30,000 people are still without electricity or internet.\n\nPeople who had suffered horrific burns or were injured in the fires were forced to wait for more than 24 hours until they were rescued by the Navy as roads remain closed.\n\nSince Monday, eight have been killed and four are missing feared dead in the fires in NSW and Victoria.\n\nOn Wednesday a 42-year-old man was rescued by a Navy helicopter from Cadgee, south of Moruya, and a 49-year-old woman and 23-year-old woman were rescued from Nowra.\n\nTourists walk through dense smoke from bushfires in front of the Batemans Bay bridge as cars line up to leave the town in New South Wales to head north on January 2\n\nTraffic has been barely moving as hundreds flee Batemans Bay in New South Wales before temperatures skyrocket on Saturday\n\nAUSTRALIA'S BUSHFIRE CRISIS AT A GLANCE NEW SOUTH WALES: - 15 lives lost, four in the past 48 hours - One person remains missing - More than 110 bushfires burning - 3.6 million hectares burned, greater than the size of Belgium - 1,298 homes confirmed destroyed VICTORIA: - Two people dead, 17 more missing - About 50 bushfires burning - More than 766,000 hectares burned - 68 structures confirmed destroyed but this number is expected to rise significantly TASMANIA: - More than 30 bushfires burning, seven of significance - 8000 hectares burned - One home confirmed destroyed SOUTH AUSTRALIA: - One person dead - About 20 bushfires burning, three of significance - More than 60,000 hectares burned - 88 homes confirmed destroyed QUEENSLAND: - About 30 bushfires burning - 250,000 hectares burned - 45 homes confirmed destroyed WESTERN AUSTRALIA: - More than 30 bushfires burning, two of significance - 1.2 million hectares burned - One home confirmed destroyed Advertisement\n\nNSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian said that trees had fallen on roads and had become welded to the bitumen making the task of clearing highways even more difficult.\n\nThere are concerns that food supplies will deplete quickly with no way to deliver more food.\n\nOn Wednesday more than 300 residents were seen queuing outside a Woolworths in Ulladulla, which has experienced power outages.\n\nStore manager Craig Scott said the supermarket was running on a recently purchased generator - but it was close to running out of fuel.\n\nHe was hoping local boat owners would share their diesel to ensure essential food and milk wouldn't spoil.\n\n'The power's out in town, but we decided to open the store just for necessities, so people can get nappies, baby food, all that sort of stuff,' he said.\n\nIn the town of Tura Beach there were long queues of people waiting to fill up on petrol and to get supplies at the supermarket.\n\nOne woman called Kerry told the ABC: 'A car queue of 50 waiting to get petrol and people in Woolworths clearing the shelves … apocalyptic.'\n\nUlladulla Woolworths opened its doors on Wednesday to give locals unable to leave the chance to stock up on supplies\n\nA firefighter hosing down trees and flying embers in an effort to secure nearby houses in Nowra, NSW, on Tuesday\n\nVehicles gutted by bushfires are seen in the town of Lake Conjola in New South Wales on January 1, 2020\n\nWorkers erect fences around properties that were destroyed in a bushfire in Cobargo on January 1\n\nConditions improved on Wednesday for firefighters but RFS Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons warned of hellish weather this weekend which would be worse than Tuesday, despite roads reopening.\n\n'Unfortunately that also correlates with where we have some of the worst, most damaging ad destructive bushfires in NSW at the moment,' he said.\n\nVery high fire danger is forecast on Thursday for eight fire districts on or west of the Great Diving Range while high fire risk is due for some coastal regions.\n\nPremier Gladys Berejiklian said communities needed to brace for the worrying weekend and more fatalities possibly coming to light in coming days.\n\n'Many people who have been here for decades are just completely shocked that the fire reached as far as it did,' she told reporters at Batemans Bay.\n\nNSW Police Deputy Commissioner Gary Worboys asked for patience as police and utility providers tried their best to get power and telecom services restored down the south coast.\n\n'We have to make sure that when we restart the power, we do that with safety and confidence, that it will remain on. People need to understand this is not a simple or easy task.'\n\nMr Fitzsimmons said the fires would dominate a vast area from the south eastern corner of NSW up to Illawarra and Shoalhaven. Tourists were warned to get out while they still could.\n\nEight people have died in bushfires since Monday, seven in New South Wales and one in Victoria.\n\nSLEEPLESS NIGHT FOR NSW SOUTH COAST EVACUEES A Rural Fire Service firefighter conducts mopping up near the town of Sussex Inlet on December 31 By AUSTRALIAN ASSOCIATED PRESS As fires took hold over the NSW south coast on New Year's Eve, evacuees, daytrippers, dogs and a tortoise crammed into a bowling club. Sussex Inlet man David Warner was among a group of locals who had travelled to Nowra by bus before the Princes Highway was blocked off on Tuesday. 'When we came in, everything was blue, it was all good and then 11 o'clock (there was) all these fires, smoke, sirens everywhere,' Mr Warner told AAP on Wednesday. 'I said, we're not going to get back.' Unlike those who had evacuated to Bomaderry Bowling Club, Mr Warner had nothing with him. He said those running the centre were very nice but 'none of us slept at all'. 'It was shocking,' he said. 'I will never forget this New Year's. 'It'll be stuck in my head 'til the day I die.' Near people and their pets - including dogs, cats and a tortoise - he watched Sydney's famous foreshore fireworks on a giant projection screen hanging at the front of the room as sausage sandwiches were served. 'I forgot it was New Year's actually because of all of what was going on,' Mr Warner said. Reality hit home on Wednesday as information from Sussex Inlet began filtering through the evacuation centre. The body of a yet-to-be-identified man was found about midday in a vehicle on Wandra Road. Sussex Inlet was a community where 'everyone knows everyone', Mr Warner said. 'I'm a bit upset about it because I don't know who it is, and we know a lot of people in Sussex,' he said. Crews on Wednesday built containment lines around the massive Currowan fire that impacted Sussex Inlet and other towns over a 100km stretch of the coast. A watch-and-act alert advises communities to monitor conditions, beware of falling trees and seek shelter as the firefront approaches. Advertisement\n\nConditions are expected to get worse on Saturday with smoke filling the air. Pictured: Wattle Creek Fire on December 19\n\nNSW Police confirmed a total of seven people have been killed and two are unaccounted for in the South Coast bushfires since Monday.\n\nThe deaths include dairy farmer Patrick Salway, 29, and his father Robert, 63, who died trying to save their property in Cobargo, near Bega.\n\nYoung father and volunteer firefighter Samuel McPaul, 28, was also among those confirmed dead after he was killed by a fire tornado.\n\nA 70-year-old man was found dead outside a home at Yatte Yattah, west of Lake Conjola, on Tuesday night, while another man's body was found in a burnt vehicle on a road off the Princes Highway at Yatte Yattah Wednesday morning.\n\nThe body of a man was found in a vehicle on Wandra Road at Sussex Inlet about 11.30am Wednesday but is yet to be formally identified, while a seventh body was found outside a home Coolagolite, about 10km east of Cobargo, on Wednesday.\n\nBeloved great-grandfather Mick Roberts, 67, from Buchan, in East Gippsland, as found dead at his home on Wednesday morning.\n\nMeanwhile, a 72-year-old man is unaccounted for at Belowra, 50km north-west of Cobargo.\n\nAn 81-year-old woman who was missing from Conjola Park was found alive on Wednesday.\n\nDestroyed buildings are seen in Cobargo, NSW, Wednesday, January 1, 202. Several bushfire-ravaged communities in NSW have greeted the new year under immediate threat\n\nPictured: Food truck in Narooma offering free food to locals who have been displaced or affected in the bushfire catastrophe\n\nVICTORIA REELS FROM 'HORRIFYING' EAST GIPPSLAND BUSHFIRES Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews flies in helicopter over the East Gippsland fires in Victoria on Wednesday January 1 By AUSTRALIAN ASSOCIATED PRESS Victorians are reeling from 'hurricane-like' and 'horrifying' bushfires which have claimed the life of a man in East Gippsland. Mick Roberts had not made contact with family for more than 24 hours and on Wednesday his niece Leah Parson confirmed he had been found dead at his Buchan home. 'He's not missing anymore,' Ms Parsons wrote on the East Gippsland fire season 2019-2020 Facebook page. 'His body has been found in his house..very sad day for us to srart (sic) the year but we're a bloody tight family and we will never forget our mate and my beautiful Uncle Mick.' Victoria Police said a person had been found dead in Buchan, but the cause of his death has not yet been confirmed. Earlier on Wednesday Premier Daniel Andrews said four people were still missing, but would not say what communities in East Gippsland the people belonged to. 'Everything is being done to try and establish the whereabouts of these people,' he told reporters at the Bairnsdale incident control centre. Mr Andrews lamented reports of Mr Roberts' death. 'It is of course the worst of all news, the notion that someone has lost their life,' he told ABC Gippsland. After spending more than a day on emergency alert, the bushfire threat in East Gippsland and at Corryong in northeast Victoria was downgraded to watch and acts. More than 500,000 hectares have been burnt, after three fires in East Gippsland combined on Tuesday. The blaze at Corryong has burnt at least 109,000 hectares. The total area burnt has exceeded that of the Black Saturday bushfires of February 2009. There were more than 40 fires still burning across Victoria at 9:30pm on Wednesday with 11 at the watch and act level. The risk of flare-ups elsewhere remains. Conditions are expected to worsen on Saturday and dry lightning has continued to spark new fires. Mr Andrews spent Wednesday in East Gippsland where he said emotions were running high. 'I spoke with people today and they just said it was hurricane-like, horrifying, terrifying, the most frightening experience of their life.' 'The next few days are going to be a lot of hard work and the next few months will be a very long and steady process of helping these communities to rebuild,' the premier said. So far, confirmed property losses are 24 structures at Buchan, 19 at Sarsfield, 10 at Mallacoota and up to 15 at Cudgewa. Power has been cut to more than 7000 properties at East Gippsland and more than 1800 in the northeast. AusNet said it could take days to restore power because it was unsafe to attend and assess the extent of damage. Phones remain cut across much of the region and people are struggling to communicate with loved ones and get the latest information on the fire risk. A boil water notice was put in place for Mallacoota, an isolated coastal holiday town near the NSW border, from Tuesday to reduce public health risks. A NSW police boat brought in water to Mallacoota on Tuesday and a Victoria water police boat is taking 1.6 tonnes of water on Wednesday. A barge from Melbourne with two weeks' supply of food, water and fuel is also making its way to the town. After a request from the premier on Tuesday, military personnel have begun helping with the relief effort, including undertaking rapid damage assessments. Aircraft including Black Hawk helicopters are expected to land in the east of the state on Wednesday with other aircraft and naval vessels due in coming days to move people out of the area. Naval vessels including HMAS Choules left Sydney bound for the East Gippsland coast on Tuesday evening and training vessel MV Sycamore has also been deployed. Advertisement\n\nFrightening satellite images from January 1 showed the horrifying extent of the bushfires on the NSW South Coast\n\nSmoke and flames are seen rising from burning trees as bushfires hit the bushland surrounding the small town of Nowr\n\n2019/2020 FIRE SEASON DEATH TOLL NSW Police confirmed a total of seven people have been killed and two are unaccounted for in the South Coast bushfires since Monday. The recent deaths include dairy farmer Patrick Salway, 29, and his father Robert, 63, who died trying to save their property in Cobargo, near Bega. A 70-year-old man was found dead outside a home at Yatte Yattah, west of Lake Conjola, on Tuesday night, while another man's body was found in a burnt vehicle on a road off the Princes Highway at Yatte Yattah Wednesday morning. The body of a man was found in a vehicle on Wandra Road at Sussex Inlet about 11.30am Wednesday but is yet to be formally identified, while a seventh body was found outside a home Coolagolite, about 10km east of Cobargo, on Wednesday. Beloved great-grandfather Mick Roberts, 67, from Buchan, in East Gippsland, was found dead at his home on Wednesday morning. On Sunday, young father and volunteer firefighter Samuel McPaul, 28, was fighting a blaze in Jingellic, in Green Valley, about 70km east of Albury on the border of NSW and Victoria, when the truck he was in rolled, killing him instantly. Two other firefighters died on December 19 after a tree fell on their truck while they were travelling through Buxton, south of Sydney. Andrew O'Dwyer, 36, and Geoffrey Keaton, 32, were later named as the volunteers involved in the tragic accident the following day. Both men were young fathers and had volunteered with the Horsley Park Rural Fire Service brigade for more than a decade. Two people also died in South Australian fires before Christmas, including 69-year-old engineer Ron Selth. His body was found in his Charleston home, which was destroyed by the Cudlee Creek blaze on December 21. Another person died in a fiery car crash on the same day. In early November, just weeks into the horror fire season which has been baring down on the nation for months, three people perished in northern NSW. George Nole's body was found in a burnt out car near his home in Glen Innes while 63-year-old Julie Fletcher's body was pulled from a scorched building in Johns River, north of Taree. Vivian Chaplain, a 69-year-old woman from Wytaliba, succumbed to her injuries in hospital after attempting in vain to save her home and animals from the blaze. The fourth victim was named just days later as 58-year-old Barry Parsons. His body was discovered in bushland on the southern end of the Kyuna Track at Willawarrin, near Kempsey, on November 13. 77-year-old Bob Lindsey and 68-year-old Gwen Hyde were found in their burned out property on October 9th. Advertisement\n\nIn Western Australia, another 40 bushfires are still raging, but despite burning through more than 1.2million hectares of land the fires have only destroyed one home.\n\nA bushfire south of Perth was controlled and contained late on Wednesday leading authorities to downgrade their alert about the blaze.\n\nAn emergency warning had been issued for the fire at Sandringham Park, Orelia, about 3pm on Wednesday, with residents told the flames could put their homes at risk.\n\nAerial support had been sent to assist ground crews battling the blaze.\n\nAuthorities downgraded the alert to an advice level an hour later, once the fire was under control and contained."], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "A two-year-old petition calling for the removal of Meghan McCain from 'The View' has gained an uptick in support, with more than 2,000 joining it in the past few days.\n\nA Wednesday update to the petition - called 'The View on ABC please replace Meghan McCain with Ana Navarro or bring Jedidiah Bila back' - has garnered just over 2,300 signatures.\n\nThe 2,000 mark was hit early on Wednesday morning for the petition, which was initially created two years ago by Catherine Iyoha-Idiong.\n\nIt's not clear what sparked the sudden surge in support for the old petition.\n\nScroll down for video\n\nA Wednesday update to the petition - called 'The View on ABC please replace Meghan McCain with Ana Navarro or bring Jedidiah Bila back' - has garnered just over 2,300 signatures\n\nThe petition is close to 2,400 signatures\n\n'Anyone who like me has watched The View for years and has seen the sourness and immaturity that Meghan has brought to the show doesn't need much persuasion,' the petition reads.\n\n'Let's get her OFF our favorite morning show and back to Faux News where she can safely keep discussing Obama possibly faking tears with onions after little children were murdered at school.'\n\nPeople commenting on the petition call McCain 'disrespectful' and say that her hiring was the 'worst decision' that the talk show has made.\n\nThe petition calls for Ana Navarro or Jedidiah Bila to take McCain's place on the panel of women.\n\nNavarro, a Republican strategist who has worked for both John McCain and Jon Huntsman Jr - who both have daughters on the panel - has become more and more popular with the show's audience since she first appeared on 'The View' in 2015.\n\nMcCain - who joined the talk show in 2017 - has had intense battles with both her liberal co-hosts and with guests visiting the show\n\nThe petition calls for Ana Navarro or Jedidiah Bila to take McCain's place on the panel of women\n\nBila, another conservative voice on the panel, appeared on 'The View' in 2016 but left after a little more than a year. She did appear as a guest on the show in 2018.\n\nMcCain - who joined the talk show in 2017 - has had intense battles with both her liberal co-hosts and with guests visiting the show.\n\nShe infamously stormed off the set of the morning talk show in September after getting into a heated debate with Ana Navarro over the Trump whistleblower.\n\nLast month, Whoopi Goldberg asked her co-host to 'please stop talking' when McCain refused to let other people speak when discussing the impeachment inquiry.\n\nGoldberg would later explain that things were copacetic between the two.\n\nMcCain even notably had words for Democratic Presidential nominee hopeful, Elizabeth Warren, when discussing why the politician would not appear on Fox News.", "pos": ["A petition to get Meghan McCain removed from “The View” that was started nearly two years ago has had a recent spike in signatures, hitting a total of more than 2,000 supporters as of Wednesday morning.\n\nThe petition’s author wants ABC to replace McCain with either Ana Navarro, a former aide to Jeb Bush and John McCain (Meghan McCain's late father), or Jedidiah Bila, a former \"Fox & Friends\" weekend host who later became a co-host of \"The View\" until leaving the program in 2017.\n\nWHOOPI GOLDBERG, MEGHAN MCCAIN EXPLAIN NASTY 'VIEW' SPAT: 'WE ARE ALL PASSIONATE WOMEN'\n\nSome of the petition’s supporters say McCain has been “disrespectful,” a “loud mouth” and “petulant\" on the program.\n\nMcCain joined the morning talk show in 2017 and has had several on-air blowups with her more liberal co-hosts.\n\nDuring an argument over impeachment last month, co-host Whoopi Goldberg told McCain to “stop talking.”\n\nGoldberg later explained that things sometimes get “heated” on the show and that all of the co-hosts are “passionate.”\n\nCLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP\n\nMcCain echoed that the women “fight like we’re family.”"], "neg": ["American Girl is ringing in the new year by unveiling its first hearing impaired doll and 2020 Girl of the Year.\n\nThe popular doll line, owned by Mattel, introduced Joss Kendrick, with the help of Olympic surfing hopeful Caroline Marks.\n\nJoss is a \"a fierce athlete born with hearing loss and a passion for surfing and competitive cheer,\" the company said in a news release . Her story is based her hometown of Huntington Beach, California.\n\nThe doll has brown hair and brown eyes and comes with a removable hearing aid.\n\n\"American Girl has a rich legacy of creating timeless characters who encourage girls to reach for new heights and discover who they're meant to be,\" said Jamie Cygielman, general manager of American Girl.\n\n\"Working with Olympic hopeful surfer Caroline Marks adds real-world inspiration about what can happen when you go 'all in' on your dreams.\"\n\nIn addition to the doll release, American Girl is partnering with the Hearing Loss Association of America to raise awareness and collect donations. The company also plans to donate $25,000 to the organization and support its annual walk. Starting January 1, it will also take donations for the HLAA in American Girl retail stores.\n\nJoss is available online starting Tuesday and in stores starting Wednesday.", "Whangape horse rider Selena Anderson walked away a big winner on Tuesday after a successful outing on horse Barbie at the annual Pawarenga united marae sports day.\n\nAnderson, 25, started the day in impeccable form, winning her first three races (maiden, Emma Hetaraka women's memorial, Dollar Leef and Harold Leef memorial) before she took out the Haimona Pirini and Hone Tamati cross country race in the last race of the day.\n\nWhangape rider Selena Anderson, 25, shoots ahead of the pack in the first race of the Pawarenga sports day on Tuesday. Photo / Adam Pearse\n\nThe annual sports event, which attracted about 1500 people, aimed to raise funds for three North Hokianga marae settlements - Mōrehu, Ohaki and Taiao.\n\nAs well as horse races along the beach, the day's activities included wood chopping, a volleyball tournament, Iron Man and Iron Woman races, tug 'o war and kids' running races.\n\nAdvertisement\n\nAn extensive story on the event's relevance to the region will appear in Saturday's Northern Advocate.\n\nDee Guest, 20, (right) from Pawarenga gets off to a fast start on her horse Ryda in the Emma Hetaraka memorial women's race and finishes second. Photo / Adam Pearse\n\nChad Scrivener swings around the barrel to record the fastest time of 20.07 seconds in the barrel race. Photo / Adam Pearse\n\nRaces organiser George Proctor, 54, showed his class with a skilful and entertaining effort in the Stock Whip race. Photo / Adam Pearse\n\nClayton Semenoff tries to pick up speed around the barrel. Photo / Adam Pearse\n\nRider Jade Parks (left) keeps ahead of Theo Scrivener. Photo / Adam Pearse\n\nMilton Leef, 41, from Mitimiti sends blocks of wood flying as he swings his axe in the Mat Peri memorial championship wood chopping event where he finished third. Photo / Adam Pearse\n\nMaryanne Moa, 21, from Pawarenga sends over a lethal serve on the volleyball court. Photo / Adam Pearse\n\nTK Paparoa, 26, from Motuti climbs high to tip the ball back over the volleyball net. Photo / Adam Pearse\n\nFrom left: Tania Jacobs, Waiora White, Kelly Hemi and Helen Tipene get into the spirit of the day. Photo / Adam Pearse\n\nKhaylin Pio-Fu, 8, tries to keep control of his vehicle. Photo / Adam Pearse\n\nFrom left: Troy Monga, Marylee Tuhimata and Tyler Ely-Tuhimata looking fresh in their new Pawarenga sports day merchandise. Photo / Adam Pearse\n\nBeau Waipouri, 15, (left) saddles up for a day of racing on his horse Shortcut, alongside Ronan Ratu, 20, (right) and horse Dinky. Photo / Adam Pearse\n\nPanguru's Stella Leef, 11, (left) and Mana Wijohn, 11, chill out by the horses. Photo / Adam Pearse\n\nCompetitors rush off at the start of the Iron Girl race. Photo / Adam Pearse\n\nTini Herbert (in blue) uses all his strength in the tug-o-war on behalf of the Pawarenga team. Photo / Adam Pearse", "Paramount Pictures has revealed the first full-length trailer for A Quiet Place 2. The studio had previously revealed a brief teaser that offered a tiny glimpse of what's to come in the sequel to 2018's inventive horror hit. This, however, offers a much more thorough look at what the studio has cooked up, with most of the core cast returning to once again face down the horrors of this post-apocalyptic, silent wasteland. But the horrors aren't limited to deadly, sound-seeking monsters this time around.\n\nThe initial A Quite Place 2 teaser trailer picked up following the events of the first movie. John Krasinski's character gave his life to protect his children, ultimately making it so they could survive with their mother. The family managed to figure out a way to kill the beasts that have invaded Earth, which gave them a leg-up in the survival game. However, as we can see, they are having to step off the sandy path that had kept them safe for so long and will be forced to head into uncharted territory. Emily Blunt is back as the head of the Abbott family, with Millicent Simmonds and Noah Jupe also returning as her children.\n\nJohn Krasinksi, who directed and co-wrote the original, returns to the director's chair this time around. Krasinski also wrote the screenplay. Original writers Scott Beck and Bryan Woods stepped back to focus on original endeavors but remain involved in a more limited capacity. New cast members include Cillian Murphy (Batman Begins) and Djimon Hounsou (Captain Marvel). Details regarding any characters were being kept under tight lock and key during production.\n\nA Quiet Place 2 picks up following the deadly events of the first movie. The Abbott family is forced to face the terrors of the outside world as they continue their fight for survival in silence. As they hesitantly journey into the unknown, they quickly realize that the creatures that hunt by sound are not the only threats that lurk beyond the sand path. Allyson Seeger, Joann Perritano and Aaron Janus, Michael Bay, Andrew Form and Brad Fuller serve as producers.\n\nReleased in 2018, A Quiet Place went on to become one of the most unexpected hits of the year. The movie was embraced widely by critics, currently boasting a 95 percent approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Audiences agreed and moviegoers turned up in droves to see it. The movie, working from a relatively modest budget of just $17 million, went on to gross $340 million at the global box office. With that, a sequel became a top priority for the studio. The question is, was this a lightning in a bottle situation? Or can they manage to strike gold twice? A Quiet Place 2 is set to hit theaters on March 20, 2020, from Paramount Pictures. Be sure to check out the new trailer for yourself.", "Four wounded in seven New Year's Day shootings\n\nNo suspects have been arrested and the names of the victims were not immediately released\n\nPolice are investigating seven shootings that left four people wounded on New Year's Day in Portland. More than 90 cartridge casing were recovered.\n\nThe names and conditions of the victims were not immediately released. No one was immediately arrested, and no suspect information was released, either.\n\nAccording to police, the first shooting occurred near the 4000 block of Southwest Macadam Avenue around 12:08 a.m. on Jan. 1. Investigators recovered and processed more than 40 cartridge casings at the scene. There were no reported injuries and no arrests have been made.\n\nThe second shooting occurred near the 12400 block of Southeast Powell Boulevard around 12:21 a.m. One victim suffered a gunshot wound and was transported to an area hospital. The victim sustained serious injuries, but is expected to survive. No arrests have been made.\n\nThe third shooting was a walk-in victim at an area hospital. The location and circumstances of this shooting remain under investigation.\n\nThe fourth shooting occurred near the 600 block of Southeast Alder Street around 1:37 a.m. Investigators located evidence of gunfire at the scene. There were no reported injuries and no arrests have been made.\n\nThe fifth shooting occurred near the 11200 block of Southeast Division Street around 3:13 a.m. Investigators recovered more than 40 cartridge casings from multiple firearms. There were no reported injuries and no arrests have been made.\n\nThe sixth shooting occurred near the 3500 block of Northeast 148th Avenue around 3:59 a.m. Two victims suffered gunshot wounds and were transported to an area hospital. The victim's conditions are not being released at this time.\n\nThe seventh shooting occurred near the 9600 block of North Woolsey Avenue around 5:32 a.m. Investigators located evidence of gunfire at the scene. There were no reported injuries and no arrests have been made.\n\nThere is no indication that these shootings are connected. Gang Violence Reduction Team detectives are following up on all of them and are asking for the public's help. If anyone witnessed any of these events, or has other knowledge about what happened, they're asked to call or e-mail. If anyone has video surveillance in these areas that might have captured what happened or any suspect information, they're asked to check their recordings. If they find anything that could help, please save it and share it with investigators.\n\nAnyone with information about these, or any, gun crimes in the City of Portland is encouraged to provide information to the Portland Police Bureau's Tactical Operations Division at 503-823-4106 or email information to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .", "DETROIT – Detroit police are searching for a missing 12-year-old boy who left home without permission on New Year’s Eve.\n\nEric Gayles Jr. was last seen around 11:30 a.m. Tuesday in the 2300 block of Prince Hall Drive, police said.\n\nHe took out the trash, left home without permission and hasn’t returned, according to authorities.\n\nOfficials describe Eric as 5 feet, 2 inches tall and 120 pounds. He has black hair and was last seen wearing a black jacket, white pants and black shoes, police said.\n\nEric is in good physical and mental condition, officials said.\n\nAnyone who has seen Eric or has information on his whereabouts is asked to call Detroit police at 313-596-5740 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-SPEAK-UP to remain anonymous."], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "Kim Jong-un says the world will witness a new strategic weapon to be possessed by North Korea in the near future - KCNA via KNS\n\nNorth Korea is to abandon its moratorium on nuclear and intercontinental ballistic missile tests, Kim Jong-un has announced.\n\nAddressing a meeting with party officials, the North Korean leader also said the country would unveil a new strategic weapon in the new future, the country's official KCNA news agency reported on Wednesday.\n\n\"There is no ground for us to get unilaterally bound to the commitment any longer,\" he is quoted as saying.\n\n\"The world will witness a new strategic weapon to be possessed by the DPRK in the near future.\"\n\nNorth Korea has not tested a long-range missile or nuclear warhead since 2017 under a self-imposed moratorium.\n\nBut in recent weeks the North Koreans had been more bellicose as tensions escalated on the Korean peninsula.\n\nKim had signalled that Pyongyang was preparing a \"gift\" which would be unveiled if the US failed to make significant concessions in negotiations by the end of the year.\n\nHe paved the way for the move at a meeting of 300 top officials.\n\nThe North Koreans had been demanding the lifting of sanctions as a price for stepping up the pace of peace talks which appeared to have stalled.\n\nHis announcement will be a blow for Donald Trump who thought personal diplomacy could end decades of hostility.\n\nA series of summits raised hopes that the US president's unconventional diplomatic approach could bear fruit.\n\nMr Trump, who had derided Kim as \"Rocket Man\", struck a different note over the summer praising the leader of the rogue regime.\n\nThe US president on Tuesday said he believed Kim would stick to his commitments on denuclearisation.\n\n\"We did sign a contract, talking about denuclearisation. That was the number one sentence, 'denuclearisation', that was done in Singapore. I think he's a man of his word,\" a tuxedo-wearing Mr Trump told reporters before heading into New Year festivities at his holiday retreat in Florida.\n\nIn Florida Mr Trump repeated his previous comments that he and Kim \"like\" each other and have a very good relationship.\n\n\"He is representing his country. We will do what we have to do,\" he added.\n\nHopes had been raised further when the two men met at the demilitarised zone (DMZ) which divides North and South Korea at the end of June.\n\nThe US president maintained that the suspension of nuclear tests was evidence that his approach had succeeded where others had failed and that Kim could be persuaded to give up his nuclear arsenal.\n\nIn Washington officials had sought to play down the threat from Pyongyang, despite the increasingly aggressive noises coming from North Korea.\n\nBut in recent months relations have worsened and the North Korean leader struck a harsh note at the meeting of the ruling Workers Party.\n\n\"The US is raising demands contrary to the fundamental interests of our state and is adopting brigandish attitude,\" KCNA cited him as saying.\n\n\"We can never sell our dignity,\" he added, saying Pyongyang would \"shift to a shocking actual action to make (the US) pay for the pains sustained by our people\".\n\nKim added that \"if the US persists in its hostile policy toward the DPRK, there will never be the denuclearisation on the Korean Peninsula and the DPRK will steadily develop necessary and prerequisite strategic weapons for the security of the state until the U.S. rolls back its hostile policy,\" according to the agency.\n\nKim and President Donald Trump have met three times since June 2018, but negotiations have faltered since the collapse of their second summit last February in Vietnam.\n\nThe North announced in December that it performed two \"crucial\" tests at its long-range rocket launch site that would further strengthen its nuclear deterrent, prompting speculation that it was developing an ICBM or planning a satellite launch that would provide an opportunity to advance its missile technologies.\n\nNorth Korea also last year ended a 17-month pause in ballistic activity by testing a slew of solid-fuel weapons that potentially expanded its capabilities to strike targets in South Korea and Japan, including U.S. military bases there.", "pos": ["Pyongyang: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has said that his country would soon introduce a \"new strategic weapon\" in the near future, adding that he sees little reason to stick to his country`s suspension of nuclear and long-range missile tests, he had put in place during talks with the US.\n\nTalks between North Korea and the US have stalled with Washington refusing to lift sanctions until Pyongyang fully abandons its nuclear programme. The North conducted several smaller weapons tests late in 2019, in what was seen as an attempt to pressure the US into making concessions, the BBC reported.\n\nSpeaking at a party meeting here on Wednesday, Kim said North was no longer bound by the self-declared moratorium, as the US continued joint military drills with South and had stepped up their sanctions.\n\n\"Under such condition, there is no ground for us to get unilaterally bound to the commitment any longer, the commitment to which there is no opposite party, and this is chilling our efforts for worldwide nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation,\" state news agency KCNA quoted Kim as saying.\n\nLive TV\n\nHe also threatened that \"the world will witness a new strategic weapon\" by the North \"in the near future\", while giving no further details.\n\nIn response to the North Korean leader`s latest threats, US President Donald Trump told reporters that he and Kim \"did sign a contract, talking about denuclearisation\".\n\n\"I think he`s a man of his word,\" he said, as he headed into New Year events in Florida.\n\nUS Foreign Secretary Mike Pompeo said he hoped the North would choose peace over war.\n\nKim andTrump held face-to-face talks in Singapore in June 2018, and in Vietnam in February 2019, aimed at denuclearisation.\n\nThe two leaders also held an \"impromptu\" meeting at the demilitarised zone (DMZ) that separates North and South Korea in June."], "neg": ["Pope Francis apologised January 1 for his widely-viewed slap of a woman who had grabbed his hand as he greeted Catholic faithful on New Year's Eve. The image of Francis slapping his way free from the clutches of the admirer was an instant hit on social media.\n\nA personal apology followed.\n\n\"We lose patience many times,\" Francis confessed.\n\n\"It happens to me too. I apologise for the bad example given yesterday,\" the head of the Catholic church said before celebrating Mass at the Vatican.\n\nTwitter enthusiasts commented with abandon on the pontiff's prompt riposte to the woman.\n\nFrancis had greeted children before the Nativity scene on Saint Peter's square and was turning away when the woman who had crossed herself then cried out something, pulled on his hand and almost caused him to fall.\n\nThe 83-year-old pope grimaced before managing to break free by slapping her hand twice.\n\nHe continued his tour, walking with some difficulty while maintaining a slightly greater distance from visitors, and gradually relaxed again as he came into contact with other children.\n\nTwitter comments were mostly supportive of the pontiff's instinctive reaction.\n\n\"HE IS HUMAN.. Been (sic) a Pope doesn't make you immune to Pain or avoid Reaction to pain,\" one typical comment read.\n\nIn his first Mass of the New Year, the pontiff later denounced \"all violence against women\" as \"a profanation of God, born of a woman.\"\n\nFrancis also said women were \"the source of life\" but deplored that they were constantly \"offended, beaten, abused and forced into prostitution\" and forced to \"supress the life they carry within\" them.\n\nHe emphasised that the \"rebirth of humanity began with a woman,\" and bemoaned that women's bodies were \"sacrificed on the profane altars of advertising, profit, pornography.\n\n\n\n\n\nDownload your money calendar for 2022-23 here and keep your dates with your moneybox, investments, taxes", "(FOX NEWS) - It's not your typical college New Year's party — more than 65,000 young Christians gathering in an Atlanta stadium to kick off a new decade with worship, prayer and Bible teaching.\n\nWhile a Pew Research Center survey shows the \"nones\" or religiously non-affiliated Americans are increasing, with a decline in Christians over the last decade, the sold-out conference Passion 2020 seems to be outright defying that.\n\nOver the next three days, thousands of millennials and Gen Zers – along with their church and campus leaders – will be filling up the Mercedes-Benz Stadium with Passion founders Louie and Shelley Giglio as hosts and music by the Passion Band.\n\n\"Passion is more than a conference. More than an event. More than a feeling,\" the website states. \"Passion is you and me saying goodbye to lesser things and saying yes to Jesus, the One whose name is above every name.\"\n\nStudents (ages 18 to 25) will hear from guest speakers like Tim Tebow, Ravi Zacharias, Christine Caine, Levi Lusko, John Piper and Sadie Robertson, with worship led by Hillsong United, Lecrae, Kari Jobe, and Cody Carnes, Elevation Music, Crowder, Trip Lee, Andy Mineo, Social Club Misfits, Tedashii and Sean Curran.\n\nEach year, students have joined together to raise money for different initiatives, including the END IT Movement, which launched at Passion 2013 and has raised $8.3 million to fight modern-day slavery. In addition to that, students will raise money for Share Light, a campaign to see the Bible scriptures translated into the 6,000 known languages during this generation’s lifetime.\n\nMake sure to LIKE FOX 5 Chief Meteorologist David Chandley on Facebook and FOLLOW him on Twitter for more updates on Passion 2020.\n\nAdvertisement\n\nTo symbolize that, a flame was lit in Jerusalem, the birthplace of Christianity, and carried to the stadium where the students are encouraged to share the light with the world.\n\n“We're not simply keepers of the light, but we are carriers of the light of Jesus to the world,” Louie Giglio, Passion founder, said. \"One of the practical ways that we can carry that light to the world is to participate in the goal of Scripture translation.\"\n\nLast year, almost 40,000 students gathered at Passion 2019 and were able to raise more than $400,000 to translate the Bible for deaf people across the world.\n\nMORE FROM FOX NEWS", "There is much angst among people of conscience over the fate of Freedom Flotilla II, but by effectively scuttling it, Israel is really just hammering more nails in its own coffin, says Eric Walberg The efforts by Israel to prevent Freedom Flotilla II from leaving Greece have been largely successful. Of the original 10 ships, only the French ship Al-Karama (dignity) with 10 activists including French politicians, which sailed from the French Corsica two weeks ago, and the sabotaged-and-repaired Juliano (named after Juliano Meir Khamis, the murdered Israeli director of Jenin’s Freedom Theatre), were able to elude the Greek coastguard as of early this week.\n\nAhmad Karzai: From dishwasher to drug kingpin Written by Eric Walberg Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s younger half-brother, Ahmad Wali Karzai, was killed in Kandahar on 12 July during a gathering in his house, according to Kandahar’s Canadian Governor Tooryali Wesa. He was shot in the head and chest with a AK-47 fired by Sardar Mohammad, a former bodyguard to another Karzai brother Qayyoum. Read more... Egypt vs IMF: Time to default? Written by Eric Walberg The financial flip-flop of Egypt’s revolutionary government, first requesting and then declining a $3 billion dollar IMF loan, highlights Egypt’s hard choices at this point in the revolution, but is a good sign, says Eric Walberg It is no secret that Egypt has put all its faith in the US and Western international institutions since the days of Egyptian president Anwar Sadat, contracting a huge foreign debt, a process that was increasingly corrupt, despite being careful watched over by those very agencies. This debt is financed by foreign banks, and must be repaid in dollars -- with interest. If much of the money they create and then “lend” is siphoned off into Swiss bank accounts, that is Egypt’s problem. No one is trying to charge the people who gave Mubarak or his henchmen their money and then let them re-deposit it with them, but it takes two to tango. Read more... BDS update: Fighting apartheid on land and sea Written by Eric Walberg As the second Freedom Flotilla packs its humanitarian aid and prepares to brave the wrath of the Israeli navy, boycott divestment and sanctions (BDS) activities continue on the homefront, notes Eric Walberg Earlier this month, 100 activists from 9 countries gathered in Montpellier, France for the first European Forum Against Agrexco to strengthen the boycott campaign against Israel’s largest fresh produce exporter, which exports under the brand Carmel primarily to European markets. Up to 70 per cent of the fruit and vegetables grown in the illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank are marketed by Agrexco, making it a prime strategic target for BDS. Read more... Turkey and the Arab spring‭: ‬Learning to walk again‭ ‬ Written by Eric Walberg Turkey’s vibrant democracy is an inspiration to Arab countries throwing off their autocratic yoke and their Western patrons, says Eric Walberg Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party’s (AKP) renewed mandate puts the electoral seal of approval on its shift towards the Middle East, even as its importance to Europe increases. Now Turkey itself is being courted by both NATO countries and, increasingly, the Arab world. Read more...", "The purported misuse of client trust by Karvy, a stockbroking firm, to raise funds for itself has shown all players in the entire chain – from stock exchanges to depositories and banks – in a bad light.\n\nKarvy was allegedly pledging the shares of clients using the power of attorney given by them to raise money for itself. Post the discovery of the alleged fraud, the Securities and Exchange Board of India, the depositories and exchanges have placed a ban on Karvy.\n\nTheir reactionary action has managed to somewhat stem the agony of the firm’s retail clients. But still, the whole episode has raised several questions on the failure of these institutions to spot the malaise early. How did Karvy manage to hoodwink all of them to carry on a clandestine activity?\n\nNot surprisingly, these shenanigans have raised the pitch for refreshing the regulatory framework, especially relating to stockbroking and depository participants.\n\nMuch water has flown under the bridge since India’s regional stock exchanges passed into the pages of history and the National Stock Exchange and Bombay Stock Exchanges became the de facto kings. Member-brokers of the regional exchanges have either turned members of the NSE and BSE or have become sub-brokers or authorised persons of existing members.\n\nWatch: Karvy Broking Scandal Explained: Unethical Pledging of Client Securities?\n\nThe broking business also has undergone a major metamorphosis. Today, it has problems aplenty. An uncertain market, discount practices, online trading and a maze of rules and the like have all posed a challenge of their own. In the bargain, it has given rise to avoidable practices. All these have combined to put the present regulatory framework at a risk.\n\nThe current framework, it is argued, is under increasing stress, what with one too many players in the field. Given this, a view is gaining increasing ground that the existing regulatory and supervision mechanism needs to be revisited sooner than later. If consolidation is seen as the cure for many ills in the banking industry, why not this course be adopted in the broking arena as well? After all, consolidation gives a player the required bandwidth to absorb rising costs in an increasingly compliance-driven era.\n\nThe Karvy case indeed reiterates the need to conduct a ‘fit and proper test’ on all broking houses. Like non-banking finance companies, brokerage houses too be categorised based on their membership with exchanges and ranked according to their service offer. If the discounting in the automobile industry is bad, nil brokerage in the stock business too is undesirable and must be banned as it has the potential to trigger not-so-healthy practices.\n\nSince the Karvy episode is allegedly caused by promoter-induced shenanigans, it is time the responsibility was fixed by forcing them to have a minimum holding in the company. At the same time, the management and owners should be kept at a distance by having a majority of directors who aren’t loyal to the promoters on the board of the company. Simultaneously, adequate financial barrier in terms of a minimum net worth could help keep the non-serious players out of the field. From a client-protection angle, it will be well served if only public limited companies are allowed in the business.\n\nWhile enforcing strict restrictions on off-market deals, the authorities will do well to encourage via suitable mechanism to force institutional business through the members of the stock exchanges. Market is extremely dynamic. And, it requires a proactive regulatory and supervisory regime. Karvy has indeed exposed an inadequate and under-equipped system.", "Nearly every day I report to work, I have no idea what’s going to happen. Sometimes it’s boring. Other times, it turns into a day for the ages.\n\nThankfully, more than enough days of brilliance, poignance and humor emerged to justify the existence of this piece: My top Datelines of the Decade.\n\n10. Baltimore Hyatt Regency, Aug. 14, 2014. Bud Selig’s final big play, in over 22 years as commissioner, went as many that preceded it: Messy, yet ultimately successful. Bud, a spry 80 years old by the time he convened his owners to this resilient city’s Inner Harbor, badly wanted his second-in-command Rob Manfred to succeed him. Manfred entered the meetings with majority support, yet a vote of this gravity required 75 percent of the 30 owners to be in agreement, and Selig, for all his lobbying, schmoozing and horse-trading, did not start the day with the necessary 23 votes for Manfred, as his old pal Jerry Reinsdorf of the White Sox led the effort for Red Sox bigwig Tom Werner to get the gig. It took six votes over about seven hours — and the image of a frustrated Selig executing his trademark shrug to amused reporters as he entered a glass elevator amidst the craziness — to finally get to the finish line with Manfred, who hasn’t been shy about trying to speed up the game with serious changes to the on-field product. Whereas this change in power carried more than a tinge of comedy, only sadness loomed on Nov. 24, 2013, when a funeral was held for beloved Players Association executive director Michael Weiner. Brain cancer took Weiner at age 51, and tensions between the union (now led by Tony Clark) and Major League Baseball have intensified dramatically since, calling into question whether a work stoppage can be avoided when this collective bargaining agreement expires in 2021.\n\n9. Yankee Stadium, Oct. 17, 2017. These Yankees, having missed the playoffs in three of the prior four seasons (and advancing only as far as a lost American League wild-card game in the other one, 2015), were supposed to use 2017 to grow their Baby Bombers. If they qualified for the postseason, then it would be a bonus. What a bonus it turned out to be. After outlasting the Twins (of course) in the wild-card game, they mounted a remarkable comeback to defeat the top-seeded Indians in the AL Division Series, Didi Gregorius having himself a clinching Game 5 to remember, and then they further planted their flag with a memorable seven-game ALCS loss to the Astros. Game 4 of that series, in The Bronx, saw the home team, down 4-0, score two runs in the seventh and four runs in the eighth. When Gary Sanchez slammed a tiebreaking, two-run double in the eighth, the new Stadium roared as we hadn’t seen or heard it to that point. The crowd loved this home-built group. Alas, this moment doesn’t rank higher because the Yankees — and, notably, Sanchez — have yet to build sufficiently on that moment, as baseball’s most decorated franchise clocked the entire decade without sniffing a Fall Classic.\n\n8. Busch Stadium, Oct. 27, 2011. Any World Series contest that evokes both 1986 Game 6 and 1991 Game 6 has plenty going for it, and so it was on this chilly Midwestern night. Just like ‘86 Game 6 at Shea Stadium, the Cardinals found themselves down to their last strike — twice. Just like those Mets, St. Louis never said die, with David Freese slamming a game-tying, two-run, two-out triple off Rangers closer Neftali Feliz in the ninth and Lance Berkman drilling a game-tying, one-run, two-out single off Scott Feldman in the 10th. And when Freese slammed a walk-off homer against Mark Lowe in the 11th, Fox broadcaster Joe Buck declared, “We will see you tomorrow night” for a necessary Game 7, just as Buck’s legendary father Jack had said 20 years prior when Kirby Puckett’s walk-off blast against the Braves kept the Twins alive. Awesome stuff. This, too, would rank even higher if the Cardinals’ victory in the finale hadn’t felt so anticlimactic, or if — New York bias alert — the story resonated more locally.\n\n7. London Stadium, June 29, 2019. Yes, the sluggers’ duel between the Yankees and Red Sox was beyond exhausting, and sure, there were some logistical obstacles to overcome. But come on, folks. Yankees-Red Sox in London? I don’t understand how you could be there, as I was fortunate enough to be, and not be inspired by the crowd’s enthusiasm, be they natives, expats or tourists. Even if this turns out to be more of a historical oddity than the start of something huge — the Cubs and Cardinals will face each other in London next season, with nothing set beyond that — it was something special and memorable to take the game into Europe\n\n6. Kauffman Stadium, Oct. 29, 2014. You could have earned some serious money if, a decade ago, you had wagered that the Giants would win the most titles of anyone from 2010 through 2019. What a spectacular if odd run — three championships in five years, missing the playoffs altogether the other two years — for these guys, and it culminated with Game 7 of the ‘14 Series against the Royals, who advanced this far thanks in large part to the best wild-card game since the do-or-die contest’s inception. Kansas City fell just short — 90 feet, to be precise — thanks to Madison Bumgarner’s five shutout innings of relief just three days after he authored a complete-game masterpiece. It was an all-time performance by the lefty Bumgarner, who put together a 2.11 ERA for the decade in 16 postseason games as he built a brand as baseball’s most clutch pitcher of his era.\n\n5. Citi Field, Sept. 29, 2018. The baseball schedule/calendar gods kept me away from Mariano Rivera’s and Derek Jeter’s last performances at Yankee Stadium, just in case you’re wondering why they didn’t make the cut. On this night in Queens, however, I witnessed something quite different: A salute to David Wright, but also a lamentation of what could have been. The Mets captain started his first game in over two years, his career and Hall of Fame trajectory sadly cut short by spinal stenosis. Medically, Wright shouldn’t have been out there at all. Emotionally? He needed to log one more shift, even a half-shift, at third base. And the fans, who filled up the ballpark for what was otherwise a meaningless, final-weekend game against the Marlins, acted as though they needed it, too, showering Wright with love and appreciation for all he had done for the franchise.\n\n4. Fenway Park, Aug. 18, 2013. If the tabloid newspaper, relying on bombastic front and back pages for sales, didn’t exist prior to 2004, someone would have invented them at that point — just to keep up with Alex Rodriguez’s hijinks and accomplishments, often in that order. Bless A-Rod, who sent me on the assignment of a lifetime in ‘13 when he went to war with MLB and the Yankees — over a 211-game suspension for using illegal performance-enhancing drugs and obstructing baseball’s investigation — while playing major-league baseball for the Yankees. The saga featured so much drama both on and off the field, and the most memorable chapter featured both, at Fenway naturally. Before the game, Yankees general manager Brian Cashman torched A-Rod in a conversation with reporters, saying that he wouldn’t say anything beyond hello and goodbye to his third baseman due to the “litigious environment.” That was a huge story…until the game started, and Red Sox starting pitcher Ryan Dempster decided that he was going to personally discipline A-Rod by drilling him — at which point the Yankees, who had been exhausted by their teammate’s drama, came to his defense. For good measure, naturally, A-Rod later went deep off Dempster. That A-Rod is now a respected national baseball broadcaster engaged to Jennifer Lopez, well, again…the man is made for tabloids.\n\n3. Dodger Stadium, Oct. 15, 2015. Twenty teams advanced to the World Series this decade, and only one spot was claimed by a New York representative. What a run by those 2015 Mets, from the slow start to the July trades to Wilmer Flores’ walk-off homer two days after he thought he was traded to their improbable sweep of the Cubs in the National League Championship Series. That sweep, you could argue rather easily, emanated naturally from the Mets’ best game of the season, their thrilling, 3-2 elimination of the Dodgers in NLDS Game 5 at Chavez Ravine. What a game, from Daniel Murphy’s continuing heroics to Jacob deGrom’s gutty, six-inning effort to Terry Collins’ turning to Noah Syndergaard for the seventh and then Jeurys Familia for a six-out save. If you couldn’t get into this one, then you’re probably not meant for baseball. And while the Mets serve as anything besides a model of consistency, that makes their peaks all the more exciting, doesn’t it?\n\n2. Citizens Bank Park, May 1, 2011. Sunday night baseball, early in the season, and the Mets, at 11-16, were heading nowhere besides a Madoff-fueled rebuild whereas the Phillies, at 17-9, were en route to their fourth straight NL East title. None of that mattered late in the game when some rather non-baseball news broke: A team of U.S. special forces had tracked down and killed Osama bin Laden. So as Murphy hit against Ryan Madson in the top of the ninth inning, chants of “USA! USA!” filled the ballpark. It was a collective, emotional flashback to the horrors of 9-11 nearly a decade earlier, an impromptu opportunity to mourn again those we lost that day and feel at least some measure of justice. What a powerful moment to share among tens of thousands of people.\n\n1. Progressive Field, Nov. 2, 2016. The best World Series are those won by teams to end long droughts, or to capture a title for the very first time. This decade brought us the Giants’ first parades since 1954 (and their first-ever since moving to San Francisco in 1958), the Astros’ initial championship in 56 years of existence and the Nationals’ first triumph in 51 years as a franchise as well as Washington’s first such celebration since 1924. All, of course, pale in comparison to the Cubs, who played 107 consecutive seasons without winning it all until it finally ended on this unseasonably warm night in Cleveland. It fit the woebegone narrative that the Cubs needed to climb out of a 3-1 hole, winning the last two on the road, and that their closer for hire Aroldis Chapman, exhausted, gave up a game-tying, two-run homer to Rajai Davis in the eighth inning. The rain delay following the ninth inning added a supernatural element. And when the Cubs actually prevailed in the 10th inning, in front of a crowd that clearly featured more Cubs fans than Indians fans despite the location, it sparked a celebration for the ages. Think of all the Cubs fans who lived long without experiencing this. Surely, many of their descendants did. The Indians, meanwhile, move into the 2020s as baseball’s longest-suffering franchise, championship-free since 1948.\n\nLet’s catch up on Pop Quiz questions:\n\nFrom Soumitra Eachempati of Manhattan: Name the former Dodgers first baseman-outfielder who appears as himself in a 1970 episode of “The Brady Bunch.”\n\nFrom Michael Gee of New York City: Now in the Hall of Fame, this pitcher appeared as himself in a 1968 episode of “Gentle Ben.” Name him.\n\nIf you have a young adult who’s interested in baseball, I highly recommend “A High Five for Glenn Burke” by Phil Bildner, a terrific fictional story invoking the outfielder from the 1970s who wound up being a trailblazer. Actually, it’s a good book for old adults, too.\n\nYour Pop Quiz answers:\n\nWes Parker.\n\nBob Gibson\n\nIf you have a tidbit that connects baseball with popular culture, please send it to me at kdavidoff@nypost.com."], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "Chelsea were held to a 1-1 draw by Brighton and Hove Albion on New Year's Day, after Alireza Jahanbakhsh scored a breathtaking equaliser late on for the hosts.\n\n\n\n\n\n​The Blues took the lead inside ten minutes, when Tammy Abraham's blocked shot fell to the feet of César Azpilicueta, who tapped home from close range. Leandro Trossard forced an excellent diving save from Kepa towards the end of the first half, as Frank Lampard's men went into the break ahead.\n\nBrighton were the better team in the second half, and deservedly equalised with just under ten minutes left to play, when substitute Jahanbakhsh struck a stunning overhead kick to bag the Seagulls' first goal of the new decade.\n\n\n\n\n\nThe hosts almost snatched all three points at the death, but Kepa made an excellent stop to keep the scores level, and the spoils were shared.\n\nBrighton\n\n\n\n\n\nKey Talking Point\n\n\n\n\n\nThere's only one moment we can really talk about here. Jahanbakhsh has struggled to adapt to life in England since his heavily-anticipated move, and he has failed to hit the heights expected of him. So having waited 18 months to score his opening goal for ​Brighton, he then scored a second against Chelsea. And what a second it was.\n\nAs the ball dropped from the sky, there was a moment where time stood still, and the whole world watched and waited. And then, delirium.\n\n\n\n\n\nJahanbakhsh flung his legs into the air, and with a moment of sheer magic, he delivered the perfect overhead kick, wrong-footing Kepa and giving Brighton a vital point against Chelsea . Absolute class.\n\nPlayer Ratings\n\n\n\n\n\nStarting XI: Ryan (7); Montoya (7), Webster (7), Dunk (8), Burn (N/A); Bissouma (7), Pröpper (7); Trossard (9), Mooy (7), Alzate (7); Maupay (7)\n\n\n\n\n\nSubstitutes: Bernardo (7), Connolly (6), Jahanbakhsh (8)\n\nSTAR MAN - This guy is a real live-wire. Leandro Trossard struggled in the initial stages of the match - as did every Brighton player. But the change of shape really benefitted the Belgian winger, and he began to cause Chelsea's defence all sorts of problems.\n\nThe 25-year-old drifted inside, threading cute balls through to his teammates or twisting and tormenting his marker at every given opportunity. Trossard forced an excellent save from Kepa in the first half, and he grew into the game as his team upped the ante.\n\n\n\n\n\nAlthough he may not be the most consistent player in the Premier League, Trossard is certainly one of the most exciting on his day, and he epitomises the change in style which Brighton are attempting to perfect.\n\nChelsea\n\n\n\n\n\nKey Talking Point\n\n\n\n\n\n​Chelsea's superb away form has been much-talked about of late, but the Blues struggled in their 1-1 draw with Brighton. Lampard initially set his side up expertly, and their pressing game was nothing short of extraordinary. The hosts couldn't get out of their own half for large periods, and the Seagulls were forced into making some horrendous individual errors at the back by their rampant visitors.\n\nBut when opposing manager Potter re-jigged his Brighton side, Lampard had very little to offer and the Seagulls grew throughout the match to pick up a superb point. The Chelsea boss will ask questions of his team after this result, having seemed incapable of reacting to the switches made, and their naivety shone through again.\n\n\n\n\n\nYouthful, but chaotic at times.\n\nPlayer Ratings", "pos": ["What term do you want to search? Search with google"], "neg": ["<!– Sanwo-Olu –>\n\nA large gathering of Muslim and Christian Clerics, Wednesday, came together to pray for the First Family and Lagos State as a whole.\n\nThe gathering, made up of people from various denominations, drawn from various parts of the State was put together in order to commit the State into the hands of the Almighty as the State begins a New Year.\n\nPrayers were led by the two Special Advisers to the Governor on Religious Matters at the State House, Marina.\n\nSpeaking on the significance of the occasion, the S.A on Religious Matters (Muslim), Alhaji Jebe Ahmed, said the State Government decided to utilize the period of the year to commit the progress of the State to the hands of God, expressing optimism that with Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, in the saddle as helmsman, the state is certain to grow in leaps and bounds.\n\nAccording to Ahmed: “We are all gathered here today to ensure that we put the State in the hands of God. The presence of Allah is needed in running any administration. Everything starts and ends with God. The Governor has demonstrated that we must put God first in everything we do in our lives.\n\n“The Governor was at the Mosque and he charged us to live in harmony, respect the rule of law and do what is needful at all times. Prayers were said for all residents of Lagos. Prayers were recited to God to guide the Governor and members of his Exco as they lead the State.”\n\nAhmed disclosed that the State government is working on several programmes that will speak to the THEMES agenda of the current administration, noting that the Government intends to boost the religious tolerance among Lagosians.\n\nDuring the session that was tagged: ‘Prayer For The First Family, Lagos State’s clerics committed the Governor; the Deputy Governor, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat; Members of State Executive Council; the Judiciary; members of the House of Assembly and Lagos State in God’s hands.\n\nIn his remark, S.A Religious Matters (Christian), Very Reverend Bukola Adeleke, said they are working with the Commissioner for Home Affairs, Pharm (Mrs) Uzamat Akinbile-Yusuf, to ensure Lagosians respects other’s religious views.\n\n“We are here today to pray for the first family in Lagos and of course, to commit the State into the hands of God. The Bible tells us that we must lay everything in God’s hands, which is why we are here for the sole purpose of praying for Lagos. We prayed for Mr. Governor and committed his activities and plans for Lagos State into God’s hands. We believe that God Almighty has answered our prayers.\n\n“We have a lot of plans for religious tolerance in Lagos. We are working with Hon. Akinbile-Yusuf to ensure that Lagosians tolerate and respect the religious views of others. We want the peace we have been enjoying in Lagos to continue and the way to achieve that is to continuously respect other’s religion,” he said.\n\nShare this:\n\n<!–\n\nafter_article responsive (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n\n–>", "An employer has sparked a furious backlash after she revealed the one \"simple rule\" she swears by when it comes to hiring people. Photo / 123RF\n\nAn employer has sparked a furious backlash after she revealed the one \"simple rule\" she swears by when it comes to hiring people. Photo / 123RF\n\nEvery year, we trawl through the archives and republish a few of the standout business stories from the last year. This is essentially a mix of the most popular, topical or insightful pieces published in 2019. Here's one that made the cut. This piece was first published on 8 April.\n\n\"If someone doesn't send a thankyou email, don't hire them.\"\n\nThis is the one rule Insider Inc's executive managing editor Jessica Liebman swears by when it comes to hiring potential employees — but it's sparked a storm of controversy.\n\nHaving interviewed hundreds of prospective workers, she penned an article arguing not sending a follow-up email is the \"number one mistake\" an interviewee can make.\n\n\"The truth is, the hiring process can uncover only so much,\" she wrote in Business Insider. \"You're often basing your decision on a small sample of data that you collected during a few hours of speaking with them, sometimes not even in person.\"\n\nShe says hiring managers should always \"expect a thankyou email\", adding \"you should never make an offer to someone who neglected to send one\".\n\nShe says there's two reasons for this — one being it signals the person really wants the job, and the other being how someone presents in interviews may not translate to effectiveness in the role.\n\n\"While sending a thankyou note doesn't necessarily guarantee the person will be a good hire, it gives you the tiniest bit more data: The candidate is eager, organised, and well mannered enough to send the note.\n\n\"It shows resourcefulness, too, because the candidate often has to hunt down an email address the interviewer never gave them.\"\n\nThe piece sparked a furious backlash after Liebman shared it on Twitter, with many people suggesting it was an entitled approach to take to interviews.\n\nMy simple rule: don’t work anywhere that thinks having access to your talent is a bigger win for you than it is for them.\n\n\n\nCompanies that compete on talent recruit to persuade. Companies that view hiring as merely finding workers worry about thank you emails. — The Hoarse Whisperer (@TheRealHoarse) April 6, 2019\n\nThis is an arbitrary bit of gatekeeping that is both culture- and generation-specific. In doing this you’re also gong to skew results to people who act and think like you, thereby decreasing intellectual diversity on the team. A thank you is classy, but not a disqualifier. — Scott Hanselman (@shanselman) April 6, 2019\n\nYou know taking a day off work, going someplace unfamiliar, then participating in ~8 hours of technical and personal interviews is exhausting, right? — Rebecca (Slatkin) Sloane (@RebeccaSlatkin) April 7, 2019\n\nThese employees will be creating value for your company, it’s you that should be thankful. No wonder people leave after few months, sounds like a toxic work environment where only the yay sayers are accepted — Marijam Didžgalvytė (@marijamdid) April 5, 2019\n\nMany users also wondered whether Liebman sent thankyou emails to interviewees for taking the time to meet with her:\n\nHave you been sending everyone who applies thank you notes too? Signalling goes both ways. — Nat (@unfortunatalie) April 7, 2019\n\nBut others agreed with her approach, saying sending thankyou emails is a professional and courteous thing to do.\n\nIt's professional courtesy to send a thank you email. Plenty of people with talent out there who still have manners. — Melissa Hope (@missyhopez) April 6, 2019\n\nI agree with her on this. The level of effort that goes into screening and hiring a canidate is STRESSFUL, and to not even send a thank-you note or letter shows to me 1. You're inconsiderate, and 2. Your business etiquette is lacking. But most of all you're inconsiderate. — Atlanta’s Tech Emperor (@ThugDebugger) April 7, 2019\n\nIn 2012, Liebman wrote a similar article detailing her expectations for thankyou emails.\n\nShe said the interviewee should thank her for taking the time to talk with them, restate they wanted the job and add a quick plug about why they would be perfect for it.\n\nShe said if she didn't get an email like this, she would \"assume you don't want the job\" and \"think you're disorganised and forgot about following up\", adding \"there is a much higher shot I'll forget about you\".\n\nNews.com.au has contacted Liebman for comment.", "RCMP have launched a criminal investigation after swastikas and \"disturbing phrases\" were discovered on an out building at a Jewish summer camp for children on Gabriola Island.\n\nCpl. Jesse O'Donaghey said in a news release that the graffiti was found by a caretaker at Camp Miriam and reported to Gabriola RCMP on Dec. 19.\n\narticle continues below\n\nGiven the camp's secluded location, the vandalism could have occurred any time from the September long weekend to the date of discovery, RCMP say. Investigators are trying to narrow the time frame.\n\n\"RCMP take matters such as these very seriously,\" O'Donaghey said. \"Local investigators have consulted with the B.C. RCMP Hate Crime Team as they continue the criminal investigation in an effort to identify the person or persons responsible.\"\n\nAnyone with information is asked to contact Gabriola RCMP at 250-247-8333 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.", "The word mindfulness is everywhere lately — people are being urged to become more mindful as a way to calm themselves and find insight in this busy, tech-driven world.\n\nCBC News asked registered professional counsellor Mary Clements of Heartwork Wellness, and Jessica Strong, a UPEI psychology professor, to explain mindfulness and how people can try it for themselves.\n\nStrong said the two key parts of mindfulness are being non-judgmental and being in the present moment.\n\n\"The best way it's been put to me is paying attention on purpose,\" said Clements, who has been a counsellor for 10 years specializing in personal development and growth, and emotional health and wellness.\n\n\"So, the more we learn about ourselves and pay attention to our emotions, our thoughts, our behaviours, then the more opportunity we have to respond to a place from our choosing, a place that is more aligned with our values and who we wish to be, versus our conditioning.\"\n\nAlthough new businesses and apps are springing up around mindfulness, it is a concept that has been around for thousands of years, with roots in Buddhism.\n\nUse the time you have\n\nClements said there are some misconceptions about what mindfulness is and how to achieve it — people don't need to spend an hour a day cross-legged sitting in a quiet place.\n\n'It's actually really difficult to be mindful, because we live in this world where everything is just so busy all of the time,' says Prof. Jessica Strong. (Submitted by Jessica Strong)\n\n\"What research has shown and continues to show is that what really matters is consistent and regular practise, and even short bits of practise,\" she said.\n\nClements uses times in her day where she is stuck waiting — in the grocery line or at a traffic light. Other good times are when she is in the shower, falling asleep, waking up or transitioning between parts of her day — for instance, the end of the work day on the way home.\n\n\"Taking those opportunities to take a breath and cross the transition with a little more awareness.\"\n\nStrong agrees formal meditation can be \"a huge time-suck.\" She said right now, she has been trying to incorporate mindfulness into everyday tasks like washing dishes.\n\n\"Paying attention to how nice the warm water feels on my hands,\" or while applying hand lotion — \"actually stopping to notice, and maybe slow down for a minute, and really experience that sensation.\"\n\nJust breathe\n\nClements starts with simple breath work.\n\n\"Luckily we all know how to breathe! There's no special or right or wrong way,\" she said. Use breathing to \"anchor,\" or ground, your awareness, paying attention to your inhale and exhale. The goal is to slow yourself down and be present.\n\nNotice your thoughts and emotions, and be aware of body sensations.\n\nCompassion and non-judgment\n\n\"It's actually really difficult to be mindful, because we live in this world where everything is just so busy all of the time,\" Strong said. \"We might try to be in the moment, and then we're distracted.\"\n\nIf that happens, just note that you are having difficulty and remind yourself to refocus.\n\nCompassion and non-judgment are key to mindfulness, the women say.\n\nSet reminders\n\nBoth Clements and Strong remind themselves to be mindful!\n\n'The more we learn about ourselves and pay attention to our emotions, our thoughts, our behaviours, then the more opportunity we have to respond to a place from our choosing,' says Mary Clements of Heartwork Wellness. (Submitted by Mary Clements)\n\nClements advises setting an alarm on your phone that will remind you a few times daily to take a couple of breaths, or that links to a short guided talk on mindfulness.\n\nStrong leads a mindfulness meditation group with grad students at UPEI each morning, in which she plays a 10-15 minute guided audio meditation.\n\nThis is only one of many ways to practise mindfulness, she said. She also employs a simple blank sticky note at her desk to remind her to stop and take a deep breath.\n\n'Learn how to do better'\n\nOnce you are able to slow down, ground yourself and pay attention, you can practise self-awareness and self-management, Clements said.\n\n\"You learn how to do better in terms of managing your thoughts, feelings, behaviours,\" she said.\n\nUltimately I think it's about connection to ourselves and to those around us. — Mary Clement, Heartwork Wellness\n\n\"Then, you can grow that awareness to how you might have impact on others around you.\"\n\nShe sees clients seeking control and freedom around relationships, and said mindfulness can help cultivate more compassion and empathy for themselves and others.\n\nApps and more\n\nThere are lots of resources available on mindfulness.\n\nApps like Headspace, Breethe and Chill can all introduce you to mindfulness and guide users through short meditations. (Atsushi Tomura/Getty Images)\n\nStrong is currently using an app called Headspace, which has many exercises in various lengths. She also recommends the apps Breethe or Chill, which can introduce you to mindfulness and even send reminders, as well as the website mindful.org.\n\nClements has taken courses online from Mindfulness Without Borders, an organization that does international work around mindfulness. It has short audio recordings available online.\n\nShe recommends mindfulness pioneer Jon Kabat-Zinn's books and audiobooks, which include Mindfulness for Beginners and Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life.\n\nShe also listens daily to Louise Hay, a well-known positive psychologist.\n\nThe result\n\nA book or an app can't do the work for you though, Clements reminds — you have to practise regularly, even in small bits. Then you will notice the payoff, she said.\n\nTaking a moment to appreciate a beautiful sunrise can improve one's mood, says Strong. (Submitted by Sharon Neill)\n\n\"Certain situations where you might have gotten irritable or impatient — you start to notice these times where you had a little bit more empathy or patience or compassion for yourself or for the other person, so that's a pretty cool thing,\" she said.\n\n\"It's wonderful when you can feel and see those effects.\"\n\n'No perfect way'\n\n\"There's no perfect way to be mindful,\" Clements said. \"That's up to every individual to figure out what works for them. And I don't think it's about changing who you are.\n\n\"Ultimately I think it's about connection to ourselves and to those around us.\"\n\nMindfulness takes time and commitment and is an ongoing process, Clements said.\n\nBeing more mindful can lead to a more positive outlook and a happier life, said Strong.\n\n\"Noticing the sunrise, as the sun's coming up — these little moments that just pause the craziness ... can really improve quality of life and mood and stress management,\" she said.\n\nMore P.E.I. news", "According to WMTW, Howland's Blaine Marston was the first $1 million Powerball winner.\n\nMarston was one 300 Powerball players, fifteen of which were from Maine, won trips to NYC. On top of that, he was selected as one of five finalists given a chance to win $1 million.\n\nJust after the ball dropped, he was selected as the winner.\n\nSee the video of how it played out HERE\n\nHe plans to invest much of the over $700,000 he'll walk away with."], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "ATHENS (Sputnik) - Bulgaria's Bulgargaz and Russia's Gazprom have agreed for Bulgaria to start receiving Russian gas directly from the TurkStream pipeline rather than through Romania starting 1 January to save some 81 million leva ($45 million), the Bulgarian gas company has said in a statement.\n\nAccording to a statement, the Russian and Bulgarian gas giants signed an additional agreement on 30 December under which Bulgaria is to switch from receiving gas from the Negru Voda point in Romania to its own compressor station in Strandzha where the fuel will come from Turkey.\n\n\"The financial gains from changing the receiving point are estimated to be approximately 81 million leva. Bulgargaz and customers in Bulgaria will save by no longer having to pay for access to and transit through the territory of Romania worth an approximate 76 million leva\", the statement read.\n\nLower prices set by the Bulgartransgaz operator for gas via Strandzha adds an additional 4.6 million leva to the total savings.\n\nThe company has promised lower gas prices in the next three months and said it was in talks with Gazprom to negotiate better prices for Bulgaria. Sofia has also voiced a readiness to transit Russian gas westward to Greece and North Macedonia.\n\nTurkStream is a projected 570-mile twin pipeline to run from Russia through the Black Sea to Turkey, at which point one of the branches will continue further up to southern and southeastern Europe. The launch is scheduled for 8 January, as both branches are now filled with fuel.\n\nRussia has been supplying gas to Bulgaria since 1974 and is currently the only exporter of natural gas on the Bulgarian market. Last year, Bulgaria finished building a 7-mile segment of a pipe to link TurkStream to the so-called Balkan Stream pipeline network of Bulgaria and Serbia.", "pos": ["SOFIA, January 1. /TASS/. Bulgaria has begun to receive Russian gas via the TurkStream gas pipeline, Executive Director of Bulgaria’s Bulgartransgaz operator Vladimir Malinov announced on Wednesday.\n\n\"Bulgartransgaz and Russia’s Gazprom Export company finalized talks in the last days of 2019 and today, Bulgaria began to receive Russian gas via Turkey instead of Ukraine,\" Bulgarian National Radio quoted Malinov as saying. According to him, Bulgaria will get 2.9 bln cubic meters of gas annually. Malinov added that the country’s gas infrastructure facilities were ready to absorb that amount of gas.\n\nBulgartransgaz executive director added that Bulgaria would be able to reduce the payment of transit fees by about 70 mln lev (35 mln euro) and gas prices would go down by five percent."], "neg": ["As a policyholder, know that even a cashless facility can be denied in a network hospital.\n\nCashless health insurance is one of the main attractions of health insurance policies. Policyholders pay premiums and in case of hospitalization, the insurance company bears the costs up to the limit of the policy’s sum insured amount.\n\nHence, as part of the contract, the insurer is liable to pay the claim to the hospital on behalf of the insured. However, there can be times where the insurance company does not settle the policyholder’s claim. (Both at network or non-network hospitals).\n\nCashless Claims: In a cashless claim, the policyholder does not pay the hospital bills in case of hospitalization and the insurer pays for the same. This happens with networking hospitals. The hospitals that offer cashless claims for every hospitalization to the policyholder, enter into an agreement with insurers and are part of the list of network hospitals of that insurance company.\n\nReimbursement Claims: In case of a reimbursement claim, the policyholder has to pay the hospital bills, which then is reimbursed by the insurer. Those that are not on such a list of the insurance company are called non-network hospitals and claims are processed on a reimbursement basis.\n\nWhen a cashless claim can be denied:\n\nAs a policyholder, know that even a cashless facility can be denied in a network hospital. This can happen if the information sent by the hospital where the policyholder is admitted, is insufficient. It could also happen if the illness is not covered under the policy or if the request for pre-authorization is not sent in time. The hospital needs to give all the details required for the insurer to arrive at a decision, in a cashless situation. When such pieces of information are not given properly, a claim is rejected.\n\nHowever, even if the cashless facility is denied at one hospital, a policyholder gets the treatment from the hospital by paying out of his/her own pocket and can subsequently, submit the claim for reimbursement, on discharge from the hospital.\n\nThis could also work when in case of a medical emergency, a policyholder gets oneself or a family member admitted to a hospital which might not be a network hospital with the insurance policy. In that case, the cashless claim will be denied, but the policyholder can get the expenses reimbursed from the insurer.", "How To Make Sense Of Foreign Protests, Conflicts And Uprisings Caitlin Johnstone Follow Aug 27 · 6 min read\n\nThe Australian Broadcasting Corporation, our government-funded media outlet, has published an article titled “Australian expat living in Hong Kong throws off business suit to join protest movement”. The entire story is in the headline: some random guy, who ABC keeps anonymous but for the name “Daniel”, has joined the protests in Hong Kong. That’s it. That’s the whole entire bombshell newsworthy news story.\n\n“In Australia we have proper democracy but in Hong Kong, democracy is being slowly eroded away and I’ll try to do whatever I can to try and help the cause,” the anonymous guy told ABC.\n\nThis sort of enthusiastic empty non-story cheerleading is typical for western media coverage of the Hong Kong protests so far, while these same media outlets consistently ignore or downplay protests against the government of France, Israel, Honduras, India, Indonesia and any other region that happens to fall within the US-centralized power alliance. It’s an amazingly reliable pattern: the entire western political/media class finds protests and uprisings endlessly fascinating when they are in opposition to governments which haven’t yet been absorbed into the imperial blob like China, Russia, Iran, Venezuela, Syria, pre-collapse Libya, or then-Moscow-aligned Ukraine, but any protests or uprisings within that empire are ignored at best or demonized at worst.\n\nIf dissidents in the United States began donning yellow vests and holding aggressive demonstrations in the current media environment, you could safely bet your bottom dollar that they would be ignored for as long as possible and then smeared as fascists, antisemites and/or Russian pawns thereafter. This would happen with absolute certainty.\n\nThis very reliable trend in the western media is very interesting, because it also happens to be the known position of the US State Department.\n\nIn 2017 a memo was leaked to Politico in which the sniveling John Bolton lackey Brian Hook explained to DC neophyte Rex Tillerson how to perform his job as Secretary of State with regard to human rights violations. Hook explained that the US government must downplay and ignore the human rights violations of US allies like Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the Philippines while aggressively targeting unabsorbed governments like China, Russia, Iran and North Korea for any allegations of human rights violations on their part.\n\n“In the case of US allies such as Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the Philippines, the Administration is fully justified in emphasizing good relations for a variety of important reasons, including counter-terrorism, and in honestly facing up to the difficult tradeoffs with regard to human rights,” Hook explained in the memo.\n\n“One useful guideline for a realistic and successful foreign policy is that allies should be treated differently — and better — than adversaries,” Hook wrote. “Otherwise, we end up with more adversaries, and fewer allies. The classic dilemma of balancing ideals and interests is with regard to America’s allies. In relation to our competitors, there is far less of a dilemma. We do not look to bolster America’s adversaries overseas; we look to pressure, compete with, and outmaneuver them. For this reason, we should consider human rights as an important issue in regard to US relations with China, Russia, North Korea, and Iran.”\n\nThis State Department memo is really all you need to understand what’s going on whenever there’s any kind of uprising or conflict in a foreign nation. Hell, it’s almost all you need to understand the dynamics of empire in general. And, combined with the consistent pattern we’ve seen in coverage of protests and uprisings against empire-absorbed governments versus unabsorbed ones, it certainly tells you all you need to know about the state of the western media.\n\nIn theory the US Department of State was meant to serve as a counterpart to what was then called the Department of War (later falsely re-titled the “Department of Defense”). In theory the State Department was meant to specialize in peace and diplomacy in the same way the War Department specialized in war. In practice the warmongers just got two war departments.\n\nUnderstand this one basic concept and you can understand all the hot topic foreign policy issues of any given day: there is an alliance of nations, centralized around US military and economic power, which effectively functions as a single empire. This empire works tirelessly to either absorb unabsorbed governments into its blob, or at least to undermine and marginalize them so they can’t impede the empire’s growth. The goal of the empire is total global domination without causing a nuclear war and without the public noticing that they’re living in an empire. In this sense it’s essentially a silent, slow motion third world war.\n\nI see some of my readers voicing confusion about the protests in Hong Kong, but if you understand the basic dynamic I just described you’ll see that this is really no different from the protests and uprisings we’ve seen in Venezuela, Iran, Syria, Libya and Ukraine: the western political/media class are backing an uprising which benefits the imperial blob and undermines an unabsorbed government. This doesn’t mean that the protesters don’t have grievances or that none of those grievances are legitimate, it just means that you’re being told to cheerlead for an agenda by empire narrative managers solely because your doing so benefits that empire.\n\nSo don’t. Refuse to be a pro bono CIA propagandist. This doesn’t mean you need to oppose the protesters in Hong Kong, Venezuela or anywhere else, it just means that the only people who benefit from westerners cheerleading a CIA-approved uprising against an unabsorbed government are your rulers, who work endlessly to manufacture support for pro-empire agendas.\n\nPeople who don’t get this sometimes tell me that we should “support” the protesters in a given unabsorbed region, but they’re always very reluctant to say what they mean by “support”. Do they mean simply joining the western mass media in uncritically cheerleading for an uprising which benefits western power structures? Do they mean send them money? Weapons? An emotional thumbs-up? Prayers? Getting someone to say what they mean when they say we should “support” the Hong Kong protesters or whomever is like pulling teeth, because it would bring up a lot of cognitive dissonance to actually turn and examine what’s behind the impulse they’re following: narrative management. They’re promoting pro-empire narrative management, and nothing more. And they’re doing this because the empire narrative managers trained them to.\n\n“Centrist” empire loyalists tend to ignore the protests in places like France while amplifying and cheerleading the protests in places like Hong Kong. Right-wing empire loyalists sometimes do it a little differently, actively conflating the Yellow Vests protests with protests in places like Hong Kong despite the very different forces that are at play in those two situations. But in both cases they’re effectively mirroring the same State Department posture that Brian Hook tried to educate into Rex Tillerson in 2017.\n\nDon’t subject yourself to such indignities. If the political/media class is going to propagandize the masses into supporting the advancement of the agendas of the empire, at least make them do it without your help.\n\n___________________________\n\nThe best way to get around the internet censors and make sure you see the stuff I publish is to subscribe to the mailing list for my website, which will get you an email notification for everything I publish. My work is entirely reader-supported, so if you enjoyed this piece please consider sharing it around, liking me on Facebook, following my antics on Twitter, throwing some money into my hat on Patreon or Paypal, purchasing some of my sweet merchandise, buying my new book Rogue Nation: Psychonautical Adventures With Caitlin Johnstone, or my previous book Woke: A Field Guide for Utopia Preppers. For more info on who I am, where I stand, and what I’m trying to do with this platform, click here. Everyone, racist platforms excluded, has my permission to republish or use any part of this work (or anything else I’ve written) in any way they like free of charge.\n\nBitcoin donations:1Ac7PCQXoQoLA9Sh8fhAgiU3PHA2EX5Zm2", "Attorney General Dale Marshall is encouraging former owners of the Liquidation Centre building on Bay Street, The City to take possession of the items being stored if they were concerned about theft.\n\nThis advice comes on the heels of reports that some of the items that were removed from the building several weeks ago were stolen.\n\nConfirming the report and without giving detail, Marshall told journalists on Tuesday that the stolen items have since been recovered.\n\n“It is regrettable that would have happened. A report was made to me that there was an incident that the area where the things were being stored was broken into. I think the security measures have been upped so as to eliminate that. The things that were stolen have been recovered,” he said.\n\n“So the sooner Mrs Ram takes possession of her belongings, the better for all of us. They are her things. We have moved them out, they are still her things. So she needs to come and take possession of them. Plain and simple,” added Marshall.\n\nGovernment has compulsory acquired the Bay Street property, owned by prominent businesswoman Asha Mrs Ram Mirchandani, to facilitate construction of a Hyatt Hotel on that stretch of beachfront land.\n\nDuring the week of November 18, the Ministry of Housing, with the assistance of the Royal Barbados Police Force, took possession of the Liquidation Centre building and subsequently began the process of removing and storing millions of dollars in stock.\n\nThis came shortly after Mirchandani held a ‘kick-me-out sale’ in an effort to get rid of some of the merchandise.", "Hundreds of Central American migrants crossed the river into Mexico from Guatemala Thursday after a dayslong standoff with security forces.\n\nCarrying US and Honduran flags at the head of the procession, they walked along a highway toward a waiting contingent of dozens of national guardsmen with riot shields and body armor and vans from the National Immigration Institute.\n\nJose Luis Morales, a Salvadoran leader of the caravan, said the migrants want to negotiate to be allowed to pass peacefully.\n\nBut Mexico has cracked down on the large caravans seen previously following intense pressure from Washington last year.\n\nThursday's movement was a resurgence of a migrant caravan that had been diminishing since its last concerted attempt to cross the border Monday was turned back by Mexican National Guardsmen posted along Suchiate river, which forms the border here.\n\nThe national guardsmen awaited the caravan outside the community of Frontera Hidalgo, near Ciudad Hidalgo where the migrants crossed the Suchiate river at dawn.\n\nMexico began flying and busing members of the caravan back to Honduras on Tuesday.\n\nSeven more buses left Mexico for Honduras on Wednesday, carrying 240 migrants back home, and two flights left with an additional 220 Hondurans, Mexico's National Immigration Institute said.\n\nBy Wednesday, the number of people outside the Casa del Migrante in Tecun Uman was perhaps half of what it was at its peak Sunday night.\n\nIn previous caravans, Mexican authorities have allowed caravans to walk for awhile, seemingly to tire them out, and then closed their path.\n\n(This story has not been edited by Business Standard staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)", "Irish Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney DUP leader Arlene Foster\n\nSimon Coveney urges 'new beginning' as Stormont talks set to resume BelfastTelegraph.co.uk Irish Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney has called for a \"new beginning\" as talks to restore power-sharing resume tomorrow at Stormont. https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/simon-coveney-urges-new-beginning-as-stormont-talks-set-to-resume-38827500.html https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/b1f78/38827498.ece/AUTOCROP/h342/2020-01-02_new_56004090_I1.JPG\n\nEmail\n\nIrish Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney has called for a \"new beginning\" as talks to restore power-sharing resume tomorrow at Stormont.\n\nDUP leader Arlene Foster said her party aimed to secure a \"fair and balanced\" deal.\n\nThe parties have just 11 days to reach a compromise. Secretary of State Julian Smith has warned that he will call a fresh Assembly election if an agreement hasn't been brokered by then.\n\nMr Smith will hold bilateral meetings with the parties before a round-table discussion at Stormont House.\n\nMr Coveney yesterday urged Northern Ireland politicians to show leadership and generosity in the negotiations.\n\nHe said the new year offered a chance for a fresh beginning and he urged all sides not to disappoint the public again. The dialogue had been paused for the Christmas holidays.\n\nThe Tanaiste held pre-talks with Mr Smith yesterday."], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "Delhi Police issued a total of 352 challans for drink-and-drive cases on the eve of New Year, officials said on Wednesday.\n\nSecurity was beefed up across the national capital, especially in the vicinity of markets, malls, five-star hotels, restaurants, pubs and bars, in order to ensure orderly celebrations. All PCR vans, Raftaar motorcycles and Prakhar vans were dynamically deployed at vulnerable points, according to police officials.\n\nThere was heavy police presence, fire tender deployment and traffic arrangements at areas where high footfall was anticipated such as Connaught Place among other places.\n\nPolice had warned that any incident of hooliganism and drunk driving would be dealt with strictly.\n\n(This story has not been edited by Business Standard staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)", "pos": ["The Delhi Police made elaborate traffic arrangements for the smooth flow of traffic throughout Delhi on New Year's eve. (Image for representation: PTI)\n\nThe Delhi Police on Wednesday informed that a total of 352 challans were issued on New Year's Eve for drunken driving.\n\nThe Delhi Police had made elaborate traffic arrangements for the smooth flow and regulation of traffic throughout the national capital.\n\nSpecial arrangements were made for the areas in the vicinity of Connaught Place. Several restrictions were imposed from 8.00 pm onwards on December 31 in the vicinity of Connaught Place till the conclusion of New Year celebrations.\n\nDeputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Eish Singhal had earlier said that women safety remains the top priority during New Year celebrations in the national capital."], "neg": ["Nearly new home in Kerrisdale Estate is available at 6 Mod Crescent, Beaconsfield.\n\nNearly new home in Kerrisdale Estate is available at 6 Mod Crescent, Beaconsfield.\n\nHOME OF THE WEEK\n\n6 Mod Crescent, Beaconsfield\n\nIMMACULATELY presented inside and out, this two-year-old home built by Fergus Builders could be yours for $499,000.\n\nThe brick home with hardi plank feature walls has 215sq m of space underneath the Colorbond roof.\n\nIt is modern in style and design with vinyl timber grain flooring and quality fixtures and fittings throughout.\n\nOpen-plan living and airconditioning throughout make the home cool and comfortable.\n\nA large designer kitchen offers stone benchtops, island bench, pendant lights, pot drawers, double sink, stainless steel appliances, black ceramic glass cook top stove with touch panels, dishwasher, plumbing for fridge and stacks of storage\n\nThe master bedroom has his and hers walk-in wardrobes, en suite with double screenless rainmaker shower and the convenience of a double vanity.\n\nThe four bedrooms all have built-in wardrobes and television points.\n\nA stylish main bathroom has freestanding bath tub and rainmaker shower.\n\nThe two-way laundry room has stone bench tops, pull out hose mixer, heaps of storage, linen and broom cupboards.\n\nAn outdoor covered entertaining area in the backyard has three-door sliding panels and adjustable privacy blinds, with television and outdoor power points.\n\nThe double garage is remote control and has flake flooring and a three-door storage cupboard.\n\nThe home also has 6kw solar panels, a 315litre hot water system and velocity internet.\n\nA fully automated sprinkler system will keep your lawn green.\n\nLocated in Kerrisdale Estate and surrounded by quality homes is yet another advantage.\n\nA tradie's dream is waiting for a buyer at 51 Investigator Street, Andergrove.\n\nBARGAIN HUNTER\n\n51 Investigator Street, Andegrove\n\nHERE is a property tradie's dream of set on a 745sq m block with a three-bay lock-up shed that has three phase power.\n\nThis four-bedroom, one-bathroom home has room for up to six vehicles in the huge backyard that also features side access for a boat or trailer.\n\nIt's priced at $350,000 negotiable and is conveniently located close to shops, schools and would be ideal for a large family.\n\nThe home as an estimated rental appraisal of $430-$450 per week.\n\nOpen for inspection Saturday, noon-12.30pm.\n\nA newly renovated home is available at 25 Nautilus Parade, Bucasia.\n\nMIDDLE OF ROAD\n\n25 Nautilus Parade, Bucasia\n\nTHIS three-bedroom, two-bathroom house has been given a fresh makeover.\n\nAll bedrooms have built-in wardrobes, master with walk-in wardrobe and brand new carpet, airconditioning, down lights, ceiling fans and window furnishings throughout.\n\nOpen-plan living is featured between the kitchen, dining and lounge areas.\n\nOut the back cool off in the in-ground saltwater pool or tinker in the single-bay powered shed. All of this sits on 700sq m block and priced at $435,000 negotiable.\n\nOpen for inspection Saturday, 10-10.30am.\n\nA unique beachfront opportunity is waiting for a buyer at 60 Admiral Drive, Dolphin Heads.\n\nHIGH END\n\n60 Admiral Drive, Dolphin Heads\n\nA UNIQUE opportunity to purchase one of Mackay's premier, beachfront homes.\n\nThis luxurious four-bedroom family home has exceptional views from most rooms. The custom-built home was designed as an entertainer's paradise wit multiple outdoor entertaining areas, pool and expansive gardens.\n\nThis 3243sq m property with 180-degree views is priced at $1.25 million has lots of prospective buyers, it won't last long.\n\nOpen for inspection Saturday, 11-11.30am.", "Periyar University (PU) is expected to declare the result for undergraduate and postgraduate examination for exams held in November 2019 today, January 1st, reports say. All the candidates who have appeared for this year’s exams will be able to check their result online from Periyar University website - periyaruniversity.ac.in.\n\nOnce the results are announced, candidates will be able to check the same from the official website. Further, candidates will have the option to request for exam revaluation, re-checking on the PU website for 10 days from the result declaration.\n\nAs timing for result announcement is unknown, candidates are hereby advised to check the Periyar University website every few hours for any result update. Also, our website will have any updates on the Periyar University UG, PG result 2019 and candidates can check it there as well.\n\nAround 1.50 lakh students combined appear for UG and PG exams conducted by the university at 105 affiliated colleges at Periyar University. The university offers several UG and PG courses and also has a distance learning education programme called PRIDE.\n\nHow to check Periyar University UG/PG result", "The Indian Space Research Organisation on Wednesday said the training of astronauts for the ambitious manned mission 'Gaganyaan' will commence from the third week of January in Russia.\n\nFour astronauts have been identified for the mission, ISRO chief K Sivan said adding the training of astronauts will start from third week of this month in Russia.\n\nThe work related to and Gaganyaan was going on simultaneously, he told reporters here.\n\nThe ISRO chief also congratulated the Chennai based techie who recently located the Vikram lander of Chandrayaan-2 that hard-landed and maintained that it was the space agency's policy not to release picture of the crashed module.\n\n\"We know where it crashed and where it is located,\" Sivan said.\n\nTo a question on what went wrong with Vikram lander, he said it was due to velocity reduction failure.\n\n\"The velocity reduction failure was due to internal reasons,\" he said.\n\nChandrayaan-2 mission was India's first attempt to land on lunar surface. The ISRO had planned the landing on the South Pole of the lunar surface. However, the lander Vikram hard-landed.", "But as the ruling NLD enters its fifth and final year in office, the optimism has turned into bitterness and frustration as people are hauled to court and jailed for speaking their minds.\n\nHuman rights activists said the laws that the Tatmadaw (military) juntas used to suppress individual freedom are still very much in use by military and civilian officials.\n\nAmong the laws that rights advocates said curtail freedom of expression are Section 66(d) of the Telecommunications Law, the Law Protecting the Privacy and Security of Citizens, sections 505(a) and (b), and 124(a) of the Penal Code, and the Peaceful Assembly and Peaceful Procession Law.\n\nAthan, a freedom of expression group, said that over 250 people were either imprisoned or charged with violating laws that restrict freedom of expression through June this year.\n\nU Aye Maung, who formerly represented Rakhine State’s Ann constituency in the Pyithu Hluttaw (Lower House), and ethnic Rakhine author Wai Hin Aung were found guilty by a Rahine court of incitement and high treason for their speeches to a public gathering in Mrauk-U township. They were sentenced to 22 years in prison.\n\nIn his speech, U Aye Maung had said, “Burmese people only think of Rakhine people as slaves and deny them equal rights. There are people going for armed revolution to get sovereignty and by taking advantage of political flaws. We need to get to our goals and change our mindset for self-government again.”\n\nNationalists like the extremist monk U Wirathu and activist U Hla Swe were also prosecuted because of speeches they made under laws that human rights advocates see as curtailing free expression. They faced life imprisonment if found guilty.\n\nU Wirathu was charged because of his speeches at demonstrations against amendments to the 2008 Constitution. U Hla Swe was changed over his speeches at demonstrations supporting the military at Yangon City Hall. Officials said their speeches had defamed the government.\n\nBoth are still at large, have standing arrest warrants, and are considered fugitives from the law.\n\nIn Loikaw, the capital of Kayah State, six Karenni youths were sentenced to six months in prison for describing State Chief Minister U L Paung Sho and Kayah State Planning and Finance Minister as “political criminals and Karenni national betrayers” during a protest against erecting a statue of independence hero Bogyoke Aung San in a park.\n\nIn Myitkyina, the capital of Kachin State, a judge sentenced two youth activists to 15 days in prison for holding a street performance to mark the eighth anniversary of the resumption of clashes in the strife-torn state. When one of the activists handed the judge a broken scale, he was given an additional three months in jail.\n\nU Myo Nyunt, NLD spokesperson, said that Myanmar’s laws restricting freedom of expression are necessary to maintain law order in the country as it transitions to democracy.\n\nHe said that even though the NLD had fought military dictatorships for decades, it had to be careful when opposing laws implemented under the repressive regime.\n\n“Democratic countries face the inevitable problem of groups that have different opinions and violent protest,” he said. “We have to manage them according to the law. Acts that violate the law are undemocratic.”\n\nU Myo Nyunt said courts under the NLD-led government had been “relatively lenient” in sentencing those found guilty of breaking freedom of expression laws. Unlike previous regimes, the NLD-led government does not interfere in the judicial process, he said.\n\nThe Tatmadaw also charges people under freedom of expression laws, mostly ‘section 505(a) sedition.’\n\nBut advocates said they would not settle for anything less than total freedom of expression.\n\n“It’s very important for the authorities of Myanmar to immediately repeal the laws that target and oppress peaceful activists and critics,” said Nicholas Bequelin, Southeast Asia regional director for Amnesty International.\n\nThe Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP) expressed concern about what it saw as the deterioration of freedom of speech and expression in Myanmar.\n\n“The climate of freedom of speech has terribly deteriorated and is now in critical condition,” the group said in a statement.\n\nAAPP said there are 633 political prisoners in the country’s prisons.\n\nAs of November this year, 80 people were jailed for political offences, 180 are facing trial while being detained in prison, and 373 are awaiting trial outside of prison, it said.\n\nFreedom of speech is one of the fundamental rights that strengthen democracy. Filing court cases against, and giving prison sentences to, activists, workers and civilians who express their views stunts the democratic process, the group said.\n\nHuman rights activists have demanded the amendment or repeal of laws that restrict freedom of speech and expression. But neither the government nor parliament have shown any sign of paying attention to the demands, as the two institutions struggle to seek a balance between individual freedom and collective responsibility. – Translated", "CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Norovirus was a contributing cause of the death of a person who had attended a function at a New Hampshire restaurant where a group of guests became sick, health officials said Tuesday.\n\nEighteen people who became ill attended the private function Nov. 24 at the Puritan Backroom conference center in Manchester, the state Department of Health and Human Services said. The person who later died was an adult from Hillsborough County. No other details were issued about the person, in accordance with federal and state privacy laws.\n\nThe state medical examiner's office completed its final report Tuesday after conducting an autopsy last month.\n\nThe restaurant is co-owned by U.S. Rep. Chris Pappas. It has been in his family for more than a century and is a frequent stop for presidential candidates of both parties.\n\nThe manager of the Puritan Backroom said recently that the restaurant's top priorities are promoting health and excellent food safety and that he was confident it was doing everything possible to maintain those practices.\n\nAfter the outbreak, the Manchester Health Department conducted an inspection of the restaurant. Officials determined there was no ongoing norovirus risk to the public.\n\nSymptoms include diarrhea, vomiting, nausea and stomach pain.\n\n(© Copyright 2019 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)"], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "A Chinese national was arrested and booked on the charge of beating up a traffic policeman who prevented him from parking his car in a no-parking zone in Karachi's Qayyumabad area on Wednesday, according to officials.\n\nThey said that the foreigner was trying to park his vehicle in a no-parking area near Imtiaz Super Market at Qayyumabad.\n\nTraffic police constable Amir, who was posted at Zaman Town traffic section, tried to prevent him from parking his car there following which the Chinese national beat up the constable and tried to run, said superintendent of police (SP) traffic Korangi district.\n\nMembers of the public present at the scene got hold of the Chinese citizen before he could escape and handed him over to police.\n\nThe Zaman Town traffic section officer handed over his custody to Korangi Industrial Area police, which has launched an investigation into the incident after lodging a first information report against the suspect, according to a press release issued by the traffic police.", "pos": ["Chinese national arrested for allegedly assaulting traffic police officer\n\nKARACHI: A Chinese national allegedly assaulted a traffic police officer after being charged with a no-parking offense, police said Wednesday.\n\nThe Chinese citizen reportedly beat the officer near the Qayyumabad area of Karachi and severely injured the officer to the extent that the officer had to be taken to a nearby hospital.\n\nThe foreigner who was involved in the violent incident has been arrested.\n\nRead more: Man arrested for threatening cop after violating traffic rules\n\nThe Chinese national was travelling with a driver, who said he was following his employer’s orders. \"I had parked the car in a no parking zone,\" admitted the driver.\n\n\"The officer had asked me to remove the car, however my employer [Chinese national] did not let me,\" he added.\n\nThe driver said that the assault came as a response to the traffic police, who tried to remove the car forcefully.\n\n\"The traffic police began to take the car away using a lifter, after which my employer started beating the officer badly.\""], "neg": ["ROCKPORT — The Midcoast Recreation Center’s rookie program for ice hockey players six years old and younger, as well as its learn to play ice hockey program for those seven and older, will begin Monday, Jan. 6.\n\nRegistration is open for both introductory ice hockey programs.\n\nThe rookie program will be held Mondays and Fridays from 5:30 p.m. to 6:20 p.m. and is held at no cost for the first month of being within the rookie program.\n\nOnce the rookie program is completed, players graduate to the 6U learn to play hockey program and then to the 6U mighty-mites program.\n\nThose seven years old and older can participate in a learn to play hockey program Mondays and Fridays from 5:30 p.m. to 6:20 p.m. for $30 for one day or $50 for two days.\n\nParticipants in the learn to play hockey program will learn fundamental skating skills necessary for ice hockey.\n\nEach player needs a USA Hockey number in order to be on the ice. Prior to register, visit USAhockeyregistration.com to receive a conformation number to be used during registration.\n\nReach the sports department at: sports@penbaypilot.com.", "What's Included\n\nAs a current print subscriber, you can opt-in for All Access at any time. All Access members receive unlimited access to our website and e-edition (optimized for desktop and mobile devices). All Access members also receive access to our exclusive Subscriber Savings program at no additional charge. (This alone can save you more than the cost of your subcription!)\n\n\n\nNot a current print subscriber? Click here to purchase a Print Subscription\n\nIf you have any questions or need further assistance, please call our customer service team at 319-334-2557 or email legals@bulletinjournal.com.", "Pope Francis reacted angrily when he was grabbed on the arm by a woman at the Vatican as he was meeting pilgrims in St Peter’s Square on New Year’s Eve.\n\nThe pope was walking through the square, greeting people after a Vespers service, when he was grabbed on the arm by a woman. The pope appeared to be slightly hurt as she pulled him towards her, and slapped her hand when she refused to let go. Credit: Vatican TV via Storyful", "VANCOUVER -- Police are investigating after a Jewish summer camp on Gabriola Island was vandalized with hateful graffiti, including swastikas.\n\nA caretaker at Camp Miriam discovered the vandalism on Dec. 19, though investigators said it's possible the graffiti was left as far back as early September.\n\n\"There's a large gap there that we're trying to narrow,\" Cpl. Jesse O'Donaghey told CTV News.\n\nUnfortunately, the camp's remote location near the north point of the island means there are few security cameras around that could shed light on who is responsible.\n\nInvestigators said they're hoping someone with information on what happened will come forward. In the meantime, the RCMP is consulting with its hate crime team.\n\n\"We completely understand the feelings that that the community may have … discovering something like this, and we just want to reassure them that we're taking this seriously,\" O'Donaghey said.\n\nCamp Miriam hosts elementary school and high school children over the summers, and teaches them about \"Israel, Jewish history, social justice and the environment,\" according to its website.\n\nJames Dayson of the Miriam Foundation described the camp as \"such a special place\" to the young campers who go there.\n\nWhile the vandalism was disturbing, Dayson said he's thankful there were no kids at camp when it was discovered.\n\nHe also said the response from the small island community – including hundreds of messages of support on social media – has been a silver lining on an otherwise unfortunate situation.\n\n\"The response we've had has been absolutely beautiful,\" he said. \"The don't want something like this to reflect on their community. It's obviously an isolated incident – we've never had issues with safety.\"\n\nDayson said some Gabriola residents have also organized a candlelit vigil for the afternoon of Jan. 2 outside the Camp Miriam property.\n\nHe's hopeful they can take the experience and use it to spread awareness.\n\n\"This is an opportunity to have more education,\" Dayson said. \"We have a meeting coming up in January where one of the things we want to discuss is how do we take this negative situation and make it into something positive.\"\n\nPolice said anyone with information on the graffiti can contact the Gabriola RCMP detachment at 250-247-8333. Tipsters who want to remain anonymous can instead call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.\n\nWith files from CTV News Vancouver's Spencer Harwood", "Israel demolishes newly built houses of Palestinian families on New Year’s Day\n\nAl-Khalaileh families shocked to wake up and be told army had started to demolish their two houses in East Jerusalem\n\nSondus Ewies\n\nWed, 01/01/2020 – 14:15\n\nA sign stating ‘Danger, demolition. Entry is prohibited’ was placed by Israeli authorities on top of the rubble of the Khalialehs’ houses (MEESondus Ewies)"], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "Share Tweet Email Copy Link Copied\n\nParamount Pictures has released the first full-length trailer for A Quiet Place: Part II.\n\nThe 2 minute and 37-second trailer begins with a flashback to the onset of the monster invasion that's already well underway at the start of the first film. After that, we return to the present day, where we find the surviving members of the Abbott family searching for a new place to call home while they attempt to find more survivors. However, as Cillian Murphy's character points out, \"The people that are left, they're not the kind of people worth saving.\"\n\nRELATED: A Quiet Place: Part II Photo Reveals the Return of the Abbott Family\n\nA Quiet Place takes place in a world where humans are forced to live in complete and utter silence due to the existence of murderous creatures with no eyesight but an incredibly heightened sense of hearing. In the first film, Krasinski's Lee Abbott sacrificed himself by screaming to draw the attention of one of the creatures and allowing his family to retreat.\n\nWritten and directed by John Krasinski, A Quiet Place: Part II stars Emily Blunt, Djimon Hounsou, Noah Jupe, Millicent Simmonds and Cillian Murphy. The film hits theaters March 20, 2020.\n\nKEEP READING: A Quiet Place 2: Marvel/DC Star Djimon Hounsou Boards as Henry Exits\n\nShare Tweet Email Copy Link Copied", "pos": ["A Quiet Place was one of 2018’s perfect cinematic storms. A crowd-pleasing horror adventure with a big, emotional heart. A box office smash, grossing $340 million worldwide on a $17 million budget. A critical darling that used its high concept to tremendous effect. A reminder that Emily Blunt is the profoundly talented leading lady we don’t deserve. And perhaps most surprisingly, evidence that John Krasinski has some serious chops as a filmmaker and that “Jim from The Office” made one of the strongest genre films of the decade and probably shouldn’t be referred to as “Jim from The Office” any longer.\n\nBut that means A Quiet Place Part II has a lot to live up to now. Can the story of a family struggling to stay together in a post-apocalyptic landscape filled with monsters with ultra-sensitive hearing continue to prove surprising and terrifying and moving? We shall see, but the first proper trailer for the sequel certainly suggests yes.\n\nA Quiet Place Part II Trailer\n\nThe sequel appears to take place shortly after the events of the first film, with the characters played by Emily Blunt, Millicent Simmonds and Noah Jupe venturing away from their formerly safe compound with a newborn baby in tow. While Krasinski is back behind the camera, the fact that his character is extremely dead keeps him from joining that particular journey (although some intense flashback scenes in the trailer suggest he could be back in some capacity). However, with this being a story about the end of the world, the family soon encounters a few survivors who pose that big question: who is the real monster here?\n\nThat question is familiar territory for a movie like this, but after the first film, I’m willing to give Krasinski (who has sole screenwriting credit on this one), the benefit of the doubt. Plus, those new survivors include characters played by Cillian Murphy and Djimon Hounsou, two actors who always offer something interesting.\n\nMeanwhile, the brand new official synopsis doesn’t offer us anything that the the trailer doesn’t already suggest:\n\nFollowing the deadly events at home, the Abbott family (Emily Blunt, Millicent Simmonds, Noah Jupe) must now face the terrors of the outside world as they continue their fight for survival in silence. Forced to venture into the unknown, they quickly realize that the creatures that hunt by sound are not the only threats that lurk beyond the sand path.\n\nA Quiet Place Part II quietly slips into theaters on March 20, 2020."], "neg": ["Basant Maheshwari, PMS manager and Founder, Basant Maheshwari Wealth Advisors, says only big boys will get the pizza from here on while the small ones will only get toppings. In an interview with ETNOW, he said larger players will continue to dominate the stock market going forward. Edited excerpts:You are an expert in identifying mega trends and where the money is going to be made in this decade. Financials account for nearly 40 per cent of the weightage in benchmarks. Last time when one sector had this kind of representation on the Nifty, bad news followed us. The fear is that financials today are looking good. They are like this grand mega trend for the next 10 years but pricing and weightage and over ownership are something which makes me wonder -- will the party continue?Your analysis has already played out. Financials have a 40 per cent weightage in Nifty and there has to be breakage in the sector. So, from the IL&FS days most of the financials are around 40-50-60 per cent down. The analysis has played out. What has not played out the way people would have liked it was -- the leaders taking away all the market share and they are still growing. If all financials collapse, the economy is going to collapse.This is not a recommendation, but if I tell someone that in case you have some extra money, go and buy HDFC Bank or Kotak Bank. But he insists on putting all my money. What would happen if there is a problem in HDFC Bank tomorrow? I would say if there is a problem tomorrow, then on your way to HDFC Bank from your house, look left, look right and see which bank is open because they are the last ones to come in a problem.So, this is what happened. What you are saying is perfectly right and this theory was going around that financials are 40 per cent of the index and there has been a breakage in the system. YES Bank has lost one digit in its price. It has sort of moved from Rs 400 to Rs 40. Look at Indiabulls, it has also lost one digit. From Rs 1,300, the digit one has gone away. The destruction in the market normally happens through digits. It does not happen in percentages.My immediate follow-up question is that let us look at a classic case like Reliance. Between 2005 and 2008, Reliance was a multibagger. Between 2009 and 2014, Reliance did not give great returns. Growth was there; they created new verticals; they added Reliance retail but yet for shareholders it went into time-wise correction. Disruption has happened and market leaders will survive -- that is the theory. But for shareholders, do you think good quality financials now run the risk of getting into time-wise correction?Let me address the Reliance thing first. Between 2003 to 2008, there was a commodity bull run and Reliance was doing well. The investing public has not quite understood the way Reliance Industries would deal with retail consumers. All this time they were doing gross dealing with the government and dealing with bulk production of commodities. If you have a 15-17 per cent growth, then the risk of time correction is always there. But if there is a 30-35 per cent growth, the growth is exclusive, it is a rarity. In such a situation, the risk of time correction does not come through unless the 30 per cent growth falls to 20 per cent growth. Like for example -- HDFC Bank used to grow at 30 per cent, then from 30 per cent it came to 28 per cent, then to 25 per cent, then to 22 per cent and 18 per cent.Over the last 25 years, the growth has stopped in HDFC Bank by 2-3 percentage points every four-five years but still, the stock continues to do well. So it is the way the growth stops, from 40 per cent suddenly you start growing at 15 per cent and the stock has to fall 40 per cent. But that kind of event is not going to come quickly, because if it does, then we will have bigger problems at hand not just dealing with one NBFC or one bank.What do you make of IT as we are into the New Year? Market seems to be jagged for ignoring any news that comes out of Infosys. Do you really see IT playing out as a theme led by the likes of a TCS or do you actually see some of the midcap names actually providing further potential going forward?In the midcap IT space, you can always find that one isolated bet and make money. But the real game for IT was when growth came back to 8-9 per cent even when the IT companies did not innovate enough. The price was going up because of the buybacks undertaken by these companies. However, it has been punctured after the government imposed the buyback tax. If you see post-July last year, i.e. post the Budget, the IT names are not doing the way they were supposed to do. IT is good for a pensioner; you want an 8-10 per cent return, you want a dollar-denominated return in your portfolio, then you are fine with an IT stock.Let’s talk about pharma. A different story is playing there with various factors at play. Would pharma stocks be on your radar?It’s the same thing as IT. An isolated pharma company could do well but broadly there are too many headwinds.You were talking about the compounders and classic cases. As we move to the next decade, will they continue to generate those kind of returns? We saw some new entrants in the last decade. Taking D-Mart for instance, people talked about the valuation that it listed at, it traded at but look at it, you are still sitting on sizable returns if you even bought it on the day of the listing. What happens to cases like these, what could challenge their growth?In 2001, HDFC Bank traded at a price to book of 7 times when it bought over Times Bank. From there, the stock has gone up 50 times. It is not that if a stock trades at 7 times book value, you cannot make money out of it but the time over the next four, five, seven, 10 years is of a few companies doing well. The narrative has changed from small is beautiful to big is great and that is applicable globally. Take for example FANG stocks, the BAT, Baidu, Alibabas -- they control 8 per cent of the global market GDP. In this era of globalisation, the big boys will have all the pizza for themselves and the small ones will only get a few toppings here and there.This whole scare in the market that quality is in a bubble, you completely dismiss that view?No, who am I to decide whether it is a bubble or not? If somebody says there is no value, I say who are you to decide if there is value or not? The value reflects itself on the screen. If the stock is getting manipulated it can last for a day, for a week, for a month. You cannot have a manipulation running for two, three, four, five years. As long as growth is there the party will continue on Dalal Street. It is like the music at the late night party, as long as the music runs you cannot stop people from standing up and dancing.Where do you think that the outperformance will continue and where do you think there is a serious scope for mean reversion?Predicting trends is a loser’s game. If you see a trend, change your train and get into it, do not try and anticipate it because these mega trends may defer themselves for three, four years also. Since 1995, there was this chatter of the US economy crashing. It crashed in 2008 and the crash was held back because of the internet innovation that created so much productivity that the US did not crash for 13 years. Do not go and predict a new trend but when you see a new trend you jump into it and it takes you three days to change trains.Are you seeing any new trends emerge?No. But all the trends we do not get to participate in are all in the private equity domain.How are you investing in this environment where you know that there is a lot of liquidity and very few stocks will continue to surprise you? Disruption has happened everywhere and largecap companies because of disruption are gaining market share. The question is how much of this thesis is being played out? People on the Street are saying that ultimately investing is about buying gold at the price of silver, not buying gold at the price of diamond?You buying gold at the price of silver is great but if the gold that you bought thinking is actually gold and turns out to be silver, then you do not have a great deal. And that is what happened. You need a catalyst for the valuations to change and there are several catalysts: A dividend, a stake sale, sale of land but the biggest catalyst is growth and growth is a recurring catalyst; it is not a one-time catalyst; it comes around year after year. As long as the growth continues, I do not think any trend would change but when the growth stops then you have to sell out and move out.", "Kim Jong-un says the world will witness a new strategic weapon to be possessed by North Korea in the near future - KCNA via KNS\n\nNorth Korea is to abandon its moratorium on nuclear and intercontinental ballistic missile tests, Kim Jong-un has announced.\n\nAddressing a meeting with party officials, the North Korean leader also said the country would unveil a new strategic weapon in the new future, the country's official KCNA news agency reported on Wednesday.\n\n\"There is no ground for us to get unilaterally bound to the commitment any longer,\" he is quoted as saying.\n\n\"The world will witness a new strategic weapon to be possessed by the DPRK in the near future.\"\n\nNorth Korea has not tested a long-range missile or nuclear warhead since 2017 under a self-imposed moratorium.\n\nBut in recent weeks the North Koreans had been more bellicose as tensions escalated on the Korean peninsula.\n\nKim had signalled that Pyongyang was preparing a \"gift\" which would be unveiled if the US failed to make significant concessions in negotiations by the end of the year.\n\nHe paved the way for the move at a meeting of 300 top officials.\n\nThe North Koreans had been demanding the lifting of sanctions as a price for stepping up the pace of peace talks which appeared to have stalled.\n\nHis announcement will be a blow for Donald Trump who thought personal diplomacy could end decades of hostility.\n\nA series of summits raised hopes that the US president's unconventional diplomatic approach could bear fruit.\n\nMr Trump, who had derided Kim as \"Rocket Man\", struck a different note over the summer praising the leader of the rogue regime.\n\nThe US president on Tuesday said he believed Kim would stick to his commitments on denuclearisation.\n\n\"We did sign a contract, talking about denuclearisation. That was the number one sentence, 'denuclearisation', that was done in Singapore. I think he's a man of his word,\" a tuxedo-wearing Mr Trump told reporters before heading into New Year festivities at his holiday retreat in Florida.\n\nIn Florida Mr Trump repeated his previous comments that he and Kim \"like\" each other and have a very good relationship.\n\n\"He is representing his country. We will do what we have to do,\" he added.\n\nHopes had been raised further when the two men met at the demilitarised zone (DMZ) which divides North and South Korea at the end of June.\n\nThe US president maintained that the suspension of nuclear tests was evidence that his approach had succeeded where others had failed and that Kim could be persuaded to give up his nuclear arsenal.\n\nIn Washington officials had sought to play down the threat from Pyongyang, despite the increasingly aggressive noises coming from North Korea.\n\nBut in recent months relations have worsened and the North Korean leader struck a harsh note at the meeting of the ruling Workers Party.\n\n\"The US is raising demands contrary to the fundamental interests of our state and is adopting brigandish attitude,\" KCNA cited him as saying.\n\n\"We can never sell our dignity,\" he added, saying Pyongyang would \"shift to a shocking actual action to make (the US) pay for the pains sustained by our people\".\n\nKim added that \"if the US persists in its hostile policy toward the DPRK, there will never be the denuclearisation on the Korean Peninsula and the DPRK will steadily develop necessary and prerequisite strategic weapons for the security of the state until the U.S. rolls back its hostile policy,\" according to the agency.\n\nKim and President Donald Trump have met three times since June 2018, but negotiations have faltered since the collapse of their second summit last February in Vietnam.\n\nThe North announced in December that it performed two \"crucial\" tests at its long-range rocket launch site that would further strengthen its nuclear deterrent, prompting speculation that it was developing an ICBM or planning a satellite launch that would provide an opportunity to advance its missile technologies.\n\nNorth Korea also last year ended a 17-month pause in ballistic activity by testing a slew of solid-fuel weapons that potentially expanded its capabilities to strike targets in South Korea and Japan, including U.S. military bases there.", "The fires in Australia continue, and chilling images and video show the scale of the destruction in all of the states and territories. At least eight people have died since Monday, and seven are missing. Over eleven hundred homes have been lost this fire season in New South Wales alone. New Zealand journalist Rebekah Holt is in Melbourne and joins us as the sun rises through the smoke in Australia this morning.\n\nPhoto: Saeed Khan / AFP", "To catch up on all the MAFS 2020 recaps and gossip, check out The Twins recaps and visit our MAFS hub page. And sign up for our Recaps newsletter to get them straight into your inbox.\n\n\n\nNo.\n\nThis experiment has been going for five thousand days now, and Michael has an epiphany to share with all of us.\n\nWhen Stacey wakes up with perfectly blended eyeshadow but also winged eyeliner and lipstick with some highlighter on the tip of her nose and just generally where the light hits and also a dash of blush that’s not actually how she looks naturally do you understand.\n\nHe shakes his head furiously as he comes to terms with all the times Stacey must have gotten out of bed and put makeup on only to get back into bed and SIR THE WOMAN WAS WEARING LIP LINER HOW DID THIS TAKE YOU NEARLY TWO MONTHS.\n\nBut Michael is beginning to learn something else, too.\n\n“Have you ever had a job?” he asks Stacey, to which she mumbles something about retail and we would never want to pry but Ma’am… how do you pay for things?\n\n\"At least I've been employed before,\" she says smugly and sweetie you're an adult woman who has two children and a law degree we're so confused.\n\nMichael jokes that they could fit her CV on a post-it note which feels rude but they both have a good laugh so it looks like it's play on.\n\nIn Newcastle, Lizzie is taking Seb to visit her family so that they can ask him about his property portfolio/how much money he has exactly/what's his pin number etc.\n\nSeb says he's a construction worker and personal trainer but before he can finish Lizzie's mum interjects \"THAT DOESN'T PAY WELL\" and with all due respect like how do you even know??", "Entornointeligente.com /\n\nPRIME Minister Andrew Holness says his Administration is committed to bringing the homicide rate down, but argues that the high number of murders facing the country now did not happen overnight. In his new year’s message to the nation, he pointed out that in the 1980s there were 4,870 murders and that by the decade of the 1990s this increased to 7,621.\n\nBy the year 2000, even with the formation of various special squads and units, murders skyrocketed to 13,418 he outlined, adding that, “this past decade, 2010 to 2019, has seen a reduction in murders to 12,698”.\n\nUp to December 28, there were 1,326 murders recorded for 2019, with 26 of them within a week, 3.4 per cent more than 2018. Other serious and violent crimes increased by 2.9 per cent in 2019, equating to 98 more such incidents over the previous year.\n\n“The level of crime we are now experiencing is over and above the capacity of our existing security apparatus to manage. While the crime and murder numbers have grown over the past four decades, successive governments have not increased the national security budget apace, or kept abreast with technology, or increased the number of investigators and other critical capabilities commensurately, or effectively controlled corrupt activity in the force,” the prime minister said.\n\nHe said that it is only in this last decade that serious policy and legislative reforms have been undertaken and that “all Jamaicans should take hope that, with sound policy, programmes and plans we can reduce murders”.\n\nHowever, he stressed that it will take a long-term concerted commitment to stick with the plan.\n\nFurthermore, he said political disunity has not helped with the crime problem. “Gamesmanship over crime-fighting and national security policy have real effects on our lives,” he said, arguing that the lack of support from the Opposition for the continuation of the states of emergency had resulted in a break for the first four months of 2019, and an unusual spike in homicides in November.\n\nAt the same time, he expressed confidence in the Government’s plan to secure the country.\n\n“Jamaica is engaged in building a national security architecture fit for the times that will deal with domestic threats, but will also deal effectively with our air and maritime space and borders, in addition to securing our cyber domain which is becoming more important as the world becomes digital. All of this cannot be done overnight or even in two years. It takes a year and a half to procure equipment, at least two years in some cases to draft and pass legislation, several years to train up a seasoned investigator and other skilled law enforcement operators,” said the prime minister. He said much of this is now being done and the Government will be intensifying efforts to bring these reforms and investments more quickly to fruition.\n\nIn a December 30 statement, the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica, Jamaica Manufacturers’ and Exporters Association, and Jamaica Chamber of Commerce reminded the political directorate that dealing with the issues related to the safety and right to life of our citizenry is non-negotiable. “We ask every Jamaican to join us in holding Government and Opposition accountable and demand the removal of partisan agendas on this topic,” the organisations stated.\n\nHolness noted that in the new fiscal year the largest allocation of $5.28 billion will go towards equipping the police force with cutting-edge technology to enhance its ability to detect, record, respond and prevent crimes.\n\n“The JCF [Jamaica Constabulary Force] will receive the first set of purpose-built police cars fitted with tracking devices and onboard computers,” he said, adding that the police’s radio and communication system is being improved, and that the implementation of the long talked about electronic station diary will begin.\n\nAlong with administrative and operational improvements, already the country is seeing the impact on the number and quality of cases being brought before the court to secure convictions, he told the nation.\n\nMeanwhile, Holness said “many great things” happened in 2019, including record low inflation, successful completion of the International Monetary Fund programme, record fall in debt to gross domestic product ratio, the removal of the minimum business tax, longest period of consecutive growth (19 quarters) reduced transfer tax, and more resources for the police and military.\n\nHe noted that there were also record tourism arrivals and earnings, launch of the tourism workers’ pension fund, as well as major road and infrastructure development.\n\nIn addition, he pointed to the increased suite of benefits under the Programme of Advancement through Health and Education, and the merger of the HEART Trust, Jamaica Foundation for Lifelong Learning, National Youth Service, and the Apprenticeship Board, to create a comprehensive and effective human capital development agency.\n\nNow you can read the Jamaica Observer ePaper anytime, anywhere. The Jamaica Observer ePaper is available to you at home or at work, and is the same edition as the printed copy available at http://bit.ly/epaperlive\n\nLINK ORIGINAL: Jamaica Observer\n\nEntornointeligente.com"], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "ARIES (March 21-April 19): Your New Year's Day may be snowy, but there is plenty of warmth indoors with the people you love. If you are one of the lucky ones who can enjoy the sunny outdoors, be glad for the company.\n\nTAURUS (April 20-May 20): Friendliness is next to godliness. You are happy to spend time with neighbors and friends as well as family. Watching football or playing a friendly game in the back yard after a meal can bring out someone's competitive streak.\n\nGEMINI (May 21-June 20): Make a list and prioritize your goals so you can see a clear pattern. Use that pattern to create a resolution you can stick to easily. Accomplish something worthwhile and broaden your horizons by aiming for them resolutely.\n\nCANCER (June 21-July 22): A New Year's Day meal could be sauerkraut and pork, a turkey dinner with all the trimmings, or a pizza delivered to the door. It doesn't really matter what you eat, but it does matter who shares in your holiday togetherness.\n\nLEO (July 23-Aug. 22): You can have fun whether you spend your day with family, football or food. Replace an alphabet soup of unrelated ideas with one strong, overriding objective when you make your new year's resolution. Give ambitions their head.\n\nVIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Some people celebrate the first day of the new year, but to others it's just another day. Whether you work or not, this day could be more special than most. Your circle of friends can help you make smart resolutions.\n\nLIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): You are the star of your own show. Whether your social circle is small or large, you'll have a great time sitting around the table or the TV. Make a resolution that reflects your commitment to making someone else happy.\n\nSCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Congratulate the champion of the contest. You may compete with a loved one to see who can create the best surprises or offer the most unique New Year's Day entertainment. Make daily tasks a labor of love.\n\nSAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Put your feet up and relax. Loved ones could cater to your every need or smother you with affection. The new year may be a good time to resolve to spend more time with people you know and trust.\n\nCAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): New Year's Day may be spent watching spectator sports or participating in a sport outside in the fresh air. Either way, you could become passionate about the outcome because you are loyal to the bone.\n\nAQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): A loved one may demonstrate a deeper level of understanding. Turn a page on the calendar as well as your feelings. Make a resolution to do some of the things you always wanted to do but were afraid to try.\n\nPISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Wish everyone a happy new year with a brief call or visit. Your new year's resolutions might be to make sure that old acquaintances aren't forgotten. Someone who is the target of your romantic fantasies may grow closer.\n\nIF TODAY IS YOUR BIRTHDAY: You are still full of holiday spirit, so the next two to three weeks will be pleasurable indeed. Focus on making long-range plans while your judgment is at a high point. Embrace any opportunity or offer that comes your way, as it is sure to be worth your time and effort. In early February, focus on financial success while your business smarts are in peak condition. You might be more imaginative and romantic during March and April, but you could also be more gullible than usual. You might be distracted by outer appearances. If an opportunity appears, ask for advice from trusted friends or family before making a decision. In July, your daydreams could get in the way of doing what is important, so don't begin anything crucial. Wait until September to make major changes. That is an excellent time to transform your life by taking some giant steps while you have both the business skills and the imagination.", "pos": ["For Thursday, Jan. 2\n\nARIES: (March 21-April 19) HHH Even if you felt out of sync yesterday, you seem to be able to pull out of the discomfort. Nevertheless, you might opt for a more private 24 hours than you initially anticipated. Make the change OK. Tonight: Surround yourself with inspiring people and music.\n\nTAURUS: (April 20-May 20) HHHHH You prove to be nearly unstoppable, mainly because you are not discussing your plans or ideas; you are simply acting. Of course, you could experience a backfire of the first magnitude. If so, smile and get into the moment anyway. Tonight: Consider an early getaway.\n\nGEMINI: (May 21-June 20) HHHHH Zero in on a friend or a group of friends getting together. Do not be surprised if you find that some of your pals have a party as they wing it from store to store or swap undesirable gifts. Tonight: Maintain a sense of humor and all goes well.\n\nCANCER: (June 21-July 22) HHH A sadness might weave into your day as you eye the fragments of one of your most loved holidays. Inevitably, you toss yourself into what others are doing but decide to get together to share New Year's resolutions. Tonight: With some support, you just might make a resolution a reality.\n\nLEO: (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHH Few signs have the capacity to be wickedly naughty and delightfully fun at the same time. Your skills emerge as you look at a potential mini-trip or consider opening up to a new person in your life. Tonight: You will not tolerate interference as you target a goal.\n\nVIRGO: (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHHHH One-on-one relating is your current forte. Others frequently do true confessions with you, but not to the extent you experience now. Attempt to identify with people rather than judge them. Tonight: Be with a favorite person.\n\nLIBRA: (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHHH You aspire to achieve a certain goal and will do just that. Staying focused could be the most significant part of the challenge. Others keep vying for your attention. You, too, love attention. Tonight: Do not lose sight of your intentions.\n\nSCORPIO: (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHHH You might be inspired to open up a debate about a matter that could impact you and others. Even with your magnetism and energy, others seem to easily get distracted. Accept that timing is not on your side and is unlikely to be. Tonight: Relax.\n\nSAGITTARIUS: (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHHHH Your spunk and innovative spirit help end this holiday season well. You also might be keenly aware of what is in the offing. Some of you tap into your imagination to create a better bond with a child or loved one. Tonight: Just don't be alone.\n\nCAPRICORN: (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHHH You have a way about your life that is more precise and demanding than others realize. How you handle diverse situations comes down to your core principles. You often do not negotiate because of this reason. An opportunity appears that allows you to learn to flex better and not lose your values. Tonight: Happy at home.\n\nAQUARIUS: (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHHHH You might be overwhelmed by the list of to-dos from calls, note-writing and errands. Do not lose faith in your ability to complete what you must. A call of interest comes in. You could be evaluating your response. Tonight: Meet up with a friend.\n\nPISCES: (Feb. 19-March 20) HHH Be aware of your financial limits, especially after the holidays. Though no one likes to say no, you might need to. Using your imagination finds yet another response or possibility. Know it is there. Tonight: Brainstorm with a buddy."], "neg": ["(New York) - The Chinese government's heightened repression faced unprecedented resistance from Hong Kong people and growing criticisms from concerned governments, as the Chinese Communist Party marked the 70th anniversary of its rule, Human Rights Watch said today in its World Report 2020.\n\nThis backlash was evident in months of demonstrations opposing Beijing's encroachment on Hong Kong's freedoms and public statements by countries critical of the oppression of Turkic Muslims in Xinjiang.\n\nIn the 652-page World Report 2020, its 30th edition, Human Rights Watch reviews human rights practices in nearly 100 countries. In his introductory essay, Executive Director Kenneth Roth says that the Chinese government, which depends on repression to stay in power, is carrying out the most intense attack on the global human rights system in decades. He finds that Beijing's actions both encourage and gain support from autocratic populists around the globe, while Chinese authorities use their economic clout to deter criticism from other governments. It is urgent to resist this assault, which threatens decades of progress on human rights and our future.\n\nThe Chinese government continued to subject Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims in the northwestern Xinjiang region to severe repression. An estimated one million Muslims are being indefinitely held in \"political education\" camps, where they are forced to disavow their identity and swear loyalty to the Communist Party. Authorities also forcibly separated some of the children whose parents are detained or in exile from their families, and are holding them in state-run \"child welfare\" institutions and boarding schools. They are also imposing mass surveillance systems - equipped with latest technologies - on the region's residents, scrutinizing them and restricting their movement.\n\nIn Hong Kong in April, a court sentenced Benny Tai and Chan Kin-man, scholars who led the 2014 pro-democracy \"Umbrella Movement,\" to 16-month prison terms on public nuisance charges. In June, anger over proposed revisions to laws that would allow extradition of criminal suspects to mainland China prompted a million people to protest. The Hong Kong government's initial refusal to withdraw the bill and the police's excessive use of force led to escalating protests. Hong Kong authorities repeatedly rejected calls for an independent investigation of allegations of police abuse. Since June, authorities have arrested nearly 7,000 people and denied at least 17 applications for protests.\n\nIn Tibet, authorities continue to severely restrict freedoms of speech, assembly, and religion. From May to July 2019, thousands of monks and nuns were reportedly expelled from a monastery in Sichuan and their dwellings demolished. In November, Yonten, a former Buddhist monk, became the 156th Tibetan to die of self-immolation since March 2009.\n\nIn 2019, authorities continued to crack down on human rights activists, journalists, and lawyers. In July, two months after being released from prison, activist Ji Sizun died from unidentified illnesses, continuing a pattern in recent years in which prominent human rights defenders died in custody or soon after release. Courts in Hubei and Sichuan sentenced activists Liu Feiyue and Huang Qi to 5 and 12 years in prison respectively. Authorities across the country also detained activists and netizens for supporting the Hong Kong protests, including journalist Huang Xueqin.\n\nAuthorities deepened their assault on freedom of expression. Police nationwide detained or summoned hundreds of Twitter users, forcing them to delete tweets criticizing the government or to close their accounts. The government launched a disinformation campaign that framed Hong Kong's protesters as violent and extreme, prompting Twitter and Facebook to suspend hundreds of accounts originating in China suspected of being part of the campaign.\n\nBeijing continued to muzzle criticism abroad by monitoring Chinese students on university campuses, harassing critics' family members based in China, censoring Chinese social media platforms which are popular among the diaspora, and leveraging China's economic clout. In October, after a National Basketball Association (NBA) team manager tweeted his support for the Hong Kong protests, Chinese authorities canceled the broadcasts of NBA games in China and demanded the manager's firing. The NBA did not fire him.\n\nA number of governments increasingly called out China's repression, particularly through interventions regarding Xinjiang at the United Nations. In response, China organized a coalition of notorious rights-violating states to rebut the allegations. The United States government sanctioned 28 Chinese entities over Xinjiang abuses. Few other governments moved beyond rhetorical condemnations of Beijing's egregious human rights violations to take concrete actions.\n\n\"President Xi Jinping's policies have been challenged by massive protests in Hong Kong and joint statements at the United Nations,\" said Richardson. \"Governments and international institutions should stand with those defending human rights in China and push back against Beijing's repressive policies.\"\n\nSource: Human Rights Watch", "Who remembers brief cases, carried by dads everywhere? Eight pound, spit-shined, Mahogany-colored leather cases, they sometimes had gold plated combination locks and even \"feet\" so they could stand up on their own. Some expanded, accordion style, to accommodate extra papers from the office.\n\nBrief cases served an important social function. They were instant status. They told the world the men had jobs--they were \"businessmen\" who went to the office every day. (\"Corporate executive\" hadn't been invented yet.) Their dads had worn hats and hid behind newspapers on commuter trains for the same reason.\n\nWhy were brief cases replaced by messenger bags? One reason, of course, was that people were now carrying laptops. But the bigger reason was people were now carrying cell phones. As soon as cell phones debuted, no one wanted to waste a perfectly good dialing or texting hand holding a brief case. Almost overnight, the only person still using a hand to hold a handbag was the Queen of England.\n\n(Note: the real messengers who gave the name to messenger bags--the \"bike messengers\"--vanished with email because documents no longer needed to be biked across town.)\n\nOf course there were other reasons people wanted their hands free and unencumbered by brief cases--swipe cards to get in the garage or on transit, water bottles and ubiquitous Starbucks drinks.\n\nThe Flight Bag Reprieve\n\nOccasionally, when \"businessmen\" flew, they were freed from carrying brief cases and could carry flight bags, which were the messenger bag's ancestors. Flight bags gave businessmen a reprieve from \"purse stigma\" which was so acute back then that cartoons would mock how men would refuse to hold their wives' purses while their wives tried on dresses in department store fitting rooms. (Who remembers dresses and department stores?) Men of that era would also not push baby strollers and some would not be present in the wives' delivery rooms.\n\nFlight bags did not just signal that strict gender codes were disappearing. They were also the first sign that the faux granite plastic-molded luggage of the day would go soft. Bulky, heavy and not on wheels yet, hard luggage often rode on the top of the family car, telling the world you were going On Vacation. Hard luggage had only three benefits. It was waterproof, crushproof and it kept Red Caps in train stations and Sky Caps in airports employed.\n\nWhat did \"Hippies\" Carry?\n\nLike young people today, hippies carried backpacks but it was not to leave their hands free for smart phones and swipe cards. It was to free their hands for cigarette smoking and bics. Asking for a light was the preferred way to meet romantic interests who would usually stay and talk for the duration of the smoke.\n\nIn those days everyone smoked and the Camel Filters Man was something of an icon. Though not a hippie, the Camel Filters Man was a Mark Spitz lookalike, always climbing mountains in Nepal or panning for gold with a Farrah Fawcett lookalike and not seeming to hold a day job. At rock concerts, hippies didn't hold up their smart phones, they held up their Bics.\n\nBut there was another reason hippies needed their hands free. Hitchhiking. Whenever they were and wherever they wanted to go there was an immediate ride thanks to hitchhiking--and everyone was cool. Hitchhiking was a hippie-era version of Uber except that it was free. Free was good in hippie days because there was no such thing as credit cards, debit cards or ATMs.\n\nOther things hippies carried (besides drugs) could include a transistor radio (no boom boxes, Walkmans, CD players or smart phones yet), a custom pool cue and a can opener called a \"church key\" since pop tops on canned drinks read beer hadn't been invented yet. Of course the coolest thing that could be carried was a guitar case. Even if it was empty, even if the instrument belonged to someone else, even if the carrier only knew one chord, carrying a guitar conferred instant prestige. An old Mad magazine cartoon showed a child asking a guitar carrier what was in the case and the carrier replied \"status.\"\n\n(Article changed on December 27, 2019 at 17:53)", "From Inequality Media\n\nHe's maybe the most dangerous politician of my lifetime. He's helped transform the Republican Party into a cult, worshiping at the altar of authoritarianism. His spineless political posturing places party above country, even as foreign governments undermine our democracy.\n\n\n\nIn pursuit of power, he's damaged our country in ways that may take a generation to undo.\n\n\n\nThe politician I'm talking about is (Moscow) Mitch McConnell.\n\n\n\n\n\nHe refused for almost a year to allow the Senate to consider President Obama's moderate Supreme Court pick Merrick Garland. When Trump became president, McConnell got rid of the age-old Senate rule requiring 60 senators to agree on a Supreme Court nomination so he could ram through not one but two Supreme Court justices, including one with a likely history of sexual assault.\n\nWhen Trump became president, McConnell got rid of the age-old Senate rule requiring 60 senators to agree on a Supreme Court nomination so he could ram through not one but two Supreme Court justices, including one with a likely history of sexual assault. He has rammed ultra-conservative, hyperpartisan, unqualified judges through the Senate confirmation process. The Senate has confirmed 187 Trump appointees to lifetime federal judgeships; seven of those confirmed nominees were given a \"not qualified\" rating by the American Bar Association. A quarter of federal circuit judges are now Trump appointees, shaping the courts for decades to come.\n\n\n\nThe Senate has confirmed 187 Trump appointees to lifetime federal judgeships; seven of those confirmed nominees were given a \"not qualified\" rating by the American Bar Association. A quarter of federal circuit judges are now Trump appointees, shaping the courts for decades to come. He has turned the Senate into a \"legislative graveyard\" by refusing to take up over 300 bills passed by the House. He's blocked bipartisan legislation that would enact universal background checks for gun purchases, lower the cost of prescription drugs, get big money out of politics, provide election security funding, protect voting rights, and on and on. He's gleefully adopted the nickname the \"Grim Reaper\" in a shameless show of pride for his refusal to pass anything that helps the American people. Under his leadership, what was once known as the world's greatest deliberative body has become a partisan lap dog.\n\nHe's blocked bipartisan legislation that would enact universal background checks for gun purchases, lower the cost of prescription drugs, get big money out of politics, provide election security funding, protect voting rights, and on and on. He's gleefully adopted the nickname the \"Grim Reaper\" in a shameless show of pride for his refusal to pass anything that helps the American people. Under his leadership, what was once known as the world's greatest deliberative body has become a partisan lap dog. He has already violated his oath to be an impartial juror in the upcoming Senate impeachment trial. He openly declared, word-for-word, that he would not be an impartial juror in the trial, proudly saying that he would be \"coordinating with the White House counsel\" and that \"there will be no difference between the president's position and our position.\" He is not even pretending that the Senate trial will be fair, blatantly violating his oath to \"do impartial justice\" in order to protect Trump's interests. Imagine the foreman of a jury announcing before a trial that there will be no difference between the jury's position and a defendant's.\n\nWe need to ensure that McConnell's legacy is forever one of hypocrisy, inaction, and obstructionism.", "By Ateeq Shariff\n\nDec 31 (Reuters) - Dubai's index ended the year up more than 9%, outperforming other major Gulf markets, while Kuwait led the region with a 32% gain and Oman fell for a third year in a row.\n\nDubai .DFMGI dropped 0.2% on Tuesday as Dubai Islamic Bank DISB.DU lost 0.7% and Emirates NBD ENBD.DU slipped 0.4%, but it closed 9.3% up over the year, despite slumping real estate prices.\n\nSaudi Arabia .TASI rose 0.5%, bringing its annual gains to 7.2%. Riyad Bank 1010.SE added 2% on Tuesday, while Aramco 2222.SE rose 0.3%, at 35.3 riyals.\n\nOil giant Aramco commenced trading on Dec. 11 after a long-awaited market listing, surging 10% from the initial public offering price of 32 riyals ($8.53). The increase helped the company close in on the $2 trillion valuation long sought by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.\n\nAramco raised $25.6 billion on Dec. 5 through the IPO. The flotation propelled the Riyadh bourse into the world's top ten by value of listed companies.\n\nIn mid-September, oil prices surged by as much as 19% before coming off peaks, after an attack on the kingdom that shut 5% of global crude output. The intraday jump was the biggest surge since the 1991 Gulf War.\n\nKuwait's blue-chip index .BKP advanced 32.4% in 2019, making it the best-performing stock market for the year.\n\nInterest in Kuwait grew following MSCI's decision to move Kuwaiti equities into its main emerging market index in 2020. Vrajesh Bhandari, senior portfolio manager at Al Mal Capital, said they expect the index to be well supported until the move.\n\nEgypt's index .EGX30 increased 7.1% in 2019. On Tuesday, Commercial International Bank COMI.CA edged up 0.2%.\n\nQatar's index .QSI gained 1% for the year, after the rally last year on account of passive flows as companies raised limits on foreign ownership of their shares.\n\n\"It was expected that the market would underperform in 2019 and the flat show is not surprising,\" said Vrajesh.\n\nOn the other hand, Oman's index .MSI had another bad year leaving it down 7.9% for all of 2019, close to 15-year lows.\n\nSAUDI ARABIA\n\n.TASI rose 0.5% to 8,389 points\n\nABU DHABI\n\n.ADI dropped 0.3% to 5,076 points\n\nDUBAI\n\n.DFMGI down 0.2% to 2,765 points\n\nQATAR\n\n.QSI lost 0.2% to 10,426 points\n\nEGYPT\n\n.EGX30 up 0.2% to 13,962 points\n\nBAHRAIN\n\n.BAX added 0.1% to 1,610 points\n\nOMAN\n\n.MSI gained 0.7% to 3,981 points\n\nKUWAIT\n\n.BKP edged up 0.1% at 6,976 points\n\n($1 = 3.7508 riyals)\n\n(Reporting by Ateeq Shariff in Bengaluru; editing by Philippa Fletcher)\n\n((AteeqUr.Shariff@thomsonreuters.com; +918067497129;))\n\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", "These are the headlines that dominated the cannabis industry in 2019 -- what can we expect in 2020?\n\nJanuary 1, 2020 6 min read\n\nThis story originally appeared on MJBizDaily\n\n\n\nThe U.S. cannabis industry experienced some momentous moves forward on the legalization front in 2019, but it also faced significant obstacles that reflected how the licensed marijuana sector is continuing to mature and why it cannot always expect boom times and unfettered growth.\n\nThe top page views of the year at Marijuana Business Daily show the industry’s interest in both sides of the coin. Among the most viewed stories of the year were those that focused on:\n\nThe vaping health scare.\n\nIllinois’ historic move as it became the first state in the country to legalize retail sales through its Legislature and the 11th overall to approve adult use.\n\nA key U.S. House committee’s approval of the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act.\n\nCalifornia marijuana business headwinds such as those surrounding the illicit market and ongoing licensing barriers.\n\nWhat follows is a rundown of MJBizDaily’s top stories of the year, as determined by the number of page views on the U.S. site.\n\nRELATED: 20 Bold Predictions For The Cannabis Industry In 2020\n\n1. Colorado’s Largest Cannabis Grower Loses Millions Of Dollars In Early Freeze: Supply Disruption Expected\n\nLos Sueños Farms, which is based in Pueblo, Colorado -- and is the largest marijuana cultivator in the state -- revealed in October that it lost millions of dollars because of an early winter storm.\n\nThe industry braced for ripples throughout the cannabis supply chain in the state, reducing the amount of marijuana available to retailers and processors -- and meaning higher wholesale cannabis prices.\n\nBy December, however, Los Sueños’ owner reported the outdoor harvest was still better than 2018, and the company had ample material for the extraction market. The grower estimated it lost roughly $7 million from the freeze.\n\n2. U.S. House Panel Passes Federal Cannabis Legalization Bill In Historic Vote\n\nThe Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act of 2019 passed a vote by the U.S. House Judiciary Committee in November. If adopted into law, the measure could open up huge business opportunities for legal marijuana nationwide, similar to the federal legalization of hemp.\n\nIf the MORE Act does pass the full House in the 2020 election year, it still faces the huge obstacle represented by the Republican-controlled Senate.\n\n3. UPS Sues California Cannabis Delivery Companies For Infringing On Trademark\n\nUnderlining why putting a moniker on a cannabis business isn’t as easy as it sounds, Atlanta-based United Parcel Service accused a group of California marijuana businesses -- United Pot Smokers, UPS420 and THCPlant -- of using names and logos that are “confusingly similar” to the package-delivery giant’s name and shield logo.\n\nUPS also said the alleged infringement hurts its reputation through association with a marijuana company and further claimed the defendants have a reputation for offering “sham services” under the UPS mark and shield logo.\n\nRELATED: 3 Lessons Entrepreneurs Can Learn From The Vaping Industry\n\n4. Deaths, Illnesses Related To Vaping Cannabis On The Rise, Health Authorities Say\n\nConcerns over marijuana vaping-related fatalities and illnesses began to dominate headlines in earnest in September as U.S. health officials urged people to stop vaping until it was determined why some consumers were coming down with serious breathing illnesses.\n\nNow at the end of 2019, the worst days of the vaping crisis appear to be behind the legal cannabis industry as evidence mounted that products from the illicit market were mainly to blame.\n\nThe cannabis industry went on the offensive this year as marijuana businesses pushed to educate consumers about the importance of buying from the legal market.\n\n5. Cannabis Industry Insiders Brace For Potential Fallout As Health Officials Report New Vaping Deaths\n\nAs news of the vape health crisis and related deaths spread, some in the cannabis industry expected at least a temporary drop in sales for products such as disposable vape cartridges, and that did come to pass.\n\nThe vape crisis hurt business in all recreational cannabis markets in the United States. And while vape sales moved up toward the end of the year in major markets, most have not yet fully recovered to where they were before.\n\n6. 400-Plus California Marijuana Business Licenses Suspended, Injecting Fresh Uncertainty Into State’s Cannabis Industry\n\nIn 2020, the legal marijuana business in California is likely to get worse before it gets better. And that’s after an already challenging 2019.\n\nFor example, California suspended more than 400 marijuana business permits in November, which affected roughly 5 percent of the state’s legal cannabis supply chain.\n\nMarijuana businesses from retailers to distributors were affected and had to cease all sales until their licenses were reinstated to “active” status.\n\nLater in the month, however, industry observers said California’s licensed marijuana supply chain likely wouldn’t see huge effects from the permit suspensions, because many of the cannabis companies involved weren’t operational or were canceled business ventures.\n\nRELATED: The 10 Biggest Cannabis Stories Of 2019\n\n7. Legal Cannabis Gifts Lead To New Business Practice In Michigan\n\nIn January, a legal loophole in Michigan was pointed out that allowed individuals to give away cannabis free of charge. That led to a new business model by some companies in which they sold products such as non-infused candy or art and added a free bit of marijuana as a “gift.”\n\nSome entrepreneurs might have gotten the idea from Washington DC, where recreational cannabis is legal but sales are still prohibited and where gifting popped up as a way to sidestep the sales ban.\n\n8. California Governor To Send National Guard To Combat Illegal Marijuana Growers\n\nCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an order in February that redeployed 360 National Guard troops from the U.S.-Mexico border to three other state-specific assignments.\n\nThe move was welcomed by the state’s legal marijuana growers, which have long struggled against a thriving illicit market.\n\n9. In Landmark Move, Illinois Lawmakers Approve Adult-Use Cannabis Program That Could Hit $2 Billion In Sales\n\nIllinois made the historic move in May of becoming the first state to legalize adult-use marijuana cultivation and sales through its Legislature.\n\nThe announcement was cheered by the cannabis industry as it potentially created of one of the nation’s largest adult-use marijuana markets offering massive business opportunities.\n\nMarijuana Business Daily estimates the Illinois recreational market could eventually hit $2.5 billion a year in sales.\n\n10. Marijuana Wholesale Prices On The Rise In Mature Recreational Markets\n\nAs of August, wholesale cannabis prices looked to be going up in the recreational cannabis markets in Colorado, Oregon and Washington state, according to two reports and insights from growers.\n\nThe upward price trend seemed related to stronger demand and weaker supply, growers going out of business and some farmers pivoting to hemp.\n\nTo stay up to date on the latest marijuana-related news make sure to like Marijuana Business Daily on Facebook"], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "A yellow box indicates where an AI system found cancer hiding inside breast tissue. Six previous radiologists failed to find the cancer in routine mammograms. (Image via NorthWestern University) A yellow box indicates where an AI system found cancer hiding inside breast tissue. Six previous radiologists failed to find the cancer in routine mammograms. (Image via NorthWestern University)\n\nWritten by Denise Grady\n\nArtificial intelligence can help doctors do a better job of finding breast cancer on mammograms, researchers from Google and medical centers in the United States and Britain are reporting in the journal Nature.\n\nThe new system for reading mammograms, which are X-rays of the breast, is still being studied and is not yet available for widespread use. It is just one of Google’s ventures into medicine. Computers can be trained to recognise patterns and interpret images, and the company has already created algorithms to help detect lung cancers on CT scans, diagnose eye disease in people with diabetes and find cancer on microscope slides.\n\n“This paper will help move things along quite a bit,” said Dr Constance Lehman, director of breast imaging at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, who was not involved in the study. “There are challenges to their methods. But having Google at this level is a very good thing.”\n\nTested on images where the diagnosis was already known, the new system performed better than radiologists. On scans from the United States, the system produced a 9.4 per cent reduction in false negatives, in which a mammogram is mistakenly read as normal and a cancer is missed. It also provided a lowering of 5.7 per cent in false positives, where the scan is incorrectly judged abnormal but there is no cancer.\n\nOn mammograms performed in Britain, the system also beat the radiologists, reducing false negatives by 2.7 per cent and false positives by 1.2 per cent.\n\nGoogle paid for the study, and worked with researchers from Northwestern University in Chicago and two British medical centers, Cancer Research Imperial Centre and Royal Surrey County Hospital.\n\nLast year, 268,600 new cases of invasive breast cancer and 41,760 deaths were expected among women in the United States, according to the American Cancer Society. Globally, there are about 2 million new cases a year, and more than half a million deaths.\n\nAbout 33 million screening mammograms are performed each year in the United States. The test misses about 20 per cent of breast cancers, according to the American Cancer Society, and false positives are common, resulting in women being called back for more tests, sometimes even biopsies.\n\nDoctors have long wanted to make mammography more accurate. “There are many radiologists who are reading mammograms who make mistakes, some well outside the acceptable margins of normal human error,” Lehman said.\n\nThis is a visualization of tumor growth and metastatic spread in breast cancer. Screening aims to detect breast cancer early, before symptoms develop. (Image via Google) This is a visualization of tumor growth and metastatic spread in breast cancer. Screening aims to detect breast cancer early, before symptoms develop. (Image via Google)\n\nTo apply artificial intelligence to the task, the authors of the Nature report used mammograms from about 76,000 women in Britain and 15,000 in the United States, whose diagnoses were already known, to train computers to recognise cancer.\n\nThen, they tested the computers on images from about 25,000 other women in Britain, and 3,000 in the United States, and compared the system’s performance with that of the radiologists who had originally read the X-rays. The mammograms had been taken in the past, so the women’s outcomes were known, and the researchers could tell whether the initial diagnoses were correct.\n\n“We took mammograms that already happened, showed them to radiologists and asked, ‘Cancer or no?’ and then showed them to AI, and asked, ‘Cancer, or no?’” said Dr Mozziyar Etemadi, an author of the study from Northwestern University.\n\nThis was the test that found AI more accurate than the radiologists. Unlike humans, computers do not get tired, bored or distracted toward the end of a long day of reading mammograms, Etemadi said.\n\nIn another test, the researchers pitted AI against six radiologists in the United States, presenting 500 mammograms to be interpreted. Overall, AI again outperformed the humans. But in some instances, AI missed a cancer that all six radiologists found — and vice versa.\n\n“There’s no denying that in some cases our AI tool totally gets it wrong and they totally get it right,” Etemadi said. “Purely from that perspective it opens up an entirely new area of inquiry and study. Why is it that they missed it? Why is it that we missed it?”\n\nLehman, who is also developing AI for mammograms, said the Nature report was strong, but she had some concerns about the methods, noting that the patients studied might not be a true reflection of the general population.\n\nA higher proportion had cancer, and the racial makeup was not specified. She also said that “reader” analyses involving a small number of radiologists — this study used six — were not always reliable.\n\nThe next step in the research is to have radiologists try using the tool as part of their routine practice in reading mammograms. New techniques that pass their initial tests with flying colors do not always perform as well out in the real world.\n\n“We have to see what happens when radiologists have it, see if they do better,” Etemadi said. Lehman said: “We have to be very careful. We want to make sure this is helping patients.”\n\nShe said an earlier technology, computer-aided detection, or CAD, provided a cautionary tale. Approved in 1998 by the Food and Drug Administration to help radiologists read mammograms, it came into widespread use. Some hospital administrators pressured radiologists to use it whether they liked it or not because patients could be charged extra for it, increasing profits, Lehman said. Later, several studies, including one that Lehman was part of, found that CAD did not improve the doctors’ accuracy, and even made them worse.\n\n“We can learn from the mistakes with CAD and do it better,” Lehman said, adding that AI has become far more powerful, and keeps improving as more data is fed in. “Using computers to enhance human performance is long overdue.”\n\nShe and Etemadi said that a potentially good use of AI would be to sort mammograms and flag those most in need of the radiologist’s attention. The system may also be able to identify those that are clearly negative, so they could be read quickly and patients could promptly be given a clean bill of health.\n\nAlthough developers of AI often say it is intended to help radiologists, not replace them, Lehman predicted that eventually, computers alone will read at least some mammograms, without help from humans.\n\n“We’re onto something,” she said. “These systems are picking up things a human might not see, and we’re right at the beginning of it.”\n\nFor all the latest Technology News, download Indian Express App", "pos": ["A yellow box indicates where an artificial intelligence (AI) system found cancer hiding inside breast tissue in this undated photo released January 1, 2020. — Northwestern University handout via Reuters\n\nCHICAGO, Jan 2 — A Google artificial intelligence system proved as good as expert radiologists at detecting which women had breast cancer based on screening mammograms and showed promise at reducing errors, researchers in the United States and Britain reported.\n\nThe study, published in the journal Nature yesterday, is the latest to show that artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to improve the accuracy of screening for breast cancer, which affects one in eight women globally.\n\nRadiologists miss about 20 per cent of breast cancers in mammograms, the American Cancer Society says, and half of all women who get the screenings over a 10-year period have a false positive result.\n\nThe findings of the study, developed with Alphabet Inc's DeepMind AI unit, which merged with Google Health in September, represent a major advance in the potential for the early detection of breast cancer, Mozziyar Etemadi, one of its co-authors from Northwestern Medicine in Chicago, said.\n\nThe team, which included researchers at Imperial College London and Britain's National Health Service, trained the system to identify breast cancers on tens of thousands of mammograms.\n\nThey then compared the system's performance with the actual results from a set of 25,856 mammograms in the United Kingdom and 3,097 from the United States.\n\nThe study showed the AI system could identify cancers with a similar degree of accuracy to expert radiologists, while reducing the number of false positive results by 5.7 per cent in the US-based group and by 1.2 per cent in the British-based group.\n\nIt also cut the number of false negatives, where tests are wrongly classified as normal, by 9.4 per cent in the US group, and by 2.7 per cent in the British group.\n\nThese differences reflect the ways in which mammograms are read. In the United States, only one radiologist reads the results and the tests are done every one to two years. In Britain, the tests are done every three years, and each is read by two radiologists. When they disagree, a third is consulted.\n\n'Subtle cues'\n\nIn a separate test, the group pitted the AI system against six radiologists and found it outperformed them at accurately detecting breast cancers.\n\nConnie Lehman, chief of the breast imaging department at Harvard's Massachusetts General Hospital, said the results are in line with findings from several groups using AI to improve cancer detection in mammograms, including her own work.\n\nThe notion of using computers to improve cancer diagnostics is decades old, and computer-aided detection (CAD) systems are commonplace in mammography clinics, yet CAD programs have not improved performance in clinical practice.\n\nThe issue, Lehman said, is that current CAD programmes were trained to identify things human radiologists can see, whereas with AI, computers learn to spot cancers based on the actual results of thousands of mammograms.\n\nThis has the potential to “exceed human capacity to identify subtle cues that the human eye and brain aren't able to perceive,” Lehman added.\n\nAlthough computers have not been “super helpful” so far, “what we've shown at least in tens of thousands of mammograms is the tool can actually make a very well-informed decision,” Etemadi said.\n\nThe study has some limitations. Most of the tests were done using the same type of imaging equipment, and the US group contained a lot of patients with confirmed breast cancers.\n\nCrucially, the team has yet to show the tool improves patient care, said Dr Lisa Watanabe, chief medical officer of CureMetrix, whose AI mammogram program won US approval last year.\n\n“AI software is only helpful if it actually moves the dial for the radiologist,” she said.\n\nEtemadi agreed that those studies are needed, as is regulatory approval, a process that could take several years. — Reuters"], "neg": ["WEST BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A man surrendered to police after spending hours holed-up inside a suburban Detroit hotel room following a reported domestic situation involving a woman.\n\nA caller told 911 dispatchers about 2 a.m. Wednesday that a naked woman was screaming in a hallway at the Hampton Inn in West Bloomfield Township, northwest of Detroit, WXYZ-TV reported.\n\nPolice spoke to the woman who they believe is the man’s wife. She was taken to a hospital.\n\nThe man was taken into custody later Wednesday morning. No threats were made by the man who police earlier had said they believed was armed with a gun.", "Bollywood actor Ayushmann Khurrana has emerged as the new darling of advertisers. For Khurrana, 2019 has not only been a dream run at the box office, but also as a celebrity brand endorser for those trying to reach out to the guy next door.Khurrana, who has given seven back-to-back hits, including ' Andhadhun ', which fetched a National Film Award for best actor, is now the face of 15 brands -from eyewear (Titan) to watches (Daniel Wellington), and clothing (Turtle) to men’s grooming (The Man Company). He has also signed four more brand endorsement deals that will be disclosed early next year. What clicks with Khurrana is his very high 'Emulatability' score, as per Indian Institute of Human Brands (IIHB).Emulatability is an amalgam of people liking or loving the celebrity, respecting him, identifying with him or wanting to be like him. “Ayushmann’s clever choice of reel roles has made him score very high on 'identify' with, besides the other parameters of ‘he is like me; if not, I would like to be like him’. He has easy familiarity and seems to be friendly and fun, affable and authentic. Hence, his movies are doing well, and he is in demand with brands,” said Sandeep Goyal, veteran adman and chief mentor of IIHB.Another important dimension behind the increase in Khurrana’s brand salience, as per Goyal, is that unlike most celebrities, he is not distant and forbidding. \"So, his relatability is very high, contributing to him being seen as 'endearing'.” Industry estimates put Khurrana’s combined earnings at around Rs 35 crore in 2019. He, however, says that all commercial interests are looked after by the YRF Talent team. “I am very bad with numbers, so endorsements and deals are looked after by the team. What I focus on is whether or not the ethos of the company I am endorsing is similar to mine,” Khurrana told ET. This, he added, was the main reason why he picked up stake in the Man Company. “I am sure that I will not advertise for any fairness cream or tobacco or pan masala products, ever,” he added.Khurrana has cemented his position in the industry as the poster boy of content cinema doing diverse films with relatable and relevant stories, be it his debut film ‘ Vicky Donor ’, where he played the role of a sperm donor, or his latest film, ‘Bala’, where he played role of a young man suffering from male pattern baldness. “I am just fortunate to work with incredible script writers, directors and producers,” he said.", "In an effort to keep thousands of people with mental illness from becoming homeless, a coalition of L.A. County officials and homeless advocates is urging Gov. Gavin Newsom to put $500 million into his January budget proposal to shore up financially struggling board and care homes.\n\nThe money, according to a fact sheet submitted by the California County Behavioral Health Directors Assn. and the Steinberg Institute, is needed to preserve potentially hundreds of homes that are on the brink of closure because the state reimbursement rate is too low to cover their rising costs.\n\nA recent survey by the California Community Care Licensing Division found that 39 board and care homes closed in Los Angeles County over a three-year period, leaving only 159 in operation.\n\nGenerally located in small apartment buildings or single-family homes, board and care homes provide shelter, three meals a day, housekeeping and medication management to residents. Those serving indigent residents — the majority — are reimbursed $1,058 a month by the state, or about $35 a day, and cannot charge more than that.\n\nAdvertisement\n\nLos Angeles County and others across California have been using local funds to augment the state rate. L.A. County provides additional funds for about 2,000 board and care beds.\n\nThe one-time expenditure of $500 million, the coalition says, would buy time for the state to enact a new funding structure for reimbursement. Doing so would put threatened board and care homes on a more permanent financial footing and support more services for their residents, advocates and county officials said.\n\n“The loss of a board and care facility permanently reduces the state’s and counties’ capacity to house vulnerable populations of persons who are aged, disabled or have a mental illness,” the joint statement to the governor said. “Without these facilities, the growing aging population and others who are homeless or at-risk for homelessness will likely find themselves with no other options but to live on the streets or in more expensive levels of care such as nursing homes and hospitals.”\n\nNewsom’s office did not respond to a request for comment.\n\nAdvertisement\n\nBoard and care homes are licensed by the state under the categories of adult residential facilities and residential facilities for the elderly. But the number of them that serve mentally ill residents is unknown because those licenses include other types of homes.\n\nMany operators say they are in the red and have no margin to maintain their facilities, which has led to more frequent citations by state inspectors.\n\nThe coalition based its $500-million request on a rough calculation of what it would cost to raise the state’s monthly reimbursement to about $2,600 for 60% of the 45,000 California residents who receive nonmedical out-of-home care payments.\n\nIn a separate letter to Newsom, the Steinberg Institute, a homeless advocacy nonprofit founded by Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg, proposed a new funding structure based on the state’s homes for people with developmental disabilities. Those homes receive funding based on each resident’s needs, with a cap of about $8,000 a month.\n\nTwo other statewide organizations also signaled their support for the budget request.\n\nThe California State Assn. of Counties “is supportive of the proposal seeking state assistance to stem the loss of board and care homes in our communities,” Executive Director Graham Knaus said in a statement. “We cannot lose this critical piece of the housing continuum on which counties depend for providing shelter to a spectrum of vulnerable people. This is one of a number of critical proposals needed to address homelessness.”\n\nThe County Welfare Directors Assn. of California has not taken an official position on the request for one-time funding, but is generally supportive, “as the loss of board and care homes is an issue our members are seeing locally,” Executive Director Cathy Senderling-McDonald said.", "Please enable Javascript to watch this video\n\nSEATTLE -- There will be gusty, mild and wet weather to ring in the New Year!\n\nSeattle benefits from the Rain Shadow but the rest of Western Washington will be wet.\n\nWednesday will be breezy with passing showers with snow in the mountains. Thursday will be breezy and wet with more snow in the mountains.\n\nQuite breezy on the last night of 2019. Stay safe but have a blast. #happynewyear #Q13FOX pic.twitter.com/UxzioBOAzY — Walter Kelley (@Walter_Kelley) December 31, 2019\n\nThe weekend looks similar with passing showers, breezy conditions and a lot more mountain snow. Drive with care up there and Happy New Year.", "United Way of Greater Stark County has launched a fundraising campaign to assist those who have been harmed financially by the COVID-19 crisis.\n\n\n\nFunds donated to the COVID-19 Impact Fund will help hourly, low-wage workers who have lost their jobs or have reduced hours because of the pandemic.\n\n\n\n\"We know that all of us depend on each other for a healthy community. The same priority guides our concern for those most economically vulnerable in this pandemic,\" said Maria Heege, president and CEO of United Way of Greater Stark County. \"Our community is facing unprecedented times, and many families need your help. United Way has established the COVID-19 Impact Fund, a dedicated resource for working families affected by the COVID-19 public health emergency. We are committed to mobilizing 100% of the collected funds to provide financial assistance to help meet families' basic needs during the COVID-19 crisis. Together, we will weather this storm.\"\n\n\n\nThose who need assistance may be eligible to receive one-time assistance with their rent or mortgage payment. To apply, visit uwstark.org/covid or call 330-491-9960. Support will be given to those meeting the eligibility requirements and until funding is exhausted.\n\n\n\nDonations may be made at uwstark.org/covid, or by texting STARK to 50503. Message and data rates might apply."], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "The University has also begun registration for the PhD Common Entrance Test.\n\nPeriyar University is expected to announce undergraduate exam results today. While many reports claim that the Periyar University UG results will be coming today, the official website of the university,where the results are always hosted, has no update in this regard.\n\nPeriyar University Result Link\n\nLast year for the November UG exam, Periyar University had announced the result on January 5.\n\nAfter the results are announced today, candidates can access it online at periyaruniversity.ac.in using their roll number and/ or name. It has been seen earlier that immediately after the results are out, the website stops responding. In such cases, students are suggested to keep patience and wait for a while.\n\nThe University has also begun registration for the PhD Common Entrance Test.\n\nIt has also released the time table for PRIDE practical examination. The University established a directorate for distance education namely Periyar Institute of Distance Education (PRIDE). The PRIDE started functioning from the year 2001 - 2002. PRIDE is held annually for selecting candidates for admission to UG degree, UG certificate, PG degree, MBA, MCA, MSc (IT), PG Diploma Programme, BLIS, MLIS and UG Diploma courses through distance mode.\n\nFor the previous PRIDE, hall tickets were released on January 30.\n\nClick here for more Education News", "pos": ["Periyar University (PU) is expected to declare the result for undergraduate and postgraduate examination for exams held in November 2019 today, January 1st, reports say. All the candidates who have appeared for this year’s exams will be able to check their result online from Periyar University website - periyaruniversity.ac.in.\n\nOnce the results are announced, candidates will be able to check the same from the official website. Further, candidates will have the option to request for exam revaluation, re-checking on the PU website for 10 days from the result declaration.\n\nAs timing for result announcement is unknown, candidates are hereby advised to check the Periyar University website every few hours for any result update. Also, our website will have any updates on the Periyar University UG, PG result 2019 and candidates can check it there as well.\n\nAround 1.50 lakh students combined appear for UG and PG exams conducted by the university at 105 affiliated colleges at Periyar University. The university offers several UG and PG courses and also has a distance learning education programme called PRIDE.\n\nHow to check Periyar University UG/PG result"], "neg": ["A longtime reader who was a senior official government in a previous Democratic administration sent me this:\n\nI’m sorry if this question strikes people as impolite. A 78-year old man who had a heart attack less than five months ago and refuses to release his complete medical records is the frontrunner for the Democratic presidential nomination. If Bernie Sanders is nominated and elected president, what are the odds he can complete a full term? The answer is about 50-50.\n\nA team of nine cardiologists recently published a study in the Journal of the American Heart Association that can help answer that question.Their study tracked the expected mortality and life expectancy of people who survive a first heart attack (myocardial infarction) at ages 65 and older. The scientists’ data are comprehensive, covering what happened to 22,295 heart attack patients admitted to U.S. hospitals from October 2004 to December 2006.\n\nTheir analysis provides two ways to estimate a person’s expected mortality and life-expectancy based on age and cardiac history. Both methods produced nearly identical results. The likelihood that a person of Senator Sanders’ age and heart history will die within one year – that takes us through September 2020 – is 25 percent. Further, the median period of survival for those patients is about five years, so the likelihood that someone of Senator Sanders’ age and heart history will survive through the next presidential term is about 50-50.\n\nThis is far from typical. According to the CDC, the odds that a 78-year old American will die within one year are just over 4 percent, and the odds over five years are less than 23 percent. Moreover, 45 people have served as President of the United States, and four of them died in office from natural causes. The historical likelihood that a president will die in office for medical reasons, therefore, is less than 9 percent.\n\nThe analysis of Senator Sanders’ prospects could be more precise than 50-50, if we knew a common indicator of his current cardiac status, called the “the left ventricular ejection fraction.” This measures the blood volume a person’s heart pushes out with each heartbeat. According to an interview by NBC News with the president of the American College of Cardiology, Dr. Richard Kovacs, the results are closely associated with a patient’s expected mortality rate. By this measure, the normal blood volume level is 60 percent. At 40 to 50 percent, the functioning of the heart’s left ventricle is said to be mildly impaired; at 30 percent to 40 percent, moderately impaired; and at 30 percent or less, severely impaired.\n\nIt is certainly reasonable that voters know those results for a 78-year old potential nominee with a heart condition. Thus far, Senator Sanders has refused. If he persists and is nominated, voters will have to consider very carefully his choice for vice president, since the odds that a vice president would succeed a President Sanders for medical reasons during his first term will jump from an average 9 percent to 50 percent.", "Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window)\n\nClick to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)\n\nClick to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n\nClick to email this to a friend (Opens in new window)\n\nClick to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)\n\nClick to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n\nLady Gaga got a midnight kiss from a mystery man.\n\nThe “Shallow” singer, 33, was spotted kissing a man who wasn’t Dan Horton on New Year’s Eve in Las Vegas following her residency performance. Wearing a sequined gown, Gaga and her new beau passionately made out as confetti fell around them.\n\nThe casanova’s name is Michael, TMZ reported Wednesday. No other information about the “A Star Is Born” actress’ suitor is known.\n\nA rep for Lady Gaga didn’t immediately return Page Six’s request for comment.\n\nOver the summer, the pop star was spotted making out with audio engineer Horton after she had split from fiancé Christian Carino.", "JOHANNESBURG - A manhunt is underway after two women were killed and six others wounded in a drive-by shooting in Melville, Johannesburg.\n\nThe shooting took place just after midnight at a restaurant.\n\nPolice said in a statement that a vehicle approached the restaurant and fired multiple shots at patrons sitting outside.\n\nThe two victims are aged between 30 and 40.\n\nThe wounded were rushed to nearby hospitals. Police said that two of the victims are in critical condition.\n\nGauteng police commissioner Lieutenant-General Elias Mawela has condemned the incident.\n\nMawela urged the investigators to ensure that no stone is left unturned in ensuring that the suspects are found and brought to book.\n\nAnyone who may have witnessed the incident or have information is urged to call the crime stop number 08600 10111 or by giving a tip-off on the MySAPS app, anonymously if they so choose.", "Q: First question, the US Ambassador to China said today that Washington has implemented so-called reciprocal measures, and he hoped China will ease restrictions on US diplomats meeting local officials in China. Can you comment on the statement and whether China will ease the restrictions? My second question, can you confirm or comment on Japan's statement today that one of its citizens has been detained in China on suspicion of spying?\n\nA: Regarding the first question, my colleague stated China's position on the US restrictions on Chinese diplomats' normal, work-related activities in the US. You said the American ambassador was restricted. I wonder where he said that, what exactly he said and what specific restrictions he faces in China? As I recall, Ambassador Cui Tiankai to the US said just a few days ago that the former American ambassador to China visited all Chinese provinces in three years' time, while Ambassador Cui hasn't visited all the states in the US during his term of six and half years.\n\nThe Chinese side has a positive attitude on and provides assistance to American diplomats' normal, work-related activities in China. So I wonder if the American ambassador can make some clarifications on his remarks regarding when and what kind of restrictions he met with?\n\nOn this issue, we hope the US side can face up to the facts, provide convenience for people-to-people exchange and normal work-related activities between our two countries rather than setting obstacles or, even worse, shifting blames.\n\nRegarding your second question, I'd refer you to the competent authority as I'm not aware of the specifics. But I'd like to underscore the fact that the treatment that the Chinese side gives to foreign citizens suspected of violating Chinese laws is entirely lawful. Regarding this case, we will provide necessary assistance in pursuant to the Agreement on Consular Relations between Japan and China for the Japanese side to fulfill its consular duties.\n\nQ: We have seen that the demonstrations in Catalonia, Spain and London, the United Kingdom are becoming more and more like those in Hong Kong, especially concerning the violent offenses like arson, blocking airports and smashing shops. The violent demonstrators there claimed that they copied the \"Hong Kong experience\", and they wanted to make the places \"another Hong Kong\". However, Western politicians and media talked very few about this and some of them even clammed up. They believe those cases in Hong Kong are \"democracy and freedom\" while those in the West are \"violence and rioting\". I wonder what's your comment?\n\nA: We have taken note of the developments in Catalonia, Spain and London, the United Kingdom, as well as the Western countries' attitude on these cases. Relevant media reports and comments have drawn much attention from the Chinese people, but we believe these are internal affairs of Spain and the UK that should be properly handled according to law.\n\nHowever, as you said and the Chinese people have noticed, some Western politicians and media have apparently adopted different attitudes towards illegal, violent offenses that took place in different places. This tells us at least two things.\n\nFirst, democracy and human rights are only a hypocritical cover for Western interference in Hong Kong affairs.\n\nSecond, there can only be one single standard and one single attitude towards violent offenses. In the end, double standards and connivance will hurt oneself as well as others.\n\nJudging from the relevant developments in recent days and the performance of some Western politicians, more and more people have come to realize that \"human rights\", \"democracy\" and \"beautiful sights\" preached by some Western politicians are just illusory as a mirage in the desert or the Sirens' song on the sea. Those who cannot distinguish right from wrong and stand firm will only end up getting lost and destructed.\n\nQ: On October 17, David Stilwell, US Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, said in his speech at the Wilson Center that China and the US are in a strategic competition, that the US must change the way it deals with China, and that ideologies do not matter that much now. He also wantonly criticized China's social system. I wonder if you have any comment?\n\nA: I noted the relevant reports. Mr. Stilwell's speech exposed the serious ideological prejudice of some people in the US against China as well as their deep-seated mindset of hegemony and double standards.\n\nIn his speech he wantonly criticized China's social system, embittered by our country's pursuit of national rejuvenation. In fact, the Chinese people have the best say in whether our system is good or not. Our practice in the past years has spoken volume. We just celebrated the 70th anniversary of the founding of New China. The international community all spoke highly of the tremendous progress China made in the past seven decades and its important contributions to world peace and development. Altogether leaders of 178countries and heads of 36 international and regional organizations sent congratulations through various means. History and practice have shown that the path of socialism with Chinese characteristics is a right path consistent with China's national conditions and needs and is hence endorsed and supported by the Chinese people. Polls by multiple foreign institutions show that China enjoys the highest domestic support rate regarding its social system and development path among all the countries surveyed. Since it is a right and successful path, why should we change course? Since it enjoys the people's support, why should we give it up?\n\nChina and the US differ from each other in history, culture, social system, development path and national conditions. Neither side could change the other. The US idea of transforming others according to its own wish is wrong, and it will never work. China will not be manipulated. We will steadfastly follow the path and direction we have chosen. It is never China's intention to change the US. Likewise, the US should not dream of changing China. It should learn to respect the legitimate right to development of China and other countries with an inclusive and equal attitude. If a country is always fantasizing about altering others, its hopes will surely end up being smashed glasses. Only by learning peaceful co-existence and win-win cooperation can all share a galaxy of brilliant stars.\n\nThere has indeed been competition and disagreement between China and the US. However, I'd like to stress that we must not let our mind be controlled by prejudice and apprehension, or let our relationship be defined by conflict and confrontation. What we need is to have those differences properly handled through equal-footed consultation, and keep working to expand common ground while setting aside differences. We hope the US will discard the obsolete Cold-War mentality, return to reason, view and handle relations with China correctly and work to consolidate rather than undermine mutual trust and cooperation.\n\nQ: Vice President Wang Qishan will attend the enthronement ceremony for the new Japanese emperor tomorrow. Can you tell us your expectations for this visit?\n\nA: As the special envoy of President Xi Jinping, Vice President Wang Qishan has set off to attend the enthronement ceremony of Emperor Naruhito in Japan.\n\nChina and Japan are important, close neighbors linked by the sea. During the G20 Osaka Summit in June this year, President Xi met with Prime Minister Abe and reached important consensus with him on building a bilateral relationship in keeping with the demand of a new era. Through this visit, China will work with Japan to maintain the momentum of high-level exchange, step up practical exchange and cooperation in various fields, and move forward the bilateral relations on the right track.\n\nQ: First question, Iran says that a Chinese special envoy is visiting Tehran tomorrow. Do you have any information on that? Second question, is President Xi Jinping definitely going to the APEC conference in Chile?\n\nA: On your first question, I have nothing specific for you at the moment. China and the Gulf countries keep friendly and close exchanges.\n\nRegarding your second question, China attaches high importance to the 27th APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting to be held in Chile. APEC is an important Asia-Pacific mechanism for economic cooperation. China stands ready to work in concert with other sides to ensure fruitful outcomes of the summit and to deepen APEC cooperation for more tangible results. China supports Chile in successfully hosting the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting this year. As to China's attendance, we will make an official announcement in due course.\n\nQ: Further to the Japanese national detained in China, has the Chinese side clarified the cause of the detention to the Japanese side? Some in Japan say this incident might dampen the momentum for improvement of China-Japan relations, I wonder what's your comment?\n\nA: As I said earlier, you will need to ask the competent department for specifics on the case. I can assure you, China is a country with rule of law. The relevant authority does not detain foreign nationals without due cause. As I just stated, the Chinese side handles foreign nationals who have violated Chinese laws in accordance with law. On this case specifically, we will facilitate consular access for Japanese officials based on the Agreement on Consular Relations between Japan and China. We hope the Japanese side will remind its citizens to respect China's laws and regulations and to not engage in illegal and criminal activities in China.\n\nSome said this case will affect the amelioration of bilateral relations. Well, I think such interpretation or speculation is surely an exaggeration. There is no need to link an isolated case with overall relations, which is a completely separate matter. As I said, Vice President Wang Qishan will attend the enthronement ceremony for Emperor Naruhito tomorrow. We stand ready to work with Japan to make sure bilateral relations could advance along the right track.\n\nQ: According to media reports, Indonesia's president-elect Joko Widodo was officially sworn in on October 20. President Xi Jinping's special envoy and Vice President Wang Qishan attended the inauguration ceremony. Could you share more information? What are China's expectations for cooperation with Indonesia's new government?\n\nA: At the invitation of the Indonesian government, from October 18 to 21, President Xi Jinping's special envoy and Vice President Wang Qishan traveled to Jakarta for the inauguration ceremony for President Joko Widodo's second term and paid a friendly visit to the country. Vice President Wang met with President Joko Widodo and Vice President Ma'ruf Amin respectively.\n\nVice President Wang conveyed President Xi Jinping's warm congratulations, cordial greetings and best wishes to President Joko Widodo on his succession. He said that China and Indonesia are good neighbors, good friends and good partners. Both are major developing countries in Asia and the world. The significance of China-Indonesia relations transcends the bilateral scope. China appreciates President Joko Widodo's commitment to promoting the China-Indonesia comprehensive strategic partnership and to seeking synergies between the BRI and Indonesia's development strategies. With the care and support of the two heads of state, the Jakarta-Bandung high speed rail project made smooth progress, which has become an example of infrastructure cooperation between the two countries.\n\nChina and Indonesia, both belonging to the Oriental civilization, boast distinctive historical and cultural heritages. Both are developing countries, emerging economies and important members of the G20. As such, the two sides are well-positioned geographically, historically and culturally to enhance cooperative relations. There is also a practical need for mutual learning and win-win cooperation. We believe that under the leadership of President Joko Widodo, Indonesia will achieve greater progress in the next five years. We also stand ready to work with Indonesia to bring bilateral relations and practical cooperation in various sectors to a new level.", "MISSOULA — The Missoula Food Bank is reporting that they made their holiday food drive goal of $250,000.\n\nIn a Facebook post Wednesday morning, Food Bank said that so many generous donors, including Patt and Terry Payne, pushed them over their goal on the very last day of 2019.\n\nThey go on say, that they do not take for granted the incredible support of this community. The final total collected was $250,308.96.\n\nEvery dollar makes a difference and keeps healthy food on the tables of children, aging adults, and others in our community who face the threat of food insecurity in their day-to-day lives.\n\nKPAX TV, KAJ TV, First Security and Glacier Banks are proud sponsors of this annual food drive."], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "In honor of a brand new year, Hailee Steinfeld has buried her relationship with Niall Horan in the past with her new song, ‘Wrong Direction,’ where the singer laments about how she fell ‘in the wrong direction’ with her former love.\n\nA year after Hailee Steinfeld, 23, called it quits with Niall Horan, 26, the Dickinson actress seemingly resurrected her music career out of the ashes of her failed relationship with the One Direction member. Days after announcing that her new song, “Wrong Direction,” would be released on New Year’s Day, fans eagerly awaited Hailee to spill the tea on what went “wrong” between her and Niall. What they got was a thoughtful ballad about the former couple’s breakup and how Hailee is reckoning with how she was treated during the time they dated.\n\nIn the song, Hailee begins with a straight forward lyric that sets the tone for the tune. “I don’t hate you,” she somberly sings. “No, I couldn’t if I wanted to.” But, Hailee didn’t shy away from telling the subject of her song, “I just hate all the hurt that you put me through.” Throughout the entire piano ballad, the “Love Myself” singer confesses how she “was crazy to give you my mind, my body” throughout the turbulent relationship. Clearly, the song isn’t exactly a burn to her former flame, but more so an accounting for a courtship that simply wasn’t built to last and Hailee’s own perspective on their time together.\n\nHailee didn’t mention Niall by name when she announced the new single on Dec. 29, but that title wasn’t terribly subtle. Adding fuel to the fire, Hailee shared a series of photos from 2019 on her Instagram stories along with the message, “Thankful for all the lessons, the love, the heartbreak, & the memories.” Fans immediately expected this to be a reaction to Niall saying that his upcoming album (due in February or March 2020) is all about breakups. “There’s all these different sides to a breakup,” he told Jimmy Fallon on the Dec. 12 episode of The Tonight Show. “It’s not all sad, all the time. When you break up with someone, it’s not just like, I’m sitting at a window. I’m looking out. I’m feeling sorry for myself. It’s raining against that window.”\n\n“Sometimes you’re like out on the town, throwing some shapes and you write songs like ‘Nice To Meet Ya!’ And then the sad ones come,” he added. “On this album, I just kind of wanted to write a nice mix of the ups and downs of that.”\n\nHailee and Niall split in December 2018 after a year of low-key dating. At first, reports claimed that their schedules were just too busy for romance. She was about to go on a major press tour for Bumblebee, and he was busy with his solo music career. It actually seemed to be one of the most amicable splits ever. Hailee even went so far to deny claims that she threw shade at her ex in January 2019. After she shared Julia Michaels’ Instagram Story about dating narcissists to her own account, some suspected she was subtweeting Nial. “No hidden messages, my loves,” she tweeted. “Just reposted an interesting read that I’m sure some of y’all can relate to. Nothing but love!”\n\n“Wrong Direction” follow’s “Afterlife,” the single she released in September for her new Apple TV+ series, Dickinson. Though she has released a handful of songs and made appearances on other people’s tracks, fans have been patiently waiting for a follow-up to her 2016 debut, Haiz.", "pos": ["Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Singer and actress Hailee Steinfeld has released the lyric video for her new song \"Wrong Direction.\"\n\nThe 4-minute breakup ballad is now on YouTube and other digital platforms.\n\nIt contains the lyrics: \"I don't hate you. No, I couldn't if I wanted to. I just hate all the hurt that you put me through. And that I blame myself for letting you.\"\n\nPeople.com said that since Steinfeld teased the song title earlier this week, fans have been speculating it is about Niall Horan, the 26-year-old, former One Direction singer she broke up with a year ago.\n\nSteinfeld, 23, can now be seen in the Apple TV+ series Dickinson, which was recently renewed for a second season."], "neg": ["Taiwan’s Air Force General Shen Yi-ming (AP Photo)\n\nTaiwan’s top military official was among three people missing on Thursday after a helicopter made an emergency landing in a mountainous northern area near the capital Taipei, the defence ministry said. In a statement, the ministry said it had sent a team to rescue the 13 people aboard the Black Hawk helicopter, who included Taiwan’s chief of general staff, Air Force General Shen Yi-ming, and several survivors had been found.\n\n“Some crew are still trapped inside, while some have come out,” a military spokesman told a news conference broadcast live on television, although further details would not be available until troops reached the area of the crash.\n\nThe helicopter made the emergency landing in New Taipei City after aviation authorities lost contact with it at 8:22 a.m., the ministry said.\n\nThe incident comes a week before democratic Taiwan holds presidential and parliamentary elections on Jan. 11.\n\nPresident Tsai Ing-wen, who is seeking re-election, cancelled election campaign activities scheduled for Thursday, and urged authorities to make every effort for the rescue.\n\nThe United States, which has no diplomatic ties with Taiwan but is its strongest international backer and main arms supplier, sold it 60 UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters in 2010.\n\nIt was not immediately clear whether the helicopter involved in Thursday’s incident was one of these.\n\nChina, which claims Taiwan as its territory to be brought under Beijing’s control by force if necessary, regularly calls the island the most sensitive issue in its ties with the United States.\n\nTaiwan says it is an independent country called the Republic of China, its official name.", "SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A we say goodbye to 2019, 2020 is on the horizon with hopes, dreams and a list of wishes for the new year.\n\nInstead of taking a look back at 2019 let's take a look forward to 2020 in South Lake Tahoe. What does this year have in store for us?\n\nThe past year was not always a good one. We saw hate, internet bullies, rampant misinformation, long-time businesses closing up, and a growing division in the community. But, we also saw new financial investments in town, a start of better communication, celebrations of what is good, and an increased police force and fire department.\n\nWhat is waiting for us in 2020?\n\nLeadership - In 2020 there will be a new fire chief and city manager in South Lake Tahoe, and perhaps another top-level manager. In November's election, two City Council seats will be on the ballot. Over in Douglas County, two commissioners ended up in a fight in 2019 and meetings can be very contentious, especially when talking about Lake Tahoe...will that change in 2020?\n\nCell Tower Ordinance - In the coming weeks a new communications ordinance will be voted on, one that will provide a guide for all future cell and microcell towers. The public has had, and will continue to have, input on what it will say.\n\nVacation Home Rentals - The issues of vacation home rentals in the city limits was covered in the last election, with the result requiring their being phased out. But, a lawsuit may put a hamper on that.\n\nElections - Three members of the City Council still have two years left in their terms, but two are at the end of their four-year term as mentioned above. It is unknown at this time if they, Mayor Jason Collin and former Mayor Brooke Laine, will run again.\n\nNew Taxes - Voters in the Lake Valley Fire Protection District will vote on a new parcel tax to fund new equipment. Also coming, El Dorado County will be asking local voters to add more to their parcel taxes for snow removal.\n\nRecreation Center - The extra tourism taxes added onto hotel and vacation home rentals for a new recreation center have been sitting, waiting to be used for what the voters approved. That fund continues to grow. Hopefully, plans will be finalized this year.\n\nElectric Buses - Tahoe Transportation District is having two new electric buses built for South Lake Tahoe. They will be docked at Lake Tahoe Community College's new bus charging stations. Will the school district follow their guide and order more of their own since grant funds are now available for infrastructure?\n\nCourts - In the El Dorado County Superior Court, Councilman Cody Bass is scheduled for a jury trial on federal tax charges. Defendants accused of the murder of a pot dealer in South Lake Tahoe in 2016 are still in jail - will they ever be tried?\n\nAffordable Housing - Discussion has been going on for a long time, but is 2020 the year we see ground break on new project(s)?\n\nMarijuana - New marijuana businesses should be opening in 2020, starting first with an approved microbusiness at the Y and another on James Street. Retail sales only businesses were stopped by court action in November.\n\nThere will be many more issues in town in 2020, some already known and some not. Hopefully, the public and leadership can discuss them in a thoughtful, constructive manner without the hateful conversations that took place last year. Nothing good can come out of division.\n\nLet's have 2020 be the year of kindness, compassion, and progress. One where neighbors can be neighbors and unity is put back into community.\n\nHappy New Year!\n\n#BeKindSLT", "Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige feels like a failure when big actors turn down roles in blockbuster Marvel films.\n\nThe 46-year-old film producer – who has been President of Marvel Studios since 2007 – deals with rejection on a regular bases as actors turn down iconic roles in the blockbuster franchise, but has said he can’t help feeling as though he’s done something wrong when big names walk away from movie deals.\n\nSpeaking at a Q&A at New York Film Academy, Kevin said: “It happened the other day, with an actor. There’s an actor we want for something, they come in, you give a big pitch and you can sort of tell they’re not into it. [You think] ‘I guess I’m a failure, I’ll show them, we’ll cast somebody even better.’ “", "Dictator Kim Jong Un said North Korea was no longer obligated to comply with a self-imposed moratorium on testing nuclear weapons and intercontinental ballistic missiles.\n\nIn remarks Tuesday to party leaders– and shared on state media Wednesday– Kim also warned of introducing a “new strategic weapon” in the near future.\n\nKim’s audience also heard him accuse the United States of making “gangster-like demands,” according to Reuters.\n\nAt times smiling or slapping the podium, Kim charged the U.S. with maintaining a “hostile policy” that included holding continued joint military drills with South Korea, adopting cutting edge weapons and imposing sanctions,\n\nKIM JONG UN SAYS NORTH KOREA NEEDS TO TAKE ‘OFFENSIVE MEASURES’ TO PROTECT COUNTRY’S SECURITY\n\n“The world will witness a new strategic weapon to be possessed by the DPRK in the near future,” Kim said, using the initials for North Korea’s official name–the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, according to Reuters.\n\nWhile saying he no longer felt bound to honor a moratorium, the rogue leader gave no clear indication that a resumption of such tests was impending. He also appeared to leave the door open for eventual negotiations with the U.S.\n\nKim has used the diplomatic stalemate to expand his military capabilities by intensifying tests of shorter-range weapons. His arsenal is now estimated to include 40 to 50 nuclear bombs and various delivery systems, including solid-fuel missiles designed to beat missile-defense systems and developmental ICBMs potentially capable of reaching the U.S. mainland.\n\nKim has also strengthened his negotiating position, moving the diplomacy closer to an arms reduction negotiation between nuclear states rather than talks that would culminate in a unilateral surrender of the weapons he sees as his strongest guarantee of survival.\n\nHARRY KAZIANIS: NORTH KOREA’S KIM HAS THIS GOAL IN MIND (NO, HE’S NOT CRAZY). HERE’S HOW TRUMP SHOULD RESPOND\n\nLee Sang-min, a spokesman for South Korea’s Unification Ministry, said North Korea carrying out its threat to showcase a new strategic weapon would be unhelpful for diplomacy.\n\nKim’s comments published in state media Wednesday were made at a key, four-day meeting of the ruling Workers’ Party’s Central Committee as talks between Washington and Pyongyang have faltered over disagreements on disarmament steps and the removal of sanctions.\n\nPresident Donald Trump said he had a good relationship with Kim and thought the North Korean leader would keep his word, Reuters reported.\n\n“He likes me, I like him. We get along. He’s representing his country, I’m representing my country. We have to do what we have to do.\n\nCLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP\n\n“But he did sign a contract, he did sign an agreement talking about denuclearization,” Trump told reporters at his Mar-a-Lago club in Florida.\n\nThe Associated Press contributed to this report.", "A Montana man was arrested Wednesday in the death of his wife who was originally believed to have been killed in a vehicle crash.\n\nDaniel Scheihing, 70, of Billings was being held on charges of deliberate homicide and tampering with evidence at the Yellowstone County jail.\n\nScheihing was the driver of the GMC Yukon involved in Tuesday’s crash near Billings, Lt. Brandon Wooley said in a press release. The SUV swerved off the road and hit a power pole. A 72-year-old female passenger, who was not wearing a seat belt, was found dead at the scene, the Billings Gazette reported.\n\nInvestigators believe Scheihing’s wife was killed prior to the car accident but police have not released details about how they believe she died. Her name will not be released until after an autopsy, Wooley said.\n\nPolice searched a home listed as belonging to Scheihing early Wednesday before his arrest.\n\nIt is not known if he has a lawyer. No one answered the phone at his home Wednesday.\n\nSign up for Daily Newsletters Manage Newsletters\n\nCopyright © 2020 The Washington Times, LLC."], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "LAWRENCE, Mass. (AP) — A 35-year-old New Hampshire man was fatally shot in Lawrence on New Year's Eve, authorities said Wednesday.\n\nThe Essex District Attorney's Office said Wilson Javier, of Salem, New Hampshire, was killed shortly before midnight Tuesday. Lawrence Police responded to a report of shots fired at a local apartment complex.\n\nJavier was taken to Lawrence General Hospital and pronounced dead.\n\nThe Essex District Attorney's Office, Essex State Police Detective Unit and Lawrence Police are investigating. No arrests have been made.", "pos": ["Tom Brady Uses Protection Stones, And Other Top 'Talkers' Of 2019That time the six-time Super Bowl champion revealed that his supermodel wife has him use protection stones...\n\nBoston's Favorite Spots For Inexpensive Italian FoodLooking to satisfy your appetite for Italian fare without breaking the bank?\n\nBoston's Best Day SpasIf you are looking for some pampering and relaxation, maybe a day spa in the place for you. Here are the top rated spots in Boston.\n\nTo Do List: Holiday Pops, Harlem Globetrotters & Outdoor SkatingThe kids are just about on Christmas break and you’ll be looking for ideas to get everybody out of the house and moving.\n\nSmall Bites: Where To Celebrate National Cupcake Day In BostonCupcakes are having a moment, and with good reason. Here are some of the best in Boston.\n\nWeekend To Do List: Ski Chalet In The City, Holiday Market, Tea Party ReenactmentWant to cozy up by the fire of an après ski chalet – in the city? It's just one option on this weekend's To Do List."], "neg": ["MONTRAL -- Across Quebec, 3D printing companies are active and working to fight the coronavirus.\n\nThey make prototypes of masks and visors; valves; devices for opening doors without using one's hands; and other medical equipment to supply hospitals that fear shortages.\n\nSince Sunday, dozens of Panthera Dental employees in Quebec have been hard at work manufacturing various prototypes of equipment designed to protect caregivers.\n\n“We understand the importance of the thing, something big is happening and we can help,” said Béatrice Robichaud, co-founder of the company specializing in the manufacture of dental medicine products.\n\nPanthera Dental has around twenty 3D printers and as it is well known in the medical community, the company has received many requests related to the pandemic.\n\n“The federal government, the provincial government, hospitals in Quebec, and even hospitals in the United States called us to find out what we could do,” said Robichaud. “What sets us apart from other companies is that we already print medical equipment, so we can create sterilized and reusable products.”\n\nShe said she has presented various prototype equipment to medical authorities, and that her company continues to research while waiting to see what type of equipment the authorities will need.\n\n“There is a global shortage of certain medical devices and each country is trying to produce for itself, so we cannot count on the others, we must be able to produce between our walls,” she added.\n\nPublic health authorities have also contacted the 3D printing company Fablab to put its printers to work and help doctors.\n\n“We are part of an unofficial group, there is a network that has been formed with doctors and people from public health and we are discussing what is possible to manufacture,” said Fablab production manager Vincent Charlebois.\n\nVoxel Factory, which is located in Montreal, sells professional 3D printers designed for businesses. Sales director Francois Lahey is also in contact with various hospitals.\n\n“There are currently discussions to know what the needs will be. It is important to wait for the authorities to tell us what they want, to properly meet the requirements of the medical staff,” he said, adding that his company is one of the largest suppliers of 3D printers in Canada.\n\nSmall businesses that do 3D printing are also in demand. The Eric Paré Photo Studio, which has a single 3D printer, was contacted by a doctor, who wanted to have a visor made to protect herself from the risks of contamination.\n\n“It's a doctor I know, so we printed a prototype and this doctor will present it to the medical staff where she works,” said Christian Dion, an employee at the studio.\n\nThe improvised manufacturing of medical equipment involves health risks, but in France and in Italy, companies initiatives which mobilized to 3D print the material had great success. Some of these initiatives play an essential role in the fight against the coronavirus.\n\nThe Italian Minister for Technological Innovation Paola Pisano has also congratulated and publicly thanked entrepreneurs who have succeeded in creating respiratory valves thanks to 3D printing.\n\nThis report by The Canadian Press was first published Mar. 24, 2020.", "National Library Of Jamaica Extends Poetry Competition Submissions Deadline To Jan. 3, 2020\n\nStory Highlights Persons interested in participating in the National Library of Jamaica (NLJ) Poet Laureate of Jamaica Prizes for Poetry competition are invited to submit entries by January 3, 2020.\n\nSubmissions are being accepted for any of the following: the Edward Baugh Prize for Poetry, Michael Cooke Prize for Poetry, Louise Bennett-Coverley Prize for Poetry, and the Poet Laureate of Jamaica, as also the Helen Zell/Young Writer’s Prize for Poetry.\n\nEntries will be judged by a panel from the NLJ led by Poet Laureate of Jamaica, Lorna Goodison.\n\nPersons interested in participating in the National Library of Jamaica (NLJ) Poet Laureate of Jamaica Prizes for Poetry competition are invited to submit entries by January 3, 2020.\n\nSubmissions are being accepted for any of the following: the Edward Baugh Prize for Poetry, Michael Cooke Prize for Poetry, Louise Bennett-Coverley Prize for Poetry, and the Poet Laureate of Jamaica, as also the Helen Zell/Young Writer’s Prize for Poetry.\n\nEntries will be judged by a panel from the NLJ led by Poet Laureate of Jamaica, Lorna Goodison.\n\nThe winners for each category, which carries a cash prize of US$1,000, will be announced during Jamaica’s World Poetry Day celebrations in March 2020.\n\nDirector of Special Programmes at the NLJ and Coordinator of the Poet Laureate of Jamaica programme, Abigail Henry, told JIS News that the initial December 20 deadline was extended to facilitate participation by more persons.\n\n“We extended the deadline to give people a little extra time over the Christmas break. It is not often that we see prizes that carry such a large cash award for poetry, to foster the development of new voices of young people emerging in poetry in Jamaica. We are encouraging everybody who is eligible… and persons interested in developing their voice and a career in poetry to get their submissions in,” she said.\n\nMs. Henry, who described the competition as an “excellent programme”, contended that “it is not just about the prizes”.\n\n“It is about being part of this network of young writers [for whom] we are putting together workshops and event activities geared towards developing their craft and poetic voices. We encourage everyone who is eligible to take advantage of this opportunity,” she added.\n\nMs. Henry said since the competition’s inception three years ago, there has been an emergence of new voices in poetry.\n\nIn a bid to further nurture these talents, she said poems that were shortlisted for prizes in the competition over the years will be published in an anthology by the administrator of the Poet Laureate of Jamaica programme, the NLJ.\n\nCopies of the publication will be distributed through the NLJ, and will be available at select bookstores.\n\nThe Poet Laureate of Jamaica Prizes for Poetry competition is a collaborative initiative of the NLJ, through the office of the Poet Laureate of Jamaica, and the United States-based University of Michigan Helen Zell Writers’ Program.\n\nIt aims to recognise talented young Jamaicans who are interested in pursuing a career in poetry.\n\nPersons may contact the NLJ for submission criteria and other information at (876) 967-1526 or (876) 967-2516 or visit the website at www.nlj.gov.jm.", "If saving money is high on your list of New Year's resolutions, then there's a simple way to ensure you have a nice nest egg at the end of 2020 - without it feeling too taxing.\n\nRather than make drastic promises that are difficult to keep, UK parenting site PlayPennies has challenged Brits to start by saving a single penny and adding one more every day.\n\nThe money-saving approach, which lasts for 365 days, could net you almost £700 over the course of the year.\n\nIt works by putting one penny away today and adding an extra penny every day, so that your saving matches the day of the year - for instance 1p on day one, 100p on day 100 and so on.\n\nThe scheme starts with you saving one penny on the first day, before adding a penny every day for 365 days\n\nIt means on the final day you will put £3.65 into your piggy bank, bringing the total amount saved in a year to £667.95.\n\nBecause it's a case of saving just a few pounds each day by the end of the scheme, the plan is designed to feel accessible.\n\nYou could also try the challenge in reverse, by starting with a £3.65 saving and working backwards.\n\nThe parenting site suggests the money-saving approach is 'a low impact way to work towards that holiday or wedding dress'.\n\nRather than make drastic promises that are difficult to keep, UK parenting site PlayPennies has challenged Brits to put aide just an extra penny everyday (stock photo)\n\nThe money will come as a welcome boost to many during the festive season, after shoppers spent millions of pounds Christmas shopping last year.\n\nPlus, four in 10 UK adults were expected to make the most of sales from Boxing Day, spending an average of £186 each and a total of £3.7billion, according to Barclaycard.\n\nMeanwhile, online sales were set to rise by 10 per cent on 2018 to £1.14billion.\n\nOpinium Research surveyed 2,002 UK adults online for Barclaycard between November 29 and December 3.", "Pogba did not travel to East Lancashire with the rest of the squad at the weekend, after making substitute appearances against Watford and Newcastle United.\n\nThose two cameos off the bench added up to around 70 minutes of action after almost three months out injured for the 26-year-old.\n\nSolskjaer has indicated the midfielder simply required additional rest.", "Facebook\n\nTwitter\n\nGoogle\n\nRAMBLER&Co ID\n\nBy logging in to LiveJournal using a third-party service you accept LiveJournal's User agreement"], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "Move is hailed by Sir David Attenborough as ‘the most prestigious environment prize in history’\n\nPrince William has announced what was described as “the most prestigious environment prize in history” to encourage new solutions to tackling the climate crisis.\n\nThe “Earthshot prize” will be awarded to five people every year over the next decade, the Prince said on Tuesday, and aims to provide at least 50 answers to some of the greatest problems facing the planet by 2030.\n\nThey include promoting new ways of addressing issues such as energy, nature and biodiversity, the oceans, air pollution and fresh water.\n\nThe prize, inspired by US president John F Kennedy’s ambitious “Moonshot” lunar programme and backed by Sir David Attenborough, promises “a significant financial award”, a statement said.\n\nThe Duke of Cambridge, a grandson of the Queen and second in line to the throne, said the Earth was “at a tipping point” and faced a “stark choice”.\n\nDavid Attenborough and Prince William take world leaders to task on environment Read more\n\n“Either we continue as we are and irreparably damage our planet or we remember our unique power as human beings and our continual ability to lead, innovate and problem-solve,” he said. “Remember the awe-inspiring civilisations that we have built, the life-saving technology we have created, the fact that we have put a man on the moon. People can achieve great things.\n\n“The next 10 years present us with one of our greatest tests – a decade of action to repair the Earth,” he said.\n\nKensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) \"The earth is at a tipping point and we face a stark choice: either we continue as we are and irreparably damage our planet or we remember our unique power as human beings and our continual ability to lead, innovate and problem-solve.\" — The Duke of Cambridge @EarthshotPrize pic.twitter.com/SfGaKY9qsG\n\nThe award, which will be launched later in the year and bestowed from 2021, is open to individuals as well as communities and businesses.\n\nIt has the support of conservation campaigners, groups and scientists, including the veteran British natural history broadcaster Attenborough.\n\n“The spirit of the Moonshot can guide us today as we confront the serious challenges we face on Earth,” Attenborough said in a film to mark the launch. “This year Prince William and a global alliance launch the most prestigious environment prize in history ... designed to motivate and inspire a new generation of thinkers, leaders and dreamers to think differently.”\n\nBoth Prince Charles and Prince Philip have campaigned for environmental causes and against the illegal trade in wildlife around the world.\n\nWilliam is hoping to build on their work through the prize, which will initially be run by his and his wife’s own charitable foundation.", "pos": ["(Newser) – On the last day of 2019, Prince William announced on the Kensington Palace Instagram feed \"the most prestigious environment prize in history.\" The multimillion-dollar Earthshot Prize, which will be formally launched in 2020 per the BBC, will hold awards ceremonies in cities around the world every year from 2021 to 2030, ABC News reports. \"Who is ready to lead as we make the 2020s a decade of action to repair our planet?\" reads one of the palace's two Instagram posts on the challenge. \"Just as the moonshot that John F. Kennedy proposed in the 1960s catalysed new technology such as the MRI scanner and satellite dishes, we want our Earthshot challenges to create a new wave of ambition and innovation around finding ways to help save the planet,\" says the official website.\n\nThe palace says William and a global alliance of philanthropists and organizations will work together to \"inspire the the planet’s greatest problem solvers to solve Earth’s greatest problems: the emergencies facing our natural world.\" The BBC says specific challenges will be launched, aiming to find at least 50 solutions to problems facing the planet. The palace says prizes \"could be awarded to a wide range of individuals, teams or collaborations—scientists, activists, economists, leaders, governments, banks, businesses, cities, and countries—anyone who is making a substantial development or outstanding contribution to solving these environmental challenges.\" Winners will get a financial award as well as public recognition for their projects that will, hopefully, inspire businesses and governments to join in the work. (Read more Prince William stories.)"], "neg": ["First are the vowels, which, with one exception, come in pairs:\n\nFirst are the vowels, which, with one exception, come in pairs:\n\n[ https://www.marathigrammar.com/marathi-alphabets/ Marathi Alphabets] in Marathi Langauge have One Update In. Now Marathi Vowels Is 14 So Now Marathi Barakhadi Called As Marathi Chaudakhadi you can go to this link and see actual change that happens\n\n<a href=\" https://www.marathigrammar.com/marathi-alphabets/ \">marathi-alphabets</a> in Marathi Langauge have One Update In. Now Marathi Vowels Is 14 So Now Marathi Barakhadi Called As Marathi Chaudakhadi\n\nMarathi is written in the Devanagari script. It consists of 11 vowels, 40 consonants, and 2 sound modifiers.\n\nThe Devanagari syllabary is organised according to the way sounds are produced using the voice box and the mouth.\n\nVowels\n\nMarathi Alphabets in Marathi Langauge have One Update In. Now Marathi Vowels Is 14 So Now Marathi Barakhadi Called As Marathi Chaudakhadi you can go to this link and see actual change that happens First are the vowels, which, with one exception, come in pairs:\n\nअ आ इ ई उ ऊ ऋ ए ऐ ओ औ अं अ:\n\nUsing the International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration (IAST), these vowels would be represented thus:\n\na ā i ī u ū ṛ e ai o au an aha\n\nअ ( a ) is pronounced as a default vowel, similar to a schwa.\n\n( ) is pronounced as a default vowel, similar to a schwa. आ ( ā ) is like the vowel a in father . Note that this must NOT be confused with a similar o-like sound, and can be represented by the sound children, and even adults, make when a GP tells them to say \"Aah.\" In a RP accent, this can also be said like the \"ar\" in farther .\n\n( ) is like the vowel a in . Note that this must NOT be confused with a similar o-like sound, and can be represented by the sound children, and even adults, make when a GP tells them to say \"Aah.\" In a RP accent, this can also be said like the \"ar\" in . इ ( i ) is like the vowel in tin .\n\n( ) is like the vowel in . ई ( ī ) is like the vowel in see .\n\n( ) is like the vowel in . ऋ ( rū ) is like the vowel in ruby .\n\n( ) is like the vowel in . उ ( u ) is like the vowel in book .\n\n( ) is like the vowel in . ऊ ( ū ) is like the vowel in tool .\n\n( ) is like the vowel in . ए ( e ) is like the vowel in May except there is no diphthong.\n\n( ) is like the vowel in except there is no diphthong. ऐ ( ai ) is one of the only two diphthong vowels in Marathi, and pronounced differently depending on regional accent. Often it is pronounced like the vowel in buy .\n\n( ) is one of the only two diphthong vowels in Marathi, and pronounced differently depending on regional accent. Often it is pronounced like the vowel in . ओ ( o ) is like the vowel in hole .\n\n( ) is like the vowel in . औ ( au ) is the other diphthong vowel, also with varying pronunciation. It is often pronounced like the vowel in autum .\n\n( ) is the other diphthong vowel, also with varying pronunciation. It is often pronounced like the vowel in . अं ( an ) is like the vowel in uncle .\n\n( ) is like the vowel in . अं: (aha) is like the vowel in no similar use in English.\n\n\n\nAll vowels in Marathi have two forms: Their standalone form and their mātrā form. The mātrā form modifies consonants. Here are the eleven vowels paired with the syllable क (k):\n\nक का कि की कु कू कृ के कै को कौ ka kā ki kī ku kū kṛ ke kai ko kau\n\n\n\n\n\nNote that there is no mātrā form for the first vowel, अ --a. This is because all Marathi consonants, unless part of a conjunct (see below), or they appear at the end of a word, automatically contain this vowel. So, the letter क is pronounced ka.\n\nRegular Consonants\n\nThere are 25 regular consonants (consonants that stop air from moving out of the mouth) in Marathi, and they are organized into groups (vargas) of five. The vargas are ordered according to where the tongue is in the mouth. Each successive varga refers to a successively forward position of the tongue. The vargas are ordered and named thus (with an example of a corresponding consonant):\n\nVelar (k)\n\nPalatal (j)\n\nRetroflex (English t)\n\nDental (Spanish t)\n\nLabial (p)\n\nThe five consonants in each group are ordered thus:\n\nunaspirated, unvoiced\n\naspirated, unvoiced\n\nunaspirated, voiced\n\naspirated, voiced\n\nnasal\n\nThe difference between voiced and unvoiced consonants is as simple for an English speaker to understand as understanding the difference between the consonants \"k\" and \"g\" or \"j\" and \"ch.\" However, aspiration is a distinction foreign to most English speakers. To understand the difference, do this simple exercise:\n\nHold your palm about an inch in front of your mouth. Say the word \"pit.\" Notice that your hand will likely feel a short burst of air coming from your mouth. Now say the word \"spit\" and notice that there is little or no burst of air. Now attempt to say \"pit\" again, this time without letting the burst of air happen.\n\nHere are the five vargas of regular consonants, followed by their corresponding IAST characters:\n\nक ख ग घ ङ\n\nच छ ज झ ञ\n\nट ठ ड ढ ण\n\nत थ द ध न\n\nप फ ब भ म\n\n\n\nk kh g gh ṅ\n\nc ch j jh ñ\n\nṭ ṭh ḍ ḍh ṇ\n\nt th d dh n\n\np ph b bh m\n\nNotes:\n\nThe nasal consonants in the first two vargas are almost never found written alone; they are usually conjuncted (more on conjuncts later) with another consonant in their corresponding vargas, as the other nasal consonants often are.\n\nThe consonants in the first two vargas, as well as the last, are pronounced exactly as they are in English. In other words, a Marathi k sounds like an English \"k\" (without aspiration).\n\nThe consonant written 'c' can be confusing; it is pronounced like the first sound in the word chair but without aspiration. The consonant ch is virtually indistinguishable from c to the untrained English speaker, but is indeed a different letter.\n\nThe English consonants \"t\" and \"d\" fall somewhere in between the Marathi consonants t and d, and ṭ and ḍ. They are closer to the latter (retroflex), so when Marathi speakers say or speak English words containing t or d, they almost always use the retroflex version. To achieve these sounds, curl the tongue back and touch the tip to the roof of the mouth.\n\nThe dental consonants are pronounced exactly like the \"t\" and \"d\" in Spanish, with the tongue touching the back of the upper teeth.\n\nVoiced, aspirated consonants (gh, bh, etc.) are by far the hardest sounds for the English speaker to learn how to make; however, with some practice they are not overly difficult.\n\nSemivowels\n\nThere are four semivowels in Marathi:\n\nय र ल व\n\ny r l w (v)\n\ny is very similar to its corresponding English sound.\n\nis very similar to its corresponding English sound. r, like most non-English \"r\" sounds, is flipped, but not rolled.\n\nlike most non-English \"r\" sounds, is flipped, but not rolled. l is the same as the English \"l\".\n\nis the same as the English \"l\". w (v) has a somewhat flexible pronunciation, depending on context and regional dialects. Sometimes it is pronounced like the English \"w\" (as in the word swami), and other times it is closer to the English \"v\". It is often pronounced somewhere in between the two sounds.\n\nSibilants\n\nThere are three sibilants:\n\nश ष स\n\nś ṣ s\n\nś is the same as \"sh\" in English.\n\nis the same as \"sh\" in English. ṣ is also similar to \"sh\" in English, and though it is technically pronounced farther back in the mouth, functionally there is very little or no difference between the two in spoken Marathi.\n\nis also similar to \"sh\" in English, and though it is technically pronounced farther back in the mouth, functionally there is very little or no difference between the two in spoken Marathi. s is the same as \"s\" in English.\n\nFricative\n\nThere is one fricative consonant:\n\nह\n\nh\n\nh is pronounced the same as \"h\" in English.\n\nAdditional Consonants\n\nThere are three additional consonants:\n\nळ क्ष ज्ञ\n\nLa kSha dnya\n\nModified Consonants\n\nMost of the sounds mentioned in this section do not belong to Marathi. This section needs to be revised.\n\nThere are many sounds found in Marathi that do not directly correspond to any Devanagari letter:\n\nक़ (q) is pronounced farther back in the throat than क. For example, the Arabic word Qu'ran begins with this letter.\n\nग़ (ġ) is pronounced in the back of the throat, similar to the French \"r.\"\n\nख़ ( kh ) is pronounced like \"ch\" in German words like Bach or Reich.\n\nज़ (z) is the same as the English \"z.\"\n\nड़ (ṛ) is difficult to describe, except by example. The Marathi word गाड़ी (gaṛī) sounds very much like \"gardee.\" Notice that the character used to denote this character is the same as denotes ऋ . The only way to tell the difference is context; if ṛ is followed by a consonant, it corresponds to ऋ (example: ऋषि -- ṛṣi or \"Rushi\"). If it is followed by a vowel or falls at the end of a word, is is most likely ड़ .\n\nढ़ (ṛh) is the aspirated version of ड़ .\n\nफ़ is the same as the English sound \"f.\"\n\nSound Modifiers\n\nThe anusvara is notated with a small dot above the corresponding letter. In IAST, it is notated ṃ. It can have two different effects:\n\nIn mid-word, when it appears before a consonant, it has the same effect as if that consonant's corresponding nasal consonant were placed right before it. For example, if placed before the \"k\" sound in the English word \"buck,\" it would make the word change to \"bunk.\"\n\nMarathi example:\n\nPlaced at the end of a word (after a vowel with no further consonants), it simply nasalizes the vowel, often sounding as if the English \"ng\" (as in \"song\") had been placed at the end of the word, though lightly.\n\nMarathi examples:\n\nThe ardhacandra (meaning \"half moon\") is notated with a small crescent (see below). The sound is similar to \"ae\", as in \"cat\", \"bat\", \"rat\".\n\nThe candrabindu (meaning \"moon dot\") is very similar to the anusvara and is notated with a dot and a small crescent (see below). When placed above a vowel, the vowel becomes nasalized.\n\nMarathi example:\n\nThe visarga is notated with what looks like an English colon. It is transliterated with ḥ. It is only found at the end of words, and only found on Sanskrit loan words. It has the effect of adding a h as well as a lighter version of the preceding vowel. For example, नमः is pronounced namaha, with the last a having as little emphasis as possible.\n\nThe halant is a small diagonal line which indicates that the default vowel अ -- a is not to be pronounced. It only appears at the end of words. In Marathi, however, this symbol is almost never seen, as, unlike Sanskrit, the default vowel is almost never pronounced on the final consonants of words. Example: नाम् -- nām (name).\n\nConjuncts\n\nVery often, two or more consonants are combined. If you see conjuncts, they will conjoin two consonants in an obvious manner. The visarga may be used in the middle of a word as a conjunct if an obvious conjunct is not possible.\n\nReference\n\nComplete List of Standardised Marathi Alphabets", "Late 'voice' of Kentucky athletics, Cawood Ledford, voted into NSMA Hall of Fame\n\nCawood Ledford, the late \"voice\" of Kentucky athletics, has been voted into the National Sports Media Association Hall of Fame, the association announced Monday.\n\nLedford, who died in 2001, spent 39 years calling UK basketball and football games. He even called several Kentucky Derbys, winning three Eclipse Awards for his coverage of thoroughbred racing. He was tabbed Kentucky Sportscaster of the Year 22 times, according to the UK Athletics Hall of Fame.\n\nThe 2020 Hall of Fame class will be celebrated on June 29.", "How these brands think they look:\n\nHow they actually look:\n\nThis is why you don’t want a bunch of old men calling ALL the shots.\n\n1.\n\n2.\n\n3.\n\n4.\n\n5.\n\n6.\n\n7.\n\n8.\n\n9.\n\n10.\n\n11.\n\n12.\n\n13.\n\n14.\n\n15.\n\n16.\n\n17.\n\nMore funny pics:", "The only public execution of a British head of state occurred 371 years ago outside the Banqueting House in Whitehall on 30 January 1649. It was a radical, unintended act, born of failed negotiations and it entirely disregarded the people of Scotland and Ireland. The surviving details are piquant and shaming: Charles I in two shirts so as not to betray shivered fear on a cold day, a masked executioner in a wig and false beard, a collective groan from the crowd.\n\nThis used to be the moment when the curtain dropped. After an interval, or interregnum, in which Oliver Cromwell assumed power and killed all joy, the Stuarts returned for the second act, Charles II: the merry monarch. His reign was backdated to his father’s death and an Act of Oblivion drew a line under the horrid business of republic and civil war. As Paul Lay demonstrates in his immensely stimulating study of Cromwell’s Protectorate, this simply will not do. This was one of the most extraordinary, exhilarating, innovative and anxiety inducing periods in British history. There is no better time to be looking at it.\n\nThe providence of Lay’s title is the lodestone Protestant belief that God in his mystery had a hand in all things. Nothing could happen, not salvation, nor a sneeze, without divine direction. This made the hotter sort of Protestants, the Puritans, off-balance and twitchy for approval, like social media addicts, Lay observes. None was more hooked on providence than Cromwell, a yeoman farmer from Cambridgeshire (and kinsman of Henry VIII’s minister), who had risen through the ranks of the army to take effective charge of Whitehall and Westminster.\n\nFacebook Twitter Pinterest Portrait of Charles I by Anthony van Dyck. Photograph: De Agostini/Getty Images\n\nProvidence is also a volcanic island in the Caribbean and it is here that the book opens, on Christmas Eve 1629, with idealistic Puritans hoping to settle a godly colony. They failed, largely because they refused to trade with Spaniards, but the vision endured, as did its backers, including key players in the Long Parliament that went to war with the king. At the battles of Naseby, Marston Moor and the “crowing mercy” of Worcester, God blew and the royalists were scattered. Providence justified the abolition of the monarchy and the House of Lords, just as it explained Cromwell’s clean sheet of victories. After his seemingly miraculous defeat of the Scots at Dunbar in 1650, he was seen laughing excessively “as if he had been drunk; his eyes sparkled with spirits”.\n\nOthers thought he was high on hubris. In December 1653, having forcibly dissolved two parliaments, Cromwell accepted the title of Lord Protector, which was written into a constitution known as the Instrument of Government. It was resisted by the first protectorate parliament and so, in a constitutional contortion that might make even today’s politicians blush, Cromwell dissolved parliament by counting its minimum period in lunar months, rather than the conventional, longer, calendar months. “I speak for God and not for men,” he told MPs. He was beginning to sound a lot like Charles I.\n\nCromwell’s fundamental goal was liberty of conscience, but his challenge was to keep his army standing, deliver strong and stable government (“healing and settling”) and shape the people into a nation worthy of Christ’s imminent return. In that great gross line, he described the English as “under circumcision, but raw”. Above all, he strained to hear God’s voice once the guns had fallen silent.\n\nThe answer, he decided, was global. He would take God’s fight back to the Caribbean, seize the island of Hispaniola, avenge the loss of Providence and return with enough bullion to pay the army. The expedition commander was so buoyed by the venture that it doubled as his honeymoon. He returned to Portsmouth “almost a skeleton” and was dispatched to the Tower of London. The “Western Design” was an abject failure. The subsequent conquest of Jamaica was a face-saving afterthought and, it would turn out, the inversion of liberty.\n\nIn that crucial year, 1655, Cromwell also suppressed an ineffectual royalist rebellion. Spurred by John Lambert, the hero of Dunbar, he surmised that God would be placated by a clampdown on security and sin. England was divided into military districts. Former royalists had to register their movements and pay for the privilege in the form of a decimation tax. Vagrants were apprehended. Meetings at racecourses and bear-baiting rings, where conspiracies might fester, were dispersed. War was waged on fornication, drunkenness and gambling: “wars unwinnable”, Lay notes. In Altham, Lancashire, 200 unlicensed alehouses were closed within three months of the arrival of Major-General Worsley, a fundamentalist who drove himself to death in his maniacal pursuit of vice. The major generals lacked the resources to effect a moral reformation and were soon rejected by the electorate. It was, nevertheless, a dystopian time and not forgotten: “No man in uniform has ruled Britain since Cromwell,” Lay points out.\n\nFacebook Twitter Pinterest Charles II by John Michael Wright. Photograph: Dea Picture Library/De Agostini/Getty Images\n\nProvidence Lost is a learned, lucid, wry and compelling narrative of the 1650s as well as a sensitive portrayal of a man unravelled by providence. Lay’s Cromwell is dithering and ambiguous, too slippery to pin down, but almost likable, almost true. He welcomed Jews back to England, even if he aimed to convert them to Christianity (Sigmund Freud named his son Oliver). He regretted, on a personal and procedural level, the Commons’ retrospective judgment of James Nayler, a priapic, lank haired Quaker with messianic pretensions, who was branded for blasphemy and whipped until his back was a sheet of raw flesh. (One MP even mooted the obscure Roman punishment of stitching him into a sack with a dog, a cock, a viper and an ape, and tossing him into the river.)\n\nAs Cromwell settled into his reign – an accurate enough word – he displayed shades of hypocrisy. “Lascivious” songs and stage plays were forbidden, but the elite could enjoy dancing and the first English opera. Cromwell dipped into Charles I’s art collection and had a room at Hampton Court draped in sinful tapestries. And yet: when, in the wake of a royalist-leveller gunpowder plot in 1657, the issue of the succession led to parliament offering Cromwell the crown, he turned it down: “I would not seek to set up that which providence hath destroyed.”\n\nOn Cromwell’s death in 1658, the Protectorate passed to his son Richard, who had that rare gift in politics of realising when he was not up to the job. He did not resist when army radicals ousted him in May 1659. The following year, having lost any semblance of order or legitimacy, they too were gone. The Protectorate was too out of touch, too reliant on the sword and far too expensive to be missed. Its failure ensured that whichever randy prince might come along, monarchy would endure.\n\nTwo contemporary works capture the contrasting tempers of the time. The Anglican Izaak Walton’s The Compleat Angler is a fishing manual that rejoices in the beauty and bounty of the land. It reflects still waters and a contented patience beyond the ken of Puritanism. Lay doesn’t discuss John Milton’s Paradise Lost, but the title and its themes of tyranny and failed revolution shadow every page of his book. Milton gave his life to the Puritan cause and was crushed by its betrayal, but even when he went blind, he did not lose sight of liberty, or God. Paradise Lost closes with Adam and Eve wiping their tears and venturing out of Eden with “providence their guide”. It is an epic, eloquent scream into the cataclysm and a testament to the intellectual ferment of the republic, but it is the quiet little fishing book that has been reprinted more often.\n\n• Providence Lost: The Rise and Fall of Oliver Cromwell’s Protectorate is published by Head of Zeus (RRP £30). To order a copy go to guardianbookshop.com. Free UK p&p over £15.", "This is the year to start taking happiness seriously. But how – and where do you find the time? Here are the tips and advice you need for a pleasure-filled year\n\nThe last time I felt joy was at an event that would be many people’s vision of hell: a drunken Taylor Swift club-night singalong in the early hours of the morning a few weekends ago.\n\nI certainly experience joy, either as peaks of euphoria or in quiet, unexpected bursts. But as I go about my everyday business – sprinting to meet deadlines, standing in front of the open fridge – I wouldn’t say it looms large.\n\nI am not alone. Many of us treat joy like the good china, only warranted on special occasions. Even if we know it is within our reach, we may not see it is within our control.\n\nBut this is a mistake, according to happiness experts. Nataly Kogan, the author of Happier Now, says: “Happiness and emotional health are not extras, or bonuses, or nice-to-haves – they’re actually at the core of what helps us live well.”\n\nSeeking joy may sound frivolous, but being happy has been shown to promote habits and behaviours that are important to our health. A 2017 study of roughly 7,000 adults found that those with positive wellbeing were more likely to be physically active and to eat fresh fruit and vegetables. Being happy has also been linked to better sleep, better weight management, lower stress levels, an improved immune system and even increased life expectancy.\n\nDespite the myriad benefits of joy – and the obvious incentive that it feels good – many of us don’t prioritise it. But experts point out that our resources and energy are finite; what we put off will fall by the wayside. So, as with any goal, the first step to a joyful life is to make it a priority – which may mean you need to let go of other commitments – and then do the work. In other words, we need to start taking joy seriously.\n\nAs the founder and chief executive of the wellbeing business Happier, Kogan helps companies to improve their workplace culture and professionals to foster joy in their lives – lessons born out of her experience of career burnout and personal dissatisfaction in her late 30s. She likens herself at the time to a ship on the ocean – fine in favourable conditions, but at the mercy of any storm.\n\nNow 44 and based with her family in Boston, Massachusetts, Kogan says she has landed on practices and tools to harness happiness as a steady, sustainable presence in her daily life. The first of these is not to think of happiness as something to pursue at a later date, when your life is in order. “I lived with this idea of: ‘I’ll be happy when ...’ as I know so many people do,” she says. “We have to look at emotional health as a skill, not a destination. And, as with any skill, when you practise, you do better.”\n\nThe gains have been established in research into baseline happiness – what in psychological literature is called our “hedonic set point”. It varies from person to person, but the key point is that our baseline is only half determined by genetics. “That means the other 50% is up to us,” says Kogan. “I think that is incredibly empowering.”\n\nSo, what can we do to make 2020 a more joyful year?\n\nIdentify the problem\n\nFacebook Twitter Pinterest ‘Draw a large circle, divide it into segments and label each to reflect a different area of life that you want to assess.’ Illustration: Adam Higton/The Guardian\n\nStart by identifying where joy is most lacking. Sarah Waite, a London-based psychologist, suggests the “wheel of life”, a personal development exercise derived from the Buddhist theory of balance. Draw a large circle, divide it into eight or 10 segments and label each to reflect a different area of life that you want to assess.\n\nThere are templates online, typically along the lines of fun and recreation, physical environment, career, finances, personal growth, romance, family and friends, and health. Shade in each wedge to reflect your level of satisfaction.\n\nThe finished circle should be an overview of the areas of your life that you feel you have under control, and those that may need further attention. When it comes to deciding where to allocate resources, “it’s not necessarily the one you’ve marked the lowest; it’s the one you really value the most,” says Waite. It may be that your job is not a priority for you, so it doesn’t matter if it remains only two-thirds filled.\n\nThe goal is to get perspective and clarity. The brain has evolved to be much more sensitive to negatives than positives as, historically, it has been more important for us to be attuned to hazardous situations than satisfactory ones. This “negativity bias” distorts our perspective, meaning it is hard to make a good decision under stress, says Kogan. “People can focus on things that are not ‘as they should be’ … We all have our stories of why we are not happy, at work or otherwise.” But small, practical steps taken to boost joy in one part of life can improve happiness across the board as momentum builds.\n\nThe big picture\n\nKogan’s first tip is to start by writing a list of what you like about your job, no matter how small. “Be specific, think broadly and don’t judge your list as you write it.” It doesn’t matter what they are, or how many there are; the idea is to shift your mindset.\n\nKogan suggests making it a daily habit to note three small, highly specific things that you are grateful for every morning, perhaps before you reach for your phone. “It’s not about pretending that nothing is wrong, it’s about helping your brain to get out of that negativity spiral.”\n\nJust three weeks of this consistent “gratitude practice” has been shown to establish new neuron connections facilitating optimism, with the effects lasting for six months. Mindfulness and self-compassion are similarly powerful, says Shamash Alidina, the author of Mindfulness for Dummies and the co-founder of the not-for-profit Museum of Happiness – and more attainable than people may think.\n\nMany equate mindfulness with clearing one’s mind of thoughts entirely. This means they often give up out of frustration, says Alidina – but “it’s not about not thinking, it’s about being aware”. Spending just a few minutes noticing your thoughts pass you by like clouds, experimenting with what Alidina calls your “flexibility of attention”, can equip you to stop negative spirals before they start. “People associate meditation with being calm or relaxed, but it’s really just about not getting lost in your thoughts,” he says.\n\nWhat does it all mean?\n\nFinding lasting happiness is also about what we do, particularly what we do for others. Kogan says it is important to have a sense of purpose – to find what she calls “the bigger why” among our deadlines and meetings. “It’s not possible to be a happy human being if you don’t feel like what you’re doing is meaningful,” she says.\n\nAssessing your to-do list – particularly tasks you find mundane or frustrating – through the lens of “Who does this help?” can increase motivation, lift your mood and improve your ability to manage stress, she says. “When you say: ‘This project is going to help a lot of people’ – my team, customers, readers, whatever – your stress has context and you feel more resilient getting through it.”\n\nHelping others may seem like a circular way of boosting your happiness, but Kogan says even small gestures, such as pulling out a chair for a colleague or checking in with them about their day, releases oxytocin in the giver and the receiver. Over time, it also fosters a sense of belonging at work and can lead to office friendships – one of the most common factors in job satisfaction.\n\nPlay is an effective mood‑booster that is often neglected in adulthood\n\nThe mindset shift encouraged by practising “intentional kindness” means it is worth doing for your own happiness, says Kogan. At 3pm every day, she receives a reminder to “be kind”. Sometimes that is as simple as texting someone she hasn’t spoken to in a while and telling them that she’s thinking of them: “I cannot tell you how much that means to people.”\n\nFamily fortunes\n\nIt is well known that strong relationships are important to happiness, but what those look like – and how to forge them – can be ambiguous. “Happiness can feel very abstract,” says Gretchen Rubin, the author of The Happiness Project. “My approach is to think about what you want, then break it up into manageable, concrete actions that you can actually take.”\n\nIn terms of improving relationships, that might look like making a regular time to call or meet a friend, committing to attend a reunion or throw a party, or having a daily exchange with someone in public. Every five days or so, Rubin’s family email each other an update on the “boring everyday stuff” of their lives, freed from any pressure to entertain or an expectation to reply. “We realised that, by staying in touch with the little minutiae, we would feel more connected – and it’s absolutely working.”\n\nMaking warm greetings and goodbyes habitual at home is another small but effective shift (“I always think that I don’t want to be less enthusiastic than my dog,” says Rubin). Such low-level commitments are less daunting to start and easier to keep up – and they make a real impact. We all have different definitions of happiness, Rubin says, whether it be joy, peace, satisfaction, bliss. “My way of thinking about it is: today, next month, next year – are there things you can do to be happier?” she says. “And if there are, why not do them?”\n\nHome truths\n\nIf Rubin comes across an improvement at home that she can make in less than a minute, she does it immediately. For her, “outer order contributes to inner calm”, so happiness can be as simple as a clean kitchen bench or a decluttered shelf. “It feels trivial – and yet over and over people say: ‘When I have control of my environment, I feel like I have control generally,’” says Rubin. “Like making your bed every morning – it gives people a lift, more than really makes sense.”\n\nOften this is understood as minimalism – but there are many happy, successful people who take pleasure in being surrounded by their possessions, says Rubin. It is not a moral failing to prefer abundance, and making your personal space reflect your values and interests “can be very pleasing”.\n\nIngrid Fetell Lee, the author of The Aesthetics of Joy, agrees. “We’ve been taught to think about our homes through the lens of other people: what’s trendy, what the design books say,” she says. As a result, many of us are out of touch with how our spaces measure on our own “joy meters”. We may view a neutral grey palette as the height of sophistication when, in fact, what brings us pleasure is a neon front door.\n\nFacebook Twitter Pinterest ‘Control is inextricable from exercise, sleep and good money management.’ Illustration: Adam Higton/The Guardian\n\nEven the presence of different shapes can have an impact, with people finding angular objects more subconsciously anxiety-inducing than round ones. Rounded objects also tend to make environments more playful, says Lee: “Not only because your mind is unconsciously set at ease, but because you’re less worried about bumping into sharp edges.”\n\nPlay is an effective mood-booster that is often neglected in adulthood. Rubin says she marks holidays such as Halloween and St Patrick’s Day with themed meals, just because, while the Museum of Happiness’s pop-up installations in London and Manchester later this month are testament to the transformative effects of a ballpit on otherwise sober adults.\n\nTo bring some of that spirit into your home, Lee advises trying to imagine you are visiting for the first time: “Notice how it makes you feel, almost the physiological sensation in your body, as you move from room to room. What are the things that, when your eyes land on them, make you smile or feel drained?”\n\nThe key is not to feel burdened by your possessions. “Owning less means you are surrounding yourself with only your favourite things,” says Joshua Becker, who writes the blog Becoming Minimalist. Being intentional with the things that we own – and, by extension, our money – means that our lives align with our values and passions: things that really matter to us. “Minimalism removes distractions so that we can free up our money, time and energy on those things that bring us real joy in life,” says Becker.\n\nEarly to bed\n\nPlay, gratitude and kindness may factor into a life full of joy, but so can discipline. A sense of control is more important to happiness than many people realise, says Rubin. Prosaically enough, this is inextricable from exercise, sleep and good money management. Too often, happiness is located solely in the moment, she says, when it could be achieved through giving up sugar or alcohol, or setting an alarm to go to bed on time. “Sometimes, to be happier in the long run, we have to ask more of ourselves or deprive ourselves of something,” says Rubin. “A happy life is not one that’s focused only on the present.”\n\nEmbracing boredom\n\nIn the same vein, putting off a difficult or boring task can detract from your daily experience more than getting stuck into it. Waite says she rolls her eyes at the framing of self-care as “baths and candles”: “I love those things, but if doing your tax return is really making you anxious, maybe the kindest thing you can do for yourself is to make a start.” It may not be what is typically understood by joy, but sustainable, long-lasting happiness involves recognising that there are many shades on the emotional palette.\n\nResearch shows that occasionally accepting the presence of harder emotions means you experience them less intensely and for less time. In fact, the first step towards a joyful life may be letting go of your ideas of what that looks like – and recognising that it is down to you.\n\n“Part of this exercise is to recognise that there isn’t anything out there that is going to make you feel good 100% of the time,” says Kogan. “That’s actually great news, because when we let go of this particular idea of happiness we give ourselves more opportunities to be in alignment with our lives.”"], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "According to the Reuters report, Ripple, the company behind the third-largest cryptocurrency XRP, is planning to collaborate with banks in Brazil to utilize XRP for cross-border settlements. Ripple launched operations in Brazil to expand the use of XRP not only in Brazil but the whole South American region.\n\nRipple to collaborate with digital banks.\n\nAccording to the report, Ripple is expected to announce partnerships in the coming months with more institutions, including digital banks. Ripple, recently raised $200 million in a series c funding around. The company has successfully partnered with several banks and financial institutions to make cross-border payments easier, utilizing XRP. MoneyGram is one of the financial giants that the company has partnered with.\n\nA 10% rise in cross-border transactions in Brazil\n\nThe cross-border settlements between Brazil and other countries from January to November totaled the US $ 4.6 billion, an increase of 10% over the same period last year. Currently, all of these transactions are processed via SWIFT, which is quite expensive and very slow. Ripple aims to take over SWIFT to provide frictionless international payments. Ripple’s CEO in Brazil, Luiz Antonio Sacco, said, “With successive advances in Brazilian banking regulation to facilitate financial transactions, including international, opportunities here will grow greatly in the coming years.”", "pos": ["Daniel Webber Founder & CEO Daniel is Founder and CEO of FXcompared and has 18 years of experience in the international finance world focusing on cross-border payments, technology and the property sectors. Daniel is widely… Read more\n\nFirm to build up its presence in the region, with moves to work alongside regulatory bodies and other firms in an effort to find potential partners to use XRP\n\nExpansion to Brazil comes on the back of acknowledgement that the country has good regulations – and moves to Argentina are expected to follow in future\n\n“Brazil is a leader in fintech innovation and positioned to forge a path for the rest of Latin America to follow”, says Ripple spokesperson\n\nFast-growing blockchain-powered payment platform Ripple has announced it will expand into a key South American market – and follow up the move in future with other South American economies too.\n\nThe liquidity-boosting cross border payments platform, which has already signed agreements to work alongside a wide range of institutions with global presences including MoneyGram, will scale up its presence in the country.\n\nIn South America in particular, it has a number of partnership agreements in place – and it works alongside names such as Rendimento and Santander.\n\nHowever, these institutions do not use one of Ripple’s key products – XRP, which is also known as a “digital asset”.\n\nXRP is able to provide organisations involved in the payment pathway with liquidity when they need it, or “on-demand” as it is known.\n\nThis is especially useful for organisations which are unable to access a sufficient amount of conventional, “fiat” liquidity.\n\nInstead, these current partner organisations simply use the messaging system associated with Ripple.\n\nNow, a Ripple statement has revealed that the organisation is in touch with companies – as well as regulators in the country – about potential partnerships and other steps forward.\n\nIt is believed that Brazil was an appealing spot for potential expansion for Ripple given that it has a reputation for having banking regulations which prioritise clarity.\n\nIt is also understood that 30% of remittances and other transactions placed via Ripple’s platforms come from Brazil.\n\nHowever, the plans for expansion also cover other parts of the South American continent – with expansion to Argentina, Peru and other nations believed to be in the pipeline.\n\nIn a statement, Ripple’s managing director – Luiz Antonio Sacco – emphasised Brazil’s status as being “a leader in fintech innovation”.\n\n“We are excited to grow our ecosystem in the region and bring additional financial institutions onto RippleNet to help provide excellent, efficient cross-border payment experiences for their customers”, he said.\n\n“Brazil is a leader in fintech innovation and positioned to forge a path for the rest of Latin America to follow”, he added.\n\nRipple has quickly become a big name on the international money transfer scene.\n\nIt currently operates in 45 markets around the world, and its products are known for improving the speed of cross border transactions.\n\nThey are also known for reducing the costs involved.\n\nIf you need to find out more about what Ripple and organisations similar to it are doing in the international money transfer world, we can help.\n\nJust head over to our magazine pages to discover more."], "neg": ["Abstract\n\nDuring the 2014-2015 Ebola epidemic in Sierra Leone, people were required by law to call a trained “safe burial” team to dispose of the body of a person who had died from Ebola. It took days for a team to arrive, however, due to limited resources and rural travel obstacles, so some villagers felt obliged to bury their loved ones themselves. Even with timely arrival of a team, there can be cultural priorities that deserve attention. One man’s case discussed in this article suggests the need for Ebola responders to consider villagers’ perspectives and possibilities for compromise.\n\nCase\n\nDr R is a physician working in the Democratic Republic of the Congo tasked with creating a quarantine policy for the bodies of Ebola victims, given high transmission rates from bodily fluid exposures. He receives reports of a confirmed Ebola death in a nearby village. Upon arriving with the Ebola response team, he is met by the wife and brothers of the deceased man. They refuse to allow the man’s body to be removed according to safety protocol. They explain that his body cannot be buried without first undergoing a religious cleaning by the family and a religious leader. Dr R explains that touching the body is dangerous and can easily lead to others contracting Ebola. The man’s family insists that he should not be buried without the religious ritual. How should Dr R reconcile the cultural importance of honoring local burial rituals with his obligation to prevent the spread of Ebola?\n\nCommentary\n\nThe anthropologist Mary Douglas devoted her career to explaining that moral arguments derive from social context,1 and because social life is complex and open-ended, there will always be conflict between competing values. It was a basic concern of anthropology, she argued, to understand how human groups accommodate conflicting ethical demands.2 This article applies Douglas’ insight to safe burial protocol implementation during the 2014-2015 Ebola epidemic in Sierra Leone and is based on our experience living and working there.\n\nMutual Care Conflicts With Containment\n\nIn rural communities at the edge of a tropical forest region in Upper West Africa, villages are small and can be interconnected by marriage ties, so the welfare of family members linked by marriage is prioritized as an ethical value among members of these communities. Mutual support sustains their way of life, and visiting those who are ill, dying, or deceased reinforces social solidarity. Ebola virus disease (EVD) challenges the moral basis of local social life in such communities, since infection can spread when one cares for the sick and prepares bodies for funerals. In other words, infection containment requires that one refrain from caring for the sick in moments of patients’ extreme need and from preparing corpses for dignified burial. Infection containment thus presents many people with a conflict between 2 social obligations: to care for others as an expression of local interfamily solidarity and to preserve the community by helping control the spread of disease.\n\nFamilies were prevented from washing and dressing corpses and had to wait, sometimes for days, for a trained burial team to arrive.\n\nNational and international Ebola responders stressed infection control, key to which is early isolation of patients with EVD. But early EVD symptoms can look like malaria, also widespread in the region, and thus can be hard to accurately diagnose early. Later onset symptoms of EVD (vomiting, diarrhea, and sometimes bleeding, for example) are optimally managed in specialized care facilities—typically far from where patients live, especially if rehydration therapy is applied—to improve patients’ chances of survival. An instinct of many patients’ family members was to follow the patient to a care facility and offer support by preparing food and touching or talking to the patient, for example. But when a patient with EVD was brought by ambulance to a distant treatment center, personal care was compromised, if not impossible. Furthermore, when a transported patient receiving specialized care died, it was rarely possible for family members to be notified in time to take part in that person’s burial.\n\nHow Ethnography Informed Compromise\n\nSierra Leone was one of the worst-affected countries in the 2014-2015 West African Ebola epidemic.3 Responders deployed modern media resources to impart (Western, allopathic) messages about biosafety that implied that “traditional” approaches to caring for EVD patients and burying deceased patients were backward or barbaric. Such messaging was backed by the Sierra Leone government, which threatened fines and imprisonment and insisted upon family members’ exclusion from all burials throughout the country, even though few deaths at that time were due to EVD. Families were prevented from washing and dressing corpses and had to wait, sometimes for days, for a trained burial team to arrive. Out of fear or nervousness, some teams heaved corpses quickly into graves with poles. Mourners were held at a distance or forbidden from witnessing burials at all. Outraged, some people resisted on having loved ones with EVD infections transported to care centers and began hiding and burying bodies of deceased patients.\n\nOne young man in a village in eastern Sierra Leone, who had attended his mother as she died of EVD, viewed it as simply unforgiveable not to clean and dress her body. She had given him life, and he saw himself as obliged to stand by her in death. So he performed the ritual alone and quietly buried her; he informed no one and accepted that he would probably become infected with EVD and die. To protect others from his probable infection and to avoid incarceration in an Ebola treatment facility, he left his village, planning to hide in the bush until EVD symptoms emerged; if they did, he would die alone. After experiencing no symptoms, he reported to a health center for an EVD blood test. His test was negative. Although this man’s story is obviously clinically important, from an anthropological perspective, it suggests the importance of compromise between needs of responders to contain disease and needs of local people to perform burial rituals of cultural significance.\n\nAnthropological Foundations of Improved Ebola Care\n\nPossibilities for compromise emerged when anthropologists helped gain a wider hearing for local people’s stories and ethical perspectives.4 One result of anthropologists’ publicizing of stories involving ethical dilemmas was to shift responders’ views about burials. As a result, Sierra Leone’s national protocol on safe burial was amended to “safe and dignified” burial.5 Pastors and imams were engaged to officiate at the graveside, and families were allowed to attend. Another result of anthropologists’ roles in the 2014-2015 epidemic was that EVD treatment became localized. That is, large and distant Ebola treatment centers were supplemented by smaller, local community care centers (CCCs)6 where all diseases were treated. This change encouraged earlier reporting of EVD symptoms and testing. Moreover, many CCC staff were recruited from local communities and thus were known to patients. This familiarity enhanced trust, eased family access to patients, enabled better reporting about patients’ progress, and facilitated provision of home-prepared food for patients. Even when family members couldn’t enter the “red zone” to be at a patient’s side, they could see the patient and talk through open sides of the tents. Family presence helped some patients survive. Even when the CCC reported deaths by phone, loved ones were on hand and able to gather for burial.\n\nAlthough CCCs improved family access to patients, responders began to recognize that not all communities had working phones from which to call for an ambulance or roads that an ambulance could even traverse. As a solution, poster-based information, reinforced by radio broadcasts, helped family members learn what to do for a patient while waiting for an ambulance.5 Family members continued to care for patients while also protecting themselves with plastic bags and coats worn backwards. They also attempted to mitigate risk of contracting EVD by having one person care for the patient while others supported the carer.3,7\n\nContextualizing “Biosafety”\n\nAllowing more family involvement in caregiving changed public attitudes towards the epidemic response effort significantly. Communities took ownership of local care facilities and EVD itself. Caregiving and burial preparation were never regarded as “safe,” so recruiting and training local burial teams remained as important as allowing family members to assume active roles in burial. One lesson is that competing cultural and public health values need to be balanced. Shouting down pleas to perform culturally important death and burial practices in the name of biosafety was not helpful. The 2014-2015 Ebola epidemic in West Africa demonstrated the necessity of compromise between conflicting values and the role of anthropology in implementing compromise.", "SYDNEY - A memorial to commemorate the first anniversary of the deadly mosque attacks in New Zealand has been canceled because of fears over the new coronavirus.\n\nFifty-one people died when a gunman attacked two mosques in Christchurch a year ago. The shootings in one of New Zealand’s biggest cities were broadcast live on Facebook.\n\nNew Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said her country of 4.5 million had \"fundamentally changed\" since the atrocity. New gun laws restrict the number of high-powered weapons like those used in the attacks. The alleged shooter is expected to go on trial in June.\n\nThe government in Wellington has also announced tough quarantine measures to try to stop the spread of the disease.\n\nArdern said that starting midnight Sunday, almost everyone entering New Zealand must self-isolate to contain the spread of the Covid-19 virus.\n\n\"We must go hard and we must go early,\" Ardern said. We must do everything we can to protect the health of New Zealanders. That is exactly why to tackle this global pandemic, cabinet made far-reaching and unprecedented decisions today, because these are unprecedented circumstances.”\n\nArrivals into New Zealand from the Pacific Islands will be exempt.\n\nThe government has said the quarantine measures are the strictest in the world and would be reviewed in 16 days. Ardern also said that no cruise liners would be allowed to dock in her country until June 30.\n\nThe group representing the cruise industry, the Cruise Association, has insisted the ban on passenger ships is draconian, and goes too far.\n\nEssential air and ship deliveries will continue as normal, but the economic impact of the restrictions on New Zealand is expected to be severe. Details of a government stimulus package are expected early next week.", "KABUL, Afghanistan — For three miraculous days in June 2018, the Afghan war came to a halt. Under a brief cease-fire agreement, Taliban fighters appeared in towns and cities, mingling with civilians and uniformed troops, praying in community mosques and getting a taste of peace.\n\nThe fighting quickly resumed, and in the 18 months since, thousands more Afghan civilians and security forces have been killed, as well as over 40 American troops. Peace talks between Taliban and U.S. officials dragged on for a year, and were abruptly canceled in September by President Donald Trump.\n\nBut suddenly, in the past week, rumors of a possible new truce have flooded the news, striking a rare spark of hope among the war-weary citizenry. International media outlets have reported that a cease-fire is imminent, citing unnamed sources after Taliban leaders held several meetings in Pakistan.\n\nThe prospect of a truce, seen as the first step toward a U.S.-Taliban peace deal that would soon be followed by negotiations between Taliban and Afghan leaders, has also sparked a flurry of political activity and controversy over who would lead and participate in such talks.\n\nSpokesmen for the insurgents have adamantly denied the reports of a nationwide truce deal. But they have held open the possibility of accepting a narrower, more vaguely defined period of lessened conflict, with the time frame and territory still in dispute.\n\n\"The Islamic Emirate has no intention of declaring a cease-fire,\" Zabihullah Mujahid, the main Taliban spokesman, said in a statement, using the group's name for a religious government. \"The United States has asked for a reduction in the scale and intensity of violence, and discussions being held by the Islamic Emirate are revolving solely around this specific issue.\"\n\nAmerican officials have said nothing about the conflicting reports; even the main U.S. negotiator, Zalmai Khalilzad, usually a fount of upbeat tweets, has fallen silent since returning to Washington this week after meeting with Taliban and Pakistani officials.\n\nAfghan officials said they have received no word from either side. The Taliban have refused to recognize Ghani's government, but he appears to have narrowly won re-election in a September poll and has asserted that the final results will confirm that, giving him a mandate to lead the peace effort.\n\n\"We have not heard anything that raises our hopes for a truce,\" said Javid Faisal, an aide to Ghani. \"We want it to happen, because it will be an important step forward toward negotiations among Afghans. But it has to be a real truce, a complete truce that is guaranteed and assured.\"\n\nIn the absence of facts, a wave of confusion and commentary has swept media and political circles here. One common theory is that Taliban leaders in Pakistan agreed to a truce but that some field commanders still oppose it, believing they can win the 18-year war and return the country to full-fledged religious rule.\n\nThe momentum has also been slowed by the likelihood that Trump may soon reduce the 13,000 U.S. troops in Afghanistan to about 8,600. Previously, U.S. officials insisted that the insurgents had to sign a peace agreement before any major troop cuts would take place.\n\nOther points of contention include whether the fighting pause would last one week or longer, whether it would be confined to certain cities or include rural areas, and whether it would be called a formal truce or a more subjective reduction in violence.\n\n\"The Taliban are under pressure from Pakistan and the U.S. to sign a deal, and they may be putting on an appeasing face to buy time, but their past behavior shows they are difficult to trust,\" said Haroun Mir, an analyst in Kabul who helped found Afghanistan's Center for Research and Policy Studies. If the insurgents agree to a brief truce during a cold winter, when fighting always slows, he said, \"it will mean nothing.\"\n\nOn Tuesday, comments from Taliban and Afghan officials suggested that mistrust and intransigence remain high on all sides. One Taliban military commander insisted that as long as U.S. troops remain in Afghanistan, there can be no truce. A member of the government's High Peace Council said both Ghani and the insurgents are being too stubborn; the president, in turn, announced plans to dissolve the entire council.\n\nSince preliminary election results showed Ghani winning re-election by about 10,000 votes, his opponents have filed thousands of fraud complaints that may take months to investigate. But Ghani is racing to form a delegation to negotiate with the Taliban, even as an array of rivals have objected that they are being left out.\n\n\"The whole country is keenly interested in peace, but the ground is not being prepared for it,\" said Ehsanullah Zia, Afghan director of the nonprofit U.S. Institute of Peace. Even with people dying every day, he said, some Afghans are demanding \"red lines for peace. We don't have the luxury of setting red lines. People need to suppress their personal ambitions for the sake of the country.\"\n\nAides to Ghani insist that the list of peace delegates, kept secret so far, will represent all sectors of society. In April, when Kabul tried to choose a group to meet with insurgent leaders in Qatar, it became so unwieldy that the insurgents canceled the talks.\n\n\"These talks will be very inclusive,\" said Faisal. \"All sides that matter will be included. If the Taliban don't accept it this time, the blame will go to them.\"", "Sign up to FREE daily email alerts from devonlive - Weekend Report Subscribe Thank you for subscribing See our privacy notice Could not subscribe, try again later Invalid Email\n\nSo, farewell, then, the decade with no name whose passing few will mourn, writes Martin Freeman.\n\nWe have endured ten years of austerity and vanishing insect life.\n\nThe British obsession with the weather became a nationwide concern with its increasingly frequent extremes and the cause of them: man-made global warming.\n\nOne particularly violent episode provided one of the images of the decade: the Westcountry main rail line washed away by a storm in February 2014 and hanging like a rope bridge at Dawlish.\n\nWe learned the phrase “the left-behind” and realised we were among them. The Midlands and the North was getting HS2 while we were still coping with average speeds that the Victorians would have recognised and weather-resilience that their engineers would have been appalled by.\n\nWe embraced the smartphone that was a novelty in 2010 and is an essential for most of us in 2020. But in many parts of the Westcountry we couldn’t use them because of reception “not spots”.\n\nParts of the South West have some of the fastest broadband speeds in the UK, but many in rural areas, hampered by a snail’s-pace link, can only dream of enjoying what became the norm this decade, streaming of television services.\n\n(Image: Publicity Picture)\n\nElectric cars were a curiosity ten years ago, are commonplace now and will probably be driverless before the new decade is over. But too many South West roads are potholed, narrow and congested.\n\nIn 2010 few would ever have dreamed that the UK’s first horizontal launch spaceport would be in the Westcountry. Now we are told the first flights will began from Spaceport Cornwall in Newquay next year , thanks to backing from Cornwall Council and the Government, confirmed last year.\n\nA decade ago, a few miles along the coast, the focus was on one of Cornwall’s more traditional industries and the culture associated with it: Port Isaac-based sea-shanty singers Fisherman’s Friends won a £1-million record deal.\n\nThe same year saw the death of a famous Plymothian, former leader of the Labour Party and one of the country’s greatest radical idealists, Michael Foot.\n\nHis brand of socialism was dusted off and offered to a new generation as the decade ended, and was rejected as Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour Party was trounced by the Conservatives. Boris Johnson became the third Conservative Prime Minister of the decade having surpassed and outlived – in political terms – David Cameron, his former rival who came to power in the May 2010 general election.\n\nMr Cameron needed the support of the Liberal Democrats and their leader, Nick Clegg, to become PM as the two parties formed a coalition government, the first in 70 years.\n\nFew political analysts doubted the partnership could be formed swiftly and even fewer thought that it would last. The team stayed together. sustained by the friendship between the two, until the Tories ruthlessly targeted the Lib Dems in the 2015 general election and the third party was wiped from the map in the South West.\n\nDespite this being one of their strongholds for decades the Lib Dems have yet to recover in the two elections since.\n\nNobody used the word “Brexit” in 2010. By 2020 most are sick of it.\n\n(Image: PA)\n\nThe European Union referendum of 2016 that Mr Cameron thought would remove the issue for a generation at least, instead extended the division throughout the nation, removed him from office, would go on to destroy the premiership of his successor, Theresa May, paralyse politics for four years and help propel Mr Johnson into No 10.\n\nThe South West voted to leave, but the split drove through communities and families in the region. Cornwall, the UK region that most benefited from EU aid, was solidly in favour of Brexit in the referendum.\n\nThe EU stamp on the duchy extended beyond bricks and mortar to include one of the lighter stories of the decade, Protected Geographical Indication.\n\nSince 2011 to be called a Cornish pasty the favourite food must be made west of the Tamar and to a certain recipe. Bizarrely, the pasty was also the focus of one of the most memorable political U-turns of the decade: the Government’s “pasty tax” – a plan to include the food as the levy was extended to hot takeaway foods – was withdrawn after fierce lobbying against the 2012 Budget measure.\n\nSport was the big story of 2012, though: the Olympic flame arrived in Culdrose Cornwall, accompanied by sporting royalty (David Beckham) and real royalty (Princess Anne).\n\nThe torch was carried by runners through the South West on the way to London. The games brought double success to many South West athletes: Cornwall’s four-times gold medal winning sailor, Ben Ainslie, was knighted, while Devon horsewoman Mary King, Penzance teacher-turned rower Helen Glover and paralympic swimmer Jonathan Fox, from St Stephen near St Austell, were all made MBEs, in the New Year Honours.\n\nCommunication rather faster than that Olympic flame relay provided the story of 2013 which touched on some themes of the decade: privacy, surveillance and the ability of a whistle-blower to wreak havoc.\n\nOne of the revelations exposed by the US intelligence officer, Edward Snowden, was the use of GCHQ Bude to eavesdrop on internet traffic. We learned that the spy centre was part-funded by the US National Security Agency.\n\nAnother US-UK collaboration, the war in Afghanistan, came to an end in 2014, at last as far as full British involvement. The 13-year campaign cost the lives of 453 British servicemen, including 77 from the Westcountry or serving with units based in the South West region.\n\nTwo other wars were in mind through the decade, as anniversaries of the key dates in the First and Second World Wars were remembered.\n\nFormer servicemen from across the Westcountry made the journey across the Channel once again to commemorate 70 years since D-Day in June 2014.\n\nDue to the ravages of age fewer were able to repeat the journey for the 75th anniversary this year. Communities that hosted US servicemen who trained in the region before heading to the Normandy landings also marked the dates.\n\nThe 100th anniversaries of the start and end of the First World War, in 2014 and 2018, were also marked. Among the most moving tributes was by Somerset artist Rob Heard’s Shrouds of the Somme project.\n\nHis 19,240 miniature shrouded figures were first laid out in Exeter in 2016 – 100 years after the start of the battle – and the project was extended to remember all 72,396 Allied soldiers killed on day one.\n\nExeter was the focus of national attention in October 2016 when a devastating fire destroyed key buildings on the Cathedral Green, the most prominent being England’s oldest Hotel, the Royal Clarence.\n\n(Image: MARK PASSMORE)\n\nExtremes of heat, and of the weather, generally, were never far from the news during the decade. The many, many highs included two this year alone: the warmest-ever winter day, 21.2C (70.2F) in Kew Gardens in London on February 26 and the hottest-ever day, 38.7C (101.7F), in Cambridge on July 25.\n\nThere was, well, a spate of floods. Pick almost any year or season for an example, say December 2010 in Cornwall or in the South West generally in any of the final four months of this year.\n\nVisually the most striking was in February 2014 when the Somerset Levels hosted the largest lake in England, at 65sq km it was more than four times the size of the largest permanent inland body of water, Windermere.\n\nSmall wonder that climate change moved high up the political agenda. Climate emergencies were declared by councils across the Westcountry, and even one school (St Peter’s Church of England Primary in Budleigh Salterton in East Devon).\n\nThe issue was pushed there by a growing band of activists and protesters, including the Extinction Rebellion movement.\n\n(Image: Penny Cross)\n\nProminent among them were young people, the most recognisable being the Swedish 16-year-old, Greta Thunberg, who became an honorary Plymothian when she headed to the city in August this year to hitch a ride across the Atlantic on a yacht to attend the United Nations climate change summit,\n\nHer year-long devotion to the cause, putting her education on hold, rather went against the grain of a decade characterised by an obsession with the self and typified by the selfie on the ubiquitous smartphone, and the rise of me-first populist politics.\n\nThis was the decade when many felt like turning away from the world, pulling on a comforting all-in-one garment, and hiding from politics, austerity and the weather. So, farewell, then, the Onesies.", "On Tuesday — following U.S. military airstrikes in Iraq and Syria — hundreds of supporters of the Iran-backed Shiite militia Kataib Hezbollah (not to be confused with the Hezbollah in Lebanon) angrily stormed the U.S. embassy compound in Baghdad, setting fires and chanting, “Death to America.” The incident was an assertion of growing anti-American sentiment in Iraq, and conservative opinion writer Max Boot asserts in his Washington Post column that President Donald Trump has no real strategy for dealing with Iran.\n\nBoot, one of Trump’s most outspoken critics on the right, recalls that although he was critical of President Barack Obama’s Iran policy in 2015, it was better than Trump’s.\n\nObama’s deal with Iran, Boot writes, “did nothing to curb Iran’s regional power play and may have even fueled it by lifting economic sanctions — which is why I and others opposed it at the time. But it did at least stop Iran’s development of nuclear weapons. President Trump blundered by exiting the nuclear deal in 2018 and imposing economic sanctions on Iran in 2019, even though it was complying with the agreement.”\n\nThe airstrikes in Iran and Syria over the weekend were in response to a missile attack on a military compound near Kirkuk, Iraq on Friday that left a contractor dead. And the airstrikes, Boot notes, “killed 25 members of Kataib Hezbollah.”\n\n“The United States has only two ways out of this escalating crisis: fight or negotiate,” Boot emphasizes. “A war with Iran, as I have previously argued, could be the mother of all quagmires; it could easily spin out of control with tit-for-tat responses of the kind we have seen in recent days. Better to negotiate. That would mean trying to rebuild a tougher nuclear deal in return for the lifting of U.S. sanctions.”\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBoot concludes his column by lamenting that things will only get worse for the U.S. in the Middle East if Trump fails to come up with a coherent Iran policy.\n\n“Trump shows little interest in either seriously negotiating or fighting,” Boot laments. “He has waged economic warfare on Iran while doing nothing to curb its regional aggression; indeed, by withdrawing U.S. troops from part of northern Syria, he has allowed an extension of Iranian influence. So, we are left with the worst of all possible worlds: Iran is once again waging a low-intensity conflict, and America once again has no effective response.”"], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "Macau Casino Workers Pushing For Better Pay, More Vacation Time Schedule Thursday Demonstration\n\nPosted on: December 31, 2019, 08:40h.\n\nLast updated on: December 31, 2019, 10:04h.\n\nThe New Macau Gaming Staff Rights Association, a labor group representing workers at the peninsula’s casinos, is planning a Thursday, Jan. 2 march. It’s aimed at pressing operators there to deliver increased pay and better working conditions, including more time off.\n\nMacau casino staffers plan to march on Jan. 2 to demand higher pay and more leave time. (Image: Voice of America)\n\nLast month, the New Macau Gaming Staff Rights Association pushed the Special Administrative Region’s (SAR) six license holders to boost casino workers’ compensation by at least five percent. But this week’s rally extends beyond the call for higher wages, expanding into the matter of what the labor group believes are onerous scheduling policies.\n\nMany gaming workers are shift workers, and the existing holiday plan provided to them is too short,” said New Macau Gaming Staff Rights Association leader Cloee Chao in an interview with GGR Asia.\n\nThe group is demanding a mandatory 22-day time off policy, which is well in excess of Macau’s current requirement. Labor law on the SAR mandates that workers are afforded at least one day off per week, 10 holidays per year and six vacation days after a year of working for a single employer.\n\nInteresting Timing\n\nThe march will take place less than two weeks after Ho lat Seng was sworn in as Macau’s newest chief executive.\n\nHo’s appointment, revealed earlier this year, drew some criticism from geopolitical experts, with some calling him a “puppet” of the regime in Beijing. Critics added that the new Macau leader has two core constituencies: China’s Communist Party and the six gaming companies operating on the peninsula.\n\nHe said he will give gaming employees even better benefits than what were asked for,” said Chao earlier this year. “I really hope he can achieve it.”\n\nThere’s some incentive for the SAR’s concessionaires to work with staffers on the pay and time off issues. Amid a slump in VIP turnover, 2019 was rough in terms of gross gaming revenue (GGR) on the peninsula. With many analysts forecasting a rebound in the second half of 2020, companies may not want to disrupt those prospects with potential labor strife.\n\nSome Success\n\nThe New Macau Gaming Staff Rights Association is calling for a five percent wage hike, as well as bonuses equal to two months of workers’ salaries. Whether those demands are met remains to be seen, but the group has previously notched victories in prodding bonuses out of operators.\n\nFor example, Sands China, the Macau operating unit of Las Vegas Sands, in July revealed a bonus scheme equivalent to a month of salary capped at around $6,200. That plan applied to employees that had one year of continuous service as of Aug. 30.\n\nSands rivals SJM Holdings and Wynn Resorts also delivered summer bonuses, and that was after Galaxy Entertainment, Sands, and Wynn earlier this year increased paid maternity and paternity leaves for workers.\n\nOperators there often reveal winter bonuses in January, so those announcements for 2019 could be coming over the next several weeks.", "pos": ["Macau casino staff plan Jan 2 rally on pay, conditions\n\nA Macau gaming labour activist group plans a demonstration passing by the city’s downtown casino district on Thursday (January 2) to call for better pay and conditions for local casino workers.\n\nUnder Macau rules, only local ID holders can be casino dealers. The organiser of the planned rally - New Macau Gaming Staff Rights Association – called in November for the city’s six gaming operators to award their staff a pay hike of “at least 5 percent”. On Monday this week, Cloee Chao, the head of the activist group, told GGRAsia the demonstration was not only about money, but also concern about staff “health issues”.\n\nThe rally coincides with the start of a fresh government administration in Macau, under the new Chief Executive, Ho Iat Seng. Mr Ho was sworn into office on December 20 during the visit to Macau by China’s President Xi Jinping, a date marking the 20th anniversary of the handover of Macau from Portuguese administration to that of China.\n\nIn September, New Macau Gaming Staff Rights Association sent the then Chief Executive-elect Mr Ho a wish list of gaming worker needs, based on what it said was a survey among frontline workers.\n\nThe route for Thursday’s rally starts in the ZAPE district on Macau peninsula – close to where several major casino resorts including Wynn Macau, MGM Macau and StarWorld Hotel are located – and ends at the Macau government headquarters in Nam Van.\n\nAs well as a pay hike of at least 5 percent, the activist group is also calling for an annual bonus equating to two months of salary; the introduction of a mandatory allowance for working night shifts; and a “five working days” per week policy for staff on shifts, Ms Chao noted to us.\n\nIn recent years, Macau operators have been awarding annual salary increases to their staff, with the announcements made at the beginning of the calendar year. Most operators have also been making supplementary payments to staff on a twice-yearly basis in recent times, on an ad hoc basis.\n\n“We also want 22-day annual leave,” Ms Chao told us on Monday. That is understood to be more holiday than the mandated under local labour law.\n\nMacau workers are entitled to one rest day per week; 10 days of mandatory holidays and a minimum of six working days of annual leave after one year of service, according to local labour law.\n\n“Many gaming workers are shift workers, and the existing holiday plan provided to them is too short,” the gaming labour activist told GGRAsia. “That pressurises family relations for these workers, as they don’t even have quality time to spend with their kids.”\n\nMs Chao said her group would gather signatures from casino workers turning out for Thursday’s demonstration, and submit them via a petition to be handed in at the government headquarters."], "neg": ["Sign up to FREE daily email alerts from stokesentinel - Daily Subscribe Thank you for subscribing See our privacy notice Could not subscribe, try again later Invalid Email\n\nWith all the 'new year, new me' mantras floating about for the new decade - why not take the plunge and apply for a new job?\n\nThere are hundreds of vacancies across Staffordshire, but we've plucked out 20 that almost anyone could apply for today - with little experience needed.\n\nWhether you fancy making coffee, answering the phone, or selling beauty products - you'll find a job in this list that you can apply for.\n\nIntu Potteries\n\nAnn Summers sales assistant\n\nFront of house at Ann Summers in the intu Potteries centre. Applicants need to be over 18 and flexible to work Thursday to Sunday.\n\nFor more information, click here.\n\nSecurity officer for intu\n\nCarrying out regular patrols of the car park and ensuring compliance with all internal procedures and site processes.\n\nTo apply, follow this link .\n\nMonsoon Assistant Manager\n\nMonsoon looking for an experienced Assistant Manager to join their busy Hanley Monsoon Accessorize branch.\n\nApply online here .\n\nWaiting-on staff at Burger Priest\n\nFull time and part time vacancies at one of Hanley's newest eateries with a religious theme.\n\nFor more information on the role, click here .\n\nAffinity Outlet\n\nBB’s Team Member\n\nBakers and Barista's are looking for someone to serve coffee and cake with a smile. Experience isn't essential - so perfect for a first job!\n\nView the job advert here .\n\nCharles Clinkard sales assistant\n\nThis footwear store is looking for a part time staff member for a temporary contract until February.\n\nFor more information, click here .\n\nCotton Traders sales assistant\n\nCotton Traders inside Affinity Outlet are looking for a sales assistant over the age of 18. As well as 50% discount, staff also get a clothing allowance.\n\nApply online here .\n\nEdinburgh Woollen Mill apprentice\n\nThis popular store is offering the opportunity for a candidate to work a 16 hour apprenticeship at Edinburgh Woollen Mill.\n\nFor details on how to apply, click here .\n\nSports Direct sales assistant\n\nSports Direct are looking for a sales assistant with 'fantastic customer service, commitment, enthusiasm and the flexibility to work weekends and late nights'.\n\nIf that sounds like you, click here for more information.\n\nBeauty Outlet store manager\n\nIf you're interested in makeup and are 'confident and bubbly', then this Beauty Outlet role could be for you.\n\nApply for the position here .\n\nTrespass store supervisor\n\nTrespass are on the hunt for a part time supervisor to run the store when the manager is away.\n\nFor more information, click here .\n\nAffinity Staffordshire cleaning operative\n\nGet hands on at North Staffordshire's biggest retail park, with no need for previous cleaning experience.\n\nTo learn more, click here .\n\nGAP floor manager\n\nGAP are searching for a sales and team driven floor manager to join the team in Affinity Staffordshire.\n\nView the job advert here .\n\nTalke Scents fragrance advisor\n\nThis fragrance store are looking for temporary staff for a 12 hour contract. The right candidate should have a minimum of 12 months retail/customer service experience.\n\nFor details on how to apply, click here .\n\nCosta barista\n\nIf you've got 'bags of personality' and great with customers, then Costa would love to have you on their Affinity Outlet team.\n\nTo learn more, click here .\n\nBurger King cleaner\n\nBurger King need someone to ensure that areas are 'cleaned to the highest standards at all times'. Cleaning experience is preferred but full training will be provided if necessary.\n\nFor details on how to apply, click here .\n\nBurger King crew member\n\nAs well as a cleaner, Burger King are hiring two crew members to join the team in the kitchen.\n\nTo learn more, click here .\n\nRoyal Stoke and Stafford County Hospitals\n\nApprentice Administration Support\n\nStafford County Hospital are looking for someone to join the Endoscopy team to support with admin on the busy reception desk.\n\nView the job advert here .\n\nAdministrationAssistant\n\nRoyal Stoke's Urology department are on the hunt for an administrative assistant to join the secretarial team to get their foot in the door of working in the NHS.\n\nTo apply, click here .\n\nSleep Receptionist\n\nJoin the team in the Sleep and Ventilation clinic at Royal Stoke to work on the reception, taking calls and inputting referrals.\n\nFind more information on the role here .\n\nFollow StokeonTrentLive\n\nDownload our app - You can download our free app for iPhone and iPad from Apple's App Store , or get the Android version from Google Play .\n\nFollow StokeonTrentLive on Facebook - Like our Facebook page to get the latest news in your feed and join in the lively discussions in the comments. Click here to give it a like!\n\nFollow us on Twitter - For breaking news and the latest stories, click here to follow SOTLive on Twitter .\n\nFollow us on Instagram - Featuring pictures past and present from across Stoke-on-Trent, North Staffordshire & South Cheshire - and if you tag us in your posts, we could repost your picture on our page! We also put the latest news in our Instagram Stories. Click here to follow StokeonTrentLive on Instagram .", "Police are investigating after a young girl was among two people hospitalized after a shooting in Miami's Little Haiti neighborhood Monday afternoon.\n\nThe shooting happened around 12:30 p.m. in the area of Northwest 2nd Court and 77th Street, Miami Police spokesperson Kiara Delva said.\n\nAccording to Delva, officers responding to a ShotSpotter alert found an adult man suffering from a gunshot wound. A young girl who was with the man wasn't shot but was injured by glass that was broken during the shooting, Delva said.\n\nBoth were taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital in stable condition.\n\nThe incident follows the Saturday shooting a 14-year-old in south Miami-Dade.\n\n\"The senseless and cowardly carnage continues in the streets of our community. Yesterday’s victim, a 14-year old teen, today, a seven year old baby is shot in a drive-by act of terror. Someone knows something. Speak up! Your identity will be protected,\" Miami-Dade Schools Superintendent Alberto Carvalho tweeted Monday.\n\nBoth shootings remain under investigation.", "The year 2019 was successful for Israel's security agencies, who although didn't manage to prevent the deaths of five Israelis murdered by Palestinian terrorists, did manage to avert multiple terror attacks.\n\nAccording to the Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Centre, a think tank dedicated to the research of terror trends, 2019 saw only 28 \"serious\" attacks against Israelis, in which people were killed or hurt. But although Palestinian militants' ability to carry out such acts has declined, their motivation hasn't.\n\n\"Shin Bet [Israel's internal security agency] says that they - together with the country's other forces - have averted some 450 terror attacks from the beginning of the year, up until November\", said Amos Gilad, a former senior defence official, who has filled key positions in Israel's military apparatus, including heading a military intelligence research division and serving as a spokesman for the Israel Defence Forces.\n\nIn 2018, Israel faced 55 terror acts and 480 attempts to carry out assaults.\n\nGilad says today's militants are more difficult to spot and track, but claims Israel's security forces have managed to arrest and jail \"big terrorists\" thanks to the fact that over the years Israel has managed to develop techniques and technologies that proved to be indispensable when handling terrorism.\n\n\"We enjoy unprecedented success. Now we have unique intel capabilities coupled with technology, our deep understanding [of the area and the region] and qualitative coordination with Israel's various security agencies\".\n\nCatch 22\n\nBut there is another component - tight cooperation with the Palestinian Authority.\n\nIn 2015 alone, the PA's security forces arrested a third of the suspected terrorists and is reported to have prevented up to 200 attacks against Israel. More recently, it was reported that Ramallah handed over to Tel Aviv the intelligence information that eventually led to November's assassination of Baha Abu al-Atta, a top commander from the Palestinian Islamic Jihad in Gaza.\n\nAlthough Gilad dismisses the allegations that the PA's assistance played the main role in Israel's success story, he does admit that the coordination with Ramallah contributed greatly to the country's ability to curb terror.\n\n© AFP 2019 / JALAA MAREY Israeli troops patrol the Israeli-occupied sector of the Golan Heights on January 18, 2015.\n\nNow, however, this might come to an end. On Sunday, Israel's security cabinet approved a bill proposed by Defence Minister Naftali Bennett that would deduct $45 million from the annual sum of $550 million Israel transfers to the PA as part of the 1994 Paris Agreement.\n\nIsrael says that the tax money it collects for the Palestinians - and which is supposed to be used to pay officials' salaries as well as provide Palestinians with social welfare - goes to fund terrorists jailed in Israel for security offences, including the murder of Israelis. Palestinians don't deny these allegations but stress the money is essential to support families that have lost a bread-winner.\n\n\"We need to be sensitive to their needs and appreciate their cooperation. Unlike Yasser Arafat [late chairman of the PLO], who supported terror while talking peace to Israel, President Abbas rejects terrorism and we have to appreciate it\", Gilad noted, adding that he preferred to encourage the Palestinians, rather than punishing them for their contribution to Israel's security, which has brought about economic prosperity.\n\nMissed Opportunities\n\nIsrael has already lost an important ally that helped the Jewish state to combat terrorism - Turkey.\n\nIn 2010, news website UPI reported that Ankara had severed ties with Israel'd Mossad and stopped exchanging intelligence information and conducting joint operations with the country's spy agency.\n\nRelations between the two soured following Israel's 2008 Cast Lead Operation that saw more than a thousand Palestinians killed and as a result of Israeli forces' assault on six Turkish vessels bound for Gaza that resulted in the deaths of nine Turkish nationals.\n\n\"Terror suspects, arrested by our security forces, admitted that they had Turkish handlers\", said Gilad adding that it was unlikely for the Turkish government, which boasts superb intelligence capabilities, not to know about their existence.\n\n© REUTERS / MUSSA ISSA QAWASMA An Israeli soldier shouts during a protest as Palestinians call for a day of rage over U.S. decision on Jewish settlements, in Hebron in the Israeli-occupied West Bank November 26, 2019\n\n\"If President [Recep Tayyip] Erdogan wanted to stop terror, he would have done so easily. This is very sad that they keep on supporting terror when Turkey itself suffers from an acute security problem\", he summed up.\n\nSince the beginning of the so-called knife intifada in 2015, which has been characterized by terror acts planned and executed by individuals, not groups, Palestinian militants have killed 87 Israelis and wounded more than 1500 in 210 stabbings, 239 shootings, and 77 vehicular attacks.\n\nThe views and opinions expressed in the article do not necessarily reflect those of Sputnik.", "It is believed that around 4,000 people have gathered on a beach at Mallacoota to escape the fire in the far south east of the state of Victoria as the fire threatened to engulf the town; a change of wind direction just a few hours later meant the town was not destroyed. Despite this good news, thousands of residents and tourists are in need of food, water and medicine – and with fires still making road access difficult, the Navy is sending ships to aid the evacuation effort, while heavy-lift helicopters are being deployed to evacuate the most vulnerable. A joint task force from the Navy and Air Force has been established to co-ordinate the rescue effort. Defence Minister Linda Reynolds authorized the deployment of four helicopters, one fixed-wing aircraft and two ships. The helicopters include one Chinook, two Black Hawks and one Taipan naval chopper. Two C-27J Spartan battlefield airlifters from the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) base at East Sale will also be available for support efforts. RAAF bases are currently being used as SAR bases, providing meals to firefighters, accommodation to volunteers and assisting in fire mapping.\n\nAdditional aerial firefighting resources – including personnel and aircraft – have been requested from the US and Canada.", "An impressive number of big-name actors were considered for the role of Albus Dumbledore in the Harry Potter film series based on the novels by J.K. Rowling. The Hogwarts Headmaster was originally played by Irish actor Richard Harris. After his untimely death following the second film, the studio was tasked with recasting the role. Michael Gambon was chosen as the replacement, portraying the character for the remainder of the films; however, there were other names on the list throughout both stages of casting the prominent role.\n\nAlbus Dumbledore served as Harry Potter's primary mentor during the young wizard's time at Hogwarts. Over time, Harry and his friends started to understand just how much influence Dumbledore had on the wizarding world. He was a half-blood wizard with immense powers and strength for leading through the toughest of times. Dumbledore founded the Order of the Phoenix and stood as a symbol of resistance following Lord Voldemort's second uprising. Even after the wizard's tragic death, Dumbledore's legacy lived on.\n\nContinue scrolling to keep reading Click the button below to start this article in quick view.\n\nRelated: Why The Harry Potter Movies Cut Professor Binns\n\nNot only did Warner Bros. and the team behind the film adaptations have a difficult task in casting a major role, but they had to do it multiple times. Dumbledore was just one of a small handful of characters to appear in every Harry Potter movie. Whoever was chosen for the role had to be available and dedicated to the role for the long-term. A few actors were considered before Harris acquired the role ahead of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. Actor Patrick McGoohan reportedly had an interest in the role but stepped away from acting due to health reasons in the early 2000s. Sean Connery was also targeted but the actor was against the idea of committing to a children's movie about wizards. The list of \"could have been\" Dumbledore actors would grow in just a few years.\n\nThe Actors Considered When Dumbledore Was Recast\n\nFollowing the actor's tragic passing in 2002, an even larger list of actors was rumored to be in line for his replacement. Christopher Lee was the producers' top choice in replacing Harris but he was forced to decline the offer due to scheduling conflicts. Harris' fellow Lord of the Rings veteran Ian McKellen was also considered. McKellen, however, expressed discomfort at the prospect of taking over the role of Dumbledore because Harris had previously criticized McKellen's acting style.\n\nIn addition, Peter O'Toole was reportedly considered but the studio worried that his age would become troublesome down the line. Acclaimed Indian actor, Naseeruddin Shah, has shared that his agent urged him to audition but he declined the opportunity. In the end, Gambon took over as Dumbledore which ended up becoming one of his best-known roles. It's always a tough task to replace an actor due to illness or death, but the studio successfully honored the original actor while giving the next stage of the role to an appreciative person. There's no doubt that some of the names mentioned above would have knocked the role out of the park in Harry Potter, but Gambon never took the chance of playing Dumbledore for granted.\n\nNext: Harry Potter’s Bizarre “Dumbledore Is Time-Traveling Ron” Theory Explained\n\nShare Tweet Email\n\nStar Trek Picard: How The New Series Can Avoid Voyager’s Mistakes"], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "A zoo in Germany has said that all the animals inside a monkey sanctuary have died after a fire broke out there on New Year's Eve.\n\nChimpanzees, orangutans, gorillas, fruit bats and birds were among the estimated 30 animals killed after the fire broke out in the 6,500 square foot enclosure at Krefeld Zoo that was built in 1975, the BBC reported.\n\nLocals raised the alarm just after midnight on Wednesday. When firefighters arrived, the blaze in the enclosure could not be contained before the building had burned down to its skeletal structure.\n\nGerman media outlet Deutsche Welle reported that an initial police investigation found that sky lanterns may have ignited the roof of the enclosure and caused the rest of the structure to go up in flames, although the zoo has not confirmed this.\n\n\"Like a miracle... they are only slightly injured.\"\n\n\n\nThe zoo said two chimpanzees -- named Bally and Limbo -- survived the blaze. https://t.co/p9LUQbnv1o — CNN (@CNN) January 1, 2020\n\nWitnesses described how the cylindrical paper lanterns with little fires inside were seen flying near zoo, according to Gerd Hoppmann, the city's head of criminal police.\n\nFatal fires in the past spurred authorities in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia where Krefeld is located to ban the miniature hot air balloons in 2009, DW added.\n\nIn a statement on its Facebook page, Krefeld Zoo said: \"Our worst fears have become reality. There are no surviving animals in the monkey house. An unbelievable tragedy rolled us shortly after midnight. Our human monkey house has burned down to the basic scaffolding.\"\n\nIn a Facebook update on Wednesday afternoon, the zoo said the fire \"destroyed monkey house completely—two chimpanzees survived.\"\n\nIt said that \"like a miracle\" two chimpanzees named Bally and Limbo managed to survive the fire and were only \"slightly injured and are now housed in two boxes in the gorilla garden,\" which had not been damaged.\n\nRead more Tourists Forced to Flee after Apocalyptic Australian Bushfires Turn Sky Red\n\nHowever, 48-year-old Massa, the oldest living silverback gorilla in the European endangered species breeding programme, died in the blaze, according to German media as cited by The Guardian.\n\n\"At the moment, active help at the fire site is not possible, as the house is at risk of collapse,\" the zoo's statement said, adding, \"We are grateful for donations at all levels\" and that it would eventually build a new monkey house.\n\nThe zoo it was thankful for the offers of assistance, but added: \"We are still in shock and cannot yet say exactly if and where help is needed.\"\n\nThe zoo will remain closed on New Year's Day. Newsweek has contacted Krefeld Zoo for an update.", "pos": ["More than 30 animals, including rare apes and monkeys, were killed in a fire at a zoo in Krefeld, Germany, during the early morning hours of Jan. 1, 2020. Photo by Ascha Steinbach / EPA-EFE\n\nJan. 1 (UPI) -- Gorillas, orangutans and chimpanzees were among the dozens of animals killed in a New Year's Day fire at a zoo in in western Germany.\n\nWitnesses reported seeing low-flying Chinese sky lanterns, miniature kite-like balloons with candles inside, drifting over Krefeld Zoo, according to Gerd Hoppmann, head of the city's criminal police force.\n\nPolice and firefighters responded to reports of a fire at the zoo, just before 1 a.m. local time.\n\nMore than 30 animals -- nearly all the animals in the zoo -- were killed in the fire, according to news reports. The list animals lost in the fire included five orangutans, two gorillas, a chimpanzee and several monkeys. Some birds and fruit bats were also killed.\n\nThough officials with the zoo, located near the German-Dutch border, originally reported all the residents of the ape house were lost, later reports revealed the rescue of two chimpanzees. A separate open-air gorilla enclosure was unscathed, leaving a male silverback gorilla, Kidogo, and his family unharmed.\n\nZoo officials described the rescue of the two chimps, female Bally and male Limbo, as a \"miracle.\"\n\nSadly, the oldest living silverback gorilla in an endangered species breeding coordinated by European zoos, a 48-year-old ape named Massa, died in the fire.\n\nWhile private firework shows are allowed in most German states and cities, Chinese fire lanterns are banned."], "neg": ["A liquor store in India is usually off-limits for women. The question 'log kya kahenge' haunts women the moment they even think of stepping into a liquor shop. Of course, the bucketload of judgement and the prying eyes of the shopkeeper himself are added bonuses. *smh*\n\nLiquor stores across the country may have moved from shady corners to upscale malls, but it’s still not the most comfortable space for a woman to browse through aisles looking for that perfect drink. Raised eyebrows are the norm in most liquor stores when it comes to women stepping into them.\n\nSource/TOI\n\nTo see a woman asking a bottle of whiskey off the counter is a big shocker for people at the store. But it's 2020 for crying out loud and it's time to make peace with the fact that women also drink!\n\nIt seems like the government in Madhya Pradesh is paving the way forward for this progressive outlook. For the first time, the state is set to introduce women-friendly liquor shops in some cities to make women have a comfortable time liquor shopping, reports TOI.\n\nDon't Miss 52.7 K SHARES 18.6 K SHARES 8.1 K SHARES 14.5 K SHARES 6.6 K SHARES\n\nFacebook\n\nThe report states that two stores dedicated to women will be opened in Bhopal and Indore, Gwalior and Jabalpur will have one women-friendly theka each.\n\nSpecial care will be taken to ensure that these outlets are stocked up with high-end foreign liquor brands that are loved by women. The local brands that are not registered with the state won’t find a place in the store.\n\n“No additional duty would be claimed on these foreign liquor brands as they will be brought after paying the duty from other countries. These shops would open markets for the sale of expensive liquor in the state,” a government official told TOI.\n\n\n\nThe shops would have foreign liquor brands that were previously never sold in the state. In order to generate revenue, and apart from this, the state will organise wine festivals in cities like Indore, Bhopal and Gwalior.", "MONROE, Mich. (AP) — A southeastern Michigan police officer is credited with pushing two people out of the path of a suspected drunken motorist who nearly slammed into them and then fled the scene.\n\nMonroe police said the officer had pulled over a vehicle early Sunday along the city’s Telegraph Road when an SUV came barreling toward the back of his police cruiser.\n\nThe officer quickly pushed two people over the roadway’s guardrail to prevent them from being hit, Monroe Police Capt. Jon Wall told WDIV-TV.\n\n“He heard what sounded like a car slamming on its brakes, which was squealing the tires, which alerted him to look into that particular direction,” Wall said.\n\nThe SUV went up on a sidewalk before its driver put it in reverse and fled the scene. Police pursued the SUV and soon arrested the motorist.\n\nWalls said the suspect is facing several charges, including fleeing, resisting and obstructing.", "A British lady who lost her husband to her own mother who then had a child for him has said she will never forgive her.\n\nThe heartbroken lady identified as Lauren Wall, 34, from Twickenham, south-west London reportedly married the man when she was only 19.\n\nWhile they were preparing for their wedding at that time, Lauren’s mother reportedly paid £15,000 to support her dream wedding, and also joined the couple on vacation.\n\nAccording to Lauren, her mother and her now ex-husband got along so much that she couldn’t suspect that they were having an affair. But her biggest shock came, when Paul decided to move out and nine months later, her mother Julie gave birth to his child announcing they were together.\n\nREAD ALSO – Nigerian Model, Chika Lann Throws Sister Out Of Her House For Allegedly Trying To Snatch Her Oyibo Husband\n\nSpeaking in an interview with Daily Mail, Lauren said: ‘Paul always got on really well with mum. I never thought it strange though, as she was his mum-in-law and he was just being friendly. They’d laugh a lot together. I didn’t think to be worried at all. Who would?’ I couldn’t wait to settle into marriage but the ink was barely dry on our certificate when Paul changed.’\n\nLauren also disclosed how his sister saw text messages between her mom and her estranged husband. When Lauren confronted her mother, she denied there was anything going on saying, ‘You’re crazy.’\n\nAs things got out of hand between the pair, Paul stopped wearing his wedding ring and walked out on Lauren and their seven-month-old daughter.\n\nSharing her first reaction when she heard that her man had moved in with her mum, said: ‘It was sick. It’s one of the worst things a mum can do to a daughter.’", "Sarah Tew/CNET\n\nCES 2020\n\nGamers who've been around since the days of Atari may find it hard to believe that games today are of the same stock: games that started with a few beeps and bouncing lights have evolved into complex narratives with graphics so sharp you can see a character's every eyelash.\n\nWhile developers continue to improve games' graphics, the hardware is naturally getting better, too. But what if the new trend is high-quality games without hardware?\n\nIn the next few years, it's becoming less likely that you'll need a console at all to play video games -- a trend we expect to see highlighted at CES 2020 in Las Vegas next week. The year 2019 saw a huge shift toward cloud gaming platforms, which let users play games online across various devices through a host gaming server.\n\nGoogle, Microsoft and Apple over the last year all launched gaming services that don't require consoles, and it's quite likely that we'll see other tech and gaming titans tossing their hats into the cloud gaming ring in 2020. (That said, consoles will be getting a new lease on life later in 2020 with the expected arrival of Sony's PlayStation 5.)\n\nTechnically not a cloud gaming service, Apple Arcade launched in September. With a $4.99 (£4.99, AU$7.99) monthly subscription, users get access to over 100 games that are playable on iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch and Apple TV. Some games have started rolling out for Mac as well.\n\nApple Arcade makes casual play easy wherever you are and doesn't require an expensive console purchase. Instead, subscribers download games from the App Store.\n\nGoogle's cloud gaming service, Google Stadia, launched in November, offering console gamers a serious gaming option, minus the console. Though Stadia still has some kinks to work out, CNET's Scott Stein's review of Stadia says the service works over TVs, laptops and Pixel phones, the controller is comfortable to hold and it's easy to resume saved games when swapping devices -- delivering on some of the promise of cloud gaming.\n\nThe early-edition Founder's pack costs $120. The pack includes a Stadia controller, a Chromecast Ultra, a short USB-C-to-C cable, a Destiny 2 game download and three months of a $10-per-month Stadia Pro subscription service, which is needed to access of all of Stadia's online features. A more affordable version of Stadia, along with some major game titles, is due out in 2020.\n\nRead more: Google Stadia vs. Microsoft xCloud: The battle for cloud gaming\n\nMicrosoft's Project xCloud gaming service could give Stadia some hot competition -- CNET's Oscar Gonzalez calls it \"the cloud gaming service to watch.\" Though xCloud is still in preview, Microsoft plans to release more features in 2020. The service is meant to be an extension of Microsoft's consoles, and the company said it would be integral to its next console, the Xbox Series X. Project xCloud's unlimited storage space means that players can access Xbox games without having to download them -- a major benefit.\n\nNew platforms on display at CES 2020 will likely give us a closer look at this trend. For example, iiRcade says it's the first standup arcade game with a built-in online game store platform for downloading a library of new and classic titles. While it's not full cloud gaming, iiRcade demonstrates one of the ways that cloud gaming can be tweaked for multiple gaming mediums.\n\nGaming isn't a one-size-fits-all experience, but few people would turn their nose up at a more convenient or accessible experience. Cloud gaming opens more possibilities and audiences -- whether the console is removed from the equation or serves as an extension of the playing experience. While it's unlikely that we'll see consoles disappear completely, cloud gaming is already shaking up the industry.", "A 29-year-old man was found shot and killed in his apartment at a Bronx housing project Wednesday morning, and cops are investigating the death as the first possible homicide of the new year.\n\nThe unidentified victim was found by his girlfriend at 10:30 a.m. at Bronx River Houses on E. 174th Street lying face down on his bed with a gunshot wound to his neck and another to his head, police said.\n\nNo weapon was found in the apartment, but sources said a shell casing was recovered.\n\nNYPD detectives are investigating and an autopsy by the medical examiner will determine if the case will officially be ruled a homicide.\n\nCraig McCarthy contributed to this report."], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "An Iraqi soldier stands guard in front of the US embassy. Ameer Al Mohmmedaw/dpa/picture alliance via Getty Images\n\nTopline: Amid worsening U.S.-Iranian relations, President Donald Trump sent additional troops to the Middle East on Tuesday night, in response to an attack on the U.S. embassy in Baghdad earlier that day, which he was quick to blame on Iran.\n\nAfter Iraqi citizens stormed the U.S. embassy in Baghdad on Tuesday, Trump said that the attack was “straight from Iran’s playbook” and that the country was “fully responsible.”\n\nHis administration immediately responded by deploying an additional 750 soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, to the Middle East on Tuesday night, with another 3,000 on standby in the next few days. Sources told the Associated Press that they will go to Kuwait, although the official destination hasn’t yet been confirmed.\n\nThat’s in addition to 100 marines and two Apache attack helicopters that were deployed to reinforce the U.S. embassy earlier on Tuesday in a “show of force,” according to NPR.\n\nDefense Secretary Mark Esper confirmed on Tuesday night that the deployment was “in response to recent events” in Iraq, as tensions between the U.S. and Iran continue to escalate.\n\nBy Wednesday, most Iran-backed militia and protestors began to withdraw from the U.S. embassy, defusing the situation somewhat.\n\nAccording to the State Department’s last update, all American embassy personnel in Baghdad are safe and there are currently no plans to evacuate.\n\nCrucial quote: “This will never ever be a Benghazi,” Trump told reporters at Mar-a-Lago on New Years Eve. The president also praised the “fantastic job” and “instantaneous” response from U.S. marines, as well as the efforts of the Iraqi government in defusing the situation.\n\nBig number: 14,000 U.S. troops in total have been sent to the Gulf region since May, amid concerns about Iranian aggression, according to the Associated Press.\n\nKey background: Iraqi citizens attacked the U.S. embassy in Baghdad Tuesday morning in an enraged response to a Sunday U.S. airstrike that killed two dozen members of an Iranian-backed militia. Protesters broke into the U.S. embassy Tuesday, shattering windows, lighting fires and chanting “Death To America,” in one of the worst attacks on the embassy in recent history. They were responding to U.S. airstrikes on Sunday that killed 24 members of an Iranian-backed militia, Kataib Hezbollah, on the border between Iraq and Syria. The U.S. believes Kataib Hezbollah carried out a missile attack on a Iraqi military base Friday that killed an American contractor and wounded American and Iraqi service members. Critics say the U.S. response was disproportionate and violated Iraqi sovereignty, while the New York Times reported that the weekend airstrikes resulted in the “most serious political crisis” in years for the U.S. in Iraq.\n\nTrump was quick to place the blame on Iran: “Iran killed an American contractor, wounding many. We strongly responded, and always will. Now Iran is orchestrating an attack on the U.S. Embassy in Iraq. They will be held fully responsible. In addition, we expect Iraq to use its forces to protect the Embassy, and so notified!”", "pos": ["Charging that Iran was “fully responsible” for an attack on the U.S. Embassy in Iraq, President Donald Trump ordered about 750 U.S. soldiers deployed to the Middle East as about 3,000 more prepared for possible deployment in the next several days.\n\nNo U.S. casualties or evacuations were reported after the attack Tuesday by dozens of Iran-supported militiamen. U.S. Marines were sent from Kuwait to reinforce the compound.\n\nDefense Secretary Mark Esper said Tuesday night that “in response to recent events” in Iraq, and at Trump's direction, he authorized the immediate deployment of the infantry battalion from the Army's 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. He did not specify the soldiers’ destination, but a U.S. official familiar with the decision said they will go to Kuwait.\n\n“This deployment is an appropriate and precautionary action taken in response to increased threat levels against U.S. personnel and facilities, such as we witnessed in Baghdad today,” Esper said in a written statement.\n\nAdditional soldiers from the 82nd Airborne's quick-deployment brigade, known officially as its Immediate Response Force, were prepared to deploy, Esper said. The U.S. official, who provided unreleased details on condition of anonymity, said the full brigade of about 4,000 soldiers may deploy.\n\nThe 750 soldiers deploying immediately were in addition to 14,000 U.S. troops who had deployed to the Gulf region since May in response to concerns about Iranian aggression, including its alleged sabotage of commercial shipping in the Persian Gulf. At the time of the attack the U.S. had about 5,200 troops in Iraq, mainly to train Iraqi forces and help them combat Islamic State extremists.\n\nThe breach of the U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad on Tuesday was a stark demonstration that Iran can still strike at American interests despite Trump's economic pressure campaign. It also revealed growing strains between Washington and Baghdad, raising questions about the future of the U.S. military mission there.\n\n“They will pay a very BIG PRICE! This is not a Warning, it is a Threat. Happy New Year!” Trump tweeted Tuesday afternoon, though it was unclear whether his “threat” meant military retaliation. He thanked top Iraqi government leaders for their “rapid response upon request.”"], "neg": ["Burdwan (West Bengal): Five persons of a family, including two children, were killed after a sand-laden truck lost control and overturned on a hut in West Bengal’s Purba Burdwan district, police said Wednesday.\n\nThe incident occurred Tuesday night at Shikarpur village adjoining Damodar river under Galsi police station limits, a police officer said.\n\nWhile five persons, including a two-year-old boy and nine-year-old girl were killed on the spot, one person was rescued from the debris and admitted to Burdwan Medical College and Hospital. He is on ventilator and in a very critical condition.\n\nThe incident sparked off angry reprisals by the villagers who set ablaze several trucks, dumpers and earthmovers protesting sand mining on the river bed, prompting heavy police deployment in the area, the officer added.\n\nPTI", "The white owl ''hung in front of us for half a second, wings spread, great eyes gazing straight at us. Then it lifted up and vanished into the darkness''.\n\n1974: We left for a two-year working holiday in the UK, with three sleeping bags, three suitcases and a 4-year-old son.\n\n1976: We came back with three sleeping bags, four suitcases, five tea-chests, a 6-year-old son and a 5-month-old daughter.\n\nWe'd thought we might not be able to have any more children after Pete, so when we got the brilliant news from a Margate doctor that Beth was pregnant, we decided it must have been the English mild ale. I won't say which of us had been drinking it.\n\nBeth had a glorious pregnancy, though the sight of 40 fried eggs in the seaside hotel kitchen where she was working did send her sprinting from the room.\n\nOur carefully eked-out photos (I'm talking camera-with-roll-of-film days) show her and her lovely, slowly-swelling cargo, plus small son and small son's stuffed cat, as we strolled the Hall of Mirrors at Versailles, did brass rubbings in Canterbury Cathedral, took Pete to glimpse foxes in Kentish woods.\n\nThe baby was due at the end of 1975. By that time, we were living in half an 18th century farmhouse in a West Sussex village. It was two storeys of mellow bricks, leaded windows, a stone front doorstep that centuries of feet had worn into a dip. It was charming, rustic, bone-shakingly freezing.\n\nAs the UK winter bit, all three-and-a-bit of us moved into one bedroom to save on heating. On the coldest nights, our curtains froze to the inside of the windows. Washing on the line rained little shards of ice when you shook it.\n\nWe made it to Christmas. Snow didn't fall, but sleet did, and we huddled around the coal fire (global warming? Never heard of it) to unwrap presents that had come all the way by sea from New Zealand.\n\nLater, we went for a walk, saw robins on bare branches and genuine carol singers outside a genuine thatched church. Neighbours who'd only nodded to us before now smiled, shook hands, went \"All the best for your new arrival\".\n\nThat new arrival came in the middle of the night, at the turn of the year.\n\nTwo hours into 1976, Beth shifted in bed, panted, shifted again. \"I think you need to make a phone call.\"\n\nI hurried 50m to the village shop, and the square red telephone box outside it. Britain's National Health System had briefed us on what to do. I inserted two pennies, dialled St Catherine's Hospital in Chichester, crossed my fingers.\n\nTwo minutes later, I was heading back to the cottage, under a sky glittering with northern constellations. \"The ambulance is on its way,\" I told Beth, who was now dressed and perched on the edge of the bed, taking slow breaths. On the other side of the room, Pete slept on.\n\nThe ambulance came just 20 minutes later. As Beth and her bulge got in, the driver told me \"Don't worry, chum. We always look after you Australians.\"\n\nI went back inside, muttered \"Australians??\" a few times, and lay in bed, fretting.\n\n3am. 4am. 5am. Nothing would have happened yet, but I couldn't wait.\n\nI checked on Pete, ran back to the phone box, inserted more pennies. (We'd built up an emergency stack on the mantelpiece.)\n\nI was answered. I was transferred. I was put on hold. Finally, a West Sussex accent came on. \"Muster Hill? You've got a booful daughter. Happy New Year, luv.\"\n\nHelen Mary had reached Planet Earth. I knew my face was split by a huge, stupid grin.\n\nDavid Hill David Hill's son Pete with new baby sister Helen Mary.\n\nPete was still fast asleep. I shook him. \"Pete? Wake up, son. You've got a little sister.\" Our 5-year-old stared, sprang out of bed, peered under it. \"Where?\" he went.\n\nWe'd arranged to park him with friends a few miles away. I rang them, too (of course they wanted a 5.20am call), helped a yawning small son into his clothes, and we drove off.\n\nThe road to our friends wound through bare, silent winter woods. We slid along a tunnel of oak and beech that flicked past in our headlights. Black branches arched above us.\n\nThe bird came with no sound. From a tree just ahead, a white owl swooped down. It hung in front of us for half a second, wings spread, great eyes gazing straight at us. Then it lifted up and vanished into the darkness.\n\nA white owl. The bird of the Greek Goddess Athena; a symbol of female knowledge and power.\n\nPete had slept through it. Twenty miles away in Chichester, our daughter had been in the world for less than three hours. I drove on, my back prickling.\n\nOf course no parent forgets the birth of a child. But this time, I felt I'd been sent a sign. I'd been blessed. And her life has blessed us ever since.\n\nHappy New Year and Happy Birthday, Helen Mary.\n\n* David Hill is a freelance writer from Taranaki.", "Advertisement\n\nTEXARKANA, TEXAS – The Texarkana Texas Police Department arrested Gavin Baber, 20, of Texarkana Texas, for Aggravated Assault Causing Serious Bodily Injury on Saturday morning.\n\nOfficers were dispatched to a residence in the 2400 block of North Akin Road to the report of a fight. When they arrived, they found Baber and a 49 year old man involved in a physical altercation in the street. The officers separated the two men and discovered that the older man had an injury to his left eye.\n\nIt was determined that Baber and others arrived at the residence shortly before the fight to pick up the victim’s stepson. Witnesses said that the victim demanded that Baber leave the property before Baber threatened and attacked him. At some point during the fight, Baber managed to gouge the victim’s eye with his fingers.\n\nAdvertisement\n\nLifeNet Ambulance responded to evaluate the victim’s condition. He was transported to Christus St. Michael Hospital, where it was later learned that his optic nerve had been severed and the injury was considered serious. It is believed that he will likely lose his eye as a result of this assault.\n\nBaber was arrested and transported to the Bi-State Jail. He remains in custody with a $100,000 bond.", "He’s been teaching Londoners how to stamp out racism and build bridges for more than two decades, one year giving more than 300 presentations.\n\nLeroy Hibbert was the one called in to train hundreds of London police officers after a blackface scandal opened the force up to criticism.\n\nNow the 48-year-old is being honoured as a “Distinguished Londoner,” a new category on the annual mayor’s New Year’s honour list released Wednesday.\n\nIt recognizes 11 Londoners for their achievements and charitable work, including an Olympic bobsled champion and a seven-year-old girl who fought leukemia for much of her short life.\n\n“I just say ‘wow,’ ” Hibbert said when asked about being part of the inaugural group of Distinguished Londoners on the annual roll call.\n\n“I was humbled, I was thankful. Although you do the work because of the love I have for the people, it’s nice to be recognized.”\n\nHibbert, who was born in Toronto but moved to London as a youngster, does multicultural outreach for LUSO Community Services. He’s seen the city’s population grow and its “cultural and racial makeup” shift dramatically since the 1970s, describing it as “one of the greatest things I’ve seen.”\n\nBut that diversity has also sparked challenges, he said.\n\n“There are actually still pockets within the community (where) racism exists, discrimination exists, ethnic misunderstandings also occur,” Hibbert said.\n\nBut he said he feels Londoners are increasingly having the tough conversations.\n\n“The racism that has happened maybe 50 to 60 years ago was very blatant,” Hibbert said.\n\n“Now it’s very different in that it’s very subtle. There are a lot of unconscious biases and a lot of micro-aggressions that take place. It’s still very hurtful. It can be exhausting for racialized community members to keep fighting these battles are that are not as ‘in your face,’” he added.\n\nIt’s a history London knows well, marked by episodes such as a racial slur hurled at two black actors – in town to appear in a play about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. And as recently as this fall, a Western University student who called out a professor for using the n-word in a lecture faced an onslaught of racist attacks.\n\nBut there’s one lesson that keeps Hibbert plugging ahead.\n\n“People can change. That is one thing that’s an encouraging factor for me,” he said.\n\n“Where people are now, isn’t where they’ll end up.”\n\nmstacey@postmedia.com\n\ntwitter.com/MeganatLFPress\n\nOTHERS ON THE MAYOR’S NEW YEAR’S HONOUR LIST\n\nHayden Foulon (posthumously), Distinguished Londoner\n\nFoulon died in November 2019 after a years-long battle with cancer, throughout which she advocated for childhood cancer awareness and research. Foulon, who loved school, Paw Patrol, and singing the Beatles, even struck up a friendship with Toronto Maple Leafs star Mitch Marner.\n\nBrian Hill, Distinguished Londoner\n\nPresident of the N’Amerind Friendship Centre board, Hill convened the organization’s first municipal all-candidates debate last year and has championed reconciliation and multicultural relationships.\n\nDon Campbell, Distinguished Londoner\n\nAs head of the Summerside Community Association, Campbell is a champion for the southeast neighbourhood and has built a Canada Day event that now draws more than 6,000.\n\nGary Doerr, accessibility category\n\nDoerr, who has rheumatoid arthritis, is an organ donation advocate after having his life saved by a liver transplant. The accessibility champion has served on the accessibility committee, the paratransit advisory committee, and the board of Independent Living Centre.\n\nPatrick Fleming, age-friendly category\n\nFleming, a longtime social worker at London Health Sciences Centre, supports seniors with depression through a weekly session in the geriatric mental health program. He also works in the community helping older adults and sharing his knowledge with other professionals and organizations.\n\nRenee Silberman, arts category\n\nSerenata Music, a non-profit chamber music concert series, was developed by Silberman with the goal of featuring both established and rookie artists, and has since included more than 30 Juno Award nominees or winners.\n\nAlexander Kopacz, sports category\n\nThe Olympic bobsled champion won gold for Canada at the 2018 Winter Olympics, but it was Kopacz’s Western University coaches who helped push the athlete – then a varsity shot putter – toward the sport with a bobsleigh training camp.\n\nCarla Garagozzo, housing category\n\nGaragozzo has been a driving force in helping to house seniors – veterans, in particular – in London by creating the Italian Seniors Project. The organization has since developed two affordable housing projects, including the 52-unit Residenza Italia at 1109 Hamilton Rd.\n\nArthur McClelland, heritage category\n\nMcClelland holds a wealth of knowledge about London and Middlesex and its heritage properties and buildings. He’s a popular speaker among historical societies and leads tours through local villages and hamlets for other heritage advocates.\n\nRob McQueen, environment category\n\nThe creator of Forage City London, McQueen has brought together nearly 2,000 people to talk plants, host food workshops and take nature and weed identification walks. McQueen, a former tradesperson, also volunteers extensively and has most recently helped design a drop-in centre for teens.", "news, local-news,\n\nA YOUNG Eyre Peninsula couple celebrated Christmas as millionaires after winning the $1 million division one prize in X Lotto. The couple held the only division one winning entry nationally in the Monday and Wednesday X Lotto draw which was drawn on December 23. An SA Lotteries official called the couple to inform them of their win, the woman answered the phone but interrupted the official to make sure her husband would get to hear the news at the same time. The woman said she only played sporadically and had marked her numbers at random. \"They weren't special beforehand, but they definitely are now,\" she said. When asked how they planned to spend their life-changing windfall, the thrilled couple confessed they were looking forward to house-hunting in the new year. \"We'll definitely be buying a house but after that we don't know,\" she said. \"I don't think the news has really sunk in yet,\" the husband added. The couple who wish to remain anonymous, purchased their six-game marked entry online.\n\nhttps://nnimgt-a.akamaihd.net/transform/v1/crop/frm/32ui8UE6ZJbtvC4phXfSTtM/df83febe-a06b-4d0a-ac25-a864e1751dad.jpg/r0_338_6653_4097_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg"], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "Apple previously used graphics chips or GPUs in its iPhones and iPads that were designed by Imagination Technologies. An iPhone 11 is seen in this photo. (Image source: Bloomberg) Apple previously used graphics chips or GPUs in its iPhones and iPads that were designed by Imagination Technologies. An iPhone 11 is seen in this photo. (Image source: Bloomberg)\n\nUK chip designer Imagination Technologies Group Plc said it’s struck a new license agreement with Apple Inc, reviving a business relationship that had all but ended in recent years.\n\nThe company, which was sold to Chinese buyout firm Canyon Bridge Capital Partners for 500 million pounds ($663 million) in September 2017, said Thursday it “formed a new multi-year license agreement under which Apple has access to a wider range of Imagination’s intellectual property in exchange for license fees.”\n\nApple previously used graphics chips or GPUs in its iPhones and iPads that were designed by Imagination Technologies, but it moved to its own internal chip designs starting with the iPhone X in 2017 and the iPad Pro in 2018. The US company also uses its own graphics processors in the Apple Watch. It told Imagination Technologies in 2017 that it would stop using its intellectual property in new products within two years.\n\nWhen Imagination Technologies, then a public company, announced the loss of Apple as its biggest customer, its stock plummeted. The British company said in 2018 there may be “material uncertainty” regarding the future of the company if Apple doesn’t pay any royalties on its latest generation of iPhones and iPads.\n\nIt’s unclear if Apple has paid those fees, but Imagination has argued it would be “extremely challenging for Apple to design a GPU in a way that allows them not to pay royalties to Imagination.”\n\nThe company didn’t specify on Thursday which intellectual property the latest agreement covers, but Imagination’s IP related to graphics and artificial intelligence could be key to future Apple devices. The iPhone maker uses a combination of supplier deals and acquisitions to build up its portfolio of patents and designs. Last year, Apple acquired Intel Corp’s modem unit to design cellular chips for future devices.\n\nFor all the latest Technology News, download Indian Express App", "pos": ["UK-based chipmaker Imagination Technologies on Thursday announced Apple has replaced a licensing agreement first signed in 2014, though details of the deal, including what technology it covers, remain unknown.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImagination Technologies (\"Imagination\") announces that it has replaced the multi-year, multi-use license agreement with Apple, first announced on February 6, 2014, with a new multi-year license agreement under which Apple has access to a wider range of Imagination's intellectual property in exchange for license fees.\n\nAnnounced in a brief press release posted to Imagination's website , the new agreement sees Apple pay out licensing fees for multi-year rights to a \"wider ranger\" of the British firm's intellectual property. What IP is involved in the agreement was not divulged in today's statement:A former Apple collaborator in the GPU design space, Imagination saw its fortunes tumble in 2017 when the tech giant decided to shift GPU operations in-house In April 2017, Imagination announced Apple planned to stop using the firm's IP in its hardware designs by 2019. The firm was heavily reliant on licensing revenue from the iPhone maker, which came out to some $81 million in fiscal 2017. Apple's abrupt pullout left Imagination flailing to stay alive as its stock plummeted.Shortly after the announced breakup, Imagination entered a \" dispute resolution process \", accusing Apple of \"unauthorized use of Imagination's confidential information and Imagination's intellectual property rights.\" In its defense, Apple said it stopped accepting new IP from Imagination in 2015 , adding that the firm only decided to apprise its shareholders of the situation after Apple invoked a contract clause to pay lower royalty rates.The chipmaker sought to sell itself in June 2017 and ultimately found a buyer in China-backed equity firm Canyon Bridge.For years, Apple relied on Imagination's PowerVR technology in its A-series system-on-chip designs, silicon that can still be found in certain iPads, Apple Watch Series 3 and Apple TV 4K. In 2017, however, Apple introduced its own integrated GPU design with the A11 Bionic chip powering iPhone 8 and iPhone X. Subsequent A-series designs rely solely on Apple tech."], "neg": ["KARACHI: A multi-storey residential building in Karachi’s Ranchore Lane area that collapsed suddenly on Monday was reportedly constructed on the foundation laid for only shops, ARY News reported.\n\nTalking to journalists, Salman Soomro, the plot’s owner, said that he had got constructed the shops on the land by a local builder around 15 years ago. Later, another builder had approached him and asked to sell the roof of the shops, he added.\n\nSoomro said that he had sold the roof to the builder, adding that the builder had erected a six-storey building on the roof of the shops. The plot owner maintained that he did not know about the material used in the structure of the building.\n\nRead More: Karachi building collapse: Building erected despite major structural flaws\n\nEarlier on December 23, a six-storey building, which was tilted down earlier in the day, had been raised after getting construction permit of ground plus one floor.\n\nAccording to the map, obtained by the ARY News, the builder had constructed the high-rise residential building in Ranchore Line by violating the laws of Sindh Building Control Authority.\n\nSources had said that SBCA’s than assistant and deputy directors had raised questions over the building but the former DG SBCA had allowed the builder to construct the multi-storey building.\n\nComments", "Things to Do: Take in Unity Concert, Kristin Chenoweth, bagpipes and Children's Day\n\nSUNDAY\n\nMusic for the Maid of Orleans at Unity Concert\n\nTallahassee Community Chorus presents its annual Unity Concert at 4 p.m. Sunday in Ruby Diamond Concert Hall. Unity 15: Voice of Light will celebrate the power of female heroism with a performance of Richard Einhorn's powerful oratorio “Voices of Light” alongside a screening of Carl Dreyer’s 1928 silent film masterpiece “The Passion of Joan of Arc.” The Florida State University Women’s Glee ensemble will join the chorus for this performance. Note: Some scenes in the film may not be suitable for younger viewers. Tickets range from $6 to $22, and attendees are also asked to bring a donation of nonperishable foods, paper supplies, craft supplies or office supplies to benefit The Oasis Center for Women & Girls and Refuge House. Visit www.tcchorus.org or call 850-597-0603.\n\nTUESDAY\n\nMusic: Kristin Chenoweth goes for 'Elegance'\n\nOpening Nights presents Emmy and Tony award-winning actress and singer Kristin Chenoweth performing songs from her album “The Art of Elegance,” a collection of American Songbook classics, Broadway and well-known standards, at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in Ruby Diamond Concert Hall. Chenoweth is a classically trained coloratura soprano who originated the role of Glinda the Good Witch in the Broadway blockbuster “Wicked,” for which she was nominated for a Tony Award (she won a Tony for her role in “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown”). She’s also familiar to TV viewers as Olive Snook in the series “Pushing Daisies (for which she won an Emmy), as media consultant Annabelle Schott in “The West Wing” and for repeat appearances on “Glee.” Tickets are $80 and $65. Visit https://openingnights.fsu.edu/events/kristin-chenoweth/.\n\nTHURSDAY\n\nMusic: Bagpipe delights\n\nIf you were fortunate enough to catch the Silk Road Ensemble’s Opening Nights performance featuring Yo-Yo Ma and a host of international musical maestros in 2017, you will recognize Cristina Pato. She and her gaita — a Galician bagpipe — helped weave the cross-cultural spell that captivated the audience in Ruby Diamond Concert Hall. Pato returns with her quartet for an Opening Nights performance at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in Opperman Music Hall. The wide-ranging program will fuse the influences of Latin music, jazz, pop, traditional and contemporary music. Tickets are $45.\n\nSaturday\n\nMuseum: Children's Day Celebration\n\nThe Museum of Florida History, 500 S. Bronough St., is hosting its 37th Annual Children’s Day Celebration: History on the Horizon event from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday. The Museum hosts a fun filled day for families and children of all ages with free performances, exhibitors, games, and its newest temporary exhibit, Florida Inspired. Enjoy live performances by the Tallahassee Ballet, Capital City Music Therapy, Young Actors Theater, and others. BJ’s Party House returns this year with face painting and balloon art. Dozens of exhibitors offering hands-on learning and free activities will be set up throughout the Museum and R. A. Gray Building. Free parking is available in the garage next to the Museum. Face painting and balloon art tickets can be purchased on site. Proceeds support educational programs at the Museum of Florida History. All other activities are free. Follow the Museum’s social media pages and website or call 850-245-6400 for more information.\n\nNever miss a story: Subscribe to the Tallahassee Democrat.", "ATHENS (Sputnik) - Bulgaria's Bulgargaz and Russia's Gazprom have agreed for Bulgaria to start receiving Russian gas directly from the TurkStream pipeline rather than through Romania starting 1 January to save some 81 million leva ($45 million), the Bulgarian gas company has said in a statement.\n\nAccording to a statement, the Russian and Bulgarian gas giants signed an additional agreement on 30 December under which Bulgaria is to switch from receiving gas from the Negru Voda point in Romania to its own compressor station in Strandzha where the fuel will come from Turkey.\n\n\"The financial gains from changing the receiving point are estimated to be approximately 81 million leva. Bulgargaz and customers in Bulgaria will save by no longer having to pay for access to and transit through the territory of Romania worth an approximate 76 million leva\", the statement read.\n\nLower prices set by the Bulgartransgaz operator for gas via Strandzha adds an additional 4.6 million leva to the total savings.\n\nThe company has promised lower gas prices in the next three months and said it was in talks with Gazprom to negotiate better prices for Bulgaria. Sofia has also voiced a readiness to transit Russian gas westward to Greece and North Macedonia.\n\nTurkStream is a projected 570-mile twin pipeline to run from Russia through the Black Sea to Turkey, at which point one of the branches will continue further up to southern and southeastern Europe. The launch is scheduled for 8 January, as both branches are now filled with fuel.\n\nRussia has been supplying gas to Bulgaria since 1974 and is currently the only exporter of natural gas on the Bulgarian market. Last year, Bulgaria finished building a 7-mile segment of a pipe to link TurkStream to the so-called Balkan Stream pipeline network of Bulgaria and Serbia.", "In 2018, a record number of new mayors were elected across British Columbia, many of them promising big changes in their communities. In 2019, many of them tried to implement their promises, with mixed success.\n\nSo what will 2020 hold?\n\nThere's no crystal ball for predicting how politics will play out across 162 different municipalities — but here are some big stories likely to come up over the next 12 months.\n\nMayoral opposition in Vancouver and Surrey\n\nOpposition has begun to grow against the agendas of Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart and Surrey Mayor Doug McCallum, with divisive budgets passed by both earlier this month.\n\nIn Surrey, the opposition is somewhat splintered, with three independent councillors and one from a different political party voting against McCallum. And in Vancouver, while most councillors support the mayor on some policy issues, the largest opposition group (the NPA) is wracked by a dispute between the board of directors and elected officials.\n\nSurrey Mayor Doug McCallum, left, and Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart, right, have made it a priority early in their terms to work together. (Justin McElroy/CBC)\n\nPolicing in Surrey\n\nSpeaking of Surrey, arguably the most substantive policy switch by any B.C. local government in 2019 was the city's move toward an independent police force. The province tentatively approved Surrey's plans to do away with the RCMP, but created a joint task force to oversee the timeline and details.\n\nIt's unclear if the task force — chaired by former attorney general Wally Oppal — will approve a full switch and if it will meet McCallum's start goal of April 2021.\n\nSkyTrain to UBC\n\nIn Vancouver, the big mayoral promise — an extension of the Millennium Line from its planned terminus at Arbutus Street all the way to UBC — remains more muddled.\n\nVancouver's council and the TransLink Mayors' Council approved the project, but it will require more than a billion dollars in federal funding.\n\nStewart said in an October interview that the city needs a commitment from the federal and provincial governments to make sure the line runs to UBC.\n\nThe proposed connection to UBC would include four new SkyTrain stations. (City of Vancouver)\n\nMassey Tunnel and North Shore fixed links\n\nOther proposed transportation projects will also be in the headlines in 2020, though the municipalities involved might have less of a say in how they turn out.\n\nThe province has promised next year will finally see a business case delivered for a new tunnel that would replace the aging Massey crossing between Richmond and Delta, while a provincially-funded study into options for a new link between the North Shore and Vancouver will also be completed.\n\nOfficial Community Plan consultations\n\nNext year, Vancouver fully embarks on city-wide plan consultations, while Port Moody, White Rock and the District of North Vancouver are scheduled to consider changes to their Official Community Plans (OCP).\n\nIn those smaller communities, mayors were elected on a promise of slowing down growth, and new OCPs will allow opportunities to put new regulations on the height or form of new buildings in town centres.\n\nBudgets under control?\n\nIn both Vancouver and Metro Vancouver, budgets for 2020 were passed with significantly higher property tax increases than usual — seven per cent in Vancouver, and six per cent in Metro Vancouver.\n\nIn both jurisdictions, elected officials have asked staff to provide more consultation for the 2021 budget, in hopes it might be easier to identify possible savings.\n\nDeveloper donations\n\nWhile the provincial government banned corporations from donating in local elections, the people who run companies are still allowed to donate to whomever they choose.\n\nThat's caused controversy in many municipalities, as company owners and managers gave money to mayoral and council candidates across the region — often in jurisdictions where they were planning new projects.\n\nA number of actions are underway that could change how the rules are interpreted in the future, from municipalities considering new rules around transparency, lobbying the provincial government for further changes, or lawsuits by concerned citizens.\n\n'Compassion fatigue'\n\nSeveral mid-sized municipalities passed new bylaws in 2019 cracking down on panhandling activity, and mayors in other communities warned that growing homeless populations, mixed with modular housing projects created by the provincial government, were spurring a backlash.\n\n\"We need help in the worst way, and the meantime, the reservoir of public sympathy is fast evaporating because of the level of crime related to addiction,\" Nanaimo Mayor and former NDP MLA Leonard Krog said in September to the government.\n\nKrog has since asked for the province to institutionalize homeless people who are severely mentally ill.\n\nVictoria byelection\n\nWhile B.C.'s local elections aren't for another three years, there is a byelection in Victoria that will be watched closely.\n\nLaurel Collins resigned from council after being elected with the NDP in October's federal election, and a number of candidates are expected to run to replace her. With Victoria city council often in the news — and occasionally raising the ire of the province — the expected March byelection will provide an interesting glimpse into the minds of voters in B.C.'s capital city.\n\nNorth Van Pigeons\n\nAnd finally, a quickly escalating drama over the ban on owning pigeons in the District of North Vancouver will likely resolve itself next year.\n\nAfter CBC News revealed that the only person affected by the pigeon ban lived beside a councillor who explicitly asked for the ban and in the past said it affected her property's value, the district launched an internal investigation and both North Vancouver and the councillor in question were taken to court.\n\nAll three proceedings should conclude in 2020.", "Just minutes into New Year’s Day, a teenage boy was shot and wounded in the leg on the North Side of St. Louis. A few minutes later, four people where shot in a different neighborhood, three fatally. By morning, the police were investigating 10 shootings, including five deaths, across the city.\n\nAnd the year wasn’t even a day old. Nor was the violence limited to St. Louis, which in 2017 had the nation’s highest murder rate.\n\nIn a country that has become accustomed to gun violence in all its forms, 2020 was off to a typical start. Gunfire echoed across the country in shootings from St. Louis to Philadelphia, and from Michigan to Texas.\n\nIn Cleveland, a man who news reports said was firing off rounds to celebrate the new year accidentally killed his girlfriend. In Florida, near Orlando, two men were killed in a shooting inside a nightclub. And in Baltimore, which closed 2019 with the city’s second-highest number of homicides on record, the police were investigating two killings that happened a few hours before midnight."], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "Aligarh: Aligarh Muslim University has further extended the winter break keeping in view the continuing protests against the amended citizenship law in the country. The university was to reopen on 6 January.\n\nAccording to an AMU notice, the decision to extend the vacations again was taken after a meeting chaired by Vice-Chancellor Tariq Mansoor on Wednesday. A detailed schedule for the reopening of the university \"in a phased manner\" will be notified after the review of the situation.\n\nOn 15 December night, the university had announced an extended winter break following violent protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) on the campus.\n\nOver 60 people, including 40 students, AMU security staff and policemen, were injured in the violence. At least four students who received serious injuries are still being treated.\n\nA number of injured students had alleged that police and the Rapid Action Police (RAF) indulged in excesses. Police have booked 56 persons, including a number of students, for holding a protest which later turned violent.\n\nOn December 24, nine days after the violence, the RAF filed a separate FIR in which around 1,000 unidentified students were booked for violence.\n\nStudents have also formed a coordination committee for continuing their peaceful protest against the CAA on the campus.\n\nFind latest and upcoming tech gadgets online on Tech2 Gadgets. Get technology news, gadgets reviews & ratings. Popular gadgets including laptop, tablet and mobile specifications, features, prices, comparison.", "pos": ["The winter vacation of Aligarh Muslim University has been extended. The university was scheduled to open on January 6. No new date has been given.\n\nOn December 15, the winter vacation was advanced by a week and hostels were vacated after several students were injured in a clash with the police after a protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act allegedly turned violent.\n\nAn official statement from the public relations office of AMU said due to overall prevailing situation, winter vacation of Aligarh Muslim University for students as well as for the teaching staff, had been extended and the university would not be opening on January 6, 2020.\n\nThe decision was taken at a consultative meeting of the Deans of Faculties, Principals of Colleges and Polytechnics and other functionaries of the university under the chairmanship of AMU Vice-Chancellor Professor Tariq Mansoor on Wednesday.\n\n“A detailed schedule for opening of the university in a phased manner, the conduct of remaining examinations which could not be held in December 2019, commencement of classes for the next semester and the duration of the summer vacation shall be notified by the university in due course of time so that there is no academic loss to the students,” said Mujib Ullah Zuberi, Controller of Examination.\n\nHe added that students are advised to regularly visit the university website.\n\nSources said the university administration was waiting for the situation to defuse. “There are 10 thousand non-resident students, many of whom are still carrying on peaceful protest. Many resident students didn’t leave the city and continued to stay with their friends,” said a source requesting anonymity.\n\nOver 60 injured\n\nOver 60 people, including 40 students, AMU security staff and policemen, were injured in the violence. At least four students who received serious injuries are still being treated.\n\nA number of injured students had alleged that police and the Rapid Action Police indulged in excesses. Police have booked 56 persons, including a number of students, for holding a protest which later turned violent.\n\n(With PTI inputs)"], "neg": ["2019 was quite the year for the royal family, with some big highs like births and engagements, as well as some lows. No matter how much went on however, that doesn’t mean that 2020 won’t be another year full of some ups and downs for the House of Windsor.\n\nThe royal family doesn’t appear to be slowing down when it comes to their plans for the next calendar year. Here are some big things to potentially look forward to.\n\nQueen Elizabeth, Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall:\n\nPhoto: Getty Images/Chris Jackson\n\nRumors are more rampant than ever that Queen Elizabeth is preparing to invoke the Regency Act after her 95th birthday in 2021, which would allow her to basically step back from all her duties as Queen while still retaining her title, and giving Prince Charles the ability to somewhat rule in her place. However, the Queen has made no moves to suggest this is true, though she has been slowly preparing her heir for his eventual role as King, giving him more responsibility and increasing his public profile and presence.\n\nAs for the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall, they aren’t expected to have any large celebrations on their calendar, though their public roles could increase with more engagements as they take on more responsibilities.\n\nPrince William and Kate Middleton:\n\nPhoto: AFP/Aamir QURESHI\n\nAfter a big year which saw the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge become the sole heads of The Royal Foundation, they are looking ahead to another big year as well, which will include new initiatives and more focus on their charity work.\n\nPrince Harry and Meghan Markle:\n\nPhoto: Chris Jackson - WPA Pool/Getty Images\n\nAfter a year that saw them welcome their first child together, there was a lot of turmoil for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who not only started lawsuits against publications that they felt invaded their privacy but also took a six-week break at the end of the year from their royal duties. As for what fans can expect from them in 2020— the couple may once again team up with Prince William and Kate as they all take on more work following Prince Andrew’s stepping back from royal life.\n\nPrincess Beatrice and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi:\n\nPhoto: David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty Images\n\nAnother royal wedding is set to take place in 2020, as Princess Beatrice officially ties the knot with Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi. Details about the pair’s nuptials have remained under wraps thus far.", "By NEIL HARTNELL\n\nTribune Business Editor\n\nnhartnell@tribunemedia.net\n\nA Chamber of Commerce director yesterday voiced optimism that regulators are poised to take “the first step” in ensuring Bahamas Power & Light (BPL) fulfills its obligations towards consumers.\n\nDebby Deal told Tribune Business she drew encouragement from the Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority’s (URCA) planned probe into how BPL calculates its fuel charge as a sign that it will increasingly bare its supervisory teeth towards the state-owned energy monopoly.\n\nThe head of the Chamber’s environment and energy committee, she said URCA’s just-unveiled draft 2020 annual plan also explained that a lack of funding and staff with the necessary expertise had impeded its initial efforts to properly regulate BPL.\n\n“I can see now why URCA was not much in the picture as it didn’t have the resources to do what it needed to do,” Ms Deal added. “That’s good for us to know. A lot of us wondered why URCA was not in the picture - we saw a lot of fines for BTC on the communications side, but very little to do with BPL. They didn’t have the funds to hire the staff to do what they needed to do.\n\n“Now they will expand their staff we’ll be able to see better results, maybe, in the actions of BPL if they are questioned as to what they’re doing. Whether that happens is a whole different ball game.”\n\nMs Deal added that URCA’s planned investigation into BPL’s fuel charge, which typically makes up 50-60 percent of consumer bills, was “good news even if they find nothing” as it suggested the regulator was prepared to act in the interests of consumers.\n\n“I’m very grateful that this might be the first step in making sure their [BPL’s] actual mandate comes to fruition. BPL is supposed to provide safe, reliable and cost efficient energy, and for 40 years they’ve not given us safe, reliable and cost efficient energy,” she told Tribune Business. “Now they can start looking into some of this stuff.”\n\nThis newspaper reported last week that URCA is set to examine whether BPL customers have suffered “possible harm or mischief” after detecting “troubling trends” in how it has been calculating fuel charges.\n\nThe regulator, in its just-released 2020 draft annual plan and budget, pledged to impose “clear regulatory oversight” over how BPL determines this portion of customer bills given that it can create “inefficiencies causing significant cost to consumers”.\n\nIdentifying this as a major 2020 priority, URCA revealed it plans to “develop a comprehensive methodology” for how such fuel charges are calculated and applied at both BPL and throughout the wider Bahamian energy industry.\n\nIt admitted it had wanted to undertake such a “regulatory intervention” in 2019, but was thwarted by a “lack of available resources” - something that has plagued URCA’s efforts to oversee the Bahamian energy industry ever since it took on this responsibility in 2016.\n\nHowever, the regulator said its New Year’s objectives are to ensure “the fuel charge accurately reflects the actual cost of fuel used by BPL in providing electricity to its customers”, and that “the fuel charge only reflects the fair and efficient costs of fuel used, and does not pass on costs resulting from failures by BPL to properly manage its electricity system”.\n\n“Over the course of 2019, URCA has reviewed the gazetted rules pertaining to the calculation and application of the fuel charge, and tracked the posted fuel charge for the period,” it said, “noting trends which are of concern to URCA, particularly in relation to costs experienced during BPL’s period of supply challenges in New Providence during 2019.\n\n“In reviewing the need to address any possible harm and/or mischief that may have been caused to consumers through the fuel charge during the period, URCA is currently seeking to address BPL’s power quality deficiencies during 2019 through a comprehensive investigation.”\n\nURCA added that this probe will be able to address “any fuel charge impact” that BPL consumer suffered in 2019, and unveiled its “fuel cost recovery” regulation project for the new year.\n\n“Moving forward, and noting that the fuel charge mechanism can result in inefficiencies causing significant cost to consumers, URCA considers it necessary to ensure that there is clear regulatory oversight of the fuel charge approach wherever it is employed in The Bahamas,” URCA said.\n\n“URCA therefore proposes during 2020 to develop a comprehensive methodology for the derivation and application of fuel charges within the sector.”\n\nThe “fuel charge” portion of BPL bills is designed as a pass-through, meaning that the utility passes on to consumers the full costs associated with purchasing the fuel used to generate electricity. It is supposed to be a ‘cost recovery’ mechanism, meaning that BPL earns no profits from the fuel charge.\n\nHowever, there have long been suspicions that BPL uses the “fuel charge” to disguise inefficiencies elsewhere in its operations, and wraps other items into this levy that further burden Bahamian businesses and households besides the pure costs of fuel.\n\nThe language in URCA’s draft 2020 annual plan will likely reinforce such fears, and suggests there may be some credibility to these concerns. The issue is a vital one for Bahamian households and businesses, especially if they are being forced to unduly pay for BPL’s inefficiencies, given the portion of customer bills that the fuel charge typically accounts for.\n\nURCA’s ambitions are also likely to be greeted with some scepticism given its confession that the energy sector has operated without effective regulatory scrutiny despite being handed this responsibility in 2016 with passage of the Electricity Act.", "HOWELL — A movie theater was evacuated and a person was arrested on New Year's Day after fireworks outside the building were mistaken for real gunfire.\n\nTownship police on Wednesday evening said responding officers found no evidence of gunfire but did find evidence of discharged fireworks. Officials said after 6 p.m. that a male suspect was arrested but they did not immediately provide more details.\n\nPolice said the theater manager confronted a male who they believed had set off the fireworks.\n\nInside the theater, meanwhile, panicked people called 911 after confusing the bangs with gun shots.\n\nA commenter on the Howell police Facebook page said she was watching a movie when theatergoers heard the noise.\n\n\"The entire theater ran to get out. What a god awful experience. I wouldn’t wish this on anyone,\" the commenter said.\n\nPolice from Jackson and Lakewood also responded.\n\nMore From WOBM News:", "Ajay Devgn’s first look from Bhuj The Pride of India as IAF pilot Sq Ld Vijay Karnik is impressive, see pic\n\nbollywood\n\nUpdated: Jan 02, 2020 09:59 IST\n\nAjay Devgn will be seen as an Indian Air Force (IAF) pilot in one of his upcoming films, Bhuj: The Pride Of India. Director Abhishek Dudhaiya shared the first look of the film on Twitter on the first day of the new year.\n\nSharing the picture, Abhishek wrote: “It’s a privilege to present @ajaydevgn sir’s first look as Sq. Ld. Vijay Karnik from my upcoming directorial film #BhujThePrideOfIndia . #14Aug2020.” He also revealed that the film will open in theatres a day before Independence Day this year. Ajay plays the lead role and will be seen as Squadron Leader Vijay Karnik.\n\nIt’s a privilege to present @ajaydevgn sir’s first look as Sq. Ld. Vijay Karnik from my upcoming directorial film #BhujThePrideOfIndia . #14Aug2020. pic.twitter.com/5pZiORdXjs — Abhishekdudhaiya (@AbhishekDudhai6) January 1, 2020\n\nAjay has worked in number of patriotic films, with another of his upcoming films, Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior, also showcasing similar sentiments.\n\nBhuj: The Pride Of India tells one of the many stories of bravery, selflessness and commitment, shown by ordinary people apart from the armed forces during the 1971 Indo-Pak War. The period drama looks back into the journey of 300 women from Madhapar village of Gujarat’s Kutch district, who played a pivotal role in helping India win the war. The women came together to rebuild and repair the only runway in Bhuj, which was crucial for the war.\n\nAlso read: Ananya Panday equates struggle to not appearing on Koffee With Karan, Siddhant Chaturvedi has a savage reply\n\nThe film also stars Sanjay Dutt, Sonakshi Sinha, Hate Story 4 actor Ihana Dhillon, singer-actor Ammy Virk and South Indian actor Pranitha Subhash. For Pranitha, who has starred in a number of movies such Porki, Saguni and Dynamite, Bhuj: The Pride of India will also mark her Bollywood debut.\n\nSpeaking about working with Ajay Devgn, she had earlier told IANS: “Ajay sir is so disciplined on sets. He is so natural when it comes to acting and the best thing about him is that as soon as the director says action, he gets into the character and gets out of it as soon as the director says cut. There was so much to learn from him and I feel blessed to have worked with him in my first Bollywood film.” The film is slated to hit theatres on August 14.\n\n(With IANS inputs)\n\nFollow @htshowbiz for more", "New Delhi [India], Jan 1 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will dedicate five DRDO Young Scientists Laboratories to the nation on Thursday, which would boost indigenous research capabilities in the defence sector.\n\nDuring the event, the Prime Minister will unveil a plaque and also address the scientists.\n\nThe event is being organised by the Aeronautical Development Establishment, DRDO, at Bengaluru. DRDO will also showcase some of its innovative products to the Prime Minister at an exhibition.\n\nA PMO release said that Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa and DRDO Chairman G Satheesh Reddy will also be present on the occasion.\n\nThe release said the Prime Minister had suggested that at least five DRDO labs should be identified exclusively for innovation by young scientists up to the age of 35 years.\n\nHe made the suggestion in 2014 while addressing a gathering after giving away the DRDO awards.\n\nThe Prime Minister had also called for involving the youth in defence research-related activities in a big way to ensure that India remained abreast of global technological advancements in the field. (ANI)"], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "(CNN) — Whether you want to relax on a remote island off the coast of Africa, ride Germany's coolest trains or spot howling monkeys in South America, there is much to explore heading into a new decade in 2020.\n\nJapan will be hosting the Summer Olympics, Jamaica will be marking the late Bob Marley's 75th birthday, and Washington will be on pins and needles for much of the year preparing for the US presidential election.\n\nRelated content Our favorite travel photos of 2019\n\nBut the world is clearly in upheaval. As CNN Travel editors gathered to nominate some of their favorite places for our annual list, we saw the Assam region erupt in violence over India's anti-Muslim legislation and Zimbabwe wracked by drought.\n\nWe don't know whether Chile's long-planned celebration around the December solar eclipse could be overtaken by continued protests in the streets or whether Galway, Ireland, will be hurt by the ongoing Brexit debate in the UK.\n\nl e v a r t\n\nAnd yet we must travel to see destinations other than our own, expand our knowledge of our planet and celebrate the beauty of human accomplishment and natural wonders all over the world.\n\nHere they are, CNN Travel's 20 places to visit in 2020, in alphabetical order:\n\nChile Lake District\n\nWhile Chile has been in the headlines because of civil unrest, a visit to \"Los Lagos\" away from the urban centers offers travelers astonishing landscapes and serenity. This region is set to be even more impressive in December 2020, thanks to a total solar eclipse.\n\nOn December 14, totality will occur over the town of Pucón at 1:03 p.m. local time and will last just over two minutes.\n\nCosmic phenomena not withstanding, this region of southern Chile is worth more than a two-minute visit, thanks to the national parks, volcanoes and outdoor adventuring.\n\nBack on the mainland, the archaeological site of Monte Verde gives a glimpse into the lives of people who lived more than 14,000 years ago. The Lake District is also home to several national parks, including Chile's first, Vicente Pérez Rosales\n\nConguillío National Park , meanwhile, is home to an active volcano, Llaima, which last erupted in 2008. The resort town of Pucón is great for thermal springs and bar-hopping and is also home to one of Chile's most famous volcanos, Villarica. Braving the trek to the summit is a must for experienced hikers. Rest up for the night at &Beyond Vira Vira, a lodge on an organic farm.\n\nDon't Miss: The seafood. On the island of Chiloe, try curanto -- a stew-style dish featuring seafood, meat, potatoes and Chilean rhubarb. -- Francesca Street\n\nCopenhagen, Denmark\n\nKnown as the happy capital of one of the world's happiest countries , Copenhagen has long been a source of fascination for travelers drawn by its cycling culture, colorful merchant houses, cutting edge restaurants and \"hygge\" spirit.\n\nCopenhagen was given another happiness boost earlier this year when Kongens Nytorv, its much-loved square, finally reopened after a seven-year closure because of the construction of a new metro line.\n\nNow the former Viking fishing village will be easier to navigate, as its driverless and fully automatic M3 (or Cityringen) comes with 17 new stations and links to three \"bridge neighborhoods,\" Vesterbro, Nørrebro and Østerbro.\n\nThe Museum of Copenhagen is also opening its doors again in 2020, complete with a multimillion dollar immersive experience.\n\nTivoli Gardens , the world's second-oldest amusement park, hasn't lost its appeal, remaining a top year-round attraction for all ages thanks to its magnificent gardens, lake and playgrounds.\n\nA stroll down Strøget, one of Europe's longest pedestrian streets, is highly recommended, as is a visit to one of Copenhagen's many top restaurants.\n\nThe three Michelin-starred Geranium is one of the most impressive, offering up fabulous views of park Fælledparken alongside a multicourse tasting menu of Scandinavian cuisine. There's also the wonderful Kødbyens Fiskebar, based in the Meatpacking District, where you'll find some of the best seafood around.\n\nDon't miss: In winter, test out the new artificial ski and snowboard slope at the city's power plant In winter, test out the new artificial ski and snowboard slope at the city's power plant CopenHill . It's made up of four slopes of varying difficulty, a freestyle park and slalom course. -- Tamara Hardingham-Gill\n\nThe Dead Sea\n\nAs the lowest point on Earth, the Dead Sea is far from an under-the-radar secret. But the realities of the climate crisis have reframed the destination from \"a place to visit someday\" to \"a place you need to visit now.\"\n\nOn the border of Israel and Jordan, the Dead Sea can feel like an extremely salty oasis, where talk of ongoing political conflict is less common than the sight of travelers from around the world covering themselves in black mud and falling backward into the water.\n\nThe feeling of engaging in a trust fall with the watery landscape -- simply close your eyes, drop, and feel yourself pushed upward by the water -- may be why so many people from so many eras have found holiness here.\n\nBeyond the act of wading into a body of water with nearly eight times the salinity of the ocean, the Dead Sea's key location makes it a perfect stop on a Middle Eastern road trip.\n\nPetra , one of the seven modern wonders of the world, is a mere 135 kilometers (84 miles) away in Jordan, while the world-famous sites of Jerusalem are just 34 kilometers (21 miles) the other way. It's as close to the Earth's core as the average mortal can possibly get, and the incredible glow your skin will have the next day is a bonus.\n\nDon't miss: In Israel, the In Israel, the Ein Gedi Nature Reserve is a protected area of waterfalls slicing through dramatic, ancient canyons. It is one of the most popular places for Israeli locals to visit -- and some of the hikes also provide views of the Dead Sea you can't appreciate up close. -- Lilit Marcus\n\nDominica\n\nThis lush Eastern Caribbean island has bounced back from extensive damage from Hurricane Maria. Peter Schickert/picture-alliance/dpa/AP\n\nWith lush, primordial rainforests, foliage-engulfed peaks and deep ravines crisscrossed by 365 rivers, the Eastern Caribbean island of Dominica more than lives up to its \"Nature Island\" moniker.\n\nThe 290-square-mile island suffered extensive damage from Hurricane Maria in 2017, but Dominica has bounced back with a commitment to sustainable, climate-resilient construction and a renewed focus on ecotourism offerings.\n\nDominica is in the midst of an impressive luxury hotel boom, thanks in large part to its longstanding Citizenship by Investment program. Investing $100,000 and up in a high-end resort is one path to citizenship under the program.\n\nAmong the new luxury properties is Cabrits Resort & Spa Kempinski , Dominica's first five-star resort with an 18,000-square-foot spa and four swimming pools.\n\nLuxury lodging is a bonus, but the real draw in Dominica is the rugged outdoors.\n\nDon't miss: Submerse yourself in world-class diving or snorkeling in Submerse yourself in world-class diving or snorkeling in Champagne Reef , where colorful sponges and sea creatures comingle in a spot named for bubbles rising from volcanic thermal springs on the ocean floor. -- Marnie Hunter\n\nEstonia\n\nDon't be surprised if you hear more about Northern European country's bustling food scene in the new year. Courtesy of Visit Estonia\n\nWhile Estonia may not yet be synonymous worldwide with haute cuisine, this Nordic-like country in Northern Europe can hold its own.\n\nDon't be surprised if you hear more about Its bustling food scene in 2020. Most notable is the Bocuse d'Or Europe , a live cooking contest that pays homage to the late French chef Paul Bocuse, happening in late May. Estonia has participated in the culinary show for a decade, but this is the first time the country will play host to it.\n\nWith more than 100 restaurants on the White Nordic Guide (a restaurant guide featuring the best of the best in Nordic and Baltic countries), Estonia's allegiance to homegrown and homemade is evident in such Tallinn restaurants as O, a fine dining spot with a Nordic-nature inspired menu, and Tabac , a hip brasserie with even hipper prices.\n\nRelated content Best places to visit in Europe in January 2020\n\nIn spite of a thriving and growing food and drink scene, Estonia is, perhaps, better known for its beauty and natural, wide-open spaces. Outdoor enthusiasts could plan an entire trip around Estonia's comprehensive bog network. Since the country is relatively small (about the size of New York state) with a small population, it makes for seamless, uncrowded and affordable explorations. All camping facilities, for example, are free!\n\nAdd a smattering of spas, a bevy of castles and ancient, silent forests, and it's not hard to see why Estonia is on the rise.\n\nDon't miss: No matter which part of town visitors stay in, No matter which part of town visitors stay in, Tallinn's Old Town is worth a wander. -- Stacey Lastoe\n\nGalway, Ireland\n\nA European Capital of Culture for 2020, Galway is a rural land where artists are drawn by the sublime beauty of the rocky landscape. Shutterstock\n\nIt might just have been named a European Capital of Culture for 2020, but Galway City, in the west of Ireland, wasn't in need of any help where the arts are concerned.\n\nAs with the United States, Ireland's west coast has historically attracted pioneers and mavericks. Battered by Atlantic winds, the weather is fiercer here than in the cultivated east. This is a rural land where people live by their own rules, and artists are drawn by the sublime beauty of the rocky landscape. The capital of County Galway, Galway City, is an artsy enclave where bonhomie and erudition are prized.\n\nFestivals bloom freely in Galway, with cultural gatherings spread across its calendar like wild heather. Visit any season, and you'll happen across celebrations of food, music, history, art, literature and nature, plus everything from burlesque to banjos, and ponies to Pride.\n\nRelated content 25 of the best places to visit in the UK\n\nIn 2020, there are European Capital of Culture events happening throughout, from Margaret Atwood's International Women's Day appearance at the Wild Atlantic Women literary event to Lumiere Galway, which will close out the year in January 2021 with spectacular light installations throughout the streets of the capital.\n\nGalway International Arts Festival is held annually in July, and in 2020, the Pixies, Flaming Lips and Sinéad O'Connor will take to the stage. The Galway Races get underway at the end of July and, in August, Omey Strand in Connemara becomes a racecourse, with horses and their riders galloping across the sands.\n\nDon't miss: For comedy fans, the quirkiest event of all is For comedy fans, the quirkiest event of all is February's TedFest , when revelers dressed as priests, nuns and housekeepers gather on Inishmore, one of the Aran Islands, in a celebration of cult TV series \"Father Ted.\" -- Maureen O'Hare\n\nJamaica\n\nIan Fleming's superspy James Bond appears in his 25th feature film, \"No Time To Die,\" in which Daniel Craig's 007 returns to his creator's real-life beach house, Goldeneye. Island Outpost\n\nJames Bond, Bob Marley, turquoise waters and dazzling waterfalls -- Jamaica has a lot to offer, particularly in 2020.\n\nIn April, Ian Fleming's superspy James Bond appears in his 25th feature film, \"No Time To Die,\" in which Daniel Craig's 007 returns to his creator's real-life beach house, Goldeneye , about 90 minutes from Montego Bay.\n\nFleming wrote 14 James Bond novels at Goldeneye, working there every winter from 1952 until his death in 1964. Guests can stay in the famed author's five-bedroom beachfront home on the northern coast of the island and avail themselves of Fleming's writing desk.\n\nJamaica's favorite son, though, is the iconic reggae musician, Bob Marley, who would have turned 75 on February 6. Marley's Jamaica is a living, beating heart, overflowing with love, pain, history and cultural significance.\n\nThe singer lived in Kingston, Jamaica's capital, and fans of Marley's music and message can commune with the legendary artist at his former home, now the Bob Marley Museum.\n\nRelated content 10 of the world's most beautiful islands\n\nDon't miss: The stunning cliff-side The stunning cliff-side Rockhouse hotel in Negril, whose early guests included Marley, Bob Dylan and The Rolling Stones. Since taking over the property in 1994, the resort's owners have seamlessly fused its rock 'n' roll heritage with sustainable design, environmental responsibility, community and integrity.\n\nThrough its charitable foundation, Rockhouse has invested $5 million in childhood education programs, including revitalizing six schools, most recently opening the island's first school that serves students with special needs, Savanna-la-Mar Inclusive Infant Academy (SIIA).\n\nGuests at Rockhouse and its sister property, Skylark, are invited to tour the school and meet the educators, administrators and the extraordinary children of SIIA, an opportunity that is not to be missed. -- Brekke Fletcher\n\nKyrgyzstan\n\nRemote Kyrgyzstan offers up desert-like canyons to rival the American West. Barry Neild/CNN\n\nTucked away between China to the east, Kazakhstan to the north and Uzbekistan to the west, Kyrgyzstan is easy to overlook, but it's a perfectly formed jewel of a country.\n\nHead east from the capital of Bishkek to where rugged mountains descend into the sparkling snow-melt waters of the vast Lake Issyk-Kul, and Kyrgyzstan reveals itself as a beguiling wonderland that few international visitors have discovered.\n\nIn the space of a few miles, the landscape offers up desert-like canyons to rival the American West and lush, high-altitude meadows to rival the European Alps. In winter, there's skiing around the town of Karakol. In summer, trekking and horseback riding into the Tien Shan mountains. All-year-round, there are jaw-dropping geological marvels around every corner.\n\nYears of hardship after the collapse of the Soviet Union have taken their toll on Kyrgyzstan, and it's still finding its feet as a tourist destination. But where it lacks infrastructure to deal with lots of visitors, it excels in delivering genuine unexplored frontiers to adventurous travelers willing to rough it a little. It's safe, extremely welcoming and very good value for the money.\n\nDon't miss: , near the southern shores of Issyk-Kul, is a spectacular landscape of red peaks and dry valleys. It was first explored as a tourism destination in 2019 during an expedition organized by an excellent tour company, Mars Canyon , near the southern shores of Issyk-Kul, is a spectacular landscape of red peaks and dry valleys. It was first explored as a tourism destination in 2019 during an expedition organized by an excellent tour company, Visit Karakol, and documented by CNN Travel . -- Barry Neild\n\nKyushu, Japan\n\nThe third largest of Japan's five main islands, subtropical Kyushu offers stunning scenery, top eats and plenty of cultural attractions. Shutterstock\n\nWith Tokyo gearing up to host the 2020 Summer Olympic Games, Japan has been hard at work preparing for the influx of tourists, improving its already top-notch infrastructure\n\nAlthough the main focus will be on Tokyo, take some time to explore subtropical Kyushu, which offers more than 36,000 square kilometers (about 13,900 square miles) of stunning scenery, top eats and plenty of cultural attractions.\n\nThe third largest of Japan's five main islands, it lies southwest of the main island of Honshu. No ferries are required, since several bridges and underwater tunnels connect the two islands, ensuring a seamless five-hour journey from Tokyo on one of Japan's famed Shinkansen bullet trains.\n\nHonshu's largest city, cosmopolitan Fukuoka, is a foodie paradise. Small coastal towns such as Kunisaki and Beppu are famous for their quaint streets and onsen (hot springs).\n\nThen there's the small city of Saga, which will host the 2020 Asia's Best Restaurant awards. The area is known for its beautiful terraced rice fields, mountains and tea plantations.\n\nDon't miss: Kyushu is also where you'll find Nagasaki, which in 2020 marks 75 years since the World War II atomic bombing. The Kyushu is also where you'll find Nagasaki, which in 2020 marks 75 years since the World War II atomic bombing. The Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum and adjacent Nagasaki National Peace Memorial Hall for the Atomic Bomb Victims offer valuable insights.\n\nThough this harbor city is synonymous with tragedy, it's also filled with attractions that highlight its trade history with Europe and China, not to mention a fantastic dining scene buoyed by its coastal setting. -- Karla Cripps\n\nNew Caledonia\n\nThis remote French overseas territory is home to streaky pink sunsets and stretches of white sand beach. Shutterstock\n\nIn late 2018, as the residents of this South Pacific island group voted on whether to remain part of France or to break off as a new nation, a question began popping up on Google searches across the globe: Where is New Caledonia?\n\nThe group of four archipelagos -- which, by the way, opted to remain a French overseas territory for the time being -- is about halfway between Fiji and the coast of Queensland, Australia, south of the Solomon Islands.\n\nA more complicated answer is that New Caledonia, more properly La Nouvelle-Caledonie, is in a place uniquely its own. With streaky pink sunsets and stretches of white sand beach, this relatively untouristed spot -- did we mention it's one of the least-visited places in the world? -- is a perfectly remote destination.\n\nIt's like visiting a nearly empty South of France in the summertime, eating gorgeous, buttery pastries after an afternoon of sunning yourself without being surrounded by crowds.\n\nNearly all travelers begin in the capital of Noumea and work out from there. Noumea's striking lagoon-front location blends French colonial heritage buildings with the colors of the sea and sky.\n\nWith only about 100,000 residents, it's easy to live the simple life there -- you can stay in an urban B&B, then pass an afternoon snorkeling, swimming or kitesurfing before enjoying a fresh meal of fish, paired with white Burgundies imported from 17,000 miles away.\n\nDon't miss: The three Loyalty Islands -- Lifou, Mare and Ouvea -- are an ideal place for learning about the indigenous Kanak people, who far predate French colonization of the region. Visit these tribes and learn about their customs, festivals and way of life. -- Lilit Marcus\n\nParaty and Ilha Grande, Brazil\n\nRainforest-clad peaks plunge to a coastal wonderland in this newly minted UNESCO site about 250 kilometers southwest of Rio de Janeiro.\n\nThe waterfront terminus of a 17th-century overland gold route to Europe, Paraty is a colonial-era settlement energized by a recent influx of creative chefs and artists. Look behind the whitewashed facades and brightly painted doorways in the city's historic center, and you'll find modern art galleries and restaurants serving farm-to-table cuisine.\n\nSurrounding Paraty is a lush forest that's a crucial biodiversity hot spot, where hiking trails in Parque Nacional da Serra da Bocaina explore habitat for wooly spider monkeys, sleek jaguars and dozens of endemic plants.\n\nThat biodiversity extends beyond the shore to sun-washed Ilha Grande , a former leper colony and prison island that's now a pristine island getaway, tempting travelers with clear water that is home to thriving marine life.\n\nDon't miss: Beach-hopping on a daylong boat tour around Ilha Grande, stopping to lounge beside the famously crooked coconut tree at Beach-hopping on a daylong boat tour around Ilha Grande, stopping to lounge beside the famously crooked coconut tree at Praia do Aventureiro . -- Jen Rose Smith\n\nSão Tomé and Príncipe\n\nThe island nation of São Tomé and Príncipe is home to rich jungle and volcanic peaks, including Pico Cao Grande on Sao Tome island. Ruth McDowall/AFP/Getty Images\n\nThe little two-island nation of São Tomé and Príncipe, in west Africa's Gulf of Guinea, is an equatorial biodiversity hot spot.\n\nSometimes called the \"African Galapagos,\" the islands' rich jungle and volcanic peaks are teeming with endemic plants, including hundreds of species of orchids and extraordinary, 10-foot-tall begonias. There's plenty of wildlife to spot, too, including the world's smallest ibis and the world's largest sunbird, as well as the marine turtles who make their nest here.\n\nDespite being an eco-friendly paradise, and one of Africa's most stable countries, it attracts only 30,000 visitors a year, making it one of the world's least-visited countries.\n\nThose low visitor numbers can partly be attributed to it being a little hard to get reach, but the effort is worth it. There are direct flights to São Tomé, the larger of the two islands, from Lisbon, Cape Verde, Angola, Bioko island and Gabon. Principe is another 87 miles (140 kilometers) away and can be reached by small plane. Together, the islands cover just 386 square miles and the population is less than 200,000, making this the smallest African sovereign state after the Seychelles.\n\nThe islands were unpopulated until the Portuguese established it as a colonial outpost in the 15th century, and the Portuguese legacy is still felt in the country's music, culture and customs. Many of today's population are descended from the enslaved Africans brought to work at the islands' plantations. The nation celebrated 40 years of independence in 2015, and coffee and cocoa are still key industries here.\n\nDon't miss: Lagoa Azul (Blue Lagoon) is a snorkeling and diving spot on northern São Tomé, prized for its azure waters. -- Maureen O'Hare\n\nSt. Petersburg, Russia\n\nRussia's former imperial capital, St. Petersburg is most popular during the so-called \"White Nights\" of midsummer. Shutterstock\n\nUntil now, most travelers wanting to head to Russia have needed a certain amount of persistence to wade through the visa red tape. No longer.\n\nSince July 2019, some 53 nationalities -- including all European Union citizens -- can now get e-visa access to the northern city of St. Petersburg and surrounding area for up to 30 days.\n\nRussia's former imperial capital, long the easy gateway into Russia, needs little introduction. Its world-famous State Hermitage Museum and palatial European-style architecture were even a draw in Soviet times when its Grand Hotel Europe hosted an impromptu gig by Elton John.\n\nToday, the city is most popular during the warmer months, especially the so-called \"White Nights\" of midsummer. Thanks to its northerly latitudes, the city barely sees any darkness during the summer season, and the streets are teeming with visitors around the clock.\n\nBut St. Petersburg is arguably at its most romantic in the fridge-freezer months of midwinter as ice clogs the Neva River and atmospheric fog wafts across the city.\n\nDespite the subzero temperatures, it's a great time to be outside. There's skating in parks, and even cross-country skiing. In the heart of the city, snow and ice transform historic buildings, bridges and canals into spectacular scenes that evoke classic Russian literature.\n\nDon't miss: Expeditions along the grand Expeditions along the grand Nevsky Prospect shopping boulevard or to the ballet at the Mariinsky Theatre are crowd free. And if the cold starts to bite, you can try always try a classic Russian banya — a sauna-style hot room followed by an icy dip. Or a couple of shots of vodka. -- Barry Neild\n\nSri Lanka\n\nThe ancient city of Polonnaruwa, which was Sri Lanka's capital in the 12th century is a UNESCO Heritage site. Jorge Fernández/LightRocket/Getty Images\n\nThe South Asian island nation of Sri Lanka is as ancient as it is beautiful; as complex a civilization now as at any time in its 2,000-year history. Despite recent tumult (the horrific terror attacks last Easter), Sri Lanka remains an essential destination, an epicenter of history, with relics and ruins, temples and palaces, wildlife running free.\n\nSitting in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern tip of India, travelers may default to thinking of Sri Lanka as a beach getaway. But to truly immerse yourself in the country's history, go inland and tour the country's cultural triangle.\n\nStart in the ancient city of Polonnaruwa, which was the country's capital in the 12th century. This UNESCO Heritage site is comprised of the ruins of Buddhist temples and dagobas (dome-shaped shrines) and is frequented by Buddhist monks in orange robes.\n\nA little over an hour to the west by car is the rock fortress, Sigiriya . Sometimes referred to as the \"Eighth Wonder of the World,\" this ancient volcanic formation that soars over 200 meters (656 feet) high was developed into a palace fortress in the latter half of the 5th century. Another UNESCO World Heritage site, Sigiriya is one of the most-visited landmarks in Sri Lanka.\n\nDon't miss: The Kandy Esala Perahera (June 26-July 16) is an annual festival honoring the Sacred Tooth Relic, believed to be the Buddha's actual tooth. Also not to be missed: The Kandy Esala Perahera (June 26-July 16) is an annual festival honoring the Sacred Tooth Relic, believed to be the Buddha's actual tooth. Also not to be missed: \"The Gathering,\" where herds of wild elephants migrate to the shores of an ancient reservoir in north-central Sri Lanka's Minneriya National Park (July through early November). -- Brekke Fletcher\n\nTunisia\n\nThe ancient city of Dougga, Tunisia, is considered the best preserved Roman town in North Africa. Natalia Seliverstova/Sputnik/AP\n\nIts longstanding reputation as a cheap and cheerful beach destination for Europeans took a hit after the 2015 terrorist attacks on the resort of Sousse and at the National Bardo Museum in Tunis. The resulting UK Foreign Office restriction on travel decimated the tourist industry.\n\nIn 2018, the restriction was lifted and Europeans have been quick to return. Currently, the US government advises against travel to the Libyan border in the southeast of the country and certain mountainous areas to the west.\n\nThe dip in beach-goers, however, has moved the spotlight onto Tunisia's historical credentials. And, boy, does it have them -- and not just the UNESCO World Heritage site at Carthage , the Phoenician city outside Tunis.\n\nDougga, two hours southwest, is a Roman city of still-standing temples, streets and bath complexes -- without the thickets of selfie sticks that are ever-present in Pompeii. Another UNESCO World Heritage Site, it's considered the best-preserved Roman town in North Africa.\n\nThen there's Bulla Regia , 100 miles west of Tunis, which in 2018 went from an \"amber\" rating (avoid all but essential travel) to \"green\" (no issues visiting) on the British government's travel advisory. Again, there's a Roman amphitheater, forum and even an intact brothel. Recent archeological digs have also uncovered a Christian church and cemetery dating back to the 4th century.\n\nDon't miss: The new The new Anantara Tozeur Resort, which opened in October 2019 near a date palm oasis, is in the middle of the \"Star Wars\" terrain of the southwest, where parts of various movies were shot. It's an ideal base for exploring the Sahara. -- Julia Buckley\n\nVancouver Island, British Colombia\n\nVancouver Island is home to pristine beaches and forests, small, artsy towns and a cosmopolitan capital city. Shutterstock\n\nThe big, beautiful cities and national parks of Canada's eastern provinces are attractive options in every sense. But you're unlikely to find a treasure chest as bountiful as British Columbia's Vancouver Island on the west coast -- a 290-mile stretch of pristine forest and beaches punctuated by small, artsy towns and a cosmopolitan capital city.\n\nYou could easily occupy an adventure-packed month there backpacking, camping and eating well. More manageable is an itinerary between two towns -- the southern coastal paradise of Tofino and the capital, Victoria -- with a five-hour, bear-sighting, picturesque drive in between.\n\nTofino is a pretty fishing village with excellent but affordable dining options. It's also popular for its whale watching, which you can see up close from a boat or overhead in a seaplane taking off from the harbor. Atleo River Air Service has a $99 \"milk run\" route to some of the island's natural hot springs to drop off supplies and pick up passengers -- and still see the whales.\n\nRelated content Another Canadian treasure far to the east -- Newfoundland\n\nVictoria, by contrast to the rest of the wild island, is a city of stately Edwardian architecture. Swap your hiking boots for boat shoes for high-class dining, shopping, green spaces and sights such as the Royal BC Museum . Be lulled to sleep on a floating cottage in the harbor and take the small water taxis into town.\n\nOr orient your Vancouver Island visit by activity or theme: romantic getaway, rugged outdoor adventure, First Nation art and culture, foodie pilgrimage, nature nirvana, surf safari or a combination.\n\nDon't miss: Visit Visit Tacofino , a laid back, high end taco truck located in the back of a surf shop parking lot in Tofino, and Common Loaf Bake Shop , a popular and cozy coffee shop, to fill your belly with deliciousness. -- David G. Allan\n\nWashington, D.C.\n\nThe Wharf riverfront development project is attracting dining, hotels and visitors. Shutterstock\n\nAll eyes will turn to Washington in 2020, but world travelers would be well-served to look beyond what's bound to be a hard-fought presidential election.\n\nThe city is rallying around sports like never before, on the heels of the underdog Washington Nationals' first World Series baseball title as well as the Mystics' first WNBA women's basketball title and the Capitals' 2018 hockey championship.\n\nNationals Park sits along the Anacostia River in the Capitol Riverfront neighborhood, one of two massive riverfront development projects drawing dining, hotels, residents and visitors. A new luxury Thompson hotel , with Danny Meyer restaurant Maialino Mare, is slated to open in January in Capitol Riverfront -- one of Washington's new lodging options in 2020.\n\nThe other major riverfront renewal of the historic Southwest Waterfront neighborhood along the Potomac River is anchored by The Wharf, a 24-acre development with restaurants, bars, music venues and a historic fish market.\n\nTrendy neighborhoods aside, Washington's tried-and-true attractions are reason enough to visit. The Washington Monument reopened in September after years of repairs, and the Smithsonian Museums -- where entry is free -- are a national treasure.\n\nDon't miss: In March, the National Museum of American History will unveil In March, the National Museum of American History will unveil \"Creating Icons: How We Remember Women's Suffrage,\" marking the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment granting American women the right to vote. -- Marnie Hunter\n\nWuppertal, Germany\n\nThe Schwebebahn railway in Wuppertal is one of the world's coolest rail systems. Ina Fassbender/AFP/Getty Images\n\nAn industrial city in western Germany may not sound like anyone's idea of a dream vacation, but Wuppertal has an extraordinary ace up its sleeve -- one of the world's coolest rail systems.\n\nNewly repaired in 2019 after a six-month closure, the city's 120-year-old Schwebebahn suspension railway looks like something from the imagination of Jules Verne.\n\nIt's a steampunk vision of a mass transit system whose iron legs straddle the city's streets and waterways, whisking passengers high over traffic snarl-ups to stations just as sci-fi as the train that connects them.\n\nIt costs just a few dollars to ride the Schwebebahn, alongside the thousands of commuters that use it daily.\n\nRelated content Germany's 30 most beautiful places\n\nIn the unlikely event that the charm of the hanging train wears off, Wuppertal -- one of the greenest cities in Germany -- is worth exploring.\n\nIt's an architectural adventure playground, having proudly channeled some of its mercantile wealth into classic bricks-and-mortar examples of Art Deco, Bauhaus and numerous other styles.\n\nWuppertal's modest tourism website advertises itself as a place to stay while visiting other nearby destinations, presumably Cologne or Dusseldorf. Neither of these, notably, have a railway in the sky.\n\nDon't miss: Try traveling on two wheels, particularly along the Nordbahntrasse -- another railway, this one earthbound, that has been converted into a leafy and picturesque 22-kilometer (14-mile) cycle route across the city. -- Barry Neild\n\nWyoming\n\nJenny Lake at Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, is filled with glacier water. Shutterstock\n\nGrand Teton, Yellowstone, Jackson Hole and women's suffrage: These are just a few of the reasons that Wyoming, the least-populated state in the United States, should top your list for 2020.\n\nIn December 1869, Wyoming wasn't even a state when it became the first US state or territory to enact a law guaranteeing women not only the right to vote but also the right to hold office -- 50 years before the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the US Constitution.\n\nIn addition to its commitment to equality, Wyoming is one of the last bastions of the American West, with the rugged, natural beauty that attracts lovers of the great outdoors, history buffs and would-be cowboys.\n\nCheck in to one of the country's most-beloved ski resorts, Jackson Hole Mountain Resort (stay at the nearby five-star Amangani ), catch a lake trout in the Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area or soothe aching muscles in the Free Bath House at Hot Springs State Park . The region's rich history is also a draw, whether you visit the Oregon Trail ruts or explore Fort Laramie (a stop along the Pony Express). You can even tour former Cold War nuclear missile sites just east of the capital of Cheyenne.\n\nDon't miss: Cheyenne Frontier Days is the world's biggest outdoor rodeo, held July 17-26, 2020, and includes 10 days of festive family fun: a carnival, parades, pancake breakfasts and the show-stopping PBR Last Cowboy Standing, a two-night, bull-riding competition that pits man versus bull. (Here at CNN Travel, we're rooting for the bulls.) -- Brekke Fletcher\n\nZambia\n\nVictoria Falls offers thundering cascades, white water rafting, zip line facilities and bungee jumping. Shutterstock\n\nJaw-dropping national parks and awe-inspiring wildlife characterize this beautiful southern African country. With more than 30% of the country's land reserved for national parks, a visit to Zambia encourages you to get up close with nature.\n\nTake South Luangwa National Park, brimming with trees, plants and vegetation, which is home to some 60 animal species, including leopards, elephants and buffalo. Farther west, Kafue National Park, the country's largest, is a haven for flora and fauna.\n\nThe lush landscapes of Lower Zambezi National Park, on the Zimbabwe border, offer visitors awesome panoramas. The world's longest freshwater lake, Lake Tanganyika, flows partly through Zambia. Its crystal-clear waters host hundreds of species of fish.\n\nIf you want to spend your days soaking up the sun, head to Lake Kariba, Zambia's answer to the French Riviera. Set yourself up for a peaceful few days of exploring via houseboat or get settled in a self-catering villa in the picturesque town of Siavonga.\n\nParts of the spectacular Victoria Falls on the Zambezi are being affected by the drought that's enveloped neighboring Zimbabwe, but the waterfall's thundering cascades are still not to be missed. The waterfall offers white water rafting, zip lines and bungee jumping, while visitors can take guided tours focusing on the history of Victoria Falls bridge.", "pos": ["It’s our favorite time of year, conferring with our network of travel experts all over the world as we dream up a shortlist of destinations that have captured our attention and imagination. This time, however, we’re taking a different track—not only thinking about where is inspiring and upwardly trending for the year to come, but which places are destined to be international hotspots by the end of the next decade.\n\nExpect to see some classics, staples, and foolproof destinations on this list (try as we might, there are a handful of stalwarts that always seem to find their way onto our bucket list). But alongside the tried-and-true, there's a new league of cities and countries emerging—places that have made their way to the forefront of our and our trusted experts' minds as we start thinking more critically not only about how we treat our planet, but how we treat each other. Get your passports ready—here, BAZAAR's list of must-visit destinations for 2020.\n\n\n\n1. Uzbekistan\n\nOzbalci Getty Images\n\nThere are only a handful of manmade structures on our planet—like the Eiffel Tower, Sydney Opera House, and the Pyramids—that elicit a visceral awe in us all. They speak to us when we see them in photos—and we must obey and follow their call. It’s time to add another wonder to this pantheon of monuments: the Registan in Samarkand, three arabesque buildings arranged around a central square that glitter with their turquoise-topped spires and intricate tile work. Even locals spend their evenings in the waning shadows, along with tourists from all over the world who’ve made the pilgrimage to see the impressive complex with their own eyes.\n\nBut Uzbekistan tops our list for myriad reasons beyond the Registan. A change in government in 2016 set the foundation for a dedicated focus on garnering tourists: new infrastructure was laid down, boutique hotels began sprouting up, and restaurants started catering to curious visitors interested in sampling Central Asian fare (think: Turkish meets Russian cuisine). And the comparison to Turkey is apt—Uzbekistan feels like the country's baby brother with vibrant urban centers topped by minarets, and a sprawling, arable interior where some of the freshest produce on the planet is grown.\n\nVisit now, as the secret’s almost out; Steppes Travel, operating in the country since the fall of the Soviet Union, saw a 200% increase in passenger numbers in 2019. “It’s the antidote to over-tourism,” says Jarrod Kyte, the brand's product director. “Unlike elsewhere in the world, encounters with people in the Stans have not yet become commoditized due to the low tourist footfall.” Beyond the circuit of three important Silk Road stops: bustling Samarkand, Bukhara’s inner-city oases, and sand-swept Khiva, Kyte recommends taking the time to visit the Fergana Valley, which not only boasts some of the finest ceramics in the world, but offers stunningly lush scenery surrounded by the towering Tien-Shan mountains.\n\n2. Botswana\n\nWestend61 Getty Images\n\nWhile many southern African countries monetized the safari as an economy of scale, Botswana leaned into exclusivity instead of volume, championing singular, upmarket experiences for the few instead of midrange camps for the many. The strategy paid off as the peaceful nation has garnered an international reputation for its roaring population of wildlife versus a small huddle of tourists. We, however, are most excited about the re-opened Jack’s Camp, perched atop a marshy islet in the middle of a vast salt pan. Proffering desolation in thick brushstrokes instead of a palette of wild beasts, Jack’s set the regional trend for over-the-top luxury in spite of its location. In 2020, the tented lodge, helmed by Natural Selection of Namibia’s Shipwreck Lodge fame, will be completely reborn as a souped up version of its former self, complete with a quad-bike excursion to the romantically dubbed Lost Island of the Boababs where guests can more closely reconnect with the earth.\n\nThe 2020 opening of Xigera, Red Carnation’s flagship safari enclave, is also perking up many an antenna. Wil Smit, founder of Deeper Africa, also has his eye on Bushman Plains Safari Camp in another corner of the Okavango Delta. “It’s Botswana’s first safari camp owned and operated exclusively by the San people. It boasts all the amenities one would expect from a first-rate safari camp, but unlike other lodges, Bushman Plains also offer the kind of guiding and knowledge-sharing that only the San people can provide.”\n\n“If you are exploring Northern Botswana during the dry season (June to October) the Linyanti Wetlands are not to be missed,” recommends Teresa Sullivan of Mango Safaris. “Matriarchal herds of elephant 100-200 strong can bring you to tears with their tender family structure. The famed lion populations of Savuti rule the grasslands, and this is a prime area to spot African painted dogs. Keep your eyes out for Little Duma Tau by Wilderness Safaris opening in August of 2020. It is going to be something.”\n\n\n\n3. Sydney, Australia\n\nPrasit photo Getty Images\n\nFor years, Melbournians have touted their hometown as Australia’s fun, most livable city, with cool bars and a dining culture that’s elevated both coffee and veggie-forward eating (hello, avo-toast). Sydney, though bigger, was the show pony—a beautiful burg fit for the click of the camera and not much more. But everything’s about to change: the beginning of 2020 marks the end of the state’s stringent lockout laws—legislation aimed at curbing violence due to late-night alcohol consumption—in Sydney’s Central Business District, which will inevitably breathe new life into the flagging bar culture.\n\nWhile the club scene’s been sleeping, Sydney has been taking strides to redevelop its rougher edges, bridging the gap between its two traditionally touristed districts, Circular Quay and Bondi Beach. Now the Inner West is booming— neighborhoods like Redfern, Eveleigh, and Surry Hills sport a checkerboard of mom-and-pop shops, speakeasy pubs, hipster cafes and trendy boutiques selling everything from house plants to reupholstered Danish furnishings.\n\nMost importantly, however, is the emergence of aboriginal ingredients on the dinner plate and the spate of one-, two- and three-hatted restaurants (the Australian equivalent of the Michelin star) that are honoring the country’s original landowners by infusing their entrees with bright flavors like finger limes, lemon myrtle, and a smattering of desert berries and seeds. The Yerrabingin rooftop garden atop a new tech tower in the Inner West is the perfect showcase for Australia’s newly re-emerging flavors that blossomed before the arrival of Europeans. They sell their herbs and flowers to Paperbark—easily the best meal we had in 2019; don’t miss the plant-based prix fixe menu.\n\n4. Senegal\n\ngiuliano2022 Getty Images\n\nSomewhere south of Morocco’s sand dunes lies the motherland of Caribbean culture, a country where brilliant bolts of fabric hug its citizens, and the thump and scratch of live music underscores a symphony of bustling markets, crashing waves fit for surfing, and the howl of gray desert winds. With a newish international airport, Dakar is posed to be your layover hub as passengers transit between continents—and a weekend is all you need to uncover a capital that’s poised to take on its rival cities abroad. It’s first boutique hotel, Seku-Bi, breathed new life into an otherwise corporate scatter of lodging when it opened in 2019, and other attempts at a singular design are undoubtedly on their way, bolstered by a nascent scene of rising artists like Sarah Diouf of Tongoro, a go-to label for the one and only Beyoncé.\n\nFor now, Dakar is the jumping off point for travelers seeking quieter corners of West Africa. Peregrine Adventures’ weeklong luxury cruise up the River Gambia departs regularly during the winter months aboard the elegant Harmony G, and now Zegrahm Expeditions has added a nine-country boat tour of Western Africa to its ship, the Caledonian Sky’s 2021 globetrotting itinerary. By land, don’t miss a trip to the Djoudj National Park, a sanctuary featuring one of the largest gatherings of migratory birds on the planet who pause in the swamplands to rest after braving the skyward journey over the Sahara. Nearby is the UNESCO-protected city of Saint-Louis, the old French colonial capital which has a laidback New Orleans vibe if you walk down the right streets.\n\n5. Houston, Texas\n\nSean Pavone Getty Images\n\nBeware Chicago: Houston is coming for you. Texas’s largest metropolis is poised to usurp the midwestern burg’s number-three position in the next national census. And with a population increasing at a significantly faster rate than cities #1 and #2 (New York and Los Angeles), who knows where Houston will rank by the end of the 2020s.\n\nThe thing about Space City is its incredible amount of sprawl (the nickname’s double entendre isn’t lost on us.) Sure, LA is known for its vastness, but Houston isn’t hemmed in oceans and canyons—even its most central neighborhoods are unusually roomy. Locals see this as a boon for the upcoming wave of development: land prices remain remarkably affordable for a destination with so many people, and filling in the cracks with small-business endeavors—restaurants and bars—is inevitable as the city further bolsters its well-deserved reputation for incredible eating. If you're a New Yorker, Angeleno, or Chicagoan currently rolling your eyes, trust us—you’ll be hard pressed to find better Vietnamese or Mexican cuisine anywhere else in America .\n\nIn many ways, Houston is kind of like Dubai, using its wealth earned from the region’s natural assets to import high culture, like state-of-the-art museums to world-class performing arts centers. It’s certainly worked for Dubai (you’ll find the emirate on many other “best of” lists this season), and efforts are already starting to pay-off in southern Texas. The Museum of Fine Arts is getting a hefty campus expansion in 2020—it’s the largest cultural project under way in all of North America and will dramatically change the flow of pedestrian traffic in the city with new public plazas, reflecting pools, and gardens. The Houston Botanic Garden will be completed in 2020 as well; the crown emerald of the city’s greening efforts to connect its park space in what has been dubbed the Bayou Greenways. The Houston Farmers Market will expand across 18-acres, and a smattering of food halls are on the docket for next year, too; but the most ambitious project in the city is the amalgamation of a handful of research institutions, which will come under a single umbrella as the largest medical campus on the planet, the Texas Medical Center, which is sure to encourage even more food, nightlife, and cultural newness for the city in the next decade.\n\n6. Brazil\n\nmicrogen Getty Images\n\nRemember the Listerine-green swimming pool at the 2016 Rio Olympics? It became the physical manifestation of the corporate and political dysfunction that’s plagued Brazil for decades. But four years later, and out from under the international spotlight, South America’s largest nation has had a chance to quietly find its footing; each step forward (like the dissolution of the American visa mandate) a mea culpa for the series of calamities surrounding the Summer Games. And with the recent softening of the local currency, all seems to be forgiven.\n\nThere are three urban hotels that have captured our attention—the new Rosewood Sao Paulo, located in a former maternity hospital surrounded by posh, turn-of-the-century buildings. The look of the place promises to be anything but clinical; one of Jean Nouvel’s iconic vertical parks will adorn the facade. Fairmont is sprucing up an iconic Copacabana property, promising unparalleled views of the city and Sugarloaf Mountain. And up north in Salvador, we’re coveting the new Fasano in the heart of the historic quarter.\n\n“The north coast, primarily Jericoacoara, has seen an influx of luxury eco resorts over the last decade,” says George Morgan-Grenville, founder of Red Savannah; “a new regional airport has slowly changed the landscape of tourism in the area and made access to this remote part of Brazil considerably easier. The newly-opened Casana offers guests access to the untouched national park beaches of the north, along with excellent conditions for kite surfing.”\n\n7. Kanto, Japan\n\n\n\nGim Porntep Getty Images\n\nYear after year Japan always seems to find a way to surprise and delight us—it’s like the Meryl Streep of destinations, constantly out-performing the competition, and even one-upping itself. We feel repeatedly compelled to honor the Land of the Rising Sun because every new development—be it a luxury hotel, restaurant, or even a bullet train link—is always executed with the greatest of care. And 2020 is no different, especially with the impending Summer Olympics being held in Tokyo.\n\nIt’s the second time the capital’s hosting the Games (the first being in 1964—Kenzo Tange’s shell-motif architecture still adorns Yoyogi Park) making it the perfect opportunity to leave the city and spotlight some of the cultural treasures in the greater Kanto region; the cluster of neighboring prefectures, like Yamanashi, Kanagawa and Shizuoka—all of which will host various large-format sporting events this coming summer. Most of the competition will have Mount Fuji as a backdrop, and day-trippers should follow suit, on a serene bike ride around Lake Yamanaka, a hike through the Aokigahara forest (which poetically means “Sea of Trees”), or at a dinner by campfire at Hoshinoya Fuji, overlooking Lake Kawaguchi with the iconic mountain soaring just behind.\n\nOur favorite spot is Shujenzi Onsen, and Tyler Palma of InsideJapan Tours agrees—“it’s popular as a weekend getaway for Tokyoites, but virtually unknown to foreigners. Shuzenji Onsen was named after Shuzenji Temple in the center of town. Kobo Daishi, one of Japan's most important religious personalities, founded the temple about 1200 years ago. Daishi is also said to have created Shuzenji's most prominent hot spring, Tokko-no-yu, located in the middle of the river bed that runs through the town center. Today, Tokko-no-yu is used as a foot bath.”\n\nSelf-guided circuits from noted operators like Walk Japan have been designed with slow-paced travel in mind, swapping the whirr of the bullet train for temple-to-temple hikes through timber-clad villages lost in time. Oku Japan’s four-day circuit around the UNESCO-protected village of Nikko is a strong introduction to the country’s rich traditions and coveted hot spring culture. Ritz-Carlton opens their next Japan property in Nikko in mid-2020.\n\n8. Israel\n\nseregalsv Getty Images\n\nThis small but dynamic country has ended up on our must-visit list more than once this past decade, but it's becoming a classic for far more reasons than one. \"If Tel Aviv is the extroverted and eccentric younger brother, Jerusalem is an enigmatic and surprising city that has a contemporary side usually unknown to travelers,\" explains Tova Wald of Boutique Travel & Events. With almost more cultural festivals and museums per capita than any city in the world, and a homegrown dining scene that has taken the rest of the world by storm thanks to Chefs Yotam Ottolenghi and Assaf Granit, this old city is much more than meets the eye. A boom of luxury hotels and boutique property openings—like Villa Brown, The Orient, and Lady Stern Hotel—a thriving design and contemporary art scene, and a cornucopia of gourmet restaurants, like Mona, Assaf Granit's Machneyuda, and newcomer Satya, Jerusalem beckons the interest and attention of the world's savvy travelers and tastemakers. In 2020, the much-anticipated high-speed light rail between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem will finally open, creating new waves of tourism and easy access between Israel's largest cities. Additionally, the Mamilla Hotel's renowned Rooftop restaurant overlooking the Old City will re-open in January 2020 after a full renovation.\n\nIn the north, \"One of the oldest cities in the world dating back more than 5,300 years, Akko, sits as the fortified capital of the glistening Western Galilee, a region that boasts more than 150 boutique wineries, world-class eateries by acclaimed chefs, and some of the most unspoiled and undeveloped beaches in all of the Mediterranean,\" Wald says. When visiting Akko, the place to stay is the Efendi Hotel, a 12-room boutique property transformed from an Ottoman Palace. \"The hotel is the vision of acclaimed Chef Uri \"Buri\" Jeremias, who oversaw the restoration of the two original Ottoman buildings and hand-painted motifs and frescos along the walls and ceilings, including a fresco of an ancient Istanbul, as well as the building's Byzantine foundation and Crusader-era cellar,\" Wald says. When there, do not miss a lunch or dinner at Uri Buri, the Chef's equally acclaimed seafood restaurant where impactful flavor combinations of quality, fresh ingredients are enjoyed on Akko's waterfront.\n\nLocated on the unique land-bridge between Asia, Africa and Europe, Israel's Negev Desert is a majestic region that boasts a bevy of natural wonders, unfiltered experiences, and some of the best stargazing and desert hiking. This summer, the epic Ilan and Asaf Ramon International Airport opened its tarmac in southern Israel, a game changer for the country which until now, has operated internationally solely out of Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion Airport. The new airport will optimize the Ministry of Tourism's efforts to develop the southern Israel regions, Eilat, and the Negev Desert as an up-and-coming tourism destination, while making for easy transfers to Jordan and Egypt. The airport, aside from being 18km from Eilat, is 45 miles from Jordan's Wadi Rum, and 7 miles from Egypt's Taba resort city in the Sinai Peninsula.\n\n9. New York\n\nSharan Singh Getty Images\n\nFifty years ago, there were over 500 hotels in the Catskills—a haven where those plagued by the unpleasant side effects of urban living could breathe in the fresh mountain air. Massive resorts grew (the region lays claim to having the first indoor swimming, dubbed a “natatorium”) attracting New York, Boston and Philadelphia’s Jewish and Italian populations, but then air conditioning was invented, airplanes went commercial, and assimilation among immigrant cultures became commonplace—the result? No one felt the need for a Dirty Dancing-esque escape any more.\n\nFlash forward to present day and the area is seeing such a strong comeback it’s starting to feel like a bitty Brooklyn neighborhood copy-pasted 100 miles away. Soho House’s CEO, Nick Jones, has gone on record saying his next Farmhouse will open upstate (closer to the Hudson Valley) and the Dream Hotel Group is busy building two properties meant to garner weekenders from the big smoke—Unscripted Catskills and the Chatwal Lodge. We’re most excited about the early-2020 opening of Kenoza Hall, managed by Sims and Kirsten Foster, the pioneers of the Catskills’ rebranding who run a coterie of inns under the banner of Foster Supply Hospitality. Kenoza will be their most upmarket stay yet, boasting soaring lake views and a dedicated wedding venue.\n\nOf course, these days you don’t have to leave New York for a proper escape. The new year brings the hotly anticipated opening of both the Six Senses’ XI tower in West Chelsea, and Aman’s first urban essay in America after a successful play in Tokyo.\n\n10. Philippines\n\nSean3810 Getty Images\n\n“For the last decade, the Philippines has been largely omitted from the Southeast Asia conversation in favor of destinations like Thailand, Cambodia, and Indonesia,” says Brooke Lavery, co-founder of Local Foreigner. But all of that’s about to change. “Don’t expect the luxury or logistical ease of its neighbors—the hotel product is only beginning to gain traction and moving between islands requires some patience—but adventurers will be rewarded with untouched island bliss. Amanpulo is a standout, while newcomer Nay Palad Hideaway is being called the next Nihi Sumba.” If you're not familiar with Nihi Sumba, consider this: it's the five-star property Jennifer Lawrence chose for her honeymoon.\n\nThe recent opening of Banwa, a private island escape funded by a British billionaire, is also turning heads as a viable competitor to Necker, North Island, or any of the other A-lister enclaves. Perhaps it’ll act as a beacon luring a new legion of investors looking for their slice of paradise to call home (away from home). Whether you’re Banwa-bound, or seeking out the cerulean waters of Palawan or Boracai, hit up Shangri-La at the Fort on your layover in Manila. Their 1920s-themed speakeasy, The Back Room, boasts 150 types of international gin; they even distill their own proprietary blend in house, with notes of sampaguita (jasmine) and dalandan (orange).\n\n11. Antarctica\n\ngoinyk Getty Images\n\n“It was in 1820 that Nathanial Palmer headed south to the edge of the earth on a 47-foot sloop named Hero on a sealing expedition and laid claim to the discovery of Antarctica,” remarks George Morgan-Grenville, Founder & CEO of Red Savannah. And now, 200 years later, vast swaths of the polar region have begun to melt and recess in the face of rising global temperatures. A slew of new expedition-class vessels have been thusly deployed to take travelers back to the end of the world for one last look before it threatens to disappear.\n\nAurora Expeditions is leading the charge with a brand new ship sporting the latest wave-cutting technology as it braves the Drake Passage between South America and the white continent. Their itinerary with a South Georgia add-on offers intrepid travelers with ice-climbing training the opportunity to follow in Shackleton’s footsteps and cross the alpine island over land. Both Hurtigruten and Lindblad Expeditions have just debuted masterfully designed sea crafts as well. And Silversea’s Antartica Bridge will debut in 2021, shuttling passengers over the dreaded Drake Passage in business-class comfort; the flight will save tourists four full days of travel.\n\n12. Paris & Versailles, France\n\nVitalyEdush Getty Images\n\nParis is always a good idea, which is why—without fail—it keeps finding its way onto our shortlist. If you thought the recent renovations of the Royal Monceau, Hotel de Crillon, or the Lutetia weren’t OTT enough, then consider Airelles’ new endeavor in nearby Versailles, Les Airelles Le Grand Controle, right on the Sun King’s grounds—we guarantee plenty of cake eating as you ogle all the royal finery.\n\nFor something a little more staid (but not too sedate, mind you), get excited about the long-anticipated opening of the new Cheval Blanc in the heart of Paris, topping the famously shuttered Samaritaine department store complex, which will also imminently reopen with the discerning Asian traveler in mind. And speaking of retail, Bulgari’s taking a stab at high-style lodging, with a new property in the Triangle d’Or, where the Champs Elysees meets Avenue de Montagne.\n\n13. British Virgin Islands\n\n\n\ncdwheatley Getty Images\n\nWe could make a list of the 20 destinations in the Caribbean worthy of a visit in 2020—places like vine-clad Dominica striking its way back into the tourism sector with a new “hurricane-proof” motto, or Haiti, which has been eclipsed by more recent regional disasters but is still a destination that’s desperately in need of help—but this time, our eye is on the BVIs. A legendary destination for yachties, the quiet archipelago is making a resurgence as its classic ports of call, like the iconic Rosewood Little Dix Bay come back online following a spate of hurricane-related destruction.\n\nSustainability’s the buzzword in the region—Richard Branson’s clothed his staff at Necker Island in uniforms made from recycled plastics, Cooper Island Beach Club just began a turtle tagging program (though they were already doing God's work turning light into beer at their solar-powered brewery) and Norman Island, which is thought to have inspired Treasure Island, is adding a dark-sky observatory. “Also, don’t miss the opening of Branson’s Moskito Island,” reports Jack Ezon of Embark, eyeing the new private island satellite orbiting Necker.\n\n14. Sao Tome & Principe\n\nAnna Müller / EyeEm Getty Images\n\nA strange, ethereal intersection of three disparate worlds—Africa, Portugal and the Galapagos—the islands of Sao Tome and Principe have begun to entice European holiday makers with the country's singular blend of off-the-grid charm, buoyed by the smiles of 200,000 locals. “It truly is the perfect place to detach yourself from the rest of the planet and live the ‘moli moli’ way of life,” says Kyte of Steppes Travel, who is slowly seeing an uptick in travelers coveting these pristine beaches instead of the more usual European haunts.\n\nFor the American traveler it’s the perfect add-on to a Portuguese foray (the islands were once an Iberian colony); with easy direct flights from Lisbon, think of this as the new Azores. Base yourself at one of HBD Principe’s lodges: be it forested Sundy Praia, beachside Bom Bom, or historical Roça on Principe, or Omali on busier Sao Tome.\n\n15. Uruguay\n\nvale_t Getty Images\n\nEd Paine of Last Frontiers endorses Uruguay as the perfect South American country for those short on time; “Everything is within reach, from small boutique wineries (the Tannat grape, originally from France, has been adopted as the national grape and has a soft blackberry flavor) to estancias, the ranches responsible for some of the tastiest steaks in the world, all from grass-fed cattle. The sunny capital, Montevideo, is relaxed, peaceful, and rightly famous for its long beaches, art deco architecture, and wonderful restaurants.”\n\nThe new Museum of Latin American Art will open around Punta del Este in 2021, but Paine recommends bypassing the party city to stay in José Ignacio—“it’s a quiet fishing village in winter, and in summer, a chic beach resort.” We’re already making plans to check out Sacromonte Landscape House, perhaps the country’s most coveted vineyard stay taking a stark, geometric tack to the traditional hacienda stay. And don't forget Bahia Vik in José Ignacio, which has just completed the addition of a destination spa and several new cabins.\n\n16. Montenegro\n\n\n\nemicristea Getty Images\n\nWhen the former Yugoslavia dissolved, each country-state laid claim to their best asset: Croatia morphed into the new Greek Isles with its booming boating scene, Slovenia became the new Switzerland with towering granite peaks, and Bosnia’s Sarajevo wanted to be the newest Berlin with an emerging cafe, bar and creative scene. Montenegro—wild and rugged—was a quiet hinterland in between, with national parks that felt like Europe’s final frontier. While Aman has had a destination property in Sveti Stefan—a small fishing village turned epic luxury retreat—in the country for the past decade, a recent array of new openings from chains like Melia and Iberostar are putting the small Balkan country at the front of many beachgoers’ minds. We’re also waiting for the grand opening of the One&Only that will help anchor the marina at Portonovi as the new hub of the Balkan Riviera. Fun fact: half the square footage of the new One&Only suites will be dedicated to over-the-top bathroom areas.\n\n17. The Marquesas\n\nJake Wyman Getty Images\n\nRenowned explorer and documentarian Sven-Olof Lindblad has championed the fight against climate change since founding what is now Lindblad Expeditions in the late ‘70s. Much of his efforts have been squarely focused on igniting the passion for conservation among his devotees by taking travelers on treks to the wild polar recesses. Now, he has a new passion: protecting the seas—the world’s last truly unexplored realm. In April of 2020 he’ll lead a trip aboard the National Geographic Orion to the Marquesas Islands—the South Pacific’s most far-flung archipelago of islands and the birthplace of Polynesian culture. Visitors will not only explore submarine feeding stations attracting large pelagic fish like manta rays and pilot whales, but gain a deeper understanding of one of the world’s most isolated societies. Even if you're not one to venture to a destination less traveled, watch this space: big conservation plans are on the horizon in the region.\n\n18. Sardinia\n\n\n\nCAHKT Getty Images\n\nOver 60 million tourists visit Italy each year, and we’re on a quest to find an unturned stone in the country, somewhere off the beaten path. The island of Sardinia may just be the last bastion of un-commodified dolce vita. Start at Su Gologone, which Sabastian Schoellgen, the managing director of Eighty Four Rooms readily endorses as the perfect introduction to the back-country of the isle. “Giovanna, the owner, has transformed the hotel into a world-renowned destination for those in the know,” he notes. “When people think of Sardinia, they think of Costa Smeralda—beaches and nothing more,” adds Agustina Lagos Marmol, the founder of Dolomite Mountains, an operator seeking out the most remote corners of the boot land. For 2020, she’s developed new itineraries that take visitors on custom guided adventure trips along Europe’s last unspoiled coastlines and hills. Italy is never going to go out of style, but a trip here reinvents the wheel.\n\n19. Puerto Rico\n\n\n\nSeanPavonePhoto Getty Images\n\nOn the second day of the year, Fairmont is taking over the legendary El San Juan Hotel on the stunning Isla Verda beach—an auspicious start to 2020—with grand plans of reminding east-coast Americans that the island territory is the perfect long-weekend gateway to escape the cold. Renovations following the devastating Hurricane Maria in 2017 have continued apace, with the last wave of re-openings scheduled throughout this coming year. Beyond boisterous San Juan, get excited for the new Four Seasons Cayo Largo in the island’s northeast, and—over on the smaller isle of Vieques—Zafira St. Clair, a high-end timeshare for travelers aiming to be repeat weekenders. And let’s not forget, Puerto Rico’s statehood—which would radically change the island’s rollercoaster economy—is one of the hotly debated issues in the 2020 national elections.\n\n20. Austria\n\n\n\nSHansche Getty Images\n\nOften viewed as staid and pleasant—and not a whole lot more—Austria has crept its way into the zeitgeist in the most unusual way; rather than relying on robust marketing campaigns and concerted rebranding, the country’s most unsuspecting mountain hamlet, Hallstatt, became Instagram idyll—travel porn’s ultimate pin-up. Think gingerbread houses and a craggy backdrop covered in a light dusting of powdered sugar. Tens of thousands of tourists descend upon the alpine village each day, failing to realize that there are dozens upon dozens of similar destinations dotting the vertical landscape all the way down to ski-centric South Tyrol, which abuts the Italian Dolomites. If you’re looking for a reason to celebrate, 2020 marks the 250th anniversary of Beethoven’s birth—and a year of elaborate Viennese events are in store. In Mozart’s birthplace, Salzburg, the 100th anniversary of its eponymous music and drama festival will be dialed up even higher than its usual assortment of world-renowned acts."], "neg": ["Buccal Tissue Matrix Market Share, Size 2020 Explosive Factors of Revenue by Key Vendors Demand, Development Strategy, Future Trends and Industry Growth Research Report\n\nPosted on Jan 2 2020 6:57 AM\n\n\"Buccal Tissue Matrix Market 2020 Global Industry report covers the latest market statistics, industry growth driving factors, size, share, trends, as well as Forecast till 2025. \"\n\nGlobal Buccal Tissue Matrix Market 2020 Industry research report is a Professional and in-depth study on the world's major regional market conditions, focusing on the main regions (North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific). It covers the market landscape and its growth prospects over the coming years. The report also includes a discussion of the Key Vendors operating in this Global market.This Report Focuses on the Major Drivers, Restraints, Opportunities and Threats for Key Players. It also Provides Granular Analysis of Market Share, Segmentation, Revenue Forecasts and Regional Analysis till 2025.\n\nGet a sample copy of the report at - https://www.marketreportsworld.com/enquiry/request-sample/14277442\n\nAbout Buccal Tissue Matrix Market Report:-\n\nIt is a pad used in dental transplants, implants placed directly in the extraction socket, artificially repairing the alveolar, and guiding bone regeneration in dehiscence and periodontal defects.The global Buccal Tissue Matrix market is valued at xx million US$ in 2018 and will reach xx million US$ by the end of 2025, growing at a CAGR of xx% during 2020-2025. The objectives of this study are to define, segment, and project the size of the Buccal Tissue Matrix market based on company, product type, end user and key regions.\n\nGlobal Buccal Tissue Matrix market 2020 research provides a basic overview of the industry including definitions, classifications, applications and industry chain structure. The Global Buccal Tissue Matrix market analysis is provided for the international markets including development trends, competitive landscape analysis, and key regions development status. Development policies and plans are discussed as well as manufacturing processes and cost structures are also analyzed. This report also states import/export consumption, supply and demand Figures, cost, price, revenue and gross margins.\n\nGlobal Buccal Tissue Matrix Industry 2020 Market Research Report is spread across 119 pages and provides exclusive vital statistics, data, information, trends and competitive landscape details in this niche sector.\n\nEnquire before purchasing this report - https://www.marketreportsworld.com/enquiry/pre-order-enquiry/14277442\n\nList Of TOP KEY PLAYERS in Buccal Tissue Matrix Market Report are:-\n\nCowellmedi\n\nSouthern Implants\n\nCurasan\n\nZimmer Biomet\n\nZicom\n\nBiomatlante\n\nBioimplon\n\nGeistlich Pharma\n\nThe analysis provides an exhaustive investigation of the global Buccal Tissue Matrix market together with the future projections to assess the investment feasibility. Furthermore, the report includes both quantitative and qualitative analyses of the Buccal Tissue Matrix market throughout the forecast period. The report also comprehends business opportunities and scope for expansion. Besides this, it provides insights into market threats or barriers and the impact of regulatory framework to give an executive-level blueprint the Buccal Tissue Matrix market. This is done with an aim of helping companies in strategizing their decisions in a better way and finally attain their business goals.\n\nWith tables and figures helping analyze worldwide Global Buccal Tissue Matrix market, this research provides key statistics on the state of the industry and is a valuable source of guidance and direction for companies and individuals interested in the market.\n\nPurchase this report (Price 4900 USD for a single-user license) - https://www.marketreportsworld.com/purchase/14277442\n\nBy the product type, the market is primarily split into\n\nCollagen\n\nSynthetic\n\nPTFE\n\nBy the end users/application, this report covers the following segments\n\nHospital\n\nClinic\n\nOther\n\nThe study objectives of this report are:\n\nTo study and analyze the global Buccal Tissue Matrix market size (value & volume) by company, key regions/countries, products and application, history data from 2014 to 2018, and forecast to 2025.\n\nTo understand the structure of Buccal Tissue Matrix market by identifying its various subsegments.\n\nTo share detailed information about the key factors influencing the growth of the market (growth potential, opportunities, drivers, industry-specific challenges and risks).\n\nFocuses on the key global Buccal Tissue Matrix manufacturers, to define, describe and analyze the sales volume, value, market share, market competition landscape, SWOT analysis and development plans in next few years.\n\nTo analyze the Buccal Tissue Matrix with respect to individual growth trends, future prospects, and their contribution to the total market.\n\nTo project the value and volume of Buccal Tissue Matrix submarkets, with respect to key regions (along with their respective key countries).\n\nTo analyze competitive developments such as expansions, agreements, new product launches, and acquisitions in the market.\n\nTo strategically profile the key players and comprehensively analyze their growth strategies.\n\nIn this study, the years considered to estimate the market size of Buccal Tissue Matrix are as follows:\n\nHistory Year: 2014-2018\n\nBase Year: 2018\n\nEstimated Year: 2020\n\nForecast Year 2020 to 2025\n\nKey Stakeholders\n\nRaw material suppliers\n\nDistributors/traders/wholesalers/suppliers\n\nRegulatory bodies, including government agencies and NGO\n\nCommercial research & development (R & D) institutions\n\nImporters and exporters\n\nGovernment organizations, research organizations, and consulting firms\n\nTrade associations and industry bodies\n\nEnd-use industries\n\nMajor Points from Table of Contents:\n\n1 Report Overview\n\n1.1 Study Scope\n\n1.2 Key Market Segments\n\n1.3 Players Covered\n\n1.4 Market Analysis by Type\n\n1.4.1 Global Buccal Tissue Matrix Market Size Growth Rate by Type (2014-2025)\n\n1.4.2 Major-Type\n\n1.4.3 Independent-Type\n\n1.4.4 Administrator-Type\n\n1.5 Market by Application\n\n1.5.1 Global Buccal Tissue Matrix Market Share by Application (2014-2025)\n\n1.5.2 Commercial\n\n1.5.3 Commonweal\n\n1.5.4 Other\n\n1.6 Study Objectives\n\n1.7 Years Considered\n\n2 Global Growth Trends\n\n2.1 Buccal Tissue Matrix Market Size\n\n2.2 Buccal Tissue Matrix Growth Trends by Regions\n\n2.2.1 Buccal Tissue Matrix Market Size by Regions (2014-2025)\n\n2.2.2 Buccal Tissue Matrix Market Share by Regions (2014-2020)\n\n2.3 Industry Trends\n\n2.3.1 Market Top Trends\n\n2.3.2 Market Drivers\n\n2.3.3 Market Opportunities\n\n3 Market Share by Key Players\n\n3.1 Buccal Tissue Matrix Market Size by Manufacturers\n\n3.1.1 Global Buccal Tissue Matrix Revenue by Manufacturers (2014-2020)\n\n3.1.2 Global Buccal Tissue Matrix Revenue Market Share by Manufacturers (2014-2020)\n\n3.1.3 Global Buccal Tissue Matrix Market Concentration Ratio (CR5 and HHI)\n\n3.2 Buccal Tissue Matrix Key Players Head office and Area Served\n\n3.3 Key Players Buccal Tissue Matrix Product/Solution/Service\n\n3.4 Date of Enter into Buccal Tissue Matrix Market\n\n3.5 Mergers & Acquisitions, Expansion Plans\n\n4 Breakdown Data by Type and Application\n\n4.1 Global Buccal Tissue Matrix Market Size by Type (2014-2020)\n\n4.2 Global Buccal Tissue Matrix Market Size by Application (2014-2020)\n\n(5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11) United States, Europe, China, Japan, Southeast Asia, India, Central & South America\n\nBuccal Tissue Matrix Market Size (2014-2020)\n\nKey Players\n\nBuccal Tissue Matrix Market Size by Type\n\nBuccal Tissue Matrix Market Size by Application\n\n12 International Players Profiles\n\nCompany Details\n\nCompany Description and Business Overview\n\nBuccal Tissue Matrix Introduction\n\nRevenue in Buccal Tissue Matrix Business (2014-2020)\n\nRecent Development\n\n13 Market Forecast 2020-2025\n\n13.1 Market Size Forecast by Regions\n\n13.2 United States\n\n13.3 Europe\n\n13.4 China\n\n13.5 Japan\n\n13.6 Southeast Asia\n\n13.7 India\n\n13.8 Central & South America\n\n13.9 Market Size Forecast by Product (2020-2025)\n\n13.10 Market Size Forecast by Application (2020-2025)\n\n14 Analyst's Viewpoints/Conclusions\n\n15 Appendix\n\n15.1 Research Methodology\n\n15.1.1 Methodology/Research Approach\n\n15.1.1.1 Research Programs/Design\n\n15.1.1.2 Market Size Estimation\n\n12.1.1.3 Market Breakdown and Data Triangulation\n\n15.1.2 Data Source\n\n15.1.2.1 Secondary Sources\n\n15.1.2.2 Primary Sources\n\n15.2 Disclaimer\n\n15.3 Author Details\n\nAbout Us:\n\nMarket Reports World is the Credible Source for Gaining the Market Reports that will Provide you with the Lead Your Business Needs. Market is changing rapidly with the ongoing expansion of the industry. Advancement in the technology has provided today's businesses with multifaceted advantages resulting in daily economic shifts. Thus, it is very important for a company to comprehend the patterns of the market movements in order to strategize better. An efficient strategy offers the companies with a head start in planning and an edge over the competitors.\n\nCONTACT US\n\nName: Ajay More\n\nEmail: [email protected]\n\nPhone: US +1 424 253 0807 /UK +44 203 239 8187\n\nMENAFN02012020007010266ID1099497061", "You’re gonna want a pizza this.\n\nEric Palmieri, a fifth-generation Italian baker, has carved out his own niche within his family’s D. Palmieri’s Bakery in Rhode Island: pizza art.\n\nTHE CRAZIEST DRIVE-THRU MOMENTS OF 2019\n\nPalmieri began trying his hand at edible artistry in 2016. His first foray into the craft was an American flag-inspired pizza with pepperoni stripes and olive stars, he said.\n\n\"It was a huge hit with customers, and the following winter, I made a fairly simple [New England] Patriots logo pizza during their 2017 title run,\" Palmieri told WCVB.\n\nCLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP\n\nPalmieri, a father of two, continued to perfect his technique and now produces show-stopping -- and mouth-watering -- designs ranging from pop culture icons such as Scooby-Doo and “Baby Yoda,” to more natural creations such as sunflowers and roosters.\n\nHis pizzas, which can take anywhere from an hour to three to create (excluding baking time), are completely edible, as he uses black olives, bell peppers, breaded eggplant, cheese and spices, among other ingredients, to produce the colors he needs.\n\nCLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER\n\nPalmieri also started an Instagram account for his specialty pizza designs and even takes custom orders.\n\nFOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK FOR MORE FOX LIFESTYLE NEWS\n\n\"Seeing the response to my work and the reactions from customers and fans on social media is incredibly rewarding and humbling, especially when it comes to the parents who pick up a pizza for their kid's birthday party,\" Palmieri said.", "FC Barcelona aren't expected to busy with new arrivals, but the club have confirmed their first departure ahead of the January transfer window.\n\nClick through the gallery the gallery to the other Barcelona players reportedly linked with other clubs.\n\nThe Catalan giants have confirmed that an agreement has been reached with Real Betis for the loan of young midfielder Carles Alena.\n\nThe Spaniard has found game time hard to come by this season and will now be able to get regular LaLiga top flight game time with Betis.\n\nA statment from Barca's website read\n\nFC Barcelona and Real Betis have reached an agreement for the loan transfer of Carles Aleñá until the end of the season. Real Betis will take over the player's registration, but the agreement doesn't include any purchase option.\n\nRead: 'If Barcelona Call Me, I Leave Everything'\n\nThe likes of Arturo Vidal and Ivan Rakitic have also been linked with departures in the upcoming January transfer window.\n\nDo you think Barcelona need to sign any players next month? Have your say in the comment section below.", "Woody Guthrie's 1943 New Year's Resolutions are a powerful reminder to \"Keep the hope machine running.\"\n\nI'd seen this before, but I was reminded of it when I saw Billy Bragg share a webcomic version of it on Facebook. But here are Woody Guthrie's New Year's resolutions from 1943. While they were written in the throes of World War II, I think we'd all do well by following their example every day and every year, but especially right now.\n\n1. Work more and better\n\n2. Work by a schedule\n\n3. Wash teeth if any\n\n4. Shave\n\n5. Take bath\n\n6. Eat good — fruit — vegetables — milk\n\n7. Drink very scant if any\n\n8. Write a song a day\n\n9. Wear clean clothes — look good\n\n10. Shine shoes\n\n11. Change socks\n\n12. Change bed cloths often\n\n13. Read lots good books\n\n14. Listen to radio a lot\n\n15. Learn people better\n\n16. Keep rancho clean\n\n17. Dont get lonesome\n\n18. Stay glad\n\n19. Keep hoping machine running\n\n20. Dream good\n\n21. Bank all extra money\n\n22. Save dough\n\n23. Have company but dont waste time\n\n24. Send Mary and kids money\n\n25. Play and sing good\n\n26. Dance better\n\n27. Help win war — beat fascism\n\n28. Love mama\n\n29. Love papa\n\n30. Love Pete\n\n31. Love everybody\n\n32. Make up your mind\n\n33. Wake up and fight\n\nDance better. Beat fascism. Keep the hope machine running. I think that pretty much covers everything.\n\nWoody Guthrie’s Doodle-Filled List of 33 New Year’s Resolutions From 1943", "© GettyA special message from MSN:\n\n\n\nNow is the time to take urgent action to protect our planet. We’re committed to stopping the devastating effects of the climate crisis on people and nature by supporting Friends of the Earth. Join us here.\n\n‘Eco-anxiety’ is not a clinical diagnosis, nor is it a disorder. But it is a very real concern that’s impacting people’s lives right now. With the Amazon forest burning, animal species disappearing, coral reefs dying out, more extreme weather events and glaciers melting rapidly, it’s understandable that people are worried. In the words of 16-year-old climate change activist Greta Thunberg: “Our house is on fire.”\n\n© Associated Press / Brasil2 via Getty Images Eco-anxiety is on the rise, particularly among young people. Eco-anxiety, or climate change anxiety, can cause sleepless nights, intense bouts of worry and, in severe instances, may also lead to drastic shifts in people’s behaviour. Experts have to HuffPost UK there’s been a rise in the number of people coming to them with environmental concerns over the past two years (a trend which only seems to be getting worse as the headlines on climate change grow more shocking) – and with the UN warning that we have 11 years to make a change before it’s too late. Earlier this week a group of psychologists from The Climate Psychology Alliance (CPA) told The Telegraph eco-anxiety among children “escalated” over the summer. The organisation is now campaigning for it to be recognised as a psychological phenomenon, however caveated that it shouldn’t be classed as a mental illness as the worry is a “rational” one. © ASSOCIATED PRESS Greta Thunberg. Ahead of the Global Climate Strike on Friday 20 September – which is set to be the biggest yet with both adults and children taking part – here’s what you need to know about eco-anxiety and why taking action might actually help you tackle it.\n\nWhat is eco-anxiety?\n\n© DisobeyArt via Getty ImagesWhat does it look like?\n\nEco-anxiety can lead to people overthinking and catastrophising about the future. It can be triggered by almost anything, suggests Burke, who works with adults aged 20-50 years old and is a BACP member – from seeing something in the news to engaging in a debate with a friend about eating meat. One of her clients was triggered by seeing colleagues at work coming in with plastic bags full of food and not recycling them. She had calculated that her small office was one of millions of other offices likely doing the same, and had begun to catastrophise about the huge amount of waste and plastic on our planet. It left her in tears in the therapy room. ____________________________________________________ More on our Empowering the Planet campaign: Make a donation to help our cause Sign our petition to help prevent plastic in the ocean Learn how you can ask UK parliament to stop climate change ____________________________________________________ This type of anxiety can also make people become compulsive in the behaviours they adopt to try and do their bit for the planet. Natasha Crowe has seen this in practice a lot. New mums in particular can become compulsive about their daily behaviours, she explains, “so constantly recycling or making sure they’re using eco wipes and eco nappies, and really trying to drill down on the daily impact that they’re making.” One of her clients commutes for work and has stopped driving to the office. Now he gets a bus to work, which takes him longer – an hour and a half in total. It’s all about taking back control for these people, but when these changes impact on wellbeing, or have a negative impact on a person’s life, it’s time to take a step back. Catastrophic thoughts can be dangerous, as they can lead to “a sense of helplessness” and can be “immobilising”, says Burke. You end up thinking: what’s the point? But there are solutions.\n\n© boonchai wedmakawand via Getty ImagesWhat can you do?"], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "Prince William is kick-starting 2020 with a new drive to dispel the current pessimism around the environment, and replace it with fresh optimism and action.\n\nDrawing inspiration from the concept of Moonshots, which since the moon landing in 1969 has become shorthand for the most ambitious and ground-breaking goals, Prince William announces The Earthshot Prize: an ambitious set of challenges initiating global, cross-sector action to repair the planet.\n\nIn what is set to be a ‘super year’ for the environment with crucial summits including the Convention on Biodiversity in China and the COP26 Climate Change Conference in the UK, Prince William will team up with global partners on a decade-long project that reaches every corner of the earth.\n\nThe new initiative, which has been under development for over a year, will refocus global attention on finding answers to the biggest issues currently facing the planet including: climate and energy, nature and biodiversity, oceans, air pollution and fresh water.\n\nThe Prize will encourage people to do more, to find new solutions that work on every level, which will have a positive effect on environmental change and improve living standards globally, particularly for communities who are most at risk from climate change.\n\nBy awarding innovation and transformational change, the Prize aims to inspire collaborative projects that would not otherwise have been pursued, sparking a global movement that encourages governments, businesses and communities to prioritise environmental issues.\n\nA set of unique challenges, rooted in science, will aim to generate new ways of thinking, as well as new technologies, systems, policies and solutions.\n\nJust as the Moonshot that John F. Kennedy proposed in the 1960s catalysed new technology such as the MRI scanner and satellite dishes, the Earthshots aim to launch their own tidal wave of ambition and innovation.\n\nCrucially, the Earthshots aim to reward progress across all sectors of industry and society, not just technology. The Prize could be awarded to a wide range of individuals, teams or collaborations – scientists, activists, economists, leaders, governments, banks, businesses, cities, and countries – anyone who is making a substantial development or outstanding contribution to solving these environmental challenges.\n\nIn addition to a significant financial award, winners will receive large-scale public recognition for their work that will aim to inspire business and government collaboration and scaling.\n\nWith plans to formally launch the project later this year, intense work is already underway on this multi-million pound project.\n\nThe Earthshot challenges will be announced in special events around the globe and an annual awards ceremony will take place in different cities across the world each year between 2021 and 2030.\n\nPrince William said: “The earth is at a tipping point and we face a stark choice: either we continue as we are and irreparably damage our planet or we remember our unique power as human beings and our continual ability to lead, innovate and problem-solve. Remember the awe inspiring civilisations that we have built, the life-saving technology we have created, the fact that we have put a man on the moon. People can achieve great things. The next ten years present us with one of our greatest tests – a decade of action to repair the Earth.”", "pos": ["The Duke of Cambridge Prince William unveils “the most prestigious environmental prize in history” to encourage new solutions within the incumbent decade to tackle the climate crisis.\n\nPrince William took the little blogging site via Kensington Palace Twitter account on Tuesday and uploaded a brief video voiced by the veteran broadcaster David Attenborough, which referred the prize as “Earthshot Prize” and parable it with “Moonshot” that if human made it to the moon and introduces satellite dishes and MRI scanner — then what is the big problem to tackle the climate crisis.\n\nWho is ready to lead as we make the 2020s a decade of action to repair our planet? Introducing the @EarthshotPrize 🌍 pic.twitter.com/sYT5xBQ1Zo — Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) December 31, 2019\n\n“Every day, it (the world) reminds us of its beauty but it also warns us that we can no longer take life as we know it for granted,” Attenborough explains in the voiceover.\n\nTherefore, in a nutshell, we must take tangible steps regarding the climate issues within this decade i.e. 2020- 2030, consequently, we can overcome the crisis in the future.\n\n“The next ten years presents us with one of our greatest tests – a decade of change to repair the Earth,” the duke said in a statement.\n\n< “People can achieve great things. The next ten years present us with one of our greatest tests – a decade of action to repair the Earth.” — The Duke of Cambridge @EarthshotPrize Find out more: https://t.co/C5EtcMeOoT — Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) December 31, 2019 /p>\n\nThe “Earthshot Prize” will be given to five winners every year over the next decade. An annual ceremony will be held in different cities across the globe between 2021 and 2030 and it will be awarded to “anyone who is making a substantial development or outstanding contribution to solving our environmental challenges.” — meanwhile, it shall provide answers to the biggest issues currently faced by the planet, including climate and energy, nature and biodiversity, oceans, air pollution and freshwater.\n\nYet it could be awarded to a wide range of individuals, teams, cities or collaborations, — the Reuters reported the prize is worth multi-millions, but no specific details on the size of the prizes have been given.\n\nNevertheless, Prince William remained the president of the World Wildlife Fund — with time to time, he showed his concerned over climate changes — in his recent visit with the Duchess to Pakistan he also urged that the UK and Pakistan government should work together to tackle the “impending global catastrophe” due to climate change. His visits to Broghil Chitral, in the north most of Pakistan also followed his anxiousness regarding the significant changes in the global temperature.\n\nThe prestigious UK based newspaper Daily Mail describes the recent move of the duke in it its article as,\n\n“the establishment of the annual Earthshot Prize represents his first serious independent move since he and his brother split their households and charities last year. While his latest initiative undoubtedly owes much to what he has learned from his father, William has embraced the more optimistic outlook of Prince Philip, who pioneered royal concern over the planet’s long-term future more than half a century ago.”\n\nOn the other hand, Colin Butfield, executive director of the World Wide Fund for Nature, welcomed the initiative, saying as,\n\n“In just ten years we can go from fear to hope, from disaster to discovery and from inertia to inspiration. The Earthshot Prize challenges us all to make this the decade that we build a future to be proud of.”"], "neg": ["BREMERTON, Wash. — A man living at Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor was sentenced to nine years in prison for stabbing his wife’s boyfriend.\n\nThe Kitsap Sun reports Masson Warwick Manson pleaded guilty in November to two counts of second-degree assault for the Aug. 11 attack.\n\nManson's wife was also injured as she struggled to take the knife away from Manson.\n\nHe was sentenced Dec. 9.\n\nRELATED\n\nThe woman, who was a member of the Navy, wrote in court documents that she had suffered years of abuse from Manson and that the stabbing occurred in front of the couple’s daughter.\n\nThe woman wrote that she needed 38 stitches and sustained a concussion, characterizing the stabbing as an \"act of violence and hate.\"\n\nThe target of Manson’s attack wrote that he required 53 stitches and that Manson had been harassing him in the lead-up to the attack.", "Erwan Heussaff and Anne Curtis are both looking forward to parenthood as they share a stunning photoshoot that saw them go topless. Mark Nicdao\n\nMANILA -- It's a popular template for those posting online on how they plan to approach 2020 -- comparing their pictures from the start of the decade to ones taken just before the end of it.\n\nAnd Erwan Heussaff appeared to like the idea of looking back as he decided to use it to usher in the next chapter of his life as potential parents with wife, Kapamilya star Anne Curtis.\n\nOn New Year's Day, he shared a pair of photos -- one showing him carrying Curtis on his shoulders as they attended a music festival back in 2010, and another from a sexy pregnancy shoot.\n\n\"Started the decade partying it up at a music festival, ended it counting it down, just the two of us with virgin cocktails and starting the new one with another girl to carry on my shoulders,\" he wrote, referring to Curtis' pregnancy.\n\nCurtis first announced that she was expecting back in November, and she's expected to give birth sometime in March.\n\nShe is also looking forward to life as a mother, flaunting her growing baby bump with her husband. The set also sees them both topless, with only Curtis' arms hiding her chest.\n\n\"2020 is going to be the best chapter of our love story Mon amour. I just know it. ...P.S - yes, this includes; Dirty diapers, late nights, loud crying, hiccups, little giggles and little kisses.. EVERYTHING. We got this,\" she wrote, unedited, as the caption.\n\nThe black-and-white photos were taken by celebrity photographer Mark Nicdao.", "Exeter live streaming: Horse racing preview & tips – New Year’s Day 2020\n\nWatch Exeter live streaming: Quick links\n\nWatch Exeter live streaming on Bet365 – they show extensive amounts of horse racing on a daily basis.\n\nNote: There are geo restrictions on individual horse races shown on the Bet365 live streaming service. In addition, a funded account is required or to have placed a bet in the last 24 hours to qualify.\n\nAll horse racing on the Bet365 live streaming service is available to watch in the UK & Ireland.\n\nHorse racing live streaming in the UK & Ireland today\n\nThere is plenty to enjoy on New Year’s Day in the horse racing world, in the United Kingdom and Ireland.\n\nThere is horse racing on New Year’s Day at Catterick, Tramore, Fakenham, Southwell, Cheltenham, Fairyhouse, Musselburgh and Exeter.\n\nExeter live stream\n\nThere are seven races at Exeter on New Year’s Day, starting at 12:40, with the final one at 4:05.\n\nThe going at Exeter on New Year’s Day is SOFT, Heavy in places.\n\nBelow are some tips for Exeter on New Year’s Day.\n\nExeter live streaming betting preview & tips\n\nIn the 1:15 at Exeter, there is a lot of social media interest in Darling Maltaix.\n\nTrained by Paul Nicholls, Darling Maltaix is the favourite in this race, but can be backed at decent odds.\n\nDarling Maltaix is expected to be well in the mix in a race worth £10,722 to the winner.\n\nAnother horse to keep an eye on is Bullionaire, running in the 3:00.\n\nTrained by Harry Fry, Bullionaire is the overwhelming favourite in this race.\n\nBullionaire has won here before and also claimed victory at Uttoxeter as well.\n\nHow to watch a Exeter live stream\n\nBet365 are showing a Exeter live stream, legally and straight onto your computer or on to your hand held device, be it an iPhone, iPad or Android.\n\nSimply click this link and follow the simple step-by-step instructions to watch.\n\nNOTE: Please be aware that you will need an active Bet365 account to watch a Exeter live stream of the horse racing on New Year’s Day.\n\nThe awesome factor about watching Horse Racing live streaming with Bet365 is that you only have to put down £1.\n\nSimply put down £1 win or 50 pence each way to watch horse racing today.\n\nExeter Racecourse | The Ultimate Racing Experience – official video\n\nInstagram video from Exeter Racecourse\n\nWhy you need a VPN?\n\nCut chords: Watch everything (Netflix, BBC iPlayer, Hulu) online using a VPN. Unlock geoblocking: A VPN gives you access to the best content from anywhere in the world. Privacy & security: A VPN keeps your information private, activity encrypted & data anonymous.\n\nJust $6.67 a month + 3 months free!", "NEW YORK (AP) — Don Larsen, the journeyman pitcher who reached the heights of baseball glory in 1956 for the New York Yankees when he threw a perfect game and the only no-hitter in World Series history, died Wednesday night. He was 90.\n\nLarsen’s agent, Andrew Levy, said the former pitcher died of esophageal cancer in Hayden, Idaho. Levy said Larsen’s son, Scott, confirmed the death.", "Representative image.\n\nPILIBHIT: A case has been registered against Kishanlal, BJP MLA from Barkhera here, his nephew and unknown persons for allegedly beating up the gunner of the district magistrate, a police officer said on Wednesday. Police has registered a case on the orders of Special Additional Session Judge Vijay Kumar, the officer said. Constable Mohit Kumar Gurjar, posted as a gunner of the DM, alleged that he was beaten up by the MLA and his nephew.Superintendent of Police Abhishek Dixit told reporters that sub inspector Naresh Pal Singh, posted at Sunagarhi police station, is probing the matter and gave the assurance that the investigation will be impartial."], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones of InfoWars notoriety has been ordered by Texas Judge Scott Jenkins to pay $100,000 in court costs and legal fees as part of a defamation lawsuit. The suit charges that Jones’ peddling of a conspiracy theory that the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre was a hoax created by the federal government defames the parents of the murdered children by calling them “crisis actors.” Not only is this claim morally repugnant, but the parents say it’s led to real-life threats and harassment.\n\nOn Dec. 14, 2012, a gunman shot and killed 20 children and six adults at the school in Newtown, Connecticut. Jones previously told the viewers of his show that the shooting was a hoax, though he has since said in a sworn deposition that he now believes the shooting was real. He says that a “form of psychosis” made him question whether the mass shooting was real.\n\nNeil Heslin, the father of one of the children killed in Newtown, brought the defamation case against Jones and his website. Heslin says that he’s received numerous death threats from people who bought into Jones’ conspiracy theory. He sued Jones in April 2018, as did other families.\n\nAs reported by The New York Times, Judge Jenkins said Jones’ and his website’s lack of cooperation in the case “should be treated as contempt of court.” Jenkins also denied a motion from Jones and InfoWars to dismiss the case in a separate ruling. The Daily Beast reports that the fees break down to $65,825 for ignoring a court order to procure witnesses and documents and $34,323 to cover Heslin’s legal fees. Mind you, the case itself hasn’t even gone to trial yet.", "pos": ["A Texas judge has ordered conspiracy theorist Alex Jones to pay $100,000 in another court setback over the Infowars host.\n\nJones is being sued for defamation in Texas by the parents of a 6-year-old who was among the 20 children and six adults killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut.\n\nJones used his show to promote falsehoods that the attack was a hoax. Judge Scott Jenkins ruled that Jones purposefully ignored previous orders to provide materials that would move along the lawsuit.\n\nAn attorney for Jones did not immediately comment Tuesday. Jenkins' orders were first reported by The Daily Beast."], "neg": ["Kolam in front of house against CAA, NRC (File photo)\n\nCHENNAI: The city police commissioner on Wednesday said his officers were probing the alleged Pakistan links of a woman activist booked for anti-CAA kolam protests after one of her social media accounts mentioned her as being part of an organisation based in that country.A K Viswanathan told reporters the Facebook profile of Gayatri Kandhadai, one of those booked, says she is a researcher for Bytes For All (B4A), Pakistan, part of The Association of All Pakistan Citizen Journalists (AAPCJ) based in Pakistan. She was among eight people who held the innovative protest by drawing kolam (rangoli) before they were arrested and detained at a wedding hall on December 29. They were later released.A few organisations like the Welfare Party of India, Arappor Iyakkam and Campus Front of India support her. \"We will probe the level of her links with Pakistan,\" the commissioner said.The website of Bytes for All (B4A), Pakistan says it is a human rights organisation and a research think tank with a focus on information and communication technologies. It organises discussions on relevant topics, presents findings, mobilises opinion.On the eight people being booked, Viswanathan said no permission was issued to them to protest against CAA and NRC. \"Police did not interfere until an issue was created. A protester drew the anti-CAA messages despite opposition from a houseowner,\" he said and showed a video of a nonagenarian saying anti-CAA messages were drawn before his house without his permission.Later, incensed at the arrest of the protesters, DMK leaders and partymen drew similar kolams in front of their houses.Protests, meanwhile, continued across Tamil Nadu . At midnight on Tuesday, as many as 200 activists decided to go on a procession from Panagal Maligai to Raj Bhavan when police stopped them. They raised slogans for nearly an hour and dispersed. In Nagapattinam, more than 2,000 people took out a rally on Wednesday demanding that the Centre revoke CAA. The procession, led by Nagappattinam MLA Thamimun Ansari and Kilvelur DMK MLA U Mathivanan, got participation from others parties. In Trichy, police booked members of Makkal Adhikaram, who were also holding an anti-CAA protest, for unlawful assembly.", "(MENAFN- The Peninsula) DOHA: The Ministry of Municipality and Environment has called upon the animal farms to adhere to the regulations and to avoid all kind of violations.\n\nThe Ministry noted that its authorities concerned will implement inspection drives on the sites of animal farms during the coming period to ensure compliance with the terms of the contract. The inspectors will also monitor and remove all existing violations and take the necessary actions against the violators.\n\nThe Ministry asked animal farms to cooperate with its inspectors and rectify all violations in compliance with the laws, regulations and requirements regulating farming activities, so that whoever violates the norms will be subjected to legal accountability in accordance with the provisions of the laws applicable in this regard.", "Police in Mississippi's capital city say two children have been hospitalized after being shot while riding in a vehicle.\n\nA Jackson Police Department spokesman, Sam Brown, says the shootings happened Tuesday.\n\nThe 13-year-old and the 1-year-old were in a vehicle with their mother, their grandmother and another adult.\n\nShots came from another vehicle, hitting the children. None of the adults in the vehicle with the children was hurt. Police were searching for two suspects.", "Get a high-end brush for a fraction of the cost of a Sonicare.\n\nDecember 31, 2019 2 min read\n\nDisclosure: Our goal is to feature products and services that we think you'll find interesting and useful. If you purchase them, Entrepreneur may get a small share of the revenue from the sale from our commerce partners.\n\nNew Year's resolutions come in all kinds of varieties, from working out more to learning new skills. You may not have, however, considered overhauling your oral hygiene. It shouldn't just be a New Year's resolution; taking care of your teeth is one of the most important things you can do in your life. Make a permanent change for the better in 2020 by investing in the ProSonic Whitening Toothbrush.\n\nThe ProSonic provides the kind of elite cleaning you'd expect from a high-end electric toothbrush but for a fraction of the price. It delivers 40,000 brush strokes per minute across four modes: gentle, daily, whiten, and polish, so you can clean with the intensity you need for your teeth. It even comes with a built-in timer so you know when to switch between brushing different areas of your mouth and when you've reached the recommended two-minute cleaning time. That way, you're never skimping on brushing. Plus, the brush runs for 21 days on a single charge, so you don't have to worry about constantly recharging.\n\nInvest in your oral hygiene this year. The ProSonic Whitening Toothbrush comes with four brush heads and retails at $79.99 but you can save 56 percent when you buy today for just $34.99.", "The Twins signed starting pitchers Homer Bailey and Rich Hill to one-year contracts Tuesday.\n\nThe 33-year-old Bailey is a 13-year major league veteran who split last season between Kansas City and Oakland, going 13-9 with a 4.57 ERA in 31 starts. In 243 major league games, all starts, the righthander is 80-86 with a 4.57 ERA.\n\nHis contract will be worth $7 million, with incentives if he reaches 180 innings, a major league source told the Star Tribune.\n\nBailey's best season came in 2013 when he was 11-12 with a 3.49 ERA for the Reds and had 199 strikeouts in 209 innings. Cincinnati gave him a six-year, $105 million contract extension at that point, but he had arm trouble in 2014 and had Tommy John surgery in 2015. More arm surgery followed; in 2018 he was 1-14 with a 6.09 ERA and the Reds traded him in a salary dump to the Dodgers, who released him.\n\nAfter signing a minor league deal with Kansas City, Bailey was 7-6 for the Royals last season. They traded him to the A's at the deadline, and he was 6-3 for a playoff team.\n\nHill, a lefthander, will be 40 on Opening Day. He has pitched for eight teams in 15 seasons, and had only 13 starts for the Dodgers last season because of portion of the UCL in his left elbow detached. He had surgery in October and will be out until at least June. Hill was 4-1 with a 2.45 ERA and 72 strikeouts in 48⅔ innings last season.\n\nHis contract is for $3 million, with incentives worth close to $10 million, a source confirmed.\n\nIn 2013, Hill made 63 appearances in relief for the Cleveland, but shortly thereafter turned his career around by adding a devastating curveball. The major problem with throwing his curve is that it tears the skin on the side of his middle finger, and that has limited him, although he made 25 starts in both 2017 and 2018 for the Dodgers' World Series teams.\n\nHe has also pitched for the Red Sox, Cubs, A's, Angels, Yankees and Orioles.\n\nIn 3½ seasons in Los Angeles, Hill started 68 games and had a 3.16 ERA and a 7.1 WAR. In 50 innings in the playoffs, his ERA was 2.70; his last contract with the Dodgers was for three years and $48 million.\n\nHill and his wife made headlines on Dec. 22 when they were detained by police at an NFL game between Buffalo and New England in Foxborough, Mass.\n\nCaitlin Hill repeatedly tried to enter Gillette Stadium with an oversized bag, and as police took her into custody, Rich Hill was also arrested because he tried to stop them. On Dec. 23, they both were ordered to pay $500 fines for civil infractions. Hill released a statement where he said, \"Seeing my wife handcuffed for a problem that started because of her fanny pack was extremely difficult for me to witness. This was all overblown and we are glad to have it behind us.\"\n\nThe Twins' starting rotation is not exactly set because neither Hill nor Michael Pineda, who is serving 39 more games of a suspension for using a banned diuretic, will be ready for the season opener on March 28.\n\nBarring injuries, Jose Berrios, Jake Odorizzi and Bailey appear likely to be the top three coming out of spring training. Until Hill and Pineda are ready, it's likely Devin Smeltzer, Randy Dobnak and/or Lewis Thorpe will be in the starting mix. Unlike last season, when the first month of the season was marked by off-days and the Twins needed only four starters, in 2020 the team has only four off-days from the start of the schedule on March 26 until May 7.\n\nThe Twins, two major league sources confirmed, are still very much in the running for free agent third baseman Josh Donaldson."], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "Viewers stunned after fake news anchor drops c-bomb on live television\n\n(Infowars) – Viewers tuning in to CNN for New Year’s Eve coverage were treated to host Anderson Cooper grotesquely discussing the male anatomy with his co-host.\n\nA drunk Cooper was conversing with co-host Andy Cohen during the live broadcast, when he clarified a comment by blurting out the question, “Who has the biggest cock in Hollywood?”\n\nThis is @CNN Anderson Cooper saying \"cock\" on live TV, while my child is awake. Shameful! #CNNNYE pic.twitter.com/zVeLHJBZaP — Mike (@FuctupMike) January 1, 2020\n\n“This is Anderson Cooper saying ‘cock’ on live TV, while my child is awake,” said Twitter user @FuctupMike, adding, “Shameful.”\n\nOne stunned viewer, who claimed his mother was visiting his home for the first time, said he was immediately embarrassed by Cooper’s remark and changed the channel.\n\nSo, CNN comes on in my house for the first time in … ever (or a really long time, at the very least.) And I’m welcomed to Anderson Cooper talking about his mom asking “Who has the biggest cock in Hollywood?” I’m no prude, folks, but the channel was changed immediately. — HAP (@hap317) January 1, 2020\n\nCNN and Anderson Cooper have not yet released statements addressing the comment.\n\nCooper also nearly threw up on camera after taking a shot during the live broadcast.\n\nINJECT ANDERSON COOPER DYING FROM SHOTS INTO MY VEINS. This is the best television. #CNNNYE pic.twitter.com/XGlxFw1ovf — Corey Cohen (@CoreyECohen) January 1, 2020\n\nAnd who can forget Cooper’s reaction last year after taking his first shot.\n\nA reminder that we must protect Anderson Cooper at all cost. pic.twitter.com/sTzddZ85hg — The Demon of Savage Park 👹 (@binaryproblem) January 1, 2020\n\ninfowars.com/stay-classy-cnn-anderson-cooper-discusses-who-has-biggest-ck-in-hollywood-during-new-years-broadcast/", "pos": ["THIS IS CNN: Anderson Cooper turns the air blue with risque line about male Hollywood stars while downing tequila shots with Andy Cohen on live CNN coverage of New Year’s Eve in Times Square. Both Cooper and co-host Andy Cohen were “downing tequila, loosening up their commentary and spicing up the evening’s festivities…Cooper, who is listening to someone on an ear piece and appears to ask if the manhood reference can be said on live television verbatim, decided to clarify with the exact quote…’She [Cooper’s mom, the late Gloria Vanderbilt], turns to me out of the blue and goes, ‘He’s not going to ask me who’s got the biggest c–k in Hollywood, is he?’ That’s what she said’. Cohen waves his hands and responds, ‘Anderson just said it, ok.’”\n\nI’m so old, I can remember September of 2017, when CNN’s Brooke Burke channeled her inner Margaret Dumont, and pretended to get the vapors over sportswriter Clay Travis saying that he believes in “the First Amendment and boobs.”"], "neg": ["Sign up to FREE daily email alerts from stokesentinel - Daily Subscribe Thank you for subscribing See our privacy notice Could not subscribe, try again later Invalid Email\n\nA road in Leek is currently cordoned off as firefighters attend an incident.\n\nFire crews are at the scene on Southbank Street/Moorhouse Street in the Staffordshire Moorlands town this afternoon (January 1).\n\nWe now have an update on this incident.\n\nThe fire service have taped off a section of Southbank Street and police are also at the scene according to one witness who got in touch with StokeonTrentLive.\n\nWe are contacting Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service for comment and will bring you further information when it becomes available.\n\nFollow StokeonTrentLive\n\nDownload our app - You can download our free app for iPhone and iPad from Apple's App Store , or get the Android version from Google Play.\n\nFollow StokeonTrentLive on Facebook - Like our Facebook page to get the latest news in your feed and join in the lively discussions in the comments. Click here to give it a like!\n\nFollow us on Twitter - For breaking news and the latest stories, click here to follow SOTLive on Twitter .\n\nFollow us on Instagram - Featuring pictures past and present from across Stoke-on-Trent, North Staffordshire & South Cheshire - and if you tag us in your posts, we could repost your picture on our page! We also put the latest news in our Instagram Stories. Click here to follow StokeonTrentLive on Instagram.", "Princess Goes to the Butterfly Museum\n\nLate last year, actor Michael C. Hall announced a new supergroup called Princess Goes to the Butterfly Museum. Formed alongside fellow musicians and former Broadway co-stars Peter Yanowitz (The Wallflowers) and Matt Katz-Bohen (Blondie), the trio previously shared its debut single with the slow burning “Ketamine”. Now, the band is back with a second offering.\n\nTitled “Come and Talk to Me”, it’s a much more upbeat and colorful listen. Hall’s falsetto leads the way on the dance track, riding high above disco-style synths provided by his bandmates. “Come and talk to me, my lover,” the Dexter and Six Feet Under star lures in almost loop-like repetition. Hear it for yourself below.\n\n\n\nThese two singles will appear on Princess Goes to the Butterfly Museum’s debut EP, reportedly out in April. Outside of music, Hall recently had a role in the Amazon political drama The Report starring Adam Driver and Annette Bening. Additionally, Hall, who previously starred in Hedwig and the Angry Inch and David Bowie’s Lazarus musical, appeared in a 2019 Broadway production actually called Skittles Commercial.\n\nIn a new interview with Billboard, Hall said that his past Broadway projects helped lead to the formation of the new band,\n\n“Well, Hedwig was the first chance I had to front a band, albeit dressed in full drag and platform heels… and it gave me a good taste of what that feels like. But, I was playing a character and singing someone else’s songs with a bunch of musicians who were playing someone else’s songs, whereas in this case, it really belongs to all of us and emerges from us, so it’s a very different thing. But yeah, I think Hedwig was maybe what led me on the road to feeling what it was like to front a band, which led me to, in a way, doing the David Bowie musical, Lazarus. In hindsight, all roads seem like they were leading to this.”", "As for 2020, unemployment is at its lowest point in more than 60 years. The S&P 500 has tripled in the past decade. Wage growth, while still somewhat disappointing, is rising fastest for full-time low-income workers. In a vacuum, this would augur a reelection landslide for the sitting president. According to Cembalest’s index of economic strength—combining data on unemployment levels, home prices, per capita GDP, stock-market growth, and inflation—“Trump as an incumbent benefits from the strongest tailwinds” since 1896. (Bill Clinton’s reelection year of 1996 comes close, but unemployment and inflation were higher, and home values and the stock market were only on the cusp of their late-’90s boom.)\n\nDerek Thompson: The best economic news no one wants to talk about\n\nBut Trump isn’t the only force of unprecedented-ness. If he loses to the current front-runner, Joe Biden will violate another soft law of American politics: the Rule of 14.\n\nAs Jonathan Rauch wrote in The Atlantic: “No one gets elected president who needs longer than 14 years to get from his or her first gubernatorial or Senate victory to either the presidency or the vice presidency.” Zero political experience is just fine with Americans. But too much is not. In the past century, voters have subjected their candidates to a freshness test. And 14 years of political experience seems to be a kind of expiration date. Most impressive, the Rule of 14 predicted the narrow defeats of Al Gore and Hillary Clinton, both of whom lost elections 15 years and 10 months after their first days in the United States Senate.\n\nBiden, who leads almost every national poll, served as the senator from Delaware for 36 years, from 1973 until 2009, when he left his seat for the vice presidency. His 44 years of consecutive public service in Washington constitute one of the longest national tenures of any politician in American history. If Biden defeats Trump, the Rule of 14 won’t just get an asterisk; it will get a sledgehammer.\n\nAny of the other three top Democratic candidates would also represent historic firsts. If Trump loses, it is all but certain that we will elect either the oldest president ever or the youngest. Bernie Sanders (78), Biden (77), and Elizabeth Warren (70) would all be older on their first day in office than the current record-holder in the oldest-president-ever category, Donald Trump. At 70 years and 220 days old on his first inauguration day, Trump was the oldest president to be elected to a first term, although Reagan in his second term was the oldest sitting president. Pete Buttigieg, 37, would be younger on day one than either Teddy Roosevelt—who, at 42, became the youngest president, after William McKinley died—or John F. Kennedy, who, at 43, became our youngest president-elect.\n\nIt’s always possible to find some narrow vertical in which a new president qualifies as a “first.” But gender, sexuality, and religion are all significant demographic markers. Warren would be the first female president, Buttigieg would be the first openly gay president, and Sanders would be the first Jewish president.", "Call it the changing face of recreational hockey.\n\nThe Whitehorse Women's Hockey Association has proven so popular this year, there's a waiting list to get on one of the league's eight teams. They were full 13 hours after registration opened.\n\nAnd it's also proving to be a good family bonding activity — there are five mother-daughter pairs playing this year.\n\n\"I like to play with her, not against her, because someone's gotta keep an eye on this one! She gets a little feisty,\" said Jessica Pumphrey, laughing. She was talking about her mom, Nancy Pumphrey.\n\nJessica has been hitting the ice since she was a youngster, but Nancy only took up the sport at age 40.\n\n\"I decided that I'd give it a try,\" she said.\n\nRegistration to play on one of the league's eight teams this season was open just 13 hours before all spots were full. There's now a waiting list. (Wayne Vallevand/CBC)\n\n\"I've had kids stop me on my way into the rink and look at me and say, 'Aren't you too old to play hockey?' I said: 'Of course not!'\"\n\n\"Never too old, never too young,\" Jessica added.\n\n\"That's it,\" said Nancy.\n\n'You know, you should play hockey'\n\nHelen Christiansen is also relatively new to hockey. She's playing her fifth season in the Whitehorse league, along with her daughter, Danica Christiansen, who's been playing since she was a kid.\n\nHelen decided to take it up when she first moved up to Yukon from B.C. At the time, she didn't even know how to skate.\n\n\"I was up at the Canada Games Centre on the elliptical, and the lady beside me said, 'You know, you should play hockey.' And I'm thinking, well why not,\" she recalled.\n\n\"It was a leap of faith.\"\n\n'I wish I had taken it up sooner in life,' said Helen Christiansen, seen here with her daughter Danica. (Wayne Vallevand/CBC)\n\nHelen's first hockey game was her first time on the ice, she says — but she feels it was the best way to learn to skate. When she scored her first goal she knew exactly what her kids felt, when they had scored their first goals.\n\n\"Very cool experience, and I wish I had taken it up sooner in life,\" Helen said.\n\nDanica said it's been great for everybody.\n\n\"It's a good family affair, twice a week. So our husbands come to the game and cheer us on. So it's kind of nice for my husband and father-in-law to bond.\"\n\nCheryl Rivest and her daughter Chantelle Rivest have been lacing up their skates together for years now. Chantelle recalled first facing off against her mom when she was 11 years old.\n\nA few years later, mother and daughter were playing on the same team, as they are now, in the women's league.\n\nPlaying hockey with family can be 'like reading somebody's mind, if you know them really well,' said Cheryl Rivest, seen here with her daughter Chantelle. (Wayne Vallevand/CBC)\n\n\"It's so much fun. It's like reading somebody's mind, if you know them really well,\" Cheryl said.\n\n\"You're able to know how the plays are going to work, you kind of know where they're gonna go in certain situations. It just makes it smoother, faster.\"\n\n'A very encouraging league'\n\nCheryl said the Whitehorse league has done an amazing job in attracting more players, of all different skill levels.\n\n\"It's a very encouraging league. I think that that has made the difference,\" she said.\n\n'It's a very encouraging league,' said Cheryl Rivest. (Wayne Vallevand/CBC)\n\nJessica Pumphrey agrees. She said this year's waiting list to register shows there's a palpable spirit of camaraderie and community in the league.\n\n\"It invites more women to come play, right? Because they hear that it's so much fun, so welcoming and accepting, and everyone just wants to come out and hang, and it's cool,\" Pumphrey said.\n\n\"I love it.\"", "St John's [Antigua], Jan 2 (ANI): West Indies all-rounder Jason Holder has been rested for the first two games of their three-match series against Ireland.\n\nHolder is the only player to miss out from the ODI side that lost to India 2-1 recently.\n\nWindies will face Ireland in three ODIs - the first two to be played at Kensington Oval, Barbados while the last will be played at the National Cricket Stadium in Grenada. The two sides will then contest in three T20Is scheduled for a later date.\n\n\"The decision was taken to rest Jason due to the heavy workload he has had over the last year,\" International Cricket Council (ICC) quoted West Indies' selector Roger Harper as saying.\n\n\"With an important year ahead for West Indies cricket, we saw this as the best opportunity to give him a break to recharge his batteries and refresh his mind so he could be ready to perform at his best as our Test captain throughout 2020, as the number one ranked all-rounder in Test cricket and an important member of the team in the white-ball formats\", the statement read.\n\n\"This series against Ireland offers us the opportunity to build on the performances in India, build confidence as a team and for individual players. Just like the series against Afghanistan, the Ireland series is an important one for us, one we must win,\" Harper added.\n\nSquad: Kieron Pollard (c), Sunil Ambris, Roston Chase, Sheldon Cottrell, Shimron Hetmyer, Shai Hope, Alzarri Joseph, Brandon King, Evin Lewis, Keemo Paul, Khary Pierre, Nicholas Pooran, Romario Shepherd, Hayden Walsh Jr.\n\nThe first ODI between Windies and Ireland will be played in Barbados on January 7. (ANI)"], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "× ‘Not a dry eye’: Child invites entire kindergarten class to watch him get adopted\n\nGRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — One child in Kent County, Michigan invited his entire kindergarten class to his adoption hearing Thursday, WZZM reports.\n\nMichael Orlando Clark Jr. celebrated joining a new family with his kindergarten class.\n\n“We began the school year as a family,” Michael’s teacher said. “Family doesn’t have to be DNA, because family is support and love.”\n\nMichael’s classmates expressed their love for him and introduced themselves to the judge.\n\nWhen Michael and his new parents made the adoption official by banging the gavel, the courtroom burst into applause.\n\n“Sometimes their journeys have been very long, they’ve included miracle and change for the children and family and incredible community support as you’re able to see today in Michael’s adoption hearing,” Honorable Judge Patricia Gardner said.\n\nThirty-six other children found their forever homes the same day as Michael.\n\nIn a Facebook post, Kent County officials said “There is not a dry eye” in the courtroom.", "pos": ["KENT COUNTY, Mich. (WXMI/CNN) - Thursday was adoption day for a Michigan boy, but it was not just him and his new family celebrating. The child had his entire class cheering them on.\n\nBoy brings classmates to adoption ceremony (Source: CNN)\n\nThere is no doubt that 5-year-old Michael Orlando Clark Jr. will never forget this day. He was dressed to the nines and so excited he could hardly sit still as his adoption was just moments from being finalized.\n\nMichael wanted everyone to see it, so he invited his entire kindergarten class who waved hearts and cheered him on during the ceremony.\n\nAfter fostering for about a year, his parents Andrea Melvin and David Eaton knew they had found the right fit for their family.\n\n“He brings us a lot of joy. He's just so full of energy and so full of love. It's just been great for everybody,” said Melvin.\n\nThere was no shortage of love all around them in the courtroom.\n\n\"It is a great tribute to Michael that he had so many of his classmates here and so many said he was their best friend too,” Michigan Supreme Court Justice Stephen Markman said.\n\n\"Never have I experienced that before, and it was loads of fun. The kids were into it and supporting their best friend, and the family of Michael,” said Judge Patricia Gardner.\n\nMichael already has everything he wants this holiday season:\n\n“Giving a kid a permanent home, a forever family, is just the best gift you can give anybody,” said Melvin.\n\n“We've been really fortunate and just hopefully other families get to enjoy similar moments,” said Eaton.\n\nThirty-six kids were also adopted Thursday as part of the 23rd annual adoption day in Kent County.\n\nCopyright 2019 WXMI via CNN. All rights reserved."], "neg": ["Global stocks have surged in their best year for a decade after being given new life by interest rate cuts and signs that turmoil over Brexit is coming to an end.\n\nMore than $10 trillion (£7.6 trillion) was added to the value of shares around the world as central banks slashed rates and restarted money-printing schemes to battle an economic slowdown.\n\nThe MSCI World Index of global stocks has gained 25pc this year, bouncing back from its worst performance in a decade in 2018. This year was the best annual performance for stocks since 2009 and one of the strongest in decades.\n\nIn Britain, the FTSE 100 is up nearly 14pc and the mid-cap FTSE 250 has risen 26pc into new record territory, boosted by...", "Every change begins with a leadership decision. Making the decision to institute changes is not always easy. Being prepared, planning well, and being surrounded by a good team will make that decision a lot easier. Begin by putting yourself in a positive frame of mind. You are likely to experience higher than normal levels of stress and knowing this beforehand will give you the ability to be prepared mentally and physically. You will be the anchorperson and foundation, and with your steady hand will guide your team through the stressful events. Be a reassuring and active force throughout the whole process.\n\nIt is impossible to prepare for every contingency, but planning for the known is a must. Add time or extra room to the schedule for the unknowns. When you encounter an unexpected event, your schedule should not be put off by much if you have built in some leeway. It will provide that buffer that gives you and your team the ability to deal with the unknowns and keep rolling with the change process\n\nSurround yourself with people that you can delegate to and be confident in their abilities and skills. Be precise and specific with your directions as when the change process begins you will be depending on these individuals and their talents. Communicating and providing feedback are the keys to successful delegation; make sure your team understands this. If communication fails or there is not accurate feedback the chances of a success are lessened.\n\nAn issue that sometimes arises when delegating is micro managing. Keep an eye out to not micro-manage as you can quickly lose track of events and it will take time away from your main duties. Delegating is a skill that takes time as you must first learn the strengths and weakness of your team and know what tasks you can and cannot hand out. It may not be possible to always delegate, but when it can be done it will provide a great resource.\n\nAlways be available during the change process. Before the change prepare your friends and family that you may not be available for social events. Reassure your team that you are there for them and you are here to provide them with the necessary resources to lead them through the change. Stress to them that you are available and focused on keeping the communications lines open.\n\nAlways be aware of rumors, they will happen before during and after the change. Do not ignore any rumor, put out honest and clear communication as soon as possible. Reassure your team that if they hear a rumor to seek out more information from a reliable source. Remind them that spreading rumors helps no one and will cause more harm than good.\n\nNot everyone will agree on the change. Keep in mind that these types of feelings are normal, as people generally do not enjoy change and are sometimes made nervous by it. You will likely encounter pushback and resistance by a number of team members. Provide facts and data to show why the change is happening and reassure them the need and benefits of the change. These types of individuals are best suited to be educated about the change with information.\n\nIf you are encountering an extreme case of pushback, provide them with some choices that still fall within the spectrum of the intended change. They should then feel more involved in the process and it will help alleviate the negative mindset they may be experiencing.It is vitally important to make sure that all stakeholders and employees are on board with a change.\n\nIn order to continue increasing awareness and to build desire to support the upcoming change; the change management team must reach out to the organization at large. The force field analysis, developed by German social psychologist Kurt Lewin helps a change management team to:\n\n• Identify pros and cons of an option prior to making a decision\n\n• Explore what is going right — and what is going wrong\n\n• Analyse any two opposing positions.\n\nIf concerns or issues arise, then steps must be taken to ensure awareness is continually raised and that desire to support the change is increased. Strategies that can help the change management team responsively address employees’ concerns include:\n\n• Engaging employees, providing forums for people to express their questions and concerns\n\n• Equipping managers & supervisors to be effective change leaders and managers of resistance\n\n• Orchestrating opportunities for advocates of the change to contact those not yet on board\n\n• Aligning incentive and performance management systems to support the change.\n\nChange is not exempt from Murphy’s Law. And even if something isn’t going wrong, change management team members must constantly be observing, listening, and evaluating the progress and process during a change. Below are several tools to help the team accomplish this.\n\nA feedback form is used to gather information from those involved in a change to help shape the remaining course of the change project. Instead of a paper form, feedback can be obtained through online surveys (Zoomerang.com or Survey Monkey.com), an in-house questionnaire on the intranet, a few questions sent by email, or a focus group. The questions will vary depending upon the subject being queried.\n\nOpen Feedback include asking participants for suggestions and comments. The compiled results of the feedback forms can be used by the change management team members to modify the project plan and/or the communication plan or to work with specific individuals or groups that may be providing roadblocks to success.\n\nOnce a change initiative is underway, it is critical to sustain the change with reinforcement. The leader must make sure that the project and communication plan remain on track. They need to identify, and explore any issues from employees or stakeholders that have emerged, and review and consider any feedback gathered to date.\n\nActing as a facilitator, the leader helps to bring about learning and productivity. Communication will be a byproduct of this by providing indirect or unobtrusive assistance, guidance, and supervision.He or she listens actively, asks questions, encourages diverse viewpoints, organizes information, helps the group reach consensus, and understands that the individual needs of team members will affect teamwork.\n\nThe LEAD model provides a simple methodology for facilitating a participative meeting:\n\n• Lead with objectives: When clear objectives are stated up front, group energy is channeled toward achieving an outcome. The objectives shape the content of the meeting.\n\n• Empower to participate: In the Lead model, the facilitator is empowered to encourage active participation.\n\n• Aim for consensus: Getting the team to consensus will have members more likely to support and carry out the decisions of the team.\n\n• Direct the process: How the meeting progresses will influence the quality of the decisions of the team, and influences the commitment of team members.\n\nLeaders must differentiate between process and content. Content includes the topics, subjects, or issues; process is about how the topics, subjects, or issues are addressed.\n\nBecause communications from managers and supervisors have been shown to have a significant impact on employees during a change initiative, it is appropriate that they be actively involved in celebrating success with employees as a result of positive performance. Celebrations can occur on three levels:\n\n1. One on one conversation: In a private meeting, a supervisor should attest to the fact that due to the employee’s effort, a change was made, and how it is succeeding. He or she should extend verbal thanks to the employee.\n\n2. Public recognition: Public recognition officially acknowledges outstanding performance and points out a role model that helped make a successful change happen. Supervisors should carefully consider who receives recognition, and not alienate group members who participated in the change but who many not have distinguished themselves as significantly.\n\n3. Group celebrations: Fun or engaging activities are used to celebrate key milestones by a group. They include buffet or restaurant lunches, dinner events, or can include group outings to sports, amusement, or cultural events. It is important that these types of celebrations try to include the involvement of the primary change sponsor in some way.\n\nProfessor Akindotun Merino\n\nEmail: Info@africamentalhealth.net\n\nTwitter: @drakinmerino\n\nFb: https://www.facebook.com/groups/Africamentalhealth/\n\nPhone: 08118048229", "Seattle Seahawks vs. Philadelphia Eagles wild-card playoff preview: Can Russell Wilson win again on road?\n\nShow Caption Hide Caption Lorenzo's Locks: How to bet on Sunday's wild card games SportsPulse: The two best games of the weekend may come out of the NFC slate on Sunday. Lorenzo provides the best bets you can make on each. USA TODAY\n\nA preview of the NFC wild-card matchup between the Seattle Seahawks and Philadelphia Eagles\n\nWhen: Sunday, Jan. 5, 4:40 p.m. ET\n\nWhere: Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia\n\nChannel: NBC\n\nLine: Seahawks by 1½\n\nInjuries: Both teams are relatively banged up entering this one, with several key players who may or may not be able to play.\n\nThe Eagles recently lost starting right guard Brandon Brooks to a season-ending shoulder injury, while tight end Zach Ertz (ribs/back), running back Miles Sanders (ankle), wide receiver Nelson Agholor (knee) and right tackle Lane Johnson (ankle) missed all or part of the regular-season finale. Coach Doug Pederson said Monday the team would monitor their statuses throughout the week.\n\nSeattle, meanwhile, had 14 players on its injury report entering last week's game against the San Francisco 49ers. The Seahawks will be without starting linebacker Mychal Kendricks, who tore the anterior cruciate ligament in one of his knees, but hope to get safety Quandre Diggs back for Sunday's game, according to coach Pete Carroll. They could also be thin at wide receiver with Jaron Brown (knee) out and Malik Turner questionable this week after suffering a concussion.\n\nTHREE THINGS TO KNOW\n\n1. Carries to be had: Few teams in the NFL embraced the run this season like the Seahawks and Eagles, who ranked third and seventh, respectively, in rushing attempts on the year. But injuries have put them in a similar predicament, trying to figure out who's going to get the carries. Philadelphia will hope for a healthy Sanders, lest they want to rely on Boston Scott for a second consecutive week. The Seahawks split carries between Marshawn Lynch (fresh out of retirement) and Travis Homer. With the cast of characters changing, it will be interesting to see if either team can establish consistent production on the ground.\n\n2. What's home worth? The Eagles (9-7) earned home-field advantage in this game by virtue of winning the lowly NFC East, even though the Seahawks finished with a better record (11-5, including a 7-1 mark on the road) and have generally played like the better team this year. (They also beat the Eagles, in Philadelphia, in Week 12.) If the Eagles manage to pull off the upset and win this one, it would illustrate the value of home-field advantage in the playoffs — and help fuel critics who say playoff seeding should be determined by record, regardless of division.\n\n3. All eyes on tight ends: One of the key matchups in this game will be Seattle's defense against Philadelphia's tight ends. The Seahawks ranked 31st in the NFL this year in catches (97) and receiving yards (1,099) surrendered to opposing tight ends, and Carson Wentz's top two targets are Ertz and Dallas Goedert. That pair combined for 146 catches, 1,523 receiving yards and 11 touchdowns during the regular season. All of this makes the health of Ertz that much more important in the days leading up to kickoff.\n\nContact Tom Schad at tschad@usatoday.com or on Twitter @Tom_Schad.", "Kelowna City Council endorsed budget carryover requests on Monday.\n\nThey include $126-million in operating and capital carryover expenditures, which will be used for a number of projects due to be completed over the next two years.\n\n“As these projects were previously approved by Council, they do not add to the taxation demand for 2020,” said Melanie Antunes, Acting Financial Planning Manager.\n\n“The majority, 56%, will be funded through the City’s general fund sources and the remaining 44% come from self-funding sources such as the water utility, wastewater and the Airport funds.”\n\nCarryovers for 2020 include:\n\nThe process to secure and outfit an RCMP Mobile Command Centre to enhance tactical support, search operations, communication needs and community outreach.\n\nSeveral items relating to the SEKID (South East Kelowna Irrigation District) integration project, supporting a resilient and high-quality water supply across the City Water Utility.\n\nContinuing to support our Healthy Housing Strategy through additional affordable housing land acquisition\n\nThis is the second of three stages in the City’s annual budget process.\n\nThe first was the provisional budget in December, followed by the carryovers this month and the final budget being presented on April 27.\n\nThe final taxation demand increase will come in April, but Council approved a provisional taxation increase of 4.15% in December.", "A new installment of Deadpool is coming to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The Merc with a Mouth, played by Ryan Reynolds, will get a third film and (possibly) an all-new universe to play in as Deadpool 3 is currently in development at Marvel Studios. The movie is an incredibly exciting development for both comic and movie fans. So, which villains from the comics should Wade Wilson take on in the third film?\n\nDeadpool landing in the MCU is still somewhat surprising. The R-rated hero was one of the few Marvel characters acquired in the Fox-Disney merger that will seemingly survive without major changes or being recast - which isn't all that surprising considering the reception for Reynolds in the role and the box office returns of the first two Deadpool films. Deadpool's popularity kept the franchise alive. Joining the MCU means Deadpool's villain roster will significantly expand. Here are five villains who could appear in Deadpool 3.\n\nRelated: Deadpool 2’s Zazie Beetz Expects to Play Domino Again in Future Marvel Film\n\nDaken\n\nWhile it would be fantastic to see Reynold's Deadpool take on Hugh Jackman's Wolverine and see their feud/bromance further explored, the ship seems to have long sailed on that possibility following Wolvie's perfect end in Logan. So, if they can't do Wolverine, they might as well do the next best thing: Daken.\n\nDaken is the son of Wolverine and Itsu. He's got similar abilities to his pops, including retractable claws, an accelerated healing factor, and superhuman physical attributes. Deadpool would surely be disappointed to see Logan's son and not Wolverine himself as his main adversary. There's tons of potential for comedy and action with Daken taking on Deadpool. Although, if Marvel wanted to do a new version of Wolverine, introducing Daken would probably create more questions than answers.\n\nRelated: Deadpool 3: 10 Ways To Set It In The MCU\n\nEvil Deadpool\n\nEvil Deadpool might seem like a gimmick villain at first glance, but he's the Frankenstein's monster of the Deadpool universe.\n\nIn the comics, when Deadpool is institutionalized, he's treated by Dr. Ella Whitby, who soon falls in love with him. The feelings aren't reciprocated which is probably for the best after Wade discovers Whitby had been collecting his body parts in her freezer from the hero's various battles. So, how does Evil Deadpool come into all of this? Well, after Deadpool discovers her body parts in the freezer, he throws them into a dumpster. In the trash, Deadpool's healing factor fused each part into a new being: Evil Deadpool.\n\nA scientific freakshow, Evil Deadpool's body is completely mismatched. He's got two right arms and is able to maneuver his body in unusual, disgusting ways. Deadpool hunting down himself could be played comedically or somewhat tragically. Wade Wilson trying to figure out what the hell Evil Deadpool is would be worth the price of admission. Even as a minor villain, Evil Deadpool could work.\n\nRelated: Black Panther is Finally Getting Revenge on Deadpool\n\nMister Sinister\n\nIf Marvel really wants to swing for the fences, having Deadpool face off against Mister Sinister, one of the biggest X-Men villains around, would be one heck of a way to introduce Wade Wilson and mutants to the MCU.\n\nMister Sinister is obsessed with genetics and isn't afraid to do a little mad science in order to test his queries. The character is telepathic and has a slew of physical and mental abilities. Bringing in Mister Sinister could lay the groundwork for the X-Men in the MCU. Plus, he's been teased in Deadpool 2, so bringing him into the fold would pay off both the past and future of the franchise.\n\nRelated: Celebrate The Development of Deadpool 3 With These Comics And Collectibles!\n\nStryfe\n\nCable and the X-Force were brought into the fold in Deadpool 2, so bringing in Stryfe would make a lot of sense. Stryfe is an evil clone of Cable. When the original Cable was a child, he became infected with a techno-organic virus. He gets sent to the future, where he's cloned and cured of the disease. However, Apocalypse eventually gets his hands on the clone and raises him as his own. Stryfe becomes an anarchist and terrorist.\n\nStryfe along with Evil Deadpool would create an interesting duality between the evil counterparts and Cable and Deadpool. The two heroes taking on evil versions of themselves would be a lot of fun to watch.\n\nRelated: If Deadpool Was Cut in Half... Would TWO Grow Back?\n\nDeath\n\nThe biggest swing for the fences Marvel could take is introducing Lady Death as the main villain in Deadpool 3. In the comics, Thanos' motivations are driven by the living embodiment of death who wants nothing to do with the Mad Titan. However, Deadpool has much better luck with her. In the comics, Death and Deadpool develop feelings for each other. With Thanos out of the way, there are endless possibilities to take Death's character. Plus, Deadpool could joke about Josh Brolin playing Thanos and his lust for Death not making it into the MCU.\n\nShe can be the villain who Deadpool can't kick despite literally representing death and chaos. It would be a bold decision to include her in Deadpool 3 considering she wasn't present in Avengers: End Game or the MCU to date. Perhaps, a more comedic role is the right way to take the character. Regardless, Death seems ripe to show up in the MCU and Deadpool 3 would be a welcome curveball for her to appear.\n\nWhat makes Deadpool 3 so exciting is the almost limitless characters and storylines that could be used to bring Wade Wilson to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Instead of having a handful of villains to play with, Marvel can really go any way they want - small, big or insanely huge. No matter who is chosen for Deadpool 3's villain, it's exciting to see the character come to the MCU. There's tons of potential for him and the X-Force to grow alongside the rest of The Avengers. Who would you like to see as the main villain in Deadpool 3?\n\nNext: 10 Superhero Comedies To Watch If You Like Deadpool\n\nShare Tweet Email\n\nThe King of Marvel's Universe is Finally Claiming His Throne"], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "Ajay Devgn’s first look from Bhuj The Pride of India as IAF pilot Sq Ld Vijay Karnik is impressive, see pic\n\nbollywood\n\nUpdated: Jan 02, 2020 09:59 IST\n\nAjay Devgn will be seen as an Indian Air Force (IAF) pilot in one of his upcoming films, Bhuj: The Pride Of India. Director Abhishek Dudhaiya shared the first look of the film on Twitter on the first day of the new year.\n\nSharing the picture, Abhishek wrote: “It’s a privilege to present @ajaydevgn sir’s first look as Sq. Ld. Vijay Karnik from my upcoming directorial film #BhujThePrideOfIndia . #14Aug2020.” He also revealed that the film will open in theatres a day before Independence Day this year. Ajay plays the lead role and will be seen as Squadron Leader Vijay Karnik.\n\nIt’s a privilege to present @ajaydevgn sir’s first look as Sq. Ld. Vijay Karnik from my upcoming directorial film #BhujThePrideOfIndia . #14Aug2020. pic.twitter.com/5pZiORdXjs — Abhishekdudhaiya (@AbhishekDudhai6) January 1, 2020\n\nAjay has worked in number of patriotic films, with another of his upcoming films, Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior, also showcasing similar sentiments.\n\nBhuj: The Pride Of India tells one of the many stories of bravery, selflessness and commitment, shown by ordinary people apart from the armed forces during the 1971 Indo-Pak War. The period drama looks back into the journey of 300 women from Madhapar village of Gujarat’s Kutch district, who played a pivotal role in helping India win the war. The women came together to rebuild and repair the only runway in Bhuj, which was crucial for the war.\n\nAlso read: Ananya Panday equates struggle to not appearing on Koffee With Karan, Siddhant Chaturvedi has a savage reply\n\nThe film also stars Sanjay Dutt, Sonakshi Sinha, Hate Story 4 actor Ihana Dhillon, singer-actor Ammy Virk and South Indian actor Pranitha Subhash. For Pranitha, who has starred in a number of movies such Porki, Saguni and Dynamite, Bhuj: The Pride of India will also mark her Bollywood debut.\n\nSpeaking about working with Ajay Devgn, she had earlier told IANS: “Ajay sir is so disciplined on sets. He is so natural when it comes to acting and the best thing about him is that as soon as the director says action, he gets into the character and gets out of it as soon as the director says cut. There was so much to learn from him and I feel blessed to have worked with him in my first Bollywood film.” The film is slated to hit theatres on August 14.\n\n(With IANS inputs)\n\nFollow @htshowbiz for more", "pos": ["Ajay Devgn is all set to essay the role of a real-life hero on the big screen in Bhuj: The Pride Of India. Based on the 1971 Indo-Pak war, the film has the Tanhaji actor playing Indian Air Force officer Vijay Karnik in the film.\n\nFor those who don't know, squadron Leader Vijay Karnik, was in charge of the Bhuj airport during the 1971 Indo-Pak war. It was he and his team, with the help of the local women, who reconstructed the destroyed Indian Air Force airstrip at Bhuj in Gujarat, in what could be termed as India's 'Pearl Harbour' moment.\n\nDirector-writer Abhishek Dudhaiya took to Twitter to drop Ajay's first look from the film. He wrote, \"It's a privilege to present @ajaydevgn sir's first look as Sq. Ld. Vijay Karnik from my upcoming directorial film #BhujThePrideOfIndia . #14Aug2020.\"\n\nSpeaking about casting Ajay in the film, Dudhaiya earlier said, \"We were fighting a war and if there had been any casualties of any of these women, it would have been a great loss. But I took the decision and it worked out. I had briefed them where they could take shelter if attacked and they followed it bravely. Also, I could only see Ajay Devgn essaying my character and I'm glad that he's on board.\"\n\nProducer Bhushan Kumar added, \"This courageous tale needs to be told because we want the current and the coming generation to know about this brave soldier, Squadron Leader Vijay Karnik, who played a significant role in India's victory in the 1971 war. He was heroic enough to take this bold step of involving civilians in a war.\"\n\nBhuj: The Pride Of India also stars Sonakshi Sinha, Sanjay Dutt, Rana Daggubati, Ammy Virk and Ihana Dhillion. The film is slated for a box office clash with John Abraham's Attack and Priyadarshan's Hungama 2 on August 14, 2020.\n\nAjay Devgn On CAA Protests: Violence Is Not The Way; Through Violence We Harm Our Own Country!\n\nKajol Trolls Ajay Devgn Over Her Casting In Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior"], "neg": ["(CNN) Instead of throwing down the gauntlet, Post Malone put it on his face.\n\nThe singer/rapper has debuted a new face tattoo to add to his collection.\n\nThe medieval gauntlet is featured prominently in photo posted Tuesday on tattoo artist Kyle Hediger's Instagram account.\n\n\"Last tattoo of 2019,\" the caption reads. \"Gauntlet on the baby boy @postmalone love u. 2020 is going to be next level. Love you all.\"\n\nMalone also shared a photo in which a portion of the new tat can be seen.\n\nRead More", "web Joey Cavino AP19353858195657.jpg Joey Covino poses for a photo Dec. 18, 2019, at his home in Saugus, Massachusetts, with a photo of himself as a 9-year-old boy. Covino was abused by Fr. Richard J. McCormick at a summer camp in Massachusetts in 1981. (AP/Elise Amendola)\n\nRichard J. Poster served time for possessing child pornography, violated his probation by having contact with children, admitted masturbating in the bushes near a church school and in 2005 was put on a sex offender registry. And yet the former Catholic priest was only just this month added to a list of clergy members credibly accused of child sexual abuse — after The Associated Press asked why he was not included.\n\nGet the best of NCR delivered to your inbox! Sign up here\n\nVictims' advocates had long criticized the Roman Catholic Church for not making public the names of credibly accused priests. Now, despite the dioceses' release of nearly 5,300 names, most in the last two years, critics say the lists are far from complete. An AP analysis found more than 900 clergy members accused of child sexual abuse who were missing from lists released by the dioceses and religious orders where they served. The AP reached that number by matching those public diocesan lists against a database of accused priests tracked by the group BishopAccountability.org and then scouring bankruptcy documents, lawsuits, settlement information, grand jury reports and media accounts. More than a hundred of the former clergy members not listed by dioceses or religious orders had been charged with sexual crimes, including rape, solicitation and receiving or viewing child pornography. On top of that, the AP found another nearly 400 priests and clergy members who were accused of abuse while serving in dioceses that have not yet released any names. \"No one should think, 'Oh, the bishops are releasing their lists, there's nothing left to do,'\" said Terence McKiernan, co-founder of BishopAccountability.org, who has been tracking the abuse crisis and cataloging accused priests for almost two decades, accumulating a database of thousands of priests. \"There are a lot of holes in these lists,\" he said. \"There's still a lot to do to get to actual, true transparency.\"\n\nAdvertisement Advertisement\n\nChurch officials say that absent an admission of guilt, they have to weigh releasing a name against harming the reputation of priests who may have been falsely accused. By naming accused priests, they note, they also open themselves to lawsuits from those who maintain their innocence. Earlier this month, former priest John Tormey sued the Providence, Rhode Island, diocese, saying his reputation was irreparably harmed by his inclusion on the diocese's credibly accused list. After the list was made public, he said he was asked to retire by the community college where he had worked for over a decade. Some dioceses have excluded entire classes of clergy members from their lists — priests in religious orders, deceased priests who had only one allegation against them, priests ordained in foreign countries and, sometimes, deacons or seminarians ousted before they were ordained. Others, like Poster, were excluded because of technicalities. Poster's name was not included when the Davenport, Iowa, diocese issued its first list of two dozen credibly accused priests in 2008. The diocese said his crime of possessing more than 270 videos and images of child pornography on his work laptop was not originally a qualifying offense in the church's landmark charter on child abuse because there wasn't a direct victim.\n\nweb Poster AP19358566573793.jpg This undated photo obtained from the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services in December 2019 shows Richard J. Poster. (AP/Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services)\n\nAfter he was released from prison, the diocese found Poster a job as a maintenance man at its office, but he was fired less than a year later after admitting to masturbating in the bushes on the property, which abuts a Catholic high school. Still, the diocese did not list him. Poster went on to violate the terms of his probation, admitting he had contact with minors at a bookstore and near an elementary school, federal court records unsealed at the AP's request show. A judge sent him back to jail for two months and imposed several other monitoring conditions. Child pornography was added to the church's child abuse charter in 2011 and, though the diocese promised it would update its list of perpetrators as required under a court-approved bankruptcy plan, it never included Poster. \"It was an oversight,\" diocese spokesman Deacon David Montgomery told the AP. He said the public had been kept informed about the case through press releases issued from Poster's arrest until his removal from the priesthood in 2007. Poster, now 54, lives in Silver Spring, Maryland, near a school and two parks. He hasn't been accused of any wrongdoing for more than a decade and declined to comment when reached by the AP, saying he preferred to stay out of the spotlight. Of the 900 unlisted accused clergy members, more than a tenth had been charged with a sex-related crime — a higher percentage than those named publicly by dioceses and orders, the AP found. Dioceses varied widely in what they considered a credible accusation. Like Poster, some of the priests criminally charged with child pornography weren't listed because some dioceses said a victim needed to report a complaint. In addition to Poster, the AP review found 15 other priests charged with possessing, distributing or creating child pornography who were not included on any list. Other dioceses created exceptions for a host of other reasons, ranging from cases being deemed not credible by a board of lay church people to the clergy members in question having since died and thus being unable to defend themselves. \"If your goal is protecting kids and healing victims, your lists will be as broad and detailed as possible. If your goal is protecting your reputation and institution, it will be narrow and vague. And that's the choice most bishops are making,\" said David Clohessy, the former executive director of the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, who now heads the group's St. Louis chapter. The largest exceptions were made for the nearly 400 priests in religious orders who, while they serve in diocesan schools and parishes, don't report to the bishops.\n\nweb McCormick AP19358694910405.jpg Judge Timothy Feeley, left, addresses former Fr. Richard J. McCormick, 74, Aug. 10, 2015, in Salem Superior Court in Boston. (AP Pool/The Boston Herald/Faith Ninivaggi)\n\nRichard J. McCormick, a Salesian priest who worked at parishes, schools and religious camps in dioceses in Florida, New York, Massachusetts, Indiana and Louisiana, has been accused of molesting or having inappropriate contact with children from three states. In 2009, his order settled the first three civil claims against him. Yet he does not appear on any list of credibly accused clergy members. McCormick finally faced criminal charges after one of his victims spotted the priest's name on a very different list — one posted in 2011 by a Boston lawyer, Mitchell Garabedian, who represents church sexual abuse victims. Thirty years had gone by, but Joey Covino said he immediately recognized a photo of McCormick as the priest who had molested him over two summers at a Salesian camp, a woodsy retreat for underprivileged boys in Ipswich, Massachusetts. Covino's boyhood had revolved around church, where he served as an altar boy, played in a Catholic Little League and where his mother — raising four children on her own — gratefully accepted assistance from friendly priests. When she sent Covino and his brothers back to the free camp for a second year, \"I was petrified — petrified — and I couldn't say anything. I couldn't even ask my brothers to see if it had happened to them,\" said Covino, now 49 and a police officer in Revere, Massachusetts. \"I've always told myself I should have done something. I should have fought back.\" Covino said the entirety of his adult life had been altered by McCormick's abuse — failed relationships, his decisions to join the military and later the police, nightmares that plagued him. His decision to come forward led to McCormick being convicted of rape in 2014 and sentenced to up to 10 years. The priest since has pleaded guilty to assaulting another boy. The Salesians, based in New Rochelle, New York, have never posted a list of credibly accused priests. \"Our men who have been credibly accused and have had accusations have been listed in the various dioceses that we serve,\" said Father Steve Ryan, vice provincial of the order. Ryan said he was certain McCormick's name appeared on several lists, including Boston's.\n\nweb O'Malley AP19358633674567.jpg Boston Cardinal Sean O'Malley arrives to the Santa Maria alla Vittoria church March 10, 2013, in Rome to celebrate Mass. (AP/Domenico Stinellis)\n\nBut when Boston posted its list in 2011, Archbishop Sean Patrick O'Malley wrote that he was not including priests from religious orders or visiting clerics because the diocese \"does not determine the outcome in such cases; that is the responsibility of the priest's order or diocese.\" O'Malley since has called on religious orders to post their own lists, spokesman Terry Donilon said. The AP found the Boston archdiocese has the most accused priests left off its list, with almost 80 not included. Nearly three-quarters, like McCormick, were priests from religious orders. Another dozen died before allegations were received — another exclusion cited by the archdiocese. McCormick also is not on the New York archdiocese's list or lists posted by the Archdiocese of Gary, Indiana, and the Diocese of St. Petersburg, Florida — both places where he faced accusations. The archdiocese in New Orleans, where McCormick served in 1991, added his name to its list of credibly accused priests only after an inquiry from the AP. Priests named on any list were excluded from the AP's undercount analysis, even if they were not named on lists in the other dioceses where they served. Because the AP counted only priests left off all lists, critics say the number of 900 unnamed priests represents just a tiny portion of the true scope of the underreporting problem. Other priests excluded from the credibly accused lists were left off because of findings from the diocesan investigations process. Review boards — independent panels in each diocese staffed with lay people to review allegations of abuse — make the initial recommendation on whether an allegation is credible. The standards those boards use to investigate claims and the process itself often is so shrouded from public view that some victims say they weren't allowed to attend when their allegations were discussed. Dozens of priests whose accusers received payouts or legal settlements were left off credibly accused lists because review boards deemed the accusations not substantiated or because bishops or even the Vatican later overturned the board's findings on appeal. The standards for Vatican appeals are even more secretive.\n\n\"You can't put much stock in the lists that the church voluntarily provides because they cannot be trusted to police themselves.\" — Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro Tweet this\n\nIn 2006, the Chicago Archdiocese's review board investigated a claim from two brothers who alleged a priest named Robert Stepek had abused them. The board found \"reasonable cause to suspect that sexual abuse of minors occurred,\" but Stepek was restored to good standing in 2013 after a Vatican court said it was \"unable to find evidence strong enough.\" The court found Stepek engaged in inappropriate behavior for a priest, however, and he remained without an assignment under restrictions until his death in 2016. The AP found about 45 accused clergy members who did not appear on the Archdiocese of Philadelphia's list of credibly accused priests. The archdiocese said they were excluded for a variety of reasons, including deciding that about a dozen priests found unsuitable for ministry by a review board due to conduct involving minors did not do anything that rose to the level of abuse. A spokesman said the archdiocese has a thorough and transparent investigation process, but declined to comment on any of the individual cases of priests not named on its list. Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro told the AP that he had to fight church leaders to release a groundbreaking 2018 grand jury report that named more than 300 predator priests and cataloged clergy abuse over seven decades in six of the state's dioceses, not including Philadelphia. Several bishops played a direct role in covering up the abuse in Pennsylvania, Shapiro said. \"You can't put much stock in the lists that the church voluntarily provides because they cannot be trusted to police themselves,\" he said.\n\nweb Malone AP19358633697153.jpg Bishop Richard Malone speaks to Catholics on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013, at St. Joseph Cathedral in Buffalo, New York. (AP/File/David Duprey)\n\nIn Buffalo, New York, Bishop Richard Malone resigned under pressure earlier this month after his executive assistant leaked internal church documents to a reporter after becoming concerned the bishop had intentionally omitted dozens of names from its list of credibly accused priests. Buffalo's list has more than doubled to 105 clergy members since those documents were released. Still, the AP found nearly three dozen accused priests who remain unnamed by the diocese. The number of new claims being reported to law enforcement and church officials over the last two years has increased, spurred in part by revelations of abuse from high-ranking church officials such as former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick and by the Pennsylvania grand jury report and the more than 20 other state investigations launched in its wake. The AP found more than 130 priests who were accused in the last two years whose names do not appear on any lists. Another 37 unlisted priests were accused under New York's Child Victims Act, which recently opened a window for victims to file civil lawsuits regardless of the statute of limitations, a trend being echoed across the country. Anne Burke, now chief justice of the Illinois Supreme Court, was part of the Catholic Church's inaugural National Review Board, a commission formed to help implement the church's 2002 child abuse charter. \"We gave our report and recommendations over 15 years ago. They never followed through. That was the final nail in the coffin as far as we were concerned in terms of the bishops ever being able to pull themselves away … from the bureaucracy and be transparent,\" Burke said. \"That is why we are here again today, and it's worse.\" Many advocates say the church has a long way to go toward being transparent and are determined to see that it becomes far more open about problem priests.\n\nweb Jeff Anderson AP19358633675323.jpg Attorney Jeff Anderson, left, points to a chart of sexual abuse perpetrators during a Aug. 14, 2019, news conference in New York, accompanied by sexual abuse victims Birdie Farrell, center, and Joseph Carramano. (AP/Richard Drew)\n\nAttorney Jeff Anderson, known for suing dioceses for information on accused clergy, has released almost 30 various rosters of clergy he has received allegations against or whose names appear in church documents. \"We feel a fierce public imperative to continue to release our lists because those released by dioceses contain only a fraction of the true report,\" Anderson said. \"And they lead people to believe they are coming clean when they are not.\" It was a list that Anderson's law firm released in the Archdiocese of New York that led 34-year-old Joe Caramanno to file a complaint, decades after he said he was abused. Caramanno had been hospitalized for an anxiety disorder when he was a teenager and part of his return to high school involved mandated meetings with a priest who controlled his medication. It was during those sessions that Caramanno said Monsignor John Paddack fondled him. Caramanno, now a teacher, said it wasn't until he saw Paddack's name on Anderson's list that he felt he could come forward. \"I needed the validation that it wasn't just me. It made it more real,\" he said. The archdiocese's official list of credibly accused priests, released a few months after Anderson's, contains only half the names and does not include Paddack, who has stepped down during the ongoing investigation. \"It makes me wonder if I hadn't come forward … would he still be an active priest?\" said Caramanno, who has filed a lawsuit against the archdiocese under New York's Child Victims Act.\n\n\"What matters is one question: Did or does this credibly accused predator have access to my flock ever? Even for a few hours. If the answer is yes, then that bishop needs to put that predator on his list.\" — David Clohessy Tweet this", "North Carolina is poised to gain a new congressional seat in 2020, giving the state more clout in Congress and presidential elections.\n\nIt also raises the stakes in this year races for the state legislature, which draws the districts.\n\nNorth Carolina would be one of seven states to gain at least one House seat, according to an analysis of new census numbers by Election Data Services.\n\nThat would give the state 14 House members -- and 16 electoral votes. That's as many as Georgia and more than all but six states.\n\n\"Every election is critical, but this one is even more so,\" said political scientist Chris Cooper of Western Carolina University. \"There's a lot at stake in 2020 because even more will be at stake in 2022 and 2024.\"\n\nU.S. Census Bureau estimates released this week show the state's population grew 10% since 2010, to 10.5 million. That's part of a pattern that saw the South grow faster than any region in the country.\n\nNorth Carolina added 106,000 people in the decade, about the population of High Point and more than all but Texas, Florida and Arizona. According to EDS, those states also are expected to gain congressional seats along with Colorado, Montana and Oregon.\n\nTen states including New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Michigan are each projected to lose a seat.\n\nFinal population numbers will be determined by the 2020 Census, which officially kicks off this spring. N.C. state and local officials have urged people to make sure they're counted.\n\n'Ground zero'\n\nNorth Carolina last added a congressional seat — the 13th — in 2002 following the 2000 census.\n\nA new seat now would mean a new round of reapportionment, or dividing the state into 14 districts, not 13. It would happen in 2021 along with the redistricting of congressional and legislative districts that normally occurs after every census. (In North Carolina, court rulings, including two in 2019, have made it a more regular occurrence.)\n\nAfter Republicans won the General Assembly in 2010 for the first time in more than a century and with it the right to draw voting districts, they passed redistrictings that for a time gave them veto-proof super-majorities in both chambers.\n\n\"The redistricting puts added emphasis and importance on (the election) for both sides,\" said Democratic consultant Thomas Mills. \"After 2010 people in North Carolina see the census year as the most important election year we've got going.\"\n\nReapportionment and redistricting are just one reason both parties will fight hard for the state in 2020.\n\nNorth Carolina will feature a race that will help determine which party controls the U.S. Senate. It also has races for governor, Council of State and Supreme Court. A closely divided state, it's a presidential battleground that will host the 2020 Republican convention.\n\n\"It's safe to say North Carolina is ground zero for national politics in 2020,\" said Dee Stewart, a Republican strategist. \"(And) it makes the stakes much higher for the legislative races.\"\n\nImpact in Congress\n\nWhen North Carolina does gain a new seat, it's hard to say exactly where it would be.\n\nWake and Mecklenburg are the largest counties. But suburban areas and retirement destinations like coastal Brunswick County were among the fastest growing in 2017, according to the University of North Carolina's Carolina Demography.\n\nGerry Cohen, a former longtime legislative official, said while it's unclear where a new district would be created, a likely scenario would be that the 12th and 2nd Districts— now comprising large parts of Mecklenburg and Wake counties — to shrink within their respective counties. That would mean parts of those counties would be added to other districts, and potentially a new one in the Piedmont between the population centers.\n\n\"So there isn't a particular place where a new seat would be added,\" he said. \"It's likely in that corridor.\"\n\nEven without a new seat, North Carolina's new court-ordered congressional districts already are already expected to have an impact on Congress.\n\nRepublicans, who currently have 10 of the state's 13 House seats, are only expected to gain eight under the maps that will be in effect in 2020.\n\n\"The changes in North Carolina should give Democrats a couple of extra seats in their pocket as they defend their House majority,\" wrote analyst J. Miles Coleman of the University of Virginia's Center for Politics.", "VINEMONT, Ala. (AP) — Pay raises are in the future for an Alabama town's council and mayor as long as they attend the council's monthly meetings.\n\nThe South Vinemont Town Council passed an ordinance to raise members' pay this November. The raise is the first for the council since February 2008, said Mayor Radginal Dodson.\n\nThe town’s five council members previously received $300 per month with the mayor being paid $1,000 per month, The Cullman Times reported. The new ordinance keeps council members’ pay at $300 per month but with an additional $100 per month if the members attend the council’s meetings, and raises the mayor’s pay to $1,400 per month with an additional $100 per month if he, too, attends the council’s meetings, the newspaper reported.\n\nThe vice-mayor’s pay would stay at $550 per month with the additional $100 per month if he attends the meetings, the newspaper said.\n\nThe changes will take effect after the town’s municipal elections are held and new terms begin in November.", "The UN Is Hiring English-Speaking DISARMAMENT OFFICERS in New York\n\nPin 3 7K Shares\n\nIf you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!\n\n(Psst: The FTC wants me to remind you that this website contains affiliate links. That means if you make a purchase from a link you click on, I might receive a small commission. This does not increase the price you'll pay for that item nor does it decrease the awesomeness of the item. ~ Daisy)\n\nby Daisy Luther\n\nAs the Second Amendment conflict heats up across the United States, here’s another “crazy conspiracy theory” that has turned out to be true.\n\nThe United Nations is hiring in New York. What positions are they trying to fill?\n\nEnglish-speaking DISARMAMENT, DEMOBILIZATION, AND REINTEGRATION OFFICERS.\n\nThis job was posted the day after Christmas. So for all the folks who have been saying “nobody is trying to take your guns” you might want to read this job listing and reconsider your opinion.\n\nIs this in response to the Virginia crisis?\n\nYou may recall that citizens of Virginia have become outraged recently by new laws that are likely to pass this month, effectively banning all semi-automatic weapons. Sanctuary counties, cities, and municipalities now cover all but the most urban parts of the state. These sanctuaries have vowed to support the Second Amendment and are refusing to enforce unconstitutional gun laws.\n\nIn response, a member of the state congress suggested that Governor Northam could call up the National Guard to disarm residents of Virginia despite the wishes of local governments. In response to that, at least one county has formed a militia and others are expected to spring up. The state’s Attorney General says that these sanctuaries carry no legal weight.\n\nDespite the AG’s opinion and threats from the state government, Virginians appear to have no plans to give up their guns or register them. Many members of law enforcement entities and the National Guard have said that they will not act on unconstitutional orders.\n\nOne has to wonder if this is why the UN is hiring “disarmament officers?”\n\nWhat is the job description?\n\nHere are the responsibilities for the new hires, as per the United Nations job listing.\n\nWithin delegated authority, the Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration Officer will be responsible for the following duties:\n\n• Acts as a Focal Point for Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) components for two to three missions, responsible for planning, support to implementation and evaluation;\n\n• Participates in DPO and Integrated Task Force planning meetings for the establishment of a new peacekeeping mission with a potential DDR component;\n\n• Provides technical assistance to peace negotiations;\n\n• Participates in technical assessment missions;\n\n• Advises, develops and reviews (as appropriate) initial DDR functional strategy and concept of operations for further development into a full programme by the DDR component and the National DDR Commission;\n\n• Drafts and reviews DDR inputs to SG report, code cables, and talking points;\n\n• Develops initial result-based framework and budget for new DDR components in new mission;\n\n• Liaises with UNDP and donor community to raise voluntary contributions for DDR programmes;\n\n• Presents and/or defends new and subsequent DDR budgetary requirements in the ACABQ and the 5th Committee of the General Assembly;\n\n• Develops staffing structure and terms of reference for a DDR component, including terms of integration with other UN agencies, funds and programmes;\n\n• Provides technical clearance for applicants to DDR units in new and ongoing missions;\n\n• Provides Headquarters support in planning the civilian and military logistics support for DDR;\n\n• Continually reviews DDR programme strategy and implementation through relevant documents, reports and code cables;\n\n• Conducts field missions to assess implementation of established DDR programmes;\n\n• Identifies potential problems and issues to be addressed and suggests remedies to DDR units in the field;\n\n• Liaises with Member States, UN actors and other DDR interested partners to represent the mission’s DDR component at the Headquarters level;\n\n• Establishes and maintains an outreach network with CSOs and IGOs active in the area of DDR.\n\n• Supports the doctrine development work in the area of DDR in the department, with the Inter-Agency Working Group (IAWG) on DDR and other relevant national and international actors working on DDR issues;\n\n• Contributes to Department-level or Policy Committee-level policy development work on DDR and related issues;\n\n• Maintains and further develops the Integrated DDR Standards – a set of inter-agency policies, guidelines and procedures on DDR;\n\n• On behalf of the Chief of the DDR Section, co-chairs the IAWG on DDR, contributes to bringing coherence to the interaction of the UN system and its partners on DDR;\n\n• Supervises the Associate Expert (Junior Professional Officer) in the development and maintenance of the web-based United Nations DDR Resource Centre;\n\n• Liaises with others (UN, regional organisations and Member States) providing DDR.\n\nOther duties as required. (source)\n\nAlso notable is the required language fluency – English – and the desired experience.\n\nSeven years of relevant experience in disarmament affairs, political analysis or in national military or paramilitary service, preferably related to the design, implementation or review of DDR. (source)\n\nEmployees would answer to the Secretary-General of the United Nations.\n\nAs per the UN, here are some specifics about this job description. Of special note:\n\nDisarmament is the collection, documentation, control and disposal of small arms, ammunition, explosives and light and heavy weapons of combatants and often also of the civilian population. Disarmament also includes the development of responsible arms management programmes. (source)\n\nAs well, the UN especially wants women to apply for this job, citing gender equality. But is it possible they think that a gun owner might have more ethical difficulty firing on a woman trying to take their weapons than a man?\n\nThe US is no longer part of the UN Arms Trade Treaty.\n\nYou may recall back in 2013, the United Nations convinced then-Secretary of State John Kerry to sign a treaty that “unequivocally bans arms transfers that are in violation of a U.N. arms embargo or that exporters have reason to know will be used to commit genocide and other grievous war crimes.”\n\nIn 2013, the US signed the UN Arms Trade Treaty but that signature was never ratified. Last April, President Trump officially withdrew from the international gun control treaty.\n\nHowever noble that may sound, anti-gun control activists were concerned this would lead to the UN being able to disarm Americans on US soil.\n\nSo why is the UN looking for English-speaking disarmament experts?\n\nDon’t be silly, “no one is coming to take your guns.”\n\nHow many times has someone told you not to worry – that nobody is coming to take your guns away? That all they want is “common-sense gun laws?”\n\nIn light of the current political climate and this job listing, I’d say that is an outright a lie.\n\nWhat do you think about this job listing? Alarming or not? Please share your thoughts in the comments.\n\nAbout Daisy\n\nDaisy Luther is a coffee-swigging, globe-trotting blogger who writes about current events, preparedness, frugality, voluntaryism, and the pursuit of liberty on her website, The Organic Prepper. She is widely republished across alternative media and she curates all the most important news links on her aggregate site, PreppersDailyNews.com. Daisy is the best-selling author of 4 books and runs a small digital publishing company. You can find her on Facebook, Pinterest, and Twitter."], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "David Stern, the longtime NBA commissioner who transformed the league through television deals and other media partnerships, died Wednesday, three weeks after suffering a brain hemorrhage. He was 77.\n\n“For 22 years, I had a courtside seat to watch David in action,” current NBA commissioner Adam Silver said in a statement. “He was a mentor and one of my dearest friends. We spent countless hours in the office, at arenas and on planes wherever the game would take us. Like every NBA legend, David had extraordinary talents, but with him it was always about the fundamentals – preparation, attention to detail, and hard work.”\n\nSilver credited Stern with modernizing the league after taking over in 1984 when the game was at a crossroads.\n\n“But over the course of 30 years as commissioner, he ushered in the modern global NBA. He launched groundbreaking media and marketing partnerships, digital assets and social responsibility programs that have brought the game to billions of people around the world,” Silver said.\n\nStern retired as NBA commissioner on Feb. 1, 2014 after a 30-year tenure. In recent years, Stern worked as a sports and media consultant under his DJS Global Advisors banner, with clients that included the NBA. Stern also worked with private investment firm PJT Partners and venture capital firm Greycroft Partners. He was a frequent speaker on the business and media conference circuit.\n\nOn Nov. 15, Stern and NHL commissioner Gary Bettman swapped stories and insights about brand-building during a lively session at the Paley Center for Media’s International Council Summit in New York. Bettman worked with Stern at the NBA before moving to the NHL.\n\nBettman hailed Stern as his mentor and long-time friend in a statement.\n\n“He was a man of great vision and energy who was responsible for the operational and business advancements that created the modern sports industry,” Bettman said. “David taught me how to be a commissioner and, more importantly, how to try to be a good person.”\n\nMore to come…", "pos": ["David Stern, the former NBA commissioner who turned the league into a powerhouse over three decades, died Wednesday at the age of 77, the league announced.\n\nStern had been hospitalized since undergoing surgery in December after he suffered a brain hemorrhage at a Manhattan restaurant.\n\nThe Hall of Famer served as commissioner for 30 years, growing the game exponentially into a multibillion dollar business, before stepping down in 2014 and being replaced by Adam Silver.\n\n“For 22 years, I had a courtside seat to watch David in action,” Silver said. “He was a mentor and one of my dearest friends.\n\n“Because of David, the NBA is a truly global brand — making him not only one of the greatest sports commissioners of all time but also one of the most influential business leaders of his generation,” Silver said.\n\nThe NBA was lagging behind the MLB and NFL when Stern took over in 1984, but became a global juggernaut behind his leadership that expertly marketed superstars Michael Jordan, Larry Bird and Magic Johnson among others.\n\n“Without David Stern, the NBA would not be what it is today,” Jordan, now the Charlotte Hornets owner, said in a statement. “He guided the league through turbulent times and grew the league into an international phenomenon, creating opportunities that few could have imagined before.”\n\nStern also founded the WNBA in 1997 and introduced seven NBA franchises during his tenure, which was not always smooth.\n\nHe oversaw two work stoppages, which resulted in the 1998-99 and 2011-12 seasons being shortened to 50 and 66 games, respectively.\n\nIn 2005-06, he instituted a dress code policy for players before and after games that former 76ers star Allen Iverson said targeted “guys who dress like me — guys who dress hip-hop.”\n\nStern was born in New York and raised in Teaneck, N.J. He is survived by his wife, Dianne Bock Stern, and their two sons, Eric and Andrew."], "neg": ["DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA. (WSVN) - A no-swim advisory has been lifted at the Deerfield Beach Pier.\n\nThe Florida Department of Health in Broward County issued the advisory on Friday after waters by the pier did not meet state requirements.\n\nOfficials lifted the advisory Tuesday after water samples they tested met state requirements.\n\nCopyright 2019 Sunbeam Television Corp. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.", "WASHINGTON, DC-MAY 18: A piece of police tape on the ground at a crime the scene. (Photo by Michael S. Williamson/The Washington Post (Michael S. Williamson/The Washington Post)\n\nOne of three men authorities said robbed a Bethesda jewelry store at gunpoint and escaped with an estimated $60,000 in merchandise is in custody in in Virginia, according to Montgomery County police.\n\nThe robbery occurred about 5:45 p.m. on Dec. 13 at the Jewelry Exchange in the 7700 block of Old Georgetown Road. Police said one of the robbers was armed with a gun.\n\nPolice released surveillance video on Dec. 17 and charged a suspect with robbery in an arrest warrant the next day. He was identified as Derrick Lamont Graham, 42, of an undetermined address.\n\nGraham was being sought in the jewelry store case when police said he was charged on Monday with robbing a bank in Arlington County. Police there alleged he passed a note to a bank teller in the 2200 block of Wilson Boulevard demanding money and implying he was armed. He escaped with an undisclosed amount of money.\n\nArlington police said Graham was arrested a short time later at the Court House Metro station platform, about one-third of a mile from the bank. Ashley Savage, a spokeswoman for that department, said Graham was also wanted in connection with the jewelry store robbery in Bethesda.\n\nMontgomery County police said Graham is awaiting extradition to Maryland. In a statement, police said they believe Graham was the person with the gun. Two others are being sought.\n\nAuthorities said three men entered the store and demanded jewelry. Police released surveillance video on Dec. 17 seeking help from the public.\n\nThe video shows the men wearing winter coats and hoods entering the store, walking past a Christmas tree, and two of them getting the jewelry from salespeople and putting it into a bag. Another man was acting as a lookout at the front door, according to a police statement.\n\nRead more:\n\nLocal newsletters: Local headlines (8 a.m.) | Afternoon Buzz (4 p.m.)\n\nLike PostLocal on Facebook | Follow @postlocal on Twitter | Latest local news", "(MENAFN - Arab Times) KUWAIT CITY, Dec 31, (KUNA): His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah on Tuesday exchanged cables of congratulations with heads of Arab and friendly countries on the advent of 2020, wishing them stability, peace and prosperity.\n\nHis Highness the Amir also exchanged cables with leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Member States to greet them on the New Year.\n\nIn his cables, His Highness the Amir wished them and all Gulf peoples a happy New Year, praying to Allah Almighty to bestow more progress, welfare and prosperity on all GCC states.\n\ntype=\"text/javascript\">(function() {\n\nMENAFN3112201900960000ID1099493600", "Q: I’m a woman, age 36, who married a man from another country five years ago. I moved there and we bought a house together.\n\nBut we both found that we just weren’t compatible. He’s very laid-back; I’m hyperactive by comparison.\n\nSince we had no children, we agreed to part in an amicable divorce.\n\nI decided to go home for a visit, and scout the chances for work.\n\nBy luck, I was offered a terrific job and decided to stay. But I’d only brought one small suitcase along for the trip.\n\nWhen I informed my ex that I’d like him to ship the rest of my things, and finalize splitting the proceeds from our house sale, his normally easygoing manner changed completely.\n\nHe became angry, said I’d have to do my own packing and shipping which had nothing to do with him. He added that the money wasn’t easily available.\n\nI’m shocked at his meanness. Now I have to wait for my new job to allow early “vacation time” for me to travel overseas, retrieve my own things, and deal with this now-difficult ex about money that’s rightfully mine.\n\nYOU MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN...\n\nHow can I manage everything in two weeks of so-called “vacation” time?\n\nDifficult Ex\n\nA: Start preparations now. Reach out to your contacts where you lived for five years, and ask them to refer you to a reliable shipping company. Get informed from that company as to what proof of ownership or other papers may be required.\n\nBut before addressing the money issue with your ex, try a non-combative phone conversation with him asking if there’s anything you need to know about the house proceeds.\n\nThen, communicate with the lawyer involved in the sale, and have him/her or another lawyer inform your ex that you require your share to re-settle back home.\n\nHave as many conversations as possible to prepare yourself to be ready to proceed when you travel to complete the move.\n\nYOU MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN...\n\nInvite a local friend there to help you with the packing, especially if it’s in the presence of your ex-husband.\n\nQ: I work in an open-concept office where my co-workers and I are respectful of each other’s sound space. Most conversations on the phone or in person are kept to reasonable decibels.\n\nUnfortunately, we received a newcomer to our space who laughs like a hyena. I’m not exaggerating. She’ll say a name aloud, then laugh in hysterical bursts.\n\nGet some good advice in your inbox Get expert advice on life and relationships with the Star's Advice email newsletter. Sign Up Now\n\nIt’s very annoying and interferes with my concentration. What do I do/say that won’t be turned back on me as workplace harassment?\n\nEarplugs Not Enough\n\nA: Start with a plan of accommodation, rather than annoyance. She has an ingrained habit, you have a concentration problem.\n\nHers may be a nervous habit which gets exaggerated in new situation. Yours is a reaction. Neither of you are affecting or interfering with the other, on purpose.\n\nYou do have to be careful in a workplace atmosphere about how you proceed. Talk first to your supervisor who’ll likely ask a human resources representative as to the best plan (if there is an HR department).\n\nBut if left on your own, speak to this co-worker aside from others, and gently tell her that her exuberant laugh is too loud for an open-concept workplace.\n\nAsk her to please try to tone it down. To show that you’re demonstrating goodwill, you could say that you’re willing to use earplugs when you need to concentrate more.\n\nIf she reacts badly, write a note detailing who said what, and then take it higher up.\n\nEllie’s tip of the day\n\nAn “amicable” divorce still requires being legally informed and aware of any financial complications.\n\nEXPERT ADVICE. IN YOUR INBOX: Sign up for the Star’s advice newsletter, get the latest on relationships, etiquette and more.", "Danish actor Claes Bang is poised to become TV's newest sex symbol when he makes his debut as Dracula tonight.\n\nBang, 52, best known as The Affair's Sasha Mann, plays the world's most famous vampire in the BBC's new three-part adaptation of Bram Stoker's classic.\n\nFans are already impressed with what they've seen, with one declaring the tall, dark and handsome leading man to be 'very sexy'. Another tweeted cheekily: 'Claes Bang as the Dark Prince would have my neck anytime he wanted...'\n\nMeanwhile early reviews of the mini series, which will air on three consecutive nights from today, suggest Bang ditches his signature cloak to appear in the nude on more than one occasion.\n\nClaes Bang (left), 52, best known as The Affair's Sasha Mann, plays the world's most famous vampire in the BBC's new three-part adaptation of Bram Stoker's classic (right)\n\nEarly reviews suggest Bang ditches his signature cloak to appear in the nude on more than one occasion. Pictured, Bang strips off in a convent in a promotional shot from Dracula\n\nFans are already impressed with what they've seen, with one declaring the tall, dark and handsome leading man to be 'very sexy'. Another shared this cheeky tweet above\n\nWriting in the Daily Telegraph, journalist Michael Hogan noted Bang spends 'an eyebrow-raising amount of screen-time naked'.\n\nDracula marks Bang's most high-profile English-language role to date and marks the culmination of an exciting few years.\n\nThe actor, who is married to artist and photographer Lis Kasper Bang, had his breakout role in the 2017 Ruben Östlund film The Square, which won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival and was nominated for the Academy Award and the Golden Globe Award for best foreign language film.\n\nIt has been followed by turns in The Girl in the Spider's Web and The Burnt Orange Heresy, in which he starred opposite Mick Jagger, Elizabeth Debicki and Donald Sutherland.\n\nThe BBC adaptation follows lawyer Jonathan Harker (John Heffernan) as he travels to Transylvania to meet a new client, which turns out to be Dracula (pictured together)\n\nOne review noted Bang spends 'an eyebrow-raising amount of screen-time naked'. Pictured, the actor, topless and covered in blood, in a scene with nun Sister Agatha (Dolly Wells)\n\nBang's Dracula performance has made headlines already, prompting fans who were shown a preview to take to Twitter to share their excitement. Pictured, wiping blood from his mouth\n\nBut to British TV viewers he is likely to be best known as Sasha Mann, the charismatic, A-list movie star who played Helen's (Maura Tierney) love interest in the fifth and final season of The Affair.\n\nBang's Dracula performance has made headlines already, prompting fans who were shown a preview to take to Twitter to share their excitement.\n\nOne viewer who attended a preview screening in London this week tweeted: 'Claes Bang is an INCREDIBLE Dracula! I love Claes a Person, and as an Actor SO much! His interpretation of the Transylvanian Count was witty, devious and, (also), very sexy.'\n\nAnother agreed: 'Holy Transylvania, #Dracula is incredible. #StevenMoffat and @Markgatiss have done it again. This is a Dracula redefined for a new era - suave and cool, intimate and sexy, deliciously funny and horrifyingly grotesque. #ClaesBang is the Count of a generation. @BBCOne #BFI.'\n\nTo British TV viewers he is likely to be best known as Sasha Mann, the charismatic, A-list movie star who played Helen's (Maura Tierney) love interest in the fifth and final season of The Affair. Pictured, in a scene with Noah (Dominic West) and Whitney (Julia Goldani Telles)\n\nThe show's overtly sexual nature was also noted by Matthew Moore of The Times, who revealed the series includes a 'sex scene between Dracula and Jonathan Harker (John Heffernan), the [British] solicitor dispatched to his Romanian lair'.\n\nHe wrote: 'The sexual tone is clear from the outset. Even before the opening credits roll a character is asked plainly: \"Did you have sex with Count Dracula?\"'\n\nBut Moffat, 58, insisted the sex in the show should be seen as an act of destruction, rather than an act of romance.\n\nSpeaking at a screening, he said: 'He’s bi-homicidal, it’s not the same thing. He’s killing them, not dating them.'\n\nThe BBC adaptation follows Harker as he travels to Transylvania to meet a new client.\n\nIt is only once he is in the castle of Count Dracula that he realises he is a prisoner, rather than a guest. Dracula also stars Dolly Wells as nun Sister Agatha.\n\nDracula begins on BBC One at 9pm tonight"], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved an ovarian cancer drug for the maintenance and treatment of pancreatic cancer, according to AstraZeneca and Merck.\n\nThe drug, Lynparza (olaparib), has been approved in the United States for pancreatic cancer patients whose disease has not progressed on at least 16 weeks of a 1st-line platinum-based chemotherapy regimen.\n\nEarlier this month, a panel of experts at the FDA recommended Lynparza after a study found that pancreatic cancer patients who were treated with the drug could go nearly twice as long without their cancer worsening than those taking a placebo.\n\n“Patients with advanced pancreatic cancer historically have faced poor outcomes due to the aggressive nature of the disease and limited treatment advances over the last few decades,” said Dave Fredrickson, executive vice president of the Oncology Business Unit. “Lynparza is now the only approved targeted medicine in biomarker-selected patients with advanced pancreatic cancer,” he added.\n\nBiomarker-selected patients are those with BRCA gene mutations, which hinder the body’s ability to fix damaged DNA and ultimately make it more likely that cells develop genetic mutations that can lead to cancer.\n\nLynparza is a PARP inhibitor, a type of drug that is used to stop cancer cells from reproducing.\n\n\"Metastatic pancreatic cancer patients have been waiting a long time for new therapy options for their devastating disease,\" said Julie Fleshman, president and CEO of Pancreatic Cancer Action Network. \"Today’s approval of Lynparza provides an exciting new treatment option for patients with germline BRCA-mutated metastatic pancreatic cancer.”\n\nAdvertisement\n\nLynparza is already approved for advanced ovarian cancer and metastatic breast cancer and has been used to treat 25,000 patients worldwide, and now AstraZeneca and Merck (the drug’s makers) are looking into the possibility of using it to treat other types of cancer as well.\n\nThis story was reported from Los Angeles.", "pos": ["Earlier this month, FDA experts voted—barely—that the agency should approve AstraZeneca and Merck’s Lynparza in pancreatic cancer. But that small majority was enough to convince regulators to follow suit.\n\nThe FDA greenlighted the drug Friday as a maintenance treatment for patients with germline BRCA-mutated disease who've already received a round of platinum-based chemo. The approval followed a priority review designation, awarded over the summer, and an orphan drug designation.\n\nWith the approval, AZ and Merck add a third disease area to the drug’s resume, which already includes indications in ovarian and breast cancers. And, for the third time, Lynparza is the first of its class of PARP inhibitors—which includes entrants from GlaxoSmithKline and Clovis Oncology—to break into a cancer type.\n\nWhitepaper Simplify and Accelerate Drug R&D With the MarkLogic Data Hub Service for Pharma R&D Researchers are often unable to access the information they need. And, even when data does get consolidated, researchers find it difficult to sift through it all and make sense of it in order to confidently draw the right conclusions and share the right results. Discover how to quickly and easily find, synthesize, and share information—accelerating and improving R&D. Learn More\n\nRELATED: AZ, Merck's Lynparza fends off pancreatic cancer, cutting progression risk in half\n\nRegulators based the go-ahead on data from the phase 3 Polo trial, presented at this year’s American Society of Clinical Oncology meeting, which demonstrated Lynparza could slash the risk of disease worsening or death by 47%.\n\nThe results are “very exciting” considering “we are now able to offer a chemo-free option in maintenance to patients who for over a decade haven’t had any meaningful improvement,” Dave Fredrickson, executive vice president and global head of AstraZeneca’s oncology business unit, said at the time.\n\nBut FDA staffers weren’t so sure. They brought Lynparza’s case before an expert advisory committee, citing concerns about the Polo study’s size and the limitations of imaging technology to accurately measure tumor size.\n\nUltimately, those experts voted 7-5 in favor of approval, though, with the lack of other treatment options giving the drug a boost. While pancreatic cancer is rare, it’s also particularly deadly, bearing the lowest survival rate of the most common cancers. It’s also the only major cancer with a single-digit five-year survival rate in nearly every country, according to AstraZeneca.\n\nRELATED: AZ, Merck's Lynparza narrowly snags FDA panel backing in pancreatic cancer\n\nWhile the vote was a narrow one, the corresponding approval didn’t surprise SVB Leerink analyst Andrew Berens and his colleagues, who, following the committee meeting, called an FDA nod “more likely than not.” And while they model a small sales boost from the latest OK—just $155 million in the U.S. and $50 million in the EU—they also “believe this favorable AdCom and potential approval could create a 'halo effect' for Lynparza, perhaps making the drug the PARP inhibitor of choice for the majority of medical oncologists,\" they wrote at the time."], "neg": ["Sign up to FREE daily email alerts from liverpoolecho - What's On Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Could not subscribe, try again later Invalid Email\n\n2020 has finally arrived, and Liverpool has welcomed it with open arms.\n\nOur city is ever changing and a lot can happen in a couple of years, let alone a full decade.\n\nThis time 10 years ago, Liverpool had never even heard of the River of Light Festival and the Baltic Triangle was completely different.\n\nIn the past decade Liverpool has transformed, and we can only imagine what will come next.\n\nWith so much change, it’s hard to remember a lot of the details so we’ve taken a look at some of the things that seem so normal in Liverpool now - but you’d never have been able to do 10 years ago.\n\nGo bowling in the city centre\n\n(Image: Andrew Teebay/Liverpool Echo)\n\nEven a year ago families would have to travel outside of the city centre to the likes of Hollywood Bowl on Edge Lane to get their bowling fix.\n\nNow, the city centre has two bowling alleys in the form of Lane7 in Clayton Square and Roxy Ball Room’s second venue in Rainford Square.\n\nSoon, Pins Social Club will open on Duke Street and there will be even more options for bowling in the city centre.\n\nGo to Fusion Festival\n\n(Image: Liverpool Echo)\n\nLiverpool gained another music festival in 2016.\n\nFollowing a year in Birmingham which saw Ed Sheeran, Rudimental and The Vamps headline, Fusion Festival decided to relocate to Merseyside at Otterspool Promenade - it then headed to Sefton Park in 2019.\n\nAt the time of the announcement, Damien Sanders, the events director, said: “Liverpool is such a vibrant, fun city that we can’t wait to become part of its musical fabric – exciting times indeed.”\n\n2019 saw Little Mix, Anne-Marie, Rak-Su, Rudimental and Dizzee Rascal visit Liverpool to headline the show.\n\nVisit the Museum of Liverpool\n\n(Image: Colin Lane)\n\nIn July 2011 the Museum of Liverpool opened its doors to the public.\n\nThe free museum hosts some of the city’s most exciting artworks and has plenty of activities for the kids.\n\nNow it attracts more than 700,000 visitors every year and houses ground breaking exhibitions - including Double Fantasy with Yoko Ono, which ran from May 2018 to November 2019.\n\nGo to a concert at Anfield\n\nVideo Loading Video Unavailable Click to play Tap to play The video will start in 8 Cancel Play now\n\nIn 2018, Anfield stadium was finally given the go-ahead to host concerts in the ground.\n\nLast year, Take That, Bon Jovi and Pink were the first artists to perform there in more than a decade.\n\nIn November 2019, Anfield announced the expansion of the Anfield Road stand and revealed it had applied for a permanent concert application to host events all year round.\n\nSee Liverpool Mountain\n\n(Image: Liverpool Echo)\n\nWhat do Las Vegas, Miami and Liverpool all have in common?\n\nThey all have a part of Ugo Rondinone’s mountain series.\n\nLiverpool is the first city in Europe to have a permanent piece of artwork from the renowned artist.\n\nThe multicolour rock sculpture outside the Tate at the Albert Dock was erected in 2018 to mark the 10th anniversary of Liverpool European Capital of Culture, the 20th anniversary of Liverpool Biennial and the 30th anniversary of Tate Liverpool.\n\nRide the Wheel of Liverpool\n\n(Image: Andrew Teebay/Liverpool Echo)\n\nYou can find The Wheel of Liverpool in just outside the M&S Bank Arena.\n\nEven though the arena opened in 2008, the wheel was slightly late to the party and didn’t arrive in the city until February 2010.\n\nThe 60 metre high wheel gives people views of the city centre, waterfront, Wirral and beyond.\n\nIt has 41 standard pods and a luxury VIP capsule, with a glass floor, leather interior and DVD player.\n\nSnuggle with kittens at Cat Cafe\n\nFor years Liverpool was expecting a Cat Cafe and finally in 2018 one finally opened on Bold Street.\n\nThe Cat Cafe was the first of its kind in Merseyside.\n\nIn the cafe, customers don’t pay to enter or pay for drinks, instead they pay for the time spent.\n\nCustomers can drink as much as they like and cuddle with the cats for as long as possible and just pay for the duration they stay.\n\nPlay Bongo's Bingo\n\nBongo’s Bingo has only been running events in Liverpool for just over four years but now it’s a worldwide phenomenon.\n\nRun a musical marathon\n\nThe Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon is one of the world’s most unique running events.\n\nRunners can take part in a marathon whilst being entertained by live music throughout the route.\n\nThe marathon originated in America but came to Liverpool in 2014, where it was the first UK city to host the marathon outside of the US. Liverpool is the home of rock and roll after all.\n\nVisit the Cilla Black statue\n\nIn 2017 a statue of Cilla Black was unveiled on Mathew Street.\n\nThe bronze statue was commissioned by Cilla’s sons Robert, Ben and Jack, and was donated to the city in memory of their mum who passed away at her home in Spain in August 2015 at the age of 72.\n\nSpeaking at the revealing of the statue, Cilla’s eldest son Robert Willis said: \"It’s so fitting that Cilla will be celebrated alongside a place that played such a pivotal role in her career, as the Cavern did in the careers of many other bands and singers.\n\n“It’s wonderful Cilla will be standing next to the original Cavern door, the entrance that she would have used when she worked there. I think she would have been absolutely delighted.”\n\nSpend the day at Comic Con\n\nComic Con might have been an annual event in America for years, but it’s fairly new in Liverpool.\n\nThis year it will be returning to the Exhibition Centre with a star-studded panel including cast from Stranger Things, Harry Potter, Game of Thrones and more.\n\nComic book, film and TV fans are expected to flock to the event in their best costumes to meet stars, buy collectables and pose with some of their favourite movie props.\n\n2019 saw stars such as Twilight star Peter Facinelli, Superman alum Dean Cain and Firefly actor Adam Baldwin attend to meet fans.\n\nEat your way around the city\n\n(Image: Liverpool Echo)\n\nAccording to Harden’s restaurant guide , known by many as ‘the restaurant bible’, just over a decade ago Liverpool was “lagging behind” in the culinary scene.\n\nNow, ten years on, the restaurant scene has certainly changed.\n\nThere has been a restaurant boom in the city over the past few years and locations such as Bold Street, Castle Street, Liverpool ONE, Lark Lane and Albert Dock.\n\nFrom award-winning street food to new vegan eateries and fine dining establishments, the city has it all.\n\nSee a film at the Everyman Cinema\n\n(Image: James Maloney/Liverpool Echo)\n\nThe Metquarter may have opened in 2006 but recently it has got a face lift, including the new addition of Everyman Cinema.\n\nThe luxury cinema includes sofa seating and a fully stocked bar.\n\nGuests can also have table service delivered right to their seat while watching films and in the lounge area cinema-goers can order restaurant-style food.\n\nEnjoy the River of Light Festival\n\n(Image: Colin Lane/Liverpool Echo)\n\nThe River of Light Festival may seem like a long standing tradition in Liverpool nowadays, but the first event only took place in 2016.\n\nEach year, tens of thousands of people descend on Liverpool's waterfront as two simultaneous firework displays take place on the River Mersey.\n\nIn 2019, the festival got a whole new look, and was extended to nine nights, where visitors could visit 11 light installations around the city including giant glowing rabbits, a walk through light tunnel and more.\n\nVisit the Magical Beatles Musuem\n\n(Image: Elle May Rice)\n\nIn 2018, Liverpool gained the Magical Beatles Museum.\n\nThe Mathew Street museum is run by Roag Best, brother of the ‘fifth Beatle’ Pete, and it utilises his own personal collection of Beatles memorabilia.\n\nThe five-floor building houses rare items, including ones that very few people know about, with three of the floors dedicated to a different period in Beatles history.\n\nSpend a whole day and night in the Baltic Triangle\n\n(Image: Liverpool ECHO)\n\nLiverpool’s Baltic Triangle has been given a brand new lease of life over the last decade.\n\nPlaces to visit include the Camp and Furnace on Greenland Street, that is often hosting a cool and buzzing event, The Baltic Social, Unit 51, 24 Kitchen Street and much more.\n\nThe Baltic Market also paved the way for food halls in the city with its unique offering in Cains Brewery Village.\n\nWhile Ghetto Golf, the 18-hole adults crazy golf wonderland, is also one of the many things to do around the area.\n\nEnjoy the British Music Experience\n\n(Image: Andrew Teebay)\n\nIn March 2017, The British Music Experience opened in Liverpool.\n\nThe national museum is dedicated to telling the history of British music from 1945 to today and allows members of the public to view state of the art effects and iconic memorabilia, some of which has never been seen before.\n\nThe BME is inside Liverpool’s Cunard Building and includes things such as David Bowie’s stage outfits, Noel Gallagher’s Union Jack guitar and Spice Girls’ tour costumes.\n\nWe couldn’t think of a more suitable place for the exhibit of the soundtrack to our nation’s history.\n\nTake the kids to Mattel Play! Liverpool\n\n(Image: Liverpool Echo)\n\nMattel Play! opened in Liverpool in March 2016 and is the first of its kind in the whole of Europe.\n\nThe £1.5m family entertainment attraction opened its doors on the Albert Dock on March 22, 2016.\n\nIt includes themed fun zones includes: Thomas and Friends, Bob the Builder and Fireman Sam.\n\nEach zone features the the iconic characters from the TV show.\n\nTake tours to the top of the Royal Liver Building\n\nVideo Loading Video Unavailable Click to play Tap to play The video will start in 8 Cancel Play now\n\nIn April 2019, Liverpool's Royal Liver Building opened its top floors to the public to host tours.\n\nThe guided tours are the first in the building's history and offer visitors the chance to enjoy 360 degree views from the 10th and 15th floors, as well as the opportunity to step inside the famous clock towers.\n\nMake your own gin in the city centre\n\n(Image: Andrew Teebay/Liverpool Echo)\n\nNovember 2018 saw the arrival of Liverpool Gin Distillery on Castle Street, which offers visitors the chance to create their very own gin - from scratch.\n\nFrom the team behind Halewood Win and Spirits, which created Liverpool Gin, the venue sits across three floors and offers distillery tours, gin tasting, gin making and even has two bars.\n\nSign up to the What's On newsletter - packed with brilliant things to see and do in Liverpool and beyond.", "Australia’s wildfire crisis intensified on Tuesday as coastal towns across the southeast caught ablaze, forcing thousands of stranded tourists and locals to seek refuge on beaches.\n\nThick black smoke billowing from infernos in Victoria and New South Wales states turned the morning sky pitch black or choked the coastline in a haunting red haze. Two people were killed as a fire ripped through the small community of Cobargo, taking the death toll since the devastating fire season began several weeks ago to 12. Five others are missing.\n\nThere’s no end in sight to the emergency as strong winds fan flames, wreaking havoc in popular tourist spots such as Batemans Bay during the peak summer holiday season.\n\n“It’s been a truly awful day,” New South Wales Rural Fire Service Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons told reporters, adding that the fire season was the worst in the state’s history. “We’ve got literally hundreds, thousands of people up and down the coast, taking refuge on the beaches, in clubhouses, surf clubs.”\n\nThe crisis gripping the world’s driest-inhabited continent has impacted all six states amid a prolonged drought. Almost 4 million hectares of forest and bushland have been destroyed in New South Wales alone. Fires are so intense they are generating their own weather systems, with dry thunderstorms sparking new blazes. A firefighter was killed on Monday when what authorities described as a “fire tornado” flipped the 10-ton truck he was in.\n\nThe emergency has placed scrutiny on Australia’s capacity to combat blazes that have spread over massive areas, pushing fire services largely manned by volunteers to their limits. It’s also put international focus on the conservative government’s climate change policies, with environmentalists saying Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s support of the nation’s massive coal-export industry has worsened conditions.\n\nEnergy Minister Angus Taylor defended the government’s record of tackling climate change in an op-ed published in The Australian on Tuesday, saying emissions had fallen in the past year and Australia was meeting its carbon-reduction targets.\n\n“Shrill cries that we should be ‘ashamed to be Australian’ do not ring true with the quiet Australians,” Taylor said. “That won’t stop some commentators telling us that we should feel guilty about our performance on emissions reduction. They are wrong.”\n\nWhile fires have been burning for weeks, conditions worsened at the weekend as a heatwave pushed temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius in the southeast. Authorities on Sunday urged some 30,000 holiday-makers in Victoria’s East Gippsland region to evacuate. Thousands did, but those who remained found themselves trapped as the blazes intermittently shut the main highway.\n\nAustralia’s government will deploy helicopters, aircraft and navy ships to assist efforts in the East Gippsland region, Linda Reynolds, the nation’s defense minister, tweeted Tuesday.\n\nAbout 4,000 people were forced to gather on the foreshore or take to boats in the town of Mallacoota overnight and through much of the day as an out-of-control inferno bore down on the remote community.\n\n“A mother took this photo. Her two primary school aged sons are in the boat with her.\n\nThey’re out on the #Mallacoota lake trying to stay safe from fire, it doesn’t look like it – but it’s daytime.” ~ABC Gippsland.#bushfirecrisis #vicfires #NSWfires #Bushfires #bushfiresVIC pic.twitter.com/CqA1FgMM02\n\n— Fiona Bateman (@feebateman) Dec. 31, 2019\n\nCountry Fire Authority chief officer Steve Warrington said a cheer went up from the jetty where many were sheltering as authorities battling spotfires in the town announced the wind had changed and the main threat had passed.\n\nAcross the state border in New South Wales, buildings in Batemans Bay caught fire as thousands sheltered on the beach and ash rained down on the picturesque beachside town of Merimbula.\n\n“It’s going to be an a very long, difficult and dangerous night still ahead,’ Fitzsimmons said. “It’s going to be another difficult day again tomorrow.”\n\nBatemans Bay CBD has lost power and is pitch black at 12.20pm. pic.twitter.com/cPry7nsBHL\n\n— Andrea Cantle (@AndreaCantle) Dec. 31, 2019\n\nWhile cities such as Canberra and Parramatta canceled fireworks celebrations to bring in the new year, Sydney’s harborside festivities that draw in tens of thousands of tourists will go ahead.\n\nThe city council rejected a petition calling for the display to be scrapped and the money to be donated to bushfire and drought relief projects, saying the event is watched by millions of people worldwide and generates A$130 million ($91 million) for the local economy.\n\nAs thousands of people gathered along the foreshore of Sydney harbor to get a prime viewing spot of the midnight fireworks, smoke drifting in from bushfires caused a polluting haze.\n\nProtesters who claim the Morrison government’s pro-coal mining policies are exacerbating the crisis aren’t about to give the prime minister a rest on New Year’s Eve and are planning to block roads around his official Sydney residence.\n\nPhotograph: A New South Wales (NSW) Rural Fire Service vehicle moves along the closed Princes Highway in Batemans Bay. Photographer: Mark Graham/Bloomberg.\n\nRelated:\n\nThousands of Tourists Evacuated as Wildfires Sweep Through Southeast Australia\n\nCopyright 2019 Bloomberg.", "The fires in Australia continue, and chilling images and video show the scale of the destruction in all of the states and territories. At least eight people have died since Monday, and seven are missing. Over eleven hundred homes have been lost this fire season in New South Wales alone. New Zealand journalist Rebekah Holt is in Melbourne and joins us as the sun rises through the smoke in Australia this morning.\n\nPhoto: Saeed Khan / AFP", "Welcome to the dawn of a new decade! With it, comes new innovations in every major field, from technology to medicine — and cosmetic procedures are no exception.\n\nWith that, Life & Style spoke exclusively with board-certified plastic surgeon Dr. Norman Rowe to get his professional opinion on what the biggest plastic surgery trends for 2020 will be. Dr. Rowe, who is based in NYC, detailed three buzzworthy procedures.\n\nFirst up, Botox cream. “One of the newest innovations in cosmetic surgery that’s currently being tested in the European market is Botox cream, and it will be available in the US in 2020. This non-invasive iteration of Botox involves applying a cream, under the care of a physician, to the skin that relaxes the facial muscles and diminishes wrinkles caused by repetitive facial motions,” explains Dr. Rowe.\n\n“It’s quite revolutionary, as there are no shots, bruising or downtime involved, which are the most common complaints about standard neuromodulators,” he continues. “I can tell Botox cream will be popular, as patients are always looking for the effects of Botox without the needles, and this product offers similar results.”\n\nNeedle-free Botox? Yes, please! Second on the list, breast implant removal. “A growing trend in the industry is women opting to remove their implants either altogether or trading them in for smaller implants due to the concern over potential side effects some breast implants can have, such as Breast Implant Illness (BII) or cancer,” details Dr. Rowe.\n\n“Breast Implant Illness can refer to a wide variety of symptoms women with breast implants can experience as a result of having them, such as headaches, depression, chronic pain, brain fog, chest pain and much more. Additionally, there’s a major societal shift where women are valuing a more natural-looking body shape and are choosing to get their implants removed or swapped out for smaller ones purely for aesthetic purposes.”\n\nCourtesy of Anastasia Karanikolaou/Instagram\n\nOne such celebrity includes Kylie Jenner’s BFF Anastasia Karanikolaou. The 22-year-old influencer took to Instagram on December 2, 2019, to reveal she “switched” her breast implants for “smaller ones.”\n\nAs for the third trend? Dr. Rowe includes nonsurgical penis augmentation. “Men are increasingly getting plastic surgery and the procedure that grows rapidly in popularity is penis augmentation, a non-surgical injection procedure with little downtime that improves self-confidence, as well as his and his partner’s pleasure,” Dr. Rowe says.\n\n“The number of patients I see for this is up 25 percent over last year,” he adds. “I do about 30 of them a month. It definitely helps that they’re more widely acceptable for men to go under the knife, minimally invasive and temporary, in case they have any cold feet.”\n\nCan’t get enough celebrity content? Make sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel for fun, exclusive videos with your favorite stars!", "Surrounded by snow, Indian soldiers sing heartwarming song for the New Year\n\n01 Jan 2020, 01:49PM IST\n\nSource: TOI.in\n\nA heartwarming video of Indian army soldiers celebrating Christmas on a snowy altitude has surfaced on the internet and is winning hearts all over. While the entire nation celebrates New Year with joy today, the on-duty soldiers on a snowy peak also joined in the celebrations with a cheery spirit. All of them appear to be in a cheerful mood as they clap and groove to the tunes of the song. This video will definitely make your day merrier."], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "A left-wing veterans group took to Twitter amid the attack on a US embassy to taunt the president of the United States.\n\nHighlighting the sheer nastiness that makes up politics today, VoteVets tweeted, “Hey @POTUS remember you’re (sic) Benghazi rants during 2016?”\n\n“You’re about to have your own one (sic) unfortunately in Iraq.”\n\nThe group, which deleted the tweet, was referring to the 2011 attack by Islamists in which four Americans died.\n\nIn contrast, no Americans died yesterday and Trump sent in reinforcements to protect American lives and property.\n\nBut the group didn’t delete this tweet, which blames pulling out of the Obama-era Iran nuclear deal for the attack:\n\nhttps://twitter.com/votevets/status/1211999556319293443\n\nThe group, which calls Trump a “national security threat” on its website, bills itself as the “largest progressive group of veterans in America.”", "pos": ["Liberal VoteVets group proves just how disgusting they are once again. This time routing for another Benghazi to happen just because of their hatred for President Trump.\n\nYou can see the disgusting tweet below:\n\n“Hey @POTUS remember you’re Benghazi rants during 2016? You’re about to have your own unfortunately in Iraq.”\n\nAs it turns out the President is no Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton and over 100 Marines, two dozens AH-64 Apaches, and a dozen fighter jets zoomed overhead. Everyone was evacuated safely from the embassy.\n\nHere’s some of the responses to the asinine tweet by VoteVets.\n\nLooks like VoteVets deleted this ill-thought-out tweet rooting for another Benghazi just to own Trump: pic.twitter.com/BjpRjGQs4L — Kristina Wong 🇺🇸 (@kristina_wong) December 31, 2019\n\nIt's times like this that unmask those who are truly anti-American and pro-evil – here's such an instance with @votevets https://t.co/66qW3i7w1X — Tony Shaffer (@T_S_P_O_O_K_Y) January 1, 2020\n\nWhat are your thoughts on the group VoteVets cheering for another Benghazi and loss of American life?\n\nShare this: Twitter\n\nFacebook\n\nPrint\n\n\n\nLike this: Like Loading..."], "neg": ["A member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Mufutau Egberongbe, has urged Nigerians to enter 2020 with a resolution to play positive roles in how they are governed.\n\nIn a New Year message he signed and made available to DAILY POST, Egberongbe, who represents Apapa Federal Constituency on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), said it was time Nigerians are interested in how they are governed.\n\nThe lawmaker, however, commended citizens who have always given direction to the government as well as political officials in the current administration.\n\n“We constantly need to play active roles in the way we are governed. We should be able to come up with ideas and suggestions on what the government should do and how the government should be run,” the lawmaker said.\n\nEgberongbe noted that 2019 came with some challenges for both the government and the governed.\n\n“The general elections held in 2019 and it is often known that in such a year, a lot of adjustments and readjustments take place. New policies are declared, new laws and amendments to existing laws are made.\n\n“I am of the belief that Nigeria will experience positive growth in 2020 if we continue with the strides we have adopted,” the lawmaker said.\n\nWhile appreciating Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila for what he described as ‘courageous and effective leadership of the ninth Assembly’, Egberongbe promised more people-friendly bills and motions from him and his colleagues at the National Assembly, especially with the independence enjoyed by the legislature at the federal level.\n\n“Those who claim we are rubber-stamp may have expected us to start our jobs with open confrontations and condemnations and fights with the executive.\n\n“Fighting the executive arm of government does not show our independence or prove that we are working. Anyone who has followed us since we took office would see that we have done a lot in a short while,” he said.", "Who remembers brief cases, carried by dads everywhere? Eight pound, spit-shined, Mahogany-colored leather cases, they sometimes had gold plated combination locks and even \"feet\" so they could stand up on their own. Some expanded, accordion style, to accommodate extra papers from the office.\n\nBrief cases served an important social function. They were instant status. They told the world the men had jobs--they were \"businessmen\" who went to the office every day. (\"Corporate executive\" hadn't been invented yet.) Their dads had worn hats and hid behind newspapers on commuter trains for the same reason.\n\nWhy were brief cases replaced by messenger bags? One reason, of course, was that people were now carrying laptops. But the bigger reason was people were now carrying cell phones. As soon as cell phones debuted, no one wanted to waste a perfectly good dialing or texting hand holding a brief case. Almost overnight, the only person still using a hand to hold a handbag was the Queen of England.\n\n(Note: the real messengers who gave the name to messenger bags--the \"bike messengers\"--vanished with email because documents no longer needed to be biked across town.)\n\nOf course there were other reasons people wanted their hands free and unencumbered by brief cases--swipe cards to get in the garage or on transit, water bottles and ubiquitous Starbucks drinks.\n\nThe Flight Bag Reprieve\n\nOccasionally, when \"businessmen\" flew, they were freed from carrying brief cases and could carry flight bags, which were the messenger bag's ancestors. Flight bags gave businessmen a reprieve from \"purse stigma\" which was so acute back then that cartoons would mock how men would refuse to hold their wives' purses while their wives tried on dresses in department store fitting rooms. (Who remembers dresses and department stores?) Men of that era would also not push baby strollers and some would not be present in the wives' delivery rooms.\n\nFlight bags did not just signal that strict gender codes were disappearing. They were also the first sign that the faux granite plastic-molded luggage of the day would go soft. Bulky, heavy and not on wheels yet, hard luggage often rode on the top of the family car, telling the world you were going On Vacation. Hard luggage had only three benefits. It was waterproof, crushproof and it kept Red Caps in train stations and Sky Caps in airports employed.\n\nWhat did \"Hippies\" Carry?\n\nLike young people today, hippies carried backpacks but it was not to leave their hands free for smart phones and swipe cards. It was to free their hands for cigarette smoking and bics. Asking for a light was the preferred way to meet romantic interests who would usually stay and talk for the duration of the smoke.\n\nIn those days everyone smoked and the Camel Filters Man was something of an icon. Though not a hippie, the Camel Filters Man was a Mark Spitz lookalike, always climbing mountains in Nepal or panning for gold with a Farrah Fawcett lookalike and not seeming to hold a day job. At rock concerts, hippies didn't hold up their smart phones, they held up their Bics.\n\nBut there was another reason hippies needed their hands free. Hitchhiking. Whenever they were and wherever they wanted to go there was an immediate ride thanks to hitchhiking--and everyone was cool. Hitchhiking was a hippie-era version of Uber except that it was free. Free was good in hippie days because there was no such thing as credit cards, debit cards or ATMs.\n\nOther things hippies carried (besides drugs) could include a transistor radio (no boom boxes, Walkmans, CD players or smart phones yet), a custom pool cue and a can opener called a \"church key\" since pop tops on canned drinks read beer hadn't been invented yet. Of course the coolest thing that could be carried was a guitar case. Even if it was empty, even if the instrument belonged to someone else, even if the carrier only knew one chord, carrying a guitar conferred instant prestige. An old Mad magazine cartoon showed a child asking a guitar carrier what was in the case and the carrier replied \"status.\"\n\n(Article changed on December 27, 2019 at 17:53)", "Sign up to FREE daily email alerts from cornwalllive - Weekend Report Subscribe Thank you for subscribing See our privacy notice Could not subscribe, try again later Invalid Email\n\nThey can cause confusion for many drivers, and the road users of Cornwall are no different.\n\nThe county is awash with roundabouts, mini roundabouts and even double mini roundabouts, many of which have been in place for decades.\n\nUnfortunately, there are several in Cornwall that are pointless, incredibly confusing or just annoying to navigate.\n\nYou have the Westcountry to thank for roundabouts, as they were invented in Bath back in 1768.\n\nWhether you like them or not, you can't go very far without coming across a roundabout – in fact, there are more than 60,000 across the world, with the UK unsurprisingly having the most out of any country.\n\nHere are some of the many roundabouts in Cornwall that grind your gears. And ours too.\n\nCHIVERTON CROSS - A30\n\nThere's only one place to start. Everyone in Cornwall has heard of 'Chivvy'. It's by far Cornwall's most notorious roundabout, and the stats back it up - it is the county's number one accident blackspot.\n\nCARLAND CROSS - A30\n\nIf you live or work in Truro , you'll know how much of a nightmare it is to turn eastbound towards Fraddon at Carland Cross. During busy periods, the queue comes all the way down the hill to the dip. Friday, 5pm, and you could easily be stuck there for 30 minutes.\n\nTo make matters worse, people either skip half of the queue and then try to sneak in, or worse, they'll drive all the way up the left lane and cut across on the actual roundabout.\n\nTRELUSWELL - A39 NEAR PENRYN\n\nThe new roundabout on the A39 at Treluswell opened in 2017 , but many drivers say it's actually worse now.\n\nComing from the Falmouth direction there used to be a dedicated lane for traffic travelling right, but as both lanes now serve Truro, big queues build.\n\nTRAFALGAR - TRURO\n\nTo pull out of Malpas Road and onto the roundabout is almost impossible at any time of day, or at least before 9pm.\n\nEvery motorist who attempts to dash across does so with only a few seconds to spare, before the plethora of cars come speeding around like there's no tomorrow.\n\nWhen you see a gap, you have to go for it. Cornwall's 32nd worst accident blackpot. And to think, it was fine before the council messed around with it.\n\nMORRISONS - NEWQUAY\n\nOne of Cornwall's worst 'blind' roundabouts. Cars coming from the main road hammer across because they have a perfect view of what's coming from the right, so if you're coming out of Morrisons you often can't see them until the last minute.\n\nNEWTOWN - A30 LONG ROCK\n\nCars coming from Penzance and heading in the direction of Helston also use the left lane, which is designed for the A30 Redruth, often cutting up people who are in the correct lane. It also gets very congested.\n\nCornwall's eighth worst accident blackspot.\n\nARCH HILL - TRURO\n\nThe first 'double mini' roundabout on the list. If it's busy, it will take a while for those turning left towards Falmouth. And there's the double mini which messes with many minds.\n\nPENWINNICK - ST AUSTELL\n\nAnother notorious double mini roundabout, which people HATE. It's at number 18 on the list of Cornwall's accident blackspots.\n\nSPAR / TRESAWLS ROAD - TRURO\n\nThere's a ridiculous junction ON the roundabout. And people who've never used it would have no idea it is there. A nasty surprise.\n\nFAIRMANTLE/TESCO - TRURO\n\nPulling out when coming from Tesco is almost impossible at times. The roundabout is Cornwall's second worst accident blackpot.\n\nAVERS - REDRUTH\n\nJust a very busy and disliked roundabout above the A30 at Redruth . Cornwall's 26th worst accident blackspot.\n\nTRENANCE - NEWQUAY\n\nAnother double mini roundabout. Manic in the summer.", "by\n\nPin 1 Email 1 Shares\n\nDo you have any resolutions for the new year? Eat better? Drink more water? Get more sleep?\n\nDo you have any resolutions as far as your beauty routine is concerned?\n\nI, personally, don’t take long to get ready. It takes me just a few minutes to put on my make-up. Letting my hair air dry takes the longest. I need to start getting ready a couple of hours before I need to leave if I want to let my hair dry naturally and have my natural wave come through. If I don’t mind not having my natural waves, I can just blow dry my hair.\n\nMy daughter takes FOREVER to get ready. Not only is she very particular about her make-up (she has to have the “perfect” eye), but her hair… oh my goodness her hair… that takes the longest. First she needs to take a shower and wash her hair. Then she needs to blow dry her hair. She has very thick hair, so that alone takes a very long time. After her hair is dry, she then has to use the straightener to straighten her hair.\n\nIf only there was a way she could dry and straighten her hair at the same time, but that would not be possible. Or would it?\n\nBelieve it or not, you CAN blow dry your hair AND straighten it at the same time. All you need is a revolutionary product called RevAir.\n\nRevAir is the world’s first and only reverse air dryer. By reverse air, I mean instead of blowing hot air on your hair, RevAir “sucks” (for lack of a better description) the wetness from your hair. I liken it to a vaccuum cleaner… but for your hair.\n\nNot only does RevAir dry your hair 3x faster than conventional hair dryers, it also straightens your hair too.\n\nRevAir is good for all hair types, from fine to thick and from straight to kinky/curly. Anyone could use and enjoy RevAir.\n\nI was sent a unit to review.\n\nI was shocked when I received the package. The brand includes a lot with the unit (depending on the package you purchase). The one I received included a holder, clips and more goodies.\n\nThis is NOT your ordinary hair dryer. It literally looks like a mini-vacuum cleaner. The RevAir has a triangular shaped base, a thick hose and a strangely shaped wand at the end.\n\nThe wand creates a reverse-air tunnel that surrounds your hair from root to tip with heated air to naturally dry and straighten your hair. The high heat setting is half the wattage of a standard blow dryer. There is also a low heat setting and it can be used with no heat, as a cool shot of air. Reverse-air moves heat in the natural direction of cuticles helping to smooth hair. Consistent tension effectively straightens hair replacing the need for a brush’s damaging friction.\n\nCheck out this brief video to see the RevAir in action.\n\nDue to a shoulder injury, I am unable to use the RevAir myself (using it was my initial “game plan” when offered a unit to review). My daughter was more than happy to use the RevAir and help me to facilitate my review.\n\nMy daughter has very thick hair. It’s normally wavy towards the ends of her hair (as seen in the photo below). It used to be thicker/wavier, but years of coloring and cutting it has taken away some of the thickness and wave to her hair.\n\nMy daughter’s hair is still wet/damp in the above photo. The top layer of her hair has already started to dry. You can use RevAir with wet hair (it just took me a bit to take the “before” photo, which is why it started to dry).\n\nSmall sections of you hair goes inside of the RevAir wand to “suck” the water out of it, while straightening it at the same time. If you would like to learn more about the process, you can read about it here – https://myrevair.com/pages/how-it-works.\n\nHere is my daughter’s hair after using RevAir (disregard her split ends – that is from content coloring her hair).\n\nIt’s amazing how quickly my daughter can get herself ready by combining two steps (drying her hair and straightening it). We both like how her hair looks afterwards. Using the flat iron makes her hair look stiff and too flat/straight. Using the RevAir her hair is straight, but in a more natural looking way.\n\nHere are some tips to using RevAir;\n\nTension (Reverse Air Speed) This is the dial on the Base Unit. Tension replaces the need for a brush or hot flat irons. Start at setting 2-3. Once you see what your individual hair can tolerate, you can go up one level at a time. If you have any tangles, go down a level. Do not turn it immediately to level 7, as it may not give you the best result – in fact, it can be the opposite. Coily, Type 4 hair usually works best around Level 5-7. Heat This is located on the Wand. The Temperature Settings are No, Low and High Heat. Even the hottest heat of the Wand is LESS than the lowest heat on most Flat Irons. No Pumping There is no need to pump or bounce the want. In fact, when you do that, you are not allowing the roots to get dry. The reverse-air move constantly and consistently down the entire length of your hair, drying from root to end at once. Bouncing the wand may distrupt air flow and that can cause tangles. Time to Dry Each section will dry in 30-90 seconds, so long as Wand is kept to scalp. Thickness, texture and section size mean your time may vary. Experiment to find your ideal time. Test by pulling Wand a few inches away from scalp and touching roots. If they are dry, it is likely you are done.\n\nWaist length hair is much less dense at the ends, watch your tension setting and perhaps use detangler on the ends. You may need to use a bit bigger section if tangles occur at low tension settings (1 or 2). Some may have to dry in 2 phases – Dry the roots first, then move about half way down on a lower setting to be sure each section of hair gets dry time in the wand chamber. Want it straighter? For those with Type 4 hair, you may find you want to finish your look with flat ironing. Remember, getting hair to this point has just happened in less time with less heat, meaning less damage.\n\nIt took my daughter a few times to figure out what level works best for her. Now that she has the settings figured out to suit her hair type, it takes her even less time to do her hair. She’s a “pro” at using RevAir now.\n\nOnce my shoulder is better, I am going to start using the RevAir too. I do like how my hair looks with it’s natural wave, but those times where I want to change up my look, or I just need for my hair to dry faster (for example, when it’s freezing cold outside), I will defiantly use the RevAir. I have seen how nice my daughter’s hair looks using it, and I know what a time saver it is.\n\nThere are only a few “issues” some might have with RevAir. For one, it is costly (over $300+), so it is not “budget friendly.” If you would like to take into considering how much time it saves you on your beauty routine, then the price makes it well worth it. I would never be able to afford one myself, but owning one, I can appreciate the benefit to owning one.\n\nThe unit is large, and the hose is cumbersome. You would need room in your closet to fit it. My daughter keeps in on the floor by her dresser because we have no other place to house it. It does take up a lot more room than a typical hair dryer.\n\nInitially it’s a little awkward to use, but once you get the hang of it, it’s not that bad (as per my daughter).\n\nMy daughter loves the RevAir, and she uses it all the time. She’s also very picky about her beauty products, so that says a lot about the RevAir.\n\nIf you are interested in learning more about RevAir, visit RevAir.com. The brand can also be found on social media. All of their links are found at the bottom of their website.\n\nCheck out their YouTube channel to see RevAir in action and some gorgeous before/after results.\n\nKimberly\n\n*I received a free product sample to review. There was no compensation. The opinions expressed are my own and not influenced in any way.", "RALEIGH, N.C. — The federal judge who blocked the newest version of North Carolina's voter identification law cited the state's \"sordid history of racial discrimination and voter suppression\" as she ordered officials not to enforce the law in 2020.\n\nU.S. District Court Judge Loretta Biggs' decision was released Tuesday and prevents North Carolina from requiring voters to provide identification starting in 2020. The Republican leaders of the state House and Senate, however, have asked North Carolina's Department of Justice to appeal.\n\nThe federal court advised last week that Biggs would formally block the photo ID requirement until a lawsuit filed by state NAACP and others is resolved. Her decision provided insight into why she blocked the law, which she said was similar to a 2013 law that a federal appeals court struck down in 2016.\n\nThat court said the photo ID and other voter restrictions were approved with intentional racial discrimination in mind, and Biggs said the newest version of the law was no different in that respect.\n\n\"North Carolina has a sordid history of racial discrimination and voter suppression stretching back to the time of slavery, through the era of Jim Crow, and, crucially, continuing up to the present day,\" Biggs wrote.\n\nLegislators received a breakdown of voter behavior by race before passing the 2016 law and used that data to target African American voters, the court wrote in striking down that law. The defendants said there's no evidence of similar behavior before the most recent voter ID law.\n\nBut the same key lawmakers championed both bills, Biggs wrote. \" ... they need not had racial data in hand to still have it in mind,\" the ruling says.\n\nThe approval of the new version, known as S.B. 824, was \"procedurally unobjectional,\" Biggs wrote. But its closeness in time to the previous version; the fact that many of the same legislators were involved in both bills; the use of \"unconstitutionally gerrymandered maps\" and other issues \"indicate that something was amiss,\" she wrote.\n\nThe legislative history of the bill, including statements from its supporters, show that \"rather than trying to cleanse the discriminatory taint\" imbued in the previous voter ID law, lawmakers tried to circumvent state and federal courts, she wrote.\n\nThe photo ID law would have been effective with the March 3 primary. But the requirement would have been put into motion sooner than that with mail-in absentee voters, who also would have had to provide an ID copy.\n\nThe Rev. T. Anthony Spearman, president of the North Carolina conference of the NAACP, said he was \"overjoyed\" by Biggs' decision.\n\n\"Quite frankly, tears are coming to my eyes as I read the decision,\" he said. Biggs' \"strong language is so appropriate\" as the nation approaches the 2020 elections, Spearman said.\n\n\"I hope it is something that will encourage people who have not exercised their right to vote to cast their votes,\" he said.\n\nAfter losing one court battle over voter ID, Republicans put a question on the November 2018 ballot enshrining voter ID in the state constitution. The amendment passed with 55% of the vote. The legislature approved a separate law in December 2018 detailing how to implement that amendment. Legal challenges were filed almost immediately.\n\nGOP legislators said they had to enact an ID law because voters had approved one. But Biggs, who was appointed to the bench in 2014 by then-President Barack Obama, said the constitutional amendment was a cover for legislators that allowed them to present themselves as \"faithful servants whose hands were tied.\"\n\nThe argument that lawmakers had to pass this particular bill falls short, she wrote. \"While the legislature may had to pass some form of photo voter-ID law, it did not have to enact one which suffers from impermissible defects,\" she wrote.\n\nThe law did allow for more types of IDs to be used and allowed voters to get a free ID card or fill out a form explaining their \"reasonable impediment\" to obtaining one.\n\nBut legislators rejected an amendment allowing the use of public assistance IDs, which Biggs described as \"particularly suspect.\"\n\nRepublican legislators have urged the state DOJ to seek a stay of the temporary injunction, saying Biggs' ruling was \"inappropriate.\"\n\nTheir attorneys sent a letter Monday saying it's \"imperative that you seek a stay of Judge Biggs' injunction immediately to avoid irreparable harm to the state.\"\n\nA state DOJ spokeswoman didn't respond to an email seeking comment on the lawmakers' request."], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "A litter of 'ghost ships' is costing Auckland ratepayers hundreds of thousands of dollars\n\nA litter of 'ghost ships' is costing Auckland ratepayers hundreds of thousands of dollars\n\n2 January 2020\n\nThe number of abandoned vessels hauled out of the city's waters every year has quadrupled in less than a decade.\n\n\n\nAuckland Harbourmaster Andrew Hayton says when he started in the role eight years ago, they were recovering about half a dozen abandoned boats a year.\n\n\n\nLast year there were 23 - costing Auckland Transport 135-thousand-dollars.\n\n\n\nHayton estimates there could still be as many as 200 abandoned boats in the region.\n\n© 2020\n\nNewstalk ZB, NZCity", "pos": ["Mooring fees have increased $50 to cover the costs or removing abandoned boats from Auckland's waters. Photo / Supplied\n\nMooring fees have increased $50 to cover the costs or removing abandoned boats from Auckland's waters. Photo / Supplied\n\nMichael Neilson is a political reporter for the New Zealand Herald\n\nHundreds of ghost ships litter Auckland's waters and require recovery, costing ratepayers hundreds of thousands of dollars.\n\nAuckland Harbourmaster Andrew Hayton said when he started in the role over eight years ago they were plucking about half a dozen abandoned ships out of the water a year.\n\nLast year it was 23.\n\nThe costs are increasing too. Last year his team, part of Auckland Transport, spent $135,000 hauling the unloved vessels out of Auckland's waters and disposing of them.\n\nHe estimates there could be as many as 200 abandoned boats in the area currently.\n\n\"It is becoming an unsustainable burden on the city.\"\n\nThis year they increased the fees for Auckland's 3000 moorings by $50, taking the total price to $296, to take the burden off ratepayers.\n\nHayton said it was unfortunate for responsible boat owners, but it was not fair for general ratepayers to be picking up the full tab.\n\nREAD MORE:\n\n• State of the Gulf: Government, NGO provide $400k boost to Hauraki Gulf shellfish stocks\n\n• Premium - No fishing: Large swathes of Hauraki Gulf could be placed in marine reserves or closed to fishing to reverse dramatic declines in marine species\n\n• Premium - Hauraki Gulf - Tīkapa Moana: How to save our big blue backyard\n\n• Premium - Key to saving Hauraki Gulf: Let's try traditional Māori fishing practices\n\nThe abandoned vessels had all been left on moorings, and typically had been built in the 1960s and 1970s, when it was more popular for people to build their own boats, Hayton said.\n\nMost were built with rudimentary materials, and the owner had likely since died.\n\n\"But the vessels still might hold a sentimental value to the children or grandchildren, and hence these boats just sit there, nobody wanting to get rid of them, until they fall into a state of disrepair, or are forgotten about.\"\n\nThe number of abandoned boats in the waters surrounding Auckland is increasing. Photo / Supplied\n\nIn other cases the boats might be sold for what looks like a bargain, until the new owner realised how much work it took to repair and maintain.\n\nAs these vessels aged them being abandoned was increasing and it was difficult to identify owners, Hayton said.\n\nWhile the moorings were registered, there was no boat registration in New Zealand.\n\n\"Some people put dead boats onto moorings to dump them, so it is quite easy to shirk responsibility.\"\n\nThere was no typical process, rather the harbourmaster's team would take note of what looked like an abandoned boat, and seek to find the owner.\n\n\"It is quite easy to tell when they've been abandoned. There might be excessive growth on it, seagulls nesting, or even trees growing on them. They can be real eyesores.\"\n\nIf the owner could not be identified, under the Maritime Act they were required to place a notice on the vessel, an advertisement in the Herald, and contact police.\n\nHarbourmaster Andrew Hayton says it is \"easy to tell\" when a boat has been abandoned. Photo / Supplied\n\nIf no owner came forward they would then seek to sell the vessel, but if it was beyond repair they would salvage what they could and dispose of the rest.\n\nThe process could cost anywhere between a few hundred dollars up to $30,000, the higher figure especially if the boat had sunk, as it would require divers.\n\nThere were about six boats going through that process now, but about 200 throughout Auckland's waters Hayton and his team are keeping an eye on.\n\nHayton said rather than simply abandoning boats owners should get in touch with the harbourmaster.\n\n\"The onus is on boat owners to keep their vessels seaworthy. But we understand people can fall on hard times, or people pass away and the boat be left with others.\n\n\"If you are unable to look after it, please just get in touch with us and we'll do what we can to help.\n\n\"Getting onto it sooner you might be able to recover some costs, whereas leaving it will end up costing more money.\"\n\nAuckland Yacht and Boating Association chair Ian Clouston said a lot of boats were abandoned because the costs of maintaining them were so high.\n\n\"You might be looking at 15 to 20 per cent of the boat's value in maintenance a year, so with rising living costs and berthing fees some people simply can't afford it.\"\n\nSelling boats was also more difficult these days, with them being classed as \"luxury items\".\n\nHe urged people to get onto the problem sooner than later, rather than abandoning them on random moorings.\n\n\"It is very irresponsible, and if you don't know the strength of the mooring the boat could be blown off in a storm.\""], "neg": ["It’s been a tough stretch for Arsenal, even as new manager Mikel Arteta has helped show the Gunners the light at the end of the Premier League holiday fixtures tunnel. Can Arsenal get the win it needs on New Year’s Day? Or will this match be a further indication that Manchester United has its season back on track?\n\nThis is the best and last of a full slate of Premier League matches on the first day of 2020. Here’s everything you need to know to stream Arsenal vs. Manchester United live.\n\nArsenal vs. Manchester United\n\nWhen: 3pm ET, Wednesday, Jan. 1\n\n3pm ET, Wednesday, Jan. 1 Where: Emirates Stadium in London, England\n\nEmirates Stadium in London, England Streaming: NBCSN, NBC Sports Gold\n\nArsenal vs. Manchester United live stream: How to watch Premier League matches\n\nThe match is on NBCSN and NBC Sports Gold; these streaming services provide fans the opportunity to catch Premier League action throughout the season.\n\nSling TV provides two base channel package options, each priced at $30 per month. Sling Orange includes three ESPN channels, while Sling Blue includes sports channels like NBCSN (where many Premier League matches appear), NFL Network, and local channels. (Sling Blue customers in select markets get NBC, where some matches appear; see if yours has it here. Sling Blue also brings Fox News Channel, MSNBC, and Headline News as part of its regular slate of channels, with Fox Business Channel available for those who get the Sling Blue News Extra add-on.\n\nIf you’re Team “Why Not Both,” Sling Orange + Blue combines the two for just $45 per month.\n\nOther features include a Free Cloud DVR tier for all subscribers (allowing 10 hours of recording a month), the ability to record all live linear channels, and no VOD preemption on any channels. New subscribers get $10 off the first month.\n\nTo add beIN SPORTS and maximize your soccer-watching potential, you’ll want to add either Sports Extra: Sling Orange ($5 per month) or Sports Extra: Sling Blue ($10 per month). (The latter also includes NFL RedZone.)\n\nSpanish-speaking viewers have quite a few options. For bilingual families, you might consider the Español: Best of Spanish TV package for either Sling Orange or Sling Blue for 24/7 specialty channel LaLiga TV and beIN SPORTS Connect: Channels 4-9, which features matches from La Liga, Ligue 1 and Copa del Rey, among others. Both packages cost $5 per month after your free trial. Sling TV Latino is another Spanish-language package for $10 per month, including NBC Universo, History en Español, and—of import to soccer fans—four beIN SPORTS channels. (And choosing Best of Spanish + Sling Orange for $35 per month gives you access to ESPN Deportes.) For more information, check out our guide to Sling TV channels and our Sling TV review.\n\nTRY SLING TV\n\nCost: $44.99 for your first month and $54.99 per month thereafter\n\nFuboTV devices : Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire, Android TV, iOS and Android devices\n\nLocal channels: ABC, Fox, NBC, CBS, the CW (in some markets) (check local availability here )\n\nFuboTV is a solid TV streaming service option, whether your tastes run to entertainment (AMC, Syfy, FX), news (MSNBC, CNN), or sports (NBA TV, NFL Network).\n\nIf you’re a soccer fan, however, it will appear tailor-made for you, with NBC and NBCSN for Premier League matches, 10 beIN SPORTS channels, FS1, FS2, UniMás, and Champions League action via TNT all on tap. If you can’t watch a match live, FuboTV offers a three-day replay for each match and 30 hours of cloud DVR. (Check out the complete FuboTV channels list.)\n\nFuboTV also has bilingual families in mind; each subscription comes with UniMás, Galavisión, NBC Universo, beIN SPORTS, Univision, and Fox Deportes. An extra $7.99 per month will bring you Latino Plus, which includes CNN en Español and TyC Sports among its offerings.\n\nTRY FUBOTV\n\nCost: $54.99 per month\n\nHulu devices : Roku, Apple TV, Google Chromecast, Amazon Fire Stick and Fire TV, Xbox One, Xbox 360, Nintendo Switch, and iOS an d Android devices\n\nHulu local channels: ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC, the CW (check your local availability here )\n\nHulu with Live TV includes sports programming among its broad spectrum of offerings, and as a subscriber to the service, you’ll get free access to Hulu’s sizable on-demand library. (Check out the full list of Hulu Live TV channels.)\n\nTRY HULU WITH LIVE TV\n\nYouTube TV is a great option for soccer fans, including TNT for Champions League matches, NBC and NBCSN for Premier League matches, and broadcasting partnerships with three MLS teams. (Take a look at the full list of YouTube TV channels here.)\n\nTRY YOUTUBE TV\n\nCost: $50-$135 per month\n\nHulu devices: Roku, Apple TV, Google Chromecast, Amazon Fire Stick and Fire TV, iOS and Android devices\n\nLocal channels: NBC, CBS, Fox, ABC, the CW ( enter your ZIP code here to check your availability)\n\nAT&T TV Now is a bonus for AT&T wireless customers, especially for those who happen to be soccer fans. It provides instant access to more than 45 channels, including local channels. That means NBC as well as NBCSN for Premier League action, Fox as well as FS1 and FS2 for MLS, Bundesliga, the U.S. men’s and women’s teams, and even Liga MX offerings, and ESPN and ESPN2 for its array of soccer and other sports programming. It even offers free HBO on PLUS and MAX channel suites. Plus, it comes with CloudDVR for up to 20 hours of TV recording per month. One account works on two devices, but you can add more devices for only $5.\n\nTRY AT&T TV NOW\n\nCost: $39.99 (for Matchday Pass option); $64.99 (for Premier League Pass option)\n\nNBC Sports Gold TV devices: Google Chromecast , Roku , Apple TV , Android TV , Amazon Fire TV, iOS and Android device.\n\nIf you want access to every Premier League game this season, you’ll want an NBC Sports Gold subscription. At the Matchday Pass tier, for $39.99, you get access to 140 exclusive live matches, with at least four for each of the 20 clubs. The Premier League Pass option gives you an option to replay matches, in case you can’t catch a match live, and offers additional programming, including analysis and highlights. NBC Sports Gold offers additional packages for fans who want to follow rugby action, the PGA tour, Indy Car racing, cycling, and lacrosse.\n\nTRY NBC SPORTS GOLD\n\nArsenal vs. Manchester United: Preview, recent form, odds, upcoming fixtures\n\nArsenal (Last 5 Premier League matches: WLDDL) lost a 2-1 heartbreaker to Chelsea over the weekend to drop to 12th in the table. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang got the opening goal in Arsenal’s impressive first-half performance, but the defense gave up two late goals to absorb yet another defeat. The first goal came courtesy of Jorginho, who many thought should have been off for a second yellow, and the second goal was the result of a mistake from the much-maligned Shkodran Mustafi, who suffered a head-to-head collision just moments before. Yet the fact remains: Arsenal has now just one win in its last 12 Premier League matches. These are the dark times.\n\nManchester United (Last 5 Premier League matches: WDLWW) bounced up to fifth in the standings with a 2-0 win over Burnley. Anthony Martial, on a bit of a roll lately, scored the opener, with Marcus Rashford providing a late insurance goal in stoppage time. While it’s still a bit more of a climb to break into the top four, United only finds itself four points behind an inconsistent Chelsea squad heading into the New Year.\n\nOdds\n\nThe William Hill oddsmakers call this one pretty even: Arsenal’s at +170 odds (wager $100 to win $170), United’s a slightly more favored foe at +150, and a draw is set for +260.\n\nUpcoming Fixtures\n\nArsenal, Monday, Jan. 6 vs. Leeds United (FA Cup); Saturday, Jan. 11 at Crystal Palace (Premier League)\n\nManchester United, Saturday, Jan. 4 at Wolves (FA Cup); Tuesday, Jan. 7 vs. Manchester United (League Cup)\n\nREAD MORE:\n\nThe Daily Dot may receive a payment in connection with purchases of products or services featured in this article. Click here to learn more.", "Acting police Inspector General Duncan Mwapasa says the police have instituted a second probe into the Msundwe rapes following the release of a Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) report on the matter.\n\nA report releasedby MHRC in Decemmber 2019 found that police raped at least eight women and sexually violated several others, including girls, during October’s post-election unrest.\n\nMwapasa said following the release of the MHRC report, he met 17 women who were allegedly raped and assaulted by the police officers.\n\n“They were brought to my office by women lawyers. We even took their caution statements,” he said.\n\nMwapasa has however said he would not shield any police officer implicated in the matter.\n\nHe said the first report by the police on the Msundwe rapes is over and would be released in two weeks’ time.\n\nThe alleged sexual assaults were outlined in a 62-page report released by Malawi’s Ombudsman Martha Chizuma and Law Commissioner Rosemary Kanyuka.\n\nThe MHRC report says the police assaults occurred in the homes of victims and were carried out in revenge for the stoning death of a fellow police officer.\n\n“We found out that a total of 17 women were sexually violated,” Chizuma said. “Five of them were under 18. One of the five girls was actually defiled. Eight women were raped. The rest, police found them doing their menses so were just violently beaten.”\n\nBut observers note a lack of evidence, as victims failed to obtain medical exams after the alleged assaults and were unable to identify police officers, whose faces were covered.\n\nMeanwhile, no officers have yet been suspended or detained, and government authorities are questioning the validity of the report.\n\nFollow and Subscribe Nyasa TV :", "The sad news is that yet another church attack took place this week and that two parishioners were killed. The good news is that the people stood up for themselves and others. Some say guns do not belong in church, yet the bad guys do not seem to care or read the signs. What a surprise,\n\nGood for those that stand up for themselves. Still some say disarm the people and depend on the police. Unfortunately, because as good and dedicated as the police are, they take time to get there.\n\nSigns or laws do not seem to stop criminals. We should all know this as the word criminal denotes someone who does not obey the laws. In the past these outlaws were dealt with quickly and decisively but not today.\n\nIn the past, there did not seem to be many repeat offenders, today almost all the bad guys have a record yet somehow, they are still out on the streets. People are arrested several times and do not serve any time, there seems to be no punishment just a record, whatever happen to work programs for convicts? Or programs that trained people for jobs?\n\nThe lesson in all this is there are bad people out there and there are more of them on the streets today so people need to protect themselves until the police can get there. There are more bad people today because we do nothing to deter their repeated bad behavior. Police cannot be everywhere and it takes time to get anywhere. Additionally, police are geared to responding and apprehension not prevention. Some might say they prevent crime and that is very true when they are present but as said, they cannot be everywhere all the time.\n\nLuckily the people in the church took steps to protect themselves and their guests attending by arming and training people who are willing to be the front line of defense. This also illustrates the importance of defending yourself and your loved ones until the police can arrive. A big deal was being made that the protector was a gun instructor, which seemed to infer that he was specially prepared for this situation, partially true but any citizen at least in Nevada who receives a concealed carry permit is trained.\n\nThe conceal and carry courses are a good starting ground for average people who do not hunt or are not familiar with firearms. Yes, regular additional training is a great idea and should be part of any program and part of any concealed permit holder renewal program.\n\nIn Mesquite at least one church has such a program staffed by volunteers and it includes regular practice sessions and training. These guardians provide security and peace of mind for those attending services who do not or cannot protect themselves.\n\nTwo of these shootings occurred in Texas so some might ask why Mesquite? Because evil is everywhere and some people do not think straight. Yet even the most depraved can sometimes be detoured or dealt with. The name of the church mentioned above is not given unless someone requests that name so they can help in establish their own Guardians.\n\nBy hardening our targets, we hope someone will think again before attacking, if not they will not be put on the streets again. We pray for peace as we protect ourselves and others.", "LUCKNOW: Nearly six months after 11 tribals were killed in indiscriminate firing by the head of Umbha village in Sonbhadra over a land dispute, police authorities on Wednesday penalised five cops with a fine equal to their 30-day salary for lackadaisical attitude which led to violence.Superintendent of police, Sonbhadra, Ashish Srivastava said, “When village head Yagya Dutt tried to forcibly grab a disputed piece of land in 2017, police inspector Shiv Kumar Mishra and his predecessor Mool Chand Chauhan, did not pay heed to complaints by Gond tribals. They handled the matter with a prejudiced approach.”“Three constables – Kanhaiya Lal, Sudhakar Yadav and Pramod Kumar Singh – did not act as per rule of law and followed directions of their senior officers. As a result, 30 days’ salary of these cops will not be given to them for their services,” he added. On July17 last year, a group of villagers belonging to Gond tribe were carrying out farming on disputed land when a group of men, led by gram pradhan Yagya Dutt, reached there to take possession of the land which, they claimed, was purchased by him and his relatives in 2017.This led to violence which left 11 tribals killed and 21 others injured.The government ordered an SIT probe into the incident which is still pending.Sonabahdra district police also launched a probe into the role of cops who had served at Ghorawal police station under whose jurisdiction Umbha village falls. On October 14, police also filed a chargesheet against 51 people.", "JAMMU: Dr Darakhshan Andrabi, a member of Central Waqf Council, on Wednesday met Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Girish Chandra Murmu here at the Raj Bhavan.\n\nThe Lt Governor and Dr Andrabi discussed about the various important matters concerning the working of the Waqf Board and the due administration of Auqaf. Dr Andrabi shared with the Lt Governor her views about the prevailing scenario in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir and also apprised the Lt Governor about several measures initiated by the Council for protection and retrieval of the Waqf properties and removal of encroachment and implementing Educational and Women Welfare Schemes for skill development. (AGENCIES)"], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "Dec 30 (Reuters) - Most Gulf stock markets were sluggish in thin trading early on Monday, with financials hurting Saudi Arabia and telecoms company Etisalat falling in Abu Dhabi.\n\nSaudi Arabia's benchmark index .TASI edged down 0.1%. Al Rajhi Bank 1120.SE lost 0.3% and Arab National Bank 1080.SE was down 0.9%, a day after its board proposed a lower second-half dividend.\n\nOil giant Saudi Aramco 2222.SE slipped 0.1%, after two days of gains. On Tuesday, Aramco said Goldman Sachs may buy more of its shares to support the price. The so-called stabilisation period will end on Jan. 9.\n\nRiyad Bank 1010.SE added 0.3% after raising its dividend for the second half to 0.55 riyal per share.\n\nThe Abu Dhabi index .ADI opened 0.1% lower as Emirates Telecommunications ETISALAT.AD lost 0.4%.\n\nElsewhere, Eshraq Investments ESHRAQ.AD slid 2.5% after announcing it would not reduce capital to cover accumulated losses.\n\nIn Dubai, the index .TASI was flat. Mashreq Bank MASB.DU plunged 9.9%, but Emaar Properties EMAR.DU rose 1.2%.\n\nThe Dubai government will increase spending by 17%, to a record 66.4 billion dirhams ($18.08 billion) in 2020, to stimulate the economy and support the Expo 2020 world fair, Reuters reported on Sunday, citing state news agency WAM.\n\nQatar's main index .QSI rebounded 0.3%, helped by a 1.1% increase in Commercial Bank COMB.QA and a 1.3% rise in Qatar Insurance QINS.QA.\n\n($1 = 3.6727 UAE dirham)\n\n(Reporting by Ateeq Shariff in Bengaluru, editing by Larry King)\n\n((AteeqUr.Shariff@thomsonreuters.com; +918067497129;))\n\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", "pos": ["By Ateeq Shariff\n\nDec 31 (Reuters) - Dubai's index ended the year up more than 9%, outperforming other major Gulf markets, while Kuwait led the region with a 32% gain and Oman fell for a third year in a row.\n\nDubai .DFMGI dropped 0.2% on Tuesday as Dubai Islamic Bank DISB.DU lost 0.7% and Emirates NBD ENBD.DU slipped 0.4%, but it closed 9.3% up over the year, despite slumping real estate prices.\n\nSaudi Arabia .TASI rose 0.5%, bringing its annual gains to 7.2%. Riyad Bank 1010.SE added 2% on Tuesday, while Aramco 2222.SE rose 0.3%, at 35.3 riyals.\n\nOil giant Aramco commenced trading on Dec. 11 after a long-awaited market listing, surging 10% from the initial public offering price of 32 riyals ($8.53). The increase helped the company close in on the $2 trillion valuation long sought by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.\n\nAramco raised $25.6 billion on Dec. 5 through the IPO. The flotation propelled the Riyadh bourse into the world's top ten by value of listed companies.\n\nIn mid-September, oil prices surged by as much as 19% before coming off peaks, after an attack on the kingdom that shut 5% of global crude output. The intraday jump was the biggest surge since the 1991 Gulf War.\n\nKuwait's blue-chip index .BKP advanced 32.4% in 2019, making it the best-performing stock market for the year.\n\nInterest in Kuwait grew following MSCI's decision to move Kuwaiti equities into its main emerging market index in 2020. Vrajesh Bhandari, senior portfolio manager at Al Mal Capital, said they expect the index to be well supported until the move.\n\nEgypt's index .EGX30 increased 7.1% in 2019. On Tuesday, Commercial International Bank COMI.CA edged up 0.2%.\n\nQatar's index .QSI gained 1% for the year, after the rally last year on account of passive flows as companies raised limits on foreign ownership of their shares.\n\n\"It was expected that the market would underperform in 2019 and the flat show is not surprising,\" said Vrajesh.\n\nOn the other hand, Oman's index .MSI had another bad year leaving it down 7.9% for all of 2019, close to 15-year lows.\n\nSAUDI ARABIA\n\n.TASI rose 0.5% to 8,389 points\n\nABU DHABI\n\n.ADI dropped 0.3% to 5,076 points\n\nDUBAI\n\n.DFMGI down 0.2% to 2,765 points\n\nQATAR\n\n.QSI lost 0.2% to 10,426 points\n\nEGYPT\n\n.EGX30 up 0.2% to 13,962 points\n\nBAHRAIN\n\n.BAX added 0.1% to 1,610 points\n\nOMAN\n\n.MSI gained 0.7% to 3,981 points\n\nKUWAIT\n\n.BKP edged up 0.1% at 6,976 points\n\n($1 = 3.7508 riyals)\n\n(Reporting by Ateeq Shariff in Bengaluru; editing by Philippa Fletcher)\n\n((AteeqUr.Shariff@thomsonreuters.com; +918067497129;))\n\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc."], "neg": ["SIOUX FALLS (AP) — Gov. Kristi Noem said the storms, tornadoes and flooding that devastated communities across the state was one of the biggest challenges she faced in her first year in office, in a wide-ranging interview in which she also promised to focus on growing the economy and improving her working relationship with lawmakers in the new year.\n\nThe first-term Republican governor called it “a difficult year, all in all, for the state” due to flooding that strained state resources and had her administration working overtime and traveling thousands of miles to respond to disasters. Noem said she had successes, naming her work to encourage foster families, address drug addiction and spread broadband internet access in rural areas.\n\nAnd she also called herself “teachable,” a nod to some lawmakers who said she failed to communicate well on some policy decisions.\n\nThe former congresswoman took office in January last year, and almost as soon as the Legislature ended found herself leading the state’s response to severe storms in March and April that laid the foundation for what seemed a year of flooding.\n\nSouth Dakota recorded the highest amount of precipitation in its history, beating the previous mark set in 1915. By the end of November, South Dakota already had more than 30 inches of precipitation, topping 1915’s mark of just under 28 inches, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Floods and tornadoes caused millions of dollars’ worth of damage and the state led the nation in unplanted farmland.\n\n“You’re focused on getting priorities and the state budget passed, and immediately went into getting people through a crisis situation and helping them recover,” Noem said.\n\nThe state got four presidential disaster declarations, in addition to the Oglala Sioux Tribe receiving one for storms and flooding. Noem’s administration is offering loans to counties, towns and tribes to fund recovery.\n\nNoem acknowledged concerns about more flooding in 2020 with the forecast calling for a wet winter. That could add to the difficulty for farmers, who left nearly 4 million acres unplanted. The slump in the state’s largest industry affected South Dakota’s economy and budget.\n\nNoem said she’ll respond by focusing on “growing our economy together” next year.\n\nWhen asked to assess her first year in office, Noem declined to grade herself. She said she wanted to remain “teachable” and acknowledged she could do a better job communicating “so that people know not just what we’re doing, but why and the reason behind it.”\n\nLegislative leaders from both parties said they were sometimes frustrated by a disjointed relationship between Noem’s administration and the Republican-dominated legislature. Senate Majority Leader Kris Langer, a Republican from Dell Rapids, said she felt Noem’s second session would be smoother, with legislation on mental health and addiction treatment in the works and both Noem and majority Republicans in support.\n\nSenate Minority Leader Troy Heinert, D-Mission, worried that the recent departure of the governor’s chief of staff would be a setback heading into the session.\n\nNoem drew national attention in November for the state’s “Meth: We’re on it” campaign, which received some snickers on social media. She defended the campaign, saying it was achieving its goal of drawing attention to a serious problem. Noem said she knew the campaign was “provocative,” but was surprised by the amount of attention it received. She plans to follow the $1.4 million ad campaign with funding for addiction treatment and law enforcement.\n\nTo get that funding, the legislature will have to pass it in the budget. The session begins on Jan. 14 when Noem will deliver her second State of the State address.", "'Kingdom of Morocco is good for the Jewish community'\n\n\"Moroccan Jewry is very, very well off,\" said Rabbi Dr. Yitzhak Sabag of the rabbis of Moroccan Jewry in an interview with Arutz Sheva Tuesday.\n\nRabbi Sabag stated that many people from all over the world come to visit the Jewish community in Morocco, especially to visit the graves of numerous Righteous Among the Nations who rescued Jews during the Holocaust.\n\n\"We are a community of 1500-1800 members,\" said Rabbi Sabag, who added that there is a rich Torah educational world in the community. \"My wife is one of the principals at the school,\" says the rabbi.\n\nRabbi Dr. Sabag emphasized that the rabbinical court is totally and officially recognized by the kingdom. \"This is the only place in the world that is the case,\" he stated. \"The rabbinical court belongs to the Ministry of Justice and the ruling of the rabbinical court is considered a ruling on behalf of the king.\"\n\nRabbi Sabag said that all the inscription and legal matters written in the rabbinical courts are considered official documents of the kingdom and added that in Morocco, even the Jewish inheritance documents are officially recognized by the authorities.\n\nHistorically, the Kingdom of Morocco has maintained a good relationship with the Jewish community, but does this situation continue even today when the community is so small? Rabbi Sabag answered - \"The Kingdom of Morocco, as the Lubavitcher Rebbe said, is a 'kingdom of grace' and when I say 'kingdom of grace' is literally 'kingdom of grace.' So far, with G-d's blessing, the king is good to the Jews.\"\n\nRabbi Sabag told a story from World War II when the King of Morocco did not want to give the list of Jews in Morocco to Adolf Hitler. \"One of the things he said was 'If you want to give them (the Jews) a yellow badge, then add some [badges] for the royal family.'\"\n\nJews all over the world today are facing anti-Semitism, what is your situation?\n\n\"There is anti-Semitism all over the world, but with us, thankfully, we have not reached such situations,\" Rabbi Dr. Sabag said.", "Tom Brady Uses Protection Stones, And Other Top 'Talkers' Of 2019That time the six-time Super Bowl champion revealed that his supermodel wife has him use protection stones...\n\nBoston's Favorite Spots For Inexpensive Italian FoodLooking to satisfy your appetite for Italian fare without breaking the bank?\n\nBoston's Best Day SpasIf you are looking for some pampering and relaxation, maybe a day spa in the place for you. Here are the top rated spots in Boston.\n\nTo Do List: Holiday Pops, Harlem Globetrotters & Outdoor SkatingThe kids are just about on Christmas break and you’ll be looking for ideas to get everybody out of the house and moving.\n\nSmall Bites: Where To Celebrate National Cupcake Day In BostonCupcakes are having a moment, and with good reason. Here are some of the best in Boston.\n\nWeekend To Do List: Ski Chalet In The City, Holiday Market, Tea Party ReenactmentWant to cozy up by the fire of an après ski chalet – in the city? It's just one option on this weekend's To Do List.", "At least 17 people remain missing as 50 fires continue to rage across the state threatening the lives of those trapped in 24 isolated communities in East Gippsland.\n\nSpeaking in Bairnsdale on Thursday, Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews said he held serious fears for the 17 people missing and believes some of those unaccounted for may be stranded without access to power, or may have stayed in remote towns to defend their homes against the fires.\n\nA caravan park in Mallacoota on Thursday morning. Credit:George Mills\n\n“They may have been trying to defend their homes,’’ he said.\n\n“That number may grow or indeed people may report to authorities. We do hold very significant fears for the welfare of anybody who is missing at this time.’’", "'As we enter 2020, let us all stop fighting over Northern Ireland's future and start fighting for it instead' (stock photo)\n\nEditor's Viewpoint: Let us refocus on a better future for all BelfastTelegraph.co.uk Some people like New Year's Eve while others loathe it, both for the same reason, as it is a time for reflection. It is also a time for resolutions, to be kept or not, and for such adventures as a Dry January after so much Christmas overindulgence. https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opinion/editors-viewpoint/editors-viewpoint-let-us-refocus-on-a-better-future-for-all-38823468.html https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/incoming/5c2ea/38824168.ece/AUTOCROP/h342/stormontfront.jpg\n\nEmail\n\nSome people like New Year's Eve while others loathe it, both for the same reason, as it is a time for reflection. It is also a time for resolutions, to be kept or not, and for such adventures as a Dry January after so much Christmas overindulgence.\n\nIt is also an opportunity to take stock of where we are now. In 2010 the political situation was not perfect, but Stormont was running and the political institutions were bedding in. Peter Robinson and Martin McGuinness were working together in a partnership which now seems like a halcyon period of bridge-building.\n\nWe now have the benefit of 20/20 hindsight and we see the roots that were eventually to choke the Assembly. These included the failure to follow through on political agreements, and a growing lack of trust.\n\nThis led to the present long impasse, with the scandal of RHI, the decisions - or lack of them - which led to the NHS crisis, and the conspicuous failure to remove the gun from politics once and for all.\n\nThere was also the significant inability of our politicians to grasp the full implications of Brexit, well before the 2016 Referendum. No one is saying that they bear full responsibility for the current Brexit plague on all our houses, but they stand accused of not giving better leadership.\n\nThe past decade was also a time when we learned slowly and painfully that we are on our own and the outside world, not unreasonably, expects us to show that we can stand on our own two feet.\n\nHowever, it is not all bad news. These are exciting times for Ulster University in developing its new Belfast campus, and for Queen's University with its important scientific developments."], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "Amid the new year celebrations, protests against the amended citizenship continued in various parts of the national capital including at Shaheen Bagh, Jamia Millia Islamia and at India Gate where agitators took a pledge to \"defend the Constitution\".\n\nAt the Jamia Millia Islamia, which has become the epicentre of the protests in Delhi against the amended citizenship law, scores of students and civil society members carrying the tricolour and banners squatted on one carriageway of the road outside the university.\n\nBollywood actor Swara Bhasker and her co-star from 'Raanjhanaa' Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub attended a public meeting on the new legislation outside the university and lauded protestors' efforts in continuing the agitation.\n\n\"We have woken up late but now we have woken up. You have woken up the entire country. We are here to thank you,\" Bhasker said and termed the Citizenship (Amendment) Act a \"targeted\" law.\n\nWhile Ayyub raised slogans 'Hum EK Hain' and 'Inquilab Zindabad', Bhasker recited lyricist Varun Grover's poem against the citizenship law which has the punchline 'Hum kaagaz nahi dikhayenge (We won't show documents)'.\n\nFollowing the public meeting, a candlelight march was organised by the alumni association of the university outside gate number 7, which has become a protest site after the December 15 violence. The students of Jamia welcomed the New year with cries of 'Inquilab Zindabad' and 'Azaadi'.\n\nThe sit-in protest by women at Shaheen Bagh continued after a night where they welcomed the new year by singing the national anthem and raising the slogan 'Azaadi'. Bhasker visited the protest site after addressing the gathering at Jamia Millia Islamia.\n\nAlmost 11 kilometres away at India Gate, slogans such as \"Hum kaagaz nahi dikhayenge\" and \"tanashahi nahin chalegi\" rent the air.\n\nThe number of protesters as well as visitors, who were out to celebrate the New Year on a sunny day, swelled around the iconic monument causing the traffic to virtually crawl in adjoining areas.\n\nCelebrating the new year by \"reading the preamble\", the protesters, including students from various universities, then took a pledge that they will \"not show any document\", referring to the planned National Register of Citizens (NRC) and National Population Register (NPR).\n\nSeveral activists and artistes gathered at the Constitution Club of India under the aegis of Safdar Hashmi Memorial Trust (SAHMAT) and recited poems, sang songs and took part in plays to express their solidarity with people protesting the amended citizenship law.\n\nPinjraTod, a women's collective of students and alumni of colleges across Delhi, alleged that a march being carried out by women in Jaffrabad was halted by the police and RAF personnel, who even demanded their address proof.\n\nA senior police officer said the women were not halted or threatened but were told that prohibitory orders, banning the assembly of four or more persons, were in place following which they left the area.\n\n(This story has not been edited by Business Standard staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)", "pos": ["On New Year's eve, the youth skipped their parties and the elderly shun the comfort of watching TV at home, as thousands of people protesting against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) rang in 2020 with the singing of the national anthem at Delhi's Shaheen Bagh.\n\nPeople roamed around the venue and thronged kiosks for chai to bear the winter chill, while many more stayed put under the tarpaulin shed listening to speakers who got on the stage one after the other. Several roamed around waving national flags while others displayed creative placards against the new law and chanted \"Aazadi, Aazadi\".\n\nAs the clock struck midnight, the protesting crowd burst into a cheer to greet the fellow protesters the new year, and moments later broke into the national anthem in unison which was followed by the slogan \"Inquilab Zindabad\".\n\nA city-based artist, who identified herself as Phool Kumari, used the platform to also protest against the arrests of some artists in south India who were held by the police over their anti-CAA kolams recently.\n\n\"We are living in an Orwellian reality. Absurdity is the new normal. The government is using its brute force at wrong places. Arts and protests, in general, should not be held against the citizens,\" the 26-year-old artist said, busy writing with chalk the captions of the posters that the protesters used at the venue.\n\nShaheen Bagh, near Jamia Millia Islamia university, has been the protest venue for a section of people opposed to the CAA and the NRC since December 15.\n\nAt Jamia Millia Islamia on Wednesday, Bollywood actress Swara Bhasker and her co-star from 'Raanjhanaa', Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub, attended a public meeting and lauded the protesters' efforts in continuing the agitation. \"We have woken up late but now we have woken up. You have woken up the entire country. We are here to thank you,\" Swara told the protesters."], "neg": ["DETROIT – Welcome to Sunday, Motown. Happy Hanukkah and Happy Kwanzaa! Today is day four of Kwanzaa, and the theme is Ujamaa (Collective Economics).\n\nToday’s weather theme is soggy and warm. Rain is arriving and will be heavy, at times, especially during the day. Monday remains wet and mild. Colder air arrives as we leave the old year and bring in the new. Even a few snowflakes will fall before the year’s (and decade’s) end.\n\nSunday morning becomes wet before dawn. Scattered light to moderate showers arrive from the east and south east. Temperatures rise from the 30s just after midnight to the 40s before dawn on Sunday.\n\nSunrise is at 8:02 a.m. ET.\n\nFootball fans and tailgaters will need their rain gear and plan on indoor tailgating activities. Rain will be heavy at times, especially during the late morning and early afternoon. There’s even a chance of a thunderstorm or two before the Lions game.\n\nThe Detroit Lions take on the Green Bay Packers at Ford Field at 1 p.m. During the game the rain outside becomes more scattered in the afternoon. The Detroit area will still have cloudy skies for the afternoon, but it becomes warmer. It feels like spring-time again with high temperatures in the middle 50s.\n\nAnother round of rain returns Sunday evening and Sunday night. Sunday evening becomes wet with light to moderate rain moving in from the south. Temperatures will be around 50°F at dinner time. Families going out to Kwanzaa celebrations and Hanukkah ceremonies will need to be careful on wet roads. As always, look out for pedestrians.\n\nSunday night will still be wet. Overnight lows will be near 40°F. On Monday it will be raining in the morning.\n\nThe one-and-a-half day rain total will be around an inch or more in many spots. Homeowners must make sure their basements are secure and dry.\n\nMonday afternoon will be mostly cloudy and mild. Highs will be near 50°F.\n\nAfter a cold front passes, it becomes colder for New Year’s Eve Tuesday and New Year’s Day Wednesday. Tuesday will have scattered snow showers from lake affect snow generated with wind whipping off of Lake Michigan.\n\nTemperatures will be in the 30s all day . By midnight and when we ring in 2020, snowflakes will have gone away, and the temperature will be at 32°F. Bundle up before going out to New Year’s Eve parties.\n\nHappy New Year, Wednesday. New Year’s Day will be partly sunny and chilly, but not too cold. Highs will be in your 40°F.\n\nRemember to download the FREE Local4Casters weather app -- it’s easily one of the best in the nation. Just search your app store under WDIV and it’s right there available for both iPhones and Androids!\n\nWeather radar\n\nKeep an eye out for severe weather alerts and the radar here:", "BOSTON – GasBuddy, the smartphone app helping consumers avoid paying full price for fuel, today predicts that 2020 will feature a yearly national average of $2.60 per gallon, representing a 2 cent drop versus 2019.\n\nAt the same time, the fuel-cost tracking service warns that the national average will rise as much as 75 cents per gallon from a low in February until an eventual peak in May.\n\nThis will lead to localized gas price hotspots that could lead unsuspecting motorists to pay as much as 15- to 50 cents more per gallon than competitors, according to GasBuddy.\n\nSome highlights from GasBuddy’s 2020 fuel price outlook include:\n\nThe nation’s yearly gasoline bill will rise to $373 billion dollars, an increase of over $1 billion from last year as the average household sees their annual gasoline spending rise to $1,935.\n\nThe national average is forecast to rise as much as 75 cents per gallon from a low in early February to a possible peak in May, as the seasonal switch to summer gasoline leads to notable jumps and causes some stations to raise prices much quicker than others, leading to buying opportunities for motorists who compare prices.\n\n75% of the country’s largest metro areas are at risk for seeing average prices hit $3 per gallon at some point in 2020, including Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Miami, New York City, Philadelphia, Phoenix, and Washington, D.C. while four could see close to or over $4/gal: Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Francisco, and Seattle.\n\n“Hit the road, America! It will be another year where gasoline prices will be relatively affordable — but don’t close your eyes — the price variation between stations and states will approach record levels,” advises Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis for GasBuddy .\n\nFor those making resolutions, GasBuddy suggests shopping around at the pump and driving less aggressively: The savings could add up to $477 per year, or roughly $10 per tank. In addition, motorists can sign up for Pay with GasBuddy, a free program that links to your checking account and offers instant savings of up to 25 cents per gallon\n\nFind the full report linked here.\n\nCopyright 2020 The Business Journal, Youngstown, Ohio.", "In this year’s Cyber Security Predictions, the WatchGuard Threat Lab has imagined the top cyber attacks we’ll see in 2020 and has provided tips for simplifying your approach to stopping them. Even though the threats coming at you won’t be any less intense, complicated, or difficult to manage, 2020 will be the year of simplified security.\n\n1. Ransomware Targets the Cloud\n\nHighlights:\n\nRansomware is a billion-dollar industry.\n\nOverall volume of ransomware is down, but targeted ransomware against vertical industries is on the rise.\n\nIn 2020, targeted ransomware now tries to infect consolidated cloud assets, such as file stores, S3 buckets, and virtual environments.\n\nRansomware is now a billion-dollar industry for hackers, and over the last decade we’ve seen extremely virulent strains of this malware wreak havoc across every industry. As with any big-money industry, ransomware will continue to evolve in order to maximize profits. In 2020, we believe ransomware will focus on the cloud.\n\nRecently, untargeted “shotgun blast” ransomware has plateaued with attackers showing preference for targeted attacks against industries whose businesses cannot function with any downtime. These include healthcare, state and local governments, and industrial control systems.\n\nDespite its far-reaching damages and soaring revenues, ransomware has largely left the cloud untouched. As businesses of every size move both their servers and data to the cloud, it has become a one-stop shop for all of our most important data. In 2020, we expect to see this safe haven crumble as ransomware begins targeting cloud-based assets including file stores, S3 buckets, and virtual environments.\n\nSecurity Tips: Do you have cloud security? Virtual or cloud UTM? Asking these questions is where to start. Use advanced malware protection to detect evasive malware. More importantly, consider new security paradigms that allow you to implement security controls, like advanced malware protection, in cloud use cases. Finally, the cloud can be secured, but it requires work. Make sure you’ve hardened your cloud workloads. For instance, investigate resources for properly securing S3 buckets.\n\n2. GDPR Comes to the United States\n\nHighlights:\n\nCalifornia has passed the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).\n\nA national Consumer Data Protection Act (CDPA will not pass in 2020).\n\nIn 2020, 10 or more states will pass laws like California’s CCPA.\n\nTwo years ago, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into force, protecting the data and privacy rights of European Union citizens. As of yet, few places outside the EU have similar laws in place, but we expect to see the United States (U.S.) come closer to matching it in 2020.\n\nGDPR boils down to placing restrictions on how organizations can process personal data, and what rights individuals have in limiting who may access that data, and it has already shown teeth. To date, companies have been fined millions of euros for GDPR violations, including massive €50 million and £99 million judgements in 2019 against Google and Marriott respectively. While the burden placed on companies can be intense, the protections provided to individuals are massively popular.\n\nMeanwhile, the U.S. has suffered a social media privacy plague the last few years, with no real GDPR equivalent to protect local consumers. As organizations like Facebook leak more and more of our personal data, which bad actors have used in everything from targeted election manipulation to unethical bounty hunting, U.S. citizens are starting to clamor for privacy protections like those enjoyed by our European brothers and sisters. So far, only one state, California, has responded by passing their California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), which goes in effect in early 2020.\n\nThough the same senator who passed CCPA in California has proposed a Federal Consumer Data Privacy Act (CDPA) bill, we don’t think it will gain enough support to pass nationwide in 2020. However, we do expect more and more states to jump onto California’s bandwagon, and pass state-level consumer privacy acts of their own. In 2020, we anticipate that 10 or more states will enact similar laws to California’s CCPA.\n\nSecurity Tips: There isn’t a specific security tip for this prediction, but you can still take action. Contact your local congressperson to share your opinion on regulations to protect your privacy. Meanwhile, consider the lack of regulation here when sharing your private information online and with social networks.\n\n3. Voter Registration Systems Targeted During the 2020 Elections\n\nHighlights:\n\nThough voting machines are hackable, adversaries won’t spend much time targeting them.\n\nHowever, external threat actors will go after state and local voter databases with the goal of creating voting havoc and triggering voter-fraud alerts during 2020 elections.\n\nElection hacking has been a hot topic ever since the 2016 U.S. elections. Over the last four years, news cycles have covered everything from misinformation spread across social media to alleged breaches of state voter systems. During the 2020 U.S. presidential elections, we predict that external threat actors will target state and local voter databases with a goal of creating voting havoc and triggering voter fraud-alerts during the 2020 elections.\n\nSecurity experts have already shown that many of the systems we rely on for voter registration and election day voting suffer from significant digital vulnerabilities. In fact, attackers even probed some of these weaknesses during the 2016 election, stealing voter registration data from various states. While these state-sponsored attackers seemed to draw the line by avoiding altering voting results, we suspect their previous success will embolden them during the 2020 election, and they will target and manipulate our voter registration systems to make it harder for legitimate voters to submit their votes, and to call into question the validity of vote counts.\n\nSecurity Tips:\n\nWhile there isn’t a specific cybersecurity tip for this prediction, we do have some voter preparedness tips in the event this prediction comes true. First, double-check the status of your voter registration a few days before the election. Also, monitor the news for any updates about voter registration database hacks, and be sure to contact your local state voter authority if you are concerned. Be sure to print out the result of a successful voter registration, and bring you ID on election day, even if technically unnecessary.\n\n4. During 2020, 25% of All Breaches Will Happen Outside the Perimeter\n\nHighlights:\n\nWhile working remotely can increase productivity and reduce burnout, it comes with its own set of security risks.\n\nA quarter of all network compromises or data breaches will involve off-network assets.\n\nMobile device usage and remote employees have been on the rise for several years now. A recent survey by WatchGuard and CITE Research found 90% of mid-market businesses have employees working half their week outside the office. While remote working can increase productivity and reduce burnout, it comes with its own set of security risks. Mobile employees often work without any network perimeter security, missing out on an important part of a layered security defense. Additionally, mobile devices can often mask telltale signs of phishing attacks and other security threats. We predict that in 2020, one quarter of all data breaches will involve telecommuters, mobile devices, and off-premises assets.\n\nSecurity Tips: Make sure you’re as diligent implementing off-network protection for your employees as you are perimeter protection. Any laptop or device that leaves the office needs a full suite of security services, including a local firewall, advanced malware protection, DNS filtering, disk encryption, and multi-factor authentication, among other protections.\n\n5. The Cybersecurity Skills Gap Widens\n\nHighlights:\n\nUniversities and cybersecurity trade organizations are not graduating qualified candidates fast enough to fill the demand for new information security employees.\n\nThe cybersecurity skills gap grows by 15%.\n\nCybersecurity, or the lack of it, has gone mainstream. A day doesn’t seem to go by where the general public doesn’t hear of some new data breach, ransomware attack, company network compromise, or state-sponsored cyber attack. Meanwhile, consumers have also become intimately aware of how their own personal data privacy contributes to their own security (thanks, Facebook). As a result, it’s no surprise that the demand for cybersecurity expertise is at an all-time high.\n\nThe problem is, we don’t have the skilled professionals to fill this demand. According to the latest studies, almost three million cybersecurity jobs remained unfilled during 2018. Universities and cybersecurity trade organizations are not graduating qualified candidates fast enough to fill the demand for new information security employees. Three-fourths of companies claim this shortage in cybersecurity skills has affected them and lessened their security.\n\nUnfortunately, we don’t see this cybersecurity skills gap lessening in 2020. Demand for skilled cybersecurity professionals keeps growing, yet we haven’t seen any recruiting and educational changes that will increase the supply. Whether it be from a lack of proper formal education courses on cybersecurity or an aversion to the often-thankless job of working on the front lines, we predict the cybersecurity skills gap to increase an additional 15% next year. Let’s hope this scarcity of expertise doesn’t result in an increase in successful attacks.\n\nSecurity Tips: While the available cybersecurity workforce won’t appear immediately, you do have options to help create and manage a strong cyber defense. Taking a long-term view, you can work with your local educational institutes to identify future cybersecurity professionals so that you might fill your open roles first. In the short term, focus on solutions that provide layered security in one solution, or work with a managed services provider or managed security services provider to whom you can outsource your security needs.\n\n6. Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) Becomes Standard for Mid-sized Companies\n\nHighlights:\n\n2020 will bring increased adoption of MFA among mid-sized companies.\n\nWe’ll also see wide-spread adoption among all service providers, and even privileged or admin accounts at all businesses.\n\nWe predict that multi-factor authentication (MFA) will become a standard security control for mid-market companies in 2020. Whether it’s due to billions of emails and passwords having leaked onto the dark web, or the many database and password compromises online businesses suffer each year, or the fact that users still use silly and insecure passwords, the industry has finally realized that we are terrible at validating online identities.\n\nPreviously, MFA solutions were too cumbersome for mid-market organizations, but recently three things have paved the way for pervasive MFA, both SMS one-time password (OTP) and app-based models, among even SMBs. First, MFA solutions have become much simpler with cloud-only options. Second, mobile phones have removed the expensive requirement of hardware tokens, which were cost-prohibitive for mid-market companies. And finally, the deluge of password problems has proven the absolute requirement for a better authentication solution. While SMS OTP is now falling out of favor for legitimate security concerns, app-based MFA is here to stay.\n\nThe ease of use both for the end user and the IT administrator managing these MFA tools will finally enable organizations of all sizes to recognize the security benefits of additional authentication factors. That’s why we believe enterprise-wide MFA will become a de-facto standard among all midsized companies next year.\n\nSecurity Tips: This tip is simple – implement MFA throughout your organization. Everything from logging in to your laptop each day to accessing corporate cloud resources should have some sort of multi-factor authentication tied to it.\n\n7. Attackers Will Find New Vulnerabilities in the 5G/Wi-Fi Handover to Access the Voice and/or Data of 5G Mobile Phones\n\nHighlights:\n\nWireless carriers that manage 4G and 5G networks often hand off calls and data to Wi-Fi networks to save bandwidth, particularly in high-density areas.\n\nIn 2020, flaws in this cellular to Wi-Fi handover process will allow attackers to access the voice and/or data of 5G mobile phones.\n\nThe newest cellular standard, 5G, is rolling out across the world and promises big improvements in speed and reliability. Unknown to most people, in large public areas like hotels, shopping centers, and airports, your voice and data information of your cellular-enabled device is communicated to both cell towers and to Wi-Fi access points located throughout these public areas. Large mobile carriers do this to save network bandwidth in high-density areas. Your devices have intelligence built into them to automatically and silently switch between cellular and Wi-Fi. Security researches have exposed some flaws in this cellular-to-Wi-Fi handover process and it’s very likely that we will see a large 5G-to-Wi-Fi security vulnerability be exposed in 2020 that could allow attackers to access the voice and/or data of 5G mobile phones.\n\nSecurity Tips:\n\nMost mobile devices don’t allow the users to disable cellular to Wi-Fi handover (also known as Hotspot 2.0). Windows 10 currently does, however. If unsure, individuals should utilize a VPN on their cellular devices so that attackers who are eavesdropping on cellular to Wi-Fi connections won’t be able to access your data. For businesses looking to enable Hotspot 2.0, make sure your Wi-Fi access points (APs) have been tested independently to stop the six known Wi-Fi threat categories detailed at http://trustedwirelessenvironment.com. If the APs block these threats, attackers cannot eavesdrop on the cellular to Wi-Fi handoff.", "By Afedzi Abdullah, GNA\n\nWinneba (C/R) Jan 01, GNA – Former President\n\nJohn Dramani Mahama and Presidential flagbearer of the National Democratic\n\nCongress has expressed concern about the growing loss of faith and trust in the\n\ncountry’s democratic system.\n\nHe described it as a ‘looming danger’ to\n\ndemocracy and could be dangerous to citizens.\n\nHe said it was manifesting with apathy\n\ntowards elections and demands of money and material things in exchange for\n\npolitical support, adding that, monitisation made politics more expensive and\n\ncontinued to fuel corruption in the country.\n\nFormer President Mahama shared these views\n\nat the 38th anniversary of the 31st December Revolution in Winneba on Tuesday\n\non the theme, “Monetization of Elections in Ghana: ‘A threat to National\n\nDevelopment and Genuine Democracy.”\n\nAccording to him, Ghanaians had become\n\ndespondent with strong sentiments that no matter what happened, there could be\n\nno significant transformation in their lives.\n\nHe blamed the practice on the arrogance of\n\npower, lack of humility and modesty in public service and waste of national\n\nresources by public office bearers and stressed the need to the Country to work\n\ntowards restoring modesty and humility in government, while identifying with\n\nthe sacrifices of the people.\n\n“The only means we can bring back the trust\n\nof our people and minimize monitisation in our politics is to uphold the\n\nrevolutionary principles of probity and accountability. We must be prepared to\n\nbe probed and to be accountable”, he said\n\nHe said there was the need to step up the\n\nfight against corruption and nepotism, while strengthening the assets\n\ndeclaration regime of the country.\n\nMr. Mahama said a new NDC government would\n\nseek to review the law and ensure that every public office holder including;\n\nthe president would declare their assets and publish those assets for all\n\nGhanaians to see.\n\nHe urged supporters of the NDC to reflect on\n\nthe principles of probity and accountability as trumpeted by the\n\n31st December Revolution to work hard for victory in 2020.\n\nHe said the 31st December Revolution,\n\nwhich played a pivotal role in the history of the Country, laid a solid\n\nfoundation for the 4th republic and the formulation of the 1992\n\nconstitution.\n\nFormer President John Jerry\n\nRawlings bemoaned the level of corruption in the Country saying, “corruption\n\nhas eaten so deep into the fabric of the masses of our country that it has\n\ntaken away that team spirit at the grassroots”.\n\nHe said it was time the Country drew lessons\n\nfrom the two incidents to reform, transform and improve upon justice and freedom\n\nin the society.\n\nHe underscored the need to give due\n\nrespect to all deserving people and not only to people of high social class.\n\nGNA", "Share this article\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nA man arrested in connection with the murder of a taxi guard in Goodwood is expected to appear in court this week.\n\nThe victim was stabbed to death on the corner of Voortrekker Road and Jakes Gerwel Drive on Sunday following an altercation.\n\nAccording to police, the two guards who worked on different taxis were arguing about a passenger when one of them pulled out a knife and stabbed the other in the back. He died on the scene.\n\nThe police’s Frederick van Wyk said: “The suspect jumped into a quantum taxi and fled the scene. An investigation led to the arrest of a 19-year-old suspect.”\n\nShare this article\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nComments\n\ncomments\n\nPowered by Facebook Comments"], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "A year on after losing the Sugar Bowl to Texas, Georgia returns to New Orleans again hoping for a different outcome.\n\nThe Bulldogs fluffed their lines against the Longhorns 12 months ago losing 27-21 and coach Kirby Smart is determined to avoid a repeat of last year's scenario when his team takes on Baylor on New Year's Day.\n\n\"It's a one-game season for us,\" he said at his press conference last week.\n\n\"It's a new season, and it's a one-game season.\"\n\nGeorgia has lost four consecutive postseason games and Smart has left no stone unturned in a bid to snap the losing streak. The Bulldogs have taken part in 11 practise sessions since losing to LSU in the SEC Championship on December 7.\n\n\"We've had to make the practices different, and the kids have been really competitive,\" Smart added.\n\n\"We've made sure we've held everyone to a standard, and that standard is, 'I'm going to come compete and come to play, and if you weren't going to compete at that standard, then you weren't going to be here.\"\n\nAs this graphic provided by Statista shows, the Bulldogs and the Bears arrive in New Orleans as the No. 5 and No. 7 ranked teams in the College Football Playoff standings.\n\nBoth teams lost their conference title games last month, with Georgia falling 37-10 to LSU and Baylor losing 30-23 in overtime against Oklahoma and both teams will be looking to bounce back in New Orleans.\n\nFew players are as desperate to put the conference title game behind them as Jake Fromm. The Bulldogs quarterback injured his left ankle against LSU and endured the worst performance of his college career, completing just 20 of 42 passes for 225 yards, one touchdown and two picks.\n\nFromm has recovered from his ankle injury and will be available on Wednesday, unlike offensive tackles Isaiah Wilson and Andrew Thomas, who have quit the team to prepare for the NFL draft.\n\nGeorgia is a 5.5-point favorite, but it's just 7-6 against the spread this season, while Baylor is 9-4 and has covered by an average of seven points.\n\nThe over/under line in terms of total points scored is set at 41.5, the lowest of any of the New Year's Six bowl games, which is hardly surprising given Georgia ranks fourth in total defense and second in scoring defense in college football this season, while Baylor ranks 40th and 16th respectively.\n\nCrucially, however, Baylor has allowed almost twice as many rushing yards as Georgia, which doesn't bode well for its prospect of stopping D'Andre Swift, who has rushed for 1,216 yards and seven touchdowns this season.\n\nThe onus of limiting the junior running back will fall on a defensive line containing James Lynch, the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year.\n\nThe biggest distraction for Baylor could come off the field, following the news head coach Matt Rhule will be interviewing with the Carolina Panthers, who fired head coach Ron Rivera in December.\n\nRhule has previously been interviewed by the Indianapolis Colts in January 2018 and by the New York Jets a year ago, shortly before he penned a contract extension with Baylor.\n\nThe interest in the 44-year-old is unlikely to abate anytime soon, given Rhule led Baylor to an 11-2 record this year for the first time since 2014.\n\nHere's all you need to know ahead of Wednesday.\n\nWhen and where is the Sugar Bowl?\n\nThe Georgia Bulldogs take on the Baylor Bears at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome, the home of the New Orleans Saints, in New Orleans, Louisiana.\n\nKick-off is scheduled for 8:45 p.m. ET on Wednesday, January 1.\n\nTV coverage\n\nThe game will be broadcast nationally on ESPN.\n\nLive stream\n\nA live stream will be available via ESPN's digital platforms, WatchESPN and the ESPN app.\n\nSeries record\n\nGeorgia and Baylor have played each other four times, with the Bulldogs winning on each occasion. The two programs, however, haven't crossed path since 1989.\n\nOdds\n\nAccording to BetOnline, Georgia is a 5.5-point favorite and is 19/20 to cover the spread, while Baylor is a 7/4 underdog.\n\nThe over/under line in terms of total points scored is set at 41.", "pos": ["To complete the New Year's Day bowl schedule on Wednesday evening, the 2020 Sugar Bowl will take center stage of the college football world with No. 5 Georgia set to square off with No. 7 Baylor. For the second consecutive season, the Bulldogs enter the game in New Orleans against a Big 12 team having lost in the SEC title game thus missing out on a spot in the College Football Playoff. The Bears, meanwhile, are out to cap off an incredible season in which they were in the hunt for the Big 12 title right up until the very end.\n\nGeorgia is going to be shorthanded against a Baylor team that is playing in its first major bowl since 2014. Coach Matt Rhule has done an amazing job of turning around the Bears program, in more ways than one, and could cap off a dream season with a win.\n\nWhat will go down in the 2020 Sugar Bowl? Keep on reading for a full breakdown of the game along with our experts' picks and some analysis on the spread.\n\nWant to stay up to date on everything in the college football world? Subscribe to our Cover 3 College Football Podcast for in-depth news and analysis all year long.\n\nStorylines\n\nGeorgia: It's probably easier to note the starters who are suiting up for Georgia than the ones who aren't. That's how many players are missing the Sugar Bowl. Linemen Andrew Thomas and right tackle Isaiah Wilson are among the handful of starters who will not be suiting up in New Orleans while defensive back J.R. Reed also won't play because of a minor foot injury. The list of starters or backups who won't play, for various reasons, is starting to become a laundry list. And then there's whole motivation factor of playing in the same bowl for the second straight year. But the other way to look at the attrition for the Bulldogs is that this will give plenty of other backups/rotational starters more of an opportunity to get meaningful practices and playing time. How this team looks in general with so many new faces taking the field makes the Bulldogs a big unknown.\n\nBaylor: What a season this has been for Rhule's Bears. From 1-11 just two seasons ago to an 11-2 effort this year with an appearance in the Big 12 Championship Game. Now Baylor has a chance to notch its best win of the season after coming so close to beating Oklahoma in two opportunities this season. The key, as has been the case all season, is the defense. The three-man front, led by James Lynch, against a Georgia offensive line that is missing three starters could be a mismatch. On offense, quarterback Charlie Brewer has been cleared to play after leaving the Big 12 title game with a concussion.\n\nViewing information\n\nEvent: Sugar Bowl\n\nDate: Wednesday, Jan. 1 | Time: 8:45 p.m. ET\n\nLocation: Mercedes-Benz Superdome -- New Orleans, Louisiana\n\nTV: ESPN | Live stream: WatchESPN.com\n\nSugar Bowl prediction, picks\n\nI sincerely hope you got Baylor at +7.5 while the getting was good. The line has dropped two full points, and frankly it's a little surprising it hasn't dropped a little more. It may still before kickoff. There are simply too many unknowns with Georgia in terms of performance because of the number of absences. Even if you don't think the Bears can pull the outright upset, taking the points with 7.5 on the board feels like a best bet. Pick: Baylor +7.5\n\n\n\nDennis Dodd Jerry Palm Tom Fornelli Chip Patterson Barton Simmons Barrett Sallee Ben Kercheval UGA -7.5 Baylor Baylor Baylor Georgia Baylor Georgia Baylor S/U Baylor Baylor Georgia Georgia Baylor Georgia Georgia\n\nWho will win Georgia vs. Baylor, and which critical X-factor makes one side of the spread hit hard? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the spread to back, all from the college football insider who has hit four straight picks on the Bears."], "neg": ["Adama Traoré is one of the revelations of the 2019-20 season. The Wolverhampton Wanderers player has been grabbing headlines for his performances in the Premier League, which led to him receiving a call-up to the Spanish national team under Robert Moreno, who has since moved on to Monaco.\n\nTraore on Madrid and Barcelona\n\nThe winger's power and pace, along with a new-found crossing accuracy, have made him an almost unstoppable opponent at times, with many commentating on his physical growth. Speaking to Spanish programme Jugones ahead of the New Year celebrations, Traore responded to questions about the big two clubs in his homeland, among other things.\n\n\"I don't do weights,\" the 23-year old stated when asked about his obvious muscle growth. \"It's hard to believe, but I don't do them.\n\n\"It's genetic. I exercise, but I grow very quickly.\"\n\nRising star | Wolverhampton's Adama Traore celebrates scoring against Manchester City. PETER POWELL (EFE)\n\nAfter starting his career in Barcelona's B team, and then making a brief appearance for the first team aged just 17 (coming off the bench to replace Neymar against Granada) the inevitable question was asked about potentially signing for their rivals, Real Madrid.\n\n\"If I have to go to Madrid, I will go,\" was the player's response, which may have got some Los Blancos fans' attention.\n\n\"There was a misunderstanding with Barcelona. My departure was not the best, but I keep that story to myself.\"\n\nAnd regarding a potential return to Spain Traore was clear.\n\n\"Yes, why not? But I made a promise to become one of the best in England.\"\n\nWolves' next match in the Premier League is against Watford at 16:00 on 1 January.", "Weekdays at 11:30 a.m. EST, Newsfeed Now will be streaming the latest updates on the coronavirus outbreak utilizing our newsrooms across the country. If you miss the live report, you’ll be able to see a replay minutes after the stream ends.\n\n(KARK/NEXSTAR) – The United States now leads the world in the number of confirmed coronavirus cases.\n\nA nurse is dead. A paramedic is in critical condition. Coronavirus is taking a toll on New York City — and the men and women on the front lines of the fight. https://t.co/HQQsGEKORv — The Associated Press (@AP) March 27, 2020\n\nAccording to a running count by Johns Hopkins University, the number of people infected in the U.S. topped 82,000 on Thursday. That’s just ahead of the 81,000 cases in China and 80,000 in Italy.\n\nItaly has the most confirmed deaths of any country with more than 8,000. More than 1,000 people have died in the U.S.\n\nOther stories in today’s show:\n\nSTIMULUS DEAL: The US House is taking up the historic $2 trillion coronavirus aid package. While there are some disagreements, both parties see the need to pass the bill as urgent. Washington reporter Jessi Turnure joins the conversation.\n\nTreasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, left, accompanied by White House Legislative Affairs Director Eric Ueland and acting White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, walks to the offices of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 24, 2020. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)\n\nFor the full story: CLICK HERE.\n\nA WIFE’S LOSS: The wife of a Johnson County man who lost his battle with COVID-19 is speaking out. She wants people to know about who her husband was beyond the disease. WDAF’s Sherae Honeycutt reports.\n\nFor the full story: CLICK HERE.\n\nHOUSECALL: Ring doorbell video captured a man dressed in a doctor’s coat on the doorsteps of a home in Alabama Wednesday afternoon. Turns out, he’s a real doctor who’s making house calls to several of his patients if they can’t leave home during the coronavirus pandemic. WKRG’s Blake Brown reports.\n\nFor the full story: CLICK HERE.\n\nACTS OF KINDNESS: WGNO Reporter Kenny Lopez is collecting acts of kindness to share some good in these stressful times.\n\nFor the full story: CLICK HERE.\n\nWeekdays at 11:30 a.m. EST, Newsfeed Now will be streaming the latest updates on the coronavirus outbreak utilizing our newsrooms across the country. If you miss the live report, you’ll be able to see a replay minutes after the stream ends.", "It’s been a tough stretch for Arsenal, even as new manager Mikel Arteta has helped show the Gunners the light at the end of the Premier League holiday fixtures tunnel. Can Arsenal get the win it needs on New Year’s Day? Or will this match be a further indication that Manchester United has its season back on track?\n\nThis is the best and last of a full slate of Premier League matches on the first day of 2020. Here’s everything you need to know to stream Arsenal vs. Manchester United live.\n\nArsenal vs. Manchester United\n\nWhen: 3pm ET, Wednesday, Jan. 1\n\n3pm ET, Wednesday, Jan. 1 Where: Emirates Stadium in London, England\n\nEmirates Stadium in London, England Streaming: NBCSN, NBC Sports Gold\n\nArsenal vs. Manchester United live stream: How to watch Premier League matches\n\nThe match is on NBCSN and NBC Sports Gold; these streaming services provide fans the opportunity to catch Premier League action throughout the season.\n\nSling TV provides two base channel package options, each priced at $30 per month. Sling Orange includes three ESPN channels, while Sling Blue includes sports channels like NBCSN (where many Premier League matches appear), NFL Network, and local channels. (Sling Blue customers in select markets get NBC, where some matches appear; see if yours has it here. Sling Blue also brings Fox News Channel, MSNBC, and Headline News as part of its regular slate of channels, with Fox Business Channel available for those who get the Sling Blue News Extra add-on.\n\nIf you’re Team “Why Not Both,” Sling Orange + Blue combines the two for just $45 per month.\n\nOther features include a Free Cloud DVR tier for all subscribers (allowing 10 hours of recording a month), the ability to record all live linear channels, and no VOD preemption on any channels. New subscribers get $10 off the first month.\n\nTo add beIN SPORTS and maximize your soccer-watching potential, you’ll want to add either Sports Extra: Sling Orange ($5 per month) or Sports Extra: Sling Blue ($10 per month). (The latter also includes NFL RedZone.)\n\nSpanish-speaking viewers have quite a few options. For bilingual families, you might consider the Español: Best of Spanish TV package for either Sling Orange or Sling Blue for 24/7 specialty channel LaLiga TV and beIN SPORTS Connect: Channels 4-9, which features matches from La Liga, Ligue 1 and Copa del Rey, among others. Both packages cost $5 per month after your free trial. Sling TV Latino is another Spanish-language package for $10 per month, including NBC Universo, History en Español, and—of import to soccer fans—four beIN SPORTS channels. (And choosing Best of Spanish + Sling Orange for $35 per month gives you access to ESPN Deportes.) For more information, check out our guide to Sling TV channels and our Sling TV review.\n\nTRY SLING TV\n\nCost: $44.99 for your first month and $54.99 per month thereafter\n\nFuboTV devices : Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire, Android TV, iOS and Android devices\n\nLocal channels: ABC, Fox, NBC, CBS, the CW (in some markets) (check local availability here )\n\nFuboTV is a solid TV streaming service option, whether your tastes run to entertainment (AMC, Syfy, FX), news (MSNBC, CNN), or sports (NBA TV, NFL Network).\n\nIf you’re a soccer fan, however, it will appear tailor-made for you, with NBC and NBCSN for Premier League matches, 10 beIN SPORTS channels, FS1, FS2, UniMás, and Champions League action via TNT all on tap. If you can’t watch a match live, FuboTV offers a three-day replay for each match and 30 hours of cloud DVR. (Check out the complete FuboTV channels list.)\n\nFuboTV also has bilingual families in mind; each subscription comes with UniMás, Galavisión, NBC Universo, beIN SPORTS, Univision, and Fox Deportes. An extra $7.99 per month will bring you Latino Plus, which includes CNN en Español and TyC Sports among its offerings.\n\nTRY FUBOTV\n\nCost: $54.99 per month\n\nHulu devices : Roku, Apple TV, Google Chromecast, Amazon Fire Stick and Fire TV, Xbox One, Xbox 360, Nintendo Switch, and iOS an d Android devices\n\nHulu local channels: ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC, the CW (check your local availability here )\n\nHulu with Live TV includes sports programming among its broad spectrum of offerings, and as a subscriber to the service, you’ll get free access to Hulu’s sizable on-demand library. (Check out the full list of Hulu Live TV channels.)\n\nTRY HULU WITH LIVE TV\n\nYouTube TV is a great option for soccer fans, including TNT for Champions League matches, NBC and NBCSN for Premier League matches, and broadcasting partnerships with three MLS teams. (Take a look at the full list of YouTube TV channels here.)\n\nTRY YOUTUBE TV\n\nCost: $50-$135 per month\n\nHulu devices: Roku, Apple TV, Google Chromecast, Amazon Fire Stick and Fire TV, iOS and Android devices\n\nLocal channels: NBC, CBS, Fox, ABC, the CW ( enter your ZIP code here to check your availability)\n\nAT&T TV Now is a bonus for AT&T wireless customers, especially for those who happen to be soccer fans. It provides instant access to more than 45 channels, including local channels. That means NBC as well as NBCSN for Premier League action, Fox as well as FS1 and FS2 for MLS, Bundesliga, the U.S. men’s and women’s teams, and even Liga MX offerings, and ESPN and ESPN2 for its array of soccer and other sports programming. It even offers free HBO on PLUS and MAX channel suites. Plus, it comes with CloudDVR for up to 20 hours of TV recording per month. One account works on two devices, but you can add more devices for only $5.\n\nTRY AT&T TV NOW\n\nCost: $39.99 (for Matchday Pass option); $64.99 (for Premier League Pass option)\n\nNBC Sports Gold TV devices: Google Chromecast , Roku , Apple TV , Android TV , Amazon Fire TV, iOS and Android device.\n\nIf you want access to every Premier League game this season, you’ll want an NBC Sports Gold subscription. At the Matchday Pass tier, for $39.99, you get access to 140 exclusive live matches, with at least four for each of the 20 clubs. The Premier League Pass option gives you an option to replay matches, in case you can’t catch a match live, and offers additional programming, including analysis and highlights. NBC Sports Gold offers additional packages for fans who want to follow rugby action, the PGA tour, Indy Car racing, cycling, and lacrosse.\n\nTRY NBC SPORTS GOLD\n\nArsenal vs. Manchester United: Preview, recent form, odds, upcoming fixtures\n\nArsenal (Last 5 Premier League matches: WLDDL) lost a 2-1 heartbreaker to Chelsea over the weekend to drop to 12th in the table. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang got the opening goal in Arsenal’s impressive first-half performance, but the defense gave up two late goals to absorb yet another defeat. The first goal came courtesy of Jorginho, who many thought should have been off for a second yellow, and the second goal was the result of a mistake from the much-maligned Shkodran Mustafi, who suffered a head-to-head collision just moments before. Yet the fact remains: Arsenal has now just one win in its last 12 Premier League matches. These are the dark times.\n\nManchester United (Last 5 Premier League matches: WDLWW) bounced up to fifth in the standings with a 2-0 win over Burnley. Anthony Martial, on a bit of a roll lately, scored the opener, with Marcus Rashford providing a late insurance goal in stoppage time. While it’s still a bit more of a climb to break into the top four, United only finds itself four points behind an inconsistent Chelsea squad heading into the New Year.\n\nOdds\n\nThe William Hill oddsmakers call this one pretty even: Arsenal’s at +170 odds (wager $100 to win $170), United’s a slightly more favored foe at +150, and a draw is set for +260.\n\nUpcoming Fixtures\n\nArsenal, Monday, Jan. 6 vs. Leeds United (FA Cup); Saturday, Jan. 11 at Crystal Palace (Premier League)\n\nManchester United, Saturday, Jan. 4 at Wolves (FA Cup); Tuesday, Jan. 7 vs. Manchester United (League Cup)\n\nREAD MORE:\n\nThe Daily Dot may receive a payment in connection with purchases of products or services featured in this article. Click here to learn more.", "Met police recorded 149 homicides in 2019 to 30 December, up from 135 in 2018\n\nThe number of homicides in London has hit a 10-year high and there has been a surge in knife and gang-related killings since 2014, figures show.\n\nThe Metropolitan police recorded 149 homicides in 2019 up to 30 December. In five years the homicide rate has increased by more than 50%, from 94 cases in 2014.\n\nDespite the introduction of a raft of measures to tackle the problem, the 2019 total was up 10% on the 135 homicides recorded in 2018, and the rise was concentrated in the poorest areas.\n\nFigures for the rest of the country are not yet available but the second biggest force, West Midlands police, reported a fall from 51 murders in 2018 to 39 in 2019. Of those 39, 19 were stabbings and three were shootings.\n\nGreater Manchester police, the third biggest force in England and Wales, said it could not provide homicide statistics.\n\nFigures from the Mayor of London’s Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC) reveal longer-term trends in the capital. Shooting deaths in London totalled four in 2014, rose to 15 in 2018 and fell back to 12 in 2019.\n\nFatal stabbings numbered 55 in 2014 and have gone steadily up, reaching 90 in 2019, according to Met figures.\n\nThirty-nine people aged under 25 were killed in 2014, 66 in 2017 and 46 last year.\n\nKillings linked to gang violence have more than doubled in the last five years, from 17 in 2014 to 44 in 2018 and 42 in 2019.\n\nThe youngest victim of gang-related drug violence this year was Jaden Moodie, 14, stabbed nine times by a member of a rival drug gang in east London in January.\n\nBen Bradford, a professor of global city policing at University College London, who is working with the Met and MOPAC, said drugs, austerity and a rise in violence in youth cultures were key factors.\n\n“The top two or three explanations have something to do with [firstly] trends in the drugs market – there has been an increase in competition. There is definitely something going on around 10 years of austerity. It can’t be a coincidence that the generation of boys who were eight, nine or 10 in 2010 is coming to fruition after cuts.\n\n“There is a group of young people who are just more ready to use knives then they would’ve been in the past. There is anecdotal evidence of people carrying to protect themselves. We need to look at the demographic of the individuals and the areas they come from. It is telling that certain parts of London, certain neighbourhoods, have been more prone to violence. They are poor, neglected and left behind.”\n\nLondon disproportionately shapes the national debate about crime. As violent crime increased, law and order increased in importance for voters, with the Conservatives promising to halt and then reverse the big cuts they inflicted on police numbers and budgets. Furthermore, as youth services were cut, school exclusions increased.\n\nBradford also pointed to the increasing number of young males – the group most likely to offend – in London. “The population of London is very young. There is a bulge, an increase, in the young population.”\n\nBradford added: “The problems we are talking about do not have a policing solution. Policing is quite good at keeping the lid on problems, but it can’t provide long-term solutions. That lies with health, education and social services and they have to provide the long-term solutions.”\n\nNumbers from MOPAC shows a peak of 216 homicides in 2003. Since 2008 the figure has not risen above 155 in a calendar year.\n\nNew York City, which has a similarly sized population to London and a larger police force, has double the number of homicides, reaching more than 300 in 2019 by late December.\n\nViolent crime in London is likely to be a big issue in the mayoral election in 2020, and the Conservatives will try to attack the record of the Labour incumbent, Sadiq Khan, who is seeking a second term.\n\nSusan Hall, the leader of the Conservatives in the London assembly, said: “London deserves a mayor who will act to keep our city safe and prioritise Londoners’ safety above all else.”\n\nThe Met said more officers coming on stream would help, and it planned further initiatives to tackle violence.\n\n“The Met is growing and we are on track to reach 32,000 officers by late summer 2020. As these new officers join our ranks, we will be able to have more impact and begin to reverse some of the challenges the service has experienced,” a spokesperson said.\n\n“We know that drug-dealing is inextricably linked with a high proportion of the violence seen on our streets. Therefore, we will continue to target those who exploit children and target the most vulnerable within our communities.”\n\nHomicides from domestic violence reached 23 in 2019, up from 18 in 2014 but below the peak of 31 deaths in 2015.\n\nStreet homicides numbered 89, up from 72 the previous year. Those in people’s homes were down to 41, from 58 in 2018.", "The industry remained wary of politics, but there was joy to be found in murder mysteries, wild worlds and an obnoxious goose\n\nAmong the social media tributes that followed Clive James’s death last month, one broadcaster said that James had privately expressed regret at having spent so much time writing about TV. If true, this was something of a betrayal of the younger James who argued that, as an activity that preoccupies a lot of the nation a lot of the time, television demands serious consideration. In an era when TV critics win the Pulitzer prize and Oscar-winning film directors make Netflix miniseries, the idea that TV is unserious seems anachronistic. Yet, for those of us who cast a similar critical eye over video games, it’s a relatable stance.\n\nYou’d think that, 40-odd years into the medium’s existence, video games would be over this period of pained self-doubt. Yet many senior industry figures still insist that their games are essentially entertainment. In The Division 2, for example, you play a government agent fighting paramilitary organisations following a shutdown of the US government. “We’re definitely not making any political statements,” Terry Spier, the game’s creative director, told a reporter from the website Polygon before the game’s release in March.\n\nGames often borrow politicised themes and aesthetics (October’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, for example, allows players to deploy white phosphorus, a chemical weapon prohibited under international law) in order to benefit from the frisson of political relevance. But developers often seem not to consider or contextualise those decisions. But can we really blame companies for claiming that their games are nothing more than a benign pastime when the mere choice of which online store will have exclusive rights can result in thousands of abusive messages (as happened in the case of the husband-and-wife development team who announced that their project Ooblets would be available through just one platform – Epic Store?)\n\nOf course, video games don’t need be serious. Often they’re at their best when, as in Untitled Goose Game, the surprise hit of 2019, they enable us to explore the absurd and wilfully silly. Arguably, in a medium that places primacy on the player’s agency to move the story in directions of their own choosing, there’s a case to be made that video games are a poor vehicle for a pointed narrative argument.\n\nAlso, when a publisher is spending tens of millions of dollars trying to attract the broadest possible audience, dividing that audience along political lines is a risk. Still, it’s a question of ambition, or imagination. And in a medium with such tremendous, unique qualities, why not give it a try – especially when politicians remain so eager to politicise the medium regardless, as Donald Trump did in August, blaming video games (rather than guns) after the mass shootings in Dayton, Ohio and El Paso, Texas?\n\nThen again, perhaps ’twas ever so. As James wrote in the introduction of Glued to the Box, a collection of his television reviews published in the Observer between 1979 and 1982: “Television is simultaneously blamed, often by the same people, for worsening the world and for being powerless to change it.” Plus ça change.\n\nThe top five video games of 2019\n\n1. Untitled Goose Game\n\n(PC, Mac, PS4, Xbox One, Switch)\n\nThe tinkling and benign Debussy soundtrack belies the dark task at the heart of Untitled Goose Game: ruin what might otherwise be a perfectly pleasant day for the village in which you, a mean goose, reside. So you squawk, flap, peck and harass the villagers as you work your way down a series of to-do lists. Funny, well-crafted game-making.\n\n2. Disco Elysium\n\n(PC)\n\nWhile Disco Elysium is at its core a computerised Dungeons & Dragons campaign, its story and setting (you play as an alcoholic cop charged with solving a union-related killing in a working-class port neighbourhood) is about as far from fantasy-based swordplay as one can travel. Bracingly written and filled with memorable moments.\n\nFacebook Twitter Pinterest A scene from the ‘mystical’ Mobius Digital’s Outer Wilds. Photograph: Outer Wilds\n\n3. Outer Wilds\n\n(PS4, Xbox One, PC)\n\nYou have 20 minutes to explore, via a lunar lander, a diminutive, clockwork solar system before the sun explodes. In an apocalyptic Groundhog Day, you resurrect after each ending armed with the knowledge gathered from your previous outing. In this way, you must unravel the game’s secrets across several short lifetimes. Plaintive, mystical and memorable.\n\n4. Telling Lies\n\n(iOS, PC/ Mac)\n\nIn this follow-up to designer Sam Barlow’s Bafta-winning Her Story, you play as a former FBI agent sifting hundreds of hours of footage saved on a hard drive stolen from the National Security Agency. The lives of four individuals at the centre of your investigation intertwine in ways you must fathom via deduction and careful use of precise search terms.\n\n5. Resident Evil 2\n\n(PS4, Xbox One, PC)\n\nAs in the 1998 original, you arrive as a rookie cop in the midwestern American town of Raccoon City to find its residents shuffling, zombified and hungry for human flesh. Once again, the game’s challenge derives from matching a scarcity of resources to a surfeit of needs. A tasteful and exciting reimagining of a classic.\n\nTurkey\n\nLeft Alive\n\n(PC, PS4)\n\nWith the legacy of Square Enix’s well-regarded tactical war game series Front Mission behind it, and the art direction of Metal Gear Solid’s Yoji Shinkawa fronting it, Left Alive showed promise that merely heightened the disappointment of the rickety, workmanlike results."], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "Reliance Jio hinted towards its entry in the grocery delivery biz last year\n\nMukesh Ambani-led Reliance has finally entered the grocery delivery market with its new hyperlocal Kirana stores-led retail emarketplace, Jio Mart.\n\nJio Mart is currently operating in Navi Mumbai, Kalyan and Thane. The company eventually plans to scale its operations to a national level soon.\n\nReliance’s chairman Ambani had hinted towards the company’s entry into the ecommerce segment last year. Then again in August 2019, at the Reliance’s 42 annual meet, it announced that it plans to connect three crore offline retailers to more than 20 Cr households with its latest venture.\n\nAmbani also added, “Our beta trials with thousands of merchants across multiple locations in the country established the premise of New Commerce with significant increase in sales and improvement in margins for the participating merchants. We are now getting ready to roll out the platform at a larger scale.”\n\nRelated Article: Reliance Jio Starts Trials For Including Electric Vehicles In Delivery Fleet\n\nAccording to the company’s website, the platform is expected to host a catalogue of 50K grocery products. It will also provide free home delivery against no minimum order value. The company also assures that it will offer no questions asked return, and express delivery.\n\nA report in Mint highlighted that Reliance has invited its telecom service Jio’s users to register for Jio Mart and avail preliminary discounts. Reliance’s website also highlights that the early customers will get up to INR 3K for pre-registration.\n\nWith Reliance’s entry into the online grocery delivery market, the competition has become more difficult for unicorns like Grofers and BigBasket, who are currently working on their path to profitability.\n\nHow Are Grofers And Bigbasket Fairing?\n\nRecently, Grofers announced that it is profitable in Delhi and is on the same path in Mumbai. In addition, the company also noted that it is at a break-even point in Kolkata, with Lucknow on the way. The company believes that this progress in its independent regional units would fuel its overall profitability.\n\nOn the other hand, Bigbasket has announced that it is close to the breakeven point in 10 Tier 1 cities, including Delhi, Mumbai, and Bengaluru, in the next three to four months. Bigbasket’s cofounder Hari Menon also announced that the company will start discussing its path to profitability in 2020-21.\n\nIn addition, even the major ecommerce players like Amazon and Flipkart have entered the grocery delivery businesses.", "pos": ["JioMart has been launched on a pilot basis to compete with BigBasket, Grofers, Amazon, and Flipkart. JioMart has been launched on a pilot basis to compete with BigBasket, Grofers, Amazon, and Flipkart.\n\nMukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) announced the soft-launch of JioMart– an e-commerce venture to deliver groceries and other household essentials. The platform, powered by Reliance Retail and Reliance Jio, has been launched on a pilot basis in parts of the state of Maharashtra including Navi Mumbai, Kalyan, and Thane. Here is everything you should know about Ambani’s latest venture– JioMart.\n\nWhat is JioMart\n\nJioMart is an online grocery delivery service, powered by Reliance Retail and Reliance Jio, where consumers can head over to buy essential household items from nearby retailers. The platform does not sell groceries directly to the customers but instead, connects offline retailers with online buyers. The JioMart is an online-to-offline (O2O) marketplace under which it will source grocery items from nearby merchants, instead of procuring from a native warehouse– similar to how Amazon Prime Now and Grofers started their business.\n\nJioMart will serve as a platform for offline retailers to cater to customers in their locality who want to buy groceries online. At the RIL’s (Reliance Industries Limited) 42nd annual general meeting (AGM), Ambani said that, through the latest venture, the company is projected to connect three crore offline retailers with over 20 crores households in the country.\n\nWay forward\n\nWhile JioMart is limited to Maharashtra as of now, it will be gradually expanded across India to compete directly with Amazon Prime Now, Grofers, Big Basket, and Flipkart. As per a report by LiveMint, the company is sending invites to all Jio users to avail the preliminary discounts on JioMart. The report also suggests that the service will not be limited to three regions only and the company will scale it up further.\n\nJioMart will be rolled out across the country soon. (Image: Reliance) JioMart will be rolled out across the country soon. (Image: Reliance)\n\nDuring the 42nd AGM, Ambani said, “Our beta trials with thousands of merchants across multiple locations in the country established the premise of New Commerce with significant increase in sales and improvement in margins for the participating merchants. We are now getting ready to roll out the platform at a larger scale.”\n\nJioMart app coming soon\n\nA Reliance Retail official told the LiveMint that the company will soon launch an app for JioMart. The JioMart website also mentions the upcoming launch of Android and iOS apps for JioMart. The website highlights that the platform will offer over 50,000 grocery products at aggressive pricing.\n\nThe platform is claiming to offer free home delivery without the restriction of minimum order value. The platform also claims to have express delivery service as well as a “no questions asked return policy”. The JioMart website also has a form to pre-register as a seller and save up to Rs 3,000 when the platform launches.\n\nRetailers on JioMart\n\nAs already mentioned, RIL has started taking pre-registrations from retailers to become a seller on the venture they are calling “Desh Ki Nayi Dukaan” (country’s new shop). As per a report by ET, as an aggregator, JioMart will partner local grocers and equip them with points of sale (PoS) terminals, integrated billing applications, low-interest working capital, inventory management skills, supply chain management, and GST compliance.\n\nJioMart website highlights the features of the new platform. (Image: Reliance) JioMart website highlights the features of the new platform. (Image: Reliance)\n\nReliance Retail, Reliance Jio powering the JioMart\n\nIn the grocery market, Reliance Retail already has a strong offline presence as Reliance Fresh all over the country. Coupled with Reliance Jio, the new venture aims to make the most out of the available resources at RIL.\n\nLast year, Reliance acquired logistics services platform Grab A Grub to augment its e-commerce venture. The company was also reported dealing with the software company C-Square, which serves solutions to online e-commerce, distributors, retailers, and sales force automation.\n\nFor all the latest Technology News, download Indian Express App\n\n© IE Online Media Services Pvt Ltd"], "neg": ["New Delhi: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Wednesday slammed the BJP government over the plight of a 14-month-old girl whose parents were arrested for participating in an anti-CAA protest defying prohibitory orders, saying it is the moral duty of the government to allow the child's mother to go home.\n\n\n\nOn December 19, people gathered in Beniya Bagh area of Varanasi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Lok Sabha constituency, to protest against the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), defying section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) imposed by police.\n\n\n\nChampak's parents, activists Ekta (32) and Ravi Shankar (36), who run an NGO, Climate Agenda, were among those arrested in connection with the protest.\n\n\n\n\"To suppress civil demonstrations, the BJP government has shown such inhumanity and separated a small child from her parents,\" Priyanka Gandhi said in a tweet.\n\n\n\nThe toddler's health has deteriorated, but there has been no change in the BJP government's intentions, the Congress general secretary said.\n\n\n\n\"It is the moral duty of this government to allow the innocent mother of this child to go home,\" she said.", "CAPE TOWN: A buoyant South Africa will seek to drive home their advantage at a favourite venue as they host an England side facing a big selection question in the second test of the four-match series starting at Newlands on Friday. The home team ended a run of five straight defeats with a commanding 107-run victory in the first test in Pretoria as the winds of change through their camp, on and off the pitch, brought immediate success. Coach Mark Boucher appears to have brought some steel back to the squad as they subdued an England side battling with illness and which has recently struggled to pick up wins on the road.\n\nSouth African opener Aiden Markram is definitely out with a finger injury and that should mean a debut for Pieter Malan, 30, at his home ground in what is an iconic test on the fixture list which could see as many as 10,000 England fans in attendance. South Africa must also decide whether to accommodate a fit-again Temba Bavuma in the middle-order, with his replacement Rassie van der Dussen scoring a second-innings half-century on debut in Pretoria. England have not won at Newlands since 1957, though their last two visits in 2010 and 2016 ended in draws.\n\nIt is a traditional stronghold for South Africa, who have lost only one of their previous 18 Tests at the venue, picking up 13 wins in that time. The illness that spread through the tourist’s squad in the build-up to, and during, the first test appears to have eased, providing them with more options. Fit-again middle-order batsman Ollie Pope is likely to replace Jonny Bairstow in what should be the only change in the top seven, but the make-up of the bowling attack is far from certain. The wicket in Cape Town is expected to be less seamer-friendly than the first Test, which could mean the introduction of a specialist spin option, with Dominic Bess or Matt Parkinson in contention. Left-arm spinner Jack Leach still has a fitness question-mark hanging over him, which could mean Bess gets a run having not been part of the original touring party. The question would then be who to leave out, with one of the four-prong seam attack of James Anderson, Stuart Broad, Jofra Archer or Sam Curran to miss out.\n\nTough decisions: Anderson and Broad have 1053 Test wickets between them, but England coach Chris Silverwood concedes that their places will be up for discussion. “In Jimmy and Stu we have a wealth of experience and we’d be really stupid not to take that into consideration every game,” Silverwood told reporters after the first Test. “But, equally, you want your youngsters to come through and if we’re going to make room for a spinner we’ve got to have a look at which seamers are right for this pitch. “If there’s a big decision we’re not afraid to make it.”", "Please enable Javascript to watch this video\n\nIt's not often that a team finishes 13-3 in the regular season and winds up the 3 seed in the playoffs, but the saints have been here before.\n\nIn 2011 to be exact.\n\nAs New Orleans prepares for the Vikings this Sunday in the Dome, the wildcard game players talked about what they learned in previous years in the playoffs, most notably, the \"Minnesota miracle.\"\n\n\"We have a lot of guys on this team that were here for those experiences right so I think it says a lot about our group to be able to take some of those circumstances and some of those unfortunate things and be able to turn that into something positive and use that as fuel use that as a way to just bring us closer together. Really fight through that adversity to bring out the best in all of us,\" says Drew Brees.\n\nCam Jordan added, \"If anything, it adds a chip on our shoulder. It adds more of a determination factor you have to want it each and every time you take the field. You only have so many opportunities and now you talk about playoffs, single elimination, it's that much more important that you only rely on the guys that you have in the locker room, but the experience that you've gained from everything before hand.\"", "New Years-fresh starts, clean slates and new resolutions. Every first of January, people set New Year’s Resolutions in the hopes of improving themselves or their lives; but how best to make them stick?\n\nThe following are a few tips to help with keeping what we resolve to do-or not do in the new year, according to experts:\n\n1. Set intentions. An intention is a guiding principle for how you want to be, live, show up in the world and is the starting point to every goal.\n\n2. Ask yourself why the intention or goal you set matters to you-and if it is realistic. Expectations that are too high can cause you to be too overwhelmed to start or maintain your goals.\n\n3. Talk to people about your resolutions. This creates a support system as well as can hold you accountable.\n\n4. Make a list of plans. Big goals can seem daunting, break your plan up into little things you can do each day to help achieve your ultimate goal.\n\n5. Take the first step. Don’t procrastinate. You don’t need to wait until everything is just right. Get started now and make adjustments as you go along.\n\n6. Ditch deprivation. Try not to approach your New Year’s resolutions from a place of deprivation, restriction or punishment.\n\n7. Try not to focus on the end result. When you commit to the process of the goal, rather than the result, it’s easier to make it an enjoyable experience.\n\n8. Take breaks. A goal should not consume your every thought and life, after all, is meant to be lived.\n\n9. Plan for success. Instead of thinking about failing and what could go wrong, think of succeeding; put those positive thoughts out to the world. Worrying about failure is pointless and destructive.\n\n10. Reward yourself. Celebrate your achievements, no matter how small; you deserve it!", "Endorsed | Bernie Sanders Bernie Sanders receives endorsements from The Nation's editorial board and Friends of the Earth Action. --------- ?? Join the political revolution at ...\n\n(Image by YouTube, Channel: Bernie Sanders) Details DMCA\n\n\n\nWhat better way for Bernie campaigners to end 2020 with a citation of one of the aspects of his campaign that he has worked hardest on: ENDORSEMENTS!\n\n\n\nIn 2016, I did a similar article, and so therefore, this year, I am doing the first of what I hope will be many more, leading to Bernie's victory in November!\n\n\n\nSince 2016, I have noticed some profound progress, especially in the number of legislators in South Carolina supporting him. This bodes well for a crucial Bernie victory in the South Carolina primary, which would be extremely significant in the over scheme of things.\n\n\n\nIf you are from Oregon, remember that US Senator Jeff Merkley endorsed Bernie in 2016 in the New York Times; please ask him to do this again, and please do it soon!\n\n\n\nOne thing that profoundly concerns me is the paucity of newspaper endorsements thus far, which to me is a very big deal, one that readers could correct and improve by writing to their local regional and hometown newspapers, ASKING THEM DIRECTLY TO ENDORSE BERNIE SANDERS AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE.\n\nI believe this could be done now, not waiting till a week before your state's primary. The momentum builds and vis-a-vis the editorial pages of America; this truly is vital, and it doesn't cost any campaign disbursements.\n\n\n\nThe person reading the letters to editors before they are published is most often the person who writes the endorsements, or is alternatively on the editorial board that makes the endorsement just before the primary election.\n\nI encourage you to watch the following 66-minute video of Bernie speaking with the Editorial Board of the Des Moines Register, the largest paper in the first primary state. See also my article introducing this aspect of Bernie's campaign with which you can become directly involved with your own short letter to the editor asking for the endorsement of the papers in your area!\n\nhttps://www.opednews.com/articles/Bernie-s-Brilliant-Des-Moi-by-Stephen-Fox-Battle-For-The-Editorial-Pages-Of-America_Des-Moines-Register_Editorial-Boards-Of-American-Newspapers_Editorial-Page-Endorsements-191222-740.html\n\n>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>.\n\nFederal officials U.S. Senators Current\n\nPatrick Leahy, U.S. Senator from Vermont (1975-present), president pro tempore of the United States Senate (2012-15), president pro tempore emeritus of the United States Senate (2015-present)\n\nFormer\n\nMike Gravel, former U.S. Senator from Alaska (1969-81), Democratic candidate for president in 2008 and 2020 (co-endorsement)\n\n\n\n\n\nNext Page 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25"], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "Katherine DeClerq, CP24.com\n\n\n\n\n\nTORONTO -- Hospitals across the Greater Toronto Area welcomed the first babies of 2020 early Wednesday morning.\n\nA bouncing baby boy was born at exactly the stroke of midnight at Humber River Hospital in Toronto. Weighing a healthy 8.3 pounds, Amiir Deeq Mohammed could be seen on Wednesday afternoon in his mother’s arms, swaddled in a knit blue blanket.\n\n“I’m very happy,” the boy’s father said. “I am excited to have this wonderful, special baby boy.”\n\nDeeq Mohammed Farah said that his son was due a couple of weeks ago, so the family was not expecting a new year’s baby.\n\n“When the baby came, at the right time, the attendants, nurses and doctors, they explained it really well. They said you hit the new year,” Farah said. “It was a great surprise,”\n\n“It’s a miracle boy.”\n\nTrillium Health Partners, a hospital system that serves certain areas of the GTA, said that their first baby of the year was delivered just 50 seconds after midnight on New Year’s Day at Credit Valley Hospital in Mississauga.\n\nThe little boy, named Aryan, weighed in at about eight pounds.\n\nSpeaking with CP24 on Wednesday morning, the baby’s mother said that, at the time, she had no idea Aryan was the first child born in Mississauga this year.\n\n“When the baby was delivered, everyone was so excited,” Anu Walia said. “We couldn’t be happier.”\n\n“Fifty seconds into the new year and we got this little precious gift,” Simran Walia said while holding his newborn son in his arms.\n\nAnu Walia’s delivery date was scheduled for Jan. 13 and she said that her family was already preparing for a 2020 baby—but those plans were put on hold when she went into labour early.\n\n“My maternity photoshoot, my baby shower, all the decorations, everything was planned around 2020, so when the labour hit yesterday, I was like, ‘oh my gosh all that is going to go to waste now,’” Anu Walia said. “But the baby actually helped us out and came after the new year.”\n\nOther hospitals ring in New Year with newborns\n\nMount Sinai Hospital in Toronto welcomed its first bundle of joy at 12:13 a.m. and Lakeridge Health in Oshawa announced their first baby was born at 12:34 a.m.\n\nLeo Di Giovanni was born at 2:31 a.m. at Mackenzie Health in Richmond Hill.\n\n\"This is the first baby for proud parents Lisa and Steve originally from Maple and now living in Innisfil,\" the hospital said in a statement.\n\nAt North York General Hospital, Kert Lin was born at 5:51 a.m.\n\n\"Congrats to the family and happy birthday to all our New Years babies,\" the hospital said.", "pos": ["As 2020 ushered in on Wednesday, hospitals across the GTA welcomed its first babies of the new year and a new decade.\n\nOne of the first babies — if not, the first baby in the GTA — was born at Humber River Hospital in North York just after midnight.\n\n“Just seconds after the stroke of midnight, Baby Mohammed was born … the first baby to be delivered in Toronto,” the hospital said in a tweet.\n\nJust seconds after the stroke of #Midnight Baby Mohammed was born being the first baby to be delivered in @Toronto. As you see the baby and mom are feeling great thanks to Dr. Lynn Sterling and the #HRH staff. @City_tv @CTVNews @globalnews @TorontoStar @CP24 #NewYearsBaby pic.twitter.com/89dzNc0m2r — Humber River Hospital (@HRHospital) January 1, 2020\n\nFirst Toronto baby of the decade! Meet Amiir, born 00:00:00 at Humber River Hospital. Congratulations to the happy parents. We’ll have their story tonight @CityNews pic.twitter.com/VaOPWsUyj7 — Tina Yazdani (@TinaYazdani) January 1, 2020\n\nAnother baby just couldn’t wait a minute longer. In Mississauga, a baby boy — weighing eight pounds and two ounces — was born 50 seconds after 12 a.m. at Credit Valley Hospital.\n\n“The Walia family is thrilled to welcome their first child. Both baby and mom are healthy and doing well,” Trillium Health Partners said in a release.\n\nHappy New Year! THP is honoured to have delivered Mississauga’s first baby boy, Aryan, born just 50 seconds after midnight at our Credit Valley Hospital. Congratulations to Anu & Simran Walia on a happy, healthy start to a new decade. #BetterTogetherTHP #NewYearsBaby pic.twitter.com/hr68cjo5KI — Trillium Health Partners (@THP_hospital) January 1, 2020\n\nJust under 15 minutes later, Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto welcomed its first baby of the year. The baby was born at 12:13 a.m."], "neg": ["For Christmas, Elizabeth Faidley had bought a mermaid doll for her daughter, Ellie from the online Etsy store. But when the present was opened by the little girl, a weird, creepy looking doll was found instead.\n\nThe poor child was so terrified that she did not want to even touch the scaled skin, green-haired doll, which was named Pearl.\n\nLater, when the doll was sent for repair to a ‘doll and teddy bear hospital’ in Secaucus, New Jersey, 56 grams of cocaine was found stuffed inside it, Metro reported.\n\nIn no time the mother found herself in a strange conversation with a detective, who interrogated her about the way she had acquired the doll. She was asked if she had inherited the doll from some uncle, who had stuffed drugs in it 30 years ago.\n\nHer plight did not end here as she was further probed on why she chose to get her daughter a doll from online store instead of simply buying doll Ariel from The Little Mermaid.\n\nElizabeth had shared her unfortunate incident on Facebook with the picture of Pearl. In her account, she said that since Ellie had asked for a baby mermaid doll, she could not possibly purchase Ariel which is a grown up version of a mermaid.\n\nThe entire family’s background was checked to find out whether the drugs belonged to Elizabeth.\n\nEventually, the family was let off the hook. The police carried out a sting on the doll maker in Alabama and an international drug trial is awaited.\n\nElizabeth’s post recounting this plight, has 29000 shares so far.\n\nGet the best of News18 delivered to your inbox - subscribe to News18 Daybreak. Follow News18.com on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Telegram, TikTok and on YouTube, and stay in the know with what's happening in the world around you – in real time.", "Every change begins with a leadership decision. Making the decision to institute changes is not always easy. Being prepared, planning well, and being surrounded by a good team will make that decision a lot easier. Begin by putting yourself in a positive frame of mind. You are likely to experience higher than normal levels of stress and knowing this beforehand will give you the ability to be prepared mentally and physically. You will be the anchorperson and foundation, and with your steady hand will guide your team through the stressful events. Be a reassuring and active force throughout the whole process.\n\nIt is impossible to prepare for every contingency, but planning for the known is a must. Add time or extra room to the schedule for the unknowns. When you encounter an unexpected event, your schedule should not be put off by much if you have built in some leeway. It will provide that buffer that gives you and your team the ability to deal with the unknowns and keep rolling with the change process\n\nSurround yourself with people that you can delegate to and be confident in their abilities and skills. Be precise and specific with your directions as when the change process begins you will be depending on these individuals and their talents. Communicating and providing feedback are the keys to successful delegation; make sure your team understands this. If communication fails or there is not accurate feedback the chances of a success are lessened.\n\nAn issue that sometimes arises when delegating is micro managing. Keep an eye out to not micro-manage as you can quickly lose track of events and it will take time away from your main duties. Delegating is a skill that takes time as you must first learn the strengths and weakness of your team and know what tasks you can and cannot hand out. It may not be possible to always delegate, but when it can be done it will provide a great resource.\n\nAlways be available during the change process. Before the change prepare your friends and family that you may not be available for social events. Reassure your team that you are there for them and you are here to provide them with the necessary resources to lead them through the change. Stress to them that you are available and focused on keeping the communications lines open.\n\nAlways be aware of rumors, they will happen before during and after the change. Do not ignore any rumor, put out honest and clear communication as soon as possible. Reassure your team that if they hear a rumor to seek out more information from a reliable source. Remind them that spreading rumors helps no one and will cause more harm than good.\n\nNot everyone will agree on the change. Keep in mind that these types of feelings are normal, as people generally do not enjoy change and are sometimes made nervous by it. You will likely encounter pushback and resistance by a number of team members. Provide facts and data to show why the change is happening and reassure them the need and benefits of the change. These types of individuals are best suited to be educated about the change with information.\n\nIf you are encountering an extreme case of pushback, provide them with some choices that still fall within the spectrum of the intended change. They should then feel more involved in the process and it will help alleviate the negative mindset they may be experiencing.It is vitally important to make sure that all stakeholders and employees are on board with a change.\n\nIn order to continue increasing awareness and to build desire to support the upcoming change; the change management team must reach out to the organization at large. The force field analysis, developed by German social psychologist Kurt Lewin helps a change management team to:\n\n• Identify pros and cons of an option prior to making a decision\n\n• Explore what is going right — and what is going wrong\n\n• Analyse any two opposing positions.\n\nIf concerns or issues arise, then steps must be taken to ensure awareness is continually raised and that desire to support the change is increased. Strategies that can help the change management team responsively address employees’ concerns include:\n\n• Engaging employees, providing forums for people to express their questions and concerns\n\n• Equipping managers & supervisors to be effective change leaders and managers of resistance\n\n• Orchestrating opportunities for advocates of the change to contact those not yet on board\n\n• Aligning incentive and performance management systems to support the change.\n\nChange is not exempt from Murphy’s Law. And even if something isn’t going wrong, change management team members must constantly be observing, listening, and evaluating the progress and process during a change. Below are several tools to help the team accomplish this.\n\nA feedback form is used to gather information from those involved in a change to help shape the remaining course of the change project. Instead of a paper form, feedback can be obtained through online surveys (Zoomerang.com or Survey Monkey.com), an in-house questionnaire on the intranet, a few questions sent by email, or a focus group. The questions will vary depending upon the subject being queried.\n\nOpen Feedback include asking participants for suggestions and comments. The compiled results of the feedback forms can be used by the change management team members to modify the project plan and/or the communication plan or to work with specific individuals or groups that may be providing roadblocks to success.\n\nOnce a change initiative is underway, it is critical to sustain the change with reinforcement. The leader must make sure that the project and communication plan remain on track. They need to identify, and explore any issues from employees or stakeholders that have emerged, and review and consider any feedback gathered to date.\n\nActing as a facilitator, the leader helps to bring about learning and productivity. Communication will be a byproduct of this by providing indirect or unobtrusive assistance, guidance, and supervision.He or she listens actively, asks questions, encourages diverse viewpoints, organizes information, helps the group reach consensus, and understands that the individual needs of team members will affect teamwork.\n\nThe LEAD model provides a simple methodology for facilitating a participative meeting:\n\n• Lead with objectives: When clear objectives are stated up front, group energy is channeled toward achieving an outcome. The objectives shape the content of the meeting.\n\n• Empower to participate: In the Lead model, the facilitator is empowered to encourage active participation.\n\n• Aim for consensus: Getting the team to consensus will have members more likely to support and carry out the decisions of the team.\n\n• Direct the process: How the meeting progresses will influence the quality of the decisions of the team, and influences the commitment of team members.\n\nLeaders must differentiate between process and content. Content includes the topics, subjects, or issues; process is about how the topics, subjects, or issues are addressed.\n\nBecause communications from managers and supervisors have been shown to have a significant impact on employees during a change initiative, it is appropriate that they be actively involved in celebrating success with employees as a result of positive performance. Celebrations can occur on three levels:\n\n1. One on one conversation: In a private meeting, a supervisor should attest to the fact that due to the employee’s effort, a change was made, and how it is succeeding. He or she should extend verbal thanks to the employee.\n\n2. Public recognition: Public recognition officially acknowledges outstanding performance and points out a role model that helped make a successful change happen. Supervisors should carefully consider who receives recognition, and not alienate group members who participated in the change but who many not have distinguished themselves as significantly.\n\n3. Group celebrations: Fun or engaging activities are used to celebrate key milestones by a group. They include buffet or restaurant lunches, dinner events, or can include group outings to sports, amusement, or cultural events. It is important that these types of celebrations try to include the involvement of the primary change sponsor in some way.\n\nProfessor Akindotun Merino\n\nEmail: Info@africamentalhealth.net\n\nTwitter: @drakinmerino\n\nFb: https://www.facebook.com/groups/Africamentalhealth/\n\nPhone: 08118048229", "Attorney General Dale Marshall is encouraging former owners of the Liquidation Centre building on Bay Street, The City to take possession of the items being stored if they were concerned about theft.\n\nThis advice comes on the heels of reports that some of the items that were removed from the building several weeks ago were stolen.\n\nConfirming the report and without giving detail, Marshall told journalists on Tuesday that the stolen items have since been recovered.\n\n“It is regrettable that would have happened. A report was made to me that there was an incident that the area where the things were being stored was broken into. I think the security measures have been upped so as to eliminate that. The things that were stolen have been recovered,” he said.\n\n“So the sooner Mrs Ram takes possession of her belongings, the better for all of us. They are her things. We have moved them out, they are still her things. So she needs to come and take possession of them. Plain and simple,” added Marshall.\n\nGovernment has compulsory acquired the Bay Street property, owned by prominent businesswoman Asha Mrs Ram Mirchandani, to facilitate construction of a Hyatt Hotel on that stretch of beachfront land.\n\nDuring the week of November 18, the Ministry of Housing, with the assistance of the Royal Barbados Police Force, took possession of the Liquidation Centre building and subsequently began the process of removing and storing millions of dollars in stock.\n\nThis came shortly after Mirchandani held a ‘kick-me-out sale’ in an effort to get rid of some of the merchandise.", "We'll send breaking news and news alerts to you as as they happen!\n\nSign up!", "JTA — Flyers described by police as anti-Semitic and anti-Muslim were found on cars in a Georgia county that is home to a large Jewish community.\n\nThe flyers were discovered in the Toco Hills neighborhood of DeKalb County earlier this month, but first reported on Monday in the wake of the attack on a rabbi’s home in Monsey, New York.\n\nThe DeKalb County Police Department’s homeland security unit is investigating the incident, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported.\n\nGet The Times of Israel's Daily Edition by email and never miss our top stories Free Sign Up\n\nOne of the flyers, bordered by swastikas, described the Holocaust as a “Jew lie” and included an illustration of a large-nosed rat wearing a kippa with a Star of David on its body.\n\n“There was no holocaust,” it says, according to the Atlanta Jewish News. “You odious creatures have been living on the invention of Nazi gas chambers, blackmailing and perpetrating this filthy extortion racket on humanity long enough.”\n\nThe flyers also contained a quote attributed to Heinrich Himmler, architect of Adolf Hitler’s “Final Solution,” and the words “Hitler was right” written in Yiddish in the lower right-hand corner.\n\nThey were first discovered on December 18, according to a security notice sent to Jewish communal leaders by the Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta and signed by Zach Williams, deputy director of Community-Wide Security."], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "President Muhammadu Buhari has reiterated his intention not to contest the 2023 presidential elections but determined to help strengthen the electoral process both in Nigeria and across Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).\n\nNews Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that several ECOWAS members will be going to the polls in 2020.\n\nBuhari made his feelings known in a letter to Nigerians issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, in Abuja on Wednesday to mark the commencement of 2020.\n\nHe said his decision to help strengthen the electoral process, particularly in Nigeria, was informed by the frustrations the nation’s electoral system had triggered.\n\n“Elections are the cornerstone of our democracy.\n\n“I salute the commitment of the millions who voted in peace last February and of those leaders who contested for office vigorously but fairly, submitting to the authority of the electorate, the Independent National Electoral Commission and judicial process.\n\n“I understand very well the frustrations our system has in the past triggered. I will be standing down in 2023 and will not be available in any future elections.\n\n“But I am determined to help strengthen the electoral process both in Nigeria and across the region, where several ECOWAS members go to the polls this year,’’ he said.\n\nOn security, the president said: “As Commander-in-Chief, my primary concern is the security of the nation and the safety of our citizens.\n\n“When I assumed office in May 2015 my first task was to rally our neighbours so that we could confront Boko Haram on a coordinated regional basis. Chaos is not a neighbour any of us hope for.\n\n“We have been fighting on several fronts: violent extremists, cultists and organised criminal networks. It has not been easy.\n\n“But as we are winning the war, we also look to the challenge of winning the peace, the reconstruction of lives, communities and markets.’’\n\nAccording to the president, the North East Development Commission will work with local and international stakeholders to help create a new beginning for the region.\n\nHe also expressed government’s readiness to continue to work with State Governors, neighbouring countries and the international partners to tackle the root causes of violent extremism and the networks that help finance and organise terror.\n\n“Our security forces will receive the best training and modern weaponry, and in turn will be held to the highest standards of professionalism and respect for human rights.\n\n“We will use all the human and emerging technological resources available to tackle kidnapping, banditry and armed robbery.\n\n“The new Ministry of Police Affairs increased recruitment of officers and the security reforms being introduced will build on what we are already delivering.\n\n“We will work tirelessly at home and with our allies in support of our policies to protect the security of life and property,’’ he added.\n\nBuhari maintained that his administration’s actions would be governed by the rule of law as well as engagement with well-meaning leaders and citizens to promote dialogue, partnership and understanding.\n\n“We need a democratic government that can guarantee peace and security to realise the full potential of our ingenious, entrepreneurial and hard-working people.\n\n“Our policies are designed to promote genuine, balanced growth that delivers jobs and rewards industry.\n\n“Our new Economic Advisory Council brings together respected and independent thinkers to advise me on a strategy that champions inclusive and balanced growth and above all fight poverty and safeguard national economic interests.\n\n“As we have sat down to celebrate with friends and family over this holiday season, for the first time in a generation our food plates have not all been filled with imports of products we know can easily be produced here at home,’’ he said.\n\nHe also noted that the nation’s revolution in agriculture had become a reality in all corners of the country.\n\nThe president expressed the hope that the new agreements with Morocco, Russia and others would help access on attractive terms the inputs the country needed to accelerate the transformation in farming.\n\n“A good example of commitment to this inclusive growth is the signing of the African Continental Free Trade Area and the creation of the National Action Committee to oversee its implementation and ensure the necessary safeguards are in place to allow us to fully capitalise on regional and continental markets.\n\n“The joint land border security exercise currently taking place is meant to safeguard Nigeria’s economy and security. No one can doubt that we have been good neighbours and good citizens.\n\n“We have been the helpers and shock-absorbers of the sub-region but we cannot allow our well-planned economic regeneration to be sabotaged.\n\n“As soon as we are satisfied that the safeguards are adequate, normal cross-border movements will be resumed,’’ he added.", "pos": ["President Muhammadu Buhari has assured Nigerians that he will leave office in 2023.\n\nHe gave the assurance in a New Year letter to Nigerians sent to PREMIUM TIMES by the presidency.\n\n\"I will be standing down in 2023 and will not be available in any future elections,\" the president wrote.\n\n\"But I am determined to help strengthen the electoral process both in Nigeria and across the region, where several ECOWAS members go to the polls this year,\" he added.\n\nMr Buhari's clarification comes amidst fears by some Nigerians that he was seeking a backdoor to continue in office beyond the constitutionally permitted 2023.\n\nThe fears increased when some protesters called for a constitutional amendment to allow him stay in office beyond 2023. A member of Mr Buhari's party, APC, also approached the court to nullify the term limit set in the constitution. The party man later withdrew the suit after the APC distanced itself from it.\n\nMr Buhari was first elected president in 2015 on the APC platform. He won reelection earlier this year defeating dozens of other candidates including Atiku Abubakar, a former vice president and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party.\n\nIn his letter titled, 'A Letter from the President at New Year', President Buhari stated that his primary concern is the security of the nation and the safety of its citizens.\n\n\"When I assumed office in May 2015, my first task was to rally our neighbours so that we could confront Boko Haram on a coordinated regional basis. Chaos is not a neighbour any of us hope for.\n\n\"We have been fighting on several fronts: violent extremists, cultists and organised criminal networks. It has not been easy. But as we are winning the war, we also look to the challenge of winning the peace, the reconstruction of lives, communities and markets. The North East Development Commission will work with local and international stakeholders to help create a new beginning for the North East,\" he said."], "neg": ["Maine's minimum wage rises $1 to $12 an hour starting in 2020 Share Shares Copy Link Copy\n\nHide Transcript Show Transcript\n\nLIVE WITH HOW SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS PLAN TO ABSORB THE EXTRA PAYROLL COSTS. ONE BUSINESS OWNER TOLD ME OFF CAMERA - SHE IS WORRIED SHE MIGHT HAVE TO CLOSE...CALLING THE INCREASES IN THE MINIMUM WAGE - UNREALISTIC... SAYING THEY HAVE JUST ABOUT REACHED THEIR BREAKING POINT... WE RE-VISITED ANOTHER BUSINESS - TO SEE WHAT ADJUSTMENTS HE PLANS TO MAKE TO STAY ALIVE. <SOT FROM LAST YEAR-> \"WE'RE DOING OUR BEST HERE TO KEEP OUR PRICES LEVEL.\" THAT WAS THEN ...THIS IS NOW.... <SOT-CRAIG ALLAIRE/PORTLAND HOUSE OF PIZZA-04.54> \"SO, IF WE PAY MORE, SOME THINGS DO HAVE TO GO UP.\" CRAIG ALLAIRE IS THE OPERATIONS A MANAGER AT THE \"PORTLAND HOUSE OF PIZZA.\" WE TALKED HIM BEFORE LAST YEAR'S MINIMUM WAGE INCREASE....AND HERE WE ARE AGAIN --AS THE MINIMUM WAGE IS SET TO INCREASE AT THE START OF THE NEW YEAR FROM 11 TO 12 DOLLARS AN HOUR. <SOT-CRAIG ALLAIRE/PORTLAND HOUSE OF PIZZA-04.15> \"WE'VE ALWAYS PAID MORE THAN MINIMUM WAGE HERE. WE PRIDE OURSELVES ON PAYING MORE - WE TRY AND KEEP OURSELVES - WE TRY TO BE BETTER THAN THE AVERAGE JOE.\" YET TO COMPETE AND STILL MAKE A PROFIT - ADJUSTMENTS NEED TO BE MADE AGAIN THIS YEAR..IT MAY COME DOWN TO HIGHER PRICES - PASSED ON TO HIS CUSTOMERS...BUT HE'S BEING VERY CAREFUL AND SELECTIVE...HOW HE GOES ABOUT THAT. <SOT-CRAIG ALLAIRE/PORTLAND HOUSE OF PIZZA-05.06 TO 05.14 TRT > \"SUCH AS MAYBE CHEESE PRODUCT OR SOME MEATS HAVE GONE UP A LITTLE BIT.\" <SOT-CRAIG ALLAIRE/PORTLAND HOUSE OF PIZZA-02.02+> \"IT'S GOT TO COME FROM SOMEWHERE SO YEAH WE'LL PROBABLY HAVE TO DO A SMALL INCREASE ON SOME OF THE PRICES - ACROSS THE BOARD NO - BUT A FEW THINGS HERE AND THERE - YEAH.\" WITH 23 EMPLOYEES HE'S ABLE TO STAGGER THE SCHEDULE - FEWER STAFFERS AT THE COUNTER.... MEANING WORKERS ARE WORKING HARDER.. BUT THIS IS HOW HE CAN KEEP PAYROLL DOWN, IN THE WAKE OF HIGHER SALARIES. <SOT-CRAIG ALLAIRE/PORTLAND HOUSE OF PIZZA-04.51", "Police are looking for an impatient driver who threw a 'grenade' under the wheels of a car in Russia.\n\nFootage shows the white Skoda snake across three lanes before accelerating right behind a vehicle in St Petersburg.\n\nSeconds later, a passenger's arm is held outside of the window and appears to let off an smoking 'grenade'.\n\nA driver held their arm outside of their Skoda to throw a 'grenade' under the wheels of another vehicle in St Petersburg, Russia\n\nThe object, which is thought to be a smoke grenade which cannot cause serious damage, releases a dark cloud.\n\nSeconds later, the driver then puts their hand back into the car and instantly moves across to the furthest lane.\n\nA bang is heard as though they have thrown another explosive, in the clip from December 29.\n\nThe car in front of them approaches to flash its lights as though they are trying to send them a message.\n\nPolice are hunting for the driver who is thought to have chucked an airsoft grenade on to the motorway on December 29. The car snaked across the three lanes before driving on the tail of another vehicle and launching the object\n\nThe cars steadily drive along the curved road and the impatient driver can be seen on the edge of the dash-cam footage.\n\nThey impatiently swerve over the lines on the road to try to get ahead of the build up of cars.\n\nThey grind to a halt and the car appears to have overtaken on the right-hand lane.\n\nSt. Petersburg police are now looking for the driver who threw a suspected Airsoft under the wheels of the cars behind them.\n\nWithin a matter of seconds, the car crossed to the right of the three lanes, in the dash-cam footage. Smoke was released from the object before a hang was heard\n\nAn social media user said: 'If there is a grenade, then some kind of Airsoft or even fireworks.\n\n'For even if it was a conventional RGD, everyone around us would have blown out for a long time, including the machine that was shooting.'\n\nNo injuries were reported during the incident.", "Peel police are appealing for witnesses after a teenager was shot and killed on New Year’s Eve in Brampton.\n\nThe victim has been identified as 17-year-old Jordan Henry of Brampton.\n\nPolice were called to a shooting in the area of Alderbury Cres. and Autumn Blvd. just after 11:30 p.m. Tuesday.\n\nInvestigators say the teen died at the scene of the shooting.\n\nPolice are trying to determine whether the shooting happened outside of a house party.\n\nAnyone with information that could help with the investigation is asked to contact police.", "• Danielle Franzoni, 31, a restaurant server in Alpena, Mich., who was living in a homeless shelter a year ago, said \"things like this don't happen to people like me\" after she got a $2,020 tip on a $23 food bill, with \"Happy New Year. 2020 Tip Challenge,\" written on the receipt.\n\n• Shawn Hyde and his wife, Leah, face burglary charges after rangers at the Meeman-Shelby Forest State Park near Millington, Tenn., went to prepare a cabin for a coming rental and found the Hydes and their two young children illegally staying there.\n\n• Shakeel Ryan Massey, 20, was arrested, accused of damaging a Picasso painting, identified as a 1944 semi-abstract style portrait of a woman wearing a hat and green clothes titled Bust of a Woman, at the Tate Modern gallery in London.\n\n• Regis Wilson and Grayson Chamberlain, two St. Louis University students, founded the Queer Closet, which they describe as a clothing library that helps transgender and gender-nonconforming students find outfits that match their gender identities.\n\n• Jordan Olsen and his wife, Jennifer, who met in 1997 at a Subway sandwich shop in Kaysville, Utah, where they both worked, decided to celebrate their nearly 18 years of marriage by buying the shop where they were first smitten.\n\n• Lawrence Battiste, police chief of Mobile, Ala., called it an \"insensitive gesture\" and apologized for an officer's social media post showing two unidentified officers holding what was described as a \"homeless quilt\" made of cardboard signs confiscated from panhandlers.\n\n• Derrick Forest, 40, of Minneapolis, was charged with murder after authorities said he got into an SUV in the city's downtown and ran down a man who stabbed him in the back, killing him, after an argument between the two became physical.\n\n• Jeff Beckman, a Hershey Co. spokesman, said the Pennsylvania chocolate company is retiring its 26-foot-long Kissmobiles -- custom vehicles that resemble three Kisses candies and have traveled across the country since 1997 -- citing safety concerns and difficulty finding replacement parts for the aging vehicles.\n\n• Nate Takacs, 8, who said he was excited when he ran to see a Nativity scene on display in a park in Tallahassee, Fla., called it \"a big sin\" when he found the crib empty because someone had taken the doll depicting Baby Jesus in the manger six days after Christmas.\n\nA Section on 01/01/2020", "Weather in northwest Orange County for Tuesday, December 31, 2019:\n\nToday:\n\nSunny, with a high near 68. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.\n\nTonight:\n\nClear, with a low around 44. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.\n\nTemperatures are expected to remain in the mid to upper 60s, dipping into the low 70s, with mostly sunny skies.\n\nCourtesy of HistoryNet:"], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "Agra, Jan 1 (IANS) A bullion merchant along with his wife and daughter were found dead in a parked car on Yamuna Expressway near the Vrindavana cut.\n\nMathura SSP Shalabh Mathur said prima facie it seems to be a case of suicide as a suicide note has been found from the car.\n\nThe deceased have been identified as Neeraj Agarwal, 40, his wife Neha, 35, and their 8-year-old daughter.", "pos": ["The victim's car. (Photo credit: Anil Agarwal)\n\nAGRA: A 37-year-old bullion trader allegedly killed himself after shooting his wife and his minor daughter in his car near 105 milestones of Yamuna Expressway in Mathura on Wednesday.While the trader, Neeraj Agarwal, his wife, Neha ( 35) and his daughter, Dhanya (6), were found dead on the back seat of the car, his son, Shaurya (10), who was also shot at, is battling for his life in a hospital in Delhi.Police said that the incident took place after 12am on Wednesday. Police sources claimed that Neeraj was “depressed” due to long ongoing Enforcement directorate inquiry against him. The inquiry had reportedly been initiated after demonetisation. Police officials said that this could have been a plausible reason behind the murders and suicide.According to SP (city) AK Meena, the family hails from Mathura but had been staying in Delhi’s Mayur Vihar for the past few months. He said the injured boy was found breathing when the police broke the glass of the car and he was immediately rushed to Nayati hospital from where he was shifted to Apollo hospital, Delhi, as his condition was critical.Meena told TOI that small note was also found inside the car and the same has been sent for a forensic wing for checking its authenticity. He said, police found a pistol in Neeraj’s right hand and he had apparently shot himself on his right temple. While Neeraj was sitting on the driver’s seat, all the other three members of his family were on the back seat and car was locked. The SP said the bodies have been sent for post mortem.Talking to TOI, Neeraj’s father Dinesh Chandra Agarwal, claimed that Neeraj could not have committed this crime and this was a murder, planned by the trader’s enemies. He said some people had attacked and shot at Neeraj two years ago in Govardhan area and a police complaint was filed in this regard. Fortunately, he survived as the bullet nicked his car only.“My son and his family members were murdered,” he said, adding that his son Neeraj had shifted to Delhi around 7 months back and used to come to Mathura frequently. He said that his wife also hailed from Mathura’s Jaganathpuri area.He admitted that an ED inquiry was going on but Neeraj had filed an appeal in the case and this could not be the reason for his death.In Video: 37-year-old bullion trader, wife and daughter found dead in car near Yamuna Expressway"], "neg": ["East Mill Flow-Round Pond Trail, part of the Hammond Pond Wild Forest, extends 5.2 miles between Round Pond Trailhead and East Mill Flow Trailhead in the Sharp Bridge Campground.\n\nWest of Round Pond, the trail is known as the East Mill Flow Trail, and south of Round Pond the trail is known as the Round Pond Trail. The trail undulates gently over most of the distance, descending 295 feet in a 0.6-mile section before the last flat 0.6 mile along Schroon Brook to the campground. Measuring from the Round Pond Trailhead, the trail passes Trout Pond at 0.5-mile, Round Pond at 1.5 miles, and crosses East Mill Brook at 2.8 miles. This picturesque trail provides skiers and snowshoers a chance for solitude on a lesser traveled path.\n\nTrailhead parking:\n\nEast Mill Flow Trailhead is located in the Sharp Bridge Campground off US Route 9 and is plowed for winter use.\n\nRound Pond Trailhead Parking Area is located along Ensign Pond Road (County Route 4) off US Route 9. This parking area is also plowed for winter use. (44.0239°N, 73.6234°W)\n\nFeatured Spots are recommended by DEC.\n\nMap East Mill FLow-Round Pond Trail courtesy Adirondack Atlas.", "Chad Brown\n\nTrainer Chad Brown notched his fifth consecutive New York Racing Association year-end training title, jockey Manny Franco won his second consecutive riding crown, and Klaravich Stables led all owners on the circuit as racing concluded for 2019 following Tuesday's card at Aqueduct Racetrack.\n\nBrown, who has won three consecutive Eclipse Awards for Outstanding Trainer from 2016-18, saddled 142 winners at NYRA tracks, which encompasses Belmont Park, Saratoga Race Course and Aqueduct, for earnings of more than $15.67 million.\n\nThe 41-year-old Brown has paced NYRA trainers on every NYRA year-end standings list since 2015. For 2019, he finished 36 wins better than the next closest competitor in Linda Rice, who was the only other training to finish with triple-digit wins [106].\n\nBrown's horses finished with a 142-108-97 record in 552 starts for a winning percentage of 25.72. His horses finished top-three in an impressive 62.86 percent of starts. His earnings exceeded his 2018 total of $15.62 million for the most he's compiled in one year on the NYRA circuit.\n\nBrown won four individual meet titles, capturing both the Aqueduct and Belmont fall meets, along with his second straight H. Allen Jerkens award [and third overall] for leading Saratoga trainer, as well as pacing the Belmont spring/summer meet.\n\nAmong Brown's many accolades was posting eight of his 20 Grade 1 wins at NYRA tracks, improving on the seven Grade 1 wins his horses recorded on the circuit in 2018. Sistercharlie had two of those wins in the Diana and Flower Bowl Invitational, while Guarana also picked up two with the Coaching Club American Oaks and the Acorn.\n\nLeading Horse of the Year contender Bricks and Mortar, a perfect 6-for-6 this year with five Grade 1 triumphs, won the Manhattan on Belmont Stakes Day, June 8, at Belmont Park, while Annals of Time was victorious in the Sword Dancer on Travers Day, August 24, at the Spa. Brown also saddled Rushing Fall, winner of the Longines Just a Game, and Dunbar Road, who gave him his first career win in the Alabama.\n\nFranco, who earned the first two NYRA meet titles of his career during 2018, again came out on top in a pair of individual meets in 2019, winning the Aqueduct and Belmont fall slates. For the year, the Carolina, Puerto Rico native won 212 races from 1,274 mounts with earnings of more than $14.6 million. Franco was the 2018 year-end leading rider when he captured 244 races, giving him a two-year total of 456 at NYRA tracks.\n\nFranco was one of just two riders to crack the 200-win plateau on the year, besting second-place finisher Lezcano [208 victories] by four for the top spot. Three of Franco's four Grade 1 wins come in the Big Apple, including Tiz the Law in the Champagne, and World of Trouble in the Carter Handicap and the Jaipur Invitational. His lone non-New York Grade 1 win was aboard Sharing in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf in November at Santa Anita.\n\n“I'm very thankful. I have to thank all the trainers and owners for putting me on these good horses, as well as my agent [Hall of Fame jockey Angel Cordero, Jr.], who has also helped me a lot during my career and especially this year,” Franco said. “It's a big accomplishment I just want to continue to ride and do well.”\n\nKlaravich Stables went 57-46-31 with 196 starters to lead all owners, finishing with earnings of more than $5.18 million. Headed by Seth Klarman, the stable won at least a share of five of the six NYRA individual meets in 2019. Klaravich won the Belmont fall and spring/summer outright, as well as Saratoga, while tying Repole and Drawing Away Stable for the Aqueduct Spring and sharing the Aqueduct fall with Drawing Away Stable.\n\nMichael Dubb, who finished atop the year-end owner standings from 2014-18, was second with 50 wins.\n\nLive racing resumes Wednesday, New Year's Day, at the Big A with an eight-race card highlighted by the $150,000 Jerome in Race 7 for newly turned 3-year-olds. The one-mile contest will offer 10-4-2-1 qualifying points to the top-four finishers towards the Kentucky Derby. First post is 12:50 p.m. Eastern.\n\nNew to the Paulick Report? Click here to sign up for our daily email newsletter to keep up on this and other stories happening in the Thoroughbred industry.\n\nCopyright © 2020 Paulick Report.", "Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) used an end-of-year address to take aim at the GOP lawmakers who continue to defend President Donald Trump at all costs, describing them as “fawning” and “spineless.”\n\n“In a few hours, the dawn of a new year will break over America, offering us a moment for pause and reflection,” the Democratic presidential candidate told supporters at an event in Boston on Tuesday. “Now, it is normally a moment for optimism. But let’s face it, this year in America has been anything but normal.”\n\nAdvertisement\n\n“In the past 12 months, the president has become bolder with his lies and more brazen in his law-breaking,” Warren continued. “He has tried to squeeze a foreign government to advance his own political fortunes. Meanwhile, the Republicans in Congress have turned into fawning, spineless defenders of his crimes.”\n\nWarren said it had “brought no one any joy” to impeach Trump over the Ukraine scandal, but said House Democrats had “upheld their sworn duty to the Constitution” in doing so. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has so far declined to send the articles of impeachment to the Senate amid fears of Republican bias in a trial of the president.\n\nWarren warned that “unless some Senate Republicans choose truth over politics, Trump will be emboldened to try to cheat his way through yet another election.” “Our democracy hangs in the balance,” she later added.\n\nCheck out Warren’s full speech here:", "JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – On Thursday, Governor Tate Reeves announced his request for disaster assistance for Mississippi citizens impacted by the Pearl River flooding and severe weather in February 2020.\n\nReeves is requesting Federal Declaration for Public Assistance to help recover from the flooding and storms.\n\n“Mississippians are strong and resilient, but the historic flooding and severe weather we experienced is more than anyone should have to recover from alone. When disaster strikes and a fellow Mississippian is in need, we lend a helping hand. I want to thank all the hardworking men and women who helped complete these damage assessments to ensure every community hit can receive the necessary assistance to recover,” said Reeves.\n\nAccording to a media release from his office, joint public assistance damage assessments were conducted by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and Mississippi Emergency Management Agency Public Assistance personnel, along with local governments.\n\nAssessments began on March 9, 2020, in the following counties: Attala, Carroll, Claiborne, Clay, Copiah, Grenada, Hinds, Holmes, Leflore, Warren, and Yazoo. After the completion of all damage assessments, it was determined that each of those eleven counties met the threshold to receive assistance.\n\nIssaquena and Sharkey Counties were also included in the joint damage assessments, but due to ongoing flooding, the damage could not be assessed. The damage in these areas will be assessed at a later date.\n\nReeves also stated he also requesting disaster assistance from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) for Central Mississippi communities affected by the Pearl River flooding on February 10-14, 2020.\n\nHe sent a letter to SBA Director Kem Fleming asking that low-interest loans be made available to aid small businesses and property owners in Hinds and Madison Counties damaged by the historic flooding.", "U.S. government debt prices moved lower on Tuesday, the last trading day of the year.\n\nAt 3:50 a.m. ET, the yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note rose to around 1.9034%, while the yield on the 30-year Treasury bond was also higher at 2.3574%. Bond yields move inversely to prices.\n\nInvestors have been taking on more risk on the back of optimism over U.S.-China trade relations. The world's two largest economies agreed earlier this month to a so-called \"phase one\" trade deal.\n\nChinese Vice Premier Liu He, the country's top trade negotiator, is set to visit Washington later this week to sign the agreement.\n\nIn terms of economic data, investors will be looking out for consumer confidence figures for December due to be released at 10 a.m. ET."], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "VANCOUVER -- Heavy waves are being blamed for sending a tank trailer full of dead fish plummeting into the water off the coast of Vancouver Island last weekend.\n\nFisheries and Oceans Canada said the trailer rolled off the deck of a landing craft – a vessel similar to a barge – early Saturday morning north of Campbell River \"due to heavy wave action.\"\n\nWitnesses told CTV News they saw something leaking into the water after the accident.\n\n\"There's a hatch and a valve and it's indented,\" said James Lawson, a commercial diver from the area. \"There was some fish matter settled and then occasionally it would spurt out a pink liquid that would diffuse into the surrounding water.\"\n\nBut the owner of the vessel, Coastal Seatrucking Ltd., and Fisheries and Oceans Canada have insisted the trailer remained intact.\n\nIn an email to CTV News, a spokesperson for the DFO said \"there was no discharge of dead fish into the environment.\"\n\nThe fish came from Cypress Harbour, a fish farm owned by Cermaq Canada. Officials said the deaths were not caused by disease.\n\nBill Vaughn, owner of Coastal Seatrucking, said the contents of the trailer were being pumped out Tuesday so the trailer could be removed from the water.\n\nFish farms are responsible for making sure carcasses are securely transferred to land, and officials said they will be checking to make sure proper procedures were followed.\n\n\"DFO is looking into this incident to determine if any licence conditions have been breached,\" the department's spokesperson said.\n\nThe incident follows less than two weeks after some 21,000 non-native salmon escaped into B.C. waters from a fish farm owned by Mowi Canada West.", "pos": ["DFO says heavy waves caused the trailer to roll off the deck near Campbell River\n\nA tank trailer filled with liquefied dead fish was knocked into the water off Vancouver Island on Dec. 30, 2019. (Tavish Campbell)\n\nAn ocean transportation company says it has retrieved a tank trailer filled with liquefied fish after it was knocked into the water off Vancouver Island.\n\nBilly Vaughn of Coastal Seatrucking says the silage was pumped into another tanker on Tuesday and the trailer was removed from the ocean near Campbell River.\n\nSilage is a product made with dead fish that is commonly used in animal feed.\n\nThe Department of Fisheries and Oceans says heavy wave action caused the trailer to shift and roll off the deck of the landing craft, which is similar to a barge, on Monday.\n\nIt says the Canadian Coast Guard attended the scene and no one was injured or required rescue.\n\nThe department says the tank trailer remained afloat and was towed into Duncan Bay.\n\nREAD MORE: B.C. fish farm operator says most of escaped salmon likely eaten\n\nPhotographer Tavish Campbell says he was out boating in the area when he came across the scene Monday.\n\n“It’s a huge tanker trailer and it was half submerged with the oil boom around it,” he said.\n\nThe Canadian Press\n\nLike us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter"], "neg": ["Send this page to someone via email\n\nAs of January 1, increases in property taxes and fees are now in effect for Saskatoon.\n\nA 3.7 per cent property tax increase — voted through by city council in November — took effect when the clock struck midnight, as did new recycling fees and water and wastewater bills.\n\nThe property tax was raised to accommodate increasing city staff and infrastructure costs, including eight new police officers who will patrol the upcoming supervised consumption site.\n\nThe new rate will also help pay for a new central library, worth $67.5 million, and a curbside organics program which was allocated $10 million.\n\nThe recycling program will now cost single households $7.38 a month and $3.71 for those in multi-unit buildings. Water and wastewater rates will go up by 4.1 per cent.\n\nStory continues below advertisement\n\nREAD MORE: 2019 carbon tax rebate decreases in Saskatchewan\n\nAn increase in the federal carbon tax, which takes place on April 1, will affect SaskEnergy and Saskatoon Light and Power rates, the former of which is expected to increase by six per cent, according to SaskEnergy. The latter will increase by two per cent to 0.63 cents per kilowatt hour (kWh).\n\nSaskPower has not announced if an increase will take place.\n\nThe federal carbon tax rebate will also increase for Saskatchewan residents. A family of four, which previously would have received $903 on their income tax return, will now receive $809.\n\nThe provincial government has appealed the implementation of the carbon tax and a hearing is scheduled for early in the new year.\n\n1:16 Meteor streaking across Saskatoon caught on video Meteor streaking across Saskatoon caught on video", "US election, Brexit and China to sway the markets in 2020\n\nAfter profiting from strong markets in 2019, investors are expecting 2020 to bring further rising asset prices and lively merger activity. But Brexit, the US presidential election and the US trade war with China could all spring nasty surprises over the next 12 months and give the long-running bull market a jolt.\n\nThe UK and Brexit\n\nRelief that Brexit is resolved will be replaced by anxiety over the future relationship between Britain and the EU, with the transition period due to end in December 2020.\n\nDean Turner, a UK economist at UBS Global Wealth Management, predicts UK GDP will only rise by 0.9% in 2020, even weaker than the 1.2% in 2019.\n\n“It’s possible that there will be some bounce in activity given the clarity on Brexit, but any improvement in sentiment is likely to fade as the next Brexit deadline draws closer,” Turner says.\n\nRuth Lea, an economic adviser to the Arbuthnot Banking Group, believes the UK will get a “fiscal boost” from the forthcoming budget, due in February. This could include an increase in the threshold for paying national insurance – in effect a tax cut.\n\n“The economy has been facing the twin headwinds of Brexit uncertainty, which has almost certainly depressed business investment and could also have undermined the consumer, and the weaker global economy, especially in the eurozone. Having said that, there still seems to be growth,” Lea says.\n\nFacebook Twitter Pinterest Boris Johnson faces further tough talks with Brussels that could hit sterling. Photograph: Pier Marco Tacca/Getty Images\n\nThe London stock market shrugged off Brexit anxiety during 2019 to post its best year since 2016. Several analysts predict it will rally in 2020 as relatively unloved UK shares are embraced by investors again.\n\nJeremy Podger, who manages Fidelity’s £2.7bn global special situations fund, says the City should benefit from the increased certainty created by the Conservative win in last month’s election.\n\n“It appears to be the case that, in general, investors have been taking money out of the UK stock market since the referendum and that it is generally underrepresented in many international portfolios. This result could be a trigger for these investors to ‘neutralise’ their exposure while existing investors are unlikely to sell for now,” Podger explains.\n\nBut the prospect of fresh tough negotiations between London and Brussels over their future relationship will probably weigh heavily on sterling in 2020.\n\nThe UK could crash on to World Trade Organization trade rules in a year’s time if it cannot reach an agreement and refuses to extend the transition period. This would be “a significant step down from the current arrangement and an arrangement that investors fear will negatively impact the UK economy,” says Fiona Cincotta of City Index.\n\nTakeovers in the UK\n\nThis year there could also be a rise in takeover activity. Jonathan Boyers, the head of mergers and acquisitions at KPMG, predicts a flurry of deals in the next six months now the UK has a stable government.\n\n“Many of those who have been mulling over an exit have done their early prep work and are set to launch processes in the new year. Meanwhile, I expect there will be a significant amount of demand, keeping prices high, as the market makes up for some of the lost volume,” Boyers says.\n\nBen Higson, the head of the London corporate practice at law firm Hogan Lovells, also expects a “dynamic” mergers and acquisitions market in 2020.\n\n“The removal of political uncertainty in the UK has resulted in early signs of confidence returning to deal-making activity, keeping boardrooms and other decision-makers busy in the final weeks of the year and, we expect, early in the new year,” says Higson.\n\nTrump and US markets\n\nDonald Trump’s attempt to win a second term is likely to dominate the headlines for much of the next 12 months.\n\nMarkets often do well in an election year – partly because the White House incumbent has every incentive to make people feel richer. Trump is rumoured to be considering a fiscal boost known as “tax cuts 2.0” which could lift his popularity, and stocks, before the November election.\n\nMany investors have “priced in” a Trump re-election, says Edward Moya of the foreign exchange firm OANDA. A Republican win has been Wall Street’s “base case for a while”, so a Democratic win could startle the markets.\n\n“Despite the strong economy, key battleground states such as Wisconsin, Ohio, Michigan and Pennsylvania all have Biden leading Trump in recent polls. A Biden presidency would still be positive for US stocks but perhaps a few percentage points lower than a Trump victory,” Moya points out.\n\nBut if Elizabeth Warren or Bernie Sanders were to beat Trump, tech stocks, banks and pharmaceuticals firms could all face tougher regulation, triggering a sell-off.\n\nJohn Moore, a senior investment manager at Brewin Dolphin, says political concerns are already being priced into some stocks.\n\n“Elizabeth Warren, for example, has made no secret of her feelings about Facebook and a desire to break up some of the other tech giants. Other candidates have targeted healthcare,” he points out.\n\nOn average, Wall Street strategists predict the S&P 500 will gain 5% in 2020, compared with a 28% rally in 2019.\n\nTrade disputes\n\nTrade tensions could escalate in 2020, particularly if the US intensifies pressure on Europe. Last month the US trade representative, Robert Lighthizer, criticised the “very unbalanced relationship” in trade across the Atlantic, signalling it was a White House priority for 2020.\n\nFacebook Twitter Pinterest Donald Trump with Xi Jinping. The US and China are due to sign a trade deal but the dispute could flare up again, leading to the reimposition of tariffs. Photograph: Nicolas Asfouri/AFP via Getty Images\n\nLighthizer’s comment “imparts a high risk of an escalation of tensions”, says Marc Ostwald of ADM Investor Services. He fears that a US-EU trade war would “inevitably” tip the German economy into recession.\n\nThe US economy is enjoying its longest expansion ever, having been growing for more than 10 years. Fears of a recession in 2019 proved unfounded, but the trade tensions stirred up by Trump are bad for growth.\n\n“Trade tensions will continue to foster unpredictability in economic policymaking and cause a drag on demand and capital investment,” predicts Los Angeles-based Hercules Investments.\n\nChina and the US are due to sign their phase one trade deal this month. But there is a risk of this dispute flaring up again, leading to tariffs being reimposed on imports. That would have a chilling impact on the global economy.\n\nChina’s economy is also likely to keep cooling in 2020, having slowed to its slowest annual growth rate in three decades in 2019, at 6%. Beijing will keep trying to jumpstart growth in 2020, but Nariman Behravesh, the chief economist of IHS Markit, says China is fighting structural factors including an ageing population and weaker productivity growth.\n\n“We predict China’s growth rate will slide even further, to 5.7% in 2020 and 5.6% in 2021, unless the government puts in place a more aggressive stimulus programme,” Behravesh says.\n\nMarkit also predicts that the US economy will grow by about 2.1% during 2020 – below the 3% targeted by Trump. Its manufacturing sector has slowed in recent months, but December’s jobs report did beat forecasts – an encouraging sign for Trump.\n\nCentral banks\n\nCentral banks will, once again, have a major impact on the financial markets – beyond their traditional remit of price stability. The US Federal Reserve is expected to leave interest rates on hold but could cut borrowing costs if economic data turns sour.\n\nIn Europe, Christine Lagarde is overseeing a review of the European Central Bank’s operations, with a new focus on the climate emergency. But she’s not expected to change the ECB’s dovish approach, so interest rates could remain at record lows for some time.\n\nIn the UK, interest rates could be cut if the UK economy fares badly once Brexit takes place on 31 January.\n\nBitcoin\n\nIn the cryptocurrency world, the major event will probably be a technical change that halves the reward for digitally mining bitcoins. This halving will probably take place in May, and is likely to reduce the supply of new bitcoins.\n\nThe two previous times when the block reward was halved, bitcoin rallied strongly afterwards.\n\n“Bitcoin halvings are important events for traders because they reduce the number of new bitcoins being generated by the network. This limits the supply of new coins, so prices could rise if demand remains strong,” IG told clients.", "You have reached the limit for free access to our important and valuable work.\n\nSubscribers, click below to login or register your subscription to continue receiving unlimited access to UnionLeader.com. Log In Sign Up", "Andrei Jikh was teaching magic online but he found more lucrative work by switching to personal finance.\n\nOne year later, he has 300,000 subscribers and earned six figures just from ads placed on his videos by Google.\n\nJikh spoke to Business Insider about deciding to start a YouTube channel, how he maximizes his earnings, and how much he earned per month in 2019.\n\nSign up for Business Insider's influencer newsletter, Influencer Dashboard, to get more stories like this in your inbox.\n\nClick here for more BI Prime stories.\n\nPersonal finance YouTuber Andrei Jikh grew up in a family of circus performers from Russia, and he moved to the US at age 9 when his dad got a job with Cirque du Soleil.\n\nJikh fell in love with magic and filming home videos. Ten years later, he was hired by a startup to teach magic online.\n\nBut when his parents acquired \"crazy debt,\" Jikh became obsessed with personal finance.\n\n\"We were immigrants when we came here,\" he told Business Insider. \"We didn't really know how to manage our money, credit cards, so my parents got into crazy debt. It had a big effect on me when I was younger. At 19, I tried to teach myself, interviewing everyone I worked with to learn what they do.\"\n\nIn late 2018, he quit his job, and with the roughly $200,000 he had in savings, started making personal finance videos for YouTube.\n\nA year later, he has 300,000 subscribers and earned more than $100,000 in 2019 from ads that run in his videos — far more than the $60,000 he made at his peak year as an online magician.\n\n\"I never wanted to be in the spotlight,\" he told Business Insider. \"But if that's not your goal, then magic becomes extremely limited, and there's very few ways for you to earn money in that industry.\"\n\nThis screenshot shows all the ad formats that creators can use to monetize their videos. Source: YouTuber Marina Mogilko. Marina Mogilko\n\nJikh's monthly revenue quickly increased\n\nIn just a few months, Jikh was starting to make real money.\n\nCreators with 1,000 subscribers and 4,000 watch hours are eligible to have their videos monetized with ads by joining YouTube's Partner Program. How much they earn depends on a number of factors, like a video's watch time, length, video type, and viewer demographics. Some top creators have ad-placement strategies to maximize their earnings.\n\nHere's his monthly AdSense breakdown for 2019:\n\nJanuary: $0. Jikh said he didn't know how to create effective thumbnails and titles.\n\n$0. Jikh said he didn't know how to create effective thumbnails and titles. February: $0. By the second month, he was starting to learn how to structure his videos.\n\n$0. By the second month, he was starting to learn how to structure his videos. March: $90.48. You have to make a minimum of $100 for YouTube to get paid, so technically, he made $0 that month.\n\n$90.48. You have to make a minimum of $100 for YouTube to get paid, so technically, he made $0 that month. April: $1,511.57, from one viral video.\n\n$1,511.57, from one viral video. May: $1,923.07, another viral video called \"How I made 781.47 with Robinhood Dividends,\" where he shows his income from dividends. \"This was the turning point in realizing that some videos pay more depending on your topic,\" he said. \"Personal finance, financial minimalism, finance, credit cards, brokerages, etc., pay a lot more money than most other topics on YouTube.\"\n\n$1,923.07, another viral video called \"How I made 781.47 with Robinhood Dividends,\" where he shows his income from dividends. \"This was the turning point in realizing that some videos pay more depending on your topic,\" he said. \"Personal finance, financial minimalism, finance, credit cards, brokerages, etc., pay a lot more money than most other topics on YouTube.\" June: $2,558.13. He learned he could monetize his videos by placing ads in the middle of videos.\n\n$2,558.13. He learned he could monetize his videos by placing ads in the middle of videos. July: $3,895.60\n\n$3,895.60 August : $5,808.33\n\n: $5,808.33 September: $14,879.04, his first five-figure month. He started earning between $20 and $30 for every one thousand views (CPM).\n\n$14,879.04, his first five-figure month. He started earning between $20 and $30 for every one thousand views (CPM). October: $11,622\n\n$11,622 November : $30,782.18\n\n: $30,782.18 December: $41,080.62\n\n$41,080.62 Total for 2019: $121,000 (after YouTube's cut)\n\nJikh said he spent around $10,000 to build a studio and buy camera equipment and spends five to six hours per week doing research for his videos, three to four hours filming, and 10 to 18 hours on editing. He doesn't have a talent agent or manager, he said.\n\nJikh said he learned to make more money by including mid-roll ads, which can run in videos lasting over 10 minutes. They can be skippable or non-skippable, and creators can place them manually or have them automatically placed by YouTube.\n\n\"You can strategically place ads wherever you want,\" he said. \"If you in the middle of talking about something important, place an ad before you say what it is. I try to place an ad every 3 to 4 minutes, just finding a natural break in the video to place it.\"\n\nHe said he also earns money online through Patreon, Amazon links, affiliate marketing, and hopes to add sponsored content to the mix in 2020.\n\nFor more on how to become a successful influencer, according to YouTube and Instagram stars, check out these Business Insider Prime posts:", "The Nifty ended 2019 on a strong note as it gained 12% to close near 12,150 zones, while the Sensex gained 14% to settle above 41,000 levels.\n\nThe Nifty opened with marginal loss and breached its sequence of making higher highs, higher lows of last two sessions. The index formed a negative candle on daily chart; while we are witnessing formation of Doji kind of candle with long lower shadow on monthly chart. The index is expected to remain in the range of 12000 – 12300 in coming days.\n\nHowever, the overall trend is positive and we maintain our ‘buy’ on dips strategy till it holds above 12,100 levels. On upside, we may see an up move towards 12,250 –12,300 zone; while on the downside, the support is seen at 12,100 and then 12,000 levels.\n\nThe Nifty ended 2019 on a strong note as it gained 12% to close near 12,150 zones, while the Sensex gained 14% to settle above 41,000 levels.\n\nOn the broader front, midcap and smallcap Indices relatively underperformed but quality stocks managed to hold its gains. On the sectorial front, financials and energy indices ended higher while pharma, auto and metals indices relatively underperformed.\n\nReversal in subscriber addition trend in telecom: After 10 months of weakness, the telecom industry expanded in Oct’19, with gross subscriber addition of 9.7m M-o-M to reach 1,183 million; active subscriber addition swelled 20.3 million to 981 million. This indicates that players are potentially focusing on quality subscribers.\n\nIn Oct’19, RJio launched its IUC plans, which supported active/MBB subscriber run-rate for both Bharti and VIL. Bharti has regained its top position in active subscriber market share with 31.5%. VIL has the highest market share of 31.5% in gross subscribers; however, RJio is inching toward the top spot with market share of 30.8%. Broadband subscriber adds stood at 18.6m in Oct’19 (+9.3m in Sep’19) to reach 624m, forming 63.6% (+60bp MoM) of total active subscribers in the market.\n\nThis healthy addition should support ARPU as MBB subscribers are high ARPU customers. We expect even better numbers in Nov’19, which would reflect the full month benefits."], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "A Beverly Hills plastic surgeon has filed a multi-million dollar lawsuit against a mortuary and crematorium for allegedly colluding with his in-laws to deny him half of his late wife's ashes after she died of cancer.\n\nDr. Alexander Sinclair claims he was only given two ounces of his wife Kyoko Yonezawa's ashes despite paying more than $7,000 to have her cremated after she died early last year.\n\nHis in-laws, Seiji Yonezawa and Yoriko Yonezawa, allegedly received the bulk of his wife's ashes.\n\nDr. Alexander Sinclair claims he was only given two ounces of his wife Kyoko Yonezawa's ashes despite paying more than $7,000 to have her cremated after she died early last year\n\nThe lawsuit claims Kubota Mortuary and Evergreen Cemetery breached the contract they had with Sinclair over the disbursement of his wife's ashes.\n\nSinclair, who has been a plastic surgeon for 35 years, claims his in-laws agreed to reimburse him for the cost of the services and cremation but they never paid him\n\nHe said he had a written agreement with the mortuary to receive half of the ashes, the Los Angeles Times reports.\n\nGene Shioda, an attorney representing Kubota Mortuary, said the situation 'took place when a different person was in charge of the mortuary'.\n\n'The mortuary will be thoroughly investigating,' he said. 'At this time, the mortuary will deny the allegations.'\n\nA representative for Evergreen Cemetery said the business had not received any notification about a lawsuit and could not comment.\n\nSinclair filed a separate lawsuit in August against his wife's parents who live in Japan.\n\nHis wife was diagnosed with stage four stomach cancer back in February 2017 and she died almost two years later.\n\nHe alleges in the lawsuit that her parent's refused to let him participate in making funeral arrangements.\n\nThe lawsuit claims Kubota Mortuary and Evergreen Cemetery breached the contract they had with Sinclair over the disbursement of his wife's ashes\n\nKyoko Yonezawa was diagnosed with stage four stomach cancer back in February 2017 and she died almost two years later\n\nSinclair, who has been a plastic surgeon for 35 years, claims his in-laws agreed to reimburse him for the cost of the services and cremation but they never paid him.\n\nHe claims his in-laws never approved of him marrying their daughter in Los Angeles back in 2016 after dating for several years.\n\nSinclair says he financially supported his wife's parents over the years even though they disapproved of the relationship.\n\n'They were not shy about taking all they could from Dr Sinclair and using Dr Sinclair’s good character and reputation and vast resources to their personal and business advantage,” the lawsuit claims.\n\nSinclair is seeking an injunction ordering the defendants to provide him with half of Kyoko's ashes and punitive damages in excess of $5 million.", "pos": ["BEVERLY HILLS—Kubota Mortuary and the Los Angeles County Crematorium Cemetery is being sued by Beverly Hills plastic surgeon, Dr. Alexander Sinclair. Sinclair alleges that Kubota Mortuary promised to give him half of his late wife Kyoko Yonezawa ashes after she died of stomach cancer on April 11, 2019.\n\nSinclair paid the facility nearly $7,800 for half of her ashes to be shared between himself and his wife’s parents. The lawsuit filed in court on December 27 indicates that Sinclair only received two ounces of his wife’s ashes; less than 10 percent of his wife’s ashes.\n\nThe plastic surgeon is seeking millions of dollars in damages on allegations of breach of contract, fraud, misrepresentation, intentional and negligent infliction of emotional distress. Sinclair filed a lawsuit against his late wife’s parents in August 2019 who reside in Japan.\n\nDr. Alexander Sinclair operates Sinclair Plastic Surgery in Los Angeles with offices in Beverly Hills and Whittier. According to the company’s website, he is a diplomate of the American Society of Plastic Surgery (ASPS), the largest plastic surgery specialty organization in the world. He is certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery (ABPS).\n\nHe received his medical degree from Michigan State University’s College of Human Medicine and has been operating in the Los Angeles area for over 30 years.\n\nWritten By Anita Brown and Casey Jacobs"], "neg": ["While the Democrats plotted to overthrow the President….\n\nIt’s tough to pick only 10 accomplishments from such an extraordinary year, but here are just a few of the biggest things President Donald J. Trump has gotten done for the American people in 2019:\n\nAmericans saw plenty of Washington at its worst this year, with one party in Congress obsessed with a partisan impeachment stunt and obstructing progress at every turn. But despite getting no help from the far left, America today is soaring to new heights.\n\nThe Truth Must be Told\n\nYour contribution supports independent journalism\n\nPlease take a moment to consider this. Now, more than ever, people are reading Geller Report for news they won't get anywhere else. But advertising revenues have all but disappeared. Google Adsense is the online advertising monopoly and they have banned us. Social media giants like Facebook and Twitter have blocked and shadow-banned our accounts. But we won't put up a paywall. Because never has the free world needed independent journalism more.\n\nEveryone who reads our reporting knows the Geller Report covers the news the media won't. We cannot do our ground-breaking report without your support. We must continue to report on the global jihad and the left's war on freedom. Our readers’ contributions make that possible.\n\nGeller Report's independent, investigative journalism takes a lot of time, money and hard work to produce. But we do it because we believe our work is critical in the fight for freedom and because it is your fight, too.", "The statement added that there was a \" communitarian \" bias to the discourses taking place with regard to the state.\n\nGago's theoretical framework encompasses a broad range of areas: microeconomics, transnational socioeconomic networks, communitarian ethics and surplus value, marginal neighborhoods, and clandestine textile workshops.\n\nOn this special occasion, the chief guest formally inaugurated 'The Young Communitarian of Indian Schools (YCIS)'.\n\nTHE shadow chancellor, John McDonnell's, communitarian approach to some of the former nationalised industries has much to commend it but, if anything, is too generous to shareholders.\n\nThe holiday is based on seven principles as a way to \"reaffirm the communitarian vision and values of African culture and to contribute to its restoration among African peoples in the Diaspora, beginning with Africans in America and expanding to include the world African community,\" the official Kwanzaa website states.\n\nThey observe in the prologue the fact that most of the studies so far analyze Jewish life in the institutional framework of communitarian organizations and their political action, setting aside, or even rendering invisible, aspects of social and cultural history.\n\nAfter this analysis, in the next couple of sections we delve deeper into the liberal and communitarian depictions of the self.\n\nIt is significant for the conclusions reached in this paper that diverse strands in social, political and moral thought, arising from very different locations on the political spectrum--such as Marxism (Ross, 2003) and traditional 'one-nation' conservatism (Scruton, 2001)--can be identified within communitarian thought.\n\nThe second, \"The Philo-Semitic Reaction,\" by Segre (\"a student of the Talmud who lives in Israel\"), is an approximately 180-page piece that critically analyzes select texts from various 21st century intellectuals that have promoted a \" communitarian \" and \"Jewish\" perspective in support of the \"struggle against anti-Semitism\" and the \"defense of Zionism.\" The goal of the analysis is to demonstrate that this ideological movement is not communitarian , but rather that it is a part of a larger reactionary imperialist ideology and that, as such, \"it actually involves the betrayal of Jewish particularism.\"\n\nIn contrast, Part IV proposes a communitarian approach to the problems of global ill health.", "0\n\nFrom showrunner/executive producer Marja-Lewis Ryan, the Showtime series The L Word: Generation Q, the sequel to the groundbreaking series that debuted in 2004, continues to follow the lives of Bette Porter (Jennifer Beals), Alice Pieszecki (Leisha Heiley) and Shane McCutcheon (Katherine Moennig), as they experience love and heartbreak in Los Angeles. And picking back up with them, 10 years later, means a chance to get to know new characters, including Dani Nùñez (Arienne Mandi), Micah Lee (Leo Sheng), Finley (Jacqueline Toboni), Sophie Suarez (Rosanny Zayas) and Gigi (Sepideh Moafi), all of whom have their own trials and tribulations on their roads of self-discovery.\n\nDuring this 1-on-1 interview with Collider, creator/writer Marja-Lewis Ryan talked about how this continuation of The L Word evolved with her as the showrunner, what it’s like to go from fan of the series to running it, deciding what to keep and what to reinvent with the show, how she approached making sure that people feel represented, both on screen and behind the scenes, what the original cast wanted for their characters now that 10 years have passed, weaving the new characters into the story, exposing viewers to things they don’t typically get to see on TV, and how there’s still so much more story left to tell.\n\nCollider: How did you end up getting this job, as the showrunner of The L Word: Generation Q? Did you go in and pitch your vision of what the series could be?\n\nMARJA-LEWIS RYAN: Yeah, so Ilene [Chaiken], Jennifer [Beals], Kate [Moennig] and Leisha [Hailey] wanted to bring this show back. Ilene had an overall deal over at Fox, so she wasn’t available, and they were looking for somebody to come in with a new take on what the show could be. I think they went out to a few writers, but Ilene and I had met, the year before, working on a movie. We were both hired to write the adaptation of Lean In, and she and I hit it off. A couple months later, her show, The Handmaid’s Tale came on the air, and I loved it. I saw her name in it, and I sent her an email and I was just like, “I love your show. Congratulations!” She wrote back and said, “Hi, I was just thinking of you. Do you want to come and pitch on The L Word?” And I was like, “What?!” I thought she was going to invite me to come shadow on The Handmaid’s Tale. I was like, “Oh, sure! Yeah, no problem.” I was just looking for a set visit. So, I met with Leisha, Kate and Jennifer, and I got to hear about where they wanted their characters to be and things that they never wanted to do again. And then, I got to go pitch the network, all of these new characters and where I thought these three returning character might be, 10 years later. It wasn’t really that terrifying. I just thought it was a fucking blast. I’m not, I don’t know if I really thought I’d get the job. It didn’t really feel like a job. It felt like a fun assignment. It was surreal as hell. I remember getting the call that I got the job. I was living in Brooklyn with my wife and I just collapsed on the kitchen floor. I was sobbing, partially ‘cause I had to move back to L.A., but also because I was excited that I had the job.\n\nHow strange does it feel, to go from having been a fan of the show and watching the show when it was on, to then walking onto the set of the show and having everyone look at you for all of the answers to everything, as the showrunner?\n\nRYAN: It was bananas. I have these moments of feeling like I’m living in a dream. The first time I really felt it was, when we were shooting the pilot, that scene with [Jennifer, Kate and Leisha] in it was the first time they’d shared a frame, in 10 years. I turned to the director, who’s a 39-year-old lesbian that was also a fan of the show, and I was like, “Can you believe this is what we’re up to today?” And she was like, “No, I cannot.” So, there were definitely those moments. With each director, especially the directors who really grew up watching the show, they all had moments of, “Can you fucking believe this is what we’re doing today? It’s just insane!” There are definitely moments of that, but the job is pretty all consuming, so those moments are really just moments. And then, I have to go approve a costume. It’s all in a moment that I can feel those feelings. Other than that, I’m just there to do my job.\n\nThis show is interesting because you have the original characters who are still a version of what they were before, plus you have all these new characters that you get to play with. Is it fun to get to weave all that together, and to have it feel like the show that you knew, but also have it be this new thing?\n\nRYAN: Yeah, it was a blast. The way that I went about determining what to keep and what to re-invent was about what I loved about the show. That’s how I approached everything. What I loved about the original show were the friendships. Just watching the show when I was 18, it gave me hope that, one day, I would have my own lesbian click, so I tried to keep that part of the show. I wanted to keep the part that makes queer feel, “I love this! They’re just like us,” or “I wanna be just like them.” We’re walking that line of reality and aspiration. And then, the main thing that I wanted to improve on was who was represented and whose stories we were telling. Ilene has said that the original show really was about white lesbians, so the idea of being able to expand who is seeing themselves in this show, is just such a fucking pleasure.\n\nIt seems like it would be really cool to be able to work on something that you were a fan of, but then also make those changes that people would want to see because they’re changes that you want to see.\n\nRYAN: Yeah, exactly. I know a lot of our peers were scared about it coming back and wondered whether I was gonna break it. But, I am a fan first. I’m not coming to it, as a hater of the show. I’m coming to it like, “These are the things that I watched it for, so I hope that we were all watching for the same reasons.” I felt like I knew who Shane, Bette and Alice were. When I was 18, I knew who Ilene Chaiken was. She was very front and center, in terms of the PR for the show, and that changed my life. The idea that I could write stories about my gay self and my gay friends had not occurred to me, until this show came on the air. So, the dream is that a few more people, who don’t look exactly like me and Ilene, can see themselves, both in front of the camera and behind it. That was a huge thing that I was working on, too, just making sure that whoever is in front of the camera is also represented behind it. We have this Noah’s arc style to the writers’ rooms, where we have two of everybody, so that no one person was responsible for telling the stories of their people, and I think it worked out pretty well. I hope that fans can see that. It’s not me telling their stories. It’s somebody who looks more like them, telling their stories.\n\nYou hear a lot of talk about how hard it is to diversify a writers’ room, or your line-up of directors, or your department heads because it’s just too hard to find the people to fill those positions. But then, there’s a show like this, where you made that work.\n\nRYAN: In terms of being able to find people, I’ve heard that, too. I think it’s two things. One is drawing a line in the sand and being like, “No, I will not have an all white producing team. I just will not. So, go find me somebody. Everybody’s job is to go find me somebody.” And you do find them. People are like, “But I don’t know anybody.” Just because you don’t know anybody, doesn’t mean that they don’t exist. It just means that you don’t know them, so who do you need to call? When I was staffing this room, I emailed Lena Waithe, Tanya Saracho and Abbi Jacobson. I emailed people who I know have been doing this, and who I know have been mentoring people and who have friends that don’t look like me. Just do your job and make those calls. Those people will always email me back, and they will always give me people that I’m looking for, and I do the same for the straight white bros who email me and say, “We’re staffing this room and we need a lesbian. Who do you have?” I have people. Just email me. We all have people. So, it was really a real pleasure to find these people and let them rise. And it isn’t just department heads. Once you make a space like this, you can have a straight white guy who’s your gaffer, and he’ll go out of his way to find women in the electrical department, and find a trans grip. He knew what we were up to. All of us get to play, and feel seen and heard. It was really cool.\n\nYou’ve talked about how you were inspired by Ilene Chaiken. What’s it like to do something that she created, and to have her to turn to with questions, if you need to, while also finding your own groove with it?\n\nRYAN: I definitely wanted her opinion and her feedback, on lots of things. There were story elements and things that I wanted to do with her former characters, that I really wanted her to sign off on. It’s very funny ‘cause I don’t think a lot of people will have my experience, where they see somebody doing a job and they’re like, “Oh, I can do that, too,” and then they literally have their job. I don’t think that’s normally how it goes down. That’s certainly not what I was imagining would happen to me. But, she’s always there for me. It’s pretty ego-less to be able to pass the torch to somebody, when it is something that she made, but that’s the dream. In 10 years, some 30-year-old punk will tell me that I did it wrong, and I’ll get to let her go do it, too. That’s what we’re all here for. It’s pretty exciting that she’s as involved as she is, but also isn’t in the writers’ room.\n\nWhat have been the biggest challenges in making this world feel like the world that fans of the original series loved, while also making this feel like a new thing for the new viewers who will never have seen an episode of the original series?\n\nRYAN: The way that I went about it was that this is these three characters, 10 years later. You’re not talking about things that happened 10 years ago, every day. Things come up sometimes and people come up sometimes, but they’re just like us. I don’t talk about the woman that I was dating, 10 years ago. Well, I do ‘cause I actually married her, so that’s a bad example. But mostly, I’m not talking about myself, from 10 years ago. That was a very long time ago. So, for me, what was fun finding the space to talk about who killed Jenny in Episode 2, and just being able to have little moments like that for fans, is such a fucking pleasure. One thing that we talk about in the writers’ room is a trash pass, or a garbage pass, which is to make sure that there’s enough of that soapy feeling, so that, in a group watch scenario, people are screaming at the screen. That’s the dream to me. That’s partially what the show was. It was time for all of us to just yell. We’re here to write this show for us. It’s for us, and by us, which is very exciting. There’s really nothing better than listening to a room full of queers scream. That’s fun.\n\nWould you say that, in the last ten years, Bette, Alice and Shane have actually gotten their lives together as much as they seem to have, or is it just that they think they have?\n\nRYAN: Their socio-economic status has changed, and that’s about it. We all suffer from the same problems we always have. I remember meeting with Leisha, very early on, and she was like, “I want Alice to be successful. I want to see Alice successful.” And I was like, “Totally.” I wanna see all of them as successful because that’s part of the dream. There are so many shows and so many times where we are the victims of our own stories, and that’s not what this show ever was. This has always been the sunniest version of the queer experience. No matter what went wrong in their lives, they always had other. Now, they have each other in really nice houses, and I don’t make any apologies for that. I think it’s super fun to watch.\n\nI love how the original cast each has some connection to a member of your new cast, with Bette and Dani, Shane and Finley, and Alice and Sophie, and that it feels like they’re interacting with a version of themselves, at that age. Was that something that was intentional? Did you want to use those relationships to show the similarities and differences between the characters?\n\nRYAN: Yeah, I was definitely interested in putting people in front of them like that. When I think about who my worst nightmare is, it’s basically me. I am my own worst nightmare. If you put two of me in a room, I don’t think we’d both make it out. I do feel that way about most people. When we see ourselves in other people, that’s the thing we hate most. So, that’s very intentional. It’s also fun to watch how they come apart, and how they are very distinct and different people, and I think we do accomplish that, over time. I really just wanted to put conflict in front of people. I love Shane and Finley. I could watch that sitcom. It’s very joyful.\n\nI also really love how we get to see things on this show that you don’t normally see on TV, even if it’s just seeing a woman with hairy armpits. Did you also think about those visuals?\n\nRYAN: Absolutely! There are a couple of things that I’m up The whole show is really a love letter to my 16-year-old self. With the opening scene, some people think it’s very gratuitous, and I do not feel that way about that scene. For me, that scene is about chipping away at shame and about providing an example of what your partner should do when you get your period. If I had known that at 16, I would have avoided many years of hardship. We have a lot of shame and body issues and body shaming, inside our community, but also with women, in general. I think straight women can relate to that, too. And the idea that Dani reacts the way she does, as a guideline for what all partners should do, is such a joy to put on television for me, and I just wish I had known that. And I never asked Jacqueline Toboni to grow her armpit hair. That’s just what she looks like. I can’t take a ton of credit for that, but I did cast her, partially because she means a lot to our community. She is a new kind of queer actor. I’ve worked with her for years. This is our third project together. We did a play together, last year. I just love her. She’s very special. On screen and off, she’s a very important person, in our community. I always tell her that armpit hair is doing a lot for us, as a group. She’s great. She’s really special. So, of course, I thought about that. And I thought about Jose and Micah, too. What they look like matters. The fact that a lot of Twitter was like, “Those boys are cute,” was the point. It’s just that simple. That was our whole statement. That gentle change, that he’s not some outcast character in the show and that they’re just really cute boys is very much by design. I’m excited that people have responded to it, the way that I had hoped they would.\n\nThis season is only eight episodes. Do you feel like there’s still a lot of story to tell with these characters? Have you thought about what a second season and beyond would look like?\n\nRYAN: Oh, my god, there’s so much more. Our cast is fucking huge. It’s gigantic. I love Gigi. I wanna go home with her, and see where she lives and what her family is like. I wanna know what she’s up to. I love her, and we don’t get to see enough of her. We don’t get to see enough of any of them, really. I hope that we get another season and that I can dive more into where they are in their lives and what their lives are like. I also think that we’re missing some people. Not just as a diversity representation that’s checking boxes, but I am dying to see a hot Butch woman on this show. I cannot wait. That’s a whole reason to have a second season.\n\nHow much have you thought about who these characters are and where they could go? Do you know what all of these characters would be doing, if you get more seasons?\n\nRYAN: No, I definitely don’t think like that. The way that I write, and the way that I approach story, is all character first. I step into their shoes and walk around in them for awhile. That’s how story is born, for me. I also think that a lot of the younger characters are me, at various stages of my life, so with some of them, I have a better idea of their trajectory because it’s closer to mine. Once you see Episode 8, there are some real questions that are asked that people are gonna want the answers to, in the next season. So, I hope that I get another season, and that I’m around to tell those stories.\n\nThe L Word: Generation Q airs on Sunday nights on Showtime.", "Tan Tock Seng Hospital Staff Across All Departments Are Working Tirelessly Amidst Coronavirus Outbreak\n\nThe 2003 SARS outbreak had shown Singaporeans just how admirable our healthcare staff are in times of crisis.\n\nTan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH), which houses the National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID), then stood under the spotlight.\n\nNow back under scrutiny, the hospital management decided to give people a peep into what goes on inside.\n\nPhotos of TTSH staff across all departments working hard amidst the novel coronavirus outbreak garnered thousands of shares overnight on Saturday (8 Feb).\n\nSource\n\nHere’s a look at our everyday heroes at work.\n\nNurses keeping themselves healthy while caring for others\n\nWhile doctors deserve praise for helping to heal patients, a lot of what they do wouldn’t be possible without the assistance of countless nurses who scurry around to ensure everything is in order.\n\nTTSH emphasised this through photos of nurses going about their duties, like this nurse gearing up and putting on a surgical mask.\n\nSource\n\nSince the risk of infection is more imminent for them, they also need to wear protective goggles for extra caution.\n\nSource\n\nHaving all that gear on and running around the hospital to attend to patients’ needs can be very exhausting, as proved by this nurse gulping down water.\n\nSource\n\nAnd then it’s back to more rounds in and out of hospital wards, a physical labour not many of us would consider when thinking about healthcare workers’ plights.\n\nEmployees from other departments also hard at work\n\nOf course, the hospital doesn’t run on the medical staff alone. Hundreds of workers from other departments also keep TTSH in operation, putting their own health at risk too.\n\nPeople doing the laundry for example, have to clean all the patients’ linen and ensure everything is spotless for the next person who checks in.\n\nSource\n\nPharmacists have to distribute the correct medication according to patients’ needs, and their attention to detail is particularly crucial to ensure no mistakes.\n\nSource\n\nService staff the first faces you see at Tan Tock Seng Hospital\n\nBefore you even enter the premises to witness all the above, service staff like this security officer will greet you.\n\nSource\n\nStaff at the information counter help visitors navigate their way around. Imagine the sheer number of people they have to interact with on a regular basis, yet they continue to do so wholeheartedly.\n\nSource\n\nLet’s salute our healthcare heroes\n\nAll hospital staff, regardless of what they do, deserve our appreciation for their unwavering dedication to their work.\n\nThey come to the hospital every day despite risking their own health, to help so many others in need.\n\nSource\n\nThey work tirelessly for hours on end with little rest in a job that requires a lot of physical and mental tenacity, despite occasionally receiving undue criticism from people.\n\nLet’s thank our healthcare workers for their efforts, because we wouldn’t be able to manage a crisis without them. They truly are our heroes.\n\nFeatured image adapted from Facebook and Facebook.", "The word mindfulness is everywhere lately — people are being urged to become more mindful as a way to calm themselves and find insight in this busy, tech-driven world.\n\nCBC News asked registered professional counsellor Mary Clements of Heartwork Wellness, and Jessica Strong, a UPEI psychology professor, to explain mindfulness and how people can try it for themselves.\n\nStrong said the two key parts of mindfulness are being non-judgmental and being in the present moment.\n\n\"The best way it's been put to me is paying attention on purpose,\" said Clements, who has been a counsellor for 10 years specializing in personal development and growth, and emotional health and wellness.\n\n\"So, the more we learn about ourselves and pay attention to our emotions, our thoughts, our behaviours, then the more opportunity we have to respond to a place from our choosing, a place that is more aligned with our values and who we wish to be, versus our conditioning.\"\n\nAlthough new businesses and apps are springing up around mindfulness, it is a concept that has been around for thousands of years, with roots in Buddhism.\n\nUse the time you have\n\nClements said there are some misconceptions about what mindfulness is and how to achieve it — people don't need to spend an hour a day cross-legged sitting in a quiet place.\n\n'It's actually really difficult to be mindful, because we live in this world where everything is just so busy all of the time,' says Prof. Jessica Strong. (Submitted by Jessica Strong)\n\n\"What research has shown and continues to show is that what really matters is consistent and regular practise, and even short bits of practise,\" she said.\n\nClements uses times in her day where she is stuck waiting — in the grocery line or at a traffic light. Other good times are when she is in the shower, falling asleep, waking up or transitioning between parts of her day — for instance, the end of the work day on the way home.\n\n\"Taking those opportunities to take a breath and cross the transition with a little more awareness.\"\n\nStrong agrees formal meditation can be \"a huge time-suck.\" She said right now, she has been trying to incorporate mindfulness into everyday tasks like washing dishes.\n\n\"Paying attention to how nice the warm water feels on my hands,\" or while applying hand lotion — \"actually stopping to notice, and maybe slow down for a minute, and really experience that sensation.\"\n\nJust breathe\n\nClements starts with simple breath work.\n\n\"Luckily we all know how to breathe! There's no special or right or wrong way,\" she said. Use breathing to \"anchor,\" or ground, your awareness, paying attention to your inhale and exhale. The goal is to slow yourself down and be present.\n\nNotice your thoughts and emotions, and be aware of body sensations.\n\nCompassion and non-judgment\n\n\"It's actually really difficult to be mindful, because we live in this world where everything is just so busy all of the time,\" Strong said. \"We might try to be in the moment, and then we're distracted.\"\n\nIf that happens, just note that you are having difficulty and remind yourself to refocus.\n\nCompassion and non-judgment are key to mindfulness, the women say.\n\nSet reminders\n\nBoth Clements and Strong remind themselves to be mindful!\n\n'The more we learn about ourselves and pay attention to our emotions, our thoughts, our behaviours, then the more opportunity we have to respond to a place from our choosing,' says Mary Clements of Heartwork Wellness. (Submitted by Mary Clements)\n\nClements advises setting an alarm on your phone that will remind you a few times daily to take a couple of breaths, or that links to a short guided talk on mindfulness.\n\nStrong leads a mindfulness meditation group with grad students at UPEI each morning, in which she plays a 10-15 minute guided audio meditation.\n\nThis is only one of many ways to practise mindfulness, she said. She also employs a simple blank sticky note at her desk to remind her to stop and take a deep breath.\n\n'Learn how to do better'\n\nOnce you are able to slow down, ground yourself and pay attention, you can practise self-awareness and self-management, Clements said.\n\n\"You learn how to do better in terms of managing your thoughts, feelings, behaviours,\" she said.\n\nUltimately I think it's about connection to ourselves and to those around us. — Mary Clement, Heartwork Wellness\n\n\"Then, you can grow that awareness to how you might have impact on others around you.\"\n\nShe sees clients seeking control and freedom around relationships, and said mindfulness can help cultivate more compassion and empathy for themselves and others.\n\nApps and more\n\nThere are lots of resources available on mindfulness.\n\nApps like Headspace, Breethe and Chill can all introduce you to mindfulness and guide users through short meditations. (Atsushi Tomura/Getty Images)\n\nStrong is currently using an app called Headspace, which has many exercises in various lengths. She also recommends the apps Breethe or Chill, which can introduce you to mindfulness and even send reminders, as well as the website mindful.org.\n\nClements has taken courses online from Mindfulness Without Borders, an organization that does international work around mindfulness. It has short audio recordings available online.\n\nShe recommends mindfulness pioneer Jon Kabat-Zinn's books and audiobooks, which include Mindfulness for Beginners and Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life.\n\nShe also listens daily to Louise Hay, a well-known positive psychologist.\n\nThe result\n\nA book or an app can't do the work for you though, Clements reminds — you have to practise regularly, even in small bits. Then you will notice the payoff, she said.\n\nTaking a moment to appreciate a beautiful sunrise can improve one's mood, says Strong. (Submitted by Sharon Neill)\n\n\"Certain situations where you might have gotten irritable or impatient — you start to notice these times where you had a little bit more empathy or patience or compassion for yourself or for the other person, so that's a pretty cool thing,\" she said.\n\n\"It's wonderful when you can feel and see those effects.\"\n\n'No perfect way'\n\n\"There's no perfect way to be mindful,\" Clements said. \"That's up to every individual to figure out what works for them. And I don't think it's about changing who you are.\n\n\"Ultimately I think it's about connection to ourselves and to those around us.\"\n\nMindfulness takes time and commitment and is an ongoing process, Clements said.\n\nBeing more mindful can lead to a more positive outlook and a happier life, said Strong.\n\n\"Noticing the sunrise, as the sun's coming up — these little moments that just pause the craziness ... can really improve quality of life and mood and stress management,\" she said.\n\nMore P.E.I. news"], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "Florida high school football star hit by train in suicide was under pressure, uncle says\n\nBryce Gowdy, 17, who died days before he was to enroll at Georgia Tech on a football scholarship, had been taking care of his mother and siblings, his uncle said.", "pos": ["A 17-year-old high school football star was struck and killed by a train early Monday in Deerfield Beach.\n\nA freight train struck a pedestrian at around 4:06 a.m. in the area of Southeast Fourth Avenue and Southeast 10th Street, according to the Broward Sheriff's Office.\n\nThe pedestrian was taken to Broward Health North, where he died, BSO said. He was later identified as Bryce Gowdy.\n\nGowdy was a wide receiver and a defensive back at Deerfield Beach High School. He had just signed with Georgia Tech two weeks ago.\n\n\"We are heartbroken,\" Georgia Tech's head coach Goeff Collins tweeted Monday afternoon along with a statement on Gowdy's death. \"Bryce will always be a part of our Georgia Tech football family. We will be praying for him and all those who love him. #BelieveIn7 #RIPSimba\"\n\nWe are heartbroken. Bryce will always be a part of our Georgia Tech Football Family. We will be praying for him and all those who love him.#BelieveIn7 #RIPSimba pic.twitter.com/dtV5g50Tiq — Coach Collins🏆🏆🏆🏆 (@CoachCollins) December 30, 2019\n\nGowdy's family has set up a GoFundMe to cover funeral costs."], "neg": ["A cleric, Prophet Christopher Owolabi, has charged leadership of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to engage in fervent prayer against its possible break-up ahead of 2023 general elections.\n\nOwolabi, who is the General Overseer, Christ Apostolic Church, Ori-Oke Irapada, Omu-Aran, gave the charge during the Church’s cross-over night service tagged: “For a Prosperous 2020 and Beyond”, in Omu-Aran, Kwara state.\n\nOwolabi emphasised the need for the party leaders, especially those at the top hierarchy to imbibe unity, tolerance and peaceful co-existence in managing electoral victory and entrenching good governance.\n\nAccording to him, the call for prayers to avert an unwarranted crisis that could jeopardise the party’s future chances and ensure good governance was a divine revelation during the church’s service.\n\nThe cleric maintained that the party’s leaders, particularly those steering nation’s affairs, need to stay focused, un-distracted to steer the ship of the country away from its numerous challenges.\n\n“As the ruling party, whatever that affect the party leadership definitely will take its a toll on the entire country, positively or negatively.\n\n“When two elephant fights the grass bears the brunt and no meaningful development can take place in an atmosphere of rancour and acrimony.\n\n“For the party to remain intact the leaders need to close ranks and engage in prayers in that regard and when that happens the country will also move forward.\n\n“They need to put the nation’s above personal gains and political ambition to achieve its programmes and policies to better the lots of the citizenry,” he said.\n\nOwolabi cited the lingering crisis between some of the party leaders and their god-fathers, saying such portends grave dangers not only for the party but the desire to entrench good governance.\n\nThe cleric also prophesied socio-economic posterity for the country, saying that the present administration’s various economic revival policies would gradually manifest in the new year.\n\n“The anti-corruption fight to revive the economy, the transport sector reform, the border closure policy, the coming up of private refineries, these are God’s design, being championed by the administration, to put the country on the path of economic prosperity.\n\nOwolabi, who was known to have predicted the emergence of Sen. Bukola Sarski as the President of 8th Senate, however, maintained that God’s design for a better and prosperous Nigeria could only manifest with the support and prayers of both the leaders and the led.\n\n“God’s favour dwells in an atmosphere of unity, tolerance, peaceful co-existence, so achieving the desired developed economy requires a collective responsibility of stakeholders to succeed,” he said.\n\nThe man of God also urged the citizens to pray against the incidence of fire outbreaks, road accidents and air mishaps in the new year.\n\nHe charged the youth to shun anti-social vices and be more prepared, morally, spiritually and academically in taking up the mantle of leadership in the nearest future.", "ELMHURST, Ill. (WLS) -- Three masked robbers forcibly stole cash and cigarettes from an Elmhurst gas station Tuesday morning, according to police.Three male suspects entered a Shell gas station, located at 301 W. Butterfield Road, about 5:45 a.m., Elmhurst police said. They were reportedly wearing hooded sweatshirts and masks. One of the individuals displayed a black handgun and then pushed a gas station employee into a back room, police said.The two others then stole money from the cash register and cigarette cartons from the store, according to police. The three left the store, and no one was injured in the incident.Police and K-9 units searched the area, but the robbery suspects remained at large later Tuesday. Tire tracks in fresh snow could be seen in a rear alley leading onto Butterfield Road Tuesday morning, police said.Elmhurst police did not have a description of the suspects' vehicle, but authorities were looking for security footage of the alleged robbery.The first suspect is described as wearing a black or dark gray hooded sweatshirt, gray pants, black gloves, and a black mask partially covering his face. He was armed with a black handgun. The second was wearing a green hooded sweatshirt, black pants, black gloves, and a black mask partially covering his face. The third was wearing a light blue hooded sweatshirt, black gloves, and a black mask partially covering his face.Anyone with information is asked to call the Elmhurst Police Department at 630-530-3050.", "× How to succeed at your New Year’s resolutions this year\n\nNEW YORK — Do you want to eat better, exercise more, stop vaping or lose weight?\n\nGreat. Now’s the time to set those New Year’s resolutions.\n\nAs we head into a year — and a new decade — your first step is to believe you can do it.\n\nThe opposite is also true, said University of Scranton psychology professor John C. Norcross, who has studied resolutions for decades. If you think you can’t do it, you’ll likely prove yourself right.\n\nWhile about 40% of Americans set resolutions around January 1, about 40% to 44% of them will be successful at six months, said Norcross, reporting his results from multiple studies with colleagues.\n\nBut if you believe in yourself, you are 10 times more likely to change via a New Year’s resolution, compared to non-resolvers, when both groups have comparable goals and motivation, he reported.\n\nHere’s how to start yourself on the strongest possible footing this year.\n\nMake it specific\n\nEating better and exercising more are all nice ideas, but they’re too general and don’t give you a plan of action. People often think they lack motivation when the problem is really a lack of clarity, wrote author James Clear in his book, “Atomic Habits.”\n\n“The simple way to apply this strategy to your habits is to fill out this sentence: I will [BEHAVIOR] at [TIME] in [LOCATION],” writes Clear.\n\nIf you want to eat better, be specific: Resolve to add a fruit or vegetable to your lunch every day, limit fast food to once per week, or have dessert once a week.\n\nMake it possible\n\nAvoid resolutions that sound great but are unattainable. In fact, make them them something you will enjoy. They can still be hard, but that doesn’t mean they have to make you miserable.\n\nTo eat better, put that bowl of fruit right next to your lunch bag, so you grab an apple or orange every day. Hate apples? Don’t pick apples. Pick a fruit you are likely to eat.\n\nTo exercise more, you might want to run more. But if you’re a night person, don’t make it harder on yourself by trying to run every morning before work, said Gretchen Rubin, author of “The Happiness Project.” Do it after work.\n\nWant to meditate? Great. Rubin hates meditating, so she stopped doing it. It’s ok to experiment and stop doing things you don’t like. “Know who you are, and who you’re not,” she said.\n\nAllow yourself to fail\n\nEveryone screws up. Expect to have occasional slips. But don’t let the occasional missed exercise class or Friday workplace donut throw you off course, explained Norcross.\n\nMost successful resolvers slip in January, but 71% of successful resolvers say their first slip strengthened their efforts through a combination of guilt, increasing awareness of their problem’s severity, and the slip reminding them to refine their plans, he said.\n\nIf you know you’re walking into a high pressure situation, practice saying “no thanks” to your aunt’s apple pie in advance. Even people who don’t like apple pie sometimes still eat it when offered just to be polite. Instead, practice saying “No, thank you.”\n\nAnd if you do slip? Focus on getting back on track, not the slip. “The people who show more compassion for themselves are more likely to get back on the horse and try again,” Rubin said.\n\nSet yourself up for success\n\nSee what they tell you: If you’re resolved to spend less time on your phone but grab it as soon as you wake up, put your phone in another room at night. Oh, it’s your alarm, you say? Buy an alarm clock. They cost $6 now.\n\nIf you want to limit sweets, get them out of your house. Stay away from your work’s break room during Wednesday snack time (not that I’m speaking from personal experience at CNN).\n\nKnow yourself\n\nRather than asking you to consider your goals, Clear asks you to consider this two-step process.\n\nDecide the type of person you want to be: A healthy person? A strong person? A writer? A musician?\n\nThen prove it to yourself with small wins over time. Gym classes, weight lifting, writing, practicing. Every time you do something toward the goal of you who want to be, tell yourself that you are becoming that person. (I did my Pilates in the morning before I started writing this piece. It’s part of my goal to be a healthy person.)\n\nMake it public\n\nIf you’re surrounded by supportive friends and family, making your goals public and asking for accountability can help. So can joining a gym with friendly competition or a group like Weight Watchers.\n\nThe resolution guides I spoke to agreed to go public with their resolutions: Norcross resolved to stop multitasking in 2020, and he had already started practicing during our telephone interview. (After he mentioned it, I did feel like I had his full attention.)\n\nPsychologist Lisa Damour, author of “Under Pressure” about the lives of teen girls, plans to focus on meditating in 2020, despite having two children and a more-than-full-time career.\n\n“I’m going to start at five minutes daily,” she said, crediting James Clear with starting a daily “atomic habit” before trying for more.\n\nRubin is going to try to visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art every day she’s home in Manhattan, a few blocks from the museum.\n\nWhile that sounds like a tall order, it’s also the subject of her next book — so it’s huge motivation to explore and learn from her new workplace in the new year.\n\nShow (don’t tell) your children\n\nParents can open the door to a conversation with their children about resolutions by talking about their own reflections and hopes for the new year. They can mention that it’s hard to meet their own goals, and that perfection is not the goal.\n\nParents can bring up the changes they want to make and model how they want to make those changes, said Damour. It’s important to bring it up without criticizing, she said.\n\nWith children under age 10, parents can take the lead in a discussion about where family members have room to grow, she said. Once your children get to adolescence, don’t give them any ideas, she added.\n\n“Parents should work with the assumption that no normally developing teenager wants to be told what to do,” said Damour. If the teenager is quietly doing the right thing and the parent suggests it, kids will likely stop doing it.\n\n“Most of how we guide young people is modeling the behaviors we want,” she said. “If what you say and do don’t match, a teenager will notice and call you on your hypocrisy.”\n\nChange it up\n\nDo you just hate the idea of a resolution for the entire year, seeing an entire year of failure ahead of you? Follow in CNN Features Editor David Allan’s footsteps and set yourself a year of 12 monthly micro-resolutions. In 2018, he eliminated one behavior each month — think alcohol, sweets, screens around his kids, saying the word “like” — and noted the impact of his mood and the effect on himself and his family.\n\nIt went so well, this past year he decided to add something to his life every month, including meditation, movement, active listening and more sleep.\n\nGetting enough sleep didn’t go so well for him one month, so he swapped it out. He wrote his own rules, so he could change them and therefore succeed. And you can, too.", "ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — It's been a perfect weather start to 2020 for the Tampa Bay region.\n\nWarmer Thursday/Friday\n\nRain early Saturday\n\nSEE BELOW: See our 7-day forecast ▼\n\nSkies will be mostly clear overnight into early Thursday. Temperatures will be seasonably cool, dropping to the 50s to mid 40s.\n\nThursday will be mostly sunny with warmer highs in the upper 70s due to a southeast breeze.\n\nFriday will be partly cloudy and warm with highs in the low 80s.\n\nThe next cold front will push a line of showers through late Friday night into early Saturday morning.\n\nThat will set us up for a cooler weekend ahead.\n\n7-day forecast\n\nWe want your pictures!\n\nShow us what the weather looks like in your neighborhood. Your photo could end up on Spectrum Bay News 9.", "A report of shots fired prompted an extensive police response to an apartment complex in northwest Las Vegas early Wednesday.\n\nCrime scene tape surrounds Atlas Apartment Homes on Madre Mesa Drive in northwest Las Vegas on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020. (Glenn Puit/Las Vegas Review-Journal)\n\nA report of shots fired prompted an extensive police response to an apartment complex in northwest Las Vegas early Wednesday, with police eventually learning a man was hospitalized because of an assault during a New Year’s party.\n\nLas Vegas police Lt. David Gordon said police were called at 5:30 a.m. to Atlas Apartment Homes at 5067 Madre Mesa Dr., off North Decatur Boulevard, for a report of shots fired.\n\n“When officers arrived several people with various family relations told a convoluted story, with some hearing gunshots,” Gordon said.\n\nPolice were later told a male victim was possibly run over by a vehicle. One man was rushed to the hospital with serious injuries to his face.\n\nA preliminary investigation, however, indicates the man was assaulted during a party, but there were no shots fired. The victim was at University Medical Center with injuries that were not life-threatening.\n\nContact Glenn Puit at gpuit@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0390. Follow @GlennatRJ on Twitter."], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "Astronomers from Villanova University recently published an article noting that Betelgeuse, in the constellation Orion , has been significantly dimmer in recent months, leading some to speculate it could go into a supernova, Reuters reported.The dimming of the light might mean that burning fuel on the star is running out, which means the planet will explode. If that happens, a supernova - literally ‘super-new’ because a new source of light is spotted in the night sky - would be created. While nova eruptions are not rare, supernova eruptions are.\"Once the star explodes, the explosion would be visible during daylight and could even be brighter than the moon at night for a few weeks or even months,\" Reuters reported.It is believed that the only supernova observed and documented by humans before now took place in 1604 and was described by Johannes Kepler in his 1606 De Stella Nova [The New Star]. The light from that supernova was so intense he was able to see it using the naked eye for three solid weeks.However, there’s no reason to believe Betelgeuse’s light is dimming because it is about to explode. Other scientists have suggested that these are natural changes which should not cause any alarm.Located 430 light years away from Earth, Betelgeuse is so large that if it was placed where our sun is it would reach Jupiter , Cosmo-knowledge reported. Should it ever implode, it is suspected it will become a black hole.The name is derived from Arabic, where Ibṭ al-Jauzā means ‘the armpit of Orion.’ The name had been corrupted in Latin to Beit al-Juz, which is also its name in Hebrew.While it is spoken in English like the name Beetlejuice, the character Michael Keaton played in the same-named 1988 movie by Tim Burton, the similarity is accidental.The star was known by the Persians, the people of ancient India, the Chinese, and the people of Hawaii who called it Kaulua-koko: 'brilliant red star.'", "pos": ["(CNN) \"My love for you is as eternal as the sun\" might be a heartfelt line in a love letter written by a young man to his beloved. As poetic as the sentiment might be, it doesn't mean quite what the young swain intended, for the sun, like all stars, was born and now lives in vibrant middle age, but it is destined to die one day. While that inevitable moment is billions of years in the sun's future, a nearby star may be facing a more imminent demise .\n\nBetelgeuse is in a class of star called a red supergiant. The \"red\" means it is much cooler than the sun (e.g. a surface temperature of about 6000 degrees Fahrenheit , compared to about 10,000 F ), and \"supergiant\" means both massive and with a large volume. (Those two things don't necessarily have to go together, as a large thing like a hot air balloon doesn't have to be massive. In the case of Betelgeuse, both apply.) Betelgeuse is approximately 12 times more massive than the sun and, if it were to be located in our solar system, it would be bigger than the orbit of the asteroid belt and perhaps even engulf Jupiter\n\n\"Live fast and die young\" might be the mantra of giant stars, and Betelgeuse is no exception. It is only about 10 million years old -- compared to the sun's 4.5 billion -- but its days are numbered. Like all stars, Betelgeuse began its life by fusing hydrogen into helium, but its hydrogen supply has largely run out. It then began fusing helium into heavier elements. It is this transition to fusing helium that heated the core of the star and caused it to expand to its current enormous size.\n\nEventually stars run out of fuel and their cores are no longer hot enough to overcome the star's gravity. Their cores collapse; their internal temperatures spike to incredible levels and the star then explodes. That is how a star goes supernova. Betelgeuse is approaching this phase.\n\nWitnessing this process is rare for humans. Roughly speaking, astronomers expect two supernovae per century in the Milky Way. In fact, the last supernova observed in the Milky Way galaxy was in the 17th century and was recorded by Johannes Kepler. We're overdue for another.\n\nIf Betelgeuse does go supernova, is there any danger to us here on Earth? The simple answer is no. The star is about 700 light-years away , which would attenuate the impact of the blast. High-energy light from the supernova will bathe the Earth's ozone layer and it is possible that scientists will be able to see this effect, because a reduced ozone layer will result in increased ultraviolet radiation making it to the Earth's surface.\n\nIf Betelgeuse does go supernova, it will be the brightest star in the sky for many months. (Except for the sun, of course.) It will even be visible during the day.\n\nOf course, it is unlikely that the recent dimming of the star is the most immediate precursor of a supernova. Betelgeuse has varied its brightness for centuries and even perhaps has changed its color . Indeed, it is expected that a star in the last stages of using up all of its stellar fuel will undergo changes and the timescale for stellar evolution is much longer than human timescales. Astronomers predict that Betelgeuse will continue to burn through the last of its fuel for as many as 100,000 years . So, as exciting as the prospect of getting such a close view of a supernova is for astronomers, this outcome is improbable during our lifetime.\n\nStill, it would be exciting to see in the world's telescopes. Perhaps even more exciting is the prospect of seeing the explosion using other scientific instruments. The LIGO and Virgo detectors, located in the United States and Italy, respectively, are gravitational wave detectors that have seen the merging of pairs of black holes. They use powerful lasers and mirrors separated a kilometer apart to measure distances smaller than the size of a proton, and will also be able to record Betelgeuse's death knell.\n\nAnother set of cosmic observatories are large neutrino detectors, including IceCube , a detector that uses a cubic kilometer of ice under Antarctica to study cosmic neutrinos from outer space. And, if Betelgeuse cooperates and waits for perhaps a decade to explode, two sophisticated neutrino detectors ( DUNE , hosted by my own laboratory, Fermilab , and Hyper-K in Japan) are being built that will be able to study the outpouring of neutrinos that accompany a supernova.\n\nGet our free weekly newsletter Sign up for CNN Opinion's new newsletter. Join us on Twitter and Facebook\n\nThe last time terrestrial detectors monitored a supernova was in 1987, when a star in a smaller galaxy orbiting the Milky Way detonated. Betelgeuse's proximity and more than 30 years of improvements in detector technology will give vastly improved measurements.\n\nWhile the speculation of the impending death of Betelgeuse is probably premature, it is a captivating prospect to consider, both from a human and a scientific perspective. And, if we do see it, it might make young lovers reconsider their metaphors for permanent devotion as they compose their letters."], "neg": ["The high security number plates (HSNP) for vehicles are stacked from the floor to the ceiling in a 10ftx10ft room at the Telangana State Road Transport Authority facility in Kondapur. “We have taken that warehouse on rent for storing number plates which customers have not taken. They date back from 2014,” says Tirupati, pointing to a house where registration number plates are neatly stored in shelves.\n\nTirupati manages the HSNP affixing business at Kondapur RTA. “The number plates were fixed by a private party here. But now, showrooms are supposed to fix the number plates to vehicles,” informs the RTA official.\n\nPeriodic audit by the HSNP facility revealed that 18,000 to 24,000 number plates remain undelivered per quarter. The result? Chaos on the roads of Hyderabad. Missing number plates, some covered with paint or duct tape on one digit, and bent on hundreds of vehicles plying in the city. “We caught them for not wearing helmet and they started removing the paper covering the number plate. This can be a very dangerous offence,” says a senior traffic officer as his colleagues stop vehicles near Gudimalkapur. The two boys grin, pay ₹200 fine and zip away.\n\nSurveillance fear\n\nWith the rise in surveillance cameras in the city, there has been a spurt in vehicle owners resorting to criminal techniques to hide or deface the registration numbers to avoid penalties. Even the accused in the Shadnagar gangrape and murder case had destroyed the number plate of the veterinarian’s vehicle.\n\nThe dependence of traffic police on surveillance cameras can be seen from the fact that the department, in 2019, logged 39,48,752 non-contact Motor Vehicle Act violations, as against 6,80,083 violations where the police had to intervene.\n\nUsual suspects\n\nHiding the number plates is a high stakes criminal enterprise when it comes to heavy-duty trucks transporting building debris and construction material. “Look at this. He has smudged two digits of the rear number plate and hung a black cloth to block the view from the front,” says a police official as the driver of AP22-1302 tries to cook up an explanation.\n\nIn September, the Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department notified GO-632 that levied hefty penalty for transporting construction and building debris. The first offence draws a penalty of ₹25,000, the second offence ₹50,000 and a third offence would lead to confiscation of vehicle used and a penalty of ₹1 lakh.\n\n“Unless we can press criminal charges against vehicle owners for disfiguring the number plates, this will go on,” says the traffic official overseeing the checkpoint at Gudimalkapur.", "As a pediatrician, I see every day how my patients and their families are failed by our current healthcare system. What I need my fellow Americans to understand is this: when my patients struggle, it’s not because they’re unfortunate. It’s because the system is unjust.\n\nI’ve cared for diabetic teenagers who’ve rationed insulin and test strips because their family doesn’t have enough money to buy prescriptions, supplies, and groceries. I’ve cared for college students who are dropping out of school because their family needs someone to care for a grandparent, and the costs of long-term care and college tuition are just too much to bear. I’ve cared for mothers and newborns who lost their insurance coverage simply because they moved across state lines to be closer to family.\n\nSometimes grandparents bring my patients to clinic, and I see how they tape up their eyeglasses because Medicare does not cover vision and they can’t afford new frames until the next Social Security check comes in. Many of my patients with complex pre-existing conditions, and supposedly “good” insurance from their parents’ employment, face ridiculous obstacle courses from insurance companies just to get basic care like imaging or consultations with therapists.\n\nThere’s a big difference between what’s unfortunate and what’s unjust, especially in health care. It’s terribly unfortunate to be diagnosed with cancer. It is unjust that getting diagnosed with cancer often means losing your job because you’re too sick to work, and losing the health insurance that came with that job. Insurance you paid into with every paycheck and that was supposed to be there for you if the worst happened.\n\n\"Thousands of doctors like me strongly support Medicare for All. We are joining millions of people who understand the difference between what’s unfortunate and what’s unjust.\"\n\nIt’s unfortunate to be diagnosed with diabetes as a teenager. It’s unjust that many diabetic patients ration insulin while Big Pharma corporations make exorbitant profits off a drug that’s almost a hundred years old. It’s terribly unfortunate to develop Alzheimer’s or multiple sclerosis. It’s unjust that insurance companies bill families thousands and thousands of dollars a month for the most basic long-term care, all while the workers providing that care are paid poverty wages.\n\nRight now, our unjust health care system helps you only after it deems you worthy or deserving of medical services. People’s eligibility for Medicaid or for assistance with purchasing private insurance largely depends on what state they live in and how much they earn. State governments often make enrollment difficult in order to deter people from enrolling in coverage. One mistake on a form or a misunderstood deadline can cause patients to lose coverage. The financial hurdles of premiums, deductibles, and co-pays are unjust obstacles for millions of us.\n\nSCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Never Miss a Beat. Get our best delivered to your inbox.\n\n\n\n\n\nThese hurdles are not labyrinths of misfortune. They are injustices, particularly cumbersome for low-income families and people of color who unsurprisingly make up 59 percent of the uninsured.\n\nWe don’t have to live like this.\n\nThousands of doctors like me strongly support Medicare for All. We are joining millions of people who understand the difference between what’s unfortunate and what’s unjust. Right now, patients who survive cancer are often left struggling with financial ruin. Diabetics are torn between paying for insulin or their rent. Medicare for All ends those injustices by significantly reducing the prices of drugs like chemotherapy and insulin. Medicare for All provides patients with reliable, comprehensive coverage regardless of their employment status.\n\n\"There's a big difference between what’s unfortunate and what's unjust, especially in health care.\"\n\nContinuous, reliable coverage is particularly important for people of color, who are becoming the majority of the U.S. population and bear undue burdens of illness and disparities. The Medicare for All legislation in Congress will address inequities in health care, including by stabilizing funding for all hospitals and clinics.\n\nMedicare for All will cover vision care, so that the grandparents in my clinic can get new glasses. Medicare for All will be portable, so families can move from state to state or job to job without having to worry about insurance coverage. Medicare for All will cover long-term services and supports, so seniors and people with disabilities can live with dignity at home and in their communities.\n\nBut to build Medicare for All it’s going to take all of us. Together, we can fight Big Pharma, the insurance industry, and all their lobbyists. Together, we will create a Medicare for All system that will deliver real health justice for every person in America, no matter what you earn, where you live, or what you look like.", "BISMARCK, N.D. — North Dakota will again enlist the help of Hollywood actor Josh Duhamel to help promote tourism in his home state.\n\nNorth Dakota's tourism department confirmed Tuesday to The Associated Press that the star of several \"Transformers\" movies will be paid $175,000 to be the face of the state's tourism campaign for the next two years. The state has had a contract with Duhamel since 2013 to help lure visitors to North Dakota.\n\nThe contract extension that expires on Dec. 31, 2021, brings to more than $1 million Duhamel has received from the state.\n\nDuhamel is from Minot, a city in the northern part of the state that's about an hour's drive from the United States border with Canada.", "Sign up to FREE daily email alerts from stokesentinel - Daily Subscribe Thank you for subscribing See our privacy notice Could not subscribe, try again later Invalid Email\n\nA road in Leek is currently cordoned off as firefighters attend an incident.\n\nFire crews are at the scene on Southbank Street/Moorhouse Street in the Staffordshire Moorlands town this afternoon (January 1).\n\nWe now have an update on this incident.\n\nThe fire service have taped off a section of Southbank Street and police are also at the scene according to one witness who got in touch with StokeonTrentLive.\n\nWe are contacting Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service for comment and will bring you further information when it becomes available.\n\nFollow StokeonTrentLive\n\nDownload our app - You can download our free app for iPhone and iPad from Apple's App Store , or get the Android version from Google Play.\n\nFollow StokeonTrentLive on Facebook - Like our Facebook page to get the latest news in your feed and join in the lively discussions in the comments. Click here to give it a like!\n\nFollow us on Twitter - For breaking news and the latest stories, click here to follow SOTLive on Twitter .\n\nFollow us on Instagram - Featuring pictures past and present from across Stoke-on-Trent, North Staffordshire & South Cheshire - and if you tag us in your posts, we could repost your picture on our page! We also put the latest news in our Instagram Stories. Click here to follow StokeonTrentLive on Instagram.", "FINANCE\n\n(Yonhap)\n\nBucking the trend of major global stock markets which saw some of their best gains in decades, South Korea’s main bourse Kospi remained flat on the last trading day of 2019, unable to pierce the 2,200 points mark.For a decade now, many market watchers expected Kospi to surpass the 3,000 mark, after it topped 2,000 in 2009. Now as we enter a new year, all eyes are on whether it will gain new growth momentum.According to experts, the main bourse is expected to gain vitality this year backed by a recovery in the global economy and a rebound of the semiconductor industry -- the country’s main growth vehicle -- but not dramatic enough to breach the mid-2,000 mark.The Korea Herald survey of stock market outlook with research heads of four securities firms predicted the yearly band of the Kospi index to move in the 1,900-2,450 range.Kiwoom Securities expects a trading band of 1,900-2,250, while Samsung Securities forecasts 1,950-2,350. NH Investment & Securities and Hana Financial Investment expect 2,000-2,400 and 2,050-2,450, respectively. The local stock market fluctuated within a trading band of 1,900-2,200 in 2019.However, despite the overall positive outlook, all the four brokerages are of the view that the index could still fall below 2,000, if the US and China revive their trade tensions amid prolonged political uncertainties.A partial “phase one” deal is expected to be signed soon to end their trade war -- that will increase US imports of agricultural goods to China, while Washington eases massive tariffs on Chinese products -- to be followed by “phase two” deal talks between President Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping.However, it is uncertain whether they will resume their dispute given their yearslong war of words. This will impact the local semiconductor industry and other sectors, according to market experts.“The unpredictable US-China trade relations will expand uncertainties in the Korean stock market,” said Kim Ji-san, the head of research center at Kiwoom Securities.NH Investment & Securities is of the view that the Korean stock market will rise in the first half of this year with the “falling triple bottom line performance” of Korean companies in the second half of the year. The results of the US presidential election are also expected to have a significant impact on the benchmark Kospi.“Following the improvement in the global economy, large-cap stocks will be strong with export improvement in the first half. But some major events such as the upcoming US presidential election in November may deflate the index later,” said Lee Chang-mok, head researcher at NH Investment & Securities.While all the brokerages said investors should pay greater attention to the US stock market in 2020, they considered the most promising industries this year in Korea will be information technology, semiconductor and media sectors.Yun Sok-mo, research head at Samsung Securities, said semiconductor firms will be able to report about 20 percent growth in net profit this year. Along with Samsung Electronics, he picked Kakao as another promising stock, due to its improving business performance.Hana Financial Investment head researcher Cho Yong-jun also paid attention to the semiconductor industry and IT-related stocks such as Kakao and Naver.“Expanding infrastructure investments in major countries, 5G networks and internet data centers are positive factors that will benefit local semiconductor and IT firms. These industries will trigger a rebound of Kospi’s large-cap stocks,” he said.By Jie Ye-eun ( yeeun@heraldcorp.com"], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "HYDERABAD: Panjagutta police booked a case against film producer Natti Kumar’s son , Kranthi, for allegedly obstructing police from performing their duties.According to the police, at 11.30pm on December 31, a patrolling team of Panjagutta PS received a dial 100 complaint from Kranthi. “Our staff attended the complaint and met Kranthi. While the constables were talking to him, Kranthi behaved rudely and created nuisance. Constables Samiuddin and Anjaneyulu requested him to behave properly, but Kranthi did not listen to them and pushed them,” Panjagutta police said.SI Vijaya Bhaskar Reddy and inspector Karunakar Reddy, who were present at the spot brought him to the police station for enquiry. Panjagutta ACP, Tirupatanna, said: “Kranthi’s father, Natti Kumar, and his family came to the police station and they too behaved rudely. We registered a case against Kranthi.”", "pos": ["A+ A-\n\nHyderabad: Tollywood producer Natti Kumar’s son Kranthi is booked on charges of abusing policemen on New Year’s Eve near Country club at Somajiguda.\n\nThe Punjagutta patrolling team arrived at the scene after receiving the message of a brawl outside the club, Hans reports.\n\nThe Police found few individuals individuals involved in the brawl.\n\n“When the patrol officers were collecting details, Kranthi behaved rudely and created a nuisance.\n\nHe obstructed the policemen and pushed them,” said Karunakar Reddy, Inspector, Punjagutta.\n\nThe police detained Kranthi and shifted him to the police station and minutes later his father and family members came to the police station.\n\nThe Police have registered a case against Kranti under section 353 (deterring duties of public servant) of IPC read with 34 of IPC."], "neg": ["Daniel Webber Founder & CEO Daniel is Founder and CEO of FXcompared and has 18 years of experience in the international finance world focusing on cross-border payments, technology and the property sectors. Daniel is widely… Read more\n\nFirm to build up its presence in the region, with moves to work alongside regulatory bodies and other firms in an effort to find potential partners to use XRP\n\nExpansion to Brazil comes on the back of acknowledgement that the country has good regulations – and moves to Argentina are expected to follow in future\n\n“Brazil is a leader in fintech innovation and positioned to forge a path for the rest of Latin America to follow”, says Ripple spokesperson\n\nFast-growing blockchain-powered payment platform Ripple has announced it will expand into a key South American market – and follow up the move in future with other South American economies too.\n\nThe liquidity-boosting cross border payments platform, which has already signed agreements to work alongside a wide range of institutions with global presences including MoneyGram, will scale up its presence in the country.\n\nIn South America in particular, it has a number of partnership agreements in place – and it works alongside names such as Rendimento and Santander.\n\nHowever, these institutions do not use one of Ripple’s key products – XRP, which is also known as a “digital asset”.\n\nXRP is able to provide organisations involved in the payment pathway with liquidity when they need it, or “on-demand” as it is known.\n\nThis is especially useful for organisations which are unable to access a sufficient amount of conventional, “fiat” liquidity.\n\nInstead, these current partner organisations simply use the messaging system associated with Ripple.\n\nNow, a Ripple statement has revealed that the organisation is in touch with companies – as well as regulators in the country – about potential partnerships and other steps forward.\n\nIt is believed that Brazil was an appealing spot for potential expansion for Ripple given that it has a reputation for having banking regulations which prioritise clarity.\n\nIt is also understood that 30% of remittances and other transactions placed via Ripple’s platforms come from Brazil.\n\nHowever, the plans for expansion also cover other parts of the South American continent – with expansion to Argentina, Peru and other nations believed to be in the pipeline.\n\nIn a statement, Ripple’s managing director – Luiz Antonio Sacco – emphasised Brazil’s status as being “a leader in fintech innovation”.\n\n“We are excited to grow our ecosystem in the region and bring additional financial institutions onto RippleNet to help provide excellent, efficient cross-border payment experiences for their customers”, he said.\n\n“Brazil is a leader in fintech innovation and positioned to forge a path for the rest of Latin America to follow”, he added.\n\nRipple has quickly become a big name on the international money transfer scene.\n\nIt currently operates in 45 markets around the world, and its products are known for improving the speed of cross border transactions.\n\nThey are also known for reducing the costs involved.\n\nIf you need to find out more about what Ripple and organisations similar to it are doing in the international money transfer world, we can help.\n\nJust head over to our magazine pages to discover more.", "Our most read post of 2019, #1, was Cate’s 2018 post on being 53 1/2 and still menstruating. That post, on what may seem like an oddball topic for a fitness blog, hit a nerve. From the many comments and reposts we learned that Cate is certainly not alone. It’s on our top ten list pretty much every month. (5415)\n\nOur second most read post is a much older one. It’s from 2013 when I blogged about sports reporting, upskirts, and the objectification of women athletes. That post also has enduring popularity thanks, in part, to search engines and the existence of “upskirts” and “crotch shots” in the title. (4593)\n\nOne of our newest bloggers wrote the third most read post of the year. Marjorie wrote Doin’ My Part to Keep the Gym a Safe Space for Men back in March 2019 before she’d even joined the regular team of bloggers here at Fit is a Feminist Issue. (3277)\n\nIn May, in light of the ongoing Caster Semenya controversy, Martha blogged about sex tests. That was our fourth most read post of the year. (2382)\n\nIn 2014 I blogged about CrossFit and women’s bodies. People read that post a lot, and to be honest, I suppose it’s got some appeal because of the images. It’s often on our top ten list and this year it’s number five. (2169)\n\nWho would think vibrators would make for good prizes in women’s sports? Someone did and Catherine blogged about it in May of 2019. That post was our sixth most read post of 2019. (1831)\n\nEyelash extensions made Tracy feel ridiculous when she tried them and blogged about it 2017. That post was our seventh most read post. Considering eyelash extensions? Go read her post first. (1737)\n\nIn 2013 I was feeling exercised about finding clothes to fit athletic women’s bodies. That post was our eighth most popular post. The issue still bugs me. I’m still struggling to find clothes. I might blog about it again. (1565)\n\nAlso, in 2013 Tracy wrote that “you’ve lost weight, you look great” isn’t a compliment. That post was our ninth most read post of 2019. (1534)\n\nAnother 2013 post was our tenth most read post of the year. That’s Tracy’s blog post on why fitness models aren’t necessarily models of health. These old posts are definite blog classics. (1403)", "Leeds [UK], Jan 01 (ANI): Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said he is trying to structure his side around German striker Mesut Ozil.\n\n\"I'm not surprised. I know the ability, I know the player we have there. The structure has to help him for him to take everything that he has inside,\" Goal.com quoted Arteta as saying.\n\n\"That's what I'm hoping, that he can sustain that level every three or four days. He's putting in everything he has to try to do that,\" he added.\n\nPraising the 31-year-old experienced forward, Arteta said, \"His numbers, physically, have improved so much, and he's willing. That's what I can tell you from every day what I see in training.\"Ozil played in an advanced role against Chelsea, forming a front four alongside Alexandre Lacazette, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, and Reiss Nelson.\n\n\"On his own, he cannot do it. He needs the collective structure, organisation, and his team-mates. There are only one or two players in the world who can do something on their own,\" Arsenal manager said.\n\n\"He needs help and he needs the team to play in a certain way to facilitate his strengths more and more every time in the game. That's what we are trying to do,\" he added.\n\nArsenal are placed at the fourth spot with 24 points and will take on Manchester United on January 2. (ANI)", "On the prevailing situation along the border with China, Gen Naravane said the Indian Army will enhance its capabilities along the frontier as the focus in the past was on the boundary with Pakistan.\n\n“We have the Line of Actual Control with China. The border question is yet to be settled. However, we have made a lot of progress in maintaining peace and tranquillity along the borders,” he told reporters.\n\n“I am sure that the situation will prevail. And by maintaining peace and tranquillity along the borders, we will be able to set the stage for an eventual solution,” he added.\n\nThe India-China border dispute covers 3,488-km-long Line of Actual Control. China claims Arunachal Pradesh as part of southern Tibet, while India contests it.\n\nBoth sides have been asserting that pending the final resolution of the boundary issue, it is necessary to maintain peace and tranquillity in the border areas.\n\n“While we have been giving attention in the past to our western front (border with Pakistan), the northern front also requires equal amount of attention. And it is in that context we are now going to enhance our capacities along the northern border,” Gen Naravane said. – PTI", "The evacuation centre at Batemans Bay was hosting a stream of visitors on Thursday, some signing up and seeking advice while several people had set up tents on the nearby football oval.\n\nThe Herald spoke to a range of visitors anxious to leave, given advice by the RFS to exit the South Coast.\n\n\"We're undertaking the largest relocation of people out of the region in history, right now,\" said Andrew Constance, the local MP and Transport Minister.\n\n\"We need people to listen, respond, and get out,\" he told the Herald from the evacuation centre."], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "Paul Ewart was Oxford’s head of atomic and laser physics\n\nNorthern Ireland professor Paul Ewart forced to quit Oxford post wins ageism case BelfastTelegraph.co.uk A Belfast-born physics professor has won a landmark ageism case after being forced to retire from Oxford University. https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/northern-ireland-professor-paul-ewart-forced-to-quit-oxford-post-wins-ageism-case-38825562.html https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/e5d1e/38825561.ece/AUTOCROP/h342/2020-01-01_new_55987915_I2.JPG\n\nEmail\n\nA Belfast-born physics professor has won a landmark ageism case after being forced to retire from Oxford University.\n\nPaul Ewart (71) was forced to leave his post as Oxford's head of atomic and laser physics before his 70th birthday.\n\nHe told the Belfast Telegraph that \"a scientist's best work can come at any age\" and that he felt vindicated in his fight against Oxford's \"ageist\" retirement rules.\n\nIt's expected that the university will now be under pressure to roll back on a controversial policy allowing them to dismiss academics at the age of 67 to make way for younger and more diverse staff.\n\nOnly Cambridge University and St Andrews University also adopt this rule.\n\nProfessor Ewart said he agreed there needed to be more diversity and opportunities for young people at Oxford, but discriminating against older staff was not the right way to do it.\n\nHe is now set to receive at least £150,000 in back pay and hopes to be reinstated, having spent £30,000 of his own money on the case.", "pos": ["Oxford University could appeal a landmark ageism case after an employment tribunal ruled the dismissal of a physics professor 'unfair'.\n\nPaul Ewart was discriminated against on the grounds of age when his contract was not renewed in September 2017, the hearing in Reading found.\n\nHe was forced to leave his post as Oxford's head of atomic and laser physics before his 70th birthday.\n\nA spokesperson for the university said: \"In light of this ruling the university will be considering its options, including the possibility of an appeal.\"\n\nThe legal victory for Prof Ewart will now put pressure on the institution to overturn its controversial policy that allows them to dismiss academics at the age of 67.\n\nALSO READ: Man caught drunk in Banbury Road\n\nIn its judgement, shared with Times Higher Education magazine, the employment tribunal said: \"If a heavily discriminatory measure results in the creation of only two to four per cent more vacancies than would otherwise arise, we do not see how that can be proportionate.\n\n\"The increase in the number of vacancies in support of the legitimate aim is trivial in comparison with the discriminatory effect.\"\n\nProf Ewart, who had worked at Oxford for 38 years, has requested he be reinstated as a senior lecturer.\n\nREAD AGAIN: Those who left their mark on Oxfordshire and died in 2019\n\nHe is the second Oxford professor to challenge the institution's controversial retirement policy that, as claimed by the university, is aimed at promoting 'inter-generational fairness and improvements in diversity'.\n\nIn May last year Professor John Pitcher, who taught English at St John’s College, lost a similar claim against Oxford University after he was forced to retire at 67.\n\nHe sued the university for age discrimination and unfair dismissal, claiming loss of earnings of £100,000. Both claims were dismissed.\n\nProf Pitcher is appealing that decision."], "neg": ["Have you thought about getting married in Italy? How about saying yes to a small church in a beautiful historic city or on a perfect beach with all your loved ones or in a special place that remembers your love story? Maybe, where he met or had his first vacation or where his parents are from? There are many reasons to choose Italy as your wedding destination: beautiful places, a pre-established honeymoon, excellent food and wine and much more.\n\nIf you have found a house rental in Italy and are planning a wedding in the country, then read on as these are the ten things you will need to do and the information you will need to make those vows legally binding.\n\n1. Get Contact the consulate of your country of origin in Italy.\n\nThis will be useful as a support system and a reliable source of specific information about the chosen destination. They can help you start the process and prepare your wedding, starting with the organization of documents such as the Princess Apulia, which is a document required for US and Australian citizens to marry in Italy.\n\n2. Send your declaration of intention of marriage to the local marriage office\n\nThe local marriage office – civic registry – is located in the town hall of the town, city or area where your marriage will take place. Be sure to do so at least three weeks before your wedding date, if not before. You will also have to get a couple of officially translated documents. However, the specific details of this part of the process may change, so being in contact with the consulate and the local town hall is the easiest way to know the exact details of the area in which you plan to get married.\n\n3. Organize a translator\n\nNot only for ease, even if you speak Italian, but you will also need to hire a translator to attend the ceremony for civil ceremonies due to a rule from a time ago. However, organizing a wedding planner who speaks your language is probably the best option for those who want an easier experience, since they can help you with all the paperwork, with the wedding organization, overcome language and cultural barriers and much more.\n\n4. Other Religious Weddings and Same-sex Marriages\n\nItaly recognizes religious weddings of all religions, including the different branches of Christianity, Jewish weddings, Hindu weddings, and Muslim weddings, as long as a civil ceremony is incorporated into the marriage to be officially legal. You will be asked to prove that you are civilly married before the ceremony can be held in a religious temple.\n\nUnfortunately, same-sex marriages are not yet legally recognized in Italy. However, civil unions were legalized in 2016, so, in this scenario, you may want to hold a symbolic wedding while in Italy and legally marry in your country (if that is possible, of course!).\n\n5. Weddings in the Church\n\nWhile there are other religious groups in Italy, Catholicism is still the majority religion and the great part of the small and beautiful churches that you will see will be Catholic churches. If you want to marry in one of these, it is, sadly, almost always necessary that both members of the couple are of the Catholic faith. You will also have to comply with the rules of your local parish and the parish in which you are getting married. You will have to present all religious documents, at the latest, seven weeks before your wedding date, as they must be processed by both your consulate and the local Bishop. Contact with the two parishes will allow you to clarify the exact details.\n\n6. Weddings and Civil Ceremonies\n\nCivil ceremonies are usually performed by the city mayor or by an assistant or civil servant and, as noted, you must have an interpreter, but such an interpreter may be a friend or acquaintance who speaks Italian fluently, it is not necessary for Be an official translator.\n\nYour votes and readings can be added and the main legal requirement is quite standard, at least two witnesses over 18 years. They must be present at the time of the wedding and sign in the register. Note: It may not be the best idea to ask your Italian friend to witness, since, according to Italian tradition, they would feel pressured to give away a large sum of money – you may suddenly find fewer guests at the wedding!\n\nAfter the wedding, you must also return to the town hall to present the marriage certificate and receive an apostille seal, which verifies the document.\n\nIt should also be borne in mind that, as a rule, these ceremonies will only take place at the town hall and an outdoor wedding may not be requested. However, specific places, villas, castles, gardens, etc. They will be approved, authorized and prepared for civil ceremonies. Look at the area around where you want to get married and see if there is a place nearby.\n\n7. The documents you will need:\n\n– A valid passport or national identity document of both parties.\n\n– Original birth certificate of both parties.\n\n– Divorce documents or death certificate (if necessary).\n\n– An affidavit, Nulla Osta or Dichiarazione Giurata, before a consular office in your home country, indicating that there is no legal impediment to your marriage in your home country.\n\n– A Notorious Atto signed by two witnesses (if American or Australian)\n\n– A declaration of intention of marriage that will go to the civil registry.\n\n8. Also, for a Catholic wedding you will need:\n\n– Baptism certificates.\n\n– Confirmation certificates.\n\n– Letter of non-impediment to marry.\n\n– Proof of attendance at a premarital course.\n\n– Permission of the local bishop to marry abroad.\n\n9. Fees\n\nThe following document and processing charges will be incurred if you are getting married in Italy:\n\n– A tax stamp for the Dichiarazione Giurata / Nulla Osta that will cost € 16\n\n– A tax stamp for the Notorious Atto that will cost € 16\n\n– A request for the Notorious Atto that will cost € 10.62\n\n– An application for the Nulla Osta that will cost around € 40\n\n– An urgent fee for the Notorious Atto will cost € 31.86, if necessary\n\nThere may also be local administrative fees, parish charges, etc., so be sure to check with the place where you are getting married for information on additional costs.\n\n10. Everything is much easier if it is a symbolic wedding.\n\nWith this type of wedding, you can have a second wedding and have everything exactly customized to your tastes and needs. This way you can set aside the legalities of the official wedding for when you are in your home country, making things much easier. You can also get married wherever and whenever you want (within reason) since these ceremonies do not have the same type of legal requirements and restrictions.\n\nWith all this in mind, now you can start planning the Italian wedding of your dreams! Be sure to check out our amazing Italian wedding planner and you may find a place to stay and a wonderful place to celebrate the wedding, all under one roof!", "CHICAGO (CBS) — Gov. JB Pritzker has issued more than 11,000 pardons for people convicted of misdemeanor marijuana cases, in the first step toward clearing the records of hundreds of thousands of low-level pot convictions, a day before the state legalizes cannabis in 2020.\n\n“These 11,017 misdemeanor convictions represent individuals who have carried around with them a stain on their records for possessing less than 30 grams of cannabis; a stain that has very often prevented them from obtaining housing, or jobs, or benefits. Today, we lift the burden on the first 11,000,” Pritzker said Monday at Trinity United Church of Christ.\n\nThe move is just the first wave toward clearing more than 700,000 low-level pot convictions in the coming months and years, as Illinois officially legalizes marijuana beginning Wednesday.\n\nIllinois residents who are at least 21 years old may possess up to 30 grams of marijuana when the new law begins on Jan. 1.\n\nPritzker promised people with low-level pot convictions will get a new lease on life as marijuana becomes legal. The governor said marijuana convictions disproportionately affected the African American and Hispanic communities for decades. This step was one way to right that wrong.\n\nThe process for expunging an estimated 700,000 marijuana convictions won’t be simple, or fast, however. The state law legalizing marijuana provides for up to five years to clear convictions.\n\nThe automatic expungement does not happen when recreational marijuana is legalized on Wednesday. It happens when when cases are identified and processed – and the State of Illinois and Cook County are each going about that differently.\n\nEach start with The Illinois State Police, with officers reviewing databases for eligible cases individually.\n\nIn the end, State Police and local law enforcement will be responsible for dedicating personnel to wiping away the records.\n\nAn “automatic” expungement doesn’t have to be approved until January 2021 if it dates as far back as 2013.\n\nCook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx’s office moved to expunge more than 1,000 low-level, non-violent pot convictions in Cook County earlier this month. Ultimately, her office expects to clear tens of thousands – if not hundreds of thousands – of marijuana convictions.", "Coronavirus forcing parents to skip kids’ vaccinations: Unicef\n\nKABUL: The novel coronavirus pandemic that has forced billions of people across the globe to stay home is making parents skip routine immunisations for their kids, the United Nations children´s agency Unicef warned Thursday.\n\nThe phenomenon is being aggravated by overburdened health services where medical workers are being diverted from giving vaccines to focus on the COVID-19 response.\n\nSome governments might even have to postpone mass immunisation campaigns as a way of slowing the disease´s spread, Unicef said.\n\nThe agency's executive director Henrietta Fore said the requirement for people to stay home and observe social distancing was leading parents to \"make the difficult decision to defer routine immunisation\".\n\nOf particular concern are impoverished and war-torn countries battling measles, cholera or polio outbreaks, such as Afghanistan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Somalia, the Philippines, Syria and South Sudan.\n\n\"At a time like this, these countries can ill-afford to face additional outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases,\" Fore said in a statement.\n\n\"Medical goods are in short supply and supply chains are under historic strain due to transport disruptions. Flight cancellations and trade restrictions by countries have severely constrained access to essential medicines, including vaccines.\"\n\nGovernments may in future need to postpone preventive mass vaccination campaigns -- where people group together to receive inoculations -- to ensure these do not contribute to the spread of COVID-19, Fore said.", "Mild With Increasing Clouds NYD; Rain Arrives Thursday\n\nby Ben Lang\n\n2020 began on a cold note across central and south Alabama, with temperatures falling into the low to mid 30s this morning. Thanks to plenty of sun this morning, temperatures should near 60° again this afternoon. Clouds gradually increase today, and especially tonight. That keeps temperatures more mild, with mid 40s for lows overnight.\n\nPrepare for rain on Thursday. The rain may be light and somewhat scattered Thursday morning, but it becomes heavier and more widespread during the day. Some thunderstorms are possible too, but severe weather is unlikely. The “marginal” threat for severe weather was trimmed back to only include the Mobile area in Alabama, and mostly covers coastal Louisiana and Mississippi now. Despite the rain, temperatures warm into the mid and upper 60s Thursday. Rain continues into Thursday night, and temperatures only fall into the upper 50s to low 60s.\n\nRain continues Friday. There’s a small threat of a few strong to severe storms across extreme south Alabama Friday. A marginal, level 1/5 risk currently covers that area. The overall severe threat is low, and we are mostly looking at more rain Friday. Highs reach the mid 60s. Friday night lows fall into the mid 40s.\n\nSome showers could linger into Saturday as the storm system departs our area. Expect a drier afternoon and possibly some sunshine prior to sunset. It’s going to be cool and breezy Saturday, with highs only in the 50s. Saturday night lows fall to near freezing. Expect abundant sunshine on Sunday, but highs only reach the 50s. Sunday night lows fall into the 30s.\n\nClouds increase a bit on Monday prior to another front’s arrival. Monday could feature highs near 60°. There’s a small chance for rain Monday night/Tuesday, but moisture looks rather limited ahead of the front. While highs reach the 50s Tuesday, high temperatures may not reach 50° next Wednesday behind the front.", "Joe Biden leads the Democratic primary field in Pennsylvania with 22 percent, according to a new poll, but that is down from 30 percent in October.\n\nFormer Vice President Joe Biden remains the front-runner in Pennsylvania among Democrats, according to a new poll, while just 41 percent of registered voters said President Donald Trump deserves re-election.\n\nIn the latest Franklin and Marshall College poll released Thursday, Biden was supported by 22 percent of Democrats, but that was down from the school’s October poll.\n\nBiden was followed by Vermont U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders at 15 percent, Massachusetts U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren at 14 percent and billionaire businessman Michael Bloomberg with 7 percent.\n\nThe remaining Democratic primary candidates had 6 percent or less support in the poll.\n\nF&M College’s October poll had Biden with 30 percent, leading Warren, who had 18 percent, and Sanders at 12 percent. Bloomberg had not yet entered the race when that poll was taken.\n\nWhen asked who their second choice for president would be, 26 percent of Democrats said Warren, followed by Sanders and Biden tied at 18 percent each, and South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg with 11 percent.\n\nA statement from F&M College pollsters said the contest between Biden, Warren and Sanders \"is driven by ideology\" with 72 percent of Sanders voters and 73 percent of Warren supporters identifying themselves as liberal, compared to just 40 percent of Biden supporters.\n\nPennsylvania’s primary is on April 28.\n\nTwenty percent of Democrats said healthcare is their top issue in picking a candidate and 42 percent said honesty is the quality they want most in one.\n\nTrump’s numbers remain worrisome for Republicans, but while only 41 percent said he deserves re-election that is up from October when 37 percent said he did. Fifty-seven percent said it is time for a change in the White House, compared to 59 percent in October.\n\nAsked to rate Trump’s job performance, 21 percent rated it as excellent, 17 percent as good, 12 percent as fair and 49 percent as poor.\n\nOf the respondents supporting Trump, 83 percent said they would vote for him no matter who ran against him, while 87 percent of people opposing him said they would vote against him regardless of which Democrat challenges him.\n\nTrump and the top three Democratic candidates are all underwater when it comes to their favorable/unfavorable ratings. F&M College found that Trump was at 41 percent/55 percent, Biden was at 43 percent/47 percent, Sanders was at 39 percent/54 percent and Warren was at 37 percent/46 percent.\n\nRegionally, 51 percent of respondents from southwestern Pennsylvania said Trump should not be voted out while 33 percent said it is time for a change.\n\nAmong the Democratic candidates, 22 percent of southwestern Pennsylvania voters chose \"other\" and 31 percent said they had no preferred candidate, while 15 percent picked Sanders, 14 percent went with Biden and Bloomberg, and Warren received no votes.\n\nNatural gas fracking has become an issue in the race with several Democratic candidates promising to ban the controversial extraction practice. Fifty-five percent of southwestern Pennsylvania respondents oppose a fracking ban and 28 percent support one.\n\nPhiladelphia (67 percent) and Allegheny County (61 percent) had the strongest support for a fracking ban while southwestern and central Pennsylvania (47 percent) had the strongest opposition to a ban.\n\nOverall, state voters support fracking 48 percent to 44 percent.\n\nThe F&M College poll surveyed 628 registered voters between Jan. 20 and 26. The margin of error is plus or minus 6.2 percentage points for the poll and plus or minus 9 percentage points for questions to 292 registered Democrats."], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "423 SHARES Share Tweet\n\nChad Wolf, the acting secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), ordered a review of state laws allowing illegal aliens to obtain driver’s licenses that will enable many illegals to vote.\n\nNew York is the latest state to pass such a bill on driver’s licenses.\n\nMany county clerks in New York State are against the new law that allows illegals to use foreign documents to get driver’s licenses because employees are unfamiliar with the documents that are usually in Spanish.\n\nIt opens up the process to massive fraud.\n\nYou can use your driver’s license to register to vote in New York, which makes it easy for illegals to vote.\n\nEvery time an illegal casts a vote, it cancels out the vote of an American.\n\nWolf has ordered every department at the DHS to review the laws and see how they affect the DHS from doing its job.\n\nWolf has previously indicated that he is not in favor of illegals having licenses.\n\nThis review is probably to establish the fact that it violates the supremacy clause that disallows states from passing laws that are contrary to federal laws.\n\nFrom The Daily Caller :\n\nWolf on Tuesday ordered all of the components of DHS to conduct a department-wide review of the state laws to determine how they affect their day-to-day operations, according to a memo obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation. The DHS chief’s directive indicates he is prepared to take aim against the state laws.\n\n“Accordingly, I am instructing each operational component to conduct an assessment of the impact of these laws, so that the Department is prepared to deal with and counter these impacts as we protect the homeland,” Wolf’s memo read.\n\nThe memo follows implementation of New York’s “Green Light” law, and passage of a similar bill in New Jersey in December. Both laws not only allow illegal aliens to obtain driver’s licenses, but also restrict DMV data from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and other agencies within the Department of Homeland Security.", "pos": ["The acting secretary of Homeland Security is taking aim Tuesday at new laws in New York, New Jersey and other states that allow immigrants to get driver's licenses without proof they are in the U.S. legally, and restrict data sharing with federal authorities.\n\nChad Wolf sent a memo to all the components of Homeland Security, which include U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the Coast Guard and the Transportation Security Administration, requesting a department study on how the laws affect its enforcement efforts for both immigration and other investigations into human trafficking, drug smuggling and counterterrorism.\n\nNew York's law went into effect earlier this month, and migrants lined up to get documents. It was the 13th state to authorize licenses for drivers without legal immigration status, and most of the other states also restrict data sharing. New Jersey lawmakers passed a similar bill in December.\n\nNew York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, both Democrats, are frequent thorns in the side of the Trump administration's efforts to restrict immigration. New York City is home to an estimated 500,000 immigrants in the country illegally.\n\nThe laws prohibit state Department of Motor Vehicles officials from providing data to agencies that enforce immigration law unless a judge orders it. New York cut off database access to at least three federal agencies last week when the law went into effect.\n\nWolf said in his memo, obtained by The Associated Press, that the department must be \"prepared to deal with and counter these impacts as we protect the homeland.\"\n\nAn estimated 265,000 immigrants without legal documents were expected to get driver's licenses within three years, more than half of them in New York City, according to the Fiscal Policy Institute.\n\nApplicants must still get a permit and pass a road test to qualify for a \"standard driver's license,\" which cannot be used for federal purposes like an enhanced driver's license or Real ID.\n\nWolf's directive asks that each agency survey what DMV information is already available, how it is used in day-to-day operations, and what the security consequences are without the data.\n\n\"The Trump administration takes the mission of protecting the Homeland very seriously,\" said DHS spokeswoman Heather Swift. She said the laws were short-sighted and unsafe and skirt immigration laws on the books for decades. \"These types of laws make it easier for terrorists and criminals to obtain fraudulent documents,\" she said.\n\nNew York authorities and other state officials say the laws are meant to lower the number of uninsured people, improve traffic safety and allow for better opportunity for work."], "neg": ["Press release:\n\nA temporary restraining order (TRO) was issued by Federal Court Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo on December 31 in U.S. District Court in Western New York. The TRO prohibits New York State from enforcing certain actions and imposing penalties upon farmers stemming from a new law scheduled to go into effect today.\n\nIt is important to note, the TRO does not impact the law or impact the wages of the vast majority of hourly employees working on New York farms and the payment of overtime, nor was it intended to.\n\nThe court action followed a lawsuit filed on Monday, December 30 that would temporarily halt the implementation of the Farm Laborers Fair Labor Practices Act on January 1, 2020. The suit was filed by the Northeast Dairy Producers Association (NEDPA) and the New York State Vegetable Growers Association (NYSVGA) on behalf of the organizations' member farmers across the state, seeking clarity and to ensure they are in compliance with the law’s requirements.\n\nThe TRO specifically restrains the state government from enforcing the Act where such actions would impact the status, compensation, and hours of supervisors, family members, shareholders, and administrative and professional employees. The TRO will be in effect for several weeks. If a mutually agreeable settlement is not reached, a preliminary injunction hearing will be held on January 24.\n\nBrian Reeves, President of the New York State Vegetable Growers Association, and owner of Reeves Farms in Baldwinsville (Onondaga County), said, “The ruling in favor of the TRO is an important first step for ensuring the Farm Laborers Fair Labor Practice Act is implemented fairly for all who work on farms in New York. We want to protect the rights of all who work on our farms and are so important to our success. We look forward to working with the Governor and the Legislature to correct the statute to better address the rights of all who work on our farms.”\n\nJon Greenwood, Chair of the Northeast Dairy Producers Association, and co-owner of Greenwood Dairy Farm in Canton (St. Lawrence County), said, “The narrow scope of the TRO ruling will allow us to continue to work with the state to improve language and definitions in the Act. Providing clarity to New York’s farms will help us protect our management teams while assuring family members and others employed on our farms are treated fairly. We look forward to working with the state and court to ensure that the interests of farmers, their families, and employees are represented in the new state law.”", "Society\n\nNICOSIA (AP) — Cyprus’ attorney general said Tuesday he couldn’t suspend the trial of a 19 year-old British woman found guilty of lying about being gang raped by as many as dozen Israelis because she had leveled “grave accusations” against police investigators that had to be adjudicated in court.\n\nCostas Clerides said the woman’s allegation that police coerced her into retracting her rape claim “could not have been left to linger” so he could not move to suspend the trial.\n\nClerides also said the woman’s insistence that she didn’t get a fair trial is “essentially a legal-constitutional matter” that a courtof law must rule on.\n\n“Any intervention on the part of the attorney general, either for reasons of public interest or any other reasons, would have constituted nothing more than an obstacle to ascertaining the true facts of the case, as well as interference in the judiciary’s work,” Clerides said in a statement.\n\nThe woman, who hasn’t been named was found guilty on Monday on a charge of public mischief and is due to be sentenced Jan. 7. The charge carries a maximum of a year in prison and a fine of 1,700 euros ($1, 907).\n\nShe insists that she was raped in a hotel room at a coastal resort town on July 17 and that she was forced to sign the retraction 10 days later while under police questioning. Her lawyers said they would appeal the decision, citing the judge’s refusal to consider evidence that she had been raped.\n\nFamagusta District Court Judge Michalis Papathanasiou said the defendant didn’t tell the truth and tried to deceive the court with “evasive” statements in her testimony.\n\nThe judge said the woman had admitted to investigators that she made up the claims because she was “ashamed” after finding out that some of the Israelis had videoed her having consensual sex with her Israeli boyfriend on their mobile phones.\n\nDuring the trial, defense lawyers had called the police investigation deficient and improper, with detectives making major lapses and omissions in their work while having a mistaken perception of the true facts surrounding their client’s claim.\n\nClerides issued the statement following revelations that two former attorneys general and others had sent him a written appeal last month to suspend the case so as not to damage Cyprus’ image abroad.\n\nThe British government on Monday cast doubt over whether the teenager received a fair trial and said that it would raise the issue with Cypriot authorities.\n\nCyprus’ government spokesman Kyriakos Kousios said the government doesn’t intervene or comment on pending court cases, saying it has “full confidence in the justice system and the courts,” which should be left unfettered to implement the law and deliver justice.\n\n—\n\nBy MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press", "Chinese phone maker Realme has said that they will introduce ads with their latest software update of ColorOS. In a note on their official website, the brand confirmed that this feature of content recommendation will be available on phones with ColorOS 6 and above. This will basically promote apps and commercial links in the base operating system through the phone’s Phone Manager app and Security Check page.\n\n“To continue offering more surprises for you and maintain a healthy and sustainable business model, we have introduced commercial content recommendation in the OS. Realme phones with ColorOS 6 and above will receive such recommendation updates. We encourage you to update the system regularly to enjoy a better operating experience and receive the latest Android security patches,” the phone maker said in its note.\n\nEven though the brand has stated that ads will appear in the Phone Manager and on the Security Check page once new apps are installed, they have also mentioned that the users who do not want this ad service can disable the same. In order to remove ads from the Realme phone, these steps need to be followed:\n\n• Go to settings\n\n• Select Additional Settings\n\n• Scroll down to, get recommendations option\n\n• Disable the toggle.\n\nGet the best of News18 delivered to your inbox - subscribe to News18 Daybreak. Follow News18.com on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Telegram, TikTok and on YouTube, and stay in the know with what's happening in the world around you – in real time.", "(MENAFN - Arab Times) KUWAIT CITY, Dec 31, (KUNA): His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah on Tuesday exchanged cables of congratulations with heads of Arab and friendly countries on the advent of 2020, wishing them stability, peace and prosperity.\n\nHis Highness the Amir also exchanged cables with leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Member States to greet them on the New Year.\n\nIn his cables, His Highness the Amir wished them and all Gulf peoples a happy New Year, praying to Allah Almighty to bestow more progress, welfare and prosperity on all GCC states.\n\ntype=\"text/javascript\">(function() {\n\nMENAFN3112201900960000ID1099493600", "At least 24 people were confirmed killed after a camp for internally displaced people was attacked in Sudan's West Darfur, an international peacekeeping official said on Wednesday, as top officials arrived to try to calm the violence.Krinding Camp, just east of state capital el-Geneina, was raided on Dec. 29-30 following a dispute between Arab and African ethnic groups, said Ashraf Eissa, a spokesman for the joint African Union-United Nations peacekeeping mission in Darfur, UNAMID.\"The Arab tribesman's people came to the IDP camp and started shooting and killing and burning,\" he said.\"Then relatives went to the hospital and threatened hospital staff at gunpoint and destroyed the blood bank ... and when a government of Sudan policeman tried to intervene he was shot and killed.\"Brokering lasting peace in Darfur and other parts of Sudan is one of the main challenges facing military and civilian authorities sharing power following the overthrow of former president Omar al-Bashir last April."], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "Carlos Ghosn is apparently beyond the reach of Japanese justice after fleeing to Lebanon but his departure poses many questions, not least the fate of his former aide, Greg Kelly.\n\nKelly, 63, remains on bail in Japan where he awaits trial on similar charges to Ghosn. Nissan accused Kelly, who is American, of “deep involvement” in his boss’s misconduct. This included the underreporting of Ghosn’s pay packets, which had faced criticism as being excessive. Both have denied all allegations against them.\n\nKelly, a lawyer by training who joined Nissan in 1988, rose steadily through the carmaker’s human resources division. Ghosn arrived in 1999 with a mandate to turn round the struggling company, with a key ally in Kelly, who became the first American to join Nissan’s board in June 2012.\n\n\n\nThe US Securities and Exchange Commission said in September that Kelly gave Ghosn “substantial assistance” to conceal more than $90m (£68m) of pay, along with a boost of more than $50m to his retirement package. Kelly paid a $100,000 penalty to settle the SEC charges, without admitting or denying guilt, and was barred as a US company director for five years.\n\nKelly was released from the Tokyo detention centre – where he and Ghosn spent long periods – on Christmas Day 2018. Ghosn’s escape will now thrust the spotlight on the trial of his former righthand man.\n\nIt will also heighten scrutiny of Japan’s notoriously harsh justice system, which experts say ill befits one of the world’s most advanced economies. A widely cited 99.8% conviction rate for those charged with crimes has led to criticism that judges give prosecutors too much credence, while the country still retains the death penalty for more serious crimes.\n\nSign up to the daily Business Today email or follow Guardian Business on Twitter at @BusinessDesk\n\nIn April, more than 1,000 Japanese academics and lawyers – including Ghosn’s lawyer, Junichiro Hironaka – signed a letter organised by Human Rights Watch criticising Japan’s hitojichi-shiho, or “hostage justice” system. Suspects can be detained for long periods, questioned without their lawyers present, and barred from access to their families – as was the case for Ghosn.\n\nKenneth Roth, the non-governmental organisation’s executive director, said: “Among the conditions of Japan’s justice system that Carlos Ghosn fled was a prohibition of communicating with his wife – part of the pressure to induce confessions even out of formal custody.”\n\nThe Ghosn case also highlights the potential for abuse of a 23-day detention limit, with prosecutors regularly rearresting suspects on minor variations of original charges in order to continue questioning.", "pos": ["TOKYO >> By jumping bail, former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn, who had long insisted on his innocence, has now committed a clear crime and can never return to Japan without going to jail.\n\n“So he now has burnt his bridges to Japan,” Stephen Givens, a lawyer and expert on Japan’s legal and corporate systems, said Wednesday. “This is going to end in basically a stalemate with him spending the rest of his life in Lebanon.”\n\nHow exactly Ghosn fled surveillance in Japan and popped up in Lebanon, or who might have directed the dramatic escape, remains unclear.\n\nThe Tokyo District Court revoked his bail, Japanese media reports said, meaning authorities would seize the $14 million Ghosn had posted on two separate instances to get out of detention.\n\nGhosn was first arrested in November 2018, released and then rearrested.\n\nThe court was closed for the New Year’s holidays and could not be immediately reached for comment.\n\nGhosn had been out on bail while awaiting trial on various financial misconduct allegations. The trial was expected to start in April. The date had not been set.\n\nHow the Japanese authorities might investigate Ghosn’s escape and what action they might take on the apparent security lapses remains unclear.\n\nGhosn, who is of Lebanese origin and holds French, Lebanese and Brazilian passports, disclosed his location in a statement through his representatives but did not say how he managed to flee Japan. He promised to talk to reporters next week.\n\nHe said he wanted to avoid “injustice and political persecution.”\n\n“I am now in Lebanon and will no longer be held hostage by a rigged Japanese justice system where guilt is presumed, discrimination is rampant, and basic human rights are denied, in flagrant disregard of Japan’s legal obligations under international law and treaties it is bound to uphold,” the statement said.\n\nHis lawyer Junichiro Hironaka denied all knowledge of the escape, saying he was stunned. He said he didn’t expect Ghosn to return to Japan.\n\nWhen asked if Ghosn had taken any of the documents being prepared for the trial, Hironaka acknowledged he hadn’t checked but said he seriously doubted Ghosn would care about a trial he had taken such pains to avoid.\n\nJapanese media reports said Wednesday there were no official records of Ghosn’s departure from the country, but a private jet had left from a regional airport to Turkey. One report said he sneaked out from his Tokyo home hiding in a case for a musical instrument.\n\nLebanon’s minister for presidential affairs, Selim Jreissati, told the An-Nahar newspaper that Ghosn entered legally at the airport with a French passport and Lebanese ID.\n\nFrance has reacted with surprise and confusion, denying any knowledge.\n\nSpeculation is rife that a foreign or Japanese government, or both, might have been involved, or maybe just looked the other way to allow the escape to rid the public of a potentially embarrassing trial.\n\nWith him missing, Ghosn’s trial is suspended.\n\nBut a trial is still pending against Nissan as a company and Greg Kelly, another Nissan executive. Kelly, an American, has said he is innocent.\n\nKelly’s allegations overlap with those charges against Ghosn related to the underreporting of Ghosn’s future compensation. Those charges are less serious than the additional breach of trust accusations against Ghosn.\n\nGhosn has been charged with breach of trust in having Nissan shoulder his personal investment losses, and diverting payments in Saudi Arabia and Oman for personal gain.\n\nHe has repeatedly asserted his innocence, saying authorities trumped up the charges to prevent a fuller merger between Nissan and alliance partner Renault SA."], "neg": ["The Passion Translation (TPT)\n\n6 My son, if you cosign a loan for an acquaintance\n\nand guarantee his debt,\n\nyou’ll be sorry that you ever did it!\n\n2 You’ll be trapped by your promise\n\nand legally bound by the agreement.\n\nSo listen carefully to my advice:\n\n3 Quickly get out of it if you possibly can!\n\nSwallow your pride, get over your embarrassment,\n\nand go tell your “friend” you want your name[a] off that contract.\n\n4 Don’t put it off, and don’t rest until you get it done.\n\n5 Rescue yourself from future pain[b]\n\nand be free from it once and for all.\n\nYou’ll be so relieved that you did![c]\n\nLife Lessons\n\n6 When you’re feeling lazy,\n\ncome and learn a lesson from this tale of the tiny ant.\n\nYes, all you lazybones, come learn\n\nfrom the example of the ant and enter into wisdom.\n\n7 The ants have no chief, no boss, no manager—\n\nno one has to tell them what to do.\n\n8 You’ll see them working and toiling all summer long,\n\nstockpiling their food in preparation for winter.\n\n9 So wake up, sleepyhead. How long will you lie there?\n\nWhen will you wake up and get out of bed?\n\n10 If you keep nodding off and thinking, “I’ll do it later,”\n\nor say to yourself, “I’ll just sit back awhile and take it easy,”\n\njust watch how the future unfolds!\n\n11 By making excuses you’ll learn what it means to go without.\n\nPoverty will pounce on you like a bandit[d]\n\nand move in as your roommate for life.[e]\n\n12–13 Here’s another life lesson to learn\n\nfrom observing the wayward and wicked man.[f]\n\nYou can tell they are lawless.\n\nThey’re constant liars, proud deceivers,\n\nfull of clever ploys and convincing plots.[g]\n\n14 Their twisted thoughts are perverse,\n\nalways with a scheme to stir up trouble,\n\nand sowing strife with every step they take.\n\n15 But when calamity comes knocking on their door,\n\nsuddenly and without warning they’re undone—\n\nbroken to bits, shattered, with no hope of healing.[h]\n\nSeven Things God Hates\n\n16 There are six evils God truly hates\n\nand a seventh[i] that is an abomination to him:\n\n17 Putting others down while considering yourself superior,\n\nspreading lies and rumors,\n\nspilling the blood of the innocent,\n\n18 plotting evil in your heart toward another,\n\ngloating over doing what’s plainly wrong,\n\n19 spouting lies in false testimony,\n\nand stirring up strife between friends.[j]\n\nThese are entirely despicable to God!\n\n20 My son, obey your father’s godly instruction\n\nand follow your mother’s life-giving teaching.[k]\n\n21 Fill your heart with their advice\n\nand let your life be shaped by what they’ve taught you.[l]\n\n22 Their wisdom will guide you wherever you go\n\nand keep you from bringing harm to yourself.\n\nTheir instruction will whisper to you at every sunrise\n\nand direct you through a brand-new day.\n\n23 For truth[m] is a bright beam of light\n\nshining into every area of your life,\n\ninstructing and correcting you to discover the ways to godly living.\n\nTruth or Consequences\n\n24–25 Truth will protect you from immorality\n\nand from the promiscuity of another man’s wife.\n\nYour heart won’t be enticed by her flatteries[n]\n\nor lust over her beauty—\n\nnor will her suggestive ways conquer you.\n\n26 Prostitutes reduce a man to poverty,[o]\n\nand the adulteress steals your soul—\n\nshe may even cost you your life![p]\n\n27 For how can a man light his pants on fire and not be burned?\n\n28 Can he walk over hot coals of fire[q] and not blister his feet?\n\n29 What makes you think that you can sleep with another man’s wife\n\nand not get caught?\n\nDo you really think you’ll get away with it?\n\nDon’t you know it will ruin your life?\n\n30 You can almost excuse a thief if he steals to feed his own family.\n\n31 But if he’s caught, he still has to pay back what he stole sevenfold;\n\nhis punishment and fine will cost him greatly.\n\n32 Don’t be so stupid as to think\n\nyou can get away with your adultery.\n\nIt will destroy your life,[r] and you’ll pay the price\n\nfor the rest of your days.\n\n33 You’ll discover what humiliation, shame,\n\nand disgrace are all about,\n\nfor no one will ever let you forget what you’ve done.\n\n34 A husband’s jealousy makes a man furious;\n\nhe won’t spare you when he comes to take revenge.\n\n35 Try all you want to talk your way out of it—\n\noffer him a bribe and see if you can manipulate him\n\nwith your money.\n\nNothing will turn him aside\n\nwhen he comes to you with vengeance in his eyes!\n\nImage courtesy of pixabay.com. Used with permission.", "Things to Prioritize When Looking for a Security Company\n\nEveryone wants to feel secure at either their workplace or at home. The safety of your premises is one thing that you need to uphold. You will be able to feel secure if you hire a security system. The security company that you choose will have security systems on your property. These systems will be able to notify you in case of danger and keep your premises secure. You should figure out some elements before choosing a security company. Read on the following article to discover the factors that you should consider before choosing a security company.\n\nWhat’s the cost of installation from the security company? You should not choose a security company if its way out of your budget. There is a higher probability that you will find the most affordable company if you compare the prices of different companies. The cost from the company will depend on your needs and the quality of the company. You should expect to pay more if you choose a high-quality company or if you have many things to be done. Don’t feel bad once you incur a higher cost for you to get the best security system installation.\n\nAfter knowing a company’s period of existence then you can go ahead and choose it. The level of experience matches the period of existence. If a security company has been operating for a long time then it’s likely to be well-experienced. Offering the installation services to different people is what makes a security company experienced. You will have nothing to worry about if you settle for a well-experienced company since they are well-equipped in their job. You can also consider a newly established security company if you see its potential.\n\nYou should only choose a security company if it’s licensed. The security company should be registered under a professional body. You need to make sure that a company’s license is up to date. A security company has to have all the qualifications for it to be licensed. You will not regret choosing a licensed security company. You can report a licensed company to the authorities in case of any problem. Under no circumstances should you choose a company that is not licensed.\n\nYou need to ask for recommendations on the best security company. You can inquire from your relatives, friends or co-workers. There is a high probability that you will get a good suggestion if these people have had an encounter with a security company before. You should not ignore these recommendations. You need to research on a security company before choosing one. Don’t choose a security company if you don’t like it. You are guaranteed of the best security company if you consider these factors.\n\nWhat Do You Know About\n\n: 10 Mistakes that Most People Make", "The Augustinian Province in Malta said on Wednesday preparations were underway for Cardinal Prospero Grech’s funeral.\n\nCardinal Grech, the second Cardinal in Maltese history, died on Monday.\n\nHis body was on Tuesday returned to the St Monica International College, where he lived most of his life, and where people could pay their last respects.\n\nOn Thursday, a Vatican official will sign the traditional Rogito - a testament to his life that will be placed in the coffin.\n\nThe body will then be taken to St Peter’s Basilica where the funeral will be held at the Altar of the Chair of Peter. The ceremony will be led by Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, the vice-decan of the College of Cardinals.\n\nPope Francis will preside over the last part of the funeral rites.\n\nThe general prior of the Order, Fr Alejandro Moral Anton, the prior of the Maltese Augustinian Province Fr Leslie Gatt, several Augustinian brothers and other priests, Archbishop Charles Scicluna, Gozo bishop Mario Grech and a number of other bishops will be in attendance.\n\nThe Maltese state will be represented by President George Vella and Mrs Vella. Foreign Minister Carmelo Abela and Malta’s ambassador at the Vatican, Frank Zammit, will also be attending.\n\nMeanwhile, the Augustinian Province in Malta said it was preparing for the Cardinal’s body to be brought to Malta in the coming days. It planned to hold Mass praesente cadavere to give those who wished to pay him their last respects the opportunity to do so. Details will be given at a later stage.\n\nThe Order said that in the past days it received several messages of condolences including from Pope Francis and the Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin.\n\nIt thanked those who expressed regret at the news of Cardinal Grech's death while acknowledging his qualities and priceless heritage he left in several sectors. It also called on people to keep the late Cardinal in their prayers.", "The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has visited the Police Training College at Alimankara in Gwoza and climbed the hills as part of operational visit to North East.\n\nNews Agency of Nigeria recalls that the college is one of the critical security institutions overran by the Boko Haram terrorists during the peak of their activities in Borno state in August 2014.\n\nThe Alimankara village where the college is located and indeed the entire Gwoza local government was under the control of the terrorists for months before the troops of Nigerian Army retook the area in 2015.\n\nDuring the visit, it was observed that normalcy has since returned to the town with the residents chanting in excitement while the rebuilding works at the college has reached advance stages of completion.\n\nBuratai was conducted round the college by the top police officers in the college.\n\nAfter the ascent of the two hills, Buratai disclosed that the value of climbing the hills was borne out of the desire to feel what they troops feel in carrying out operations there.\n\nAccording to him, if you don’t feel the pinch you will not know the impact of what your colleagues are also facing.\n\n“This what they do virtually every day, they don’t only climb, they equally trek far distances and so it is good for us to appreciate what they are doing and we will be in a better state to understand their feeling and also address them as the case may be.\n\n“As you can see, it is equally a morale booster because I have gone up there to see the observation course officer at the peak of this hill which is almost the highest around here.\n\n“Seeing the chief of Army Staff with him there is something that he never imagined but this is encouraging them and to tell them we are with them,” he said.\n\nBuratai commended the performance of the troops against the terrorists in the area and the north east in general, adding that the performance had been impressive and encouraging.\n\nHe said that the troops had exhibited high level of professionalism and resilience with the knowledge of the terrain, adding that they had continued to raid the hideouts of the terrorists.\n\nHe said: “I am sure the progress is quite commendable and we hope as we enter the new year, they will be more result oriented operations to finally clear the remnant of the Boko Haram.”\n\nHe said that the super camp concept had achieved its objective, saying it has helped the troops to have much understanding of the behaviour of the terrorists.\n\nAccording to him, the initial misconception about super camps has been assuaged as well as the fears of the people and it is something that we will continue to build on to make sure we succeed at the end.\n\nBuratai, while wishing the people of the area a peaceful 2020, also assured them that the troops would continue to provide them security enable them enjoy more harvest from their farms.\n\n“Let them keep supporting the troops and all of us and provide useful information that would be used in identifying the terrorists in the communities and around the bushes as well,” he said.", "Before\n\nthe end of 2019, President Akufo-Addo hosted some of the famous\n\npersonalities that were still town at his Nima residence for a private\n\nparty.\n\nThe party which came off on Monday was graced by Nigerian singer, Davido who kept the party alive with his hit songs.\n\nThe\n\n‘Year of Return’ policy was introduced by government to encourage\n\npeople from the diaspora to visit the country and connect with their\n\norigin.\n\nCelebrities like Black Panther star Lupita Nyong’o were all present at the event.\n\nIn a photo with award-winning actress, Lupita Nyong’o, Beyonce’s mother, Tina Knowles-Lawson were captured smiling cheerfully.\n\nAmerican Businesswoman, Bazoma Saint John who was also present shared a photo with a captioned which reveals she was on her third trip to the country.\n\nEarlier that day, President Nana Akufo-Addo touted the progress of the Year of Return, describing activities generated by the campaign in Ghana as a “welcomed shock”.\n\nIn October this year, the President launched the “Year of Return” to\n\nmake Ghana the focus for millions of African descendants reacting to\n\ntheir marginalization by tracing their ancestry and their identity.\n\nSo far, the Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) revealed they spent GHC6m on the policy’s campaign.\n\nMeanwhile, Nana Addo has launched an extension of the “Year of Return” which he calls “Beyond the Return The Diaspora Dividend”"], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "Green shoots appeared to be emerging in the auto sector on Wednesday with Maruti Suzuki India reporting 3.9 per cent increase in total sales during December.\n\nDriven by festive season and heavy discounts, the country's largest car manufacturer sold 1.33 lakh units as compared to 1.28 lakh units year-on-year.\n\nDomestic sales grew by 3.5 per cent at 1.25 lakh units against 1.21 lakh units in December 2018 while exports grew by 10.2 per cent at 7,561 units in December 2019 as against 6,859 units in the same month of previous year.\n\nPassenger car sales went up by 9.1 per cent at 91,341 units against 83,729 units while passenger vehicle sales grew by 2.5 per cent at 1.22 lakh units against 1.19 lakh units year-on-year.\n\nWhile the mini-car segment showed a decline of 13.6 per cent at 23,883 units from 27,649, the compact-car segment (New WagonR, Swift, Celerio, Ignis, Baleno, Dzire) reported 27.9 per cent jump in sales at 65,673 units from 51,346 units. Taken together, the mini and compact segment clocked a gain of 13.4 per cent.\n\nHowever, the mid-size Ciaz reported 62.3 per cent drop in December 2019 sales at 1,786 units from 4,734 units in the year-ago period. The sale of vans (Omni, Eeco) too crashed by 51.8 per cent to 7,634 units from 15,850 units.\n\nAmid slowdown in economic growth and weak demand environment, the automobile industry saw a significant decline in sales during 2019 due to increase in the cost of acquisition of a car, more stringent safety and emission (BS 6) norms, increase in vehicle insurance expenses and hike in road taxes in many states.\n\n.\n\n(This story has not been edited by Business Standard staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)", "pos": ["The country's leading carmaker Maruti Suzuki India recorded 2.4 per cent year-on-year rise in car sales at 133,296 units in India during December. A major reason for the rise has been attributed to a higher demand for compact models such as New WagonR, thereby offsetting a slump in smaller cars. Maruti had seen a 3.3 per cent drop in sales in November.\n\nIn a statement to the stock exchanges, Maruti Suzuki India said it sold 124,375 vehicles in the domestic market in December, compared to 121,479 vehicles sold in the same month a year back. After including exports and sales to other original equipment manufacturers (OEM), the firm clocked a 3.9 per cent rise in sales to 133,296 vehicles, the company said.\n\nMini cars comprising products like Alto, S-Presso and Old WagonR saw sales drop 13.6 per cent to 23,883 pieces. However, the compact category, which includes cars like New WagonR, Swift, Celerio and Dzire, saw nearly 28 per cent rise to 65,673. Mid-sized Ciaz saw a 62.3 per cent drop in sales to 1,786, while utility vehicles sale rose 17.7 per cent to 23,808 units. During April-December, Maruti's domestic sales had dropped nearly 17 per cent at 1.1 million units.\n\nMaruti Suzuki India, which had posted a 2.3 per cent increase in sales in October breaking a series of seven straight months of decline, fell in November posting a 3.3 per cent drop in its passenger vehicle sales over the last year. The company dispatched 139,133 units to its dealerships across the country last month against 143,890 units in October last year. In absolute terms, this was Maruti's highest sales in any month this fiscal.\n\nIndia's automobile industry is bracing itself for a unique challenge in the first quarter of 2020 when the transition of BS-IV to BS-VI emission norms has to be made at the stroke of midnight on March 31, 2020. No BS-IV vehicle could be sold from April 1, 2020, which means automakers would have to reduce their inventory on BS-IV models to zero by then. The exercise is likely to see companies show extra caution in dispatching cars to dealers in the next few months, which may cause a continuation of the decline in wholesale numbers.\n\nAlso read: It's a wrap: The best and worst of cars in 2019\n\nAlso read: Maruti Suzuki Dzire is the highest-selling passenger vehicle in first eight months of FY20"], "neg": ["Ponce, Puerto Rico (CNN) The Ponciana Condominium building here is one of the most distinctive in the island's second-largest city. It's a 12-story structure, just south of downtown, with medical and commercial units on its first three floors and residential units on the remaining nine.\n\nBut after a series of tremors and aftershocks that have rattled Puerto Rico's southern coast since December 28, the tower now sits empty.\n\nPonce authorities declared it uninhabitable shortly after a mandatory evacuation prompted by a 6.4 magnitude earthquake left cracks and fissures on three sides of the building. Ivette Campos says her elderly aunt was one of those residents who were quickly evacuated.\n\n\"They kicked all the residents out as well as people in the doctors' offices, and nobody truly knows what's going to happen with the building,\" Campos said.\n\nThe Ponciana was cleared of residents since an earthquake and aftershocks.\n\nMayor María E. Meléndez said that there are areas in Ponce that \"were severely affected and we estimate the damage to be above $200 million, in addition to the losses sustained by businesses that have had to shut their doors.\"\n\nRead More", "Hayman Island Resort, Funnel Bay and Cruise Whitsunday's Reef Suites were among the 24 developments that drew the most investment. Images: Monique Preston, Supplied.\n\nHayman Island Resort, Funnel Bay and Cruise Whitsunday's Reef Suites were among the 24 developments that drew the most investment. Images: Monique Preston, Supplied.\n\nTHE region has seen plenty of exciting developments with many more promised for new year, and behind big projects is big money.\n\nLAST year saw the much-awaited reopening of Daydream and Hayman islands, the reveal of the refreshed Airlie Beach Foreshore and the upgrade of the Whitsunday Coast Regional Airport.\n\nThis year even more developments are set to begin including the Funnel Bay development and the Shute Harbour restoration.\n\nFor those interested in the numbers behind these projects, here's a list of the top 24 completed, planned and in progress developments that drew the most investment in the Whitsundays.\n\nData is accurate as at October 1, 2019.\n\n1. Hamilton Island (over 10 years): $750,000,000 (in progress)\n\n2. Daydream Island Resort: $140,000,000 (completed)\n\n3. Hayman Island Resort: $135,000,000 (completed)\n\n4. Shute Harbour restoration: $50,000,000 (due for completion early 2021)\n\n5. Funnel Bay development: $50,000,000 (due to commence construction)\n\n6. Whitsunday Coast Airport: $40,000,000 (completed)\n\n7. Proserpine Entertainment Centre: $10,700,000 (funding signed off)\n\n8. Cruise Whitsundays Reef Suites: $8,000,000 (completed)\n\n9. Airlie Beach Hotel: $7,000,000 (completed)\n\n10. Airlie Beach Foreshore: $6,300,000 (completed)\n\n11. Beautiful Bowen project: $5,000,000 (stage 1 completed)\n\n12. Pavillion Arcade: $4,300,000 (in progress)\n\n13. Hook Island Eco Retreat: $4,000,000 (in progress)\n\n14. Proserpine main street arcade: $3,600,000 (in progress)\n\n15. Lake Proserpine recreation hub: $3,000,000 (in progress)\n\n16. Hill Inlet upgrade and expansion: $2,000,000 (in progress)\n\n17. Heart Reef Island: $2,000,000 (completed)\n\n18. Proserpine Water Park: $1,700,000 (completed)\n\n19. 74 Taphouse and Eatery and Whitsunday Islands Brewing Company: $1,000,000 (completed)\n\n20. Camp Island: $1,000,000 (completed)\n\n21. Flagstaff Hill Interpretive Centre: $1,000,000 (in progress)\n\n22. Indigenous Bush Tucker Trail and Paddock to Plate venue, Flagstaff Hill: $1,000,000 (in progress)\n\n23. Reef Ecologic underwater sculptures: $971,610 (in progress)\n\n24. Palm Bay refurbishment: $750,000 (completed)", "Coronavirus may stick around longer than you think — here's what you need to know\n\nThe new coronavirus, COVID-19, is a pandemic. Reported illnesses range from very mild to severe, including death. Scientists and medical experts anticipate widespread transmission will occur in the U.S. in coming months and recommend social distancing, among other measures, to slow the spread. Call your doctor and stay home if you are sick. Get more information at CDC.gov/coronavirus or call the Tennessee Department of Health coronavirus information line at 877-857-2945 from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. EDT daily. Knox News is making this coverage of the coronavirus available to all readers, including nonsubscribers, to help people stay safe.\n\nSchools, businesses and restaurants across the country have cut hours or closed entirely for deep cleaning amid the spread of COVID-19. However, a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine found that the coronavirus can live on surfaces and in the air for hours, sometimes days.\n\nThe virus spreads between people who are in close contact with one another through infected droplets, much like the common cold or flu, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.\n\nScientists from the CDC, National Institutes of Health, Princeton and UCLA sprayed an aerosol that mimicked the microscopic droplets created when an infected person coughs or sneezes onto surfaces including plastic, stainless steel, cardboard and copper to represent a variety of household and hospital settings.\n\nNewsletter: Stay safe and informed with updates on the spread of the coronavirus.\n\nCoronavirus: CDC issues information on virus lifespan CDC says coronavirus 'does not spread easily' by touching surfaces or objects. But it still 'may be possible.' USA TODAY\n\nHow long the coronavirus can be infectious in an experimental setting\n\nPlastic: 3 days\n\nStainless steel: 3 days\n\nThe coronavirus can live on polypropylene, a type of plastic used in everything from Tupperware to toys, and stainless steel for up to three days. Although the CDC has only reported person-to-person transmission of COVID-19, study leader Neeltje van Doremalen at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases told the Associated Press that \"it’s theoretically possible\" that someone can get sick by touching contaminated surfaces.\n\nCardboard: 1 day\n\nThe COVID-19 virus can be infectious on cardboard for 24 hours. The CDC has said that it is unlikely that the coronavirus can be transmitted from products or packaging that are shipped over a period of days or weeks \"because of poor survivability of these coronaviruses on surfaces.\" Experts say you don't need to be worried about being exposed to coronavirus on boxes delivered by Amazon or on your takeout food bag.\n\nCopper: 4 hours\n\nThe coronavirus can sit on copper surfaces for up to four hours. The virus can live on coins made of copper, like pennies, more often than cash. Rachel Graham, an epidemiologist at the University of North Carolina, told Business Insider that \"this shouldn't be a huge concern.\"\n\nAir: 3 hours\n\nThe findings of this study show that the virus can linger in the air for about three hours. Close contact with people infected with COVID-19 can transmit the virus through respiratory droplets from coughs and sneezes. This is the most common way to spread the coronavirus.\n\nCoronavirus: How to clean and disinfect surfaces in your home It's vital to clean surfaces you touch every day amid the coronavirus outbreak. Here are mistakes to avoid. ProblemSolved, USA TODAY\n\nHow to clean surfaces with coronavirus\n\nPreventative methods like cleaning and disinfecting surfaces often helps slow the spread of COVID-19. The CDC recommends putting on disposable gloves before touching anything that could have the virus on it.\n\nFirst, you should clean the surface with soap and water before disinfecting. Then, use a diluted household bleach solution, an alcohol solution with at least 70% alcohol or an EPA-registered household disinfectant to rid the surface of germs.\n\nWhen you're done, immediately throw away the gloves. Do not touch your face or any other surface. Last, wash your hands to make sure that no harmful bacteria are left.\n\nEmail Allie Clouse at aclouse@gannett.com and follow her on Twitter @allie_clouse. If you enjoy Allie's coverage, support strong local journalism by subscribing for full access to all our content on every platform.", "Close Get email notifications on {{subject}} daily!\n\nYour notification has been saved.\n\nThere was a problem saving your notification.\n\n{{description}}\n\nEmail notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items.", "13 Shares Email\n\nVoice of OC continues to be a media leader in taking an investigative approach to every daily story that examines Orange County’s institutions — from city hall to the county jail, from arts centers to community projects.\n\nAnd in 2019, Orange County’s nonprofit newsroom yet again set a new standard for uncovering waste and abuse across the county — reporting out a huge batch of accountability stories that readers won’t find anywhere else.\n\nRead the stories below to see our most shared and most read investigative stories of the year. We invite readers to tell us what they think was the most impactful accountability reporting of the year in the comments section.\n\nSanta Ana Approves $25 Million Police Raise, But Not Funding\n\nFeb. 7 Santa Ana City Council members granted raises to police officers and sergeants totaling $25 million over the next two and a half years, without the ability to actually pay the $4.3 million cost for this fiscal year. Read the Story »\n\nJESSICA RUIZ, Voice of OC\n\nWestminster Police Chief Placed on Administrative Leave\n\nFeb. 20 Westminster’s police chief, Ralph Ornelas, is on administrative leave pending the results of an outside investigation into “possible policy violations,” according to city officials. Read the Story »\n\nOrange Sued for Allegedly Violating State Election Law\n\nMarch 5 District elections could be implemented in Orange, following a voting rights lawsuit claiming the city’s current at-large election method disenfranchises the Latino electorate and hinders the election of Latino candidates. Read the Story »\n\nSanta Ana Prepares to Sell Off Dozens of Public Land Parcels for Development\n\nMarch 8 Council members opted this week to send 23 of the city’s 88 undeveloped, public land parcels out for private real estate bids — continuing a years-long battle between city officials pushing for commercial growth through development and affordable housing advocates who see a built-out city already feeling the effects of gentrification and lack of community spaces. Read the Story »\n\nOC Gives Sheriff Sole Control of Crime Lab, Against National Recommendations\n\nApril 10 The move to put the crime lab scientists under a law enforcement agency directly contradicts the national best practices Sheriff Don Barnes and DA Todd Spitzer cited to justify the change. Read the Story »\n\nADAM ELMAHREK, Voice of OC\n\nSanta Ana Mayor Accused of Personally Renting Out City Property and Interfering in Pot Shop Enforcement\n\nApril 24 In sworn testimony, Mayor Miguel Pulido was accused of running a side business personally renting out city-owned property and interfering with police decisions about which illegal pot shops to raid. Pulido denies the allegations. Read the Story »\n\nPolice Union Bribery Alleged Under Oath by Two Officials\n\nApril 24 Two top Santa Ana officials, including a former police chief, alleged under oath the city’s police union leader engaged in bribery of City Council candidates in 2016, saying Sgt. Gerry Serrano told candidates they had to agree to fire then-Police Chief Carlos Rojas in order to benefit from $400,000 in campaign spending. Read the Story »\n\nSurveillance of Councilman Gathered Evidence of Felony Residence Fraud, DA Said\n\nApril 30 It’s first time in years Orange County DA officials have been known to place a politician under surveillance for alleged residency fraud. Read the Story »\n\nPrivate Anaheim Spending Advisory Group Criticized for Ties to Business and Lack of Transparency\n\nMay 7 Anaheim First, a private group that’s going to make spending recommendations to the city on $250 million over the next decade, is facing heavy criticism for a lack of transparency and close business ties. Read the Story »\n\nThree Westminster Police Officers File More Bullying and Retaliation Claims\n\nMay 16 The Westminster Police Department fostered a culture of bullying and retaliation for years under former police chief Ralph Ornelas, three police officers allege in separate legal claims filed against the city. Read the Story »\n\nJESSICA RUIZ, Voice of OC\n\nGrand Jury Finds Lack of Sheriff’s Department Oversight in Illegal Jail Phone Recordings\n\nJune 4 A lack of oversight allowed the illegal recording of more than 30,000 phone calls between inmates and their attorneys inside county jails, according to the Orange County Grand Jury. Read the Story »\n\nGrand Jury: A Simple Vitals Check Could Prevent Inmate Deaths\n\nJune 6 A simple check of inmates’ vital signs as they come into Orange County jail facilities could save their lives, according to a new Orange County Grand Jury report. Read the Story »\n\nRackauckas Secretly Cleared Deputies Accused of Lying About Informants\n\nJune 11 Former District Attorney Tony Rackauckas quietly decided last year to not have prosecutors tell defense attorneys about 10 sheriff deputies suspected of lying about or concealing records about jail informants. Read the Story »\n\nDA Records Refute Public Reason for Not Prosecuting Santa Ana Police Sgt. Gerry Serrano\n\nJuly 2 DA records contradict its public statements for why the DA’s office did not file DUI hit-and-run charges against Santa Ana police Sgt. Gerry Serrano, who now leads the city’s influential officers’ union. Read the Story »\n\nJudge Rules Against OC’s Immediate Destruction of Public Records\n\nJuly 3 Orange County officials likely are breaking the law with a policy allowing immediate destruction of public records and another rule banning public commenters from asking questions of county supervisors or addressing supervisors by name unless they have permission, a Superior Court judge ruled Wednesday. Read the Story »\n\nIrvine Becomes Latest OC City To Adopt Controversial Agenda-Setting Policy\n\nJuly 11 The Irvine City Council, joining at least six other Orange County cities, has adopted a controversial temporary policy that potentially shuts some council members out of holding public discussions on issues that others on the dais don’t want. Read the Story »\n\nEx-Santa Ana Police Officer Faces Federal Charges Over Videotaped Beating\n\nAug. 2 A federal grand jury indicted former Officer Brian Booker with three felonies for allegedly beating a man who was complying with police commands and then lying about it in official reports. Read the Story »\n\nAuditor-Controller Eric Woolery Apparently Died in Kansas, Not OC\n\nAug. 16 A county statement last week that Woolery apparently died in Orange was not corrected until Voice of OC inquired Friday afternoon. Read the Story »\n\nOC Picks Lowest-Ranked Firm of 5 for Airport Food Spot\n\nSept. 10 Two supervisors succeeded in overriding the results of a competitive bidding process for a lucrative food spot at John Wayne Airport. Read the Story »\n\nOC Approves New Policy to Immediately Destroy Public Records\n\nSept. 16 The policy change comes after a judge found the county failed to cite a valid legal justification to destroy records before two years. ACLU lawyers say the new policy goes against the court ruling, while county officials say it’s entirely legal. Read the Story »\n\nOC Moves Millions From Health Agency to Help Cover Sheriff Overruns\n\nOct. 1 Orange County Sheriff’s officials outspent their revenues by $33 million during this last fiscal year – prompting county officials to pull millions of dollars from other departments like the Health Care Agency to cover the shortfall. Read the Story »\n\nSPENCER CUSTODIO, Voice of OC\n\nOC Fairgrounds Gave More than $100K in State Money to Private College while Fairgrounds CEO Sat on the School’s Fundraising Board\n\nOct. 9 Orange County Fairgrounds CEO Kathy Kramer joined the fundraising board for Vanguard University, a private Christian college, in 2017. Since then, the fairgrounds has paid the school over $100,000 in contracts and sponsorship deals brought up to the fairgrounds Board of Directors by her staff. Read the Story »\n\nOC Fairgrounds CEO Kathy Kramer to Leave Post\n\nOct. 15 Fair officials confirmed Kramer’s departure, which comes after Voice of OC revealed Kramer sat on the fundraising board for a private college that the fairgrounds has given state money to. Read the Story »\n\nCriminal Probe Underway Into OC Fire Authority Event With Political Candidates\n\nOct. 16 The Sheriff’s Department is examining an event at the fire agency’s headquarters that triggered concerns about using government resources for political campaigning. Read the Story »\n\nFullerton City Officials Target Local Bloggers in Lawsuit, Want to Search Private Computers\n\nOct. 25 Fullerton city attorneys are asking an OC Superior Court judge to keep local resident Joshua Ferguson, and the blog he writes for, from deleting confidential records and to appoint someone to look through electronics to find the records. Ferguson filed a public records lawsuit against the city last week. Read the Story »\n\nOC Deputy Sheriff Inmate Shackling Policy Draws Public Protests\n\nNov. 25 On Sunday, a host of community members came out to the Theo Lacy jail facility in Orange to support judicial restraint of a new policy by Orange County Sheriff Don Barnes to shackle inmates while they are transported to court and while they await court hearings in holding cells. Sheriff Barnes appealed the decision, arguing restraints are safer for inmates being transported to court. An appellate court decision is expected next month. Read the Story »\n\nState Investigating Secretive Group That Routed $170,000 to Santa Ana Election\n\nNov. 27 The investigation centers on Californians for Ethical Patient Care, which was one of the largest spenders in the Nov. 6 Santa Ana City Council election. Read the Story »\n\nJULIE LEOPO, Voice of OC\n\nOC Sheriff Kept Evidence Booking Crisis Secret for Almost Two Years\n\nDec. 4 Sheriff Don Barnes’ spokeswoman declined to say why county supervisors and the district attorney weren’t told of the scale of the issue sooner. Read the Story »\n\nSanta Ana Councilman Publicly Calls Out Dark Money Campaign, Welcomes FBI Interview\n\nDec. 9 Councilman Juan Villegas, who also works as a special officer at the Orange County Sheriff’s Department, is publicly alleging that one the key people behind the controversial 2525 N. Main St. project admitted to him their involvement in a dark money campaign to influence the 2018 Santa Ana city council elections – which involved hiding $320,000 in campaign money through a shell company. Read the Story »\n\nOC Supervisors Accused of Failing to Hold Sheriff’s Department Accountable\n\nDec. 11 The Sheriff’s Department has faced controversy in recent weeks over revelations that an internal audit found hundreds of cases where deputies failed to follow policy in booking drugs, cash, photos, and videos in criminal cases by the end of their shift. Read the Story »"], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "MADURAI: Orator and writer ‘Nellai’ Kannan , who was booked for his ‘provocative speech’ against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, home minister Amit Shah, chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami and deputy chief minister O Panneerselvam at an SDPI meeting in Tirunelveli city on Sunday evening, was arrested around 8.30 pm on Wednesday.A senior police officer told TOI that Kannan was arrested by the Tirunelveli city police in a guest house in Perambalur district. The officer said he will be taken to the Trichy GH to confirm if he is fit to travel to Tirunelveli, where he will be produced before the judicial magistrate. If doctors say he cannot travel so long, he will be produced before a judicial magistrate in Trichy. “In either case, we will act on the directions of the magistrate. We will hospitalise him or remand him in jail under judicial custody as they say,” he said.As he was arrested, BJP workers raised slogans against Kannan while SDPI cadres condemned the arrest. When he was taken out of the guest house, some protesters attempted to throw slippers at him.On Monday night, the Melapalayam police booked him under Sections 504 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace), 505(i)(b) (intent to cause, or which is likely to cause, fear or alarm to the public, or to any section of the public whereby any person may be induced to commit an offence against the state or against public tranquillity), and 505 (ii) (statements creating or promoting enmity, hatred or ill-will between classes) of the IPC.On Tuesday afternoon, Kannan was taken to a private hospital in Tirunelveli as he complained of chest pain. He had to be discharged in an hour as there was a strong protest by BJP cadres on the hospital premises. His family claimed that he will be taken to a hospital in Madurai but maintained confidentiality over the place fearing protest by BJP cadres.Police said Kannan’s family took him to Madurai on Tuesday and then to Perambalur, where he was arrested due to pressure following the protest by senior BJP functionaries on the Marina on Wednesday. BJP national secretary H Raja, L Ganesan, C P Radhakrishnan and Pon Radhakrishnan along with 100 party workers were arrested for the sit-in protest in front of Gandhi statue on the Marina beach front. They had set a 24-hour deadline for the TN police to arrest him.", "pos": ["Chennai: Well-known Tamil orator 'Nellai' Kannan was on Tuesday night arrested by the police on charges of inciting hate towards Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah.\n\nOn Sunday, participating in an anti-CAA meeting organised by the SDPI and other parties at Tirunelveli in south Tamil Nadu, Kannan had in his speech used certain Tamil slang words implying that that Modi and Shah should be harmed.\n\nState BJP leaders had submitted a complaint to the Director General of Police accusing the local police station of not registering an FIR against Kannan and demanded action.\n\nOn Tuesday afternoon, senior BJP leaders, including former Union Minister Pon Radhakrishnan, staged a demonstration in Chennai seeking his arrest.\n\nKannan had on Monday got himself admitted to a hospital but was discharged following which he had gone underground.\n\nOn Tuesday evening, tracking his mobile phone signal, the police located him in Perambalur district in central Tamil Nadu and immediately detained him. A senior police officer said that Kannan would be handed over to the Tirunelveli police – the jurisdictional authority – which would formally arrest him.\n\nKannan, who is known to practice Hinduism and sport the tilak on his forehead, however, has contempt for right wing politics. At Sunday's public meeting, he used certain words implying that he expected Muslims to harm Modi and Shah.\n\nHis remarks had not gone down well even among a section of Muslims who felt that they had the potential of portraying them as violent people.\n\n“We have booked him for inciting hatred and intent to provoke breach of peace among other provisions of the Indian Penal Code,” a senior police officer said."], "neg": ["Weekdays at 11:30 a.m. EST, Newsfeed Now will be streaming the latest updates on the coronavirus outbreak utilizing our newsrooms across the country. If you miss the live report, you’ll be able to see a replay minutes after the stream ends.\n\n(KARK/NEXSTAR) – The United States now leads the world in the number of confirmed coronavirus cases.\n\nA nurse is dead. A paramedic is in critical condition. Coronavirus is taking a toll on New York City — and the men and women on the front lines of the fight. https://t.co/HQQsGEKORv — The Associated Press (@AP) March 27, 2020\n\nAccording to a running count by Johns Hopkins University, the number of people infected in the U.S. topped 82,000 on Thursday. That’s just ahead of the 81,000 cases in China and 80,000 in Italy.\n\nItaly has the most confirmed deaths of any country with more than 8,000. More than 1,000 people have died in the U.S.\n\nOther stories in today’s show:\n\nSTIMULUS DEAL: The US House is taking up the historic $2 trillion coronavirus aid package. While there are some disagreements, both parties see the need to pass the bill as urgent. Washington reporter Jessi Turnure joins the conversation.\n\nTreasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, left, accompanied by White House Legislative Affairs Director Eric Ueland and acting White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, walks to the offices of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 24, 2020. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)\n\nFor the full story: CLICK HERE.\n\nA WIFE’S LOSS: The wife of a Johnson County man who lost his battle with COVID-19 is speaking out. She wants people to know about who her husband was beyond the disease. WDAF’s Sherae Honeycutt reports.\n\nFor the full story: CLICK HERE.\n\nHOUSECALL: Ring doorbell video captured a man dressed in a doctor’s coat on the doorsteps of a home in Alabama Wednesday afternoon. Turns out, he’s a real doctor who’s making house calls to several of his patients if they can’t leave home during the coronavirus pandemic. WKRG’s Blake Brown reports.\n\nFor the full story: CLICK HERE.\n\nACTS OF KINDNESS: WGNO Reporter Kenny Lopez is collecting acts of kindness to share some good in these stressful times.\n\nFor the full story: CLICK HERE.\n\nWeekdays at 11:30 a.m. EST, Newsfeed Now will be streaming the latest updates on the coronavirus outbreak utilizing our newsrooms across the country. If you miss the live report, you’ll be able to see a replay minutes after the stream ends.", "Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 1 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday played down the privilege motion filed against him by Bharatiya Janata Party's Rajya Sabha member G.V.L. Narasimha Rao in the upper house of the Parliament.\n\nRao filed the motion against Vijayan after hearing that the Kerala Assembly had passed a resolution moved by him against the Citizenship Amendment Act in its specially-called session on Tuesday.\n\nFeigning ignorance of the motion, Vijayan told the media here after the weekly cabinet meeting, the Assembly has its own rights and privileges and these could not be violated.\n\n\"The Rajya Sabha functions as per rules. Similarly, the Assembly has special protection and it cannot be violated. Still, nothing could be ruled out since strange things are unfolding in the country,\" he said.\n\nOn Tuesday, the assembly saw both the state's traditional political rivals - the CPI-M-led Left Democratic Front and the Congress-led United Democratic Front passing the resolution against the CAA with the lone BJP legislator O.Rajagopal voting against it.\n\nTo another query in the manner in which Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan has reacted to the protests against CAA, Vijayan pointed out that such remarks need be deemed only his personal observations.\n\n\"Even the Central government is making an all-out bid to explain its stance on CAA,\" he added.\n\nsg/vd", "We are kicking off the new year the same way we ended 2019… with some snow showers. The snow globe continues this morning with a lake effect snow band dragging the flakes all the way from Lake Ontario through southern parts of the North Country and all the way to Waitsfield Vermont!\n\nSnow showers continue through the day today, but eventually, become more confined to the higher terrain this afternoon as we turn on the upslope snow machine!\n\nMost folks in the valleys can anticipate a quick dusting, while the higher terrain is looking at 1-3″ Hey Jay Peak… how does a foot of fresh powder sound?\n\nWe settle down with the snow overnight Wednesday and start off Thursday with sunshine and a few passing clouds.\n\nThen things get a little dicey… We are tracking multiple low-pressure systems, the first of which will bring us a bit of wintry mix but mostly rain Friday afternoon and evening.\n\nHeading into the weekend we cool our temperatures and watch for accumulating snow especially in our higher terrain. Stay tuned for the latest on this forecast as we iron out the fine details!\n\nHappy New Year!\n\n-Skytracker Meteorologist Haley Bouley", "A number of those detained are suspected of having set rubbish bins alight. Others are suspected of having thrown objects at cars, busses and police vehicles. The arrests were mainly in the Brussels West, Brussels-Elsene and Brussels South policing areas and to a lesser extent in the Brussel-North policing zone.\n\nThe police report that the situation was tense in a number of areas of the city, including the area around the Lemonnierlaan in the city centre, Kuregem in Anderlecht and Zwarte Vijvers in Sint-Jans-Molenbeek.\n\nThere were reports of a ca rand a scooter being torched in Molenbeek. A car was also set alight in Vorst.", "Utah Senator Mitt Romney announced on Sunday that he would self-quarantine after fellow Senator Rand Paul announced he had tested positive for COVID-19.\n\nWhat does President Trump think of that?\n\n“‘Gee, that’s too bad.’”\n\nWhen asked by a reporter at the White House briefing Sunday if he was being sarcastic, the president denied it. Watch the full exchange and judge for yourself:"], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "(Gateway Pundit) – RINO Senator Susan Collins (ME) joined her fellow RINO Senator Lisa Murkowski and criticized McConnell’s promise to coordinate the impeachment trial with the White House.\n\n“Everything I do during this, I’m coordinating with White House counsel,” McConnell recently told Fox News’ Sean Hannity. “There’ll be no difference between the president’s position and our position as to how to handle this.”\n\n\n\nAbove: Murkowski, Collins\n\n“Exactly how we go forward, I’m going to coordinate with the president’s lawyers,” McConnell said to Hannity. “The case is so darn weak coming over from the House. We all know how it’s going to end. There is no chance the president is going to be removed from office.”\n\nMcConnell is also pushing back on Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s demands.\n\nSusan Collins wasn’t happy about McConnell’s defense of the President after the Dem-controlled House railroaded him and denied him due process.\n\nSusan Collins is the second GOP Senator to criticize McConnell.\n\n“I’ve heard the Senate majority leader saying that he’s taking his cues from the White House,” Collins said this week in an interview with Maine Public Radio. “There are senators on both sides of the aisle, who, to me, are not giving the appearance of and the reality of judging this in an impartial way.”\n\nCollins’ criticism of McConnell comes shortly after Murkowski called the Senate Majority Leader’s statements “disturbing.”\n\n“And in fairness, when I heard that I was disturbed,” Murkowski said last week. “To me it means that we have to take that step back from being hand in glove with the defense, and so when I heard what Leader McConnell has said, I happened to think that further confused the process.”\n\nThe Democrats denied Trump due process, denied him legal counsel and denied his 6th Amendment right to face his accuser, in this case, Eric Ciaramella, the ‘whistleblower’ who coordinated with Schiff to launch the impeachment inquiry.\n\nSpeaker Pelosi continued her reign of tyranny and refused to deliver the articles of impeachment to the Senate unless they bow to her demands.\n\nThe Constitution is absolutely clear about the Senate’s authority. Article I, Section 3 says: “The Senate shall have the sole Power to try all Impeachments,” Breitbart’s Joel Pollak wrote.\n\nthegatewaypundit.com/2020/01/rino-senator-susan-collins-joins-murkowski-and-criticizes-mcconnells-promise-to-coordinate-impeachment-trial-with-white-house/", "pos": ["WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine says she’s open to calling witnesses as part of the Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, but she says it is “premature” to decide who should be called until senators see the evidence that is presented.\n\nCollins also said it was inappropriate for Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Republican, to pledge “total coordination” between the White House and the Senate during the impeachment trial.\n\n“It is inappropriate, in my judgment, for senators on either side of the aisle to prejudge the evidence before they have heard what is presented to us,” Collins told Maine Public Radio in an interview Monday.\n\nSenators take an oath to render impartial justice during impeachment — an oath lawmakers should take seriously, Collins said.\n\nCollins, who is running for reelection and is considered one of the nation’s most vulnerable GOP senators, also faulted Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts for saying Trump should be found guilty and removed from office.\n\n“There are senators on both sides of the aisle, who, to me, are not giving the appearance of and the reality of judging that’s in an impartial way,” she said.\n\nCollins is the second Republican senator to criticize McConnell, who recently told Fox News he would be working “in total coordination with the White House counsel’s office and the people who are representing the president” during impeachment.\n\nAlaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski said last week that she was “disturbed” by McConnell’s comments, adding that there should be distance between the White House and the Senate in how the trial is conducted.\n\n“To me, it means that we have to take that step back from being hand in glove with the defense, and so I heard what Leader McConnell had said, I happened to think that that has further confused the process,” Murkowski said.\n\nThe remarks by the GOP senators come as Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer hailed as a “game changer” a news report detailing the role of White House officials in withholding aid to Ukraine, a key element of the impeachment effort.\n\nThe New York Times reported new details about efforts by acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney and other officials to cut off the aid to Ukraine. Senate Democrats are seeking to call Mulvaney and three other White House officials as witnesses in the impeachment trial.\n\n“Simply put: In our fight to have key documents and witnesses in a Senate impeachment trial, these new revelations are a game changer,” Schumer said. ”Will the Senate hold a fair trial, or will it enable a cover-up?”\n\nMcConnell said last week that he is not ruling out calling witnesses in Trump’s impeachment trial, but he indicated he was in no hurry to seek new testimony.\n\nCopyright 2019 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed."], "neg": ["January 01, 2020 11:14 IST\n\n'What amazes me the most is that today users communicate with voice-activated speakers like as if they were talking to another human being, using words like \"please,\" and \"thank you,\" and even \"sorry\"!', says advertising guru Sandeep Goyal.\n\nPhotograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/ Rediff.com IMAGE: By 2020, 50% of all searches across the Internet will be voice-based.\n\nThe one big trend that will dominate the decade of 2020 is the emergence of voice as a potent force in the digital world of tomorrow.\n\nMost would be surprised to know that by 2020, 50% of all searches across the Internet will be voice-based.\n\nAlso, by 2020, 30% of all searches will be done using a device without a screen.\n\nAt one end of the spectrum, 40% of the adults now use mobile voice search at least once daily.\n\nAt the other end, 20% of the adults use mobile voice search at least once monthly.\n\nThe two extremes are coming together faster than anyone ever imagined.\n\nWhat's even more surprising is that 9% of the 55 to 64 age-group also use mobile voice search.\n\nBoth globally, and in India.\n\nToday, 20% of the searches worldwide on a mobile device are voice-based.\n\n25% of all the queries on Android devices, in fact, are voice-based.\n\nReliance Jio alone has 90 million users of Google Assistant today.\n\nWhat's more, 60% of smartphone users across the world have tried voice search at least once in the past 12 months.\n\nAnd yes, 55% of teenagers are using voice search on a daily basis.\n\nPhotograph: Ashish Narsale/ Rediff.com IMAGE: Today users communicate with voice-activated speakers like as if they were talking to another human being.\n\nAlready, 22% of houses in the US have smart speakers; by 2022 this number will exceed 55 per cent!\n\nBut what amazes me the most is that today users communicate with voice-activated speakers like as if they were talking to another human being, using courtesy words like \"please,\" and \"thank you,\" and even \"sorry\"!\n\nInterestingly, we search with voice just like we speak.\n\nNo wonder, voice search queries are longer than regular text-based searches.\n\nVoice search queries tend to have three-to-five keywords in length, compared to one or two words in text search.\n\nSo, come 2020, there is going to be a whole new paradigm shift triggered by the enhanced, and consistently growing, usage of voice in things digital.\n\nNow to video, the other major driving force that will dominate 2020, and beyond.\n\nAs per a Cisco report, by 2020 there will be close to 1 million minutes of video crossing the Internet per second.\n\nVideo is expected to make up 82% of Internet traffic by 2021.\n\nBy 2022, online videos will make up more than 84% of all consumer Internet traffic -- 15 times higher than it was in 2017.\n\nIn the past 10 years, mobile video consumption has risen by 100%, year-on-year.\n\nCan statistics tell a bigger story of what the future holds?\n\nToday, more than 8,000 million videos are viewed on Facebook every day.\n\nIn 2020, the big leap forward will be the virtual reality video.\n\nFacebook's new Horizon social VR platform alone will phenomenally expand the experience of travel and event participation.\n\nThis is already evident in the 360-degree videos of National Geographic that are transforming sensory experiences like never before.\n\nIt is in keeping with these apertures and opportunities that research agency Kantar reported that 84% of marketers plan to increase their investment in online video advertising over the next 12 months.\n\nPhotograph: Ashish Narsale/ Rediff.com IMAGE: In the past 10 years, mobile video consumption has risen by 100%, year-on-year.\n\nBut why is video important?\n\nWell, for starters, 97% marketers assert that video helps them increase user understanding of their products and services.\n\n81% of businesses in 2020 are, therefore, most likely to use video as a marketing tool (up from 61% in 2019).\n\nThe reasons are not far to seek.\n\n46% of users act after viewing a video ad.\n\nAnd if they enjoy the video their purchase intent increases by a whopping 97%.\n\nResearch shows that including a video on a Web site's landing page can boost conversion rates by up to 80%.\n\nFor those who require any more convincing: Tracking studies show that a Web site is 53 times more likely to reach the front page of Google if it includes video.\n\nVideo, in fact, increases organic search traffic on a Web site by 157%.\n\nIn 2020, a voice content strategy will no longer be optional for brands.\n\nVoice in the decade ahead will revolve around 'youtility' marketing... how it can prove to be a real and compelling utility for you... not just rooted in information and in being ever-helpful, but in using more complex API-driven interactions that will enhance consumer experience through more layers of specificity and nuance.\n\nThe insight on video, going forward, simply is that users do not always watch a video with the intention of buying something, now or later.\n\nBut watching video leads to discovery.\n\nAnd triggering of intent.\n\nLeading to evaluation.\n\nFinally purchase.\n\nSo, video is a critical part of every stage in the customer journey.\n\nAnd brands have no choice but to participate in that journey.\n\nIn 2020, and after.\n\nSo, the dawn of the new decade is going to be about the 2Vs that will drive another very important V... Voice and Video that will drive consumer Value for brands.", "Grab country head for the Philippines Brian Cu is greeted by drivers at a company event. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News/file\n\nMANILA -- The head of Grab Philippines said Thursday he got a P50 refund despite using the platform \"a lot,\" responding to criticism on social media from users who found the rebate from the ride-hailing firm smaller than what they expected.\n\nWith 3 million active users and P19 million in refunds ordered by the Philippine Competition Commission, the rebate will run at an average P20 per user, said Grab Philippines country manager Brian Cu.\n\n\"I, for one, who use it a lot, got P50,\" he told ANC's Headstart.\n\nThe refunds had a \"big impact\" on Grab's financials, as it sought a new way to monitor fares to avoid drawing the competition monitor's ire, he said.\n\nWatch more in iWant or TFC.tv\n\nGrab recently completed the latest tranche of refunds worth P19 million, which brought total reimbursements for the year to P40 million, Cu said.\n\nCu said the last round of refunds was due to \"deviations\" in pricing, not excess charges. He said Grab was looking at the average instead of a range to monitor fares so \"we wouldn't be in violation anymore.\"\n\n\"It certainly dampened our 2019 holiday season. It had a big impact on the financials but were taking it all as an expense with the company and not passing it on to the consumers or drivers,\" he said.\n\nThe refund stirred conversations on social media, with some questioning the amount they got back, P1 for some users.\n\nCu said Grab banned thousands of drivers for canceled bookings, refusal to accept trips and other violations.\n\n\"What happens when he cancels, he gets a negative rating in the app. If he cancels consistently, he gets suspended. And once he gets back and does it again he eventually gets banned on the platform,\" he said.\n\nCu said they are ready to face Congress to reiterate that they are not overcharging riders and to explain further their pricing.\n\n\"We should work with the government, with the netizens, with the riding public...We're really just trying to work together for a better transport future for the country,\" he said.", "Hong Kong: A march drawing tens of thousands of anti-government protesters in Hong Kong on New Year's Day spiralled out of control as police fired tear gas at crowds before halting the event.\n\nTens of thousands of people march through the streets of the Causeway Bay district of Hong Kong on January 1. Credit:Bloomberg\n\nThe violence broke out during the largely peaceful march as masses of citizens pressed authorities for further concessions in the Chinese-ruled city.\n\nIn the Wanchai bar district, some protesters had sprayed graffiti and smashed cash machines in an HSBC branch when riot police moved in, pepper-spraying crowds in a tense face-off. Tear gas was then fired into the crowds, affecting families and children.\n\nThe protesters, some with gas masks and clad in black, regrouped and formed their own lines as police blocked roads to prevent large crowds from completing the march as night fell.", "Elizabeth M. Hinricher, 94, of Flandreau, died Monday Dec. 30, 2019, at Avera Flandreau Hospital.\n\nBetty is survived by her husband Elmer, five children, James, Richard, Mary, Patricia, Lois, 12 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.\n\nBetty was preceded in death by her daughter Sharon C. Nygaard, one great-grandson Quinten, her parents, five brothers and five sisters.\n\nFuneral services are at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Jan. 3, at Ss. Simon and Jude Catholic Church in Flandreau with burial in the church cemetery. Visitation is 4–6 p.m. Thursday with a 6 p.m. scripture service at Skroch Funeral Chapel.\n\nFor online condolences, visit www.skrochfc.com.", "A funeral in northeastern Germany ended in a hospital trip for some after mourners were accidentally served a cake laced with hashish, police in the city of Rostock said on Tuesday.\n\nAccording to authorities, a group of mourners who had just attended a burial gathered at a restaurant to have coffee and cake — a German afternoon tradition.\n\nBut after chowing down on the cake, 13 mourners — including the widow — suddenly reported feeling dizzy and nauseous.\n\nAccording to authorities, one woman had to be taken via ambulance to the hospital during the funeral, while the others sought medical treatment later on in the day.\n\nThey then later reported the case at the police station and pressed charges, a spokesperson told news agency DPA.\n\nThe incident at the funeral took place in August, but police said they waited to report on it out of respect to the mourners.\n\nRead more:5 facts about cannabis laws in Germany\n\nWatch video 04:45 Share Medicinal cannabis Send Facebook google+ Whatsapp Tumblr linkedin stumble Digg reddit Newsvine Permalink https://p.dw.com/p/3CSZx Medicinal cannabis\n\n18-year-old baked cake 'for own use'\n\nAuthorities later determined that the drug-laced cake was brought in by a restaurant employee in charge of baked goods, who asked her 18-year-old daughter to make some cakes for the funeral.\n\nThe 18-year-old did, indeed, bake cakes for the funeral — but also baked a separate hash cake that the planned to consume herself or use on a different occasion.\n\nThe restaurant employee then accidentally took the hash cake from her freezer at home without discussing it first with her daughter.\n\nThe 18-year-old is now currently under investigation and faces 13 charges of negligence and bodily injury as well as disturbing a funeral and violating Germany's narcotics law.\n\nRead more: Is hemp really a green miracle plant?\n\n'Hash brownie' party busted in Darmstadt\n\nAlso on Tuesday, police in the city of Darmstadt said that several young people were taken to the hospital after over-indulging on \"hash brownies\" at a party.\n\nSix people between the ages of 19 and 24 had to be treated at the hospital after apparently underestimating the strength of the substances baked into the brownies.\n\nAt least one of the party-goers consumed so many that he collapsed at the party, police said\n\nrs/msh (AP, dpa)\n\nEach evening at 1830 UTC, DW's editors send out a selection of the day's hard news and quality feature journalism. 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{"query": "Technique allowed the tech giant to delay paying US taxes on international earnings for years, and pay a lower tax rate overseas\n\nGoogle says it will no longer use 'Double Irish, Dutch sandwich' tax loophole\n\nInternational tax authorities were welcoming in the New Year after Google’s parent company, Alphabet, announced it will no longer use a notorious tax loophole known as the “Double Irish, Dutch sandwich”.\n\nThe technique allowed the tech giant to delay paying US taxes on international earnings for years, and pay a lower tax rate overseas. It is thought to have allowed American companies to cut their tax bills by hundreds of billions of dollars, but is finally being closed by authorities.\n\nA Google spokesman confirmed the company would scrap the intellectual property licensing structure, by which international profits are channelled through Ireland and on to Caribbean tax havens, putting them outside the reach of US tax authorities.\n\nThis will simplify Google’s tax arrangements in line with efforts by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development to limit international tax avoidance, following changes to US and Irish tax law.\n\nIt is estimated that by the end of 2017, some of America’s most profitable companies, including Apple, the largest by market capitalisation, had sequestered more than $1tn offshore, using the “double Irish” to park billions in “ghost companies”. Companies including Google, Cisco, Pfizer, Merck, Coca-Cola and Facebook all avoided a 35% US corporate tax rate, which has now been cut by Donald Trump.\n\nLike other multinationals that make use of tax minimization schemes, Google has always said it pays all its taxes.\n\nAppearing before a US Senate subcommittee in 2013, Apple chief executive Tim Cook claimed the company paid “all the taxes we owe, every single dollar”.\n\n“We don’t depend on tax gimmicks,” he added. “We don’t stash money on some Caribbean island.”\n\nBut five months later, under pressure from the European Union and the Trump administration, Irish officials began to crack down on the loop hole. In 2017, US authorities gave companies until the end of 2020 to end the system.\n\nGoogle now appears to have acted. In a statement, it said it was reacting to changes in US tax law designed to limit the ability of companies to cut their US tax bills.\n\nFor more than a decade, Dutch, Irish and US tax law allowed Google to enjoy an effective tax rate in the single digits on non-US profits, estimated at around a quarter the average tax rate in overseas markets.\n\nFilings seen by Reuters showed that in 2018 Google moved €21.8bn ($24.5bn) through its Dutch holding company to Bermuda, up from €19.9bn in 2017.\n\n“A date of termination of the company’s licensing activities has not yet been confirmed by senior leadership, however management expects that this termination will take place as of 31 December 2019 or during 2020,” the filing with the Dutch Chamber of Commerce said.\n\n“Consequently, the company’s turnover and associated expense base generated from licensing activities will discontinue as of this date.”\n\nUnder the Double Irish, companies shift taxable income from an operating company in Ireland to another Irish-registered firm in an offshore tax haven. Dutch tax law allows untaxed profits to be moved to a tax haven without incurring a withholding tax, so a Netherlands-based company is used in the middle of this “sandwich”.\n\nThe Dutch Google subsidiary was used to shift revenue from royalties earned outside the US to Google Ireland Holdings, an affiliate based in Bermuda, where companies pay no income tax. This allowed Google to legally avoid triggering US income taxes or European withholding taxes on the bulk of its overseas profits.\n\n“Including all annual and one-time income taxes over the past 10 years, our global effective tax rate has been over 23%, with more than 80% of that tax due in the US,” the company stated in the Dutch filing.\n\nAfter Donald Trump’s tax reforms dropping the tax rate to 15.5% from 35% came into effect in early 2018, Apple announced plans to repatriate $252bn in cash over five years.\n\nBut despite the end of the “Double Irish” and “Dutch Sandwich”, tax experts warn that little is known about how specific companies have adjusted their tax arrangements.\n\n“Based on what we have been able to see in the past, there is no reason to think that planning [by multinationals] hasn’t already evolved several generations beyond the kind of classic ‘Double Irish’ that is now officially coming to an end,” Chris Sanchirico, a law professor at the University of Pennsylvania, told the Financial Times.\n\nIn 2017 the Guardian and other outlets reported on the Paradise Papers, a huge trove of confidential documents regarding offshore investments. The reports revealed that Apple, for example, had found a new tax structure to exploit, routing international profits through Jersey.\n\n“US multinational firms are the global grandmasters of tax avoidance schemes that deplete not just US tax collection but the tax collection of almost every large economy in the world,” Ed Kleinbard, a former corporate lawyer and now a professor of tax law at the University of Southern California, said at the time.", "pos": ["The era of Google using a pair of controversial loopholes to save billions of dollars in taxes on overseas ad revenue is coming to a close, according to a new report from Reuters. In 2020, the company will no longer take advantage of the so-called “Double Irish” and “Dutch sandwich” loopholes, which allowed it and countless other corporations to shift money from Ireland to the Netherlands and Bermuda, sheltering billions from taxes in the process.\n\nThe move comes as regulations aimed at changing how companies skirt taxes take effect in both the US and Ireland. Previously, multinational organizations like Google were able to use a network of affiliate organizations located in Ireland, the Netherlands, and Bermuda to collect and hold money made overseas, thanks in large part to lenient Irish tax laws.\n\nGoogle used companies in Ireland, the Netherlands, and Bermuda to collect and hold money earned overseas\n\nThe name comes from the strategy of moving money from an Irish subsidiary to a Dutch holding company, and then back to an Irish shell company located in Bermuda that has the rights to license Google intellectual property, thus the “Dutch sandwich” in between. Bermuda has no corporate income tax, making it a lucrative final stop to report income. The whole process effectively avoids paying US income tax and European withholding taxes on overseas profits, although some money is still paid to the Irish government.\n\nIn 2014, facing mounting pressure from the EU and the US, Ireland closed these loopholes. Companies were given until 2020 to comply with the new regulations, which is why Google is just changing its tax structure now. Google continued to use the tax scheme to funnel money around the globe until the deadline. According to Reuters, the company moved $23 billion to Bermuda in 2017 alone using this tax avoidance strategy.\n\nIn the US, the Trump administration has also tried to incentivize companies to return profits to the US by lowering the corporate tax rate from 35 percent to 21 percent. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2018 allowed companies to return money made overseas to the US without facing more US taxes. These changes could prove critical for Google, which is sitting on tens of billions in overseas earnings.\n\n“We’re now simplifying our corporate structure and will license our IP from the US, not Bermuda,” a Google spokesperson told The Verge. “Including all annual and one-time income taxes over the past ten years, our global effective tax rate has been over 23%, with more than 80% of that tax due in the US.”"], "neg": ["To be very clear right up front, this is a list for lovers of lowbrow. While some of the later entries may pass for highbrow, that’s mostly a statement on Hollywood’s lackluster offerings in the lowbrow comedy department of late. (Unfortunately, there are profit motivations to explain this.)\n\nIn 2019, we’re forced to suffer through “Long Shot” and “Late Night,” when ten years ago, the yearly options were plentiful. It’s a shame, but thankfully we have the old classics to get us through this sad, sad drought.\n\n2010: ‘The Other Guys’\n\n2011: ‘Bridesmaids,’ ‘Horrible Bosses’\n\n2012: ‘Ted’\n\n2013: ‘This is the End,’ ‘We’re the Millers’\n\n2014: ‘The Other Woman’\n\n2015: ‘Get Hard,’ ‘Trainwreck’\n\n2016: ‘Bad Moms’\n\n2017: ‘The Big Sick,’ ‘The Disaster Artist,’ ‘Death of Stalin’\n\n2018: ‘Crazy Rich Asians’\n\n2019: ‘Jojo Rabbit’", "Family Builds Electric Fence Around Their 'Offensive' Signs To Keep People From Stealing Them\n\nThe Election Cycle, who cycles 1,000 miles across the United States, met one family who had taken extreme measures to protect their Trump lawn sign on his New Jersey pit stop by electrifying their fence.\n\nThe Paitakis family lived in Franklin Township, New Jersey. They said it started out with one sign and then after six Donald Trump lawn signs were taken from their own yard, they decided to build an electric fence and a dog cage around their new signs. This is to protect it from getting vandalized or stolen.\n\nADVERTISEMENT Thanks for watching! Visit Website\n\nThe reporter says, \"Eventually they added this electrified fence. If they even touch the sign, they're going to get zapped.\"\n\nHe further states that \"Their son says he witnessed a thief. He stopped in front of the sign, got out of the truck, got the sign.\"\n\nThe news report also states that it is not just Trump's signs but Hillary Clinton's signs as well. \"The amount of yard signs being stolen is reflective of the amount of enthusiasm that's out there.\"\n\nADVERTISEMENT Thanks for watching! Visit Website\n\nADVERTISEMENT Thanks for watching! Visit Website\n\nJohn Paitakis, a member of the family, stated that \"We started out with a smaller [fence], but people were actually crushing it and stealing the signs.\"\n\nBecause of what was happening, they opted to install a camera in a nearby tree. It would be taking pictures of any of the trespassers and which would then lead to the police identifying the potential suspects.\n\nThe reporter asked the Paitakis family on what their neighbors think of what's happening to them. The Paitakis family then stated that they did not find much support from their liberal neighbors.\n\n\"I spoke to one guy, a little bit of a liberal. I said we have our Trump signs in a dog pen, and he says, 'That's right where they belong.'\" John Paitakis stated.\n\nSources: America Now / Photo Credit: ABC News", "C. Vivian Stringer, who coaches Rutgers University's women's basketball team, sent condolences to radio host Don Imus' family on Tuesday in the wake of his December 27 death of complications from lung disease.\n\nImus had referred to members of the women's team by using a racial slur during a 2007 episode of his radio program. His comments had come in the wake of Rutgers' Scarlet Knights having lost an NCAA championship game to Nashville's Lady Volunteers.\n\nStringer acknowledged the controversy in her prepared comments to the press. \"The Rutgers family has found peace through the years, and we are proud of our response to the hateful words that he had years ago. As African-American women, we don't feel that we should be treated ― or anyone else should be treated ― like that. We are proud of the positive change it has brought about and the lesson that came with it — women and African Americans should be treated with respect, not only in the media, but in all walks of life. It is our prayer that Don finds eternal peace in his passing and we wish his family strength.\n\n\"He genuinely felt, I think, remorse for the words he said. Everybody makes mistakes and says things that they shouldn't say. I think that our players learned a lot from that, and I'm proud of them and our basketball team,\" Stringer continued.\n\nShe also said that she had not thought of Imus' comments in years, but that \"to say that it didn't hurt is not true.\"\n\nStringer admitted the controversy was permanently a part of her legacy as a Rutgers coach.\n\n\"I'm tied to that now. No getting around that. It is what it is. Proud of the way the team responded. Proud of the support we got from so many fans and people. Proud of the fact we stood up for what's right. All our players learned a really good lesson,\" she said.\n\nShe expressed forgiveness for his statements and turned an eye toward the future. \"We accept it, and we move forward.\"\n\nAt the time, Imus had reacted to the controversy by saying \"what I did was make a stupid, idiotic mistake in a comedy context,\" according to The New York Times.\n\nHe was suspended from his own show for two weeks in the wake of those remarks. MSNBC, which simulcasted Imus' show on their network, also suspended broadcasts of his program, with executives calling the comments \"racist and abhorrent\" according to The New York Times. Imus agreed with the suspension, but insisted that he was \"not a racist.\"\n\nStringer had called Imus' comments \"racist and sexist remarks that are deplorable, despicable and unconscionable\" at the time.\n\nLater, Imus met with Stringer, and according to Stringer said that he \"didn't come to save his job but to save his soul.\"", "The 37-year-old woman who allegedly set herself on fire at Panjagutta Police Station died on Tuesday midnight. The woman S. Lokeshwari suffered over 80% burns. Police said that she disclosed to them that mental and physical harassment by a person S Praveen Kumar led her to take the extreme step.\n\nIn 2000, the woman got married to Srinivas of Chennai. Srinivas deserted her after they had a daughter, and died in 2015. Meanwhile, in 2012, she got acquainted with Praveen Kumar in Tirupati, which led to love. They moved to Hyderabad in 2013 and stayed at a rented home in BS Maqta. He promised to marry Lokeshwari even though he knew she has a daughter.\n\nLokeshwari used to work as a manager in Praveen Kumar’s jewellery store in Somajiguda and looked after it when he went to other countries for work, said Panjagutta Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Thirupathanna.\n\nIn June of 2014, Praveen lodged a complaint against Lokeshwari and others regarding gold ornaments and cash which were missing from his store. She, along with her associates, were arrested by police who recovered the missing ornaments and cash. The case was charged and they settled the matter in December 2014.\n\nThere on, Praveen started to avoid Lokeshwari. She stayed in Hyderabad for some time and went to Chennai in 2017.\n\nThe ACP said that Lokeshwari visited Hyderabad along with her house owner P Arasakannan on December 27, 2019. On the same evening, she lodged a complaint against Praveen alleging that he cheated her and requested to recover ₹ 7.5 lakh from him.\n\nBased on her complaint , Panjagutta police sub-inspector B Vijay Bhaskar Reddy asked Praveen to come to the police station for inquiry. Denying allegations levelled by Lokeshwari, Praveen sought time as he was on business tour to Bengaluru.\n\n“She purchased two litres of petrol on December 31 from a petrol pump by showing her Aadhaar card, concealed it in her bag and started to search for Praveen in Panjagutta. But she did not find him,” the ACP said, adding that she attempted to end her life as she was mentally disturbed because of the alleged harassment and cheating by Praveen.\n\nShe doused herself in petrol, set herself on fire at Punjagutta bus stop and ran into the Police Station premises. Constables put off the fire and rushed her to Osmania General Hospital. The Police said that a constable M Mounika recorded Lokeshwari’s statement at the hospital on Tuesday night. Police registered cases under Sections 306 (abetment of suicide), 420 (cheating) and 417 (Punishment for cheating) and took up investigation.\n\nAfter post-mortem examination, her body was preserved at the hospital’s mortuary as her relatives could not afford to take her body to their native place for final rites.", "Firefighters in McHenry County this month raised more than double the amount they brought in last year for The Salvation Army of McHenry County's red kettle campaign, officials said Tuesday.\n\nFirefighters from more than half a dozen area fire departments participated in the Firefighter Red Kettle Challenge on Dec. 21, the second consecutive year for such an event, said Jeff Pal, volunteers and community relations manager for the McHenry County organization. Firefighters staked out spots outside Jewel grocery stores in Cary, Crystal Lake, Algonquin, Huntley and McHenry, netting $23,172.85.\n\nLast year was the first year for the firefighter challenge, Pal told the Northwest Herald on Tuesday. Last year, firefighters from Crystal Lake and Algonquin manned red kettles collecting money for the organization, Pal said. But this year, they wanted to host a challenge.\n\n\"Part of it is to be competitive,\" Pal said. \"Part of it is hoping you make a difference.\"\n\nThis chapter of The Salvation Army provides food and services to families in need in McHenry County.\n\nLast year's firefighters brought in about $10,000, Pal said.\n\nThis year, the winning firefighters from Fox River Grove/Cary/Barrington Countryside fire departments, who staked out the Cary Jewel, collected $12,849.59 for The Salvation Army. Coming in at second place were firefighters from the Crystal Lake Fire Department, who collected $3,282.27 at the Crystal Lake Jewel, according to The Salvation Army. In third place were Algonquin/Lake in the Hills firefighters, who netted $2,608.89 outside Algonquin Jewels.\n\nHuntley firefighters, who rang at the Huntley Jewel, collected $2,444.50 on Dec. 21, coming in at fourth place. In fifth place were McHenry firefighters, who rang outside of the McHenry Jewel, and brought in $1,987.60, according to The Salvation Army.\n\n\"Algonquin really wanted to win,\" Pal said, but firefighters on the Fox River Grove/Cary/Barrington Countryside team expressed the same sentiment.\n\nThe money raised will be used throughout the year to help McHenry County residents in need of assistance. Programs and services differ so as to meet the needs of residents in the communities, according to The Salvation Army.\n\n\"That's going to individuals who truly need it,\" Pal said.\n\nA holistic approach to “doing the most good” is used, without discrimination, whether in terms of disaster relief, emergency assistance, substance abuse rehabilitation or educational programs for children, according to the organization.\n\nPal said Lt. Darrell Cook with the Crystal Lake Fire Department played an integral role in creating this firefighter challenge. “He is the bridge. He brings so much passion and leadership to the firefighter challenge,” he added.\n\nPal said he hopes the firefighter challenge expands next year. Lake County firefighters are \"looking into starting something like this,\" Pal said."], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "After five years, have increased passenger fares by 1 to 4 paisa across various classes. On the New Year's eve, the announced fare across its network, effective from today, that is January 1, 2020.\n\nWhich fares will get costlier?\n\nOrdinary non-AC, non-suburban fares were increased by 1 paise per km of journey and in mail/express non-AC class, the will be 2 paisa per kilometre. On the other hand, for AC classes the fare will be 4 paisa per kilometre.\n\nThe fare hike is also applicable to premium trains such as Shatabdi, Rajdhani, Duronto, Vande Bharat, Tejas, Humsafar, Mahamana, Gatimaan and other special trains. Well, for example- in the Delhi-Kolkata Rajdhani, which covers a distance of 1,447 km, the hike at the rate of 4 paise per km will be around Rs 58.\n\nExceptions:\n\nPass holders are spared. The hike will be applicable for only 34 per cent of the travellers on Indian tracks, while looking into the affordability concerns of daily commuters, the restrained from hike for passengers over suburban sections and season ticket holders, which constitute 66 per cent of its total passengers.\n\nThere will not be any change in the reservation fee and super fast charges and the hike in fares will not be applicable to tickets already booked. The hike will have no effect on catering charges either, officials said.\n\nThe ‘marginal’ hike is expected to bring in another Rs 2,300 crore to the revenue of the cash-strapped national transporter and the railways said that the additional revenue will be used for the modernisation of the network. Like- augment passenger experience through modernization of coaches and improved station infrastructure. Further, Railways claimed that the burden of 7th Pay Commission on has necessitated rationalization of fares.\n\nBut is that enough? Listen to this podcast to know more", "pos": ["New Delhi: In a shock to millions of passengers across the country, Indian Railways on Tuesday hiked passenger fares for sleeper class by 2 paise per kilometre and for 3AC, 2AC and AC first class by four paise per kilometre.\n\nAccording to a commercial circular issued on Tuesday, the new fares will come into effect from January 1, 2020.\n\nIn the circular, the national transporter stated that passenger fares for sleeper class in mail and express trains have been revised by 2 paise per kilometre, while for 3AC, 2AC and AC frist class, fares have been hiked by 4 paise per kilometre.\n\nThe Railways also increased fares for passenger trains by 1 paisa per kilometre.\n\nIt also said that the fares of premium trains like Rajdhani, Shatabdi, Humsafar, Vande Bharat, Duranto, Rajya Rani, Mahanama, Gatimaan, Garibrath, Jan Shatabdi, Yuva and Suvidha Express will also be revised to the extent of the above proposed increase in class-wise fares as per the notified fare table.\n\nThe circular also stated that there will be no change in reservation fees, superfast surcharge etc.\n\nIt also said the difference of fares on tickets booked before January 1, 2020 will not be collected from the passengers.\n\nThe increase in passenger fares in sleeper class from New Delhi to Patna for a distance of 997 km means that passengers will now have to shell out approximately Rs 20 more per ticket. For AC coaches, passengers will have to pay Rs 40 more for the same distance."], "neg": ["Shoes reputedly owned by Gaddafi feature in the collection (Niall Carson/PA)\n\nRepublican society hopes to secure museum status for Troubles collection BelfastTelegraph.co.uk A collection of Troubles-era artefacts that includes shoes reputedly owned by Colonel Muammar Gaddafi is attempting to secure official museum status ahead of a major expansion. https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/republican-society-hopes-to-secure-museum-status-for-troubles-collection-38826551.html https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/972ef/38826548.ece/AUTOCROP/h342/bpanews_98b6d520-c28d-4c7f-b221-35c3c08667b4_1\n\nEmail\n\nA collection of Troubles-era artefacts that includes shoes reputedly owned by Colonel Muammar Gaddafi is attempting to secure official museum status ahead of a major expansion.\n\nOver the last five decades, the Roddy McCorley Society in west Belfast has amassed a large number of items related to the conflict and associated with the republican tradition.\n\nIt includes decorative shoes the Libyan dictator apparently gifted to IRA leader Joe Cahill during a visit to his North African regime to secure arms for the Provisionals.\n\nAmong the weaponry the IRA obtained from Gaddafi’s Libya were tonnes of Semtex explosive used in some of the most notorious bomb attacks of the conflict.\n\nNine years on from Gaddafi’s death, relatives of those killed continue to campaign for compensation from the current Libyan authorities.\n\nKevin Carson curator of Roddy McCorley Society living history museum in Belfast holds a pair of Col Muammar Gaddafi’s shoes (Niall Carson/PA)\n\nAs well as the dictator’s shoes, the Troubles collection also includes a bed and blanket from Long Kesh/Maze prison and a badly damaged Army issue rifle a member of the public apparently found close to the site of the Narrow Water bombings which killed 18 soldiers in 1979.\n\nThe society has already secured Belfast City Council backing to transform the collection’s present home, in three rooms above the Roddy McCorley Social Club on the Glen Road, into a purpose-built museum facility.\n\nAs part of the process it is hoping to achieve museum accreditation. The society recently met with officials from National Museums NI to discuss its ambitions.\n\nSociety committee member Kevin Carson said the official status would enable it to loan and swap artefacts with other museums throughout Ireland.\n\n“We started in one room and then we took over a second room and now we have a third room and, even at that, we haven’t enough space to put on show all the stuff we have,” he said.\n\n“We do look forward to getting museum status. Me and other members of the committee have travelled the length and breadth of Ireland to tie up with other groups and museums and collectors to hope in the future to actually exchange parts of our exhibitions back and forward, so stuff from Belfast could be on show in Cork or Mayo or Derry or Donegal, but we need to have proper museum status.\n\n“We are going through the process at the moment with meeting all the groups that would be great assistance to us to turn ourselves into a museum.”\n\nA rifle found near the site of the Narrow Water bombing in 1979 (Liam McBurney/PA)\n\nThe Roddy McCorley Society was formed in 1972 as a vehicle to raise funds for the families of republican prisoners.\n\nThe collection of artefacts began with art crafted by those prisoners, such as Celtic crosses and leather wallets.\n\nWhile the society tells the story of the Troubles very much through a republican prism, the collection also includes several loyalist items, donated by ex-prisoners from the other tradition who have visited as part of peace process reconciliation initiatives.\n\nMr Carson said Gaddafi’s shoes were “very valuable” and continued to generate significant interest among visitors. A TV crew from the Middle East visited during the summer to film Mr Carson recounting the story of the shoes.\n\n“Joe Cahill, one of our major republican personalities over the years, had been in Libya on a number of occasions to meet Gaddafi and on one of the occasions he met Muammar Gaddafi in the desert after a great long journey in the sun and heat and dryness, because Gaddafi in those days could never stay in one spot,” he said.\n\n“Joe on that occasion was presented by Muammar Gaddafi with these slippers as a souvenir of this visit.”\n\nThe director of National Museums NI, Kathryn Thomson, said: “The story of our recent past is one that is distributed through a network of museums, visitor attractions, and tours across Northern Ireland.\n\n“At National Museums NI we work with this network as part of the development and programming of important exhibitions such as the Troubles & Beyond at the Ulster Museum.\n\n“Where relevant we are always willing to offer curatorial and other expert advice and support to community led initiatives.\n\n“Within this context we welcomed the opportunity to visit the Roddy McCorley Museum recently and look forward to seeing their project develop.”\n\nPA", "Chris Szagola/Associated Press\n\nNew Washington Redskins head coach Ron Rivera reportedly hired Jack Del Rio as his defensive coordinator Wednesday, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter.\n\nIt is unclear who else will be part of Rivera's staff, but JP Finlay of NBC Sports Washington reported Bill Callahan, who served as interim head coach following the firing of Jay Gruden, and most of the defensive staff will not return.\n\nFinlay added that offensive coordinator Kevin O'Connell is among the holdover offensive assistants who will interview with Rivera but noted that none of them \"definitively\" have a job.\n\nWhile Del Rio is known for his defensive prowess, he has plenty of experience as a head coach as well. He served in the position with the Jacksonville Jaguars for nine seasons from 2003 through 2011, when he was fired after Week 12. He was also the head coach of the Oakland Raiders from 2015 through 2017.\n\nThe 56-year-old finished with a 93-94 record and never advanced past the divisional round of the playoffs as a head coach, but he did as a defensive assistant.\n\nHe was the linebackers coach for the Baltimore Ravens from 1999 through 2001, the defensive coordinator for the Carolina Panthers in 2002 and the defensive coordinator for the Denver Broncos from 2012 through 2014.\n\nBaltimore won a Super Bowl during his tenure with Ray Lewis leading his linebackers unit, and Denver reached a Super Bowl but lost. In four seasons as a defensive coordinator, Del Rio directed groups that finished in the top three in the league in yards allowed three times.\n\nWhat's more, the 2000 Ravens defense he was involved with allowed three, 10, three and seven points (on a kickoff return and the point after) in four playoff games before lifting the Lombardi Trophy.\n\nThe Redskins now have a coach with championship pedigree and a track record of success who brings name recognition to that side of the ball.\n\nDel Rio will take the reins of a unit that ranked 27th in total defense and 27th in points allowed under Greg Manusky in 2019.\n\nWhile there is work to be done, Del Rio will have plenty of talent, including safety Landon Collins and a strong line that features Jonathan Allen, Matt Ioannidis and Montez Sweat.\n\nThe Redskins also own the No. 2 overall pick in the 2020 NFL draft, which they could use to select Ohio State defensive end Chase Young.\n\nOffensively, Washington ranked 31st in yards and 32nd in scoring under O'Connell, but he is viewed as a brilliant young offensive mind and helped rookie quarterback Dwayne Haskins Jr. and wide receiver Terry McLaurin improve over the course of the season, which could help him appeal to Rivera.", "CHICAGO, IL / ACCESSWIRE / February 21, 2020 / Selecting the right Realtor at the start of your home buying journey is crucial. Chicago Realtor Laura Topp offers her top tips to help you pick the best Realtor for you.\n\nBefore selecting a Realtor, there are several points to consider:\n\nKnowledge of the local market - \"You need a Realtor who has a deep, personal knowledge of the geography you are considering. Someone who understands the area inside and out will help you find the perfect home in the perfect neighborhood,\" advises Laura Topp.\n\nPricing Expectations - Being given the correct market price of your home is important so that you have realistic expectations of what your home will sell for and how much you will be able to afford when buying a new home.\n\nBuild a relationship with your Realtor - This is not just a transactional relationship. \"You need to connect with your Realtor and feel like you can be completely honest with them about your expectations,\" Topp urges. \"A forthright relationship is important; a Realtor cannot help you if you are only saying what you think they want to hear.\"\n\nHome structure and knowledge - Know exactly what kind of home you are looking for and consider the size, style, and acreage. Deciding what you are looking for prior to selecting your Realtor will help inform your decision of what Realtor to go with, as some specialize in certain types of housing.\n\nMore isn't necessarily better - Find a Realtor that will carefully examine listings beforehand to bring you only what is relevant. Looking at everything that comes up is a waste of time and energy for you and your Realtor.\n\nEducation - As a client, you want a Realtor who will help explain every aspect of the home buying and selling process - remember that they are the experts and that they have important knowledge and experience to impart to their clients.\n\nQuestions to ask your Realtor before you commit to working with them:\n\nWhat is your availability to speak with me?\n\nMost Realtors have very flexible hours. It is important for your Realtor to know your schedule and you to know theirs.\n\nDo you have a team or are you an independent Realtor?\n\nThis will help you understand if you will have additional help and resources when purchasing your home. Working with a team has an added benefit of having access to more market knowledge more people to rely on.\n\nHow are you paid?\n\n\"It is different from market to market, so ask up front because it all depends on your area, if you are buying or selling and the brokerage that each agent works with,\" says Laura Topp.\n\nHave you helped people buy or sell a house like the one I'm looking for?\n\nIt is important to know if your potential Realtor has experience in the type of home you are looking for and even more so in the area.\n\nWhat makes this property valuable?\n\nThis is an important question because it allows you to see what value a property has from the Realtor's perspective.\n\nArmed with these tips and questions, you will surely be able to build a relationship with the right Realtor that will greatly benefit you on the road to real estate ownership.\n\nAbout Laura Topp, TOPP Chicago Real Estate, Berkshire Hathaway KoenigRubloff\n\nLaura Topp is a broker associate at Berkshire Hathaway KoenigRubloff and is licensed in Illinois and Indiana. She works with both buyers and sellers in the Chicagoland area. Topp specializes in all facets of residential real estate from single family homes, condos and new construction to luxury homes, foreclosures, multi-units, investment properties and 1031 exchanges. For Laura's news, visit https://thenala.com/media-room/media-room-detail/laura-topp-topp-chicago-real-estate-berkshire-hathaway-koenigrubloff and for more information, please call (773) 419-0076, or visit https://www.toppchicagorealestate.com/.\n\nFor media inquiries, please call the NALA at 805.650.6121, ext. 361.\n\nSOURCE: Laura Topp, TOPP Chicago Real Estate, Berkshire Hathaway Homeservices Chicago\n\nView source version on accesswire.com:https://www.accesswire.com/577205/Working-with-the-Right-Realtor-is-Imperative-Says-Leading-Chicago-Realtor-Laura-Topp", "Hank Aaron, Cal Ripken Jr, Jackie Robinson, Babe Ruth, Ken Griffey Jr, Derek Jeter. The biggest legends in American baseball history all set records and achieved international fame playing with Louisville Slugger bats, the players’ names immortalized in the Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory Hall of Fame in Kentucky.\n\nBut what about the men and women who worked in the factories, the artisans and engravers who produced their iconic bats for America’s favorite pastime? What were their names, and what were their stories?\n\nThose are the questions being answered right now in Louisville, Kentucky. As part of the city’s biennial celebration, the Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory dug out a trove of old photos, many black and white, from decades and decades of the company’s history. The pictures were a snapshot into not only the company’s past but of post-war American life. But many of the proud faces’ identities were unknown.\n\nRuby Judd worked at Louisville Slugger for 50 years filling ordered filling orders and doing quality inspection. She was identified by her niece, Laura Quiggins, who said: ‘She was very proud of her job, very proud of the product that they put out'\n\nAn unidentified man whittles down a baseball bat. In celebration of Louisville, Kentucky's biennial, the Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory is hosting an exhibit that showcases vintage photos of employees that worked in the Hillerich and Bradsby factory over the years. A local campaign asked family, friends and former colleagues to help identify the nameless faces\n\nThe Hillerich and Bradsby is a woodworking company that began in 1856 and manufactured various items such as golf clubs butter churns before it made its first bat in 1884. Maril Addams (pictured) is seen operating a lathe on golf club heads\n\nA local campaign advertised the museum exhibit and showcased the photos in regional media. That’s when friends and colleagues of former workers began collaborating with the effort, and now many of those earnest, nameless faces have been identified.\n\n‘Back in those days, people took such pride in their work,’ says Laura Quiggins, who identified her aunt, Ruby Judd, who was an inspector and order filler more than 50 years ago for Hillerich and Bradsby, the company which began manufacturing Louisville Slugger bats. ‘Nowadays, it’s like people just go to work to get the paycheck – “What’s in it for me?”\n\n‘She was very proud of her job, very proud of the product that they put out,’ Quiggins tells DailyMail.com. ‘It’s so simple, but a little piece of wood made people famous, and those people made the bat famous.’\n\nThe effort came about when the Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory was asked to participate in the Louisville Biennial, and curator Bailey Mazik thought of the photos she’d seen in archives and desks, folders of workers in the factories, men and women working for a company that began in 1856 and manufactured everything from butter churns to golf clubs to the famous bats – production of which began in 1884. The company receives information about former players on a daily basis, she says – but this was something new and special.\n\nAn unidentified man carefully works on a persimmon golf club head at a table saw at the Hillerich and Bradsby company\n\nEmployee Bill Lesch inspecting rough-turned timber. 17-year-old,John \"Bud\" Hillerich began making baseball bats in the 1880s after watching Louisville's major league team star player, Pete \"Louisville Slugger\" Browning break his bat during a game\n\nEmployee Ray Sizemore weighing a roughout in 1975\n\nQuinton Jackson is pictured dipping bats in an undated photo\n\nAn unidentified employee is seen branding bats. Rena Jenkins, a longtime current employee who began at the company in 1977 instantly recognized a former employee by the name of Georgia Hines. She told DailyMail.com: '...she was a little bitty lady. She probably weighed maybe 110 pounds fully clothed...but she could engrave a bat. Back then, that was her job. She was the only one that did that back then'\n\n‘One of our former vice presidents was kind of an amateur historian himself, so he collected a lot of these and organized these and wrote down a lot of employees’ names,’ Bailey Mazik says of Jack McGrath, who retired in the 80s.\n\nPolly Basham (left) stands with two Hillerich and Bradsby employees in front of a wall of baseball bats\n\nShe adds: ‘It has been important for us to know who these people are and to celebrate their hard work.’\n\nOne of those people was Quiggins’ Aunt Ruby.\n\n‘She was an inspector and an order-filler,’ Quiggins tells DailyMail.com. ‘She inspected the bats and, when someone placed an order for them, she did the quality assurance … She had worked in several departments, because she was there for years.’\n\nAunt Ruby, who married and had two children, ‘loved her job,’ Quiggins says.\n\n‘My grandfather worked with wood a lot and made things with wood, and he was a whittler. So she said going into work was like going into Dad’s house. She had built a big long 18-by-12 cedar closet in their house, so their house smelled like cedar – and she said that’s the only smell I don’t smell at work, is cedar. She smelled oak and all the other woods. She said it was a family-oriented place … Everybody knew everybody. She loved working there.\n\n‘That was the place to work, back in the day. It was General Electric, Ford and Hillerich and Bradsby.’\n\nEmployee Arthur Peyton branding a bat in an undated photo. Today, Louisville Sluggar churns out 1.8 million bats per year\n\nUnnamed employee is pictured dipping bats. Recalling post-war America, Laura Quiggins told DailyMail.com: ‘That was the place to work, back in the day. It was General Electric, Ford and Hillerich and Bradsby'\n\nEmployee inspecting bats before they’re shipped out. January 15, 1958\n\nWillie Leonard is pictured in an undated photo working on metal golf club heads\n\nThe company has always been based in the Louisville region, and the Kentucky city has become almost synonymous with baseball bats. Tributes to players and their bats are included on a mile-long Walk of Fame through the city, and the Museum is easily identifiable by the world’s largest bat standing proudly outside of it.\n\nPaula Dyer, another woman who identified her aunt and uncle – both Hillerich and Bradsby employees – echoed the sentiments of Ms Quiggins.\n\nHillerich and Bradsby was the ‘name I grew up with,’ she says. Her Aunt Polly and Uncle John ‘Buck’ Basham started in the 40s and retired in the 70s.\n\nBuck was a WWII Army veteran, and Dyer’s mother and father had worked for Hillerich and Bradsby before leaving, helping her own parents get their jobs.\n\n‘They would get up in the morning ... they were dedicated employees,’ Dyer says of Polly and Buck. They would get up at four in the morning; they would never be a minute late. They never missed a day.’\n\nShe adds: They were proud to work there, yes. It was hard work; they never complained too much about it. I remember, Uncle Buck, his hands would be stained.’\n\nEmployee rubbing bat with steel wool prior to final finishing operations in 1953\n\nEmployee operating sanding machine\n\nUnidentified employee applying polish to bats. Every baseball bar cores measure 37 inches long by 2.75 inches in diameter, these raw wood posts are called 'billets.' Despite their uniform size, the wood can vary in weight which is what distinguishes different models\n\nEmployee weighing roughouts to determine for which model they’re best suited. Date unknown\n\nThe Bashams were so proud, in fact, that they incorporated their company’s product into the cabin they built saving wages, she says.\n\n‘It was a two-story cabin, beautiful cabin, and the stairs – instead of plain old rails on each step, it was a Hillerich and Bradsby baseball bat, she tells DailyMail.com. ‘And you know, none of us have pictures of it and it’s so sad.’\n\nUncle Buck died in 1976 at the age of 60 – only two years retired – and Aunt Polly passed away in 1999.\n\n‘To be able to recognize them for their hard work and dedication ... I just love it,’ she says.\n\nPaula Dyer, identified her aunt Polly and uncle John 'Buck' Basham (pictured polishing a golf club head) in the trove of pictures on display at the Louisville Sluggar Museum & Factory. She told DailyMail.com 'They would never be a minute late. They never missed a day. They were proud to work there, yes. It was hard work; they never complained too much about it'\n\nThe Bashams were proud of the work they did for Hillerich and Bradsby, so much so that they incorporated their company’s product into the cabin they built saving wages. ‘It was a two-story cabin, beautiful cabin, and the stairs – instead of plain old rails on each step, it was a Hillerich and Bradsby baseball bat,' said Paula Dyer to DailyMail.com\n\nEmployee (William White) packing mini-bats. March 2007\n\nRena Jenkins, a longtime current employee who began at the company in 1977 as an 18-year-old on the switchboard, helped identify former workers from the binders of folders such as Georgia Heins.\n\nThe effort to name and picture so many people excited her and made her happy to help, she tells DailyMail.com.\n\n‘It is a legacy,’ she says. ‘It goes back so many generations ... I think they realize the history.’\n\nShe adds that she still believes the company makes ‘the greatest bat in the world’ and ‘it’s as American as apple pie.’\n\nShe’s worked everywhere within the company from accounts payable to shipping and purchasing and in the warehouses and factories, helping her get to know so many employees over the years who were equally proud of their work. One of them was Georgia Heins, who she recognized amongst the pictures.\n\n‘She was real nice; she was a little bitty lady,’ she says. ‘She probably weighed maybe 110 pounds fully clothed and maybe with her pockets lined. She was 5’2, 5’1; she was a small woman, real skinny, but she could engrave a bat. Back then, that was her job. She was the only one that did that back then.'\n\nAn unidentified female employee is seen placing a gunstock cutout on a table saw. Hillerich and Bradsby produced wooden rifle stocks and billy clubs for the U.S. Army during WWII\n\nAn unidentified employee works on a metal bat at the Los Angeles, California factory\n\nAn undated photo of an employee weighing roughouts before they are cut down to the shape of a specific baseball bat model. Baseball bat cores used to be made of Ash wood but have since been changed to Maple wood after Barry Bonds broke the single-season home run record using Maple bats in 2001\n\nShe tells DailyMail.com that the company has always been ‘like a family.’\n\n‘There was a lot of us that started young, so we were young and inexperienced. We learned off of some of the older ones, and we all started having babies and raising our families, and everybody was always here for everybody else.’\n\nMany of the positions, she admits, ‘were tedious jobs – but they just had a little assembly line, and then you had a lot of husband and wives worked here. And then you had several that met their wives here and married.’\n\n‘Years ago, whenever you had a baby, they used to send us a full-sized personalized bat with a letter from the president [of the company] saying: “Welcome to the Hillerich and Bradsby family.” And they would send us a personalized bat with the day they were born, their height, weight and all of that. So each of my kids have that.’\n\nBill Kaiser giving a golf lesson to the 'Louisville Power-Bilt girls' in an undated photo\n\nTwo employees pictured in 1974 prepare golf clubs for shipping\n\nAn unnamed employee is pictured meticulously wrapping a golf club\n\nArchivist Mazik says that emphasis on connectivity and support has ‘been important and implemented in our company for as long as I can tell.\n\n‘We all really make a point to know each other, all different departments, all different kinds of jobs. It has been really special to me to see how employees keep in touch with each other and how they take care of each other.’\n\nThe exhibit will run through the end of January, but Mazik hopes it can lead to even further historical research and memorialization of the people responsible for the building blocks of America’s favorite pastime.\n\n‘I want to sit down with some of these folks, do formal oral histories that we can archive,’ she says.\n\nLaura Quiggins (left) stands in front of the worlds largest baseball bat outside the Louisville Sluggar Museum & Factory in Kentucky. Quiggins (right) poses next to a photo of her aunt Ruby Judd who was a long-term employee of Hillerich and Bradsby. Quiggins explained to DailyMail.com, '...it was a family-oriented place … Everybody knew everybody. She loved working there'", "Authorities call on athletes to elevate Cuba in Tokyo-2020 Games Authorities call on athletes to elevate Cuba in Tokyo-2020 Games Authorities call on athletes to elevate Cuba in Tokyo-2020 Games\n\nAuthorities call on athletes to elevate Cuba in Tokyo-2020 Games\n\nHavana, Dec 31 (Prensa Latina) Roberto Leon Richards, president of the Cuban Olympic Committee, and Osvaldo Vento, president of the National Sports Institute (INDER), congratulated the Cuban athletes, who are focusing their work on the Tokyo-2020 Olympics, for the new year.\n\nOn his Twitter account, Richards congratulated the athletes, coaches and the Cuban sports movement, to whom he sent a big hug, convinced that the Olympic event in Tokyo, Japan, will be another scenario of victories for them.\n\n\n\nFor his part, the INDER president recalled a statement by the historic leader of the Revolution, Fidel Castro, on the occasion of the 61st anniversary of that heoric deed.\n\n\n\n'Let's remember Fidel as a permanent motivation for the commitments to come. He insisted that sports encourage the people, entertain the people, excite the people and make the people happy. Congratulations,' Vento twitted.\n\n\n\nTo date, Cuba has 26 qualified athletes for the Tokyo-2020 Olympic Games in boating (4), cycling (1), artistic gymnastics (2), wrestling (2), modern pentathlon (2), shooting (5) and track and field (10).\n\n\n\nAccording to the Cuban Sports Institute, the number of athletes for the Olympic Games must exceed 100 and Cuban athletes are expected to attend qualifying events from January 5 and May 24, 2020.\n\n\n\njg/iff/jcm/rws"], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "By Express News Service\n\nNEW DELHI: A day after the national capital experienced the coldest recorded day in December, the sun shone bright on Tuesday, with the temperature going up by few notches even as icy winds swept the city.\n\nShallow fog was reported in the morning at isolated places. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), there would be “no cold wave in the city till January 4 (Saturday) and temperatures will rise further”. The department also predicted moderate fog on Wednesday and very light rain on Thursday.\n\nThe prolonged cold wave and absence of adequate sunshine due to a dense fog had caused the mercury to plummet drastically. December recorded an 18-day ‘cold spell’, the maximum after December 1997.IMD Senior scientist Kuldeep Srivastava, said strong easterly winds prevented the formation of dense fog on Tuesday morning and hence maximum temperature rose significantly.\n\nThe minimum temperature also went up from 2.8 degrees Celsius on Monday to 4.7 degrees Celsius on Tuesday. The maximum temperature also rose to 14.6 degrees Celsius.The minimum temperature at Palam was recorded at 4.1 degrees Celsius and Lodhi Road at 3.7 degrees Celsius. Mercury fell to 4.2 degrees Celsius in Aya Nagar.\n\nThe IMD also said that this is also the longest duration of severe cold day since 1992 “for the three months, December to February in totality”. Mahesh Palawat, a senior scientist at private forecasting agency Skymet Weather, said the “worst period” was over for now and icy winds won’t continue from northwest for long.", "pos": ["New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) Bringing relief to people, the cold wave in north India including the Delhi NCR region seems to have abated for the moment with day temperatures rising on New Year’s Day and touching almost 20 degrees Celsius in Delhi.\n\nAccording to the India Meteorological Department, day temperatures have risen by 3-7 degrees Celsius over most parts of the northern plains of India, while Delhi has seen a rise of 5-6 degrees Celsius over Tuesday.\n\nThe IMD said that under the influence of warm moist easterlies, northern plains reported maximum temperatures around 17-20 degrees Celsius on Wednesday, while Delhi has reported usual average temperature – Safdarjung at 20.5 degrees Celsius and Palam at 19.6 degrees Celsius.\n\nAccording to Skymet Weather, some isolated light rains are expected over Delhi-NCR on Thursday.\n\nWith this, the wind pattern has changed and has restricted the flow of chilly northwesterly winds. These winds are now blowing from the easterly direction, and are comparatively warm and humid in nature.\n\n“With this, minimum temperatures are likely to rise across the national capital along with nearby areas of Noida, Gurugram and Faridabad. As a result, cold wave would abate and we do not expect to make a come back anytime soon as night temperatures would remain near normal,” Skymet Weather said.\n\nMeanwhile, cold day conditions would continue for another 24 hours but are expected to abate thereafter. Days would see bright sunshine, bringing huge relief for the capital which has been bearing the brunt of extreme cold weather for the last 18 consecutive days, it added.\n\n–IANS\n\nsan/vd"], "neg": ["Donald Trump downplays renewed nuclear threats from North Korea's Kim Jong Un\n\nShow Caption Hide Caption North Korea's missile program, explained Kim Jong Un has tested more missiles than his father and grandfather combined. How did North Korea have so much military spending power? We explain. Just the FAQs, USA TODAY\n\nWASHINGTON – President Donald Trump played down rhetorical attacks from Kim Jong Un as the end-of-the-year holidays passed Wednesday without any new nuclear tests in North Korea – but with threats of future ones.\n\n\"If the U.S. persists in its hostile policy toward the DPRK (North Korea), there will never be the denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula,\" the Korean Central News Agency said, quoting Kim as he announced he no longer feels bound by a self-imposed moratorium on nuclear testing.\n\nTrump, speaking with reporters at his annual New Year's Eve party at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, said he still has \"a very good relationship\" with Kim, with whom he has met three times.\n\n\"He likes me, I like him, we get along,\" Trump said, adding: \"He did sign an agreement talking about denuclearization. ... I think he's a man of his word, so we're going to find out.\"\n\nIn announcing that his moratorium on nuclear testing is no longer operative, Kim also told a meeting of ruling party officials in North Korea he would unveil a \"new strategic weapon\" in the near future, the state news agency said. Kim had given the United States an end-of-the-year deadline to reduce economic sanctions on his country or face the prospect of new nuclear tests.\n\n\"The DPRK will steadily develop necessary and prerequisite strategic weapons for the security of the state until the U.S. rolls back its hostile policy,\" the Korean Central News Agency reported Kim as saying.\n\nTrump administration officials had feared such a test during the holiday – a North Korea official had threatened a \"Christmas gift\" to the U.S. – but nothing had happened as midnight passed in North Korea.\n\nIn speaking with reporters, Trump joked that he hoped Kim's \"Christmas present\" was \"a beautiful vase ... as opposed to something else.\"\n\nTrump remains hopeful of a denuclearization agreement with North Korea, though critics say Kim's government has continued to develop nuclear programs even after the two leaders signed a document at their first summit in June of 2018. The two men also met in 2019 in Vietnam and at the North Korea-South Korea border.\n\nWhile Trump often cites the Singapore agreement as a hopeful sign, critics pointed out that it was nonspecific and nonbinding when it came to North Korea giving up nuclear weapons.\n\n\"Kim signed nothing binding regarding nukes or missiles. No Kim ever has,\" tweeted Robert E. Kelly, professor of political science at Pusan National University in South Korea.\n\nHe added: \"And Republicans used to know that the Kims shouldn’t be trusted. But now the GOP’s a cult of personality, right? So if the great leader says it’s true, it must be so.\"", "The 2020 oil risk nobody is talking about\n\nOne New Year’s resolution to make: Do not take the price of oil for granted.\n\nAs we head into a new decade, complacency about the low price of oil is running rampant. This complacency is dangerous because it may catch U.S. businesses by surprise if oil were to experience a sharp upward move. Potentially this could cause a shock to the U.S. economy, mainly because we are not prepared for it and are not taking protection seriously.\n\nTicker Security Last Change Change % USO UNITED STATES OIL FUND L.P. 12.81 -0.08 -0.62%\n\nThere are reasons why many people do not fear higher oil prices in 2020 or in the years ahead. Some point to record U.S. oil production, which averaged 12.3 million barrels a day in 2019. Others point to a potential end to the OPEC, Russia and another producer alliance that led the group to reduce global supply by 2 percent by taking 1.2 million barrels per day off the market for the first six months of 2019. Others are predicting that global oil demand in the new year will fall due to alternative fuel usage and we may be seeing the beginning of a global peak for oil demand by the end of this new decade.\n\nDespite this perception of slowing demand, crude prices are quietly having the best year since 2016. And while prices for oil are down from the highs we have seen in recent years, the outlook going forward is still quite impressive. Even though we have seen a surge in electric cars and a push for alternatives, oil demand globally in 2019 hit a record high. Even amid the U.S.-China trade war, China imported and consumed a record amount of oil.\n\nU.S. energy production hit records last year and should again in 2020. Yet most are not paying attention to the warning signs that U.S. production might peak this year. For example, the U.S. oil rig count rang out the old year with the first drop since 2016. The drop is a potential precursor to a production plateau. Baker Hughes released its final rig count for the year and decade, and it ended on a cautionary note. They reported that total oil and gas rig count is down 26 percent from a year ago at 278 rigs. Oil rigs fell by eight per week and gas rigs held steady at 125.\n\nTicker Security Last Change Change % UNG UNITED STATES NATURAL GAS FUND LP UNIT (POST REV SPLIT) 16.86 -0.04 -0.24%\n\nThis reflects the largest issue of pain in the oil patch. Fifty energy companies filed for bankruptcy during the first nine months of 2019, including 33 oil and gas producers, 15 oilfield services companies and two midstream companies, according to Haynes and Boone’s Energy and Restructuring Practice Group. Overall investment in energy and oil has plunged so expectations that U.S. oil production will easily meet demand and cover risk factors are too optimistic.\n\nThere is no doubt that electric cars are going to be a part of the energy mix in the future. The thought that we can replace the internal combustion engine with electric cars is ludicrous. While many think electric cars are environmentally clean, the reality is that for every source of energy, there is a potential environmental downside. Just think about the mining of lithium and cobalt and the production of energy it is going to take to make and supply batteries. Then, stop and think about what it is going to take to charge up those millions of electric cars. Try to fathom the impact on the power grid not just here in the U.S. but in the developing world where most of the auto demand growth will happen.\n\nOil prices also seem immune to geo-political risk at this time. In September, there was an attack on Saudi Arabian oil facilities. Yet the quick recovery of production and the fact that the Saudis seemed not to retaliate gave the market a false sense of geopolitical event invincibility. While this event did not cause a long-term price concern, there are signs that the risks to supply have not gone away. This week the U.S. carried out airstrikes against Iranian-backed Shiite militia groups in Iraq and Syria, which in turn was met with protests in Bagdad.\n\nEven so, President Trump stood firm and blamed Iran for the unrest in Iraq.\n\nThe situation in Venezuela is also a geopolitical risk not to mention the old standby worries about North Korea.\n\nAll of this comes as we head into 2020 on a wave of economic optimism. Not only did the recession that many predicted last year not happen, but it also appears that the global economy will get a boost of growth as the U.S. and China work out their trade differences with the phase one agreement expected to be signed at the White House on January 15.\n\nThis wave of economic growth should cause oil demand to surge in 2020. That should lead to a much tighter physical market.\n\nSo get prepared for potentially higher prices in 2020.\n\nFox", "As we start a new year, people tend to look back and reflect on what has passed.\n\nHaving lost my dad earlier this year, I must admit that I am rather relieved to see the back of 2019 – in the hope of happier times to come.\n\nHe slipped away in spring, and it always struck me as ironic that we lost Dad at a time when even nature seemed hopeful, with the daffodils in full bloom.\n\nI am also aware of how lucky I am, in part due to my job.\n\nI am privileged to speak to people every day who have been faced with extraordinary circumstances, and chosen to flourish in the face of trauma far greater than my own.\n\nWith that in mind, I am looking ahead to what 2020 will hold.\n\nThere is no resolution to be a better mum, or a more patient parent at the helm of a crafting activity which includes glitter.\n\nI admire those who can commit to finally reading that parenting book, while simultaneously signing up to a juice diet detox.\n\nBut if this year has taught me anything, it’s that my best is good enough. When a friend asked my advice on returning to work, I told her the wisest course of action was to lower her standards at home.\n\nThat might sound a little dismal, but bear with me.\n\nI have learned that it simply isn’t possible to keep on top of the washing, be present as a mum, hoover the stairs and clean out the vegetable drawer in the fridge.\n\nI reason that as long as the house is vaguely clean, the rest of the chaos can wait.\n\nI have been known to batch cook at 10pm, in the hope that it would somehow make me a better mum.\n\nIt led to a surplus of soup and partly burned lasagne, alongside a mountain of washing up.\n\nAlthough mum guilt still snaps at my heels most days, I am secure in the knowledge that I have been a fairly decent parent thus far.\n\nThere is, however, one change, which should hopefully be occurring in our household.\n\nNo, not baby number two – we’re still recovering from a solid year of sleep deprivation.\n\nInstead, I hope that 2020 will see me spend a lot more time with my other half.\n\nIt has often struck me that we are like ships in the night, discussing little else except Reuben and whose turn it is to walk the dog.\n\nIn the early days, our life revolved around our new addition.\n\nBut Reuben is no longer a tiny bundle clasped to my chest.\n\nIt is perhaps time that I cut the apron strings ever so slightly and enjoy the odd meal out which doesn’t include crayons and a high chair.\n\nIt is difficult not to be totally consumed by the feat which is taking care of a young child, with their many milestones and somewhat maddening phases.\n\nBut in dedicating every spare second to our son, we have forgotten to take time for ourselves.\n\nYou cannot expect to continue as normal upon having a baby, but nor can you risk losing each other completely.\n\nWe have vowed to go out once a month, and discuss something other than potty training and the latest episode of Peppa Pig.\n\nWe may well fall asleep before dessert, but the thought is there.\n\nMy other half has a dry sense of humour, a secret love of history and possesses endless patience. He is also notoriously private, and he therefore dreads this column.\n\nBut here it is in black and white, my resolution to catch up with the person who has held my hand through the onslaught of 2019.\n\nThe date is firmly set in the diary, although the choice of restaurant is still in debate.\n\nSo if you can recommend the perfect venue for two knackered parents, let me know.", "LONDON, Jan 1 (Reuters) - Robert Kubica will be Alfa Romeo's Formula One reserve driver for the 2020 season with Polish oil company and personal backer PKN ORLEN joining as co-title sponsor, the Swiss-based team said on Wednesday.\n\nKubica, 35, made his race debut with the team in 2006 when they were competing as BMW Sauber.\n\nThe Pole, who suffered a near-fatal rally accident in 2011, made his comeback with struggling former champions Williams last season but left at the end of the campaign in which he scored their sole point.\n\n\"I'm starting a new chapter in my career by joining Alfa Romeo Racing ORLEN. This is a team that has a special place in my heart and it'll be nice to see the familiar faces I still remember from Hinwil,\" he said in a statement.\n\nAlfa Romeo's race drivers this year are Finland's 2007 world champion Kimi Raikkonen and Italian Antonio Giovinazzi, an unchanged lineup from 2019.\n\n(Reporting by Alan Baldwin, editing by Christian Radnedge)\n\nREUTERS2", "Advertisement\n\nWhile many party-goers up and down the UK emerged weary-eyed today from celebrating New Year, some took the opportunity to take part in brilliant and bizarre activities including racing bathtubs and taking dips in the freezing cold sea.\n\nOther eccentric rituals included a whole village in Kirkwall, Scotland, lining the streets to play a medieval game of football.\n\nYouths from Orkadian spent the day taking part in the Boys New Years Ba Game which is played with a hand crafted leather ball. The Ba' Game is a mass street football match which starts at the towns Mercat Cross and is played between two teams, the Uppies and the Doonies.\n\nThe game has been played in Kirkwall's streets for hundreds of years, with the teams made up of men from the south end of the town and the north end.\n\nThis is while in Gosport locals braved the chilly temperatures and celebrated the beginning of a new decade with a swim. Many wore swimming trunks while others opted for fancy dress such as hula skirts and turkey hats.\n\nJokers in Dorset donned masks of political leaders and took to Poole Quay in order to take part in the wild and wacky bathtub race.\n\nOrkadian youths take part in the Boys New Years Ba Game played with a hand crafted leather ball. The Ba' Game is a mass street football match which starts at the towns Mercat Cross, is played between two teams, the Uppies and the Doonies\n\nTwo revellers attend the annual New Year's Day Swim in the sea at Stokes Bay in Gosport, Hampshire to celebrate 2020. Right, a woman takes part in the Scarborough Lions Club charity New Year's Day Dip in Scarborough\n\nSome jokers decide to wear masks of political leaders while taking part in the annual bathtub race in Poole Quay Dorset today\n\nMembers of the public wear fancy dress as they join New Year swimmers in front of the Forth Rail Bridge during the annual Loony Dook Swim in the River Forth, in South Queensferry, Scotland\n\nThe Loony Dook dip (above) involves getting yourself dressed up in the wackiest outfit you can find, marching through the streets of South Queensferry and then throwing yourself into the Firth of Forth\n\nOver 2000 people kick of 2020 with a New Years Day swim at Barry Beach, Wales. One woman (left) was seen wearing a Hula skirt while another wore stripey leggings\n\nA charity competitor jumps off of Okeover Bridge into the River Dove during the Mapleton raft race and bridge jump, at Mapleton, near Ashbourne, Derbyshire, as part of New Year's Day celebrations\n\nParticipants pose in the water with their '2020' sign as they take part in the annual New Year's Day 'Loony Dook' swim, in the Firth of Forth, near Edinburgh\n\nAround a hundred people braved the cold Firth of Forth at the Kingshorn RNLI Loony Dook to start 2020 New Year. Two of the women above were seen wearing mermaid swimsuits while the other two wore hula skirts\n\nThe Roaring Twenties: Emilia Hoyle, 23, from Chester dresses in the style of a stylish 1920s lady at the Abersoch RNLI New Year's Day Sea Dip. Right, participants at the New Year Bridge Jump at Mappleton, near Ashbourne, which is a tradition that dates back more than 30 years and sees dozens brave the freezing River Dove from Okeover Bridge\n\nSupporters and protesters lined the High Street to watch members of the Essex Farmer and Union Hunt parade in the High Street and Blue Boar public house Maldon Essex for their annual New Year's day meeting\n\nPictured: Orkadians take part in the New Years Ba Game played with a hand crafted leather ball on January 1, 2020\n\nPeople take part in the Panama Swimming club New Year's Day dip, in Whitley Bay, as part of New Year's Day celebrations. The sun was seen shining today as many ran into the sea with some even wearing tutus\n\nThe 'Ba Game' has been played in Kirkwall's streets for hundreds of years, with the teams made up of men from the south end of the town and the north end\n\nParticipants brave the cold waters as they take part in the annual Scarborough Beach New Years Day Dip in Scarborough, North Yorkshire this lunch time\n\nDespite the dark skies, sea mist and rain competitors take part in the annual New Years Day Bath Tub Race, Poole Harbour\n\nIn London today people took part in the annual New Year's Day parade. Many were pictured wearing elaborate costumers\n\nPeople take part in the Panama Swimming club New Year's Day dip, in Whitley Bay, as part of New Year's Day celebrations. This trio turned up dressed at The Incredibles\n\nThe waters splashed over this pair of revellers today as they enjoyed the New Year's Day dip in Whitley Bay. It is similar to many Boxing Day traditions which involve a swim\n\nThe game took part in the local area and the competitors could be seen outside the Judith Glue shop this afternoon during the game\n\nOne woman decided to bring her dog with her to the swim in Firth of Forth today. Right, a lady takes part in the annual New Year's Day 'Loony Dook' swim in the Firth of Forth, in South Queensferry, near Edinburgh\n\nAll aboard! This group went to great lengths to look the part for the race today and were seen wearing hats with union jack flags\n\nPeople wearing chicken suits take part in the Loony Dook New Year's Day dip in the Firth of Forth at South Queensferry as part of Edinburgh's Hogmanay celebrations\n\nTwo women in a 'Maids of the Forth' homemade vessel with a Scottish flag on the stern celebrate the new year in the Firth of Forth at South Queensferry\n\nOrkadians take part in the New Years Ba Game played with a hand crafted leather ball on January 1, 2020 in Kirkwall Scotland\n\nSupporters and protesters lined the High Street to watch members of the Essex Farmer and Union Hunt parade in the High Street and Blue Boar public house Maldon Essex for their annual New Years day meeting\n\nMr Blobby joins revellers taking part in the Loony Dook New Year's Day dip in the Firth of Forth at South Queensferry today\n\nA participant reacts in the water as she takes part in the annual New Year's Day 'Loony Dook' swim, in the Firth of Forth\n\nWomen take part in the Scarborough Lions Club charity New Year's Day Dip in Scarborough, as part of New Year's Day celebrations\n\nA self-professed 'super hunk' takes a dip in the sea wearing a stylish red cape and bright green wig at the New Year's Day Dip in Scarborough\n\nA martial artist displays an impressive degree of flexibility in the Scarborough Lions Club charity New Year's Day Dip\n\nPeople dressed up as The Incredibles take part in the Panama Swimming club New Year's Day dip, in Whitley Bay\n\nOrkadians take part in the New Years Ba Game played with a hand crafted leather ball on January 1, 2020 in Kirkwall Scotland\n\nPeople take part in the Loony Dook New Year's Day dip in the Firth of Forth at South Queensferry, as part of Edinburgh's Hogmanay celebrations\n\nA charity competitor jumps off of Okeover Bridge into the River Dove during the Mapleton raft race and bridge jump, at Mapleton, near Ashbourne, Derbyshire\n\nA man in an impressive self-made aeroplane takes part in the Loony Dook New Year's Day dip in the Firth of Forth at South Queensferry, as part of Edinburgh's Hogmanay celebrations\n\nMembers of the public wearing fancy dress react to the water as they join New Year swimmers, many in costume, in front of the Forth Rail Bridge during the annual Loony Dook Swim in the River Forth on January 1\n\nOrkadians gathered for the New Year Ba Game played with a hand crafted leather ball on January 1, 2020 in Kirkwall Scotland"], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "Video above is WPBF 25 News to Go, a look at the days top headlines and forecast.On Nov. 8, 2019, Lion Country Safari welcomed African lion cubs Atlas and Mara, the first cubs born at the preserve in almost 20 years.The cubs are currently spending bonding time with their mother Leela before making their big debut in the lion habitat. Atlas and Mara are Leela and K'wasi's first offspring.\n\nVideo above is WPBF 25 News to Go, a look at the days top headlines and forecast.\n\n\n\nOn Nov. 8, 2019, Lion Country Safari welcomed African lion cubs Atlas and Mara, the first cubs born at the preserve in almost 20 years.\n\nAdvertisement\n\nThe cubs are currently spending bonding time with their mother Leela before making their big debut in the lion habitat.\n\nAtlas and Mara are Leela and K'wasi's first offspring.", "pos": ["A litter of African lion cubs were born at Lion Country Safari on Nov. 8 of last year. These are the first cubs to be born at the animal attraction in nearly 20 years.\n\nThe cubs, Atlas and Mara, are the children of mom, Leela, and dad, K'wasi.\n\nThe cubs weigh about three pounds and are sightless and completely reliant on their mom for survival. They are spending time with Leela before being brought to exhibit on the preserve. \"It will be about two weeks or so until the cubs will be intermittently visible to the public but Leela and the cubs will actually set the pace for this process, says Lion Country Safari Spokesperson Haley Passeser."], "neg": ["Jubilant Foodworks Ltd is quoting at Rs 1668.35, up 0.97% on the day as on 12:44 IST on the NSE. The stock is up 34.64% in last one year as compared to a 12.82% gain in NIFTY and a 0.07% gain in the Nifty FMCG.\n\nJubilant Foodworks Ltd rose for a fifth straight session today. The stock is quoting at Rs 1668.35, up 0.97% on the day as on 12:44 IST on the NSE. The benchmark NIFTY is up around 0.07% on the day, quoting at 12176.55. The Sensex is at 41298, up 0.11%. Jubilant Foodworks Ltd has added around 4.62% in last one month.\n\nMeanwhile, Nifty FMCG index of which Jubilant Foodworks Ltd is a constituent, has added around 2.18% in last one month and is currently quoting at 30121.5, up 0.31% on the day. The volume in the stock stood at 8.35 lakh shares today, compared to the daily average of 7.63 lakh shares in last one month.\n\nThe benchmark January futures contract for the stock is quoting at Rs 1672.05, up 0.47% on the day. Jubilant Foodworks Ltd is up 34.64% in last one year as compared to a 12.82% gain in NIFTY and a 0.07% gain in the Nifty FMCG index.\n\nThe PE of the stock is 65.29 based on TTM earnings ending September 19.\n\nPowered by Capital Market - Live News\n\n(This story has not been edited by Business Standard staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)", "Sign up to FREE daily email alerts from grimsbytelegraph - Daily Subscribe Thank you for subscribing See our privacy notice Could not subscribe, try again later Invalid Email\n\nOne man is in hospital after a number of people were assaulted in a spate of robberies in the early hours of the New Year.\n\nPolice are looking for two men riding a black moped after reports from the Ashby High Street area this morning.\n\nTwo robberies and an attempted robbery were carried out at 12.30am and 2.15am.\n\nThe victims in the later incidents were seriously assaulted, and one man is being treated in Scunthorpe General Hospital for serious injuries to his head and arm.\n\n(Image: Scunthorpe Live)\n\nThe riders of the moped, which is missing a wing mirror, have been described as wearing black scarves or balaclavas over their faces, and were also seen with dark helmets.\n\nLocal business owners have reported seeing both sides of Ashby High Street cordoned off by police near the junction with Belmont Street this morning.\n\nOne convenience store employee said: \"We have a lot of trouble with mopeds here, you see them riding on the pavements and causing problems. It's getting out of hand a bit.\"\n\n(Image: Scunthorpe Live)\n\nAnother man who worked at a takeaway said: \"You do hear about quite a few problems. There are a couple of robberies in the area or shops that are targeted every so often, but it's not usually so many all together.\n\n\"Luckily we were closed at that time and everyone had already gone home.\"\n\nThe cordon was believed to be in place during the early hours, and had been lifted by late-morning.\n\nOther shopkeepers said they hadn't been aware of any problems overnight and believed it had been a peaceful New Year in Scunthorpe.\n\nHumberside Police have appealed for information on the moped or the suspects.\n\nA spokesman for the force said: \"If you believe you have seen the moped or can help us identify the offenders, please contact us on our non-emergency 101 line, quoting log number 191 of January 1.\"\n\nFor more top stories and breaking news see GrimsbyLive\n\nFollow or contact Grimsby Live\n\nContact us: Email the reporter who wrote this story .\n\nFollow Scunthorpe Live on Facebook - Like our Facebook page to get the latest news in your feed and join in the lively discussions in the comments. Click here to give it or message us with a comment or story", "PNN/ Nablus/\n\nNine Palestinians were injured with rubber-coated metal bullets and teargas suffocation of tear gas, during clashes with the Israeli occupation forces which erupted before hundreds of settlers stormed Joseph’s Tomb, east of Nablus.\n\nThe Palestinian Red Crescent Society in Nablus told Wafa that three citizens were injured by rubber-coated metal bullets and were transferred to Rafidia Governmental Hospital for treatment, while six others were treated on the ground after they suffocated by tear gas, during the clashes that broke out near the shrine.\n\nHebrew media reported that 2,500 settlers stormed the shrine at dawn to perform Talmudic rituals, with heavy guard from the occupation army, which took over the roofs of a number of buildings.", "Michigan goes out on sour note again as Alabama rolls in Citrus Bowl\n\nShow Caption Hide Caption Wojo and Angelique on Michigan's loss to Alabama Bob Wojnowski and Angelique S. Chengelis of The Detroit News break down Michigan's loss to Alabama in the Citrus Bowl. The Detroit News\n\nOrlando, Fla. — The late-season swoons continue for Michigan.\n\nSince winning their first bowl game under coach Jim Harbaugh, the Wolverines have lost four straight, including a 35-16 loss to Alabama before 59,746 at the Citrus Bowl on Wednesday. Najee Harris gave the Tide their last touchdown with 26 seconds left as the Tide scored 21 unanswered second-half points.\n\nMore: Wojo: Same old bowl tune for Jim Harbaugh's Wolverines\n\nThe Wolverines (9-4) were hoping to reach the 10-win plateau and numb some of the disappointment of another regular season-ending loss to Ohio State with a signature win over a big-name program. Some wondered whether Alabama, typically in the national playoff this time of year, would be mentally into playing this bowl.\n\nClearly, Alabama coach Nick Saban got his players’ attention in the second half, holding the Wolverines scoreless while the Tide offense hit big plays and swung the momentum after trailing 16-14 at halftime.\n\nMichigan’s only touchdown came on a 7-yard pass from Shea Patterson to Nick Eubanks in the first quarter, and Quinn Nordin came through with three field goals, including a Michigan-record-tying 57-yarder before the half.\n\n“Their ability to create the big play was critical in the game and their ability to keep us out of the end zone — we had long drives and settled for field goals,” Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh said. “I think at the end, you know, stopping us when we had a chance on the interception and then came back and drove the length of the field for 80 yards or so (in the first quarter), that was a huge difference in the game.”\n\nBOX SCORE: Alabama 35, Michigan 16\n\nThe main storyline during the weeks heading into the game was Alabama’s receivers, featuring three first-round NFL prospects, and they didn’t disappoint. Alabama receiver Jerry Jeudy was a back-breaker for the Wolverines. On the Tide’s first play of the game, Jeudy scored on an 85-yard reception. Then, in the fourth quarter, he had a huge 58-yard catch in Alabama’s scoring drive that built a 28-16 lead. Jeudy finished with 204 yards and of Alabama’s 405 total yards, 322 were passing.\n\nBut perhaps even more telling was how Saban was able to get his players interested in finishing a season that had disappointments including key injuries on defense early on and two losses to LSU and Auburn late in the season. The Tide finished 11-2.\n\n“This team had a lot to prove in this game,” Saban said. “We have a culture of how we play football at Alabama, with great effort, great toughness, but also discipline to execute and accountability for everybody to do their job. That's always been the trademark of what we do. And people make decisions based on what's best for the team.\n\nMichigan coach Jim Harbaugh on Alabama's receivers Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh on Alabama's receivers Angelique S. Chengelis, The Detroit News\n\n“I thought that maybe at the end of the year this year in a couple games that we played, you know, half of the LSU game and maybe at Auburn, we didn't really do that the way — to the standard that I would like and to our expectation, and I think the players realized that. And I think they wanted to prove that, you know, this is the culture that was established for a number of years here by a lot of good players, and I think they have a lot of pride in that and I think they wanted to come out today and prove that this is what Alabama football, the culture of Alabama football is really all about.”\n\nThe Wolverines had proven their vulnerability in pass defense in the loss to Ohio State when the Buckeyes had 15 receptions for 313 yards and four touchdowns. They were equally as porous against the Crimson Tide.\n\n“I know it’s kind of hard, but I keep saying it’s explosive plays,” Michigan linebacker Cam McGrone said. “Ohio State had a whole bunch of passes down the field, quarterback scrambling, Alabama the same thing. It was like you were looking in a mirror.”\n\nIn his final game as Michigan’s quarterback, Shea Patterson was 17-of-37 for 33 yards and had one touchdown and two interceptions, including one late in the game. Michigan had 395 total yards, including 162 rushing.\n\n“I didn’t play my best,” Patterson said. “Missed a few throws. Thought I could have calmed my feet down early on. I felt like I didn’t make enough plays. Yeah, not my best game.”\n\nShea Patterson on Michigan's loss in Citrus Bowl Shea Patterson said after the Citrus Bowl loss he was \"proud to be a Michigan quarterback.\" Angelique S. Chengelis, The Detroit News\n\nIn the first half, although Michigan settled for field goals after the first touchdowns, it appeared the Wolverines had a slight upper hand. They ran 45 plays in the first half to Alabama’s 23 and had 286 total yards, including 135 rushing. Zach Charbonnet had 10 carries for 73 yards but finished the game with 84 yards on 13 carries.\n\nSaban said Michigan was hurting Alabama running the ball in the first half, so the Tide made adjustments.\n\n“In the second half we decided to play nickel, which gives us more multiples of things that we can to. We're a little smaller on the field when we do that, but it's easier to adjust and the players did a really good job of it and we were able to pressure more, which really helped us stop the run.”\n\nMichigan gave up 153 rushing yards, but Najee Harris, who finished with 136 on 24 carries, got his second touchdown with 26 seconds left on a 2-yard run.\n\nMcGrone was asked how deflating it was giving up the late score.\n\n“It was kind of a smack in the face, but it is what it is,” McGrone said. “It’s football. We’ve got to be ready all times, and we weren’t ready that play.”\n\nIn the end, Michigan couldn’t play a complete game.\n\n“We played them well in the first half,” Patterson said. “Quinn came in and kicked the ball really well. Defense played lights out. It’s a tough one. Alabama’s a great team. They had a lot of great players. Didn’t do enough to win.”\n\nBowled over\n\nJim Harbaugh is 1-4 in bowl games as Michigan’s coach:\n\n2015 season: Beat Florida in Citrus Bowl, 41-17\n\n2016: Lost to Florida State in Orange Bowl, 33-32\n\n2017: Lost to South Carolina in Outback Bowl, 26-19\n\n2018: Lost to Florida in Peach Bowl, 41-15\n\n2019: Lost to Alabama in Citrus Bowl, 35-16\n\nDirty half-dozen\n\nMichigan has given up 35 or more points six times, all losses, during Don Brown’s tenure as the Wolverines’ defensive coordinator:\n\n2017\n\nPenn State: L, 42-13\n\n2018\n\nOhio State: L, 62-39\n\nFlorida: L, 41-15\n\n2019\n\nWisconsin: L, 35-14\n\nOhio State: L, 56-27\n\nAlabama: L, 35-16", "Post by Lumpy Burgertushie » Tue Dec 31, 2019 4:19 am\n\nUpdate phpbb 3.0 to latest 3.0 version\n\nBackup up your board's files and database Go here and download the latest 3.0 version of phpbb3.0.14 Full Package Unzip it to your computer. Upload the included folder named \"install\" into your forum's directory . Browse to yourdomain.com/yourphpbb/install/database_update.php and keep clicking the continue button until it says it is finished. This will take a long time on a large board, maybe hours. Dont give up. Delete the folder named /install/ Hold one foot in the air and spin around in a circle three times saying \"I am a phpbb guru\". Make a new database backup.\n\nUpgrading from phpbb 3.0.x to phpbb 3.1.x\n\nYour server must be running at least PHP 5.4 and less than PHP 7\n\nMost MODs for 3.0.x are incompatible with 3.1.x and their functionality will be removed in the update process.\n\nStyles for 3.0.x cannot be installed or used on 3.1.x.\n\nBackup up your board's files and database Download the Support Toolkit. Install it and run the database cleaner to remove all old MODs from the database. Deactivate all styles except for prosilver Ensure that the activated spambot countermeasure is one of the standard phpBB plugins (Simple image, GD image, GD 3D image, Q&A, reCaptacha). Set British English as the only language pack Delete all of your phpBB 3.0.x files EXCEPT for the following: The config.php file\n\nfile The /images/ directory\n\ndirectory The /files/ directory\n\ndirectory The /store/ directory Upload the contents of the phpBB3 directory from the uncompressed 3.1.x Full Package (EXCEPT for config.php ) into your forum's directory (Note: you don't want to overwrite your original config.php file) Browse to yourdomain.com/yourphpbb/install/database_update.php and keep clicking the continue button until it says it is finished. This will take a long time on a large board, maybe hours. Dont give up. Delete the folder named /install/ Hold one foot in the air and spin around in a circle three times saying \"I am a phpbb guru\". Make a new database backup.\n\nUpgrading 3.1 to 3.2\n\nBackup up your board's files and database Download the current full version zip file from 3.2.x Full Package Unzip it on your computer and remove the file named config.php Delete all of your phpBB 3.1.x files EXCEPT for the following: The config.php file\n\nfile The /ext/ directory\n\ndirectory The /files/ directory\n\ndirectory The /images/ directory\n\ndirectory The /store/ directory copy the rest of the contents of the folder named phpBB3 to your usbwebserver/root/yourphpbb files. If asked, yes you want to merge existing files/folders. Browse to root/yourphpbb/install/ Click on update tab. click on update button, click on submit for update database only. When database update is successful, delete the folder named install Make a new database backup\n\nfirst, do NOT upgrade to 3.3 it is still in release candidate stage and should not be used on a live board.you could wait for it to be final but I don't really know when that is going to happen.so, I have found that it usually works better to do the incremental upgrade/update.you will need to update from 3.0.2 to 3.0.14now, on to 3.2you should be done.this seems like a lot but it is pretty straightforward. as long as you do things exactly and in order you will be fine.don't forget to make the database backups before starting and after each upgrade.that way, if it crashed on you you can just restore the last database backup and move on from there.good luck,robert"], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "Montreal: At least three military police officers were ordered to play Pokemon Go in Canadian bases across the country, after players invaded the facilities in a quest to catch them all.\n\nThe interlopers were not foreign agents but fans of the wildly popular Pokemon Go app — launched in 2016 — trying to capture as many of the game's virtual characters as possible and even wandering into restricted army areas.\n\nA surge in the number of suspects being apprehended in the summer after the game's release puzzled the army, according to internal documents obtained by Canadian public television channel CBC.\n\n\"Please advise the Commissionaires that apparently Fort Frontenac is both a PokeGym and a PokeStop,\" Major Jeff Monaghan at Canadian Forces Base Kingston wrote.\n\n\"I will be completely honest in that I have not idea what that is,\" he said in a message among the nearly 500 pages of military documents obtained by CBC under an access to information request.\n\nAt least three military police officers, at different bases across the country, were assigned to wander around army facilities with phones and notebooks in hand to search for virtual Pokemon infrastructure and characters.\n\n\"We should almost hire a 12-year-old to help us out with this,\" wrote security expert David Levenick at CFB Borden in Ontario, 100 kilometers (60 miles) northwest of Toronto.\n\nAt the entrance to the base, one woman was caught playing Pokemon Go while her three children were climbing over tanks.\n\nA man separately arrested at CFB Borden explained he was just collecting points playing Pokemon Go and told officers: \"I have to beat my kids.\"\n\nShortly after the release of Pokemon Go, the armed forces even had to issue a public notice warning players not to venture onto military bases. But some saw a positive side to the influx of Pokemon hunters.\n\n\"Maybe some extra people will visit the museum!,\" wrote Major Alicia Saucier at CFB Petawawa, Ontario, where the garrison museum was a game hotspot.\n\nGet the best of News18 delivered to your inbox - subscribe to News18 Daybreak. Follow News18.com on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Telegram, TikTok and on YouTube, and stay in the know with what's happening in the world around you – in real time.", "pos": ["Just before midnight on July 10, 2016, Master Cpl. Daniel Boyd of the Canadian military police spotted something suspicious. He was on duty at Canadian Forces Base North Bay, about 350 kilometers north of Toronto.\n\nIn the darkness, two men in a van driving near the edge of the base made a U-turn and headed deeper into the military facility.\n\nBoyd followed. The van stopped. Inside, the men were looking at their smartphones. Boyd walked to the driver's window.\n\nIt turned out they were playing Pokemon Go, and their pursuit of Pikachu led them onto the air force base.\n\nDocuments obtained by CBC News show the curiosity and confusion shared by Canadian military officials after the 2016 launch of Pokemon Go, which was sending civilians onto Department of Defence property searching for \"mythical digital creatures.\"\n\nPokemon Go was a mobile app that launched in Canada on July 17, 2016, but it was launched July 7 in the United States and was downloadable globally by users who knew how to fool their phone into thinking it was in the U.S.\n\nOne page from the package of documents disclosed to CBC News following an access to information request filed in July 2016. (Brett Ruskin / CBC News)\n\nThe app encouraged users to explore their communities, viewing the world through their phone's screen. Virtual creatures and items appeared in real-life locations.\n\nSome locations were military bases. Within days of the app's launch, the Canadian Armed Forces had to issue a public warning: Pokemon Go users should keep off military property.\n\nCBC News filed an access to information request after the warning was issued. Now, nearly 3½ years later, the Department of National Defence has disclosed 471 pages of internal files on the subject.\n\n'Taking off like gangbusters'\n\nMost of the emails expressed curiosity and confusion about the new game.\n\n\"Plse advise the Commissionaires that apparently Fort Frontenac is both a PokeGym and a PokeStop. I will be completely honest in that I have not idea what that is,\" wrote Maj. Jeff Monaghan at CFB Kingston.\n\n\"The game's premise seems to be going to the 'PokeStops/Gyms' to collect 'Pokemon's' (we should almost hire a 12-year-old to help us out with this) of which we were able to find 5 of these things on the range road itself,\" wrote security expert David Levenick at CFB Borden, Ont., 100 kilometers northwest of Toronto.\n\n\"There's a game out there taking off like gangbusters, and it requires people to move to digitally cached locations to get points, etc.,\" wrote Lieut. Col. Richard Raymond at CFB Petawawa, west of Ottawa.\n\nEight days after Pokemon Go launched, the military police in Canada issued a criminal intelligence advisory.\n\nAn advisory sent on July 15, 2016, to all military police officers, warned of people trying to get onto to DND property while playing Pokemon Go.\n\nThe notice was sent to all military police officers. It said: \"It has been discovered that several locations within DND/CAF establishments are host to game landmarks (PokeStops and Gyms) and its mythical digital creatures (Pokemon).\"\n\n10 days after launch: kids on tanks\n\nIn the weeks after the app's launch, military police across the country suddenly saw a spike in suspicious activity.\n\n\"One lady at the Worthington Tank Park was playing the game whilst the 3 children with her were climbing all over the tanks,\" wrote Levenick at CFB Borden.\n\nThis tank outside the CFB Borden Military Museum, near Worthington Tank Park, was the site of a Pokestop, where players could retrieve virtual items. (Wikimedia Commons)\n\nAt CFB Greenwood in Nova Scotia, documents show a report of a vehicle \"acting suspiciously in the Canex [store] parking lot.\" When police investigated, they found the occupants were playing the game.\n\nWhen a man was stopped on CFB Borden, documents show he was playing Pokemon Go and told officers \"I have to beat my kids [get more points].\"\n\nAt least three military police officers (at CFB Comox in British Columbia, CFB Petawawa and CFB Kingston) were assigned an unusual task: wander around their bases, smartphones and notepads in hand, searching for virtual Pokemon infrastructure.\n\nHandwritten notes by a military police officer stationed at CFB Comox. The corporal was ordered to search for Pokestops and Pokemon Gyms on the base.\n\n14 days after launch: military contacts Pokemon\n\nThe documents show a wide variety of responses to the discovery of PokeStops and gyms on military bases.\n\nAt CFB Petawawa, one location where Pokemon Go players retrieved virtual items was at the Garrison Museum.\n\n\"Maybe some extra people will visit the museum!\" wrote Maj. Alicia Saucier.\n\nOfficials at CFB North Bay were less enthusiastic. On July 21, 2016, they filed a complaint with Niantic, the developer of Pokemon Go.\n\n\"With the implementation of this PokeStop, there will be an increase in traffic onto the base, which could have a negative impact on 22 Wing's Mission,\" the request said.\n\nNiantic responded that it would review the complaint and follow up.\n\nEmbracing Pokemon\n\nMeanwhile, at CFB Halifax, officials tried to harness the game for their benefit. An email to Rear Admiral John Newton made a series of recommendations:\n\nRemove the PokeStop from the Dockyard Gym, because \"it presents a security risk.\"\n\nAdd a PokeStop at the Stadacona Gym, because \"this addition, with the already existing PokeStops at the museum and the admiral's residence, would increase the museum's attendance.\"\n\nIf possible, upgrade the museum PokeStop to a Pokemon gym to increase traffic.\n\nRear Admiral Newton addressed the Pokemon generally in an email, writing: \"Life and work are best accomplished if there is good fun, health and friendship.\n\n\"If Pokemon Go enables these values, while we protect our interests, then we all stand to marvel at this intersection of technology, gaming and health.\"\n\nWhat took so long?\n\nIt took more than three years for the Department of National Defence (DND) to provide the documents requested by CBC News.\n\nAccording to legislation, the normal response time should be up to 60 days.\n\n\"While our goal is to provide responses to Access to Information (ATI) requests as efficiently as possible, the review process is challenged by the size and complexity of the organization, as well as the number of requests received every year,\" said a statement from Jessica Lamirande, a senior communications adviser with DND.\n\n\"Recognizing that backlog files require more attention, DND recently created a new team in the Access to Information and Privacy (ATIP) Directorate as part of a Backlog Reduction Initiative. This team has been assigned the task of working solely on backlog files so that the other processing teams can concentrate on ensuring newer files do not go late,\" she said.\n\nIn other words, the orders given to government staff hired to identify overdue information requests seem to be, as Pokemon says, \"you gotta catch 'em all.\""], "neg": ["Skip to comments.\n\nThe Many Meanings of January 1st - A Homily\n\nArchdiocese of Washington ^ | 12-31-19 | Msgr. Charles Pope\n\nPosted on by Salvation\n\nThe Many Meanings of January 1st – A Homily\n\nThis feast day of January 1st is a very complex tapestry, both culturally and liturgically. Perhaps we can use the second reading by St. Paul to the Galatians as a way to weave through some of the many details. We can look at it in three parts.\n\nI. The chronology of our celebration – The text from St. Paul’s letter to the Galatians says, When the fullness of time had come …\n\nMost people in the wider culture and in the Church are going about today saying, “Happy New Year!” And rightfully so, for it is the beginning of the new year. But most people think of New Year’s Day in almost wholly secular terms. Sadly, it is best known for excessive drinking and rather loud parties.\n\nYet it is a mistake to see New Year’s Day simply as a secular holiday. St. Paul reminds us, in speaking of “the fullness of time,” that all time and all ages belong to God.\n\nIt is not simply 2020; it is 2020 Anno Domini (A.D.). Even the most secular and unbelieving of people in the Western world locate their place in time in relation to Jesus Christ. It is 2020 years since the birth of Christ. Every time we write the date on a check or at the top of the letter, every time we see the date at the top of the newspaper or on our computer screen, that number, 2020, points back to Christ. He is the Lord of history. Jesus sets the date; He is the clock we go by. All time belongs to Him.\n\nJesus says in the book of Revelation, “I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, The beginning and the end. He who is, and who was, and who is to come” (Revelation 22:13).\n\nIf it is true that 2020 references the birth of Christ, the question arises as to why Christmas Day is not also New Year’s Day. But this actually fits in well to liturgical and spiritual sensibilities.\n\nIn the Church, and stretching back into Jewish times, it was customary to celebrate the high feasts of faith over the period of a week. In Christian tradition this came to be known as the “octave.” Though we think of a week as seven days, it does not take long to consider that we celebrated Christmas last week on Thursday. Now this week we celebrate New Year’s Day on Thursday, and Thursday to Thursday inclusive is eight days.\n\nThursday, January 1, 2020 is the eighth day of Christmas. In the Christian tradition the octave is considered really as one long day that lasts eight days. Therefore, Wednesday, January 1, 2020 completes Christmas day; Christmas day is fulfilled. Or as St. Paul says, the “fullness of time” in terms of Christmas day has come. And thus the calendars flip from one year to the next. Now, at the end of Christmas day, our calendars go from 2019 to 2020 A.D.\n\nThe rest of the secular world has largely moved on already, barely thinking of Christmas anymore. As I walk in my neighborhood, I see the strange spectacle of Christmas trees already set out at the curb waiting to be picked up by the recycling trucks. Yes, for many in our hurried world, Christmas is over. But we in the Church continue to celebrate the great Christmas feast and cycle. Having completed the octave, we move on to Epiphany week.\n\nThus, this New Year, we contemplate the “fullness of time.” The passage of another year reminds us of the magnificent truth that to God all time, past, present, and future, is equally present. He holds all things together in Himself. He is the same yesterday, today, tomorrow, and forever. And whenever He acts, He always acts in our time, out of the fullness of time. This is a very deep mystery and we should ponder in silence the mystery that for God, all things ARE. He is not waiting for things to happen. For Him, everything is accomplished. I will write more on this in tomorrow’s blog.\n\nII. The content of our celebration – St. Paul goes on to say, God sent forth his son born of a woman. And with this statement we are again reminded that we are still in the Christmas cycle.\n\nWe’ve already discussed the concept of the eighth day, of the octave. And while it is New Year’s Day, there is also a complex tapestry of religious meanings to this day as well.\n\nAs we’ve already seen, it is still Christmas day, the eighth day of the one long day that we call Christmas Day.\n\nHistorically, this is also the day of Christ’s circumcision. And for a long period in Church history that was the name given to this feast day, “The Circumcision of the Lord.” As I have written previously, I personally regret the loss of this feast, at least in terms of its title.\n\nThis is the day when Joseph and Mary brought Christ to be circumcised. In this, Jesus as man and also as God reverences the covenant He has made with His people. It is a beautiful truth that God seeks relationship with His people. And in this covenantal act of the circumcision is the moving truth that, as the Letter to the Hebrews puts it, Jesus is not ashamed to call us His brothers (Heb 2:11).\n\nThere is here the first shedding of blood by Jesus. It is also a sign of His love for us.\n\nAnother truth about the content of this feast is the Holy Name of Jesus. For not only was a Jewish boy circumcised on the eighth day, but he was also given his name, and all hear that name for the first time.\n\nThe name, Jesus, means “God saves.” And indeed this most Holy Name of Jesus, when used in reverence, has saving power. We are baptized in His Holy Name along with that of the Father and the Holy Spirit. And all of our prayers conclude with His Holy Name. Scripture says of His great and holy name,\n\nTherefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father (Phil 2: 9-11).\n\nAnd yet another identity and content of this feast day is shown in its current, formal title, “The Solemnity of Mary Mother of God.” This title replaced the title of the Feast of the Circumcision back in 1970. However, it is the most ancient title for this feast day. Again, you can read more on this issue in a previous blog post.\n\nWe note in the reading that Paul says that God sent forth his Son, born of a woman. Jesus is the eternal Son of the Father; He is God from God, Light from Light, True God from True God. Jesus is God, and since Mary gives birth to Jesus, Mary is the Mother of God, because Jesus is not two different persons.\n\nMary did not just give birth to part of Jesus, she gives birth to Jesus. And thus the title “Mother of God” speaks to us as much about Jesus as it does about Mary. It is a title that she has because of the Church’s insistence that Jesus cannot be divided up into two different people. We cannot say that Mary gives birth to one Jesus but not “the other one.” There is only one Jesus, though He has two natures, human and divine.\n\nAnd thus, on this feast of Christmas, on this eighth day of Christmas, we are reminded and solemnly taught that Jesus is human and also divine. In taking a human nature to Himself from his mother Mary, He remains one person. God has sent forth his son born of woman.\n\nIII. The consolation of our celebration – St. Paul goes on to say, Born under the law to ransom those under the law so that we might receive adoption as sons. As proof that you are sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son in our hearts crying out Abba, Father! So you are no longer a slave, but a son, and, if a son, also an heir through God.\n\nNote three things about this text:\n\nA. Our Adoption – We have already noted that on the eighth day Jesus is circumcised and enters into the Covenant, into the Law. In the Incarnation He joins the human family; in the Covenant He joins our family of faith. He will fulfill the old Covenant and inaugurate the new one. And by this New Covenant, by baptism into Him, we become members of His Body and thereby become adopted as sons.\n\nWe become sons in the Son. When God the Father looks to His Son, loving His Son, he is also looking at us and loving us, for we are in Christ Jesus, members of His Body through baptism. God is now our Father, not in some allegorical sense, but in a very real sense. We are in Jesus and therefore God really is our Father.\n\nB. Our Acclamation – St. Paul says that the proof of our sonship is the movement of the Holy Spirit in us that cries out Abba! In Aramaic and Hebrew, Abba is the family term for father. It is not baby talk, like “Dada.” But just as most adults called their father “Dad” or some other endearment rather than “father,” so it is that Abba is the family term for father. It would be a daring thing for us to call God “Dad” unless we were permitted to do so, and instructed to do so by Christ.\n\nSt. Paul speaks of this word as proof that we are sons. In so doing, he emphasizes that it is not merely the saying of the word that he refers to. Even a parrot can be taught to say the word. Rather, St. Paul is referring to what the word represents: an inner movement of the Holy Spirit wherein we experience a deep affection for God the Father. By our adoption, our baptism into Christ, by our reception of the Holy Spirit, we love the Father! We develop a deep affection for Him and dread offending Him. By this gift of the Spirit, God is my Father whom I deeply love!\n\nC. Our advancement – Notice that St. Paul then speaks of how we have moved from being a slave to being a son, an heir. In Jesus, we are not just any son, we are the only Son of the Father. And as Jesus has a kingdom from His Father, we too inherit it with Him! As sons in the Son, we are heirs with Jesus to the Kingdom! Jesus speaks of His disciples as one day reigning with Him: And I confer on you a kingdom, just as my Father conferred one on me (Lk 22:29). In Jesus, all Heaven will be ours and we will reign with Christ forever. This is not our doing, not our glory; it is Christ’s doing and His glory in which we share.\n\nAnd thus we have a very rich tapestry on this New Year’s Day, this feast of the Octave of Christmas, this Feast of the Circumcision of the Lord, this Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus, this Feast of Mary the Mother of God. And also we are given this feast wherein the glory of Christ is held before us and we who are members of His body are told of the gifts that we receive by His Holy Incarnation and His Passion, Death, and Resurrection.\n\nIt’s not a bad way to start the new year: reminded of God’s incredible love for us, of His rich blessings and promises.\n\n\n\nTOPICS:\n\nApologetics\n\nCatholic\n\nHistory\n\nTheology\n\nKEYWORDS:\n\nblessedvirginmary\n\ncatholic\n\nprayer\n\nTo: nickcarraway; NYer; ELS; Pyro7480; livius; ArrogantBustard; Catholicguy; RobbyS; marshmallow; ...\n\nMonsignor Pope Ping!\n\n\n\nby 2 posted onby Salvation (\"With God all things are possible.\" Matthew 19:26)\n\nTo: Salvation\n\nWe note in the reading that Paul says that God sent forth his Son, born of a woman. Jesus is the eternal Son of the Father; He is God from God, Light from Light, True God from True God. Jesus is God, and since Mary gives birth to Jesus, Mary is the Mother of God, because Jesus is not two different persons. So much error has occurred due to the Council of Ephesus' ruling on this as Rome has completely abused this decision. Scripture never refers to Mary as the \"Mother of God\". Rome has again departed from Scripture in favor of \"tradition\".\n\n\n\nTo: ealgeone\n\nSo what?\n\n\n\nby 4 posted onby Marchmain (safe, legal and wrong)\n\nTo: Marchmain\n\nIt has led to a whole bunch of Mariolatry in Roman Catholicism.\n\n\n\nTo: ealgeone\n\nMariolatry... what a laugh!\n\n\n\nby 6 posted onby Marchmain (safe, legal and wrong)\n\nTo: Marchmain\n\nIf it weren’t so false it might be funny.\n\n\n\nTo: ealgeone\n\nRome has again departed from Scripture in favor of \"tradition\". 2 Thessalonians 2:15 - Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle.\n\n2 Thessalonians 2:15 - Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold thewhich ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle.\n\nTo: BenghaziMemoriam; ealgeone\n\nSo, we know what the traditions taught by the epistles are. But are there additional traditions that the apostles taught by word, and, if so, how do you prove the traditions not written down were actually taught by the apostles?\n\n\n\nTo: BenghaziMemoriam\n\n2 Thessalonians 2:15 - Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle. Rome has taken great liberty with this and the other two passages that mention tradition. However, Rome completely ignores the context of these passages. Why? Because if they don't their \"traditions\" will be found very un-Scriptural. However, the very early church considered tradition with what was found in the Scriptures. It's not the wide open tradition that Rome has developed over the centuries.\n\n\n\nTo: kosciusko51\n\nRoman Catholicism cannot give this list. It has been asked for numerous times. And IF Roman Catholics are honest they will have to admit the ECFs equated tradition with what was in the Scriptures. Not this mysterious definition of \"tradition\" Roman Catholics try to foster on everyone.\n\n\n\nTo: kosciusko51\n\nSo, we know what the traditions taught by the epistles are. But are there additional traditions that the apostles taught by word, and, if so, how do you prove the traditions not written down were actually taught by the apostles? \"As I have already observed, the Church, having received this preaching and this faith, although scattered throughout the whole world, yet, as if occupying but one house, carefully preserves it. She also believes these points [of doctrine] just as if she had but one soul, and one and the same heart, and she proclaims them, and teaches them, and hands them down, with perfect harmony, as if she possessed only one mouth. For, although the languages of the world are dissimilar, yet the import of the tradition is one and the same.\"\n\n- Ireneus, Against Heresies 1:10:2\n\nhttps://ccel.org/ccel/irenaeus/against_heresies_i/anf01.ix.ii.xi.html\n\n\"As I have already observed, the Church, having received this preaching and this faith, although scattered throughout the whole world, yet, as if occupying but one house, carefully preserves it. She also believes these points [of doctrine] just as if she had but one soul, and one and the same heart, and she proclaims them, and teaches them, and hands them down, with perfect harmony, as if she possessed only one mouth. For, although the languages of the world are dissimilar, yet the import of the tradition is one and the same.\"- Ireneus, Against Heresies 1:10:2\n\nTo: BenghaziMemoriam\n\nNice quote, doesn’t answer the question.\n\n\n\nTo: kosciusko51\n\n\"...if we turn our attention to the beginnings of Apostolical teaching after His ascension, we shall find ourselves unable to fix an historical point at which the growth of doctrine ceased, and the rule of faith was once for all settled. Not on the day of Pentecost, for St. Peter had still to learn at Joppa that he was to baptize Cornelius; not at Joppa and Cæsarea, for St. Paul had to write his Epistles; not on the death of the last Apostle, for St. Ignatius had to establish the doctrine of Episcopacy; not then, nor for centuries after, for the Canon of the New Testament was still undetermined . Not in the Creed, which is no collection of definitions, but a summary of certain credenda, an incomplete summary, and, like the Lord's Prayer or the Decalogue, a mere sample of divine truths, especially of the more elementary. No one doctrine can be named which starts complete at first, and gains nothing afterwards from the investigations of faith and the attacks of heresy.\"\n\n- John Henry Newman, Development of Christian Doctrine\n\n\n\n\"Now, as you know, it has been held from the first, and defined from an early age , that Mary is the Mother of God. She is not merely the Mother of our Lord's manhood, or of our Lord's body, but she is to be considered the Mother of the Word Himself, the Word incarnate. God, in the person of the Word, the Second Person of the All-glorious Trinity, humbled Himself to become her Son.\"\n\n- John Henry Newman, Discourses to Mixed Congregations\n\n\n\nTo: BenghaziMemoriam\n\nIf your point is true that not all Christian teachings were not completed with the apostles, how could the first century believer know what was necessary for salvation? Or did they have sufficient information at that time? And why should any current Christian be held accountable for beliefs the early Christians were not taught by the apostles?\n\n\n\nTo: kosciusko51\n\nIf your point is true that not all Christian teachings were not completed with the apostles, how could the first century believer know what was necessary for salvation? Or did they have sufficient information at that time?\n\nAnd why should any current Christian be held accountable for beliefs the early Christians were not taught by the apostles? In any age, it would seem that there are certain bare basics that are required to be taught to (and accepted by) the believer. The Apostles' Creed seems to fit that (by definition). However, there's more than just knowing and believing:\n\n\n\n\"What good does it do to speak learnedly about the Trinity if, lacking humility, you displease the Trinity? Indeed it is not learning that makes a man holy and just, but a virtuous life makes him pleasing to God. I would rather feel contrition than know how to define it. For what would it profit us to know the whole Bible by heart and the principles of all the philosophers if we live without grace and the love of God? Vanity of vanities and all is vanity, except to love God and serve Him alone.\"\n\n- Thomas à Kempis, The Imitation of Christ\n\nhttps://ccel.org/ccel/kempis/imitation/imitation.ONE.1.html\n\n\n\n\"To whom much is given, much will be required\" (Luke 12:48).\n\nIn any age, it would seem that there are certain bare basics that are required to be taught to (and accepted by) the believer. The Apostles' Creed seems to fit that (by definition). However, there's more than just knowing and believing:\"What good does it do to speak learnedly about the Trinity if, lacking humility, you displease the Trinity? Indeed it is not learning that makes a man holy and just, but a virtuous life makes him pleasing to God. I would rather feel contrition than know how to define it. For what would it profit us to know the whole Bible by heart and the principles of all the philosophers if we live without grace and the love of God? Vanity of vanities and all is vanity, except to love God and serve Him alone.\"- Thomas à Kempis, The Imitation of Christ\"To whom much is given, much will be required\" (Luke 12:48).\n\nTo: BenghaziMemoriam\n\nSo, what teachings necessary for our salvation and spiritual life are not taught either explicitly or implicitly in Scripture? And how do you prove that?\n\n\n\nTo: kosciusko51\n\nSo, what teachings necessary for our salvation and spiritual life are not taught either explicitly or implicitly in Scripture? And how do you prove that? How do you prove that the collection of writings that make up Scripture (particularly the New Testament) are exactly the ones that belong there (no more and no less)? When was that decided and by whom?\n\nHow do you prove that the collection of writings that make up Scripture (particularly the New Testament) are exactly the ones that belong there (no more and no less)? When was that decided and by whom?\n\nTo: BenghaziMemoriam\n\nYou answer my question first, and I’ll answer yours.\n\n\n\nTo: kosciusko51\n\nYou answer my question first, and I’ll answer yours. Ok. I’ll make an honest attempt to answer to your last questions and would appreciate that you do likewise.\n\nSo, what teachings necessary for our salvation and spiritual life are not taught either explicitly or implicitly in Scripture? And how do you prove that? I don’t have an exhaustive list, but I do have at least one example: the obligation of Sunday Worship and its supplanting of the Jewish Sabbath. It’s definitely not explicit in Scripture and it’s a stretch to say that it’s implicit. Of course, there are a few references to worship occurring on the Lord’s Day. However, that’s different than claiming that Scripture mandates it. If you can provide that definitive info, then you can answer the Seventh-Day Adventists who claim “You may read the Bible from Genesis to Revelation, and you will not find a single line authorizing the sanctification of Sunday”. Nevertheless, for centuries (millennia?), many (most?) Christians recognize it's necessary for salvation (myself included). While not explicit in Scripture, it’s arguably consistent with it. Even so, it still needed some time to develop. The very first Christians were Jewish and probably would have continued keeping the Jewish Sabbath until instructed that it was no longer binding (whereas the Sunday obligation is). I cannot provide “proof” (certainly none that a Seventh-Day Adventist would accept) other than what has been historically observed by several Christian writers over the centuries.\n\n\n\nNow, as a reminder, here are my questions:\n\nHow do you prove that the collection of writings that make up Scripture (particularly the New Testament) are exactly the ones that belong there (no more and no less)? When was that decided and by whom?\n\nOk. I’ll make an honest attempt to answer to your last questions and would appreciate that you do likewise.I don’t have an exhaustive list, but I do have at least one example: the obligation of Sunday Worship and its supplanting of the Jewish Sabbath. It’s definitely not explicit in Scripture and it’s a stretch to say that it’s implicit. Of course, there are a few references to worshipon the Lord’s Day. However, that’s different than claiming that Scriptureit. If you can provide that definitive info, then you can answer the Seventh-Day Adventists who claim. Nevertheless, for centuries (millennia?), many (most?) Christians recognize it's necessary for salvation (myself included). While not explicit in Scripture, it’s arguably consistent with it. Even so, it still needed some time to develop. The very first Christians were Jewish and probably would have continued keeping the Jewish Sabbath until instructed that it was no longer binding (whereas the Sunday obligation is). I cannot provide “proof” (certainly none that a Seventh-Day Adventist would accept) other than what has been historically observed by several Christian writers over the centuries.Now, as a reminder, here are my questions:\n\nDisclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.\n\nFreeRepublic , LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794\n\nFreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson", "Nigerian duo Eberechi Eze and Bright Osayi-Samuel were impressive as Queens Park Rangers humiliated Cardiff City 6-1 in a Championship clash at Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium, London on New Year’s Day.\n\nBoth players were involved in five of the six goals scored by QPR as Eze scored one and assisted two while Osayi-Samuel was on target twice.\n\nNahki Wells scored the first goal in the ninth minute as he ran on to a lofted through ball from Eze to head home, before Osayi-Samuel doubled the hosts advantage at 27th minute with Wells turning provider this time.\n\nOsayi-Samuel got his second of the night with four minutes before half-time to make 3-0 as he fired past goalkeeper Neil Etheridge after beating two Cardiff City players.\n\nOn 48 minutes, Wells got his second goal of the game and QPR’s fourth, heading home off an assist from Eze.\n\nThe impressive Eze got on the scoresheet when he finished off a lovely cross from Ilias Chair 12 minutes into the second half.\n\nThe two Nigerians have scored a combined 14 goals in the Championship so far this season and have set up 10 goals in total.\n\nQueens Park Rangers are 15th in the English second tier with 35 points from 26 matches, five points off the playoff spots. They face Brentford in their next league game on January 11.", "GET THE SHOW ON THE ROAD: Long-time roadie in the Australian live entertainment business, Howard Freeman.\n\nGET THE SHOW ON THE ROAD: Long-time roadie in the Australian live entertainment business, Howard Freeman.\n\nTHE life of a roadie is an unusual one.\n\nBut it is a life Howard Freeman wouldn't change for the world.\n\nHe has set up and pulled down monumentally large stages for some of the biggest bands on the planet.\n\nAnd with his loyal roadie mates, he then drives interstate overnight and does it all again.\n\nMatt Collins: You are one of Australia longest serving roadies. That must be a proud badge to have?\n\nHoward Freeman: Yeah, I can remember being four or five-years-old and going into a band room. My father had a holiday resort in Melbourne and he had a big band playing. Every year he would hold ballroom dances through the summer because pubs would close at 6 o'clock. The same year I remember my father shooting a guy in the knee who was coming up the stairs to rob us.\n\nMC: All that when you were five?\n\nHF: Yeah, no wonder I wanted to leave home in a hurry.\n\nMC: How did you go in your school days? Did you enjoy school?\n\nHF: At Caulfield Grammar, where my father spent a lot of money getting me educated, I got the lowest score in maths ever recorded in the history of education.\n\nMC: Another proud moment.\n\nHF: Yeah, but that was at 15 and I worked out recently in my last AC/DC concert my budget was $6.5 million, so I faked it pretty good.\n\nMC: Let's talk about some of the huge names you have worked with. Who was the first big act?\n\nHF: The most memorable human being to me was Billy Thorpe. When he started playing rock, he did a song at my venue once called, Cigarettes, whiskey and wild, wild woman. I was 18 at the time and I listened to the lyrics and went, 'yeah this for me'.\n\nMC: Your first tour manager job was for a great Aussie band, Sherbet.\n\nHF: Yeah and back then nobody knew what a touring manager did. I had a security business in Melbourne and I could count money, so I could handle myself and I was probably reasonable company then. I had hair and hips and half a brain.\n\nMC: That was all the resume you needed.\n\nHF: Absolutely.\n\nMC: Explain to me what 24 hours looks like for roadie.\n\nHF: It depends what era you are speaking. In the 80s it could be behind the wheel of a four-tonne truck driving overnight from Brisbane to Sydney after you've loaded out at 2am. You may find a hamburger on the way, you'd be drinking scotch or Bundy, you're probably smoking a joint and you could've done a line of speed. You'd arrive at approximately 1pm the next afternoon. You'd carry the gear upstairs, you'd set up and everyone would hate you because you haven't showered. And you'd probably do that again in Melbourne the night after.\n\nMC: So why do it? What's the appeal?\n\nHF: You do it for the people you love and work with, which is the band you represent. Somebody asked me, what was the greatest drug I had ever had. I said, when the house lights go down and the band starts playing music.\n\nThat doesn't matter whether it's a suburban pub with 20 people, or in a stadium with 100,000 people. You've built it and they have come.", "Bloomberg opinion:\n\nIt's pretty much never a good idea to call out someone else's incorrect forecast in hindsight, especially if you're also in the business of prognosticating (or writing opinion columns). The reason: You'll almost surely be on the receiving end of ridicule yourself in the not-too-distant future.\n\nThis past year in fixed income, though, defies that rule of thumb. Since nearly everyone got at least something wrong, the entire bond-market community can look back and laugh at just how little they thought they knew about the stage of the credit cycle and the willingness of global central banks to abruptly change course and ease policy aggressively.\n\nREAD MORE:\n\n• Sun sets on 'staggering' year for NZX50 share market\n\n• Donald Trump's stock market rally is very good, but still lags Obama and Clinton\n\n• Market Watch: Why shares are hitting new highs as economic fears rise\n\n• Market Watch: If you'd picked these stocks you could retire early\n\nAdvertisement\n\nIn 2019, every key US bond market posted positive returns, according to Bloomberg Barclays index data. A sample: High-grade corporate debt, 14.5 per cent; high yield, 14.3 per cent; Treasuries, 6.9 per cent; securitised products, 6.3 per cent; mortgage-backed securities, 6.2 per cent. Buying long-dated bonds in the aggregate index netted a profit of 20 per cent. The benchmark 10-year Treasury yield fell to as low as 1.43 per cent, from 2.68 per cent, as the Federal Reserve embarked on back-to-back-to-back quarter-point interest-rate cuts in the second half of the year. Credit spreads are near the tightest they've been this economic cycle and the cost to protect against default is the lowest of the post-crisis era.\n\n- Bank of America: \"We forecast the Fed will hike rates four times in 2019, reaching a terminal funds rate of 3.25-3.50 per cent by year-end.\"\n\n- Morgan Stanley: \"We believe the credit bear market, which likely began when IG spreads hit cycle tights in Feb. 2018, will continue in 2019, with HY and then eventually loans underperforming.\"\n\n- Deutsche Bank AG: \"Increasingly tight policy will push bond yields higher and lead to wider credit spreads after a near-term relief rally.\"\n\n- Nomura: \"We expect 2019 to conclude the hiking cycle with up to two more hikes. … IG is still in focus (especially the BBB story) but it's HY that could come under pressure as growth slows.\"\n\n- Citigroup: \"Both equities and bonds have the potential to see positive returns in 2019. However overall return levels are likely to remain subdued.\"\n\n- BlackRock: \"We see equities and bonds eking out positive returns in 2019. ... We take an up-in-quality stance in credit, and overall see limited upside and asymmetric downside as the economy enters into a late-cycle phase.\"\n\n- Pacific Investment Management: \"Cautious on generic corporate credit, but see relative value in financials and mortgages, modestly underweight duration.\"\n\nAdvertisement\n\n- Fidelity Investments: \"These are fertile conditions for complacency, and there is a real risk of inflation spiralling if central banks pull back from further monetary tightening.\"\n\nBloomberg News's Mark Cudmore also admitted that he and the Markets Live team missed the great year for bonds: \"We never saw it coming.\" He chalked up the miss to underappreciating what an intensified US-China trade war would mean for the global economic outlook and being caught off guard by the Fed's quick and nimble shift from raising interest rates to lowering them.\n\nI agree with both of those culprits. Looking back, I was too convinced that Fed Chair Jerome Powell would hold policy steady through trade tensions to avoid the appearance of backstopping President Donald Trump's standoff with China. In late April, I wrote that bond traders went overboard on their rate-cut bets. In May, I still thought the Fed was committing to an aggressive pause, and in June I wrote that the market was seeing dovish signs that weren't necessarily there. Of course, the Fed dropped its lending benchmark by a quarter-point in July and did so again in September and October.\n\nBut aside from parsing Fedspeak, it's the following takeaway from Cudmore's retrospective that might be the most important of all, and why 2020 could most likely be another year of ever-shifting expectations:\n\n\"Perhaps the broader lesson from all our asset forecasts was a lack of ambition. We fell into the common trap of anchoring our predictions in today's ranges, and not realizing how far things could run once a move started.\"\n\nAcross Wall Street, strategists are doing the exact same thing for 2020. Consider the 10-year Treasury yield for example, which is set to end 2019 around 1.9 per cent. Aside from outliers at Citigroup and Societe Generale, analysts at other primary dealers see the yield in a tight window of 1.5 per cent to 2.25 per cent in 12 months' time.\n\nAs for high-yield debt, analysts are forecasting a total return between 1 per cent and 7.5 per cent, which equates to fairly benign price swings given the securities' large interest payments. The median annual return on the Bloomberg Barclays high-yield index since 1984 is 7.5 per cent.\n\nI wrote earlier this month about the bold call for 10-year yields from John Dunham. He sees inflation rapidly picking up in the first half of 2020, freaking out the Fed and forcing policymakers to raise interest rates again. Then, toward the end of the year, he sees the US tumbling into a recession. That's how the benchmark Treasury yield rises past 3% come September and drops to a record low 1.3 per cent by mid-2021.\n\nIs that precise sequence of events - and ensuing wide price swings - likely to play out? I'm not so sure. It certainly stands in stark contrast to BlackRock's three overarching ideas for 2020: \"modestly positive on risk assets,\" \"neutral on global duration and cash\" and \"cautious cyclical rotation.\" Don't get me wrong: Strategists at the world's biggest money manager have sound reasoning for those views. But they risk falling into the same trap that snared Wall Street in 2019.\n\nOne idea BlackRock and Dunham agree on: The risk of accelerating inflation is underappreciated in markets. That might be the one thing that could most quickly reverse 2019's bond boom. The median forecast of 61 analysts surveyed by Bloomberg calls for the 10-year US yield to end 2020 at 1.94 per cent, just about where it is today. If longer-term yields were forced to move higher in a hurry, that would cause a lot of pain across fixed-income assets.\n\nThe future, it turns out, is often quite difficult to predict. As the 2020s begin, perhaps it's best to borrow a page from the Fed's 2019 playbook: Take your best shot at forecasting the road ahead, but don't hesitate to react to important new information.\n\n- Bloomberg", "The attorney-general Christian Porter has suggested the higher rate of hourly pay casual workers receive mean many will have “already made provisions” if forced to take two-weeks unpaid leave because of the coronavirus crisis, and the government will not “jump to a solution in anticipation of a problem”.\n\nAs the government struggles to answer what solutions it is putting in place for Australia’s 3.3 million unsecured workforce, who do not receive sick leave entitlements, Porter told the ABC he did not expect it to be a universal problem.\n\n“Many people would have already made provisions for that because of course the purpose of casual employment is that you’re paid extra in-lieu of the types of entitlements,” he said.\n\n“If it is the case that large numbers of people in particular industry sectors by virtue of the casual nature of their employment are having these types of problems and that is something we’re aware could happen, that is something that can be responded to, likely through the welfare system, but there might be other options.\n\n“We’re not going to jump to a solution in anticipation of a problem that is broad before that problem has arisen or we reasonably know that it will arise.”\n\nMorrison warns coronavirus hit could be worse than GFC amid recession predictions Read more\n\nEarlier, Labor had warned the Morrison government not to drag its feet on help for casual workers in the midst of a looming coronavirus employment crisis, after a roundtable discussion on the issue led to no concrete solutions for vulnerable employees.\n\nTony Burke and Linda Burney said Australia’s casual and contract workforce could not afford to wait to learn whether or not they would be paid sick leave in the event they were forced to self-isolate for two weeks.\n\n“If casuals aren’t given that reassurance sooner rather than later we run the risk people will turn up to work when they’re sick because they simply cannot afford to stay home and lose their pay,” the Labor MPs said.\n\n“This isn’t just about supporting Australia’s often vulnerable or insecure casual workers – it’s about containing the spread of this virus.”\n\nThe government is yet to say whether or not it will support workers without sick leave entitlements as part of its coronavirus stimulus package.\n\nPorter, who led a roundtable discussion with unions and employer and business groups on Tuesday, said the challenges faced by casual workers would be “one of the many things that need to be considered” by the government, but gave no answers on how it would do that.\n\n“I think we’re preferring to see this problem as about how we make sure that businesses keep employing people and provide the goods and services that we rely on during challenging times,” he said afterwards.\n\n“Of course there’s a sectorial component to that with different parts of the workforce being affected differently. We listened very carefully to what the unions have had to say, obviously, but they certainly weren’t the only voice in the room.”\n\nThe head of the Australian Council of Trade Unions, Sally McManus, said the government needed to prioritise supporting casual workers who would be forced to take unpaid time off work to ensure the coronavirus was “contained and controlled”.\n\nFacebook Twitter Pinterest ACTU secretary Sally McManus listens as industrial relations minister Christian Porter speaks during the coronavirus roundtable. Photograph: Joel Carrett/AAP\n\n“We do have to think about small businesses, because they’re also going to struggle if there’s a further downturn and so, for that reason, that’s why the government needs to play a role in supporting those workers and those contractors, small businesses in order to make sure people can look after themselves and keep healthy but also so the economy can keep operating,” she said.\n\n“In terms of big business, we heard some encouraging signs today from big business representatives there, where they were saying that they’re ready to support their workforce and we’re ready to work with them to make sure that that happens as well.”\n\nLabor has previously called for Newstart-like payments to be made available to any workers without sick pay who find themselves forced to self-isolate for two weeks.\n\nThe Australian Council of Social Service said it would welcome any form of assistance for vulnerable workers, including one-off stimulus payments, but called for the unemployment payment to be raised as a permanent measure.\n\nSpeaking to the Australian Financial Review business summit in Sydney on Tuesday, Scott Morrison said businesses, unions and even state governments needed to play their own role in steering Australia’s economy through the pandemic.\n\nAustralian government stimulus package promises financial support 'as fast as possible' Read more\n\n“All of us are in a position today to be able to do what we need to do, over the course of this virus crisis to strengthen and see the Australian economy through,” he said.\n\n“And it requires I think that mindset, if you want to have a bounce back stronger on the other side, then it will require I think using those balance sheets that you’ve built for such a time as this, to ensure that Australia emerges stronger.”\n\nPorter also warned unions against the “temptation” to take industrial action during the pandemic, a prospect which has not been floated, as the government worked to protect supply chains.\n\n“I think this is a very bad time for industrial action. I mean, there will always be a temptation to have industrial action when it has the greatest effect,” he said.\n\n“Industrial action of any type at the moment would have a very, very large and negative effect. The reality is that there are already businesses suffering from disruptions to supply chains – that will mean that it will become harder for them to produce the goods and services that we all rely on every day.”"], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "Minnesota Vikings vs. New Orleans Saints wild-card playoff preview: Another miracle on tap?\n\nShow Caption Hide Caption Lorenzo's Locks: How to bet on Sunday's wild card games SportsPulse: The two best games of the weekend may come out of the NFC slate on Sunday. Lorenzo provides the best bets you can make on each. USA TODAY\n\nA preview of the NFC wild-card matchup between the Minnesota Vikings and New Orleans Saints\n\nWhen: Sunday, Jan. 5, 1:05 p.m. ET\n\nWhere: The Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans\n\nChannel: FOX\n\nLine: Saints by 7½\n\nInjuries: Three of the Saints' four starting defensive backs missed the regular-season finale due to injury, including cornerback Eli Apple (ankle) and safeties Vonn Bell (knee) and Marcus Williams (groin). It's unclear whether any or all of them will be available Sunday. Fullback Zach Line's status is also unclear as he deals with a knee injury.\n\nFor Minnesota, the good news is that star running back Dalvin Cook told reporters this week that he plans to return Sunday after missing the past two weeks with a shoulder injury. \"I got some rest, and I’m ready to go,\" he said. The player worth monitoring is starting linebacker Eric Kendricks, who missed last week's game with a quadriceps injury and will likely be questionable this week.\n\nTHREE THINGS TO KNOW\n\n1. A miraculous rematch: These two teams will long be remembered for the iconic sequence that ended their playoff matchup two years ago, when Case Keenum threw a game-winning touchdown pass to Stefon Diggs in the closing seconds of their divisional-round matchup in a moment that has been dubbed \"The Minneapolis Miracle.\" The key difference this time around, of course, is that New Orleans will be playing at home. The Saints have won seven of their past eight playoff games at the Superdome dating back to 2000, and you can bet Sunday's crowd will be raucous.\n\n2. Top turnover teams: The Saints and Vikings ranked second and fifth, respectively, in turnover differential during the regular season, and New Orleans took care of the ball at a historic level. The Saints set a new NFL record by committing just eight turnovers in 2019, eclipsing the previous record of 10 that was shared by the 2010 Patriots and 2011 49ers. So don't expect many turnovers in Sunday's game — but any that arise could prove to be especially impactful.\n\n3. QBs trending in opposite directions: Saints quarterback Drew Brees has been on a tear in recent weeks, throwing 16 touchdowns and no interceptions over the past five games — including a 29-for-30 performance against the Colts on Dec. 16. Minnesota's Kirk Cousins, meanwhile, has thrown picks in three of his past four games and only surpassed 250 passing yards once in that span. If he's able to reverse those trends, the Vikings will have a shot in this one. If not, Brees and company will in all likelihood march on to the divisional round.\n\nContact Tom Schad at tschad@usatoday.com or on Twitter @Tom_Schad.", "pos": ["The New Orleans Saints and the Minnesota Vikings are very familiar with one another.\n\nWhen the Saints host the Vikings in an NFL wild-card game Sunday afternoon, it will be the fifth time they have met in the postseason. Minnesota will break a tie with Philadelphia as New Orleans' most frequent playoff opponent.\n\n\"It feels like we've played a handful of games,\" Saints coach Sean Payton said Wednesday.\n\nThe Saints and Vikings met three times in a stretch of 25 games during the 2017 and 2018 seasons, which included the Vikings' \"Minneapolis Miracle\" victory in the divisional round after the 2017 season.\n\nMinnesota won a home game in the 2017 regular season, and New Orleans won a road game in the 2018 season. The teams even met in their 2019 preseason opener back in August.\n\nOf course the game that stands out most was that 2017 playoff meeting in Minneapolis, in which New Orleans rallied from a 17-0 halftime deficit to take a 24-23 lead with 25 seconds left.\n\nThe Saints seemingly were on their way to Philadelphia for the NFC Championship Game when Case Keenum completed a pass to Stefon Diggs, rookie safety Marcus Williams whiffed on an attempted tackle and Diggs sprinted to a 61-yard touchdown as time expired.\n\nBreaking news and analyses in your inbox Email * Please enter a valid email address Sign up Please wait… Thank you for signing up. We've got more newsletters we think you'll find interesting. Click here Oops. Something went wrong. Please try again later. Try again Thank you, The email address you have provided is already registered. Close\n\nMinnesota is 3-1 against New Orleans in the playoffs, starting with a 44-10 wild-card victory in the Superdome after the 1987 season in the Saints' first postseason appearance.\n\nNew Orleans' only victory was pretty memorable also, as it prevailed 31-28 in overtime in the NFC Championship Game in the Superdome, en route to the Saints' only Super Bowl after the 2009 season.\n\nThe Saints bounced back from the playoff loss at Minnesota two years ago to go 13-3 and claim the No. 1 seed in the NFC last season. They narrowly missed going to the Super Bowl in an overtime loss at home against the Rams in the NFC Championship Game.\n\nThey almost certainly would have won that game if the officials had called a penalty on a blatant case by pass interference by the Rams late in the fourth quarter. New Orleans put that loss behind it and went 13-3 again this year.\n\n\"I think it says a lot about our group to be able to take some of those unfortunate circumstances and be able to turn that into something positive and use that as fuel, use that as a way to bring us closer together and fight through that adversity to bring out the best in all of us,\" quarterback Drew Brees said.\n\nThe Saints (13-3) were the first NFL team to qualify for the playoffs this season when they captured a third consecutive NFC South title on Thanksgiving night. They were in position to claim a first-round bye and perhaps the top seed in the NFC.\n\nBut 10 days after clinching, they lost a 48-46 shootout to San Francisco, and both the 49ers and Green Bay won tiebreakers to claim the first-round byes. New Orleans wound up No. 3.\n\nMinnesota controlled its fate in the NFC North until losing at home to Green Bay in Week 16, as the Packers wrapped up the division title and the Vikings were locked in at No. 6.\n\nCoach Mike Zimmer rested several key players in the regular-season finale, and Minnesota lost to Chicago to finish 10-6.\n\n\"I don't think anybody believes that we can win this game, so we go in there and we slug it out,\" said Zimmer, who is 2-2 against New Orleans, including playoffs. \"All I really care about is that 53 guys believe.\n\n\"It's important that when you get in games like this, number one, you have to be able to execute. Do what you've been doing all along.\"\n\nThe Vikings expect to be bolstered by the return of Pro Bowl running back Dalvin Cook, who missed the last two games because of a shoulder injury.\n\n\"I feel refreshed. I'm going to be ready to go,\" Cook said. \"I'm going to be at full strength. Looking forward to a good football game.\"\n\nCook has rushed for 1,135 yards and 13 touchdowns and caught 53 passes for 519 yards.\n\nLess certain for Minnesota is linebacker Eric Kendricks (quad), who missed Wednesday's practice after sitting out Week 17. Kendricks tied for the NFL lead among linebackers with 12 pass breakups during the regular season.\n\nFor the Saints, cornerback Eli Apple (ankle) and fullback Zach Line (knee) both missed Wednesday's practice.\n\n--Field Level Media\n\nREUTERS2"], "neg": ["The New Orleans Saints and the Minnesota Vikings are very familiar with one another.\n\nWhen the Saints host the Vikings in an NFL wild-card game Sunday afternoon, it will be the fifth time they have met in the postseason. Minnesota will break a tie with Philadelphia as New Orleans' most frequent playoff opponent.\n\n\"It feels like we've played a handful of games,\" Saints coach Sean Payton said Wednesday.\n\nThe Saints and Vikings met three times in a stretch of 25 games during the 2017 and 2018 seasons, which included the Vikings' \"Minneapolis Miracle\" victory in the divisional round after the 2017 season.\n\nMinnesota won a home game in the 2017 regular season, and New Orleans won a road game in the 2018 season. The teams even met in their 2019 preseason opener back in August.\n\nOf course the game that stands out most was that 2017 playoff meeting in Minneapolis, in which New Orleans rallied from a 17-0 halftime deficit to take a 24-23 lead with 25 seconds left.\n\nThe Saints seemingly were on their way to Philadelphia for the NFC Championship Game when Case Keenum completed a pass to Stefon Diggs, rookie safety Marcus Williams whiffed on an attempted tackle and Diggs sprinted to a 61-yard touchdown as time expired.\n\nBreaking news and analyses in your inbox Email * Please enter a valid email address Sign up Please wait… Thank you for signing up. We've got more newsletters we think you'll find interesting. Click here Oops. Something went wrong. Please try again later. Try again Thank you, The email address you have provided is already registered. Close\n\nMinnesota is 3-1 against New Orleans in the playoffs, starting with a 44-10 wild-card victory in the Superdome after the 1987 season in the Saints' first postseason appearance.\n\nNew Orleans' only victory was pretty memorable also, as it prevailed 31-28 in overtime in the NFC Championship Game in the Superdome, en route to the Saints' only Super Bowl after the 2009 season.\n\nThe Saints bounced back from the playoff loss at Minnesota two years ago to go 13-3 and claim the No. 1 seed in the NFC last season. They narrowly missed going to the Super Bowl in an overtime loss at home against the Rams in the NFC Championship Game.\n\nThey almost certainly would have won that game if the officials had called a penalty on a blatant case by pass interference by the Rams late in the fourth quarter. New Orleans put that loss behind it and went 13-3 again this year.\n\n\"I think it says a lot about our group to be able to take some of those unfortunate circumstances and be able to turn that into something positive and use that as fuel, use that as a way to bring us closer together and fight through that adversity to bring out the best in all of us,\" quarterback Drew Brees said.\n\nThe Saints (13-3) were the first NFL team to qualify for the playoffs this season when they captured a third consecutive NFC South title on Thanksgiving night. They were in position to claim a first-round bye and perhaps the top seed in the NFC.\n\nBut 10 days after clinching, they lost a 48-46 shootout to San Francisco, and both the 49ers and Green Bay won tiebreakers to claim the first-round byes. New Orleans wound up No. 3.\n\nMinnesota controlled its fate in the NFC North until losing at home to Green Bay in Week 16, as the Packers wrapped up the division title and the Vikings were locked in at No. 6.\n\nCoach Mike Zimmer rested several key players in the regular-season finale, and Minnesota lost to Chicago to finish 10-6.\n\n\"I don't think anybody believes that we can win this game, so we go in there and we slug it out,\" said Zimmer, who is 2-2 against New Orleans, including playoffs. \"All I really care about is that 53 guys believe.\n\n\"It's important that when you get in games like this, number one, you have to be able to execute. Do what you've been doing all along.\"\n\nThe Vikings expect to be bolstered by the return of Pro Bowl running back Dalvin Cook, who missed the last two games because of a shoulder injury.\n\n\"I feel refreshed. I'm going to be ready to go,\" Cook said. \"I'm going to be at full strength. Looking forward to a good football game.\"\n\nCook has rushed for 1,135 yards and 13 touchdowns and caught 53 passes for 519 yards.\n\nLess certain for Minnesota is linebacker Eric Kendricks (quad), who missed Wednesday's practice after sitting out Week 17. Kendricks tied for the NFL lead among linebackers with 12 pass breakups during the regular season.\n\nFor the Saints, cornerback Eli Apple (ankle) and fullback Zach Line (knee) both missed Wednesday's practice.\n\n--Field Level Media\n\nREUTERS2", "How these brands think they look:\n\nHow they actually look:\n\nThis is why you don’t want a bunch of old men calling ALL the shots.\n\n1.\n\n2.\n\n3.\n\n4.\n\n5.\n\n6.\n\n7.\n\n8.\n\n9.\n\n10.\n\n11.\n\n12.\n\n13.\n\n14.\n\n15.\n\n16.\n\n17.\n\nMore funny pics:", "Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker granted more than 11,000 pardons for low-level marijuana convictions Tuesday — one day before a sweeping law makes cannabis legal in the state for people 21 and older.\n\nThe 11,017 pardons are a small part of the law Pritzker signed in June, making Illinois the 11th state in the nation to legalize weed use by adults. The law is also intended to help people held back from jobs, housing and financial aid for college because of drug convictions, according to state officials.\n\n“We are ending the 50-year long war on cannabis,” the Democratic governor, who made the announcement at a church on Chicago’s South Side, said in a statement.\n\n“We are restoring rights to many tens of thousands of Illinoisans. We are bringing regulation and safety to a previously unsafe and illegal market. And we are creating a new industry that puts equity at its very core.”\n\nState officials said about 116,000 convictions for possession of 30 grams or less of marijuana — not associated with a violent crime — are eligible for pardons under the new law.\n\nIn all, the law could offer relief to the more than 700,000 residents with marijuana-related offenses on their criminal records, according to state officials and the Marijuana Policy Project.\n\nThe state’s new Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act, which takes effect Wednesday, allows people to automatically receive clemency for convictions up to 30 grams of cannabis. Those convicted with larger amounts, from 30 to 500 grams, can petition a court to have the charge lifted.\n\nThe American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois, in a statement Tuesday, applauded the governor for “acting to address the history of unnecessary and discriminatory enforcement of marijuana laws in Illinois.”\n\n“The governor’s pardons of Illinoisans with convictions for marijuana possession makes the new year brighter for thousands,” said Ben Ruddell, criminal justice policy director for the ACLU of Illinois.\n\n“We know that black Illinois residents are far more likely to be arrested and convicted for marijuana possession than whites. This is a good step forward as we begin the legal sales of recreational marijuana.”\n\nThe law defines “expunge” to mean to “physically destroy the records or return them to the petitioner and to obliterate the petitioner’s name from any official index or public record, or both.” But it doesn’t require the physical destruction of circuit court files.\n\n“The 11,017 pardons that Gov. Pritzker is granting today are thousands of lives forever changed — and hundreds of thousands more will be changed in the coming months,” Toi Hutchinson, senior adviser to the governor for cannabis control, said in a statement.\n\n“Those who were unfairly targeted by discriminatory drug laws can finally get ahead and build a new future for themselves and their families.”\n\nSo far 18 states have decriminalized marijuana, according to the Marijuana Policy Project. In all, 34 states allow patients with health complaints to use medical marijuana.\n\nIllinois is the latest state to offer clemency for marijuana convictions. In May, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signed a law that gave marijuana offenders the ability to have their sentences vacated in the state.", "With 44 floats, 20 marching bands and 17 equestrian groups, the 2020 Rose Parade offered something for everyone to enjoy Wednesday.\n\nThe parade was filled with its usual pageantry and history on a sunny, warm New Year’s Day.\n\nBut some moments stood out more than others, gauged both by the reactions from spectators along the parade route and as expressed via social media.\n\nHere are the top five moments from the 2020 Rose Parade:\n\nGrand Marshal Rita Moreno\n\nIt’s safe to say that fans loved Grand Marshal Rita Moreno. Moreno shared the grand marshal title with Olympic gymnast Laurie Hernandez and actress Gina Torres, but Moreno — who has won all four of the major annual American entertainment awards with an Oscar, Emmy, Grammy and Tony — won fans’ hearts with her infectious energy.\n\nMoreno stood and danced in her parade vehicle as it made its way down most if not all of the parade route. She also caught the attention of a nearby TV camera, got close to it and introduced her grandsons, who were riding alongside her.\n\n#RoseParade grand marshal ⁦@TheRitaMoreno⁩ gives one of my favorite quotes as she boards her #roseparade2020 car: “We’re off like a herd of turtles.” (i am now a fan for life) pic.twitter.com/pfWBFnTtd7 — Ryan Carter (@ryinie) January 1, 2020\n\nLos Lobos performing “La Bamba”\n\nWhile the crowd on Orange Grove Boulevard just before the turn onto Colorado Boulevard was excited to see Los Lobos as they prepared to perform the closing musical number for the 2020 Rose Parade, its excitement increased significantly when the band performed its version of “La Bamba,” which stayed atop the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 for three weeks in 1987. The song was recorded for the film of the same name about musician Richie Valens, played by Lou Diamond Phillips. The song also topped the U.K. Singles chart, and its music video won the 1988 MTV Video Music Award for Best Video from a Film.\n\nFans got up and danced at their seats and sang along during the performance.\n\nThe Cowboy Channel’s live bull rider\n\nThe Cowboy Channel’s “Walk. Ride. Rodeo.” float caught the audience’s attention for several reasons — it launched fireworks, and it played the song “Old Town Road” by Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus, which got the crowd singing along — but the main reason was because a person was riding a mechanical bull atop the float for the duration of the parade. The bull bucked slowly, likely as to not throw its rider down to the pavement, but the crowd remained enthralled by the performance.\n\nAlso riding the float was Amberley Snyder, a nationally ranked rodeo barrel racer who survived a devastating car crash that left her paralyzed below the waist in 2010. Snyder defied the odds to return to the sport she loves and now is a motivational speaker.\n\nDonate Life’s “Light in the Darkness” float\n\nEvery year, Donate Life highlights organ, eye and tissue donors and recipients with its float. Those remembrances regularly evoke emotion, especially on social media.\n\nOhio Governor Mike DeWine highlighted he and wife Fran DeWine’s participating in last year’s Donate Life float by honoring the 421 Ohioans who were donors then.\n\nToday, is the Rose Parade in Pasadena! @FranDeWine and I were honored to sign one of the rose vials that’s on the Donate Life float. Last year, 421 Ohioans shared the gift of life through organ donation, and our rose honors those individuals and their tremendous gift. #DonateLife pic.twitter.com/UYy6mxSMyg — Mike DeWine (@MikeDeWine) January 1, 2020\n\nWriter Rachel Brougham tweeted that a rose portrait on this year’s float was dedicated to her late husband, Colin Brougham.\n\nAwhile ago, I received a letter from Donate Life, telling me there was a rose on their float in the Rose Parade in honor of Colin. I forgot about it until I turned on the TV at the exact moment that float was on. I’ll take that as a sign. We miss you, Colin. You should be here. — Rachel Brougham (@RachelBrougham) January 1, 2020\n\nA couple from Georgia tweeted out that one of them was a donor tissue recipient and is a registered donor.\n\nThis float was GORGEOUS….and HUMBLING…I’m a donor tissue recipient and registered donor…wonderful work for all who put this together…heart goes out to the HEROS who donated so that others can live❤️ #DonateLife #DonateLifeFloat #BeADonor #RoseParade2020 — Dave & Laurie 🏁🇺🇸 (@DavelaurieC) January 1, 2020\n\nMarching bands from near and far\n\nMarching bands are a staple of the Rose Parade, but this year’s entrants seemed to delight crowds more than in years past. Many locals from across Southern California were on hand to cheer on the Alhambra Unified School District Marching Band, the Los Angeles Unified School District High School Honor Band, the Pasadena City College Tournament of Roses Honor Band and the Rancho Verde High School Crimson Regiment.\n\nOther high school bands from around the country impressed, and the many international bands in attendance — from Costa Rica, Denmark, El Salvador, Japan, Mexico and Puerto Rico — each brought their own unique styles that delighted audiences.\n\nHowever, the standout band was Southern University’s “Human Jukebox” marching band, which wowed those in attendance with its power and precision in playing local favorite tune “I Love LA” by Randy Newman.", "By\n\nGovernment education in California is a failure. After several years of Common Core, the results are in: “Their first action was to discover how proficient Stanislaus County children were in reading. They reviewed the California standardized test scores for third graders, an age where students transition from “learning to read” to “reading to learn.” They found that only 32% were proficient, a number Tiwater called “abysmal” and far below the state average of 48%. Stanislaus County is 50% lower in reading scores than the rest of the State. But, the whole State of California is at 48%–a total, absolute failure. Who thinks it is not a crisis when less than 50% of our government students are not reading at grade level? Yet, the Democrats run legislature are making it worse by ending charter schools—and that is what they are doing, killing them with regulations and unions. California has so many crisis’ that it is hard to say which is more important. Yet the education of our children is being destroyed by politicians and unions—where is the public outcry? Why are the people in Stanislaus demanding an end to the failed policies? Parents need to speak up.\n\nOnly 32% of Stanislaus County third-graders read at grade level. How Stanreads! helps\n\nBy ChrisAnna Mink, Modesto Bee, 12/31/19\n\nLike many great love stories, it started with coins in a fountain.\n\nOnly this time, the love is for reading, and the fountain is in the foyer at Stanislaus County Office of Education in downtown Modesto.\n\n“It all started with Dee Dee Baker taking the coins from the fountain to donate to the library,” said Lisa Tiwater, SCOE’s assistant superintendent of instruction, while talking about StanReads!, a program to propel county children to read at grade level by third grade.\n\nBaker has since retired, but about five years ago, she was the director of literacy and the SCOE liaison to the Stanislaus County Library.\n\nWhen Baker took the coins to the library, she learned about the national campaign for grade level reading and was excited to have SCOE join the effort. SCOE joined forces with the Stanislaus Community Foundation.\n\nFrom there, Stanislaus Reads emerged, which evolved into StanReads!, which is part of the five action teams that make up Stanislaus Cradle-to-Career Partnership.\n\nTheir first action was to discover how proficient Stanislaus County children were in reading. They reviewed the California standardized test scores for third graders, an age where students transition from “learning to read” to “reading to learn.”\n\nThey found that only 32% were proficient, a number Tiwater called “abysmal” and far below the state average of 48%.\n\nStanReads! takes action\n\nResearch has shown that reading proficiency at the end of third grade is one of the strongest predictors of high school graduation, as well as success entering the workforce.\n\nMegan Lowery, director of Cradle-to-Career at SCOE, said that though third grade reading is a classroom-based indicator, the group quickly realized that everything that happens in a child’s life, especially early on, impacts what happens in the classroom.\n\nPoverty, lack of access to books and limited parental literacy are among many factors that contribute to low literacy among children, according to the Literacy Foundation.\n\nStanReads! identified schools from eight county districts, including Capistrano Elementary School in Empire, to participate in a pilot program to assess reading obstacles among local kids and to test solutions.\n\nEarly actions included trying to curb school absenteeism, maximizing summer learning, understanding kindergarten readiness and getting more books into children’s hands.\n\nResearch shows that chronically absent kids in kindergarten and first grade are less likely to be capable readers in third grade and to graduate from high school.\n\n“If they’re not there, we can’t teach them,” Tiwater said.\n\nChronic absenteeism — missing more than four weeks of the school year — affects about 10% of county pupils across all grades. StanReads! instituted community awareness campaigns about the importance of school attendance and reading to young children.\n\nMeanwhile, over the summer, students lose at least one month of reading ability, called the summer slide. This can be mitigated if kids participate in enrichment activities, so StanReads! took inventory of the county summer programs.\n\nSchool readiness means that children show up to kindergarten ready to learn, which led to formal assessments of kindergarteners and the start of the StanReady! action team.\n\n“You can’t be an action team without some actions,” said Tiwater. “We have to balance talking and research with doing.”\n\nApplying programs to pilot schools\n\nShe said StanReads! took multiple actions at the pilot schools, including the attendance campaign, the Imagination Library, afternoon reading clubs and providing schools with “high interest” books focused on topics more aligned to students’ interests.\n\nOne of their first steps was offering families enrollment into Imagination Library, a national nonprofit that promotes literacy. Once a month, children ages zero to 5 are mailed books at no cost to families. Participation is funded by the Stanislaus Community Foundation and other philanthropic groups, including the Modesto Rotary Club.\n\n“The mailman brings them to us, so every day we check the mail to see if there’s more books,” said Forest Arnold, a second grader at Capistrano in Empire.\n\nForest and his rambunctious 5-year-old brother, Eric Von Hudson, were eager to talk about their favorite books, including “Violet the Pilot,” about a little girl who draws instructions to build and fly a plane.\n\nEric said his mom reads to him every day, and Forest proudly said, “I read myself.”\n\nCapistrano Elementary became one of the pilot schools in 2016-17, the second year of StanReads!.\n\n“They immediately offered me more books,” said Principal James Jensen. He harvests any resources that he can to get books for his students.\n\nNearly all Capistrano students qualify for free or reduced-cost lunch, about two-thirds are Latino/Hispanic, and 1 in 5 are English learners.\n\nAbout 40% of their students read at grade level, which is above the Stanislaus County average, but still below the state average. The county’s 32% is in line with Merced and Madera counties, but behind Alameda, Fresno and Sacramento.\n\nStanislaus County Library’s role\n\n“Reading and literacy is what we do,” said Annie Snell, supervising librarian of youth services outreach and a facilitator for the StanReads! team.\n\nShe said parent engagement is one of the library’s concerted efforts with StanReads!, because some parents don’t know the importance of reading to their children. They also help families sign up for library cards.\n\nThe library opened “pop-up” libraries at locations where parents and kids visited, such as the county’s Women Infant and Children (WIC) office at Hackett Road.\n\nThey also helped place and stock Little Free Libraries filled with gently used books on each pilot schools’ campus, as well as other neighborhood locations. At the birdhouse-shaped structures, anyone can take a free book, and if they can, leave a book.\n\nLowery said that over the past four years, they’ve seen an increase of 12% of third graders reading at grade level, though they aren’t sure which actions were most effective.\n\nStanReads! and Cradle-to-Career are trying to discover which actions are most valuable, and affordable, to scale up across the county.\n\nSomething seems to be working.\n\nThat was evident recently at the Capistrano school library, which was full of children enthralled with the story being read by the librarian.\n\n“If the community can get behind anything related to StanReads!, it’s a plus,” said Principal Jensen. “Bring in books. Donate to schools. Volunteer to read to kids in school. We need to do everything we can to get books in the kids’ hands.”\n\nEven if it’s simply tossing coins into a fountain.\n\nCradle-to-Career is hosting a Community Summit on March 13, 2020, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Modesto Centre Plaza.\n\nFor more information or to volunteer with the partnership, visit: https://www.stancoe.org/division/administrative-services/cradle-career\n\nThis story was produced with financial support from The Stanislaus County Office of Education and the Stanislaus Community Foundation, along with the GroundTruth Project’s Report for America initiative."], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "New Delhi: A building collapsed after a blast in a factory that caught fire Delhi’s Peera Garhi this morning, an official said.\n\nThe fire department said they received a call around 4.23 am about a fire in the factory at Udoh Nagar area after which seven fire tenders were rushed to the spot, the official said.\n\nLater on, due to a blast, the building collapsed and people are trapped inside, including fire personnel, a senior fire official said. Total 35 fire tenders are working and the rescue operations are underway, he said.", "pos": ["New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) Several people including few fire fighters are reported to be trapped inside a factory at Udoh Nagar area of Peeragarhi, the Delhi Fire Services (DFS) said here on Thursday.\n\nAccording to the DFS chief Atul Garg, “A call for fire in a factory was received at 4.23 a.m. on Thursday, accordingly, 7 fire tenders were sent to the spot. However the fire was followed by a sudden blast, due to which the building collapsed.”\n\nGarg added that when the building collapsed there were people inside it along with the fire fighters who are rescuing them.\n\nHowever, the number of people trapped inside the structure is not known yet. In total 35 fire tenders are currently on the spot as the rescue operation continues.\n\n–IANS\n\nrag/skp/"], "neg": ["Star Wars: Major Skywalker parentage canon fact confirmed\n\nWe’re taking another look at a point of interest in the history of the official canon Star Wars universe today – specifically at Anakin Skywalker. It’s the perfect time to make clear a significant point on Anakin’s history since the last(?) of 9 movies is out in the Skywalker Saga right this minute. The following article does NOT contain major spoiler beyond the point that the trailers for The Rise of Skywalker made abundantly clear: That Emperor Palpatine isn’t necessarily as “dead” as we previously assumed.\n\nIn Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, we see Shmi Skywalker suggest to Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn that her son, Anakin Skywalker, had no father. Not just no father because the father wasn’t in the picture – no – absolutely no father whatsoever. “There was no father,” she said.\n\nQui-Gon Jinn hypothesized that Anakin was conceived by midi-chlorians. Midi-chlorians are microscopic life forms that “reside within all living cells” according to Qui-Gon. These life forms are a conduit through which beings like Anakin and Qui-Gon are able to interact with and sense The Force.\n\nSidenote: The planet with no name, aka “Wellspring of Life” appears in Star Wars: The Clone Wars, in the episode “Destiny” and “Sacrifice”. This planet is the home planet of and birthplace of Midi-chlorians.\n\nThe exact nature of Anakin’s manifestation is still unknown – beyond what we’ve seen in The Phantom Menace. HOWEVER, a pair of panels in a comic by the name of Darth Vader (number 25, 2018) shows what might’ve appeared to be a major clue. In the comic, Anakin had a dream.\n\nIn the dream, as you’ll see above, you could very easily conclude that The Emperor (Palpatine) had something to do with the creation of Anakin in the womb of Shmi Skywalker. Palpatine stands behind Shmi, smiling, as Shmi’s pregnancy is shown as a swirl of red and black.\n\nTo confirm the reality of the situation – the most important part of the conclusions that could be made from these panels, Lucasfilm Story Group Creative Executive Matt Martin spoke up on Twitter. As part of the official Lucasfilm Story Group, Martin is, as he says, “someone with an official say on what is and isn’t canon in the Star Wars galaxy.”\n\nAbove, the first panel in question is referenced in a question from a Star Wars fan to Martin. Per Martin, “I’ve gone into this at length a few times. No, that is not what the comic is implying. Just no. There’s more to that comic than those two panels. It should be read in context.”\n\nReplying to Martin, another Star Wars fan says “What? It may just be Anakin’s fear or something like that but it was definitely the implication. ESPECIALLY when you read it in context. Like a page later there’s a shot of Palpatine with the text ‘I am your father’, people weren’t making this connection out of thin air.” That panel is shown below – in the same Darth Vader comic.\n\n“But this is all in Anakin’s head,” said Martin. “Wouldn’t that idea, a concept that Palps hinted at to Anakin himself, be something likely to freak Anakin out? Something that would linger in his mind? “Oh crap, what if he made me!” Doesn’t make it true. It’s all through Anakin’s lens.”\n\nA few more comments appear on Twitter, including a reply from a fan who says “I think the best way to about it is to leave it up to interpretation, that’s what vision sequences are all about.”\n\nThen the final word from Martin: “But I can tell you definitively, as someone who worked on the comic, that is 100% not the intended implication. I’m not saying there isn’t a logical misinterpretation that they’re coming to. I’m just telling you definitively that it’s not correct.”\n\nStar Wars Episode 9, The Rise of Skywalker, was in theaters at press time for this article, on January 1, 2020. The streaming service Disney+ gave access to all other Star Wars: Skywalker Saga films at that time, episodes 1 through 8. If you’d like to see the rest of the Darth Vader, you’ll need to head to your local comic shop. The comic referenced above can be found digitally via Marvel’s online shop right this minute.", "Hank Aaron, Cal Ripken Jr, Jackie Robinson, Babe Ruth, Ken Griffey Jr, Derek Jeter. The biggest legends in American baseball history all set records and achieved international fame playing with Louisville Slugger bats, the players’ names immortalized in the Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory Hall of Fame in Kentucky.\n\nBut what about the men and women who worked in the factories, the artisans and engravers who produced their iconic bats for America’s favorite pastime? What were their names, and what were their stories?\n\nThose are the questions being answered right now in Louisville, Kentucky. As part of the city’s biennial celebration, the Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory dug out a trove of old photos, many black and white, from decades and decades of the company’s history. The pictures were a snapshot into not only the company’s past but of post-war American life. But many of the proud faces’ identities were unknown.\n\nRuby Judd worked at Louisville Slugger for 50 years filling ordered filling orders and doing quality inspection. She was identified by her niece, Laura Quiggins, who said: ‘She was very proud of her job, very proud of the product that they put out'\n\nAn unidentified man whittles down a baseball bat. In celebration of Louisville, Kentucky's biennial, the Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory is hosting an exhibit that showcases vintage photos of employees that worked in the Hillerich and Bradsby factory over the years. A local campaign asked family, friends and former colleagues to help identify the nameless faces\n\nThe Hillerich and Bradsby is a woodworking company that began in 1856 and manufactured various items such as golf clubs butter churns before it made its first bat in 1884. Maril Addams (pictured) is seen operating a lathe on golf club heads\n\nA local campaign advertised the museum exhibit and showcased the photos in regional media. That’s when friends and colleagues of former workers began collaborating with the effort, and now many of those earnest, nameless faces have been identified.\n\n‘Back in those days, people took such pride in their work,’ says Laura Quiggins, who identified her aunt, Ruby Judd, who was an inspector and order filler more than 50 years ago for Hillerich and Bradsby, the company which began manufacturing Louisville Slugger bats. ‘Nowadays, it’s like people just go to work to get the paycheck – “What’s in it for me?”\n\n‘She was very proud of her job, very proud of the product that they put out,’ Quiggins tells DailyMail.com. ‘It’s so simple, but a little piece of wood made people famous, and those people made the bat famous.’\n\nThe effort came about when the Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory was asked to participate in the Louisville Biennial, and curator Bailey Mazik thought of the photos she’d seen in archives and desks, folders of workers in the factories, men and women working for a company that began in 1856 and manufactured everything from butter churns to golf clubs to the famous bats – production of which began in 1884. The company receives information about former players on a daily basis, she says – but this was something new and special.\n\nAn unidentified man carefully works on a persimmon golf club head at a table saw at the Hillerich and Bradsby company\n\nEmployee Bill Lesch inspecting rough-turned timber. 17-year-old,John \"Bud\" Hillerich began making baseball bats in the 1880s after watching Louisville's major league team star player, Pete \"Louisville Slugger\" Browning break his bat during a game\n\nEmployee Ray Sizemore weighing a roughout in 1975\n\nQuinton Jackson is pictured dipping bats in an undated photo\n\nAn unidentified employee is seen branding bats. Rena Jenkins, a longtime current employee who began at the company in 1977 instantly recognized a former employee by the name of Georgia Hines. She told DailyMail.com: '...she was a little bitty lady. She probably weighed maybe 110 pounds fully clothed...but she could engrave a bat. Back then, that was her job. She was the only one that did that back then'\n\n‘One of our former vice presidents was kind of an amateur historian himself, so he collected a lot of these and organized these and wrote down a lot of employees’ names,’ Bailey Mazik says of Jack McGrath, who retired in the 80s.\n\nPolly Basham (left) stands with two Hillerich and Bradsby employees in front of a wall of baseball bats\n\nShe adds: ‘It has been important for us to know who these people are and to celebrate their hard work.’\n\nOne of those people was Quiggins’ Aunt Ruby.\n\n‘She was an inspector and an order-filler,’ Quiggins tells DailyMail.com. ‘She inspected the bats and, when someone placed an order for them, she did the quality assurance … She had worked in several departments, because she was there for years.’\n\nAunt Ruby, who married and had two children, ‘loved her job,’ Quiggins says.\n\n‘My grandfather worked with wood a lot and made things with wood, and he was a whittler. So she said going into work was like going into Dad’s house. She had built a big long 18-by-12 cedar closet in their house, so their house smelled like cedar – and she said that’s the only smell I don’t smell at work, is cedar. She smelled oak and all the other woods. She said it was a family-oriented place … Everybody knew everybody. She loved working there.\n\n‘That was the place to work, back in the day. It was General Electric, Ford and Hillerich and Bradsby.’\n\nEmployee Arthur Peyton branding a bat in an undated photo. Today, Louisville Sluggar churns out 1.8 million bats per year\n\nUnnamed employee is pictured dipping bats. Recalling post-war America, Laura Quiggins told DailyMail.com: ‘That was the place to work, back in the day. It was General Electric, Ford and Hillerich and Bradsby'\n\nEmployee inspecting bats before they’re shipped out. January 15, 1958\n\nWillie Leonard is pictured in an undated photo working on metal golf club heads\n\nThe company has always been based in the Louisville region, and the Kentucky city has become almost synonymous with baseball bats. Tributes to players and their bats are included on a mile-long Walk of Fame through the city, and the Museum is easily identifiable by the world’s largest bat standing proudly outside of it.\n\nPaula Dyer, another woman who identified her aunt and uncle – both Hillerich and Bradsby employees – echoed the sentiments of Ms Quiggins.\n\nHillerich and Bradsby was the ‘name I grew up with,’ she says. Her Aunt Polly and Uncle John ‘Buck’ Basham started in the 40s and retired in the 70s.\n\nBuck was a WWII Army veteran, and Dyer’s mother and father had worked for Hillerich and Bradsby before leaving, helping her own parents get their jobs.\n\n‘They would get up in the morning ... they were dedicated employees,’ Dyer says of Polly and Buck. They would get up at four in the morning; they would never be a minute late. They never missed a day.’\n\nShe adds: They were proud to work there, yes. It was hard work; they never complained too much about it. I remember, Uncle Buck, his hands would be stained.’\n\nEmployee rubbing bat with steel wool prior to final finishing operations in 1953\n\nEmployee operating sanding machine\n\nUnidentified employee applying polish to bats. Every baseball bar cores measure 37 inches long by 2.75 inches in diameter, these raw wood posts are called 'billets.' Despite their uniform size, the wood can vary in weight which is what distinguishes different models\n\nEmployee weighing roughouts to determine for which model they’re best suited. Date unknown\n\nThe Bashams were so proud, in fact, that they incorporated their company’s product into the cabin they built saving wages, she says.\n\n‘It was a two-story cabin, beautiful cabin, and the stairs – instead of plain old rails on each step, it was a Hillerich and Bradsby baseball bat, she tells DailyMail.com. ‘And you know, none of us have pictures of it and it’s so sad.’\n\nUncle Buck died in 1976 at the age of 60 – only two years retired – and Aunt Polly passed away in 1999.\n\n‘To be able to recognize them for their hard work and dedication ... I just love it,’ she says.\n\nPaula Dyer, identified her aunt Polly and uncle John 'Buck' Basham (pictured polishing a golf club head) in the trove of pictures on display at the Louisville Sluggar Museum & Factory. She told DailyMail.com 'They would never be a minute late. They never missed a day. They were proud to work there, yes. It was hard work; they never complained too much about it'\n\nThe Bashams were proud of the work they did for Hillerich and Bradsby, so much so that they incorporated their company’s product into the cabin they built saving wages. ‘It was a two-story cabin, beautiful cabin, and the stairs – instead of plain old rails on each step, it was a Hillerich and Bradsby baseball bat,' said Paula Dyer to DailyMail.com\n\nEmployee (William White) packing mini-bats. March 2007\n\nRena Jenkins, a longtime current employee who began at the company in 1977 as an 18-year-old on the switchboard, helped identify former workers from the binders of folders such as Georgia Heins.\n\nThe effort to name and picture so many people excited her and made her happy to help, she tells DailyMail.com.\n\n‘It is a legacy,’ she says. ‘It goes back so many generations ... I think they realize the history.’\n\nShe adds that she still believes the company makes ‘the greatest bat in the world’ and ‘it’s as American as apple pie.’\n\nShe’s worked everywhere within the company from accounts payable to shipping and purchasing and in the warehouses and factories, helping her get to know so many employees over the years who were equally proud of their work. One of them was Georgia Heins, who she recognized amongst the pictures.\n\n‘She was real nice; she was a little bitty lady,’ she says. ‘She probably weighed maybe 110 pounds fully clothed and maybe with her pockets lined. She was 5’2, 5’1; she was a small woman, real skinny, but she could engrave a bat. Back then, that was her job. She was the only one that did that back then.'\n\nAn unidentified female employee is seen placing a gunstock cutout on a table saw. Hillerich and Bradsby produced wooden rifle stocks and billy clubs for the U.S. Army during WWII\n\nAn unidentified employee works on a metal bat at the Los Angeles, California factory\n\nAn undated photo of an employee weighing roughouts before they are cut down to the shape of a specific baseball bat model. Baseball bat cores used to be made of Ash wood but have since been changed to Maple wood after Barry Bonds broke the single-season home run record using Maple bats in 2001\n\nShe tells DailyMail.com that the company has always been ‘like a family.’\n\n‘There was a lot of us that started young, so we were young and inexperienced. We learned off of some of the older ones, and we all started having babies and raising our families, and everybody was always here for everybody else.’\n\nMany of the positions, she admits, ‘were tedious jobs – but they just had a little assembly line, and then you had a lot of husband and wives worked here. And then you had several that met their wives here and married.’\n\n‘Years ago, whenever you had a baby, they used to send us a full-sized personalized bat with a letter from the president [of the company] saying: “Welcome to the Hillerich and Bradsby family.” And they would send us a personalized bat with the day they were born, their height, weight and all of that. So each of my kids have that.’\n\nBill Kaiser giving a golf lesson to the 'Louisville Power-Bilt girls' in an undated photo\n\nTwo employees pictured in 1974 prepare golf clubs for shipping\n\nAn unnamed employee is pictured meticulously wrapping a golf club\n\nArchivist Mazik says that emphasis on connectivity and support has ‘been important and implemented in our company for as long as I can tell.\n\n‘We all really make a point to know each other, all different departments, all different kinds of jobs. It has been really special to me to see how employees keep in touch with each other and how they take care of each other.’\n\nThe exhibit will run through the end of January, but Mazik hopes it can lead to even further historical research and memorialization of the people responsible for the building blocks of America’s favorite pastime.\n\n‘I want to sit down with some of these folks, do formal oral histories that we can archive,’ she says.\n\nLaura Quiggins (left) stands in front of the worlds largest baseball bat outside the Louisville Sluggar Museum & Factory in Kentucky. Quiggins (right) poses next to a photo of her aunt Ruby Judd who was a long-term employee of Hillerich and Bradsby. Quiggins explained to DailyMail.com, '...it was a family-oriented place … Everybody knew everybody. She loved working there'", "Washington: Researchers have found that combining neurologic and blood pressure drugs may reduce breast tumour development. According to the study, published in the journal Scientific Reports, adding a medication used to treat epilepsy, bipolar disorder and migraines to a blood pressure medicine reversed some aspects of breast cancer in the offspring of mice at high risk of the disease because of the high fat diet fed to their mothers during pregnancy.\n\n\"We believe that our research is the first to show that we can reverse some aspects of increased breast cancer risk found in offspring of mouse mothers fed a high fat diet during pregnancy,\" said study researcher Leena A Hilakivi-Clarke from the Georgetown University in the US.\n\n\"This finding may have important implications in people because exposures in the womb to certain chemicals, or a mother's high fat diet, or being obese, can subsequently increase a daughter's breast cancer risk,\" Hilakivi-Clarke.\n\nAccording to the researchers, the key drug in the study regimen was valproic acid which, among several targets, inhibits histone deacetylase (HDAC), an important epigenetic silencer of genes.\n\nIn contrast to mutations that permanently disrupt the normal functions of genes, epigenetic modifications are reversible.\n\nValproic acid was combined with the blood pressure medication hydralazine that inhibits another critical epigenetic regulator, DNA methyltransferase (DNMT).\n\nEarly treatment studies in people have shown that these two drugs can work in tandem to disrupt tumour growth.\n\nThese research findings demonstrate how impactful an epigenetic methyl group addition or subtraction from DNA can be.\n\nCompounds that reduce methylation of tumour suppressor genes that are excessively methylated (hypermethylated) can be beneficial.\n\nHowever, these drugs can have the opposite effect if tumour suppressor genes are not hypermethylated; they may remove methyl groups from cancer-causing genes, making these genes more active and potentially leading to more aggressive cancers.\n\nThe other key aspect of this finding involves the potential impact of diet on cancer risk. Many fruits and vegetables have compounds (such as flavones) that chemically react in the same ways as the HDAC- and DNMT-inhibiting drugs in this study.\n\nSome compounds in these foods, especially folic acid, have opposite effects.\n\nThis research suggests that exposure to a high fat diet or endocrine disrupting chemicals in the womb might be reversed by the consumption of foods high in DNMT and HDAC inhibitors, while those who have not had such exposures might also gain a cancer protective benefit from consuming foods high in folic acid.\n\n- IANS", "A fire in a south-end Halifax apartment building on Wednesday afternoon is being labelled as arson.\n\nIn a news release, Halifax Regional Police said fire crews and police were called to an apartment building on the 5500 block of Victoria Road at 4:23 p.m. after multiple callers said they saw smoke in the building. Fire crews quickly put out the fire.\n\nTenants were temporarily evacuated from the building, but have since returned.\n\nNo injuries have been reported.\n\nPolice are asking anyone with information about the fire to call police at 902-490-5016 or contact Crime Stoppers online or by phone at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).\n\nMORE TOP STORIES", "OXON HILL, Md. — A police officer in Maryland has been placed on leave after he shot a dog during an investigation.\n\nPrince George’s County Police said in a statement Monday that the incident occurred in the Washington suburb of Oxon Hill.\n\nPolice had responded to a home shortly after 3 a.m. in response to a report of a dispute. As the officers to spoke to one of the residents outside, a large dog “suddenly ran out of the home and toward the officers,” police said.\n\n“Fearing for his safety, one of the patrol officers discharged his firearm and struck the dog,” police said.\n\nThe dog received emergency care and was listed in stable condition.\n\nPolice said the officer was placed on leave as part of the department’s standard operating procedure. The department’s Special Investigation Response Team is investigating.\n\nCopyright 2020 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed."], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "Ghosn says he has escaped injustice and political persecution—to the shock of his defence team in Japan.\n\nThe holiday season didn’t bring good tidings for Japanese authorities investigating former Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn for financial misconduct. On Monday, they found Ghosn gone, having fled his Tokyo home, giving the slip to heavy manned and video surveillance. Once the toast of the automotive industry and held in high regard in Japan, Ghosn fell from grace when news of alleged financial misconduct broke in 2017; he was arrested in November 2018 upon his return to Japan from Lebanon, where he has now surfaced. While there is no watertight account of how Ghosn managed to pull off one of the sensational escape, Lebanese media reports are pinning it to a large musical case of the Gregorian band that performed at his house in Tokyo and flights from Japan to Istanbul and onwards to Beirut, and the French media is speculating on forged passports and complicity of Japanese officials. Whatever be the modus operandi, many media outlets concur that it was likely orchestrated by Ghosn’s wife, Carole, who had earlier complained that Japanese authorities had denied her any access to, or communication with her husband.\n\nGhosn says he has escaped injustice and political persecution—to the shock of his defence team in Japan. While Japanese law heavily favours the prosecution, the fact that Ghosn, despite the outrage that followed the news of his alleged financial misconduct breaking, had made bail twice shows he may not be able to successfully argue his case for fleeing justice. More so, since he had professed faith in the due process, saying it would eventually prove his innocence. What l’affaire Ghosn—and les affaires Andersen, Mallya, and others—shows is that, sometimes, money can outsmart justice.", "pos": ["Fugitive former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn met Lebanon’s president after his escape from Japan, where he was smuggled out of house arrest by a private security company, two sources close to Ghosn said on Wednesday.\n\nOne of the sources said Ghosn was greeted warmly by President Michel Aoun on Monday after flying to Beirut via Istanbul and was now in a buoyant and combative mood and felt secure.\n\nIn his meeting at the presidency, Ghosn thanked Aoun for the support he had given him and his wife, Carole, while he was in detention, the sources said. He now needs the protection and security of his government after fleeing Japan, they added.\n\nA media advisor to the president’s office denied the two men had met.\n\nLebanese officials have said there would be no need to take legal measures against Ghosn because he entered the country legally on a French passport, although Ghosn’s French, Lebanese and Brazilian passports are with lawyers in Japan.\n\nThe French and Lebanese foreign ministries have said they were unaware of the circumstances of his journey.\n\nLebanon has no extradition agreement with Japan, where Ghosn faced trial on charges of financial misconduct, which he denied.\n\nUnder the terms of his bail, he had been confined to his house in Tokyo and had to have cameras installed at the entrance. He was prevented from communicating with his wife and had his use of the internet and other communications curtailed.\n\nThe sources said the Lebanese ambassador to Japan had visited him daily while he was in detention.\n\nWhile some Lebanese media have floated a Houdini-like account of Ghosn being packed in a wooden container for musical instruments after a private concert in his home, his wife called the account pure fiction when contacted by Reuters.\n\nShe declined to provide details of the exit of one of the most recognized titans of industry. The accounts of the two sources suggest a carefully planned escape few were aware of.\n\nThey said a private security firm oversaw the plan, which was three months in the making and involved shuttling Ghosn out via a private jet to Istanbul before pushing onward to Beirut, with even the pilot unaware of Ghosn’s presence on board.\n\n“It was a very professional operation from start to finish,” said one of the sources. The other source said Ghosn was in good health.\n\nIn a written statement, Ghosn said after his arrival that he had “escaped injustice and political persecution” and would begin communicating with media next week. Sources close to him said he was unwilling to share details of his escape so as not to jeopardize those who aided him in Japan.\n\nHe is staying at the home of a relative of his wife, but plans to return soon to a gated villa in the upscale Beirut neighborhood of Achrafieh, one of the sources said.\n\nHe was first arrested in Tokyo in November 2018 and faces four charges — which he denies — including hiding income and enriching himself through payments to dealerships in the Middle East.\n\nNissan sacked him as chairman, saying internal investigations revealed misconduct, including understating his salary while he was its chief executive, and transferring $5 million of Nissan funds to an account in which he had an interest.\n\nGhosn has enjoyed an outpouring of support from Lebanese since his 2018 arrest, with billboards proclaiming “We are all Carlos Ghosn” erected in solidarity with his case.\n\nLocally he is considered a poster boy for success in a country where rampant unemployment pushes young Lebanese abroad to find work and the economy relies heavily on remittances amid a deep financial crisis that has sparked a wave of protests.\n\nGhosn was born in Brazil but of Lebanese descent and lived in Lebanon as a child. He oversaw a turnaround at French carmaker Renault that won him the nickname “Le Cost Killer” and used similar methods to revive Nissan."], "neg": ["‘Little Women’: Tween Tale 11 replies Posted by earlybird — Post Reply The umpteenth remake of Little Women, Louisa May Alcott’s witty 1868 girls’ novel about growing up in Concord, Massachusetts, during the Civil War, is directed by Greta Gerwig and stars her alter ego, the lovely Irish lass Saoirse Ronan, as Jo March.(Snip)This reflected the remarkable upbringing of Louisa May Alcott (1832–1888). Back before Mark Twain, American literature was kind of a who-you-know business, and the Alcotts knew everybody who was anybody in the author industry. Ralph Waldo Emerson lent her family the money to buy their house in Concord, Henry David Thoreau told them it was haunted, and they eventually sold it to Nathaniel Hawthorne.\n\nThe Decade’s Top 10 Most Spectacular\n\nFalls From Grace 12 replies Posted by earlybird — Post Reply Anthony Weiner/Carlos Danger (2011, 2013, 2016) Of all the politicians to find themselves in a sexting scandal, it had to be the one whose last name is Weiner. In 2011, Anthony Weiner, the married representative from New York, resigned after being caught sending explicit photos of his genitalia to several young women, some underage. (Snip)Lois Lerner and the IRS Targeting Scandal (2013) The IRS decisions of which organizations gain tax-exempt status and which receive extensive scrutiny should have nothing to do with political orientation. However, in 2013, Lois Lerner, President Obama’s director of Exempt Organization Unit in the IRS, disagreed, and disproportionately targeted conservative groups applying for 501(c) status exemptions.\n\nCensus Test Proves Asking About\n\nCitizenship Doesn’t Scare Hispanics 7 replies Posted by earlybird — Post Reply This week, the Census Bureau released the results of its formal test of the once-proposed, and now prevented, census citizenship question. The results are a striking rebuke to a recent leftist orthodoxy: Adding a citizenship question to a test-run of the census had no statistically significant effect on overall response rates. Even in the communities most sensitive to the question, such as neighborhoods with many Hispanics, response rates dropped only slightly. To understand why this report is significant, step back to March 2018, when Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the 2020 census would include a question about citizenship status. Leftists were immediately outraged, seeing the addition as a racist\n\nTrump's offer Mexico could not refuse 4 replies Posted by earlybird — Post Reply Amid all the stories about President Donald John Trump's triumphs in 2019 -- exoneration from Mueller, 3.5% unemployment, killing al-Baghdadi, and a 33% rise in my 401-k -- having Mexico protect our border is way down on the list. Let me raise its profile because President Trump did the nearly impossible by getting Mexico to patrol our border. And he topped that by getting Mexico to keep people seeking asylum there until their cases are adjudicated. On May 30, as he prepared to leave for a state visit to England, President Trump told Mexico to either start patrolling our border and taking those asylum seekers by the time I get back, or\n\nIt Was A Very Good Year 6 replies Posted by earlybird — Post Reply Magicians always divert attention, which frees them to do their sleight of hand. President Donald John Trump has perfected the craft to the point where he has become the diversion. His tweets are red laser dots that the cats in the media chase. Real cats eventually catch on, but they continue to chase the dot. Benjamin Wofford of the Washingtonian noticed the dot in his column, \"While You Were Paying Attention to Ukraine, Here’s What Trump’s Appointees Achieved.\" He wrote, \"There were dozens of stories that flew under the radar—policy changes and personnel sagas, norms eroded and scores settled—that captured the essence of what happened in the marrow of Trump’s government.\n\nTwo Highly Recommended Impeachment\n\nReads 2 replies Posted by earlybird — Post Reply Christopher Roach, an attorney, has published two articles on impeachment during the past two weeks. They're both excellent, clear expositions of the principles behind what's going on. While it's impossible for Roach to offer an entirely dispositive opinion on how Trump and the Senate should proceed--simply because political considerations will inevitably intrude--his discussion is conceptually useful. By presenting a clear conceptual framework and understanding of impeachment under our Constitution, we get a better idea how whatever path is chosen should be framed in order to stand with the principles of our constitutional order.\n\nMilitia supporters chanting ‘Death to\n\nAmerica’ break into U.S. Embassy compound\n\nin Baghdad 5 replies Posted by earlybird — Post Reply Supporters of an Iranian-backed militia besieged the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad on Tuesday in retaliation for U.S. airstrikes, breaking through the first layer of security at the embassy compound and damaging a reception area before being expelled by Iraqi security forces. Here’s what we know: ●The U.S. Defense Department is sending two Apache helicopters and a “small contingent” of Marines to reinforce security at the embassy. ●President Trump accused Iran of “orchestrating an attack” on the embassy, where protesters ransacked a reception area and set fires. ●Iraqi security forces later intervened and set up a barricade, but protesters threw gasoline bombs into the compound.\n\nUS Embassy compound in Baghdad\n\ntargeted by mob protesting airstrikes;\n\nsit-in planned 9 replies Posted by earlybird — Post Reply Crowds of angry Iraqis protesting America’s recent airstrikes against an Iran-backed militia laid siege to the U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad Tuesday, chanting “Down, Down USA!” as they stormed through a main gate, prompting U.S. guards to fire back tear gas in response. As of Tuesday night, protesters set up tents outside the embassy in the Iraqi capital where they said they intended to stage a sit-in “until American troops leave Iraq and the embassy is closed.” About 100 Marines are being sent to the embassy to bolster security and an Army Apache helicopter flew over the premises and dropped flares in a \"show of force\", hoping to disburse\n\nWhy Americans Fear Trial By Jury 12 replies Posted by earlybird — Post Reply Everyone on both left and right these days is demanding rights—but not the earliest and most important one, the historic right to trial by a jury of one’s peers. Today, over 90 percent of American defendants waive that right in favor of a prosecutor’s proposed plea bargain, because, as Harvard Law professor Alan Dershowitz notes in his new book Guilt by Association, they are warned that the penalty at the trial stage will be excessively higher. Dershowitz offers frightening examples. Two men picked up their uncle after committing a robbery, making him a passenger in a police car chase where a trooper was shot and killed. The actual murdering robbers copped a\n\nGreta Thunberg's father told her to launch\n\nclimate protests alone as he revealed\n\nactivism helped her depression 15 replies Posted by earlybird — Post Reply Greta Thunberg's father told her to launch her climate protests alone, as he said he and is wife made green changes to their lives to \"save\" their daughter from her depression. Svante Thunberg said he and his wife were “not climate activists” but had stopped flying and turned vegan as they saw the impact it had on their daughter.(Snip)He said the teenager became acutely depressed after being diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome when she was 12, and stopped talking, eating or going to school for a year. “She stopped eating for three months,” added Mr Thunberg. “Which is the ultimate nightmare for any parent.”\n\nWill War Derail Trump’s Reelection? 9 replies Posted by earlybird — Post Reply “It’s tough to make predictions, especially about the future,” Yogi Berra reminded us.(Snip)Looking to 2020, this writer predicted that Donald Trump’s great domestic challenge would be to keep the economy firing on all cylinders. His great foreign policy challenge? Avoiding war. When one looks at the numbers — unemployment at or below 4% for two years, an expansion in its 11th year, the stock market regularly hitting all-time highs — Trump enters his reelection year with a fistful of aces. One has to go back half a century to find numbers like these. (Snip)If there are IEDs on Trump’s road to reelection, they may be found in the Middle and", "Sunil Grover, who has of late taken the responsibility of breaking the contestants' monotony through his power-packed entertainment, is back into the house. The housemates welcome their favorite Gutthi as she surprises them with the good news about her marriage and also introduces her twin sister Putki. Just when the contestants were wondering who Putki is, Sunny Leone enters the house bringing smiles to everyone’s face. Sunny and Gutthi then introduce the Chappal awards. They call the contestants one by one to give them their special Chappal award with amusing categories like Tera bhi khana khaungi award and many more.\n\nDisplaying her romantic personality, Gutthi shares a lovey-dovey moment with Sidharth and pulls his leg for lying around under the quilt all the time. After spending some fun time with the special guests, the contestants retire for the day.\n\nThe next morning begins some motivation and serious game planning. Vishal and Asim boost Rashami to strengthen her game by making an unpredictable move by using her and Sidharth's equation.Later in the afternoon, Bigg Boss introduces the Bigg Boss calendar task to the contestants. Shehnaz is assigned the job to click five photos that involve all the housemates in different poses. They have to recreate moments and narrate a story through the pictures.Shehnaz begins by clicking Aarti and Shefali Bagga individually to show their independent personality. Shefali Jariwala and Asim strike a muscular pose showcasing their fit bodies. Paras and Shehnaz disagree on one pose which upsets Shehnaz and she ends up crying blaming Paras for being jealous.After the calendar shoot task, Bigg Boss gives them another interesting task. Its 31st eve and the new year is just a few hours away. Much to everyone’s surprise, they are asked to put on their best party dress on and get ready for a New Year bash. The contestants are divided into two groups- Team Shehnaz- Shehnaz, Sidharth, Paras, Mahira, Shefali Jariwala and Aarti while Team Rashami has Rashami, Vishal, Asim, Shefali Bagga, and Madhurima. The garden area is divided into two parts. Each team has to make their party the most happening one which will be attended by guests coming in from the Colors Family. The teams have to make sure that the guests are part of their team’s party and not attend their opponent's party. Each team tries their best to keep the guests entertained.The first one to enter is Raghbir and Pragati (Pearl V Puri and Ishita Dutta) who ask the contestants to get together and name the contestant who they dislike. The contestant with the maximum number of negative points has to entertain them by dancing. The cast of other shows of Colors’ like Meher and Sarabjit (Nimrat Kaur and Avinesh Rekhi) from Choti Sarrdaarni, Vidya and Vivek (Meera Deosthale and Namish Taneja) from Vidya, Raja and Rani (Mahima Makhwana and Akshit Sukhija) from Shubharambh and Nayantara and Dev (Jasmin Bhasin and Vijayendra Kumeria) from Naagin also join the party. As and when the guests enter the house, Sidharth and the team manage to grab everyone’s attention and get them on their side. As the clock strikes 12, they all ring in the new year together and party their hearts out.Follow @News18Movies for more", "Chris Szagola/Associated Press\n\nNew Washington Redskins head coach Ron Rivera reportedly hired Jack Del Rio as his defensive coordinator Wednesday, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter.\n\nIt is unclear who else will be part of Rivera's staff, but JP Finlay of NBC Sports Washington reported Bill Callahan, who served as interim head coach following the firing of Jay Gruden, and most of the defensive staff will not return.\n\nFinlay added that offensive coordinator Kevin O'Connell is among the holdover offensive assistants who will interview with Rivera but noted that none of them \"definitively\" have a job.\n\nWhile Del Rio is known for his defensive prowess, he has plenty of experience as a head coach as well. He served in the position with the Jacksonville Jaguars for nine seasons from 2003 through 2011, when he was fired after Week 12. He was also the head coach of the Oakland Raiders from 2015 through 2017.\n\nThe 56-year-old finished with a 93-94 record and never advanced past the divisional round of the playoffs as a head coach, but he did as a defensive assistant.\n\nHe was the linebackers coach for the Baltimore Ravens from 1999 through 2001, the defensive coordinator for the Carolina Panthers in 2002 and the defensive coordinator for the Denver Broncos from 2012 through 2014.\n\nBaltimore won a Super Bowl during his tenure with Ray Lewis leading his linebackers unit, and Denver reached a Super Bowl but lost. In four seasons as a defensive coordinator, Del Rio directed groups that finished in the top three in the league in yards allowed three times.\n\nWhat's more, the 2000 Ravens defense he was involved with allowed three, 10, three and seven points (on a kickoff return and the point after) in four playoff games before lifting the Lombardi Trophy.\n\nThe Redskins now have a coach with championship pedigree and a track record of success who brings name recognition to that side of the ball.\n\nDel Rio will take the reins of a unit that ranked 27th in total defense and 27th in points allowed under Greg Manusky in 2019.\n\nWhile there is work to be done, Del Rio will have plenty of talent, including safety Landon Collins and a strong line that features Jonathan Allen, Matt Ioannidis and Montez Sweat.\n\nThe Redskins also own the No. 2 overall pick in the 2020 NFL draft, which they could use to select Ohio State defensive end Chase Young.\n\nOffensively, Washington ranked 31st in yards and 32nd in scoring under O'Connell, but he is viewed as a brilliant young offensive mind and helped rookie quarterback Dwayne Haskins Jr. and wide receiver Terry McLaurin improve over the course of the season, which could help him appeal to Rivera.", "CLICK HERE if you are having a problem viewing the photos or videos on a mobile device\n\nTo ring in the new year, California’s own Tom Meyer whipped up a cartoon about the state’s new data privacy law, which took effect Wednesday.\n\nBefore you commit to resolutions and reinvent yourself for the new decade, look back on the biggest news stories that Meyer satirized last year, ranging from a record number of horse deaths at racing tracks to the first photograph ever taken of a black hole and Pacific Gas & Electric’s bankruptcy declaration.\n\nFront and center, though, is Meyer’s latest, which focuses on how Bay Area tech companies will reckon with the California Consumer Privacy Act, or CCPA, passed in 2018 amid data scandals involving Equifax, Facebook and company. The Associated Press is calling the new bill the “biggest U.S. effort yet to confront ‘surveillance capitalism.’”\n\nRelated Articles Political cartoons: So long, 2019 — and welcome, 2020\n\nPolitical cartoons: House to vote Wednesday on impeaching Trump\n\nPolitical cartoons: Russia banned from 2020 Tokyo Olympics over doping scandal\n\nCartoons: How President Trump the Grinch cut food stamps, incensed North Korean leader\n\nCartoons: Trump’s exaggeration about low-flow toilets Meanwhile, our editorial board is cautiously optimistic on the imperfect law. But how does that affect you? According to our editorial board and the bill’s author, the law also known as AB 375 would:\n\n• Give internet users control over their personal information by requiring providers to obtain “opt-in” consent before they can use, disclose, sell or allow others access to customer’s personal information.\n\n• Require that broadband providers maintain reasonable security protection so information can’t be collected by a third party.\n\n• Give users the right to compel companies to delete private data that they collected on individuals.\n\n• Prohibit companies from selling data about children under the age of 13 without a parent’s consent.\n\nFor more political cartoons, CLICK HERE", "PNN/ Bethlehem/\n\nProsecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) said that no charges have been filed against any Israeli or Palestinian, and the investigation has not been opened.\n\nIn an interview with the Hebrew-language Maariv, Bensouda said: “The International Criminal Court is acting according to the principle of personal responsibility for crimes. It does not deal with conflicts between countries and it does not sue countries.”\n\n“If and when it is opened, the General Prosecutor’s office will manage an independent investigation with no inquiries, and which will be based only on proofs. In the court’s process, according to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, every suspect enjoys the required legal guarantees, including the presumption of innocence from crime until his guilt is proven, and the right to a lawyer of his choosing.”\n\nLast week, the ICC said it will launch a full investigation into war crimes in the Palestinian territories, a move welcomed by the Palestinian government.\n\nBensouda said the preliminary examination into war crimes, opened in 2015, had rendered enough information to meet all criteria for opening an investigation.\n\nOver 30 lawyers in the Palestinian occupied territories helped draft the fresh dossier.\n\nGaza, with a population of more than 1.8 million, has been under siege by the Israeli regime since June 2007. The blockade has caused a decline in the standards of living as well as unprecedented levels of unemployment and unrelenting poverty.\n\nA UN fact-finding mission said in March that Israeli forces committed rights violations during their crackdown against Palestinian protesters in the Gaza Strip last year that may amount to “war crimes,” urging the regime’s military to prevent its snipers from using lethal force against the demonstrators."], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "ES News email The latest headlines in your inbox Enter your email address Continue Please enter an email address Email address is invalid Fill out this field Email address is invalid You already have an account. Please log in Register with your social account or click here to log in I would like to receive lunchtime headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts, by email Update newsletter preferences\n\nA £30,000 goal has been reached on a charity page, dubbed the \"BA Angels Fund\", after three cabin crew members were killed in a New Year's Eve crash near Heathrow Airport.\n\nThe two men, aged 25 and 23, and a 20-year-old woman who died at the scene - along with a 25 year-old woman in a serious condition in hospital - are all believed to have been friends.\n\nTheir names have yet to be released.\n\nThe Go Fund Me page, which said it aimed to help the bereaved and injured, was signed off with the message \"Rest In Peace Guys, Go Fly The Skies Eternal\".\n\nThe page had reached its goal of £30,000 within 24 hours off being set up.\n\nA BA spokesperson said: \"We're deeply saddened to learn of the death of our colleagues involved in a road traffic collision last night.\n\n\"Our thoughts are with their family and friends, who we are supporting at this distressing time.\"\n\nThe off-duty BA cabin crew were in a white Toyota Yaris when it was involved in a crash with a white Mercedes HGV at the junction of Bedfont Road and Long Lane in Stanwell, Surrey, at 11.39pm.\n\nThe lorry, which was part of a fleet which is operated by air services provider dnata, left the road and ended up in nearby Longford River.\n\nThe lorry driver was taken to hospital as a precaution.\n\nIt is believed that all four cabin crew were friends and two of them had finished work at about 6pm, while the other two were on a day off and not scheduled to be on duty.\n\nSergeant Chris Schultze, of Surrey and Sussex Roads Policing Unit, said: \"Our thoughts are with the family and friends of those involved in this collision at what is an extremely difficult time.\n\n\"We are continuing to appeal for witnesses to what happened and would urge anyone who may have any video footage, CCTV or dash cam or any other kind, to get in touch with us.\"\n\nA spokesman for dnata - which provides ground handling, cargo, travel, and flight catering services to airlines - said: \"We can confirm that one of our trucks was involved in a road traffic accident on the evening of December 31.\n\n\"We are fully assisting relevant authorities with their investigations. Our thoughts and condolences are with the families of those affected by this very sad incident.\"\n\nA local driver, who did not want to be named, said the crash scene looked \"bad\".\n\nHe described it as \"a bad road\" that needs widening, adding: \"You would be amazed how many accidents have happened down that road.\"\n\nThe road was closed on Wednesday morning while the lorry was recovered.", "pos": ["Sign up to FREE daily email alerts from mirror - daily news Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Could not subscribe, try again later Invalid Email\n\nHeartbroken friends of three British Airways staff who died in a New Year's Eve crash near Heathrow Airport have paid emotional tributes.\n\nJoe Finnis and Dominic Fell were killed in the tragedy, pals revealed online, while a third unnamed colleague also died from her injuries.\n\nThe airline has paid tribute to the trio.\n\nThe tragedy happened when a Mercedes HGV smashed into their Toyota Yaris car shortly before midnight on New Year's Eve.\n\nA 25-year-old woman, who was also travelling in the Yaris, remains in a serious condition in hospital.\n\nA fundraising appeal called the \"BA Angels Fund\" to support the families of the victims raised more than £36,000 in just six hours.\n\nFriend Bailey Faulkner, who knew the two male victims, wrote on Facebook : \"It’s a sad time when you get a message being told that two close mates from the skies have both passed away minutes before 2020!\n\n\"Joe Finnis and (Dominic Fell) I couldn’t thank you both for the endless trips together all across the world which each time was full of boozing and laughters, not forgetting the days spent sat in the pub!\n\n\"Gutted you’ve gone but you’ll never be forgotten! Keep flying high.\"\n\nClaire Emery wrote on the fundraising page: \"Joe was my apprenticeship coach when I started BA in June. Joe was extremely kind, supportive and empathetic. My deepest condolences to Joe's family.\"\n\nThis was echoed by Malgorzata Kubik, who wrote: \"Joe was my coach and he always made sure we were ok.\n\n\"I hope he is in a better place now and I would like to send big hugs to his friends and family I am with you in this painful and difficult time especially of that time a year.\"\n\nAnother pal, Daniel Seymour, wrote: \"Joe has been my good friend for a while. I even was in the gym with him on the day he passed. I'm so sad and wish him to have the best send off possible. As well as the others involved in the accident. They will all be missed.\"\n\nLaura Stewart wrote: \"Dom and Joe were truly special men and I hope that their families take some comfort in knowing that they were so loved by everyone they have flown with! I’ll miss you.\"\n\nHannah Morris posted: \"A truly heartbreaking loss to our flying family, an absolute pleasure to have flown with and will be deeply missed by all.\"\n\nBritish Airways cabin crew worker Amber Keeling posted: \"Love you Dom Rest in peace to you all xxxxx\"\n\nAnd Michelle Leshone wrote: \"My heart aches for the young lives lost , and also that of their friends and families , fly high Dom we will love you forever.\"\n\nPaying tribute to the female crash victim, Emily Diss wrote: \"Such a beautiful girl inside and out heartbroken to hear this sad news xxx\"\n\nFriend Emily Fabiani wrote on Facebook: \"So so so sad. Rest in perfect peace Rachel. Such a lovely soul taken way too soon.\"\n\n(Image: UKNIP)\n\nThe crash happened at 11.39pm in Stanwell, Surrey, and police said the white Mercedes HGV left the road and ended up in Longford River.\n\nThe driver of the lorry was taken to hospital as a precaution.\n\nThe victims' next of kin have been informed and no arrests have been made.\n\nBritish Airways said in a statement: \"We’re deeply saddened to learn of the death of our colleagues involved in a road traffic collision last night.\n\n\"Our thoughts are with their family and friends, who we are supporting at this distressing time.\""], "neg": ["Welcome first babies of 2020! This is baby Aidan, who was born at exactly midnight, to Mama Jennet Zobnina!! 💕💕💕💕. ⁦@NYCHealthSystem⁩ #ConeyIsland pic.twitter.com/VMkNmiZpgB — MichelleCharlesworth (@mcharlesworth7) January 1, 2020\n\nNEW YORK CITY -- We have a tie! Two baby boys--one in Brooklyn, one in Staten Island -- ushered in the new decade as the city's first babies of the New Year.Both were born at exactly 12:00 a.m. Wednesday.Aidan Zobnin was born at NYC Health and Hospitals in Coney Island and weighed in at 7 pounds, 13 ounces, and measured 20 inches long.He was born to parents Jennet and Artyom Zobnin and is their second child.Aidan's big sister, Ariana, was born in the same hospital room about two years ago.The other baby born right at the start of the new year was Anthony Saraceno. He was born at Richmond University Medical Center to Michelle and Anthony Saraceno.The little boy weighed in at 7 pounds, 9 ounces.\"We weren't sure when he was going to come, and before we knew it, it was getting closer and closer to 12, and Dr. Riley said, 'get ready, you guys are going to bring in the new year with a new baby,' and everything just worked out,\" his father said.An honorable mention also goes to little Bernard Casey Hall Nichols who came into the world at 12:03 a.m. at Mount Sinai South Nassau on Long IslandCongratulations and Happy New Year to all the families!----------", "Jakraphanth Thomma on Saturday killed his commanding officer before stealing weapons from a military camp.\n\nThe suspect continued his attack in a shopping centre in Nakhon Ratchasima, also known as Korat,\n\nHe posted material to social media, but his motives for his actions remain unclear.\n\nPublic Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul posted on his Facebook page on Sunday morning, congratulating the security forces for their actions in the northeastern Thai town.\n\n\"Thank you police and army for ending the situation. Shooter shot dead!!!\"\n\nOfficials said that the death toll stood at 20, with 42 wounded, revising an earlier total of 21 dead. However, it is still possible that the number of fatalities could rise.", "Chris Szagola/Associated Press\n\nNew Washington Redskins head coach Ron Rivera reportedly hired Jack Del Rio as his defensive coordinator Wednesday, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter.\n\nIt is unclear who else will be part of Rivera's staff, but JP Finlay of NBC Sports Washington reported Bill Callahan, who served as interim head coach following the firing of Jay Gruden, and most of the defensive staff will not return.\n\nFinlay added that offensive coordinator Kevin O'Connell is among the holdover offensive assistants who will interview with Rivera but noted that none of them \"definitively\" have a job.\n\nWhile Del Rio is known for his defensive prowess, he has plenty of experience as a head coach as well. He served in the position with the Jacksonville Jaguars for nine seasons from 2003 through 2011, when he was fired after Week 12. He was also the head coach of the Oakland Raiders from 2015 through 2017.\n\nThe 56-year-old finished with a 93-94 record and never advanced past the divisional round of the playoffs as a head coach, but he did as a defensive assistant.\n\nHe was the linebackers coach for the Baltimore Ravens from 1999 through 2001, the defensive coordinator for the Carolina Panthers in 2002 and the defensive coordinator for the Denver Broncos from 2012 through 2014.\n\nBaltimore won a Super Bowl during his tenure with Ray Lewis leading his linebackers unit, and Denver reached a Super Bowl but lost. In four seasons as a defensive coordinator, Del Rio directed groups that finished in the top three in the league in yards allowed three times.\n\nWhat's more, the 2000 Ravens defense he was involved with allowed three, 10, three and seven points (on a kickoff return and the point after) in four playoff games before lifting the Lombardi Trophy.\n\nThe Redskins now have a coach with championship pedigree and a track record of success who brings name recognition to that side of the ball.\n\nDel Rio will take the reins of a unit that ranked 27th in total defense and 27th in points allowed under Greg Manusky in 2019.\n\nWhile there is work to be done, Del Rio will have plenty of talent, including safety Landon Collins and a strong line that features Jonathan Allen, Matt Ioannidis and Montez Sweat.\n\nThe Redskins also own the No. 2 overall pick in the 2020 NFL draft, which they could use to select Ohio State defensive end Chase Young.\n\nOffensively, Washington ranked 31st in yards and 32nd in scoring under O'Connell, but he is viewed as a brilliant young offensive mind and helped rookie quarterback Dwayne Haskins Jr. and wide receiver Terry McLaurin improve over the course of the season, which could help him appeal to Rivera.", "A US Navy aircraft carrier dramatically collided with a huge wave that sent crew members running to the front of the carrier.\n\nThe footage, which was captured on camera, shows the carrier in the middle of the sea battling against the large waves.\n\nAt first, the vessel appears to be managing the increasing waves and the crew on board can be heard shouting ‘whoa’ as they take in the view.\n\nHowever, moments later, a rogue wave crashes into the ship, flooding the deck leaving the crew to run for safety as the footage goes blank.", "Hardik Pandya engaged to Natasa Stankovic\n\nMUMBAI: Indian all-rounder Hardik Pandya got engaged to girlfriend actress Natasa Stankovic.\n\n\n\nThe cricketer, who is recovering from a back injury, announced the great news on Instagram.\n\nSharing adorable photos and video of their engagement, Hardik captioned it, “Mai tera, Tu meri jaane, saara Hindustan. 01.01.2020 #engaged.”\n\nNatasa could also be seen in one of the photos flaunting her white diamond engagement ring.\n\nShe also shared a video in which Hardik is proposing to her with a ring. The actress captioned it, “Forever yes.”\n\n\n\nEarlier, on the eve of New Year 2020, the Indian cricketer also shared a photo with Natasa with a caption, “Starting the year with my firework.”\n\nBefore their engagement today, rumours were abuzz that Natasa and Pandya had been dating for a long time.\n\n\n\nCongratulatory messages started pouring in from the fans and teammates soon after Hardik shared the news."], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "Representative Image\n\nThe New Year began on a chilly note for North India as several places, from the plains to the hills, recorded temperatures below 1 degree Celsius with Rajasthan's Sri Ganganagar, which nearly touched the 50-degree mark last summer, shivering at 1.5 degrees Celsius.\n\nDelhi also witnessed cold wave conditions as the minimum temperature settled at 2.4 degrees Celsius, five notches below normal. Twenty-nine trains were delayed by two to nine hours as fog reduced visibility, officials said.\n\nBone-chilling cold wave swept Punjab and Haryana with Ludhiana being the coldest place in both the states recording 0.3 degrees Celsius, five notches below normal.\n\nPathankot, Adampur, Halwara, Bathinda, Faridkot and Gurdaspur recorded their minimums at 0.8, 0.4, 0.6, 0.9, 1.2 and 3.1 degrees Celsius respectively. Among other places, Amritsar and Patiala braved chill at a low of 2.4 and 1.6 degrees Celsius respectively, up to five degrees below normal.\n\nIn Haryana, Ambala, Hisar and Karnal braved chill at 2.4, 1, 0.6 degrees Celsius respectively, up to six notches below normal.\n\nNarnaul, Rohtak, Sirsa and Bhiwani experienced cold wave conditions at 1, 1.6, 2.4 and 3.8 degrees Celsius respectively. Union Territory Chandigarh, the joint capital of Punjab and Haryana, recorded its minimum of 3.5 degree Celsius, two degrees below normal.\n\nHimachal Pradesh experienced dry and cold weather on Wednesday with a number of places of tourist attraction in the state shivering at sub-zero temperatures.\n\nKeylong recorded the lowest temperature in the state at minus 10 degrees Celsius. Kalpa in Kinnaur district registered a low of minus 4.1 degrees Celsius, while Manali, Kufri and Solan shivered at minus 2.6 degrees Celsius, minus 2.3 degrees Celsius and minus 1 degree Celsius respectively.\n\nThe minimum temperature at Dalhousie and Shimla was 0.1 degrees Celsius and 1.4 degrees Celsius respectively. The highest maximum temperature in the state was recorded in Bilaspur at 16.5 degrees Celsius.\n\nIn Rajasthan, Sri Ganganagar was the coldest place with mercury settling at 1.5 degrees Celsius.\n\nThe maximum temperature touched 49.6 degrees Celsius on May 31, 2019 in Sri Ganganagar, breaking a 75-year record for the month of May.\n\nElsewhere in the state, Jaisalmer, Pilani, Bikaner, Sikar and Barmer recorded minimum temperatures of 2.7, 2.9, 3.4, 4 and 5.8 degrees Celsius respectively.\n\nA day after some respite, minimum temperatures across the Kashmir Valley dropped again with the MeT department predicting a spell of moderate to heavy snowfall in Jammu-Kashmir and Ladakh from Wednesday onwards.\n\nSrinagar city recorded the low of minus 4.4 degrees Celsius on Tuesday night - down from minus 3.2 degrees Celsius the previous night, the official said.\n\nOfficials said the ski-resort of Gulmarg in north Kashmir was the coldest place in the valley with a low of minus 11.0 degrees Celsius Wednesday night - nearly four notches down from the previous night's minus 7.2 degrees Celsius.\n\nThe mercury in the Drass town settled at a low of minus 17.0 degrees Celsius - over five degrees up from minus 22.6 degrees Celsius on Tuesday.\n\nIn Uttar Pradesh, Etawah and Meerut were the coldest places in the state with both recording a low of 2.8 degrees Celsius. Lucknow recorded a minimum temperature of 4 degrees Celsius. Varanasi recorded a minimum of 6.5 degrees Celsius, while in Allahabad, it was 7.2 degrees Celsius.\n\nIn the east, cold wave conditions were witnessed in Odisha with five places in the state recording minimum temperature below 10 degrees Celsius on Wednesday, a MeT department official said.\n\nMinimum temperature rose two to three notches, while maximum fell by three to four notches. While the highest maximum temperature of 30 degree Celsius was recorded at Malkangiri, the lowest minimum temperature of 6.8 degree was at Keonjhar in the plains of Odisha.\n\nThe minimum temperature of Angul was recorded at 7.6 degrees Celsius, followed by Talcher (8.9), Phulbani (9 ), Sonepur (9.6), Sundergarh (10) and Balasore (10.1).\n\nThe state capital, Bhubaneswar, recorded 12.6 degree Celsius while neighbouring Cuttack also shivered at 10.8 degree Celsius.\n\n\n\n\n\nDownload your money calendar for 2022-23 here and keep your dates with your moneybox, investments, taxes", "pos": ["Chandigarh: There was no let up in bone-chilling cold wave sweeping Punjab and Haryana with Ludhiana being the coldest place in both the states.\n\nMinimum temperatures fell several notches below normal in the region with Ludhiana, an industrial hub of Punjab, recording 0.3 degrees Celsius, five notches below normal, an official of the Meteorological Department said on Wednesday.\n\nAmong other places, Amritsar and Patiala braved chill at a low of 2.4 and 1.6 degrees Celsius respectively, up to five degrees below normal.\n\nPathankot, Adampur, Halwara, Bathinda, Faridkot and Gurdaspur recorded their minimums at 0.8, 0.4, 0.6, 0.9, 1.2 and 3.1 degrees Celsius respectively.\n\nIn Haryana, Ambala, Hisar and Karnal braved chill at 2.4, 1, 0.6 degrees Celsius respectively, up to six degrees below normal.\n\nNarnaul, Rohtak, Sirsa and Bhiwani experienced cold wave conditions at 1, 1.6, 2.4 and 3.8 degrees Celsius respectively.\n\nUnion Territory Chandigarh, the joint capital of Punjab and Haryana, recorded its minimum of 3.5 degree Celsius, two degrees below normal.\n\nA thick blanket of fog enveloped several places including Amritsar, Bathinda, Halwara, Gurdaspur, Faridkot, Bhiwani, Sirsa and Hisar, causing reduced visibility.\n\nThe MeT department has predicted light to moderate rain at a few places in Punjab and Haryana on January 2 and 3.\n\nGet the best of News18 delivered to your inbox - subscribe to News18 Daybreak. Follow News18.com on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Telegram, TikTok and on YouTube, and stay in the know with what's happening in the world around you – in real time."], "neg": ["You’re reading 9to5Google — experts who break news about Google and its surrounding ecosystem, day after day. Be sure to check out our homepage for all the latest news, and follow 9to5Google on Twitter Facebook , and LinkedIn to stay in the loop. Don’t know where to start? Check out our exclusive stories how-tos , and subscribe to our YouTube channel\n\nAds in software are a great source of revenue for companies, but it’s usually something that users don’t appreciate. This week, Realme announced that it would be bringing ads to ColorOS following a year of massive growth in the Android market.\n\nNomad case for Pixel 3\n\nRealme, for those unaware, is a popular Android smartphone maker, especially in India. We haven’t covered Realme much, but in 2019, the company managed 400% year over year growth which saw it take the #4 spot in India behind Xiaomi, Samsung, and Vivo. Part of that growth is thanks to Realme’s value on its smartphones which are usually priced lower than the comparable competition.\n\nGoing into 2020, Realme wants to “continue offering more surprises” by bringing “content recommendations” to its ColorOS skin over Android. Essentially, Realme is bringing ads to its software in order to help maintain a “healthy and sustainable business model” going forward.\n\nThis change will affect devices running ColorOS 6 and the ads on Realme devices will appear in two different places. The first is in the Phone Manager app while the second is on the Security Check page. The ads are enabled by default, but Realme users can disable them by going to Settings > Additional Settings > Content Recommendation and toggling the “feature” off.\n\nIronically, Realme made fun of Xiaomi earlier this year (via Android Authority) over ads that Xiaomi placed within MIUI, even showing it as a selling point of the Realme 3.\n\nMore on Android:\n\nFTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. More.\n\nCheck out 9to5Google on YouTube for more news:", "Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 1 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday played down the privilege motion filed against him by Bharatiya Janata Party's Rajya Sabha member G.V.L. Narasimha Rao in the upper house of the Parliament.\n\nRao filed the motion against Vijayan after hearing that the Kerala Assembly had passed a resolution moved by him against the Citizenship Amendment Act in its specially-called session on Tuesday.\n\nFeigning ignorance of the motion, Vijayan told the media here after the weekly cabinet meeting, the Assembly has its own rights and privileges and these could not be violated.\n\n\"The Rajya Sabha functions as per rules. Similarly, the Assembly has special protection and it cannot be violated. Still, nothing could be ruled out since strange things are unfolding in the country,\" he said.\n\nOn Tuesday, the assembly saw both the state's traditional political rivals - the CPI-M-led Left Democratic Front and the Congress-led United Democratic Front passing the resolution against the CAA with the lone BJP legislator O.Rajagopal voting against it.\n\nTo another query in the manner in which Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan has reacted to the protests against CAA, Vijayan pointed out that such remarks need be deemed only his personal observations.\n\n\"Even the Central government is making an all-out bid to explain its stance on CAA,\" he added.\n\nsg/vd", "News\n\nPASO ROBLES, Calif. - People on the Central Coast already know Paso Robles for its great wines, and now it's getting some recognition for being one of the best places in the world to travel.\n\nPaso Robles was ranked one of the top 30 places to travel in 2020.\n\nThe list was released Tuesday and put together by the travel blog, Travel Lemming. The website says different government and tourism boards from around the world nominated their locations as the best trending destinations in their region. Then a panel of travel bloggers voted on the top spots.\n\nPaso Robles ranked 24 on the list. Travel Lemming gave Paso Robles props for its hundreds of wineries, as well as the Field of Light at Sensorio art installation. The article complimented Paso Robles for its mostly family-owned wineries and said there were fewer crowds compared to other famous wine regions like the Napa Valley. \"Paso Robles is the perfect place for a relaxing weekend break in 2020,\" the article said.\n\nThe travel website said the best time to visit was from March to June and September to December.\n\nThe Visit California organization nominated Paso Robles for this year's list.\n\n\"With its historic charm, mineral-rich hot springs and expansive vineyards, Paso Robles is an emerging gem of California's famed Central Coast region,\" said Visit California President and CEO, Caroline Beteta. \"In the past decade, the community has started to enjoy global attention for world-class winemaking and cultural attractions, while holding onto its agricultural heritage, offering a distinctive and authentic California experience for visitors to discover.\"\n\nTravel Lemming was founded to highlight under-appreciated destinations as a way to fight over-tourism.", "BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — During the Outback Bowl Wednesday, the Auburn Tigers will be paying tribute to one of their own.\n\nIn a message shared on Twitter Tuesday night, Auburn unveiled a special helmet with the “7” printed on the side to honor Pat Sullivan, a Heisman Trophy winner and former Auburn quarterback who died Dec. 1.\n\nSullivan was born in Birmingham and played football at John Carroll Catholic High School before going on to play for Auburn. Between 1969 and 1971, Sullivan led the team to a 26-7 record. In 1971, he received the Heisman Trophy.\n\nAfter several years in the NFL, where he played for the Atlanta Falcons and the Washington Redskins, Sullivan went into coaching, first as a quarterback coach at Auburn from 1986 to 1991 and, after stints at Texas Christian University and UAB, was the head coach at Samford from 2007 to 2014.\n\nSullivan died on Dec. 1 after battling cancer for years.\n\nAuburn will face Minnesota at noon Wednesday in Tampa. The game will be broadcast on ESPN.", "While kids are out of school Burger King restaurants in the United States are offering two free kids meals for one adult meal in response to the coronavirus pandemic.\n\n>>Which Dayton area restaurants are offering carryout, delivery and curbside service?\n\nThe offer, reported by Bloomberg earlier this week, is available online or through Burger King’s mobile-phone app.\n\nBurger King is offering orders for carryout and delivery.\n\nwe’re thinking about you. we believe restaurants will have an increasingly essential role in feeding our country. so whether you’re ordering at BK or elsewhere, use minimum contact methods like drive-thrus, pick-up or delivery. take care, https://t.co/tWSdfUbbGu\n\ncc: @whitehouse — Burger King (@BurgerKing) March 17, 2020\n\nJose Cil, CEO of Burger King's parent company, Restaurant Brands International Inc., discussed the new offer on Tuesday after participating in a conference call with President Trump, according to Bloomberg."], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "Whale-watchers off Dana Point got the Christmas gift of a lifetime last week when a trio of gray whales was spotted frolicking with scores of dolphins and sea lions.\n\nCapt. Steve Plantz is a lifelong ocean explorer who has led tours with Captain Dave’s Dana Point Dolphin and Whale Watching Safari for the past two years. He said to see the gray whales alone would have been a sight, but to see all the sea creatures floating in unison was a rarity.\n\nPlantz took a group of whale-watchers out to sea on Christmas Eve aboard the Manute’a, a 50-foot catamaran sailboat. The goal was to find marine mammals, including gray whales, who are most often spotted between December and May during their annual migration from north of Alaska to the lagoons of Baja California.\n\nWhat the 49 passengers witnessed instead was a water ballet among the animals.\n\nAdvertisement\n\n“It’s definitely a top-tier kind of sighting,” Plantz said.\n\nIn a video published Friday, aerial footage captured by drone pilot Grayden Fanning shows the whales swaying from side to side as Pacific white-sided dolphins jump and spin, cruising the pressure wave created by the massive mammals. Nearby, sea lions splash while a flock of seagulls flies overhead.\n\nPlantz said there were two adults and one juvenile among the whales. He thinks a courtship was brewing, which piqued the curiosity of the dolphins.\n\nThe boat includes an underwater viewing area for passengers — whom Plantz described as ecstatic about the water show — to observe the dolphins. It’s not uncommon to see the animals this time of year, he said, when they come in closer to the shore as the waters cool.\n\nAdvertisement\n\nThe tour lasted longer than the typical 2 1/2 hours as the excursion traveled farther from the harbor, following the whales down the coast toward Camp Pendleton.\n\nDana Point was recently deemed the whale and dolphin capital of the world. Plantz said seeing both sea creatures swimming alongside each other really drove that message home.\n\n“It’s a special treat to see that.”", "pos": ["While Orange County was reveling in the spirit of the holidays this week, a group of marine mammals held a party of their own.\n\nOn Tuesday, Dec. 24, Capt. Steve Plantz, on board the Manute’a — a catamaran operated by Capt. Dave’s Dolphin and Whale Watching Safari — came across a festive sight involving three gray whales, and some dolphins and sea lions.\n\nPlantz had taken the Manute’a out on its first public cruise on Christmas Eve morning and was looking for marine mammals — including gray whales which have started to show up off the Orange County coastline during their annual migration from the Bering Sea in Alaska.\n\nHe first saw a group of common dolphins which led Plantz about three miles straight out of Dana Point Harbor, where he caught sight of the whale spouts. As the boat got closer, Plantz saw three whales — two adults and one juvenile. The common dolphins continued to frolic with the whales who were cruising south.\n\nTwo hours later, Plantz took out a second group of passengers. This time he found the whales off Camp Pendleton, surrounded by about 20 Pacific white-sided dolphins and three sea lions.\n\n“The dolphins were diving around them and under them,” Plantz said. “The sea lions were just jumping.”\n\n“Had this been any day of the year, to get a sighting like this would have felt like Christmas,” he added. “To get this on Christmas Eve, it added a special element.”"], "neg": ["Skip to comments.\n\nThe Many Meanings of January 1st - A Homily\n\nArchdiocese of Washington ^ | 12-31-19 | Msgr. Charles Pope\n\nPosted on by Salvation\n\nThe Many Meanings of January 1st – A Homily\n\nThis feast day of January 1st is a very complex tapestry, both culturally and liturgically. Perhaps we can use the second reading by St. Paul to the Galatians as a way to weave through some of the many details. We can look at it in three parts.\n\nI. The chronology of our celebration – The text from St. Paul’s letter to the Galatians says, When the fullness of time had come …\n\nMost people in the wider culture and in the Church are going about today saying, “Happy New Year!” And rightfully so, for it is the beginning of the new year. But most people think of New Year’s Day in almost wholly secular terms. Sadly, it is best known for excessive drinking and rather loud parties.\n\nYet it is a mistake to see New Year’s Day simply as a secular holiday. St. Paul reminds us, in speaking of “the fullness of time,” that all time and all ages belong to God.\n\nIt is not simply 2020; it is 2020 Anno Domini (A.D.). Even the most secular and unbelieving of people in the Western world locate their place in time in relation to Jesus Christ. It is 2020 years since the birth of Christ. Every time we write the date on a check or at the top of the letter, every time we see the date at the top of the newspaper or on our computer screen, that number, 2020, points back to Christ. He is the Lord of history. Jesus sets the date; He is the clock we go by. All time belongs to Him.\n\nJesus says in the book of Revelation, “I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, The beginning and the end. He who is, and who was, and who is to come” (Revelation 22:13).\n\nIf it is true that 2020 references the birth of Christ, the question arises as to why Christmas Day is not also New Year’s Day. But this actually fits in well to liturgical and spiritual sensibilities.\n\nIn the Church, and stretching back into Jewish times, it was customary to celebrate the high feasts of faith over the period of a week. In Christian tradition this came to be known as the “octave.” Though we think of a week as seven days, it does not take long to consider that we celebrated Christmas last week on Thursday. Now this week we celebrate New Year’s Day on Thursday, and Thursday to Thursday inclusive is eight days.\n\nThursday, January 1, 2020 is the eighth day of Christmas. In the Christian tradition the octave is considered really as one long day that lasts eight days. Therefore, Wednesday, January 1, 2020 completes Christmas day; Christmas day is fulfilled. Or as St. Paul says, the “fullness of time” in terms of Christmas day has come. And thus the calendars flip from one year to the next. Now, at the end of Christmas day, our calendars go from 2019 to 2020 A.D.\n\nThe rest of the secular world has largely moved on already, barely thinking of Christmas anymore. As I walk in my neighborhood, I see the strange spectacle of Christmas trees already set out at the curb waiting to be picked up by the recycling trucks. Yes, for many in our hurried world, Christmas is over. But we in the Church continue to celebrate the great Christmas feast and cycle. Having completed the octave, we move on to Epiphany week.\n\nThus, this New Year, we contemplate the “fullness of time.” The passage of another year reminds us of the magnificent truth that to God all time, past, present, and future, is equally present. He holds all things together in Himself. He is the same yesterday, today, tomorrow, and forever. And whenever He acts, He always acts in our time, out of the fullness of time. This is a very deep mystery and we should ponder in silence the mystery that for God, all things ARE. He is not waiting for things to happen. For Him, everything is accomplished. I will write more on this in tomorrow’s blog.\n\nII. The content of our celebration – St. Paul goes on to say, God sent forth his son born of a woman. And with this statement we are again reminded that we are still in the Christmas cycle.\n\nWe’ve already discussed the concept of the eighth day, of the octave. And while it is New Year’s Day, there is also a complex tapestry of religious meanings to this day as well.\n\nAs we’ve already seen, it is still Christmas day, the eighth day of the one long day that we call Christmas Day.\n\nHistorically, this is also the day of Christ’s circumcision. And for a long period in Church history that was the name given to this feast day, “The Circumcision of the Lord.” As I have written previously, I personally regret the loss of this feast, at least in terms of its title.\n\nThis is the day when Joseph and Mary brought Christ to be circumcised. In this, Jesus as man and also as God reverences the covenant He has made with His people. It is a beautiful truth that God seeks relationship with His people. And in this covenantal act of the circumcision is the moving truth that, as the Letter to the Hebrews puts it, Jesus is not ashamed to call us His brothers (Heb 2:11).\n\nThere is here the first shedding of blood by Jesus. It is also a sign of His love for us.\n\nAnother truth about the content of this feast is the Holy Name of Jesus. For not only was a Jewish boy circumcised on the eighth day, but he was also given his name, and all hear that name for the first time.\n\nThe name, Jesus, means “God saves.” And indeed this most Holy Name of Jesus, when used in reverence, has saving power. We are baptized in His Holy Name along with that of the Father and the Holy Spirit. And all of our prayers conclude with His Holy Name. Scripture says of His great and holy name,\n\nTherefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father (Phil 2: 9-11).\n\nAnd yet another identity and content of this feast day is shown in its current, formal title, “The Solemnity of Mary Mother of God.” This title replaced the title of the Feast of the Circumcision back in 1970. However, it is the most ancient title for this feast day. Again, you can read more on this issue in a previous blog post.\n\nWe note in the reading that Paul says that God sent forth his Son, born of a woman. Jesus is the eternal Son of the Father; He is God from God, Light from Light, True God from True God. Jesus is God, and since Mary gives birth to Jesus, Mary is the Mother of God, because Jesus is not two different persons.\n\nMary did not just give birth to part of Jesus, she gives birth to Jesus. And thus the title “Mother of God” speaks to us as much about Jesus as it does about Mary. It is a title that she has because of the Church’s insistence that Jesus cannot be divided up into two different people. We cannot say that Mary gives birth to one Jesus but not “the other one.” There is only one Jesus, though He has two natures, human and divine.\n\nAnd thus, on this feast of Christmas, on this eighth day of Christmas, we are reminded and solemnly taught that Jesus is human and also divine. In taking a human nature to Himself from his mother Mary, He remains one person. God has sent forth his son born of woman.\n\nIII. The consolation of our celebration – St. Paul goes on to say, Born under the law to ransom those under the law so that we might receive adoption as sons. As proof that you are sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son in our hearts crying out Abba, Father! So you are no longer a slave, but a son, and, if a son, also an heir through God.\n\nNote three things about this text:\n\nA. Our Adoption – We have already noted that on the eighth day Jesus is circumcised and enters into the Covenant, into the Law. In the Incarnation He joins the human family; in the Covenant He joins our family of faith. He will fulfill the old Covenant and inaugurate the new one. And by this New Covenant, by baptism into Him, we become members of His Body and thereby become adopted as sons.\n\nWe become sons in the Son. When God the Father looks to His Son, loving His Son, he is also looking at us and loving us, for we are in Christ Jesus, members of His Body through baptism. God is now our Father, not in some allegorical sense, but in a very real sense. We are in Jesus and therefore God really is our Father.\n\nB. Our Acclamation – St. Paul says that the proof of our sonship is the movement of the Holy Spirit in us that cries out Abba! In Aramaic and Hebrew, Abba is the family term for father. It is not baby talk, like “Dada.” But just as most adults called their father “Dad” or some other endearment rather than “father,” so it is that Abba is the family term for father. It would be a daring thing for us to call God “Dad” unless we were permitted to do so, and instructed to do so by Christ.\n\nSt. Paul speaks of this word as proof that we are sons. In so doing, he emphasizes that it is not merely the saying of the word that he refers to. Even a parrot can be taught to say the word. Rather, St. Paul is referring to what the word represents: an inner movement of the Holy Spirit wherein we experience a deep affection for God the Father. By our adoption, our baptism into Christ, by our reception of the Holy Spirit, we love the Father! We develop a deep affection for Him and dread offending Him. By this gift of the Spirit, God is my Father whom I deeply love!\n\nC. Our advancement – Notice that St. Paul then speaks of how we have moved from being a slave to being a son, an heir. In Jesus, we are not just any son, we are the only Son of the Father. And as Jesus has a kingdom from His Father, we too inherit it with Him! As sons in the Son, we are heirs with Jesus to the Kingdom! Jesus speaks of His disciples as one day reigning with Him: And I confer on you a kingdom, just as my Father conferred one on me (Lk 22:29). In Jesus, all Heaven will be ours and we will reign with Christ forever. This is not our doing, not our glory; it is Christ’s doing and His glory in which we share.\n\nAnd thus we have a very rich tapestry on this New Year’s Day, this feast of the Octave of Christmas, this Feast of the Circumcision of the Lord, this Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus, this Feast of Mary the Mother of God. And also we are given this feast wherein the glory of Christ is held before us and we who are members of His body are told of the gifts that we receive by His Holy Incarnation and His Passion, Death, and Resurrection.\n\nIt’s not a bad way to start the new year: reminded of God’s incredible love for us, of His rich blessings and promises.\n\n\n\nTOPICS:\n\nApologetics\n\nCatholic\n\nHistory\n\nTheology\n\nKEYWORDS:\n\nblessedvirginmary\n\ncatholic\n\nprayer\n\nTo: nickcarraway; NYer; ELS; Pyro7480; livius; ArrogantBustard; Catholicguy; RobbyS; marshmallow; ...\n\nMonsignor Pope Ping!\n\n\n\nby 2 posted onby Salvation (\"With God all things are possible.\" Matthew 19:26)\n\nTo: Salvation\n\nWe note in the reading that Paul says that God sent forth his Son, born of a woman. Jesus is the eternal Son of the Father; He is God from God, Light from Light, True God from True God. Jesus is God, and since Mary gives birth to Jesus, Mary is the Mother of God, because Jesus is not two different persons. So much error has occurred due to the Council of Ephesus' ruling on this as Rome has completely abused this decision. Scripture never refers to Mary as the \"Mother of God\". Rome has again departed from Scripture in favor of \"tradition\".\n\n\n\nTo: ealgeone\n\nSo what?\n\n\n\nby 4 posted onby Marchmain (safe, legal and wrong)\n\nTo: Marchmain\n\nIt has led to a whole bunch of Mariolatry in Roman Catholicism.\n\n\n\nTo: ealgeone\n\nMariolatry... what a laugh!\n\n\n\nby 6 posted onby Marchmain (safe, legal and wrong)\n\nTo: Marchmain\n\nIf it weren’t so false it might be funny.\n\n\n\nTo: ealgeone\n\nRome has again departed from Scripture in favor of \"tradition\". 2 Thessalonians 2:15 - Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle.\n\n2 Thessalonians 2:15 - Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold thewhich ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle.\n\nTo: BenghaziMemoriam; ealgeone\n\nSo, we know what the traditions taught by the epistles are. But are there additional traditions that the apostles taught by word, and, if so, how do you prove the traditions not written down were actually taught by the apostles?\n\n\n\nTo: BenghaziMemoriam\n\n2 Thessalonians 2:15 - Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle. Rome has taken great liberty with this and the other two passages that mention tradition. However, Rome completely ignores the context of these passages. Why? Because if they don't their \"traditions\" will be found very un-Scriptural. However, the very early church considered tradition with what was found in the Scriptures. It's not the wide open tradition that Rome has developed over the centuries.\n\n\n\nTo: kosciusko51\n\nRoman Catholicism cannot give this list. It has been asked for numerous times. And IF Roman Catholics are honest they will have to admit the ECFs equated tradition with what was in the Scriptures. Not this mysterious definition of \"tradition\" Roman Catholics try to foster on everyone.\n\n\n\nTo: kosciusko51\n\nSo, we know what the traditions taught by the epistles are. But are there additional traditions that the apostles taught by word, and, if so, how do you prove the traditions not written down were actually taught by the apostles? \"As I have already observed, the Church, having received this preaching and this faith, although scattered throughout the whole world, yet, as if occupying but one house, carefully preserves it. She also believes these points [of doctrine] just as if she had but one soul, and one and the same heart, and she proclaims them, and teaches them, and hands them down, with perfect harmony, as if she possessed only one mouth. For, although the languages of the world are dissimilar, yet the import of the tradition is one and the same.\"\n\n- Ireneus, Against Heresies 1:10:2\n\nhttps://ccel.org/ccel/irenaeus/against_heresies_i/anf01.ix.ii.xi.html\n\n\"As I have already observed, the Church, having received this preaching and this faith, although scattered throughout the whole world, yet, as if occupying but one house, carefully preserves it. She also believes these points [of doctrine] just as if she had but one soul, and one and the same heart, and she proclaims them, and teaches them, and hands them down, with perfect harmony, as if she possessed only one mouth. For, although the languages of the world are dissimilar, yet the import of the tradition is one and the same.\"- Ireneus, Against Heresies 1:10:2\n\nTo: BenghaziMemoriam\n\nNice quote, doesn’t answer the question.\n\n\n\nTo: kosciusko51\n\n\"...if we turn our attention to the beginnings of Apostolical teaching after His ascension, we shall find ourselves unable to fix an historical point at which the growth of doctrine ceased, and the rule of faith was once for all settled. Not on the day of Pentecost, for St. Peter had still to learn at Joppa that he was to baptize Cornelius; not at Joppa and Cæsarea, for St. Paul had to write his Epistles; not on the death of the last Apostle, for St. Ignatius had to establish the doctrine of Episcopacy; not then, nor for centuries after, for the Canon of the New Testament was still undetermined . Not in the Creed, which is no collection of definitions, but a summary of certain credenda, an incomplete summary, and, like the Lord's Prayer or the Decalogue, a mere sample of divine truths, especially of the more elementary. No one doctrine can be named which starts complete at first, and gains nothing afterwards from the investigations of faith and the attacks of heresy.\"\n\n- John Henry Newman, Development of Christian Doctrine\n\n\n\n\"Now, as you know, it has been held from the first, and defined from an early age , that Mary is the Mother of God. She is not merely the Mother of our Lord's manhood, or of our Lord's body, but she is to be considered the Mother of the Word Himself, the Word incarnate. God, in the person of the Word, the Second Person of the All-glorious Trinity, humbled Himself to become her Son.\"\n\n- John Henry Newman, Discourses to Mixed Congregations\n\n\n\nTo: BenghaziMemoriam\n\nIf your point is true that not all Christian teachings were not completed with the apostles, how could the first century believer know what was necessary for salvation? Or did they have sufficient information at that time? And why should any current Christian be held accountable for beliefs the early Christians were not taught by the apostles?\n\n\n\nTo: kosciusko51\n\nIf your point is true that not all Christian teachings were not completed with the apostles, how could the first century believer know what was necessary for salvation? Or did they have sufficient information at that time?\n\nAnd why should any current Christian be held accountable for beliefs the early Christians were not taught by the apostles? In any age, it would seem that there are certain bare basics that are required to be taught to (and accepted by) the believer. The Apostles' Creed seems to fit that (by definition). However, there's more than just knowing and believing:\n\n\n\n\"What good does it do to speak learnedly about the Trinity if, lacking humility, you displease the Trinity? Indeed it is not learning that makes a man holy and just, but a virtuous life makes him pleasing to God. I would rather feel contrition than know how to define it. For what would it profit us to know the whole Bible by heart and the principles of all the philosophers if we live without grace and the love of God? Vanity of vanities and all is vanity, except to love God and serve Him alone.\"\n\n- Thomas à Kempis, The Imitation of Christ\n\nhttps://ccel.org/ccel/kempis/imitation/imitation.ONE.1.html\n\n\n\n\"To whom much is given, much will be required\" (Luke 12:48).\n\nIn any age, it would seem that there are certain bare basics that are required to be taught to (and accepted by) the believer. The Apostles' Creed seems to fit that (by definition). However, there's more than just knowing and believing:\"What good does it do to speak learnedly about the Trinity if, lacking humility, you displease the Trinity? Indeed it is not learning that makes a man holy and just, but a virtuous life makes him pleasing to God. I would rather feel contrition than know how to define it. For what would it profit us to know the whole Bible by heart and the principles of all the philosophers if we live without grace and the love of God? Vanity of vanities and all is vanity, except to love God and serve Him alone.\"- Thomas à Kempis, The Imitation of Christ\"To whom much is given, much will be required\" (Luke 12:48).\n\nTo: BenghaziMemoriam\n\nSo, what teachings necessary for our salvation and spiritual life are not taught either explicitly or implicitly in Scripture? And how do you prove that?\n\n\n\nTo: kosciusko51\n\nSo, what teachings necessary for our salvation and spiritual life are not taught either explicitly or implicitly in Scripture? And how do you prove that? How do you prove that the collection of writings that make up Scripture (particularly the New Testament) are exactly the ones that belong there (no more and no less)? When was that decided and by whom?\n\nHow do you prove that the collection of writings that make up Scripture (particularly the New Testament) are exactly the ones that belong there (no more and no less)? When was that decided and by whom?\n\nTo: BenghaziMemoriam\n\nYou answer my question first, and I’ll answer yours.\n\n\n\nTo: kosciusko51\n\nYou answer my question first, and I’ll answer yours. Ok. I’ll make an honest attempt to answer to your last questions and would appreciate that you do likewise.\n\nSo, what teachings necessary for our salvation and spiritual life are not taught either explicitly or implicitly in Scripture? And how do you prove that? I don’t have an exhaustive list, but I do have at least one example: the obligation of Sunday Worship and its supplanting of the Jewish Sabbath. It’s definitely not explicit in Scripture and it’s a stretch to say that it’s implicit. Of course, there are a few references to worship occurring on the Lord’s Day. However, that’s different than claiming that Scripture mandates it. If you can provide that definitive info, then you can answer the Seventh-Day Adventists who claim “You may read the Bible from Genesis to Revelation, and you will not find a single line authorizing the sanctification of Sunday”. Nevertheless, for centuries (millennia?), many (most?) Christians recognize it's necessary for salvation (myself included). While not explicit in Scripture, it’s arguably consistent with it. Even so, it still needed some time to develop. The very first Christians were Jewish and probably would have continued keeping the Jewish Sabbath until instructed that it was no longer binding (whereas the Sunday obligation is). I cannot provide “proof” (certainly none that a Seventh-Day Adventist would accept) other than what has been historically observed by several Christian writers over the centuries.\n\n\n\nNow, as a reminder, here are my questions:\n\nHow do you prove that the collection of writings that make up Scripture (particularly the New Testament) are exactly the ones that belong there (no more and no less)? When was that decided and by whom?\n\nOk. I’ll make an honest attempt to answer to your last questions and would appreciate that you do likewise.I don’t have an exhaustive list, but I do have at least one example: the obligation of Sunday Worship and its supplanting of the Jewish Sabbath. It’s definitely not explicit in Scripture and it’s a stretch to say that it’s implicit. Of course, there are a few references to worshipon the Lord’s Day. However, that’s different than claiming that Scriptureit. If you can provide that definitive info, then you can answer the Seventh-Day Adventists who claim. Nevertheless, for centuries (millennia?), many (most?) Christians recognize it's necessary for salvation (myself included). While not explicit in Scripture, it’s arguably consistent with it. Even so, it still needed some time to develop. The very first Christians were Jewish and probably would have continued keeping the Jewish Sabbath until instructed that it was no longer binding (whereas the Sunday obligation is). I cannot provide “proof” (certainly none that a Seventh-Day Adventist would accept) other than what has been historically observed by several Christian writers over the centuries.Now, as a reminder, here are my questions:\n\nDisclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. 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Join us here.\n\n‘Eco-anxiety’ is not a clinical diagnosis, nor is it a disorder. But it is a very real concern that’s impacting people’s lives right now. With the Amazon forest burning, animal species disappearing, coral reefs dying out, more extreme weather events and glaciers melting rapidly, it’s understandable that people are worried. In the words of 16-year-old climate change activist Greta Thunberg: “Our house is on fire.”\n\n© Associated Press / Brasil2 via Getty Images Eco-anxiety is on the rise, particularly among young people. Eco-anxiety, or climate change anxiety, can cause sleepless nights, intense bouts of worry and, in severe instances, may also lead to drastic shifts in people’s behaviour. Experts have to HuffPost UK there’s been a rise in the number of people coming to them with environmental concerns over the past two years (a trend which only seems to be getting worse as the headlines on climate change grow more shocking) – and with the UN warning that we have 11 years to make a change before it’s too late. Earlier this week a group of psychologists from The Climate Psychology Alliance (CPA) told The Telegraph eco-anxiety among children “escalated” over the summer. The organisation is now campaigning for it to be recognised as a psychological phenomenon, however caveated that it shouldn’t be classed as a mental illness as the worry is a “rational” one. © ASSOCIATED PRESS Greta Thunberg. Ahead of the Global Climate Strike on Friday 20 September – which is set to be the biggest yet with both adults and children taking part – here’s what you need to know about eco-anxiety and why taking action might actually help you tackle it.\n\nWhat is eco-anxiety?\n\n© DisobeyArt via Getty ImagesWhat does it look like?\n\nEco-anxiety can lead to people overthinking and catastrophising about the future. It can be triggered by almost anything, suggests Burke, who works with adults aged 20-50 years old and is a BACP member – from seeing something in the news to engaging in a debate with a friend about eating meat. One of her clients was triggered by seeing colleagues at work coming in with plastic bags full of food and not recycling them. She had calculated that her small office was one of millions of other offices likely doing the same, and had begun to catastrophise about the huge amount of waste and plastic on our planet. It left her in tears in the therapy room. ____________________________________________________ More on our Empowering the Planet campaign: Make a donation to help our cause Sign our petition to help prevent plastic in the ocean Learn how you can ask UK parliament to stop climate change ____________________________________________________ This type of anxiety can also make people become compulsive in the behaviours they adopt to try and do their bit for the planet. Natasha Crowe has seen this in practice a lot. New mums in particular can become compulsive about their daily behaviours, she explains, “so constantly recycling or making sure they’re using eco wipes and eco nappies, and really trying to drill down on the daily impact that they’re making.” One of her clients commutes for work and has stopped driving to the office. Now he gets a bus to work, which takes him longer – an hour and a half in total. It’s all about taking back control for these people, but when these changes impact on wellbeing, or have a negative impact on a person’s life, it’s time to take a step back. Catastrophic thoughts can be dangerous, as they can lead to “a sense of helplessness” and can be “immobilising”, says Burke. You end up thinking: what’s the point? But there are solutions.\n\n© boonchai wedmakawand via Getty ImagesWhat can you do?", "Pernambuco-based group BCI, the controlling shareholder of fuel distributor T.T Work (formerly called Total), will invest R$90 million to build an outlet mall in Moreno, located 30 kilometers from state capital Recife. The development will be the first discount mall in Pernambuco and the third in the Northeast region. About 80% of the investment will be financed with money from development lender Bank of the Northeast (BNB) and the rest with BCI's own capital. The outlet mall is a diversification of the group's activities, which last year earned R$7.9 billion with fuel imports, ethanol trading, liquid bulk storage and the manufacturing of 50-cylinder motorcycles under Chinese brand Shineray, in addition to real estate. With a total area of 500,000 square meters, the development is expected to be delivered to retailers in July and to open its doors to shoppers in October.", "According to the Reuters report, Ripple, the company behind the third-largest cryptocurrency XRP, is planning to collaborate with banks in Brazil to utilize XRP for cross-border settlements. Ripple launched operations in Brazil to expand the use of XRP not only in Brazil but the whole South American region.\n\nRipple to collaborate with digital banks.\n\nAccording to the report, Ripple is expected to announce partnerships in the coming months with more institutions, including digital banks. Ripple, recently raised $200 million in a series c funding around. The company has successfully partnered with several banks and financial institutions to make cross-border payments easier, utilizing XRP. MoneyGram is one of the financial giants that the company has partnered with.\n\nA 10% rise in cross-border transactions in Brazil\n\nThe cross-border settlements between Brazil and other countries from January to November totaled the US $ 4.6 billion, an increase of 10% over the same period last year. Currently, all of these transactions are processed via SWIFT, which is quite expensive and very slow. Ripple aims to take over SWIFT to provide frictionless international payments. Ripple’s CEO in Brazil, Luiz Antonio Sacco, said, “With successive advances in Brazilian banking regulation to facilitate financial transactions, including international, opportunities here will grow greatly in the coming years.”"], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "Emily Blunt is seen on the run with her children in the terrifying new trailer for A Quiet Place: Part II.\n\nThe film is a follow-up to the 2018 thriller about a family trying to survive with their children in a post-apocalyptic world inhabited by monsters with acute hearing.\n\nFollowing the deadly events at home, the Abbott family (Blunt, Millicent Simmonds and Noah Jupe) must now face the terrors of the outside world as they continue their fight for survival in silence.\n\nForced to venture into the unknown, they quickly realise that the creatures that hunt by sound are not the only threats that lurk beyond the sand path.\n\nThe new trailer also gives fans a peek at newcomers Cillian Murphy and Djimon Hounsou.\n\nA Quiet Place: Part II was written and directed by Blunt’s husband John Krasinski.\n\nIt will be released on March 20.", "pos": ["Happy New Year!\n\nA trailer for the chilling sequel to A Quiet Place is here, and it's just as eerie and terrifying as we feared.\n\nAfter the deadly events of the first film, things continue to be downright terrible for the Abbott family (Emily Blunt, Millicent Simmonds, Noah Jupe) as they journey into the outside world. From the looks of things, even more horrors await them.\n\nA Quiet Place Part II, directed by John Krasinski, hits theaters March 20."], "neg": ["Starting New Year’s Day, Californians creeped out by the trove of personal data companies collect on their online shopping, searching and social media habits will get sweeping new privacy rights that will let them opt out of having their information sold or shared and let them demand that it be deleted.\n\n“This is really a watershed moment for consumers,” said Scott W. Pink, a Menlo Park lawyer who advises companies on cybersecurity and privacy. “It’s the first law in the United States outside specialized industries like health care that provides consumers some degree of control and access over data collected on them.”\n\nThe California Consumer Privacy Act approved in June 2018 was inspired by public outrage over data breaches at major companies such as Facebook, Yahoo and Equifax that exposed consumers to potential fraud and misuse of their personal information, and by the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation.\n\nThe new law requires that businesses disclose their data gathering and sharing practices and allows consumers to opt out of it and to demand that businesses delete collected information on them. It prohibits companies from penalizing consumers with higher rates or fewer services for exercising their privacy rights and from selling information about children under age 16 without their explicit consent.\n\nBut questions continue to swirl as companies scramble to comply. The state attorney general is still finalizing proposed regulations intended to guide consumers and businesses in order to meet a July deadline when enforcement is expected to begin.\n\nAnd both consumer and business advocates continue to spar over whether the new privacy provisions go too far or not far enough, with proposed state and federal substitutes in the works.\n\nJessica Melugin, a policy analyst at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, a free market think tank in Washington, D.C., said Europe’s privacy regulations, which took effect a month before the Legislature approved California’s law, already are revealing unintended consequences.\n\n“We have Europe to look to to see how this has gone, and it’s not particularly encouraging,” said Melugin, citing reports that large companies that collect data have increased market share. “The big players have gotten bigger since that regulation went into effect, simply because the bigger firms can better afford to comply with these regulations. It’s going to do more to solidify the bigger players. You can already see it — every privacy lawyer and compliance specialist is being gainfully employed.”\n\nAlastair Mactaggart, the San Francisco real estate developer and privacy advocate whose proposed ballot measure spurred the California Legislature to pass the law, is so frustrated over industry lobbying efforts to weaken it that he’s seeking a new measure for the November 2020 ballot.\n\n“Some of the world’s largest companies have actively and explicitly prioritized weakening the CCPA,” Mactaggart said in announcing his new proposed initiative in September.\n\nOthers are urging federal legislation to avoid a patchwork of state data privacy laws. Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Fremont, introduced an Internet Bill of Rights in 2018 that has drawn bipartisan interest.\n\nConsumers already had some privacy rights under federal and state law before the California Consumer Privacy Act.\n\nThe federal Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 requires parental consent before collecting personal information online from children age 12 and younger and allows them the right to see it and ask that it be deleted. The new California law adds that kids up to age 16 must consent to the sale of their online data.\n\nA state law, the California Online Privacy Protection Act, already required companies to post a privacy policy online explaining what information they gather on consumers, how it might be shared and any process for reviewing it or making changes. The new law requires companies to disclose information collected upon request, free of charge, up to twice in a 12-month period. Companies also must disclose the types of information, what kind of recipients it is shared with, and the business reason for collecting it.\n\nIn preparation for the new law, Facebook, for example, now tells California customers that information it collects may include “internet or other electronic network activity information, including content you view or engage with,” and “photos and face imagery that can be used to create face-recognition templates if you or others choose to provide it and you have the setting turned on.”\n\nFacebook, stung by 2018 revelations that millions of its customers had their personal data harvested from their profiles by a British political consulting firm without their consent, now offers Californians a “click here” link “to exercise your ‘right to know’ or your ‘right to request deletion.’ ”\n\nThe new law applies to companies operating in California with gross revenues over $25 million that collect personal information from 50,000 or more consumers a year or generate at least half their revenue from selling such information. Critics argue that may include a lot of companies that might not seem like the law’s prime targets, such as a pizzeria or grocery.\n\nThe law leaves it to the attorney general to enforce most provisions, though individual consumers could sue companies for data breaches. Companies could be fined up to $7,500 for each violation.\n\nFollowing the act’s approval in 2018, industry advocates succeeded in defeating bills that would have required consumers to “opt in” before companies could use their personal data and would have allowed consumers to sue companies over a broader range of violations.\n\nRelated Articles Q&A: Cindy Cohn, protecting internet freedoms\n\nRing, Amazon sued by man who says hacker bothered his kids\n\nVisa warns credit cards at risk of gas-pump hacks\n\nHomeland Security wants to scan US citizens’ faces, too Mactaggart had said he was inspired to propose the privacy law after a friend who worked at a technology company told him he’d be terrified if he knew how much information was gathered on him. His proposed 2020 initiative would increase penalties for violating children’s privacy. It also would create a new privacy enforcement agency and bolster protections for sensitive financial, health, location and race data.\n\nBut Pink said that while the Legislature made a number of changes to help companies comply with the new law, “it is clear that it intends to keep the main protections in effect” and that the new law “will impose significant new obligations on companies doing business in California.”", "Cleveland kidnapping survivors Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus on journey from captivity to helping others Amanda Berry and Gina DeJesus spoke openly about their decade in captivity.\n\nPolice remember finding Gina DeJesus alive, more than 9 years after her kidnapping\n\nPolice remember finding Gina DeJesus alive, more than 9 years after her kidnapping Heidi Gutman/ABC\n\nOn May 6, 2013, the city of Cleveland witnessed a miracle when Amanda Berry called 911 from a neighbor’s phone.\n\n“I’ve been kidnapped and been missing for 10 years. I’m here. I’m free now,” Berry, now 33, told the 911 operator.\n\nBerry, along with Gina DeJesus, now 29, and Michelle Knight, now 38, had been held captive for more than 9 years by Ariel Castro. Castro kidnapped each of the women between 2002 and 2004.\n\nABC News' Robin Roberts conducts the first broadcast interview with Cleveland kidnapping survivors, Amanda Berry and Gina DeJesus. Heidi Gutman/ABC\n\nFor years, the women endured unimaginable abuse, as they were chained, starved and tortured by Castro.\n\nThe three women never gave up hope, and since their escape they have worked to help and heal others.\n\nBerry and DeJesus shared new details of their years of horror and how they’ve triumphed over their trauma in new interviews with “20/20.”\n\nWatch the full story on \"20/20\" Friday, Jan. 3, at 9 p.m. ET on ABC.\n\nApril 21, 2003: Amanda Berry is abducted\n\nJust a day before her 17th birthday, Amanda Berry got up and got ready for work.\n\n“I almost called off of work that day because the next day was my birthday. You know, what if? What if I would’ve called off that day?” Berry said.\n\nWhile walking home from work, a vehicle started to follow Berry down the street, and the man inside asked her if she needed a ride home.\n\nThe man, Ariel Castro, was an elementary school bus driver and the father of Berry’s friend and classmate from middle school.\n\nIn April 2003, Castro kidnapped 16-year-old Amanda Berry as she was walking home from her job at Burger King. ABC\n\n“He’s like, ‘Well she’s at my house. Would you like to go see her?’\" Castro said of his daughter, who lived in another neighborhood with her mother, Castro's ex-wife.\n\n\"I said, ‘Yeah, sure,’” Berry said.\n\nAfter they entered the white, two-story house on Seymour Avenue, Castro told Berry that his daughter might be taking a bath, she said.\n\n“So he said, ‘We’ll just wait,’” Berry said. “So he started showing me around the house. And I never got back out.”\n\nCastro took Berry upstairs and showed her something strange: a mystery woman sleeping in a bedroom in front of a television set. She later learned that the woman was Michelle Knight, who was abducted by Castro at 21 and had been held by him for almost a year. Berry’s memories of what happened next are still raw.\n\n“He took me to the next bedroom, and it was just really dark in there, and he didn’t turn on the lights, and there was a little, like, a little room off of the bigger bedroom, kind of a big closet,” Berry said. “And he took me in there, and he told me to pull down my pants. And from there I knew, like, this was not going to be good.”\n\nShe became Castro’s second prisoner.\n\n“He took me to the basement and he taped my wrists and he taped my ankles and he put on a belt around my ankles over the tape,” Berry said. “He put a helmet over my head, and he said, ‘Just be quiet and don’t make any noise. And I’ll take you home.’”\n\nBerry said Castro chained her to a pole, shut off the lights and left her in the dark with a television on.\n\n“I just started screaming and crying… ‘Somebody please help me,’ you know. And nobody, nobody came,” she said. “I was so scared that I was going to die. I didn’t think that I was going to ever make it home.”\n\nApril 24, 2003: Day 4 of Amanda Berry’s Captivity\n\nAs news of her abduction made headlines, Berry watched her mother and sister on the TV in the basement.\n\n“That kept me going. And I said, ‘You know what, I’m going to make it home to you. As long as you fight, I’m going to fight,’” Berry said.\n\nOn the fourth day of her abduction, April 24, 2003, Berry said Castro moved her to an upstairs bedroom and chained her to a radiator.\n\n“It was really hard, you know, because in the beginning, the chain was around my stomach,” Berry said. “Going to sleep at night, you know, if you wanted to toss on to your back, you couldn’t do that, you would have to take the whole chain and move it to the front of your stomach so that you're not laying on the big lock on your back.”\n\nOne week after Amanda Berry’s abduction, Castro calls her family\n\nBerry was missing for a week when her family received a late-night call from Castro, who taunted them using Berry’s cell phone.\n\n“He called and said, ‘I have Mandy,’ which, nobody called her Mandy but [people] who knew her,” said Beth Serrano, Berry’s sister. “'She wants to be with me.'”\n\nIn 2003, the FBI was just starting to develop technology that could track a cell phone’s location if it was turned on. With that information, they were able to narrow down that her phone had been used within a thirty to forty block area.\n\n“We spent about a week, around the clock, in that area, hoping that this phone would be used again,” FBI agent Tim Kolonik said. But Castro never used Berry’s phone again.\n\n“That was the last we heard of anything,” Serrano said.\n\nMeanwhile, Berry’s dark and filthy room at Castro’s house was about the size of a closet.\n\n“The mattress was old and nasty, and it was just disgusting. And we had the bucket to use the bathroom, and that smelled horrible,” Berry said.\n\nOnce a day, Berry said, Castro gave her a bag of chips or crackers or other food to eat. But everything, including her weekly shower, came at a price.\n\nIn April 2003, Castro kidnapped 16-year-old Amanda Berry as she was walking home from her job at Burger King. FBI\n\n“I mean, he tried to act nice, but he’s like, ‘Well, maybe you need to go take a shower,’ and I had to take a shower with him,” Berry said.\n\nBerry said she had to “numb” herself to cope with the sexual abuse.\n\n“You, like, put your mind somewhere else so that you're not there. You know, you're not in that room with him,” Berry said.\n\nIn her diary, Berry used a code to record how many times he raped her each day.\n\n“I would always write these numbers at the top of the pages, because I felt like, you know, one day maybe authorities will get to read it. And he’ll be punished for what he did,” Berry said.\n\n“There was plenty of times when I just never knew,” Berry said, adding that she thought, “Why is he keeping me here?”\n\n“I didn’t know if one day we were gonna be murdered or he wanted more girls in the house,” Berry said. “Like, what was he going to do to us.”\n\nAlmost a year after Berry became his prisoner, Castro went on the prowl again just five blocks away from the street where he kidnapped Berry.\n\nApril 2, 2004: Gina DeJesus is abducted\n\nGina DeJesus, then 14 years old, was close friends with Castro’s daughter, Arlene. Castro was also friends with DeJesus’ dad. On the day she was kidnapped, DeJesus and Arlene were heading home from school when they went their separate ways.\n\nAs DeJesus continued her journey home, a maroon vehicle pulled up on the curb with Arlene’s father at the wheel.\n\n“He asks me… 'You seen my daughter?’ I said, ‘Yeah, she’s right around the corner,’ and he was like, ‘Can you help me find her?’ And I said, ‘Sure,’” DeJesus said.\n\nBut instead, Castro drove Gina to his house, where he asked her for help moving a stereo. Once inside, DeJesus was unnerved by his bizarre behavior, she said.\n\n“He was, like, fixing his eyebrows and, like, trimming his mustache and, like, cutting his nose hairs,” DeJesus said.\n\n“He’s like, starts like, to, like, touch me and stuff, and then I’m like, ‘What are you doing? You could go to jail.’ He just switches up like, ‘Well, OK, we’re going to, you’re going to go home now.’ He said, ‘But you can’t go through the same door you came in.’”\n\nA year after Berry's abduction, Castro abducted 14-year-old Gina DeJesus as she returned home from middle school. FBI\n\nCastro led DeJesus to his basement, where she said he grabbed her and chained her up.\n\n“He didn’t make it tight enough, so I threw it over, and then I tried to run, but he sat on my back,” DeJesus said. “And then I just start kicking him. I kicked him and I bruised him really bad.”\n\nAs Castro overpowered her, DeJesus screamed for help, but the radio in his basement and the radio in the living room were too loud, DeJesus said.\n\n“He, would take my hair and like, put it in his mouth. … I don’t know why he did it but it was gross,” she said.\n\nDeJesus said the first time Castro raped her was on May 7, 2004. Though she remembers the exact date, DeJesus said she was not comfortable discussing the details of what happened.\n\nLife in captivity\n\nAt first, DeJesus was Castro’s new favorite.\n\n“He seems to treat me better than the other girls. I have the nicer room,” DeJesus said.\n\nA year after Berry's abduction, Castro abducted 14-year-old Gina DeJesus as she returned home from middle school. ABC\n\nBerry said the slight gestures of favoritism made the girls feel jealous: “It was just simple things, but when you don’t have anything, you’re like, ‘Well, why don’t I have that? I want that.’”\n\nShe said that at first, Castro took special care to keep the girls divided and did not permit them to talk.\n\n“He was always there watching every move, it was like he knew everything, every move that we did,” DeJesus said.\n\nThe girls were occasionally allowed out of their rooms to do chores, but had to obey stringent rules.\n\n“We had to use, like, a tiny drop of, dish soap to wash like a full sink of dishes,” Berry said.\n\n“We had to put the pan in the center on the stove,” DeJesus added.\n\n“It couldn’t be a little to the left, a little to the right,” Berry said.\n\nTo fill the empty hours, Berry kept a diary in notebooks, on napkins and even on fast food bags. The black-and-white television was their only window to the outside world.\n\nAmanda Berry tried to make her daughter Jocelyn's life normal in their room seen here. FBI\n\nMarch 2006: Amanda Berry’s mom dies while she’s in captivity\n\nBerry said she would watch the Montel Williams Show featuring psychic Sylvia Browne, desperately wishing her mother would appear on the program so “[Browne] could tell my mom that I was alive and that I’m OK,” she said.\n\nIn 2004, Berry’s mother Louwana Miller, went on the show. Browne told her, “I’m sorry … she’s not alive.”\n\n“I just broke down crying because I couldn’t believe she said that,” Berry said. “And then my mom broke down crying, so that hurt even worse.”\n\nTogether, Amanda Berry and her daughter Jocelyn shared the room in Ariel Castro's house pictured here. FBI\n\nMiller never got to see her daughter freed. She died of heart failure three years after Berry disappeared.\n\n“I think that was the hardest part of being in there. Like, she was always fighting. And she was never gonna give up on me,” Berry said. “For her to get sick and I couldn’t be there with her ... I couldn’t help her when she was sick.”\n\nChristmas 2006: Amanda Berry Gives Birth\n\nBerry realized she might be pregnant on her 20th birthday.\n\n“I was terrified. How? I mean, I barely eat,” Berry said, “and I’m chained to a wall, and I have a bucket for a bathroom.”\n\nShe gave birth to Jocelyn on Christmas in 2006.\n\n“This is his kid, you know. How do I feel about that? And she resembled him a lot, and I would look at her, and I just felt, like, she’s mine. She’s mine,” Berry said.\n\nDeJesus said that having the little girl there with them was a welcome distraction.\n\n“It was fun because I can get away from the situation,” DeJesus said. “When I was playing with Jocelyn, Jocelyn made me forget everything.”\n\nGina DeJesus and Michelle Knight shared this room in Ariel Castro's house. FBI\n\nJocelyn saw the chains on her mother, which Berry said Castro instructed her to call “bracelets.”\n\n“She was about 2, almost 3 years old, and he finally took the chains off of me. And that was because of Jocelyn.”\n\nAs Jocelyn grew older, Castro allowed her freedoms that Berry, DeJesus and Knight were not given.\n\nThough she was locked in with the three of them whenever Castro left the house, Jocelyn occasionally was allowed to go outside in the backyard, to the park or to Sunday services with her father. Castro’s love for Jocelyn seemed to turn him into a different man with her.\n\n“She loved him, and he loved her,” Berry said. “I was nervous, like, would he touch her? Would he ever think about touching her because, you know, he had his problems?”\n\nMay 6, 2013: Escape\n\nThe women finally made their escape after more than nine years in captivity.\n\n“Jocelyn goes downstairs, and then she runs back up, and she says, ‘I don’t find Daddy. Daddy’s nowhere around,’” DeJesus said.\n\n“My heart immediately started pounding,\" Berry said. \"I’m like, ‘Should I chance it? If I’m going to do it, I need to do it now.'\"\n\nFor the first time in 10 years, Berry said she found her bedroom door unlocked without Castro around. Downstairs, the front door was open but wired with an alarm. Beyond it, the storm door was padlocked shut, but Berry was still able to squeeze out an arm.\n\nDeJesus said she thought Berry had been caught by Castro and talked Knight out of running to Berry. Berry said someone passing by outside saw her, but did not intervene.\n\nThat’s when neighbor Charles Ramsey showed up.\n\nA general view of the exterior of the house where, on Monday, three women who had disappeared as teenagers approximately ten years ago were found alive on May 7, 2013 in Cleveland, Ohio. Bill Pugliano/Getty Images\n\n“He kind of, like, started like trying to pull on the door, but he couldn’t get it open either,” Berry said. “And so he, like, kind of kicks it, and he’s like, ‘There you go. Finish kicking it out, and you can get out.’”\n\nOnce Berry was out, she called for Jocelyn to crawl through the door. The two of them found a neighbor with a phone to call 911. Police arrived and rescued DeJesus and Knight.\n\n“I was terrified, and just because there’s people on the street doesn’t mean that he wouldn’t hurt me. I was so terrified,” Berry said. “I still don’t know why he left that day with the door unlocked. I will never know.”\n\nDeJesus remembered it took her “a while to come out” of her room because she didn’t believe the police were really there.\n\n“I thought maybe they were people in costumes ‘cause I was shocked,” she said. She wasn’t the only one.\n\n“When I was telling [first responders] my name, they looked like they’d seen a ghost or something,” DeJesus said. “Like their face completely dropped.”\n\nWhere Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus are today\n\nOn Aug. 1, 2013, Castro was sentenced to life plus 1,000 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to 937 counts of kidnapping and rape. On Sept. 3, 2013, he was found dead in his prison cell. He had killed himself.\n\nBy then, Castro’s house had already been demolished. It is now a garden.\n\nTwo years later, DeJesus and Berry graduated from high school. DeJesus got to have the quinceañera she never had and wore a dazzling white dress.\n\nBerry and DeJesus together wrote their memoir, “Hope: A Memoir of Survival in Cleveland,” with Washington Post journalists Mary Jordan and Kevin Sullivan, which was released in April 2015.\n\nBerry now works with a local news station covering missing children and adults in the Cleveland area.\n\n“That's the most important thing that I'm doing right now,” Berry said. “I just want to make the world a better place.”\n\nOhio Gov. John Kasich, from left, introduces Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight during his State of the State address at the Performing Arts Center Monday, Feb. 24, 2014, in Medina, Ohio. Tony Dejak/AP Photo\n\nBerry is also raising Jocelyn, who’s now 13 and thriving.\n\n“Jocelyn is more special than I could even use words to describe. I always describe her as wise beyond her years,” said Jocelyn’s former teacher Erin Hennessey.\n\nIn 2018, DeJesus founded The Cleveland Family Center for Missing Children and Adults to “work with the families to help them navigate the media, to help to go to the police station,” DeJesus said.\n\n“When she disappeared, we really struggled as a family to get help for anything and Gina really feels no family should have to ever endure that kind of pain while they're looking for a family member,” said Sylvia Colon, DeJesus’ cousin and the center’s co-founder.\n\nMost amazingly, DeJesus’ foundation is located on the same street where she was held captive for nine long years.\n\n“I just want to change the neighborhood. I want to turn it to, like, positive and I want to give back,” she said.", "Liberal VoteVets group proves just how disgusting they are once again. This time routing for another Benghazi to happen just because of their hatred for President Trump.\n\nYou can see the disgusting tweet below:\n\n“Hey @POTUS remember you’re Benghazi rants during 2016? You’re about to have your own unfortunately in Iraq.”\n\nAs it turns out the President is no Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton and over 100 Marines, two dozens AH-64 Apaches, and a dozen fighter jets zoomed overhead. Everyone was evacuated safely from the embassy.\n\nHere’s some of the responses to the asinine tweet by VoteVets.\n\nLooks like VoteVets deleted this ill-thought-out tweet rooting for another Benghazi just to own Trump: pic.twitter.com/BjpRjGQs4L — Kristina Wong 🇺🇸 (@kristina_wong) December 31, 2019\n\nIt's times like this that unmask those who are truly anti-American and pro-evil – here's such an instance with @votevets https://t.co/66qW3i7w1X — Tony Shaffer (@T_S_P_O_O_K_Y) January 1, 2020\n\nWhat are your thoughts on the group VoteVets cheering for another Benghazi and loss of American life?\n\nShare this: Twitter\n\nFacebook\n\nPrint\n\n\n\nLike this: Like Loading...", "Iraqi militiamen were back at it again today outside the US Embassy in Iraq, but this time they were met with tear gas and rubber bullets from a new contingent of 100 US soldiers who were deployed to protect the embassy after yesterday’s violent protests:\n\nFOX NEWS – The dozens of pro-Iran militiamen and protesters camped outside the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad were met Wednesday with tear gas thrown by U.S. Marines guarding the compound.\n\nSmoke rose from the building after protesters lit a fire on the roof of the enclosure’s reception area, one day after militiamen stormed into the compound and smashed windows before pulling back.\n\nIt was one of the worst attacks on a U.S. diplomatic mission in years.\n\nThe demonstrators were protesting the deadly U.S. airstrikes that targeted an Iran-backed militia over the weekend that killed 25 fighters. Those strikes were in response to a rocket attack on an Iraqi Army base that killed a U.S. contractor and injured several American troops.\n\nBy Wednesday morning, the protesters had set up around 50 tents, along with a makeshift clinic. Cooks with aprons were serving meals out of giant pots.\n\nOutside one of the gates, a Shiite cleric recited verses from the Muslim holy book, the Koran, through a loudspeaker.\n\nElsewhere, demonstrators could be seen hurling rocks over the walls of the embassy compound before U.S. troops responded by firing tear gas from the roofs of the buildings.\n\nSome 100 U.S. Marines arrived at the embassy late Tuesday to bolster security as President Trump has denounced the actions by protesters, vowing the situation in Baghdad “will not be a Benghazi.”", "The corporate mainstream media are splitting — some still studiously ignore Bernie Sanders, while some now acknowledge the strength of his campaign and are starting “throw the kitchen sink” attacks on him. And then there are the grassroots trends.\n\nExtraordinary news\n\nby Bernie Sanders\n\nToday, I am very proud to share with you some extraordinary news: our campaign has received more than 5 million individual contributions — that is more contributions than any campaign has received at this point in a presidential election in the history of our country.\n\nNow I want to say a few words about why this accomplishment is so extraordinary.\n\nFor far too long, the economic and political systems have been stacked against ordinary Americans. The rich get richer because they use their wealth to buy our candidates and our elections. Meanwhile, more and more working people become demoralized and choose not to participate in the political process.\n\nWhat we are proving on this campaign is that one does not need to beg the wealthy and the powerful for campaign contributions in order to win elections.\n\nWe are proving that when you run a campaign that speaks directly to the needs of working people and young people, they are ready to fight with you.\n\nWe are proving that we — US — are far more powerful than the 1 percent have ever imagined.\n\nAnd that is important.\n\nBecause change never happens from the top down. It always happens from the bottom up. And now is the time, more than ever before, for millions of working families — black and white, Latino, Asian and Native American, gay and straight — to come together to end the collapse of the American middle class and to make certain that our children and grandchildren are able to enjoy a quality of life and a habitable planet that brings them health, prosperity, security and joy.\n\nThat kind of campaign is also the only kind of campaign that will win in November.\n\nNow I am proud to say that ours is the only campaign in this Democratic primary with more donations than Donald Trump.\n\nAnd that is important for two reasons:\n\nFirst, practically, our campaign has raised more money than any other campaign in this race and will raise more money than any campaign would against Donald Trump.\n\nWe have 5 million individual donations in a Democratic primary that hasn’t even cast its first vote yet.\n\nAgainst Trump, I believe we will have 50 million individual contributions, at least. And at $27 a piece, that would be more than $1 billion. It’s absolutely obscene and outrageous that an election would cost that much money, but our campaign has proven we will be able to raise more than enough money to win.\n\nAnd our donation number is important for another reason: because in order to beat Trump, we’re going to need the largest voter turnout in the history of America.\n\nAnd you don’t have the largest voter turnout unless you create energy and excitement.\n\n\n\nAnd you don’t create energy and excitement unless you are prepared to take on the people who own America — not just beg them for money.\n\nWe need a progressive agenda that mobilizes millions and millions of Americans behind ideas like Medicare for all, raising the minimum wage, leading the world in combating climate change and more.\n\nNow, you know that poll after poll shows we beat Trump by wide margins.\n\nAnd when you combine that with the kind of grassroots enthusiasm our campaign has demonstrated the ability to generate, we will not only win this election, but we will have the organization ready to fight to transform this country.\n\nYou may remember that when I said I was going to run for president, I said that it would take a political revolution to win.\n\nA lot of people thought that was an acknowledgment of impossibility. It wasn’t.\n\nIt was a statement of what would be necessary to undo the damage that has been done to our country and reclaim our country from the oligarchs.\n\nNow, speaking this way about the need to take on the insurance companies, the drug companies, the fossil fuel companies, the military industrial complex, the prison industrial complex and virtually the entire damn one percent tends to make wealthy folks nervous.\n\nThat is fine.\n\nThey will see our numbers and will no doubt ratchet up their attacks.\n\nBut I have no doubt we will be ready.\n\nAnd that we will win.\n\nContact us by email at fund4thepanamanews@gmail.com\n\nThese links are interactive — click on the boxes"], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan's top military official was among eight people killed in an air force helicopter crash in mountainous terrain outside Taipei on Thursday, the defense ministry said. Five others survived.\n\nAs chief of the general staff, Gen. Shen Yi-ming was responsible for overseeing the self-governing island's defense against China, which threatens to use military force if necessary to annex what it considers part of its territory.\n\nThe helicopter was flying from Taipei to the northeastern city of Ilan for a New Year's activity when it crashed. The victims included other senior military officials and the two pilots.\n\nThe UH-60M Blackhawk with 13 people on board dropped from the radar screen 10 minutes after takeoff from Songshan air force base around 7:50 a.m., Taiwan's defense ministry said. It went down in the mountainous, heavily forested Wulai area southeast of the capital.\n\nShen, 63, had taken over as chief of the general staff in July after serving as commander of Taiwan’s air force, which is undergoing a substantial upgrade with the arrival of the most advanced version of the U.S. F-16V fighter.\n\nAlexander Huang, a strategic studies professor at Tamkang University in Taiwan who had known Shen for a decade, said he had stood out as a pilot and an officer.\n\n“He was very calm and very stable and unlike other army guys he was always smiling, so he got a specific leadership style that also made him a popular leader in the entire military,” Huang said.\n\nIt will likely be months before the cause of the crash is known, but the pilots appeared to have been highly experienced.\n\n“Of course, reasonable people would think in the direction of mechanical failure or maintenance problem, but without proof you can’t say anything,\" Huang said.\n\nA special government committee will look into the cause of the crash, a defense ministry statement said.\n\nTaiwan's military has operated Blackhawk helicopters for decades and completed a sale for another 60 UH-Ms from the U.S. for $3.1 billion i n 2010. The one that crashed was a model dedicated to search and rescue and had been delivered in 2018, according to the ministry.\n\nThe loss of Shen and other high-ranking officials will require a rapid reshuffle of positions, but should have minimal effect on Taiwan's Jan. 11 elections for president and lawmakers, said Andrew Yang, a former deputy defense minister who said Shen was highly respected throughout his career.\n\n“I don’t think the crash will have a strong impact over the elections but certainly it will affect the armed forces because so many senior officers passed away as a result of this crash,\" he said.\n\nThe ruling Democratic Progressive Party said in a statement on social media that all its public campaign events from now through Saturday would be cancelled.\n\n\"The loss of pillars of our country make us feel endless sorrow,\" the statement read.\n\nThe party has been strongly critical of China's attempts to increase economic, military and diplomatic pressure. Incumbent President Tsai Ing-wen appears on track to win a second term over her more pro-China opponent, Han Kuo-yu of the main opposition Nationalists.\n\nCopyright 2020 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.", "pos": ["TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan's top military official was among eight people killed in an air force helicopter crash in mountainous terrain outside Taipei on Thursday, the defense ministry said. Five others survived.\n\nAs chief of the general staff, Gen. Shen Yi-ming was responsible for overseeing the self-governing island's defense against China, which threatens to use military force if necessary to annex what it considers part of its territory.\n\nThe helicopter was flying from Taipei to the nearby city of Yilan for a New Year's activity when it crashed. The victims included other senior military officials and the two pilots.\n\nThe UH-60M Blackhawk with 13 people on board dropped from the radar screen 10 minutes after takeoff from Songshan air force base around 7:50 a.m., Taiwan's defense ministry said. It went down in the mountainous, heavily forested Wulai area southeast of the capital.\n\nShen, 63, had taken over as chief of the general staff in July after serving as commander of Taiwan’s air force, which is undergoing a substantial upgrade with the arrival of the most advanced version of the U.S. F-16V fighter.\n\nAlexander Huang, a strategic studies professor at Tamkang University in Taiwan who had known Shen for a decade, said he had stood out as a pilot and an officer."], "neg": ["Six days after the shooting that resulted in the death of one Nnaemeka Nnabuenyi popularly known as “Onyeocha” at Umuokwu village in Alor, Idemili Council Area of Anambra State, a Citizens’ Group in the state has expressed worry over the bulk passing game between the security agencies as to the real killer of the deceased.\n\nTragedy had struck on Christmas day at the residence of one Engineer Emeka Eze of Alor Community when security personnel initially said to be a Police Officer, fired gunshot at a cow in a bid to stop it from escaping but the bullet missed target and allegedly hit Nnaemeka who is a domestic staff of the said Engineer Emeka.\n\nIn a swift reaction, the Anambra State Police Command through its Public Relations Officer, Haruna Mohammed debunked the allegation of Police involvement in the killing, stating that a DSS Personnel attached to a VIP, whose identity was yet unknown, fired the gunshot.\n\nThe Command would later through the same source, urge the public to disregard its initial information as to the identity of the shooter, stating that investigation was ongoing.\n\nOn the 27th of December, 2019, the DSS in Anambra issued a statement denying that its operative was responsible for the shooting, saying it was done by a local vigilante operative in the area.\n\nReacting to the development, the Police Stakeholders Partnership Forum, PSPF in Anambra State, has called for thorough investigation to unmask the real shooter and bring him to justice.\n\nIn a statement signed by the members, the group noted that a human life has been cut short prematurely and the Anambra State Police Command has a duty to conduct prompt, impartial and exhaustive investigation into cases of crime against the state, such as the one at hand with a view to ensuring that justice is done.\n\nThe statement read; “In this particular case, credible investigation is warranted to unravel the truth, identify the person who carried out the shooting and the motive, and the matter charged to court in accordance with the law. Justice must be served for the victim, the perpetrator and the society, in accordance with the Anambra State Administration of Criminal Justice Law 2010”.\n\nAlso speaking on the matter, a human rights lawyer, Barr Chekwube Umenwa described the bulk passing between the security agencies as not just unwarranted but disgusting, shameful and diversionary, adding that anything short of investigation is compounding felony.\n\n“Criminal law whether Federal or State has no provision for mediation in homicide cases, be it murder or manslaughter. Police has a duty to conduct investigation into the case at hand and come to a conclusion. Afterwards, if they establish a “prima facie” case against the suspect, they have to file the appropriate charge and arraign him. After arraignment, assuming the family of the deceased is in any way appeased by the suspect, it is only the Attorney General of Anambra State that can bring the case to a quick end by filing a “Nolle Prosequi” in the case, which means that the State has decided to let defendant go”, he noted.", "BOSTON (CBS) — Over the course of the last 10 games, NFL quarterback Ryan Tannehill has done quite a bit to rewrite the story of Ryan Tannehill, NFL quarterback.\n\nAgainst all odds, he’s been one of the NFL’s best quarterbacks since he took the starting job from Marcus Mariota and helped turn the Titans’ season around, and he’s a significant reason why the Titans will be entering Saturday night’s playoff game in Foxboro with a whole lot of confidence.\n\nBut if the Titans are to really make that matter and deliver an upset playoff victory, Tannehill’s going to have to flip one more script. And this one’s a doozy.\n\nHe’s going to have to figure out how to play at Gillette Stadium.\n\nHaving been in the AFC East for the first six seasons (over seven years) of his career, Tannehill is no stranger to playing at Gillette Stadium. He’s played there six times, and he’s yet to win a game. In half of those games, Tannehill’s offense was held to seven points or fewer, with Tannehill’s offenses failing to put points on the board twice.\n\nThe individual stats aren’t great. Overall, when playing at Gillette Stadium, Tannehill has completed 142 of his 233 passes (60.9 percent) for 1,554 yards, which comes out to 259 yards per game and 6.7 yards per attempt. The completion rate and yardage stats aren’t too bad, all things considered.\n\nBut he’s also thrown five touchdowns and 10 interceptions. He’s thrown at least one interception in every game he’s played in Foxboro, throwing two interceptions for four straight games in New England from 2013-16. And he’s been held without a touchdown pass in three of his six starts.\n\nHe’s also taken 24 sacks in those six games, though 17 of those came as a young QB in his first three years. He’s fumbled six times, losing the ball three times.\n\nTannehill’s Miami offenses averaged 11.3 points per game in those six trips to Gillette, topping 17 points just once. The average score was 34-11. Technically speaking, the closest Tannehill came to winning in New England came in 2016, when the Dolphins lost 31-24. That was a game, though, which the Patriots led 31-3 midway through the third quarter. In a game where Jimmy Garoppolo was on fire before getting hurt, the Patriots let off the gas late, allowing Tannehill to lead a comeback, but the Dolphins’ final drive ended with a pick in the end zone:\n\nAfter that, Tannehill got one more start in New England. It came in Week 4 of the 2018 season, and it was grisly. He went 11-for-20 for just 100 yards with no touchdowns and one interception while taking two sacks and losing a fumble. Trailing 38-0 in the fourth quarter, Tannehill was benched at the end of the blowout loss for Brock Osweiler, who promptly led a touchdown drive.\n\nRepeating, for effect: After failing to lead the Dolphins to any points, Tannehill was benched. For Brock Osweiler. Who then went 4-for-5 for 35 yards and a touchdown.\n\nThat was a game that included Tannehill looking like this:\n\nIt was a similar look to Tannehill’s Week 8 visit to Foxboro in 2015, which took place on national TV on Thursday Night Football. That night, this happened:\n\nAll told, Gillette Stadium has been a house of horrors for Tannehill. In that stadium, he has a 69.9 passer rating, and with six chances, he’s kept his team competitive just once. Long before the Patriots’ defense took on the “Boogeymen” moniker, Tannehill had encountered plenty of unfriendly ghosts that resided inside of Gillette Stadium.\n\nOf course, the comparison of the offenses from the Dolphins from 2012-18 to the offense of the Titans in 2019 doesn’t quite lead to an apples-to-apples situation. At the same time, though, it’s worth noting that during those six trips to Gillette, Tannehill was not facing a defense quite like the one that the 2019 Patriots will be carrying into Saturday night’s matchup. This year, the Patriots rank first in both yards and points allowed. From 2012-18, they ranked anywhere from first to 10th in points allowed, and anywhere from eighth to 26th in yards allowed. (The Patriots ranked 29th in yards allowed in 2017, but Tannehill missed that season due to a torn ACL.)\n\nDespite a sloppy end to the season, the Patriots still finished the year with the best third-down defense, and they finished first in the league with 25 interceptions — five more than any other team. They ranked tied for seventh in the NFL with 47 sacks, and they finished first by a massive margin in opponents’ passer rating. (The Patriots allowed opposing QBs to post a 62.8 passer rating. The Ravens ranked second, at 77.5. The gap between the No. 1 and No. 2 spots was greater than the gap between the No. 2 and No. 20 spots.) In posting his tremendous numbers this year, Tannehill faced just one defense that ranked in the top 12 in opponents’ passer rating. He aced that one test, beating the Chiefs with both his arm and his legs, but he still didn’t face a defense that compares in any way to that of the Patriots.\n\nTannehill was asked Tuesday if playing in Foxboro is different than playing in any other road stadium. Tannehill downplayed the question.\n\n“I mean I don’t know if there is a difference,” Tannehill answered. “Obviously it’s a place that they’ve played well at in the past. But at the end of the day, it’s football. It’s a road environment, it’s gonna be loud, and we have to be ready to go.”\n\nAs far as playoff history, there is none, as Saturday will mark Tannehill’s first taste of playoff football. With 22 touchdowns and just six picks this season, with a 7-3 record, with a 70.3 completion rate, with a league-best 9.6 yards per attempt and 117.5 passer rating, the 31-year-old Tannehill has already done a tremendous job this year of shifting perceptions about what kind of quarterback he is. Ultimately, though, that progress will be rendered mostly meaningless if he can’t solve whatever has plagued him whenever he’s played football in the state of Massachusetts.\n\nYou can email Michael Hurley or find him on Twitter @michaelFhurley.", "Dunbrody Archers turned out in force on Hook Head in Co Wexford on Wednesday to participate in a ceremony going back more than 300 years.\n\nChair of New Ross District Municipal Council, Cllr John Fleming explained the origin of the tradition of firing an arrow into the sea from the rocks beneath the world’s oldest operational lighthouse.\n\n“The tradition dates from 1687 when the Mayor and the corporation of New Ross Town Council claimed their authority over the waters by travelling to Hook and shooting an arrow into the sea from Hook Head Lighthouse.”\n\nCllr Fleming explained that the Mayor of New Ross, casting the arrow into the sea symbolises the port of New Ross’s authority over the estuary of the Barrow and the Suir all the way down to Hook Head.\n\nThe members of Dunbrody Archers, founded in 2004 and now one of the largest archery clubs nationally, assisted Cllr Fleming in “the arrow ceremony” by unleashing a volley of arrows into the air at the historic lighthouse.\n\nCllr Fleming explained that Hook Head is renowned as the oldest intact working lighthouse in the world, dating from the fifth century when local monks lit fires on the headland to keep the ships at sea safe.\n\n“Hook Lighthouse was built by the knight, Sir William Marshal and he also built the port town of New Ross along with Kilkenny Castle, Ferns Castle, Tintern Abbey and many other historical gems in the area,” he said.\n\n“He married Isabel De Clare the daughter of Strongbow and Aoife and they became quite the medieval ‘power couple’ and it is thought that he built Hook Lighthouse to guide ships safely to his port town of New Ross.”\n\n“The Hook Lighthouse tour incorporates 115 steps to the top of the lighthouse tower and features holograms illustrating the ancient history of the tower and the Hook area and spectacular views of the southern coast.”", "From No More Fake News\n\nTechnocracy is the basic agenda and plan for ruling global society from above, so we need to understand it from several angles.\n\nConsider a group of enthusiastic forward-looking engineers in the early 20th century. They work for a company that has a contract to manufacture a locomotive.\n\nThis is a highly complex piece of equipment.\n\nOn one level, workers are required to make the components to spec. Then they must put them all together. These tasks are formidable.\n\nOn another level, various departments of the company must coordinate their efforts. This is also viewed as a technological job. Organizing is considered a technology.\n\nWhen the locomotive is finished and delivered, and when it runs on its tracks and pulls a train, a great and inspiring victory is won.\n\nAnd then...the engineers begin to think about the implications.\n\nSuppose the locomotive was society itself? Suppose society was the finished product? Couldn't society be put together in a coordinated fashion? And couldn't the \"technology of organizing things\" be utilized for the job?\n\nWhy bother with endlessly arguing and lying politicians? Why should they be in charge? Isn't that an obvious losing proposition? Of course it is.\n\nBut engineers could lay out and build a future society that would benefit all people. Hunger, disease, and poverty could be wiped out. Eliminating them would be part of the uncompromising blueprint.\n\nThis \"insight\" hit engineers and technicians like a ton of bricks. Of course! All societies had been failures for the same reason: the wrong people were in charge.\n\nArmed with this new understanding, engineers of every stripe began to see what was needed. A revolution in thinking about societal organization. Science was the new king. And science would rule.\n\nOf course, for an engineered world to work, certain decisions would have to be made about the role of the individual. Every individual. You couldn't have an air-tight plan if every human were free to pursue his own objectives. Too many variables. Too much confusion. Too much conflict. Well, that problem could be solved. The individual's actions would be tailored to fit the coordinated operations of the planned society.\n\nThe individual would be inserted into a pre-ordained slot. He would be \"one of the components of the locomotive.\" His life would be connected to other lives to produce an exemplary shape.\n\nNext Page 1 | 2", "After five years, have increased passenger fares by 1 to 4 paisa across various classes. On the New Year's eve, the announced fare across its network, effective from today, that is January 1, 2020.\n\nWhich fares will get costlier?\n\nOrdinary non-AC, non-suburban fares were increased by 1 paise per km of journey and in mail/express non-AC class, the will be 2 paisa per kilometre. On the other hand, for AC classes the fare will be 4 paisa per kilometre.\n\nThe fare hike is also applicable to premium trains such as Shatabdi, Rajdhani, Duronto, Vande Bharat, Tejas, Humsafar, Mahamana, Gatimaan and other special trains. Well, for example- in the Delhi-Kolkata Rajdhani, which covers a distance of 1,447 km, the hike at the rate of 4 paise per km will be around Rs 58.\n\nExceptions:\n\nPass holders are spared. The hike will be applicable for only 34 per cent of the travellers on Indian tracks, while looking into the affordability concerns of daily commuters, the restrained from hike for passengers over suburban sections and season ticket holders, which constitute 66 per cent of its total passengers.\n\nThere will not be any change in the reservation fee and super fast charges and the hike in fares will not be applicable to tickets already booked. The hike will have no effect on catering charges either, officials said.\n\nThe ‘marginal’ hike is expected to bring in another Rs 2,300 crore to the revenue of the cash-strapped national transporter and the railways said that the additional revenue will be used for the modernisation of the network. Like- augment passenger experience through modernization of coaches and improved station infrastructure. Further, Railways claimed that the burden of 7th Pay Commission on has necessitated rationalization of fares.\n\nBut is that enough? Listen to this podcast to know more"], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "Jan 01, 2020 , 12:42PM Death toll from tribal clashes in Sudan's Darfur rises to 36 AIR Pics\n\n\n\nWhereas a local organization that helps run refugee camps in the area has put the toll at 41 dead and more than 100 wounded. It accused Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, RSF, of intervening in the fighting on the side of the Arab forces. Gen.\n\n\n\nMohammed Hamdan Dagalo, Deputy Head of the Sovereign Council, commands the paramilitary group, which grew out of the notorious Janjaweed militias.\n\n\n\nSudan is on a fragile path to democracy after a popular uprising led the military to overthrow longtime autocratic President Omar al-Bashir in April. A military-civilian government now rules the country.\n\n\n\nOne of its key priorities has been ending the insurgencies in Sudan's far-flung provinces in order to slash military spending, which takes up much of the national budget.\n\n\n\nThe Sudanese Government and a rebel faction signed a peace deal last week. It was expected that the deal could pave way for peace agreements with more rebel groups.", "pos": ["At least 24 people were confirmed killed after a camp for internally displaced people was attacked in Sudan's West Darfur, an international peacekeeping official said on Wednesday, as top officials arrived to try to calm the violence.Krinding Camp, just east of state capital el-Geneina, was raided on Dec. 29-30 following a dispute between Arab and African ethnic groups, said Ashraf Eissa, a spokesman for the joint African Union-United Nations peacekeeping mission in Darfur, UNAMID.\"The Arab tribesman's people came to the IDP camp and started shooting and killing and burning,\" he said.\"Then relatives went to the hospital and threatened hospital staff at gunpoint and destroyed the blood bank ... and when a government of Sudan policeman tried to intervene he was shot and killed.\"Brokering lasting peace in Darfur and other parts of Sudan is one of the main challenges facing military and civilian authorities sharing power following the overthrow of former president Omar al-Bashir last April."], "neg": ["Dancer and choreographer Uri Sands has stepped down as co-artistic director of TU Dance, the acclaimed Twin Cities company he helped found, amid allegations of sexual harassment of a former employee, according to a news release Tuesday.\n\nHis wife and co-founder, Toni Pierce-Sands, will continue to lead the organization as artistic director.\n\n\"We believe Mr. Sands' resignation will help TU Dance move forward in providing a safe and healthy environment for all,\" the news release said.\n\nSands, 45, and TU Dance vigorously deny all allegations, said Sara McGrane, the lawyer representing both.\n\nMcGrane said a lawsuit was served on a member of the company's board in October, alleging sexual misconduct by Sands involving a female employee between 2015 and 2017. The lawsuit also alleged negligent supervision of Sands by the company.\n\nMcGrane admitted a sexual relationship between Sands and the employee, but said he and TU Dance denied the \"sexual misconduct\" alleged in the lawsuit. Feeling the suit would be a distraction to the company, Sands offered his resignation Monday, McGrane said.\n\nUri Sands and Toni Pierce Sands of TU Dance in 2014. JOELKOYAMA jkoyama@startribune\n\nAttorney Jeff Anderson, who is representing the woman — a former dancer with the company who is not named in the suit — said Sands \"sexually exploited\" her, and he characterized the alleged misconduct as \"nonconsensual sexual intercourse.\"\n\nMcGrane also said that in 2017, TU Dance received an anonymous complaint involving Sands that resulted in the adoption of a sexual harassment policy by the company and a policy that Sands could not travel alone with female dancers. She said Sands was asked to engage in counseling and therapy, which he did.\n\nTU Dance was founded in 2004 by Uri Sands (the \"U\" in \"TU\") and Toni Pierce-Sands (the \"T\"). Both made their mark with the New York-based Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, one of the nation's leading troupes. They married in 2001.\n\nIn July 2005, they premiered their multicultural dance company to sold-out audiences at the Southern Theater in Minneapolis. The Star Tribune named the couple its Artists of the Year that December, lauding them for \"seamlessly melding African, modern, ballet and vernacular dance styles, underscored by a rhythmic musicality.\"\n\nOn the company's 10th anniversary in 2014, it received a $500,000 Knight Foundation grant to help it add programming, expand its funding base and help diversify the local dance scene. \"What will we be in the next 10 years?\" Pierce-Sands told the Star Tribune that year. \"We'll be taking dance from St. Paul to the world.\"\n\nIn 2018 it collaborated with Justin Vernon of Bon Iver on an evening-long work titled \"Come Through,\" which has since toured to major venues across the nation, including the Hollywood Bowl and the Kennedy Center in Washington, and Brooklyn just three weeks ago.", "Experienced Pole Robert Kubica will be a reserve driver for Alfa Romeo in the 2020 season, the team announced on Wednesday.\n\nKubica, 35, made his return to Formula One with Williams last season following a long absence caused by a life-threatening rally crash.\n\nHe will back up Kimi Raikkonen and Antonio Giovinazzi.\n\nKubica's return to the team formerly known as Sauber has been facilitated by a sponsorship deal between Alfa Romeo and his principal backer, Polish oil company PKN Orlen.", "Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 1 (ANI): Post Malone has yet again used his face as a canvas and inked it with a tattoo to celebrate the beginning of 2020.\n\nThe pop phenomenon opted for a medieval gauntlet holding a flail to adorn his already heavily tatted face, as reported by Fox News.\n\nThe 'Rockstar' singer's tattoo artist shared his creation with a picture he posted on Instagram this Tuesday.\n\nIn the caption, 'kylehedigertattoo' wrote: \"Last tattoo of 2019. Gauntlet on the baby boy @postmalone love u. 2020 is going to be next level. Love you all\".\n\nMalone, who performed in the \"Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2020,\" at times square on the New Year's Eve, shared a sneak peek of his new tattoo on Instagram right before his gig.\n\nThe singer shared the Times Square stage with the K-pop boy-band BTS along with other artists such as Sam Hunt and Lauren Patten. (ANI)", "A look at the headlines right now:", "The year 2019 was one of headlines about horrific violence committed against innocent and vulnerable people living in South Africa.\n\nFrom ongoing attacks on women and children, to the apparent targeting of foreign nationals and the deployment of the army to the Cape Flats – violence grabbed the headlines and the attention of citizens in 2019, who registered their horror and marched in protest to make their voices heard.\n\nPresident Cyril Ramaphosa also cancelled travel plans and important economic forum appearances to address the nation, and come up with measures to show that the government was serious about the levels of angst in the country.\n\nHow did we get here?\n\nCape Flats\n\nThere has been an all-out war on the Cape Flats for many years as gangs continue to fight it out for turf and power.\n\nThose who try to go about their daily lives often end up with the bullet wounds – unarmed men, women and children fall while walking or running to their homes, hiding away or playing outside.\n\nThis bloodshed is reflected in official crime statistics.\n\nThe Cape Flats is home to the Western Cape's 10 police precincts which have the highest attempted murder rates, contributing to 42% of the attempted murders in the province.\n\nFor years, many in the community, along with the City of Cape Town and the DA, have been calling for the army to intervene and help the police enforce law and order.\n\nTheir pleas were finally heard in July following a heightened spate of recorded murders. Police Minister Bheki Cele announced then that the army would be deployed to help stabilise ganglands in these 10 areas.\n\nThis was after Ramaphosa finally gave the go-ahead and wrote up the legally required letter to Parliament. He has since extended the deployment until March, 2020.\n\nBut there is still bloodshed.\n\nA night of horror unfolded in Delft in August when separate shootings left three people dead and several others injured.\n\nIn September, gunmen kicked down the door of a structure in Elsies River and mowed down three children and a teenager.\n\nLast month, three men and a woman were shot dead in their home in Mitchells Plain.\n\nAnd in December, notorious gang leader Rashied Staggie was gunned down outside his Salt River home in the early hours of a Friday morning.\n\nIt remains to be seen what long-term impact the army will have in Bishop Lavis, Mitchells Plain, Delft, Elsies River, Nyanga, Khayelitsha, Mfuleni, Philippi, Kraaifontein and Manenberg.\n\nCele proudly stated in September that the work of the police, together with the SA National Defence Force, had resulted in more than 1 000 arrests in gang-ridden areas.\n\nOf those, 806 were already in the system and were wanted for various crimes, including murder, attempted murder, hijacking and theft.\n\nPeople are still being killed and, as stated by the Institute for Security Studies' Dr Johan Burger, the army, due to leave in March, cannot do the police's job.\n\n#AmINext\n\nThe murder of University of Cape Town student Uyinene Mrwetyana, 19, at a Cape Town post office shocked the nation, coming at a time where many murders of young women were being reported.\n\nHorror killings hogged the headlines, such as that of South African boxer Leighandre \"Baby Lee\" Jegels, University of Western Cape student Jesse Hess, horse-riding enthusiast Meghan Cremer and Cape Town resident Lynette Volschenk, who was dismembered in her home.\n\nIn Mrwetyana's case, it emerged that post office employee Luyanda Botha lured her there on August 24 and when she didn't welcome his sexual advances, raped her and used a 2kg weight, used to weigh packages, to bludgeon her to death. He then hid her body in the office safe, before transporting it the next day, to be burnt and buried.\n\nThe nature of her murder, committed by a government employee in a public building in the afternoon, shocked the country. Women took to social media to express that they were not safe anywhere, not even in a public place or if they were equipped with self-defence skills.\n\nProtesters gather to hand over a memorandum of grievances during a gender-based violence demonstration outside Parliament. (Photo by Gallo Images/Ziyaad Douglas)\n\nThe senseless killings prompted the nationwide #AmINext movement, with victims of abuse calling out their alleged abusers, which was documented on a viral thread on Twitter.\n\n\n\nIt sparked marches and protests across the country against gender-based violence, including and especially at universities, where students demanded that campuses be made safer.\n\nEven international delegates attending the World Economic Forum in Cape Town were confronted with the chants of protesters who cried out for something to be done about the high rate of rapes and murders.\n\nRiot police were brought in as the group, many students, demanded to address Ramaphosa.\n\nIronically, their cries for an end to violence were met with a heavy-handed approach in the form of stun grenades and several arrests.\n\nLast month, Botha was sentenced to life in prison for murder, two life sentences for both counts of rape, and five years for defeating the course of justice, in terms of a plea and sentencing agreement.\n\nXenophobia\n\nAt around the same time, foreign nationals in Gauteng bore the brunt of sporadic violence across all three of the province's major metros.\n\nCommunities looted both foreign-owned and local shops while calling for an end to drug syndicates.\n\nTen of the 12 people killed in the ensuing violence were South Africans, and Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula said the evidence did not show that foreign nationals were being targeted because of their nationality.\n\nShe reiterated that South Africa was not a xenophobic country.\n\nPressure was on Ramaphosa to give an official response to both the gender-based violence and the apparent xenophobic violence.\n\nMarchers against xenophobia in Johannesburg in April 2015. (PHOTO: Bridget Mnyulwa of Sonke Gender Justice)\n\nHe did so in an address to the nation on television, calling for calm and acknowledging that the period had been traumatic for the country.\n\n\n\nHe also opted out of the UN General Assembly in New York in September.\n\nUsing a provision in the Constitution normally called upon for State of the Nation Addresses, he held an extraordinary sitting of Parliament instead to tackle gender-based violence and femicide.\n\n\"There were 52 000 sexual offences reported in SA in 2018/19. Over the last weeks… we have been shaken by the brutal killings of women and acts of violence have just really exploded in this province,\" he told residents at Lusikisiki College in the Eastern Cape.\n\nThe result of the extraordinary sitting was a five-point emergency plan to be implemented over six months.\n\nPack up and go\n\nLater that month, Ramaphosa was booed while delivering a speech at a memorial for former Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe in Harare.\n\nHe said Zimbabweans only accepted him after he offered an apology for the violence committed against foreign nationals.\n\n\"It was only when I said I regret what is happening in our country and offered an apology on behalf of all of us as SA, that is when they responded positively in accepting that apology. I have apologised on your behalf and I hope that will sink into our consciousness.\"\n\nHe added: \"The world expects us to behave in a way where we respect the rights of people from other nations.\"\n\nDesperate Nigerians living in South Africa, including some who were forced to close their businesses following the attacks on foreign nationals, signed up for free flights back to Nigeria, instead of taking the risk of staying.\n\nIn Cape Town and Pretoria, groups of foreign nationals pleaded with the United Nations in weeks of protests outside their regional offices to be taken to another country.\n\nWhere to next?\n\nWhile the government follows its plan to tackle gender-based violence, stories continue to emerge of women who are killed.\n\nLast month, 21-year-old Limpopo student Precious Ramabulana was stabbed 52 times after her attacker sneaked through the window of her rented room while she was asleep.\n\nHer alleged attacker, Aubrey Manaka, 28, has not yet pleaded to charges of rape, murder, housebreaking with intent to rob and aggravated robbery.\n\nCommemorations for 16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women have done little to stem the bloodshed.\n\nTebogo Setlhare was arrested on November 25 for the murder of his girlfriend, Kgaugelo Tshwae, 28, in Mmakau village in the North West.\n\nHer burnt body was found after she apparently failed to return home from a holiday.\n\nAlso occurring during the 16 days, was the brutal attack on a woman from uMkhuze, allegedly by her husband.\n\nShe lost her arm and also had a cracked skull.\n\nA plastic and reconstructive surgeon said her life would never be the same.\n\nHe added that as a teacher, she \"needs a hand and one of her hands has lost function, but we will try to restore function to that hand. It will take multiple surgeries.\"\n\nWe do not know what 2020 holds, but 2019 has many lessons for South Africa."], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "ADVERTISEMENT\n\nSome prominent youth groups from the Niger Delta were in Kano for a 2-day consultative meeting with their northern counterparts to discuss possible alignments ahead of 2023 election.\n\nThe South-south groups were led by the Niger Delta Congress, headed by Comrade Davies Opiri McLean, while the northern groups were led by Northern Emancipation Network, headed by Malam Abdul-Azeez Suleiman.\n\nADVERTISEMENT\n\nIn a communique issued at the end of the meeting, it was indicated that issues of national interest were discussed and some positions were jointly adopted.\n\nADVERTISEMENT HOW NIGERIAN MEN CAN NOW OVERCOME TERRIBLE BEDROOM PERFORMANCE AND KICK START A WONDERFUL SEXUAL EXPERIENCE IN THE NEW YEAR\n\n“On 2023 elections, though still far away from today, it is not too early to sternly challenge the electoral process, and see the possibility of pulling regional and generational forces to push agenda for a regional or generational shift of power or both.\n\n“The meeting also resolved to mobilize all politicians to develop the highest level of tolerance and a commitment to respect the will of the Nigerian People,” the communique read in part.\n\nOther positions adopted at the meeting included the resolve to work together to explore possibilities of reviving the traditional political partnership between the two regions that thrived during the previous republics.\n\nThe meeting also observed the need for national dialogue to “holistically and sincerely” discuss Nigeria before the 2023 elections in view of the widespread criticism against the existing federal arrangement.\n\nRelated\n\nDownload Daily Trust News App", "pos": ["The Northern Emancipation Network and the Niger Delta Congress has resolved to work together to explore possibilities of reviving the traditional political partnership between the two regions ahead of the 2023 general election.\n\nIn a communique jointly presented to the press and signed by the coordinator Northern Emancipation Network, Abdul – Azeez Suleiman, and a leader of the Niger Delta Congress, Comrade Davies Opiri McLean at the end of its two days consultation meeting, Wednesday, at the famous Munbaiya House, Kano revealed that the groups discussed matters of mutual interest, the economy, growing communal distrust, current security situation, environmental issues, possible alignments in build-up to, and conduct of the 2023 elections and other matters related to the position of the two regions.\n\nThe communiqué reads in parts: “In the light of the building apprehension with regards to the elections, the meeting ‘resolved to mobilize all politicians to develop the highest levels of tolerance and a recommitment to respect the will of the Nigerian people.\n\n“The meeting resolved to work together to explore possibilities of reviving the traditional political partnership between the two regions that thrived during previous republics, and to marshall support for a generational shift of power.\n\n“The meeting recalled the understanding between the Northern Peoples Congress and the Niger Delta Congress which was one of the political parties in Nigeria’s First Republic that generated tremendous support from most communities in the Eastern Region.\n\n“This meeting, therefore, resolved to consult further on the possibility of reviving this alliance that thrived throughout the first, second and third republics, and extended well into the current republic.\n\n“The meeting also agreed to device ways of taking comfortable advantage of the window provided by the “Not too Young to Run” act in order to achieve a smooth intergenerational transfer of power.\n\n“The meeting observed that in view of widespread criticism against the existing federal arrangement, the need may arise for a national dialogue to holistically and sincerely discuss Nigeria before the 2023 elections.\n\n“The meeting agreed to work together to ensure that the composition of the delegation to any futuré conference should genuinely represent a serious commitment to holistically addressing the complex problems of the nation, without violating any of the principles of justice, fairness, inclusiveness and equity.\n\n“It noted that any discussion for the future of Nigeria must demand that the obvious imbalance in representation between geo-political zones, age and gender interests be redressed to ensure that issues which may further threaten our peace, security, harmonious co-existence, or which may offend the provisions of the Constitution are avoided.\n\n“The meeting decried the failure by concerned bodies to implement past reports and recommendations on environmental rehabilitation and noted that the current levels of anger and hopelessness among the victim populations are alienating entire communities from government.\n\n“The meeting expressed sympathy with communities affected by environmental degradation and in particular, called on community leaders in the Niger Delta to work hard to expose those forces behind alleged connivance -to deprive the region.\n\n“The meeting expressed major concerns over the seeming reluctance of authorities to commit more to the protection of the lives and properties of citizens.\n\n“While noting that a certain degree of success with the Boko Haram fight is noticeable with the coming of this administration, the meeting however lamented that the shocking level of audacity with which insurgents, bandits, robbers and kidnappers still attack and kill on highways, destroy towns and villages and commit unspeakable atrocities, calls to question the sustainability of the successes. ‘\n\n“The meeting resolved to demand that government improves its willingness to protect citizens all over the country especially in the North East and many other parts of the North”."], "neg": ["A cleric, Prophet Christopher Owolabi, has charged leadership of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to engage in fervent prayer against its possible break-up ahead of 2023 general elections.\n\nOwolabi, who is the General Overseer, Christ Apostolic Church, Ori-Oke Irapada, Omu-Aran, gave the charge during the Church’s cross-over night service tagged: “For a Prosperous 2020 and Beyond”, in Omu-Aran, Kwara state.\n\nOwolabi emphasised the need for the party leaders, especially those at the top hierarchy to imbibe unity, tolerance and peaceful co-existence in managing electoral victory and entrenching good governance.\n\nAccording to him, the call for prayers to avert an unwarranted crisis that could jeopardise the party’s future chances and ensure good governance was a divine revelation during the church’s service.\n\nThe cleric maintained that the party’s leaders, particularly those steering nation’s affairs, need to stay focused, un-distracted to steer the ship of the country away from its numerous challenges.\n\n“As the ruling party, whatever that affect the party leadership definitely will take its a toll on the entire country, positively or negatively.\n\n“When two elephant fights the grass bears the brunt and no meaningful development can take place in an atmosphere of rancour and acrimony.\n\n“For the party to remain intact the leaders need to close ranks and engage in prayers in that regard and when that happens the country will also move forward.\n\n“They need to put the nation’s above personal gains and political ambition to achieve its programmes and policies to better the lots of the citizenry,” he said.\n\nOwolabi cited the lingering crisis between some of the party leaders and their god-fathers, saying such portends grave dangers not only for the party but the desire to entrench good governance.\n\nThe cleric also prophesied socio-economic posterity for the country, saying that the present administration’s various economic revival policies would gradually manifest in the new year.\n\n“The anti-corruption fight to revive the economy, the transport sector reform, the border closure policy, the coming up of private refineries, these are God’s design, being championed by the administration, to put the country on the path of economic prosperity.\n\nOwolabi, who was known to have predicted the emergence of Sen. Bukola Sarski as the President of 8th Senate, however, maintained that God’s design for a better and prosperous Nigeria could only manifest with the support and prayers of both the leaders and the led.\n\n“God’s favour dwells in an atmosphere of unity, tolerance, peaceful co-existence, so achieving the desired developed economy requires a collective responsibility of stakeholders to succeed,” he said.\n\nThe man of God also urged the citizens to pray against the incidence of fire outbreaks, road accidents and air mishaps in the new year.\n\nHe charged the youth to shun anti-social vices and be more prepared, morally, spiritually and academically in taking up the mantle of leadership in the nearest future.", "Max Armstrong looks at USDA's comment period on hemp regulations. The agency has received more than 1,500 comments and the deadline for input has been extended to Jan. 29. Comments have come from a wide range of groups including hemp groups and state lawmakers. Max shares some of those comments pointing to some specific aspects of the rule from what to do with non-compliant materials, and the challenge of the THC level in hemp.\n\nFarm Progress America is a daily look at key issues in agriculture. It is produced and presented by Max Armstrong, veteran farm broadcaster and host of This Week in Agribusiness.\n\nPhoto: Vitalij Sova/iStock/Getty Images Plus", "A former gubernatorial aspirant on the platform of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kogi State, Gen. Patrick Ademu Akpa has urged Nigerians to be positive about the new year.\n\nGen Akpa said 2020 “will favour the country and her people more than 2019″.\n\nHe stated this in a New Year message, signed by his media Aide, Pastor John Desmond, on Tuesday.\n\nAkpa said: “No nation grows with the citizenry being negative about the progress of such a nation.”\n\nHe said Nigerians should see light at the end of the tunnel over the nation’s politics, economy, unity and development.\n\nAkpa insisted that 2019 was not a bad year, when properly scrutinised.\n\nHe said: “Nigerians must be grateful to God for His goodness in 2019, as well as pray that the current year will be far better than the previous year.”\n\nHe enjoined Kogi people to join hands with the administration of Governor Yahaya Bello to continue to work for the good of Kogi state.", "Representative image.\n\nPILIBHIT: A case has been registered against Kishanlal, BJP MLA from Barkhera here, his nephew and unknown persons for allegedly beating up the gunner of the district magistrate, a police officer said on Wednesday. Police has registered a case on the orders of Special Additional Session Judge Vijay Kumar, the officer said. Constable Mohit Kumar Gurjar, posted as a gunner of the DM, alleged that he was beaten up by the MLA and his nephew.Superintendent of Police Abhishek Dixit told reporters that sub inspector Naresh Pal Singh, posted at Sunagarhi police station, is probing the matter and gave the assurance that the investigation will be impartial.", "2018: Metro steps in to resolve Basalt Creek dispute\n\nJoint planning of the area between Tualatin and Wilsonville had broken down over several dozen acres of land.\n\nEditor's note: This story is part of the The Times' special series, \"Decade in Review.\" This series features three stories that helped to define each year of the 2010s. These can retell single stories that captivated readers of the time, a saga that played out across many articles, and even stories that were crowded to the margins by other news at the time but have made a lasting impact on our region.\n\nIn many ways, Tualatin and Wilsonville are mirror images.\n\nTualatin is mostly located in Washington County, with part of it jutting into Clackamas County. Wilsonville is mostly located in Clackamas County, but it extends north into Washington County as well.\n\nThe cities are of similar population, with Wilsonville a shade under 25,000 and Tualatin closer to 27,000. Their economies share similarities, too: Both cities are located along Interstate 5 and have atypically large industrial and retail zones, making them attractive for manufacturing and high-tech businesses, as well as being regional shopping destinations.\n\nA quiet rivalry between Tualatin and Wilsonville has existed for years. And although the cities appeared to put their differences aside to jointly plan the future of the so-called Basalt Creek planning area, a swath of rugged, unincorporated land in Washington County that lies immediately to Tualatin's south and Wilsonville's north, it was a combination of economic interests and political issues that ultimately kept them from coming to an agreement on their own.\n\nIt almost worked out according to plan.\n\nThe Tualatin and Wilsonville city councils held an amicable joint meeting in December 2015 on Basalt Creek. They agreed on a resolution for what had been the biggest obstacle in their planning effort to that point: which parts of Basalt Creek each city will be allowed to annex. Southwest Basalt Creek Parkway was designated as the future jurisdictional boundary.\n\nGood — one big issue, resolved through compromise.\n\nA year later, everything seemed to be on track for a joint plan to be approved early in 2017. Tualatin councilors said they would designate much of Tualatin's side of Basalt Creek for residential use, but they would also provide a buffer for their partner city's plan to have industrial development on the Wilsonville side of Basalt Creek.\n\nHowever, two key things happened after the 2016 election: Paul Morrison, a resident of the Victoria Gardens neighborhood just north of Basalt Creek, was elected to the Tualatin City Council, and Mayor Lou Ogden, until then a reliable advocate for Tualatin's proposed mix of housing and industrial development in Basalt Creek, was persuaded to support Victoria Gardens residents and Basalt Creek property-owners' calls for Tualatin to instead designate a key \"subarea\" of Basalt Creek for more housing. The Tualatin City Council opted to change its version of the plan.\n\nWilsonville's leaders protested, as did the Washington County Board of Commissioners. Tualatin was going back on its commitments, they said. Wilsonville officials worried that more housing on the Tualatin side would discourage industrial businesses from building on the Wilsonville side. Tualatin officials and property-owners argued that Wilsonville's concerns shouldn't dictate Tualatin's own plans.\n\n2018 was when the dispute finally came to a head. With a deadlock between Tualatin and Wilsonville over how the so-called central subarea should be zoned, the regional government Metro agreed to step in as an arbitrator.\n\nIn May 2018, the Metro Council formally sided with Wilsonville, requiring Tualatin to designate the central subarea — with 42 buildable acres in all — for industrial use.\n\n\"The area is close to Interstate 5, has good existing and planned transportation infrastructure, including the Basalt Creek Parkway, consists of relatively large parcels, and is in close proximity to other areas planned and developed for employment uses,\" wrote Martha Bennett, then Metro's chief operating officer, in her recommendation.\n\nTualatin officials weren't happy, but they had no choice but to comply. The city shelved its objections and agreed to follow Metro's mandate.\n\nVirtually all of the other issues between Tualatin and Wilsonville had been resolved — many of them for years already by the time Metro completed its arbitration. Although it had been delayed for more than a year by the dispute, the Basalt Creek concept plan was finally adopted by both the Tualatin and Wilsonville city councils in August 2018.\n\nThe 847-acre planning area isn't expected to be developed right away. Under an agreement between the cities, Washington County and Metro, Tualatin and Wilsonville will gradually annex pieces of Basalt Creek up to Basalt Creek Parkway, the dividing line that was determined back in 2015. Property-owners won't be forced to sell their land or redevelop it if they don't want to, but as Basalt Creek slowly urbanizes, it will do so along the lines set out in the concept plan.\n\nThe first phase of Basalt Creek Parkway itself opened in 2017. The road is set to be extended as far east as Southwest Boones Ferry Road sometime in the early 2020s."], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "Don’t make a sound. Image : Paramount Pictures ( YouTube\n\nTrailer Frenzy A special place to find the newest trailers for movies and TV shows you're craving. Prev Next View All\n\nIt’s not just monsters they have to watch out for anymore. The first trailer has arrived for A Quiet Place Part II, the sequel to John Krasinski’s surprise horror hit, which sees Evelyn Abbott (Emily Blunt) and her family venturing beyond their home and finding that sound-detecting creatures aren’t the only threat.\n\n\n\nDirected and co-written by Krasinski—returning to his behind-the-scenes role from the first film—the sequel comes after Ev elyn, her kids, and their new baby managed to survive an encounter with the monsters that hunt by sound... partially thanks to the sacrifice by the Abbott family patriarch, played by Krasinski. At the end of the film, the family discovered that Regan Abbott’s (Millicent Simmonds) hearing aid emitted a frequency that could temporarily paralyze the monsters, giving the family a fighting chance out in the bigger world.\n\nDetermined to survive, the silent but deadly family is heading out into the world to find others and hopefully band together. But that might not go as well as they’d like, as some of their fellow survivors—which include Djimon Hounsou and a survivalist played by Cillian Murphy —may present a different threat to the Abbotts. But that’s not all: As we see in the trailer, we’re also flashing back to the terrifying origin of the monsters, which may help shed some light on the overall mystery.\n\nAdvertisement\n\nA Quiet Place Part II arrives in theaters on March 20, 2020.\n\nFor more, make sure you’re following us on our Instagram @io9dotcom.", "pos": ["A Quiet Place had a grim, sci-fi ending, and one that didn’t demand a sequel. But John Krasinski’s tightly wound horror movie also over $340 million worldwide, making it instant franchise material.\n\nThe first trailer for A Quiet Place Part II brings us back into a very silent world overrun by winged creatures who attack the slightest sound. Previously, a sparse teaser revealed the return of the Abbott family.\n\nThe sequel picks up shortly after the original, as the Abbott family rallies after the death of their father (Krasinski) and their discovery that high frequency noises hurt the fearsome creatures. Emily Blunt reprises her role as Evelyn Abbott, with Millicent Simonds as daughter Regan and Noah Jape as son Marcus. Joining the cast are Cillian Murphy (Peaky Blinders) and Djimon Hounsou (Guardians of the Galaxy) as other survivors who may or may not be friends.\n\nThough most plot details are being kept hush-hush, the film is said to focus on the Abbott children growing up. Originally set for a May release date, A Quiet Place Part II was bumped up to March 20, 2020.\n\nCheck out the poster below:"], "neg": ["Endorsed | Bernie Sanders Bernie Sanders receives endorsements from The Nation's editorial board and Friends of the Earth Action. --------- ?? Join the political revolution at ...\n\n(Image by YouTube, Channel: Bernie Sanders) Details DMCA\n\n\n\nWhat better way for Bernie campaigners to end 2020 with a citation of one of the aspects of his campaign that he has worked hardest on: ENDORSEMENTS!\n\n\n\nIn 2016, I did a similar article, and so therefore, this year, I am doing the first of what I hope will be many more, leading to Bernie's victory in November!\n\n\n\nSince 2016, I have noticed some profound progress, especially in the number of legislators in South Carolina supporting him. This bodes well for a crucial Bernie victory in the South Carolina primary, which would be extremely significant in the over scheme of things.\n\n\n\nIf you are from Oregon, remember that US Senator Jeff Merkley endorsed Bernie in 2016 in the New York Times; please ask him to do this again, and please do it soon!\n\n\n\nOne thing that profoundly concerns me is the paucity of newspaper endorsements thus far, which to me is a very big deal, one that readers could correct and improve by writing to their local regional and hometown newspapers, ASKING THEM DIRECTLY TO ENDORSE BERNIE SANDERS AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE.\n\nI believe this could be done now, not waiting till a week before your state's primary. The momentum builds and vis-a-vis the editorial pages of America; this truly is vital, and it doesn't cost any campaign disbursements.\n\n\n\nThe person reading the letters to editors before they are published is most often the person who writes the endorsements, or is alternatively on the editorial board that makes the endorsement just before the primary election.\n\nI encourage you to watch the following 66-minute video of Bernie speaking with the Editorial Board of the Des Moines Register, the largest paper in the first primary state. See also my article introducing this aspect of Bernie's campaign with which you can become directly involved with your own short letter to the editor asking for the endorsement of the papers in your area!\n\nhttps://www.opednews.com/articles/Bernie-s-Brilliant-Des-Moi-by-Stephen-Fox-Battle-For-The-Editorial-Pages-Of-America_Des-Moines-Register_Editorial-Boards-Of-American-Newspapers_Editorial-Page-Endorsements-191222-740.html\n\n>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>.\n\nFederal officials U.S. Senators Current\n\nPatrick Leahy, U.S. Senator from Vermont (1975-present), president pro tempore of the United States Senate (2012-15), president pro tempore emeritus of the United States Senate (2015-present)\n\nFormer\n\nMike Gravel, former U.S. Senator from Alaska (1969-81), Democratic candidate for president in 2008 and 2020 (co-endorsement)\n\n\n\n\n\nNext Page 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25", "Apple is taking a firm stance against coronavirus applications that aren’t from “recognized institutions,” a new report from CNBC says. According to the report, Apple is trying to prevent the spread of misinformation with this policy.\n\nFor the report, CNBC spoke to four independent developers who had applications related to coronavirus rejected from the App Store. The applications in question “would allow people to see stats about which countries have confirmed cases” of coronavirus, the report says.\n\nSome of the applications used data from sources like the World Health Organization.\n\nWhy is Apple rejecting these apps? The company reportedly told one developer over the phone that anything related to coronavirus must be released by an official health organization or government. A separate developer got a written response from Apple saying that “apps with information about current medical information need to be submitted by a recognized institution.”\n\nCiting a person familiar with the matter, the report adds that Apple is looking at where the data in the apps comes from as well as the developers:\n\nApple has been specifically evaluating coronavirus apps to prevent the spread of misinformation. It looks at both where the health data comes from and whether the developers represent organizations that users can trust to publish accurate data, like governments or health-focused organizations, according to a person familiar with the matter.\n\nAs such, a search for coronavirus in the App Store on iOS reveals few results, including one app published by the Brazilian government. If Apple’s goal is to prevent misinformation, critics might argue that applications using data from organizations like WHO would help people be more aware of the ongoing situation.\n\nApple yesterday revised its App Store guidelines, indcluding one change that specifically relates to this situation:\n\nAn updated policy published by Apple on Wednesday has a new item, 5.1.1.ix, which is close to what developers said they were told. Apps in “highly-regulated” fields like healthcare, financial services, or air travel need to be submitted by a “legal entity that provides the services, and not by an individual developer.”\n\nGoogle has taken a similar stance for Android applications in Google Play, as our sister site 9to5Google reported earlier this week.\n\nApple seems to be doing a decent job rejecting health advice apps not published by official institutions, but there is deffo keyword spam going on. Plenty of random games show up when you search for “coronavirus”. pic.twitter.com/MD9dqEg4u6 — Benjamin Mayo (@bzamayo) March 5, 2020\n\nFTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. More.\n\nCheck out 9to5Mac on YouTube for more Apple news:", "Berlin: A fire at a zoo in western Germany killed a large number of animals in the early hours of the new year, authorities said.\n\nThey did not comment on local media reports that the fire was started by celebratory fireworks.\n\nThe Krefeld zoo near the Dutch border said the entire ape house burned down and all the animals inside are dead.\n\nThe dpa news agency, quoting officials, said the dead animals included chimpanzees, orangutans and two gorillas, as well as fruit bats and birds.\n\nThe zoo said the nearby Gorilla Garden didn't go up in flames, however.\n\nGorilla Kidogo and his family are alive, the zoo wrote on Facebook early Wednesday.\n\n\"An unfathomable tragedy hit us shortly after midnight,\" the zoo said.\n\n\"Our ape building burned down to the foundation.\" Both the zoo and the city said that they didn't know the cause of the fire and that police are investigating.\n\nOfficials would not confirm reports by local media that New Year's fireworks could have caused the blaze.\n\nThe zoo will remain closed on Wednesday. Police said at least 30 of the animals had died.", "Photos: San Antonio celebrates New Year's Eve at city's downtown party\n\nFamilies and friends rang in the New Year at Celebrate SA, the city's official party, at La Villita and Hemisfair Tuesday night. Families and friends rang in the New Year at Celebrate SA, the city's official party, at La Villita and Hemisfair Tuesday night. Photo: B Kay Richter For MySA.com Photo: B Kay Richter For MySA.com Image 1 of / 53 Caption Close Photos: San Antonio celebrates New Year's Eve at city's downtown party 1 / 53 Back to Gallery\n\nLocals, tourists—and thousands of Longhorns' fans—packed La Villita and Hemisfair Tuesday night to ring in 2020 at Celebrate SA, the city's official New Year's Eve party.\n\nThe event featured live music, carnival rides, games and a 15-minute fireworks show at midnight.\n\nPHOTOS: UT, Utah fans cheer on teams at Rudy's Pep Rally in downtown San Antonio\n\nPhotos showed families and friends enjoying the night, wearing 2020 glasses, headbands and hats while at the free downtown celebration.\n\nClick through the gallery above to see how San Antonio celebrated New Year's Eve.\n\nPriscilla Aguirre is a breaking news reporter and general assignment writer. Read her on our breaking news site, mySA.com, and on our subscriber site, ExpressNews.com | priscilla.aguirre@express-news.net | @CillaAguirre", "Cuba congratulated on 61st anniversary of its Revolution Cuba congratulated on 61st anniversary of its Revolution Cuba congratulated on 61st anniversary of its Revolution\n\nCuba congratulated on 61st anniversary of its Revolution\n\n31 de diciembre de 2019, 11:59Havana, Dec 31 (Prensa Latina) Governments and peoples worldwide have congratulated Cuba on the occasion of the 61st anniversary of the triumph of the Revolution, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs informed on Tuesday.\n\nAccording to the source, Singaporean President Mdm Halimah Yacob congratulated the Cubans on behalf of his people on National Independence Day and wished peace and prosperity to the country.Dominican President Danilo Medina and Foreign Minister Miguel Vargas also expressed their good wishes for prosperity and well-being, as well as their most sincere congratulations.Latvian President Egils Levits and Foreign Minister Edgars Rink?vi?s also sent messages to Cuban authorities on the anniversary of the Revolution.Panamanian Head of State Laurentino Cortizo Cohen conveyed a fraternal greeting to President Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez and the Cuban people on the 61st anniversary of the triumph of the Revolution, 'a fact of great significance for Latin America as a whole.'Presidents Uhuru Kenyatta (Kenya), Edgar Chagwa Lungu (Zambia), Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa (Zimbabwe) and Paul Biyan (Cameroon) also expressed their best wishes from Africa.Seychelles President Danny Faure extended his deepest congratulations, and recalled the common struggles for self-determination. He noted that the Cuban government is an invaluable companion on the road to development.Likewise, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, King of the Netherlands Williem-Alexander R, and Belgian King Philippe Léopold Louis Marie, also sent warm congratulations and wishes of prosperity to the friendly people of Cuba.For its part, the government of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas extended its sincere congratulations to Cuba for the celebration, and expressed its commitment to continue strengthening relations between the two nations.jg/iff/jcm/evm"], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "Sixteen of the 39 deceased flown to Hanoi, with the rest to be repatriated later, say officials and media\n\nThe first 16 bodies of 39 Vietnamese people found dead in the back of a refrigerated lorry in Britain have been repatriated to Vietnam, according to a local official and Vietnamese media.\n\n“Sixteen bodies including five from Nghe An province have arrived in Vietnam,” said a senior official of the province. The bodies arrived at Noi Bai airport in Hanoi early on Wednesday, online newspaper VnExpress reported, and would be taken by ambulances to homes in Nghe An, Ha Tinh and Quang Binh provinces. The remaining bodies would be repatriated later, VnExpress said.\n\nVietnamese police have said the deceased came from six provinces: Haiphong, Hai Duong, Nghe An, Ha Tinh, Quang Binh and Hue. Their families were plagued by confusion and anguish over how to get the bodies home.\n\nMan arrested in east London over Essex lorry deaths case Read more\n\nThe families would have to pay for the repatriation costing up to £2,208, according to a foreign ministry statement seen by Reuters. The statement, dated 14 November, said the Vietnamese government would advance the payment which families could repay later.\n\nThough relatives were encouraged by authorities to opt for ashes “to ensure speed, low cost and sanitation safety”, many paid more for the bodies to carry out traditional burials. Cremation is rare in the Vietnam countryside, where many of the victims were from.\n\nOn Monday the Northern Irish driver of the truck, 25-year-old Maurice Robinson, pleaded guilty to conspiring to assist illegal immigration. He also admitted to acquiring cash that came from criminal conduct, but did not plead guilty to 41 other charges. Several other people have been arrested in the UK while Vietnam has held at least 10 people, though none have been formally charged.\n\nWith Reuters and AFP", "pos": ["Remains of 23 victims arrive in Hanoi following repatriation of further 16 to their hometowns days earlier\n\nThe remains of the last 23 of 39 Vietnamese people found dead in a lorry near London in October have been brought to Vietnam.\n\nThe remains of the 23 victims arrived at Noi Bai airport in Hanoi early on Saturday, a local government official said. Seven of the bodies were cremated in Britain before being repatriated, said the official Vietnam News Agency.\n\nLorry driver pleads guilty over role in Essex deaths Read more\n\nThe first 16 of the bodies had been repatriated on Wednesday to their home towns in Vietnam where they were received by relatives and friends holding white roses.\n\nThe discovery of the bodies in the back of a refrigerated truck after being smuggled into Britain has shone a spotlight on the illicit trade that sends the poor of Asia, Africa and the Middle East on perilous journeys to the west.\n\nPolice in Vietnam have arrested 10 people in connection with the deaths. On Monday the British driver of the truck admitted plotting to assist unlawful immigration and acquiring criminal property.\n\nEssex lorry deaths: Vietnam ‘strongly condemns’ trafficking Read more\n\nIn Vietnam poor job prospects, environmental disasters and the promise of financial rewards are all factors pushing people to leave.\n\nNguyen Dinh Gia, the father of victim Nguyen Dinh Luong, said his son had left home for Britain in “hopes for a better life”. Gia said after his son’s body was buried on Thursday: “How could I describe how big this loss is for my family … but the return of his body has helped ease the pain.”"], "neg": ["SEOUL: Oil prices rose on the first trading day of 2020 as warming trade relations between the United States and China eased demand concerns, and rising tensions in the Middle East raised worries about supply.\n\nGlobal benchmark Brent crude futures, were up 21 cents, or 0.3%, to 66.21 a barrel by 0130 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude was up 21 cents, or 0.3%, at $61.27 per barrel.\n\nOil markets were closed on Wednesday for New Year's Day.\n\nBoth benchmarks ended higher in 2019, posting their biggest annual gains since 2016, buoyed at the end of the year by a thaw in the prolonged trade dispute between the United States and China - the world's two largest economies - and a deeper output cut pledged by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies.\n\n\"Oil remains supported by the back-burner trade truce and the uptick in political unrest in Iraq,\" said Stephen Innes, chief Asia market strategist at AxiTrader.\n\nGeopolitical risks remain in the Middle East after U.S air strikes against the Iran-backed Katib Hezbollah militia group over the weekend. Protesters, angry at the air strikes, stormed the U.S.\n\nEmbassy in Baghdad on Wednesday, although they withdrew after U.S. deployed extra troops.\n\nIn 2020, Brent is forecast to average $63.07 a barrel, up from December's estimate of $62.50, while WTI is forecast to average $57.70 a barrel, up from December's estimate of $57.30, as the OPEC-led supply cuts and the expectations of a U.S.-China trade deal boosted analysts' views on the prospects for the year, a Reuters poll showed.\n\nU.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday the U.S.-China Phase 1 trade deal would be signed on Jan. 15 at the White House.\n\nJanuary also marks the start of the deeper output cuts by OPEC and its partners, including Russia.\n\nOPEC and its allies have agreed to cut a further of 500,000 barrels per day (bpd) from Jan. 1, on top of their previous cut of 1.2 million bpd that started on Jan. 1 a year ago.\n\nA fall in U.S. crude inventories last week also supported prices. U.S. crude inventories fell by 7.8 million barrels in the week ended Dec. 27, compared with analysts' expectations for a decrease of 3.2 million barrels, according to data from the American Petroleum Institute (API) released on Tuesday.\n\nOfficial data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) is due on Friday as the release has been delayed by two days by the New Year's holiday. - Reuters", "DETROIT – A 29-year-old man was rushed to a hospital after shots were fired into a Detroit home, police said.\n\nThe shots were fired just after 6:30 p.m. on South Ethel Street near I-75.\n\nThe front of the home was riddled with bullets. Police said nobody is in custody.\n\nPolice are still investigating.", "EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – Crews responded to reports of a Condition 2 House Fire in the upper valley at 9:05 p.m. yesterday.\n\nThe fire happened at the 800 block of Forest Willow Cir.\n\n17 firefighters and 10 units contained the fire that spread through the house. According to the El Paso Fire Department, the fire was contained at 11:35 p.m.\n\nOfficials say, two adults, one male, and a female, were evacuated safely and are being assisted by the American Red Cross Southwest Region.\n\nAn investigation has started to determine the cause of the fire and the total amount of damage. We will post updates as they become available.\n\nFinal Update – Condition 2 House Fire at Forest Willow Cir.\n\n\n\nFire contained. Crews checking for hotspots. No injuries reported. Two adults evacuated safely and being assisted by the @AmRedCrossSW\n\n\n\nInvestigators at the scene. No damage estimates not cause of the fire at this time. pic.twitter.com/QHzHn3KCLt — El Paso Fire Department (@EPTXFire) January 1, 2020\n\nBecause the house is located just down the street from the New Mexico and Texas state line, a neighbor said it raised some confusion when calling emergency dispatchers.\n\n“I would hate for someone to have an emergency and just have to be put on hold or hesitate just even a moment because they’re trying to figure out what state they’re in,” Barbara Truax said.\n\nThe concerned neighbor cautions others in the nearby area to specify where their address is when calling emergency dispatchers to avoid any potential delay to response time.", "Mooring fees have increased $50 to cover the costs or removing abandoned boats from Auckland's waters. Photo / Supplied\n\nMooring fees have increased $50 to cover the costs or removing abandoned boats from Auckland's waters. Photo / Supplied\n\nMichael Neilson is a political reporter for the New Zealand Herald\n\nHundreds of ghost ships litter Auckland's waters and require recovery, costing ratepayers hundreds of thousands of dollars.\n\nAuckland Harbourmaster Andrew Hayton said when he started in the role over eight years ago they were plucking about half a dozen abandoned ships out of the water a year.\n\nLast year it was 23.\n\nThe costs are increasing too. Last year his team, part of Auckland Transport, spent $135,000 hauling the unloved vessels out of Auckland's waters and disposing of them.\n\nHe estimates there could be as many as 200 abandoned boats in the area currently.\n\n\"It is becoming an unsustainable burden on the city.\"\n\nThis year they increased the fees for Auckland's 3000 moorings by $50, taking the total price to $296, to take the burden off ratepayers.\n\nHayton said it was unfortunate for responsible boat owners, but it was not fair for general ratepayers to be picking up the full tab.\n\nREAD MORE:\n\n• State of the Gulf: Government, NGO provide $400k boost to Hauraki Gulf shellfish stocks\n\n• Premium - No fishing: Large swathes of Hauraki Gulf could be placed in marine reserves or closed to fishing to reverse dramatic declines in marine species\n\n• Premium - Hauraki Gulf - Tīkapa Moana: How to save our big blue backyard\n\n• Premium - Key to saving Hauraki Gulf: Let's try traditional Māori fishing practices\n\nThe abandoned vessels had all been left on moorings, and typically had been built in the 1960s and 1970s, when it was more popular for people to build their own boats, Hayton said.\n\nMost were built with rudimentary materials, and the owner had likely since died.\n\n\"But the vessels still might hold a sentimental value to the children or grandchildren, and hence these boats just sit there, nobody wanting to get rid of them, until they fall into a state of disrepair, or are forgotten about.\"\n\nThe number of abandoned boats in the waters surrounding Auckland is increasing. Photo / Supplied\n\nIn other cases the boats might be sold for what looks like a bargain, until the new owner realised how much work it took to repair and maintain.\n\nAs these vessels aged them being abandoned was increasing and it was difficult to identify owners, Hayton said.\n\nWhile the moorings were registered, there was no boat registration in New Zealand.\n\n\"Some people put dead boats onto moorings to dump them, so it is quite easy to shirk responsibility.\"\n\nThere was no typical process, rather the harbourmaster's team would take note of what looked like an abandoned boat, and seek to find the owner.\n\n\"It is quite easy to tell when they've been abandoned. There might be excessive growth on it, seagulls nesting, or even trees growing on them. They can be real eyesores.\"\n\nIf the owner could not be identified, under the Maritime Act they were required to place a notice on the vessel, an advertisement in the Herald, and contact police.\n\nHarbourmaster Andrew Hayton says it is \"easy to tell\" when a boat has been abandoned. Photo / Supplied\n\nIf no owner came forward they would then seek to sell the vessel, but if it was beyond repair they would salvage what they could and dispose of the rest.\n\nThe process could cost anywhere between a few hundred dollars up to $30,000, the higher figure especially if the boat had sunk, as it would require divers.\n\nThere were about six boats going through that process now, but about 200 throughout Auckland's waters Hayton and his team are keeping an eye on.\n\nHayton said rather than simply abandoning boats owners should get in touch with the harbourmaster.\n\n\"The onus is on boat owners to keep their vessels seaworthy. But we understand people can fall on hard times, or people pass away and the boat be left with others.\n\n\"If you are unable to look after it, please just get in touch with us and we'll do what we can to help.\n\n\"Getting onto it sooner you might be able to recover some costs, whereas leaving it will end up costing more money.\"\n\nAuckland Yacht and Boating Association chair Ian Clouston said a lot of boats were abandoned because the costs of maintaining them were so high.\n\n\"You might be looking at 15 to 20 per cent of the boat's value in maintenance a year, so with rising living costs and berthing fees some people simply can't afford it.\"\n\nSelling boats was also more difficult these days, with them being classed as \"luxury items\".\n\nHe urged people to get onto the problem sooner than later, rather than abandoning them on random moorings.\n\n\"It is very irresponsible, and if you don't know the strength of the mooring the boat could be blown off in a storm.\"", "Studio 54 party at Midtown's Electric FeelGood lets partygoers ring in 2020\n\nMidtown's Electric FeelGood hosted a Studio 54 party to celebrate New Year's Eve on Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2019, in Houston. Midtown's Electric FeelGood hosted a Studio 54 party to celebrate New Year's Eve on Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2019, in Houston. Photo: Jamaal Ellis/Contributor Photo: Jamaal Ellis/Contributor Image 1 of / 67 Caption Close Studio 54 party at Midtown's Electric FeelGood lets partygoers ring in 2020 1 / 67 Back to Gallery\n\nWatching the ball drop on TV is certainly not everyone’s idea of a good time. For those who wanted to skip out on the televised tradition, Houston venues offered party options galore, including Midtown hotspot Electric FeelGood.\n\nThe two-story bar, featuring an indoor slide, hosted a \"Studio 54\" soiree Tuesday night. Guests enjoyed spins by DJ Palmo and a champagne toast at midnight.\n\nFor an inside look at all the fun, see above.\n\nMarcy de Luna is a reporter. You can follow her on Twitter @MarcydeLuna and Facebook @MarcydeLuna.\n\nNEW YEAR'S EVE: How Houston celebrities celebrated the arrival of 2020"], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "HAMDEN, Conn. — Police in Connecticut are trying to identify a man they say got a job at a gas station and proceeded to steal $17,000 worth of merchandise and cash on his first, and only, solo overnight shift before disappearing.\n\nThe man also stole his employment folder, which contained his personal information, so the store’s owner does not even know the worker’s name, Hamden police said in a statement Tuesday.\n\nPolice responded to the Go On Gas store late last month.\n\nThe owner told investigators he used an app on his cellphone to view the store security cameras and noticed that the new employee had left.\n\nThe owner went to the store and determined that the worker had stolen lottery tickets, 89 boxes of cigarettes and money worth a total of more than $17,000. The employment file was also missing.\n\nAnyone who recognizes the suspect in a surveillance image released by police is asked to contact investigators.", "pos": ["Typically when you start at a new job, you always want to make sure to leave a good impression that very first day. Well, this man left quite an impression, all right. What did he do? He decided to steal on his first day of work, yup, the usual.\n\nAccording to authorities, the employee made off with more than $17,000 in cigarettes, cash, and lottery tickets while he was working. The incident occurred at the Go On Gas station in Hamden, Connecticut, when management hired a new overnight employee to run the gas station on his own.\n\nA gas station employee in Connecticut is accused of stealing more than $17,000 worth of cash, lottery tickets and cigarettes during his first solo shift on the job, authorities said. https://t.co/GmxIxTbuuk — KTVU (@KTVU) February 6, 2020\n\nHamden Police Department stated the store owner used an app on his cell phone to see the store camera and check in on how the new employee was doing. He was shocked to see the brand new employee was nowhere to be seen. Through a statement the Hamden Police noted, “[The owner] quickly ascertained that the new employee had left. The store owner immediately responded to the store and ascertained that the new employee had stolen numerous items including lottery tickets, 89 boxes of cigarettes and money.”\n\nThe total loss is valued at $17,183.00. Authorities stated the suspect also stole his employment folder with all his personal information, meaning yes, the store owner not only has no way to identify this sly man but doesn’t even know the name of his former employee!\n\nThis is so funny! The man stole his employment records so the employer couldn't identify him\n\nNew gas station employee allegedly steals $17,000 on very first day of work – ABC News – https://t.co/wIQbkvPB1m via @ABC — Private Figure (@Kingjavanna) February 6, 2020 Advertisement\n\nI have to admit, this is no average man, he is definitely smart and knew exactly what he was doing. I really have to give this man props, especially for doing it at a gas station where there are a million cameras. Someone will definitely recognize him on the street and turn him in.\n\nAdvertisement\n\nBut, as of today Hamden Police Department has yet to find him and are asking the public for help in finding this sneaky man. So, if you see someone on the street similar to the guy in the video, well, you know what to do."], "neg": ["Someone in WA will be absolutely loving 2020 after taking out division one on the first day of the year, and the agent who sold the winning ticket is buzzing too after a tough 2019.\n\nThe winning ticket was sold in Carramar, in Perth’s north, ahead of Wednesday night’s draw, matching numbers 23, 24, 37, 25, 20 and 43.\n\nThe ticket was worth a cool $1 million.\n\nNewsXpress Carramar owner Ray Pigdon said it was the best change of fortune coming off the back of a tough 2019.\n\n“2020 has been a perfect start,” he said.\n\n“Given we had a ram raid at our store last year, it’s nice to start this year with the first division one prize of 2020.\n\n“I’m hoping the ticket has been sold to one of our regulars who have stuck with us.”\n\nPlay Video A WA Police spokesperson said the incident was still being investigated and anyone who witnessed the crash can call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000. The West Australian Video A WA Police spokesperson said the incident was still being investigated and anyone who witnessed the crash can call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.\n\nMr Pigdon’s store was among those damaged when a ute was rammed through the front doors of Carramar Village shortly after 4am on June 6.\n\nThe ute had allegedly been stolen and two people fled the scene.\n\n“They have ram raided the centre front-on, then done a three-point turn and reversed into the shop taking out everything in their path,” Mr Pigdon’s wife Julie told Community News at the time\n\n“They’ve smashed through our roller shutters and all our stock at the front as well as glass shelving and cabinets.”\n\nShe said thieves had taken a safe containing cash, scratchies and stamps.", "Sign up to FREE daily email alerts from stokesentinel - Daily Subscribe Thank you for subscribing See our privacy notice Could not subscribe, try again later Invalid Email\n\nWith all the 'new year, new me' mantras floating about for the new decade - why not take the plunge and apply for a new job?\n\nThere are hundreds of vacancies across Staffordshire, but we've plucked out 20 that almost anyone could apply for today - with little experience needed.\n\nWhether you fancy making coffee, answering the phone, or selling beauty products - you'll find a job in this list that you can apply for.\n\nIntu Potteries\n\nAnn Summers sales assistant\n\nFront of house at Ann Summers in the intu Potteries centre. Applicants need to be over 18 and flexible to work Thursday to Sunday.\n\nFor more information, click here.\n\nSecurity officer for intu\n\nCarrying out regular patrols of the car park and ensuring compliance with all internal procedures and site processes.\n\nTo apply, follow this link .\n\nMonsoon Assistant Manager\n\nMonsoon looking for an experienced Assistant Manager to join their busy Hanley Monsoon Accessorize branch.\n\nApply online here .\n\nWaiting-on staff at Burger Priest\n\nFull time and part time vacancies at one of Hanley's newest eateries with a religious theme.\n\nFor more information on the role, click here .\n\nAffinity Outlet\n\nBB’s Team Member\n\nBakers and Barista's are looking for someone to serve coffee and cake with a smile. Experience isn't essential - so perfect for a first job!\n\nView the job advert here .\n\nCharles Clinkard sales assistant\n\nThis footwear store is looking for a part time staff member for a temporary contract until February.\n\nFor more information, click here .\n\nCotton Traders sales assistant\n\nCotton Traders inside Affinity Outlet are looking for a sales assistant over the age of 18. As well as 50% discount, staff also get a clothing allowance.\n\nApply online here .\n\nEdinburgh Woollen Mill apprentice\n\nThis popular store is offering the opportunity for a candidate to work a 16 hour apprenticeship at Edinburgh Woollen Mill.\n\nFor details on how to apply, click here .\n\nSports Direct sales assistant\n\nSports Direct are looking for a sales assistant with 'fantastic customer service, commitment, enthusiasm and the flexibility to work weekends and late nights'.\n\nIf that sounds like you, click here for more information.\n\nBeauty Outlet store manager\n\nIf you're interested in makeup and are 'confident and bubbly', then this Beauty Outlet role could be for you.\n\nApply for the position here .\n\nTrespass store supervisor\n\nTrespass are on the hunt for a part time supervisor to run the store when the manager is away.\n\nFor more information, click here .\n\nAffinity Staffordshire cleaning operative\n\nGet hands on at North Staffordshire's biggest retail park, with no need for previous cleaning experience.\n\nTo learn more, click here .\n\nGAP floor manager\n\nGAP are searching for a sales and team driven floor manager to join the team in Affinity Staffordshire.\n\nView the job advert here .\n\nTalke Scents fragrance advisor\n\nThis fragrance store are looking for temporary staff for a 12 hour contract. The right candidate should have a minimum of 12 months retail/customer service experience.\n\nFor details on how to apply, click here .\n\nCosta barista\n\nIf you've got 'bags of personality' and great with customers, then Costa would love to have you on their Affinity Outlet team.\n\nTo learn more, click here .\n\nBurger King cleaner\n\nBurger King need someone to ensure that areas are 'cleaned to the highest standards at all times'. Cleaning experience is preferred but full training will be provided if necessary.\n\nFor details on how to apply, click here .\n\nBurger King crew member\n\nAs well as a cleaner, Burger King are hiring two crew members to join the team in the kitchen.\n\nTo learn more, click here .\n\nRoyal Stoke and Stafford County Hospitals\n\nApprentice Administration Support\n\nStafford County Hospital are looking for someone to join the Endoscopy team to support with admin on the busy reception desk.\n\nView the job advert here .\n\nAdministrationAssistant\n\nRoyal Stoke's Urology department are on the hunt for an administrative assistant to join the secretarial team to get their foot in the door of working in the NHS.\n\nTo apply, click here .\n\nSleep Receptionist\n\nJoin the team in the Sleep and Ventilation clinic at Royal Stoke to work on the reception, taking calls and inputting referrals.\n\nFind more information on the role here .\n\nFollow StokeonTrentLive\n\nDownload our app - You can download our free app for iPhone and iPad from Apple's App Store , or get the Android version from Google Play .\n\nFollow StokeonTrentLive on Facebook - Like our Facebook page to get the latest news in your feed and join in the lively discussions in the comments. Click here to give it a like!\n\nFollow us on Twitter - For breaking news and the latest stories, click here to follow SOTLive on Twitter .\n\nFollow us on Instagram - Featuring pictures past and present from across Stoke-on-Trent, North Staffordshire & South Cheshire - and if you tag us in your posts, we could repost your picture on our page! We also put the latest news in our Instagram Stories. Click here to follow StokeonTrentLive on Instagram .", "The men were travelling along Ferry Road, Haxey, in a blue Ford Fiesta when the car left the road and came to rest in a ditch.\n\nEmergency services were alerted to the incident at around 10.45pm.\n\nThe passenger suffered potentially life threatening injuries and the driver was also seriously injured.\n\nFerry Road, Haxey\n\nSign up to our daily newsletter The i newsletter cut through the noise Thanks for signing up! Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting...", "Coronavirus forcing parents to skip kids’ vaccinations: Unicef\n\nKABUL: The novel coronavirus pandemic that has forced billions of people across the globe to stay home is making parents skip routine immunisations for their kids, the United Nations children´s agency Unicef warned Thursday.\n\nThe phenomenon is being aggravated by overburdened health services where medical workers are being diverted from giving vaccines to focus on the COVID-19 response.\n\nSome governments might even have to postpone mass immunisation campaigns as a way of slowing the disease´s spread, Unicef said.\n\nThe agency's executive director Henrietta Fore said the requirement for people to stay home and observe social distancing was leading parents to \"make the difficult decision to defer routine immunisation\".\n\nOf particular concern are impoverished and war-torn countries battling measles, cholera or polio outbreaks, such as Afghanistan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Somalia, the Philippines, Syria and South Sudan.\n\n\"At a time like this, these countries can ill-afford to face additional outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases,\" Fore said in a statement.\n\n\"Medical goods are in short supply and supply chains are under historic strain due to transport disruptions. Flight cancellations and trade restrictions by countries have severely constrained access to essential medicines, including vaccines.\"\n\nGovernments may in future need to postpone preventive mass vaccination campaigns -- where people group together to receive inoculations -- to ensure these do not contribute to the spread of COVID-19, Fore said.", "The mood of the market turned quickly at the end of last year. Photo / Getty Images\n\nThe mood of the market turned quickly at the end of last year. Photo / Getty Images\n\nThe 2010s were a turbulent, transformative and testing time for the global economy but there was not a recession.\n\nThat is extremely rare. In fact, it is the first decade in the post-world war II era without a downturn in the UK and US.\n\nA year ago many economists thought the global economy would be crawling over the line into the 2020s and would suffer a recession soon after.\n\nREAD MORE:\n\n• 'Indicators are flashing red': Warning signs recession is looming\n\n• A recession will come, but how bad will it be?\n\n• Jared Bernstein: Just how likely is a recession?\n\n• Experts warn the next recession will be 'worse than the Great Depression' and predict it will hit US within two years\n\nThe trade war had escalated at a frightening pace, Brexit was in deadlock, global factories were heading into a deep industrial recession and central banks appeared to be oblivious to the threat of a downturn. The market's most-trusted recession signal - the US Treasury yield curve - then flashed red, predicting one within 24 months.\n\nBut the mood on markets has turned on a pinhead.\n\nAn ageing, and in some parts of the world record-long, economic cycle appears to have been given a shot in the arm. City forecasters have pencilled a slight acceleration in global growth from 2019's post-financial crisis low of 3pc to 3.1pc this year and 3.2pc in 2021. What changed?\n\nThe headwinds that threatened to tip the world into the next economic crisis have waned substantially. The US and China have reached an agreement for a \"phase one\" trade deal, potentially putting a pause on the protectionist wave sweeping the globe.\n\nBoris Johnson's decisive victory in the election will not only get his Brexit deal over the line but gives him more wriggle room in the next stage of negotiations.\n\nAnd crucially central banks have moved from tightening financial conditions to cutting interest rates and ploughing more money into markets.\n\nThe Federal Reserve, the US central bank, cut borrowing costs three times this year and moved from reversing quantitative easing - its bond-buying programme - to expanding its balance sheet again. The European Central Bank has also extended its experimental policies to revive growth, cutting rates deeper into negative territory and restarting its QE programme after an ill-conceived attempt to end it a year ago.\n\nWhile many economists fret central banks will now not have the firepower to fight a recession if one does strike, the latest burst of stimulus has catapulted stock markets to new record highs. Global stocks have followed their worst year since the financial crisis in 2018 with their best, gaining 25 per cent last year.\n\nBut with growth still languishing at post-crisis lows, are investors sleepwalking into the next recession?\n\nMost Wall Street analysts have predicted that the US-China breakthrough and the Fed's policy U-turn will be enough to stave off recession.\n\nThe US became the focus of recession jitters earlier this year given its importance to global growth. When America sneezes, the rest of the world still catches a cold - even as economic powers in the east rise.\n\nHowever, Philip Marey, Rabobank's senior US strategist, warns the euphoria on markets over the trade deal has been \"overdone\", predicting the US will enter a recession in the second half of this year.\n\nThe deal struck by Beijing and the Trump administration picks the low-hanging fruit of agricultural products and rolling back tariffs but fails to tackle the key sticking points between the two countries, such as intellectual property.\n\nMarey also argues that business investment remains low and the slack left in the US economy - the resources of an economy not being used - is very small, capping the room for growth. A key risk is that business worries feed through into the jobs market and hit the confidence of consumers, whose spending accounts for around 70 per cent of US GDP.\n\nMore rate cuts from the Fed would not be able to support growth further, he argues.\n\n\"It is really ineffective in supporting business investment and that is where the real bottleneck is at the moment,\" he says.\n\n\"For businesses, interest rates are low anyway so that is not their main concern.\"\n\nThe US election in November will start to come into focus for investors, generating another source of uncertainty for businesses.\n\nSigns of a recession brewing in the US could severely dent Donald Trump's chances given the strong economy is seen as stopping his approval rating sliding any lower.\n\nFour more years of Trump will increase the risk of another trade standoff but some of his Democratic challengers are equally problematic for businesses and investors.\n\nBernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren - who are currently polling in second and third place ahead of the Democratic primaries - are two leftist populists with plans to radically redistribute wealth and take on Wall Street.\n\nCiti global chief economist Catherine Mann says uncertainty from trade and politics \"matters for the global economy\".\n\n\"The several risks that have been weighing on the global outlook have not dissipated, and there is a non-small probability that these intensify in 2020.\"\n\nWhile most investment banks believe the threat of an immediate downturn has been pushed back, she warns that the \"risk of recession still does loom over the economy\".\n\nThe relief from a prolonged and economically damaging period of uncertainty in the UK could also be brief.\n\nEven with the Brexit deadlock broken, economists expect growth in the UK to be tepid again this year, slowing further from around 1.3 to 1.1 per cent.\n\nWith the prime minister insisting on a final trade deal with the EU being agreed before the end of the year, more uncertainty could plague businesses and the UK economy. No-deal Brexit worries could return in the second half of the year.\n\nBerenberg UK economist Kallum Pickering is more optimistic, predicting that growth will hit 1.8 per cent this year after being boosted by the fiscal stimulus promised by the Conservatives.\n\n\"An orderly Brexit can lift confidence and spending in the next two years after more than three years of heightened uncertainty and gradually softening momentum,\" he says.\n\nEconomists expect much of the business investment lost over the last three years to return but estimates of how much can be lured back vary from around a quarter to a half. Some of the investment will be lost forever, however.\n\nTorsten Bell, chief executive of think tank the Resolution Foundation, warns that Britain's buoyant jobs market could turn in 2020. This could weaken the economic boost provided by record employment levels and shoppers enjoying their biggest pay rises since the last recession.\n\n\"Our best guess is that 2020 will be very different from the last few years,\" Bell says. \"We may well see a welcome return to record pay levels, but a less welcome retreat from record employment, with worrying signs including falling vacancies and rising youth unemployment.\"\n\nMeanwhile the eurozone economy is expected to be weighed down again by Germany in 2020, with the impotent ECB unable to provide much stimulus and Northern European governments refusing to boost spending.\n\nChina, which has been hit hardest in the industrial recession triggered by the trade war, is also expected to slow further. City forecasters are predicting its growth will sink below the symbolic 6 per cent mark despite Beijing's huge fiscal and monetary stimulus efforts to pep up the economy.\n\nWhile most economists believe a recession will now be avoided in 2020, the ability of policymakers and central bankers to revive growth is severely limited, if one does strike.\n\nThe world economy is facing at the very least a prolonged period of stubbornly slow growth that will be difficult to escape.\n\n- Telegraph"], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "While one of the many gags online is that ish doesn't get real across the pond, series like Top Boy prove that what goes on in the ends is just as real as it is stateside. Making that point clearer is Blue Story, an acclaimed UK film that's finally hitting select theaters in America later this month.\n\nThe directorial debut from writer/director Andrew Onwubolu (aka Rapman, who caught the eye of JAY-Z, leading to an affiliation with Roc Nation), Blue Story is like a UK version of Boyz n the Hood or Juice. It features Micheal Ward, who blew everyone's mind when Top Boy hit Netflix, and delves into a friendship between two friends from opposite boroughs in London. It's no joke; you learn early on that things get hectic when clans clash, leading to tragic ends and insane realizations. It's a provocative look at London youth right now, especially from impoverished areas, all conducted by Rapman, who himself makes interesting appearances throughout the film, guiding the story along.\n\nThe intoxicating Blue Story hits theaters in New York on March 20, followed by openings in Los Angeles on March 27. Check out the official U.S. trailer above, then check out the synopsis (and the official poster) below.\n\nBest friends Timmy (Stephen Odubola) and Marco (Micheal Ward) go to the same high school in Peckham, but live in neighboring London boroughs. When Marco’s beaten up by one of Timmy’s primary school friends the two boys wind up on rival sides of a never-ending cycle of gang war in which there are no winners … only victims.", "pos": ["Paramount Pictures has released a new trailer to the urban drama, Blue Story, written and directed by Onwubolu, who is known as Rapman on his successful YouTube videos.\n\nProduced by Damian Jones and Joy Gharoro-Akpoiotor, the film stars an array of up-and-coming U.K. talent: Eric Kofi-Abrefa, Stephen Odubola, Micheal Ward, Khali Best, Max Fincham, Kadeem Ramsay and Karla-Simone Spence. Junior Afolabi Salokun and Micaiah Lewis will make their feature-film debuts.\n\nBest friends Timmy (Stephen Odubola) and Marco (Micheal Ward) go to the same high school in Peckham, but live in neighboring London boroughs. When Marco’s beaten up by one of Timmy’s primary school friends the two boys wind up on rival sides of a never-ending cycle of gang war in which there are no winners … only victims.\n\nParamount Pictures will release Blue Story in select theaters on March 20."], "neg": ["Little has been done to provide people with disabilities with the guidance and support needed to protect them during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, even though many of them are part of the high-risk group, today warned the UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities, Catalina Devandas. “People with disabilities feel they have been left behind,” the UN human rights expert said.… Read more on https://africa-newsroom.com/press/covid19-who-is-protecting-the-people-with-disabilities–un-rights-expert?lang=en\n\nShare this: Email\n\nTwitter\n\nFacebook\n\nLinkedIn\n\nMore\n\nPrint\n\nTumblr\n\n\n\nReddit\n\nPinterest\n\n\n\nLike this: Like Loading... Related", "Have you thought about getting married in Italy? How about saying yes to a small church in a beautiful historic city or on a perfect beach with all your loved ones or in a special place that remembers your love story? Maybe, where he met or had his first vacation or where his parents are from? There are many reasons to choose Italy as your wedding destination: beautiful places, a pre-established honeymoon, excellent food and wine and much more.\n\nIf you have found a house rental in Italy and are planning a wedding in the country, then read on as these are the ten things you will need to do and the information you will need to make those vows legally binding.\n\n1. Get Contact the consulate of your country of origin in Italy.\n\nThis will be useful as a support system and a reliable source of specific information about the chosen destination. They can help you start the process and prepare your wedding, starting with the organization of documents such as the Princess Apulia, which is a document required for US and Australian citizens to marry in Italy.\n\n2. Send your declaration of intention of marriage to the local marriage office\n\nThe local marriage office – civic registry – is located in the town hall of the town, city or area where your marriage will take place. Be sure to do so at least three weeks before your wedding date, if not before. You will also have to get a couple of officially translated documents. However, the specific details of this part of the process may change, so being in contact with the consulate and the local town hall is the easiest way to know the exact details of the area in which you plan to get married.\n\n3. Organize a translator\n\nNot only for ease, even if you speak Italian, but you will also need to hire a translator to attend the ceremony for civil ceremonies due to a rule from a time ago. However, organizing a wedding planner who speaks your language is probably the best option for those who want an easier experience, since they can help you with all the paperwork, with the wedding organization, overcome language and cultural barriers and much more.\n\n4. Other Religious Weddings and Same-sex Marriages\n\nItaly recognizes religious weddings of all religions, including the different branches of Christianity, Jewish weddings, Hindu weddings, and Muslim weddings, as long as a civil ceremony is incorporated into the marriage to be officially legal. You will be asked to prove that you are civilly married before the ceremony can be held in a religious temple.\n\nUnfortunately, same-sex marriages are not yet legally recognized in Italy. However, civil unions were legalized in 2016, so, in this scenario, you may want to hold a symbolic wedding while in Italy and legally marry in your country (if that is possible, of course!).\n\n5. Weddings in the Church\n\nWhile there are other religious groups in Italy, Catholicism is still the majority religion and the great part of the small and beautiful churches that you will see will be Catholic churches. If you want to marry in one of these, it is, sadly, almost always necessary that both members of the couple are of the Catholic faith. You will also have to comply with the rules of your local parish and the parish in which you are getting married. You will have to present all religious documents, at the latest, seven weeks before your wedding date, as they must be processed by both your consulate and the local Bishop. Contact with the two parishes will allow you to clarify the exact details.\n\n6. Weddings and Civil Ceremonies\n\nCivil ceremonies are usually performed by the city mayor or by an assistant or civil servant and, as noted, you must have an interpreter, but such an interpreter may be a friend or acquaintance who speaks Italian fluently, it is not necessary for Be an official translator.\n\nYour votes and readings can be added and the main legal requirement is quite standard, at least two witnesses over 18 years. They must be present at the time of the wedding and sign in the register. Note: It may not be the best idea to ask your Italian friend to witness, since, according to Italian tradition, they would feel pressured to give away a large sum of money – you may suddenly find fewer guests at the wedding!\n\nAfter the wedding, you must also return to the town hall to present the marriage certificate and receive an apostille seal, which verifies the document.\n\nIt should also be borne in mind that, as a rule, these ceremonies will only take place at the town hall and an outdoor wedding may not be requested. However, specific places, villas, castles, gardens, etc. They will be approved, authorized and prepared for civil ceremonies. Look at the area around where you want to get married and see if there is a place nearby.\n\n7. The documents you will need:\n\n– A valid passport or national identity document of both parties.\n\n– Original birth certificate of both parties.\n\n– Divorce documents or death certificate (if necessary).\n\n– An affidavit, Nulla Osta or Dichiarazione Giurata, before a consular office in your home country, indicating that there is no legal impediment to your marriage in your home country.\n\n– A Notorious Atto signed by two witnesses (if American or Australian)\n\n– A declaration of intention of marriage that will go to the civil registry.\n\n8. Also, for a Catholic wedding you will need:\n\n– Baptism certificates.\n\n– Confirmation certificates.\n\n– Letter of non-impediment to marry.\n\n– Proof of attendance at a premarital course.\n\n– Permission of the local bishop to marry abroad.\n\n9. Fees\n\nThe following document and processing charges will be incurred if you are getting married in Italy:\n\n– A tax stamp for the Dichiarazione Giurata / Nulla Osta that will cost € 16\n\n– A tax stamp for the Notorious Atto that will cost € 16\n\n– A request for the Notorious Atto that will cost € 10.62\n\n– An application for the Nulla Osta that will cost around € 40\n\n– An urgent fee for the Notorious Atto will cost € 31.86, if necessary\n\nThere may also be local administrative fees, parish charges, etc., so be sure to check with the place where you are getting married for information on additional costs.\n\n10. Everything is much easier if it is a symbolic wedding.\n\nWith this type of wedding, you can have a second wedding and have everything exactly customized to your tastes and needs. This way you can set aside the legalities of the official wedding for when you are in your home country, making things much easier. You can also get married wherever and whenever you want (within reason) since these ceremonies do not have the same type of legal requirements and restrictions.\n\nWith all this in mind, now you can start planning the Italian wedding of your dreams! Be sure to check out our amazing Italian wedding planner and you may find a place to stay and a wonderful place to celebrate the wedding, all under one roof!", "Hong Kong: A march drawing tens of thousands of anti-government protesters in Hong Kong on New Year's Day spiralled out of control as police fired tear gas at crowds before halting the event.\n\nTens of thousands of people march through the streets of the Causeway Bay district of Hong Kong on January 1. Credit:Bloomberg\n\nThe violence broke out during the largely peaceful march as masses of citizens pressed authorities for further concessions in the Chinese-ruled city.\n\nIn the Wanchai bar district, some protesters had sprayed graffiti and smashed cash machines in an HSBC branch when riot police moved in, pepper-spraying crowds in a tense face-off. Tear gas was then fired into the crowds, affecting families and children.\n\nThe protesters, some with gas masks and clad in black, regrouped and formed their own lines as police blocked roads to prevent large crowds from completing the march as night fell.", "Sign up to FREE daily email alerts from birminghammail - daily Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Could not subscribe, try again later Invalid Email\n\nTonight's winning National Lottery numbers have been revealed - and the draw means you could be winning BIG.\n\nCamelot, the operator of the National Lottery, conducted the Lotto and Thunderball draws this evening.\n\nBirmingham residents looking for a life-changing sum of money can also play the EuroMillions, with draws twice a week taking place on Tuesday evenings and Friday nights.\n\nThe main UK Lotto draw will take place at 8pm. There will also be the Thunderball draw at 8.15pm where could win £500,000.\n\nLottery Tickets cost £2 per line, and include a raffle Millionaire Maker entry code. Thunderball Tickets cost £1.\n\nTo play, you simply select five numbers between 1 and 50, plus two Lucky Star numbers from 1-12.\n\nIf you really can’t choose and you’re finding the pressure too much, you can always select a Lucky Dip and let the machine choose a random selection for you.\n\nLotto draws take place on Wednesday and Saturday evenings from approximately 8.30pm.\n\nEuroMillions draws happen on Tuesdays and Fridays.\n\nTicket sales for both Tuesday and Friday EuroMillions draws close at 7.30pm on the evening of the draw.\n\nIf you’ve missed out, you can buy your ticket for the next draw almost straight away - sales re-open at 9pm.\n\nTonight's National Lottery Lotto winning numbers are: 13, 20, 30, 38, 50, 55.\n\nThe Bonus Ball is 05.\n\nTonight's estimated jackpot is £5.1 million.\n\nTonight's National Lottery Thunderball winning numbers are: 04, 06, 37, 38, 39\n\nThe Thunderball is 13.", "The last five years have been monumental for cybersecurity. Between data breaches that have affected the world’s biggest corporations and new laws passed worldwide to ensure better data security, the increased focus on securing data is a welcome one.\n\nHowever, the number of cybersecurity threats is going. According to a UK-based firm, Hiscox, 50% of surveyed firms experiences an attack, up from 40% over the same period during the past year.\n\nLarger businesses are more likely to experience attacks, but they are also more likely to have the expertise to avoid common cloud security mistakes and the manpower to avert attacks.\n\nIn the eyes of the consumer and the law, there are no criteria to set SMEs and corporations apart. They are supposed to protect user data in any way they can. Failure to do so may get businesses on the wrong side of both local and international regulations.\n\nCommon threats\n\nAttackers are constantly developing new vectors of initiating cybersecurity attacks, but most methods are common enough that they can be detected before they happen. Business owners should at least be aware of what the most common types of attacks are and how they happen.\n\nMalware: This is a general term used to describe any software that has been designed to cause damage to computers, servers, or any device connected to the network. Malware may come in the form of viruses, trojans, or ransomware.\n\nRansomware: This is a kind of malware that restricts access to your files until a ransom is paid. These normally encrypt all the information on a hard drive or server to make sure everything is inaccessible.\n\nViruses: Viruses are a special kind of malware that is designed to spread from one computer to any connected device. These are intended to give hackers remote control over your system.\n\nWhat are regulations meant for?\n\nCertain kinds of user data are protected by laws to make sure they do not fall into the wrong hands. These laws are enacted and enforced differently depending on where they were written and passed and what jurisdiction they apply to.\n\nUnlike the EU, the United States does not have a single all-encompassing data protection law. Rather, it’s composed of a mixture of state laws that impose restrictions and obligations on businesses. These restrictions relate to the collection, use, retention and disclosure of different kinds of user information. Data that is commonly protected includes social security numbers, driver IDs, zip codes and email addresses.\n\nEach state also has unique data breach notification legislation. Businesses are expected to publicize the existence of data breaches. Even if a business does not physically operate within a state, it must typically comply with that state’s law as long as it conducts business with that state’s residents.\n\nBesides, some states are a lot more active than others when it comes to passing data protection laws. New York and Massachusetts are known to have the most stringent data protection regulations in the US. Companies that do not have an internal legal team might benefit from reading an essaypro.com review or outsourcing to legal firms.\n\n7 cyber regulations your business isn’t prepared for\n\nOne of the most monumental cybersecurity laws passed in recent times has been Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation. The law was enacted in 2018 with the purpose of holding companies accountable for data breaches and the lack of effective measures in place for protecting user data.\n\nThe presence of these laws highlights the importance of modern cybersecurity regulations and why businesses that handle consumer data – large and small – should be informed about them.\n\nGDPR\n\nThe GDPR was passed in mid-2018 and fundamentally morphed how businesses that serve data to customers from the EU are expected to handle data. The most important parts to remember about this law are:\n\nEvery public company is expected to hire a data protection officer (DPO). DPOs help your firm to monitor internal compliance, advise you on your obligations towards data protection and provides information about Data Protection Impact Assessments. They can be an existing employee or externally hired, but must also be independent and an expert in data protection.\n\nEach company should have in place reasonable technical and administrative measures to protect user data. They should also expect to be held accountable in the event of a data preach.\n\nAny security breach is to be reported to authorities within 72 hours. Individuals whose data has been affected should also be contacted and made aware of the risks that they now face.\n\nThe penalties for failing to comply with the GDPR can be quite damaging to a business. In the worst-case scenario, you’ll be expected to pay a fine that amounts to up to 4% of annual global sales.\n\nChildren’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA)\n\nThe Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) is a law that was created to safeguard the privacy of children under 13. It was originally designed to address growing concerns of websites collecting children’s personal information without their parents’ consent during the late 90s.\n\nThe act stipulates that:\n\nSites collecting information on users under 13 must require parental consent\n\nSites must state the kind of data collected in their privacy policy, how the data is collected, what it’s used for and be posted anywhere data is collected.\n\nIt also outlines the legal responsibilities of website owners and operators concerning children’s privacy online. This includes a limit on the kinds of advertisements that are allowed for targeting young children.\n\nLastly, site owners are expected to give parents access to any information collected from their children. In accessing it, parents should also be allowed the data if they see it fit, but they are not allowed to alter it.\n\nCalifornia Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)\n\nThis is the first U.S. law that comes closest to mimicking what the GDPR has been able to achieve. The act was passed to provide California residents with the right to access their personal data, say no to the sale of their data and know what personal data is being collected about them.\n\nIt applies to any business that collects personal data from consumers and satisfies at least one of the following requirements:\n\nThe company earns more than half of its revenue from selling personal data.\n\nThe company’s gross annual revenues exceed $25 million.\n\nThe company stores the personal information of more than 50,000 consumers, households, or devices.\n\nCompanies will be expected to implement reasonable security measures to prevent the leakage of consumer data. The failure to do so means the company can be ordered to pay between $100 and $750 per resident affected by the incident or any other relief that is deemed proper by a court. A maximum fine of $7,500 for each intentional violation may also be ordered.\n\nThe New York State Department of Financial Services Cybersecurity Regulations (23 NYCRR 500)\n\nThe NYCRR 500 is a set of guides that requires financial institutions to implement effective measures to safeguard consumer data.\n\nTypes of companies required to comply with the law include:\n\nTrust companies\n\nInsurance companies operating in NY\n\nNon-U.S. banks operating in NY\n\nPrivate bankers\n\nMortgage companies… etc.\n\nIt requires companies to:\n\nConduct regular risk assessment exercises.\n\nHave an incident response plan\n\nDevelop detailed cybersecurity policies and procedures\n\nHave responsible measures preventing unauthorized access\n\nMaintain an audit of asset use.\n\nCompanies exempt from complying from this law should meet the following requirements:\n\nHas 10 or fewer employees.\n\nMakes less than $5 million in gross annual revenue, or\n\nHas less than $10 million in assets\n\nFair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA)\n\nThe FCRA restricts the use of information on various aspects of an individual’s personal information, including their credit standing, creditworthiness, mode of living and general reputation as qualifications for employment or insurance. In addition, companies are expected to:\n\nTruncate credit card numbers on any printed receipts\n\nSecurely destroy certain kinds of personal information\n\nStray away from using certain kinds of information for marketing purposes.\n\nEnact programs that detect and respond to instances of identity theft.\n\nMichael Clinton, a legal adviser at Rushessay.com, calls it ‘one of the most important consumer protection laws we have to date.’ This is in addition to the fact that credit card companies are expected to comply with the PCI-DSS.\n\nFamily Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)\n\nUnder this act, students are granted the right to access and adjust any aspects of their student data for accuracy. It also prohibits disclosing such information to other parties without the student’s consent.\n\nHealth Information Portability and Accountability Act\n\nUnder HIPAA, entities that hold information on the health status or details on the payment for healthcare services of an individual are expected to implement measures to protect that information. Such information cannot be transmitted or disclosed to third parties.\n\nConclusion\n\nSmall businesses are the most likely to be affected by data breaches and other cybersecurity threats. Unlike large companies, they are less likely to have enough manpower to mitigate and prevent future threats.\n\nLastly, if affected, small companies will have a harder time recovering from the potential financial and legal implications of a data breach. SMEs should be at the forefront of privacy advocation and data protection to build trust in the customer and avoid getting into legal and financial trouble."], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "Ryan Grim\n\nMarch 8 2020, 7:42 a.m. (theintercept.com)\n\nMICHIGAN HOLDS A special place in the memory of Jesse Jackson and the supporters of his insurgent 1988 presidential campaign. It was Jackson’s Nevada, the moment that the party establishment realized this campaign it had long written off might just seize the nomination.\n\nAt a rally in Michigan on Sunday, Jackson will endorse Sanders ahead of a do-or-die primary for the Vermont senator.\n\nThe Michigan contest in 1988 fell on March 27. After more than three dozen primaries and caucuses, a crowded presidential field had been winnowed down to three serious contenders: Michael Dukakis, the Massachusetts governor and presumed frontrunner; Missouri Rep. Dick Gephardt; and the Rev. Jackson, a former close aide to Martin Luther King Jr., and the public bearer of the torch of the civil rights movement.\n\nJoe Biden, then a senator from Delaware, had dropped out of the race following a plagiarism scandal and dismal polling numbers.\n\nGiven Gephardt’s hard-hat, working-class brand, he badly needed a win in Michigan. He threw everything he had left into the state. Dukakis, too, wanted Michigan — to show that his appeal extended beyond the liberal confines of Harvard Square, and that he could win back those Reagan Democrats whose defection had cost Jimmy Carter reelection.\n\nJackson spent that election day touring Detroit, hitting black churches and five different housing projects. The New York Times’ legendary political reporter, R.W. Apple, was on hand for the last minute push. Jackson, Apple observed in his election night dispatch, “had drawn surprisingly large crowds of both blacks and whites in the last few days,” adding that despite the black establishment’s support of Michael Dukakis — Detroit Mayor Coleman Young was backing Dukakis — Jackson won some Detroit neighborhoods by 15 or 20 to one. “But the surprise was the Chicago clergyman’s powerful showing in predominantly white cities like Lansing, Flint, Kalamazoo and Battle Creek, several of which he carried.”\n\nIndeed, Jackson did more than get out the black vote. Progressive whites in the state also rallied hard to his cause. (Dean Baker, now a prominent progressive economist, was district director for Jackson in Ann Arbor.)\n\nThe energy of the moment comes through in the Times dispatch. “So dramatically did [Jackson] seize the public imagination that he was able to counter successfully the notion that Mr. Dukakis was the Democrat with the best chance of nomination,” the Times wrote.\n\nJackson, after 37 primaries and caucuses, was now effectively tied with Dukakis in the delegate count — a stunning moment in American politics that has gone down the memory hole.\n\nThe victory generated two polar opposite responses in Washington, D.C., and Burlington, Vermont, both of which would have profound implications for the future of the party.\n\nIn Burlington, the city’s independent mayor, an outspoken supporter of Jackson, had to decide if he would engage directly with the Democratic Party in order to help Jackson win. After the Michigan victory, Bernie Sanders went all in, calling a local press conference and announcing that he would be participating in the April Democratic caucus to back Jackson. “I am the only non-Democrat, non-Republican, independent progressive mayor in the United States of America. OK, it is awkward, I freely admit, it is awkward for me to walk into a Democratic Party caucus, believe me, it is awkward. I am not a Democrat. Period,” he said.\n\nBut he said the stakes were too high, and the opportunity too great, to stand aside on principle. Jackson, he argued, could remake the Democratic Party in an image of social justice. “So while in fact, he may end up losing some conservative white votes, some racist white votes, I think there is a real chance that he could do what [Walter] Mondale couldn’t do in a million years. That is to bring millions and millions of poor people and working people into the political arena who in the past never participated.”\n\n‘Pick up your sling shot, pick up your rock, declare our time has come, a new day has begun!’ — Rev. Jesse Jackson’s iconic ‘David and Goliath’ speech from 1984 is just as relevant today\n\n3526:31 PM – Feb 5, 2020Twitter Ads info and privacy165 people are talking about this\n\nIn Washington, though, the reaction was pandemonium. Just as party leaders melted down publicly after Sanders’s win in the Nevada caucuses, they did so after Jackson’s triumph in Michigan. Talk in the top echelons of the Democratic Party turned to panic, with David Espo of the Associated Press reporting that the establishment feared a general-election blowout if Jackson was the nominee. Plans were being drawn up, he reported, to draft New York Governor Mario Cuomo to challenge Jackson at the convention if Dukakis couldn’t stop the reverend.\n\nE.J. Dionne, then reporting for the New York Times, captured the sense of dread.\n\nWhite Democratic leaders who do not support Mr. Jackson admitted they were in a quandary, wondering how to confront the growing movement toward Mr. Jackson without appearing to be racist and without alienating the large core of activists, including many white liberals, that he has attracted…. Around Washington, the words used by leading white Democrats to describe their party’s situation included crisis, disarray, disaster, consternation, mess, and wacky. “You’ve never heard a sense of panic sweep the party as it has in the last few days,” said David Garth, an adviser to Senator Albert Gore Jr. of Tennessee. Mr. Garth predicted that ‘”the anti-Jackson constituency, when the reality of his becoming President seeps in, may be a much bigger constituency than there is out there right now.”\n\nJackson, the Democratic political class argued, was simply unelectable, so the party should go with a winner like Dukakis. Rep. Barney Frank’s sister, Ann Lewis, was working for the Jackson campaign, but Frank was backing his home state governor. He explained to Dionne that there were two reasons Jackson couldn’t win. “One, there is unfortunately still racism in the country….That doesn’t mean the whole country’s prejudiced. It means that if there’s an irreducible 15 or 20 percent prejudice against a particular group, you’re giving away an awful lot,” Frank said. “Two, he’s still to the left of the country, especially on foreign policy.”\n\nJackson’s opponents had argued that his proximity to the nomination would paradoxically push some white Democrats away from him. It’s all fine and good to vote for the charismatic black guy with the unifying message in 1988 — indeed, it was an anti-racist badge of honor — just not if he actually might win. The party establishment pulled the fire alarm. I asked Jackson, in an interview for my recent book We’ve Got People, what kind of pressure he felt after his Michigan win. “The pressure was not on me,” he said. “It was the so-called Reagan Democrats who began sewing discord and spreading lies.”\n\nAt the April Democratic caucus in Vermont, Sanders spoke on Jackson’s behalf. The interloper’s speech did not go over well with every Democrat. As he headed back to his seat, a woman in the audience slapped him across the face, he later recounted in his 1997 book, “Outsider in the House.”\n\n“Bernie represents direction not complexion. He stood up for me in ’88 and we won Vermont — the whitest state in the country,” Jackson recently recalled to Jeremy Scahill. On the back of the progressive coalition Sanders had organized in Vermont, Jackson won the Vermont caucuses 46 to 45 percent.\n\nOutside of Vermont, it didn’t go as well. Jackson had been polling ahead in the next state on the calendar, Wisconsin, but the party consolidation behind Dukakis, fueled by the panic, flipped the momentum, and Dukakis took the state.\n\nOver the next month, Dukakis would win Pennsylvania, New York, Ohio and Indiana, and while Jackson continued picking off a state here and some delegates there, the nomination contest was effectively over. As is often the case, political wisdom failed the party elite, and Dukakis was crushed by the unpopular George H.W. Bush.\n\nJackson’s endorsement comes in the wake of Elizabeth Warren’s departure from the race. “I will not go against Bernie, but I’ve not made a decision to endorse anybody,” Jackson said in a February episode of Intercepted. “And when we talk, I share with him observations. Same with Warren, share observations. I’m not endorsing either one at this point.”\n\nBut Jackson was clear on who he would not be supporting. “I think the idea that somehow Biden has largely inherited the black vote in South Carolina is not sound judgment,” he said. “We were saying no to Clarence Thomas, he said, yes, to Clarence Thomas. We were saying no to the Crime Bill. He said yes to the Crime Bill. No to the Iraq War. He said yes to the Iraq war. He’s on a different side of history. It’s his right to be there but he might as well own up to his side of history.”\n\nJackson said that Biden had taken on the aura of Obama, though that misunderstood the role Biden had played on the Obama’s ticket. “Joe Biden is seen as connected to Barack. He was put on the ticket to balance the ticket not to enhance it. Barack was against the Iraq war. He was for the Iraq war. Barack was against the Crime Bill. He was for the Crime Bill. Barack was supporting Anita Hill and Biden let Clarence Thomas on the Supreme Court as a monument to his leadership in that committee. So his proximity to Barack gives the impression he is active in Civil Rights is clearer than it is,” Jackson said. “Biden was Barack’s right-wing. With Barack out, there’s nothing left but the right-wing.”\n\nBiden isn’t offering a vision that meets the moment, Jackson said. “His message does not address the pain of our people. I’m not sure what moderate means if people don’t have affordable healthcare. I’m not sure what moderate, ‘I’m a moderate’ means to us. In fact, it means very little to us,” he said.\n\nJust as Biden isn’t moderate, Jackson argued, Sanders isn’t on the left. “What Sanders represents is not the left-wing,” he said. “It’s the moral center. Healthcare for everybody is moral. Education even for the poor without student loan debt is the moral center. Middle East policy where you recognize Israel and Palestine is the moral center.”\n\nRyan Grim is the author of the book We’ve Got People: From Jesse Jackson to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the End of Big Money and the Rise of a MovementWAIT! BEFORE YOU GO on about your day, ask yourself: How likely is it that the story you just read would have been produced by a different news outlet if The Intercept hadn’t done it? Consider what the world of media would look like without The Intercept. Who would hold party elites accountable to the values they proclaim to have? How many covert wars, miscarriages of justice, and dystopian technologies would remain hidden if our reporters weren’t on the beat? The kind of reporting we do is essential to democracy, but it is not easy, cheap, or profitable. The Intercept is an independent nonprofit news outlet. We don’t have ads, so we depend on our members — 35,000 and counting — to help us hold the powerful to account. Joining is simple and doesn’t need to cost a lot: You can become a sustaining member for as little as $3 or $5 a month. That’s all it takes to support the journalism you rely on.Become a Member\n\nCONTACT THE AUTHOR:\n\nRyan Grim ryan.grim@​theintercept.com @ryangrim", "pos": ["Civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. on Sunday endorsed 2020 Democratic presidential primary candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders and urged black voters to reject the “moderate path” in favor of a progressive agenda that aims to actually meet the needs and demands of their communities.\n\nThe endorsement from Jackson, who sought the Democratic nomination in 1984 and 1988, came just a day after the U.S. senator from Vermont held a rally in Chicago’s Grant Park attended by about 15,000 people. Jackson spoke Sunday at a Sanders campaign event in Grand Rapids, Michigan.\n\nRegistered Democrats in Michigan, Idaho, Mississippi, Missouri, North Dakota, and Washington are slated to weigh in on the party’s presidential primary race on March 10, followed by voters in Illinois, Arizona, Florida, and Ohio on March 17.\n\nThe only way we will defeat Trump in November is by bringing in people who have given up on the the political process. We have the movement and agenda to do that. Live now from Grand Rapids with Rev. Jesse Jackson: https://t.co/WpDcJbCty8 — Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) March 8, 2020\n\nSince Super Tuesday, political commentators have declared the contest a two-person race between Sanders and former Vice President Joe Biden “for the future of the Democratic Party and the country.” Jackson said in his endorsement of Sanders Sunday that “we have a right to ask and expect candidates who benefit from the African-American political firewall to deliver what we need under the potential leadership of Bernie Sanders or Joe Biden.”\n\n“With the exception of Native Americans, African Americans are the people who are most behind socially and economically in the United States and our needs are not moderate,” said Jackson. “A people far behind cannot catch up choosing the most moderate path. The most progressive social and economic path gives us the best chance to catch up and Senator Bernie Sanders represents the most progressive path. That’s why I choose to endorse him today.”\n\nToday is a special day for our campaign. Rev. Jesse Jackson is one of the most transformative figures in modern American history and a hero of mine. It is one of the honors of my life to have his support. pic.twitter.com/CAszZIuKDT — Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) March 8, 2020\n\n“The Biden campaign has not reached out to me or asked for my support,” Jackson noted. “The Sanders campaign has, and they responded to the issues I raised and the concerns I expressed.” The civil rights leader shared a list of 13 comments and commitments from the Sanders campaign, which included addressing voter suppression; tax and trade reforms; advancing Medicare for All; providing high-quality, free public education; and promoting peace and ending endless wars.\n\nThe campaign also pledged that as president, Sanders will ensure that Black women are in his cabinet, at the highest levels of his administration, and on the U.S. Supreme Court; “work to create a market” for black farmers,” who have historically faced discrimination; invest in specific educational needs of black, brown and poor communities; commit extra funding to rural and minority health centers; and support “more trade and fair trade between African Americans, Africa, and the Caribbean nations.”\n\nSanders announced Jackson’s endorsement on ABC News Sunday morning after being asked about former primary rival Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) endorsing Biden:\n\nJUST IN: Sen. Bernie Sanders tells @GStephanopoulos that civil rights activist Jesse Jackson will endorse him later today. “We have the support of virtually every major grassroots organization.” https://t.co/omRqv4pvVR pic.twitter.com/eCoe3yD4uq — ABC News (@ABC) March 8, 2020\n\nThe Intercept‘s Ryan Grim reported Sunday that the “Rainbow Coalition Comes Full Circle as Jesse Jackson Endorses Bernie Sanders,” referring to the political organization that grew out of Jackson’s 1984 presidential race.\n\nIn 1988, as Grim detailed, Jackson secured a significant victory in the Michigan primary and Sanders—then the Independent mayor of Burlington, Vermont—supported his insurgent candidacy:\n\nAfter the Michigan victory, Bernie Sanders went all in, calling a local press conference and announcing that he would be participating in the April Democratic caucus to back Jackson. “I am the only non-Democrat, non-Republican, Independent progressive mayor in the United States of America. OK, it is awkward, I freely admit, it is awkward for me to walk into a Democratic Party caucus, believe me, it is awkward. I am not a Democrat. Period,” he said. But he said the stakes were too high, and the opportunity too great, to stand aside on principle. Jackson, he argued, could remake the Democratic Party in an image of social justice. “So while in fact, he may end up losing some conservative white votes, some racist white votes, I think there is a real chance that he could do what [Walter] Mondale couldn’t do in a million years. That is to bring millions and millions of poor people and working people into the political arena who in the past never participated.”\n\nThe embrace of Jackson’s rise in Burlington was quite different from the reaction of “pandemonium” in Washington, D.C. As Grim put it: “Just as party leaders melted down publicly after Sanders’ win in the Nevada caucuses, they did so after Jackson’s triumph in Michigan.”\n\nMeanwhile, he noted, “Biden, then a senator from Delaware, had dropped out of the race following a plagiarism scandal and dismal polling numbers.”\n\nGrim was far from alone in regarding Jackson’s endorsement of Sanders as a “full circle moment.”\n\nIt’s an incredible Full Circle moment. 1988: Bernie Sanders Endorses Jesse Jackson For President 2020: Jesse Jackson Endorses Bernie Sanders For President. #SuperTuesday2 #MichiganPrimary pic.twitter.com/yRRarlWX4J — Andrew Jerell Jones (@sluggahjells) March 8, 2020"], "neg": ["Instead of throwing down the gauntlet, Post Malone put it on his face.\n\nThe singer/rapper has debuted a new face tattoo to add to his collection.\n\nThe medieval gauntlet is featured prominently in photo posted Tuesday on tattoo artist Kyle Hediger’s Instagram account.\n\n“Last tattoo of 2019,” the caption reads. “Gauntlet on the baby boy @postmalone love u. 2020 is going to be next level. Love you all.”\n\nMalone also shared a photo in which a portion of the new tat can be seen.\n\nThe musical artist has more than 50 tattoos, including several on his face.\n\n“Anything to piss my mom off,” Malone said of his body art in a 2018 interview.\n\n“It’s not right,” Malone quipped. “I got a face for radio anyways, so why not?”", "By Julie Laakko\n\n[email protected]\n\nMASCOUTAH – This is a frightening time. Our daily way of life has been disrupted in more ways than one, and no one seems to know what to expect. In response to the Shelter in Place order, even the churches have closed their doors to protect their congregations. Church leaders in Mascoutah are working hard to provide worship services as best they can.\n\n• First Assembly of God has suspended their services and have been posting online worship services on their YouTube page – First Assembly of God Mascoutah.\n\n• St. John United Church of Christ has suspended all in-person worship services and classes. Sunday and Wednesday Lenten Services are available on their website www.saintjohnucc.org or their Facebook page.\n\n• St. Martin of Tours Lutheran Church has suspended all services until April 1. Their Order of Service and Live Stream can be found on their Facebook page.\n\n• Bethel United Methodist has suspended all on-site activities. There is an online worship streaming on Facebook Live at 10:30 on Sundays.\n\n• Mercy’s Door has suspended their meetings. A 10 AM online worship service is available on Sundays on Facebook and also have a link to a children’s Bible Project video series to discuss with their parents.\n\n• Mascoutah First Baptist Church suspended their services, but are providing an online service on Facebook Live. The service will be held March 22 at 10:45 AM.\n\n• Cross Pointe Christian Church is not gathering at this time. Pastor Charlie McGee’s message is available at www.ourcrosspointe.org. More information can be found on their Facebook page.\n\n• Zion Lutheran Church is providing Sunday and Lenten worship services through online and streaming services, primarily Facebook Live. They are offering a Bible class through the ZOOM app. Anyone interested in the Bible Class should contact Zion Lutheran.\n\n• Holy Childhood has limited their service to two live stream online masses: one at 5 PM on Saturdays and one at 9 AM on Sundays. The Live Stream can be accessed at www.holychildhoodchurch.com by clicking on the link that says Live Stream Mass. There are also other links on their website that can be used.", "Yes. He abused power, stained the office and should be removed.\n\nNo. He committed no crimes and proceedings were a political sham.\n\nThe president deserves censure but not impeachment.\n\nNot sure.\n\nVote\n\nView Results", "BEIJING (Reuters) - China on Wednesday condemned a U.S. Senate measure on Hong Kong, vowing to take the steps necessary to safeguard its sovereignty and security.\n\nIn a statement, the foreign ministry said the United States should stop interfering in Hong Kong and Chinese affairs and move to stop the latest bills on Hong Kong from becoming law.\n\nThe U.S. Senate on Tuesday unanimously passed legislation aimed at protecting human rights in Hong Kong, amid clashes between pro-democracy protesters and police.", "Fort Lewis College is updating about a dozen panels at the Clock Tower in the center of campus to better recognize the past, \"in a way that's fully inclusive of our Native American community on campus and the families directly affected by Indian boarding schools.\""], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "A New York man is charged with manslaughter after he allegedly pushed his 71-year-old landlord, who was trying to collect rent, down a flight of stairs to his death.\n\nEdgar Moncayo, 71, and his wife are described as a gentle couple from Ecuador with three daughters and several grandchildren. (Source: Cristina Moncayo/WABC/CNN)\n\nThe family of 71-year-old Edgar Moncayo says the landlord was simply trying to collect rent Sunday afternoon from 22-year-old tenant Alex Garces.\n\nThe renter had reportedly missed at least a month’s payment, given his landlord problems and was threatening to leave without paying.\n\nFollowing a dispute over the unpaid rent, police say Garces pushed Edgar Moncayo down the front stairs of his building.\n\nThe victim was found at the bottom of the staircase, unconscious and bleeding from the head. He was taken to the hospital in critical condition and later pronounced dead of a traumatic brain injury.\n\n\"The guy pushed my dad so furiously that my dad flew from the front door to the concrete of the sidewalk,” said Cristina Moncayo, Edgar Moncayo’s daughter.\n\nIn court Tuesday, it was revealed that Garces initially told police he was moving a mattress and accidentally knocked Edgar Moncayo down the stairs. But officers say Ring surveillance video, which they reviewed during the investigation, shows the victim was pushed.\n\n“We didn't expect this to ever happen. It's like a dream, you know, a nightmare,\" said Juan Jose Farfan, Edgar Moncayo’s grandson.\n\nFarfan says that before his death, his grandfather had tried to help Garces with the rent, reducing it from $400 to $200 per month.\n\nEdgar Moncayo lived with his wife in the basement of the New York City home and rented out the floors above. The two are described as a gentle couple from Ecuador with three daughters and several grandchildren.\n\nFamily says he emigrated nearly 30 years ago and worked two jobs as a parking attendant, so he and his wife could buy their home and raise their family.\n\nCristina Moncayo says they will donate her father’s organs, as he would have wished.\n\nGarces pleaded not guilty to a charge of first-degree manslaughter. Bail was set at $25,000 cash or $50,000 bond. If convicted, he faces up to 25 years in prison.\n\nCopyright 2020 WABC, Ring, Cristina Moncayo via CNN. All rights reserved.", "pos": ["The deadbeat Queens tenant caught on video shoving his landlord down a flight of stairs to his death is now charged with manslaughter.\n\nAlex Garces, 22, was arrested Monday afternoon in connection to the deadly run-in with his landlord, Edgar Moncayo, according to police.\n\nMoncayo, 71, was trying to collect back rent from Garces at his building on 102nd Street in Corona around 3 p.m. Sunday when Garces shoved him down the stoop, cops allege.\n\nGarces initially told cops that he had accidentally knocked Moncayo down the stairs while trying to carry a mattress out of the building, according to police sources — but a camera installed in the doorbell told a different story.\n\nThe troubling footage shows Moncayo using one hand to hold his cell phone to his ear and pushing the other against the door, when the door is pushed open from the inside, sending the septuagenarian flying down the stairs to the sidewalk below.\n\nWith Moncayo splayed out motionless on the concrete, two men — one of them identified by authorities as Garces — leave the home and head down the stairs.\n\nOne stopped briefly to put a hand to Moncayo’s face, then flung both hands to his head in disbelief, as the other man walks out of frame.\n\nMoncayo was placed on life support with severe head trauma, but succumbed to his injuries on Monday at NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst.\n\n“I didn’t believe it until I saw the video for myself, and it’s horrible,” Nicolas Jativa, Moncayo’s distraught grandson, previously told The Post. “It was all about rent, rent money that this guy didn’t want to pay.”\n\nGarces was arrested hours after Moncayo’s death on charges of manslaughter, but public court records indicate that he was additionally charged with felony assault.\n\nHis bail was set at $50,000 bond or $25,000 cash during his Tuesday arraignment in Queens Criminal Court.\n\nGarces, due back in court on Friday, faces up to 25 years in prison."], "neg": ["tech2 News Staff\n\nEnd to end encrypted messaging app Telegram has announced a whole bunch of new features that will be seen on the app soon.\n\nThese features were announced in a blog post last night. Being a security focused app, Telegram will now let developers who make open source apps to independently verify their code on GitHub and ensure that it is the same code that was used to build the app they downloaded from the App Store or Google Play Store.\n\nThe new features coming to Telegram have already started rolling out.\n\nHere are the major features.\n\nNew Theme Editor 2.0\n\nvia GIPHY\n\nYou will need to head to Chat Settings (Android) or Appearance Settings (iOS) to tweak how your Telegram interface looks. From changing the background to changing the chat window gradients, you can tweak the look to your heart's content. You also have predefined colour themes, where you can further tweak some things.\n\nSend When Online\n\nvia GIPHY\n\nTelegram already had a feature to schedule your messages when the recipient came online, provided you are allowed by the recipient to see when they are online. Now you can also schedule Stickers along with messages, with or without sound.\n\nView Search Results as a list\n\nvia GIPHY\n\nYou can use the universal search feature to search for a particular word or phrase in a Telegram chat. But earlier you had to click on the up/down arrow to toggle between search results. The latest update shows you a list of search results thereby reducing the number of clicks required to go to your desired result.\n\nPodcast and Audiobook support\n\nThis is a boon for podcast addicts. If you have an audio file or a podcast longer than 20 mins, Telegram will be able to remember your last played position. There's also a 2x speed dial for podcasts.\n\nAndroid updates\n\nSwitch to Night Mode quicker\n\nvia GIPHY\n\nTelegram on Android has supported Night Mode since 2017, but activating that involved a lot of steps. Now with just a single tap, you can switch between regular and night mode. This applies to the Maps as well.\n\nNew ripple animations\n\nvia GIPHY\n\nSelect part of a message\n\nvia GIPHY\n\nThis feature has been there on iOS. Now the Android app will also let you select part of the message instead of the full text.\n\nMulti-sharing from other apps\n\nvia GIPHY\n\nTelegram on Android will now let you share stuff with your friends from multiple apps. You can send a photo from Instagram or a tweet from Twitter to multiple friends and will even get an option to add a comment accompanying it.\n\niOS updates\n\nChoose your browser\n\nExternal browser support has now been added for opening links. Head to Settings > Data and Storage > Other to select between in-app Safari, Safari, Chrome, Firefox, Opera Touch among others.\n\nShare sheet settings\n\nYou can control what does or doesn't appear in your iOS Share Sheet (which generally adds your most popular Telegram chats). Head over to Settings >Data and Storage > Other > Share Sheet and toggle according to your preference.\n\nSwitch Accounts faster\n\nJust long hold on the Telegram icon and it will show you the other Telegram accounts. You can switch between up to three phone numbers without logging out.\n\nStorage usage at a glance\n\nYou can get a quick look at how Telegram is using your phone's storage now. You can see the Telegram Cache, Other apps and Free storage. There is a button to clear Telegram Cache with a single click as well. Head over to Settings > Data and Storage > Storage Usage for more options.\n\nFind latest and upcoming tech gadgets online on Tech2 Gadgets. Get technology news, gadgets reviews & ratings. Popular gadgets including laptop, tablet and mobile specifications, features, prices, comparison.", "Christmas isn't over just yet.\n\nEight people have been named to Order of Newfoundland and Labrador, including Santa's longtime stand-in, Bruce Templeton.\n\nTempleton, of Outer Cove, has been invested into the order for his decades of volunteer work, community leadership and humanitarianism — including more than 40 years of playing Santa — as well as published books and charity work.\n\nAn investiture ceremony will be held on Jan. 29 at Government House in St. John's, where Templeton's name will be joining the 118 recipients in the 13 ceremonies since the order began in 2004.\n\n\"As Chancellor of the Order of Newfoundland and Labrador, it will be an honour to invest eight fellow Newfoundlanders and Labradorians, who have made outstanding contributions to our province and people, into the Order of Newfoundland and Labrador, the province's highest level of recognition,\" said Lt.-Gov. Judy Foote in a news release on Tuesday.\n\n\"I look forward to thanking each of them personally at the investiture ceremony on Jan. 29 for the many efforts they have made, and continue to make, to ensure our province is the best it can be.\"\n\nWith new appointees set to receive their honours, 118 people will have been invested into the Order of Newfoundland and Labrador. (Jeremy Eaton/CBC)\n\nJoining Templeton will be Jim Burton of Portugal Cove-St. Phillip's, Elaine Dobbin of Portugal Cove-St. Phillip's, Robert Lyall of Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Helen Murphy of St. John's, Myles Murphy of St. John's, Susan Rose of Broad Cove and Gordon Slade of Mount Pearl.\n\nThe Order of Newfoundland and Labrador recognizes individuals who have demonstrated excellence and achievement in an exemplary manner for the province and its residents, according to government.\n\nAppointments to the Order are made by the chancellor on the recommendation of its advisory council.\n\n\"These eight individuals are determined to make a difference where and when they can for which I thank them on behalf of all the people of Newfoundland and Labrador,\" Foote said.\n\nRead more articles from CBC Newfoundland and Labrador", "For months, Yves Kibendo woke up every morning at 6am. He would leave his house in an ancient area of Istanbul, returning late in the evening, after working for 12 hours in a textile factory.\n\nHe was paid under the table, or sometimes not at all.\n\nYves Kibendo enjoys a kickabout on Istanbul’s waterfront.\n\nBut Kibendo didn’t come from the Democratic Republic of the Congo to work long shifts in a factory, he came to play football.\n\nFast and talented, Kibendo plays on the right wing. Hundreds of young African football players like him arrive in Turkey every year to seek their fortune. In many cases, intermediaries bring them with the promise of a trial at one of the big clubs in Istanbul. The players pay up to $5,000 (£3,800) for a “full package”, including visa, accommodation and contacts with talent scouts.\n\nBut many are left deeply disappointed. Shortly after Kibendo arrived in Turkey he found himself with an expired visa and none of the opportunities he had been promised.\n\nCommunities often invest all their money in these young people, hoping they will become rich and lift those at home out of misery. But in most cases these young men find themselves stranded soon after they arrive.\n\nSometimes there is no one waiting for them. In other cases, the trials are nothing but a show, with no real link to a football club. The young hopefuls find themselves alone, in a country they don’t know, whose language they don’t speak. None of them want to go back, having invested and risked so much just to get here.\n\nEven when the “trial” does take place it is often a sham. The footballers are brought to small pitches on the outskirts of town to show their abilities. But actually there are no scouts to watch. After a few hours, it is all over. They are simply told they have missed their opportunity, even though no opportunity actually existed.\n\nJulius Kugor, a leading figure in Turkey’s African community, at the stadium of Beşiktaş, one of the biggest clubs in Istanbul.\n\n\n\n\n\nWhen their visa expires they are stranded and turn to Istanbul’s African communities for help. They are ready to do any kind of job just to survive. Many start working illegally in factories – mostly producing shoes and T-shirts – or selling fake watches and perfumes to tourists. They are vulnerable and often blackmailed by criminal gangs.\n\nJulius Kugor has been fighting these scams for years. A former footballer, he is now a leading figure in the African community in Turkey and campaigns to stop the trafficking. “We have written many times to the Turkish embassies in African countries, but nothing has changed. The boys keep coming,” says Kugor.\n\nKugor campaigns to stop the trafficking of young African footballers.\n\nTo give these players an opportunity, a special “African Cup” was created 15 years ago by the African community in Istanbul. In 2005, only six countries took part. Now the tournament includes teams from 16 nations. The purpose is to raise the profile of the players. On the terraces of Istanbul’s small Feriköy stadium, agents and scouts from all over Turkey are joined by colleagues from Georgia, Azerbaijan, northern Cyprus and Bulgaria. They’re on the lookout for low-cost, talented players. At the end of the tournament, perhaps a dozen will find clubs.\n\nNigeria and Seychelles in action.\n\nYves Kibendo and teammates.\n\nThe tournament is popular with the African community in Istanbul.\n\nSani Gideon got his big chance this way. A 29-year-old Nigerian, who plays on the left wing, he is one of the few who who has made it. Starting from this pitch in the suburbs, he ended up playing for Akhisarspor in the Süper Lig, Turkey’s first division. But at the beginning it was difficult for him. He spent months doing cleaning jobs that paid only a few pounds a day. But today his story is an inspiration for many younger players. Whenever he can Gideon comes back to where it started and helps as a trainer for the Nigerian team.\n\nSani Gideon, who now plays professionally.\n\nIn recent years Turkey has become one of the major arrival points for migrants and refugees from the Middle East and central Asia. As well as the 3.6 million Syrians now living there with temporary protection status, hundreds of thousands of Afghans, Pakistanis and Iraqis have entered Turkey without legal documents. Faced with these figures, migration from Africa has not been at the top of the political agenda in Ankara.\n\nGideon at his Istanbul home.\n\nGideon now plays for Akhisarspor.\n\nYasir Bodur, a sociologist at Istanbul Şehir University, is among the few academics to address this topic. For several years he has been researching the daily lives of these immigrants, with a focus on working conditions and social environment. According to Bodur, the lack of institutional support exposes them to the risk of exploitation.\n\n“Football is a common passion helping to overcome the distances and open channels of dialogue with the Turkish population. But after the game, these guys still find themselves isolated from the local community,” says Bodur.\n\nJean Claude Effa’Aessi.\n\nJean Claude Effa’Aessi is a football agent from Cameroon who also works forIstanbul’s African Cup. Before the games, he reminds everyone of the spirit of the tournament: do your best, play fair, respect each other. “There are so many talented young players among these guys. I try to give them advice,” says Effa’Aessi.\n\nOne of the games at the Feriköy Stadium.\n\nFootballers pray for success before a match.\n\nOne of the coaches watches.\n\nUnfortunately, Kibendo could not find a team this year. Despite a stint as a professional player in Angola, he has had no luck in Turkey. Sometimes talent is not enough. Many clubs in lower divisions shy away from signing foreign players because of bureaucratic and financial difficulties. However, Kibendo doesn’t want to give up. “But this can’t be for ever. If I keep failing, I will be forced to look for a plan B, meaning I will try to get to Greece on a migrant boat,” he says. “Even though I know I would risk my life.”", "The last two years of Dinnie Moeahu's life have been a whirlwind of achievement.\n\nDinnie Moeahu's story is the story all of us can aspire to.\n\nIn the last two years he has achieved more than he ever thought possible.\n\nHe has raised at least $100,000 for charity, reinvented himself as a triathlete, been elected to the New Plymouth District Council and helped guide his family through a horror run of adversity\n\nHis is a very personal triumph and yet his journey is one he is taking for his whanau and his community.\n\nREAD MORE:\n\nHe is a man who is discovering his massive potential and who has the mana and drive to bring out the best in all of us. Moeahu is already a leader. It is likely his influence in Taranaki will only grow.\n\nThis is why he is the Taranaki Daily News Person of the Year.\n\nIt is never easy choosing a winner for this award.\n\nInevitably the award could successfully be invested in any of the five nominees. The achievements may be different but invariably they are equivalent in a number of ways.\n\nSIMON O'CONNOR/STUFF Suzanne Porter's work with the Taranaki Arts Festival Trust has largely defined Taranaki's cultural landscape for the first two decades of the new millenia.\n\nFor sheer impact on Taranaki it is hard to find someone who has had a greater influence than Suzanne Porter. In recognising her as the 2019 runner-up we acknowledge her role in building the Taranaki Arts Festival Trust into a festival powerhouse that has largely defined Taranaki's modern cultural landscape.\n\nOne festival - Womad - rises above all others. Since the international event was first held in Taranaki in 2007 it has grown to an annual celebration of all that Taranaki can be.\n\nMore than two-thirds of the people who attend Womad come from outside Taranaki and almost all can't say enough about how much they rate the experience.\n\nIt is what differentiates us from other provincial centres. It makes us - as corny as it sounds - just a little bit special.\n\nPorter has a team that helps her run that festival. She would be the first to acknowledge that. But ultimately the success of Womad is a reflection of her leadership. We thank her for it. She has changed Taranaki for the better.\n\nANDY JACKSON/STUFF Sasha Finer is a Taranaki story teller who speaks our language.\n\nWriter Sasha Finer has a promising future and is a talent to watch. Writing is not an easy business. The hours are long, the workplace is solitary and the money is pitiful. But it is an art the writer and the audience they write for cannot do without.\n\nWe wish Finer all the best in pursuing her career, whatever it involves, but we hope it involves more stories. Her words of Taranaki are precious because they talk about who we are.\n\nSIMON O'CONNOR/STUFF Paul Rangiwahia is helping bring conversations about mental health out of the shadows.\n\nPaul Rangiwahia's message is ours too. He has taken his vulnerabilities, the lowest point in his life, and turned it into an experience we can all learn and grow with.\n\nMental health still has a long road to travel before it is free of stigma. But Rangiwahia is driving us along that road and demonstrating how much better life can be if we acknowledge our true selves and are courageous enough to be honest with each other.\n\nSIMON O'CONNOR/STUFF Jacob Ratumaitavuki-Kneepkens is on track for a huge career in rugby.\n\nJacob Ratumaitavuki-Kneepkens has stayed true to himself for years. The teenager set a goal to be a professional rugby player early and then worked toward it. That he was given entry into the upper echelon of the game straight out of high school speaks to his focus and commitment to be the best he can.\n\nLike all nominees, he is an inspiration.", "WorldStage Newsonline– The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has confirmed that its Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation LAFIYA DOLE neutralised several Boko Haram Terrorists (BHTs) at Abulam in the Sambisa Forest area of Borno.\n\nThe NAF said it also destroyed some of the terrorists’ structures in their camp at Abulam.\n\nAir Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, NAF Director of Public Relations and Information who disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja, said the operation was conducted on Tuesday.\n\nDaramola said the mission was executed to mark the commencement of Operation RATTLE SNAKE 2.\n\nOperation Rattle Snake 2 is an Air Interdiction Operation aimed at taking out some identified insurgent camps and logistics facilities in order to further unhinge the terrorists’ centre of gravity and diminish their fighting capability.\n\nHe explained that Abullam was selected for attack on Day One of the Operation based on credible intelligence reports indicating that the terrorists had resumed using the once abandoned settlement as a staging point from where they launch attacks against own ground troops’ locations.\n\n” Accordingly, the ATF detailed its attack aircraft, supported by an Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft, to attack designated compounds within the settlement.\n\n” The jets took turns to engage the target in successive passes leading to the destruction of some of the structures as well as the killing of several terrorists,” he said.\n\nDaramola recalled that NAF in early to mid Dec. 2019, planned and executed the highly successful Operation RATTLE SNAKE 1.\n\nHe said Operation RATTLE SNAKE 2 was conceived to consolidate the gains of the earlier operation and shape the battle space for further air and ground operations."], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "Police are investigating vandalism that outraged visitors on Monday to Plymouth Rock and other historic sites on the waterfront at Pilgrim Memorial State Park.\n\nRed spray paint was found Monday morning on Plymouth Rock, the National Monument to the Forefathers, the Pilgrim Maiden statue, Chamber of Commerce scallop shells, an amphitheater and a commemorative bench, according to a state Department of Conservation and Recreation spokesman.\n\n“Seeing this type of disrespect for the historic reminders of the Mayflower story is both sad and unsettling,” said Lea Filson, executive director of See Plymouth, a destination management organization for the town and county.\n\n“By the time I made it to the rock, I ran into … around a dozen people from all over Plymouth that had headed down to see it. Everyone was outraged and sick about it. By that time, the rock had been cleaned and there was great relief,” Filson said.\n\nThe Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation reported the incident to the Plymouth Police Department, State Police and the Massachusetts Environmental Police (MEP) and then power washed the graffiti off of Plymouth Rock and the National Monument to the Forefathers, a DCR spokesman said.\n\nThe graffiti included the numbers 508 and the letters MOF.\n\nThe department was working on Monday afternoon to remove the remainder of the graffiti from the amphitheater, Filson said, and if power washing doesn’t remove it all, DCR will explore other options to remove the paint.\n\nPlymouth Rock is traditionally believed to be the site of disembarkation of William Bradford and the Mayflower Pilgrims who founded Plymouth Colony in December 1620.\n\n“As Plymouth commemorates the 400th anniversary of the landing of the Mayflower this year, we have already begun welcoming international and domestic visitors,” Filson said. “The waterfront and the historic district are safe, well-lit and will continue to welcome all who visit.”", "pos": ["Feb. 17 (UPI) -- Plymouth Rock and several other landmarks in the Massachusetts town were vandalized ahead of the 400th anniversary of Pilgrims arriving at the site on the Mayflower.\n\nCrews cleaned up the rock and other landmarks late Monday morning and Plymouth town manager Melissa Arrighi said police are investigating the incident.\n\n\"We are saddened and sickened by the recent vandalism in our historic town,\" she wrote.\n\nWe are saddened and sickened by the recent vandalism in our historic town. This is just one of our historic monuments that was hit. We will begin clean up as soon as possible and the police are investigating. pic.twitter.com/kQeTxO7sor— Melissa Arrighi (@MelissaArrighi) February 17, 2020\n\nPlymouth Rock, a seashell-shaped sign celebrating the 400th anniversary, the Pilgrim Maiden statue and the National Monument to the Forefathers were among the monuments that were sprayed with red paint.\n\nPhotos of the rock showed \"508\" and \"MOF\" painted over Plymouth Rock's \"1620 inscription.\n\nLea Filson, executive director of tourism organization See Plymouth condemned the vandalism but praised the community for coming together in response.\n\n\"Seeing this type of disrespect for the historic reminders of the Mayflower story is both sad and unsettling,\" Filson said. \"The outpouring of concern and anger over the incident has been a positive ending to a thoughtless gesture.\""], "neg": ["Appearing on Fox News, former congressman Trey Gowdy said he believes if the impeachment trial were held today “the president would win. And I don’t think he’d lose a single Republican senator and he might pick up one Democrat.”\n\nGowdy suggested Republicans get the trial over with without witnesses since they have the numbers, saying “if you have the jury and you know how they’re going to know how they’re going to rule, go ahead and get it over with. And then the president can say whatever he wants to after the trial is over.”\n\nGowdy also revealed he believes Pelosi’s stalling tactic is about putting GOP Senators in swing districts in “tight spots” which she thinks might help Democrats take back the Senate in 2020.\n\n“This is about putting a handful of Republican senators in tight spots in November, Cory Gardner and Thom Tillis and Susan Collins and Martha McSally. Put them in tight spots, make them cast difficult votes.”\n\nWATCH:\n\nThis article first appeared on TheConservativeOpinion.com", "SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – Automatic voter registration would allow Massachusetts residents to register to vote or opt-out when they interact with the Registry of Motor Vehicles and MassHealth.\n\nGov. Charlie Baker signed a bill approving the system last year, joining more than a dozen states in making it easier to register and vote in elections.\n\nState residents who change their addresses with the RMV or with Mass Health will have their voter registration updated automatically.\n\nThis comes at a good time for one Northampton resident who recently moved from Worcester.\n\nBrian Cowles told 22News, “I think anything is helpful, to make registering more convenient. I moved twice in the last two years, I haven’t registered in the new town I live in, so hopefully, this will take care of me.”\n\nSupporters are also confident this new system will increase voter turnout for the March 3 presidential primary.\n\nThe deadline to register to vote in the primaries is February 12th.", "Pope Francis has apologized for hitting the hand of a well-wisher who grabbed him and yanked him toward her.\n\nIn his new year’s wishes to the public in St. Peter’s Square on Wednesday, Francis confessed to losing his patience with the woman while he was strolling in the square Tuesday night to admire the Vatican’s Nativity scene.\n\nCameras captured the scene when the woman, from behind a barrier, reached out and grabbed the pope’s hand, pulling him violently toward her. Francis reacted sharply, exclaimed something and then slapped her hand so she would let him go. Frowning in anger, he turned and strode away.\n\nIn his impromptu remarks Wednesday, Francis said “so many times we lose patience. Me, too.” He then added “I say ‘excuse me’ for the bad example” he gave in the incident Tuesday.", "This story is from January 2, 2020\n\nA brief spell of rain flooded the Nungambakkam vehicular subway on Wednesday.\n\nDownload The Times of India News App for Latest City News\n\nSubscribe Start Your Daily Mornings with Times of India Newspaper! Order Now\n\nCHENNAI: In one of the more intense spells of rain in the past few weeks, the city received 1.78cm and the suburbs got 2.83cm of rain on Wednesday. Weathermen have forecast similar spells in the coming days.The Met department said the sky is likely to be generally cloudy. ‘Light to moderate rain is likely to occur in some areas,” it said. Most parts of the city and its suburbs got a quick and heavy spell of rain early on Wednesday morning. A Met department official said the monsoon has extended and weather conditions continue to be conducive for rain.Private weather blogger Pradeep John, in a social media post, said: “Chennai January normal rains is 26mm and we have got that rain on the first day itself. The last time Chennai got new year rain is on 2012, but the quantum was not so high.” He added: “On and off rains (and) small spells will be there till January 9 after which rains will reduce.”The rain and cloudy sky brought down the maximum temperature to 28.3 degrees Celsius in Nungambakkam and 27.6 degrees Celsius in Meenambakkam. Usually the city experiences around 30 degrees Celsius during the day this time of the year. Met department has forecast that the day temperature will remain around 29 degrees Celcius on Thursday.On Wednesday, OMR received 4cm, Kolapakkam and Chennai airport got 3cm, and Tambaram, Chengalpet and Sriperumbudur got 1cm rain.", "In 2018, a record number of new mayors were elected across British Columbia, many of them promising big changes in their communities. In 2019, many of them tried to implement their promises, with mixed success.\n\nSo what will 2020 hold?\n\nThere's no crystal ball for predicting how politics will play out across 162 different municipalities — but here are some big stories likely to come up over the next 12 months.\n\nMayoral opposition in Vancouver and Surrey\n\nOpposition has begun to grow against the agendas of Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart and Surrey Mayor Doug McCallum, with divisive budgets passed by both earlier this month.\n\nIn Surrey, the opposition is somewhat splintered, with three independent councillors and one from a different political party voting against McCallum. And in Vancouver, while most councillors support the mayor on some policy issues, the largest opposition group (the NPA) is wracked by a dispute between the board of directors and elected officials.\n\nSurrey Mayor Doug McCallum, left, and Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart, right, have made it a priority early in their terms to work together. (Justin McElroy/CBC)\n\nPolicing in Surrey\n\nSpeaking of Surrey, arguably the most substantive policy switch by any B.C. local government in 2019 was the city's move toward an independent police force. The province tentatively approved Surrey's plans to do away with the RCMP, but created a joint task force to oversee the timeline and details.\n\nIt's unclear if the task force — chaired by former attorney general Wally Oppal — will approve a full switch and if it will meet McCallum's start goal of April 2021.\n\nSkyTrain to UBC\n\nIn Vancouver, the big mayoral promise — an extension of the Millennium Line from its planned terminus at Arbutus Street all the way to UBC — remains more muddled.\n\nVancouver's council and the TransLink Mayors' Council approved the project, but it will require more than a billion dollars in federal funding.\n\nStewart said in an October interview that the city needs a commitment from the federal and provincial governments to make sure the line runs to UBC.\n\nThe proposed connection to UBC would include four new SkyTrain stations. (City of Vancouver)\n\nMassey Tunnel and North Shore fixed links\n\nOther proposed transportation projects will also be in the headlines in 2020, though the municipalities involved might have less of a say in how they turn out.\n\nThe province has promised next year will finally see a business case delivered for a new tunnel that would replace the aging Massey crossing between Richmond and Delta, while a provincially-funded study into options for a new link between the North Shore and Vancouver will also be completed.\n\nOfficial Community Plan consultations\n\nNext year, Vancouver fully embarks on city-wide plan consultations, while Port Moody, White Rock and the District of North Vancouver are scheduled to consider changes to their Official Community Plans (OCP).\n\nIn those smaller communities, mayors were elected on a promise of slowing down growth, and new OCPs will allow opportunities to put new regulations on the height or form of new buildings in town centres.\n\nBudgets under control?\n\nIn both Vancouver and Metro Vancouver, budgets for 2020 were passed with significantly higher property tax increases than usual — seven per cent in Vancouver, and six per cent in Metro Vancouver.\n\nIn both jurisdictions, elected officials have asked staff to provide more consultation for the 2021 budget, in hopes it might be easier to identify possible savings.\n\nDeveloper donations\n\nWhile the provincial government banned corporations from donating in local elections, the people who run companies are still allowed to donate to whomever they choose.\n\nThat's caused controversy in many municipalities, as company owners and managers gave money to mayoral and council candidates across the region — often in jurisdictions where they were planning new projects.\n\nA number of actions are underway that could change how the rules are interpreted in the future, from municipalities considering new rules around transparency, lobbying the provincial government for further changes, or lawsuits by concerned citizens.\n\n'Compassion fatigue'\n\nSeveral mid-sized municipalities passed new bylaws in 2019 cracking down on panhandling activity, and mayors in other communities warned that growing homeless populations, mixed with modular housing projects created by the provincial government, were spurring a backlash.\n\n\"We need help in the worst way, and the meantime, the reservoir of public sympathy is fast evaporating because of the level of crime related to addiction,\" Nanaimo Mayor and former NDP MLA Leonard Krog said in September to the government.\n\nKrog has since asked for the province to institutionalize homeless people who are severely mentally ill.\n\nVictoria byelection\n\nWhile B.C.'s local elections aren't for another three years, there is a byelection in Victoria that will be watched closely.\n\nLaurel Collins resigned from council after being elected with the NDP in October's federal election, and a number of candidates are expected to run to replace her. With Victoria city council often in the news — and occasionally raising the ire of the province — the expected March byelection will provide an interesting glimpse into the minds of voters in B.C.'s capital city.\n\nNorth Van Pigeons\n\nAnd finally, a quickly escalating drama over the ban on owning pigeons in the District of North Vancouver will likely resolve itself next year.\n\nAfter CBC News revealed that the only person affected by the pigeon ban lived beside a councillor who explicitly asked for the ban and in the past said it affected her property's value, the district launched an internal investigation and both North Vancouver and the councillor in question were taken to court.\n\nAll three proceedings should conclude in 2020."], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "Snoop Dogg and Justin Bieber are among the 2 million people who have signed a Change.org petition to change the NBA logo to a silhouette of the late Kobe Bryant.\n\nBryant and his daughter Gianna were among nine people who died in a helicopter crash on Sunday. Since that time, there has been an outpouring of grief from his fans, with this petition being the latest attempt to honor the 18-time all-star player.\n\nThe petition was started by a man named Nick M. who wrote: “With the untimely and unexpected passing of the great Kobe Bryant please sign this petition in an attempt to immortalize him forever as the new NBA Logo.”\n\nAs of this writing, the petition has more than 2.3 million signatures.\n\nAccording to a statement given to CNN, it’s the fastest-growing petition on Change.org.\n\n“Nick’s petition is not only the fastest-growing on Change.org, it’s also the first petition of 2020 to top 1 million signatures anywhere in the globe,” said Michael Jones, managing director of Change.org. “As the world comes to terms with the death of someone as famous and well-known as Kobe Bryant, Nick has given basketball fans an outlet to create a permanent memory of someone who made history in the NBA.”\n\nThe hashtag #ChangeTheLogo also began trending on Twitter, with fans and celebrities alike supporting the change.\n\nFans have also been suggesting possible images of Kobe that could be used as the new logo.\n\nNa this is one right here...@NBA gotta do this straight up pic.twitter.com/zRecMhzM7T — LaFaybeion Brown (@Mr_Brown26) January 28, 2020\n\nThe NBA’s current logo was designed in 1969 by Alan Siegel and features the silhouette of Jerry West. Like Bryant, West was also a shooting guard who played his entire career for the Los Angeles Lakers (1960-1974). He later became the team’s coach and is now an executive board member for the NBA.\n\nWest has publicly stated that, although he was flattered by the logo designed, he is also somewhat embarrassed by it. In 2017, he told the Washington Post that he wished the NBA would change it. “If they would want to change it, I wish they would,” he said during the interview. West joked that commissioner Adam Silver would be a good replacement. Previously, in a 2015 Huffington Post article, West suggested that Michael Jordan would be a good choice for a new logo.\n\nSo it’s a fair bet that the man who is the current NBA logo wouldn’t object to the change, especially since he was the Lakers general manager when Bryant joined the team.\n\n“I will love Kobe forever and always cherish the time that I spent with him,” West said in a statement given to the Los Angeles Times following the crash “I watched him grow from an energetic kid into the man he became, making a difference in so many people’s lives. He has left the world a better place. Kobe’s legacy will live forever.\n\nREAD MORE:", "pos": ["A petition to use Kobe Bryant's image as the new logo for the NBA has more than 2 million signatures.\n\nBryant, 41, one of the league's all-time greatest players, and his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, were among nine people who died Sunday in a helicopter crash in the Los Angeles area. Bryant spent 20 years with the Los Angeles Lakers. He retired in 2016.\n\nChange.org said the petition, which has the support of such celebrities as Justin Bieber, Snoop Dogg and Usher, is the fastest-growing on its website and the first petition of 2020 to top 1 million signatures.\n\n\"With the untimely and unexpected passing of the great Kobe Bryant please sign this petition in an attempt to immortalize him forever as the new NBA Logo,\" reads the petition, which was created by Nikyar Moghtader, 16, of Vancouver.\n\nHe said his initial goal was a mere one hundred signatures.\n\n“The reason I began the petition for Kobe Bryant was because he was a hero and role model to me just like he was to countless amounts of fans,\" Moghtader told NBC News. \"His passing took a big chunk out of my heart and I began the petition out of respect for him not really expecting it to go anywhere.\"\n\nThe current NBA logo was introduced in 1969 and features the silhouette of Lakers legend and Basketball Hall of Famer Jerry West.\n\nThe NBA did not immediately return a request for comment."], "neg": ["Sen. Chuck Grassley (R) took to Twitter on Thursday where he seemed to suggest that Donald Trump needs to be watched at all times, almost as if he were a toddler.\n\nIn the tweet, Grassley pleaded to have someone in the White House make Trump read a column by the Wall Street Journal’s Daniel Henninger, presumable to influence the president’s trade policy.\n\n“Whoever keeps watch on [President Trump] at [the White House] have the economist there especially Navarro read WSJ oped by Henninger,” Grassley wrote. “This is what I’ve been preaching to the President for two years. President would benefit from reading it.”\n\nWhoever keeps watch on @realDonaldTrump at WH have the economist there especially Navarro read WSJ oped by Henninger This is what I’ve been preaching to the President for two yrs./President wld benefit fr reading it / IN TURN USA BENEFITS — ChuckGrassley (@ChuckGrassley) January 2, 2020\n\nSome people were quick to notice Grassley referring to Trump as if he were a toddler.\n\nCongratulations to @dandrezner on getting Chuck Grassley to effectively blurb his new book, Toddler-In-Chief! 🎉 https://t.co/N4hDcOfM9e — Susan Hennessey (@Susan_Hennessey) January 2, 2020\n\nGrassley pleading to the daycare workers at the White House. — Paul 👻 (@pablo_honey1) January 2, 2020\n\nChuck, this is literally the job of Congress. Congress is supposed to keep an eye on the POTUS. — Matt (@BigotedVsBigots) January 2, 2020\n\nEven you agree he needs a babysitter lol. — Emily Doton (@Emilyisadem_) January 2, 2020\n\nIf we need someone “keeping watch” over a President, maybe he doesn’t need to be President — Mimi62, Fiona Hill Fan Club member (@GMimi62) January 2, 2020\n\nRELATED: Trump Rips ‘Dirty (Filthy) Cops’ For Arresting His Criminal Associates", "Sunil Grover, who has of late taken the responsibility of breaking the contestants' monotony through his power-packed entertainment, is back into the house. The housemates welcome their favorite Gutthi as she surprises them with the good news about her marriage and also introduces her twin sister Putki. Just when the contestants were wondering who Putki is, Sunny Leone enters the house bringing smiles to everyone’s face. Sunny and Gutthi then introduce the Chappal awards. They call the contestants one by one to give them their special Chappal award with amusing categories like Tera bhi khana khaungi award and many more.\n\nDisplaying her romantic personality, Gutthi shares a lovey-dovey moment with Sidharth and pulls his leg for lying around under the quilt all the time. After spending some fun time with the special guests, the contestants retire for the day.\n\nThe next morning begins some motivation and serious game planning. Vishal and Asim boost Rashami to strengthen her game by making an unpredictable move by using her and Sidharth's equation.\n\nLater in the afternoon, Bigg Boss introduces the Bigg Boss calendar task to the contestants. Shehnaz is assigned the job to click five photos that involve all the housemates in different poses. They have to recreate moments and narrate a story through the pictures.\n\nShehnaz begins by clicking Aarti and Shefali Bagga individually to show their independent personality. Shefali Jariwala and Asim strike a muscular pose showcasing their fit bodies. Paras and Shehnaz disagree on one pose which upsets Shehnaz and she ends up crying blaming Paras for being jealous.\n\nAfter the calendar shoot task, Bigg Boss gives them another interesting task. Its 31st eve and the new year is just a few hours away. Much to everyone’s surprise, they are asked to put on their best party dress on and get ready for a New Year bash. The contestants are divided into two groups- Team Shehnaz- Shehnaz, Sidharth, Paras, Mahira, Shefali Jariwala and Aarti while Team Rashami has Rashami, Vishal, Asim, Shefali Bagga, and Madhurima. The garden area is divided into two parts. Each team has to make their party the most happening one which will be attended by guests coming in from the Colors Family. The teams have to make sure that the guests are part of their team’s party and not attend their opponent's party. Each team tries their best to keep the guests entertained.\n\nThe first one to enter is Raghbir and Pragati (Pearl V Puri and Ishita Dutta) who ask the contestants to get together and name the contestant who they dislike. The contestant with the maximum number of negative points has to entertain them by dancing. The cast of other shows of Colors’ like Meher and Sarabjit (Nimrat Kaur and Avinesh Rekhi) from Choti Sarrdaarni, Vidya and Vivek (Meera Deosthale and Namish Taneja) from Vidya, Raja and Rani (Mahima Makhwana and Akshit Sukhija) from Shubharambh and Nayantara and Dev (Jasmin Bhasin and Vijayendra Kumeria) from Naagin also join the party. As and when the guests enter the house, Sidharth and the team manage to grab everyone’s attention and get them on their side. As the clock strikes 12, they all ring in the new year together and party their hearts out.\n\nFollow @News18Movies for more\n\nGet the best of News18 delivered to your inbox - subscribe to News18 Daybreak. Follow News18.com on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Telegram, TikTok and on YouTube, and stay in the know with what's happening in the world around you – in real time.", "(Newser) – Kathy Griffin surprised her fans on New Year's Eve with news that she was engaged. And after midnight, she went ahead and married longtime boyfriend Randy Bick, reports People. Griffin tweeted a short video of part of the ceremony, which was officiated by none other than Lily Tomlin. \"We promised you atypical,\" wrote Griffin. \"We are in love and we cannot stop laughing.\" Griffin is 59 and Bick is 18 years her junior. They met in 2011. Here is how Tomlin described things: \"What was supposed to be a shallow, 'toot it and boot it' one-night stand has grown and flourished into something far more meaningful,\" she said. \"They stayed together. Then they couldn’t stay away from one another.\" (Griffin is no longer apologetic over an infamous Trump image.)", "Sign up to FREE daily email alerts from liverpoolecho - daily Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Could not subscribe, try again later Invalid Email\n\nThe new year is here and with it comes a whole host of new films and TV series for you to watch on Netflix.\n\nFrom second seasons of Sex Education and Ricky Gervais' After Life, to the new thriller A Fall from Grace, there will be plenty of new shows for you to binge watch in the New Year.\n\nBut as the new titles come to our screens, we will also be waving goodbye to some of our favourites which are due to leave Netflix in January.\n\nHere’s a list of all the shows coming to the streaming service in 2020 and those that will no longer be available.\n\n(Image: PA)\n\nJanuary\n\n1st January\n\nMessiah - New thriller\n\nSpinning Out - an ice skating drama starring Kaya Scodelario and January Jones\n\n3rd January\n\nAnne with an E: season 3 The third and final season of this latest adaptation of Lucy Maud Montgomery’s classic novel: Anne of Green Gables\n\n(Image: Liverpool Echo)\n\n8th January\n\nCheer Documentary series - from the makers of Last Chance U\n\n10th January\n\nAJ and the Queen - a new series starring RuPaul as a drag queen who teams up with an 11-year-old girl to recoup the savings that were stolen from her\n\n(Image: Geoff Davies)\n\n15th January\n\nGrace and Frankie: season 6\n\n17th January\n\nAres\n\nA Fall from Grace\n\nSex Education: season 2\n\n24th January\n\nChilling Adventures of Sabrina: part 3 - the supernatural series following a teenage witch, as Sabrina prepares to enter hell in order to save her boyfriend\n\nThe Ranch: season 4 (part 8) - the final season of The Ranch, starring Ashton Kutcher, Sam Elliott, Debra Winger and Elisha Cuthbert\n\n30th January\n\nThe Stranger - an eight-part psychological thriller starring The Hobbit’s Richard Armitage and based on Harlan Coben’s novel\n\n31st January\n\nBojack Horseman: season 6 – part 2\n\nRagnarok\n\nAlso expected to arrive on Netflix later in 2020\n\nAfter Life season 2 - the second season of Ricky Gervais' series After Life is also expected to land on Netflix in Spring 2020.\n\n(Image: PA)\n\nNarcos: Mexico: season 2 is also set to return on February 13\n\nBetter Call Saul: season 5 - the final season of the Breaking Bad spin-off will begin its weekly release schedule on February 24\n\n(Image: Regional PA)\n\nThe End of the F***ing World season 2 - having already aired on Channel 4 in November, the TV series will soon land on Netflix.\n\nQueer Eye season 5 is also set to return to Netflix in 2020.\n\nGood Girls season 3 - the comedy-drama is set to return for a third run.\n\nTitles Leaving Netflix UK in January 2020\n\nTitles leaving on January 1st, 2020:\n\nCase Closed: 1 Season\n\nGunslinger Girl: 2 Seasons\n\nKikoriki: 2 Seasons\n\nMax & Ruby: 4 Seasons\n\nOdd Squad: 2 Seasons\n\nRed vs. Blue: 13 Seasons\n\nThe Adventures of Figaro Pho: 1 Season\n\nThe Client List: 2 Seasons\n\nThe Future of Water: 1 Season\n\nThe Little Prince: 1 Season\n\nWeeds: 8 Seasons\n\nTitles Leaving Netflix UK on January 6th, 2020:\n\nGrimm: Season 6\n\nTitles Leaving Netflix UK on January 13th, 2020:\n\nHistoria de un clan N\n\nTitles Leaving Netflix UK on January 15th, 2020:\n\nTierra de Reyes: 1 Season\n\nTitles Leaving Netflix UK on January 17th, 2020:\n\nHelix: 2 Seasons\n\nThe Secret Agent: 1 Season\n\nTitles Leaving Netflix UK on January 18th, 2020:\n\nLegends of Strength: 1 Season\n\nStrongland: 1 Season", "At least nine more infants have died in the last two days of December at the JK Lon hospital in Rajasthan. (File Photo)\n\nAt least nine more infants have died in the last two days of December at the JK Lon hospital here, taking the death toll to 100 for the month, officials said on Wednesday.\n\nThe death of 10 children at the government-run hospital during a 48-hour period on December 23-24 had triggered opposition criticism.\n\nHospital authorities, however, said the number of deaths reported at the health facility in 2019 was less than 1,005 in 2018.\n\nAccording to the hospital superintendent, the children died mainly due to low birth weight.\n\nOn Tuesday, a BJP parliamentary team comprising of MPs Locket Chatterjee, Kanta Kardam and Jaskaur Meena visited the hospital and expressed concern over its infrastructure.\n\nThe panel said two to three children were found on single beds and the hospital did not have enough nurses.\n\nEarlier, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) had served a show cause notice to the Congress government in the state.\n\n\"Pigs were found roaming inside the campus of the hospital,\" its chairperson Priyank Kanoongo had said.\n\nA Rajasthan government committee ruled that the infants were given the right treatment."], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "Peter Weber's sizzling cover with Victoria Fuller has been pulled by the magazine.\n\nThe Bachelor will not be featured on the cover of Cosmopolitan. On the same day the ABC reality show featured a date in which contestant Victoria Fuller won the opportunity to pose for the iconic magazine alongside leading man Peter Weber, the magazine announced the cover has been pulled due to Fuller’s past association with the “White Lives Matter” slogan.\n\nVictoria, 26, was expected to grace the cover of the magazine’s next digital issue, but Cosmopolitan editor-in-chief Jessica Pels released a statement denouncing the model’s controversial past.\n\n“Unequivocally, the White Lives Matter movement does not reflect the values of the Cosmo brand,” Pels said, per People. “We stand in solidarity with Black Lives Matter, and any cause that fights to end injustices for people of color.”\n\nPels went on to explain that when the Cosmopolitan team flew down to Costa Rica for The Bachelor date challenge, they did not meet any of the potential models until they were ready to shoot. The editor-in-chief explained that she only knew Victoria’s first name and nothing about her past when she chose the winner of the digital Cosmo cover.\n\n“It wasn’t until a few weeks ago that I found out that the woman I’d chosen had, in her past, modeled in an ad campaign wearing White Lives Matter attire,” Pels explained in her statement.\n\nAfter long discussions regarding the situation, the magazine decided to drop plans for Victoria’s cover on the brand’s website and social media feeds. Photos from The Bachelor fashion shoot have already been printed for Cosmo’s March issue, complete with an inset of the questionable cover, and some photos from the shoot appear on the magazine’s website with the headline “We Spent the Day with Pilot Pete In Costa Rica.”\n\nPeople notes that Victoria once modeled for a White Marlin Marina ad campaign titled “Marlin Lives Matter” in regards to endangered fish species. The “White Lives Matter” slogan was reportedly used to promote the conservation of white marlin. “Blue Lives Matter” messaging was also used on promotional shirts and hats, in reference to blue marlin.\n\nThe ABC reality star has not yet publicly commented on the controversy about her past modeling shoot, not have Bachelor producers, but fans of the show have praised Cosmo for pulling the cover.\n\n“Happy to see Cosmpolitan taking an ethical stand against bigoted Bachelor contestant Victoria Fuller. No one who models for a White Lives Matter campaign deserves any kind of platform; it’s a shame she’s received one at all,” one commenter tweeted.\n\nEven before this setback, Victoria Fuller had been a controversial contestant on Peter Weber’s season of The Bachelor. She previously caused drama due to her past relationship with country singer Chase Rice, who was blindsided when he was hired to serenade Victoria and Peter during a one-on-one date.\n\nThe Bachelor airs Mondays at 8 p.m. on ABC.", "pos": ["This letter from the editor is hot off the presses.\n\nTonight's group date on The Bachelor took Peter Weber's suitors to Costa Rica, where the ladies were asked to pose in their bikinis for a chance to get featured on the cover of Cosmopolitan magazine. Ultimately, Cosmo editor-in-chief Jessica Pels picked Victoria Fuller (who took a risk and kissed Peter during their photo shoot) as the lucky winner. But as Pels just revealed, those images won't actually make it to the printer after all.\n\nIn a letter titled \"Why We're Not Publishing the Cosmo Bachelor Cover,\" Pels explains how a controversy involving Victoria helped the staff make their decision.\n\n\"As you probably know, the details about upcoming plot points on The Bachelor are as closely guarded as nuclear codes,\" she writes. \"When my team and I flew down to Costa Rica for our challenge, we weren't told who our models were going to be. We didn't even meet them until we were all on camera on-set, ready to start our shoot.\""], "neg": ["(MENAFN- EIN Presswire) Global Remote Patient Monitoring Devices And Equipment Market Overview\n\nTheBusinessResearchCompany.com offers Remote Patient Monitoring Devices And Equipment Global Market Report 2019 from its research database.\n\n\n\n— Abdul Wasay\n\nLONDON, GREATER LONDON, UK, January 1, 2020 / EINPresswire.com / -- The global remote patient monitoring devices and equipment market is expected to grow to $2.7 billion at a rate of about 15.8% through 2022. The rising number of patients with chronic diseases, increasing need for monitoring, and projected shortfall in the number of nurses in the near future increases the growth of remote patient monitoring devices and equipment. However, hospitals and healthcare professionals resisting the adoption of remote patient monitoring systems are limiting the market.\n\nThe remote patient monitoring devices and equipment market consists of sales of remote patient monitoring devices and equipment and related services. Remote patient monitoring devices and equipment allow a patient to use a mobile medical device for undergoing a routine test and send the test data to a healthcare expert in real-time.\n\nRequest For A Free Sample For The Global Remote Patient Monitoring Devices And Equipment Market Report:\n\nhttps://www.thebusinessresearchcompany.com/sample.aspx?id=2517 & type=smp\n\nThe global remote patient monitoring devices and equipment market is further segmented based on type and geography.\n\nBy Type - The remote patient monitoring devices and equipment market is segmented into heart monitors, breath monitors, hematology monitors, and multi - parameter monitors.\n\nBy Geography - The global remote patient monitoring devices and equipment is segmented into North America, South America, Asia-Pacific, Eastern Europe, Western Europe, Middle East and Africa. Among these regions, the North American remote patient monitoring devices and equipment market accounts for the largest share in the global remote patient monitoring devices and equipment market.\n\nRead More On The Report For The Global Remote Patient Monitoring Devices And Equipment Market At:\n\nhttps://www.thebusinessresearchcompany.com/report/remote-patient-monitoring-devices-and-equipment-global-market-report\n\nTrends In The Remote Patient Monitoring Devices And Equipment Market\n\nRemote patient monitoring device manufacturers are increasingly integrating IoT and wireless technology with remote patient monitoring devices to efficiently diagnose and treat medical conditions. This includes multi sensor systems implanted or embedded into the skin, consisting of a sensor that transmits data for real time monitoring of the patient's medical condition.\n\nPotential Opportunities In The Remote Patient Monitoring Devices And Equipment Market\n\nWith increase in positive economic outlook, increasing population, and increasing awareness about healthcare, the scope and potential for the global remote patient monitoring devices and equipment market is expected to significantly rise in the forecast period.\n\nMajor players in the market are Philips Healthcare, Honeywell, GE Healthcare, Medtronic and Boston Scientific.\n\nRemote Patient Monitoring Devices And Equipment Global Market Report 2019 is one of a series of new reports from The Business Research Company that provides remote patient monitoring devices and equipment market overviews, analyzes and forecasts remote patient monitoring devices and equipment market size and growth for the global remote patient monitoring devices and equipment market, remote patient monitoring devices and equipment market share, remote patient monitoring devices and equipment market players, remote patient monitoring devices and equipment market size, remote patient monitoring devices and equipment market segments and geographies, remote patient monitoring devices and equipment market trends, remote patient monitoring devices and equipment market drivers and remote patient monitoring devices and equipment market restraints, remote patient monitoring devices and equipment market's leading competitors' revenues, profiles and market shares. The remote patient monitoring devices and equipment market report identifies top countries and segments for opportunities and strategies based on market trends and leading competitors' approaches.\n\nWhere To Learn More\n\nRead Remote Patient Monitoring Devices And Equipment Global Market Report 2019 from The Business Research Company for information on the following:\n\nMarkets Covered: global remote patient monitoring devices and equipment market\n\nData Segmentations: remote patient monitoring devices and equipment market size, global and by country; historic and forecast size, and growth rates for the world, 7 regions and 12 countries\n\nRemote Patient Monitoring Devices And Equipment Market Organizations Covered: Philips Healthcare, Honeywell, GE Healthcare, Medtronic and Boston Scientific\n\nRegions: Asia-Pacific, China, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, USA, South America, Middle East and Africa.\n\nOrder a Copy Of Complete Report @ https://www.thebusinessresearchcompany.com/purchaseoptions.aspx?id=2517 .\n\nTime Series: Five years historic (2014-18) and forecast (2018-22).\n\nOther Information And Analyses: PESTEL analysis, remote patient monitoring devices and equipment market customer information, remote patient monitoring devices and equipment market product/service analysis – product examples, remote patient monitoring devices and equipment market trends and opportunities, drivers and restraints, key mergers and acquisitions, key metrics covered: number of enterprises, number of employees, global remote patient monitoring devices and equipment market in 2019 - countries offering most new opportunities\n\nSourcing and Referencing: Data and analysis throughout the report are sourced using end notes.\n\nStrategies For Participants In The Remote Patient Monitoring Devices And Equipment Industry: the report explains a number of strategies for companies in the remote patient monitoring devices and equipment market, based on industry trends and company analysis.\n\nOpportunities For Companies In The Remote Patient Monitoring Devices And Equipment Sector: The report reveals where the global remote patient monitoring devices and equipment industry will put on most $ sales up to 2022.\n\nInterested to know more about The Business Research Company?\n\nThe Business Research Company has published over 300 industry reports, covering over 2400 market segments and 56 geographies. 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We are a distributor, not a publisher, of 3rd party content. Such content may contain the views, opinions, statements, offers, and other material of the respective users, suppliers, participants, or authors.\n\nContact Oliver GuirdhamThe Business Research Company+44 20 7193 0708email us here Share This Story", "× New law makes Missouri corporate tax one of lowest in US\n\nJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Thousands of Missouri businesses will receive tax cuts with the new year. But because of the way the new law is written, some corporations doing business in Missouri could end up paying more.\n\nThe give-and-take tax law enacted by former Gov. Eric Greitens just hours before his May 2018 resignation is to finally take effect Wednesday with the start of the 2020 tax year. The law will cut Missouri’s corporate income tax rate from 6.25% to 4%, making it one of the lowest rates in the nation. But another provision in the law will do away with an option for calculating corporate income that could result in higher Missouri tax bills for some multi-state businesses.\n\nThe two-prong overhaul to Missouri’s corporate tax laws has made it difficult to project whether the state stands to gain or lose money, and if so ho much. Yet the state’s largest business groups believe the change will be beneficial.\n\n“Ultimately, I think what we could see is a bit of incentivizing companies to set up operations here in the state and bring employees into the state,“ said Matthew Panik, vice president of governmental affairs for the Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry. “Or if they’re already here, to of course increase their operations.”Forty-four states levy corporate income taxes, which typically account for a much smaller slice of state revenues than individual income and sales taxes. The lowest flat corporate tax rate is in North Carolina, at 2.5%.\n\nWhen figuring corporate income taxes, Missouri currently allows businesses to chose among options. One approach calculates the percentage of their total income attributable to in-state sales when figuring their Missouri income tax. Another approach lets businesses average the percentage of their total sales, payroll and property attributable to Missouri when calculating their tax.\n\nThe three-part option can reduce Missouri income taxes for businesses that sell products in Missouri but don’t have physical stores or warehouses in the state. The new law will end that option and instead require all corporate income taxes to be based on Missouri sales, joining a majority of states that already use that approach.\n\nAfter the law was enacted, legislative research staff estimated that it could result in anywhere from a net $4.4 million tax cut to a $4.9 million tax increase for the 2020 fiscal year, which ends July 1. ear.\n\nProjections diverge even further for the law’s first full year of application. Legislative researchers estimated its impact could range from an $8.8 million net tax cut to a $9.7 million tax increase in fiscal year 2021. The nonprofit Missouri Budget Project, which analyzes state financial issues with an eye toward their impact on low-income residents, estimated the new law could result in a net 28 million tax cut.\n\nThe Missouri Budget Project said the corporate tax changes build on a “decades-long trend of cutting taxes.”\n\n“It continues to erode the foundation and our ability to fund education, early ed, infrastructure, health care and all of the other services that families and communities rely on,” said Traci Gleason, the Missouri Budget Project’s vice president of external relations.\n\nThe Republican-led Legislature also passed changes to Missouri’s individual income tax code in 2018. That law reduced the top individual income tax rate from 5.9% to 5.4% effective Jan. 1, 2019. But the effect of the tax rate cut was offset by another provision in the law that reduced the Missouri income tax deduction that can be claimed for taxes paid to the federal government.", "Quarantine measures introduced in Europe to contain the spread of the new coronavirus appears to have reduced pollution in some of its major cities.\n\nThe European Space Agency (ESA) said on Friday, based on images captured by one of its satellites.\n\n“The new images clearly illustrate a strong reduction of nitrogen dioxide concentrations over major cities across Europe specifically Milan, Paris and Madrid,’’ the agency said in a statement.\n\nREAD ALSO: Otedola Donates N1bn To Help Fight Against Coronavirus Pandemic\n\nThe drop coincides with lockdowns and other restrictive measures implemented in Europe in response to the coronavirus outbreak.\n\nThe nitrogen dioxide concentrations were measured between March 14 and Wednesday.\n\n“Scientists are now working on a more detailed analysis to interpret the concentrations observed, in order to estimate the influence of the shutdown measures,’’ ESA said.\n\nREAD ALSO:COVID-19: Pastor Adeboye Donates ICU Beds, Ventilators To Lagos, Others\n\nMovements of people, including by car and aeroplane, have been restricted in response to the outbreak.\n\nThe preventive measures have also affected many businesses, leading them to curtail or even halt their operations.", "As a new year and a new decade begins, take the opportunity to visit some new spots, enjoy new experiences or revisit favorite attractions in and around Atlanta. Here’s a list of great options to get you started.\n\nNCAA’s Final Four\n\nAfter seven short years, the NCAA Men’s Final Four tournament is back in Atlanta for 2020 with the semi-final game on April 4 and the national championship on April 6. Attending a Final Four game can make an epic memory to kick off the decade. But even without a ticket to the big game, the Final Four weekend promises other associated events, such as their Fan Fest and the free Capital One JamFest concert, featuring Taylor Swift. Events will be held at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium, the Georgia World Congress Center and the State Farm Arena.\n\nApril 3-6. Tickets start at $187. Mercedes-Benz Stadium (for semi-final and final games), 1 AMB Drive NW, Atlanta. 470-341-5000. ncaa.com/final-four.\n\nAtlanta sports\n\nFor that matter, aim to see any sporting event in 2020. Mercedes-Benz Stadium and SunTrust Park, both barely 3 years old, are rather impressive sights for first-time visitors, so that’s reason enough to make the outing. The Gateway Center @ College Park, the newest venue to the Atlanta sports scene, is also worth a gander. The WNBA’s Atlanta Dream will play their 2020 season at the new arena. But overall, it’s also an electrifying experience to soak up the Atlanta sport fandom — from the Braves to the Hawks and particularly the Atlanta United craze (the 2018 MLS Cup Champions begin their season in late February).\n\nMercedes-Benz Stadium, 1 AMB Drive NW, Atlanta. 470-341-5000, mercedesbenzstadium.com; SunTrust Park, 755 Battery Ave. SE, Atlanta. 404-577-9100, mlb.com/braves; The Gateway Center, 2330 Convention Center Concourse, College Park. arenagatewaycenter.com.\n\nOctober 3, 2019 Atlanta - Atlanta Braves center fielder Ronald Acuna Jr. hits two run home run in 9th inning during Game 1 of best-of-five National League Division Series at SunTrust Park on Thursday, October 3, 2019. St. Louis Cardinals won 7-6 over the Atlanta Braves. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com) Photo: HYOSUB SHIN / AJC\n\nThe Fox Theatre\n\nYou’ve likely attended a play, concert or live production at the world-famous Fox Theatre, but have you ever seen a movie at the Fox? After all, before its short stint as a Shriners temple, the venue started as a movie theater in 1929. So, it’s only fitting you see a reel in honor of the theater’s original function. Check the Fox website for occasional film screenings, such as their Coca-Cola Summer Film Festival.\n\nFox Theatre, 660 Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta. 404 -881-2100, foxtheatre.org.\n\nRegal Atlantic Station 4DX\n\nLooking for a new way to watch movies in 2020? Atlantic Station’s Regal theater can now play select showings in 4DX, an immersive, multisensory viewing experience. Moviegoers will be able to experience effects such as wind and chair vibrations, which synchronize throughout an entire feature-length film. The cinema is currently screening “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” in 4DX.\n\nRegal Atlantic Station, 261 19th St. NW, Suite 1250, Atlanta. 844-462-7342, regmovies.com.\n\nMORE ON AJC.COM: Best places around Atlanta to keep your New Year’s resolutions\n\nMARTA’s Atlanta Streetcar\n\nHard to believe, but it has been nearly five years since the Atlanta Streetcar began operation. So, if you still haven’t boarded the streetcar, put it in your 2020 plans. The current path operates from Centennial Olympic Park to the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site. And with recently announced expansion plans, the streetcar will soon be on the move to new places, such as the Beltline and Atlanta University Center.\n\nCurrent route starts at Peachtree Center Station and includes 11 stops toward Woodruff Park. 404-848-5000, itsmarta.com.\n\nAJC Peachtree Road Race\n\nThe annual tradition — now in its 51st year — draws runners from all over the globe, helping to cement its title as the “world’s largest 10K.” So why not make this the year to participate in this internationally treasured event? (Note: Registration for the 2020 AJC Peachtree Road Race will open on March 15, 2020). But even if you decide not to run/walk the race, you can still take part in the spectacle by finding a spot along the Peachtree Road course to cheer on the 60,000 participants.\n\nJuly 4. The race starts in Buckhead near Lenox Square Mall and ends in Piedmont Park. 404-231-9064, atlantatrackclub.org/peachtree.\n\nAtlanta Movie Tours\n\nDubbed the “Hollywood of the South,” several blockbuster movies and acclaimed television shows are filmed right here in the city. By now, you’ve likely even stumbled across a few filming sets unknowingly. But if all those cryptic yellow filming signs only make you more curious about Atlanta’s movie scene, then perhaps 2020 should be the year you finally checked out a movie tour. Atlanta Movie Tours is a great opportunity to tour the filming locations for movies and shows such as “Black Panther,” “Walking Dead,” “Baby Driver” and more.\n\nAtlanta Movie Tours, 327 Nelson St. SW, Atlanta. 855-255-3456, atlantamovietours.com.\n\nMovie Castings\n\nWant a deeper look behind the lens of Atlanta’s filming scene — and want to get paid for it, too? If so, be sure to keep an eye out for casting calls in 2020. Follow the social media pages for casting agencies like Central Casting Georgia, which are always on the lookout for extras/background actors (Also, read how to get cast as an extra in Atlanta).\n\nCentral Casting Georgia, 235 Peachtree St. NE, Suite 217, Atlanta; 404- 920-8011, centralcasting.com.\n\nSummerhill Atlanta\n\nThe newly redeveloped mixed-use district will certainly be abuzz in 2020 as more restaurants plan to open in the first quarter, joining an already impressive group of new local restaurant concepts. This year, make plans to visit its retail center, where foodies can find everything from Sicilian-style pizza to Instagrammable doughnuts. And among the most notable 2020 Summerhill openings is Little Bear, the first brick-and-mortar restaurant from acclaimed pop-up chef Jarrett Stieber.\n\nSummerhill Atlanta, Georgia Avenue, summerhillatl.com.\n\nPop-up restaurants and A Mano\n\nSpeaking of pop-ups chefs and restaurants, this growing trend will likely carry on into 2020, so take advantage of all the out-of-the-box culinary fun while you still can. A Mano, an Italian restaurant in the Old Fourth Ward, routinely invites outside chefs to host pop-up dinners in their venue. That’s where you can likely catch pop-up chef Seung Hee Lee, known for her exciting Korean flavor fusions.\n\nA Mano, 587 Ralph McGill Blvd. NE, Atlanta. 404-549-7727, amanoatl.com.\n\nThe Beltline and beyond\n\nEach new year usually brings those same-old resolutions — one of which is often to get more active. An outdoor walk can be one of the easiest and most rewarding physical activities, and Atlanta has plenty of beautiful options to put foot to pavement, trail or green space. Make this the year to explore everything from hiking trails to the city’s recreational parks. And beginning Jan. 2, 2020, the Beltline (in partnership with the Atlanta Track Club) will host new free weekly group run/walks for their Run.Walk.Go program.\n\nCheck website for run/walk group times and directions to each trail head entrance. beltline.org.\n\nThe sun casts a long shadow as a man jogs along the Atlanta Beltline near the Old Fourth Ward neighborhood. ALYSSA POINTER/ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM Photo: For the AJC\n\nEmory Continuing Education courses\n\nDid any of your 2020 resolutions involve self-betterment? The Emory Continuing Education center offers a wide selection of courses to help with your goals. Find everything from career-based pursuits, such as learning HTML or email marketing strategy, to personal enrichment interests, such as wine tastings and learning how to paint with acrylics.\n\nEmory Continuing Education, 2635 Century Parkway NE, Suite 300, Atlanta. 404-727-6000. ece.emory.edu .\n\nCentennial Olympic Park and neighboring attractions\n\nIt’s true, sometimes, we locals tend to take things for granted and that means rarely — or (gasp) never — taking advantage of our most popular tourist attractions. If this sounds like you, then consider adding Centennial Olympic Park and the surrounding attractions to your 2020 list. Find a concentration of tourist favorites here, including the Georgia Aquarium, the World of Coca-Cola, the National Center for Civil and Human Rights, CNN Studios, the Chick-fil-A College Football Hall of Fame and the SkyView Ferris wheel. (Note: the Atlanta CityPass is a cost-friendly way to see multiple attractions for less).\n\nCentennial Olympic Park, 265 Park Ave. W NW, Atlanta. 404-223-4000. gwcca.org. Visit the attraction websites for venue hours, addresses and pricing.\n\nHigh Museum of Art\n\nIn the same vein, a visit to the High Museum is another activity to mark on your year ’20 list, especially if you’ve haven’t visited in some time. In addition to its permanent collection and often Instagram-famous temporary exhibits (like their current Virgil Abloh: “Figures of Speech” exhibit), the High also hosts programming such as their jazz and HIGH Frequency nights, where the museum comes alive with music and cocktails.\n\nHigh Museum of Art, 1280 Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta. 404-733-4400. high.org.\n\n“The Shade” by August Rodin is one of the most notable works on display on the campus at the High Museum of Art. STAFF PHOTO Photo: For the AJC\n\nOakland Cemetery\n\nIt’s more than just a historic graveyard, and if you’ve never been, then perhaps it’s time to discover why. Recognized for its deep history and celebrity grave sites, the popular attraction hosts several tours, including their October Spirit of Oakland Halloween tours, which routinely sell out as early as July. But you don’t have to wait until fall for an ideal time to visit. On Feb. 29, the cemetery hosts its annual Daffodil Day, a free event celebrating the flower’s seasonal return in the cemetery.\n\nOakland Cemetery, 248 Oakland Ave. SE, Atlanta. 404-688-2107, oaklandcemetery.com.\n\nOverview of Oakland Cemetery. Photo: For the AJC\n\nAtlanta Festivals\n\nEach year you tell yourself you’re going to go to … (insert: Dogwood, Music Midtown, SweetWater 420, AJC Decatur Book Festival, etc.). Don’t let another year go by with missed opportunities and unfulfilled plans. Make 2020 the year to maximize your weekends with some festival fun.\n\nVisit the individual festival websites for festival dates addresses and pricing. dogwood.org, musicmidtown.com, sweetwater420fest.com, decaturbookfestival.com.\n\nLeon Bridges, Walk The Moon, Cold War Kids, and more at Music Midtown Photo: Tad Lemire/ B98.5\n\nStaycation\n\nAs you plan more opportunities to add excitement to your year, also consider planning more opportunities for self-care. And a staycation can be an easy and affordable option for a mental health getaway. You can indulge in a spa-luxury combo at properties like the St. Regis Atlanta and the Waldorf Astoria Buckhead or aim for lively, trendier escapes like the Moxy in midtown and Hotel Clermont.\n\nSt Regis, 88 W. Paces Ferry Road NW, Atlanta. 404-563-7900, stregisatlanta.com; Waldorf Astoria Buckhead, 3376 Peachtree Road NE, Atlanta. 404-995-7500, waatl.com; Moxy Atlanta, 48 13th St. NE, Atlanta. 404-249-9446, acmoxymidtown.com; Hotel Clermont, 789 Ponce de Leon Ave. NE Atlanta. 470-207-5646, hotelclermont.com.\n\nThe Unforgettable Atlanta package at the Waldorf Astoria Atlanta Buckhead is ideal for people with limited time but want the opportunity to relax. Contributed by Waldorf Astoria Atlanta Buckhead Photo: For the AJC\n\n2020 Olympic Trials Marathon\n\nAs the 2020 Tokyo Olympics approach, it’s only natural to reflect on Atlanta’s time as host to the big games. But Atlanta will actually have the chance to relive some of that excitement as the city plays host to the U.S. Olympic marathon trials. The race will take place Feb. 29 (yes, it’s a leap year) and include the nation’s best marathoners. Arranged by the Atlanta Track Club and the USA Track & Field organization, spectators are directed along Peachtree for the best viewing locations of the course.\n\n12:03 p.m. (men’s start time) and 12:13 p.m. (women’s start time) Feb. 29. Centennial Olympic Park, 265 Park Ave. W. NW, Atlanta. atlanta2020trials.com.\n\nSupport local at iVillage @ MLK and more\n\nConsider making a New Year’s resolution to support more local vendors. With new businesses sprouting up around the city, there’s increasing evidence that the push to support small business is taking hold. The iVillage @ MLK is one such initiative dedicated to offering affordable retail spaces for new entrepreneurs in underserved communities. Located just outside the Hamilton E. Holmes MARTA station, the newly opened shipping container village already hosts a few new businesses with plans to place more tenants soon.\n\niVillage @ MLK, 2489 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, Atlanta. investatlanta.com.\n\nYour polling place\n\nGeorgians will have a packed ballot this election year with two Senate seats, several House seats, the 2020 presidential elections and many local races up for a vote this year. Visit the State of Georgia’s My Voter Page to register to vote, check your voter status, view sample ballots and more.\n\nVisit www.mvp.sos.ga.gov for more details.\n\nSupport real journalism. Support local journalism. Subscribe to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution today. See offers.\n\nYour subscription to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution funds in-depth reporting and investigations that keep you informed. Thank you for supporting real journalism.", "Islamabad: Pakistan has handed over a list of 282 Indian prisoners including 55 civil and 227 fishermen lodged in the country’s jail.\n\nThe list was handed over to the High Commission of India on Wednesday.\n\nThis is in confirmation to the bilateral agreement between the two nations. The Foreign Office said the “step is consistent with the provisions of the Consular Access Agreement between Pakistan and India, signed on May 21, 2008”.\n\nAccording to reports, both the countries are required to exchange lists of prisoners in each other’s custody twice a year. One on 1st of January and then 1st of July.\n\nThe foreign office said the Indian government will also share the list of Pakistani prisoners with Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi."], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "During an emotional hearing Tuesday, Jay Brannon, 45, of Atwater, pleaded guilty to setting Portage County Sheriff’s Sgt. Jim Acklin on fire last year while deputies were attempting to arrest Brannon on a felony warrant.\n\n\n\nBrannon wiped away tears during the hearing as did members of the sheriff’s office who filled nearly the entire front row of Judge Becky Doherty’s courtroom. Acklin attended the hearing with his wife, Josee Acklin, who works for the Streetsboro Police Department, Portage County Sheriff David Doak and Portage County Major Larry Limbert, as well as other Portage County sheriff deputies.\n\n\n\nNeither Brannon nor Acklin spoke during Tuesday’s hearing.\n\n\n\nBrannon pleaded guilty to attempted aggravated murder, a first-degree felony; aggravated arson, a first-degree felony; and felonious assault, a first-degree felony; all related to the February 2019 incident. He also pleaded guilty to forgery, a fifth-degree felony, from a separate case in a Jan 4, 2019 incident.\n\n\n\nPortage County Assistant Prosecutor Steve Michniak said the plea negotiations include a joint recommendation from both the defense attorneys and the prosecutors that Brannon serve 16 years in prison. The recommendation does not mean that Brannon will get the sentence recommended, but often judges sentence based on a joint recommendation to which both parties agree.\n\n\n\nOn Feb. 14, 2019, three deputies, including Acklin, and two officers from the Northeast Ohio Medical University were serving felony warrants on Brannon about 6:43 p.m. after a source told them Brannon was at a Rootstown Township home on Route 44. Brannon threw a canister of flammable liquid at Acklin and set it on fire, burning about 20 percent of Acklin’s body. Acklin had second and third-degree burns and was hospitalized. Other officers were also injured, though not as badly as Acklin.\n\n\n\nAcklin joined the sheriff’s office in 1997 and was promoted to sergeant in 2017.\n\n\n\nDoak told the Record-Courier at the time of the incident Brannon threatened he was going to \"kill the cops\" when confronted by officers inside the garage.\n\n\n\nOne of Brannon’s attorneys, Erik Jones, thanked the Portage County Sheriff’s Office for allowing Brannon to have a private conversation with his parents while Brannon was being held in jail during the plea negotiations.\n\n\n\nSentencing is set for Monday at 1 p.m.\n\n\n\nContact reporter Eileen McClory at 330-298-1128, emcclory@recordpub.com or @Eileen_McClory.", "pos": ["PORTAGE COUNTY, Ohio — While his physical scars are almost healed, the emotional healing is just beginning for Sergeant Jim Acklin and his family.\n\nOn February 14, 2019, Acklin was doused in flammable liquid and lit on fire by Jay Brannon while attempting to arrest him on a felony warrant.\n\nAcklin faced his attacker in a Portage County court Monday, before Brannon was sentenced to 16 years behind bars.\n\nBrannon accepted a plea deal earlier this month, in which he will serve 11 years in prison for aggravated attempted murder and five years for aggravated arson.\n\nJosee Acklin, Sgt. Acklin’s wife, addressed Brannon while delivering her victim impact statement.\n\n“My anger towards you lasted a very long time,” Josee Acklin said. “Overnight I went from being a wife and a mom to working full time to missing two months of work to become my husband’s nurse and caregiver.”\n\nBrannon blamed his lengthy criminal history on drugs, alcohol and relationship troubles.\n\nHe said he was in a drug-induced state when he lit Jim Acklin on fire and that he was attempting to commit suicide during the incident.\n\nBrannon added he hoped an officer would shoot him.\n\n“No officer that night was meant to be hurt,” Brannon said, “My plan was to remove myself from the pain and the embarrassment I was living in.”\n\nJudge Becky Doherty was not phased by Brannon’s emotional remarks.\n\n“Mr. Brannon, you’re a coward,” Doherty said, “You’re a coward and I want you to look around this room and see bravery.”\n\nShe noted Brannon’s lengthy criminal history and told him he had multiple chances to clean up his act before critically injuring Acklin.\n\n“So standing here telling me this was a suicide attempt after you had just recently gone to a gas station, gone to Giant Eagle, had been running around that day without a care in the world until police showed up,” Doherty said. “I’m not buying it.”\n\nAcklin said he’s looking forward to moving on with his life after suffering second and third-degree burns over more than 20% of his body.\n\n“I was trying to think about what was going to be said,” Acklin said, “And you know, everything being brought back up again.”\n\nBrannon will receive 333 days of time served that will be subtracted from his 16-year sentence.\n\nHe will also be required to register as an arson offender and a violent offender when he’s released."], "neg": ["Thursday, March 5\n\nCircle of Grandparents Group — 9:30 to 10:30 a.m., Family Resource Center. Includes free child care.\n\nSilverSneakers Classic — 10 a.m., Heritage Center.\n\nLife Long Learning ‘The Best of the Forgotten Plants’ — 1 p.m., CSU Regional Engagement Center.\n\nCornhole — 1 p.m., Heritage Center.\n\nNovice Tai Chi — 1:30 p.m., Heritage Center.\n\nAl-Anon/Family Support Group — 5 to 6 p.m., 230 B-Broadway. Information: Office 970-526-6500, cell 970-518-3414, csrecovery1028@gmail.com. Follow them on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter.\n\nUnder the Umbrella LCC Meal — 5 to 6 p.m., Prince of Peace Church, 201 Phelps St. Anyone in need of a meal is welcome.\n\nHousing Assessment Open House — 5:30 to 7 p.m., The Annex, Shred Workspace room, 121 S. 4th St. Childcare available at Family Resource Center from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Food provided.\n\nSterling Walk to End Alzheimer’s 2020 Launch Party — 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Parts and Labor Brewing Company.\n\nLiving with Alzheimer’s — 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., CSU Engagement Center, 304 Main St. For people with early stage Alzheimer’s and care partners. Free to the public. Register by calling 970-7207 or 800-272-3900.\n\nAll Recovery Support Group — 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., 230 B-Broadway. Information: Office 970-526-6500, cell 970-518-3414, csrecovery1028@gmail.com. Follow them on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter.\n\nSterling Camera Club — 7 p.m., Heritage Center.\n\nSweet Adelines — 7 p.m., Sterling High School choir room. For ladies who love to sing.\n\nFriday, March 6\n\nQi Gong — 10 a.m., Heritage Center.\n\nSRM Community Blood Drive — 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Sterling Regional MedCenter south parking lot. Appointments: 521-3284.\n\nSterling Creatives Just Plain(s) Creative Opening Reception — 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., 120 N. 4th St. Featuring monotypes created by artist members.\n\nFirst Friday @ First Presbyterian — 12:05 to 12:35 p.m., First Presbyterian Church, 130 S. 4th St. Orpheus Music Club Young Artists. Musical presentation, free and open to the public.\n\nTrivia — 12:15 p.m., Heritage Center.\n\nCards and Pool — 1 p.m., Heritage Center.\n\nIliff Triangle AA Step Study — 6 to 7 p.m., Iliff Trading Post, 315 Railroad Ave., Iliff. Study of various interesting AA books. Riders often available. Information: 970-580-0576.\n\nNorthern Lights Narcotics Anonymous — 7 p.m., 1325 N. 7th St.\n\nSaturday, March 7\n\nWomen of Truth 2020 Conference — 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., NJC. Cost $25. For tickets: https://bit.ly/2vkRdSV.\n\nSettlers’ Saturdays — 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Overland Trail Museum. Theme: Music (instruments and watercolor). Kids 12 and under are free, adults $5. Self-guided activity tour ending with a craft.\n\nLogan County Precinct Caucus — 10 a.m., various locations.\n\nNarcotics Anonymous — 1:30 p.m., First Christian Church. Information: 970-520-1474.\n\nHeritage Center Dance Group — 6:30 to 10 p.m. FM Country. Cost is $7. Everyone is welcome.\n\nNorthern Lights Narcotics Anonymous — 9 p.m., 1325 N. 7th St.\n\nSunday, March 8\n\nZion Congregational Church Soup Kitchen — 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., 5th Street and Chestnut. Come to the back door and down the stairs. Free. Meals served to anyone who is hungry and in need of a hot meal.", "Three civilians were killed on Wednesday in an air raid on a town south of Libya's capital Tripoli, a spokesman for the UN-recognised government said.\n\nThe deadly violence comes just a day before the Turkish parliament votes on Thursday to deploy troops to Tripoli following the request of the UN-backed government.\n\nMore:\n\n\"Three were killed and three wounded in an air raid on Al-Sawani,\" Amin al-Hachemi, spokesman for the Tripoli-based Government of National Accord, told AFP news agency.\n\nAl-Sawani lies around 25km (15 miles) south of the capital and under GNA control.\n\nTripoli's southern suburbs have been hit by deadly fighting since eastern strongman Khalifa Haftar launched an offensive against the capital in early April.\n\nSeveral shops were badly damaged in the air raid, Hachemi said.\n\nOn their Facebook page, forces loyal to the GNA published pictures of badly damaged buildings and vehicles, and accused pro-Haftar forces of carrying out the raid.\n\nGNA forces said in a statement that they had captured 25 pro-Haftar fighters on Wednesday.\n\nLibya has been mired in conflict since a 2011 NATO-backed uprising toppled and killed dictator Moamer Kadhafi, with rival administrations in the east and west vying for power.\n\nAccording to UN figures published last month, clashes around Tripoli since April 4 have killed more than 280 civilians and 2,000 fighters, while over 140,000 people have been forced to flee their homes.\n\nEarlier, the UN envoy to Libya accused Security Council members of violating an arms embargo.\n\nGhassan Salame also said that there are concerns about foreign fighters being flown into Libya, adding that the deal signed between Turkey and the Tripoli government represents an \"escalation\" of the conflict in the North African country.\n\nMeanwhile, Turkish Vice President Foad Oktay said Turkish troops may not be deployed if Gen Khalifa Haftar and his troops, who have been trying to seize the capital since April, will halt their offensive.\n\nEmad Badi, analyst at Middle East Institute, told Al Jazeera that the inaction of countries, like the US and France has allowed countries like Russia and Turkey to come fill the vacuum, as the violence continues.", "Earnings per share (EPS) grew to 32 fils last year from 18 fils in 2018, according to a bourse statement on Monday.\n\nThe growing annual profits are largely attributed to a higher net income from investment by KWD 10.03 million due to the improving national and international equity markets.\n\nOver the fourth quarter (Q4) of last year, the investment firm achieved profits worth KWD 6.76 million, against KWD 1.68 million worth of losses in the same quarter in 2018.\n\nDuring its recent meeting, the company’s board recommended a cash dividend distribution of KWD 8.21 million or 15 fils per share for 2019, representing 15% of the share’s nominal value.\n\nIn the first nine-month period of 2019, the company's net profits retreated to KWD 10.736 million from KWD 11.538 million, with a 6.95% annual drop.", "DUBLIN, Dec. 31, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The \"Global Cleanroom Lighting Market Analysis & Trends - Industry Forcast to 2028\" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.\n\nResearch and Markets Logo More\n\nThe Global Cleanroom Lighting Market is poised to grow strong during the forecast period 2018 to 2028\n\n\n\nSome of the prominent trends that the market is witnessing include increasing adoption of modular cleanrooms, high adoption in sterile manufacturing areas in pharmaceuticals industry and increasing demand for energy-efficient cleanrooms.\n\n\n\nThis industry report analyzes the market estimates and forecasts of all the given segments on global as well as regional levels presented in the research scope. The study provides historical market data for 2015, 2016 revenue estimations are presented for 2017 and forecasts from 2018 till 2028.\n\n\n\nThe study focuses on market trends, leading players, supply chain trends, technological innovations, key developments, and future strategies. With comprehensive market assessment across the major geographies such as North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Middle East, Latin America and Rest of the world the report is a valuable asset for the existing players, new entrants and the future investors.\n\n\n\nReport Highlights\n\nThe report provides a detailed analysis on current and future market trends to identify the investment opportunities\n\nMarket forecasts till 2028, using estimated market values as the base numbers\n\nKey market trends across the business segments, Regions and Countries\n\nKey developments and strategies observed in the market\n\nMarket Dynamics such as Drivers, Restraints, Opportunities and other trends\n\nIn-depth company profiles of key players and upcoming prominent players\n\nGrowth prospects among the emerging nations through 2028\n\nMarket opportunities and recommendations for new investments\n\nKey Topics Covered\n\n\n\n1 Market Outline\n\n\n\n2 Executive Summary\n\n\n\n3 Market Overview\n\n3.1 Current Trends\n\n3.1.1 Increasing Adoption of Modular Cleanrooms\n\n3.1.2 High Adoption in Sterile Manufacturing Areas in Pharmaceuticals Industry\n\n3.1.3 Increasing Demand for Energy-Efficient Cleanrooms\n\n3.1.4 Growth Opportunities/Investment Opportunities\n\n3.2 Drivers\n\n3.3 Constraints\n\n3.4 Industry Attractiveness\n\n3.4.1 Bargaining power of suppliers\n\n3.4.2 Bargaining power of buyers\n\n3.4.3 Threat of substitutes\n\n3.4.4 Threat of new entrants\n\n3.4.5 Competitive rivalry\n\n\n\n4 Cleanroom Lighting Market, By Mounting Type\n\n4.1 Surface Mounted\n\n4.2 Recessed Mounted\n\n\n\n5 Cleanroom Lighting Market, By Light Source\n\n5.1 Light Emitting Diode (LED)\n\n5.2 Fluorescent\n\n\n\n6 Cleanroom Lighting Market, By Offering\n\n6.1 Services\n\n6.2 Hardware\n\n6.3 Software\n\n\n\n7 Cleanroom Lighting Market, By End User\n\n7.1 Industrial Manufacturing\n\n7.2 Healthcare and Life Sciences\n\n7.3 Food & Beverages\n\n7.4 Other End Users\n\n7.4.1 Scientific Research Institutes\n\n7.4.2 Aerospace\n\n\n\n8 Cleanroom Lighting Market, By Geography\n\n8.1 North America\n\n8.1.1 US\n\n8.1.2 Canada\n\n8.1.3 Mexico\n\n8.2 Europe\n\n8.2.1 Germany\n\n8.2.2 U.K\n\n8.2.3 Italy\n\n8.2.4 France\n\n8.2.5 Spain\n\n8.2.6 Rest of Europe\n\n8.3 Asia Pacific\n\n8.3.1 China\n\n8.3.2 Japan\n\n8.3.3 India\n\n8.3.4 Australia\n\n8.3.5 New Zealand\n\n8.3.6 Rest of Asia Pacific\n\n8.4 Middle East\n\n8.4.1 Saudi Arabia\n\n8.4.2 UAE\n\n8.4.3 Rest of Middle East\n\n8.5 Latin America\n\n8.5.1 Argentina\n\n8.5.2 Brazil\n\n8.5.3 Rest of Latin America\n\n8.6 Rest of the World (RoW)\n\n8.6.1 South Africa\n\n8.6.2 Others\n\n\n\n9 Key Player Activities\n\n9.1 Acquisitions & Mergers\n\n9.2 Agreements, Partnerships, Collaborations and Joint Ventures\n\n9.3 Product Launch & Expansions\n\n9.4 Other Activities\n\n\n\n10 Leading Companies\n\n10.1 Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals\n\n10.2 LUG Light Factory\n\n10.3 Wipro Consumer Care and Lighting\n\n10.4 Kenall Manufacturing\n\n10.5 Eagle Lighting\n\n10.6 Signify (Philips Lighting)\n\n10.7 Paramount Industries\n\n10.8 Terra Universal\n\n10.9 Eaton Corporation PLC\n\n10.10 Hilclare Ltd\n\n10.11 Solite Europe\n\n10.12 Imperial Sp. Z O.O. S.K.\n\n10.13 Linder AG\n\n10.14 Ledspan Ltd.\n\n10.15 Havells India\n\n\n\nFor more information about this report visit https://www.researchandmarkets.com/r/fo1vzn\n\nStory continues", "The 37-year-old woman who allegedly set herself on fire at Panjagutta Police Station died on Tuesday midnight. The woman S. Lokeshwari suffered over 80% burns. Police said that she disclosed to them that mental and physical harassment by a person S Praveen Kumar led her to take the extreme step.\n\nIn 2000, the woman got married to Srinivas of Chennai. Srinivas deserted her after they had a daughter, and died in 2015. Meanwhile, in 2012, she got acquainted with Praveen Kumar in Tirupati, which led to love. They moved to Hyderabad in 2013 and stayed at a rented home in BS Maqta. He promised to marry Lokeshwari even though he knew she has a daughter.\n\nLokeshwari used to work as a manager in Praveen Kumar’s jewellery store in Somajiguda and looked after it when he went to other countries for work, said Panjagutta Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Thirupathanna.\n\nIn June of 2014, Praveen lodged a complaint against Lokeshwari and others regarding gold ornaments and cash which were missing from his store. She, along with her associates, were arrested by police who recovered the missing ornaments and cash. The case was charged and they settled the matter in December 2014.\n\nThere on, Praveen started to avoid Lokeshwari. She stayed in Hyderabad for some time and went to Chennai in 2017.\n\nThe ACP said that Lokeshwari visited Hyderabad along with her house owner P Arasakannan on December 27, 2019. On the same evening, she lodged a complaint against Praveen alleging that he cheated her and requested to recover ₹ 7.5 lakh from him.\n\nBased on her complaint , Panjagutta police sub-inspector B Vijay Bhaskar Reddy asked Praveen to come to the police station for inquiry. Denying allegations levelled by Lokeshwari, Praveen sought time as he was on business tour to Bengaluru.\n\n“She purchased two litres of petrol on December 31 from a petrol pump by showing her Aadhaar card, concealed it in her bag and started to search for Praveen in Panjagutta. But she did not find him,” the ACP said, adding that she attempted to end her life as she was mentally disturbed because of the alleged harassment and cheating by Praveen.\n\nShe doused herself in petrol, set herself on fire at Punjagutta bus stop and ran into the Police Station premises. Constables put off the fire and rushed her to Osmania General Hospital. The Police said that a constable M Mounika recorded Lokeshwari’s statement at the hospital on Tuesday night. Police registered cases under Sections 306 (abetment of suicide), 420 (cheating) and 417 (Punishment for cheating) and took up investigation.\n\nAfter post-mortem examination, her body was preserved at the hospital’s mortuary as her relatives could not afford to take her body to their native place for final rites."], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "SoftBank emerged as a big winner from the T-Mobile and Sprint merger. Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images\n\nTopline: Despite SoftBank Group reporting a 99% drop in third-quarter profits on Wednesday, its stock has continued to gain momentum recently, in large part thanks to the approval of a merger between SoftBank-owned Sprint and T-Mobile.\n\nSoftBank’s Vision Fund took a $2 billion loss last quarter after writing down investments in WeWork and Uber, slashing the company’s operating income by 99%—from nearly $4 billion to less than $25 million, compared to a year earlier.\n\nSoftBank stock was down slightly on the news Wednesday, falling by 0.6% as founder Masayoshi Son said that the fund’s recent poor performance was spooking investors and causing big losses.\n\nSon has reportedly scaled back his ambitions for a second Vision Fund, following SoftBank’s disastrous bet on WeWork and pressure from activist investor Paul Singer’s hedge fund, Elliott Management.\n\nDespite such dismal earnings figures, SoftBank stock is largely holding steady—with no substantial decline on Wednesday, especially after it surged 12% Tuesday when a federal judge approved the $26 billion merger between T-Mobile and Sprint.\n\nSprint stock skyrocketed 77% on the news and SoftBank, which owns almost 85% of Sprint, subsequently netted more than $12 billion on paper.\n\nThe company’s latest earnings release comes amid ongoing discussions with activist fund Elliott Management, which amassed a $2.5 billion stake in the Japanese conglomerate and is pushing for stock buybacks, improved corporate governance and more transparency on the Vision Fund’s investments.\n\nCrucial statistics: SoftBank stock is still up nearly 20% so far this year. The Japanese conglomerate currently has a market cap of $110 billion, up from $90 billion at the start of 2020. SoftBank founder and CEO Masayoshi Son is Japan’s second richest person, with a net worth of $24.2 billion, according to Forbes’ estimates. His fortune rose by $2.3 billion alone on Tuesday, when T-Mobile and Sprint won approval for their $26 billion merger.\n\nCrucial quotes: “The tide has turned,” Son said in a press conference, while trying to highlight the Vision Fund’s improving performance. “There is no change to my basic vision or strategy.” In terms of addressing the activist demands from Elliott, Son said that his own interests were “basically aligned” with other shareholders, especially given the fact that he has a 25% stake in SoftBank.\n\nKey background: SoftBank stock fell 12% in the second half of 2019, amid mounting losses from missed bets on unproven tech startups. SoftBank spent around $10 billion bailing out WeWork in October, after the embattled office startup cancelled its IPO and almost ran out of cash to fund its business. Uber stock, on the other hand, lost almost 25% of its value in 2019 after going public in May, though shares have since recovered.\n\nWhat to watch for: SoftBank’s ongoing discussions with Elliott Management. Both sides have said they want to keep the engagement friendly, and dialogue between the two sides has so far gone well, according to the Wall Street Journal. Founded in 1977 by billionaire Paul Singer—a famed activist investor and veteran of numerous proxy battles, Elliott is pushing for stock buybacks and improved corporate governance in an effort to boost SoftBank’s lagging share price. SoftBank is one of the hedge fund’s largest positions.\n\nFurther reading: Sprint Stock Soars 77% On T-Mobile Merger, Here’s Why One Expert Thinks It Could Keep Surging\n\nBillionaire Paul Singer’s Elliott Management Invests Over $2.5 Billion In SoftBank: Report", "pos": ["SoftBank's third-quarter earnings revealed a 99% drop in third-quarter profits.\n\nHowever, investors sent the Japanese conglomerate's stock up 12% on Wednesday.\n\nThe rally was due to a judge approving the merger of SoftBank-owned Sprint and T-Mobile.\n\nSprint stock skyrocketed 78% on Tuesday, netting SoftBank more than $12 billion.\n\nVisit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.\n\nGet the inside scoop on what traders are talking about — delivered daily to your inbox. Loading Something is loading. Email address By clicking ‘Sign up’, you agree to receive marketing emails from Insider as well as other partner offers and accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy\n\nSoftBank revealed a 99% drop in third-quarter profits on Wednesday. Investors responded by sending its stock up 12%, adding more than $10 billion to its market capitalization.\n\nThe Japanese conglomerate's shareholders haven't lost their minds. SoftBank's Vision Fund certainly stomached a $2 billion loss after writing down its investments in WeWork and Uber, slashing the company's operating income from nearly $4 billion to less than $25 million.\n\nHowever, investors cared more about a federal judge ruling in favor of Sprint's $26 billion merger with T-Mobile on Tuesday, clearing the way for the deal to close after nearly two years of regulatory challenges. The wireless carrier's stock skyrocketed 78% on the news. As SoftBank owns nearly 85% of Sprint, it netted more than $12 billion on paper.\n\nSoftBank led with the good news in its earnings presentation on Wednesday. The third slide is an image of a roiling ocean with the caption, \"Tide is turning.\" The fifth slide is a chart showing Sprint's stock price going vertical on Tuesday. On the next slide, it downplayed the $2 billion loss at its Vision Fund by pointing out the segment lost $8.8 billion in the second quarter."], "neg": ["Apple previously used graphics chips or GPUs in its iPhones and iPads that were designed by Imagination Technologies. An iPhone 11 is seen in this photo. (Image source: Bloomberg) Apple previously used graphics chips or GPUs in its iPhones and iPads that were designed by Imagination Technologies. An iPhone 11 is seen in this photo. (Image source: Bloomberg)\n\nUK chip designer Imagination Technologies Group Plc said it’s struck a new license agreement with Apple Inc, reviving a business relationship that had all but ended in recent years.\n\nThe company, which was sold to Chinese buyout firm Canyon Bridge Capital Partners for 500 million pounds ($663 million) in September 2017, said Thursday it “formed a new multi-year license agreement under which Apple has access to a wider range of Imagination’s intellectual property in exchange for license fees.”\n\nApple previously used graphics chips or GPUs in its iPhones and iPads that were designed by Imagination Technologies, but it moved to its own internal chip designs starting with the iPhone X in 2017 and the iPad Pro in 2018. The US company also uses its own graphics processors in the Apple Watch. It told Imagination Technologies in 2017 that it would stop using its intellectual property in new products within two years.\n\nWhen Imagination Technologies, then a public company, announced the loss of Apple as its biggest customer, its stock plummeted. The British company said in 2018 there may be “material uncertainty” regarding the future of the company if Apple doesn’t pay any royalties on its latest generation of iPhones and iPads.\n\nIt’s unclear if Apple has paid those fees, but Imagination has argued it would be “extremely challenging for Apple to design a GPU in a way that allows them not to pay royalties to Imagination.”\n\nThe company didn’t specify on Thursday which intellectual property the latest agreement covers, but Imagination’s IP related to graphics and artificial intelligence could be key to future Apple devices. The iPhone maker uses a combination of supplier deals and acquisitions to build up its portfolio of patents and designs. Last year, Apple acquired Intel Corp’s modem unit to design cellular chips for future devices.\n\nFor all the latest Technology News, download Indian Express App", "The owner of P.E.I.'s Island Potato Soap Company has come up with a new soap he hopes will appeal to some customers south of the border.\n\nPieter Ijsselstein has produced 600 bars of a peach-scented impeachment soap to inject some humour into the political news coming out of Washington. The U.S. House of Representatives impeached President Donald Trump Dec. 18 for abuse of power and obstruction.\n\nIjsselstein said he went online to find out if anyone was making an impeachment soap, and when he found people comparing the impeachment proceeding to a soap opera, he figured he was on to something.\n\n\"There is lots of references to soap so I thought it would be a neat idea to use that word soap and turn it into an impeachment soap,\" he said.\n\nPieter Ijsselstein has produced 600 bars of impeachment soap. (CBC)\n\nIjsselstein said the response to the new soap has been good, especially with people looking to buy gifts for relatives who are big Trump supporters.\n\n\"My son-in-law actually put a sample of it online and immediately got a sale,\" he said.\n\nIjsselstein said he isn't political and created the soap as a humorous word play.\n\nDemocratic soap?\n\nHe's now thinking about whether to create some sort of soap with Nancy Pelosi, the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, on the wrapper.\n\n\"I'll just see how the impeachment soap goes first,\" he said.\n\nIjsselstein said he has a feeling news about the soap could travel fast through social media, and he will be swamped with orders.\n\n\"It's amazing how many U.S. customers we have,\" he said.\n\n\"We get orders on a daily basis now. I think we get a fairly large number of tourists from the U.S. and I am pretty sure they are going to snap up this soap very quickly.\"\n\nMore P.E.I. news", "2019 has not been an easy year for Cuba. It began right at the beginning with a devastating tornado in January and continued with a blow to tourism with the end of cruises and other travel restrictions imposed by the United States.\n\nThe economic difficulties forced the Executive of Miguel Díaz-Canel to decree an alarming “temporary energy situation” in September, and to juggle all year round with measures such as the opening of stores selling in dollars. Meanwhile, the crisis in Ecuador and Bolivia put an end to the island’s health cooperation in those nations and brought to a close the income it generated.\n\nThe proclamation of the new Magna Carta, the celebration of Havana’s half millennium, the visit of the king and queen of Spain and the increase in activism beyond the government, also marked the news agenda in the year that ends. We are focusing on these and other issues in a tight top ten list of what happened in Cuba in the last 12 months.\n\n1-Constitution proclaimed, Díaz-Canel ratified\n\nEveryone knew it, but in short it was news. After a popular consultation and the approval of the final draft by the National Assembly in 2018, the new Constitution was ratified in the referendum of last February 24 with the support of 86.85% of the votes, and then proclaimed on April 10 by the island’s parliament.\n\nFollowing a pre-established route, the National Assembly approved in July the new Electoral Law―which maintains the process of direct election of the deputies and the indirect election of the President, the Council of State and the majority of government posts―, and in October it ratified Díaz-Canel at the head of the Executive. The circle closed on December 21 with the―for many surprising―designation of the hitherto minister of tourism, Manuel Marrero, as Prime Minister, a position recovered by the current Magna Carta.\n\n2-Havana, the 500 and a tornado\n\nAlthough sights had been set on Havana’s 500th anniversary long before the start of the year, in 2019 the countdown entered its final stretch. The works were speeded up―a total of more than 2,000 were executed, according to official data―and the consequent inaugurations, among them those of the San Rafael boulevard, the Coppelia ice cream parlor, the Cuatro Caminos Market―the scene of an unfortunate and publicized pitched battle on its opening day―and the brand new National Capitol, whose staircase hosted the anniversary gala on the night of November 16.\n\nHowever, the festivities were surrounded by tension from early on, as a result of the terrible tornado that hit several Havana municipalities on the night of January 27. The meteorological event left a balance of seven dead, almost 200 injured and some 10,000 displaced, and damaged about 8,000 homes and other buildings, which led to a rapid constructive movement and government support―not exempt of complaints and dissatisfactions―and international donations and by Cuban civil society, which mobilized as never before to help the victims.\n\n3-The king and queen, and prince and princess, arrive\n\n2019 will go down in history as the year in which Cuba received two unprecedented royal visits. For the first time a King of Spain and a Prince of Wales, heir to the British crown, made official visits to the island, events that at the same time marked a milestone in relations between these European countries and Cuba, and confirmed their progress, experienced in recent times.\n\nKing Felipe VI and Queen Letizia carried out an extensive agenda in Cuba between November 11 and 14, a visit in the context of Havana’s 500th anniversary that included a meeting with the Cuban president, cultural activities and a trip to the eastern city of Santiago. Meanwhile, Prince Charles of England and his wife Camila, Duchess of Cornwall, also walked through the capital, met with entrepreneurs and were received by Díaz-Canel on their trip of three days to the island at the end of March.\n\n4-Living “temporary situations”\n\nOn September 11, the Cuban president announced in person on television that the country was suffering from an energy crisis derived from U.S. government measures to prevent the arrival of oil to the island and thus “asphyxiate the Cuban economy.” At the time, Díaz-Canel assured that it was a “temporary” situation and denied that it was a return to the Special Period, the severe crisis suffered by Cuba during the 1990s.\n\nThis “temporary situation” forced the Cuban government to stop, reduce or change the schedule of productions and works in progress, reduce fuel allocation and public transportation and prioritize basic services and “fundamental economic activities,” such as tourism, among other measures. However, the president himself has warned that, although the crisis has gradually improved, the country’s current scenario makes it necessary to strengthen savings and maintain policies adopted during the “temporary situation.”\n\n5-The return of the dollar and the “capped” prices\n\nThe confirmation of the “temporary energy crisis” was not the only important announcement of the last twelve months. 2019 brought with it government measures that shook Cuba’s socioeconomic landscape, which included the opening―or rather the rescue―of retail stores for the selling in dollars―although not in cash, but through debit cards associated with bank accounts ―of a group of products at “competitive prices,” with the imperative objective of “capturing foreign currencies.”\n\nIn addition to the opening of these stores―of which at the close of 2019 some 40 should be operating throughout the island―, the Cuban government also decreed an increase in state salaries and pensions that benefited more than 2.7 million persons, and a controversial policy of “capped prices” both in the state sector and, above all, in the private sector, to try to prevent prices from skyrocketing as a result of the economic crisis and the wage increase. Other eye-catching measures were the giving change in Cuban pesos (CUP) in stores that mainly operate in convertible pesos (CUC) and the suspension of the use of the latter currency in border, which have triggered alarms about an increasingly close monetary unification.\n\n6-Backward step for tourism\n\nThe performance of tourism, one of the undisputed driving forces of the Cuban economy, confirms the ups and downs of the year that ends. 2019 began with the government’s aim of reaching 5 million visitors for the first time, a goal that seemed primarily possible due to the sustained growth of cruises and the recovery of the Canadian market. Up to April, for example, more than 1.8 million visitors had arrived on the island, which represented an increase of 7.2% compared to 2018 and fueled optimism for the coming months.\n\nHowever, new sanctions by the U.S. government such as the prohibition of cruises and the elimination of people-to-people educational and cultural travel, together with other restrictions on visits to Cuba, were a blow to the so-called smokeless industry, which forced tourism authorities to drastically lower their forecast for the year to 4.3 million and to strengthen the search for emerging markets. However, the construction of hotels and other investments has not stopped in the sector, which is still considered strategic by the Cuban government and whose minister, Manuel Marrero, was appointed prime minister.\n\n7-Cuban doctors: a kidnapping and several returns\n\nThe Cuban doctors who work outside the island made news because of several incidents during 2019. The most resounding and saddest of all was the kidnapping last April 12 of two collaborators in the African continent. Doctors Landy Rodríguez and Assel Herrera were allegedly kidnapped by members of the Al-Shabaab terrorist group in the town of Mandera, in an area of ​​Kenya bordering Somalia and Ethiopia, and eight months later little is known about their situation. The Cuban authorities, citing their Kenyan peers, say they are “well” and that they are working for their “safe return.” But, beyond this, very little has been made public.\n\nMeanwhile, this year also marked the end of Cuba’s medical collaboration in Bolivia and Ecuador, two of its main strongholds in Latin America. In the first case, it took place after the forced resignation of President Evo Morales and the arrest of several of its members in the midst of the political upheaval that the South American nation was experiencing. In Ecuador it was due to the end of the agreements between Havana and the government of Lenín Moreno, which alleged economic reasons, but which had previously suggested the participation of Cuban collaborators in the social unrest that shook that country, something that Cuba has denied and has blamed a campaign organized from the United States to discredit Cuban medical collaboration.\n\n8-Baby Paloma, Ferrer, the government responds\n\nSeveral cases related to Cuba in 2019 made the headlines inside and outside the island, to the point of the Cuban government having to respond. One of them was the death of baby Paloma Domínguez Caballero, barely a year old, after being vaccinated in a Havana polyclinic, while other children were also hospitalized for this cause. Paloma’s parents―who finally left the island―denounced on the social media what happened and demanded a government response that finally came within a month of the events. The Ministry of Public Health denied that the vaccine applied had problems and said that what happened was due to “violations of established norms” for which those responsible were sanctioned.\n\nAnother case that jumped into public opinion was the arrest of opponent José Daniel Ferrer, who further fueled mutual accusations between Cuba and the U.S., and prompted an unusual television response from the Cuban government. While Washington and international entities such as the European Parliament considered Ferrer’s imprisonment “arbitrary,” Havana said that his detention―the government considers him a “salaried agent at the service of the United States”―was due to a report about the alleged kidnapping and beating of his accuser, and denied that he was mistreated in jail. In addition, it accused U.S. diplomats on the island over their contacts with Ferrer and other “illegal actions,” of “interference in the internal affairs of the country.”\n\n9-Animal lovers march; the LGTBI community, too\n\nIf a group of Cuban civil society gained visibility in the year that ends―on the street and the social media―that was that of animal rights activists. The animal lovers carried out numerous actions throughout 2019, including a large march through the streets of Havana, authorized by the government. In addition, they have insistently demanded a postponed animal protection law, they have reported cases of abuse, they have organized sterilization campaigns and adoptions, they have carried out protests against the state entity known as Zoonosis and they have sat down to talk with executives of government institutions linked to the topic.\n\nThe Cuban LGTBI community, on the other hand, took a step back this year. Its activism, which had risen in 2018 with the debates on same sex marriage following the new Magna Carta, suffered in May the suspension for unclear reasons of the traditional―and governmental―Conga against Homophobia and Transphobia, the first suspended in 12 years, although other activities were maintained. In response, activists called an independent march in Havana which was interrupted by the police, who arrested several participants, while Cuban authorities called it a “show” and criticized the “lackeying of mercenary activism.”\n\n10-Farewell to some of the greats\n\nIn 2019, Cuba bid farewell to Cardinal Jaime Ortega, the most prominent figure of the Cuban Catholic Church and a key name in relations between it and the government of the island. Ortega, 82, died of cancer, of which he suffered. He had already distanced himself from his post as archbishop of Havana, which he held for more than three decades. After his death on July 26, his body was laid for three days in the Havana Cathedral, where he received the homage of faithful and authorities.\n\nTwo months later, at the beginning of October, Pope Francis officially appointed Juan de la Caridad García as cardinal, who had replaced Ortega in 2016 as archbishop of Havana. The appointment, which had been known since September, took place in the Vatican, but it was celebrated throughout the island, as it maintained the Cuban presence in the Cardinal College. In addition, being under 80 years old―he was born in Camagüey in 1948―, García became a possible participant of a future Conclave, for the election, when the time comes, of a new Pope.\n\nCuba also bid farewell in July to Cuban poet and essayist Roberto Fernández Retamar, director of the Casa de las Américas, an institution that turned 60 this year. On October 17, Alicia Alonso, prima ballerina assoluta, died at 98. The Cuban people and many fans in the world said goodbye to a true legend of dance, a universal artist who bequeathed to the island a school and a Cuban style of representing the world-renowned classical ballet.\n\n“When I danced, I gave happiness, joy and, above all, I thought I was giving life, because as I felt it, I would give it.”", "Dream11 Prediction - Central Districts vs Otago\n\nCD vs OT Super Smash 2019-20 Dream11 Team: Fantasy cricket predictions and tips for Central Districts vs Otago match today, January 2.\n\nCentral Districts vs Otago Dream11\n\nWicketkeeper: Dane Cleaver\n\nBatsmen: Neil Broom, Josh Clarkson, Nick Kelly (VC)\n\nAllrounders: George Worker (C), Anaru Kitchen, Willem Ludic, Michael Rippon\n\nBowlers: Seth Rance, Blair Tickner, Jacob Duffy\n\nCD vs OTG My Dream11 Team\n\nDane Cleaver, Neil Broom, Josh Clarkson, Nick Kelly (VC), George Worker (C), Anaru Kitchen, Willem Ludic, Michael Rippon, Seth Rance, Blair Tickner, Jacob Duffy\n\nCD vs OTG Probable Playing 11\n\nCentral Districts (Playing XI): George Worker, Dane Cleaver (WK), Christian Leopard, Tom Bruce (C), Kieran Noema-Barnett, Josh Clarkson, Willem Ludic, Ajaz Patel, Seth Rance, Blair Tickner, Ben Wheeler/ Ryan Watson\n\nOtago (Playing XI): Hamish Rutherford, Neil Broom, Nick Kelly, Josh Finnie, Dean Foxcroft, Anaru Kitchen, Nathan G Smith, Michael Rippon, Jacob Duffy (C), Max Chu (WK), Michael Rae.\n\nCheck Dream11 Prediction / CD Dream11 Team / Central Districts Dream11 Team / OTG Dream11 Team / Otago Dream11 Team / Dream11 Guru Tips / Online Cricket Tips and more.", "MONROE, Mich. (AP) — A southeastern Michigan police officer is credited with pushing two people out of the path of a suspected drunken motorist who nearly slammed into them and then fled the scene.\n\nMonroe police said the officer had pulled over a vehicle early Sunday along the city’s Telegraph Road when an SUV came barreling toward the back of his police cruiser.\n\nThe officer quickly pushed two people over the roadway’s guardrail to prevent them from being hit, Monroe Police Capt. Jon Wall told WDIV-TV.\n\n“He heard what sounded like a car slamming on its brakes, which was squealing the tires, which alerted him to look into that particular direction,” Wall said.\n\nThe SUV went up on a sidewalk before its driver put it in reverse and fled the scene. Police pursued the SUV and soon arrested the motorist.\n\nWalls said the suspect is facing several charges, including fleeing, resisting and obstructing."], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "With the spread of the coronavirus, more and more well-known people are falling victim to the virus; earlier in the day, it was reported that UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson had tested positive for COVID-19.\n\nRammstein's frontman Till Lindemann was hospitalised in Berlin after testing positive for coronavirus, the German newspaper Bild reported on Friday.\n\nThe 57-year-old musician had high body temperature and pneumonic fever, and after testing positive for COVID-19, he was transferred to the intensive care unit. However, doctors reportedly claim that there's no danger to the musician's health.\n\nIn early-March, Lindemann had a concert in Moscow and after a gig in Ukraine’s capital Kiev, he had a tour of the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone.", "pos": ["According to reports in the German daily Bild newspaper, Lindemann is presently not in critical condition, despite being admitted to a Berlin ICU. The tabloid wrote that the Rammstein singer had returned to Berlin last week after a performance in Moscow, upon which he reportedly suffered from a lung infection as well as fever, prompting his ongoing stay in intensive care.\n\nThe newspaper claimed that Lindemann had contracted the novel coronavirus after positive test results; however, Bild later added that subsequent tests came back negative.\n\nWhile still remaining in intensive care, the overall health of the 57-year-old singer is said to be improving.\n\nGerman music export\n\nTill Lindemann is known as Rammstein’s poster-boy. Born in Leipzig in 1963, he worked as a drummer in various bands during the 1980s before launching Rammstein in 1994. The band quickly became one of the most successful German rock bands in history, selling more than 20 million albums.\n\nRammstein is recognized the world over for their provocative lyrics, music and performances. Taking artistic liberties to new levels, the band has repeatedly made headlines with supposed references to Nazi aesthetics and more. Belonging to the “Neue Deutsche Härte” (NDH) music scene, they mix techno sounds with hard rock and other styles.\n\nMore recently, Lindemann pursued his solo career, performing in Russia without his legendary band ; Russia hosts one of the biggest fan communities of Rammstein. During his stage performances there, Till Lindemann is said to recently have made references to the novel coronavirus.\n\nWith an ongoing ban on public gatherings of more than 5,000 people in place in Moscow, Lindemann had decided to give two separate performances to smaller audiences.\n\nAn earlier Version of this article said that according to Bild, the singer had contracted the novel coronavirus. The newspaper has since changed its depiction of events. This text has been modified accordingly.\n\njk,ss/rf (Bild/ntv)"], "neg": ["Large crowds gathered in European capitals for spectacular fireworks displays that lit up the skies over landmarks like Big Ben in London, the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, the Parthenon in Athens and the Kremlin in Moscow.\n\nIn Australia, a million revellers thronged Sydney harbour and nearby districts to watch more than 100,000 fireworks explode above the city, even as thousands of people along the country’s eastern seaboard sought refuge from the bushfires on beaches.\n\nThousands in Hong Kong welcomed 2020 on neon-lit promenades in the picturesque Victoria Harbour, breaking into pro-democracy chants shortly after the countdown to midnight.\n\nHong Kong authorities cancelled the main midnight fireworks display for the first time in a decade, citing security concerns. A “Symphony of Lights” took place instead, involving projections on the city’s tallest skyscrapers, while smaller-scale pyrotechnics were launched from waterfront rooftops.\n\nIn Japan, people took turns striking Buddhist temple bells, in accordance with tradition.\n\nSydney decided to press ahead with its fireworks despite calls by some members of the public for the display to be cancelled in solidarity with fire-hit areas in New South Wales, of which the city is the capital.\n\nSydney Mayor Clover Moore said planning had begun 15 months ago and that the event also gave a boost to the economy.\n\nSome towns in eastern Australia cancelled their New Year’s celebrations as naval vessels and military helicopters helped firefighters rescue people fleeing the fires, which have turned swathes of New South Wales into a raging furnace.\n\nThe fires have killed at least 11 people since October, two of them overnight into Tuesday, destroyed more than 4 million hectares (10 million acres) and left many towns and rural areas without electricity or mobile coverage.\n\nElsewhere, revellers from Auckland, New Zealand, to Pyongyang, the capital of isolated North Korea, welcomed the new year with fireworks displays.\n\nBut amid the celebrations of a new year and decade, old tensions threatened to flare up. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said on Wednesday his country would keep developing nuclear programmes and introduce a “new strategic weapon” in the near future, after the United States missed a year-end deadline to restart denuclearisation talks.\n\nProtests, Brexit\n\nIn Hong Kong, rocked by months of sometimes violent pro-democracy demonstrations, protesters were urged to wear masks at a New Year rally called “Don’t forget 2019 - Persist in 2020,” according to social media posts.\n\nSome 6,000 police were deployed and Hong Kong’s chief executive, Carrie Lam, appealed for calm and reconciliation in her New Year’s Eve video message.\n\nThe protests began in June in response to a now-withdrawn bill that would have allowed extraditions to mainland China, where courts are controlled by the Communist Party, and have evolved into a broader pro-democracy movement.\n\nThousands of Indians ushered in the year by demonstrating against a citizenship law they say will discriminate against Muslims and chip away at India’s secular Constitution.\n\nThe demonstrations came despite Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s attempts to dampen protests that have run for nearly three weeks.\n\nIrshad Alam, a 25-year-old resident of the Shaheen Bagh area of New Delhi, stood with his 1-year-old child in his arms and his wife by his side. He said he had been participating in the protest every day.\n\n“It’s freezing here,” he said. “But we are still here because we care about this movement.”\n\nMore than three years after the UK voted to leave the European Union, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, fresh from winning a parliamentary majority in last month’s election, promised in his New Year’s message to “get Brexit done before the end of this month.”\n\n“As we say goodbye to 2019, we can also turn the page on the division, rancour and uncertainty which has dominated public life and held us back for far too long,” Johnson added.\n\nIn New York, large crowds were gathering ahead of the annual New Year’s Eve ball drop over Times Square.\n\nFind latest and upcoming tech gadgets online on Tech2 Gadgets. Get technology news, gadgets reviews & ratings. Popular gadgets including laptop, tablet and mobile specifications, features, prices, comparison.", "Robyn Joanne Naeʻole of Hāʻikū, Maui, passed away peacefully at home on September 15, 2019. She was born on March 08, 1955, in Wailuku, Maui.\n\n\n\nRobyn was last employed as a leasing officer for Hal... Robyn Joanne Naeʻole, 64Robyn Joanne Naeʻole of Hāʻikū, Maui, passed away peacefully at home on September 15, 2019. She was born on March 08, 1955, in Wailuku, Maui.Robyn was last employed as a leasing officer for Hal... Read More\n\nRobyn Joanne Naeʻole, 64\n\n\n\nRobyn Joanne Naeʻole of Hāʻikū, Maui, passed away peacefully at home on September 15, 2019. She was born on March 08, 1955, in Wailuku, Maui.\n\n\n\nRobyn was last employed as a leasing officer for Hale Makana o Waiale in Wailuku, prior to enjoying her early retirement.\n\n\n\nShe is predeceased by her parents, Joseph Naeʻole and Carmen Carbonell\n\nSingson and is survived by her son, Ryan James Kamakakēhau Fernandez; Partner Pamela Leilani “Aunty Spam” Bergau; siblings Clifford James Naeʻole (April), Rochelle Marie Naeʻole Adams (Derrick), Leihua Naeʻole, and Joseph Kalani Naeʻole (Jahanna); along with many other friends and family that surrounded her with love.\n\n\n\nA Celebration of Life will be held on October 26, 2019, at the ʻOhanaʻs Waiʻehu Beach home (421 Waiʻehu Beach Road), starting at 12 noon. More details to follow.", "news, local-news,\n\nAbout 4000 people gathered on the banks of the Manning River at Taree to enjoy the New Year's Eve fireworks display. That number is up on last year, but according to MidCoast Council's economic development co-ordinator Robyn Brennan, it is in keeping with previous years and numbers are usually between 3000 and 5000. \"We're pretty happy, considering how hot it was and it was quite windy. We think the wind would have kept the temperature down on the riverbank.\" Robyn said it was a difficult decision for council to continue with the fireworks, especially as many people in the community were calling for them to be cancelled in respect of the bushfires ravaging Australia and the volunteer firefighters out fighting them. \"It's not as easy as cancelling the fireworks and doing a donation. We'd committed to a lot of those expenses 12 months out.\" She said the community event is an opportunity for people to come together on a good night. \"We are respectful to those impacted by the bushfires, and whether or not we went ahead the reality is everything was already locked in and we were already committed to covering those expenses.\" She said the pyrotechnicians had already ordered the stock and had staff employed to run the displays. \"We would have had to pay for it even if we didn't go ahead. \"We know that without the fireworks the attendance numbers would have dropped off. \"You're never going to please everyone. It's a big family night out and the kids love it, which is what it's all about.\" Holding the celebrations without the fireworks would have meant a drop in the economic benefit to the Manning community. About 20 vendors are involved in the event. In addition, council uses local companies like Coates Hire and Kennards for the toilets, local performers and a local security company. \"It's to get people out of their homes and holiday accommodation and out on the town, and help stimulate spending in the town,\" Robyn said. \"It's people preparing for the night and going out and buying glowsticks, and what we've found, people book at those waterfront venues in Taree or Tuncurry and then are hanging around for the fireworks. \"It's a family friendly event, it's alcohol free so you can bring the kids out and know you're in a safe environment. \"We work quite closely with the police, ambulance and RFS to make sure we are aware of what's happening and the conditions. It's a combined effort.\" The New Year's Eve celebrations started around 5pm with food and entertainment. \"It was a little slow to start because of the heat and it was about 8-8.30 that we hit our peak numbers.\" Planning is a 12 month process. \"We will go back after the holiday season is over and start contacting the existing vendors and their attendance for the next one, which will be confirmed by May,\" Robyn said. \"We have two-year contracts in place with the pyrotechnicians, so it's locked in 12 to 24 months out. \"As is with planning for events of this size, as soon as one is finished we're planning the next event, it's pretty normal. We lock all the sponsors in to ensure they are included in all promotional material and signage. \"Because the fireworks are launched over the river, we also need to secure approval from the RMS.\" Following the event, Robyn said they like to do a full debrief with RMS, police, ambulance, the security company and operation managers to talk about how it went, any opportunities to improve and feedback from the people on the night. Did you know the Manning River Times is now offering breaking news alerts and a weekly email newsletter? Keep up-to-date with all the local news: sign up here.\n\nhttps://nnimgt-a.akamaihd.net/transform/v1/crop/frm/3BCX4pVhrPX9Pe9ruXFd8XL/5b45aad8-b9f2-412e-88e3-3296d641b78e.JPG/r0_297_4496_2837_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg", "Dear Moneyist,\n\nMy mother passed away last year. I share the title of my mother’s home with my stepfather, but he wants to get married again and wants his new wife to move into the house. What happens when he dies? Does she have any right to the house or can I kick her out immediately after he dies?\n\nVanessa\n\nDear Vanessa,\n\nGiven that he’s about to have another chance at love and in the holiday spirit and interest of decorum, let’s start by wishing them the best in their new lives together and hope they both live long and happy lives. It’s nice that he doesn’t have to be alone anymore and is able to share the remainder of his life with a woman he loves.\n\nAlso see:As a baby boomer, I didn’t grow up with this culture of entitlement — do I have to leave my estate to my children or spouse?\n\nIf you and your stepfather’s names are listed on the title deeds of your mother’s former home, he owns 50%. His new wife would be his legal heir and, for better or for worse, you would end up owning the house with this woman. If he is a tenant for life, then the 50% of your mother’s former home would pass to you when he dies, assuming you are an only child.\n\nRecommended: ‘What did he do with all the money?’ My dying husband cashed his $700K life insurance and emptied his bank accounts\n\nIn the meantime, I would like to gently suggest welcoming your stepfather’s new wife into your lives as a member of your extended family. Try, if you can, to put this territorial approach to one side for now. You don’t know this woman. What if she is warm and caring and wants for nothing except the love and support of her husband and his family?\n\nDon’t miss: I discovered through Ancestry.com that my biological father is someone else — can I claim an inheritance as his heir?\n\nAt the very least, it will help the years pass without rancor and bitterness. If he invites you to the wedding, raise a glass to their health and happiness. Who knows, they may enrich your life in ways you could not have imagined and that go beyond the half share of your mother’s property. You may even find yourself wishing that they both stick around for a very long time.\n\nRead also: ‘My husband’s kids hate me and refused to come to our wedding, yet he is leaving them all his property.’ How can I negotiate to secure my future?\n\nDo you have questions about inheritance, tipping, weddings, family feuds, friends or any tricky issues relating to manners and money? Send them to MarketWatch’s Moneyist and please include the state where you live (no full names will be used).\n\nBy submitting your story to Dow Jones & Company, the publisher of MarketWatch, you understand and agree that we may use your story, or versions of it, in all media and platforms, including via third parties.\n\nWould you like to sign up to an email alert when a new Moneyist column has been published? If so, click on this link.", "More than a few people (my Tesla-owner friends very much included) have questioned this fixation, and I freely admit it’s an odd one.\n\nAD\n\nOn the whole, je ne regrette rien. Proponents do make a plausible assumption: Because gas-powered cars account for between one-sixth and one-fifth of U.S. carbon emissions, electrifying them could make a big difference.\n\nAD\n\nMass adoption of electric cars, however, cannot occur unless they can do everything gas-powered vehicles can do — including the ability to go hundreds of miles before refueling, and refueling easily — at a comparable total cost of ownership. Otherwise, electric cars will be a niche product for upper-income folks. And government subsidies for them will be a regressive transfer of social resources in return for little climate benefit, given that the U.S. power grid the cars draw from is 64 percent fueled by coal and gas.\n\nNothing happened in the past decade to undermine this basic critique. Government, both federal and state, subsidized electric-car sales and production to the tune of several billion dollars, yet as of March 2019, there were 1.18 million electric vehicles on the road in the United States — less than one-half of 1 percent of the total. Households earning $100,000 or more per year own two-thirds of EVs, with many of the owners benefiting from a $7,500 federal tax credit.\n\nAD\n\nGlobally, electric-car adoption is also modest relative to optimistic forecasts. Of the 86 million cars sold in the top 54 world markets in 2018, 1.26 million, or 1.5 percent, were EVs. That’s nowhere near then-Nissan chief executive Carlos Ghosn’s 2010 prognostication that EVs would account for 10 percent of global sales by 2020.\n\nAD\n\nMy biggest error, in hindsight, was to underestimate the financial staying power of Elon Musk’s cash-burning Tesla Motors, which I thought would exhaust investors’ patience long before it conquered the complexities of mass-producing quality vehicles. Tesla’s Model 3 is the most popular electric car on the market, with 111,000 sold in the first nine months of 2019. Owners swear by it.\n\nTesla’s survival, though, may be the exception that proves the rule. (And we’ll see how it does now that Congress has allowed that tax credit to lapse.) Ballyhooed start-ups such as Coda, TH!NK and Fisker all went bankrupt before 2015 — Fisker after defaulting on an Energy Department loan at an ultimate cost to taxpayers of $139 million.\n\nAD\n\nChevrolet discontinued its Volt, a plug-in hybrid, in 2019 after selling only about 150,000 since the car launched in 2011. That same year, the Obama administration had projected that General Motors would sell as many as 500,000 Volts by 2015.\n\nAD\n\nBut wait. What about recent reports that Volkswagen is making big new investments in electrics? Or Ford’s announcement of a new all-electric Mustang crossover? GM, Chevy’s parent company, says it, too, is preparing a new generation of EVs.\n\nEstablished automakers are indeed about to ramp up electric offerings, providing Tesla with its most serious competition yet.\n\nThey are doing so, however, more as a response to regulatory pressure from governments — even after the Trump administration scaled back fuel-economy standards — than as a response to demonstrated customer demand, which lately has favored gas-powered SUVs and pickups.\n\nAD\n\nThe problem, as industry leaders acknowledge in their quieter moments, is still the same: getting the total cost of owning an EV down to that of a gas equivalent. There’s uncertainty about key variables such as how much more battery costs will fall and the global supply of rare-earth elements.\n\nAD\n\nGM President Mark Reuss recently wrote that EV-gas cost parity may happen “within a decade.” Honda CEO Takahiro Hachigo told Automotive News Europe: “I do not believe there will be a dramatic increase in demand for battery vehicles, and I believe this situation is true globally.”\n\nA mid-2018 report by JPMorgan Asset Management noted that the median global forecast by industry experts is 125 million EVs on the road worldwide by 2030, which would be less than 10 percent of the total. “I’m taking the ‘under’ rather than the ‘over,’ ” the report’s author, Michael Cembalest, added.\n\nAD\n\nMe too. Let’s reconvene in 10 years to see who wins that wager, and to assess the true costs and benefits of the bet that big government and big business have placed on the electric car.\n\nRead more:\n\nAD"], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "On Thursday morning, Bernie Sanders took to twitter to share a clip of Joe Rogan seemingly endorsing him in the Democratic primary. The Vermont senator posted a clip of Rogan from one of his recent podcasts with New York Times op-ed columnist Bari Weiss, where the comedian stated he would probably support Sanders in the upcoming election.\n\n”I think I’ll probably vote for Bernie. Him as a human being when I was hanging out with him, I believe in him. I like him, I like him a lot,”, Rogan said before dismissing the recent controversy between Sanders and fellow candidate Elizabeth Warren. “Look, you could dig up dirt on every single human being that’s ever existed if you catch them in their worst moment. That said, you can’t find very many with Bernie. He’s been insanely consistent his entire life. He’s basically been saying the same thing, been for the same thing his whole life. And that in and of itself is a very powerful structure to operate from.”\n\nThe endorsement, followed by Sander’s amplification of Rogan’s support, has sparked newfound controversy and debate surrounding the campaign and has divided the senator’s supporters on social media.\n\nRogan is a well known comedian, former Fear Factor host and beloved UFC commentator with an exceptionally successful podcast called The Joe Rogan Experience, which has over seven million YouTube subscribers and is downloaded tens of millions of times each month. However, Rogan is almost as controversial as he is popular due to the selection of questionable guests he has hosted on his show over the past few years, including far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, Proud Boys founder Gavin McInnes, disgraced far-right political commentator Milo Yiannopoulos, and conservative commentator (and homophobe) Steven Crowder.\n\nWhile there is much for the Sanders campaign to gain from Rogan’s endorsement, it has also created a schism between the senator’s supporters, especially among those who do not approve of Rogan’s world view or approach to his podcast. This article will attempt to lay out the various pros and cons from Rogan’s endorsement while determining its significance on the upcoming election.\n\nThe Good\n\nOver the past decade, Joe Rogan has managed to build a podcasting empire. His show, The Joe Rogan Experience, is one of the most popular podcasts available on the internet, and was the second most downloaded podcast on Apple’s network in 2017 and 2018. The podcast also receives tens of millions of views on YouTube each month, mainly from the highly coveted young male demographic who are drawn to the relatable, laid back nature of the podcast.\n\nOver the last couple of years, Rogan’s podcast has also become politically significant. In 2019, the comedian hosted three 2020 Democratic presidential candidates: Andrew Yang, Tulsi Gabbard, and Bernie Sanders. Rogan later claimed that other Democratic candidates like Joe Biden, and Elizabeth Warren requested to appear on the show but were not accepted as guests.\n\nYang was the first 2020 presidential candidate to appear on the show. A fringe candidate with a loyal base of young supporters, Yang’s campaign later reported a significant spike in campaign donations stemming from his appearance on the show. “Everything is up and to the right since the Joe Rogan podcast,” Yang’s campaign manager told the Daily Beast. “That was the key. That was the moment.”\n\nThen in August 2019, Rogan hosted Sanders on his podcast, where the two discussed health care, gun laws, and — naturally — aliens. The hour-long appearance was important for several reasons. Firstly, it showed that Sanders was communicating left-wing values on platforms that did not represent his ideological stance. By appearing on the show, Sanders not only promoted his own policies, but successfully exposed Rogan’s audience to left-wing ideas in a favourable and persuasive manner.\n\nSecondly, it was arguably a better platform for Sanders to deliver his policies than mainstream media has proven to be since the Democratic primaries began. While Sanders has not gotten a fair shake from outlets such as MSNBC, CNN, and the New York Times, he was allowed the time to reach non-traditional constituencies while on Rogan’s podcast without being interrupted or written off. He managed to persuade a portion of Rogan’s audience while still delivering his pro-working class message.\n\nSander’s appearance on Rogan’s show clearly left a positive mark on the host, as Rogan has since admitted that he would “probably” vote for the Vermont senator, even going so far as to say that “when I was hanging out with him, I believe in him.” If that is how Sander’s impacted Rogan after a single podcast appearance, imagine the effect it had on the millions of impressionable young minds that listen to Rogan’s show. The opportunity to win back some of the voters that mainstream Democrats have alienated is something that Sanders should continue to do and proves that he would be a formidable challenger for Donald Trump in the 2020 presidential election.\n\nThe Bad\n\nWhile Joe Rogan is an exceptionally popular podcast host with a cult-like following, he has also proven to be a controversial figure with a willingness to push the boundaries when it comes to acceptable guests on his shows.\n\nOver the past decade, Rogan has hosted a wide range of characters that fall across the entire political spectrum, including liberals, conservatives, reactionaries, innocuous weirdos, conspiracy theorists, and snake oil salesmen. His list of guests include the likes of Edward Snowden, Richard Dawkins, Neil DeGrasse Tyson, Jesse Ventura, Mel Gibson, Robert Downey Jr., Elon Musk, Bob Lazar, Roseanne Barr, Ben Shapiro, Jordan Peterson, and Mike Tyson. There is no common denominator between the aforementioned guests except for their status as well-known figures.\n\nHowever, Rogan has hosted several figures who should not have been offered such expansive platforms. These include Alex Jones, who promotes conspiracy theories on his InfoWars network such as white genocide, vaccines, and climate change denial. Some of his most despicable actions include claiming that the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in 2012 and the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in 2018 were false flag operations, which led to parents of victims and survivors being harassed and threatened.\n\nDespite Jones’ reputation, Rogan still referred to him as the “most misunderstood guy on the planet” in 2019. By normalizing people like Jones as a loveable lunatic and harmless weirdo, Rogan is inadvertently exposing his audience to hateful and xenophobic rhetoric and contributing to their potential radicalization.\n\nRogan has also been guilty of transphobic comments over the past few years, most notably when discussing trans MMA fighter Fallon Fox in 2013, whom he referred to as a “f***ing man.”\n\n“She calls herself a woman but... I tend to disagree,” Rogan said on his podcast in 2013 (h/t Bleacher Report). “And, uh, she, um... she used to be a man but now she has had, she’s a transgender which is (the) official term that means you’ve gone through it, right? And she wants to be able to fight women in MMA. I say no f***ing way. I say if you had a dick at one point in time, you also have all the bone structure that comes with having a dick. You have bigger hands, you have bigger shoulder joints. You’re a f***ing man. That’s a man, OK? You can’t have... that’s... I don’t care if you don’t have a dick any more…”\n\nFox, a natal male who transitioned in 2006, had served in the Navy as a operations specialist 2nd class for the U.S.S. Enterprise to support her daughter. She was also forced to quit college and to work as a trucker in order to save money for gender reassignment surgery. Yet despite the fact that she had transitioned seven years earlier, she was still made the target of Rogan’s bullying campaign.\n\n“Look, [Fox is] huge! She’s not just huge, she’s got a f***ing man’s face,”Rogan continued. “I mean, you can wear all the lipstick you want. You want to be a woman and you want to take female hormones, you want to get a boob job, that’s all fine. I support your life to live, your right to live as a woman. Fight guys, yes. She has to fight guys. First of all, she’s not really a she. She’s a transgender, post-op person. The operation doesn’t shave down your bone density. It doesn’t change. You look at a man’s hands and you look at a women’s hands and they’re built different. They’re just thicker, they’re stronger, your wrists are thicker, your elbows are thicker, your joints are thicker. Just the mechanical function of punching, a man can do it much harder than a woman can, period.”\n\nWhile Rogan promotes himself as a free thinker who is happy to discuss topics with both sides of the political spectrum, he has also allowed his podcast — and its substantial audience — to be hijacked by charlatans, conspiracy theorists, and bad faith actors who end up influencing his impressionable audience. However, while Rogan’s support for Sanders is controversial given Rogan’s past mistakes, it should be placed in relative contrast with the countless controversial characters who have previously endorsed Democratic candidates and were not met with the same level of scrutiny.\n\nThe Political\n\nWhile Sanders’s willingness to amplify Rogan’s endorsement is problematic given Rogan’s questionable perspective on several topics, it is hardly the most controversial endorsement that a Democratic candidate has received.\n\nIn 2016, Bernie Sanders criticized Hillary Clinton’s ties to Henry Kissinger during one of the Democratic debates, admitting he found it “rather amazing” that she was proud of her relationship with Kissinger. He added that Kissinger — whose legacy includes much of the Vietnam War and the genocidal bombing of Cambodia — was “one of the most destructive secretaries of state in the modern history of this country.”\n\n”I’m proud to say that Henry Kissinger is not my friend,” Sanders added during the debate. “I will not take advice from Henry Kissinger.”\n\nInstead of referring to Kissinger as the war criminal he is for helping orchestrate the carpet-bombing of Cambodia which killed between 150,000 to 500,000 citizens among other crimes, Clinton referred to him as a “friend.” And while her comments were criticized by the media, it highlighted the hypocrisy of establishment democrats and their willingness to put aside controversial differences in the pursuit of self-interest. In the end, Clinton’s comments about Kissinger had little effect on her winning the Democratic nomination. She continued to rack up endorsements, this time from celebrities like Beyoncé and Jay Z, Lena Dunham, Bruce Springsteen and Kate Perry. The Kissinger comments became a thing of the past.\n\nSanders has proven that he can communicate through American pop culture after endorsements from Jack White, rapper T.I, Norah Jones and Brandi Carlile, as well as interviews with the likes of Cardi B and Killer Mike. And while Sanders did not need to amplify Rogan’s endorsement to reap its benefits, it highlights his willingness to take advantage of opportunities to capture a voter base that is generally skeptical of Democrats and their policies.\n\nRogan’s fan base does not have a primary political allegiance — their allegiance is to Rogan, who has taught them to question everything. Winning them over is a coup because many are potentially undecided voters. It could also open the door for other progressive voices to be featured on Rogan’s show, including Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib among others.\n\nIn response to the criticism, Sanders spokeswoman Briahna Joy Gray released a statement saying that “the goal of our campaign is to build a multi-racial, multi-generational movement that is large enough to defeat Donald Trump and the powerful special interests whose greed and corruption is the root cause of the outrageous inequality in America. Sharing a big tent requires including those who do not share every one of our beliefs, while always making clear that we will never compromise our values.”\n\nWhile Rogan’s transphobia and questionable guests should be criticized, it is understandable why Sanders would use Rogan’s platform and support at such a crucial stage of the presidential campaign.\n\nIt is strictly political.", "pos": ["Joe Rogan is one of the most popular talk show hosts in the world, a hero to politically disenchanted men across America in particular. The Joe Rogan Experience covers an eclectic range of topics, from sports to science to politics, and has millions of dedicated followers on YouTube alone. Rogan has described himself as “left on everything” politically, and said on Tuesday that he would likely vote for Sen. Bernie Sanders in the Democratic presidential primary.\n\nIt’s the kind of endorsement that strengthens Sanders’s electability argument: that he can reach out to audiences beyond progressive activists.\n\nBut when the Sanders campaign made a short video trumpeting Rogan’s announcement on Thursday, it immediately kicked off a controversy over whether the campaign should have trumpeted the endorsement so publicly. Rogan, despite his claims to be left-wing, also has a very long history of offensive commentary, especially about trans people. He’s had friendly interviews with right-wing extremists like Milo Yiannopoulos, Candace Owens, and Alex Jones — and even voiced some support for 9/11 conspiracy theories.\n\nThe progressive world immediately split into competing camps. Some are arguing that Sanders was right to trumpet Rogan’s support because beating Donald Trump will require alliances with people who you disagree with on some issues. Others argue that Rogan’s views on transgender people — in a 2013 show, he referred to a trans woman as “a fucking man,” saying, “I don’t care if you don’t have a dick anymore” — should place him beyond the pale, just as an endorsement from a prominent racist would.\n\nThis Twitter exchange between two prominent left-leaning Washington, DC, journalists — the Justice Collaborative’s Chris Geidner, a longtime reporter on law and LGBT issues; and the Intercept’s Ryan Grim, who covers Democratic Party politics — cuts to the core of the disagreement:\n\nEveryone on the left has correctly expended so much energy over the past years condemning Trump for his association with and support from white supremacists, but when it’s Sanders and an anti-trans, anti-gay bigot it’s “he’s a part of our politics, what can we do?” What bullshit. https://t.co/kpa3t4YxAa — Chris Geidner (@chrisgeidner) January 24, 2020\n\nThis is one of the most revealing spats in the 2020 primary so far. It touches on a core moral question about politics: What views should render someone unacceptable in polite discourse? It’s also a dispute about how to win in 2020. Should Democrats water down some of their commitments to win over potential Trump voters and, if so, which views?\n\nAnd it’s also yet another piece of ammunition in the war over Sanders among progressives, a sign that the 2016-era fight over how much he can be trusted on issues other than economic inequality still hasn’t been settled.\n\nWhy you should care about Joe Rogan’s endorsement\n\nFor about 10 years, Rogan has been the host of The Joe Rogan Experience, an internet talk show that’s become astonishingly popular both in podcast and video form on YouTube. It’s been the No. 1 or 2 show in the world on Apple Podcasts for the past few years; its YouTube channel, PowerfulJRE, has over 7 million subscribers.\n\nIt’s given a new relevancy to the 52-year-old media veteran. He started his career as a standup comedian, starred in the ’90s sitcom NewsRadio, and then worked as the host of the gross-out reality show Fear Factor from 2001 to 2006. He’s also a passionate mixed martial arts fan who has worked as an announcer at MMA fights.\n\nRogan’s show is a meandering interview series with a very strange panel of guests that reflect the host’s personal interests, ranging from MMA fighters to comedians to evolutionary biologists to Dr. Phil. His most famous episode is a 2018 interview with tech mogul Elon Musk, in which Musk smoked a blunt with Rogan and floated a proposal to sell his company stock at $420 (get it?). The interview kicked off a panic in the business world about Musk’s mental competency.\n\nRogan is an engaging host, one who lets conversations float freely on a range of diverse and often quite interesting topics. When you watch some of Rogan’s more thoughtful interviews, it’s easy to understand why he has such a big cult following.\n\nBut the show’s treatment of politics, a common topic in the interviews, is something else entirely. While Rogan claims to be left-wing, the show’s principal political enemy appears to be liberal identity politics. He’s a leading light of the “Intellectual Dark Web,” the loose confederation of anti-PC thinkers including Canadian psychologist Jordan Peterson and right-wing gadfly Ben Shapiro. In fact, the question that led to his Sanders endorsement came from one of the IDW’s chief popularizers, New York Times columnist Bari Weiss.\n\nRogan’s contempt for political correctness comes through throughout the show. In a 2013 episode, for example, he “joked” that seeing a screening of Planet of the Apes in a mostly black neighborhood was “walk[ing] in to Planet of the Apes.” He described the experience of finding out that his comedy hero Richard Pryor had sex with men as “a spike to the heart.”\n\nHe has a particular distaste for the trans rights movement. In a 2017 JRE episode with Shapiro, he describes his radicalization on the issue as stemming from anger at Fallon Fox, a trans woman who competed in women’s MMA fights:\n\nI didn’t have a dog in this fight. I was completely open and liberal about it — until there was a case where a man who had been a man for 30 years became a woman for a little less than two years and then started MMA fighting women. Beating the fuck out of these women, and then not proclaiming that he or she used to be a man ... if you ever watch the fights, she wasn’t winning because she was skillful. She was fucking manhandling these women, it was ugly.\n\nThis very short paragraph contains all the classic tropes of transphobia: a denial of the authenticity of trans people’s identity, an insinuation that they’re a threat to cis folks, and a claim that they’re using their gender identity to somehow get ahead in life. It is, to quote Rogan, ugly, and one of many such examples when it comes to trans issues.\n\nTrying to understand the nature of The Joe Rogan Experience, what connections there are between its often-offensive content and immense popularity, is a kind of tricky question. One plausible conclusion, exemplified by this piece by Slate’s Justin Phillips, is that they’re deeply intertwined — that the show succeeds because it’s a kind of dangerous faux-intellectualism for shallow bigots:\n\nBy routinely disparaging the credibility and intentions of traditional centers of learning while giving idiots hours on end to profess their theories, Rogan allows his guests to establish themselves as the real fonts of mind-expanding knowledge. Many of his listeners are buying in. ‘My generation has hit the jackpot with this new way of learning. If you don’t watch or trust television and school feels like it has failed you, there is still hope to claim back your humanity, this show is the answer. … You’re welcome,’ wrote one podcast reviewer at the iTunes Store. Another: ‘Great Show please have Richard Spencer on.’\n\nA second and opposing view, embodied in an Atlantic feature by Devin Gordon, is to understand Rogan as a way to reach a unique and underserved audience of men. “Most of Rogan’s critics don’t really grasp the breadth and depth of the community he has built, and they act as though trying is pointless,” he writes:\n\nThe bedrock issue, though, is Rogan’s courting of a middle-bro audience that the cultural elite hold in particular contempt—guys who get barbed-wire tattoos and fill their fridge with Monster energy drinks and preordered their tickets to see Hobbs & Shaw. Joe loves these guys, and his affection has none of the condescension and ironic distance many people fall back on in order to get comfortable with them. He shares their passions and enthusiasms at a moment when the public dialogue has branded them childish or problematic or a slippery slope to Trumpism. Like many of these men, Joe grumbles a lot about “political correctness.” He knows that he is privileged by virtue of his gender and his skin color, but in his heart he is sick of being reminded about it. Like lots of other white men in America, he is grappling with a growing sense that the term white man has become an epithet. And like lots of other men in America, not just the white ones, he’s reckoning out loud with a fear that the word masculinity has become, by definition, toxic.\n\nIt is the gulf between these two ways of seeing of Rogan and the subculture he speaks to that defines the debate over how Sanders should have handled Rogan’s endorsement.\n\nJoe Rogan, Bernie Sanders, and the big debates about 2020\n\nAfter Rogan said he’d likely vote for Sanders on Tuesday’s Joe Rogan Experience episode, Sanders’s team released an edited version of Rogan’s comments, tweeting them out on the senator’s heavily followed personal account Thursday afternoon:\n\n“I think I'll probably vote for Bernie... He’s been insanely consistent his entire life. He’s basically been saying the same thing, been for the same thing his whole life. And that in and of itself is a very powerful structure to operate from.” -Joe Rogan pic.twitter.com/fuQP0KwGGI — Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) January 23, 2020\n\nThe online backlash started more or less immediately on Twitter, with numerous high-profile users accusing the campaign of promoting a transphobe. Via email, Sanders campaign spokesperson Briahna Joy Gray argued that these criticisms were largely off-base.\n\n“Sharing a big tent requires including those who do not share every one of our beliefs, while always making clear that we will never compromise our values,” she writes. “The truth is that by standing together in solidarity, we share the values of love and respect that will move us in the direction of a more humane, more equal world.”\n\nThere’s a lot implied in both the initial arguments against releasing the video and Gray’s response. Broadly speaking, the issues under debate deal with three different issues: one moral, one tactical, and one about the identity of the Sanders campaign itself.\n\nLet’s start with the moral dispute: whether someone with Rogan’s views should be outside the realm of acceptable political discourse.\n\nOn the one hand, politics inevitably requires a degree of compromise and coalition-building. You simply can’t win elections and pass laws without appealing to a broad group of people who disagree internally, and in a country like the United States that will likely include some people with social views progressives find odious.\n\nAt the same time, though, there has been an idea that some people’s views are so odious that they can never be acceptable political partners. In 2008, for example, Nation of Islam leader and notorious anti-Semite Louis Farrakhan endorsed Barack Obama for president. Obama denounced Farrakhan’s bigoted comments but faced criticism for not saying more explicitly that he rejected the endorsement itself. Virtually everyone called on Donald Trump to reject former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke’s endorsement in 2016; the fact that he didn’t really do it kicked off a major political firestorm.\n\nThe question, then, is where Joe Rogan falls on this spectrum. Is his history of offensive comments, especially about transgender people, so odious that the Sanders campaign shouldn’t ethically promote him, or maybe even should denounce him? Or is it a case where trumpeting Rogan’s support is worth it for the greater good of beating Trump?\n\nThe idea that Rogan’s endorsement is helpful to the Sanders campaign also depends on a particular theory of victory: the idea that winning the White House requires appealing to both disaffected non-voters and working-class, non-college whites who populate the Rust Belt states. You hear this sort of argument a lot from the Sanders campaign and its media surrogates, particularly at the flagship socialist publication Jacobin. In this view, Rogan’s audience is a uniquely persuadable subset of these people, which helps explain why Sanders actually appeared on Rogan’s show last August.\n\nA competing vision, though, is that focusing on winning over these demographics — which include a healthy number of Trump supporters — is a huge mistake because they’re animated primarily by their resentment of marginalized groups, and winning them over would require selling out the Democratic base: racial minorities and women and LGBTQ voters. Any gains, in this view, would be offset by depressed turnout in the base.\n\nThere’s a lot of room for nuance here. It can be true that, broadly speaking, the second view is correct, but also that the Sanders campaign rejecting the endorsement would still ultimately do more harm than good because Rogan’s fans are obsessive, while most non-fans don’t care all that much. It’s possible the smartest move politically would have been to say nothing about Rogan’s comments, letting it reach his hardcore fans without trumpeting it to a more mainstream audience (and kicking off a controversy).\n\nBut broadly speaking, the differences in big-picture strategic assessment help explain why Sanders and his allies are at odds with other people in the progressive camp.\n\nAnd this brings us to the last question: How much has Sanders learned from his last presidential run?\n\nThroughout the 2016 campaign, Sanders was dogged by accusations of disinterest in identity issues — of having a monomaniacal socialist focus on economic inequality and class that led him to sideline other vectors of oppression. The Sanders campaign has worked to address this concern in 2020, building a strong base of support in minority communities (particularly among young voters) and putting forward highly progressive plans on issues like criminal justice and immigration.\n\nBut the scars from 2016 aren’t entirely healed over. Trumpeting Joe Rogan’s support plays right into this axis of conflict. Rogan isn’t particularly offensive to the left on class issues; his worst excesses all come on other identity-based concerns. Deciding to highlight his support so prominently will play to stereotypes, justified or not, about what Sanders really cares about.\n\nThe fight over Bernie Sanders and Joe Rogan is, in short, not really a fight about Joe Rogan. It’s a fight over the direction and identity of the Democratic Party at a moment when Sanders is rocketing up in the polls — a debate over who he is, and whether he has the right values and judgment to lead the party."], "neg": ["Sign up to FREE daily email alerts from belfastlive - daily Subscribe Thank you for subscribing See our privacy notice Could not subscribe, try again later Invalid Email\n\nA Northern Ireland man has found himself at the receiving end of a bit of Matt Lucas humour after giving the Les Mis actor a bum review by accident, after seeing the West End show.\n\nCiaran Campbell, 32, has seen the world-famous production a number of times and said he is quite a fan of the Little Britain star's portrayal of Thernadiér.\n\n\"It's very him... lots of new one liners in it for him,\" he said.\n\nBut when Ciaran took to Twitter to share his praise of the show, a missed word gave quite the opposite impression.\n\nHe wrote \"stunning performances from all at today's @lesmieserables performance at #Sondheim Theatre... Big wow wee to @BradleyJaden as #Javert and once again @RealMattLucas fails to entertain!\"\n\nCiaran was on his way back to Belfast from London when, completely unaware of his slip, he noticed his tweet about the West End show was getting quite a bit of traction online.\n\nMatt Lucas had retweeted the post saying: \"I really really hope he missed a word out by mistake.\"\n\nCiaran told Belfast Live: \"I was on the airport flying back to Belfast when I noticed quite a few comments, I wondered how and it was because he quoted and shared it.\n\n\"I immediately re-wrote the tweet and apologized.\n\n\"It was all in good humour and taste - all of it! He knows I'm a fan of his Thernadiér.\"\n\nThe Dungannon, Co Tyrone man has since corrected the error with a new tweet saying what he meant to in the first place.\n\nFor more of today's top stories in Belfast and beyond, click here.\n\nKeep up-to-date with all the very latest news, what's on, sport and everything else in Belfast and beyond with the Belfast Live app.\n\nOnly select news that interests you by picking the topics you want to display on the app's homepage. Plus, our enhanced user experience includes live blogs, video, interactive maps and slick picture galleries. Download it now and get involved.\n\nClick here to get it from the App Store or here for Google Play .", "Packers corner Kevin King feeling comfortable, confident entering playoffs\n\nShow Caption Hide Caption 5 Questions with LeRoy Butler: Should coaches be honest with the players? LeRoy stresses that coaches have to be honest when it comes to correcting all the mistakes made in the Detroit game and not be afraid to point out anything they might see that caused QB Aaron Rodgers to miss some throws. Bill Schulz, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel\n\nGREEN BAY - Players can often disagree with outside perceptions and observations about performance or statistics. With film clips, they’ll point out nuances of calls, techniques and how they fit into the larger design of a particular play\n\nBut there is one number no one can quibble with: availability.\n\nEither someone plays, or they don’t.\n\nKevin King did not shy away from that at the end of 2018, his second straight campaign that concluded on injured reserve. He didn’t hide from it personally, internally on the team or publicly with the media.\n\n“One of his goals, like everybody else writing down their goals, his goal was to play,” Packers secondary coach Jason Simmons said. “He wanted to play all 16 and then what happens after that.”\n\nA career-high 15 games later — the exact number King played his previous two years combined — and with the playoffs looming, the 24-year-old cornerback and the Packers can say that ownership he took in the offseason and throughout the regular season returned a high yield.\n\n“It definitely had paid off just in terms of that, in terms of being healthy throughout the year, being available for my team in that aspect,” King said. “With that being said, I still have a ways to go. Still have things in your routine that you try to refine each and every year. You just gotta stay on it. Sometimes when you see a result people tend to say OK, that’s it. Just gotta keep adding to it, keep building.”\n\nTeammate Jaire Alexander trained with King in the offseason, seeing first hand the foundational work King put into a body that had been beaten up in 685 defensive snaps over 2017 and 2018.\n\nThis year? King played 805, according to the Pro Football Focus analytics service .\n\n“Kev has been real focused, real determined to go out there and make a name for himself,” Alexander said. “I think he’s done a real good job, for real. Just to see his availability last year, the year before, and for him to come out and play as much as he did and making a big impact for our defense and our secondary, that’s exciting to see. But he put in a lot of work.”\n\nThe work translated to game days, during which he had a career-high five interceptions. That total tied him (with eight other players) for fourth in the NFL, one shy of the league lead (shared by three players). He also finished with 56 tackles and a team-high 15 pass breakups (tied for ninth in the league).\n\n“The Kevin King kid, he’s a good player,” said an opposing offensive coach who game-planned for the Packers in 2019. “He’s not someone we were scared of or anything like that, but we definitely had respect for him. He’s a good, high-level corner in the league.”\n\nPro Football Focus graded King out essentially in the middle of all cornerbacks in 2019, his 62.5 rating checking at No. 68 of 125 graded players at his position. The grade was a career-high, however, and his completion percentage allowed and quarterback rating in his direction compared favorably with Alexander's.\n\nBut, King and Simmons were quick to acknowledge it wasn’t the steadiest of seasons.\n\n“I think it showed flashes,” King said of his play. “I definitely showed flashes. Now I gotta be more consistent.”\n\nAccording to PFF, King’s coverage had its peaks and valleys with just a handful of steady games in-between.\n\nHis highest grades were:\n\nPhiladelphia (90.3)\n\nMinnesota in Week 16 (83.7)\n\nOakland (82.7)\n\nLos Angeles Chargers (75.7)\n\nMinnesota in Week 2 (74.5)\n\nCarolina (70.2)\n\nHis lowest were:\n\nDetroit in Week 6 (27.9)\n\nSan Francisco (36.3)\n\nDenver (37.7)\n\nKansas City (43.4)\n\nDallas (45.3)\n\nThat's to be expected to a degree, considering how infrequently King played his first two years.\n\n“He’s got some ups, he’s got some downs, but the deal is though, we’re a better football team when Kevin King dresses,” Simmons said. “So we’re happy to see it.”\n\nAfter injuring his right hamstring in early August, King essentially missed a month before returning to practice a few days before the opener in Chicago on Sept. 5.\n\nSince then he has been listed with hamstring, chest, groin, knee and shoulder injuries and an illness. He missed only three practices, however, and was limited only 16 times. In four weeks he did not appear on the injury report at all. He was doubtful with a groin injury before the game in Dallas but played and was held out of the Washington game for precautionary reasons.\n\nNow, as he prepares for his first playoff game in the NFC divisional round Jan. 12 — and the most football he has played in one season in his life — he feels like the start of 2020 will be his best to date.\n\n“Yes, sir. Yes, sir. I definitely feel good,” King said. “I feel I’m healthy. No major issues. And got time to take care of the minor things. But yeah, I feel good. The past few weeks I’ve felt very comfortable and that’s huge going into this playoff run. Just that mental stability. That’s a big part of playing corner, is confidence and just believing in yourself. Even if a guy beats you one time, just sticking to your technique. Things like that are huge. The mentality is huge.”", "Sienna Santer is a second-year Harvard student and a YouTube influencer with 302,000 subscribers.\n\nHer channel took off after she uploaded a video of herself moving into her dorm room. The video now has 4.8 million views.\n\nA year later, Santer supports herself financially with the money she earns online.\n\nShe shared how she makes money as a college influencer and how much she made from YouTube ads in 2019.\n\nIn 2019, she earned just over $44,000 from ads in her YouTube videos, according to a screenshot viewed by Business Insider.\n\nSign up for Business Insider's influencer newsletter, Influencer Dashboard, to get more stories like this in your inbox.\n\nClick here for more BI Prime stories.\n\nSienna Santer is a second-year Harvard student and a popular YouTube influencer with 302,000 subscribers.\n\nShe shares videos on topics like how she got into the prestigious university and what a day in her life is like.\n\nSanter's influencer career started with friends and family members asking her how she got accepted into Harvard. After a video of her Harvard dorm-room tour got 4.8 million views, Santer treats her YouTube channel and Instagram page like a part-time job.\n\n\"I had so many people asking how I got in and if I could give them advice,\" she told Business Insider. \"Instead of writing back and forth, I decided to put everything into a video and send that to them.\"\n\nNow she earns money from ads in her videos placed by Google and by promoting brands like Audible and the vitamin company Care/of on her channel.\n\nIn 2019, she earned just over $44,000 through Google's AdSense program, which places ads in her YouTube videos, according to a screenshot viewed by Business Insider. (She said she'd have to pay about 25% of that in taxes.)\n\nHow YouTube creators like Santer earn money online\n\nCreators with 1,000 subscribers and 4,000 watch hours are eligible for YouTube's Partner Program, through which they can earn money off their channels by placing ads in videos.\n\nSanter averages about $3,000 a month from AdSense, she said.\n\n\"My channel has helped me deal with things a lot earlier than some of my friends and helped me a lot with money-management skills,\" she said. \"I have checks for AdSense coming in the mail that I have put aside for taxes, retirement, savings.\"\n\nHow much an influencer earns from Google's AdSense program on a YouTube video depends on a number of factors, from the place in the video where viewers normally drop off to the type of advertisers the video gets. Some top creators have ad-placement strategies for earning the most money possible. Generally, how much money is earned varies based on a video's watch time, length, and viewer demographic.\n\nSome videos that contain swearing or copyrighted music can be flagged by YouTube and demonetized, earning hardly any money for the creator (or none at all).\n\nSanter previously told Business Insider that she usually adds two to three ads to a video that is over 10 minutes long and follows certain techniques to optimize her video's performance.\n\nSanter is part of a rising trend of YouTubers that are gaining audiences by sharing their college experiences — especially their move-in videos, which can rack up millions of views (and in Santer's case, thousands of dollars). Margot Lee, a Syracuse student with 425,000 YouTube subscribers, teaches an informal pop-up class on becoming a professional influencer to her classmates (and shared her slides with Business Insider).\n\nRead more on Santer's YouTube business here:", "Placement is the much-needed talent agent for jobseekers “We’re giving away money to strangers on the internet” is a pretty cavalier pitch for a new startup. But the more I learned about Placement, the smarter it sounded. In exchange for 1\n\nJeanette Manfra, senior DHS cybersecurity official, to leave government Jeanette Manfra, one of the most senior and experienced U.S. cybersecurity officials, is leaving government after more than a decade in the public sector. Manfra, who served as assistant director for\n\nAmazon launches a Dash Smart Shelf for businesses that automatically restocks supplies Amazon may have stopped selling its Dash buttons for consumers, but it’s not done with dedicated Dash hardware: The company is launching its new Amazon Dash Smart Shelf today. Aimed at small bus\n\nAlphabet’s Loon signs deal with Telefonica to provide internet to remote parts of the Amazon Alphabet-owned Loon, the high-altitude balloon company that is using its stratospheric technology to provide internet connectivity on Earth, has signed a new commercial agreement with Telefonica-owned\n\nCelonis, a leader in big data process mining for enterprises, nabs $290M on a $2.5B valuation More than $1 trillion is spent by enterprises annually on “digital transformation” — the investments that organizations make to update their IT systems to get more out of them and re\n\nRoute’s app auto-tracks all your packages, raises $12M Between Amazon, FedEx, UPS, and indie merchants, it’s easy to lose track of when your online purchases will be delivered. And if you’re buying something pricey or important, a lack of ship\n\nWonderbly launches Wonderbly Studios to let other brands use its personalisation API for printed books Wonderbly, the personalised book publisher backed by Google Ventures and best known for the breakout hit “Lost My Name,” is unveiling Wonderbly Studios in a bid to make it easier for other\n\nAnnual Extra Crunch members get a discount on Aircall We’re excited to announce a new Extra Crunch community perk from Aircall. Starting today, annual and two-year Extra Crunch members that are new to Aircall and located within the U.S. or Canada can r\n\nAmnesty International latest to slam surveillance giants Facebook and Google as “incompatible” with human rights Human rights charity Amnesty International is the latest to call for reform of surveillance capitalism — blasting the business models of “surveillance giants” Facebook and Google in\n\nOmnius CEO Sofie Quidenus-Wahlforss is joining us at Disrupt Berlin When you think about artificial intelligence, chances are you think about anthropomorphic robots that can make decisions on their own. But artificial intelligence already has huge impacts in the insur\n\nG Suite users get more AI writing help, Google Assistant calendar integration and more Google is launching a number of updates to its G Suite tools today that, among other things, brings to Google Docs an AI grammar checker, smarter spellchecking and, soon, spelling autocorrect. The com\n\nMichael Grimes, “Wall Street’s Silicon Valley whisperer,” says direct listings are “absolutely” more efficient than IPOs Michael Grimes has been called “Wall Street’s Silicon Valley whisperer” for landing a seemingly endless string of coveted deals for his bank, Morgan Stanley. In more recent years, it\n\nAntarctic tests will prepare this rover for a possible trip to an icy ocean moon Exploring a distant moon usually means trundling around its uniquely inhospitable surface, but on icy ocean moons like Saturn's Enceladus, it might be better to come at things from the bottom up. This\n\nGoogle limits political ad targeting and all ‘demonstrably false claims’ Google has joined Twitter in revising its political ad rules ahead of what promises to be a brutal election season. But while the latter chose to ban political advertising altogether, Google is mainly\n\nBandit opens a ‘mobile-only’ coffee shop in New York If you wander into the Bandit coffee shop in Midtown New York, you won’t be able to just walk up to the counter and order something. Instead, you’ll need to download a mobile app. I experi\n\nSpaceX’s Starship Mk1 fails during testing, next step will be to move to a newer design SpaceX’s Starship Mk1 prototype encountered an explosive failure during early testing in Texas on Wednesday – you can see exactly what happened in the video below, but basically it blew its li\n\nSonos acquires voice assistant startup Snips, potentially to build out on-device voice control Sonos revealed during its quarterly earnings report that it has acquired voice assistant startup Snips in a $37 million cash deal, Variety reported on Wednesday. Snips, which had been developing dedic\n\nApple expands and updates its ‘Everyone Can Code’ program Apple announced today an expansion of its program designed to get more students coding. The company says it has redesigned the “Everyone Can Code” curriculum with a focus on introducing mo\n\nPayPal to acquire shopping and rewards platform Honey for $4B PayPal announced today it has agreed to acquire Honey Science Corporation, the makers of a deal-finding browser add-on and mobile application, for $4 billion, mostly cash. The acquisition, which is Pa\n\nGoogle Cloud launches Bare Metal Solution Google Cloud today announced the launch of a new bare metal service, dubbed the Bare Metal Solution. We aren’t talking about bare metal servers offered directly by Google Cloud here, though. Ins\n\nLoad More", "How painting cabinet veneer can Save You Time, Stress, and Money.\n\nHow painting cabinet veneer can Save You Time, Stress, and Money.\n\nBlog Article\n\nAlso, bear in mind that goof off also can make a PAINT STRIPPER which is not similar to the oopsie remover–the paint stripper is amazingly caustic and burns similar to a Reside coal if it will get on your skin, and will not immediately prevent burning even when h2o is applied to your skin!!!\n\n\n\nLED lighting has experienced a very fantastic operate as homeowners adjust above from traditional incandescent bulbs. It provides good lighting for actions, comes in a variety of colors plus the bulbs past for a really long time. This has made it a favorite selection for beneath-cabinet lighting. Less than cabinet LED lights appear in various varieties including pucks, strips, and bars. 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{"query": "Queen makes Christmas pudding with Prince George\n\nroyal alerts including a daily special Jubilee edition SUBSCRIBE Invalid email Sign up forincluding a daily special Jubilee edition We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info\n\nPrince George looked all grown-up standing next to Prince Charles wearing a blue and green tartan pair of trousers. Traditionally royal boys have been dressed in shorts, even in winter, and Prince George’s outfits in the past have been no exception.\n\nHowever William and Kate’s eldest has now reached the age where he can wear trousers at official royal events and photos. The young royal made his Sandringham Christmas debut as he joined the royals for their traditional Christmas Day church service in public with his sister Princess Charlotte. Prince George donned trousers, while his sister looked adorable in a festive green coat. Kate and William released a black and white photo on Christmas, after their Christmas card photo was leaked online.\n\nPrince George stands with the Queen, Prince Charles and Prince William\n\nThe Queen and three future kings Prince Charles, Prince William and Prince George\n\nIn the photo, William, Charlotte and young Louis are picture all bundled up in coats and jumpers, while Prince George wears shorts and a fleece jacket. The photo was taken by Kate at their place in Norfolk and so the Duchess of Cambridge did not feature in the snap. For Cambridge family’s Christmas photo in 2018, George was pictured wearing jeans like his dad William. The family picture to mark the beginning of the 2020 decade is only the second time such a portrait of just the Queen and her heirs has been issued. READ MORE: The ONE thing Kate Middleton wants for her children\n\nPrince George wearing shorts during the Cambridge family’s tour of Canada in October 2016\n\nPrince George wearing shorts aged 3 in Canada\n\nThe first was released in April 2016 to celebrate Her Majesty's 90th birthday and featured a three-year-old Prince George in shorts. The photo released on Friday night by photographer Ranald Mackechnie was taken on December 18, the same day as the Christmas pudding photos – which were released before Christmas – and the Royal Family’s annual Christmas lunch, hosted by the Queen at Buckingham Palace. The Queen, Charles, William and George made Christmas puddings in Buckingham Palace in front of a Christmas tree adorned with regal corgi and crown decorations. DON'T MISS\n\nQueen to 'bypass Prince Charles to naturally pass on Crown to William' [OPINION]\n\nHow Queen ‘admires’ Kate Middleton - but THIS royal remains favourite [REVEAL]\n\nPrincess Charlotte gives FIRST curtsy to Queen after Kate shows her [VIDEO]\n\nA photo released of the Queen, Charles, William and George to mark her 90th birthday in 2016\n\nTrending\n\nIn footage shared on the Royal Family’s social media accounts as well as being played during the Queen's Christmas message, George was seen battling with the thick pudding mixture with a wooden spoon, making his grandfather chuckle. The video was shared on Twitter with the caption: “The Queen, the Prince of Wales, the Duke of Cambridge and Prince George came together to make Christmas puddings at Buckingham Palace as part of a Royal British Legion initiative.” The Queen is patron of the Royal British Legion and the puddings will be served at Christmas gatherings of the Armed Forces community in late 2020. However, it was young Prince George who stole the show as royal fans flocked to comment on the post.\n\nPrince George is third in line to the British throne", "pos": ["Prince George looks so grown up as he poses for new photo with the Queen, Prince Charles and Prince William The photo was taken on the day of the Queen's Christmas lunch\n\nBuckingham Palace has released a new portrait of the Queen, the Prince of Wales, the Duke of Cambridge and Prince George, to mark the start of a new decade.\n\nThe 93-year-old monarch, wearing a white dress and sapphire brooch, poses for a photo with her three heirs in the Throne Room at Buckingham Palace. Her son Prince Charles, 71, stands on her right with his arm around his six-year-old grandson Prince George. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's eldest child looks smart in a blue-trimmed white shirt from Amaiakids, a pair of blue and green tartan trousers and a sweet pair of shoes, also by Amaiakids, as he smiles for the camera. The Queen's grandson, Prince William, 37, who is second-in-line to the throne, stands on her left, dressed in a navy-blue suit.\n\nREAD: Prince William teams up with Strictly's Alex Scott and other football stars for important cause\n\nThe new portrait of the Queen, Charles, William and George. Credit: Ranald Mackechnie\n\nThis is only the second time a portrait has been issued of the Queen, Charles, William and George; the first was released in April 2016 to mark Her Majesty's 90th birthday. The youngest royal's elevated position in the new picture is reminiscent of the 2016 photo, when then-two-year-old George stood next to his great-grandmother on a blue and black step, holding the hand of his father, William.\n\nThe latest photo of the four generations of the royal family was taken by the same photographer, Ranald Mackechnie, on Wednesday 18 December 2019 – the day of the Queen's Christmas lunch for her family. William and George arrived at the festive bash a little earlier than Kate, Charlotte and Louis, so they could make Christmas puddings with the Queen and Prince Charles.\n\nWATCH: Go behind the scenes at HELLO! as we reveal the royal highlights of 2019\n\nThe first photo of the Queen and her three heirs in 2016. Credit: Ranald Mackechnie\n\nBuckingham Palace released a series of adorable photos and a video of the Queen, Charles, William and George stirring the mixture to make the festive treat, as part of a Royal British Legion project. The Together at Christmas initiative aims to provide extra support to the Armed Forces community at annual festive \"get-togethers\" across the charity's network, both at home and abroad. The royals placed commemorative sixpences into the mixture, ready to be found by those attending the gatherings next year.\n\nGeorge and his sister Princess Charlotte, four, made their public debut at the annual Christmas Day church service in December. The Prince looked smart in a navy blazer, jumper and trousers, while his sibling wore a dark green double-breasted coat from Amaia Kids.\n\nMake sure you never miss a ROYAL story! Sign up to our newsletter to get all of our celebrity, royal and lifestyle news delivered directly to your inbox."], "neg": ["MILLERSBURG — Lucas Mast was looking for a good workout.\n\n\n\nHe found it in mixed martial arts.\n\n\n\nMast, a barber in Berlin, will make his professional MMA fighting debut Jan. 11 as part of an Honor Fighting Championship 11-bout card at the Harvest Ridge Event Center in Millersburg.\n\n\n\n\"I always wanted to wrestle but I never got the chance to,\" said Mast, a 2014 graduate of Hiland where he played basketball for the Hawks. \"When I started this barber business in Berlin, my (eventual) coach stopped in looking for a job. I was looking to get into something that would give me a good workout, and once I got into MMA, I realized I really like it. And once I started fighting, I realized I was pretty good. I kept going and fell in love with the sport.\"\n\n\n\nHe is coached by Jose Burgos, who has been training fighters part time for nearly six years. He has a training facility (Common Grounds Grappling Club) in Nashville, Ohio. Triway graduate Eddie Flinner is another fighter with local roots, fighting out of club.\n\n\n\n\"Lucas is an all-around mixed martial artists,\" Burgos said. \"He is good everywhere the fight goes. One area he is particularly slick is with his hands. He has good movement and footwork, and because of that he can really sit down on his punches.\"\n\n\n\nMast is 7-1 in his young career, but the event at Harvest Ridge marks his professional debut.\n\n\n\nBurgos and Mast came together sort of by accident.\n\n\n\n\"I came into his barbershop in Berlin looking for a job as a barber,\" Burgos said. \"He found out that I fight and was a teacher, and I found out he wanted to fight.\"\n\n\n\nThat’s how things started.\n\n\n\n\"He asked if I thought he’d be any good, and I told him if he trains hard and does what I tell him to do, I can get him to a certain point,\" Burgos said. \"He’s done that.\"\n\n\n\nThe Honor Fighting Championship was founded in 2017. Event promoter Jeremy Caudill and Melanie Lockard, who lost a battle with cancer in October, were introduced to Michelle Kring and Scott Corbin, who have been in the MMA world for over 10 years. They came up with Honor Fighting Championship, a platform for fighters to showcase their skills.\n\n\n\n\"Lucas is a fighter I have personally watched closely because he has heart and what it takes to take him all the way,\" Caudill said. \"He is a business man; very smart. He is young and he knows what he wants and goes and gets it.\"\n\n\n\nCaudill said he wanted to have a military theme with Honor Fighting Championship to honor all military people past, present and future.\n\n\n\n\"We have signed with Vet Tix to give vets free tickets to our show,\" he said. \"Honor Fighting Championship quickly became a big deal in the MMA world in Ohio.\"\n\n\n\nCaudill brought showman skills to the show, adding lights, music and a certain element that made Honor the place to fight.\n\n\n\n\"Within our first year of business we were already planning on doing a big show at Cleveland Nautica's Jacobs Pavilion,\" he said. \"That show was a big success. Honor did a show in Millersburg last May, and that show was a great turnout. The town welcomed us with open arms.\"\n\n\n\nHe is looking forward to a triumphant return.\n\n\n\nThe Honor Fighting Championship event at Harvest Ridge Event Center, 8880 state Route 39, gets under way at 5:30 p.m.\n\n\n\nRing of Honor seats are $80. Circle of Honor are $60. General admission tickets are $30. To order tickets, go to the website at https://honorfightingchampionship.com.", "Just minutes into New Year’s Day, a teenage boy was shot and wounded in the leg on the North Side of St. Louis. A few minutes later, four people where shot in a different neighborhood, three fatally. By morning, the police were investigating 10 shootings, including five deaths, across the city.\n\nAnd the year wasn’t even a day old. Nor was the violence limited to St. Louis, which in 2017 had the nation’s highest murder rate.\n\nIn a country that has become accustomed to gun violence in all its forms, 2020 was off to a typical start. Gunfire echoed across the country in shootings from St. Louis to Philadelphia, and from Michigan to Texas.\n\nIn Cleveland, a man who news reports said was firing off rounds to celebrate the new year accidentally killed his girlfriend. In Florida, near Orlando, two men were killed in a shooting inside a nightclub. And in Baltimore, which closed 2019 with the city’s second-highest number of homicides on record, the police were investigating two killings that happened a few hours before midnight.", "Weather in northwest Orange County for Tuesday, December 31, 2019:\n\nToday:\n\nSunny, with a high near 68. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.\n\nTonight:\n\nClear, with a low around 44. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.\n\nTemperatures are expected to remain in the mid to upper 60s, dipping into the low 70s, with mostly sunny skies.\n\nCourtesy of HistoryNet:", "Barcelona: Arthur Melo out for month of January\n\nBy Colin Millar\n\nBarcelona will continue to be without their midfielder Arthur Melo for the month of January, according to Diario AS.\n\nThe Brazilian international has not featured for the Blaugrana since the victory at Atletico Madrid at the start of December, when he was substituted off in the 73rd minute.\n\nThe central midfielder has been diagnosed with a thigh injury but it had been thought that he would return to the Catalan derby at the RCDE Stadium on 4 January, but now he will be sidelined for several more weeks.\n\nThe player is said to be working double training sessions - both with his teammates and at home - while both he and the club have both avoided going down the route of surgery.\n\nArthur has spent Christmas at his hometown Goiania where he was accompanied by a physiotherapist and a Catalan physical trainer, to ensure he returns to full fitness, but he has suffered a fresh setback.\n\nBarcelona have a busy schedule for January with the Spanish Supercopa commencing on 9 January.", "VK Vijayakumar\n\nDuring the last 27 years (1992-2019) India has been the second-fastest-growing large economy in the world with a GDP growth rate of 7 percent. But, during this long-term growth phase, the growth rate has been punctuated with temporary slowdowns in 1997, 2001-03, 2008, 2013 and now we are going through a sharp slowdown with Q2FY2020 hitting a 26 quarter low of 4.5 percent.\n\nWe are likely to end FY20 with a growth rate of around 5 percent. This sharp deceleration has become an issue of major concern since the usual policy responses to slowdowns – fiscal and monetary stimulus – are becoming increasingly ineffective.\n\nTo stimulate the slowing economy, the RBI cut interest rates five times in 2019 - a cumulative cut of 135 basis points. But the transmission has been poor due to rigidities in the financial system. There is no room for more fiscal stimulus since the Public Sector Borrowing Requirement (PSBR) is close to 9 percent.\n\nThe fiscal deficit of the Centre at around 3.4 percent conceals more than what it reveals. If the off-budget borrowing by the FCI, NHAI etc are added to the Centre’s fiscal deficit, the number would rise above 5 percent. This, along with the deficits of the states, raises the PSBR to 9 percent of GDP, which is equivalent to the entire household savings in the entire economy. Therefore, if the fiscal deficit is allowed to rise further it will end up crowding-out private investment. It can also contribute to higher inflation, perhaps even trigger stagflation.\n\nTherefore, the focus has to be on monetary policy and measures to improve transmission. The RBI has only signalled a pause in easing, waiting for clarity on government's deficit numbers. There is room for the central bank to cut rates by another 50 bps in 2020 since core inflation is under control. But the focus has to be on effective transmission. The major constraint in transmission is the rigidity in banks' cost of funds since deposit rates have not declined commensurate with the cut in policy rates. Banks, mainly PSU banks reeling under huge NPAs, are wary of cutting deposit rates due to fear of losing deposits to small savings which command a much higher interest rate. For instance, PPF and 5-year NSCs carry interest rate of 7.9 percent.\n\nTherefore, if the monetary transmission is to be effective, the interest rates on small savings with high-interest rates have to be reduced. Presently, the government follows a policy of setting interest rates on small savings every quarter. The government may think of deviating from this policy temporarily and announce a bigger cut in interest on small savings like PPF and NSCs.\n\nYet another factor constraining monetary transmission is the reluctance of the banks to lend. PSU banks have been gripped by a fear psychosis following the investigations into lending by the 3 Cs (CBI, CVC and CAG). The government has to assure the bankers that genuine lending will not invite investigation. Restoring business confidence is crucial in stimulating growth.\n\n(The author is Chief Investment Strategist at Geojit Financial Services.)\n\n: The views and investment tips expressed by investment expert on moneycontrol.com are his own and not that of the website or its management. Moneycontrol.com advises users to check with certified experts before taking any investment decisions.\n\n\n\n\n\nDownload your money calendar for 2022-23 here and keep your dates with your moneybox, investments, taxes"], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "Windows 10 users, yes it has been a rocky spell, but you need to be on high alert yet again. Here’s everything you need to know.\n\nWindows 10 updates continue to cause problems STEVE KOTECKI\n\nMORE FROM FORBES How To Upgrade To Windows 10 For 'Free' In 2020 [Updated]\n\nPicked up by both BleepingComputer and Windows Latest, the early problems with Microsoft’s new KB4535996 Windows 10 update are now spiraling out of control. Here are the main issues you need to be aware of.\n\n03/09 Update: Microsoft has confirmed Windows 10 has run into more trouble. The company has published a support page explaining that a new bug in Windows 10 can prevent users from manually installing drivers on their PCs. Users will receive the error message: \"A driver can't load on this device\" and it can break installations even after they appear to complete successfully. Microsoft states \"If you choose to continue using your device without addressing the driver problem, you might discover that the functionality the driver supports does not work any longer, which could have consequences ranging from negligible to severe.\" Third party drivers can be essential, particularly for legacy devices, so Microsoft has offered a workaround which (perhaps surprisingly) involves turning off a Windows 10 security setting that guards memory integrity to allow the driver installation to complete:\n\nGo to the Core isolation page in Windows Security. Turn the Memory integrity setting Off if it isn’t already. You'll need to restart your computer for the changes to take effect.\n\nMicrosoft offers no timeline for a proper fix to this issue but, given the level of inconvenience and potential problems, surely it will be a priority.\n\n03/10 Update: the problems associated with KB4535996 are still increasing. The always diligent BetaNews, reports that some Windows 10 users who have installed the update are discovering that sleep no longer works correctly on their computers and Microsoft's KB4535996 community page is filled complaints including broken search, trouble opening apps and a growing number of users reporting their PCs will not boot after updating. Remarkably, three days on from these troubles beginning, Microsoft still states on its KB4535996 update page that it is \"not currently aware of any issues with this update\". Ignore this. If you haven't already, get the Windows Update troubleshooter and proactively block KB4535996. Until more is known, this is an update you need to avoid.\n\nBoot Problems And Crashes\n\nThe former appears to be widespread among users who have installed KB4535996, with significant delays in PCs starting after installing the update and occasionally showing a disconcerting black screen partway through the elongated boot process. My own PC is exhibiting this problem.\n\nThat said, if you have this issue you are lucky because for others their PCs will not boot at all:\n\n“I just had this update on my PC and now it will not boot. Fails the BIOS POST test with a series of beeps, completely blank screen. I bought it only 5 days ago, have tried re-seating the RAM and GPU. Hard to decipher the beeps as the screen is blank and I don’t know what MB make it is. (8 regular slow beeps. Then a repeat of two slow low tone beeps, two fast high tone beeps - if that means anything to anyone!) I did have some important work to do, but I guess not, thanks Microsoft :( I presume there is no way to fix this and the PC is now dead, as it won’t ever boot up again now, to receive a Windows update fix ... to fix this ‘update fix’?” - source\n\nBlue Screen Of Death\n\nThe infamous BSOD is also hitting users with KB4535996 installed with the blue screen appearing as Windows loads the login screen. This appears to be less widespread, but when it does hit it can hit hard. Bleeping Computer highlights the plight of one company in particular:\n\n“Seeing this issue with about 200 machines. Uninstalling the update doesn’t come off cleanly and still gets lock ups on initial boot.”\n\nSlowdowns\n\nWindows 10 stutters, dropped frame rates (primarily in games), high disk usage and thrashing have also all been reported.\n\n“It's not extreme, but I say my framerate in games has gone down 10 frames or so and stuttering occurs once in a while,” wrote one user on Reddit. “After uninstalling the cumulative update, everything was fine. Weird.”\n\n“Can confirm. Ramped up my CPU usage and caused stuttering even on the easiest games to run,” - source\n\n“After I installed the update the disk usage in task manager is 100% all the time, and my pc is slow af now!” - source\n\nAudio Problems\n\nInstalling KB4535996 has resulted in reports of broken audio in Windows 10 too:\n\n“Thanks to the recent update I no longer have any sound on my computer, I’ve tried everything and nothing will fix it besides rolling the update back, point is [I] shouldn't have to. Microsoft needs to get their **** together.” - source\n\n“The latest Microsoft update has caused my audio to stop working.” - source\n\n“I updated on the 1st March I have nothing but troubles now intermittent shutting down sound issues video issues I cannot uninstall this even after a reset” - source\n\nMicrosoft Visual Studio Impacted\n\nThe Visual Studio code-signing tool signtool.exe appears widely broken for many users. Coder Rafael Rivera appears to have found the root of it warning: “If you're having trouble with signtool.exe, check if you have KB4535996 (optional 2020-02 CU) installed. Looks like WTLogConfigCiScriptEvent got removed from wldp.dll without sufficient testing.”\n\nMicrosoft has also issued a warning about this stating: “We’re aware of issues with signtool.exe after installing the latest optional update for Windows 10, version 1903 or Windows 10, version 1909 (KB4535996). If you are encountering issues or receiving errors related to signtool.exe, you can uninstall the optional update KB4535996. We are working on a resolution and estimate a solution will be available in mid-March.\"\n\nAnd yet here’s the crazy part: go to the KB4535996 page and Microsoft still writes “Microsoft is not currently aware of any issues with this update”. The company regularly fails to update the warnings on troubled Windows 10 updates (1,2,3,4,5,6,7) but this time it’s particularly poor.\n\nWhile some users have experienced problems trying to uninstall KB4535996, these are the steps you need to follow:\n\nIn Windows Desktop Search type ‘update history’ then click ‘View your Update history’\n\nSelect ‘Uninstall Updates’\n\nOn the Installed Updates dialog window, find and select KB4535996, click the Uninstall button\n\nRestart\n\nYou can also download Windows Update troubleshooter, which will enable you to block KB4535996 proactively / stop it from reinstalling.\n\nAll these problems come just weeks after a Windows 10 update started deleting user data while another was pulled days earlier for causing system crashes. Microsoft has recently rolled out Windows 10 optional update improvements first announced in September but the quality of updates themselves still leave a lot to be desired.\n\nMicrosoft, it's time to do better.\n\n___\n\nFollow Gordon on Facebook\n\nMore On Forbes\n\nHow To Upgrade To Windows 10 For ‘Free’ In 2020\n\nWindows 10 Alert: This Is The Default Setting You Must Change To Stay Safe\n\nNew Windows 10 Update Is Deleting Data For Some Users", "pos": ["Since the release of the Windows 10 KB4535996 cumulative update, Windows users have been reporting numerous problems including boot issues, crashes, performance problems, audio issues, and developer tools no longer working.\n\nThe optional Windows 10 KB4535996 cumulative update was released on February 27th, 2020 and while it resolved some Windows Search issues, it also introduced other issues for users who installed the update.\n\nUnfortunately with Windows 10 installed on over 900 million PCs, there are always going to be problems for some users when installing a new update such as Windows not booting, the screen flickers, Cortana is broken, or they can no longer launch programs.\n\nFor some, these issues can be resolved by updating to newer drivers or software installed on the computer.\n\nBelow are the most common issues Windows 10 users are encountering after installing the KB4535996 option update released on February 27th.\n\nBoot issues and hangs\n\nOn two machines that BleepingComputer has installed the KB4535996 update there is a noticeable slowdown before we are shown the login screen after restarting Windows 10.\n\nBefore the update, the booting of Windows 10 was quick and would go right into the lock screen. Now there is a few seconds delay during which Windows 10 shows a black screen before displaying the login prompt.\n\nI am lucky, though, as others have reported worse issues [1, 2, 3] such as Windows 10 not starting at all after installing the update.\n\n\"On the initial download and install my PC hung at 100% for 5 - 10 mins. Afterwards it hung on the welcome screen after restarts. I recovered the PC by running startup recovery in WinRE, it removed the update. I tried again to install it with the same result. I ran sfc/scannow after both attempts, it found and repaired a few things.\"\n\nBlue screen crashes at login\n\nOne enterprise user reported on the Microsoft forums that after installing the KB4535996 cumulative update almost 200 PCs in their organization would crash with blue screens at the login screen.\n\n\"Seeing this issue with about 200 machines. Uninstalling the update doesnt come off cleanly and still gets lock ups on initial boot. \"\n\nIt should be noted that this may be an outlier or something related to software installed in their organization as I am not seeing many reports like this elsewhere.\n\nPerformance issues\n\nOne of our readers submitted a tip this week stating that after installing the KB4535996 update, their system has been having performance issues and once they uninstalled the update it worked properly again.\n\n\"March 2020 - Installed Microsoft cumulative update KB4535996 on Windows 10 Home 64 bit - caused severe machine slowdown, application and website loading delays. Uninstalled update and problem went away.\"\n\nOthers have also reported similar performance issues [1, 2, 3] where Windows 'stutters', frame rates in games have gone down, and reports of high disk usage or thrashing.\n\nSound and audio hardware issues\n\nAfter installing the KB4535996 update, users are reporting [1, 2, 3] that the sound in Windows 10 no longer works.\n\nOne user stated that their problem was related to their Sound Blaster USB device no longer being detected by Windows 10.\n\n\"After this update my Sound Blaster USB Audio cards stopped working, They would not even show up in the Device Manager yet they were properly connected and worked prior to the update.\"\n\nMicrosoft Visual Studio signtool.exe stops working\n\nSince KB4535996 was released, we have had numerous reports about the Visual Studio code-signing tool signtool.exe no longer working.\n\nSigntool.exe is a program that allows you to digitally sign an executable with a code-signing certificate to indicate that the program comes from a specific publisher and has not been tampered with.\n\nAfter installing KB4535996, users are reporting that when they use the tool it generates an error code -1073741502.\n\nAccording to Windows developer Rafael Rivera, this bug is being caused by WTLogConfigCiScriptEvent being removed from wldp.dll.\n\nMicrosoft has stated that they are aware of the issue and are working on a resolution for release in mid-March.\n\n\"We’re aware of issues with signtool.exe after installing the latest optional update for Windows 10, version 1903 or Windows 10, version 1909 (KB4535996). If you are encountering issues or receiving errors related to signtool.exe, you can uninstall the optional update KB4535996. We are working on a resolution and estimate a solution will be available in mid-March.\""], "neg": ["Maureen Esisi, the estranged wife of Nollywood actor, Blossom Chukwujekwu has announced she is single following the end of their three-year-old marriage.\n\nShe took to Instagram to announce that she is ‘Single’ in a post which she also wrote: ‘#NoManners2020.’\n\nAlso Read: He Has No Idea How Much I Pray For Him – Maureen Esisi Says Months After Split From Blossom Chukwujekwu\n\nMaureen Esisi and Blossom Chukwujekwu, who both got married in 2016 have since gone their separate ways.\n\nHowever, months ago, runours of trouble in their marriage hit the social media.\n\nSee her post below:", "James Martin/CNET\n\nThis story is part of CNET's coverage of Apple Arcade, including exclusive first looks we got at some of the service's high-profile new games.\n\nIn 2019, Apple took steps beyond premium device hardware and software and firmly established itself as a services powerhouse -- particularly when it comes to gaming. The tech giant came out swinging in September with its dedicated gaming subscription service, Apple Arcade. With a $4.99 (£4.99, AU$7.99) monthly subscription, users get access to over 100 games that are playable on iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch and Apple TV. Some games have started rolling out for Mac as well.\n\nHere's the video of the reveal from Apple's spring event in case you missed it:\n\nNow playing: Watch this: Apple reveals Apple Arcade, a new subscription gaming...\n\nApple Arcade so far\n\nApple's first foray into subscription gaming has been well-received: From the start, it marketed itself as an accessible gaming platform. It was released in September alongside iOS 13's public beta with multiple games ready to play.\n\nBy November, the Apple Arcade catalog had grown to more than 100 games, with more released every week. All games are exclusive to Apple Arcade on on iOS -- you can't get them on the wider App Store, though some are on other platforms -- and they're all free of ads or in-app purchases. They include Noodlecake's The Enchanted World, Snowman's Where Cards Fall and Annapurna Interactive's Sayonara Wild Hearts (which was named Apple Arcade Game of the Year).\n\nApple's growing catalog includes something for everyone with genres for puzzle games, family games, mystery games, nostalgic games and more. Just this week it dropped the arcade sports mashup Ultimate Rivals: The Rink, announced at The Game Awards in a sign that Apple is trying to appeal to core gamers. Three of the five nominees for Best Mobile Game at the glitzy awards show are on Apple Arcade, too: Sayonara Wild Hearts, Grindstone and What the Golf?\n\nRead more: Apple Arcade review: Mobile gaming gets a massive upgrade for $5 a month\n\nCNET got exclusive looks at some of the games like The Enchanted World, Where Cards Fall and Shinsekai into the Depths.\n\nNow playing: Watch this: Apple Arcade exclusive preview: Shinsekai Into the Depths\n\nSome games we're still looking forward to include The Pathless, also from Annapurna Interactive, Revolution Software's Beyond a Steel Sky and Little Orpheus from The Chinese Room.\n\nApple Arcade vs. Google Stadia: No comparison\n\nApple Arcade looked like it was going to give Stadia, Google's new cloud-gaming platform, a run for its money, but when examined closer, it doesn't make sense to compare the two services. Whether you chose Apple Arcade or Google Stadia depends on what type of gamer you are.\n\nStadia is geared toward serious gamers who are invested in major series like Destiny, Assassin's Creed, Wolfenstein or Final Fantasy. (And even they should probably hold off, at least for a while.) But if you're looking for something for you or your family to play on a weekend, Apple Arcade is probably the better option. While Stadia still has games to add, Apple Arcade has established itself as a lifestyle gaming service from Day 1.\n\nThere's also the price benefit: For a casual gamer, or someone with kids who impatiently jump from game to game, Arcade costs $60 a year, while many new games for Stadia and other platforms cost $60 each. On the downside, you won't see popular, \"AAA\" games on Arcade like those released on Stadia. But if you're looking for fun, inventive mobile games with a lot of variety, you likely won't miss those major titles anyway.\n\nSarah Tew/CNET\n\nWhat Arcade means for Apple\n\nA dedicated gaming service is new territory for Apple, but the subscription aspect isn't entirely surprising. The tech giant has been slowly laying the building blocks when it comes to services: This year it launched its Apple Card credit card, Apple TV Plus subscription streaming service and Apple News Plus news subscription service. Among all of these, Apple Arcade stands as the most polished service that offers the clearest value, CNET noted in its review.\n\nApple also likely knows that mobile games and casual games are where most of the growth is in gaming, and planting the flag with Arcade will give it a bigger piece of that pie moving forward.\n\nApple isn't a perfect company, but its executives have always appeared to plan, thoughtfully and unrushed, a few steps ahead. It's likely that we will see more subscriptions and services become available in 2020 from Apple and its competitors, as Apple Arcade's catalog of games continues to grow.", "Coronavirus forcing parents to skip kids’ vaccinations: Unicef\n\nKABUL: The novel coronavirus pandemic that has forced billions of people across the globe to stay home is making parents skip routine immunisations for their kids, the United Nations children´s agency Unicef warned Thursday.\n\nThe phenomenon is being aggravated by overburdened health services where medical workers are being diverted from giving vaccines to focus on the COVID-19 response.\n\nSome governments might even have to postpone mass immunisation campaigns as a way of slowing the disease´s spread, Unicef said.\n\nThe agency's executive director Henrietta Fore said the requirement for people to stay home and observe social distancing was leading parents to \"make the difficult decision to defer routine immunisation\".\n\nOf particular concern are impoverished and war-torn countries battling measles, cholera or polio outbreaks, such as Afghanistan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Somalia, the Philippines, Syria and South Sudan.\n\n\"At a time like this, these countries can ill-afford to face additional outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases,\" Fore said in a statement.\n\n\"Medical goods are in short supply and supply chains are under historic strain due to transport disruptions. Flight cancellations and trade restrictions by countries have severely constrained access to essential medicines, including vaccines.\"\n\nGovernments may in future need to postpone preventive mass vaccination campaigns -- where people group together to receive inoculations -- to ensure these do not contribute to the spread of COVID-19, Fore said.", "YouTube artist Jeffree Star donates $20,000 for Michigan man's funeral\n\nYouTuber and makeup artist Jeffree Star donated $20,000 toward funeral services for Kevin Bacon, the 25-year-old Michigan man who was found dead Saturday in Shiawassee County.\n\nA GoFundMe page was set up by Bacon's sister to help with his funeral expenses.\n\nStar found out about Bacon after a woman known as Chels on Twitter tagged him in a post stating, \"This man was found murdered after a Grindr meet up in Michigan on Christmas Eve. I saw it on Facebook and noticed he had several #jeffreestar tattoos. I wanted you to see this and all of us can keep his friends and family in our thoughts.\"\n\nStar shared the GoFundMe page on his Twitter account saying he was \"devastated to hear of the passing of someone from Michigan who lived their life fearlessly and was taken too soon.\"\n\nRIP KEVIN 😥 I’m devastated to hear of the passing of someone from Michigan who lived their life fearlessly and was taken too soon 💔 Please help his family in this horrible time: https://t.co/4sRUjumxtl #StarFamily https://t.co/FjVAxaaJgj — Jeffree Star (@JeffreeStar) December 29, 2019\n\nFans pointed out that Star didn't just share the page, but donated $20,000 toward the funeral expenses with the comment, \"I love you. Rest in peace angel.\"\n\nBacon went missing on Christmas Eve after he went to meet a man he met on Grindr, a dating app, according to MLive.\n\nBacon's body was found Saturday at a home in Bennington Township. The homeowner is a 50-year-old man in custody at Shiawassee County Jail suspected of open murder, said Lt. David Kaiser of Michigan State Police.\n\nThe case is still under investigation.\n\nMore news on freep.com:\n\nMissing 25-year-old Michigan man found dead in Shiawassee County\n\nGold coins worth $1,500 each dropped into Salvation Army kettles\n\nContact Bisma Parvez: 313-222-6420 or bparvez@gannett.com Follow her on Twitter @bismapar", "We are still in the early stages of dealing with COVID-19. Yet, it is already clear that this new will have long-lasting effects on the global economy, how we deal with pandemics, and perhaps even the architecture of international aid. This is because the COVID-19 pandemic is putting the spotlight on one of the less-noticed distortions of the international aid system: It does exactly the opposite of what the evidence requires.\n\nTo understand why, we need to distinguish between two kinds of aid. Traditional country lending seeks to improve outcomes in individual developing countries, while financing of global public goods (GPGs) aims to improve global welfare. The latter includes the development of technologies to promote agricultural productivity, actions to prevent climate change and mitigate its impact, knowledge creation, information provision, and, of course, preventing and dealing with pandemics.\n\nDonors, therefore, need to decide how to allocate their funds between these two types of aid. Clearly, this decision should be informed by research regarding the relative effectiveness of country lending and financing of GPGs.\n\nThe evidence concerning country lending is highly contested, with diehard aid sceptics in the tradition of Lord Peter Bauer, Milton Friedman, Angus Deaton, and Bill Easterly opposed by equally strong advocates such as Jeffrey D Sachs, Bill Gates, and Bono. A fair reading of the evidence would be that even if aid scepticism is overdone, it is hard to find compelling evidence that country lending has substantial long-term benefits. (This is also the conclusion that Raghuram G Rajan and I reached in a series of papers on the impact of aid).\n\nOn the other hand, financing GPGs is incontrovertibly beneficial. For example, the activities that led to the Green Revolution — not only the initial discoveries but also their subsequent adaptation by a network of publicly funded agricultural research institutes around the world — yielded substantial global returns. So did the eradication of smallpox. The financing of advance market commitments that guarantee returns for pharmaceutical companies making important medical discoveries — an idea associated with the Nobel laureate economist Michael Kremer — is another example of an invaluable GPG.\n\nBut despite the clear balance of evidence, an overwhelming proportion of aid is devoted to country lending, with only a fraction allocated to financing GPGs. Although there are no definitive estimates, Scott Morris at the Center for Global Development says that only 15-25 per cent of the World Bank’s overall lending portfolio is devoted to GPGs. And even on a generous interpretation of what constitutes a GPG, that share would rise to only 35 per cent. Moreover, this proportion is even smaller in the case of the world’s poorest countries: The International Development Association, the World Bank’s concessional-lending arm, directs only 11 per cent of its funding to regional and global public goods.\n\nWhat about other major donors? We do not know the share of funding that private philanthropies such as the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which have become important international players, allocate to GPGs. But we do know that the most significant recent entrant to the aid-giving club — China — is devoting almost all its resources under the Belt and Road initiative to financing infrastructure in borrowing countries, and not to GPGs.\n\nIt is not difficult to understand why the allocation of international aid is so skewed in favour of country lending. This is a conspiracy in which there are perpetrators but no apparent crime.\n\nFor starters, donors love to wield the power that comes with lending directly to developing countries and dictating priorities aligned with their own preferences. And recipient governments are equally complicit; after all, more cheap financing means more spending, which is always helpful to political incumbents.\n\nBy contrast, the gains from financing GPGs are nebulous, distant, and not clearly traceable to donor actions. For borrowing governments, too, the choice between cheap cash today and uncertain benefits down the line is a no-brainer.\n\nThese distortions have always been a problem. But as the COVID-19 pandemic has made abundantly clear, the need for GPGs is proliferating, and private markets will by definition not finance them. To get a sense of the magnitude of resources required, consider the recent estimate by Princeton University’s Ashoka Mody that Italy will need about $600-800 billion in external assistance to help it respond to its calamity. And this is just the amount needed to combat one global public “bad” at one point in time in one relatively rich country.\n\nIn a world of infinite resources and unbridled goodwill and generosity, donors could always ramp up financing of GPGs without reducing country lending. But in the real world, the envelope for giving is shrinking — meaning that distorted allocation incentives will have serious consequences.\n\nThe message for the international donor community — not just traditional lenders such as the World Bank, but also emerging actors such as private foundations and China — is clear. The aid architecture needs a radical revamp so that massive amounts of money, possibly hundreds of billions of dollars annually, can be devoted to global public goods. And some of this will have to be financed by reducing existing country lending.\n\nBy bringing practice into line with the evidence, the world could start addressing the massive challenges of the future in a serious way. Like today’s COVID-19 pandemic, these challenges will be devastatingly contemptuous of national borders and nativist governments.\n\n©Project Syndicate, 2020"], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "The Grand Princess cruise ship carrying passengers who have tested positive for coronavirus passes the Golden Gate bridge in San Francisco, March 9, 2020.\n\nKate Munsch/Reuters\n\nThe coronavirus-stricken Grand Princess cruise ship docked in Oakland on Monday so passengers could leave the ship for quarantines on land.\n\nBut 19 crew members who tested positive for the coronavirus were kept onboard because they were \"asymptomatic,\" according to Princess Cruises.\n\nThe ship is expected to leave the San Francisco Bay with more than 1,000 crew members still onboard.\n\nThe quarantine of the Diamond Princess, a ship from the same cruise line, left crew members in close quarters and vulnerable to the coronavirus' spread.\n\nFor the latest case totals, death tolls, and travel information, see Business Insider's live coronavirus updates here.\n\nVisit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.\n\nThe Grand Princess cruise ship is unloading all of its passengers in Oakland, California after a string of coronavirus cases brought the ship into port.\n\nBut 19 crew members who tested positive for the virus will remain on the ship with more than 1,000 other staff, Princess Cruises said in an email update on Tuesday.\n\nThe cruise line said that those 19 staff were \"asymptomatic.\"\n\nBut some limited research has suggested that infected people who don't have symptoms can pass the coronavirus to others. In one case, a woman in Wuhan, China, passed the virus to five family members without ever getting sick herself.\n\nThe Grand Princess arrived in Oakland on Monday after sitting off the coast of the San Francisco Bay Area for four days while officials planned what to do with its passengers. As of Monday night, 407 passengers had left the ship and begun traveling to US military bases for quarantine. Non-US citizens were put onto charter flights.\n\nTwo passengers who tested positive for the new coronavirus were transferred to local hospitals.\n\nIt's expected to take a few more days to unload the rest of the passengers. Once they have all left the ship, the Grand Princess plans to leave the San Francisco Bay with its entire crew onboard. It is unclear where the ship will go after that.\n\n\"Plans for a crew quarantine are still being determined,\" Princess Cruises said in the email.\n\nAn on-ship quarantine in Japan failed, especially for crew members\n\nCrew members aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship at the Daikoku Pier Cruise Terminal in Yokohama port, February 24, 2020. More\n\nKazuhiro Nogi/AFP/Getty\n\nThe Grand Princess cruise ship is from the same line as the Diamond Princess, which hosted one of the largest outbreaks of the new coronavirus outside of China.\n\nThe ship sat in the port of Yokohama, Japan, for about three weeks in February as the local government placed everyone on board under quarantine. In the end, more than 700 people who were on the Diamond Princess tested positive for the new coronavirus.\n\nExperts have criticized the Japanese government's decision to keep passengers and crew on the Diamond Princess, and some have said the quarantine procedures may have even helped the virus spread.\n\n\"I'd like to sugarcoat it and try to be diplomatic about it, but it failed,\" Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, told USA Today. \"People were getting infected on that ship. Something went awry.\"\n\nCrew members were especially at risk, since they still had to share cabins, bring food to passengers, and eat together in a mess hall.\n\nA crew member moves about the passageways of the quarantined cruise ship Diamond Princess on February 9, 2020, in Yokohama, Japan. More\n\nAP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko\n\n\"We all are really scared and tense,\" Sonali Thakkar, a worker on the Diamond Princess, told CNN during the quarantine.\n\n\"There are many places where we all are together, not separated from each other,\" she added. \"Especially when we sit in the same mess hall and eat together, the place where it can spread very fast.\"\n\nAs the case count on the ship rose, some Indian crew members begged their government to rescue them, sharing a series of videos on Facebook. One of them, Binay Kumar Sarkar, told Business Insider that the situation on the ship was \"out of control.\"", "pos": ["Passengers on the Diamond Princess cruise ship got their first piece of bad news on February 4: 10 people on board had tested positive for the novel coronavirus.\n\nIt was the beginning of a nearly month-long ordeal of quarantine orders and disease response that has been widely criticized as a failure. As of Friday, Japan's Ministry of Health reported that 705 people from the ship had contracted the virus, as well as one quarantine officer who worked on the ship. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced Friday that 44 passengers flown back to the US had tested positive.\n\nSix people who were on the ship have died.\n\n\"The quarantine was not justified, and violated the individual rights of the passengers while allowing the virus to literally pick them off one-by-one,\" Dr. Amesh Adalja, who works at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, told Business Insider in an email.\n\nAdalja and other experts have criticized the decision to keep passengers and crew on the ship and said poor hygiene practices helped spread the virus.\n\n\"I'd like to sugarcoat it and try to be diplomatic about it, but it failed,\" Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, told USA Today. \"People were getting infected on that ship. Something went awry.\"\n\nHere's how it got so bad."], "neg": ["Jerry Nadler, chairman of the House judiciary committee, described the decision to hold a full vote on impeachment as a sad day ANDREW HARNIK/AP\n\nDonald Trump was formally charged today with abusing his office after a vote that split along party lines, paving the way for him to become only the third president in US history to face an impeachment trial.\n\nSombre-faced members of the House judiciary committee resumed their seats for less than eight minutes this morning after 14 hours of rancorous argument yesterday, to vote with 23 Democrats in favour and 17 Republicans against indicting the president.\n\nThat sets up a vote in the full Democrat-controlled House of Representatives next week before President Trump, 73, faces a trial in the Republican-controlled Senate in the new year for the “high crimes and misdemeanours” of abusing his power and obstructing Congress over his dealings with Ukraine.\n\nThe result seems…", "by January2020\n\n“Was the government to prescribe to us our medicine and diet, our bodies would be in such keeping as our souls are now”.\n\n~Thomas Jefferson\n\nEverybody is focused on the political arena of entertainment while the framework for a medical tyranny is being built behind the scenes.\n\nConspiracy and corruption in our medical industry is one of the most stealthy forms of control. Average people just assume that the medical community has our best interests in mind so they don’t scrutinize the information coming from that direction to the same degree.\n\nThe white lab coat has been offered as a symbol of unbiased purity. FFS, think about how Monsanto used to be given a wide pass merely because SciEnTiStS dOn’T liE tO uS, aNd MoNsAnTo = sCiEnCe!\n\nThankfully people are starting to wise up to the whole Monsanto/Bayer debacle and have realized that Monsanto was successfully pulling off unfactual Tobacco $cience for decades. Big victory for humanity!\n\nThe problem is, they’re still ignoring a huge fucking elephant in the corner.\n\nThe medical system in the USA kills approximately 225,000 people every year. About 106,000 of those people died from drugs they were prescribed.\n\nDid you catch that? About 106,000 people die every year due to following the instructions of their doctor and taking the drugs prescribed to them as directed.\n\nJon Rappoport points out that the medical community supports and is supported by both sides of the political spectrum and enjoys a type of invisibilty and freedom from scrutiny due to this percieved neutrality. They aren’t “neutral”, though. Their polararity slide can be labeled Government Granted Power vs. The Best Interests of the Populace. They have polarized in one major direction: suckling the teats of government and consolidating power while ignoring the best interests of the populace.\n\nFrom this link, written by investigative journalist Jon Rappoport:\n\nWhich is Worse: The NSA or The FDA?\n\nDecember 30, 2019\n\nBy Jon Rappoport\n\nA message to WikiLeaks, Cryptome, Public Intelligence, and other sites that expose secrets.\n\nDoes 2.25 million deaths in America, per decade, at the hands of the medical system, rate as a significant leak?\n\nAs my readers know, I’ve reported on a number of scandals concerning the toxicity of medical drugs, including shocking death numbers in the US.\n\nThese scandals are leaks from inside the National Security State.\n\nIf you visit WikiLeaks, Cryptome, Public Intelligence, and other similar sites, how many purely medical documents do you find posted?\n\nHow many damaging leaks exposing the crimes of the medical cartel do you find?\n\nVery, very few.\n\nWhere are the medical insiders who are liberating and passing along incriminating documentary evidence?\n\nSome of the best exposers of political, intelligence-agency, and military crimes are way behind the curve, when it comes to medical matters.\n\nThe medical sphere, for various reasons, is far better protected than any other segment of society.\n\nFor the hundredth time, let me cite Dr. Barbara Starfield’s stunning review, “Is US health really the best in the world?” published on July 26, 2000, in the Journal of the American Medical Association.\n\nStarfield, at the time, was working as a highly respected public health expert, at the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health.\n\nShe concluded that the US medical system kills 225,000 Americans a year. That would add up to 2.25 million deaths per decade.\n\nLaid directly at the door of the American medical complex.\n\n106,000 of those annual deaths, as Starfield reports, are the direct result of medical drugs.\n\nAside from the genocidal death toll, Starfield’s findings also imply massive fraud in all medical journals that routinely publish glowing results of clinical trials of drugs.\n\nSuch trials open the door to the marketing of drugs that kill, according to Starfield, 106,000 Americans every year. How is this possible unless deep, continuing, and abetted research fraud are the order of the day?\n\nIndeed, Dr. Marcia Angell, the editor of New England Journal of Medicine for 20 years, wrote the following:\n\n“It is simply no longer possible to believe much of the clinical research that is published, or to rely on the judgment of trusted physicians or authoritative medical guidelines. I take no pleasure in this conclusion, which I reached slowly and reluctantly over my two decades as an editor of The New England Journal of Medicine.” (NY Review of Books, January 15, 2009)\n\nThe FDA, of course, is the single government agency responsible for certifying drugs as safe and effective, before their public release is permitted. Yet the FDA takes absolutely no responsibility for the deaths.\n\nCan you imagine the feeding frenzy, if, say, some leaker in the Pentagon passed along a political/military document to Wikileaks that showed the Dept. of Defense was poisoning to death, like clockwork, a hundred thousand of its own soldiers every year?\n\nLet’s stop this insane nonsense of separating one whole set of government crimes from another, simply because the propagandized priests in the white coats are above reproach.\n\nWe’re not living in 1950 anymore, and this isn’t Kansas.\n\nIn 1988, when I was writing my first book, AIDS INC., I stated that medical covert ops are the most successful methods for pacifying, debilitating, and controlling populations, through toxification, because these ops fly the flag of political neutrality.\n\nThey appear to favor no king, dictator, president, government administration or partisan position.\n\nTheir propaganda is all about healing and helping.\n\nIn fact, the medical cartel is, in the long run, the most effective branch of political repression, from one end of the planet to the other.\n\nIt favors top-down control by those in power, whoever they are, whatever they claim to stand for.\n\nConsider this: when Ed Snowden released NSA documents that showed the extent of government surveillance on populations, no one from the intelligence establishment made a serious case that Snowden’s revelations were false. Instead, they attacked Snowden for exposing “methods” of “the war on terror.”\n\nHowever, in the medical arena, leakers would be afraid that doctors, medical bureaucrats, public health agencies, government leaders, drug-company fronts, and major media outlets would, all at once, deny the validity and truth of the leaks—despite the fact that the truth is there for all to see.\n\nIn other words, the best protected cartel in the world—medical—would act in a far more Orwellian fashion. It would say: the truth is not the truth, the facts are not the facts, 2 and 2 do not equal 4—and the cartel would get away with doing that.\n\nThis is the kind of clout we’re talking about when it comes to medical matters.\n\nOver the years, I’ve alerted mainstream reporters to the Starfield review, cited above, and other confirming published studies that reveal the horrific extent of medical destruction. Those reporters who bothered to get back to me issued blanket denials. They essentially said, “Yes, I see the evidence and the facts, but the facts aren’t facts. What’s happening isn’t happening.”\n\nNow we’re talking about some heavy brainwashing.\n\nBy comparison, it makes the quality of the scandal around Snowden seem like a Sunday lunch in the park.\n\nA few years ago, I had one reporter, who exposes political leaks, tell me: “I don’t mess with medical stuff. It would ruin my credibility.”\n\nIndeed. Another indication of how powerful the medical apparatus is.\n\nRecently, the Washington Post highlighted a new study that puts “medical errors” as the 3rd leading cause of death in America. There hasn’t been any significant follow-up. There hasn’t been an explosion of outrage. So even when exposure occurs, the brainwashing factor is so strong it makes no difference. It’s just another ho-hum day in the news business.\n\nThat’s mind control par excellence. That’s tremendous protection of criminals.\n\nThat’s like a crime boss saying, “Yeah, I kill 225,000 people every year, but it’s an accident”—and nothing happens.\n\nHe goes his merry way, and everyone praises him as a humanitarian.\n\nTalk about inventing and selling false reality.\n\nThis one is at the top of the charts, and it stays there.\n\nI could stop here, but I’m going to take this one step further, because, as you can see, I’m talking about mind control. So here is the vital add-on:\n\nAmerican Natural Superfood – Free Sample\n\nFrom the dawn of history, humans have been particularly vulnerable to statements, from “selfless altruists,” about being saved, being rescued, being given gifts from above. And behind those statements, when there is an organization involved, a top-down organization, the threat level rises considerably.\n\nLeaders have always recognized that if they match their pronouncements and assurances with the population’s unflagging hope of being saved, they, the leaders, win. They win big.\n\nEven in societies where overt human sacrifice was practiced, the cover story involved some kind of healing and rescue. The good gods would see the sacrifices and intervene to produce “better days.” Better life for all.\n\nThis is what was sold, and this was what was bought. For many people, the times have not changed. Make them a promise of medical rescue, and they’re in. They’re floating in a hopeful trance.\n\nA hypnotic induction has been performed, and it works.\n\nThe controlled subject responds with gratitude.\n\nAt that point, you can engage in complete contradictions, rank absurdities, and doublespeak.\n\nThe trance will hold.\n\nAs my old research collaborator, hypnotherapist Jack True, once told me in an interview, “People want dreams. When they lose faith in their own ability to dream about the life they want, they’ll accept someone else dreaming for them. That’s what hypnosis is. Someone else dreaming for you. You accept a substitute. That’s mind control. That’s believing you can live in someone else’s creation forever…”\n\nIf I were the head of an institution of higher learning, I would engrave that quote above the gates, and I would build a four-year course that explores the implications of the quote in every dimension of human existence.\n\nThe medical cartel is the best-protected organization on the planet.\n\nDisclaimer: This content does not necessarily represent the views of IWB.", "Once registered, you can:\n\n- Read additional free articles each month\n\n- Comment on articles and featured creative work\n\n- Get our curated newsletters delivered to your inbox\n\nRegister Now\n\nBy registering you agree to our privacy policy, terms & conditions and to receive occasional emails from Ad Age. You may unsubscribe at any time.\n\nAre you a print subscriber? Activate your account.", "Singer Linda Ronstadt directly compared President Donald Trump to the German dictator Adolf Hitler, and claimed Mexicans are being treated the same as Jews in Nazi Germany, as reported by Fox News.\n\nShe made the statement in an interview with CNN’s Anderson Cooper, where she also called President Trump “uncontrollable,” and compared his confirmation of many federal judges to Hitler’s efforts to consolidate power in Germany in the 1930s.\n\nWhen Cooper pushed back on Ronstadt’s comparison between Trump and Hitler, she defended herself by claiming that “if you read the history, you won’t be surprised…it’s exactly the same.” She claimed that President Trump has been trying to “find a common enemy for everybody to hate…it’s gonna be like Hitler, and the Mexicans are the new Jews.”\n\nShe also claimed that the Trump Presidency has caused a strain in her own family due to some of her relatives being Republicans. However, she described her conservative relatives as “fairly rational Republicans,” saying that “we don’t have that in our current White House.”", "We'll send breaking news and news alerts to you as as they happen!\n\nSign up!"], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "CES 2020 has seen the debut of many new and innovative gadgets that break traditional boundaries: from Alienware’s introduction of a handheld PC gaming device to Razer’s first-ever gaming desktop, brands have definitely strived to think outside of the box. Now, Panasonic has followed suit with its groundbreaking re-imagination of how users can interact with virtual reality.\n\nDoing away with the cumbersome headset designs of Oculus and Vive, the Japanese electronics company has crafted a sleek, lightweight and more streamlined pair of VR glasses partly reminiscent of steampunk eyewear. Offering more than just a more comfortable and fashionable design, however, Panasonic says that its VR glasses are the first in the world to have full HDR capabilities, greatly enhancing image quality in terms of color reproduction and contrasts for a truly immersive experience. The device also utilizes a newly-developed OLED display jointly built by Panasonic and Kopin which practically eliminates the “screen-door effect” found on other conventional VR headsets, allowing for an incredibly HD experience. Completing the glasses are two earbuds equipped with Panasonic’s very own Technics drivers, providing high quality audio to the wearer.\n\nThere’s currently no release date or pricing information on the new VR glasses from the Japanese company, but some reports suggest that they’ll mainly be made for commercial use instead of being for the consumer market. However, those interested should definitely stay tuned as more updates are due to roll in.\n\nElsewhere in the tech world, Uber is now letting passengers in California pick their favorite drivers.", "pos": ["The problem with VR headsets is that they still all look like VR headsets — glorified ski goggles that shut you off from the world. I’m not going to say Panasonic has solved the matter altogether with its own VR glasses at CES this year, but the project does represent something of an improvement. Basically, they’re regular-ish glasses with a dash of steampunk aviator style.\n\nThe glasses — and they are glasses, rather than a headset — also offer technical improvements over other solutions in the market. The micro OLED panels, co-developed by Panasonic and Kopin, are extremely high resolution with almost no hint of the “screen-door effect” that plagues most VR hardware. They’re also the first VR glasses to support HDR, which was particularly impressive during a CG demo of the interior of a Japanese temple, with light realistically bouncing off golden decorations.\n\nPanasonic has made use of its own audio technology in the headset, with Technics drivers in the earbuds providing rich, dynamic sound. The company says it also used optical designs from the Lumix camera division and similar signal processing technologies as found in its TVs and Blu-ray players.\n\nThe prototype unit I tried had some clear limitations. The micro OLED panels were smaller than they could have been, resulting in a squarer image with a lower viewing angle than traditional VR headsets. The glasses were also a little front-heavy and slid down my nose whenever I tilted forward; this wasn’t helped by the cables running directly out of the eyepieces to a gaming PC. A non-functioning mockup of the envisaged final product, which I also got to wear, solved these problems by being significantly lighter and running a single USB-C cable through the end of one of the glasses’ arms.\n\nPanasonic is unlikely to ever sell these glasses as a consumer product. Instead, it’s pointing to commercial applications that are likely to spring up alongside the rollout of 5G networks, such as virtual travel and VR sports. Japanese companies are talking about this sort of thing a lot this year, given the Olympic Games in Tokyo and the fact that 5G services are yet to launch in the country.\n\nBut my main takeaway from the demo was that hey, turns out it’s possible to make VR glasses that are both better quality and with a better form factor. It might not make for a practical consumer product just yet, but it’s an intriguing look at a step that could make VR technology more appealing to a mainstream audience."], "neg": ["Picking the best games of the decade is an increasingly tough task. The number of titles keeps expanding while the number of platforms has blossomed beyond consoles and PCs. Players encounter so much content that the job of winnowing all that down to a top-10 list is daunting.\n\nI haven’t played all the critically acclaimed titles. Games such as “Undertale” have escaped my purview, but I’ve played plenty of releases over the past 10 years. The list below isn’t based on quality per se, but it’s more personal. These are the games that had a lasting impact on me. They are the ones that I fondly remember or the titles that I still play today.\n\nThat’s partly why titles such as “Minecraft” and “Fortnite” aren’t on that list. Although those are the two most important releases of the decade, they aren’t ones that I played very much. With that said, here are the games that were the most important to me over the past decade.\n\n1 “Pokemon Go” — This unconventional take on the popular franchise had a surreal level of popularity when it was released during the summer of 2016. That enthusiasm has died down but the game remains a force.\n\nOf all the games I played this decade, this has had the biggest impact on my life. That’s because of the nature of Niantic’s location-based game. It’s a title that’s played outside in the real world and encourages players to explore their neighborhood to find pocket monsters.\n\nThat pushes players to interact face to face and opens up opportunities to foster bonds between players. The magic of “Pokemon Go” is how it manages to build community. It’s a game that has led to real-life friendships and even a commitment to running. It’s a mobile title that has enriched the lives of players because its a game that exists beyond the screen.\n\n2 “Hearthstone” — I tried and failed to get into “Magic: The Gathering” as a teenager but I gave the collectible card game genre another chance with “Hearthstone.” I wasn’t disappointed. Part of the success of Blizzard’s game is that the developers simplified the gameplay elements and put it on mobile platforms and tablets.\n\nIt opened up the game to a huge audience and the accessible gameplay made it easy to pick up. The combination of the two has made it hugely successful and turned “Hearthstone” into a popular esport. The only black mark on its resume is the controversy over a Hong Kong protest this year.\n\n3 “Dark Souls 2” — Those who love the Hidetaka Miyazaki’s “Souls” game have a moment when his games just click for them. They look beyond the difficulty and appreciate the lessons contained within the adventure. No other title this decade taught me more about patience, persistence and perseverance than “Dark Souls 2.”\n\nThis isn’t the best game of the series, but it is the one that hooked me on to this style of gaming. Every encounter is fraught with danger and players feel the tension in every fight. Yes, the game is difficult and it can be obtuse at times, but it’s also the most rewarding experience I’ve had this decade.\n\n4. “The Last of Us” — One of the most overlooked aspects of modern gaming has been the performances of voice actors. That has changed thanks in part thanks to the work of Naughty Dog, and the performances by actors Troy Baker and Ashley Johnson in this post-apocalyptic masterpiece.\n\nThe visuals are gorgeous for its time and the gameplay mechanics are solid with a mix action and stealth, but it’s the world that Naughty Dog creates and the actors’ performances that invest players in the characters and transformed how we appreciate games.\n\n5. “Red Dead Redemption” — This game kicked off the decade and set the bar for the open-world genre. The beautiful visuals coupled with an intriguing story and memorable protagonist in John Marston made this a game that fans enjoyed living with.\n\nIt’s an adventure that used its environment to its advantage, creating a distinct take on the wild west. One that few games have been able to match.\n\n6. “Mass Effect 3” — This title capped off arguably the best video game trilogy in years. It was also the culmination of years of storytelling as BioWare wrapped up a journey that began in 2007. What’s notable about this project is how the choices players made over each chapter impacted the totality of the finale.\n\nThe ending itself was not without controversy and showed how games aren’t just one-way streets from developers to players. It is a collaboration in which those who make the games must listen to their audience.\n\n7. “The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild” — Nintendo’s first foray into an open-world “Zelda” was hugely successful and helped with the strong launch of the Nintendo Switch. “Breath of the Wild” was also the biggest departure from the series tried and true formula, but somehow it maintained the ethos of discovery and adventure. It was a series that needed a heavy dose of change and Eiji Aonuma and his team delivered.\n\n8. “Monster Hunter World” — The disparity between the popularity of the “Monster Hunter” franchise in Japan and the U.S. has always been wide, but it has significantly narrowed thanks to this entry in the series. Not only has Capcom produced one of its most visually striking games, but by streamlining the mechanics it made it more approachable and addictive. All of this creates one of the best entries and one that broke out in the United States in a big way.\n\n9. “Sid Meier’s Civilization V: Brave New World” — Every once in a while I have the urge to play a campaign of “Civilization.” Few franchises have had its hooks in me like that. The developer, Firaxis, has molded a successful franchise by launching a new chapter with improved visuals and mechanics, but over time, they have refined it through downloadable expansion packs. The process has made a great game perfect. The pinnacle of the series is “Brave New World,” where the team brings in ideas such as the World Congress, tourism and Great Works to add a new layer of depth to the late game. This game continues to be one I return to despite a solid sequel.\n\n10. “Overwatch” — The rise of esports has been one of the major stories of the decade, and one of the games that capitalized on that is “Overwatch.” Blizzard’s team-based shooter was a hit because it allowed players of all skill levels to compete by allowing them to fulfill different roles. If someone doesn’t great quick-twitch skills or accuracy, they may have a talent at tactics or healing. That makes it more accessible and rewarding. I’ve spent hours playing with my brother and cousins and figuring out our own playstyles.\n\nBlizzard has done a great job at cultivating “Overwatch” as an esport, and with its Overwatch League moving its teams to local markets in 2020 and a sequel on the way, the future looks bright for the game.", "Little has been done to provide people with disabilities with the guidance and support needed to protect them during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, even though many of them are part of the high-risk group, today warned the UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities, Catalina Devandas. “People with disabilities feel they have been left behind,” the UN human rights expert said.… Read more on https://africa-newsroom.com/press/covid19-who-is-protecting-the-people-with-disabilities–un-rights-expert?lang=en\n\nShare this: Email\n\nTwitter\n\nFacebook\n\nLinkedIn\n\nMore\n\nPrint\n\nTumblr\n\n\n\nReddit\n\nPinterest\n\n\n\nLike this: Like Loading... Related", "Fortnite Credit: Epic Games\n\nAnother trip around the sun, another chilly January morning. 2019 was something of a problematic year, like most of them, but it’s over now, time to start anew. Fortnite’s Winterfest challenge today is New Year’s themed, just like it was last year, asking you to launch some fireworks and celebrate 2020, whatever it might bring. Read on for a map, guide and location for where to launch frozen fireworks found on beaches at Dirty Docks, Craggy Cliffs and Sweaty Sands. Your reward will be the quite stylish 2020 glider.\n\nWe know where we’re going: it’s right there in the name. Spawns for frozen fireworks do not seem to be consistent, so the best you can do is head to one of the requisite coastlines and just start running around until you find one of them. I’ve marked each coastline on the map here:\n\nFortnite Credit: Epic Games\n\nYou’ll want to land right away, because once a Firework is launched, it’s launched, even if you didn’t launch it. Just get down early, fire something off and try to stay alive to earn the glider.\n\nA note: like an idiot, I initially just sort of loaded up a match and tried to light fireworks, but didn’t see anything on the ground. That’s because these things will not spawn unless you head to the Winterfest cabin first and open your stocking, thus triggering the challenge. So don’t be like me, and don’t forget to open your stocking.\n\n2019 was a year of stabilization for Fortnite. It started things off near the peak of its fame, but declined off of those highs throughout the year. This is pretty standard for any game that becomes as big a phenomenon as Fortnite, but it can still be a bit of a come down for fans when it actually happens.\n\n2020 should be an interesting year, however. It’s starting off slow with a dramatically extended Chapter 2, Season 1, but then we’ll see if Epic has used some of that extra time to build some more features. But expect more standard content, an expanded creative mode, and more likely than not a ton of crossover events. We’ll see what happens.", "A sign notifying customers of a closed terrace is shown at food court in Montreal, Wednesday, March 18, 2020, as COVID-19 cases rise in Canada and around the world. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes\n\nOTTAWA - While Canada's response to the COVID-19 outbreak has taken off drastically in the last week, some have found it lopsided across the country.\n\nIn Ontario and Alberta, dine-in restaurants and bars are closed by provincial decree, while Quebec has shut down bars but ordered restaurants to limit the number of customers.\n\nOther provinces have made no such order.\n\nEven in a single city like Ottawa, there's variation between which businesses have stayed open and which have shuttered to the public.\n\nBusinesses need more federal direction to avoid confusion, the Canadian Chamber of Commerce said Wednesday.\n\n\"One of the things businesses are looking for is more coherence,\" said Perrin Beatty, president of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce.\n\nRight now in Canada, the Public Health Agency of Canada and federal health minister provide advice to the provinces, but each province and territory is ultimately responsible for making its own decisions.\n\nBeatty said the situation can be particularly vexing for companies that operate across jurisdictions.\n\n\"As rate of infection is growing, the same rules increasingly should apply across the board,\" he said.\n\nFor some, without specific advice from the federal government, it can be a difficult financial proposition to voluntarily shut their doors, he said.\n\nFederal authorities say that have been co-ordinating with provincial counterparts, but that local context is important.\n\n\"We very much recognize ... that there are specific conditions in specific cities, specific provinces,\" said Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland.\n\n\"That's why we have public health officers also at the provincial and the city level.\"\n\nThe provinces' decisions about whether to close non-essential businesses comes down to the reality on the ground, including the number of cases of COVID-19 in the region and whether the area is seeing community transmission.\n\nChief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam said it may also come down to a particular health system's ability to deal with an outbreak. A weaker health system may take a more cautious approach, for example, she said.\n\nBeatty suggested a national message might still be more helpful, even if it leaves room for exceptions. At least then the information would be coming from one source, he explained.\n\nHe did complement the federal government though on its open lines of communication with the business community.\n\nAnd to some extent, he said it will be up to businesses to do the right thing for their customers and employees.\n\nThis report by The Canadian Press was first published March 18, 2020.", "Remains of Michigan soldier who went missing during Korean War identified\n\nA Michigan soldier has been accounted for 69 years after he was reported missing in action during the Korean War.\n\nThe remains of Army Pfc. John Albert Shelemba, 19, of Hamtramck were identified in September; he was reported missing in action on July 20, 1950, while defending Taejon, South Korea, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) said Monday.\n\nShelemba was a member of Company L, 3rd Battalion, 34th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division.\n\nAfter the war, the American Graves Registration Services worked to recover the remains of U.S. soldiers killed on South Korean battlefields. Shelemba's body was recovered but couldn't be identified, and he was subsequently buried in the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu.\n\nMore news on freep.com:\n\nYouTube artist Jeffree Star donates $20,000 for Michigan man's funeral\n\nMount Clemens soldier killed in World War II returns to Michigan after more than 75 years\n\nThe DPAA disinterred his remains in October 2018. Scientists used dental, anthropological and chest radiograph comparison analysis, as well as circumstantial evidence, to identify Shelemba.\n\nThe DPAA said 7,602 Americans remain unaccounted for after the Korean War. Shelemba’s name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, where a rosette will be placed next to his name to indicate that he has been accounted for.\n\nHe will be buried at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. The date has yet to be determined.\n\nAngie Jackson covers the challenges of formerly incarcerated citizens as a corps member with Report for America, an initiative of The GroundTruth Project. Click here to support her work. Contact Angie: ajackson@freepress.com; 313-222-1850. Follow her on Twitter: @AngieJackson23"], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
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For specific recycling information for the holiday season, check rcbc.ca/recyclepedia or call the Recycling Hotline 604-732-9253, 1-800-667-4321.", "Federal judge to block latest North Carolina voter ID mandate\n\nGOP leaders in charge of the Legislature have been trying for most of the decade to advance voter ID.", "National Anti Doping Agency (NADA) on Wednesday advised athletes 'not to indulge in doping and be careful with their food intake and supplements' this year to promote fair play.\n\nTaking to Twitter, NADA India wrote, \"From this New Year onwards, we advise our athletes not to indulge in doping and be careful with their food intake, supplements, etc for their respective sport. PlayFair.\"\n\nOn December 28, weightlifter Seema was banned by the NADA for four years for a doping violation. The verdict comes following the hearing on her positive test for banned performance-enhancing drugs.\n\n\"Presence of prohibited substances were found in her system during an ongoing Championship to enhance her performance which amounted to a clear cut case of cheating and outright violation of National Anti-Doping rules,\" the official statement had said.\n\nHer dope sample was collected this year during the 34th Women National Weightlifting Championship held in Vishakhapatnam by NADA dope control officer.\n\n(This story has not been edited by Business Standard staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)", "(MENAFN- IMARC Group) According to the latest report by IMARC Group, titled 'Digital Pathology Market: Global Industry Trends, Share, Size, Growth, Opportunity and Forecast 2020-2025,' the global digital pathology market size reached US$ 520.6 Million in 2019. Digital pathology refers to the technique of analyzing high-resolution, digitally scanned histology images generated from a digitized glass slide. The specialized equipment was first used to capture images from a microscope onto photographic plates. In recent years, digital pathology has rapidly gained momentum as this technology helps in reducing laboratory expenses, improving operational efficiency, enhancing productivity, and improving treatment decisions and patient care.\n\n\n\nRequest Free Sample Report: https://www.imarcgroup.com/digital-pathology-market/requestsample\n\n\n\nGlobal Digital Pathology Market Trends:\n\nDigital pathology allows improved analysis, offers live zoom and multiple angle views, provides a dashboard view of data and annotations, and reduces errors by eliminating breakage and minimizing risk and misidentification. Apart from this, it is increasingly used by top clinical research organizations (CROs) and large biopharmaceutical manufacturers to streamline drug development processes in discovery, pre-clinical and clinical trials. This, along with the advancements in technology and software applications, such as the whole slide imaging technique, and LIS/LIMS interfacing, and high-speed networking, has fully integrated digital pathology into pathology workflows. Moreover, many leading companies are entering into a partnership to gain more profits. For instance, Huron Digital Pathology has collaborated with the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) on artificial intelligence-based image search. This helps in presenting a pathologist-centric approach to image retrieval at pathology informatics. 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The competitive landscape of the market has been examined, with some of the key players being:\n\n\n\n•3DHISTECH Ltd.\n\n•Apollo Enterprise Imaging Corp\n\n•Corista LLC\n\n•Hamamatsu Photonics\n\n•K. K.\n\n•Huron Digital Pathology\n\n•Indica Labs\n\n•Koninklijke Philips N.V.\n\n•Leica Biosystems Nussloch GmbH\n\n•Objective Pathology Services\n\n•Ventana Medical Systems\n\n•Visiopharm A/S\n\n•XIFIN\n\n\n\nAsk Analyst and Download Full Report with TOC & List of Figure: https://www.imarcgroup.com/digital-pathology-market\n\n\n\nAbout Us\n\nIMARC Group is a leading market research company that offers management strategy and market research worldwide. We partner with clients in all sectors and regions to identify their highest-value opportunities, address their most critical challenges, and transform their businesses.\n\n\n\nContact Us\n\n\n\nIMARC Group\n\nTel: +1-631-791-1145\n\nEmail:\n\nWebsite: https://www.imarcgroup.com\n\nFollow us on twitter: @imarcglobal\n\n\n\n\n\nMENAFN1703202000709559ID1099866092", "Kindly Share This Story:\n\nThe Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Ogun State Command, on Wednesday confirmed the death of one person in a road accident along the Ijebu Ode-Ore Expressway.\n\nThe state FRSC Sector Commander, Mr. Clement Oladele, disclosed this in Ota.\n\nOladele said the lone accident happened at 11:25 p.m. on Tuesday.\n\nAccording to him, a Toyota Sienna Bus, with registration number, FKJ 453XW, was on a high speed when it tyres burst, lost control and somersaulted into the bush.\n\nHe said nine persons – five men, three women and a female child, were involved in the accident.\n\nHe said: “The corpse of the female victim has been deposited at the mortuary of the Ijebu Ode General Hospital, while two of the survivors are also receiving treatment at the same hospital.\n\n“The third survivor who is a child was taken to Ise Oluwa Clinic J3 by a good samaritan before the arrival of the FRSC rescue team.”\n\nThe sector commander admonished motorists to desist from using imported used tyres and ensure that they check the expiring date on the tyres before purchasing them to avoid unnecessary loss of lives and property on the highway. 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{"query": "MIAMI — John Harbaugh beat the 49ers in their last Super Bowl, and he is one of only three coaches who beat them this season. How would he play it if his Baltimore Ravens and not the Kansas City Chiefs advanced to Sunday’s Super Bowl LIV?\n\nLet him count the ways, as the NFL’s AP Coach of the Year explained on the NFL Honors show’s red carpet Saturday:\n\n1. “You have to play a perfect football game.”\n\n2. “You can’t turn the ball over.”\n\n3. “You’ve got to keep them bottled up in their end.”\n\n4. “You’ve got to stop the run.”\n\n5. “You’ve got to keep your eyes on the luggage. In other words, you’ve got to keep your eyes on your guys, because they’re going to be running across the field with a great deal of speed and Jimmy (Garoppolo) can hit them. They’re a tough team to defend.”\n\nHarbaugh’s Ravens beat the 49ers 20-17 on Dec. 1, and he beat the 49ers seven years ago in the Super Bowl when they were coached by his brother Jim.\n\n“I wish it would have been us winning one year and him winning the next year,” John Harbaugh said. “As great as it felt for us and our team, I felt bad for him and his family. You want to see him do well.\n\n“Jim’s an amazing coach. He did an amazing job. He really put the 49ers back on the map and helped them build that stadium.”\n\nJim Harbaugh nearly did lead the 49ers back to the Super Bowl only to lose in the 2013 season’s NFC Championship Game, his penultimate season before leaving to coach at his alma mater, Michigan.\n\n“He’s done a great job everywhere he’s been. That (Har-Bowl) is a great memory. It’ll never happen again, I think. Maybe it will. It’s still special.”\n\nMARIUCCI MARVELS AT OFFENSE\n\nSteve Mariucci, the 49ers’ coach from 1997-2002, said the score could dictate what plan of attack the 49ers deploy.\n\n“Jimmy G’s going to have to throw it more than eight times,” Mariucci said referring to Garoppolo’s 6-of-8 passing stats in the NFC Championship win. “But they run the ball so darn well.”\n\nMariucci took the 49ers to the playoffs in 4 of 6 seasons, and he admires how well Shanahan has converted the franchise back into a contender.\n\nFormer #49ers coach @SteveMariucci is pulling for Lynch and BY. Funny how that works out with Lynch as his Bucs ended Mooch’s tenure in 2002 playoffs with 31-6 loss pic.twitter.com/ftiEmkB3Yf — Cam Inman (@CamInman) February 1, 2020\n\n“I love the fact they came from 4-12 last year,” Mariucci said. “Now, your quarterback gets hurt (as Garoppolo did in 2018 Week 3). We’ve all seen that before: I remember when Steve Young got hurt. It’s hard to lose not only your quarterback but your mojo.\n\n“I try to look at the bright side of things. Had Jimmy G not gotten hurt, they don’t get to draft Bosa and they’re drafting later and I don’t know who they draft.” Related Articles Close calls don’t go 49ers way in Super Bowl LIV loss to Kansas City\n\nFive Super Bowl LIV plays that cost 49ers a victory over Kansas City\n\nWhat might’ve been: 49ers’ would-be unsung heroes in wake of Super Bowl collapse\n\n49ers report card: Who failed most in Super Bowl collapse to Chiefs?\n\nVideo: Bay Area News Group reporters Cam Inman and Dieter Kurtenbach break down the San Francisco 49ers Super Bowl loss\n\nCOWHER SEES DIFFERENCES\n\nRecently elected Hall of Fame coach Bill Cowher gushed over what a great matchup this is.\n\n“It’s a contrast of offenses. You have the (49ers’) running game against the (Chiefs’) passing game,” Cowher said. “These are the two best teams in the league.\n\n“I love the fact there’s so many different ways of doing it and you’re seeing it in their journeys to this game. It’s going to be a back and forth game.”\n\nCowher wouldn’t reveal his pick.\n\n“San Francisco can play a shootout. They showed it against New Orleans (a 48-46 win Dec. 8). If you don’t stop the run, they won’t quit running. I love their style.\n\n“But I like Andy (Reid). He’s going to want to throw it around. It’s going to be a fast field and a great matchup.”", "pos": ["Opinion: Balance is why the San Francisco 49ers will win Super Bowl LIV\n\nShow Caption Hide Caption Exclusive: Jerry Rice, Steve Young remember their dominant Super Bowl performance SportsPulse: In an exclusive one-on-one with USA TODAY, 49ers legends Jerry Rice and Steve Young recall their record setting Super Bowl performance 25 years ago. USA TODAY\n\nMIAMI — Maybe this is the time that Patrick Mahomes takes his much-anticipated seat on the NFL throne.\n\nMaybe the long-awaited hour is near for Andy Reid to finally raise the Lombardi Trophy.\n\nOr maybe not.\n\nThe San Francisco 49ers will win Super Bowl LIV because they are the most complete team in football.\n\nBesides, how many times have we seen this type of classic matchup with a high-powered offense facing a ferocious defense? Yes, defense typically wins the championship.\n\nNo, the 49ers defense, powered by the NFL’s best D-line and bolstered on the back end by savvy cornerback Richard Sherman, won’t totally extinguish a Kansas City Chiefs offense triggered by one of the game’s most electric players. Somehow, they must counter the notion that speed kills. The need for heat on Mahomes is obvious. But even with that, the magic of KC’s QB is always an X-factor.\n\nIn other words, it won’t be pretty or textbook-preserved. Yet when it’s over, the 49ers could be the Super Bowl champions – like Philly, in LII -- who allow more than 30 points and still wins. As long as that defense can make a stop when it needs it the most.\n\nThe 49ers will win because they, too, are capable of lighting up the scoreboard.\n\nTHE OTHER SIDE: One big reason why the Chiefs will be the champs\n\nMORE PREDICTIONS: Full staff picks for Super Bowl, MVP and more\n\nPROP BETS: The best, craziest and most offbeat Super Bowl wagers\n\nBalance is the ticket for Kyle Shanahan’s team. The 49ers defense is complemented by a sophisticated offense that can control the tempo with a potent, zone-blocking running game – yet is also versatile enough to morph into a unit that can roll with Jimmy Garoppolo’s arm.\n\nLet’s not forget that the same 49ers who ran all over the Packers in the NFC title game (285 yards on 42 rushes) also won a shootout at New Orleans in December when Garoppolo threw for 349 yards and 4 TDs. It’s on tape. They can do it.\n\nIt might take the best game of Garoppolo’s life – I’m talking no-mistake efficient, not necessarily record-breaking yardage – to out-point Mahomes. But it’s a team game. Shanahan would be perfectly fine if they can somehow repeat the type of punishing rushing game the 49ers demonstrated in the two NFC playoff victories with 471 yards on 89 runs in the two games. Although Kansas City’s defense has improved as the season has progressed, and held NFL rushing king Derrick Henry to 69 yards in the AFC title game, the challenge will be greater at Hard Rock Stadium on Sunday because it is on the wrong side of the strength vs. weakness variable. Regardless, the 49ers can strike in more ways than one.\n\nIS THAT GRONK?: No, but this 49ers star could easily take over Super Bowl\n\nMORE SUPER BOWL: Everything you need for the big game\n\nPresumably, Shanahan learned something about situational play-calling during his Super Bowl appearance with the Falcons in LI, when New England’s ability to come back from a 28-3 deficit was enabled by risking play-calling that backfired, among other reasons. This time, he should know when common-sense play-calling will work, even if it’s not sexy.\n\nNo team in the NFL this season that went through a gauntlet as difficult as the 49ers faced. That’s a factor, too. They are battle tested.\n\nHere’s to thinking the 49ers will pass the final exam to claim the franchise’s sixth Super Bowl crown. And the wait for Mahomes and Reid to bring Kansas City its first NFL championship in more than 50 years will carry over to next season. Maybe the Chiefs are next year’s champs.\n\nIf you love talking football, we have the perfect spot for you. Join our Facebook Group, The Ruling Off the Field, to engage in friendly debate and conversation with fellow football fans and our NFL insiders."], "neg": ["Top LeT Militant, Aide Get Lifer In Murder Case\n\nSRINAGAR – Two Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) operatives, including a Pakistani, were sentenced to life imprisonment by a local court here for killing a civilian in Kashmir’s Sopore district.\n\nThe civilian, Suhail Ahamd Sofi, was killed by the two militants in March 2013. Sofi was a resident of Dobgah village in Sopore.\n\nSenior police officer Imtiyaz Hussain tweeted: “The boy Feroz by name was killed by militants in a mosque and a secessionist leader back then had issued a statement saying that boy’s life should have been spared if he had taken refuge in mosque. Means otherwise he was Wajib-ul-Qatal (gallows bird).”\n\nHussain, who was then the Superintendent of Police in Sopore, hailed the police for its investigation that led to the conviction of the two militants.\n\nAccording to the police, during the course of investigation, both the militants were identified and arrested.\n\nOne of them is Naveed Baloch, who hails from Multan in Pakistan. Baloch had been operating in Sopore area as a commander of the LeT. His accomplice, Feroz Dar, a resident of Sopore, was also arrested for his involvement in the killing of Sofi.\n\nThe police said in a statement on Tuesday that circumstantial evidences collected from the scene of crime and other evidences collected by the investigating officers proved crucial in their conviction.\n\nThe court convicted both the militants and sentenced them to life imprisonment.", "Brisbane - Venus Williams pulled out of the season-opening Brisbane International on Wednesday after a \"setback\" during practice.\n\nThe American veteran said she still hoped to play at the Adelaide International later this month ahead of the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam of the year.\n\n\"Unfortunately I will not be starting my season in Brisbane due to an unexpected setback during my training,\" the 39-year-old seven-time major winner said in a statement.\n\n\"I look forward to being in Australia in the new year and will see everyone in Adelaide.\"\n\nThe tournament, featuring a strong field including world number one Ashleigh Barty and Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka, gets underway on January 6.\n\nOrganisers will announce a replacement for Williams on Thursday.", "The Al-Aqsa Mosque complex was most frequently raided in 2019 by Jewish settlers, according to the Cairo-based Al-Azhar University.\n\n\n\nThe university's observation unit of the fight against extremism stated in a report, \"Violations toward the Al-Aqsa Mosque, which was raided by 30,416 occupants under Israeli police protection in 2019, have reached a record level.\"\n\n\n\nThe report further underlined that raids and gradual occupation could not be accepted and that \"Zionism is part of a policy to Judaize occupied Palestine.\"\n\n\n\nMost recently 407 Israeli settlers raided the Islamic holy site in mid-December, according to a report released by the Palestine Information Centre last week.\n\n\n\nThe area which Al-Aqsa is built upon is referred to as Temple Mount by the Jews. It is central to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and a flashpoint issue, with Palestinians fearing Israel may one day seek to assert further control over the site. It is located in east Jerusalem, which was annexed in 1980 by Israeli forces under the claim that the city serves as the capital of the Jewish state, a move never recognized by the international community. It is the third holiest site in Islam after Mecca and Medina and is the most sacred site in Judaism. Jews are allowed on the premises to visit but not to pray, to avoid provoking tensions.\n\n\n\nMuslims believe that the first qiblah, the direction which Muslims turn to during prayers, was Al-Aqsa until it was designated as Mecca. Moreover, the existence of the Qubbat-us Sahra within the compound makes it more special as it is believed that the Prophet Muhammad started his spiritual journey to the heavens (miraj) from there.\n\n\n\nSince Israel occupied Jerusalem in 1967, the conflict has continued between Palestinians and Israelis, as the latter believe that the holy temple of Solomon is beneath the mosque. There are several rumors claiming that some Israelis were digging tunnels to reach the temple's ruins.", "At least nine people died as Jakarta was hit with severe flooding over the New Year.\n\nTorrential rain soaked tens of thousands of revelers as they waited for New Year's Eve fireworks in Indonesia's capital.The rains led to flooding across the city.\n\nNational Disaster Mitigation Agency spokesman Agus Wibowo said the monsoon rains and rising rivers had submerged at least 90 neighborhoods.\n\nThousands of people were displaced by flooding and a domestic airport was closed after water levels reached up to 3 meters (10 feet) in several places.\n\nWatch video 01:58 Share Indonesia: Where climate change is real Send Facebook google+ Whatsapp Tumblr linkedin stumble Digg reddit Newsvine Permalink https://p.dw.com/p/3U46s Indonesia: Where climate change is real\n\nWibobo said some of the deaths were due to hypothermia, but also included a 16-year-old high school student who was electrocuted by a power line.\n\nIndonesia's state electricity utility said it had switched off power to hundreds of districts to prevent further electrocutions.\n\nAuthorities have deployed about 120,000 rescuers to help evacuate those affected and install mobile water pumps. Further flooding is expected with downpours forecast for the coming day.\n\nJakarta Governor Anies Baswedan told reporters his administration would push ahead with infrastructure projects on two major rivers, including a dam and a sluice, to prevent flooding in the city of 30 million people.\n\nThis was the worst flooding since 2013 when dozens of people were killed in monsoon rains.\n\naw/mm (AP, AFP, Reuters)\n\nEvery evening, DW sends out a selection of the day's news and features. Sign up here.", "We've counted the votes and the 2019 winners of the Battle for Guilford's Best are inside!"], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "At least 32 people were killed on Wednesday when suspected nomadic Misseriya herders from Sudan attacked a village in the disputed oil-rich region of Abyei along the border of South Sudan, a local official said.\n\nAbyei has been contested since South Sudan gained independence in 2011, while there have long been tensions between the South Sudanese Ngok Dinka community and the Misseriya herders who traverse the area looking for grazing.\n\nKuol Alor Kuol, the chief administrator of the Abyei area, told AFP that heavily armed Misseriya and allied militia attacked the village of Kolom early on Wednesday.\n\n\"Thirty-two people were killed among them children and women, and secondly about 24 people are wounded ... and about 15 people including children were abducted and 20 houses burned,\" Kuol said.\n\nHe said the wounded had been evacuated to a hospital in the town of Agok which is run by Doctors Without Borders (MSF).\n\nIn 2011, the UN Security Council deployed a peacekeeping force to the area after deadly clashes displaced some 100 000 people.\n\nThe United Nations Interim Security Force in Abyei (UNISFA) is made up entirely of Ethiopian troops, with some 4 500 soldiers on the ground.\n\nUNISFA could not be immediately reached for comment on the attack.\n\nThe UN Security Council in 2018 warned that the situation in Abyei and along the Sudan-South Sudan border \"continues to constitute a serious threat to international peace,\" and called on the two countries to show concrete progress on border demarcation and monitoring.", "pos": ["32 dead after tribal clashes on South Sudan border\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nA man waves a South Sudan flag in the town of Abyei. File picture: Goran Tomasevic/Reuters Johannesburg – At least 32 people have been killed, 15 abducted and dozens wounded after several attacks on a village in Kolom in the disputed town of Abyei in the South Sudan border area, the UN peacekeeping mission UNISFA said on Friday. “Our mission in Abyei has increased protection of civilian efforts after attacks that killed at least 32 people. The mission apprehended five armed group members and stepped up patrols and engagement at community levels,” UNISFA said in a post on Twitter. Local elders confirmed the deaths after armed nomadic herders from the Misseriya tribe carried out the attack on the rural Dinka Ngok village, burning down 19 houses during the violence. UNISFA spokesman Daniel Adekera told the Sudan Tribune that Thursday’s violence followed clashes between the two sides on Monday and Wednesday, which had already claimed 22 lives. The cause of the violence is unknown but conflict in the area has revolved around cattle rustling with the absence of police and administrative structures in Abyei exacerbating the situation.\n\nThe Dinka Ngok tribe has long called for a referendum to be held on the future of the area, which is currently part of Sudan, so that it can join South Sudan.\n\nSouth Sudan ceded from Sudan in 2011 and this has been a cause of friction between the two countries due to the political and security vacuum in the 10,500 km area border area despite it previously being seen as a model of coexistence.\n\nDue to the ongoing friction UNISFA deployed troops to the area to contain the situation and prevent any escalation as armed men from both sides converged on Kolom.\n\n\"UNISFA would like to reiterate that any presence of armed groups within the Abyei box other than its own troops is viewed by the mission as a violation of its mandate and will not hesitate to place responsibility on those engaged in such violations,\" Adekera said.\n\nAfrican News Agency (ANA)"], "neg": ["Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Jan 1 (ANI): People welcomed 2020 here by watching the first sunrise of the year at the Gateway of India on Wednesday morning.\n\n\"I had come to shoot the rising sun at the Gateway of India. There is a new feeling every year. I hope for the best in the new year. This time it is a bit cold in Mumbai which is unexpected,\" Om Singh, a city resident said.\n\n\"I have come from Varanasi. Watching the first sunrise here was a novel experience,\" Rani Singh, a tourist said.\n\n\"Watching the first sunrise of 2020 was a mystic experience. My best wishes to everyone on this occasion,\" Ruchika, another city resident said. (ANI)", "Justice Minister Amir Ohana’s choice of Orly Ginsberg Ben-Ari as acting state prosecutor, defying Attorney General Avichai Mendelblit, is but the latest attempt by the caretaker government headed by the indicted Benjamin Netanyahu to undermine the rule of law. It also dovetails with Netanyahu’s battle cries against the State Prosecutor’s Office after the release of the attorney general’s decision to try him for bribery, fraud and breach of trust.\n\nAccording to Mendelblit, the choice of Ginsberg Ben-Ari “doesn’t meet the necessary requirements for the position of acting state prosecutor” and that it “exceeds, in an extreme way, the scope of what is reasonable.”\n\nThus, he said, “there is a legal impediment to its approval.” According to Civil Service Commissioner Daniel Hershkowitz, the choice “is liable to erode the proper functioning of the state prosecutor.”\n\nOhana is neither interested in these arguments of substance nor in the facts that he is justice minister in a caretaker government, and that the country is in the midst of a third election cycle due to the deadlock stemming from Netanyahu’s legal predicament. Ohana was well aware of Mendelblit’s warnings when he announced his candidates for the position. Mendelblit made it clear that the justice minister must consult with him before the appointment, and not to deviate from his recommendation unless he presents compelling arguments. He even named the deputy state prosecutor for criminal affairs, Shlomo Lemberger, as his preference.\n\nTo make matters worse, the appointment was made at a particularly sensitive moment. Now the cases against the prime minister will be laid on the table of the state prosecutor, which will require “dealing with various legal aspects connected to the decision to try the prime minister,” as Mendelblit stressed in his opinion on Tuesday. “These are sensitive issues that require an even greater obligation to ensure the independence of the person holding the position, and above all the public appearance of independence.”\n\nNone of this prevented Ohana from defying Mendelblit and the Israeli Judicial Authority. True to the spirit of his commander, who spreads tales of a legal putsch and seeks “to investigate the investigators,” Ohana is abusing his temporary political power in an attempt to weaken the institution of the state prosecutor. Instead of respecting the circumstances and reducing his presence in the appointment process, Ohana seeks to squeeze everything he can get out of his temporary position.\n\nBreaking news and analyses in your inbox Email * Please enter a valid email address Sign up Please wait… Thank you for signing up. We've got more newsletters we think you'll find interesting. Click here Oops. Something went wrong. Please try again later. Try again Thank you, The email address you have provided is already registered. Close\n\nMendelblit pledged in closed-door meetings in the Justice Ministry that he would refuse to defend the appointment of a person unqualified for the job. “I won’t be a part of it,” he told his colleagues. The issue of the appointment will probably end up in the High Court of Justice, and the court is not expected to approve it. Thus, the public has received another reminder of the urgent need to replace Netanyahu’s corrupt and messianic regime.\n\nThe above article is Haaretz’s lead editorial, as published in the Hebrew and English newspapers in Israel.", "Abstract\n\nIn response to the 2013-2016 Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak primarily affecting Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia, the World Health Organization (WHO) set out Guidance for Managing Ethical Issues in Infectious Disease Outbreaks, which covered social distancing, research in outbreak settings, and clinical care. This article assesses the Guidance’s recommendations on research and long-term storage of biological specimens during infectious disease outbreaks and argues that the Guidance does not provide adequate direction for responders’, researchers’, and organizations’ actions. It considers local persons’ access to benefits of research in the aftermath of outbreaks and preparedness for outbreaks, drawing on lessons from both the 2013-2016 EVD outbreak and ongoing research in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.\n\nIntroduction\n\nIn 2016, the World Health Organization (WHO) published Guidance for Managing Ethical Issues in Infectious Disease Outbreaks.1 The Guidance arose in the context of the 2013-2016 Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak that primarily affected the Western African nations of Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea; cases also arose in 7 other nations.2 That outbreak, declared a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) in August 2014,3 resulted in more than 28 000 suspected cases and 11 325 confirmed deaths.2\n\nThe WHO guidelines are particularly salient in light of the current EVD outbreak in the North Kivu and Ituri provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), declared a PHEIC in July 2019.4 They span the gamut of bioethical issues: public engagement, allocation of scarce resources, public health surveillance, duty to treat, clinical research, use of experimental interventions, and vulnerability in the context of international and domestic sources of structural inequality.1 Many, if not most, of these concerns are not new and have been raised in the context of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV),5 armed conflicts,6,7 and previous EVD outbreaks.8 Nonetheless, the document is important for its scope and particular focus on infectious disease outbreaks within the purview of the International Health Regulations (IHR), from which PHEIC declarations arise.9\n\nInfectious disease outbreaks are, in cases like EVD, one of the only times scientists can study a disease in situ. Clinical data on EVD is generally only collected in the context of outbreak responses.10 Moreover, testing novel vaccines and interventions on humans is sometimes only possible in the context of outbreaks, especially when it would be too risky to pursue human challenge experiments (ie, intentionally infecting subjects).11 Subjects of scientific12 and therapeutic research have some claim to benefits that arise from knowledge generated through their involvement in science and medicine, as may the communities in which those subjects reside. What that claim entails and how it should be executed, however, is subject to debate.\n\nThe management of EVD continues to raise serious questions about what the obligation to share scientific and clinical benefits entails, how to discharge that obligation, and who ought to discharge it. In March 2019, it was reported that blood samples taken during the West African EVD outbreak, which were reportedly held by American and British authorities, were being withheld from researchers in the countries they were taken from.13 Among other values, security was used to justify limiting access, as Ebola virus is considered a pathogen with high potential for development into a biological weapon. In June 2019, reporting from the DRC detailed ongoing negotiations to make vaccines tested in Western Africa affordable for widespread use, a process that was in limbo because of policies not to disclose the price of development and manufacture of the vaccine.14 The same report noted that of the thousands of samples collected by predominantly Western responders from patients in Liberia, Guinea, and Sierra Leone, neither the samples nor the proceeds from their sale and use in research had made their way back to their respective countries of origin. This circumstance was attributed, among other reasons, to the United States’ decision to not sign the Nagoya Protocol to the Convention on Biological Diversity,15,16 which would require mutually agreed-upon terms when exporting genetic samples from signatory countries (though, as some have argued, the ratification of the protocol by the host country alone may be sufficient to enforce this requirement15). As discussed below, the Guidance provides a broad framework for articulating what nations, including the United States, ought to do regarding benefit sharing during infectious disease outbreaks, but understanding why they ought to do it requires further interpretation, which we provide here.\n\nSharing Benefits of Research\n\nInfectious disease outbreaks produce at least 3 broad classes of tangible objects or data that benefit individuals and communities. First, the treatment of patients produces clinical data that is useful in understanding the pathophysiology of disease, improving diagnosis and management, and improving public health surveillance. Second, collection of samples provides sequence data for humans and viruses, which are useful in the development of surveillance technologies, diagnostics, and medical interventions. Finally, the use of experimental interventions in outbreaks provides information and tangible products such as vaccines and therapeutics.1,17\n\nUnder principles of fair allocation of resources or equity, countries whose citizens have provided samples ought to have access to those samples.\n\nThe WHO claims all three of the above benefits should be shared.1 Section 10 of the Guidance states that clinical data must be shared rapidly to assist in responding to an outbreak. It notes that “every researcher who engages in generation of information related to a public health emergency or acute public health event with the potential to progress to an emergency has the fundamental moral obligation to share preliminary results once they are adequately quality controlled for release.”1 Regarding samples, the Guidance requires individuals and organizations involved in the long-term storage of samples to engage communities in dialogue about the conditions of storing, transferring, and sharing of those specimens for future use. Finally, the WHO states that existing international guidelines on research ethics mandate that individuals and communities participating in research should have access to any benefits that result from their participation. These points of guidance, however, are inadequate in the absence of a more thoroughgoing analysis of the ethical basis for benefit sharing.\n\nThe Moral Justification for Benefit Sharing\n\nTo begin, it might be asked why individuals and their communities ought to receive access to the benefits of science and medicine. A skeptic might argue that participants in research frequently give informed consent knowing that benefits may never arise.18 If participants or others enter freely into a contract with a researcher with no promise of access to benefits even if they do arise, a skeptic might then argue that there is no reason to believe this is an invalid form of contract.\n\nWe identify 4 major reasons—utility, equity, justice, and liberty—why benefit sharing is necessary and why researchers, institutions, companies, and governments are obliged to offer specific people and communities access to the benefits arising from some kinds of research. These reasons need not all apply to the same kinds of benefits, recipients, or providers; any one may suffice.19,20 These reasons, we argue further, are particularly salient in infectious disease outbreaks with implications for global health security—which often arise in resource-deprived communities that might be current or former victims of armed conflict or colonization—especially when such outbreaks occur in low- and middle-income countries.\n\nUtility. Early intervention in an outbreak is better than a delayed response when an epidemic has had a chance to spread widely. Put in explicitly ethical terms, the utility of an intervention—its capacity to promote community or global well-being—is, all other things being equal, likely to be much higher the sooner we act. In the context of research on EVD, the utility of research and medicine is greatly diminished if countries and communities initially and directly affected by outbreaks are unable to access lifesaving interventions or data that would enable care. Insofar as we have an obligation to ensure that medical research promotes its stated benefits—in this case, preventing an EVD epidemic—we ought to make the results of research available.\n\nEquity. The WHO defines inequities as “inequalities that are judged to be unfair, that is, both unacceptable and avoidable,” and notes that equity must be reached between countries.21 While some might argue that sharing the benefits of biomedical research can be very costly, it can be justified if it promotes equity. For example, blood samples from patients with EVD from Western African countries have been found to be very lucrative for their potential use in research and drug development, with one report indicating samples may fetch more than €3600 per 0.5 mL.14 Under principles of fair allocation of resources or equity, countries whose citizens have provided samples ought to have access to those samples, even if this access were to diminish the financial benefit organizations gain by selling those samples on the open market. This is not to say that, should resources be available, such samples ought not to be sold, only that samples first be shared with the appropriate researchers and countries. As with other areas of genetics and genomics, the potential for great innovation—or financial gain—is not sufficient to justify inequity in socially and economically disadvantaged groups who have been further harmed by an epidemic in their community.21\n\nJustice. The nations that have most recently experienced EVD outbreaks have been subject to a legacy of colonialism, forced resource extraction, and exploitation by developed nations. The benefit produced for the West cannot be understated; for example, the United States of America received roughly 80% of the uranium ore that would form the core of the nuclear weapons created in the Manhattan Project from the Belgian-controlled Congo, at the cost of lives and resources from the land and people now known as the DRC.23 Contemporarily, the tantalum used in cellphones (among other electronics) is extracted from mines in the DRC, often under forced labor and slave-like conditions.24 Economic inequalities and corresponding health inequalities in the DRC are often rooted in historical and ongoing injustices perpetuated or strategically tolerated by developed nations. In this case, taking samples and clinical knowledge from bodies of sick patients in the DRC without commensurate benefits to those patients and their communities perpetuates and mirrors the historical injustice of resource extraction from DRC land and exploitation of bodies in the DRC.\n\nA central demand of global health justice is to seek to repair people who have been victims of injustice.25 It is incumbent on developed nations to make available data, samples, and interventions as part of an effort to redress historical health, social, and economic injustices.\n\nLiberty. Theories of contract typically presume a scheme of just initial acquisitions: we all start off with a fair amount of goods with which to trade.26 Under such a system, the skeptical argument as presented above would be justifiable as long as individuals made the informed choice to enter into scientific research (or medical care) with no expectation of return. Yet this is not the case due to the history of the region: the DRC’s health care system is underresourced; the nation is embroiled in civil conflict; and the country lacks a rival pharmaceutical industry on the scale of North America’s or Europe’s, in part because the resources of the developed world are built on theft and exploitation. As such, it is unlikely any individual contract can be meaningfully free and informed.\n\nThere is therefore an obligation to ensure redress so that vulnerable populations can negotiate contracts on fair terms, keeping in mind that leaving a people with only their bodies (including their blood) as resources to be sold seems to violate Article 4 of the United Nations Universal Declaration on Human Rights. (“No one shall be held in slavery or servitude; slavery and the slave trade shall be prohibited in all their forms”.27) Benefit sharing during infectious disease outbreaks thus could form part of the transfers that count towards redressing these initial thefts. Other transfers would include capacity building in terms of local infrastructure and scientific resources.\n\nChallenges to Benefit Sharing\n\nDespite strong reasons to engage in benefit sharing, practical hurdles remain that the Guidance does not address. Sharing clinical data, for example, requires collecting sufficient amounts of it—and in the right formats—to be meaningful and providing a platform on which it can be accessed.28 These data might be the property of a variety of different actors and therefore subject to different kinds of ownership and legal regime.29 Moreover, securing consent to share clinical data collected from patients who were unable to give consent at the time of treatment may be difficult or impossible, given the potential of patients and next of kin to be displaced by outbreaks. However, we note that as these samples continue to be used and shared after the outbreak, investigators and their institutions might need to spend time and resources to secure consent for future work.\n\nSamples pose different challenges. Samples can be costly to store, requiring expensive freezers and generators to maintain a continuous cold chain (ie, a refrigerated supply chain for medical supplies). Even with the capacity to store samples, laboratories in low- and middle-income countries may lack the appropriate molecular diagnostics to work with those samples. For some emerging infectious diseases that pose a serious safety or security threat, such as EVD, there may also be challenges in ensuring samples are stored in a way that secures them against theft or misuse—even inadvertently, such as occurred when a taxi functioning as a courier for samples was robbed in Guinea in 2014, with the bandits inadvertently making off with infected blood samples.30 While it might seem easiest and most efficient to ship samples to high-income countries that already have capacity for safe storage and handling, the aforementioned demands of justice and equity argue instead for establishing appropriate infrastructure within affected countries. One reason given for the taxi robbery in Guinea in 2014, for example, was that the Guinea Red Cross lacked its own vehicles in which to securely transport blood samples.31 Developing local infrastructure has the additional benefit of creating research, detection, and prevention facilities, which are of obvious utility and promote liberty.\n\nA central question regarding the sharing of tangible products such as therapeutics or vaccines is cost. It is not sufficient to claim these products should be shared: a mechanism to pay for and distribute them needs to be found. In some cases, charitable donations or nongovernmental organizations such as Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance can serve this function. In others, it may be governments or drug companies that provide therapeutics or vaccines at reduced or no cost to those who need them—as did Merck, the manufacturers of the rVSV-ZEBOV Ebola vaccine, working with the US Department of Health and Human Services.32 Nevertheless, cost is not simply a matter of the cost of producing a vaccine or therapeutic procedure. Benefit sharing may also require necessary infrastructure, such as cold chains to store and deploy products once shared, research facilities and laboratories, or basic utility systems and roadworks.\n\nIn general, overcoming these infrastructural and other considerations requires addressing them early, ideally ahead of an outbreak. In the case of clinical data collection, developing accessible, standard platforms for data can be done well ahead of any emergency. In the case of vaccines and therapeutics, better national implementation of—and support for—the International Health Regulations33 can provide a basis for sharing that is equitable and negotiated ahead of time. And investment in nations’ health care infrastructure, including laboratories, and physical infrastructure (roads, water, power) before epidemics emerge can prevent outbreaks from becoming health emergencies.\n\nConclusion\n\nThe ongoing EVD outbreak in the DRC remains out of control. There are a range of challenges in resolving the epidemic, but one of them is securing access to the products of previous outbreaks to benefit those currently affected by the disease. The Guidance provides a principled basis for such access as well as for sharing benefits that will arise from the current outbreak in the DRC with those affected in order to better prepare for future Ebola virus disease outbreaks—which, given the past history of outbreaks in the region, we can assume with confidence will happen again.9 The underlying ethical principles of utility, equity, justice, and liberty are broad and subject to practical concerns, but they provide a roadmap for delivering the benefits of the life sciences to affected peoples.", "Every change begins with a leadership decision. Making the decision to institute changes is not always easy. Being prepared, planning well, and being surrounded by a good team will make that decision a lot easier. Begin by putting yourself in a positive frame of mind. You are likely to experience higher than normal levels of stress and knowing this beforehand will give you the ability to be prepared mentally and physically. You will be the anchorperson and foundation, and with your steady hand will guide your team through the stressful events. Be a reassuring and active force throughout the whole process.\n\nIt is impossible to prepare for every contingency, but planning for the known is a must. Add time or extra room to the schedule for the unknowns. When you encounter an unexpected event, your schedule should not be put off by much if you have built in some leeway. It will provide that buffer that gives you and your team the ability to deal with the unknowns and keep rolling with the change process\n\nSurround yourself with people that you can delegate to and be confident in their abilities and skills. Be precise and specific with your directions as when the change process begins you will be depending on these individuals and their talents. Communicating and providing feedback are the keys to successful delegation; make sure your team understands this. If communication fails or there is not accurate feedback the chances of a success are lessened.\n\nAn issue that sometimes arises when delegating is micro managing. Keep an eye out to not micro-manage as you can quickly lose track of events and it will take time away from your main duties. Delegating is a skill that takes time as you must first learn the strengths and weakness of your team and know what tasks you can and cannot hand out. It may not be possible to always delegate, but when it can be done it will provide a great resource.\n\nAlways be available during the change process. Before the change prepare your friends and family that you may not be available for social events. Reassure your team that you are there for them and you are here to provide them with the necessary resources to lead them through the change. Stress to them that you are available and focused on keeping the communications lines open.\n\nAlways be aware of rumors, they will happen before during and after the change. Do not ignore any rumor, put out honest and clear communication as soon as possible. Reassure your team that if they hear a rumor to seek out more information from a reliable source. Remind them that spreading rumors helps no one and will cause more harm than good.\n\nNot everyone will agree on the change. Keep in mind that these types of feelings are normal, as people generally do not enjoy change and are sometimes made nervous by it. You will likely encounter pushback and resistance by a number of team members. Provide facts and data to show why the change is happening and reassure them the need and benefits of the change. These types of individuals are best suited to be educated about the change with information.\n\nIf you are encountering an extreme case of pushback, provide them with some choices that still fall within the spectrum of the intended change. They should then feel more involved in the process and it will help alleviate the negative mindset they may be experiencing.It is vitally important to make sure that all stakeholders and employees are on board with a change.\n\nIn order to continue increasing awareness and to build desire to support the upcoming change; the change management team must reach out to the organization at large. The force field analysis, developed by German social psychologist Kurt Lewin helps a change management team to:\n\n• Identify pros and cons of an option prior to making a decision\n\n• Explore what is going right — and what is going wrong\n\n• Analyse any two opposing positions.\n\nIf concerns or issues arise, then steps must be taken to ensure awareness is continually raised and that desire to support the change is increased. Strategies that can help the change management team responsively address employees’ concerns include:\n\n• Engaging employees, providing forums for people to express their questions and concerns\n\n• Equipping managers & supervisors to be effective change leaders and managers of resistance\n\n• Orchestrating opportunities for advocates of the change to contact those not yet on board\n\n• Aligning incentive and performance management systems to support the change.\n\nChange is not exempt from Murphy’s Law. And even if something isn’t going wrong, change management team members must constantly be observing, listening, and evaluating the progress and process during a change. Below are several tools to help the team accomplish this.\n\nA feedback form is used to gather information from those involved in a change to help shape the remaining course of the change project. Instead of a paper form, feedback can be obtained through online surveys (Zoomerang.com or Survey Monkey.com), an in-house questionnaire on the intranet, a few questions sent by email, or a focus group. The questions will vary depending upon the subject being queried.\n\nOpen Feedback include asking participants for suggestions and comments. The compiled results of the feedback forms can be used by the change management team members to modify the project plan and/or the communication plan or to work with specific individuals or groups that may be providing roadblocks to success.\n\nOnce a change initiative is underway, it is critical to sustain the change with reinforcement. The leader must make sure that the project and communication plan remain on track. They need to identify, and explore any issues from employees or stakeholders that have emerged, and review and consider any feedback gathered to date.\n\nActing as a facilitator, the leader helps to bring about learning and productivity. Communication will be a byproduct of this by providing indirect or unobtrusive assistance, guidance, and supervision.He or she listens actively, asks questions, encourages diverse viewpoints, organizes information, helps the group reach consensus, and understands that the individual needs of team members will affect teamwork.\n\nThe LEAD model provides a simple methodology for facilitating a participative meeting:\n\n• Lead with objectives: When clear objectives are stated up front, group energy is channeled toward achieving an outcome. The objectives shape the content of the meeting.\n\n• Empower to participate: In the Lead model, the facilitator is empowered to encourage active participation.\n\n• Aim for consensus: Getting the team to consensus will have members more likely to support and carry out the decisions of the team.\n\n• Direct the process: How the meeting progresses will influence the quality of the decisions of the team, and influences the commitment of team members.\n\nLeaders must differentiate between process and content. Content includes the topics, subjects, or issues; process is about how the topics, subjects, or issues are addressed.\n\nBecause communications from managers and supervisors have been shown to have a significant impact on employees during a change initiative, it is appropriate that they be actively involved in celebrating success with employees as a result of positive performance. Celebrations can occur on three levels:\n\n1. One on one conversation: In a private meeting, a supervisor should attest to the fact that due to the employee’s effort, a change was made, and how it is succeeding. He or she should extend verbal thanks to the employee.\n\n2. Public recognition: Public recognition officially acknowledges outstanding performance and points out a role model that helped make a successful change happen. Supervisors should carefully consider who receives recognition, and not alienate group members who participated in the change but who many not have distinguished themselves as significantly.\n\n3. Group celebrations: Fun or engaging activities are used to celebrate key milestones by a group. They include buffet or restaurant lunches, dinner events, or can include group outings to sports, amusement, or cultural events. It is important that these types of celebrations try to include the involvement of the primary change sponsor in some way.\n\nProfessor Akindotun Merino\n\nEmail: Info@africamentalhealth.net\n\nTwitter: @drakinmerino\n\nFb: https://www.facebook.com/groups/Africamentalhealth/\n\nPhone: 08118048229", "The Witcher season 1 episode 7 recap\n\nWith Geralt of Rivia (Henry Cavill) now without love from Yennefer of Vengerberg (Anya Chalorta), the seventh episode of Netflix’s The Witcher sees him return to Cintra to check in on his child of surprise Princess Cirilla (Freya Allan), who is now on her way to Skellige.\n\nRELATED: The Witcher Season 1 Episode 6 Recap\n\nHeading in Opposite Directions\n\nLosing the companionship of Dara, Ciri is now by herself, found committing petty thievery from a marketplace on her way to the kingdom of Skellige. After meeting a woman, who offers to take her in for shelter with her family, she steals a horse and sets off. Meanwhile, Geralt returns to Cintra, despite Calanthe’s threats of death should he do so, and meets in secret with Mousesack to check in on Ciri and warn of the Nilfgaard army forming at the nearby Amell Pass. They are interrupted, however, by assassins, and realizing there’s too many Geralt forces Mousesack to portal the two out of there, arriving in Cintra. The queen initially wants to see Geralt dead and questions why he has returned, to which he says he never would have intended on it had she not sent eight men after him to kill him. She offers to pay him off to break the debt, but he refuses and believes her life to be in danger and offers to take her and protect her from Nilfgaard.\n\nThat’s Not the Princess\n\nAfter initially meeting who he believes to be the princess, Calanthe asks he wait to be summoned while she says goodbye to her peasant friends, however Mousesack secretly opens a door for him and he follows the path to find her saying goodbye to her friends, except that it’s not the princess and that she is actually in plain clothes playing knucklebones with the other kids. Geralt returns and scolds the queen for lying to his face, to which she asks Eist to escort him out and he implores the witcher see that she can protect Cirilla, to which Geralt declines and says he will be back, causing Eist to lock him up to prevent such an event.\n\nDisheartening Reunions\n\nAfter venturing away from Geralt following their heartbreak, Yennefer has arrived in Nazair to meet with Istredd, who is currently looking for a hidden rune, in hopes of rekindling their romance and joining him on his expeditions. While they do initially kiss and he shares his feelings for her, he laments her for the fact she chose to be powerful over love and leaves her behind, after which she is met by Vilgefortz of Roggeveen. He says he is a mage from Aretuza and implores her to come back, as Tissaia has requested her presence with the looming war. Upon arrival, she learns he lied to her to get her to come back to help, with which she storms out and encounters a group of girls currently studying the mystical arts she did. However, she also learns that the rules are starting to loosen up in the time since she was a student, as most of the girls’ families practically bought their way in versus being discovered from a conduit moment. She mixes a special batch of herbs that gets all the young girls high, save for one who believes they will all suffer disciplinary actions. Yennefer takes the girls to the windmill where her former sisters were turned into eels and reveals this is the fate of those who don’t ascend and that should the girls ascend they will lose their fertility.\n\nThe Time for War is Now\n\nWith Nilfgaard continuing its conquering over the lands and Fringilla assisting with her magic, the Brotherhood of Sorcerers are divided on what their actions should be, some believing the kingdom’s statements that they only wish to conquer Cintra and should abstain while others believe Nilfgaard won’t stop there. After taking a vote on which path to choose, the Chapter decides to abstain from the war and let Cintra fall, save from a handful of mages who believe Nilfgaard must be stopped, Yennefer, Vilgefortz and Tissaia included. While still choosing to remain out of the battle, Tissaia pleads with Yennefer to join the fight to protect Aretuza not for its sake, but for the rectoress’, to which she agrees.\n\nDestiny is Underway\n\nAs Cintra begins to fall at the hands of Nilfgaard (see Episode 1), Geralt escapes from his prison cell and makes his way out of the castle while Calanthe orders Mousesack to bring him to protect Ciri, only to find him gone. As Ciri is guided out of the castle to escape and Calanthe leaps from the window to her death, Geralt watches the queen fall after battling a few guards and heads back into the castle to look for the princess.\n\nA Dark Power Emerges\n\nAs Ciri camps out in the middle of a field with her newly acquired horse, she is found by a group of men who happen to be Cintrans, one of whom was a peasant friend of hers, but rather than gather in happiness they proceed to steal her stuff and threaten to turn her into Nilfgaard. While being held, she finds a dark new power in which she begins chanting in a demonic voice that the time of “sword and axe” are nigh, echoing a statement made by Cahir in a previous episode and is seemingly possessed by a dark spirit before it cuts to credits."], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "Bernie Sanders lost all three of the primary contests on Tuesday to former Vice President Joe Biden, leading some people to believe he would be hanging up his bid.\n\nHe’s not… at least yet.\n\nCNN’s Manu Raju reports Sanders responded angrily when asked at the Capitol whether or not he would be ending his campaign.\n\n“Sen. Bernie Sanders grew angry when asked about his campaign plans. During a gaggle with reporters in the Capitol, I asked Sanders about his timeframe for making a decision, and he lashed out: ‘I’m dealing with a f*****g global crisis. You know, we’re dealing with,'” the CNN congressional correspondent said in a tweet.\n\nRaju pressed further but Sanders said he was more focused on the coronavirus and its impact on the country than campaigning.\n\n“I noted he’s running for president, and he said: ‘Well right now, right now I’m trying to do my best to make sure that we don’t have an economic meltdown and that people don’t die. Is that enough for you to keep me busy for today?'”\n\nAs BizPac Review reports, Axios initially reported that Sanders was dropping out of the presidential primary before correcting their report to say he was reassessing his approach. the publication subsequently released an apology.\n\n\n\nDo You Like This Artice? Give Us Feedback 👇\n\n\n\nFrom BizPac Review:\n\nCNN’s Manu Raju said when another reporter asked Sanders what he’s saying to his supporters, “he sidestepped the question, noting he sent out a statement. Then, I asked about his time frame [for suspending his campaign] — and he was furious.” — Advertisement —\n\nAnd:", "pos": ["As Bernie Sanders continues to hear the cat calls from liberal media hacks like CNN Manu Raju, Sanders finally lost it and had a meltdown when asked about his campaign today on the hill. CNN and Manu Raju are basically cheerleading for pedophile Joe Biden at this point and Raju asked Comrade Bernie was asked about how campaign plans. Sanders cussed out Raju and replied:\n\nMeltdown! Bernie Sanders cusses out CNN hack Manu Raju\n\n“I’m dealing with a fucking global crisis. You know, we’re dealing with.”\n\nAgain, it’s hard to take sides here. CNN is the fake news kings and Bernie Sanders is a Democrat communist, but isn’t in the closet like the rest of the party. CNN getting owned though is awesome.\n\nSen. Bernie Sanders grew angry when asked about his campaign plans. During a gaggle with reporters in the Capitol, I asked Sanders about his timeframe for making a decision, and he lashed out: \"I'm dealing with a fucking global crisis. You know, we're dealing with.\" — Manu Raju (@mkraju) March 18, 2020\n\n\n\nthat’s not all:\n\nI noted he's running for president, and he said: “Well right now, right now I'm trying to do my best to make sure that we don't have an economic meltdown and that people don't die. Is that enough for you to keep me busy for today?\" — Manu Raju (@mkraju) March 18, 2020"], "neg": ["Ayodeji Ake, Sunday Ehigiator and Chiamaka Ozulumba, who sampled the opinion of some Nigerians, write that aside their personal goals, their expectations and aspirations for 2020 are for government to provide infrastructural development, basic amenities, as well as create better business environment for all to thrive in Year in, year out, the needs of Nigerians practically remain the same; provision of basic amenities by their elected officials, infrastructural development across board, favourable business environment and adequate security, amongst others. The incoming year is no different. As the curtain dropped on 2019 last Tuesday, to open up to 2020, the clamour across board is for security of people and properties, good governance, stable economy, vibrant health sector, viable education sector without incessant strike actions and basic amenities- good roads, stable power, adequate housing and potable water. THISDAY sampled the opinion of Nigerians across board and here are the excerpts:\n\nEzegbogu Malachi, Medical Doctor My expectations for Nigeria this 2020 are for a stronger and a more united country, actualisation of the dreams of our founding fathers, strong and functional government institutions, better implementation of our annual budget and a better economy. Also, I expect a stronger respect for human rights and freedom of the press. More opportunities for our teeming youth and development of indigenous talents. Mr Osanyintola Oladayo, Oil Contractor My expectations in 2020 are really high but I want to believe it’s impossible. Firstly, I will say the government must be able to provide some basic social amenities that can help improve the livelihood of all inhabitants of this country. Secondly, they must improve on job creation in various sectors of the economy. This has a long way to go in improving the economy and this would also encourage Nigerians to study because they know there is a reward for hard work. In addition, refining our crude oil here in our country will be of a better advantage and would boost the economy better, especially when the refineries function well and are properly managed. In conclusion, my expectations for Nigeria are beyond those mentioned and I know with God and good leadership, we should get positive results in no time. Mr. Adetola Adeleke; CEO Azacom Global My expectations for the year 2020 are a remarkable improvement in infrastructure, projects across the country to enhance true dividends of democracy. This is not limited to power, agriculture, education, rural development, urban renewal, power generation and transmission, prompt payment of workers salaries and allowances etcetera. Engr. Jim Oriahi, MNSE Nigeria is a great country and my expectations for 2020 are as follows: I want a Nigeria that is more focused on human development because the higher the Human Development Index (HDI), the more prosperous the country becomes. Unlike the GDP or GNP, which give income and productivity only, HDI is a vehicle for which income is turned into development; in the education or health sectors for instance. For a country to develop, the literacy level, education, and health sectors should be a priority to the government. Government must ensure that citizens have access to good health care, child mortality/mobidity rates at birth are of concerns, with access to quality education and a platform to incorporate learned knowledge to real-life situations. I look forward to a Nigeria where Income Per Capita is put in check to ensure there is a balance in labour/payments received per annum. High per capita income signifies high economic and financial security for the Nigerian populace. The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is also used to determine the per capita value. Industrialisation plays a major part in a country’s development. For a country to grow, the rate of industrialisation and employment must be high, thus creating some level of job security for her citizens is very important. I want Nigeria to be such a nation with higher export than imports leading to more profits from the international trade which will ensure that there is economic growth. A Nigeria with political stability. Having stable political environment, low or no corruption, and high level of respect to the country’s laws. Good governance ensures that the level of corruption is low, transparency in the various activities of the government, and employment is based on merit. A Nigeria with good standard of living and with respect for all classes of her citizens. A Nigeria where the government and the masses uphold her peace and unity, and a country with freedom for all. God bless Nigeria. Prince Ozioma Ohia, Real Estate Contractor According to the nobel laureate Professor Chinua Achebe, ‘Nigeria’s struggles as a nation has been of leadership problems and these are manifested in policy formulation and decision making and how these policies are implemented- most of which are not people friendly and proposed policies are anathema to the polity. Some are even enacted oblivious of the electorate and the citizens. The question remains; Cui Bono? The current administration should focus on what every Nigerian yearns for. The development of the human potential. The United Nations Millennium Development Goals of vision 2020, is centered on ‘Human Capital Development’. Great emphasis and energy should be directed towards this area. Thank God for the policy of the Central Bank towards farmers, a step in the right direction. It should not be a political goal scoring point. Professor Claudius Ake asserts that ‘Mans Basic need is Food, Clothing and Shelter’. We should see more partnership between the federal government and the higher institutes of learning especially in the agro sector. There is a positive expectation from the citizenry in the coming year concerning power. The challenges of power generation should be overcome.\n\nVivian Oyinatumba, Student\n\nI pray 2020 graces me with better opportunities, growth and, I hope Nigeria becomes a more conducive environment. The year 2019 did not really favour me; the year was a rollercoaster of different events rocking the country. This is why I pray for a better 2020, and that the government at all levels will do more for the masses.\n\nEndurance Evulukwu; CEO Endykollections\n\nMy hope and expectations for the new year is to make Endykollections a fashion household name in Nigeria, and for every Nigerian woman to be an endykollectionswoman. I want to expand my business, so as to create job opportunities for the Nigerian youth. Then I want Nigeria to get better, and for every Nigerian to be passionate about contributing to nation building. And most importantly, I want to move closer to God\n\nTimi Timz, Radio Host, PR and Comms Consultant and Entrepreneur\n\nI know 2020 is going to be an amazing year for myself and others. It will be full of success stories, love, laughter, travels, lovely experiences and beautiful memories. Life is to be lived!\n\nKemi Ogunleye, Events Planner\n\nI pray 2020 would be an amazing year for me; I strongly believe it would be filled with success for me and my friends. I also pray for anyone confused about life and their career to receive clarity in Jesus name. Stay happy always!\n\nHenrietta Okoye; Youth Corp Member\n\nI hope and expect to have a good job come 2020, build up my own business, travel to more than 20 countries, have a family of my own, if God permits. I pray Nigeria becomes a better country devoid of the present economic issues we’re currently battling.\n\nIsi Stella Aigbomian, Midwife My expectations for 2020 as touching healthcare is basically an improvement on the resources in the health sector, referring to both maternal and human. In terms of material resources, I am optimistic that attention of the government and all other health related policy makers will come to the conclusion of equipping our health facilities ranging from primary health care to tertiary health facilities with necessary and basic equipment which assure quality assurance of care, both for diagnostic and patient treatment. In addition, policies that strengthen environmental sanitation and pollution control be put in place for the benefit of all. I also urge the government to prioritise healthcare of the citizens of Nigerians knowing that health is wealth. Rimamskep Ifusumu, Medical Doctor I expect a robust health institution with cancer centres in the six geopolitical regions fully equipped with modern Radioactive machines, and trauma centres built in three geopolitical regions, more funds for residency training to meet up the teaming or curb population of young doctors traveling abroad and meet up with the country’s population demand. I urge the government to increase budgetary allocation to achieve the above. Alabi Tolulope, Fashion Designer To the best of my knowledge, I believe the government needs our taxes to construct better roads in our country, and better roads will reduce the time we spend in traffic daily hence leading to greater and higher productivity on each day’s job/activities. The efficiency from jobs well done will improve the economic system. It will also divert our focus to accomplishing higher goals or trying out new inventions. People and companies evading taxes are doing the masses more harm than good, citizens who don’t pay their taxes have no right to complain about bad roads and other social amenities. So in year 2020 I implore people to pay their taxes promptly and correctly. One of the major problems with the governance of Nigeria is that the government is far from the masses. People are hungry, homeless, jobless and depressed, but the people in power seem not to know the extent to which some of their policies are affecting the masses. They should organise town-hall meetings to know what the masses are going through, this will bring governance closer to the smallest groups. Hon. Ishola Ibrahim, Politician Last year was really a roller coaster journey. After a general assessment of activities and event in 2019, it gives me great joy and expectations to look forward to 2020 as it will consolidate on achievements of 2019. I look forward to a 2020 of perfection. A year of joy creation and youths empowerment using available resources at our disposal. Investing in capacity building to make our youths discover their potentials, so as to become entrepreneurs, and in turn reduce unemployment and Al’s positive increase the country’s Gross Domestic Product. Osayuwame Ebuehi, Physiotherapist We hope that 2020 will be a good year having signed the budget early for private sector to chip in more businesses to develop the economy. And as regards the roads and electricity, with the constant and consistent payment of income tax, PAYE and VAT, and Nigerian government investing on it, Nigeria will make a better place. As regards the health, I would implore the government to provide more beds for hospitals, adequate facilities and good working Individuals. On my field, I need machines to process herbal roots and leafs to make it edible and very much reliable for consumption. Olatunji Adeleke, Professional Photographer In 2020, I expect the government to focus on building a friendly economy that attracts investors and embark on growing SME businesses as it will be a good bedrock for nation building. I also urge for the government as we approach 2020, they should stop living a lie and embark on serious and constructive poverty alleviation programmes for over 90 per cent of poverty stricken. I urge the government to be prudent in their spending, to be more calculative and wise. Adeola Alabi, Accountant I wish a good economy that will give entrepreneurs a fastanstic platform to operate, good road networks and stable electricity, as well as plan towards improving the standard of living of Nigerians by creating job opportunities for the youths. Adelaja Osisowo, Administrator, Broadcast Media Of course I expect better reform in policy making that would improve the economy in 2020. And repairs of our major roads both at the federal and state level including local levels. The government should be more proactive rather than reactive to things in 2020. Joshua Marcus Usoro, Singer and Dancer I expect a better and more stable economy and more opportunities for youths to grow and for health, I believe the Nigerian government should enforce health insurance and better equipment in hospitals for all Nigerians, it will save a lot of lives.", "CIUDAD HIDALGO, Mexico — Hundreds of Central American migrants crossed the Guatemala-Mexico border at dawn Thursday without resistance and began walking up a rural highway.\n\nSome carried banners arguing that migrants were not the problem, but rather the result of poor governing.\n\nIt was a resurgence of a migrant caravan that had been diminishing since its last concerted attempt to cross the border Monday was turned back by Mexican National Guardsmen posted along Suchiate river, which forms the border here.\n\nMexico began flying and busing members of the caravan back to Honduras on Tuesday.\n\nSeven more buses left Mexico for Honduras on Wednesday, carrying 240 migrants back home, and two flights left with an additional 220 Hondurans, Mexico’s National Immigration Institute said. By Wednesday, the number of people outside the Casa del Migrante in Tecun Uman was perhaps half of what it was at its peak Sunday night.\n\nIn previous caravans, Mexican authorities have allowed caravans to walk for awhile, seemingly to tire them out, and then closed their path.\n\nThe Associated Press", "MONROE, Mich. (AP) — A southeastern Michigan police officer is credited with pushing two people out of the path of a suspected drunken motorist who nearly slammed into them and then fled the scene.\n\nMonroe police said the officer had pulled over a vehicle early Sunday along the city’s Telegraph Road when an SUV came barreling toward the back of his police cruiser.\n\nThe officer quickly pushed two people over the roadway’s guardrail to prevent them from being hit, Monroe Police Capt. Jon Wall told WDIV-TV.\n\n“He heard what sounded like a car slamming on its brakes, which was squealing the tires, which alerted him to look into that particular direction,” Wall said.\n\nThe SUV went up on a sidewalk before its driver put it in reverse and fled the scene. Police pursued the SUV and soon arrested the motorist.\n\nWalls said the suspect is facing several charges, including fleeing, resisting and obstructing.", "Take a behind-the-scenes look at Liverpool's victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers with the latest edition of Inside Anfield.\n\nSadio Mane's first-half goal on Sunday was enough to see the Reds go the entireity of 2019 unbeaten at home, while restoring their 13-point lead at the top of the Premier League.\n\nOur cameras were granted exclusive access inside the ground before, during and after the match - and you can watch the footage they captured in the video below.", "Please be aware that Cache Valley Publishing does not endorse, and is not responsible for alleged employment offers in the comments."], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "The Oyo State police command has opined that Alhaji Fatai Yusuf popularly known as Oko Oloyun was possibly killed because of a fraud he detected in his Lagos office.\n\nThis was made known to newsmen on Friday by the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, SP Olugbenga Fadeyi.\n\nAlso Read: Oko Oloyun, Popular Trado-Medical Expert, Shot Dead\n\nThe police spokesman stated that the detection of fraud by the trado-medical expert was possibly responsible for the fire incident in the office during which some account records were destroyed.\n\nGoing further, the police spokesman revealed that some of his staff and two police escorts are being questioned by a team of detectives from the homicide section of State Criminal Investigation Department, Iyaganku, Ibadan, with a view of finding and apprehending the fleeing suspects, who committed the heinous act.", "pos": ["The Oyo State Police Command on Friday vowed to fish out the killers of a trado-medical practitioner, Alhaji Fatai Yusuf, popularly known as Oko Oloyun.\n\nThe News Agency of Nigeria reports that the convoy of the deceased was attacked on Thursday on the Igbo-Ora-Eruwa Road by gunmen who shot at them from a thick forest, with a bullet fatally injuring him.\n\nHe was said to have later died from the injuries caused by the bullet.\n\nA statement by the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, SP Olugbenga Fadeyi, hinted at a nexus between a fire incident in his Lagos office, ostensibly to cover up suspected fraud, and the attack.\n\nFadeyi said: “The report of Yusuf’s death was received by the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) Igbo-ora that the two-car convoy of the deceased was allegedly ambushed shortly after passing through five different police stop and search teams along Igbo-Ora road by yet to be identified assailants who fired at the moving vehicles on the road from the thick forest.\n\n“The two-man armed escorts of policemen protecting the deceased engaged the assailants, but they managed to escape back into the forest after a single shot had hit the deceased who died later of his bullet injuries.\n\n“An interesting twist to the story was that the deceased had earlier detected an alleged book keeping records fraud in his Lagos office which subsequently allegedly led to the burning of some financial/book keeping records.\n\n“Some of his staff and two police escorts are being questioned by a team of crack detectives from the homicide section of State Criminal Investigation Department( SCID), Iyaganku, Ibadan, with a view of finding and apprehending the fleeing suspects who committed the heinous act.”\n\nFadeyi said the police in the state were working with other police formations and units to ensure that the directive of the Inspector General of Police, Muhammed Adamu, to unravel the killers was complied with.\n\nThe spokesman also said the Commissioner of Police in the state, Shina Olukolu, had promised to bring the culprits to justice within the shortest possible time.\n\nFadeyi said Olukolu, however, appealed to members of the public with credible information not to hesitate in passing it to the police to assist it in the apprehension of the assailants."], "neg": ["Bill Fugate, director of the Shalom shelter in Middletown, Ohio, talks with a homeless woman who sought help in December. (Amy Powell/For The Washington Post)\n\nThis small city, situated almost halfway between Dayton and Cincinnati, has long had a heart. In good times and bad, it has offered a generous network of privately funded homeless shelters, drug rehabilitation facilities and soup kitchens, plus a library that promotes access for all.\n\nYet in recent months, officials and residents have begun to question whom those services are benefiting and how to shoulder the cost. The police chief was the most prominent voice, accusing other communities of increasingly using Middletown as a dumping ground for their own problems.\n\n“It is inhumane and it is irresponsible,” Rodney Muterspaw wrote in a lengthy Facebook post just before ending a 30-year police career. He recounted the “many times” officers had responded “to a person wandering around downtown only to find they were given a voucher for a cab from another city and sent here.”\n\nThe issues raised by Muterspaw’s self-described “rant” — which went viral, locally speaking — have only become more pressing with the arrival of winter. The homeless here, whether homegrown or from somewhere else, are estimated to number in the low hundreds. They may not attract White House attention, as homeless populations in Los Angeles and San Francisco have, but providing for them is as significant a challenge for Middletown, population 48,861, as for any major metropolitan area.\n\nSteve Berg, vice president for programs and policy at the National Alliance to End Homelessness, says the problem has the same root causes regardless of location: “There is a disconnect between the incomes of people with the lowest incomes and rents for the most modest houses or apartments.”\n\nMiddletown’s gritty self-reliance and economic vulnerabilities have drawn attention before, chronicled in local author J.D. Vance’s best-selling memoir, “Hillbilly Elegy.” And just five years ago, its Rust Belt downtown was still marked by shuttered storefronts and cash-for-gold outlets.\n\nWhile there has since been a rebound, with an arts center, wine bar, yoga studio and even a boutique hotel now open along Central Avenue, the renewed sense of hope seems tenuous and the emergence of homeless people wandering around downtown has unnerved some businesses.\n\nThe local government has already begun making tough financial decisions, raiding the 2020 street paving budget to put additional police on the beat to engage with homeless individuals who need help. And the continuing fallout from Muterspaw’s social media post claimed the city manager, who the City Council felt hadn’t handled the situation effectively.\n\n\n\nMiddletown’s First United Methodist Church houses the Shalom Shelter in its basement. (Amy Powell/For The Washington Post)\n\nThe men and women at the center of the discussion cobble together a fragile existence. Their stories are as varied as those who tell them: addiction, failed marriages, prison, disability. One man lives in a donated car and eats at local charity kitchens, scrounging enough money to pay $10 a month for a Planet Fitness membership that gives him access to a hot shower. Another leaves a homeless encampment along the banks of the Great Miami River for hot meals at a day program called the Mission on Main.\n\nSterling Seiler found himself on Middletown’s streets in early December. The 26-year-old is candid about his past, most of which was spent in Greenville, Ohio, about 40 miles away. His unsavory years gradually escalated to breaking and entering and finally dealing meth; since 2014, he has often been behind bars. But after an adverse reaction to meth in November, he was transported from jail to a hospital in Troy, Ohio.\n\n“The jails want to send you to the hospital to get rid of you,” Seiler said, adding that hospitals are eager to do the same. A few days later, he was taken to a shelter in Dayton; a second drug episode got him transferred farther south to Middletown’s Atrium Medical Center. The cycle repeated itself when he was again released: He was put in a cab that left him at a downtown shelter run by Shalom, a church-led network that provides homeless people with home-cooked suppers and overnight beds from December through April.\n\n“I was dumped twice in 10 days,” said Seiler, who’d never before been to Middletown. “I didn’t know anything about [its] shelter. I didn’t even know where the door was.”\n\nShortly after Seiler showed up, a cab dropped off a man who said he was from Cleveland — four hours away. He started going through Shalom’s intake process but then changed his mind and went across the street to the library.\n\n“That happens quite often,” said Bill Fugate, who directs the 30-bed program with a generous but firm hand. He followed the new arrival to the library and pleaded unsuccessfully for the man to come back for a hot meal, bed and help.\n\n“Where he went after that, I don’t know,” Fugate said, adding that for many homeless in southwest Ohio, Shalom is their last best hope. It’s the only overnight program in the region that doesn’t test for drugs, a significant draw in a part of the country ravaged by the opioid epidemic.\n\nShalom cared for 129 individuals last winter and has already served 59 people since reopening its doors in December. Hope House, the city’s main shelter, will soon complete an $11.5 million, 41,000-square-foot location with 50 beds for men’s temporary housing and a collection of apartments. (A separate shelter welcomes women.)\n\n\n\nSterling Seiler, 26, isn’t from Middletown, but he wound up homeless there after being discharged from the hospital and put in a cab that drove him to a shelter. (Amy Powell/For The Washington Post)\n\nAccording to Fugate, Seiler is hardly the only out-of-towner dropped off by the city’s own hospital, which sits five miles from town along Interstate 75. But hospitals throughout the region are also discharging patients to Shalom with no advance warning, he contended, as are other jurisdictions’ police departments and social service agencies.\n\nNeighboring police officials deny that. “We try to help them. We don’t take them to Middletown and leave them,” said Franklin Chief Russ Whitman, whose city is six miles up the highway.\n\nIn a statement, Atrium’s parent company, Premier Health, said the medical center “takes very seriously its responsibility to discharge these patients safely.” It pointed out that “although patients might have accepted the discharge plan at the time of discharge, they have the right to change their minds and/or make their own decisions once they leave the hospital.”\n\nMiddletown Council member Ami Vitori has been among the most outspoken about the “homeless dumping” issue. She would like to see a coordinated regional response that tackles the root causes of homelessness: lack of housing, jobs and mental health care. She’d also like a more vigorous police presence augmented by a network of cameras to catch dumpers, with penalties for the ones doing it.\n\n“People come here because we are doing a good job of taking care of them, and the word spreads on the street, but at the same time there isn’t enough funding to help people from outside of our community,” said Vitori, a downtown business owner who described several bizarre encounters she’s had with homeless people since moving back from Washington in 2015.\n\nMuterspaw estimated in his Facebook post from October that 75 percent of Middletown’s homeless are from somewhere else, though confirming that is difficult.\n\n“Many of them feel a sense of shame that no one in their home community wants them, and they find acceptance here, so they quickly identify as being from Middletown,” explained Kathy Becker, an area homeless advocate and caseworker for Access Counseling, a local agency that helps homeless individuals find shelter and work.\n\n\n\nShalom Shelter cared for 129 individuals last winter and has already served 59 people since reopening its doors in December. (Amy Powell/For The Washington Post)\n\nAfter only a week here — much of it spent by day at the public library — Seiler had enough of a foothold in the city’s social services system that he didn’t plan to leave.\n\nHe’d scored a job interview for maintenance work at a factory and said he was staying clean and trying to fend off his legal troubles back in Greenville.\n\n“I know this is my last chance. I need to document everything I am doing and show the judge that I’m trying to get on the right track,” Seiler said.\n\nOnce again, that track runs right through Middletown.\n\nHomelessness in the U.S. rose for a third year, driven by surge in California, HUD says\n\nSupreme Court won’t review decision that protects homeless from tickets\n\nNew York is shipping its homeless to squalid housing out of state, Newark lawsuit claims\n\nAbandoned malls are sputtering back to life with megachurches, rooftop pools and homeless shelters", "Guwahati: The Assam government has banned strikes by employees of oil and gas sector in the state for six months from December 31, 2019 under the ESMA, an official release said on Thursday.\n\nStrikes by the officers, workmen, contract labourers, drivers and their helpers of tankers in the sector have been prohibited under the Essential Services Maintenance (Assam) Act, 1980, the release said.\n\nThis has been done in public interest and any service in any oil field or refinery of any establishment or undertaking dealing with the production, supply of petroleum products including natural gas will fall under the purview of this order, it added.\n\nGet the best of News18 delivered to your inbox - subscribe to News18 Daybreak. Follow News18.com on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Telegram, TikTok and on YouTube, and stay in the know with what's happening in the world around you – in real time.", "Your opinions matter to us times;\n\nFeedback 0 / 5", "From\n\nOpinion| Lawrence David| A ‘defrauded’ investor named Joel Caplan claims to have been defrauded out of his life’s savings by Chinese companies and that former Vice President Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden’s bank records can unlock the mystery surrounding billions of dollars that have gone missing in the communist country.\n\nAccording to the DailyMail.com court papers show that Caplan requested Judge Don McSpadden make him a third party in Lunden Roberts’ suit against Biden. Lunden Roberts, a professional stripper, is Hunter’s baby mama.\n\n(DailyMail.com) …in a 30-page filing, Caplan lays out how he was allegedly swindled out of 10 years of his life savings in a ‘multi-billion dollar stock scheme known as the China Hustle.\n\nCaplan, who filed papers from Jerusalem, Israel, claims many Chinese nationals made fortunes from the ploy, which involved presenting fake company documents and claiming they were genuine investments when they were actual frauds.\n\nThen they went on to use the ill-gotten gains to influence politics and even ‘bribe’ individuals, such as Biden, Caplan claims.\n\nBiden: China is going to eat our lunch? Come on, man… I mean, you know, they’re not bad folks, folks. But guess what, they’re not competition for us.”\n\nAnother exclusive look at @SteveHiltonx’s interview with @realDonaldTrump where Steve asks the president about @JoeBiden’s ties to China – be sure to catch the full interview this Sunday at 9PM ET on @FoxNews! #NextRevFNC pic.twitter.com/66exg8bkUk — The Next Revolution (@NextRevFNC) May 17, 2019\n\nCaplan is asking Judge McSpadden to all investigators to ‘follow the money’ and present what they find as part of the evidence in the case.\n\nIf the judge grants Caplan’s request, we can speculate where this eventually leads.\n\n(Capital Research) As president, Bill Clinton essentially wiped out any strategic advantage the U.S. had by selling advanced U.S. missile technology to our enemy, the People’s Republic of China.\n\nThat “administration’s voluntary release of all the secrets of America’s nuclear tests, combined with the systematic theft of the secrets that were left as a result of its lax security controls, effectively wiped out America’s technological edge,” David Horowitz writes in the recently published, The Black Book of the American Left Volume 7: The Left in Power: Clinton to Obama.\n\nUnlike the administrations that preceded it, the Clinton administration accepted millions of dollars from the military and intelligence services of at least one hostile foreign power. All of this was done in exchange for illegal campaign contributions from a massive totalitarian country determined to eclipse the U.S. as a world superpower.\n\nPresident Clinton also lifted security controls, allowing thieves to access other vital military technologies, while disarming his own side and opposing needed defenses.\n\n“One of the key technological breaks China received, without having to spy to get it, was the deliverance of supercomputers once banned from export for security reasons,” writes Horowitz.\n\nThis article originally appeared at and was republished with permission.\n\nScroll down to leave a comment!\n\nJoin us at SPREELY if you want REAL NEWS without the leftist censorship!\n\nAlso join us at MUMBLIT!\n\nDean James at Right Wing Tribune\n\nGod Bless.", "Our free email newsletter sends you the biggest headlines from news, sport and showbiz Sign up Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Invalid Email Something went wrong, please try again later.\n\nA man has died, another is fighting for life and four more have been seriously injured in a horror smash as the first few hours of the New Year are met with tragedy.\n\nA 59-year-old man died in hospital a short time after a black Mercedes C43 AMG smashed into his Skoda Octavia around 3.30am today \"on what should have been a night of celebration\".\n\nInspector Danny Byrne of Greater Manchester Police said five other men suffered serious injuries and one is fighting for life in a critical condition after the two cars came together on Yew Tree Road in Fallowfield, three miles south of Manchester city centre.\n\nThe dead man's family have been told the terrible news today and police are supporting them as their 2020 begins with heartbreak.\n\nInspector Byrne said: “This is a tragic incident in which one man died and five others were injured on what should have been a night of celebration – our thoughts are with them and their loved ones as our investigation continues.\"\n\n(Image: MEN Media)\n\nThe M.E.N reports that the Skoda Octavia was believed to be a white taxi. The crash was said to have taken place to the junction with Platt Lane.\n\nMultiple fire and rescue crews arrived at the scene four minutes later and found several people trapped inside the mangled wreckage of the cars.\n\nA spokesman for Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service said crews used cutting equipment to release them.\n\n(Image: MEN Media)\n\nPolice officers found the Mercedes had collided with the oncoming Skoda Octavia and urged anyone who may have spotted it or filmed it on their dashcam to come forward.\n\n“I would like to use this opportunity to ask anyone with information or dash cam footage to contact us as soon as possible\", added Inspector Byrne.\n\n“We are particularly interested in hearing from anyone who saw the black Mercedes in the area prior to this collision.”\n\n(Image: ASP WS)\n\nFire engines, police vehicles and the ambulance service were parked on the road from the early hours of this morning.\n\nImages taken from the scene show both vehicles badly damaged.\n\nThe road was closed while the scene was examined but is now open.\n\nYou can call police on 0161 856 4741 quoting 1137 1/1/20.\n\nOr you can give information anonymously via the independent charity – Crimestoppers, on 0800 555 111."], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "Success Nwogu, Abuja\n\nThe Peoples Democratic Party on Wednesday urged the Independent National Electoral Commission to conduct fresh elections in those constituencies in Imo State where PDP state lawmakers defected to the All Possible Congress.\n\nThe PDP National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, during a media briefing in Abuja, also said the defected lawmakers had lost their seats according to Nigeria's constitution.\n\nHe said, \"It is settled under the 1999 Constitution (as amended), that a legislator who decamps from a party upon which he was elected a member of a legislative house automatically loses his or her membership of that house as the seat belongs to the political party upon which platform the election was won and not the individual.\n\n\"The vacation of the seat, as a direct consequence of decamping to another political party other than the party upon which one was elected to occupy a seat in the legislature, is clear and unambiguous under section 109 (1) (g) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended).\n\nREAD ALSO: Coronavirus: FG shuts down Chinese supermarket in Abuja\n\n\"For the avoidance of doubt, section 109 (1)(g) provides that “a member of the House of Assembly shall vacate his seat in the House if …(g) being a person whose election to the House of Assembly by a political party, he becomes a member of another political party before the expiration of the period for which that House was elected:\n\n\"The Constitution went further to state “provided that his membership of the latter political party is not as a result of a division in the political party of which he was previously a member or of a merger of two or more political parties or factions by one of which he was previously sponsored.”\n\n\"Consequent upon the above constitutional provisions, these defectors have vacated their seats, they no longer have a place in the state assembly, as there is no division or merger of any kind in the PDP at any level whatsoever.\n\n\"The PDP is therefore left with no other option than to request the INEC to immediately commence the processes for the conduct of fresh elections into the respective state constituencies where the legislators have vacated their seats, in line with the provisions of the 1999 Constitution.\"", "pos": ["The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday declared that its members in the Imo House of Assembly who recently announced their defection to the All Progressive Congress (APC) have lost their seats.\n\nAddressing a press conference at the national secretariat of the party in Abuja, its national spokesman, Kola Ologbondiyan, said their defection to the ruling party does not satisfy the provisions of the constitution.\n\nWhile noting that there was no division in the PDP or a merger with another political group, he said their exit from the party has created vacancies in their constituencies.\n\nThe main opposition party, therefore, called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to begin a process of conducting a fresh election to elect new representatives for the constituencies.\n\nHe said where the electoral body fails to do the needful, the party would challenge the action in court.\n\nDetails later."], "neg": ["Jan 01, 2020 , 4:59PM 4 IAF personnel selected for training in Russia for Gaganyaan Mission to be launched in 2022: ISRO Chief @DDNewsLive ISRO Chairman Dr. K Sivan has announced that four air men from Indian Air Force have been identified for India's first manned mission to space, Gaganyan.\n\n\n\nSpeaking to media persons in Bengaluru today he said the four chosen airmen will undergo astronauts' training in Russia from third week of January. Gaganyan is planned to be launched in 2022 as announced by the Prime Minister.\n\n\n\nThe ISRO Chairman said an unmanned mission will be launched this year to test human rating of propulsion model and microgravity simulations. Dr. Siven also informed Chandrayan-3 mission has been approved by the Government.\n\n\n\nThis will be launched without an orbiter. He said the lander and rover will be soft landing in the south pole of lunar surface. It will carry out experiments that were planned during Chandrayan-2.\n\n\n\nDr. Sivan also announced today that a second satellite launch station will come up in Tuticorin in Tamil Nadu for which 2300 acre land will be acquired. He said initially small satellites will be launched from here.", "Montreal [Canada], Jan 1 (ANI): World Anti Doping Agency (WADA) on Monday released a list of substances and methods that are prohibited in 2020.\n\nThe list constitutes Anabolic agents like androgenic steroids, peptide hormones, growth factors, and mimetics like Erythropoietin (EPO), beta-2 agonists including all optical isomers like Fenoterol and Formoterol.\n\nThe presence in urine of salbutamol in excess of 1000 ng/mL or formoterol in excess of 40 ng/mL is not consistent with therapeutic use of the substance and will be considered as an Adverse Analytical Finding (AAF) unless the Athlete proves, through a controlled pharmacokinetic study, that the abnormal result was the consequence of a therapeutic dose (by inhalation) up to the maximum dose indicated above.\n\nThe list also barred hormone and metabolic modulators, diuretics and masking agents, as well as other substances with a similar chemical structure or similar biological effects.\n\nAll-natural and synthetic cannabinoids are prohibited, glucocorticoids are prohibited when administered by oral, intravenous, intramuscular or rectal routes.\n\nWADA's compliance review committee (CRC) had suggested several sanctions because of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency's (RUSADA) failure to cooperate fully during probes into Russian sport, CNN had reported.\n\nWADA's executive committee decided to uphold the recommendations at a meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland.\n\nIt is being alleged that Russia manipulated a database to delete some test results and fabricate other data.\n\nThree years ago, Russia was caught in one of the most controversial doping programs in sports history.\n\nIn the program, Russian anti-doping experts and members of the country's intelligence service replaced urine samples tainted by performance-enhancing drugs with clean urine at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. (ANI)", "Over the past 18 months, Donald Trump has picked a fight with Iran that he won’t end and can’t win. That fight has had horrifying consequences for the Iranian people, led Tehran to restart its nuclear program, and now left parts of the American embassy compound in Baghdad in flames. In the days and weeks to come, Trump’s policy will likely lead either to war or to additional American humiliation, or both.\n\nThe fight began in May 2018, when the Trump administration left the Iran nuclear deal, and intensified last spring, when the United States designated Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps a terrorist organization and moved to shut off Iran’s ability to export oil. Numerous observers warned that Iran would meet America’s escalation with escalation of its own. The Revolutionary Guard Corps designation, The New York Times reported last April, “was opposed by some top Trump administration national security officials who said it could incite retaliation by Tehran against American troops and intelligence officers.” The following month, the Times added that “in private meetings, military officials have warned the White House that its maximum-pressure campaign against Iran is motivating … threats to United States troops and American interests in the Middle East.” In The Atlantic that same month, Mike Giglio noted, “The militia groups that act as Iranian proxies in Iraq … would be an effective tool for further [Iranian] escalation” against the U.S.\n\nThese predictions have proved correct. In May, the United States accused Iran of attacking oil tankers in the Persian Gulf. Then, in June, Iran shot down an American drone.\n\nIran’s escalation left the Trump administration in a quandary. The president likes grand diplomatic gestures. But his administration’s withdrawal from the Iran deal—combined with its absurdly maximalist demand that, as a condition for any future nuclear agreement, Iran entirely capitulate to Saudi Arabia in the two countries’ contest for regional influence—has made a diplomatic solution to the crisis virtually impossible. In June, Trump’s then–national security adviser, John Bolton, argued for meeting Iran’s provocations with force. But Trump, convinced that his supporters want no more Middle Eastern wars, called off an attack aimed at punishing Iran for the drone strike. The attack on the drone didn’t kill any Americans, Trump explained. If it had, that would have made “a big, big difference.”\n\nIn backing down, he thus established a red line. And last week, Iran’s proxies crossed it. An Iranian-backed Iraqi militia, Kataib Hezbollah, fired on an Iraqi military base, wounding four American servicemen and killing an American contractor. This time, the Trump administration did respond with force: On Sunday, it launched air strikes against the militia’s forces in Iraq and Syria, killing 24 people and wounding 50.\n\nBut if Trump’s nonresponse made America look weak in June, his military response on Sunday set off a chain of events that has made America look even weaker. On Tuesday, following funeral services for the dead militiamen, thousands of supporters of Kataib Hezbollah and other pro-Iranian militias stormed the U.S. embassy in Baghdad, shouting “Death to America.” Outraged by the U.S. attacks, many of Iraq’s top clerics and politicians are now demanding the withdrawal of all American troops. On Tuesday, Abbas Kadhim, the director of the Iraq initiative at the Atlantic Council, tweeted, “I expect the days of the large American diplomatic & business presence in Iraq to be numbered.” Liz Sly, The Washington Post’s bureau chief in Beirut, predicted an end game reminiscent of Saigon in 1975. “After today,” she tweeted, “how do the Americans trapped inside the embassy leave except by helicopter?”\n\nTrump, as is his wont, has responded with bluster: “Iran will be held fully responsible for lives lost, or damage incurred, at any of our facilities,” he tweeted on Tuesday. “They will pay a very BIG PRICE! This is not a Warning, it is a Threat.” The Pentagon announced plans to send in reinforcements. But with each escalation, Trump’s predicament worsens. His confidants insist that he can’t afford a war—which would likely boost oil prices and damage the economy—especially in an election year. Yet he also can’t pursue real diplomacy, at least not without provoking a confrontation with the GOP’s hawkish foreign-policy elite. He’s caught between his desire to avoid being like George W. Bush and his desire to avoid being like Barack Obama.\n\nSo, absent a revolution that replaces the Islamic Republic with a more pliant regime, he’s at Iran’s mercy. Given the crushing sanctions America continues to impose, Iran has every incentive to make America bleed. Its proxy armies offer it numerous opportunities to do so. And every time it does, it offers Trump the unenviable choice of launching a potentially catastrophic third Middle Eastern war or being exposed as a paper tiger.\n\nWhen it comes to Iran, Trump has shifted Republican foreign policy away from war without shifting it toward diplomacy—the only stable alternative to war. So he’s caught in a kind of purgatory. The American embassy compound in Baghdad, now covered in pro-Iranian graffiti and strewn with broken glass, is the latest symbol of that purgatory. It probably won’t be the last.", "Illinois license plate sticker will be among most expensive in the nation\n\nIllinois license plate sticker will be among most expensive in the nation\n\nIllinoisans will be paying among the nation’s highest vehicle registration fees as part of a $45 billion infrastructure proposal pushed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker and the General Assembly.\n\nIllinois drivers will pay the nation’s highest base fee and fifth highest overall fee for vehicle registration to help fund Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s $45 billion infrastructure plan.\n\nThe General Assembly passed the infrastructure proposal June 2, and Pritzker is expected to sign it. The legislation also includes a doubled gas tax expected to cost a family with two cars $300 more a year.\n\nUnder the proposal, Illinois drivers of standard vehicles weighing 8,000 pounds or less will see registration fees jump from $98 to $148 in 2020.\n\nAll other large vehicles, including trailers and buses, will see registration fee increases of $100. The registration on electronic vehicles will increase from $35 every two years to $248 every year. Motorcycles will not see a change in the $38 registration cost.\n\nIllinois’ registration fee will be substantially higher than other states’ fees. Among neighboring states, Illinois is the only one to charge a flat rate over $100 for registration.\n\nIllinois Policy Institute research showed no other state charges residents a base fee as high as Illinois. However, some states use a formula based on factors such as age, weight, and value to determine renewal fees, meaning some of their residents may pay more than Illinois residents for the same vehicle. For example, Iowa charges drivers $0.40 for every 100 pounds a passenger vehicle weighs multiplied by a percentage of the list price of the vehicle, which depends on its age. Other states such as Florida charge their residents a large tax the first time they register a vehicle, and then impose small age-related fees in the following years.\n\nThe Institute based calculations on a standard sedan weighing about 2,500 pounds that was sold in 2018 at a value of about $20,000 to determine fees in states with variable rates. The calculations showed that Illinois still has the fifth-largest vehicle registration fee in the nation, even when comparing it to drivers in other states who are registering a newer, lighter car.\n\nIllinois in 2019 was again ranked as having the nation’s highest overall tax burden, at just shy of 15% of median household income. Adding another superlative by having Illinois residents pay the nation’s highest base vehicle registration fees is another reason for drivers to head for the state line and keep on going, just like 313 people a day on average have chosen to do for the past five years.", "New physician hired\n\nSalud Medical Center's new health-care provider is tri-lingual -- English, Spanish and Russian\n\nYakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic announced that Mania Kupershtok has joined the health-care team at Salud Medical Center in Woodburn.\n\nKupershtok, who is trilingual in English, Spanish and Russian, earned her Doctor of Medicine degree from Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago. She completed her family medicine residency and maternal child health fellowship with surgical obstetrics training at John Peter Smith Family Medicine Residency, located in Fort Worth, Texas.\n\nIn her spare time Kupershtok enjoys yoga, meditation, cooking and binging TV shows."], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "“Unfortunately, that better sense is not encouraging because we’re seeing community spread,” he said.\n\n“I think we’re getting a better sense (of the scope of the outbreak) as the days go by,” Anthony Fauci, the head of the infectious diseases unit at the National Institutes of Health, said on NBC’s “Meet the Press.”\n\nWASHINGTON — A top U.S. public health official said on Sunday signs of coronavirus spreading through communities were “not encouraging” and warned that Americans may need to think carefully about attending large gatherings if it continues.\n\nThis advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.\n\nArticle content\n\nHe encouraged those most at risk from coronavirus to limit travel.\n\n“If you’re a person with an underlying condition and you are particularly an elderly person with an underlying condition you need to think twice about getting on a plane, on a long trip, and not only think twice, just don’t get on a cruise ship,” Fauci said on “Meet the Press.”\n\nFauci said that in addition to efforts to try to contain the spread of the virus, it was important to start thinking about how to mitigate the impact as more and more Americans fall ill.\n\n“They call it ‘social distancing,’ but it’s common sense stuff,” he said. “You don’t want to go to a massive gathering, particularly if you are a vulnerable individual.” (Reporting by Tim Ahmann; Writing by Lisa Shumaker; Editing by Sonya Hepinstall)", "pos": ["Fauci: Coronavirus Spread In America ‘Not Encouraging’; Says Americans Should Avoid Large Gatherings, Especially If Vulnerable\n\nThe director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Dr. Anthony Fauci, recommended on Sunday that elderly and vulnerable Americans avoid travel and large crowds as coronavirus gains a foothold in the United States.\n\nIn an interview with NBC‘s “Meet the Press,” Fauci emphasized that the elderly and people with “underlying conditions” are “overwhelmingly” more likely to be hit worse by coronavirus, according to NBC News.\n\n“If you are an elderly person with an underlying condition, if you get infected, the risk of getting into trouble is considerable. So it’s our responsibility to protect the vulnerable,” he said, adding “When I say protect, I mean right now. Not wait until things get worse. Say no large crowds, no long trips. And above all, don’t get on a cruise ship.“"], "neg": ["A Beverly Hills plastic surgeon has filed a multi-million dollar lawsuit against a mortuary and crematorium for allegedly colluding with his in-laws to deny him half of his late wife's ashes after she died of cancer.\n\nDr. Alexander Sinclair claims he was only given two ounces of his wife Kyoko Yonezawa's ashes despite paying more than $7,000 to have her cremated after she died early last year.\n\nHis in-laws, Seiji Yonezawa and Yoriko Yonezawa, allegedly received the bulk of his wife's ashes.\n\nDr. Alexander Sinclair claims he was only given two ounces of his wife Kyoko Yonezawa's ashes despite paying more than $7,000 to have her cremated after she died early last year\n\nThe lawsuit claims Kubota Mortuary and Evergreen Cemetery breached the contract they had with Sinclair over the disbursement of his wife's ashes.\n\nSinclair, who has been a plastic surgeon for 35 years, claims his in-laws agreed to reimburse him for the cost of the services and cremation but they never paid him\n\nHe said he had a written agreement with the mortuary to receive half of the ashes, the Los Angeles Times reports.\n\nGene Shioda, an attorney representing Kubota Mortuary, said the situation 'took place when a different person was in charge of the mortuary'.\n\n'The mortuary will be thoroughly investigating,' he said. 'At this time, the mortuary will deny the allegations.'\n\nA representative for Evergreen Cemetery said the business had not received any notification about a lawsuit and could not comment.\n\nSinclair filed a separate lawsuit in August against his wife's parents who live in Japan.\n\nHis wife was diagnosed with stage four stomach cancer back in February 2017 and she died almost two years later.\n\nHe alleges in the lawsuit that her parent's refused to let him participate in making funeral arrangements.\n\nThe lawsuit claims Kubota Mortuary and Evergreen Cemetery breached the contract they had with Sinclair over the disbursement of his wife's ashes\n\nKyoko Yonezawa was diagnosed with stage four stomach cancer back in February 2017 and she died almost two years later\n\nSinclair, who has been a plastic surgeon for 35 years, claims his in-laws agreed to reimburse him for the cost of the services and cremation but they never paid him.\n\nHe claims his in-laws never approved of him marrying their daughter in Los Angeles back in 2016 after dating for several years.\n\nSinclair says he financially supported his wife's parents over the years even though they disapproved of the relationship.\n\n'They were not shy about taking all they could from Dr Sinclair and using Dr Sinclair’s good character and reputation and vast resources to their personal and business advantage,” the lawsuit claims.\n\nSinclair is seeking an injunction ordering the defendants to provide him with half of Kyoko's ashes and punitive damages in excess of $5 million.", "Washington [US], Jan 01 (ANI): Hours after upping the ante against Iran on Twitter, US President Donald Trump has said he is not gearing up for war with Tehran adding that he prefers peace.\n\nTrump made these remarks while speaking to media as he arrived at the grand ballroom at Mar-a-Lago for a New Year bash on Tuesday night, Russia Today reported.\n\n\"War with Iran? I don't think that would be a good idea for Iran...I like peace...I don't see that happening,\" Trump said.\n\nEarlier in the day, Trump blamed Iran for the attack on the US embassy in Baghdad and said that the Islamic Republic will have to pay a big price if any American is killed.\n\nDozens of protesters broke into the US embassy compound in Baghdad, smashed windows, set fire to outbuildings and overturned vehicles outside the US Embassy, CNN reported.\n\nThis development came after the US conducted strikes at five facilities linked to Iranian-backed Kataib Hezbollah militia in Iraq and Syria.\n\nThe US ambassador to Iraq and other staff were evacuated from the embassy.\n\nEarlier, hundreds of protesters gathered outside the embassy shortly after funerals were held for fighters of Kataib Hezbollah militia killed in Sunday night strikes that the Pentagon launched in response to a rocket attack on a Kirkuk base. (ANI)", "ROCKWOOD -- The Hudson’s annual New Year’s Day skate on the Eramosa River might soon go underwater.\n\nThe family has been going to Grandma’s house, gathering friends and neighbours in Rockwood, and heading down to the water for a big game of hockey for over four decades.\n\n“It’s just become the one day of the year when we all come and get together,” said Liz Hudson. “I always said if Mom ever sold the house people would still show up on New Year’s Day.”\n\nFormer Rockwood resident Frazer Nagy says an old dam that used to operate nearby created the perfect sheet of ice, but that frozen water has been put in jeopardy in recent years.\n\n“In the last four years we’ve only been able to go out on the ice once,” he said. “In several other years we were playing with a patch of open water not too far away.”\n\nFor the 2020 get together, the Hudson’s settling for a frozen parking lot as their rink.\n\nNagy adds that it’s eye opening to see how climate change has hit home.\n\n“The get together has really brought us together for generations, I grew up learning how to skate here,” he said. “I am very fearful for my children who may never be able to play in the same way I did.”\n\nDespite the thin ice, the Rockwood community and Hudson family say they’re dedicated to keeping the New Year’s Day tradition going.\n\n“This has been going on for most of my Mom’s life,” said Sofia Hudson. “It’s great.”", "Valentine's Day might be for lovers, but Galentine's Day is for the girls. The second most important holiday tradition brought into our lives by Parks and Recreation (behind Treat Yo Self Day, of course) is upon us once again!\n\nYes, today is February 13, the same day Leslie Knope (Amy Poehler) chose to gather all her gal pals for a breakfast filled with frittatas, mimosas, stories and, of course, some very thoughtful gift bags she made for each of them.\n\nGalentine's Day gave Leslie Knope a much-needed opportunity reconnect with her favorite women in the world -- and make some new friends, too! -- and it was \"only the best day of the year\" every single time. What makes the day even more special is that Amy Poehler and several other ladies of Parks and Rec still celebrate the annual occasion together in real life because sometimes we can have nice things.\n\nTo enjoy the occasion with your own special somebodies, we pulled together some Leslie-inspired gift ideas that'll help you host your own Galentine's Day celebration. So, click through the gallery below for some key ideas, big and small!\n\n(Disclosure: Links to retailers may earn money to support our work.)\n\nPHOTOS: Galentine's Day Gift Ideas Inspired by Leslie Knope", "An atheist group is demanding that the Internal Revenue Service investigate a rally in support of President Donald Trump which is planned to be held at a Florida church.\n\nThe Freedom From Religion Foundation argued in a letter to the IRS that a Miami megachurch is in violation of the Johnson Amendment by hosting the planned Friday rally for Trump who is launching the “Evangelicals for Trump” at the event.\n\nRebecca Markert, the legal director of the nonprofit group that advocates the separation of church and state, claimed that Ministerio Internacional El Rey Jesús (King Jesus International Ministry) is crossing the political line in holding the event.\n\n“FFRF respectfully request that the IRS commence an immediate investigation into King Jesus Ministry’s violation prohibiting 501(c)(3) organizations from participating in and/or intervening in a political campaign,” Markert wrote in a letter to the IRS’s Acting Director of Exempt Organizations Examinations Mary A. Epps. “The IRS should take appropriate action to remedy any violations that occurred or which continue to occur.”\n\n“While leaders of churches or religious organizations may express their opinions on political matters as individuals, they are, according to this rule, precluded from making ‘partisan comments in official organization publications or at official functions of the organization,’” she wrote.\n\nMarkert added that “in urging congregants to come to a political rally, and in hosting the political rally,” Pastor Guillermo Maldonado “inappropriately used [his] religious organization and 501(c)(3) status by intervening in a political campaign.”\n\nThe church, she asserted,” violated IRS regulations by seemingly expressing its support for a candidate in the November 2020 presidential election.”\n\nMaldonado, a Honduran evangelical pastor, invited his parishioners to the event which will include over 70 Evangelical leaders. He sought to quell fears raised by many of the church’s members who are undocumented immigrants.\n\n“You don’t have to be a citizen. And I will give you an affirmation as your spiritual father and your pastor,” he said during a church service on Sunday, according to The Miami Herald. “I ask you: Do you think I would do something where I would endanger my people? I’m not that dumb.”\n\n“I don’t think the president would do such a thing,” he told parishioners. “Don’t put your race or your nationality over being a Christian. Be mature … If you want to come, do it for your pastor. That’s a way of supporting me.”\n\nTrump announced the “Evangelicals for Trump” group after a biting editorial in a Christian magazine called for Trump’s impeachment last month. Christianity Today’s editor-in-chief attacked Trump’s character and his morals in the scathing piece siding with Democrats to remove the president from office.\n\nRev. Franklin Graham, whose father the late Rev. Billy Graham started the publication, blasted the magazine for being “used by the left for their political agenda.”\n\nFranklin Graham fires back after Christian mag his father founded denounces Trump in stunning op-ed https://t.co/J30YukZwpz — Conservative News (@BIZPACReview) December 20, 2019\n\nMeanwhile, the Miami pastor hosting Trump’s event on January 3rd, made it clear that the church was not providing any of the financing or organization for the rally. Those wishing to attend the rally have to pre-register with the Trump campaign and all of the services the church, except for a New Year’s Eve mass on Tuesday, were canceled as Secret Service came on the scene too."], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "15-Jan-2020 Intellasia | KoreaTimes | 6:02 AM\n\nSouth Korean leader hints at seeking exemption from US sanctions\n\nPresident Moon Jae-in said during a New Year press conference at Cheong Wa Dae, Tuesday, that he remains positive about the US-North Korea denuclearisation talks as the leaders of the two countries are still open for dialogue.\n\nThe South Korean leader also cited the need to apply for a partial exemption to UN sanctions for more engagement with North Korea and to move the US-North Korea negotiations forward.\n\nDespite the deadlock between Pyongyang and Washington, Moon stressed a positive outlook, defying the mounting concerns that the past two years of talks between the two foes in the Korean War will ultimately fail to end North Korea’s nuclear programmes.\n\n“Regarding the South-North or North Korea-US talks, it is neither time to be optimistic or pessimistic,” Moons said.\n\nHe acknowledged the controversy regarding US President Donald Trump’s birthday message to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. “When my national security adviser Chung Eui-yong visited the US for a Korea-US-Japan security meeting, President Trump called in Chung unannounced and asked him to deliver the birthday wishes. President Trump must have thought that this was not enough, so he also sent a letter to Kim,” Moon said.\n\n“I think this is a very positive development. It was a very good idea to stress the resolution for dialogue by sending the congratulatory message. Upon receiving the letter, North Korea also reiterated the close relationship between the two leaders and made it clear that it had not closed the door completely on dialogue, although it did attach a precondition that its demands must be met.”\n\n“At the time of the letter, the US was facing a lot of complex situations, including the conflict with Iran, and the fact Trump sent Kim a birthday message means that President Trump still regards North Korea as the most important issue on his diplomatic agenda.”\n\nThe President repeated his stance on promoting active engagement with North Korea this year, which was contained in his New Year address delivered last week. In this regard, the South Korean leader mentioned the need to ease some of the UN sanctions imposed on the reclusive regime.\n\n“I believe we can make efforts for exceptions from UN sanctions if necessary,” Moon said. “Rather than looking just at US-North Korea talks, we should do as much as we can to expand inter-Korean cooperation. This will also be helpful in promoting US-North Korea dialogue.”\n\nHe mentioned sports and tourism exchanges as well as starting cooperation at the inter-Korean border as some of the ways to expand inter-Korean cooperation within the boundaries of the sanctions.\n\nMoon called on the US to consider a different approach from its focus on sanctions. “The US needs to continuously seek new ideas, in close cooperation with South Korea, for a breakthrough in the US-North Korea talks,” the President said.\n\nHe showed a negative response to criticism that his recent call for expediting engagement with North Korea was being snubbed by Pyongyang. “In inter-Korean diplomacy, there is much more than what is actually visible.\n\n“Inter-Korean relations are facing difficulties as they coincide with the stalemate in the North-US dialogue, but I am pushing forward with an optimistic view that efforts to work together through dialogue are continuing and can produce good results.”\n\nKorea-US alliance\n\nConcerns have been rising about the health of Korea-US alliance due to complex bilateral issues, such as the defense cost-sharing negotiations and the U.S pressure on Korea to join its naval mission in the Strait of Hormuz. Moon sought to assuage these concerns by underlining that the Korea-US alliance remains “stronger than ever with close communication and cooperation.”\n\n“Close communication and cooperation have led to the improvement of inter-Korean relations and resulted in US-North Korea dialogue,” Moon added. “Looking back at 2017 at the height of the crisis on the Korean Peninsula following Pyongyang’s nuclear and missile tests, I had three summits with President Trump and talked on the phone with him seven times. Through these, we came to a decision to postpone a joint Korea-US military exercise to pave the way for North Korea’s participation in the PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games. After this, inter-Korean dialogue began, which led to the talks between North Korea and the US”\n\nCurrently, the biggest issue between Korea and the US is the Special Measures Agreement (SMA) negotiations to determine Korea’s share of costs for maintaining US troops here and the possible dispatch of a Korean naval unit to the Strait of Hormuz to joining a US-led mission.\n\n“Regarding the Hormuz question, there are complex factors to be considered. We need to think about our alliance with the US as well as our relations with Iran. We will take all of these into consideration as we look for a realistic solution.”\n\nOn the defense costs, Moon stressed the need for an “equitable share.” “This is the only way it will be approved by the people and the National Assembly,” he noted.\n\nhttps://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2020/01/356_281934.html\n\n\n\n\n\nCategory: Korea", "pos": ["Seoul, Jan 14 (IANS) South Korean President Moon Jae-in said on Tuesday that it was premature to be pessimisic about the Korean peace process, pointing out the relatively good personal relationship between the leaders of North Korea and the US.\n\nIn his New Year’s press conference at the presidential palace, he said: “I think we are not at the stage for now to be pessimistic about South-North dialogue and North Korea-US dialogue, although it’s not a stage be optimistic,” reports Yonhap News Agency.\n\nHe mentioned US President Donald Trump’s birthday greetings to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un last week, which were sent in a personal letter, while concerns about Pyongyang’s provocations were running high.\n\nMoon called the letter, through which Trump emphasized his relationship with Kim once again, “very positive” and a “good idea”.\n\n“North Korea accepted it and immediately released a response. It stressed the relationship between the two leaders,” he said.\n\nEven if dialogue between Pyongyang and Washington was not active, Trump and Kim were maintaining mutual trust, with efforts for the resumption of talks under way, Moon said, adding that his government is continuing a push for expanding inter-Korean cooperation with an “optimistic prospect”.\n\n–IANS\n\nksk/"], "neg": ["At least 26 members of Afghanistan's security forces were killed in a new wave of Taliban attacks in northern Afghanistan, local officials said on January 1.\n\nThe insurgents claimed responsibility for all the attacks.\n\nIn northern Kunduz Province, at least 10 Afghan officers were killed and four others wounded in an attack on a police checkpoint in the district of Dashti Archi late on December 31, the head of the provincial council Mohammad Yusouf Ayubi said.\n\nIn Balkh Province, the Taliban killed nine police officers in an attack on their checkpoint. The fate of four other policemen who were at the checkpoint was unknown, said Mohammad Afzel Hadid, head of the provincial council.\n\nIn another attack on December 31 seven members of the security forces were killed in a gun battle with the Taliban, according to Jawad Hajri, the provincial governor's spokesman. He said 10 Taliban fighters were also killed.\n\nEarlier this week, the Taliban said it has no intention of declaring a temporary cease-fire in Afghanistan.\n\n'In the past few days, some media have been releasing untrue reports about a cease-fire... The fact is that, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan has no cease-fire plans,' the Taliban said in a December 30 statement.\n\nTaliban militants continue to stage near-daily attacks targeting Afghan and U.S. forces, as well as government officials -- even as the group holds peace talks with a U.S. envoy tasked with negotiating an end to the military conflict in Afghanistan.\n\nBased on reporting by AP, AFP, and dpa\n\nCopyright (c) 2018. RFE/RL, Inc. Republished with the permission of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 1201 Connecticut Ave NW, Ste 400, Washington DC 20036", "The Government is to commemorate those who served in the Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) and the Dublin Metropolitan Police (DMP) prior to independence.\n\nThe event, part of the State programme to mark the decade of centenaries, will take place in Dublin Castle on January 17th will be addressed by Minister for Justice Charlie Flanagan and Garda Commissioner Drew Harris.\n\nThe RIC was established in 1836 and disbanded after Irish independence in 1922. It operated in all parts of Ireland except in Dublin, where the DMP was the police force during the same period.\n\nMr Flanagan in September became the first government minister to attend a commemoration service for policemen killed by the IRA in the War of Independence.\n\nMinisters have traditionally shied away from such services because of the role of both forces in opposing those who sought Irish independence through armed actions.\n\nThe armed RIC was in the vanguard of British resistence to the IRA during the War of Independence causing thousands to quit the force. Dáil Éireann organised a boycott of the force from April 1919 on and the mass burning of RIC barracks began in January 1920.\n\nWhen the British government realised the RIC was not up to the task of defending British rule in Ireland, they drafted in the Black and Tans and Auxiliaries, mercenary soldiers from Britain, to take the fight to the IRA.\n\nIn September, Mr Flanagan was a guest at the annual interdenominational service for members of the RIC and DMP held at the Church of St Paul of the Cross in Mount Argus in Dublin.\n\nTaoiseach Leo Varadkar was represented by his aide-de-camp Commandant Caroline Burke at the service.\n\nThe names of 11 RIC and four DMP men killed in 1919 during the first year of the War of Independence were read out.\n\nSpeaking to The Irish Times after the service, Mr Flanagan said he attended because the policemen involved were “doing their job. They were murdered in the line of duty.\n\n“They were doing what police officers do. As they saw it they were protecting communities from harm. They were maintaining the rule of law. These are fundamental to police services everywhere.”\n\nMr Flanagan described himself as a “pluralist who believes in the co-existence of peoples of different traditions on the island coming together.\n\n“As Minister for Justice, I acknowledge that being a policeman is a very tough job. The men that we commemorated were all killed in the line of duty.”\n\nHe added: “I believe very strongly in the spirit of the Good Friday Agreement and, in the spirit of co-existence. These are sensitive ceremonies and they are very important to me.\n\n“The fundamental basis of the Good Friday Agreement brings people together. I see the fundamental principle of Brexit being the opposite.\n\n“These are difficult and sensitive issues. We cannot any longer ignore them or be partisan. I believe I have a duty as Minister for Justice to police officers.”\n\nThe decision by the State to hold a service to remember the RIC and DMP has been welcomed by the Historical & Reconciliatory Police (HARP) Society set up in 2012 to remember Irish policemen killed on duty between 1836 and 1922 of whom 525 were killed during the War of Independence.\n\nSpokesman Jim Herlihy said: “The Harp Society are delighted with the initiative now taken by Government in at long last hosting the forthcoming event in Dublin Castle and are also in hope that such an event will lead to the provision of a fitting permanent memorial to commemorate the sacrifice made by the 642 members of Royal Irish Constabulary and the 30 members of the Dublin Metropolitan Police between 1836 and 1922.”\n\nMr Herlihy said his extensive research over the last number of years reveals that 10,936 Black and Tans and 2,264 Auxiliaries served in Ireland during the War of Independence.\n\nOf those, 152 Black and Tans and 44 Auxilaries were killed.\n\nHis research also reveals that 883 Black and Tans were Irish-born and 126 Auxilaries were Irish.", "The evening was not without incident though. A 21-year-old man that is in Belgium illegally was stabbed in the leg in a fight in front of the Beekkant metro station in Sint-Jans-Molenbeek at around 2:10am. He sought sanctuary in the station. The station was cordoned off while police carried out an investigation and search of the area where the stabbing took place.\n\nMIVB also reports that one of its trams had its windows smashed in the city centres, two metro carriages were daubed with graffiti at the Erasmus Metro Station in Anderlecht and a bus shelter was trashed in the centre of Ukkel.", "Cuban president tours refurbished Havana facilities Cuban president tours refurbished Havana facilities Cuban president tours refurbished Havana facilities\n\nCuban president tours refurbished Havana facilities\n\n30 de diciembre de 2019, 14:31Havana, Dec 30 (Prensa Latina) Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel toured newly inaugurated works in the capital, where the construction and rehabilitation program continues after celebrating the 500th anniversary of its foundation.\n\n'President Diaz-Canel begins a tour of works in the capital at the Marcelo Salado Recreational Complex, nestled in Playa municipality,' the official Twitter account of Cuban Presidency reported.Diaz-Canel also visited the Jose Antonio Echeverria Workers' Social Club, located in Plaza de la Revolución municipality.Recently, Diaz-Canel led a meeting of the Government Support Group for the capital, which examined the main tasks that Havana residents will face in the coming year.The meeting reviewed the progress of the main services provided to the population, including the work of Community Services.As explained, almost all of the equipment donated by Japan, along with others from Austria and China, are already in operation, which creates the necessary conditions to solve the problem of solid waste collection in the city.Progress is also made in housing construction. At the end of November, 207 spaces had been identified, in 14 municipalities, where more than 1,500 new homes could be built.On the other hand, the installation of LED street lights continues in the main avenues and streets of the capital.The head of state pointed out that work must continue in the rest of the municipalities on a series of aspects where there are still issues to be resolved.rly/cg/sus/rgh/joe", "It’ll begin very soon, with state caucuses and primaries starting in Iowa and New Hampshire, and impeachment roaring out of the nation’s capital, all in January.\n\nThe biggest monkey wrench to be thrown into the crossover between the 2019 posturing and the 2020 reality checking, in my opinion, wasn’t the articles of impeachment — we’ve known that was coming for months now, and still don’t know how it will affect the election. Instead, I think it came as a crack in President Trump’s armor, in the form of an editorial calling for Trump’s removal from office.\n\n“If we don’t reverse course now,” the evangelical magazine Christianity Today opined, “will anyone take anything we say about justice and righteousness with any seriousness for decades to come? Can we say with a straight face that abortion is a great evil that cannot be tolerated and, with the same straight face, say that the bent and broken character of our nation’s leader doesn’t really matter in the end?”\n\nIn other words, if opponents of abortion rights want to have any “moral authority” whatsoever, they can’t be standing with an immoral president — a point that will haunt a lot of Trump-supporting Christians all year long.\n\nAnd speaking of immoral behavior, here’s an incredible question a lot of people are asking these days: If Trump loses re-election in November, will he step down? And if he refused to give up the presidency, would the Senate oppose the coup attempt? I want so badly to say that’s an absurd question, but given Trump’s and the Republican Party’s behavior these days, you’ve got to wonder.\n\nThen there’s the Democratic Party contest for who gets to take on Trump. I have no idea who’s going to win the nomination, but this much is pretty clear: Whoever gets the party nod will capture at least half the popular vote, because that’s roughly the number of “Never Trump” Americans (both Democrats and Republicans) who will — to corrupt an old Southern saying — vote for a yellow dog over Donald Trump.\n\nTom McDonald is editor of the New Mexico Community News Exchange. Contact him at:\n\n[email protected]"], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "More than a day after it was reportedly agreed upon, the blockbuster three-team trade between the Red Sox, Dodgers and Twins still hasn’t been finalized. The hold-up apparently has to do with the medical record on right-handed pitcher Brusdar Graterol, who is being dealt to the Red Sox.\n\nThe Athletic reported late Wednesday night that the trade — which will send Mookie Betts and David Price to the Dodgers — may be adjusted after further review of Graterol’s medicals. According to the report, the Red Sox view Graterol more as a reliever than a starter, and may ask for an additional player and/or money, either from the Dodgers or Twins to complete the trade.\n\nThe 21-year-old Graterol missed more than two months last season due to a right shoulder impingement, but returned to make his big-league debut and he made 10 appearances for the Twins, all in relief. The hard-throwing Graterol has been projected as a top-of-the-rotation starter, but the Twins viewed him as a reliever. According to The Athletic’s report, the Red Sox “evidently agree that he is not suited for a 150- to 170-inning workload, at least not right away.”\n\nThe review of medical records is commonly one of the final steps before a trade is made official. The Athletic’s report said the teams involved in this trade remain confident it will be completed.\n\nAlex Verdugo, the Dodgers outfielder who is the other player being dealt to the Red Sox, has been medically cleared, according to The Athletic. Verdugo missed the final two months of last season due to injuries sustained in his back and oblique.", "pos": ["The Minnesota Twins are pulling out of the blockbuster three-team deal that sent Mookie Betts and David Price to the Los Angeles Dodgers, per The Star Tribune’s LaVella E. Neal.\n\nThe deal, which all three teams agreed to on Tuesday night, fell apart over Boston’s medical concerns regarding Twins pitcher Brusdar Graterol. The 21-year-old hurler would go to the Red Sox, along with Dodgers outfielder Alex Verdugo. In exchange, Minnesota would receive pitcher Kenta Maeda from the Dodgers.\n\nGraterol underwent Tommy John surgery in 2016 and missed significant time in 2019 with a right shoulder impingement. However, Graterol’s agent Scott Boras revealed that multiple orthopedic doctors confirmed there are no long-term issues with his arm.\n\nBoston’s front office started seeking another top-10 prospect from the Twins to complete the deal. While the Twins were comfortable dealing Graterol to land Maeda, the front office ultimately determined adding another prospect was unreasonable and is now pulling out of the deal.\n\nThe teams faced pressure from the MLB Players’ Association to find a resolution to the deal after dragging players through days of uncertainty regarding their futures.\n\nSpring training is just days away, which will likely add further pressure to the Dodgers and Red Sox to make the deal work. Whether it’s finding a new third team or making things work themselves, both sides are reportedly trying to find a solution.\n\nFor now, however, Betts and Price remain members of the Red Sox."], "neg": ["CALGARY, Dec. 31, 2019 /CNW/ - Today, NorthRiver Midstream closed the final stage of the previously-announced transaction and assumed operation of the remaining assets of Enbridge's Canadian midstream business.\n\n\"With the strategic location of our operations across the Montney basin in British Columbia and Alberta, and the backing of a committed Canadian owner in Brookfield Infrastructure, NorthRiver Midstream is built on an asset base that creates a robust platform for growth,\" said Brandon Anderson, CEO of NorthRiver Midstream.\n\n\"NorthRiver is driven by our values and committed to building a different type of energy company. We are focused on operating responsibly, being present in communities and ensuring that we are looking at creative ways to deliver value to partners, customers and communities that are touched by our operations.\"\n\nWith over 700 talented employees, NorthRiver safely and reliably provides natural gas processing services with connectivity to major demand markets.\n\nNorthRiver operates 19 natural gas processing plants and 3,550 kilometers of natural gas gathering pipelines across the Montney region of British Columbia and Alberta.\n\nSOURCE NorthRiver Midstream\n\nView original content to download multimedia: http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/December2019/31/c1321.html", "KZN Premier Sihle Zikalala Picture: Sibonelo Ngcobo/African News Agency(ANA)\n\nDurban - A high profile delegation of government officials are set to welcome the province's New Year's Day babies at the King Dinuzulu Hospital on Wednesday. Health Minister Dr Zwelini Mkhize together with KZN Premier Sihle Zikalala will be accompanied by acting KZN MEC for Health Kwazi Mshengu and KZN Health Head of Department Dr Sandile Tshabalala. They are due to arrive at the hospital just after 11am.\n\nKing Dinuzulu Hospital (formerly King George V Hospital) was recently refurbished with a new state-of-the-art emergency centre. This is part of government’s delivery on the commitments made in the Presidential Health Compact through the Public Health Infrastructure Refurbishment Programme.\n\nGovernment leaders will also inspect the upgrades at the hospital and interact with the greater community of clients and health care workers in the facility.\n\nLast year, more than 40 babies were born on January 1 across the province of KZN", "The shuffle at the top of the league continues as the Blues rise and Islanders drop off in the last power rankings of 2019.\n\n1. St. Louis Blues: Somehow, the Blues seem to keep getting better no matter what is thrown at them.\n\n2. Washington Capitals: Even with a few less-than-perfect patches, they’re consistently one of the best teams in the league.\n\n3. Boston Bruins: With point in seven straight games, the Bruins appear to have righted the ship.\n\n4. New York Islanders: They’ve won just two of their last six games and appear to have come back down to earth after an unsustainable run.\n\n5. Colorado Avalanche: They’re fully healthy for the most part finally but have seen their game slide over the past week as well.\n\n6. Philadelphia Flyers: Apparently are good? At least heading into the new year they seem to be.\n\n7. Dallas Stars: This turnaround shouldn’t be so shocking since everyone predicted the Strars would be solid going into the season, but it’s still impressive.\n\n8. Pittsburgh Penguins: Sidney Crosby is coming back soon and the rest of the league should be real worried about that.\n\n9. Toronto Maple Leafs: The Sheldon Keefe era appears to be a success early.\n\n10. Vegas Golden Knights: These are the Golden Knights you were looking for. Some players are finally playing to their ceiling and the result has been a steady improvement on pedestrian first couple of months.\n\n11. Florida Panthers: Noel Acciari can’t do it every night but the Panthers are finding ways to finally play the higher tier of hockey it seemed their roster is capable of.\n\n12. Carolina Hurricanes: Still a confusing team, but boy Dougie Hamilton finally is the guy Bruins fans hoped he was much earlier in the decade.\n\n13. Tampa Bay Lightning: We learned last year not to count teams out too soon, and when they’re as powerful as the Lightning, that should be especially true.\n\n14. Arizona Coyotes: The Hall and ‘Yotes tour has started to slow down but they’re in the playoff race and have a high upside still.\n\n15. Vancouver Canucks: Imagine where they’d be without Jacob Markstrom carrying the load.\n\n16. Nashville Predators: They had a strong run for a bit that fell short this week as the Preds still try to get back to that playoff level.\n\n17. Columbus Blue Jackets: They have a 10 game point streak and it’s not all against the Capitals, even!\n\n18. Calgary Flames: Way too streaky and most of the streaks aren’t in the W column.\n\n19. New York Rangers: Maybe we were all wrong to write them off so early.\n\n20. Minnesota Wild: Are good?\n\n21. Chicago Blackhawks: Still mired in a well below average season heading into the new year.\n\n22. Winnipeg Jets: If the concern was what happens when Connor Hellebuyck comes back down to earth, we are witnessing that now.\n\n23. Montreal Canadiens: They might be too far in a hole to come back this season if nothing changes there.\n\n24. Buffalo Sabres: The two contests against the Bruins this weekend showed who they really are.\n\n25. Ottawa Senators: Still not as hopeless as we all imagined yet not even close to relevant still.\n\n26. Edmonton Oilers: Now, these ARE the Edmonton Oilers we were looking for.\n\n27. Anaheim Ducks: Yeah they just have nothing going.\n\n28. Los Angeles Kings: The fire sale should happen at any time for a Kings team with plenty to unload.\n\n29. San Jose Sharks: Things haven’t gotten better. Now they’re 2-10 in their past 12 games with no improvement in sight.\n\n30. New Jersey Devils: The season from Hell rolls on.\n\n31. Detroit Red Wings: Still historically bad! Might a new coach help?", "The New Testament Church of God in Old Harbour, St Catherine was packed to capacity Tuesday with worshippers who rang in the new year with the traditional watchnight service.\n\nA major highlight of the night was the baptism of 10 persons - eight females and two males - who responded to a call by Bishop Hugh Dixon to start the new year right by giving their lives to Christ.\n\nLoop News was there to capture that and more. Check out the photo gallery below.\n\nNew Year Baptism Old Harbour", "'We cannot allow 2020 to go in wrong direction,' councilman says\n\nHide Transcript Show Transcript\n\nA VIOLENT NEW YEARS EVE... THE CITY OF JACKSON HIT WITH A COUPLE OF APPARENT DRIVE BY SHOOTINGS... MONDAY EVENING, AROUND 5:30, JACKSON POLICE SAY ONE OF THEM HAPPENED IN THE AREA OF CLINTON BOULEVARD, NEAR DEXTER DRIVE... POLICE SAY 2 VICTIMS, A MALE AND A FEMALE, SUFFER MULTIPLE GUNSHOT WOUNDS AFTER AN UNKNOW SUSPECT FIRED SEVERAL SHOTS INTO THE VEHICLE THEY WERE IN POLICE SAY THEN THE MALE DRIVER DROVE FROM THIS LOCATION, DO TO WOODROW WILSON BOULEVARD...TRYIN G TO SEEK HELP THE VEHICLE ENDED UP AT THE 4 HUNDRED BLOCK OF WOODRW WILSON...SOME 3 MILE FROM THE INITIAL SHOOTING SCENE... OUR CAMERA SHOWS THE CONDITI SHOOTING SCENE... OUR CAMERA SHOWS THE CONDITION OF THE VICTIMS SUV... THE BACK WINDOW COMPLETELY SHOT OUT... IT ALSO APPEARS SEVERAL PASSENGER SIDE WINDOWS WERE SHATTERED... JACKSON POLICE SAY THE TWO VICTIMS ARE IN STABLE CONDITION, RECIEVING TREATMENT AT UMMC... NAT POP GUNFIRE ALSO RANG OUT TUESDAY MORNING, IN A SITUATION POLICE ARE CALLING A TARGETED SHOOTING... IN HAPPENED AROUND 10:30 AM, AT RUTLEDGE AVENUE AND MEDGAR EVERS BOULEVARD... A VEHICLE WITH FIVE OCCUPANTS WAS TRAVELING NORTHBOUND... POLICE SAY ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED UP, AND BEGAN SHOOTING... INVESTIGATORS SAY AS MANY AS 13 SHOTS WE FIRED... IT'S NOT RANDOM...IT'S TARGETED...AND, 90 PERCENT OF THE TIMES, 95 PERCENT OF THE TIMES THE VICTIM KNEW THE UH, SUSPECT JPD SAYS 3 ADULTS WERE IN THE CAR...BU THE INJURED VICTIMS WERE A 1 YEAR OLD GIR STRUCK BY A BULLET IN THE BACK OF HER HEAD, AND A 13 YEAR OLD BOY WHO SUFFERED A GUNSHOT WOUND TO THE RIGHT FOREARM... THE FORCE OF THE BULLET BROKE A BONE... THAT WAS VERY SHOCKING...TO SE HER RUN IN, HOLDIN' HER ONE- YEAR-OLD, SHOT IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD JUST BLEEDING EVERYWHERE THE BABY GIRL IS LISTED IN CRITICAL CONDITION...THE BOY IS EXPECTED TO RECOVER... POLICE SAY THEY ARE STILL LOOKING FOR TH SUSPECTED GUNMAN'S VEHICLE... A SILVER OR GOLD, OR POSSIBLY A TA A FORD EXPEDITION THEY SAY TWO MEN WERE INSIDE... IF YOU HAVE INFO, CALL CRIMESTOPPERS AT 601- 355-TIPS. TROY JOHNSON...16 WAPT NEWS AT 10 JPD SAYS IT IS CURRENTLY REVIEWIN\n\nAdvertisement 2019 ends in surge of shootings 'We cannot allow 2020 to go in wrong direction,' councilman says Share Shares Copy Link Copy\n\nJackson police are investigating several shootings over the New Year's holiday, including one that injured two children.“We cannot allow 2020 to go in the wrong direction as 2019. We cannot allow 80-plus murders in the city of Jackson,” said Ward 3 City Councilman Kenneth Stokes during a news conference Wednesday.The most recent shootings were reported on New Year's Day, police said.About 5 a.m. Wednesday, a man was shot at Village Apartments in the 300 block of Raymond Road. Police said the man is in critical condition at a hospital.Another man is also in critical condition after a shooting reported about 12:30 a.m. Wednesday in the 700 block of Raymond Road, police said. Someone drove the man to a hospital, where he remains, police said. New Year's Eve shootingsAbout 9 p.m. Tuesday, a girl, whose age was not released, arrived at a hospital with a foot wound, police said. Police believe she was injured in the 1400 block of Palmyra Street while she was outside with fireworks. Police said people were nearby firing guns at the time. About an hour earlier, a woman was killed when someone shot into her home, police said. The woman was in a rear bedroom of the home in the 2500 block of Shepwood Drive, when she was shot, police said. The woman's name, age and suspect information were not immediately released.A man and woman suffered multiple gunshot wounds after someone shot into their vehicle on Clinton Boulevard, near Dexter Drive, police said. The man drove to Woodrow Wilson Avenue for help after the shooting, which was reported about 5:30 p.m., police said. Police have not released the names of the man and woman, but said they are stable at the University of Mississippi Medical Center.Another drive-by shooting was reported about 10 a.m. Tuesday in the 3900 block of Medgar Evers Boulevard, police said. A 1-year-old is in critical condition and a 13-year-old is stable after they were shot during the incident, police said. Investigators believe the shots were fired from a silver, gold or tan SUV. “Young, innocent lives are being impacted by horrific crime and gun violence. Help the Jackson Police Department. Again, help the Jackson Police Department,\" Stokes said.No arrests have been made in any of the shootings. Anyone with information that can help police is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 601-355-TIPS (8477).Stokes said he will ask the Jackson City Council to offer a reward to help solve the crimes."], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "After being sentenced to 40 months in prison, former Trump associate Roger Stone told \"Axios on HBO\" that his only fear in life is \"not being right with God.\"\n\n\"I feel pretty good because I've taken Jesus Christ as my personal savior,\" Stone said in his first on-camera interview since his sentencing. \"And it's given me enormous strength and solace, because he knows what's in my heart.\"\n\nThe seasoned Republican strategist also discussed his view of President Trump's faith. Trump has overwhelming support from evangelical Christians — a key GOP voting block — despite his past personal life.\n\nStone cited Trump's Supreme Court nominations as an example of where he's \"kept faith with those voters.\"\n\n\"Christians believe deeply in redemption,\" Stone said. \"So it's not whether you've sinned. ... It's what's in your heart today — where you stand with God today.\"\n\n\"I think Trump has been forgiven for anything he did wrong. I think we all have. And I think he's a different person. I think he is steadfast in his faith. I don't think he could do this job if he was not.\"\n\nThe big picture: Stone, 67, was indicted as a result of special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation, and is free during consideration of a motion he filed for a new trial.", "pos": ["Former Trump associate Roger Stone said in an interview with \"Axios on HBO\" that he is still proud of his efforts to elect President Trump, but stopped short of sharing any regrets on the matter due to a court gag order.\n\nStone, who wasn't on the Trump's campaign payroll, said in his first on-camera interview since his sentencing last month: \"One does not have to be on a campaign staff ... given the modern miracle of social media and the ability to communicate.\"\n\nThe big picture: Stone was sentenced to 40 months in prison in February, after being found guilty of charges resulting from special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into the 2016 election.\n\nStone said repeatedly in the interview that Donald Trump is Donald Trump's best strategist.\n\nStone declined to comment on looming questions surrounding his efforts — including whether Trump will pardon him — due to a gag order preventing him from discussing the case.\n\n\"I'm not going to discuss anything that pertains to this case, [or] that could be inferred to pertain to the case,\" Stone said.\n\nStone is free during consideration of a motion he has filed for a new trial."], "neg": ["Como estamos no Verão e em clima de férias, hoje a proposta é tentar adivinhar, nas descrições curtinhas abaixo, a qual cidade do Brasil cada uma se refere. Em três minutos, você vai ampliar sua compreensão escrita e seu vocabulário em inglês, testar conhecimentos de geografia do seu país e ainda quem sabe se inspirar para planejar suas próximas férias!\n\nWelcome to lush mountains, brilliant beaches, over the top nightlife, and fanatic football fans. It is ringed by green mountains while the coast stretches for miles. You’ll love biking on the beach, hiking in the rainforest, hang gliding, rock climbing, and sailing to one of several small islands just off the coast. Music is everywhere in the city – with the most popular being the African influenced samba vibe.\n\nLUSH: A lush area has a lot of green, healthy plants, grass, and trees. Most known for being Portugal’s New World capital, it maintains a great deal of its colonial architecture. There’s an amazing arts movement here. You’ll find drummers on the streets, along with Capoeira martial artists, and crazy festivals happening everywhere you look. The culture here is decidedly Afro-Brazilian and you’ll see that in the incredible food, religious ceremonies and rituals, and dance.\n\nDRUMMER: someone who plays a drum or a set of drums, especially in a music group.\n\nDRUM: a musical instrument, especially one made from a skin stretched over the end of a hollow tube or bowl, played by hitting with the hand or a stick. It’s the largest city in Brazil and one of the largest in the world. It’s a bit of a melting pot, with all kinds of ethnic groups calling it home, including the largest community of Japanese outside of Japan. You’ll find unbelievable art galleries and experimental theatres, as well as fantastic fine-dining restaurants and upscale bars.\n\nUPSCALE: Upscale goods and products are of very high quality and intended to be bought by people who are quite rich: It is a thoroughly planned and intricately organized city. Its landmark infrastructure is laid out in the form of an airplane. Each section of the plane is a different district like residential, government, finance, culture, and commerce. The architecture here attracts tourists and professional architects alike.\n\nTO BE LAID OUT: to be arranged on a flat surface It’s best known for an energetic cultural scenes, great beaches, and even greater shopping. Spend your mornings strolling through Centro, and then spending your evenings in Praia de Iracema, a neighbourhood densely packed with hotels, restaurants, and nightlife. Use it as starting point to discover the quaint fishing villages and rolling dune beaches of the Ceará coast.\n\nTO STROLL: to walk in a slow relaxed way, especially for pleasure Once a Portuguese colony, the heart of the town is still the historic centre. The entire historic district is great for strolling as the lanes are closed to cars. It really feels like you’ve stepped back in time. Don’t forget to check out the colonial forts – many that still have their original cannons – and Capela de Santa Rita, a lovely 18th century church.\n\nLANE: a narrow road in the countryside or in a town There is nothing not to love about the “Venice of Brazil.” The old town is known as Antigo and is located on its own island near the harbour. Most would agree that Boa Viagem is the most popular beach in town. It is an awesome place to spend Carnaval.\n\nHARBOUR: an area of water next to the coast, often protected from the sea by a thick wall, where ships and boats can shelter It is a 16th century Portuguese colonial town. In 1982 it was declared a UNESCO World Heritage site. Once a leader in the sugarcane industry, it has been transformed into a small artists’ colony; full of artists, workshops, studios, and other creative types. And Carnaval is slightly different here. Celebrated primarily during the day with the music and dance focused on traditional African culture.\n\nHERITAGE: features belonging to the culture of a particular society, such as traditions, languages, or buildings, that were created in the past and still have historical importance Considered by many as the gateway to the Amazon Rainforest, it sits on the Negro River. It has incredible landmarks like the Rio Negro Palace and the Amazonas Opera House. If you’re in the mood for some phenomenal nature, check out the Meeting of the Waters, a three mile stretch where the Solimões and the Negro Rivers run side by side without fully mixing.\n\nLANDMARK: a building or place that is easily recognized, especially one that you can use to judge where you are.\n\nANSWERS:\n\nRio de Janeiro Salvador São Paulo Brasília Fortaleza Parati Recife Olinda Manaus\n\nSOURCE: 15 Best Places to Visit in Brazil\n\nRosangela Souza (ou Rose Souza) é fundadora e sócia-diretora da Companhia de Idiomas , e coautora do Guia para Programas de Idiomas em empresas. Graduada em Letras/Tradução/Interpretação pela Unibero, Especialista em Gestão Empresarial, MBA pela FGV e PÓSMBA pela FIA/FEA/USP, além de cursos livres de Business English nos EUA. Professora na Pós Graduação ADM da FGV. Colunista dos portais Catho, MundoRH, AboutMe e Exame.com. Quer falar com ela? rose@companhiadeidiomas.com.br ou pelo Skype rose.f.souza", "Elizabeth M. Hinricher, 94, of Flandreau, died Monday Dec. 30, 2019, at Avera Flandreau Hospital.\n\nBetty is survived by her husband Elmer, five children, James, Richard, Mary, Patricia, Lois, 12 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.\n\nBetty was preceded in death by her daughter Sharon C. Nygaard, one great-grandson Quinten, her parents, five brothers and five sisters.\n\nFuneral services are at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Jan. 3, at Ss. Simon and Jude Catholic Church in Flandreau with burial in the church cemetery. Visitation is 4–6 p.m. Thursday with a 6 p.m. scripture service at Skroch Funeral Chapel.\n\nFor online condolences, visit www.skrochfc.com.", "LARKANA: Eight out of 20 new dialysis machines are dysfunctional because of faulty RO plant at Chandka Medical College Hospital, Larkana.\n\nAs many as 20 new dialysis machines were supplied to Chandka Medical College Hospital (CMCH) in June 2018 along with two Reverse Osmosis (RO) plants by the health department; out of which 12 have been installed a few days back on the ground floor after lapse of one and half year and eight on the first floor of the CMCH Dialysis Center.\n\nOne out of three RO plants supplied with the machines is found faulty due to which eight machines installed on the first floor are yet to be made functional.\n\nSources at the CMCH Dialysis Center told PPI on Wednesday that the Sindh health department procured 200 dialysis machines for various healthcare facilities in Sindh but nothing was informed in 2018 as to who procured the machines and who their suppliers were. They said that due to this ambiguity instead of urgent installation and the machines were dumped at the store. The issue was finally taken up by the probing agencies after which documents were supplied to the relevant hospitals in the province which later also received these machines.\n\nThe sources said 14 old dialysis machines have now been kept aside as 40 to 45 kidney-failure patients are daily receiving dialysis each for 3 to 3.30 hours whenever they needed it. They said 160 dialysis patients are registered at the moment, who belong to various areas out of which 85 are hepatitis negative, 60 hepatitis positive and 15 are HIV positive.\n\nFive machines are reserved for Hepatitis negative, five for hepatitis positive and four for HIV positive patients (out of which two are working and the remaining two are dysfunctional).\n\nWhen this scribe visited the site there was no female staff nurse posted to look after the female patients and all work was done by the male staff.\n\nDuty doctors said on condition of anonymity as they have been banned from talking to media they could not say anything. However, they said that they have been facing acute shortage of medics and paramedics since long but the CMCH authorities are not paying heed to their several complaints.\n\nThey said five dialysis technicians are posted against the need of 10 technicians, six doctors are posted against the demand of 12 who work in three shifts. They said that this vital ward has even no ward boy and a man has been hired by them on daily wages basis out of their own pocket.\n\nCCTV cameras have already been installed to monitor the dialysis process but an acute shortage of trained manpower has added to the woes of patients.\n\nHead of Department Dr Zahid Shaikh said that despite some shortcomings the Center is now working smoothly for the benefit of poverty-ridden dialysis patients. He said a shortage of required medics and paramedics would also be tackled so that workload could be reduced.", "Things to Prioritize When Looking for a Security Company\n\nEveryone wants to feel secure at either their workplace or at home. The safety of your premises is one thing that you need to uphold. You will be able to feel secure if you hire a security system. The security company that you choose will have security systems on your property. These systems will be able to notify you in case of danger and keep your premises secure. You should figure out some elements before choosing a security company. Read on the following article to discover the factors that you should consider before choosing a security company.\n\nWhat’s the cost of installation from the security company? You should not choose a security company if its way out of your budget. There is a higher probability that you will find the most affordable company if you compare the prices of different companies. The cost from the company will depend on your needs and the quality of the company. You should expect to pay more if you choose a high-quality company or if you have many things to be done. Don’t feel bad once you incur a higher cost for you to get the best security system installation.\n\nAfter knowing a company’s period of existence then you can go ahead and choose it. The level of experience matches the period of existence. If a security company has been operating for a long time then it’s likely to be well-experienced. Offering the installation services to different people is what makes a security company experienced. You will have nothing to worry about if you settle for a well-experienced company since they are well-equipped in their job. You can also consider a newly established security company if you see its potential.\n\nYou should only choose a security company if it’s licensed. The security company should be registered under a professional body. You need to make sure that a company’s license is up to date. A security company has to have all the qualifications for it to be licensed. You will not regret choosing a licensed security company. You can report a licensed company to the authorities in case of any problem. Under no circumstances should you choose a company that is not licensed.\n\nYou need to ask for recommendations on the best security company. You can inquire from your relatives, friends or co-workers. There is a high probability that you will get a good suggestion if these people have had an encounter with a security company before. You should not ignore these recommendations. You need to research on a security company before choosing one. Don’t choose a security company if you don’t like it. You are guaranteed of the best security company if you consider these factors.\n\nWhat Do You Know About\n\n: 10 Mistakes that Most People Make", "Print\n\nnews, story, article\n\nBy Dominic Andonye, GNA\n\nWa, Jan. 01, GNA – The Reverend Minister of\n\nthe Mangu Methodist Church in in Wa, Rev. Monica Achana has advised Christians\n\nto be careful of false prophets in the country and avoid them as they enter\n\ninto 2020.\n\nRev. Achana gave the advice during a sermon\n\non the 31st December night service at Mangu on the theme: “Live a Life worth of\n\nPraise; Be Warned of False Prophets in 2020”.\n\nShe said in 2020 people, who read and\n\nunderstand the Bible will be tempted to use the same Bible to deceive people as\n\nprophets just like we have them today.\n\nShe said such people focused their\n\npreachings on miracles since they knew most Christians believed in them.\n\nShe said every Christian was given the power\n\nto perform miracles and to heal the sick with fate and that no one should fall\n\nprey for fake people who claim to be men or women of God in 2020 as they used\n\nthe Holy Bible for their own selfish motives.\n\nRev. Achana pleaded with Ghanaians to be\n\nhumble in 2020 and seek God’s guidance before taking any decision especially\n\npolitical leaders in an election year.\n\n“The New Year gives us the opportunity to\n\nreflect on the old year and do away with some bad behaviours and then make\n\ndecisions for the rest of the months”, she said.\n\n“In 2020 the false prophets will continue to\n\nexploit us for their personal gains just like they are doing, let us take note\n\nand stay away from them since they are using the Holy Bible for their selfish\n\nmotives”,she said.\n\nThere was euphoria, ecstasy, display of\n\nfireworks and shouts of praise in the church when the clock struck 00:00 hours\n\nto usher in the New Year, 2020.\n\nGNA"], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "The October 1 deadline for \"Real ID\" compliant identification at TSA checkpoints is delayed again, President Donald Trump said Monday.\n\nAll states but three have updated their ID cards to comply with the 14-year old law.\n\nThe new deadline will be October 2021, the Department of Homeland Security said Thursday.\n\nVisit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.\n\nGet the latest tech news & scoops — delivered daily to your inbox. Loading Something is loading. Email address By clicking ‘Sign up’, you agree to receive marketing emails from Insider as well as other partner offers and accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy\n\nThe October 1 deadline for Americans to obtain a \"real ID\" in order to pass through airport security checkpoints has been delayed yet again, President Donald Trump announced Monday evening.\n\n\"At a time when we're asking Americans to maintain social distancing, we do [not] want to require people to go with their local DMV.,\" he said. \"We will be announcing the new deadline very soon. It's going to be announced in a very short moment.\"\n\nOn Thursday, the Department of Homeland Security said the new deadline would be October 2021, a year later then previously expected.\n\n\"Due to circumstances resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic and the national emergency declaration, the Department of Homeland Security, as directed by President Donald J. Trump, is extending the REAL ID enforcement deadline beyond the current October 1, 2020 deadline,\" acting secretary Chad Wolf said in a press release.\n\n\"I have determined that states require a twelve-month delay and that the new deadline for REAL ID enforcement is October 1, 2021. DHS will publish a notice of the new deadline in the Federal Register in the coming days.\"\n\nEarlier in March, members of Congress urged the Department of Homeland Security to consider extending the deadline.\n\n\"For implementation to go smoothly, DHS would need tens of millions of Americans to get new identifications over the next several months,\" reps Peter DeFazio and Bennie Thompson said in a statement, per Bloomberg News. \"Creating lines at Departments of Motor Vehicles would be foolish during a pandemic.\"\n\nThe Real ID Act was passed by Congress in 2005 as a way to establish federal standards for state identification cards. Nearly 15 years later, the complete implementation by the Department of Homeland Security has been pushed back yet again.\n\nBy October 1, all travelers were supposed to have compliant identification, either in the form of a state ID or drivers license, or passport, passport card, or military ID. That deadline followed other implementations, like accessing DHS headquarters, federal facilities, and nuclear power plants. The deadline for air travel had already been delayed at least once before, in 2017.\n\nSome states, however, still do not have IDs that comply with the act. Oregon and Oklahoma have been granted extensions, according to DHS, with New Jersey's currently under review.\n\nMore than 69,000 Americans had been confirmed to be infected by the coronavirus Thursday, as testing accelerating throughout the country.", "pos": ["President Donald Trump has extended the deadline for residents to obtain a REAL ID. He made the decision in a White House briefing on Monday. The move comes as a direct result of COVID-19 concerns.\n\nThe President said: “I’m also announcing that we’re postponing the deadline for compliance with REAL ID requirements. At a time when we’re asking Americans to maintain social distancing, we don’t want to require people to go with their local DMV. We will be announcing the new deadline very soon. It’s going to be announced in a very short moment.”\n\nLast week, House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Peter DeFazio of Oregon and Homeland Security Committee Chairman Bennie Thompson of Mississippi advised against requiring people to wait in a crowded waiting room for hours.\n\nIn a joint statement, they said: “For implementation to go smoothly, the Department of Homeland Security would need tens of millions of Americans to get new identifications over the next several months. Creating lines at Departments of Motor Vehicles would be foolish during a pandemic.”\n\nA REAL ID, or REAL ID-compliant identification, will eventually be required to board a domestic flight or enter a federal building in the U.S..\n\nThe Alaska Department of Motor Vehicles provides an online guide to know which documents are required to apply for a REAL ID, and they advise that everyone prepare, as the application must be done in-person."], "neg": ["The dollar slid to a six-month low on Tuesday as progress on trade tensions between the United States and China led investors to higher-risk assets, while a year-end rally that lifted global equity markets to record highs stayed alive on the last trading day of 2019.\n\nMore:\n\nA gauge of world stock markets and stocks on Wall Street rebounded late in the session after trading lower most of the day, marking an end to a remarkable year for investors. Many equity indices, long-term bonds, oil, and gold posted double-digit gains in 2019.\n\nUS President Donald Trump said the Phase 1 trade pact with China would be signed on January 15 at the White House, though confusion remains about details of the agreement.\n\nThe hope of an imminent deal has been a key driver for lifting global equities to their best year since 2009, up 24 percent for the year and 88 percent for the decade.\n\nMSCI's all-country world index of stock performance in 49 nations rose 0.86 points or 0.15 percent, to 565.24. The index is less than three points shy of an all-time high set on Friday when the three major US indices also posted record peaks.\n\nThe breakthrough in US-China trade talks and an election in the United Kingdom earlier in December pointing to a smoother exit from the European Union have boosted investor sentiment, but the outlook for equities next year is not as buoyant, said David Kelly, chief global strategist at JPMorgan Asset Management.\n\n\"This is a year in which everybody will celebrate,\" he said.\n\nGoing forward, however, Kelly said it will be hard to achieve similar gains, with US equities likely to advance by mid-single digits annually for several years. International markets, especially emerging markets, are poised to do better, he said.\n\n\"The US stock market rally could continue, but at some stage, there's going to be a significant correction, and the more it goes up, the more it's going to correct,\" he said.\n\nIn shortened trading sessions before New Year's Eve celebrations, the pan-European STOXX 600 index closed down 0.08 percent.\n\nFrench, British and Spanish listed stocks lost between 0.1 percent and 0.7 percent, while the Frankfurt and Milan bourses were shut for the year-end holidays.\n\nOn Wall Street, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 76.3 points, or 0.27 percent, to 28,538.44 and the S&P 500 gained 9.49 points, or 0.29 percent, to 3,230.78 The Nasdaq Composite added 26.61 points, or 0.3 percent, to 8,972.60.\n\nEmerging market stocks lost 0.34 percent.\n\nBourses in Asia diverged. China mainland stocks gained 0.4 percent after data showed manufacturing activity in the world's second-largest economy expanded for a second straight month in December.\n\nChina's Purchasing Managers' Index showing economic trends in the manufacturing and service sectors was unchanged at 50.2 in December from November, but still remained above the 50-point mark that separates growth from contraction.\n\nIn Hong Kong, stocks fell 0.5 percent as protesters geared up for pro-democracy rallies on New Year's Eve.\n\nMarkets in Japan and South Korea were closed for a holiday.\n\nThe dollar's slide came close to wiping out the year's gains, as the pound and trade-sensitive currencies rallied on improving US-China trade relations and the outlook for global growth.\n\nThe decline of the dollar is one of the biggest bets in the FX market for 2020.\n\n\"We could be right at a turning point where global growth re-accelerates relative to US growth, and that could mean a weaker dollar over time,\" Kelly said.\n\nThe dollar was strong for much of 2019 thanks to the relative outperformance of the US economy and investors' preference for a safe-haven currency amid the trade dispute. But the dollar's gains for the year shrivelled in December.\n\nInvestors bought up currencies linked to global trade, sending the Australian dollar, Chinese yuan and Scandinavian crowns to multi-month or multi-week highs against the greenback.\n\nThe dollar index, which tracks the greenback against a basket of six currencies, fell 0.237 points or 0.24 percent, to 96.503 and the euro was last up 0.14 percent, at $1.1213.\n\nThe Japanese yen strengthened 0.22 percent versus the greenback at 108.65 per dollar, while sterling was last trading at $1.3245, up 1.01 percent on the day.\n\nThe weak dollar helped lift spot gold to its highest since September 25 at $1,525.20 an ounce. The metal was set to post its biggest yearly gain since 2010, rising more than 18 percent.\n\nUS gold futures settled up 0.3 percent at $1,523.10.\n\nThe benchmark US Treasury 10-year note fell 7/32 in price to yield 1.9192 percent.\n\nLonger-dated Treasuries were on track to post their best return since 2014 after concerns about the slowing US economy prompted the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates three times this year. The move was a major reason for Wall Street's gains.\n\nThirty-year bonds returned 17.15 percent this year through Monday, according to Bank of America Merrill Lynch, while 10-year notes have returned 9.03 percent.\n\nThe final data will not be updated until late on Tuesday.\n\nOil fell but was still on track for monthly and annual gains, supported by a thaw in the prolonged US-China trade dispute and unrest in the Middle East.\n\nBrent crude settled down 67 cents at $66.00 a barrel, while US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude slid 62 cents to settle at $61.06 a barrel.\n\nBrent has gained about 23 percent in 2019 and WTI has risen 34 percent, their best yearly gains in three years.", "On February 28, federal prosecutors will announce whether they plan to retry four people who spent 37 days in the Venezuelan embassy in Washington, D.C., in the spring of 2019 to protect it from an illegal invasion by the U.S. government. The first trial of Adrienne Pine, Margaret Flowers, Kevin Zeese and David Paul, who were charged with “interfering with the protective functions” of the State Department, ended in a hung jury on February 14.\n\nThe Trump administration has been trying to engineer a coup d’état against the lawfully elected Venezuelan government of Nicolás Maduro and install the U.S. puppet Juan Guaidó. To that end, Washington continues to impose unlawful, punishing sanctions against Venezuela that have contributed to “the largest economic collapse in a country outside of war since at least the 1970s,” according to The New York Times. The sanctions have led to the deaths of at least 40,000 Venezuelans. On February 13, Venezuela filed a complaint against the United States in the International Criminal Court, claiming that the sanctions constitute crimes against humanity.\n\nPine, Flowers, Zeese and Paul, who are members of the Embassy Protection Collective, stayed in the embassy with permission of the Venezuelan government until U.S. law enforcement illegally evicted them on May 16, 2019. They were part of a group of 70 people. The rest had left after the U.S. government cut off water and electricity and refused to allow food into the embassy.\n\nThe embassy raid violated the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, which forbids U.S. agents from entering the Venezuelan embassy without the consent of the Maduro government. The raid also violated the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations (VCCR), which requires that the U.S. government “respect and protect the consular premises,” including the property therein. The VCCR provides that if diplomatic relations between Venezuela and the United States are broken, they could agree to entrust the custody of the embassy to a third country. Although such a protecting power agreement was being negotiated by the United States, Venezuela, Switzerland and Turkey, the U.S. government opted instead to storm the embassy and arrest the protectors.\n\nAt trial, Chief Judge Beryl Howell refused to admit significant relevant evidence. She limited what the jury heard to events that took place between May 13, when a trespass notice was served on the protectors in the embassy, through their May 16 arrest. Flowers spoke to two jurors after the trial — the foreperson who voted to convict and a lawyer who voted to acquit. “They were very curious about the facts of the case. They were totally confused,” Flowers told Truthout. “When I explained that Maduro is the president, not Guaidó, and that this is a failed U.S. coup and the U.S. violated international law by raiding the embassy, the foreperson said she would have voted to acquit us in two minutes if she had known the full story.” The judge excluded that evidence because she thought “it would confuse the jury,” Flowers said. “In the end, it was the absence of those facts that created confusion. The jury said that the case didn’t make sense to them.”\n\nThe judge advised the jury that Guaidó was president of Venezuela because of a law that says the U.S. president decides whom to recognize as the leader of a foreign government. For more than a year, Trump has been trying to carry out illegal regime change in Venezuela. In a moment of rare (but shameful) bipartisanship, Trump was given a standing ovation by Democratic as well as Republican members of Congress during his 2020 State of the Union address when he introduced Guaidó as the president of Venezuela.\n\n“The foreperson said she would have voted to acquit us in two minutes if she had known the full story.”\n\nTrump’s federal prosecutors will in all likelihood retry the four embassy protectors. “A second trial raises the stakes for the Trump administration,” Ajamu Baraka, co-chair of the Venezuelan Embassy Protectors Defense Committee, said in a statement. “The world is seeing the charade of a trial based on the false claim that Guaidó is president when he has not been president for one nanosecond and is no longer even the president of the National Assembly. A second prosecution will look vindictive and a second mistrial or an acquittal will be a blow to the failed coup which is already on its last legs.”\n\nMeanwhile, the U.S. government continues to mount a campaign of aggression against Venezuela. Frustrated with its inability to execute regime change, the Trump administration is reportedly considering a naval blockade to overthrow the Maduro government. A military blockade would violate the United Nations Charter, which forbids the use or threat of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of another country. And the Charter of the Organization of American States prohibits a nation from intervening in the internal or external affairs of another country.\n\nWhether the four protectors are ultimately retried, the Embassy Protection Collective has focused international attention on the Trump administration’s illegal attempts to change Venezuela’s government and punishment of its people with unlawful sanctions. The Embassy Protectors Defense Committee is calling for all charges to be dropped against the four protectors and is seeking support for their legal defense. Both the White House and members of Congress should be confronted over the illegal and immoral aggression that the U.S. is perpetrating against the people of Venezuela.\n\nCopyright © Truthout. May not be reprinted without permission.", "At last, it has started to feel a bit more like winter the past couple of days. We'll continue to see temperatures in the 30's for most of the day today, with highs approaching 40° by this afternoon. However, winds will remain breezy for most of the day, causing it to feel closer to 30°. Skies clear out by this morning, making for mostly sunny skies.\n\nAfter today, southerly winds kick in, bringing temperatures into the upper 40's. Clouds begin to build back in ahead of our next weather system that arrives Friday.\n\nThat weather system brings rain on Friday and snow for Saturday. We're timing it all out on ABC21!\n\nGabe Prough\n\nABC21 Meteorologist\n\nFacebook: Gabe Prough Weather\n\nTwitter: @proughwx", "Uncut Gems casts Adam Sandler as Howard Ratner, a slick, fast-talking jeweler who attempts to pull off a series of high-stakes bets to pay off the various debt collectors on his tail. Filmmakers Benny and Josh Safdie have infused Uncut Gems with an impressively stylish sensibility that’s reflected in its myriad of attributes, with, especially, Daniel Lopatin’s ominous score and Darius Khondji’s lush, captivating visuals effectively perpetuating the Safdies’ visceral sensibilities. And although the picture boasts an absolutely spellbinding turn from Sandler, with the actor delivering an impressively transformative performance, Uncut Gems‘ episodic structure paves the way for an exceedingly erratic midsection that’s rarely as engrossing and tense as one might’ve anticipated – with the film’s arms-length atmosphere compounded by the protagonist’s somewhat inexplicable behavior (ie why doesn’t he just stop?) The ongoing inclusion of admittedly absorbing sequences (eg Howard attempts to repair a security door in his shop) proves effective at buoying one’s interest on a fairly regular basis, at least, and yet Uncut Gems‘ lack of connective tissue ensures that the whole thing hardly concludes on the taut note that the Safdies have clearly intended – which is a shame, certainly, given that the movie does boast a whole handful of better-than-average elements. (Sandler is indeed just that good here, despite the always-distracting fake teeth.)\n\n** out of ****", "Cuban president tours refurbished Havana facilities Cuban president tours refurbished Havana facilities Cuban president tours refurbished Havana facilities\n\nCuban president tours refurbished Havana facilities\n\n30 de diciembre de 2019, 14:31Havana, Dec 30 (Prensa Latina) Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel toured newly inaugurated works in the capital, where the construction and rehabilitation program continues after celebrating the 500th anniversary of its foundation.\n\n'President Diaz-Canel begins a tour of works in the capital at the Marcelo Salado Recreational Complex, nestled in Playa municipality,' the official Twitter account of Cuban Presidency reported.Diaz-Canel also visited the Jose Antonio Echeverria Workers' Social Club, located in Plaza de la Revolución municipality.Recently, Diaz-Canel led a meeting of the Government Support Group for the capital, which examined the main tasks that Havana residents will face in the coming year.The meeting reviewed the progress of the main services provided to the population, including the work of Community Services.As explained, almost all of the equipment donated by Japan, along with others from Austria and China, are already in operation, which creates the necessary conditions to solve the problem of solid waste collection in the city.Progress is also made in housing construction. At the end of November, 207 spaces had been identified, in 14 municipalities, where more than 1,500 new homes could be built.On the other hand, the installation of LED street lights continues in the main avenues and streets of the capital.The head of state pointed out that work must continue in the rest of the municipalities on a series of aspects where there are still issues to be resolved.rly/cg/sus/rgh/joe"], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "A woman who lost her husband to her own mother has said she will never fully forgive her for taking him away and then having his child.\n\nLauren Wall, who's now 34, and from Twickenham, south-west London married airport worker Paul White when she was just 19.\n\nHer mum Julie, who is now 53, paid for a £15,000 wedding and grateful Lauren took her along on her two-week honeymoon to Devon.\n\nEight weeks later, husband Paul moved out and nine months later, her mother Julie gave birth to his child announcing they were together.\n\nLauren said: 'Paul always got on really well with mum. I never thought it strange though, as she was his mum-in-law and he was just being friendly.\n\nLauren Wall, from Twickenham, south-west London, who's now 34 got married to husband Paul when she was just 19. Just weeks later her husband moved out and was soon with Lauren's mum, Julie\n\n'They'd laugh a lot together. I didn't think to be worried at all. Who would?\n\n'I couldn't wait to settle in to marriage but the ink was barely dry on our certificate when Paul changed.\n\nLauren added her new husband became protective of his phone. Four weeks later Lauren's sister was using her mum's phone and found what Lauren claims were texts between Julie and Paul.\n\nHer mother denied there was anything going on saying, 'You're crazy.'\n\n'When I confronted Paul he went white as a sheet – and refused to let me see his phone,' Lauren said.\n\nOnly days later, Paul removed his wedding ring and walked out on Lauren and their seven-month-old daughter.\n\nWhen she heard he had moved in with her mum she said she couldn't believe the two people she loved and trusted more than anything in the world would treat her in such a way.\n\nIn July 2005 nine months after Paul had walked out, Lauren's mum, Julie, gave birth to his baby. Five years on from his marriage to Lauren, Paul married Julie (the couple are pictured here in 2019 in Kuala Lumpur)\n\n'It was sick. It's one of the worst things a mum can do to a daughter.\n\nPaul may have been a gutless groom but she's my mum. She's meant to love and protect me above all others.'\n\nLauren, a business development manager met Paul when he was 18: 'I met him at a local pub – I fancied him straight away.\n\n'He asked for my number and the next day he texted asking to go on a date to the cinema. We started going out straight after that.'\n\nShe quickly found herself pregnant and their daughter was born in March 2004, the pair marrying shortly afterwards.\n\n'Five months later we were getting married in a beautiful church ceremony with friends and family. Mum looked on proudly as we exchanged vows.\n\n'He told me that he wanted to be with me for ever.'\n\nLauren recalled how after Paul walked out she heard rumours he was living with her mother and she saw Julie walking down the street, apparently pregnant.\n\nJulie, 53, (pictured) said: 'We are married. We didn't have an affair. We are married and that's it.' Paul, now 35, declined to comment\n\nLauren said: 'When I saw her in the street and noticed she had a bump, my mind raced. She clutched her stomach and told me, 'It's a cyst'. I felt so sick, I went home and destroyed all the photos of our wedding.'\n\nShe also set about getting a divorce. In July 2005 nine months after Paul had walked out, Lauren's mum, Julie, gave birth to his baby.\n\n'She tried to claim the father was another boyfriend but I knew the truth. Paul and mum officially announced themselves as a couple that summer and my world crumbled.'\n\nFive years on from his marriage to Lauren, Paul married Julie.\n\nLauren even ended up going along to her mum's wedding for the sake of her daughter.\n\n'She rang me up and invited me. It was awkward. I got married on the 14th August 2004, they married on the 15th August 2009.\n\n'It was almost too much to bear but I did it for my daughter.\n\n'I went to watch Mum marry the same man I'd wed five years earlier.\n\nLauren said her mother has tried to build bridges but she sees her infrequently.\n\n'She initiated it. I dropped my brother off at her house and she got in my car, started crying and just said, 'I'm sorry'.\n\n'I told her, 'Get out of my car'. She wrote me a letter a couple of weeks later apologising.\n\n'And that was the start of us mending our relationship.'\n\nLauren has recently found a new partner (couple pictured together) and is now happily pregnant with her fourth child but says what happened will give her 'trust issues' for the rest of her life\n\nThat was in 2006 and the pair still fall out.\n\n'I still bring it up and make a comment and she doesn't like it.\n\n'Just because we spoke after doesn't mean I'm over it. Paul never said sorry or tried to apologise to me.\n\nI speak to him as he's married to my mum. I've asked him before to explain to our daughter and he just says it's forgotten about now.'\n\nHer mother, who works in child services remains married to her former son-in-law.\n\nLauren has recently found a new partner and is now happily pregnant with her fourth child but says what happened will give her 'trust issues' for the rest of her life.\n\n'Time is a great healer, and mum and I have tried to have a normal relationship. But we will never be as close as we were – and I'll never fully trust her again.'\n\nJulie, 53, said: 'We are married. We didn't have an affair. We are married and that's it.'\n\nPaul, now 35, declined to comment.", "pos": ["A British lady who lost her husband to her own mother who then had a child for him has said she will never forgive her.\n\nThe heartbroken lady identified as Lauren Wall, 34, from Twickenham, south-west London reportedly married the man when she was only 19.\n\nWhile they were preparing for their wedding at that time, Lauren’s mother reportedly paid £15,000 to support her dream wedding, and also joined the couple on vacation.\n\nAccording to Lauren, her mother and her now ex-husband got along so much that she couldn’t suspect that they were having an affair. But her biggest shock came, when Paul decided to move out and nine months later, her mother Julie gave birth to his child announcing they were together.\n\nREAD ALSO – Nigerian Model, Chika Lann Throws Sister Out Of Her House For Allegedly Trying To Snatch Her Oyibo Husband\n\nSpeaking in an interview with Daily Mail, Lauren said: ‘Paul always got on really well with mum. I never thought it strange though, as she was his mum-in-law and he was just being friendly. They’d laugh a lot together. I didn’t think to be worried at all. Who would?’ I couldn’t wait to settle into marriage but the ink was barely dry on our certificate when Paul changed.’\n\nLauren also disclosed how his sister saw text messages between her mom and her estranged husband. When Lauren confronted her mother, she denied there was anything going on saying, ‘You’re crazy.’\n\nAs things got out of hand between the pair, Paul stopped wearing his wedding ring and walked out on Lauren and their seven-month-old daughter.\n\nSharing her first reaction when she heard that her man had moved in with her mum, said: ‘It was sick. It’s one of the worst things a mum can do to a daughter.’"], "neg": ["Houston, MS (38851)\n\nToday\n\nA steady rain this morning. Showers continuing this afternoon. High 61F. Winds SW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 100%..\n\nTonight\n\nShowers early, then cloudy overnight. Low near 40F. Winds W at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50%.", "Who is God to you? Pastor James Meehan from Life.Church's student ministry, Switch, shares that he—a former atheist—used to think God was fake because of all the hypocritical Christians he saw. But in reality, God is the following: He just is, He is Jesus and He is love.\n\n\"Maybe for you, you fill in the blank by saying that God is an angry old man in the sky ... waiting for you to screw up so that He can punish you,\" Meehan says. \" ... Or maybe for you, your view of God is that God is a cosmic vending machine, that if you figure out the right combination of actions and prayers, then God is going to give you what you want.\"\n\nMeehan says a wrong view of God will cause us to miss out on living the abundant life in Him we were meant for. So who is God really?\n\n\"God is. Period,\" Meehan says. \"God is existence, God is infinite, He's eternal; He's timeless. He is immaterial; He's literally outside of time and space. He is impossible for our finite minds to comprehend.\"\n\nIn fact, along those lines, in the Bible, God says His name is \"I AM.\" God is also Jesus. But He also embodies love, and it wasn't until Meehan met people who showed him the love of Christ that he wanted to turn from atheism and believe in God. For more teaching on who God is, watch the entire video here.\n\nGet Spirit-filled content delivered right to your inbox! Click here to subscribe to our newsletter.\n\nGreat Resources to help you excel in 2019! #1 John Eckhardt's \"Prayers That...\" 6-Book Bundle. Prayer helps you overcome anything life throws at you. Get a FREE Bonus with this bundle. #2 Learn to walk in the fullness of your purpose and destiny by living each day with Holy Spirit. Buy a set of Life in the Spirit, get a second set FREE.\n\nSee an error in this article? Send us a correction", "In a New Year's message, West Mercia Police and Crime Commissioner John Campion said the force was at its biggest level since 2020.\n\nThat comes on the back of a Conservative election pledge to recruit 20,000 police across the country.\n\nMr Campion, who was elected as the conservative candidate in 2016, said 2020 would be another big year.\n\nMr Campion said: \"2019 has been a big year for policing here for the communities in West Mercia.\n\n\"We have seen 250 officers recruited as the force has grown to the biggest level since 2012 and 2020 is going to be another big year.\n\n\"I, as commissioner, want to make sure I am the voice of the public in policing, that is why I have worked hard across 2019 to get out there into our communities and more is planned for 2020.\n\n\"There has been a lot that we have achieved in 2019 and I am optimistic as we move into 2020 that this year will be a great year for West Mercia and the communities of West Mercia.\"", ",\n\nEdward Lee and his dog Benji are already looking forward to the grand opening of Lucky Eddie's Social Center on Jan. 24. It was Lee's grandfather, a 30-year Island resident, who first had the idea that Lee should open an adult arcade in this location.\n\n\"I've had positive experiences with adult gaming,\" said Lee. \"It gives people a chance to get out and do something fun. It's geared toward people looking for a night out, with maybe a chance to meet new friends.\"\n\nLee said more than anything he wants to offer people a chance to socialize in an environment that benefits everyone in the community.\n\nArticle Photos The interior of Lucky Eddie’s Social Center.\n\n\n\nPAULETTE LEBLANC\n\nIn addition to having food and drinks brought in from local restaurants at no charge to his gamers, he also plans to hand out winning gift certificates from surrounding businesses, in an effort to support local revenue.\n\n\"I put this place here for people to have fun. Once you get to know Benji and me, it's pretty easy to figure out that I'm here to build relationships and friendships. I'd like to do pizza night on Fridays; a ladies night, where women spend $20 and get an extra $10 to play with. I'd also like to do something to honor veterans. If I can bring people together who didn't know each other, that's what I want to do. If I can keep people from having to drive far away to have a good time, I'd like to do that too,\" said Lee.\n\nLucky Eddie's is located at 10700 Stringfellow Road, Bokeelia, FL 33922. For additional information, call 239-558-8145.", "The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has nabbed a middleman while he was allegedly receiving a huge bribe on behalf of a senior officer of an investigation agency, officials said on Wednesday.\n\nThe officer in question has been detained and being questioned after the middleman told the sleuths about the officer, they said.\n\nThe CBI has refused to comment on the matter saying investigation was going on, officials said.\n\n(This story has not been edited by Business Standard staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)"], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "Twenty years ago, President Bill Clinton, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak and PLO leader Yasser Arafat met at Camp David where Barak offered almost all of what Arafat asked for in exchange for making peace with the Jewish state. Arafat rejected the offer.\n\nThe reason was and remains that the Palestinian leadership doesn’t want to make peace with Israel. Their goal is to eliminate it.\n\nNow comes President Trump with his own peace plan, offering statehood, prosperity and peace to the Palestinians. Has anything changed in the last 20 years, indeed, since 1948 when the Arabs rejected the idea of a Jewish state and launched the first of numerous wars, spawning terrorist attacks?\n\nPalestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas rejected the Trump plan before it was announced, calling the president a “dog” and another name not fit to print.\n\nThe flaw in the Trump plan is that it is designed, like all the others, by people whose thinking is radically different from Arab and Muslim leaders.\n\nLet’s start with the Palestinian Charter, which says in Article Nine: “Armed struggle is the only way to liberate Palestine and is therefore a strategy and not a tactic. The Palestinian Arab people affirms its absolute resolution and abiding determination to pursue the armed struggle and to march forward towards the armed popular revolution, to liberate its homeland and restore its right to a natural life, and to exercise its right of self-determination and national sovereignty.”\n\nOne of the requirements in the Trump peace proposal is for the Palestinians to reject violence, including violence by Islamic Jihad and Hamas. Neither terrorist organization has accepted Israel’s right to exist and is unlikely to do so now.\n\nThe president spoke of the importance of peace for the younger generation. But young people are being educated like those who have gone before. According to the Council on Foreign Relations, a New York-based nonprofit think tank specializing in U.S. foreign policy and international affairs, a 2017 study by the Institute for Monitoring Peace and Cultural Tolerance in School Education (in Jerusalem) found that “Palestinian children are being taught to glorify and value terrorism and violence” and that “The new Palestinian curriculum, which includes new textbooks for grades 1-4, is significantly more radical than previous curricula. To an even greater extent than the 2014-15 textbooks, the curriculum teaches students to be martyrs, demonizes and denies the existence of Israel and focuses on a “return” to an exclusively Palestinian homeland.”\n\nThere are plenty of good intentions in the Trump proposal, including a promise of prosperity and jobs for the Palestinian people. They could have had both long ago. Jobs and prosperity, however, do not supersede what many of them believe to be orders from Allah.\n\nIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his political rival, Benny Gantz, have signed off on the plan, probably for political reasons with another election coming soon. They can’t possibly believe the Palestinian leadership will agree to the proposal.\n\nPeace is not, or should not be, a goal. Peace is a byproduct of victory in war, or a decision by one’s enemies to change the way they believe and act. That Palestinian leaders will change their beliefs and desire to eliminate Israel is as likely as Democrats changing their minds about Trump’s presidency.\n\nOne wishes it were not so, but history — even recent history — proves otherwise.\n\nReaders may email Cal Thomas at tcaeditors@tribpub.com.", "pos": ["Photo Credit: Flash90\n\n{Originally posted to the JNS website}\n\nAs far as Americans who despise President Donald Trump go, as well as for many Jews and Israelis who feel the same way about Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the ceremony unveiling a new U.S. peace plan for the Middle East was a sham.\n\nAdvertisement\n\n\n\nWith the Palestinians refusing to even talk to the administration—let alone negotiate with Israel about implementing the plan’s terms—chances of the “deal of the century” solving the conflict remain exactly zero. Trump’s opponents see his determination to recognize Israeli sovereignty over all of Jerusalem, as well as the green light his plan gives to annexation of West Bank settlements, as an outrage. And they dismiss his offer of statehood to the Palestinians—provided that they recognize the legitimacy of the Jewish state and cease support for terrorism—as meaningless.\n\nIn essence, all those denouncing Trump’s terms are advising the Palestinians to stick to their refusal to talk until a new American president takes office.\n\nWhatever you think about Trump, it is the worst possible advice anyone could give to the Palestinians.\n\nUnfortunately, this is exactly what many Democrats are doing. The same is true of allegedly “pro-peace” Jewish groups like J Street. Rather than encouraging the Palestinians to start negotiating, the “experts” about the Mideast are applauding their decision to reject Trump’s proposal out of hand. Sadly, they are once again serving as enablers for a Palestinian Arab leadership that has, over the course of the last century, failed their people miserably as they pursued a futile war against Zionism.\n\nPalestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas stopped talking to the Americans after Trump recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital in December 2017 and then continued to ignore them as the peace plan was drafted. He refused an invitation to the White House and even a phone call from the president, whom he denounced as a “dog” and a “son of a dog.” But the key to understanding his stance was his statement that if he were to negotiate on these terms, he would be seen as “a traitor” to the Palestinian people.\n\nThe political culture that produced Abbas is one in which any recognition of Israel’s legitimacy is not merely a form of treason, but a complete betrayal of Palestinian identity. That’s why Abbas was meeting with representatives of Hamas and Islamic Jihad, rather than with Trump and Netanyahu at the White House.\n\nAbbas may think that it’s outrageous that he’s being asked to accept less than what George W. Bush and Ehud Olmert offered him in 2008, or what Bill Clinton and Ehud Barak offered his predecessor Yasser Arafat in 2000 and 2001. But what Trump’s critics forget is that both Abbas and Arafat rejected those offers of Palestinian statehood in almost all of the West Bank, Gaza and a share of Jerusalem. Independence wasn’t enough for the Palestinians then. And it’s not enough now—and not because the amount of territory they’re being offered is slightly less than what was on the table previously. Abbas is saying “no” to Trump for the same reason that the Palestinians have been saying “no” to every compromise that has been mooted to solve the conflict since the 1930s. No Palestinian leader has the courage to make peace with Israel, no matter where its borders are drawn, because they remain locked into a war that they have already lost.\n\nPalestinians are right to say that Trump is asking them to surrender. But what they must surrender is their dreams of eliminating Israel. The problem with the plans put forward by Trump’s predecessors was not that they weren’t generous enough to the Palestinians, but that they refused, as Trump has done, to force them to realize that time wasn’t on their side.\n\nIsrael tried in the 1993 Oslo Accords to trade “land for peace,” but got terror instead. The same was true of Ariel Sharon’s withdrawal of every Israeli soldier, settler and settlement from Gaza in August of 2005. The overwhelming majority of Israelis have learned from these failures, and that is why even the Blue and White Party that leads the opposition to Netanyahu largely agrees with him about the need to hold onto security control of the West Bank and to annex portions of it since there is no Palestinian peace partner in sight.\n\nHad the Palestinians accepted Clinton and Barak’s offer of peace in 2000, many of the settlements that Trump is allowing Israel to annex would no longer exist. But after two decades of violence and rejectionism, it isn’t reasonable to expect Israelis to risk their national security and defense in the same manner they might have done in the past. No American president can make Israel give the Palestinians what they want because their goal isn’t a demilitarized state that will live in peace alongside a Jewish state, coupled with the Gaza Strip no longer ruled by Hamas terrorists. The fact that Abbas even cited J Street as a group opposing Trump’s plan after he met with terrorists illustrates how utterly counterproductive that group’s efforts are to the cause of peace.\n\nWith much of the Arab world no longer interested in backing their endless war against Israel, the Palestinians need to understand that Trump’s team of former real estate executives turned diplomats is right to think of them as equivalent to a property that is rapidly depreciating in value.\n\nWhat Trump is offering the Palestinians is the best chance they’re going to get to achieve a measure of independence, and eventually even prosperity. Anyone who advises them differently—whether out of disdain for Trump, or because they are fixated on forcing Israel to retreat to the 1967 lines and evicting hundreds of thousands of Israelis from their homes—is merely encouraging them to make the same mistake Palestinians have made every other time they had a chance to end the conflict and move on with their lives. All J Street and the Democrats are giving them is the permission to go on dooming their people to fight an endless war they’ve already lost."], "neg": ["Millions go on strike against Modi govt’s policies\n\nNEW DELHI/KOLKATA/ MUMBAI: Millions went on strike throughout India on Wednesday, unions said, as workers angry at the government´s labour policies brought travel chaos across the country.\n\nThe widespread action was in opposition to what unions called the \"anti-worker and anti-people policies\" of right-wing Prime Minister Narendra Modi.\n\nThey highlighted the recent privatisation of public firms and natural resources and demanded a rise in the minimum wage and pensions.\n\nFarmers and students joined some of the protests called by 10 trade unions who claim 250 million members between them. Bus and train services and state-owned banks bore the brunt of the national strike action that was staged in defiance of government warnings of \"consequences\" for anyone who took part. Protesters blocked roads and railway tracks, while those at rallies also chanted slogans against the government´s new nationality law that opponents say is anti-Muslim and has sparked widespread demonstrations.\n\nIn West Bengal state, strikers targeted railways and key highways and burned tyres on a main road in the state capital of Kolkata. Protesters carried red flags at rallies in the city.\n\nPolice said there had been some \"clashes\" in Kolkata and other districts between supporters and opponents of the strike.\n\nThe eastern states of Bihar and Odisha, Maharashtra in the west, Haryana in the north and Kerala and Karnataka in the south were also hit by the action. Some workers at state oil and coal firms joined the strike.\n\nThe government had warned strikers that they would face \"consequences\" including having wages deducted and other disciplinary action if they joined the protest. But the strike added to pressure on the Modi government already hit by widespread protests over the nationality law passed on December 11. More than 25 people have been killed in the protests. Growing unrest in universities has added to social tensions.\n\n\"The attitude of the government is that of contempt towards labour,\" said the Centre of Indian Trade Unions, one of the groups organising Wednesday´s 24-hour strike.\n\nOpposition parties have backed the strikers. Rahul Gandhi, former leader of the main opposition Congress party, said the government had \"created catastrophic unemployment\" in a Twitter message praising the action. A government´s move to privatise big state-run firms as it struggles to get out of a severe economic slowdown has riled the opposition and unions.\n\nThe government statistics office forecast on Tuesday that annual growth would slow to 5.0 percent in 2020, the slowest pace in 11 years.\n\nLast month the International Monetary Fund said the Indian government must take steps quickly to reverse the slowdown.\n\nIt said declining consumption and investment, coupled with falling tax revenue, had combined to put the brakes on what was once the fastest growing of the world´s major economies.\n\nMeanwhile, Indian police fired live rounds Wednesday to break up a protest by strikers taking part in nationwide action against government economic policies, officials said.\n\nWest Bengal was the worst hit, with police firing live rounds in the air to break up protesters who set fire to police vehicles and threw rocks at security forces in Malda district, north of the capital Kolkata, a senior police officer said. They also fired tear gas and baton-charged other protests in the eastern state, where many roads and railway lines were blocked. Police said more than 150 arrests were made.\n\nMeanwhile, a top Indian actress who joined students protesting against the government drew calls on social media on Wednesday for a boycott of her upcoming film, as well as praise for being a rare Bollywood A-lister to stand up against a crackdown on dissent.\n\nDeepika Padukone stood silently behind students chanting anti-government slogans at New Delhi’s Jawaharlal Nehru University on Tuesday evening, surprising many in a country where top film stars typically avoid politics. Her act of solidarity came after masked men wielding sticks and rods stormed the JNU campus on Sunday, injuring some 30 people.\n\nStudents at JNU, regarded as a left-wing bastion, have protested for months against an announced fee hike as well as a new citizenship law, which critics say discriminates against Muslims and erodes India’s secular constitution.\n\nPictures circulating online showing a solemn-faced Padukone standing behind an injured student leader, whose head was covered in a bandage, set off social media storm, raising calls for a boycott of her film “Chhapaak” (Splash), which is set to be released on Friday.", "Prime Minister Scott Morrison has, on January 2nd, managed to take some time out of his busy party and backyard cricket schedule to front Australian media, where he has asserted that one of the real tragedies of the on-going, cataclysmic fire catastrophe is milk that’s had to be poured out.\n\nMorrison and Minister for Water Resources David Littleproud fronted media a short time ago for a large and at-times rambling press conference in a bid to quell rising fury from the public in regards to the complete lack of visible action from the Morrison Federal Government as the fire issues have worsened and the associated death toll has risen.\n\nRemarkably enough, the Prime Minister singled out the NSW town of Cobargo, which was virtually flattened as the fire front swept through the town just before New Year’s. Rather than suggest that people losing their homes, and even their lives, Morrison suggested that the biggest tragedy for Cobargo was dairy farmers having to pour milk down a hill due to blackouts shutting off refrigerated storage.\n\n“In particular, down in Cobargo and places like that, where dairies have been milking and they simply have to pour the milk down the hill because of the lack of power to those areas at this time. That is the tragedy of what is occurring as a result of these disasters.”\n\nREAD MORE Scotty From Marketing Spent Yesterday Faffing About With Cricketers\n\nIn a remarkably defensive and at times visibly angry appearance, Morrison repeatedly passed the buck of immediate fire response onto the states – though he did assert Commonwealth assistance was being made available whenever it was needed.\n\nThe Prime Minister was repeatedly grilled on the links between climate change and the conditions that have severely exacerbated fire conditions, and it was on this issue that he became visibly annoyed.\n\nTersely, he snapped “What we will do is make sure our policies remain sensible, that they don’t move towards either extreme, and stay focused on what Australians need for a vibrant and viable economy, as well as a vibrant and sustainable environment. Getting the balance right is what Australia has always been able to achieve.”\n\nShortly after that, he closed his response off with a curt “thank you very much,” before storming off and ending the press conference.\n\nThe Prime Minister did not field any question, nor did he provide comment on, his extraordinarily ill-timed Hawaii holiday, nor his reported past 24 hours spent entertaining a variety of guests at Kirribilli House.\n\nAll in a day’s work for Scotty, folks.", "DUMFRIES AREA\n\nROBBERY\n\nTriangle Shopping Plz., 18000 block, 6:39 p.m. Dec. 17. A man entered a wireless electronics store with a firearm and demanded cash. An employee complied, and the man fled.\n\nAD\n\nTHEFT/BREAK-IN\n\nJonathan Ct., 4300 block, 7 p.m. Dec. 7. Four people entered an unlocked residence, took several pairs of shoes, and fled. An 18-year-old Dumfries man was arrested and charged with conspiracy to commit burglary, burglary and use of a firearm in commission of felony. A Dumfries male, 17, and two Woodbridge males, 16 and 17, were arrested and charged as juveniles with conspiracy to commit burglary, burglary and use of a firearm in commission of felony.\n\nAD\n\nGAINESVILLE AREA\n\nTHEFT/BREAK-IN\n\nCartagena Dr., 14800 block, Dec. 12. A homeowner received an alarm activation alert at his residence and found a rear sliding-glass door was opened by force. Entry was made but nothing was reported missing.\n\nAD\n\nHAYMARKET AREA\n\nSEXUAL BATTERY OF A MINOR\n\nHaymarket area, Dec. 14. An 11-year-old girl was sexually assaulted by a male acquaintance. A 26-year-old Haymarket man was arrested and charged with aggravated sexual battery.\n\nCHILD NEGLECT/DUI\n\nJames Madison Hwy. near Market Ridge Blvd., 2:25 a.m. Dec. 24. A female driver was observed speeding and unable to maintain her lane of travel. During the traffic stop, police determined the driver was under the influence of alcohol with a 10-month-old baby in the vehicle. The 26-year-old Linden woman was arrested and charged with felony child neglect, driving under the influence and reckless driving.\n\nAD\n\nASSAULT ON LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER\n\nMountain View Dr., 4300 block, 1:17 a.m. Dec. 13. A woman was asked by a homeowner to leave the property. She refused, disregarded officers’ commands, bit an officer, and resisted arrest. The 35-year-old Manassas woman was arrested and charged with assault and battery on a law enforcement officer, trespassing, obstruction of justice, and destruction of property.\n\nAD\n\nMANASSAS AREA\n\nHOMICIDE\n\nSudley Rd., 8200 block, 2:25 a.m. Dec. 26. Two men entered a restaurant brandishing a handgun and a baton. They ordered the patrons and employees to the ground and demanded cash and cellphones. They also demanded cash from the restaurant. They shot a man sitting on the floor who was cooperating, then assaulted and shot a delivery driver entering the restaurant who unwittingly held open the door for the men as they fled. The delivery driver, a 56-year-old Manassas man, died at the hospital from his injuries. The first victim was treated for serious injuries but is expected to survive.\n\nAD\n\nROBBERY\n\nWilliamson Blvd., 7500 block, 1:13 a.m. Dec. 23. Two masked males entered a hotel lobby. One went to a back office and demanded cash from an employee at gunpoint, and the other walked behind the counter, opened the cash drawer, took money and fled.\n\nAD\n\nTHEFT/BREAK-IN\n\nCobble Pond Way, 8100 block, 7 p.m. Dec. 5 to 4 p.m. Dec. 9. A gaming console was stolen from a residence entered through an unlocked door.\n\nWOODBRIDGE AREA\n\nMALICIOUS WOUNDINGS\n\nFerry Landing Lane, 13000 block, 4 p.m. Dec. 17. A woman got into an altercation at a residence with a male family member. During the incident, the woman grabbed a knife and swung it toward the man several times, striking him in the head and back. Minor injuries were reported. The 35-year-old Woodbridge woman was arrested and charged with malicious wounding.\n\nAD\n\nDarbydale Ave., 14700 block, 8:54 a.m. Dec. 22. A man got into a verbal altercation with a female acquaintance that escalated in a vehicle. During the incident, the man stabbed the woman in the lower back and grabbed her cellphone when she attempted to call police. The woman was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The 55-year-old Woodbridge man was arrested and charged with malicious wounding, preventing the summoning of law enforcement, and intoxicated in public.\n\nAD\n\nASSAULTS\n\nBeechtree Lane, 2800 block, 6:53 p.m. Dec. 22. A man entered the residence of a female family member without permission. When she attempted to call police the man took the woman’s phone and assaulted her, then fled. The woman sustained minor injuries. In addition, the man violated a current protective order.\n\nAD\n\nPotomac Mills Cir., 2700 block, Dec. 13. A man got into an argument with a female acquaintance in a parking lot at a shopping mall. The man grabbed the woman’s throat. He struck her in the face and head and caused her to fall to the ground and lose consciousness. The woman eventually drove herself to a hospital for treatment. The 30-year-old Stafford man was arrested Dec. 14 and charged with strangulation and assault and battery.\n\nAD\n\nASSAULTS ON LAW ENFORCEMENT\n\nBotts Ave., 13800 block, 10:20 p.m. Dec. 15. Responding to a call for a suspicious person, police located four occupants in a vehicle and detected the odor of marijuana. One of the male occupants was found to be in possession of a handgun and marijuana. He became disorderly, refused lawful commands, provided a false identity, and kicked an officer. The 16-year-old Woodbridge male was arrested and charged with assault and battery on law enforcement officer, possession with intent to distribute marijuana, destruction of property, possession of a firearm while in possession of schedule I or II drugs and presenting false identification to a law enforcement officer.\n\nAD\n\nCloverdale Rd., 15100 block, 4:40 a.m. Dec. 12. A man refused to return a vehicle belonging to a female acquaintance after being allowed to use it briefly. The man drove up while officers were at the residence. He refused to comply with officers’ commands, a struggle ensued, and he was arrested. The 21-year-old Woodbridge man was charged with assault and battery on a law enforcement officer, unauthorized use of a vehicle, and obstruction of justice.\n\nAD\n\nDining Way, 14800 block, 8:45 a.m. Dec. 20. A man was seen attempting to open car doors, then fled into a nearby business where he began acting disorderly. The man assaulted an officer who attempted to detain him and resisted arrest. The 47-year-old man of no fixed address was charged with assault and battery on a law enforcement officer, attempted grand larceny, obstruction of justice and disorderly conduct.\n\nABDUCTION\n\nGableridge Turn, 1800 block, 10:30-11:30 p.m. Dec. 20. A man and a woman got into an argument that escalated at an apartment. When she attempted to flee the apartment, the man pushed the door shut and locked it, preventing her from exiting. The 37-year-old Woodbridge man was arrested and charged with abduction.\n\nAD\n\nAD\n\nROBBERIES\n\nJefferson Davis Hwy., 14000 block, 12:10 a.m. Dec. 24. Two masked men entered a pharmacy brandishing a firearm. One of the men escorted an employee to a back office and demanded cash while the other demanded cash from the registers. No injuries were reported.\n\nMinniville Rd., 12700 block, 1:32 a.m. Dec. 19. Two females entered a service station, accosted an employee with a stun gun and demanded cash. The employee refused and threw merchandise at them. The females attempted to flee, but the employee detained one of them. A 15-year-old Manassas female was arrested and charged with attempted robbery, conspiracy to commit robbery, and assault and battery.\n\nPearson Dr., 4700 block, 1:43 a.m. Dec. 19. Responding to shots fired, police located a man in the street with a gunshot wound and assault injuries to the upper body. The man pulled into a residential driveway and exited a vehicle after returning from a casino with an acquaintance. Multiple masked man assaulted the man, shot him in the upper body, took cash and a cellphone and fled in a dark-color SUV. The injured man was flown to a hospital with life-threatening injuries.\n\nAD\n\nSHOOTING INTO AN OCCUPIED DWELLING\n\nBentley Cir., 13500 block, 3:20 a.m. Dec. 22. A homeowner heard loud noises and discovered bullet holes in her front door. Police located shell casings in the street in front of the residence. No injuries or other damage were reported. A dark four-door sedan was seen fleeing the area.\n\nKatie Pl., 3700 block, 1 a.m. Dec. 26. Responding to shots fired, police located a residence with damage consistent with being struck by projectiles. Shell casings were also located in front of the residence. No injuries or other damage were reported.\n\nARREST\n\nGeorgetown Rd., 16600 block, Dec. 5. Police arrested a 13-year-old Woodbridge male wanted in connection with an attempted armed robbery. He was charged with attempted robbery and use of a firearm in commission of a felony. A male accomplice has not been located.\n\nManassas\n\nThere were no incidents reported by Manassas police for this edition of Local Living. For information, call 703-257-8000.\n\nManassas Park\n\nThere were no incidents reported by Manassas Park police for this edition of Local Living. For information, call 703-361-1136.", "A DRIVER on drugs was caught speeding at over 100mph on the motorway.\n\nPolice chased down a driver weaving in and out of traffic at speeds of more than 100mph on the M61.", "The University has also begun registration for the PhD Common Entrance Test.\n\nPeriyar University is expected to announce undergraduate exam results today. While many reports claim that the Periyar University UG results will be coming today, the official website of the university,where the results are always hosted, has no update in this regard.\n\nPeriyar University Result Link\n\nLast year for the November UG exam, Periyar University had announced the result on January 5.\n\nAfter the results are announced today, candidates can access it online at periyaruniversity.ac.in using their roll number and/ or name. It has been seen earlier that immediately after the results are out, the website stops responding. In such cases, students are suggested to keep patience and wait for a while.\n\nThe University has also begun registration for the PhD Common Entrance Test.\n\nIt has also released the time table for PRIDE practical examination. The University established a directorate for distance education namely Periyar Institute of Distance Education (PRIDE). The PRIDE started functioning from the year 2001 - 2002. PRIDE is held annually for selecting candidates for admission to UG degree, UG certificate, PG degree, MBA, MCA, MSc (IT), PG Diploma Programme, BLIS, MLIS and UG Diploma courses through distance mode.\n\nFor the previous PRIDE, hall tickets were released on January 30.\n\nClick here for more Education News"], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "Your digital subscription allows you to view any content, comment on any issue and submit your own news to our newsroom.", "pos": ["Two new cases of the novel coronavirus have been confirmed in San Joaquin County, bringing the total to three cases in the county, public health officials said Thursday.In response, San Joaquin County Public Health Services declared a public health emergency “in order to assist in leveraging additional resources and funding to ensure an appropriate response to the COVID-19 outbreak.”“The proclamation should not be considered a reason for heightened concern; it is intended to help facilitate additional resources to address the increasing demands of containing the virus,” health officials said in a statement.County officials will now be shifting to community mitigation measures as a way to prevent the spread of COVID-19. This means officials will move away from “individually focused, labor-intensive ‘contact-tracing’ and quarantine, to minimizing the impact of COVID-19 in the greater community.\"“These actions are important steps to freeing up public health resources to protect the most vulnerable populations, and allow our health care system to prepare for taking care of severely ill patients,” health officials said.\n\nTwo new cases of the novel coronavirus have been confirmed in San Joaquin County, bringing the total to three cases in the county, public health officials said Thursday.\n\nIn response, San Joaquin County Public Health Services declared a public health emergency “in order to assist in leveraging additional resources and funding to ensure an appropriate response to the COVID-19 outbreak.”\n\nAdvertisement\n\n“The proclamation should not be considered a reason for heightened concern; it is intended to help facilitate additional resources to address the increasing demands of containing the virus,” health officials said in a statement.\n\nCounty officials will now be shifting to community mitigation measures as a way to prevent the spread of COVID-19. This means officials will move away from “individually focused, labor-intensive ‘contact-tracing’ and quarantine, to minimizing the impact of COVID-19 in the greater community.\"\n\n“These actions are important steps to freeing up public health resources to protect the most vulnerable populations, and allow our health care system to prepare for taking care of severely ill patients,” health officials said."], "neg": ["WASHINGTON (AP) — Iran or its proxy forces may be planning further strikes on American interests in the Middle East, and the U.S. is prepared to take preemptive military action if it gets sufficient warning, Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Thursday.\n\n“The game has changed,” Esper said, citing a series of violent attacks on U.S. personnel and facilities in Iraq in recent months by Iran-supported militia groups. “We’re prepared to do what is necessary to defend our personnel and our interests and our partners in the region.”\n\nOn Tuesday, after a crowd of Iran-backed militiamen and their supporters stormed the U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad, the Pentagon sent a Marine quick-reaction force to the embassy, and later it dispatched hundreds of Army paratroopers from Fort Bragg, North Carolina. The paratroopers are in Kuwait as what Esper called “defensive support.”\n\nEsper announced on Tuesday evening that in addition to sending about 750 soldiers from the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 82nd Airborne Division, the U.S. would deploy more troops from the Fort Bragg unit “over the next several days.” On Thursday he gave no indication of additional imminent deployments.\n\n“We’ll take it day by day,” Esper said when asked whether he had decided to send additional forces.\n\nWithout providing details, Esper told reporters at the Pentagon that the U.S. has “indications” that more Iranian provocations may be in the offing. If that happens, he said, the U.S. will take action — preemptively, if it has enough warning.\n\nIn a written statement Thursday, Esper said the U.S. is certain the attack on the embassy compound was carried out by Iran-supported Iraqi Shiite militias because key leaders of them were seen in the crowd. He specifically referred to Kataeb Hezbollah, or KH, a militia that is part of the Iraqi government-sanctioned Popular Mobilization Forces.\n\nThe U.S. also blames KH for a rocket attack on an Iraqi base near Kirkuk last week that killed one American contractor and wounded many American and Iraqi soldiers. In response, American airstrikes on Sunday struck what the Pentagon described as five KH-related targets in western Iraq and eastern Syria, killing at least 25 fighters.\n\nAsked specifically about the likelihood of further KH provocations following the embassy attack, Esper said, “Do I think they may do something? Yes, and they will likely regret it.”\n\nSpeaking alongside Esper, Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said the U.S. has sufficient forces at the Baghdad Embassy to defend it.\n\n“We are very confident that the integrity of that embassy is strong, and it is highly unlikely to be physically overrun by anyone,” Milley said. “There is sufficient combat power there, air and ground, that anyone who attempts to overrun that will run into a buzz saw.”\n\nTrump administration officials have expressed disappointment in the Baghdad government’s failure to protect U.S. facilities and personnel in the face of numerous attacks by Iran-backed militiamen in recent months. Esper, however, took a more conciliatory tone Thursday when asked about repeated U.S. pleas for better Iraqi precautions.\n\nEsper said the Iraqi government’s “performance has greatly improved in the last 24 hours,” with regard to security. On the other hand, he said, the Iraqi government in 2019 was urged “over and over” by senior American officials to do more to control the Iran-sponsored militia groups, such as KH, and to investigate those who instigate attacks on U.S. targets.\n\n“We haven’t seen sufficient action on their part,” Esper said, adding that Iraqi leaders must “get the Iranian influence out of the country.”\n\nCopyright © The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.", "This Dracula review contains spoilers. It originally appeared on Den of Geek UK.\n\nDracula Episode 1\n\nWith a personal brand that stretches across all of culture, the who, what, when and where of Count Dracula are well known. He’s a centuries-old nobleman in a Transylvanian castle who vants to suck your blooood. The novel question this adaptation of Bram Stoker’s story asks is: why? Why crucifixes, why the need for an invitation, why the brides, why everything. Why is Count Dracula the best, most successful vampire of all time?\n\nIt’s a good hook, and a much-needed one for this lengthy four and a half-hour adaptation (told in three 90-minute episodes, Dracula follows the same format as the creators’ previous show Sherlock). Asking \"why\" reinvigorates a story we already know, bringing the villain out of the shadows and refashioning him as the lead and not just the title character.\n\nFashioning him full stop, you might say. Making Dracula so present in his own story requires the almost complete invention of an actual character beyond the nightmare stuff. Until now, you may as well have asked what drives bacteria, or a school of piranhas, or a lashing rainstorm.\n\nAdvertisement\n\nDoing the asking here is queen of weird comedy Dolly Wells, playing Dutch atheist nun Sister Agatha, full name: Sister Agatha Van Helsing - a late reveal signalled early on by a glimpse of the wooden stakes in the bottom of her carpet bag.\n\nread more: Dracula Series Score is Made From Real Blood and Screaming Babies\n\nInterviewing solicitor Jonathan Harker about his time with Count Dracula in the first hour, Agatha is a jockey with a whip, urging the plot onwards. Once Dracula arrives at the convent, she’s a co-lead with her own emotional arc. Wells is the episode's funniest, oddest ingredient, gets all the best lines and doesn’t waste a single one.\n\nShouldering the Count’s new dramatic weight while making him funny, sexy, menacing and monstrously detached is Danish actor Claes Bang. From half an hour in, when Bang is unveiled without ageing prosthetics or Transylvanian accent, he’s a hit. His louche delivery and indifference to suffering (“John-ny, there’s no ba-by”) feel satisfyingly transgressive for a monster as classic as this one.\n\nread more - Dracula Episode 2 Review: Blood Vessel\n\nA monster who’ll be recognisably familiar to viewers of Sherlock, Doctor Who or Steven Moffat’s 2007 series Jekyll – commanding, super-intelligent and entirely without conscience. This is Dracula styled with Moffat and Gatiss’ tastes and tics: an open-door policy for famous name drops (the Count ate Mozart), in-jokes (“I have a detective acquaintance in London,” says Agatha. And could the barmaid at The Rose and Crown Mina lusts after in her letter to Jonathan be a nod to Jenna Coleman’s character in Doctor Who’s The Snowmen?) as well as a toweringly high tolerance for most badum-tish of puns. (“You do look rather… drained\").\n\nAs Harker, John Heffernan has much less fun than Bang and Wells, but does even more impressive work. Even with his character’s oozing sores, fly-absorbing eyeball, missing fingernails and prosthetic rat teeth, he and Morfydd Clark (playing Mina – \"hidden\" in plain sight from the start as Sister Agatha’s silent colleague) somehow make a heartfelt love scene work. Heffernan is a fine comedy straight man and an even finer tragedian.\n\nread more - Dracula Episode 3 Review: The Dark Compass\n\nAll that, and there’s some real horror. Vampire babies and gruesome living corpses and glitch-animated unfolding zombie bones and a glistening nude Count having just burst his way through a bloody wolf pelt, crouching on cobbles and licking blood from a knife blade. Episode one is full of weird imagery and unsettling detail from director Jonny Campbell, supported by an impressive Gothic setting and atmospheric score.\n\nWeird is one word for it. Idiosyncratic is another. Unhinged might be a third. Scary, funny, unusual, simultaneously a tribute to classic movie horror and a pastiche of the same, it careens between broad laughs and disquieting images.\n\nLike the recently aired A Christmas Carol, any new version of a much-adapted tale needs to justify its existence through the force of its personality. This Dracula could hardly be accused of shirking that job - on the basis of episode one, it has personalities to spare.\n\nRead and download the Den of Geek Lost In Space Special Edition Magazine right here!", "The case against a Cornwall man who removed a provincially mandated sticker decrying the federal carbon tax from a gas pump has been dropped.\n\nJesse Seguin, 36, was charged with criminal mischief in October after police alleged he removed an Ontario government-mandated sticker from a gas pump at a Cornwall gas station.\n\nThe “federal carbon tax transparency sticker”, which must be displayed on an easily visible place on every gas pump in Ontario outside of a First Nation, was mandated by the Progressive Conservative government last August as a way to convince more Ontarians to oppose the federal carbon tax.\n\nThe federal tax was imposed on the province after the Ford government cancelled Ontario’s cap-and-trade program and refused to create a carbon tax of its own.\n\nSeguin was arrested and released from custody with a court date in late November, but the charge was withdrawn by the Crown.", "Don’t spread invasive freshwater pests this summer\n\nGisborne District Council and Biosecurity New Zealand are reminding everyone who visits rivers, lakes and streams this summer to check, clean and dry their gear when they move between waterways.\n\n“Checking, cleaning and drying your gear between waterways stops the spread of invasive freshwater pests, such as didymo, hornwort, pest fish and oxygen weed,” says Gisborne’s Check Clean Dry advocate, Teegan Maxwell.\n\nMs Maxwell says freshwater pests pose a serious threat to all rivers, streams and lakes in the Gisborne Wairoa area.\n\n“If pests get into our waterways they are just about impossible to get rid of, they cost a fortune to manage and can ruin beautiful water ways and habitat for native species.\n\nSome freshwater pests, like didymo, are microscopic and can be spread in a single drop of water. Even if you can’t see the danger you could be spreading it,” she said.\n\nMs Maxwell recommends people follow the simple Check-Clean-Dry process before leaving any waterway:\n\n• Check all gear that touched water and leave behind any weed or debris.\n\n• Clean gear with a simple solution of 5% dishwashing liquid (one tablespoon per 250mls of water). The solution can be tipped into anchor wells, bilge areas, kayak hulls and sprayed onto wet surfaces and fishing gear. Absorbent materials, such as lifejackets, wetsuits, booties and tramping boots can be soaked for several minutes\n\n• Dry gear inside and out for at least 24 hours before visiting another waterway.\n\n“Following these simple procedures will help stop freshwater pests from spreading throughout New Zealand’s waterways. If we all do our bit, we’ll protect our waterways for future generations,” said Ms Maxwell.\n\nFor more information about didymo and other freshwater pests visit www.mpi.govt.nz/check-clean-dry .\n\nTo report suspected Didymo or other pests, phone the hotline immediately on 0800 80 99 66.\n\n\n\n\n\n© Scoop Media", "Police in Mississippi's capital city say two children have been hospitalized after being shot while riding in a vehicle.\n\nA Jackson Police Department spokesman, Sam Brown, says the shootings happened Tuesday.\n\nThe 13-year-old and the 1-year-old were in a vehicle with their mother, their grandmother and another adult.\n\nShots came from another vehicle, hitting the children. None of the adults in the vehicle with the children was hurt. Police were searching for two suspects."], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites.\n\nSmartphone shipments saw their biggest ever drop in February as the novel coronavirus ravaged China, one of the world's largest markets and a vital manufacturing hub.\n\nWorldwide, phone shipments fell 38% to 61.8 million units in February 2020, from 99.2 million units in the same month last year, according to Strategy Analytics. The firm attributed the \"huge\" drop to a collapse in demand in Asia.\n\n\"February 2020 saw the biggest fall ever in the history of the worldwide smartphone market,\" Strategy Analytics analyst Neil Mawston said. \"Supply and demand of smartphones plunged in China, slumped across Asia and slowed in the rest of the world. It is a period the smartphone industry will want to forget.\"\n\nNow playing: Watch this: 3 new Apple products and more on the way\n\nThe news follows warnings by companies like Apple that they likely won't meet their expected sales targets because of the coronavirus and COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus. Apple in February cited two reasons for its update: The coronavirus was hurting both demand from Chinese customers and production capabilities inside the country. China is one of the world's biggest markets and the primary location where devices like the iPhone are assembled. Because factories are coming online later, there'll be iPhone shortages around the globe, Apple has said.\n\nThe coronavirus is changing the way we live and forcing people across the globe to stay at home and isolate themselves from others. The pandemic has caused schools to close, while other closures have swept across the US, from Broadway theaters to NBA venues. Starting Tuesday, the San Francisco Bay Area was put on lockdown, with citizens ordered to stay at home except for essential outings. It followed places like France and Spain in limiting the movement of the public, and the rest of California joined the lockdown on Thursday. The state of New York followed suit Friday.\n\nA slow recovery?\n\nQualcomm CEO Steve Mollenkopf told CNBC on Thursday that phone purchases in China have returned to normal as the country recovers from the coronavirus outbreak. Qualcomm is the world's biggest handset maker, supplying wireless chips to Apple, Samsung and most of the other major phone vendors in the world.\n\n\"if you're just looking at activations of cellphones in China ... at the end of January, you saw a big dip,\" Mollenkopf said. But purchases in that country have recovered in March. \"It's really turned back to the same level you had a year ago,\" he said. \"It clearly was a very difficult time in February, but it's good to see that returning.\"\n\nHe added that Qualcomm's customers -- the companies designing phones -- have seen their supply chains return to about 70% to 80% capacity.\n\nStill, Strategy Analytics analyst Yiwen Wu on Friday warned that global smartphone shipments will remain weak throughout this month.\n\n\"The coronavirus scare has spread to Europe, North America and elsewhere, and hundreds of millions of affluent consumers are in lockdown, unable or unwilling to shop for new devices,\" Wu said. \"The smartphone industry will have to work harder than ever to lift sales in the coming weeks, such as online flash sales or generous discounts on bundling with hot products like smartwatches.\"\n\nApple, for its part, has reopened its stores in China but has closed all its retail locations outside the Asian country, indefinitely. It also has limited online iPhone purchases as COVID-19 constrains its supply chain. Consumers can buy only two iPhones or iPads per person. The last time Apple imposed such limits was 2007, when the original iPhone came out.\n\nApple this week introduced two new products, a new iPad with a keyboard case that has a trackpad, as well as an updated MacBook Air.", "pos": ["February was set to be a big month for the phone industry, with its major annual Mobile World Congress showcase, where many new phones are unveiled for the first time."], "neg": ["Money\n\nJeff Bezos is still the richest person in the world, even after losing $10 billion in one year.\n\nThe Amazon founder held onto the top spot in the final day of the 2019 Bloomberg Billionaire Index with an estimated net worth of $115 billion. He’s trailed closely by Microsoft founder Bill Gates, whose estimated worth is $113 billion.\n\nBezos, Gates and French business magnate Bernard Arnault are the only three billionaires on the list whose net worths exceed $100 billion.\n\nBezos was expected to lose the top spot in the billionaire index after a choppy year for his finances. As part of his divorce settlement with ex-wife Mackenzie Bezos, he held onto 75% of the couple’s Amazon stock.\n\nThe rest went to his former wife, who also received a 4% stake in the company. That amounted to around $37 billion, making her the 25th-richest person in the world.\n\nGates briefly toppled Bezos in November after Amazon profits fell nearly 28% from the previous year while Microsoft shares soared 48%. But his time at the top was short-lived.\n\nFamiliar faces round out the current top 10. Warren Buffett and Mark Zuckerberg clock in fourth and fifth. The Facebook founder added a staggering $26.3 billion to his personal wealth this year.\n\nJulia Flesher Koch, widow of conservative businessman David Koch and the only woman in the top 10, is worth $62 billion.", "Every year when the clock strikes midnight, new rates and regulations come into effect across Saskatchewan.\n\nAlthough some changes will not arrive until later in the year, such as the Federal Carbon Tax increase that applies to power and energy bills, there are a number of changes that will take effect in the new year of 2020.\n\nFederal\n\nThe federal carbon tax will increase from $20 to $30 per tonne of emissions on April 1, 2020. Those changes apply to SaskPower and SaskEnergy bills. Municipal services like Saskatoon Light and Power historically follow the lead of SaskPower and adopt any provincial rate increases.\n\nThe federal government is providing the following climate change incentives for Saskatchewan residents:\n\n$405 for single adults or the first adult in a couple\n\n$202 for the second adult in a couple or the first child of a single parent\n\n$101 for each child under 18 (starting with the second child for single parents)\n\nThese incentives mean a family of four could receive $809 annually. The credits will be paid through personal income tax returns.\n\nProvincial\n\nNew legislation to regulate the insurance industry will come into effect on Jan. 1, 2020.\n\nThe Insurance Act will replace the The Saskatchewan Insurance Act.\n\nThe province said the new act includes new licensing and supervision requirements and outlines new market conduct standards, among other changes it said will protect consumers.\n\nAccording to the province, it also includes new complaint-handling measures so consumers know where to take complaints and disputes, such as to an ombudservice or the Superintendent of Financial Institutions.\n\nRegina\n\nIn Regina, a property tax increase of 3.25 per cent will occur in 2020. It will be the lowest increase in a decade of property tax hikes.\n\nNew smoke alarm regulations will also come into effect on Jan. 1, 2020. Rental properties must now have hardwired smoke alarms with a battery back-up on levels with sleeping rooms.\n\nLandlords must also ensure that 10-year tamper-proof lithium battery-operated smoke alarms are on all levels without sleeping rooms if they do not already have hardwired, interconnected smoke alarms. The new alarms must be in place by Jan. 1, 2020.\n\nLandlords can be prosecuted if a fire occurs and they are in breach of the regulations.\n\nSaskatoon\n\nProperty taxes will increase by 3.7 per cent in Saskatoon. Although the tax is increasing, it's a smaller jump than in 2019, when the tax rate went up 4.4 per cent.\n\nSaskatoon Light and Power rates will increase by 2.4 per cent in 2020. The carbon tax charge for residential customers will increase from $0.34 per kilowatt hour to $0.63 per kWh.\n\nWater and wastewater costs will increase by 4.1 per cent.", "Bigg Boss 13 saw the first nomination task of the New Year today. In the morning, Rashami Desai complained that food is not being made on time. Mahira Sharma who cooks daily got really upset and started shouting. Paras Chhabra came to her defense. He said she would not cook any more. Later, Sidharth Shukla made her understand. Mahira Sharma was also nominated by a number of members. However, she held her ground and answered back to everyone. The housemates also said that Paras Chhabra had no other work than look after Mahira. But the lady has given it back...This is how Twitter reacted to Mahira's statements...\n\nAaj Asim ne abuse kya #MahiraSharma ko to kisi celebrity ne tweet nahi kya,aurton ki izzat nahi krta badtameez hai But agar yahi #SidharthShukla ne kiya hota to aajate sab jhund bana k tweet par tweet krte.\n\nBolye @GAUAHAR_KHAN aunty ji, soch to liya hoga kaise Asim ko sahi bolu. — Roshni ||? #SidHearts❤️ (@roshni_khanam) January 1, 2020\n\n#MahiraSharma: Sorry apko Kutta bol diya!!!\n\nUnko bura lag jayega, kyuki kutte wafadaar hote hain!! Mahira killing it today ?? — Maaz (@Maaz20877942) January 1, 2020\n\n#MahiraSharma was lit ??\n\nKya dhoya sabko single-handedly... — Happy (SidHeart♥️) (@oyehappy) January 1, 2020\n\nYes. We should vote for #MahiraSharma . In this phase of the show Sidharth Shukla a strong and loyal friend like Mahira Sharma. Thanks Mahira and Paras. #SidharthShukla #MahiraSharma #ParasChabbra #BiggBoss — Anup Biswas (@AnupBis71680145) January 1, 2020\n\nMahira killed it today???#MahiraSharma : Har waqt #SidharthShukla k peechay paray rehtay hain Pehlay #ParasChhabra chahye tha phir #Arhaan ab isko #Assim chaye\n\nKhud kuch kar lai TRashmi Aunty\n\n??? Go & Vote For Mahira #bb13 #BiggBoss13 @BiggBoss@ColorsTV — Bigg Boss 13 Official (@BiggBoss_13) January 1, 2020\n\n#MahiraSharma: Sorry apko Kutta bol diya!!!\n\nUnko bura lag jayega, kyuki kutte wafadaar hote hain!! Mahira killing it today ?#BB13 #BiggBoss13 — Sandeep Tanwar Sidheart ❤ (@sandeep353055) January 1, 2020\n\nToday’s episode her punches were upto the mark\n\nMahira to madhurima- main paras k bina zero hu,aap ek dusre k bina ke zero,best one liner by #MahiraSharma #SiddharthShukla kaa influence hai — Sushmita Das (@Drsushmitalone7) January 1, 2020\n\nWe can see that Mahira Sharma is coming into her own in the game. It will be fun to see her fierce side. Paras Chhabra and Mahira's bond is the strongest in the house. Stay tuned to BollywoodLife for more scoops and updates!", "As the curtain falls on 2019, one significant journey will for long be remembered by Nigerians, South Africans and entire African continent: President Muhammadu Buhari’s historic three-day visit to South Africa, October 3-5th, 2019. Before the visit, fear and anxiety had engulfed the continent, and cries of xenophobic attacks ruled the air waves. Daily figures of casualties, both real and imagined, flared tempers, and reprisals were already taking a toll on South African business interests abroad.\n\nHeadlines, local and international, were metaphoric, pumping adrenaline: “Africa’s Big Brothers at War’’, “Africa’s Two Largest Economies Set for Show Down’’, “Xenophobic Attacks Record More Casualties’’, “Bad Blood Between Two African Powerhouses’’ and “Ramaphosa’s Shame’’. For the period, Africa’s policy of brothers’ keeper was tested. The theatre of the absurd, which started in South Africa, Africa’s second largest economy, was fast consuming lives and relations. Citizens of Zambia, Zimbabwe and Somalia were leaving. All hope rested on President Buhari and South Africa’s Cyril Ramaphosa.\n\nOn September 4th, 2019, following more attacks and reports of killings, Nigerian delegation to the 28th World Economic Forum on Africa in Cape Town, South Africa, which was to be led by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, shelved participation. “Clearly with this climate, he (Osinbajo) and Mr. President have agreed that he should not go,” Nigerian Foreign Minister Geoffrey Onyeama explained. Rwandan President Paul Kagame and Malawi’s Peter Mutharika had earlier pulled out of the conference, citing various reasons.\n\nIn South Africa, the onslaught on foreign businesses, largely attributed to frustration from growing unemployment, and allegations of misgivings and poor conduct of some foreigners, had become unbearable. To further register Nigeria’s chagrin, the High Commissioner to South Africa, Amb. Kabiru Bala was called to Nigeria for briefing, and the South African acting High Commissioner, Bobby Moroe, was invited by the Minister of Foreign Affairs over the deteriorating situation. For safety, South African High Commission in Abuja and other businesses across the country were closed.\n\nOn September 5th, 2019, President Buhari despatched a special envoy to South Africa. The special envoy, who is Director General of Nigeria’s National Intelligence Agency, Amb. Ahmed Rufai Abubakar, met with South Africa’s President and expressed Nigeria’s displeasure over the treatment of her citizens. President Ramaphosa gave an assurance on safety of lives and property, attributing attacks to criminal elements.\n\nOn September 16, 2019, President Ramaphosa’s special envoy, Mr Jeff Radebe, was received at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. At the meeting, a statement by Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President, Media and Publicity, quoted President Buhari as saying: “Going back to historical antecedents, we made great sacrifices for South Africa to become a free state. I was a junior officer to Gen. Murtala Muhammad, and Gen. Olusegun Obasanjo. They were not operating in a democracy, but they got Nigerians to support them in the bid to see a free South Africa. Our leadership was quite committed to the cause. We made sacrifices, which younger people of today may not know. During my last visit to South Africa with the late President Robert Mugabe, it was very emotional, as Mugabe spoke about Nigeria’s contribution to free South Africa.” Radebe apologized on behalf of his President for what he called “acts of criminality and violence” that recently occurred, adding that “such do not represent our value system, nor those of the larger number of South Africans.”\n\nOn September 11, 2019, the first set of Nigerians evacuated by a private airline, Air Peace, arrived in Lagos, mostly women and children. More than 600 Nigerians were flown out of the country by the airline. “We had long delays with issues of biometrics by the host country, and people were frustrated. The tension was high. When it was eventually waived, teary Nigerians started the national anthem. It was such a touching moment,’’ Nigeria’s Consular General in Johannesburg, Amb. Godwin Adama, said. Adama had spent many sleepless nights ensuring safety of citizens at the height of the diplomatic uproar.\n\nIn Nigeria, South African businesses were at high risk. Initial attacks, spurred by looters, were quickly nipped in the bud. The Police made arrests, and protected all business outfits. The atmosphere of bitterness and mutual suspicion persisted. In spite of arrests in Johannesburg and Pretoria, foreigners kept fleeing the country.\n\nOn August 11, 2019, President Buhari had agreed to visit South Africa, after a phone conversation with President Ramaphosa. The President spoke with the South African leader from his country home in Daura, Katsina State. In spite of the escalation of violence and destruction of Nigerian businesses in following weeks, he kept his promise. A statement by Senior Special Assistant to the President, Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, that President Buhari would visit South Africa was greeted with mixed feelings. In Nigeria, some felt it was belittling for the Nigerian leader to visit South Africa since the crisis started from there, while others said it was unsafe. For some, since Nigeria played a significant role in the fight against apartheid, it deserved more respect. The President was unperturbed, preferring heart-to-heart talks to resolve the issues, not diplomatic ego tripping.\n\nAt 9.10pm, October 3, 2019, President Buhari arrived at the South African Air force Base, Waterkloof, Pretoria and was received by Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Dr. Naledi Pandor and Minister of Social Development, Ms. Lindiwe Zulu. Apart from the State visit, the President attended the 9th meeting of the Bi-National Commission, alongside President Ramaphosa. The Bi-National Commission for the first time witnessed the participation of two Heads of State after an elevation. The warmth and friendliness when the leaders met at the Union Building signalled intention for harmony. The elaborate, colourful military welcome ceremony at the South African administrative hub, tête-à-tête to discuss issues of mutual interests relating to the welfare of citizens, and review of 32 agreements/MOUs of the Bi-National Commission dowsed all fears and uncertainty on Nigeria/South Africa relations.\n\nAt every turn, which include press briefing, bi-national commission meeting and the state dinner, both leaders stood on a common reconciliatory ground, condemning the strings of attacks, and assuring their citizens of an early warning signal framework, need for more tolerance in a rising competitive world and closer working relationship to promote greater harmony. They also promised implementation of the MOUs from the Bi-National Commission to promote more Nigerian investments in South Africa.\n\n“Going further back in recent history, during the dark days of the fight against apartheid, Nigeria was formally designated a Frontline State, notwithstanding the fact that we were not geographically in Southern Africa. It was rather in recognition of the political, human and material support and sacrifices of the Nigerian Government and people for South Africa,’’ President said at the State Dinner. “Nigerian workers, students and the Government made great contributions and stood shoulder to shoulder with the peoples of Southern Africa in their struggles against colonialism and apartheid.’’\n\nPresident Ramaphosa apologised for the loss of lives of foreigners, damages to property and strained relations, with an assurance: “Your Excellency, we owe our freedom to the people of Nigeria and the people of Africa. We pay tribute to Nigeria’s tireless support for the international campaign against apartheid. We will not forget how Nigeria spearheaded the call for political and economic sanctions against apartheid South Africa following the Sharpeville Massacre of 21 March 1960, which left many unarmed demonstrators dead.\n\n“We will not forget the great sacrifices made by the Nigerian people in the 1970s and 1980s for the freedom that South Africans enjoy today. Without Nigerian support, our freedom would have come at a much greater cost. We will never forget the great debt we owe you and we will never allow the lawless actions of a few to undermine the bonds of friendship between our peoples.’’\n\nMonths after President Buhari’s visit, Nigerians in South Africa enjoy a more peaceful stay, and South African citizens and businesses in Nigeria continue to thrive, unhindered. In both countries, 2019 end-of-year thanksgivings captured the visit that ushered in harmonious living and understanding.\n\nOn December 17th, 2019, after receiving Letters of Credence from South Africa’s new High Commissioner to Nigeria, T.D. Mseleku, President Buhari said: “At the end of our visit to South Africa, all those that were expressing doubts and fears had nothing to say. The visit was spectacular in many ways. Please give my deep appreciation to President Ramaphosa.’’ The President said former South African President, Nelson Mandela’s legacy of forgiveness, sacrifice and humility should be Africa’s template for leadership, and peaceful co-existence.\n\nOche Echeija Egwa is a Press Officer in the Office of the Special Adviser to the President, Media and Publicity.", "Getty\n\nThe workforce can sometimes feel like a dog-eat-dog world where winners win, losers lose, and everyone else is left by the road feeling disillusioned, disengaged or, otherwise, simply dissed. Still, you know you need to press whatever advantage you have against the competition, against the status quo and against indifference. If you are reading this, you’re likely in the arena and seeking to advance your career against unyielding headwinds with hopes that, in this New Year, you’ll experience greater levels of career success. But the truth is that this year will likely end up just like all the prior ones unless you change the game and have the courage to make different—even bolder—career moves.\n\nRather than spending your time following a rule book that causes you to spin your wheels getting nowhere fast, I suggest you throw it out altogether. Instead of trying to work through traditional and flawed career paradigms, I challenge you to break out of them completely because your next best career move can’t be found there.\n\nStop following outdated and obsolete career advice.\n\nThe best career move you can make to achieve success is to stop doing something. Absolutely stop following outdated and obsolete career advice.\n\nHave you had internal struggles with wanting to break free, take more risks and try new things but also felt bound by old rules? Do old rules about risk, about change, about success and about careers create difficulties for you? Oh, the shame and conflict of it all. Have you ever been told to play to win but then ridiculed if you lose? What about change? Have you ever been told to be open to change but then pulled back because you were changing things too much and too fast?\n\nFollowing the old (traditional) rule book has surely worked out well for some. But for many, many others, it has become an emotional burden, created career turmoil and led to hugely negative career experiences such as these:\n\nYou end up working a job you hate for years because you took it as a placeholder thinking that something better would come along. Nothing better ever came, and now you feel typecast and stuck.\n\nYou started working for a company you love but ended up miserable because you’ve been skipped over for promotions year after year or haven’t received the pay raises you thought you deserved.\n\nYou love the work you do and the company you work for, but you don’t have flexibility with your schedule and find it more and more difficult to have any work-life balance.\n\nYou are in a highly sought after or respected profession such as law or medicine, and you earn very good money, but you’re only doing it to accommodate career expectations or standards that someone else set for you. The old rules say to adhere to society’s pressures because happiness and fulfillment are second to money and status. You’ve sacrificed your freedom to choose, and now you aren’t fulfilled.\n\nTry something new and different this year.\n\nChallenge yourself to stop following outdated and obsolete career advice or outdated resume advice, and try these things instead.\n\nInstead of waiting to climb the career ladder, just break the damn thing.\n\nYes, you can cut in line rather than patiently wait your turn. Better yet, skip the line completely. The rules about who gets up to bat next have completely gone out the door. If you have any doubt about this, just look at politics (younger upstarts have been taking out long-serving, experienced players every cycle).\n\nBut the same thing is happening in regular workplaces more and more too. Employers are looking for new talent with new, innovative thinking and ideas. They want hungry, competitive people with fresh perspectives. If you find yourself off on the sidelines trying to count up how many years you have to wait before you can apply for your boss’s job, you are setting yourself up for deep disappointment and regret. If you are serious about getting that job, I recommend you get your bosses job (the title at least) at another company if you have to. There’s no reason for you to wait many years—even decades—before you can advance up the career ladder. You have to explore other options, even outside the company if you must. Instead of working your way up the ladder, you can choose to shrewdly go around it.\n\nInstead of quitting your job to start a business, add on a side gig.\n\nIf you have a strong pull toward entrepreneurship but also need to be able to pay your bills and have money for your business, don’t feel pressured to quit your job. You can do both and don’t have to feel guilty about pursuing something outside your “regular” job.\n\nAlso, you can take time to build up your business and client base before leaving your steady paycheck behind. Many successful entrepreneurs and business owners have done it that way. Do what works best for you and your family.\n\nInstead of only applying for jobs when you meet 100% of the qualifications, go ahead apply if you only have 80%.\n\nIf you can describe how you can succeed in the job and clearly articulate the value you bring, employers are willing to take a chance with less experienced or less educated applicants. Focus your efforts on the stuff that’s harder to teach like so-called soft skills which actually are the harder skills to develop.\n\nHelp employers understand your strengths in areas where they most struggle to find talent. Persuade an interviewer that you bring a unique set of leadership, emotional intelligence, conflict resolution, communication, negotiation or decision-making skills, and you just might get a real close look. Make employers view you as trustworthy with integrity, and you very well may take that job from more experienced candidates.\n\nInstead of hoping that you don’t lose, go ahead and play to win by taking calculated career risks.\n\nSuccessful people in fulfilled careers play to win while unsuccessful people just hope they don’t lose while trying to avoid risk at all costs. It is acceptable, even mandatory, to take more risks in this new career paradigm. It’s not just about risk for those who want to become an entrepreneur, but employees at all levels make career decisions that are risky so that they can advance in today’s environment and compete for the best jobs.\n\nBeen on your job for two years and want to leave to work for a different company? Do it. Job hopping doesn’t have nearly the same stigma that it used to. Actually, the greater problems for your career today are the risks that come with staying in the same job for too long, failing to diversify your career portfolio and neglecting to keep your skills and talents current. Each of these will cause more lasting career damage than job hopping (so long as you put in approximately two years on the job).\n\nWant to walk away from a comfortable, good-paying job because you aren’t growing? Do it. What is the worst thing that can happen? If things don’t work out with another job, or you can’t take your side gig full time, just do what it takes to get another job.\n\nWant to quit your job to start your own business? Do it. If you can handle it financially and are just burning with passion to put all your energy in on starting your business, go ahead and take the risk.\n\nWilling to take a job with less pay so that you can make a career change or transition into a completely different career path that you’re more passionate about? Do it.\n\nThese are not radical suggestions. This is what the most successful people are doing today and what they have been doing for decades. It has become necessary for all of us to consider our careers against the winds of the future world of work. This includes diversified portfolios, multiple revenue streams, digital transformation (i.e., automation, artificial intelligence, robotics, etc.) and greater levels of employee competition. Are you playing to win?\n\nOutdated and obsolete career advice won’t help you.\n\nWhile outdated and obsolete career advice won’t help you, trying something new and different will. New and different will help you compete in this dynamic and ever-changing workforce, and the good news is that you get to decide for yourself what career decisions you make or don’t make. You also get to live with the benefits, rewards and consequences (the good and the bad).\n\nAre you ready to throw out outdated and obsolete career advice? Will you ignore it, and instead try something new and different to advance your career this year? Or will you be sitting where you are at the end of this year griping about your employer, your job or your career? It’s a new day, and it’s all up to you."], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "A woman’s footage of an apparent TV theft in Langford has been shared hundreds of times on social media.\n\nShannon Burnside shared a post on New Year’s Eve around 4:30 p.m. of a black SUV with a stolen TV hanging out of the back passenger’s side door. A man can be seen running alongside the car and jumping in before the driver speeds off, narrowly missing stopped vehicles.\n\nREAD ALSO: Brazen theft caught on tape in Victoria bicycle store\n\n“These guys just stole this TV from Superstore,” Burnside wrote.\n\nWest Shore RCMP say they received a report of a stolen TV from the Langford Superstore and the incident remains under investigation. Management at Superstore declined for comment.\n\nLike us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.", "pos": ["Send this page to someone via email\n\nIt appears Boxing Week deals weren’t good enough for a pair of alleged thieves in Langford, B.C.\n\nThe pair were captured on camera hustling a flat screen television out of the Victoria suburb’s Superstore, and into a waiting SUV — before fleeing in a panic with the door still open and the TV hanging out.\n\nREAD MORE: More downtown Vancouver store owners say violent shoplifting is getting worse\n\nShannon Burnside told Global News the duo actually pushed her out of the way as they scrambled out the store’s “in” door, and partially loaded the television into the vehicle.\n\nShe said the SUV then almost drove off without one of the men “who was literally caught with his pants down.”\n\nIn the video, one of the alleged thieves can be seen appearing to break his stride to pull his pants up as the SUV jerks to a stop for him to jump in.\n\nStory continues below advertisement\n\nREAD MORE: Vancouver police change tone on rise in violent shoplifting incidents\n\nManagement at the Superstore declined to comment. Global News has requested comment from the West Shore RCMP.\n\nBurnside said staff at the store thanked her for shooting the video, and wondered where the security guard had been."], "neg": ["The dinosaur formerly known as Nanotyrannus Friedrich Saurer/Alamy\n\nSometimes the simplest explanation is the right one. Two controversial dinosaur skeletons have been held up as evidence that Tyrannosaurus rex shared its environment with a second, tiny species of tyrannosaur. Now, a detailed study of the fossilised leg bones suggests the diminutive dinos are really just teenage T. rexes.\n\nThe two skeletons, one nearly complete, were discovered in the early 2000s in rocks known as the Hell Creek Formation, which spans Montana, Wyoming and North and South Dakota. The formation also yielded some of the first T. rex bones, early in the 20th century.\n\nThe more complete specimen is nicknamed Jane, and the other is nicknamed Petey. Along with one other small skull found in 1942, they have been used to argue for a new type of dinosaur called Nanotyrannus, which was like a T. rex but smaller.\n\nAdvertisement\n\nAs researchers performed more detailed analysis of the specimens, it seemed more and more likely that the small predators were simply young T. rexes, but there was still some disagreement. The newest analysis by Holly Woodward at Oklahoma State University and her colleagues may be the final nail in the coffin of Nanotyrannus.\n\nRead more: T. rex evolved into a monster predator by dumbing down its brain\n\nAll modern vertebrates have a period every year where bone growth briefly pauses. We don’t know exactly why this happens, but it leaves a circle in every bone that shows when the growth stopped, Woodward says. “We can just count the rings like with a tree to find the dinosaur’s age.”\n\nWoodward and her team counted the rings in Jane and Petey’s femurs and tibias. They found that Jane was probably around 13 years old and Petey about 15 when they died. Other fossils such as Sue, one of the largest and most complete T. rex skeletons we’ve found, have shown that T. rexes lived to around 30, so that makes Jane and Petey adolescents. Because they are so young, there is no need to invoke a whole new species to explain their small size.\n\n“We know the T. rex as this giant king of dinosaurs,” says Woodward. “But it didn’t start that way, and we didn’t know much about how it got from baby T. rex-sized… to Sue-sized.”\n\nAt a little more than half Sue’s 12.3-metre body length, these young dinos are starting to fill in that gap.\n\nJournal reference: Science Advances, DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aax6250", "Citizen Action of New York Celebrates Enactment of Pretrial Justice Reforms\n\nAlbany, NY — In response to the January 1, 2020 enactment of historic pretrial justice reforms, Amy Jones, Community Organizer, Citizen Action of New York, said:\n\n\n\n“Today, New Yorkers across the state are celebrating enactment of our new bail, discovery and speedy trial laws. People power, years of fierce advocacy and the resolve of our partners and elected allies have delivered a powerful blow to an injustice system that has criminalized race and poverty, destroyed lives and caged legally innocent people for generations. These reforms are long overdue, and help move us towards a “justice” system that lives up to its name.\n\n\n\n“This day is especially meaningful to me, because I personally fought on the frontlines to pass these laws. I have also suffered behind bars because I couldn’t afford the price tag on my freedom. I have been coerced into plea deals without knowing about the evidence against me. I know what the human costs of pretrial injustice are – and so I know it’s no exaggeration to say that countless lives will be saved as a result of these new laws.\n\n\n\n“Mass incarceration has always been justified in the name of “public safety” – but we know from data and lived experience that bail and pretrial detention have never kept us safe. We also know that the old pretrial laws were weaponized against Black, Brown and poor people to maintain gross power imbalances and disparity in the system. The things that truly create safe and healthy communities are people being home with their children, keeping their homes, staying in school, earning money and remaining a part of community. The new pretrial laws help get us there.\n\n“To be clear, there is much more work to be done. But today, we commend the thousands of directly impacted people, advocates and New York’s elected leaders for taking this historic step towards justice.”", "The attorney-general Christian Porter has suggested the higher rate of hourly pay casual workers receive mean many will have “already made provisions” if forced to take two-weeks unpaid leave because of the coronavirus crisis, and the government will not “jump to a solution in anticipation of a problem”.\n\nAs the government struggles to answer what solutions it is putting in place for Australia’s 3.3 million unsecured workforce, who do not receive sick leave entitlements, Porter told the ABC he did not expect it to be a universal problem.\n\n“Many people would have already made provisions for that because of course the purpose of casual employment is that you’re paid extra in-lieu of the types of entitlements,” he said.\n\n“If it is the case that large numbers of people in particular industry sectors by virtue of the casual nature of their employment are having these types of problems and that is something we’re aware could happen, that is something that can be responded to, likely through the welfare system, but there might be other options.\n\n“We’re not going to jump to a solution in anticipation of a problem that is broad before that problem has arisen or we reasonably know that it will arise.”\n\nMorrison warns coronavirus hit could be worse than GFC amid recession predictions Read more\n\nEarlier, Labor had warned the Morrison government not to drag its feet on help for casual workers in the midst of a looming coronavirus employment crisis, after a roundtable discussion on the issue led to no concrete solutions for vulnerable employees.\n\nTony Burke and Linda Burney said Australia’s casual and contract workforce could not afford to wait to learn whether or not they would be paid sick leave in the event they were forced to self-isolate for two weeks.\n\n“If casuals aren’t given that reassurance sooner rather than later we run the risk people will turn up to work when they’re sick because they simply cannot afford to stay home and lose their pay,” the Labor MPs said.\n\n“This isn’t just about supporting Australia’s often vulnerable or insecure casual workers – it’s about containing the spread of this virus.”\n\nThe government is yet to say whether or not it will support workers without sick leave entitlements as part of its coronavirus stimulus package.\n\nPorter, who led a roundtable discussion with unions and employer and business groups on Tuesday, said the challenges faced by casual workers would be “one of the many things that need to be considered” by the government, but gave no answers on how it would do that.\n\n“I think we’re preferring to see this problem as about how we make sure that businesses keep employing people and provide the goods and services that we rely on during challenging times,” he said afterwards.\n\n“Of course there’s a sectorial component to that with different parts of the workforce being affected differently. We listened very carefully to what the unions have had to say, obviously, but they certainly weren’t the only voice in the room.”\n\nThe head of the Australian Council of Trade Unions, Sally McManus, said the government needed to prioritise supporting casual workers who would be forced to take unpaid time off work to ensure the coronavirus was “contained and controlled”.\n\nFacebook Twitter Pinterest ACTU secretary Sally McManus listens as industrial relations minister Christian Porter speaks during the coronavirus roundtable. Photograph: Joel Carrett/AAP\n\n“We do have to think about small businesses, because they’re also going to struggle if there’s a further downturn and so, for that reason, that’s why the government needs to play a role in supporting those workers and those contractors, small businesses in order to make sure people can look after themselves and keep healthy but also so the economy can keep operating,” she said.\n\n“In terms of big business, we heard some encouraging signs today from big business representatives there, where they were saying that they’re ready to support their workforce and we’re ready to work with them to make sure that that happens as well.”\n\nLabor has previously called for Newstart-like payments to be made available to any workers without sick pay who find themselves forced to self-isolate for two weeks.\n\nThe Australian Council of Social Service said it would welcome any form of assistance for vulnerable workers, including one-off stimulus payments, but called for the unemployment payment to be raised as a permanent measure.\n\nSpeaking to the Australian Financial Review business summit in Sydney on Tuesday, Scott Morrison said businesses, unions and even state governments needed to play their own role in steering Australia’s economy through the pandemic.\n\nAustralian government stimulus package promises financial support 'as fast as possible' Read more\n\n“All of us are in a position today to be able to do what we need to do, over the course of this virus crisis to strengthen and see the Australian economy through,” he said.\n\n“And it requires I think that mindset, if you want to have a bounce back stronger on the other side, then it will require I think using those balance sheets that you’ve built for such a time as this, to ensure that Australia emerges stronger.”\n\nPorter also warned unions against the “temptation” to take industrial action during the pandemic, a prospect which has not been floated, as the government worked to protect supply chains.\n\n“I think this is a very bad time for industrial action. I mean, there will always be a temptation to have industrial action when it has the greatest effect,” he said.\n\n“Industrial action of any type at the moment would have a very, very large and negative effect. The reality is that there are already businesses suffering from disruptions to supply chains – that will mean that it will become harder for them to produce the goods and services that we all rely on every day.”", "Close Get email notifications on {{subject}} daily!\n\nYour notification has been saved.\n\nThere was a problem saving your notification.\n\n{{description}}\n\nEmail notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items.", "North Carolina is poised to gain a new congressional seat in 2020, giving the state more clout in Congress and presidential elections.\n\nIt also raises the stakes in this year races for the state legislature, which draws the districts.\n\nNorth Carolina would be one of seven states to gain at least one House seat, according to an analysis of new census numbers by Election Data Services.\n\nThat would give the state 14 House members -- and 16 electoral votes. That's as many as Georgia and more than all but six states.\n\n\"Every election is critical, but this one is even more so,\" said political scientist Chris Cooper of Western Carolina University. \"There's a lot at stake in 2020 because even more will be at stake in 2022 and 2024.\"\n\nU.S. Census Bureau estimates released this week show the state's population grew 10% since 2010, to 10.5 million. That's part of a pattern that saw the South grow faster than any region in the country.\n\nNorth Carolina added 106,000 people in the decade, about the population of High Point and more than all but Texas, Florida and Arizona. According to EDS, those states also are expected to gain congressional seats along with Colorado, Montana and Oregon.\n\nTen states including New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Michigan are each projected to lose a seat.\n\nFinal population numbers will be determined by the 2020 Census, which officially kicks off this spring. N.C. state and local officials have urged people to make sure they're counted.\n\n'Ground zero'\n\nNorth Carolina last added a congressional seat — the 13th — in 2002 following the 2000 census.\n\nA new seat now would mean a new round of reapportionment, or dividing the state into 14 districts, not 13. It would happen in 2021 along with the redistricting of congressional and legislative districts that normally occurs after every census. (In North Carolina, court rulings, including two in 2019, have made it a more regular occurrence.)\n\nAfter Republicans won the General Assembly in 2010 for the first time in more than a century and with it the right to draw voting districts, they passed redistrictings that for a time gave them veto-proof super-majorities in both chambers.\n\n\"The redistricting puts added emphasis and importance on (the election) for both sides,\" said Democratic consultant Thomas Mills. \"After 2010 people in North Carolina see the census year as the most important election year we've got going.\"\n\nReapportionment and redistricting are just one reason both parties will fight hard for the state in 2020.\n\nNorth Carolina will feature a race that will help determine which party controls the U.S. Senate. It also has races for governor, Council of State and Supreme Court. A closely divided state, it's a presidential battleground that will host the 2020 Republican convention.\n\n\"It's safe to say North Carolina is ground zero for national politics in 2020,\" said Dee Stewart, a Republican strategist. \"(And) it makes the stakes much higher for the legislative races.\"\n\nImpact in Congress\n\nWhen North Carolina does gain a new seat, it's hard to say exactly where it would be.\n\nWake and Mecklenburg are the largest counties. But suburban areas and retirement destinations like coastal Brunswick County were among the fastest growing in 2017, according to the University of North Carolina's Carolina Demography.\n\nGerry Cohen, a former longtime legislative official, said while it's unclear where a new district would be created, a likely scenario would be that the 12th and 2nd Districts— now comprising large parts of Mecklenburg and Wake counties — to shrink within their respective counties. That would mean parts of those counties would be added to other districts, and potentially a new one in the Piedmont between the population centers.\n\n\"So there isn't a particular place where a new seat would be added,\" he said. \"It's likely in that corridor.\"\n\nEven without a new seat, North Carolina's new court-ordered congressional districts already are already expected to have an impact on Congress.\n\nRepublicans, who currently have 10 of the state's 13 House seats, are only expected to gain eight under the maps that will be in effect in 2020.\n\n\"The changes in North Carolina should give Democrats a couple of extra seats in their pocket as they defend their House majority,\" wrote analyst J. Miles Coleman of the University of Virginia's Center for Politics."], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – On Thursday, Governor Tate Reeves announced his request for disaster assistance for Mississippi citizens impacted by the Pearl River flooding and severe weather in February 2020.\n\nReeves is requesting Federal Declaration for Public Assistance to help recover from the flooding and storms.\n\n“Mississippians are strong and resilient, but the historic flooding and severe weather we experienced is more than anyone should have to recover from alone. When disaster strikes and a fellow Mississippian is in need, we lend a helping hand. I want to thank all the hardworking men and women who helped complete these damage assessments to ensure every community hit can receive the necessary assistance to recover,” said Reeves.\n\nAccording to a media release from his office, joint public assistance damage assessments were conducted by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and Mississippi Emergency Management Agency Public Assistance personnel, along with local governments.\n\nAssessments began on March 9, 2020, in the following counties: Attala, Carroll, Claiborne, Clay, Copiah, Grenada, Hinds, Holmes, Leflore, Warren, and Yazoo. After the completion of all damage assessments, it was determined that each of those eleven counties met the threshold to receive assistance.\n\nIssaquena and Sharkey Counties were also included in the joint damage assessments, but due to ongoing flooding, the damage could not be assessed. The damage in these areas will be assessed at a later date.\n\nReeves also stated he also requesting disaster assistance from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) for Central Mississippi communities affected by the Pearl River flooding on February 10-14, 2020.\n\nHe sent a letter to SBA Director Kem Fleming asking that low-interest loans be made available to aid small businesses and property owners in Hinds and Madison Counties damaged by the historic flooding.", "pos": ["JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Governor Tate Reeves announced disaster assistance for Mississippi businesses and residents affected by the Pearl River flooding on February 10-14, 2020.\n\nHe sent a letter to the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) requesting a Federal Declaration for Public Assistance to make loans available to those impacted. The declaration covers Hinds and Madison counties, as well as the following adjacent counties: Attala, Claiborne, Copiah, Holmes, Leake, Rankin, Scott, Simpson, Warren, and Yazoo. Residents and businesses in those counties can apply for low-interest disaster loans from SBA.\n\n\n\n“The historic flooding we experienced in February was more than anyone anticipated—and more than anyone should have to recover from alone. The people and businesses in the path of the Pearl River are still recovering from the recent devastation and deserve a helping hand. Working with the U.S. Small Business Administration, I am committed to helping Mississippi businesses and communities get back on their feet and thrive,” said Governor Tate Reeves.\n\nFor small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture and most private nonprofit organizations, the SBA offers Economic Injury Disaster Loans to help meet working capital needs caused by the disaster. Economic Injury Disaster Loan assistance is available regardless of whether the business suffered any physical property damage.\n\nApplicants may apply online using the Electronic Loan Application (ELA) via SBA’s secure website at Disasterloan.sba.gov. Anyone applying through the website can also receive one-on-one assistance by calling the SBA helpdesk and speaking with a customer service representative.\n\nBusinesses and individuals may also obtain information and loan applications by calling the SBA’s Customer Service Center at 1-800-659-2955 (1-800-877-8339 for the deaf and hard-of-hearing), or by emailing disastercustomerservice@sba.gov. Loan applications can also be downloaded at www.sba.gov. Completed applications should be returned to the center or mailed to: U.S. Small Business Administration, Processing and Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155."], "neg": ["Mohanlal, the complete actor is all set to release his ambitious project Marakkar Arabikadalinte Simham, very soon. Recently, the senior actor opened up about the comparisons between Marakkar Arabikadalinte Simham and Baahubali, the Prabhas starring Telugu blockbuster. Mohanlal suggested that the Priyadarshan directorial cannot be compared with the SS Rajamouli directorial.\n\nAccording to the complete actor, Baahubali is an out-and-out fantasy film that reminds us of the old Amar Chitra Kadha comics. When it comes to the SS Rajamouli directorial, the makers had the creative liberty to showcase anything they think fits the bill due to its fantasy element. It was clearly a great advantage.\n\nMarakkar Arabikadalinte Simham, on the other hand, is an epic historic film that is based on the life of the historical character Kunjali Marakkar IV. The creative liberty has been very limited with the project, as it is based on a true story. But still, the historical drama can be called a complete Priyadarshan film.\n\nAs reported earlier, Marakkar Arabikadalinte Simham which was slated to hit the theatres on March 26, 2020, has been postponed due to the coronavirus scare. According to lead actor Mohanlal, the team is yet to finalise the new release date of the project. However, the makers are planning to have a special screening of the Priyadarshan directorial on March 19, Thursday, for the officers of the Indian Navy.\n\nThe official trailer of Marakkar Arabikadalinte Simham, which was released on March 6, Friday, has totally won the hearts of netizens. The trailer, which was simultaneously released in five languages including Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Hindi, has already crossed 10 Million views (including the views from all versions).\n\nThe extraordinary trailer of the Mohanlal starrer suggests that something very special is in store for the Malayalam cinema audiences. Marakkar Arabikadalinte Simham, which might hit the theatres in April 2020, is expected to break all the pre-existing collection records of the Malayalam cinema.", "Popular rapper, Naira Marley who is also the CEO of Marlians has added more soldiers to his army as he just signed Zinoleesky, Mohbad, Cblack and Fabian.\n\nNaira Marley brought the four artists on stage during Marlians in Lagos, and later in the day made it official on his social media page.\n\nAlso Read: Naira Marley Ordered To Appear Before Court Over Alleged Car Theft\n\nAccording to reports, the signed artistes have been cohabitating with the popular rapper even before the official signing and they already recorded loads of songs with the Marlian Music Imprint.\n\nSee his tweet below:", "PATNA: The state capital and Muzaffarpur ushered in the New Year with very poor air quality. The air quality index (AQI) of Muzaffarpur remained ‘severe’ on Wednesday, whereas that of Patna was in ‘very poor’ category.According to the figures released by Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the AQI of Muzaffarpur was recorded at 465 on Wednesday, which was the worst in the country. Patna’s AQI, on the other hand, was recorded at 365. Bihar State Pollution Control Board (BSPCB) officials stated that the overall AQI of 365 for Patna was the average of AQI level at planetarium (439), BIT-Mesra, Patna (372), Eco Park (312) and SK Memorial Hall (321).BSPCB chairman Ashok Ghosh told this newspaper on Wednesday that the air quality of Patna and Muzaffarpur deteriorated because of three weather conditions — low wind velocity, increase in moisture level and decline in temperature. “Vehicle movement even at night on December 31 was another factor for the increase in AQI level at Patna and Muzaffarpur,” he said.“The overall AQI level of the city has increased drastically. If we had only one air quality monitoring station at the planetarium, then Patna’s AQI level could also have been in severe category,” he added.The BSPCB chairman further said one more air quality station would soon come up at Muzaffarpur and another at Gaya. “The data of one monitoring station in a city is not sufficient at all. I personally think that at least four stations are needed in any city to get a broader scenario with regard to air pollution, but for bigger cities like Patna, 10 air monitoring stations are must,” Ghosh said.BSPCB is, in fact, in the process of installing two more air quality monitoring stations near DRM office at Danapur and Government Boy’s High School in Patna City by January 15.Pradhan Parth Sarthi, professor at Department of Environmental Science of Central University of South Bihar (CUSB), said weather factors like low wind velocity, foggy conditions and low temperature have led to thermal inversion phenomenon in the atmosphere, which, in turn, has trapped the suspended particulate matter in the lower level of atmosphere. “The conditions can improve only with northwesterly wind and rainfall,” he added.", "There will be no Latin America-focused emerging market report on Jan. 1 owing to the New Year's Day holiday\n\nDec 31 (Reuters) - Mexico's peso firmed in its last trading day for the year on Tuesday as increasing investor confidence about global growth prospects and significantly better U.S.-China trade relations sent the dollar to six-month lows on fading safe-haven buying.\n\nAn index of the greenback against six major rivals .DXY was down 0.3%, putting the currency on track to log meager gains for the year. FRX/MKTS/GLOB\n\nMexico's peso MXN= rose 0.4% to 18.865 per dollar by 1630 GMT, while the benchmark IPC stock index .MXX fell 0.3%. Other major Latam stocks and currencies marked their last trading day of the decade on Monday.\n\nIn a tumultuous year for Mexican markets, the peso was set to end the year up around 4%, building on 2018's bare minimum gains, while stocks rose 4.5%, recovering from a 15% fall last year.\n\nAfter starting on a positive note, investors turned nervous when a trade deal with United States and Canada that was salvaged in September 2018 was revisited to ensure its labor provisions could be enforced.\n\nAs amendments to the deal were under discussion, a second blow came when U.S. President Donald Trump vowed to impose tariffs on all goods from Mexico in response to a surge of illegal Central American immigrants across the southern border.\n\nMexican assets plunged on the possibility of yet another tariff war.\n\nBut tariffs were averted just days before they were to take effect after the United States and Mexico struck a deal, with Mexico agreeing to expand a controversial asylum program and deploy security forces to stem the flow of migrants.\n\nToward the beginning of the second half of the year, Mexico's central bank began an easing cycling in an attempt to boost the economy, which had slipped into a mild recession in the first half of the year.\n\nThe bank began cutting rates by 25 basis points in August - its first cut in five years, and implemented three more cuts that took the benchmark interest rate to 7.25% in December.\n\nData showing consumer prices slipping well below the central bank's target in early December signaled easing was likely to continue into 2020.\n\nOfficials from Canada, Mexico and the United States signed a fresh overhaul of their trade deal in December, aiming to improve enforcement of worker rights, which helped Mexican markets end the year on a high note.\n\n(Reporting by Susan Mathew in Bengaluru; Editing by Dan Grebler)\n\n((susan.mathew@thomsonreuters.com; +91-80-6749-1130))\n\nThe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.", "Many people make New Year’s resolutions to make big changes in their lives. A lot of these promises are related to health – particularly physical health . It’s wonderful to try to eat healthier, work out more and get stronger, but we often neglect our mental health.\n\nThe truth is, many of us have trouble changing our physical health due to poor mental health. Don’t let a barrier in your head keep you from achieving your health goals in 2020. A lot of people will tell you that it’s easy for the first month or so but then life gets in the way and they revert to their old ways. The best way to stay on track is to sort out the mental stuff first, so that you can focus on the physical.\n\nOne way to improve your mental health is through hypnotherapy . Many of our poor health choices are the result of bad habits we can’t seem to break. Through hypnosis, you can replace those deeply imbedded beliefs you have regarding diet and exercise with more positive and health-conscious thoughts. A hypnotherapist can bypass the conscious mind and help you flip the switch on old habits. Once you’re mentally ready, you’ll find it easier to stick to your goals.\n\nStart off the year right by treating yourself to some sessions at Positive Changes Hypnosis Centers’ Hamilton location. Don’t listen to the naysayers who tell you that you cannot achieve your goals for 2020. Everyone can use a little help getting started, so why not try hypnosis to increase your odds of success?"], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "Joe Biden leads the Democratic primary field in Pennsylvania with 22 percent, according to a new poll, but that is down from 30 percent in October.\n\nFormer Vice President Joe Biden remains the front-runner in Pennsylvania among Democrats, according to a new poll, while just 41 percent of registered voters said President Donald Trump deserves re-election.\n\nIn the latest Franklin and Marshall College poll released Thursday, Biden was supported by 22 percent of Democrats, but that was down from the school’s October poll.\n\nBiden was followed by Vermont U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders at 15 percent, Massachusetts U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren at 14 percent and billionaire businessman Michael Bloomberg with 7 percent.\n\nThe remaining Democratic primary candidates had 6 percent or less support in the poll.\n\nF&M College’s October poll had Biden with 30 percent, leading Warren, who had 18 percent, and Sanders at 12 percent. Bloomberg had not yet entered the race when that poll was taken.\n\nWhen asked who their second choice for president would be, 26 percent of Democrats said Warren, followed by Sanders and Biden tied at 18 percent each, and South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg with 11 percent.\n\nA statement from F&M College pollsters said the contest between Biden, Warren and Sanders \"is driven by ideology\" with 72 percent of Sanders voters and 73 percent of Warren supporters identifying themselves as liberal, compared to just 40 percent of Biden supporters.\n\nPennsylvania’s primary is on April 28.\n\nTwenty percent of Democrats said healthcare is their top issue in picking a candidate and 42 percent said honesty is the quality they want most in one.\n\nTrump’s numbers remain worrisome for Republicans, but while only 41 percent said he deserves re-election that is up from October when 37 percent said he did. Fifty-seven percent said it is time for a change in the White House, compared to 59 percent in October.\n\nAsked to rate Trump’s job performance, 21 percent rated it as excellent, 17 percent as good, 12 percent as fair and 49 percent as poor.\n\nOf the respondents supporting Trump, 83 percent said they would vote for him no matter who ran against him, while 87 percent of people opposing him said they would vote against him regardless of which Democrat challenges him.\n\nTrump and the top three Democratic candidates are all underwater when it comes to their favorable/unfavorable ratings. F&M College found that Trump was at 41 percent/55 percent, Biden was at 43 percent/47 percent, Sanders was at 39 percent/54 percent and Warren was at 37 percent/46 percent.\n\nRegionally, 51 percent of respondents from southwestern Pennsylvania said Trump should not be voted out while 33 percent said it is time for a change.\n\nAmong the Democratic candidates, 22 percent of southwestern Pennsylvania voters chose \"other\" and 31 percent said they had no preferred candidate, while 15 percent picked Sanders, 14 percent went with Biden and Bloomberg, and Warren received no votes.\n\nNatural gas fracking has become an issue in the race with several Democratic candidates promising to ban the controversial extraction practice. Fifty-five percent of southwestern Pennsylvania respondents oppose a fracking ban and 28 percent support one.\n\nPhiladelphia (67 percent) and Allegheny County (61 percent) had the strongest support for a fracking ban while southwestern and central Pennsylvania (47 percent) had the strongest opposition to a ban.\n\nOverall, state voters support fracking 48 percent to 44 percent.\n\nThe F&M College poll surveyed 628 registered voters between Jan. 20 and 26. The margin of error is plus or minus 6.2 percentage points for the poll and plus or minus 9 percentage points for questions to 292 registered Democrats.", "pos": ["Nearly two-thirds of registered voters in Pennsylvania say they are highly interested in the 2020 elections — nearly as many as during the lead up to the 2018 mid-terms, according to a new poll.\n\nOf those, 41 percent believe President Donald Trump has done a good enough job to deserve re-election, while 57 percent say it’s time for a change.\n\nThose are among the findings of a new poll from Franklin & Marshall College. The poll of 628 registered voters included 292 Democrats, 251 Republicans and 85 independents. It was conducted Jan. 21-26 and has a margin of error of plus or minus 6.2 percentage points.\n\nThe poll found that 38 percent believe Trump is doing a good or excellent job — slightly higher than in October.\n\nMeanwhile, the preferred presidential candidate among Democrats in Pennsylvania has grown murkier since October. Former Vice President Joe Biden continues to lead, favored by 22 percent of Democrats; but he had been favored by 30 percent of Democrats in the last F&M poll in October.\n\nBiden is followed by Sen. Bernie Sanders, favored by 15 percent (up from 12 percent in October), and Sen. Elizabeth Warren, favored by 14 percent (down from 18 percent in October).\n\nThat cluster is followed by former mayors Mike Bloomberg, favored by 7 percent, and Pete Buttigieg, favored by 6 percent.\n\nRegarding Trump’s favorability rating, the poll authors note it’s similar to that of former President Barack Obama at the same point in his successful re-election campaign.\n\nAs usual, Trump is far more popular among Republicans, with 77 percent having a positive view of his performance, as opposed to 31 percent of independents and eight percent of Democrats.\n\nOverall, 57 percent of those surveyed said it’s time for a different president and, of those, 87 percent said they will vote against Trump no matter what.\n\nRegarding overall enthusiasm, people who consider themselves liberals show the most, with 78 percent saying they are highly interested. That compares to 68 percent of conservatives and 61 percent of moderates.\n\nSome of the poll participants agreed to be interviewed by the news media.\n\nBrian Taylor, a Philadelphia-area Democrat, says he plans to vote for Sanders because of “his authenticity, his accountability and his consistency.”\n\n“He is also trying to take down money in politics, which is one of the biggest threats to our democracy in the modern age,” said Taylor, 29, who works for a non-profit counseling people living with HIV.\n\nHe disagrees with those who argue only a moderate Democrat can defeat Trump. Rather, Sanders champions policies that benefit working people, which will win over people from both major parties and independents, according to Taylor.\n\nAndrew Maietta, an Allegheny County Democrat, says he leans toward Biden, adding “I’m not crazy” about the policies of Sanders and Warren.\n\n“I’m not in favor of the free college and I think they are a little too far to the left,” says Maietta, a retired professor of filmmaking.\n\nHe says he’s also considering Sen. Amy Klobuchar, for reasons including his view her policies are “more centered,” and she doesn’t generate the level of disdain he believes many Republicans feel toward Democrats such as Biden or Hillary Clinton.\n\nRick Hall of McKean County is a registered Democrat who says he doesn’t always vote as a Democrat and is “underwhelmed” by the Democratic field. He further says “I do not like Trump” and Trump’s handling of foreign policy “scares the crap out of me.”\n\nStill, he says “unless the Democrats come up with something else, I’ll have to vote for him.”\n\nMoreover, Hall, who is 68 and retired after spending most of his career in the steel industry, believes Trump “has done a good job” on domestic issues including the economy.\n\nScott Mcgowan, a Libertarian, says “Trump shoots his mouth off and creates problems.” However, while stressing the election is still nearly a year away, he says, “If it was today it would be Trump” getting his vote.\n\nSome other poll findings:\n\nJust over half of the voters surveyed believe Pennsylvania is “headed in the right direction,” with 33 percent saying they are “better off” financially than a year ago, and a strong majority saying they expect to be the same or better off financially in a year.\n\nOn the other hand, only 38 percent believe the United States is headed in the right direction.\n\nForty-eight percent of voters support natural gas drilling in Pennsylvania, with 44 percent opposing it. However, 49 percent believe the environmental risks outweigh the economic benefits.\n\nForty-eight percent favor a ban on natural gas fracking, while 39 percent oppose a ban.\n\nMore from PennLive:\n\nListen to the latest episode of PennLive’s political podcast, Battleground Pa., on your favorite app including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, and Google Podcasts. Battleground Pa. examines the changing political climate across the state leading up to the 2020 election."], "neg": ["news, story, article\n\nBy Godfred A. Polkuu, GNA\n\n\n\nBolgatanga, Jan. 1, GNA – The New Year will be filled with God’s abundant grace and Ghanaians will achieve great success, Reverend Dominic Ziba, the Head Pastor of the Holy Ghost Temple of the Assemblies of God Church in Bolgatanga, said on New Year’s Eve.\n\n“As we welcome the New Year, believe that God is on your side and certainly your defense will be from heaven, the grace will be sufficient and in 2020, you will do better than you did in 2019, you will achieve better than you did in 2019”, he said.\n\nSpeaking on the theme: “On the ticket of open heavens”, to a jubilant congregation of both the young and old who put on show their dancing skills to usher in the New Year, Reverend Ziba quoted Matthew 3:16-17, and prayed to God to “open the heavens and grant us divine interventions.”\n\n“When the heavens are opened, we are divinely enabled to overcome weaknesses and achieve divine support from the heavens as we enter the year 2020,” he said.\n\nThe Head Pastor urged Ghanaians to act responsibly and allow God to choose a leader for the country in the build up to election 2020 saying “the God who chose Ghana and ordained Ghana will select a President who will lead us to His own glory”.\n\nWhen the Ghana News Agency (GNA) visited the Pentecost International Worship Centre as part of its coverage of the 31st December Church activities to welcome the new year, in the Bolgatanga Municipality, Reverend Emmanuel Kyei Boate, the Resident Minister, urged members of his congregation to give thanks to God in all things.\n\nHe called on them to put their trust and hope in Jesus, “Fear not, because God is the one who holds the key to everything that happens,” he said, and prayed to God to lead them through the New Year and beyond.\n\nAt the Saint Cyprian Anglican Church, Reverend Father David Akurikiya in an interview with the GNA, thanked God for the year 2019 and called on Ghanaians to bury their differences and live together as brothers and sisters, especially as the elections approaches.\n\n“Let’s not use politics to spoil the nation Ghana; your political opponent is not an enemy, let’s live together and work as a team to lift the image of Ghana high. I pray that God will give us divine direction and the grace to live peacefully as a nation,” he said.\n\nAt the premises of the churches visited, the GNA observed the presence of Police personnel; some were stationed along parts of the Municipality, especially areas without street lights, while some personnel patrolled the Municipality to ensure the safety of residents.\n\nWhen the GNA extended its coverage of the night activities to drinking spots to ascertain the patronage, it observed that patrons who were mostly the youth, were drinking and dancing to loud music.\n\nSome patrons who spoke to the GNA said “We are happy to live up to the end of the year, we have to drink and dance to show the joy in us. Some chose to go to church to show appreciation, we are also here to drink to the glory of God.”\n\nGNA", "Suspects arrested in last week’s spree of eight anti-Semitic attacks are being quickly released right back into the neighborhoods they terrorized thanks to “bail reform” legislation — which doesn’t even take effect until Jan. 1.\n\nThe most recent case of revolving-door justice came Saturday morning, with the release, with no bail, of a woman charged with punching and cursing at three Orthodox women, ages 22, 26 and 31, in Crown Heights, Brooklyn at dawn the day before.\n\nThe accused assailant, Tiffany Harris, was hauled in handcuffs before a Brooklyn judge on 21 menacing, harassment and attempted assault charges.\n\n“F-U, Jews!” Harris, 30, of Flatbush, allegedly shouted during the attack.\n\n“Yes, I was there,” Harris later admitted to cops, according to the criminal complaint against her.\n\n“Yes, I slapped them. I cursed them out. I said ‘F-U, Jews.”\n\nAs she stood before a judge in Brooklyn Criminal Court with the hood to a navy blue jacket over her head, Harris was in familiar territory.\n\nShe still has an open harassment and assault case on the Brooklyn docket from November 2018.\n\nAnd last month, she was sentenced to no jail time for felony criminal mischief in Manhattan, court records show — a case for which she had repeatedly failed to make court appearances.\n\nBrooklyn prosecutors didn’t even bother requesting bail Saturday, as they could have, given that the reform law, approved in April, technically doesn’t take effect until Jan. 1.\n\n“The de Blasio administration has made it clear that we all need to get into compliance with bail reform now,” said a law enforcement source.\n\n“If prosecutors had asked for bail, corrections would release them immediately,” or they would be sprung on Jan. 1, the source said.\n\nBrooklyn Criminal Court Judge Laura Johnson even made mention of the coming bail reform legislation in ordering Harris freed.\n\n“So I’m releasing her on consent and also because it will be required under the statute in just a few days,” the judge said.\n\n“Ms. Harris you’re being released on your own recognizance.”\n\nShe was issued an order of protection barring contact with the three victims — and a court date of Jan. 10.\n\nHarris broke into a grin when approached by a reporter. “Why do you want to know?” she said. ”Goodbye.”\n\nThe legislation requires arraignment judges to set free suspects in any non-sexual assault that doesn’t actually cause a physical injury, even in cases of hate crime attacks.\n\n“If there is an injury, then bail could be requested, because then it would be considered a violent felony,” explained Insha Rahman, who, as director of strategy and new initiatives at the Vera Institute of Justice, worked closely with legislators and the governor’s office in drafting the controversial reforms.\n\nThe no-injury loophole will mean a quick get-out-of-jail free card for all but one of the accused attackers in the eight Hanukkah-timed, anti-Semitic bias crimes that have terrified the city’s Orthodox communities.\n\n“You have to beat the hell out of somebody — or murder them — for there to be any consequences,” said former state lawmaker Dov Hikind, founder of Americans Against Anti-Semitism. “Otherwise, you are set free.”\n\nHe continued: “It’s open season in New York — open season on innocent people. On Jews, on Muslims, on gay people. It applies to anybody. But it’s the Jewish people in particular who have been targeted.”\n\nOnly one of last week’s eight attacks resulted in an actual physical injury — that of a 65-year-old Jewish man who was punched and kicked on Monday morning at East 41st Street and Third Avenue in Manhattan.\n\n“F–k you, Jew bastard!” the petrified victim told cops his assailant shouted.\n\nThe suspect in that crime, Steven Jorge, 28, is indeed alleged to have injured his victim, and so was ordered locked up with no bail pending a psychological examination.\n\nJorge, though, is the exception.\n\nOn Friday night, a suspect in another of the hate attacks was similarly sprung with no bail, though in her case she was at least ordered to attend twice-monthly mental health appointments.\n\n“You f—king Jew, the end is coming for you!” that suspect, Ayana Logan, 43, allegedly shouted as she swung a handbag at a 34-year-old Orthodox mom in Gravesend.\n\nThe mother had been holding the hand of her 3-year-old son when the unprovoked attack happened, according to the criminal court complaint against Logan.\n\nBy Saturday night, Logan, Harris, and Jorge remained the only suspects apprehended in the hate spree. The assailants in the remaining five attacks remain at large.\n\nRahman and other reformers argue that the vast majority of suspects in minor assaults are quickly released anyway — and that the new bail reform lets judges set conditions for release that can address the underlying mental-health issues.\n\n“That can be mental health counseling, a stay-away order, which wasn’t readily available before, as conditions for release,” said Rahman.\n\nSuspects are getting none of that during their pretrial stays in city jails, Rahman noted.\n\n“Money bail, and keeping someone temporarily detained with no care, doesn’t address at all the long term concerns” of community safety and the well-being of suspects, she said.\n\nBut in the city’s Orthodox neighborhoods, there was outrage in learning that even when violent bigots are caught, they’ll be immediately released.\n\n“They were released on bail?” a 32-year-old Orthodox man asked a Post reporter near where the three women were attacked. “Disgusting.”\n\nSteve Benjamin, 30, of Borough Park, said, “We’re scared to walk at night in the street.\n\n“There is a lot of hate here and I don’t know why. People in the community are scared. It’s very dangerous. It’s just like remembering the days before World War II. I don’t let my kids out alone.\n\n“It should be more justice — they arrest them, but they let them out of jail a day later.”", "Sign up to FREE daily email alerts from cornwalllive - Weekend Report Subscribe Thank you for subscribing See our privacy notice Could not subscribe, try again later Invalid Email\n\nA decade is ample time for big moments and things to change.\n\nOver the past ten years, Cornwall has experienced some major events, especially when it comes to politics, weather and the opening of major developments and infrastructures.\n\nAs we come to the end of the 2010s, we look back at some of the big decisions and incidents which impacted our county in that timeframe.\n\nAnd there's no better way to start than with a good old pasty.\n\nThe pasty becomes a protected food\n\nThe savoury treat became a protected food in 2011 following a long campaign to prevent it being copied by imitators.\n\nThe announcement meant only pasties prepared in Cornwall and following the traditional recipe can be described as Cornish after the European commission awarded the dish \"protected geographical indication\" (PGI) status.\n\nCampaigners celebrated the decision, saying it was important for the local economy – thousands of jobs are involved in the pasty industry – as well as for consumers.\n\nWhile the status doesn't stop other producers from making other type of pasties, they can't sell them as 'Cornish'.\n\nBut with Brexit and the UK's looming exit from the EU, some now fear that Cornwall's favourite snack could lose its PGI status.\n\nIf that were to happen, anyone in Romania or Yorkshire could make pasties and call them Cornish.\n\nWinter storms\n\nIn early 2014 several storms tore their way across Cornwall – washing away buildings, flooding homes and toppling cliffs.\n\nThe relentless wind, rain and waves caused millions of pounds’ worth of damage to infrastructure and tested the resilience of coastal communities and flood defences to the limit.\n\nStorm Hercules may be the name people remember but, in total, 12 major storms battered the region between December 2013 and March 2014, the wettest winter on record.\n\nThe towering waves caused extensive damage in several coastal communities in Cornwall, particularly in Fowey , Kingsand, Looe , Mevagissey , Porthleven , Penzance and St Ives .\n\nIconic rock formations were shattered, historic harbour buildings demolished, sea walls toppled and beach cafes devastated.\n\nVast swathes of sand and shingle were ripped out, shifted around and sucked out to sea.\n\nMore than 360 properties across Cornwall were flooded, while coastal protection assets in 145 locations were damaged.\n\nThe Cornwall economy was also affected by a huge reduction in rail passengers coming to Cornwall, due damage to the line at Dawlish in Devon.\n\nMinority status\n\nIn April 2014, it was announced that Cornish people would be granted minority status under European rules for the protection of national minorities.\n\nThe Cornish gained the same status as other Celtic communities the Scots, Welsh and Irish.\n\nThe status means that government departments and public bodies are required to take Cornwall's views into account when making decisions.\n\nIt ensures that the rights of national minorities are respected by combating discrimination, promoting equality and preserving and developing the culture and identity of national minorities.\n\nDick Cole, leader of Mebyon Kernow, which campaigns for Cornish devolution, said at the time: \"This is a fantastic development. This is a proud day for Cornwall.\"\n\nCornwall becomes all blue\n\nIn May 2015 General Election the Conservative Party won all six seats in Cornwall, wiping out Liberal Democrat representation in the county.\n\nThe Tories took St Ives, North Cornwall, and St Austell and Newquay from the Lib Dems.\n\nThe outcome transformed Cornwall's political landscape from a Lib Dem stronghold in the 2005 election.\n\nIt was the first time since the 1920s that all of Cornwall's MPs were Conservative.\n\nCornwall Coliseum is demolished\n\nIn April 2015, demolition work started to tear down Cornwall's most iconic music venue. Suitably named, the Cornwall Coliseum was a giant of a building and acted as a magnet for massive bands and solo acts beside the sea at Carlyon Bay.\n\nThe Coliseum’s main entertainment auditorium, with a standing capacity of 3,300, was opened nearly 40 years ago with a concert by The Who but there had been halls on the site for many years before that.\n\nIn its heyday the venue welcomed the likes of Paul McCartney, Tina Turner, Eric Clapton, Bon Jovi, The Jam, Cliff Richard and Simple Minds. But it fell into disrepair in the 1990s, marking an end to Cornwall's golden era for music.\n\nDuring its final years, the Coliseum had already begun to decline, with buckets placed around the hall to collect the rain coming through the leaks in the roof. The final concert at the venue, by Cornwall Youth Brass Band, took place in 2000.\n\nIt was knocked down three years ago to make way for a multi-million pound beach development, but work is yet to begin.\n\nPoldark effect\n\nWinston Graham’s historical (and, often, hysterical) novels were big enough, but then came the BBC series in the mid-’70s, which made stars of the likes of Angharad Rees.\n\nHowever, things got even more stellar with the 2015 reboot making international stars of Aidan Turner and Eleanor Tomlinson.\n\n(Image: BBC/Mammoth Screen/Mike Hogan)\n\nThe popularity of the Poldark novels and TV series has been eagerly seized upon by the bodies that operate Cornish heritage sites, as well as many others involved in tourism in the county.\n\nWe might moan constantly about the appalling accents, but the ‘Poldark effect’ has seen a substantial increase in visitor numbers and revenue.\n\nPrimark opens\n\nThe clothing giant opened the doors to its first Cornwall store in Truro in November 2016.\n\nThere was mass excitement when it was first announced that the popular Irish clothing and accessories store was considering its first Cornish location back in 2013.\n\nThe shop has become famous for its cheap and cheerful clothing, stocking everything from party outfits to sportswear and lingerie to work wear.\n\nFor a long time Primark was one of several big brands which didn't exist in Cornwall, alongside the likes of H&M, Nando’s and John Lewis.\n\nThe store had a big knock on effect in Truro, helping to boost everything from sales at newsagents and jewellers to eateries and even the local butcher.\n\nThe Man Engine\n\nThe largest mechanical puppet ever built, the Man Engine was the sensation of 2016, not just in Cornwall where he strode like a mighty mining colossus, but also across the globe where it made gigantic headlines.\n\nThe Man Engine was created to mark the 10th anniversary of the Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape being added to the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites.\n\nTo celebrate this, the Cornish Mining World Heritage Site Partnership commissioned an exciting summer-long set of inspirational events and experiential happenings entitled Tinth.\n\nThe most spectacular event was the two week awe-inspiring journey of the Man Engine - a monumental moving, steaming ‘beast’, the likes of which has never been seen before - which made its way from Tavistock to the far western tip of Cornwall between July 25 and August 6, 2016.\n\nPeople came out in their thousands to see him travel the county spreading the word of Cornwall’s mining heritage.\n\nJaws dropped and spirits were raised as Cornwall’s celebrated engineering tradition was reborn for a new generation.\n\nA30 dualling at Temple\n\nThe A30 is one of the oldest roads in Britain and, for many years, subject of jokes about being one of its biggest car parks because traffic ground to a frustrating halt so often.\n\nLove it or loathe it, travel by car in Cornwall is practically impossible without taking into account the A30, which has evolved to be the transport spine of the entire county.\n\nIn September 2010, the green light was given to remove one of the last bottlenecks on the A30 at Temple on Bodmin Moor, after years of campaigning.\n\nDuring its busiest time, the section of road carried about 40,000 vehicles a day, even though the recommended capacity for a single carriageway was 13,000.\n\nWork on the £60 million project finally began in the summer of 2015 and was completed two years later in time for the summer holiday season, making travel in and out of Cornwall much more efficient and seemingly safer.\n\nCoverack flood\n\nIt was July 2017 when a freak flash flood swept through the Cornish seaside village of Coverack.\n\nThe village on the Lizard peninsula became the centre of a huge rescue and recovery operation after it was engulfed in a terrifying torrent of water.\n\n(Image: Peter Wood)\n\nThe drama unfolded on Tuesday, July 18, 2017, with a sudden thunderstorm in Falmouth Bay. As heavy rain began to fall, the villagers put their sandbags – little realising the onslaught which was to follow. At around 2.30pm, a huge bombardment of golf ball-sized hailstones began.\n\nIt has been reported that as much as an inch of rainfall came down in 15 minutes – rushing off the slopes behind the village and swelling to a tremendous size. Huge waterfalls cascaded over the seawall, houses were completely flooded and the roads were ripped apart by the force of the water.\n\nFortunately, no one was seriously injured though many had to be rescued by the emergency services, and the village was left reeling from the incident. Around 350 tonnes of debris were removed from Coverack’s roads in the days following the flood.", "New Delhi: In a shock to millions of passengers across the country, Indian Railways on Tuesday hiked passenger fares for sleeper class by 2 paise per kilometre and for 3AC, 2AC and AC first class by four paise per kilometre.\n\nAccording to a commercial circular issued on Tuesday, the new fares will come into effect from January 1, 2020.\n\nIn the circular, the national transporter stated that passenger fares for sleeper class in mail and express trains have been revised by 2 paise per kilometre, while for 3AC, 2AC and AC frist class, fares have been hiked by 4 paise per kilometre.\n\nThe Railways also increased fares for passenger trains by 1 paisa per kilometre.\n\nIt also said that the fares of premium trains like Rajdhani, Shatabdi, Humsafar, Vande Bharat, Duranto, Rajya Rani, Mahanama, Gatimaan, Garibrath, Jan Shatabdi, Yuva and Suvidha Express will also be revised to the extent of the above proposed increase in class-wise fares as per the notified fare table.\n\nThe circular also stated that there will be no change in reservation fees, superfast surcharge etc.\n\nIt also said the difference of fares on tickets booked before January 1, 2020 will not be collected from the passengers.\n\nThe increase in passenger fares in sleeper class from New Delhi to Patna for a distance of 997 km means that passengers will now have to shell out approximately Rs 20 more per ticket. For AC coaches, passengers will have to pay Rs 40 more for the same distance.", "Funding for tech startups has been on an inevitable upswing for years, a result of a virtuous circle where wildly successful tech companies on the public markets whet the appetites of investors and investors’ backers to find more diamonds, a push met by a pull from the rush of talent with entrepreneurial aspirations out to put that money to work.\n\n2019 has felt a bumper year in that longer trend, with 9-figure rounds ($100 million or more) and “unicorn” statuses so prevalent that the numbers have started to cease to be news items in themselves.\n\nWith 2020 now just days away, a look at the 50 biggest funding rounds for start-ups in the past year draws out some trends. We’re pulling out the top five below for a closer look, but it’s interesting too to see some of the other trends emerging across the rest of the pack.\n\nAutomotive remains a huge pull when it comes to raising big bucks: part of the reason is because the space is capital intensive, as it straddles both software and hardware (that is, not just equipment but cars).\n\nCapex is another reason for some of the other big investment rounds of the year, such as the biggest of them all, for an internet data center startup.\n\nAsian companies figure massive in the list and account for 7 of the 10 biggest rounds in the list.\n\nSmall players: there were only three companies in health tech in the top 50, only one in education technology, and only three in the areas of AI and robotics. I don’t know if that means these areas simply don’t require as much capital investment, or if these challenges are simply not as interesting right now for investors as those more squarely focused on revenue generation and business needs.\n\nHopefully the former, as the wider tech world faces a lot of cynicism and skepticism from the public and could use a better profile from solving actual problems.\n\nNote: for this piece, we have focused on investments made in pre-IPO technology companies, and on new equity investments rather than secondary or debt rounds."], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "A police force has defended using a drone camera to shame people into not driving into a national park during the lockdown, while another force said it was introducing roadblocks to stop drivers heading to tourist hotspots.\n\nA new law came into effect on Thursday allowing police to use force to make people return home.\n\nDerbyshire police tweeted drone footage taken near Curbar Edge, in the Peak District, and said they had checked the numberplates of vehicles in the car park and found that some cars were registered to addresses in Sheffield, a 30-minute drive away.\n\nPolice said members of the public should not be driving anywhere to walk their dogs or exercise. However, the Guardian checked with the Cabinet Office, which is overseeing restrictions on movement, and a spokeswoman confirmed that the guidelines did not prohibit driving somewhere for exercise or dog walking.\n\nDerbyshire police tweeted: “Despite posts yesterday highlighting issues of people still visiting the #PeakDistrict despite government guidance, the message is still not getting through. @DerPolDroneUnit have been out at beauty spots across the county, and this footage was captured at #CurbarEdge last night.”\n\nIt added: “Some number plates were coming back to keepers in #Sheffield, so we know that people are travelling to visit these areas. Daily exercise should be taken locally to your home. Under government guidance all travel is limited to essential travel only. Travelling to remote areas of the #PeakDistrict for your exercise is not essential travel. PLEASE, #StayHomeSaveLives.”\n\nQuick guide UK lockdown: what are the coronavirus restrictions? Show Hide What do the restrictions involve? People in the UK will only be allowed to leave their home for the following purposes: Shopping for basic necessities, as infrequently as possible\n\nOne form of exercise a day – for example a run, walk, or cycle – alone or with members of your household\n\nAny medical need, to provide care or to help a vulnerable person\n\nTravelling to and from work, but only where this is absolutely necessary and cannot be done from home Police will have the powers to enforce the rules, including through fines and dispersing gatherings. To ensure compliance with the instruction to stay at home, the government will: Close all shops selling non-essential goods, including clothing and electronic stores and other premises including libraries, playgrounds and outdoor gyms, and places of worship\n\nStop all gatherings of more than two people in public – excluding people you live with\n\nStop all social events, including weddings, baptisms and other ceremonies, but excluding funerals Parks will remain open for exercise, but gatherings will be dispersed.\n\nA spokesman for Derbyshire police insisted there was nothing sinister about the drone deployment. “It’s not Big Brother. It’s just to illustrate the fact that people are going out and making these journeys against the government’s rules. The rules are clear that people should avoid all non-essential travel and exercise and walk their dogs near their homes. If they drive into the Peaks and have a collision or breakdown or go for a walk and fall over, we’re the ones who will be called, or mountain rescue,” he said.\n\nThe drone operator was not hidden, he added. “The pilot was standing next to a liveried police vehicle close to the car park while people were coming in and out.”\n\nCivil liberties groups criticised the sweeping powers given to police on Thursday, including the power to force people to go home, as “authoritarian” and “chilling”. Police vowed to use them if they had to do so.\n\nPlay Video 4:04 Coronavirus lockdown in the UK: the dos and don'ts – video explainer\n\nFines will start at £30, offenders can also be arrested, and police say they will try to persuade people to obey a lockdown that few expect will end in three weeks time.\n\nClare Collier, the advocacy director at Liberty, said: “We’re extremely concerned by the extent of these coercive powers. This is a pandemic and so it should be treated as a public health issue. Instead the government is treating it as a criminal justice issue, putting resources into detaining and criminalising.\n\n“What’s concerning is what this heavy-handed approach will do to the public’s relationship with the police in the long-term. And while some people will feel reassured by a firmer police response to the pandemic, others will feel fear, especially groups who are already over-policed.”\n\nPlay Video 3:09 Squats, drones and angry mayors: policing coronavirus lockdowns around the world – video report\n\nSilkie Carlo, the director of Big Brother Watch, said: “These are chilling powers that create a serious risk of arbitrary policing. Authorities are right to take robust measures to protect public health, but in truth the only way we can control the spread is through well-informed community cooperation, not just criminalisation. Basic safeguards are missing from these extraordinary powers and I’m afraid more draconian powers still are to come from the Coronavirus Act.”\n\nMartin Hewitt, the chair of the National Police Chiefs’ Council, who was involved in negotiations with the government about the powers, said: “I am confident the overwhelming majority of people already understand the gravity of the situation we face. There will be a small number who do not and we will engage with them, explain to them and encourage them to go home. If they refuse to do the right thing, we are fully prepared to use these new powers.”\n\nUnder measures announced on Monday by Boris Johnson, members of the public are allowed out of their homes for one form of exercise a day, for example a run, walk or cycle, alone or with members of their household.\n\nThe government guidance does not specify how long this exercise can last or how far a distance it can cover. It does not specifically ban driving somewhere to walk a pet or exercise, but makes clear that all non-essential travel should be avoided.\n\nFacebook Twitter Pinterest Police move on a group of three people from Cardiff Castle on 26 March. Photograph: Matthew Horwood/Getty Images\n\nIn North Yorkshire, police said they would set up checkpoints to determine if drivers’ journeys were essential. The move was being introduced to ensure motorists are complying with government restrictions, North Yorkshire police said.\n\n“Officers will be stopping vehicles and asking motorists where they are going, why they are going there, and reminding them of the message to stay at home, protect the NHS and save lives,” the force said in a statement. The checkpoints will be unannounced and could be anywhere across the county.\n\nThe assistant chief constable Mike Walker said: “The new and significant restrictions … spell out very clearly what each and every one of us must do to save lives. The message is clear and the warning stark: stay at home, save lives.\n\n“These are the lives of the people we know and love. Our partners, mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, children, grandparents. You may never be in such a position again where your simple actions will lead directly to saving lives.”\n\nPolice in west and mid-Wales have begun stopping drivers to check that their journeys are essential, and are also patrolling public spaces and tourist hotspots.\n\n\n\nAndy Williams, a Dyfed-Powys roads policing inspector, said: “More people on the roads means a greater likelihood of vehicles breaking down or being involved in an accident, which puts extra strain on the emergency services. These extra interactions also increase the chances of the virus spreading and putting more people’s lives in danger.”\n\nOn Wednesday North Wales police sent a family of five home after they were caught travelling from Merseyside to Llanfairfechan for a day at the seaside. In a Facebook post, the force’s Conwy coastal unit said: “Officers are out patrolling and it is pleasing to see that most people are sticking to the government advice.”", "pos": ["The video will start in 8 Cancel\n\nSign up to FREE email alerts from Mirror - The Coronavirus Briefing Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Invalid Email\n\nPolice are pulling over drivers and threatening fines of up to £960 as Britain's new coronavirus lockdown laws take effect.\n\nOfficers in Cornwall have warned they will stop motorists suspected of heading to the beach and search their boots.\n\nIn Derbyshire, police shared drone footage of dog walkers in the Peak District, shaming them for conducting non-essential travel.\n\nCivil liberties groups have reportedly slammed the police for 'Orwellian' behaviour, describing the drone recording in Derbyshire as 'over-the-top policing'.\n\nOfficers were handed the right to enforce the Health Protection Regulations yesterday afternoon.\n\nHave you been affected by the coronavirus outbreak? Email webnews@mirror.co.uk\n\n(Image: Handout)\n\nThey are now able to fine anyone outside their home without good reason, with penalties starting at £60 but rising to a maximum of £960 for repeat offenders.\n\nThe authorities can arrest anyone who refuse to comply.\n\nAnyone who does not pay the penalty, which can be reduced to £30 if paid within 14 days, will be dragged before the courts, which have the power to issue an unlimited fine.\n\nDerbyshire Police shamed walkers in the Peak District on Twitter yesterday.\n\nA video uploaded by the force showed a car park filled with vehicles near the beauty spot of Curbar Edge.\n\nIn the clip, a list of activities were deemed 'non-essential', including dog walking in the Peak District, heading to a vista to watch the sun set, stopping for an Instagram photograph and driving to a place for a walk.\n\nDerbyshire Police tweeted: \"Despite posts yesterday highlighting issues of people still visiting the #PeakDistrict despite government guidance, the message is still not getting through.\n\n\" @DerPolDroneUnit have been out at beauty spots across the county, and this footage was captured at #CurbarEdge last night.\n\n(Image: Plymouth D Section Response/SWNS) (Image: Ben Lack Photography Ltd)\n\n\"Whilst the government has advised to take one form of exercise a day, it is not appropriate to be getting in your car and travelling to take this exercise, particularly to a location, such as the Peak District that in normal times can become busy.\n\n\"We saw last week where such places in Derbyshire and other parts of the country became dangerously overcrowded, making social distancing extremely hard, and in fact today our officers have had to break up a group having a picnic.\n\n\"These are all lovely things to do but not in the middle of a pandemic that is literally costing people their lives.\n\n(Image: Barcroft Media via Getty Images)\n\n\"Our actions and the government’s advice are there to keep you and others safe and ensure that our NHS is able to cope in order to save as many lives as possible.\"\n\nA spokesman for the force told The Guardian the footage was not ' Big Brother ' behaviour.\n\nThey said the video showed people were breaking Government rules, adding that they should walk their dogs near their homes.\n\nIt comes after police set up road blocks in the streets to enforce social isolation.\n\nOn Wednesday a family-of-five from Merseyside who arrived in North Wales for a day out at the seaside were stopped by police and told to return home, The Liverpool Echo reported.\n\nCheck points were established in Plymouth, Devon, and in several places across Cornwall.\n\nAs of yesterday, a total of 150 vehicles were checked in Penzance, Hayle, and St Ives to find out whether their journeys were essential.\n\nPlymouth D Section Response took to Twitter to share a picture of their roadblock.\n\nThey tweeted: \"We are continuing our work again this morning with road calming measures and enquiries ref essential travel, consider this now the norm.\n\n\"Officers have also deployed to various supermarkets to assist with queuing flows and social distancing.\""], "neg": ["Rajkummar Rao in Ludo. (Image courtesy rajkummar_rao )\n\nHighlights The film will be directed by Anurag Basu\n\nThe actor will be seen sporting 2 drastically different looks in the film\n\nLudo will also star Abhishek Bachchan and Fatima Sana Shaikh\n\nWe bet you won't be able to identify Rajkummar Rao in the new look from his forthcoming film Ludo. The 35-year-old actor shared the first look from the film and It is anything but conventional. In the first look, Rajkummar Rao can be seen dressed in a green lehenga and he sports hair extensions. He can also be seen sporting dramatic makeup. The look has been trending on social media big time. In the second picture, Rajkummar Rao can be seen dressed in a retro look. The actor sports long hair and flashy clothes and he can be seen wearing flashy clothes. Sharing the look on Instagram, Rajkummar wrote: \"Happy New year, guys.\"\n\nTake a look at Rajkummar Rao's post here:\n\nLudo, directed by Anurag Basu, is reportedly a dark comedy, which also stars Abhishek Bachchan, Fatima Sana Shaikh and Pankaj Tripathi. Speaking of the film's star cast, Anurag Basu, in an interview with news agency IANS last year, said, \"I am extremely happy to have found this talented new generation cast, though I will trust my old friend Pritam for music as always. It is my pleasure to be working with Bhushan Kumar for my next that is a dark comic anthology.\"\n\nOn the professional front, Rajkummar Rao was last seen in the film Made In China, co-starring Mouni Roy. He also has Roohi Afza, opposite Janhvi Kapoor and Chhalaang, co-starring Nushrat Bharucha in the pipeline. The actor will also be seen in The White Tiger, an adaptation of Aravind Adiga's Man Booker Prize-winning novel of the same name.", "A secondary school Special Needs Assistant (SNA) was unfairly dismissed after an allegation that he used cocaine on school grounds.\n\nA secondary school Special Needs Assistant (SNA) was unfairly dismissed after an allegation that he used cocaine on school grounds.\n\nThe Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) has ordered the school to pay the former SNA €1,000 for the unfair dismissal.\n\nWRC Adjudication Officer Kevin Baneham stated that there were “alarming deficiencies in the decision to dismiss” the SNA who denied all drug related allegations.\n\nOne of the findings of the dismissal letter to the SNA was that drugs were on the school campus in December 2017 and Mr Baneham states that no such allegation was ever made.\n\nThe investigation into the SNA was sparked by an incident which occurred on the last day of the school term in June 2018.\n\nOn the day, the school organised a break-up party, with a staff sports day and some lunch.\n\nThis finished at 5pm and some staff went out later to a local pub.\n\nHowever, while there, an Assistant Principal (AP) said that he had walked into a bathroom on two SNAs.\n\nHe saw the two SNAs were standing with their back to the door and he felt that something was wrong.\n\nAccording to the AP’s statement, the other SNA had his hand up to his face and the two scurried into cubicles.\n\nThe AP said that he believed that this was drugs. The AP has previously told the principal that he had been offered cocaine at a Christmas event in December 2017.\n\nThe SNA who was dismissed denied all allegations of drug use. The second SNA made a statement that he was shown cocaine at the June incident but did not want to partake.\n\nHowever, Mr Baneham stated that the second SNA’s statement “was self-serving and unreliable”.\n\nMr Baneham stated: “In a re-enactment of the classic Prisoner’s Dilemma, he laid blame on his co-accused. This is ‘Operation Save-My-Job’.”\n\nThe sacked man has looked for other SNA roles but did not have reference to obtain such a role.\n\nOnline Editors", "PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Each year, Google reveals the fastest-rising search terms people searched for. Eyewitness News took a look at the top search terms for each year of the past decade and some of them may surprise you.\n\nIn 2019, it appears that most people were curious about Disney+. The streaming service launched in November.\n\nThe men’s World Cup dominated 2018 searches. Team France defeated Croatia 4-2 for the title that year.\n\nIn 2017, Hurricane Irma led all searches. Several islands in the Caribbean were affected when the storm hit the region in September—it also caused widespread damage in Florida.\n\nPowerball led all searches in 2016. The Term skyrocketed when the jackpot topped $1 billion in January of that year.\n\nIn 2015, Lamar Odom was the most searched term, as the former basketball player married Khloe Kardashian. Later that year he was discovered unconscious in a Nevada brothel.\n\nSadly, the death of Robin Williams led all searches in 2014. The comedian died in August of that year.\n\nThe fatal accident involving actor Paul Walker dominated searches in 2013. The Fast and Furious star died in November of that year at the age of 40.\n\nTragedy also struck in 2012, when legendary singer Whitney Houston died. Her name was the most searched term that year.\n\nIn 2011, then 13-year-old Rebecca Black became a music sensation when she released the catchy song “Friday.” The song went viral, kind of becoming an “ear-worm” stuck in the heads of millions of people.\n\nFinally, way back in 2010, it was iPad leading all searches. Apple released the device that year and if you remember a lot of people were unsure if it would be a hit. To date, Apple has sold more than 350 million of them.", "OTTAWA -- The federal government has hit pause on a popular immigration program that allows people to sponsor their parents or grandparents to come to Canada.\n\nThe parents and grandparents program normally opens for applications once a year, and often in January.\n\nBut Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino has given notice that the application process for 2020 is being postponed.\n\n\"These instructions will allow the Department sufficient time to complete the development of a new application intake management process for the parents and grandparents sponsorship program, to be implemented in 2020,\" he wrote in a set of instructions published Dec. 20, and circulated by his department to the public this week.\n\nThe application process for the wildly popular program has been reworked several times in recent years following criticism and problems with the system.\n\nApplications used to be accepted on a first-come, first-serve basis in person, but that system was scrapped after people effectively bought their way to the front of the line by hiring couriers to ensure their forms were at the top of the pile.\n\nThe Liberals then moved to a lottery system, which was criticized for being too random, and then an online program that in 2019 saw all the spots snapped up within minutes.\n\nThe Liberal government promised after that to review the system yet again, but a decision on what would happen for the 2020 program was delayed by the federal election.\n\nThe program will reopen at some point next year, according to Mendicino's instructions that were posted online.\n\n\"The Minister intends to issue further Instructions relating to the intake management process for the parents and grandparents program by April 1, 2020, at the latest.\"\n\nAbout 20,000 people are admitted annually under the parent and grandparent category, but it currently takes about two years to process an application.\n\nThis report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 31, 2019.", "Appearing on Fox News, former congressman Trey Gowdy said he believes if the impeachment trial were held today “the president would win. And I don’t think he’d lose a single Republican senator and he might pick up one Democrat.”\n\nGowdy suggested Republicans get the trial over with without witnesses since they have the numbers, saying “if you have the jury and you know how they’re going to know how they’re going to rule, go ahead and get it over with. And then the president can say whatever he wants to after the trial is over.”\n\nGowdy also revealed he believes Pelosi’s stalling tactic is about putting GOP Senators in swing districts in “tight spots” which she thinks might help Democrats take back the Senate in 2020.\n\n“This is about putting a handful of Republican senators in tight spots in November, Cory Gardner and Thom Tillis and Susan Collins and Martha McSally. Put them in tight spots, make them cast difficult votes.”\n\nWATCH:\n\nThis article first appeared on TheConservativeOpinion.com"], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "Two-season limited event series “The Walking Dead: World Beyond” had been set to premiere April 12th on AMC, but we’ve learned this week that the premiere has been delayed.\n\nThe new spinoff series, which tells the story of the first generation to come-of-age in the apocalypse, will now be arriving on AMC “later this year.” We have no new date at this time.\n\nAccording to Deadline, the series “had wrapped filming but was in post-production on the last few episodes, which has been impacted by the COVID-19-related company closures.”\n\nFilming on “The Walking Dead” and “Fear the Walking Dead” is also on hold.\n\nIn “World Beyond”…\n\n“Some will become heroes. Some will become villains. In the end, all of them will be changed forever. Grown-up and cemented in their identities, good & bad.”\n\n“Two sisters along with two friends leave a place of safety and comfort to brave dangers, known and unknown, living and undead on an important quest. Pursued by those who wish to protect them and those who wish to harm them, a tale of growing up and transformation unfurls across dangerous terrain, challenging everything they know about the world, themselves and each other.”", "pos": ["AMC has postponed the series premiere of The Walking Dead: World Beyond — the second spin-off in the popular zombie apocalypse franchise — due to coronavirus-related production shutdowns. Deadline reports that the series was initially set to premiere on April 12 but will now move to sometime “later this year.”\n\nThe article confirms that while World Beyond has finished filming its first season, post-production on the last few episodes has been disrupted by production shutdowns due to the current pandemic.\n\nWorld Beyond joins several other television shows and films in being halted or delayed over the coronavirus outbreak. Season four of the critically-acclaimed FX series, Fargo, was also slated for an April premiere date but will now be pushed back.\n\nAnother factor worth noting in the television network schedule is the lack of new content to air later this year. With so many shows shutting down their production, many networks will face a shortage of programming in the fall. AMC is making a smart business move by withholding World Beyond for later months when they may be short on content.\n\nAccording to Deadline, AMC and other ad-supported networks will also have to contend with major advertising companies restructuring their content because of unemployment, a plummeting stock market, and cross-cutting measures amid the health crisis. Networks will be more selective in ad spending, preferring to wait until later in the year to delegate rather than using it now.\n\nThe Walking Dead: World Beyond is moving its premiere date from Sunday April 12th to later this year. Follow here for more updates. pic.twitter.com/1Ncc4VViUt — TWDWorldBeyond (@TWDWorldBeyond) March 20, 2020\n\nThe latest spin-off in The Walking Dead franchise will further “expand the universe.” Instead of focusing on already established characters, it will aim toward a younger demographic by focusing on the “first generation raised in a surviving civilization of the post-apocalyptic world.”\n\n“Two sisters along with two friends leave a place of safety and comfort to brave dangers, known and unknown, living and undead on an important quest,” the article continues.\n\nIt stars Nico Tortorella of Younger fame, Aliyah Royale, Hal Cumpston, Alexa Mansour, Nicolas Cantu Annet Mahendru, and Julia Ormond.\n\nDozens of fans are tweeting about their disappointment over the postponement in the comments section of the above tweet. Several people expressed their dismay at having one less show to watch during the quarantine. Some wondered if this news would mean the planned Rick Grimes films would also wind up delayed.\n\n“Why though? By the looks of it, it seems our quarantine might be extended. What better time for people to watch the new show when we’re all going to be home anyway?” asked one user."], "neg": ["What term do you want to search? Search with google", "EditorsNote: fixes “Luka” in fifth graf\n\nDec 31, 2019; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder center Steven Adams (12) warms up before the start of their game against the Dallas Mavericks at Chesapeake Energy Arena. Mandatory Credit: Alonzo Adams-USA TODAY Sports\n\nChris Paul scored 17 points — including 13 in the final 4:31 — to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a come-from-behind, 106-101 home win over the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday night.\n\nWith less than three minutes remaining, the Thunder trailed by seven.\n\nBut then Oklahoma City reeled off a 14-2 run — fueled in large part by Paul — to end the game.\n\nThe win was the third in a row and seventh in the last eight games for the Thunder.\n\nDallas had a chance to regain the lead in the final minute, but Danilo Gallinari tipped the ball away from the Mavericks’ Luka Doncic right into the arms of the Thunder’s Steven Adams.\n\nOklahoma City converted at the free-throw line to put the game away.\n\nTwo players who were questionable going into the day — Gallinari and Dennis Schroder — led the Thunder with 20 points each.\n\nGallinari returned after missing four games due to ankle soreness. Schroder missed Sunday’s game because of ankle soreness.\n\nDoncic scored 35 points to lead all scorers but struggled from behind the arc, going just 3 of 16 on 3-point attempts. He was 9 of 13 from inside the arc. Doncic added 10 rebounds and seven assists.\n\nDoncic dominated at the start, scoring 17 first-quarter points to help the Mavericks build a 12-point lead 12 minutes into the game.\n\nThe Thunder closed the first half with a 10-2 run to cut the deficit to one going into the half.\n\nThree Oklahoma City players produced double-doubles. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 19 points and 10 rebounds, Nerlens Noel had 12 points and 12 rebounds, and Adams had 10 points and 11 rebounds.\n\nThe loss was the second in a row for the Mavericks, who were without Kristaps Porzingis for just the second time this season. He was a late scratch due to right knee soreness.\n\nSlideshow (37 Images)\n\nThe Mavericks were also without Tim Hardaway Jr., who missed the game after sustaining a hamstring injury early in a Sunday road loss to the Los Angeles Lakers.\n\nOklahoma City’s Hamidou Diallo played for the first time since Nov. 22. He missed 17 games due to a hyperextended right elbow. Diallo played 19 minutes and scored four points.\n\n—Field Level Media", "These Are 4 Of The Best Places For Mexican In MinneapolisWe crunched the numbers to find the top Mexican spots around Minneapolis.\n\nHere's 4 Of The Best Inexpensive Bookstores In MinneapolisIf you haven't been to Uncle Hugo's, or Dreamhaven, you're definitely missing out.\n\nThe Best Things To Do In Minneapolis's Standish NeighborhoodGet to know this Minneapolis neighborhood by browsing its most popular local businesses, from a bakery to a tattoo parlor.\n\nHere Are 5 Of The Best Affordable Cafes In MinneapolisWe crunched the numbers to find the best affordable cafes in Minneapolis.\n\nNew Yorkers Say Joey Nova's In Tonka Bay Has Real-Deal New York-Style PizzaThe humble strip mall location is nothing special, but Joey Nova's is nestled along the shores of Lake Minnetonka, near Mound, Wayzata, and Excelsior.\n\nTop Minneapolis Places To Have Brunch On Special OccasionsLooking for a delicious breakfast and brunch meal near you? Here are the best high-end breakfast and brunch restaurants around Minneapolis.", "Sonam Kapoor Ahuja celebrated her New Year with her sister Rhea Kapoor, husband Anand Ahuja and her friends. In the video, Rhea and Sonam who are twinning in black with their girl gangs are wishing their fans.\n\n2019 has ended and 2020 has begun. Many of our beloved B – town celebs jetted off to exotic places ahead of the New Year while a few others decided to stay home and be with their family members and friends to celebrate the special occasion. While Sara Ali Khan decided to stay home, and Virat Kohli partied with Kareena Kapoor Khan, and . Ahuja celebrated her New Year with her sister Rhea Kapoor, husband Anand Ahuja and her friends.\n\nRhea Kapoor has shared a video on her Instagram story in which we can see Rhea and Sonam who are twinning in black with their girl gang are wishing their fans Happy New Year. Later Sonam is searching for the boys and then they finally spot Anand Ahuja who is busy taking a picture or video from his phone. Anand has shared a cute picture of Sonam hugging him tightly and giving a smile as they celebrate New Year together.\n\nCheck out the Sonam and Rhea's video here:\n\nCheck out Sonam Kapoor & Anand Ahuja's pic here:\n\nBefore entering 2020, the Veere Di Wedding actress had shared a loved up video on Instagram with husband Anand Ahuja as the couple bid adieu to the decade together. Sonam also wrote about everything she gained and lost in this decade and this overwhelming post is winning hearts. In this adorable video, Sonam, who is ringing the New Year in Rome, was seen kissing her husband. Meanwhile, on the work front, Sonam has given two movies this year including Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga with Anil Kapoor and Rajkummar Rao and The Zoya Factor opposite Dulquer Salmaan. Besides, she is also working on her home production Battle of Bittora. However, the movie is yet to hit the floors as Sonam is yet to find a lead actor for the movie.\n\nAlso Read: Sonam Kapoor and Anand Ahuja bid goodbye to the decade with a kiss; Says ‘May love lead your way’\n\nCredits :Instagram\n\nRead More", "(Gateway Pundit) – Independent County Circuit Judge Don McSpadden suddenly recused himself from Hunter Biden’s paternity case Tuesday morning.\n\nHunter had a child with 28-year-old Lunden Roberts after meeting her at a DC strip joint where she worked as a stripper and she is demanding a hefty child support payment!\n\nMs. Roberts dragged Hunter Biden into a nasty court battle after he has ‘refused to pay child support for over a year’ and refused to pay her $11,000 legal bill.\n\n\n\nAbove: Lunden Roberts\n\nHunter Biden claimed in a sworn statement that he is in debt and unemployed and he is refusing to turn over the last 5 years of his financial records.\n\nLunden Roberts’ attorneys are asking that Hunter Biden be held in contempt of court for refusing to turn over his financial records related to Burisma and the Chinese private equity firm.\n\nThe Democrat Arkansas Gazette reported that Judge McSpadden recused at 10:20 AM without explanation.\n\nMcSpadden filed an order at 10:20 AM Tuesday saying he was recusing “pursuant to the Administrative Plan of the Sixteenth Judicial Circuit.” A hearing in the case was scheduled for Tuesday. Attorneys for Lunden Alexis Roberts had urged the judge to find Biden in contempt of court at that hearing for not providing financial information for the past five years. “One of the clearest indicators of a judge’s integrity is when he or she recuses from a case,” said Clinton Lancaster, one of Roberts’ attorneys. “It highlights the ethos and values that make the judiciary such a powerful, separate branch of government. Our client sincerely thanks Judge McSpadden for his time and attention to what has become a difficult and convoluted child support matter.”\n\nThe Daily Mail reported that a ‘defrauded investor’ Joel Caplan filed a motion in Independence County, in an effort to become a part of Lunden Roberts’ case.\n\nJoel Caplan claims he was swindled in a scheme known as the ‘China Hustle’ and Hunter Biden’s bank records will show he was part of the scheme.\n\nCaplan told Judge Don McSpadden to ‘follow the money’ and in a 30-page filing, lays out how he was allegedly swindled out of 10 years of his life savings in a ‘multi-billion dollar stock scheme known as the China Hustle.’ Caplan, who filed papers from Jerusalem, Israel, claims many Chinese nationals made fortunes from the ploy, which involved presenting fake company documents and claiming they were genuine investments when they were actual frauds. Then the Chinese Nationals went on to use the ill-gotten gains to influence politics and even ‘bribe’ individuals, such as Biden, Caplan claims. Caplan points to Donald Trump’s claim in October that Biden received a $1.5 billion payday from a China-based private equity fund. Biden has denied the claim, saying that he has not taken money from China. He said he bought into a Chinese investment fund after his father left office for $420,000. The $1.5 billion was the amount the fund aimed to raise in China for investments. Still, Caplan wants Biden’s bank records in an apparently far-fetched attempt to trace back the billions of dollars that went missing in China, in his bid for ‘justice’ and to possibly regain his lost savings.\n\nPrivate investigator Dominic Casey also asked to be a part of the case and claimed he has obtained Biden’s bank account records, the Daily Mail reported.\n\nThe judge in Hunter Biden’s Arkansas paternity case has recused himself today, hours after an attempt to make the businessman’s Ukraine dealings the center of the case, according to court documents obtained by DailyMail.com. Judge Don McSpadden, of Independence County, didn’t give an explanation when he announced he was recusing himself at 10.20am. McSpadden’s recusal came two hours after ‘defrauded investor’ Joel Caplan, who wants to be made a party in the case, filed a witness statement from ex-Ukrainian prosecutor Viktor Shokin. Shokin claimed he was fired in 2016 because he was leading an investigation into Burisma and refused to shut it down, despite pressure from Hunter’s father, then-VP Joe Biden.\n\nthegatewaypundit.com/2019/12/breaking-judge-in-hunter-bidens-paternity-case-suddenly-recuses-himself-as-lunden-roberts-attorneys-ask-for-hunter-to-be-held-in-contempt-for-withholding-financial-records/"], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "Joe Rogan has claimed he knows the exact moment Tyson Fury worked out how to beat Deontay Wilder, in the 12th round of the pair's first fight.\n\nFury said in the build up to the rematch last Saturday that he would put Wilder on the back foot and knock him out, which is exactly what he did.\n\nAccording to UFC commentator Rogan the fight was pretty much set to go the way it did in the last two minutes of their December 2018 meeting, when the Gypsy King rose from an eight count after a huge shot from Wilder to dominate the rest of the round.\n\nSpeaking on his podcast Rogan said, \"In the 12th round, he started backing Deontay up - Deontay can't fight backing up.\n\nAdvert 10\n\n\"Deontay is a guy who pushes forward, and he's got this ridiculous power. Everybody's scared of his power, so everybody's moving all the time.\n\n\"Fury realized in the 12th round after Deontay knocked him down, almost knocked him out, he got up and started chasing Deontay, and Deontay fought sloppy. He said he looked awkward.\"\n\nFury did take the centre of the ring straight away in the first round and it was a position that he barely gave up as for most he won every single round of the fight.\n\nAdvert 10\n\nHe and his team claimed that Wilder was a bully and when bullies are forced back they don't know how to handle it, and so it proved.\n\nThe Brit twice knocked down his American opponent, in the third and fifth round, before eventually having the fight stopped when the Bronze Bomber's corner through in the towel.\n\nWilder has 30 days to activate a rematch clause for the trilogy fight and has said that he plans on making sure there is a third fight, after they fought out a draw in the original fight.\n\nAdvert 10\n\nMany fight fans would prefer if the former WBC champion moved aside to allow the current champ to fight fellow Englishman Anthony Joshua in a unification fight but that looks unlikely right now.\n\nFury landed a lot on the front foot. Image: PA Images\n\nIf the 34-year-old American is to face Fury for a third time then he might have to completely rethink his plan for the fight.", "pos": ["(CNN) The self-styled \"Gypsy King\" Tyson Fury produced a boxing masterclass to reign again as a world heavyweight champion after he pummeled Deontay Wilder to claim a seventh round stoppage in their eagerly awaited rematch in Las Vegas Saturday.\n\nFourteen months after their epic split-decision draw, the British boxer wrested the World Boxing Council (WBC) version of the title from Wilder with a dominant performance at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, flooring his opponent in the third and fifth rounds before the US fighter's corner threw in the towel to spare their man further punishment.\n\n\"The king has returned to the top of the throne,\" said Fury, who remains unbeaten after 31 bouts.\n\nWilder, making his 11th defense of the WBC crown, was suffering his first defeat in 44 fights, falling to 42-1 with one drawn.\n\nWhile not quite living up to his pre-fight prediction of a second round knock out, Fury had been on top from the opening bell, landing heavy blows with little coming in return from a well-beaten Wilder.\n\nOnly the defeated champion's bravery enabled him to extend the contest to the seventh, with Fury paying tribute to his courage.\n\n\"I just want to say a big shout out Deontay Wilder,\" he said. \"He manned up, he really did show heart of a champion.\n\n\"I hit him with a clean right hand and dropped him, and he got back up and battled on into round seven.\n\n\"He is a warrior, he will be back, he will be champion again.\"\n\nBritish boxer Tyson Fury celebrates after defeating US boxer Deontay Wilder.\n\nWilder, who fell short in his bid to surpass Muhammad Ali's record of 10 successful heavyweight title defenses, protested his corner's decision to halt the fight.\n\n\"I just wish that my corner would have let me went out on my shield,\" he said. \"I'm a warrior.\"\n\nThe 34-year-old, who knocked Fury down twice in their previous fight despite being out boxed, could not repeat that formula second time around but does have a rematch clause.\n\nBefore that, Fury may turn his attention to claiming the WBA, IBF, WBO and IBO versions of the world heavyweight crown, which are held by his British compatriot Anthony Joshua, in a unification bout.\n\nJoshua's promoter Eddie Hearn immediately took to social media to talk up the prospect of that fight later this year.\n\nNo need for a third let's go straight to it in the Summer! #undisputed — Eddie Hearn (@EddieHearn) February 23, 2020\n\nFor now, Fury, who sports his nickname because of his Irish Traveler background, can celebrate his stunning victory, completing his comeback to the ring after battling depression and addiction and being stripped of the original world titles he won by beating the great Wladimir Klitschko in 2015.\n\nHe had looked relaxed and confident as he was carried to the ring on a moving throne to the delight of his many and vociferous supporters in a packed arena.\n\nThey had reason to cheer their fighter from the start, but it was in the third round that the action really erupted as Fury knocked down Wilder with a massive right.\n\nSomehow the American, who was down again after a slip, survived to the end of the round and he regained a little of his composure in the fourth as Fury sought a further knockdown.\n\nUS boxer Deontay Wilder reacts during his World Boxing Council (WBC) Heavyweight Championship Title boxing match against British boxer Tyson Fury at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on February 22, 2020.\n\nIt was not long coming, with a left to the body doing the trick again in the fifth and by then it looked only a matter of time before the fight was halted.\n\nFury was delivering further heavy blows in the seventh before the towel came in and referee Kenny Bayless called a formal halt to the proceedings after one minute 39 seconds of the round.\n\nEver the showman, Fury celebrated with a karaoke-style rendition of Don McLean's Amercan Pie while Wilder was left to lick his wounds, being later taken to hospital as a precaution.\n\nFury, who came in 16 pounds heavier than in the first bout with Wilder, had got the tactics he had worked on with new trainer Javan \"Sugarhill\" Steward perfectly right.\n\nTyson Fury knocks down Deontay Wilder in the fifth during their Heavyweight bout for Wilder's WBC and Fury's lineal heavyweight title on February 22, 2020 at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.\n\nHe combined his extra power with patience against the hard-hitting Wilder, who had proved from their first bout how dangerous he could be when cornered.\n\nBut there was to be no repeat in what many had billed as the biggest heavyweight title fight of this century, with a host of celebrities that included Super Bowl MVP Patrick Mahomes and retired NBA great Magic Johnson, watching the proceedings.\n\nPhotos: In pictures: Tyson Fury vs. Deontay Wilder WBC heavyweight championship British boxer Tyson Fury enters the ring at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Hide Caption 1 of 13 Photos: In pictures: Tyson Fury vs. Deontay Wilder WBC heavyweight championship Deontay Wilder of the United States enters the ring wearing a mask. Hide Caption 2 of 13 Photos: In pictures: Tyson Fury vs. Deontay Wilder WBC heavyweight championship A large screen displays a video of Fury before the start of the match. Hide Caption 3 of 13 Photos: In pictures: Tyson Fury vs. Deontay Wilder WBC heavyweight championship Fury punches Wilder at the beginning of the match. Hide Caption 4 of 13 Photos: In pictures: Tyson Fury vs. Deontay Wilder WBC heavyweight championship Fury knocks Wilder to the ground. Hide Caption 5 of 13 Photos: In pictures: Tyson Fury vs. Deontay Wilder WBC heavyweight championship Fury raises his arms in celebration after knocking down Wilder. Hide Caption 6 of 13 Photos: In pictures: Tyson Fury vs. Deontay Wilder WBC heavyweight championship Wilder throws a punch at Fury. Hide Caption 7 of 13 Photos: In pictures: Tyson Fury vs. Deontay Wilder WBC heavyweight championship Referee Kenny Bayless speaks to Wilder. Hide Caption 8 of 13 Photos: In pictures: Tyson Fury vs. Deontay Wilder WBC heavyweight championship Wilder reacts to Bayless. Hide Caption 9 of 13 Photos: In pictures: Tyson Fury vs. Deontay Wilder WBC heavyweight championship Wilder and Fury exchange punches. Hide Caption 10 of 13 Photos: In pictures: Tyson Fury vs. Deontay Wilder WBC heavyweight championship Fury knocks down Wilder during the fifth round. Hide Caption 11 of 13 Photos: In pictures: Tyson Fury vs. Deontay Wilder WBC heavyweight championship Fury celebrates his win by TKO in the seventh round against Wilder. Hide Caption 12 of 13 Photos: In pictures: Tyson Fury vs. Deontay Wilder WBC heavyweight championship This was the first defeat in 44 fights for Wilder, while Fury remains unbeaten after 31 bouts, with one draw from their previous bout in December 2018. Hide Caption 13 of 13\n\nAn all-British clash with Joshua to unify the heavyweight titles, would also be a massive draw, where ever hosted, with Hearn telling the UK's Talk Sport that his fighter is eager for it to happen.\n\n\"I have already spoken to AJ, (Anthony Joshua) he wants this fight. He has zero fear of Tyson Fury and he wants to be undisputed.\n\n\"It has become not just the biggest fight in British boxing history, it has become the biggest fight in the history of the sport worldwide,\" he claimed."], "neg": ["Subscribing to our services is a three step process. First you have to create an account and then you have to pick if you want to subscribe to digital and or print.\n\nSome people only want to be a digital subscriber to get access online and others want to also receive the print edition.\n\nIf you are already a print subscriber and want online access, it is free, you simply have to create an online account and then attach your print subscription account number to the online account you create.", "SoftBank's third-quarter earnings revealed a 99% drop in third-quarter profits.\n\nHowever, investors sent the Japanese conglomerate's stock up 12% on Wednesday.\n\nThe rally was due to a judge approving the merger of SoftBank-owned Sprint and T-Mobile.\n\nSprint stock skyrocketed 78% on Tuesday, netting SoftBank more than $12 billion.\n\nVisit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.\n\nGet the inside scoop on what traders are talking about — delivered daily to your inbox. Loading Something is loading. Email address By clicking ‘Sign up’, you agree to receive marketing emails from Insider as well as other partner offers and accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy\n\nSoftBank revealed a 99% drop in third-quarter profits on Wednesday. Investors responded by sending its stock up 12%, adding more than $10 billion to its market capitalization.\n\nThe Japanese conglomerate's shareholders haven't lost their minds. SoftBank's Vision Fund certainly stomached a $2 billion loss after writing down its investments in WeWork and Uber, slashing the company's operating income from nearly $4 billion to less than $25 million.\n\nHowever, investors cared more about a federal judge ruling in favor of Sprint's $26 billion merger with T-Mobile on Tuesday, clearing the way for the deal to close after nearly two years of regulatory challenges. The wireless carrier's stock skyrocketed 78% on the news. As SoftBank owns nearly 85% of Sprint, it netted more than $12 billion on paper.\n\nSoftBank led with the good news in its earnings presentation on Wednesday. The third slide is an image of a roiling ocean with the caption, \"Tide is turning.\" The fifth slide is a chart showing Sprint's stock price going vertical on Tuesday. On the next slide, it downplayed the $2 billion loss at its Vision Fund by pointing out the segment lost $8.8 billion in the second quarter.", "Kolkata: The BJP leadership has decided to launch a campaign blitzkrieg in West Bengal to counter the TMC's \"misinformation programmes\" regarding Citizenship (Amendment) Act and reach out to refugees.\n\nThe West Bengal BJP leadership had hoped that that the new citizenship law would be its \"political trump card\" ahead of the 2021 assembly polls in the state.\n\nBut an aggressive campaign against the CAA by the Trinamool Congress, other opposition parties, civil society groups, students and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's declaration not to implement the CAA in the state, has put the saffron party on the backfoot.\n\nApart from launching state-wide campaign against the new legislation, Banerjee has participated in six protest marches and three rallies in various parts of the state.\n\nIn contrast, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has organised only one mega march in the city, led by party's national working president J P Nadda, and rallies by the state president to counter the anti-CAA protests led by the Chief Minister.\n\nAccording to state BJP sources, a blueprint of Bengal-specific programmes and campaigns has been prepared to to reach out to the masses and allay fears and misinformation campaign about the CAA.\n\n\"The blueprint of the campaign has already been given a nod by the party's central leadership. The multi-pronged campaign, targeting a cross section of people across the state, will begin from this month,\" a senior BJP leader said.\n\nIt has also been decided that during the campaign not a single word will be uttered about the proposed NRC in the state as it might send a wrong message, the BJP leader said.\n\nAccording to state BJP sources, the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Act will determine the course of West Bengal politics in the days to come with the state bracing for a deeper polarization between the TMC and the BJP on communal lines ahead of the 2021 Assembly polls.\n\n\"We will leave no stone unturned to reach out to the masses on the issue of the CAA. Just to appease her vote bank, Mamata Banerjee is opposing the CAA and trying to stop refugees from getting citizenship.\n\n\"But we will not let that happen, we will expose the misinformation campaign through our counter-campaign. There is already a huge support in favour of the CAA,\" BJP national general secretary and Bengal minder Kailash Vijayvargiya said.\n\nState BJP vice president and MP Subhas Sarkar and state BJP general secretary Sayantan Basu, in coordination with the central leadership, are looking into the campaign strategy in the state.\n\nAccording to state BJP sources, the campaign programme will include door-to-door visits, street corner meetings, seminars, street plays, advertisements in local newspapers, audio visual capusules on movies about refugees coming to India after partition and using social media to create a positive narrative on the CAA.\n\n\"We will form a special team of around two to three lakh activists across the state, who will be trained to carry out door-to-door campaigns.\n\n\"Out of these, 20,000 cadres would be selected to look after campaigns in their respective areas,\" Sarkar told PTI.\n\nAccording to a senior BJP leader, the specially trained activists would not only make people aware about the CAA but also help them in applying online for citizenship as the state government is not keen on implementing it.\n\nThe state BJP also plans to send one crore thanks giving letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the Act.\n\nAccording to the CAA, members of Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi and Christian communities who have come from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan till December 31, 2014 and facing religious persecution there will not be treated as illegal immigrants, and be given Indian citizenship.\n\nAccording to state BJP sources, the CAA will benefit more than 1.5 crore people across the country, including over 72 lakh in the West Bengal.\n\nHindu refugees are a deciding factor in nearly 80 assembly seats in the state, whereas Muslims constitute a sizable chunk of voters in around 90 constituencies.\n\nApart from this, Hindu refugees are also spread in around 40-50 other seats, comprising between 10 and 15 per cent of the electorate.\n\n\"Our target is to reach out to one crore people across the state with the message of CAA. The new act does not take away citizenship rather it gives citizenship to refugees. We have identified refugee pockets and special focus would be given to these areas,\" Basu said.\n\nAs a part of its audio visual campaign, it is using footage of the exodus of refugees from East Pakistan in 1947, and portions of footage of movies on refugees crisis and will upload it on social media platforms.\n\nThe BJP has made a six-minute video using footage of great Calcutta killings in 1946, dialogues from Bengali films, with an objective to showcase the plight of refugees in post- partition years and make people understand the need for the amended Citizenship Act.\n\n\"We will also organise special meetings with certain sections of the society such as doctors, engineers, artists, writers, lawyers, teachers, religious leaders and professors, where we would make them understand the need for CAA,\" Sarkar said.\n\nThe TMC mocked the decision of the saffron party to launch a campaign on the issue of the CAA, saying it would \"fall flat\" as it has already been rejected by the people of the state.\n\n\"Their campaign will not find any resonance among the masses as people have voiced their protest against the divisive bill,\" TMC secretary general Partha Chatterjee said.", "The year 2019 was one of headlines about horrific violence committed against innocent and vulnerable people living in South Africa.\n\nFrom ongoing attacks on women and children, to the apparent targeting of foreign nationals and the deployment of the army to the Cape Flats – violence grabbed the headlines and the attention of citizens in 2019, who registered their horror and marched in protest to make their voices heard.\n\nPresident Cyril Ramaphosa also cancelled travel plans and important economic forum appearances to address the nation, and come up with measures to show that the government was serious about the levels of angst in the country.\n\nHow did we get here?\n\nCape Flats\n\nThere has been an all-out war on the Cape Flats for many years as gangs continue to fight it out for turf and power.\n\nThose who try to go about their daily lives often end up with the bullet wounds – unarmed men, women and children fall while walking or running to their homes, hiding away or playing outside.\n\nThis bloodshed is reflected in official crime statistics.\n\nThe Cape Flats is home to the Western Cape's 10 police precincts which have the highest attempted murder rates, contributing to 42% of the attempted murders in the province.\n\nFor years, many in the community, along with the City of Cape Town and the DA, have been calling for the army to intervene and help the police enforce law and order.\n\nTheir pleas were finally heard in July following a heightened spate of recorded murders. Police Minister Bheki Cele announced then that the army would be deployed to help stabilise ganglands in these 10 areas.\n\nThis was after Ramaphosa finally gave the go-ahead and wrote up the legally required letter to Parliament. He has since extended the deployment until March, 2020.\n\nBut there is still bloodshed.\n\nA night of horror unfolded in Delft in August when separate shootings left three people dead and several others injured.\n\nIn September, gunmen kicked down the door of a structure in Elsies River and mowed down three children and a teenager.\n\nLast month, three men and a woman were shot dead in their home in Mitchells Plain.\n\nAnd in December, notorious gang leader Rashied Staggie was gunned down outside his Salt River home in the early hours of a Friday morning.\n\nIt remains to be seen what long-term impact the army will have in Bishop Lavis, Mitchells Plain, Delft, Elsies River, Nyanga, Khayelitsha, Mfuleni, Philippi, Kraaifontein and Manenberg.\n\nCele proudly stated in September that the work of the police, together with the SA National Defence Force, had resulted in more than 1 000 arrests in gang-ridden areas.\n\nOf those, 806 were already in the system and were wanted for various crimes, including murder, attempted murder, hijacking and theft.\n\nPeople are still being killed and, as stated by the Institute for Security Studies' Dr Johan Burger, the army, due to leave in March, cannot do the police's job.\n\n#AmINext\n\nThe murder of University of Cape Town student Uyinene Mrwetyana, 19, at a Cape Town post office shocked the nation, coming at a time where many murders of young women were being reported.\n\nHorror killings hogged the headlines, such as that of South African boxer Leighandre \"Baby Lee\" Jegels, University of Western Cape student Jesse Hess, horse-riding enthusiast Meghan Cremer and Cape Town resident Lynette Volschenk, who was dismembered in her home.\n\nIn Mrwetyana's case, it emerged that post office employee Luyanda Botha lured her there on August 24 and when she didn't welcome his sexual advances, raped her and used a 2kg weight, used to weigh packages, to bludgeon her to death. He then hid her body in the office safe, before transporting it the next day, to be burnt and buried.\n\nThe nature of her murder, committed by a government employee in a public building in the afternoon, shocked the country. Women took to social media to express that they were not safe anywhere, not even in a public place or if they were equipped with self-defence skills.\n\nProtesters gather to hand over a memorandum of grievances during a gender-based violence demonstration outside Parliament. (Photo by Gallo Images/Ziyaad Douglas)\n\nThe senseless killings prompted the nationwide #AmINext movement, with victims of abuse calling out their alleged abusers, which was documented on a viral thread on Twitter.\n\n\n\nIt sparked marches and protests across the country against gender-based violence, including and especially at universities, where students demanded that campuses be made safer.\n\nEven international delegates attending the World Economic Forum in Cape Town were confronted with the chants of protesters who cried out for something to be done about the high rate of rapes and murders.\n\nRiot police were brought in as the group, many students, demanded to address Ramaphosa.\n\nIronically, their cries for an end to violence were met with a heavy-handed approach in the form of stun grenades and several arrests.\n\nLast month, Botha was sentenced to life in prison for murder, two life sentences for both counts of rape, and five years for defeating the course of justice, in terms of a plea and sentencing agreement.\n\nXenophobia\n\nAt around the same time, foreign nationals in Gauteng bore the brunt of sporadic violence across all three of the province's major metros.\n\nCommunities looted both foreign-owned and local shops while calling for an end to drug syndicates.\n\nTen of the 12 people killed in the ensuing violence were South Africans, and Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula said the evidence did not show that foreign nationals were being targeted because of their nationality.\n\nShe reiterated that South Africa was not a xenophobic country.\n\nPressure was on Ramaphosa to give an official response to both the gender-based violence and the apparent xenophobic violence.\n\nMarchers against xenophobia in Johannesburg in April 2015. (PHOTO: Bridget Mnyulwa of Sonke Gender Justice)\n\nHe did so in an address to the nation on television, calling for calm and acknowledging that the period had been traumatic for the country.\n\n\n\nHe also opted out of the UN General Assembly in New York in September.\n\nUsing a provision in the Constitution normally called upon for State of the Nation Addresses, he held an extraordinary sitting of Parliament instead to tackle gender-based violence and femicide.\n\n\"There were 52 000 sexual offences reported in SA in 2018/19. Over the last weeks… we have been shaken by the brutal killings of women and acts of violence have just really exploded in this province,\" he told residents at Lusikisiki College in the Eastern Cape.\n\nThe result of the extraordinary sitting was a five-point emergency plan to be implemented over six months.\n\nPack up and go\n\nLater that month, Ramaphosa was booed while delivering a speech at a memorial for former Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe in Harare.\n\nHe said Zimbabweans only accepted him after he offered an apology for the violence committed against foreign nationals.\n\n\"It was only when I said I regret what is happening in our country and offered an apology on behalf of all of us as SA, that is when they responded positively in accepting that apology. I have apologised on your behalf and I hope that will sink into our consciousness.\"\n\nHe added: \"The world expects us to behave in a way where we respect the rights of people from other nations.\"\n\nDesperate Nigerians living in South Africa, including some who were forced to close their businesses following the attacks on foreign nationals, signed up for free flights back to Nigeria, instead of taking the risk of staying.\n\nIn Cape Town and Pretoria, groups of foreign nationals pleaded with the United Nations in weeks of protests outside their regional offices to be taken to another country.\n\nWhere to next?\n\nWhile the government follows its plan to tackle gender-based violence, stories continue to emerge of women who are killed.\n\nLast month, 21-year-old Limpopo student Precious Ramabulana was stabbed 52 times after her attacker sneaked through the window of her rented room while she was asleep.\n\nHer alleged attacker, Aubrey Manaka, 28, has not yet pleaded to charges of rape, murder, housebreaking with intent to rob and aggravated robbery.\n\nCommemorations for 16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women have done little to stem the bloodshed.\n\nTebogo Setlhare was arrested on November 25 for the murder of his girlfriend, Kgaugelo Tshwae, 28, in Mmakau village in the North West.\n\nHer burnt body was found after she apparently failed to return home from a holiday.\n\nAlso occurring during the 16 days, was the brutal attack on a woman from uMkhuze, allegedly by her husband.\n\nShe lost her arm and also had a cracked skull.\n\nA plastic and reconstructive surgeon said her life would never be the same.\n\nHe added that as a teacher, she \"needs a hand and one of her hands has lost function, but we will try to restore function to that hand. It will take multiple surgeries.\"\n\nWe do not know what 2020 holds, but 2019 has many lessons for South Africa.", "Pearl Lorentzen\n\nLakeside Leader\n\n‘Thriving in Business’, on February 12, was one of the last in-person events in Slave Lake, for a while. It was the reveal of the Slave Lake Business Survey and an economic development talk, by Ken Coates.\n\n\n\n“The information in the survey is based on how the businesses feel the community supports them,” says Josh Friesen, Community Futures Executive-Director. Once the COVID-19 pandemic subsides, the survey has information to “pave the way for a new future for the town.”\n\n\n\nThe pandemic itself is horrible, he adds, but “it gives us opportunities to reflect on better ways to do business.”\n\n\n\nCoates spoke about 12 reasons people in rural areas should be more scared, 12 reasons they should be excited, and 12 ways they can compete in the global economy. There’s a global decline in rural areas was one of the negatives. Two of the exciting prospects were the empowerment of Indigenous Canadians and new opportunities for self-sufficiency.\n\n\n\nThree suggests for economic development are change the story, suggest practical innovative solutions, and understand what young professionals look for in a community.\n\n\n\nThe survey and labour solutions event was put on by Community Futures, Slave Lake and District Chamber of Commerce, and the Town of Slave Lake.\n\n\n\nThere were around 35 people at the event and over 500 people have viewed the video of Coate’s speech online.\n\n\n\nIt was bad timing, says Kimberley Hughes, Slave Lake and District Chamber of Commerce Executive-Director, but “the right people were there.” She continues, the event sparked some ideas, and the feedback has been positive.\n\n\n\nThe launch was supposed to be the first event in a series of labour solutions events, but these have been postponed due to COVID-19. Community Futures physical office is closed, but open for business via phone or email.\n\n\n\nThe Chamber of Commerce is closely monitoring the situation of the trade show and Riverboat Daze, which are in May and July respectively.\n\nSome of the attendees at the Slave Lake labour survey reveal on March 12. This was one of the last in-person events to be held in Slave Lake for the next while."], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "MANILA, Philippines — The cancellation of Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa’s visa may be wrong but there must be a “deeper” reason why the Philippines should terminate its Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with the United States.\n\n“Dapat malalim ang dahilan (There must be a deeper reason). It should go beyond the denial of a US visa to a senator,” Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto said in a statement on Thursday.\n\nADVERTISEMENT\n\n“Because what if the US restores the visa of my good friend Senator Bato, are we then going to reverse course, and press the stop button to the revocation process which, per reports, has been started?”\n\n“Paano kung bukas sasabihin ng Amerika na restored na ang visa ni Bato, ano gagawin natin? Is that the remedial action we are seeking or are we motivated by reasons more profound?” Recto said.\n\n(What if tomorrow the US says Bato’s visa has been restored, what are we going to do? Is that the remedial action we are seeking or are we motivated by reasons more profound?)\n\nHe said the Philippines should be able to at least prove that the VFA is unfavorable to the country before revoking it.\n\nREAD: No stopping Duterte from ending VFA\n\n“We must be able to separate the national interest from the personal. The national harm done by the VFA is an issue separate from the actions taken by the other government on a certain individual,” Recto said.\n\nPresident Rodrigo Duterte ordered last week the abrogation of the VFA between the Philippines and the US after Dela Rosa confirmed that the US government had revoked his visa.\n\nREAD: Confirmed: US voids Senator Bato dela Rosa’s visa\n\n“Personally, tingin ko mali ang ginawa ng Amerika kay Bato. BFF nila si Bato noon. Red carpet treatment sa FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) ‘yan. But our response should be commensurate,” Recto said.\n\nADVERTISEMENT\n\n(Personally I think, what America did to Bato was wrong. Bato is their BFF. They gave him a red-carpet treatment at the FBI. But our response should be commensurate.)\n\nDela Rosa, a former chief of the Philippine National Police, however, insisted that Duterte’s order to end the agreement was not only because of his visa cancellation.\n\n“Ang sinasabi ko na nga hindi ako importante bakit ako ang gagawin nyong reason?” he said, noting Duterte’s claim that the visa cancellation was just the last straw that broke the camel’s back.\n\n(I’ve been saying that I’m not important so why are you using me as a reason?)\n\n“Napupuno na s’ya (Duterte) so dapat may aksyon syang gagawin. Hindi naman ako ang dahilan…” Dela Rosa also said.\n\n(He is already getting impatient so he had to act. I’m not the reason here…)\n\nBut it would still be better if the two allies could find a way to rescue their “dying relationship,” according to the senator.\n\n“The more friends, the better,” Dela Rosa said.\n\nEdited by KGA\n\nRead Next\n\nEDITORS' PICK\n\nMOST READ", "pos": ["MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Justice (DOJ) has started studying how to correctly discontinue the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA).\n\n“The DOJ has been tasked to study the proper procedure to terminate the VFA. We are doing it now,” Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said Friday.\n\nADVERTISEMENT\n\nPresident Rodrigo Duterte said the country will abandon the VFA if the United States will not rectify the cancellation of Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa’s US visa.\n\nREAD: No Bato visa, no VFA – Duterte\n\nWhile the US embassy did not disclose the reason for voiding Dela Rosa’s visa, the senator believed that it probably has something to do with his role in the Duterte administration’s bloody drug war.\n\nEdited by KGA\n\nRead Next\n\nEDITORS' PICK\n\nMOST READ"], "neg": ["St. Louise Regional Hospital has been named to the State of California’s Patient Safety Honor Roll for demonstrating safety across multiple departments, and to the state’s Maternity Honor Roll for meeting or surpassing a statewide target aimed at reducing caesarean sections.\n\n“We are proud to be on both honor rolls,” said Gloria Dela Merced, St. Louise Regional Hospital executive. “It takes a team effort, and our physicians, nurses and support staff are committed to meeting rigorous performance measures for our patients’ safety.”\n\nThe Patient Safety Honor Roll includes information from hospital-acquired infections, adverse patient safety events, sepsis management and patient experience.\n\nThese measurements establish shared goals and sense of purpose, and advance improvements, Merced said. St. Louise Regional Hospital was cited for a strong culture of safety, high-quality patient care and the ability to meet the state’s patient safety measures.\n\nThe Maternity Honor Roll’s goal is to reduce cesarean rates in California. There are 500,000 births each year in California (one-eighth of all US c-section births) and in the past decade, the c-section birth rate has risen by 50 percent nationwide. Today, one-third of all babies are born via surgery—significantly more than the federal Healthy People 2020 goal of 24.7 percent for low-risk deliveries, according to the state.\n\nReducing cesarean sections can result in lowering medical complications in first-time mothers, such as incidents of heavy bleeding, blood transfusions, infections, blood clots and longer recovery time compared with vaginal birth. Higher c-section rates carry risks for babies including potential injury during surgery, breathing problems, neonatal intensive care stays and lower breastfeeding rates.", "The U.S. Army hopes a new marketing campaign will show potential recruits a different side of military service.\n\nThe campaign, called “What’s Your Warrior?”, steers away from showcasing the glory of the battle-hardened infantryman that has dominated marketing pushes for decades.\n\nIt instead focuses on the variety of career fields available to recruits — from space and cybersecurity jobs to science and medical positions. The campaign launched in November and has already resulted in a 35 percent jump in visitors filling out the initial forms on the Army’s website, compared to November 2018.\n\nBrig. Gen. Alex Fink, chief of Army enterprise marketing, is behind “What’s Your Warrior?”. He said filling out those forms is just the first step.\n\n“It's great and fine and dandy to fill out a business reply card online,” Fink said. “But, how does that translate into actually getting folks to make a commitment?”\n\nThat’s where the individual relationship between recruit and recruiter comes in.\n\nDan Boyce/CPR News Colorado Springs Army Recruiting Company Commander Josh Trenkel speaks with new recruits during a tour of Fort Carson Army Base.\n\nColorado Springs Army Recruiting Company Cmdr. Josh Trenkel said his recruiters are using “What’s Your Warrior?” to simply start the conversation about joining.\n\n“That's where the art of it is,” Trenkel said. “They really need to know how to take that message, and give it to the students coming out of school these days and make sure that they know the opportunities that are available to them.”\n\nTrenkel was supervising a tour at Fort Carson Army Base for brand new recruits. The group took turns in a shooting simulator, peeked inside military vehicles and were treated to an old Army standard, a Meal Ready to Eat (MRE), for lunch.\n\nCrystal Townsend was sitting on the grass with other new recruits, opening her vegetable crumble MRE.\n\n“When I was younger, when I was 18, 19, I did want to join, but I wasn't really competent in myself,” Townsend, now 35, said. “I didn't know anybody in the military and I wasn't really sure I could do it.”\n\nDan Boyce/CPR News New Army recruits try out a shooting simulation at Fort Carson Army Base.\n\nTownsend ended up in law enforcement, rising in the ranks to become a deputy sheriff in El Paso County. It’s a stable job in a professional career, but as she got older and closer to the maximum age for enlistment, she found herself having regrets.\n\n“It was just eating at me. And I finally said, ‘You know what, I’m gonna go for it,’” she said.\n\nSitting near her were younger men and women just out of high school and looking for more than the classic Army experience as a gunner or infantryman. One woman nearby was looking to go into communications, another man hoping to jumpstart a career as a firefighter. The range of ambitions these recruits have is exactly how the Army is hoping to sell itself through “What’s Your Warrior?”\n\nThe first ad in the campaign looks more like a trailer for an effects-laden superhero movie than a traditional recruitment pitch, with helicopters flying through mountain passes and microscopic cells dividing on screen.", "When we think back on the defining beauty moments of the decade, nails are front and center. Hear us out: The most popular nail colors and trends often reflect their respective times. In an era when nail art props abound and the engagement manicure has become a very real (and specific) kind of pressure, it makes sense to take a closer look at the bottles we're gravitating toward for the perfect Instagram shot. The past 10 years have brought us elaborate spins on nostalgic trends—like squishy jelly nails and the immortal French manicure. But in the interest of distilling these moments down to their most basic forms, we're focusing on the standalone shades that made their mark.\n\nSo what exactly gives a nail polish notoriety? Sometimes a well-timed celebrity associations raises particular shades to new heights. Other launches start trends of their own. \"I know all I wore in 2012 was Essie Mint Candy Apple,\" reminisced one Glamour editor while we were brainstorming this story. (She was later vindicated by our research; the data shows that Mint Candy Apple was a 2013 top seller.) We talked to three of the top nail polish brands to discover the most popular shades year-to-year from 2009 to 2019. Scroll through for a detailed look at the 11 best-selling shades of the decade—and what made them so iconic.", "The University of Minnesota Beef Team will host the annual Cow/Calf Days Seminar Tour and Trade Show at 10 locations across the state in January.\n\nThe local event takes place at 9:30 a.m., Jan. 21, at Staples Central Lakes College. This event has been held for 47 years and continues to be the leading information, technology, and research outlet for cow/calf producers in the state of Minnesota, according to a U of M news release.\n\nThe 2020 event will feature information on opportunities to evaluate carcass characteristics in your herd, calf scours prevention, finding profit in the cow calf sector, and management of calves before and after weaning. Updates from the Minnesota State Cattlemen’s Association and the Minnesota Beef Council will also highlight the event. The corresponding tradeshow will feature vendors with new information, technology, and products with a wide-array of practical uses for the operators in the cow-calf sector.\n\nThe program is directed at cow/calf producers, allied industry representatives, and is open to the public. A meal will be served with the program and a registration fee of $10 will include the meal, proceedings book, and program materials.\n\nMore information can be found at the Cow/Calf Days Seminar Tour and Trade Show website: www.extension.umn.edu/beef or contact Eric Mousel at 218.513.0781, emmousel@umn.edu.", "The continent’s sovereign dollar debt has generated total returns of 20% since the start of 2019, more than any other region in emerging markets.\n\nThe continent’s sovereign dollar debt has generated total returns of 20% since the start of 2019, more than any other region in emerging markets.\n\nIf the world’s major central banks remain dovish in 2020, that should sustain a dash for higher yields in emerging markets and mean that African bonds remain in hot demand.\n\nAfrica is a “land of opportunity” and could be one of the main beneficiaries if the U.S. and China make more progress on trade talks, said Bank of America strategists including London-based David Hauner.\n\nThe extra yield investors get when buying sovereign dollar bonds in Africa rather than U.S. Treasuries has narrowed almost 100 basis points this year, according to J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.’s indexes. Still, at 461 basis points, that spread remains the highest of any emerging-market region and double that of Eastern Europe.\n\nBut investors face plenty of potential risks in 2020. South Africa could lose its last investment-grade rating, Ghana’s government might ramp up spending ahead of elections, Zambia’s debt crisis could spiral out of control and Nigeria may be forced to devalue its currency.\n\n\n\n\n\nHere’s what to watch for in 10 key markets.\n\n\n\n\n\nAngola\n\nAfrica’s second-biggest oil producer is still reeling from a crash in crude prices five years ago. The economy will contract for a fourth straight year in 2019, the International Monetary Fund said this week. Still, investors have been impressed by the central bank’s reforms, including the devaluation of the kwanza. Its fall of 32% this year against the dollar -- only Argentina’s peso has weakened more -- has increased inflationary pressure. But it’s also eased a shortage of foreign exchange that was crippling businesses.\n\n\n\n\n\nEgypt\n\nEgypt remains a favorite among portfolio investors. Carry traders, attracted by yields of around 14% on pound bonds, have flocked to the Arab nation. The currency has rallied 12% this year, its best performance in at least 25 years -- and Societe Generale SA forecasts it will gain another 4.5% to 15.35 per dollar in 2020. But the reforms of President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi are yet to translate into the foreign direct investment and jobs that Egypt badly needs. Aware of that, investors will watch to see if there’s any repeat of the anti-government protests in September that briefly rocked local markets.\n\n\n\n\n\nEthiopia\n\nThe Horn-of-Africa nation remains one of the fastest-growing economies in the world. But that masks deep problems: inflation has accelerated to more than 20% and shortages of foreign exchange are acute. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, this year’s Nobel Peace Prize winner, recently turned to the IMF for a $2.9 billion, three-year loan. Investors welcomed the move, which should speed up plans to open up and modernize the state-controlled economy. The central bank has already started to weaken the overvalued birr, which had been largely pegged to the dollar. “This IMF deal is one of the biggest ideological shifts I’ve seen in Africa this decade,” said Charlie Robertson, Renaissance Capital’s London-based chief economist.\n\n\n\n\n\nGhana\n\nWest Africa’s second-biggest economy holds general elections in late 2020, with President Nana Akufo-Addo probably seeking a second term. The country has a history of fiscal profligacy in the run-up to polls and investors will watch whether the government is more cautious this time. The cedi has been under pressure and fell to a record low this month. But Renaissance Capital, which recommends that clients buy Ghana’s Eurobonds, says it is now one of Africa’s most undervalued currencies.\n\n\n\n\n\nIvory Coast\n\nThe Francophone country is set to hold a general election in October. Many analysts hoped it would mark a transition to a younger generation of leaders. But there’s a chance it will be a contest between President Alassane Ouattara, who came to power in 2011, and his long-time rivals Henri Konan Bedie and Laurent Gbagbo. If so, “the country risks slipping back into the political turmoil it seemed to have escaped barely 10 years ago,” said Teneo Intelligence analysts Anne Fruhauf and Malte Liewerscheidt.\n\n\n\n\n\nKenya\n\nKenya’s economy is forecast to grow 5.8% next year, making it one of Africa’s most buoyant nations. Bank of America says the removal of a cap on interest rates in November is a further reason for optimism and should help the government obtain a standby loan from the IMF. Key to the East African country’s longer-term prospects will be whether it can rein in the budget deficit. Forecast to be 6.6% of gross domestic product this year, it’s one of the widest in sub-Saharan Africa.\n\n\n\n\n\nMozambique\n\nMozambique completed a debt restructuring in October that had dragged on since it defaulted on $727 million of Eurobonds in early 2017. That should pave the way for the government to raise the funding it needs for its portion of multi-billion-dollar gas projects. Once they’re finished, the impoverished southern African country is set to become a major exporter of liquefied natural gas.\n\n\n\n\n\nNigeria\n\nNigeria’s status as one of the world’s best carry trades will probably last as long as central bank Governor Godwin Emefiele keeps the naira stable. That’s becoming harder, with Nigerian foreign reserves having dropped 14% to $39 billion since July. Emefiele’s signaled he’ll let them fall a lot further before loosening his grip on the currency, which barely budges. Fiscal authorities, meanwhile, will try to boost an economy that’s been growing more slowly than the population for the past five years.\n\n\n\n\n\nSouth Africa\n\nPortfolio investors have exited South Africa en masse this year, pulling a net $10 billion from its stock and local-bond markets, according to data from the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. They’ve been concerned by the deepening crisis at state-owned power company Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd., which can’t service its $30 billion of debts without government support, and the increasing chance that Moody’s Investors Service will cut South Africa’s final investment-grade rating to junk. But if President Cyril Ramaphosa makes headway in reforming Eskom, investors will probably be quick to come back. Bank of America and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. both say its inflation-adjusted bond yields are attractive and the central bank has room to cut interest rates."], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "The event is scheduled for Jan. 25 and will feature opportunities for cash donations\n\nThe Central Kitchen and Bar in Kelowna have grilled up an event, Burgers for Elara, in an effort to raise money for the Isagawa family and their one-year-old daughter Elara, who was diagnosed with a tumour on Christmas Eve.\n\nOn Dec. 31 Elara underwent a 6.5-hour surgery to remove 98 per cent of the tumour between her pelvis and abdomen, however, family member Jessica Isagawa said Elara still has a long road to recovery ahead of her.\n\n“After meeting with Elara’s oncology team, it was discovered that Elara’s tumour is malignant and needs to be treated with up to four rounds of chemotherapy,” said Jessica.\n\n“Each round of chemotherapy will last about a month.”\n\nREAD MORE: Fundraiser for one-year-old Kelowna girl with tumour\n\nAccording to a post on Central’s Facebook Page, Elara’s parents Nico and Jessica Isagwa have a special connection to the Central. Years ago Nico and Jessica had their first date at the establishment, which led to their engagement, followed by engagement photos at Central, which then led to the birth of their daughter Elara.\n\n“Ok Kelowna, it’s time to show up and show out for the most precious little girl who is currently in the fight of her young life, “read Central’s post on Facebook.\n\n“We cannot imagine what this family is going through, but one thing we do know is that we must help in any way we can.”\n\nOn Jan. 25, at 5 p.m. Central will be hosting a fundraiser for Elara who is currently battling at B.C. Children’s Hospital in Vancouver.\n\nThe event will feature a “Sweet and Spicy” burger developed by the Isagawas that best represent Elara’s personality. 100 per cent of sales from this burger from over the entire weekend will be donated to the family.\n\nAttendees will also have an opportunity to make cash donations and participate in a silent auction with some prizes donated by local businesses.\n\nFor more information visit Central’s Facebook page or the Burgers for Elara at Central event page.\n\nREAD MORE: Kelowna family almost reaches fundraising goal for daughter diagnosed with tumour\n\nLike us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.", "pos": ["A young Kelowna family who is seeking treatment for their one-year-old daughter’s cancer diagnosis has just received a hand up from a local business.\n\nCurrently living in Vancouver, The Isagawa's daughter Elara is undergoing chemotherapy at the BC Children’s Hospital.\n\nWith the costs of living away from home beginning to add up, Kelowna restaurant Central Kitchen and Bar decided to step in and host a fundraiser for the family this past weekend.\n\nThe ‘Burgers for Elara’ event welcomed hundreds to the eatery to join in on supporting the cause by either eating a burger dedicated to the tenacious toddler or by participating in the silent auction.\n\nWith 100% of the proceeds from the sales of the burger and silent auction going directly to the family, hungry patrons and generous donors were able to muster an incredible $10,000 for the Isagawa’s.\n\nOn Wednesday, Central owners Jared Lee and Devon Murray flew to Vancouver to deliver the incredible news and visit with the family.\n\nAccording to Elara’s grandmother, Candace Chisholm, the restaurant saw tremendous support over the weekend, selling what she believed to be “hundreds of burgers.”\n\n“We are blown away and humbled beyond belief,” said Chisholm on behalf of her son and daughter-in-law.\n\n“Getting to see Jared and Devon was like getting an extra dose of love from home. We cannot thank these guys and the entire community that came out to support [the event] enough.”\n\nElara’s parents Nico and Jessica have always had a special connection with the restaurant, as it is where they had their first date and even had their engagement photos done, giving the impressive donation an even bigger impact.\n\n“Central has always been a place that we have gone to feel at home,” added Chisholm. “They have truly become like family to us, and we thank them so much for the continued support as we get through Elara’s treatments.\"\n\n\n\nIf you were unable to attend the fundraiser at Central, but are still hoping to donate to the cause, a GoFundMe campaign has been set up for the family."], "neg": ["Planning a wedding is never easy, so we've pulled together a list of top unusual wedding venues across the Midlands and Shropshire that may help you to find the place to hold your fairytale wedding.\n\nFrom theatres to castle ruins, museums, zoos, and even barges - take a look at our top picks:\n\nIs there a venue we've missed? Email us on webdesk@expressandstar.co.uk and let us know.\n\nKidderminster Town Hall\n\nKidderminster Town Hall. Picture from: http://www.wyreforestheritageweddings.co.uk/kidderminster-town-hall-weddings/\n\nKidderminster Town Hall is a fine Victorian Grade II listed Music Hall set in the heart of Kidderminster's Conservation area perfect for tying the knot.\n\nStill resonating off the walls of this landmark venue, which opened in 1855, are the speeches made by eminent leaders Winston Churchill, Emmeline Pankhurst and Earnest Shackleton as well as great music from The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin and The Who.\n\nAdvertising\n\nFor more information, click here.\n\nHawkstone Park - Shrewsbury\n\nHawkstone Park\n\nAdvertising\n\nThe Follies at Hawkstone Park offer a wedding venue with a difference - in a medieval cave surrounded by fantasy woodlands and cliff-tops.\n\nHawkstone Park is well known for its stunning Follies and breathtaking countryside, making it a perfect place for weddings too.\n\nWith a number of venues and wedding packages on offer, the park provides flexibility for both your guest number and budget to create your perfect day. You can also book in for a round of golf at one of the parks championship golf courses.\n\nFor more information, click here.\n\nDudley Zoo\n\nDudley Zoo, Picture from: https://www.dudleyzoo.org.uk/unique-wedding-venue/\n\nSet in 40 acres of landscaped gardens surrounding the 11th Century Dudley Castle - and filled with more than 1,000 animals - Dudley Zoo provides a picturesque venue to get married.\n\nAfter tying the knot and celebrating in the Queen Mary Ballroom, couples can even enjoy animal experience's with the zoos giraffes, penguins, sea lions and more - perfect for a wedding photographer with a difference.\n\nFor more information, click here.\n\nCannock Chase\n\nCannock Chase\n\nAs well as being home to beautiful woodland walks, mountain bike trails and family activities, Cannock Chase can also be used as a setting for a wedding.\n\nCelebrate your special day in a forest that is home to fallow deer, birds and other wildlife.\n\nFor more information, click here.\n\nThe Old Library - Digbeth\n\nThe Old Library. Picture from: https://www.theoldlibrary.co/\n\nSet in the heart of The Custard Factory, The Old Library is a stunning venue to celebrate your ceremony and reception.\n\nWith soaring ceilings, arched windows and white interior, it's easy to decorate the library to suit the theme of your wedding.\n\nThe Custard Factory itself is a great wedding venue; its close knit, colourful buildings, unique art installations and bunting make it the perfect backdrop for your photos.\n\nFor more information, click here.\n\nSpring Grove House at West Midlands Safari Park, Bewdley\n\nSpring Grove House\n\nWith an eye-catching interior and exterior, Spring Grove House is a perfect place to celebrate your wedding – especially if you're an animal lover.\n\nThis Georgian building is set right in the heart of the safari park, so you can expect an exciting adventure for your wedding day.\n\nFor more information, click here.\n\nThe Electric Cinema, Birmingham\n\nThe Electric Cinema\n\nStep in to your own movie wedding at The Electric Cinema in Birmingham.\n\nThe venue is the oldest cinema in the country, and you can celebrate your special day with a silver screen backdrop and plan your fairytale wedding fit for movie stars.\n\nFor more information, click here.\n\nRowton Castle, Shrewsbury\n\nRowton Castle. Picture from: https://www.rowtoncastle.com/\n\nLocated in the heart of the Shropshire countryside, Rowton Castle is a wedding venue fit for a prince and princess.\n\nWhat could be more romantic than tying the knot at this Grade 11 listed building; with 17 acres of land perfect for family photos, a beautiful interior and exterior, this award winning venue suitable for any sized celebration.\n\nFor more information, click here.\n\nMolineux Stadium, Wolverhampton\n\nMolineux\n\nIf you're both football lovers, why don't you consider tying the knot at your favourite clubs venue?\n\nWhether you're Wolves fans, Saddlers fans or Blues fans – it doesn't matter. Most clubs have suites that offer weddings.\n\nOf course, the only problem may be if you both support different teams.\n\nFor more information, click here.\n\nDrayton Manor, Staffordshire\n\nDrayton Manor\n\nSome people are adrenaline junkies through and through, in which case your perfect wedding venue may be a theme park.\n\nDrayton Manor theme park's four-star hotel offers an array of wedding packages for thrill-seekers looking to tie the knot.\n\nHave your photos taken next to one of the parks iconic rides – there's nothing stopping you getting on one yourselves, you just may want to consider changing your clothes.\n\nFor more information, click here.\n\nBlists Hill Victorian Town, Ironbridge\n\nBlists Hill. Picture by: Andy Li photography. Picture from: https://www.ironbridge.org.uk/venue-hire/weddings-at-ironbridge/\n\nStep back in time and celebrate your wedding at Blists Hill Victorian Town.\n\nWith room for up to 40 guests, this charming venue certainly offers a unique place to say your 'I dos'.\n\nWith working shops, a pub and fairground, you can plan your perfect vintage wedding here.\n\nThe Forest Glen Refreshment Pavilion is a quirky Victorian tea room that is licensed for civil ceremonies.\n\nIf a more intimate wedding is what you're after the Club Room - situated above the New Inn Public House – may be the perfect choice.\n\nYou can even enhance your wedding a pint at the pub, a ride on the funfair and actors and singers to give your wedding the ultimate Victorian theme.\n\nFor more information, click here.\n\nSevern Valley Railway\n\nSevern Valley Railway. Picture from: https://www.svr.co.uk/Weddings.aspx\n\nStart the new journey in style with a trip in a vintage railway carriage.\n\nThe Engine House and Visitor Centre in Shropshire are both licensed for civil ceremonies.\n\nCelebrate your marriage before hoping on board a dining carriage for a journey with the most scenic backdrops.\n\nFor more information, click here.\n\nLudlow Castle, Ludlow\n\nLudlow Castle. Picture from: https://www.ludlowcastle.com/weddings/\n\nSet inside Ludlow Castle, The Round Chapel and Castle House are two incredible historical venues for you and your partner to celebrate your marriage.\n\nWhether you choose to simply hold your ceremony there or have your reception in a marquee in the castles grounds – the choice is yours. But the venue is certainly fit for a King and Queen.\n\nFor more information, click here.\n\nThe Boat House at Aston Marina\n\nThe Boat House at Aston Marina. Picture from: https://www.astonmarina.co.uk/weddings/the-boat-house/\n\nWhen it comes to beautiful views, The Boat House at Aston Marina does a pretty good job at ticking off that box and more.\n\nThe venue is licensed for civil ceremonies as well as providing somewhere for a relaxed and picturesque wedding.\n\nAll food for your wedding is made fresh on site by The Boat House's award-winning chefs and staff will work closely with you to create the wedding you've always dreamed of.\n\nFor more information, click here.\n\nBarnutopia, Oswestry\n\nBarnutopia. Picture from: http://barnutopia.com/autumn-wedding/\n\nGet in touch with nature on your wedding say at Barnutopia.\n\nBarnutopia is a glamping, wedding and event venue in the Shropshire countryside. The site offers a luxury camping experience for guests who love the outdoors but prefer the comforts of home.\n\nFor more information, click here.\n\nHundred House Hotel and Tithe Barn, Norton\n\nHundred House Hotel and Tithe Barn\n\nGet married in a stunning 17th Century oak-beamed barn at the Hundred House Hotel.\n\nThe family-run venue is perfect for any themed wedding, and offers award-winning food made from scratch with ingredients from their mesmerising gardens.\n\nWhat's more, the venue offers packages throughout the year that takes the pressure off wedding planning.\n\nFor more information, click here.\n\nBirmingham Museum and Art Gallery\n\nBirmingham Museum and Art Gallery. Picture from: http://www.birminghammuseums.org.uk/bmag/venue-hire/venue-hire/weddings\n\nBirmingham Museum and Art Gallery is a Grade I listed building that provides a unique and sophisticated venue for your wedding.\n\nThe Waterhall is licensed for civil ceremonies so you can say your vows in a bright and airy venue with high ceilings, stunning architecture and fine art adorning the walls with up to 200 guests.\n\nIf you choose to host your wedding reception at the venue, your party will congregate in the Round Room, standing as it did in 1885 with its ornate glass domed ceiling and extensive collection of fine art on display.\n\nFor more information, click here.\n\nSherborne Wharf, Birmingham\n\nSherborne Wharf. Picture from: https://sherbornewharf.co.uk/\n\nHit the water and get hitched on board your very own barge at Sherborne Wharf.\n\nBirmingham boasts more canals than Venice. It is in the heart of the canal system in England and therefore Sherborne Wharf offers the adventurous boater extensive cruising routes and links to other canals on the system.\n\nThe large marina gives access to the centre of Birmingham and plenty of venues to continue the celebrations including theatres, museums, concert halls and more.\n\nFor more information, click here.\n\nThinkTank Museum, Birmingham\n\nThinkTank Museum. Picture from: http://www.birminghammuseums.org.uk/thinktank/highlights/spitfire-gallery\n\nPerfect for science buffs, ThinkTank Museum in Birmingham provides you with a truly unfortgettable venue to tie the knot.\n\nThe venue's event suite can cater to parties between 50 and 150 people and packages give you and your party access to the Futures Gallery after hours for your very own night at the museum.\n\nFor more information, click here.\n\nSarehole Mill, Bimingham\n\nSarehole Mill\n\nIf you're set to exchange the one ring with your precious, consider tying the knot at Sarehole Mill.\n\nPerfect for fans of Lord Of The Rings, the Grade II listed water mill is known for its association with the books series' author J. R. R. Tolkein.\n\nThe cobbled courtyard and millpond provide a tranquil haven away from the hustle and bustle of the city for you to enjoy your big day.\n\nFor more information, click here.\n\nErasmus Darwin House, Lichfield\n\nErasmus Darwin House. Picture by: Chris Lockwood. Picture from: https://www.erasmusdarwin.org/hire/weddings/\n\nDo you love poetry but your partner is more into all-things science? Combine both of your passions and get married at the former house of poet and physicist Erasmus Darwin, grandfather of Charles Darwin.\n\nThere are two rooms licensed for civil weddings seven days a week, with discounts for weekday bookings, and the venue can accommodate up to 36 people for a wedding ceremony.\n\nFor more information, click here.\n\nBirmingham REP\n\nBirmingham REP. Picture from: https://www.birmingham-rep.co.uk/our-place/weddings-parties-and-christmas-celebrations-with-uvb.html\n\nTheatre fans can combine their love of the stage with their big day at Birmingham REP.\n\nA unique wedding requires a truly dramatic setting and where better than your very own theatre stage?\n\nYou can walk the boards to tie the knot before your guests take their final bow at the evening reception.\n\nFor more information, click here.\n\nLibrary of Birmingham\n\nShakespeare Memorial Room. Picture from: http://www.uniquevenuesbirmingham.com/space/shakespeare-memorial-room/\n\nBooks lovers can tie the knot in the sophisticated and sleek Library of Birmingham.\n\nThe venue's historic Shakespeare Memorial Room was created for the city’s Victorian library by John Henry Chamberlain in 1882. Following restoration by local craftsmen, it now commands an impressive position at the very top of the Library of Birmingham.\n\nIt offers a very special setting for small wedding ceremonies or civil ceremonies for up to 40 people, exclusive dining for up to 20 people and drinks receptions for up to 45 people.\n\nFor more information, click here.\n\nThe Crooked House, Dudley\n\nThe Crooked House\n\nEnjoy creative rustic cooking and local real ales in this higgledy-piggledy old world pub.\n\nThe venue is flexible and can create bespoke menus to best suit your wedding day and budget.\n\nBoth day hire and evening hire are available at the Crooked House - just be careful not to trip down the aisle, its a lot easier to do at this quirky venue.\n\nFor more information, click here.\n\nFazeley Studios, Birmingham\n\nFazeley Studios. Picture from: http://www.fazeleyevents.co.uk/\n\nFazeley Studios is a unique and modern wedding venue in Birmingham City Centre.\n\nLocated in Digbeth, the city's Creative Quarter, the venue offers couples something a little different for their special day, with exclusive use of the entire venue, which is comprised of Victorian architecture and contemporary design across a series of spaces, including the Grand Gallery reception area, a former Unitarian Chapel.\n\nThe versatile venue can accommodate up to 150 guests in the day, and up to a whopping 300 on the night.\n\nFor more information, click here.", "Tim Kurkjian explains why the Tampa Bay Rays were his favorite team to cover in the past 10 years and details the story of his favorite moment with an analyst. (1:58)\n\nWhich pitcher saved his lunch money as a kid to buy shoes and now owns 500 pairs? Whose head is so giant his helmet could fit a six-pack of beer -- with ice? And whose memorable ceremonial first pitch split his catcher's pants?\n\nAs the 2010s come to a close, Tim Kurkjian shares some behind-the-scenes stories of characters and moments that helped, in their way, to define the decade in baseball.\n\n'Is that the thesis you stole from me?'\n\nGeorge Gojkovich/Getty Images\n\nRoss Ohlendorf: Smartest player of the decade\n\nA National Leaguer played a game in 17 ballparks in 2010, noticed the retired numbers in each, and eventually asked a teammate, \"How many teams did Jackie Robinson play for?\" That was the dumbest, or at least the most confused, player of the decade.\n\nThe smartest player of the decade was pitcher Ross Ohlendorf. He played for several big league teams. He went to Princeton, as did fellow pitcher Chris Young, who is also brilliant beyond words. \"Oh,\" Young said when asked, \"he is way smarter than I am. He is on a different level.\"\n\nOhlendorf did not get an 800 in math on his SATs. \"I got one wrong,\" he said, but he took a similar test and said, without pretense, \"I think I got them all right.\"\n\nPrinceton baseball coach Scott Bradley said, \"There was a famous card game at Princeton when Ross played cards for the first time with his teammates. He raised in the middle of a hand. One of his teammates said, 'What are you doing raising now?' Ross said, 'Three hands ago, Steve had an ace and a king ... ' He was able to recall plays from three previous hands. At that point, guys threw their cards down and said, 'Let's do something else.'\"\n\nAt Princeton, Ohlendorf wrote his senior thesis on the MLB draft, examining, among other things, the investment and financial return for the top players in the draft. \"He is so smart,\" said one of Ohlendorf's teammates, then-Pirates shortstop Jack Wilson. \"We give him a hard time about how smart he is, and he'll come right back at us. We'll say, 'Ross, what is the percentage chance of this or that happening?' And he'll say, 'The percentage chance of you winning that game of Pluck [a card game] is 65.678%, not 65.667%.\"\n\nTeammates loved him for his smarts. As Ohlendorf was explaining his thesis to a writer, Pirates closer Matt Capps walked by and said, \"Oh, is that the thesis you stole from me?\"\n\nMagic Mike\n\nThomas Levinson/MLB via Getty Images\n\nMichael Cuddyer: Best teammate of the decade\n\nWhen Delmon Young joined the Twins in 2008, manager Ron Gardenhire pointed at teammate Michael Cuddyer and told Young, \"Follow him. Do what he does. Be like him.\"\n\nBe like Mike. Michael Cuddyer was the No. 1 pick by the Twins in 1997. The day he was drafted, he was taking a calculus test. The high school principal interrupted the class and called Cuddyer into the hall to tell him that he had been selected by the Twins in the first round. Cuddyer went back into the class and finished the test. Years later, I asked him if that was all true. He sheepishly said, \"Well, most of it. It was a pre-calculus class, not calculus.\"\n\nThere was never a better teammate over the past decade than Cuddyer. His first spring training, he tried to get to know his teammates better by walking up to a group of them, including star Kirby Puckett, who were playing cards. \"You guys want to see a magic trick?\" He dazzled teammates with an amazing card trick. He was of one them forever.\n\nIn 2006, the Twins acquired second baseman Luis Castillo, whose locker was placed next to Cuddyer's. Cuddyer showed Castillo a magic trick. It was stunning. \"He's from right on the line between the Dominican Republic and Haiti; he has some ... I don't know, black gods things going,\" Cuddyer said. \"He saw me do this trick and said, 'Whooooo.' The next day, he moved his locker across the room. He didn't want to locker next to me anymore.\"\n\nCuddyer retired after the 2015 season because he didn't feel he could play well enough to deserve the roughly $10 million the Mets owed him. He gave the money back. Magic, indeed.\n\n'I barely caught it ... I split my pants'\n\nBrad Newton-Pool/Getty Images\n\nNolan Ryan: Best ceremonial first pitch of the decade\n\nNolan Ryan is the greatest power pitcher ever, the hardest pitcher to hit; he threw a baseball as hard as any man alive for nearly 25 years. Power pitchers will always be power pitchers, no matter how old they get. In 2012, at age 65, Ryan was asked to throw out the ceremonial first pitch at a Rangers game. It surely was the greatest first pitch of the decade.\n\nRyan, being Ryan, was not about to go out there in front of the home crowd and lob a first pitch from the front of the mound. He got loose in the batting cage under the stadium, went to the top of the mound and fired the ceremonial first pitch at -- and this has been confirmed -- 80 mph.\n\nHis catcher was Jim Sundberg, a six-time Gold Glove winner. He had caught Ryan many times, but he was not ready for 80 mph.\n\n\"I barely caught it,\" Sundberg said. \"I had to bend down quickly just to catch it. I split my pants. I had to be careful walking off the field.\"\n\n'Have you ever considered batting right-handed?'\n\nBrian Kersey/Getty Images\n\nAdam Dunn: Worst player, single season, of the decade\n\nIn spring training 2012, White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen told me, \"Adam Dunn is my favorite player of all time. Last year, he was the worst player I have ever seen. But after every game, he stood at his locker and took it. The next day, he always showed up ready to play.\"\n\nDunn was the worst player, for a single season, in the decade. The lefty-hitting slugger had averaged 35 home runs over the previous 10 years and hit at least 40 in five consecutive seasons. But in 2011, he batted only .159 and struck out 177 times. He, Mark Reynolds, Chris Davis and Joey Gallo are the only players ever to qualify for the batting title and have a higher strikeout total than their batting average.\n\nThe following year, Dunn had recovered from his horrendous season and had a pretty good year. I asked him for the strangest piece of advice he had received the season before. Dunn laughed out loud and said, \"My wife, not a great baseball fan, asked me, 'Have you ever considered batting right-handed?'\"\n\n'Do want to come over? We'll go out in the backyard and make some s'mores'\n\nMichael Ivins/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images\n\nTerry Francona: Best baseball TV analyst of the decade\n\nThe best baseball TV analyst of the decade was Tito Francona, and he only did it for one season. His first assignment at ESPN was spring training 2012, and my boss gave him to me in hopes that maybe I could help him navigate through a new job and help him with, among other things, his impossibly bad sense of direction. This was surprising to me given that I have no sense of direction, but compared to Tito Francona, I was Vasco da Gama.\n\nOur first assignment on the Bus Tour was in Orlando, Florida, where ESPN had us stay at Fort Wilderness, which is a Disney property literally in the woods. The rooms were individual log cabins with bunk beds, as if we were Cub Scouts. \"As soon as I walked in,\" Tito said, \"I thought it was a joke. I thought everyone was going to jump out from behind a curtain and go, 'Ha!' When they didn't, I thought, 'Maybe I should have gone to Fox.'\"\n\nTito had won two World Series with the Red Sox, he was on his way to the Hall of Fame as a manager, and he was staying at a campsite. Tito called the front desk of the property looking for room service. The nice lady told him, \"Sir, room service here is the Coke machine you saw in the front lobby.\" After 10 incredulous minutes, Tito called my room and said, \"Do want to come over? We'll go out in the backyard and make some s'mores.\"\n\nThe funniest spring of my life continued two days later at Yankees camp with Tito as a working member of the media. \"I was dressed in a Today's Man $89 suit, pinstriped,\" Tito said. \"It's the first time that I have ever said 'Good luck this year' to [Yankees manager] Joe Girardi and meant it. It was weird. I threw that suit in the trash can that night.\"\n\nI laughed all spring. I asked Tito how bad the Phillies were when he managed them. \"We were so bad, and we were so young,\" he said. \"I was trying to teach them how to win, and how to be professionals. My closer was Wayne Gomes. Great kid but so young with so much to learn. So I bring him in from the bullpen in the ninth inning, and he gets to the mound and he has mustard all over his jersey. I screamed, 'Gomesy, what are you doing? You can't come into a game with mustard on your jersey!' He said, 'Tito, it wasn't me. Some people in the stands threw hot dogs at me when I was leaving the bullpen.'\"\n\nThen Tito laughed.\n\n\"And we were at home,\" he said.\n\n'He was never wrong. Never'\n\nMatt York/AP Photo\n\nTorey Lovullo: Best (legal) sign stealer of the decade\n\nFor 150 years, stealing signs has been an integral (and, lately, extremely controversial) part of the game. So many have been so good at it: Gene Mauch, Sandy Alomar Sr., his boys Roberto and Sandy Jr., Eduardo Perez, Buck Showalter, Rich Dauer, Davey Lopes, Ted Simmons, Paul Molitor, Joe Nossek, Tom Foley. But no one was better this decade than Torey Lovullo.\n\n\"Torey is the best sign stealer on the planet,\" said former infielder Kelly Johnson, an ex-teammate. \"When he was the first-base coach with Toronto [in 2011 and 2012], he would make a little hissing noise when the pitcher was throwing over to first base. He was never wrong. Never.\"\n\n'Oh my God, how can we do this?' An oral history of the 1994 MLB strike that nearly destroyed baseball. Tim Kurkjian »\n\n\"He is a great decoder,\" said Cubs third-base coach Brian Butterfield, who took signs from Lovullo when Lovullo managed 48 games for the Red Sox in 2015. \"We watch the same guys, he picks up things that no one else can. I ask, 'What did you see? I can't see that.'\"\n\nLovullo is wicked smart and observant, he is a former player, a former coach and currently the manager of the Diamondbacks. He said sign stealing is \"alive and well today. Every pitch of every game, a sign is being given. It is the underworld side of the game, and it is understood by everyone in the game. There are a lot of moving parts every night.\" (The Astros are currently embroiled in a sign-stealing controversy, but unlike Lovullo, they allegedly needed electronic assistance, where Lovullo just uses his eyes.)\n\nHe doesn't mind staring at another man for four hours at a time because, he said, \"we are trying to win a pitch, win an inning, win a moment. That can make a difference in a division race. It's all about helping your team gain a competitive advantage. What's happening inside the game is the grease that runs the engine of the game.\"\n\nStealing signs can be difficult. \"The [2017] Twins, I couldn't decode what they are doing,\" Lovullo said. \"The teams that are hypersensitive to those things are the teams that are doing it themselves. They are so good at concealing signs because they are so good at stealing signs. I am trying to crack into the president's bedroom, and they will not let me in.\"\n\n'I hit a home run in a trash can'\n\nAP Photo/Mark J. Terrill\n\nMike Trout: Best player of the decade\n\nThe greatest player of the decade, Mike Trout, is the greatest player of almost any decade. And it's because of his insatiable competitiveness, not just in baseball but anything.\n\n\"So one spring, I invented this game in batting practice,\" said Raul Ibanez, a former teammate of Trout's with the Angels. \"There are screens all over the field in BP. If you hit that screen, you get X number of points; that screen, X number, etc. The first day I played him, I won 9-3. He was so mad that he lost. He came in the next day and said, 'We're playing again!' I told him I didn't want to. He said, 'Yes, you are!' We played. He beat me 40-4.\"\n\nTrout Tracker Mike Trout is now better than ... wait for it ... Derek Jeter. Sam Miller »\n\nIbanez said that during the same spring, Trout whispered to the guys in his BP hitting group, \"'See that trash can out there beyond the left-center-field fence? I'm going to hit a home run in it.' This wasn't a dumpster, it's a green trash can like you might see in a park. And maybe 15 pitches later, he hit a homer in the trash can. He did it a few more times that spring.\"\n\nYears later, I went to Trout for confirmation. He was embarrassed. He wouldn't confirm it.\n\nI pressed.\n\n\"OK,\" he said. \"I hit a home run in a trash can.\"\n\nThat's Trout. \"He does everything in his life at 100 mph,\" said pitcher Garrett Richards, a former teammate and one of Trout's best friends. \"He came to a cookout one spring. We were having steaks on the grill. I was cooking. I put his steak on, and after about a minute, he said, 'Come on, it's done, let's eat.' I said, 'It's not done. There is a process to this. Let the process work.' But with him, he has to win -- and he has to win, or do anything, right now.\"\n\n'I saved my lunch money as a kid to buy shoes'\n\nGetty Images\n\n2019 Tampa Bay Rays: Favorite team to cover of the decade\n\nMy favorite team to cover during the decade was the 2019 Rays. They were electric, so eclectic.\n\nPitcher Tyler Glasnow's mother is a former gymnast. He is 6-foot-8, and he can do a backflip. I told him he has to be the tallest man to do that. \"No,\" he said, \"I'm sure there are taller.\"\n\nAce Blake Snell owns 500 pairs of shoes. \"I'm going to build another room in my house, just for shoes,\" he said. \"I've always loved them. I saved my lunch money as a kid to buy shoes.\"\n\nWearing their hearts on their ... backs How players are using uniform numbers to break MLB's unwritten rules. Joon Lee »\n\nPitcher Charlie Morton is an expert barbecue cook. Brisket is among his many specialties. He has a hitch on his car, allowing him to take his barbecue rig on the road. He often starts his cooking at 3 a.m. I asked if he ever cooked for his teammates. \"There's no way I'm going to drive to the Trop at 3 a.m.,\" he said. \"Anyway, who would come?\"\n\nInfielder Brandon Lowe, at rookie development camp, won the rock-paper-scissors championship. \"I used to play every day at [the University of] Maryland with our shortstop,\" he said. For energy, he eats applesauce from a squeeze pack every day. \"Whatever works,\" he said.\n\nInfielder Matt Duffy, while on the injured list, took up painting to kill time. He took the Bob Ross course on TV. \"I got pretty good,\" he said, \"but I had to rewind it 1,000 times to get it right.\"\n\nOutfielder Tommy Pham has issues with his contact lenses. He carries a woman's compact in the back of his uniform pants and, during games, uses it to check his contacts.\n\nKorean first baseman Ji-Man Choi is \"the funniest man in the world,\" said teammate Kevin Kiermaier. \"He speaks three languages. I mostly speak Spanish with him. He hit a walk-off homer this year [in September], and when he rounded third, it looked like he was kicking a field goal.\"\n\nDuffy said, \"It looked more like he was bunting in a kickball game. There is no telling what Ji-Man might do. But whatever he does, it's going to make us laugh.\"\n\n'Only in Boch's helmet can you put a six-pack of beer with ice'\n\nJeff Chiu/Getty Images\n\nBruce Bochy: Best manager of the decade\n\nThe best manager of the decade was Bruce Bochy, who won three World Series in a five-year span. No one ran a bullpen better than he did. And no one was better at self-deprecation, especially about his head size, which is 8¼, easily the biggest head in the game.\n\n'The sound of fear' Thirty years ago, the Loma Prieta earthquake shook the World Series -- and the world. Tim Kurkjian »\n\nIn the winter of 2011, Bochy tried skiing for the first time. \"I thought I could do it; I'm still somewhat athletic,\" he said. \"As it turns out, I'm not. I got off the ski lift, then I kind of slipped off, and the lift hit me in the back of the head. My gloves and hat went flying. It looked like a yard sale. I didn't even try after that. I just went to the lodge and had a beer.\"\n\nAs a player, Bochy changed teams twice. \"I'd bring my helmet with me. My new team had to spray-paint it with their colors because they didn't have a helmet that would fit me,\" he said.\n\nWith the Padres, Bochy once hit a walk-off homer off Nolan Ryan, the first walk-off homer he ever hit and the only one Ryan ever allowed. \"We ran a red carpet from the clubhouse door all the way to Boch's locker,\" said then-teammate Terry Kennedy. \"In his locker, we put a six-pack of beer, with ice, in Boch's helmet. You can get a six-pack of beer in a lot of guys' helmet, but only in Boch's helmet can you put a six-pack of beer with ice.\"\n\n'Rudy with talent'\n\nJamie Sabau/Getty Images\n\nCraig Counsell: Best, um, mower of the decade?\n\nMark Grace once described his scrawny teammate with the ridiculous looking swing as \"Rudy with talent.\" Craig Counsell did indeed go to Notre Dame, but his talent wasn't special; he had an 0-for-45 stretch in his career, and an 0-for-20 in the 2001 World Series. But he played 16 years in the big leagues, scored the winning run for the Marlins in Game 7 of the 1997 World Series and was on base when the winning run was scored in Game 7 for the Diamondbacks in 2001.\n\nGet the best of ESPN sent to your inbox The ESPN Daily delivers the biggest sports news and moments every weekday. Sign me up! Email:\n\n\"When I first came up [in 1995], I wasn't allowed in the clubhouse because the security guard thought I was the bat boy,\" Counsell said. \"In my final year as a player [2011], I got asked for my credentials at the security gate. I came to the park with [baseball writer] Tom Haudricourt, and the security guy thought I was a member of the media. I came in as a bat boy. I left as a writer.\"\n\nBut now Counsell is one of the best managers in the game with the Brewers. He is the only manager I've ever seen who, during batting practice and during drills, carries a fielder's glove with him. I've seen managers carry around a catcher's mitt or a fungo bat but never a fielder's glove.\n\n\"It's how I stay in the big leagues,\" he said. \"I like having it on my hand.\"\n\nCounsell is so good as a manager, and so outperformed his talent as a player, because he doesn't take himself too seriously. And he doesn't sell himself very well because it's not about him. He still won't show me the picture of him riding a lawnmower in full Brewers uniform, with a helmet/beer dispenser on his head, a picture he sent to former teammate Trevor Hoffman after Hoffman gifted Counsell a riding mower he bought at a charity auction.\n\nCounsell, a major league manager, still mows his lawn today.\n\n\"I like to mow the lawn,\" he said. \"It's relaxing.\"", "You can’t touch this:\n\nPope Francis says sorry\n\nfor slapping devotee 43 replies Posted by GO3 — Post Reply VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis apologized Wednesday for his widely-viewed slap of a woman who had grabbed his hand as he greeted Catholic faithful on New Year’s Eve. The image of Francis slapping his way free from the clutches of the admirer was an instant hit on social media. A personal apology followed. “We lose patience many times,” Francis confessed. “It happens to me too. I apologize for the bad example given yesterday,” the head of the Catholic church said before celebrating Mass at the Vatican.\n\nNSC chief slashing Obama's\n\n'bloated' staff to create efficient,\n\ntight-lipped White House operation 23 replies Posted by MissMolly — Post Reply The White House National Security Council staff is being downsized sharply in a bid to improve efficiency within the policy coordinating body by consolidating positions and cutting staff. A second, unspoken thrust of the overhaul is a hoped-for end to what many critics see as a string of politically damaging, unauthorized disclosures of sensitive information. Leaks of President Trump’s conversations with foreign leaders and other damaging disclosures likely originated with anti-Trump officials in the White House who stayed over from the Obama administration, according to several current and former White House officials. White House National Security Adviser Robert C. O’Brien is leading the NSC reform effort.\n\nHere are the 5 biggest Republican\n\nmistakes of the decade 22 replies Posted by tisHimself — Post Reply For Republicans, the 2010s end with the party seemingly in a better situation than it was when the decade started. The GOP has control of the White House and the Senate. Ten years ago, the Democrats held the White House and both houses of Congress. But that scorecard doesn't tell the whole story. Thanks to five major blunders over the last decade, the Republican Party is actually weaker than it was on Jan.1, 2010. To understand why, you have to document each key mistake in order:\n\nReport: Iran-Backed Militiamen Retreat\n\nfrom U.S. Embassy in Baghdad 21 replies Posted by Imright — Post Reply Iran-backed militiamen behind an attack on the U.S. embassy in Baghdad, Iraq, have begun retreating from the area on Wednesday following a threat from President Donald Trump to hold Tehran accountable for the siege. “Supporters of the Kataib Hezbollah militia who had spent the night camped outside the embassy began dismantling their tents and leaving the area, saying they had won a victory and would now seek the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq through the nation’s parliament,” the Washington Post reports. The development comes after Department of Defense Secretary Mark Esper announced\n\nNasty Nancy, Shifty Schiff, and Schumer\n\nsubvert the Constitution to damage Trump 21 replies Posted by ladydawgfan — Post Reply Nancy Pelosi, AKA Nasty Nancy, allowed Adam Schiff, AKA Shifty Schiff, to run the impeachment \"inquiry\" through Shifty's Intelligence Committee, where Shifty had total control. He set the rules to allow only the witnesses he wanted. He lied in his opening statement to commence the inquiry by making up President Trump's phone conversation with Ukraine's President Zelensky. The resulting vote to impeach was a foregone conclusion regardless of the evidence, or lack thereof. Pelosi has not sent Shifty's articles of impeachment to the Senate for a trial because she said she wants to first see the Senate trial procedures.\n\nMedia Continues With Awful Hot Takes\n\nAbout the 'Terrifying' Armed Churchgoers\n\nin Texas Shooting 20 replies Posted by Hazymac — Post Reply Ever since it was discovered that several armed churchgoers drew their weapons to stop a gunman at a church in Texas last week, the anti-gun mainstream media types have been trying to tell the public that armed, law-abiding citizens are a bad thing. The New Year's Day installment of media malpractice hyperbole arrives courtesy of the nauseatingly leftist USA Today: \"@USATODAY Opinion: Jack Wilson is exactly the type of person you want around with a gun because he's a firearms instructor. But we know nothing about the at least six other parishioners who also appeared to draw their handguns. And that's terrifying.\"\n\nAs more women run for office,\n\nchild care remains a hurdle 20 replies Posted by voxpopuli — Post Reply When Kimberly Dudik ran for her fourth term in the Montana House, state officials told her she could not use campaign money to pay for child care for her four young children. She is now running for attorney general and is trying to visit a big chunk of the sprawling state, spending hours on the road. That means she needs even more help picking up her kids at school and day care when she's away and her husband has a late night at the office. (snip) Only six states have laws specifically allowing campaign money to be used for child care.\n\nTwo tribes aren’t recognized federally. Yet\n\nmembers won $500 million in minority contracts 16 replies Posted by MissMolly — Post Reply Companies set up by members of a self-described and state-recognized Creek Indian tribe in Alabama have received more than $240 million in federal minority-business contracts, despite a determination by the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs that there is no credible evidence the group has Native American ancestry, a Los Angeles Times investigation has found. Federal contracts worth an additional $273 million have gone to two companies run by a member of a different Native American group in Alabama with no federal recognition as a tribe.\n\nHow this anti-Semitism came\n\nto be: The virulent hatred\n\nsnowballed over the years 15 replies Posted by MissMolly — Post Reply Orthodox Jews around the country — and specifically in the tri-state area — were still reeling from the shooting at a kosher deli earlier this month when we gathered with our families to celebrate the holiday of Chanukah. But that air of tranquility was shattered by a string of nearly a dozen anti-Semitic attacks over the holiday, the most severe of which was a mass stabbing at a rabbi’s home upstate as he lit his menorah. The stabbing attack succeeded in bringing to the fore what we visibly Orthodox Jews have known for quite some time: There’s a growing epidemic of anti-Semitism in this country, specifically targeting Orthodox Jews,\n\nTrump cuts loose with\n\nunpredictable characters\n\nat Mar-a-Lago 14 replies Posted by 4Justice — Post Reply PALM BEACH, Fla. — At the White House, people who want to meet with Donald Trump have to deal with schedulers, scores of aides hovering around the president and a strict security protocol. At Mar-a-Lago, Trump’s luxury South Florida resort where he typically spends Christmas and New Year’s Eve, the president is just another guy in the buffet line.\n\nBitter Clingers in Texas Shoot Back 14 replies Posted by tisHimself — Post Reply The reason the Founders put the Second Amendment in the Constitution, the document Democrats and liberals selectively embrace or read things into when convenient, was seen last Sunday at the West Freeway Church of Christ in White Settlement, Texas, near Forth Worth where, dare we say it again, good guys with guns stopped a bad guy with a gun. Note the plural is used here, for video footage shows at least seven guns were drawn with seconds of the killer opening fire on the parishioners inside, killing two. But only two, as a wider massacre was stopped by those who don’t believe in gun-free zones.", "Article content\n\nST. CATHARINES, Ont. — Ontario’s police watchdog is investigating after officers allegedly shot and wounded a man in St. Catharines.\n\nThe Special Investigations Unit says the incident happened on the afternoon of New Year’s Eve, when Niagara regional police officers arrived at a home where a man reportedly had a knife.\n\nWe apologize, but this video has failed to load.\n\ntap here to see other videos from our team. Try refreshing your browser, or Watchdog to investigate after police allegedly shoot, injure man in St. Catharines Back to video\n\nThe agency says the officers found the man, and there was some sort of interaction between them.\n\nIt says the officers then shot at him, and he was hit several times.\n\nThe SIU says the man was taken to hospital with serious injuries.\n\nThe arm’s-length agency is automatically called in to investigate reports involving police where there has been death, serious injury or allegations of sexual assault.\n\nThis report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 1, 2020.", "Once registered, you can:\n\n- Read additional free articles each month\n\n- Comment on articles and featured creative work\n\n- Get our curated newsletters delivered to your inbox\n\nRegister Now\n\nBy registering you agree to our privacy policy, terms & conditions and to receive occasional emails from Ad Age. You may unsubscribe at any time.\n\nAre you a print subscriber? 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{"query": "Celltrion has confirmed it will build a biosimilars plant in China and may merge its healthcare and pharma units.\n\nA spokesman told Bioprocess Insider: ŌĆ£Celltrion plans to build a plant in China in a move to directly advance into the worldŌĆÖs second-largest biopharmaceutical market. Celltrion signed a business agreement with the city government of Wuhan and the provincial government of Hubei Province on 20 January 2020.\n\nŌĆ£The companyŌĆÖs business roadmap centers on building a plant with a production capacity of 120,000 liters in China to boost capacity amid rising demand. The plant will not only manufacture biopharmaceutical products but also include CMO business,ŌĆØ he added.\n\nThe spokesman went on to say that ŌĆ£Celltrion will eventually also set up its sales and manufacturing infrastructure in China and a portfolio of 16 products tailored for the Chinese market will be set up by 2030.\n\nThe comments came after Celltrion chairman Seo Jung-jin announced plans for the China plant at the JP Morgan Healthcare conference last week.\n\nAlso, according to the Yonhap News Agency, Celltrion will sell Remsima, a biosimilar version of Janssen BiotechŌĆÖs autoimmune disease drug Remicade (infliximab), in China.\n\nThe subcutaneous formulation of Remsima was approved by the European Commission for patients with rheumatoid arthritis in┬ĀNovember 2019\n\nCelltrion Healthcare, the firmŌĆÖs distribution arm, has applied for a further extension to the marketing authorization to include inflammatory bowel disease.\n\nThis EU decision is expected in mid-2020.\n\nMerger?\n\nIn related news, Celltrion is considering merging its Celltrion Healthcare Co. and Celltrion Pharm Inc businesses.\n\nAccording to a regulatory filing published last Friday (here in Korean), the firm is conducting an internal review to assess such a merger.\n\nCelltrion Pharma is the firmŌĆÖs drug business, while Celltrion Healthcare handles distribution in overseas markets.\n\nAccording to the Pulse newswire, Seo shared the possibility of a merger at the JP Morgan conference.\n\nHe told delegates such a move would create synergy by integrating development, production and distribution.\n\nEnhanced ADC platform\n\nSeo also shared details of CelltrionŌĆÖs drug development plan, which will involve a new platform technology and drug repositioning.\n\nAccording to a company statement the tech ŌĆō the Antibody Delivery Enhancing Domain (ADED) ŌĆō is designed to increase the delivery efficiency of antibody-drug conjugates and their cell penetration.\n\nCelltrion said the approach ŌĆ£has the potential to enhance cancer treatments.ŌĆØ\n\nCelltrion partnered with ADED developer iProgen Biotech last year. At the time the firm said the plan was to develop novel ADCs against validated antibody targets, including HER2 and CD20.", "pos": ["South Korea’s Celltrion, which has been building a massive biologics site in Songdo, has decided it is time to build some operations next door in China.\n\nThe biosimilar maker intends to build in China a plant capable of producing 120,000 liters so it can cash in on that market, Chairman Seo Jung-jin announced at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco, the Yonhap News Agency reports.\n\nRELATED: Celltrion and Samsung duel shaping up as both pledge billions of dollars to biologics\n\n“We are in the final stage of signing a contract with the Chinese government. We will soon announce details of the plant,\" Seo said Wednesday during the annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference.\n\nRELATED: Roche’s patent cliff just got steeper as FDA approves Celltrion’s Rituxan biosimilar Truxima\n\nThe company is conducting a Phase III trial of its biosimilar of Jansen’s Remicade in China. Celltrion also has biosimilars of Rituxan and Herceptin approved in other markets that it might take to the world’s second-largest drug market.\n\nWhile short on details, Seo last year said the South Korea company intended to lay out $33.6 billion on its pharma business over the next decade. It intends to invest in its biologics operations, ingredient business, as well as artificial intelligence to create an e-commerce market for its drugs."], "neg": ["|\n\nWe’re three days into the new year. For most of us, Wednesday’s hangover is a bad memory. We will spend", "Iraqi militiamen were back at it again today outside the US Embassy in Iraq, but this time they were met with tear gas and rubber bullets from a new contingent of 100 US soldiers who were deployed to protect the embassy after yesterday’s violent protests:\n\nFOX NEWS – The dozens of pro-Iran militiamen and protesters camped outside the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad were met Wednesday with tear gas thrown by U.S. Marines guarding the compound.\n\nSmoke rose from the building after protesters lit a fire on the roof of the enclosure’s reception area, one day after militiamen stormed into the compound and smashed windows before pulling back.\n\nIt was one of the worst attacks on a U.S. diplomatic mission in years.\n\nThe demonstrators were protesting the deadly U.S. airstrikes that targeted an Iran-backed militia over the weekend that killed 25 fighters. Those strikes were in response to a rocket attack on an Iraqi Army base that killed a U.S. contractor and injured several American troops.\n\nBy Wednesday morning, the protesters had set up around 50 tents, along with a makeshift clinic. Cooks with aprons were serving meals out of giant pots.\n\nOutside one of the gates, a Shiite cleric recited verses from the Muslim holy book, the Koran, through a loudspeaker.\n\nElsewhere, demonstrators could be seen hurling rocks over the walls of the embassy compound before U.S. troops responded by firing tear gas from the roofs of the buildings.\n\nSome 100 U.S. Marines arrived at the embassy late Tuesday to bolster security as President Trump has denounced the actions by protesters, vowing the situation in Baghdad “will not be a Benghazi.”", "Prime Minister Scott Morrison has, on January 2nd, managed to take some time out of his busy party and backyard cricket schedule to front Australian media, where he has asserted that one of the real tragedies of the on-going, cataclysmic fire catastrophe is milk that’s had to be poured out.\n\nMorrison and Minister for Water Resources David Littleproud fronted media a short time ago for a large and at-times rambling press conference in a bid to quell rising fury from the public in regards to the complete lack of visible action from the Morrison Federal Government as the fire issues have worsened and the associated death toll has risen.\n\nRemarkably enough, the Prime Minister singled out the NSW town of Cobargo, which was virtually flattened as the fire front swept through the town just before New Year’s. Rather than suggest that people losing their homes, and even their lives, Morrison suggested that the biggest tragedy for Cobargo was dairy farmers having to pour milk down a hill due to blackouts shutting off refrigerated storage.\n\n“In particular, down in Cobargo and places like that, where dairies have been milking and they simply have to pour the milk down the hill because of the lack of power to those areas at this time. That is the tragedy of what is occurring as a result of these disasters.”\n\nREAD MORE Scotty From Marketing Spent Yesterday Faffing About With Cricketers\n\nIn a remarkably defensive and at times visibly angry appearance, Morrison repeatedly passed the buck of immediate fire response onto the states – though he did assert Commonwealth assistance was being made available whenever it was needed.\n\nThe Prime Minister was repeatedly grilled on the links between climate change and the conditions that have severely exacerbated fire conditions, and it was on this issue that he became visibly annoyed.\n\nTersely, he snapped “What we will do is make sure our policies remain sensible, that they don’t move towards either extreme, and stay focused on what Australians need for a vibrant and viable economy, as well as a vibrant and sustainable environment. Getting the balance right is what Australia has always been able to achieve.”\n\nShortly after that, he closed his response off with a curt “thank you very much,” before storming off and ending the press conference.\n\nThe Prime Minister did not field any question, nor did he provide comment on, his extraordinarily ill-timed Hawaii holiday, nor his reported past 24 hours spent entertaining a variety of guests at Kirribilli House.\n\nAll in a day’s work for Scotty, folks.", "The men were travelling along Ferry Road, Haxey, in a blue Ford Fiesta when the car left the road and came to rest in a ditch.\n\nEmergency services were alerted to the incident at around 10.45pm.\n\nThe passenger suffered potentially life threatening injuries and the driver was also seriously injured.\n\nFerry Road, Haxey\n\nSign up to our daily newsletter The i newsletter cut through the noise Thanks for signing up! Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting...", "The annual population growth rate of the United States over the past year continued a decades-long decline, dropping to its lowest level in the past century.\n\nAccording to newly released estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau, the U.S. population grew by 1,552,022 since 2018, an increase of one-half of one percent.\n\nThat rate of growth is slower than during the Great Depression of the 1930s, a period which had until the past decade marked the smallest expansion of the U.S. population since the overall number of inhabitants briefly dropped in 1918\n\nSeveral factors help explain why the U.S. population growth rate is slowing:\n\n\n\nDeclining fertility rates, more deaths\n\nForty-two states and the District of Columbia all had a drop in the number of births recorded over the past year. And with the number of deaths continuing a steady decade-long rise as more and more post-World War Two baby boomers reach old age, the number of births outnumbered the number of deaths nationwide by fewer than 1 million for the first time in decades.\n\nThat birth-driven increase in population did not occur this year in West Virginia, Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont, all of which had more deaths than births.\n\nLoading...\n\nFewer immigrants\n\nThe estimated number of people moving annually to the U.S. from other parts of the world has steadily declined from the decade's highest total of 1,046,709 in 2016, the final year of the Obama administration.\n\nThis year's expected total of 595,348 immigrants would be the lowest yet in the Trump administration, which has proposed new restrictions on immigration and slashed the number of refugees being granted asylum.\n\nMany states have also had residents leaving for other states. Over the past nine years, New York is the state with the largest out-migration, losing 1,379,210 of its residents. They are among more than 2.5 million residents of the U.S. Northeast who have moved to other regions, making it the most widely abandoned part of the country.\n\nThe Midwest has had the second largest exodus. Of the 1,666,043 Midwesterners who have left since 2010, 865,873 hailed from Illinois.\n\nIn contrast, the 912,038 people who moved away from California over the past nine years were outnumbered by 1,021,544 moving there from abroad.\n\nOther states have had far more people moving in from elsewhere in the country than leaving. Texas has been a top recipient, with 1,145,629 arriving from other states and another 818,757 from abroad since 2010. It's nearly matched by Florida, with 1,289,614 residents of other states moving there and 1,107,039 more coming from abroad.\n\nThese demographic shifts will likely have consequences when U.S. congressional districts are reapportioned based on the 2020 census.\n\n\"From the calculations I've done,\" says William Frey, a demographer and senior fellow at The Brookings Institution, \"Texas could gain three seats, Florida could gain two seats. California fairly likely could lose a seat for the first time in its history.\"\n\nFrey predicts the aging of the workforce and the shrinking population growth rate will also have political ramifications.\n\n\"You know, a lot of our decline of births, or at least slow growth of births, can be countered by immigration from abroad,\" he tells NPR's Here and Now. \"And so immigration is going to be a much bigger part of our growth. So this is something to pay attention to as we move ahead into the next decade. What is our immigration policy going to be? How are immigrants going to fit into the rest of our society, in the rest of our economy?\"\n\n\n\n\"The big safety valve in all of this,\" Frey says, \"is immigration.\""], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "While kids are out of school Burger King restaurants in the United States are offering two free kids meals for one adult meal in response to the coronavirus pandemic.\n\n>>Which Dayton area restaurants are offering carryout, delivery and curbside service?\n\nThe offer, reported by Bloomberg earlier this week, is available online or through Burger King’s mobile-phone app.\n\nBurger King is offering orders for carryout and delivery.\n\nwe’re thinking about you. we believe restaurants will have an increasingly essential role in feeding our country. so whether you’re ordering at BK or elsewhere, use minimum contact methods like drive-thrus, pick-up or delivery. take care, https://t.co/tWSdfUbbGu\n\ncc: @whitehouse — Burger King (@BurgerKing) March 17, 2020\n\nJose Cil, CEO of Burger King's parent company, Restaurant Brands International Inc., discussed the new offer on Tuesday after participating in a conference call with President Trump, according to Bloomberg.", "pos": ["article\n\nBurger King will start offering free kids meals at their US restaurants.\n\nThis announcement comes as several cities and states have told restaurants to close their dining rooms and only fulfill take-out and delivery orders. At the same time, many school districts across the country have either closed or started teaching students online, which has caused problems for families who rely on school lunches to feed their children.\n\nBurger King restaurants in the United States will start offering two free kids meals for one adult meal, Bloomberg reports. The offer will reportedly be available for orders placed through the restaurant's online or mobile apps.\n\nJose Cil, CEO of Burger King's parent company, Restaurant Brands International Inc., discussed the new offer on Tuesday after participating in a conference call with President Trump. The call included other restaurant leaders and was focused on the coronavirus pandemic's effect on the restaurant industry.\n\nAccording to Bloomberg, Cil said, \"We work closely with each of our franchisees. We’re going to get through this. We have a strong franchise system and a very strong franchise model.”\n\nCil also said that the company was working with its franchisees on a case-by-case basis to determine whether to provide aid.\n\nBurger King isn't the only company making changes amid the coronavirus pandemic.\n\nAdvertisement\n\nDoorDash, a restaurant delivery app, recently announced several changes to their policies to limit the amount of contact customers make with restaurant workers and delivery drivers. The company also announced that they would be waiving commission fees for pick-up orders for restaurants already using the service.\n\nGet updates on this story from FOX News"], "neg": ["Send this page to someone via email\n\nIt appears Boxing Week deals weren’t good enough for a pair of alleged thieves in Langford, B.C.\n\nThe pair were captured on camera hustling a flat screen television out of the Victoria suburb’s Superstore, and into a waiting SUV — before fleeing in a panic with the door still open and the TV hanging out.\n\nREAD MORE: More downtown Vancouver store owners say violent shoplifting is getting worse\n\nShannon Burnside told Global News the duo actually pushed her out of the way as they scrambled out the store’s “in” door, and partially loaded the television into the vehicle.\n\nShe said the SUV then almost drove off without one of the men “who was literally caught with his pants down.”\n\nIn the video, one of the alleged thieves can be seen appearing to break his stride to pull his pants up as the SUV jerks to a stop for him to jump in.\n\nStory continues below advertisement\n\nREAD MORE: Vancouver police change tone on rise in violent shoplifting incidents\n\nManagement at the Superstore declined to comment. Global News has requested comment from the West Shore RCMP.\n\nBurnside said staff at the store thanked her for shooting the video, and wondered where the security guard had been.", "If you own shares in CPS Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:CPSH) then it's worth thinking about how it contributes to the volatility of your portfolio, overall. In finance, Beta is a measure of volatility. Modern finance theory considers volatility to be a measure of risk, and there are two main types of price volatility. First, we have company specific volatility, which is the price gyrations of an individual stock. Holding at least 8 stocks can reduce this kind of risk across a portfolio. The second type is the broader market volatility, which you cannot diversify away, since it arises from macroeconomic factors which directly affects all the stocks on the market.\n\nSome stocks mimic the volatility of the market quite closely, while others demonstrate muted, exagerrated or uncorrelated price movements. Beta can be a useful tool to understand how much a stock is influenced by market risk (volatility). However, Warren Buffett said 'volatility is far from synonymous with risk' in his 2014 letter to investors. So, while useful, beta is not the only metric to consider. To use beta as an investor, you must first understand that the overall market has a beta of one. A stock with a beta below one is either less volatile than the market, or more volatile but not corellated with the overall market. In comparison a stock with a beta of over one tends to be move in a similar direction to the market in the long term, but with greater changes in price.\n\nView our latest analysis for CPS Technologies\n\nWhat CPSH's beta value tells investors\n\nLooking at the last five years, CPS Technologies has a beta of 1.37. The fact that this is well above 1 indicates that its share price movements have shown sensitivity to overall market volatility. If the past is any guide, we would expect that CPS Technologies shares will rise quicker than the markets in times of optimism, but fall faster in times of pessimism. Beta is worth considering, but it's also important to consider whether CPS Technologies is growing earnings and revenue. You can take a look for yourself, below.\n\nNasdaqCM:CPSH Income Statement, January 1st 2020 More\n\nDoes CPSH's size influence the expected beta?\n\nCPS Technologies is a noticeably small company, with a market capitalisation of US$13m. Most companies this size are not always actively traded. It has a relatively high beta, suggesting it is fairly actively traded for a company of its size. Because it takes less capital to move the share price of a small company like this, when a stock this size is actively traded it is quite often more sensitive to market volatility than similar large companies.\n\nWhat this means for you:\n\nSince CPS Technologies tends to moves up when the market is going up, and down when it's going down, potential investors may wish to reflect on the overall market, when considering the stock. In order to fully understand whether CPSH is a good investment for you, we also need to consider important company-specific fundamentals such as CPS Technologies’s financial health and performance track record. I highly recommend you dive deeper by considering the following:\n\nFinancial Health: Are CPSH’s operations financially sustainable? Balance sheets can be hard to analyze, which is why we’ve done it for you. Check out our financial health checks here. Past Track Record: Has CPSH been consistently performing well irrespective of the ups and downs in the market? Go into more detail in the past performance analysis and take a look at the free visual representations of CPSH's historicals for more clarity. Other High-Performing Stocks: Are there other stocks that provide better prospects with proven track records? Explore our free list of these great stocks here.\n\nIf you spot an error that warrants correction, please contact the editor at editorial-team@simplywallst.com. This article by Simply Wall St is general in nature. It does not constitute a recommendation to buy or sell any stock, and does not take account of your objectives, or your financial situation. Simply Wall St has no position in the stocks mentioned.\n\n\n\nWe aim to bring you long-term focused research analysis driven by fundamental data. Note that our analysis may not factor in the latest price-sensitive company announcements or qualitative material. Thank you for reading.", "Everybody knows in Ghanan that Danchehall artiste Stonebwoy loves his mother to the bone and does not take comments about her who is late very lightly.\n\nFor the first time, Ghanaians have been privy to see the tattoo of Stonebwoy’s mother on his back after concealing it for years.\n\nThe BHIM Nation president whilst marking 5 years since the death of mummy shared the screenshot of tattoo on his back.\n\nHe claimed he does not go anywhere without his mother’s protection and support at his back.\n\n1Gad added that he is actually celebrating 5 years for his mother.\n\nStonebwoy lost his mom in the year 2015. Prior to that, Stonebwoy has constantly been spotted hanging around his adorable mother.\n\nFor months, Stonebwoy got devastated by his mum’s demise.\n\nSee Photos Below:", "Preface\n\nMany Americans are disgusted and concerned about the dysfunction and abysmal results from Washington, D.C., and so are we. However, this paper is not about adding to the depressing national dialog about politics, but about how to change the system by taking action that will work.\n\nToo many people—including many pundits, political scientists, and politicians themselves—are laboring under a misimpression that our political problems are inevitable, or the result of a weakening of the parties, or due to the parties’ ideological incoherence, or because of an increasingly polarized American public. Those who focus on these reasons are looking in the wrong places. The result is that despite all the commentary and attention on politics in recent years, there is still no accepted strategy to reform the system and things keep getting worse.\n\nWe need a new approach. Our political problems are not due to a single cause, but rather to a failure of the nature of the political competition that has been created. This is a systems problem.\n\nWe are not political scientists, political insiders, or political experts. Instead, we bring a new analytical lens to understanding the performance of our political system: the lens of industry competition. This type of analysis has been used for decades to understand competition in other industries, and sheds new light on the failure of politics because politics in America has become, over the last several decades, a major industry that works like other industries.\n\nWe use this lens to put forth an investment thesis for political reform and innovation. What would be required to actually change the political outcomes we are experiencing? What would it take to better align the political system with the public interest and make progress on the nation’s problems? And, which of the many political reform and innovation ideas that have been proposed would actually alter the trajectory of the system?\n\nPolitics in America is not a hopeless problem, though it is easy to feel this way given what we experience and read about every day. There are promising reforms already gaining traction including important elements of the strategy we propose. It is up to us as citizens to recapture our democracy—it will not be self-correcting. We invite you to personally engage by investing both your time and resources—and by mobilizing those around you—in what we believe is the greatest challenge facing America today.\n\nIt is often said that “We in America do not have government by the majority. We have government by the majority who participate.”1 Today the challenge for Americans is to participate not only as voters, but also to participate in the reform of the political system itself. This is our democracy, and the need is urgent.\n\nThis report is about politics, but it is not political. The problem is not Democrats or Republicans or the existence of parties per se. The problem is not individual politicians; most who seek and hold public office are genuinely seeking to make a positive contribution. The real problem is the nature of competition in the politics industry.\n\nKatherine M. Gehl & Michael E. Porter", "JAMMU: A Border Security Force jawan on Wednesday suffered a bullet injury in the firing by Pakistan army in Poonch district, a police official said.\n\nThe jawan was manning a forward post and was hit by a bullet in the left leg from across the border in Mankote area of Mendhar sector, the official said.\n\nHe said the injured was shifted to hospital and his condition was stated to be “stable”.\n\nThere was a brief exchange of fire between the two sides following the incident, the official said. (AGENCIES)"], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images\n\nThe new coronavirus is a respiratory illness, and it typically spreads via airborne droplets from an infected person's coughs or sneezes.\n\nLive coronavirus particles can survive for a time on surfaces. It lives longest on polypropylene plastic.\n\nNew research suggests the virus' life span is anywhere between three hours and three days on surfaces, depending on the material.\n\nA graphic shows how long the coronavirus can live on surfaces.\n\nVisit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.\n\nThe new coronavirus is a respiratory illness, which means it typically spreads via airborne droplets. When an infected person coughs or sneezes, droplets carrying viral particles can land on someone else's nose or mouth or get inhaled.\n\nBut a person can sometimes get the coronavirus if they touch a surface or object that has viral particles on it and then touch their mouth, nose, or eyes. The life span of the virus on a surface depends on myriad factors, including the surrounding temperature, humidity, and type of surface.\n\nA study published Tuesday in the New England Journal of Medicine suggested the virus could live up to four hours on copper, up to a day on cardboard, and up to three days on plastic and stainless steel.\n\nThe coronavirus can also live in the air for up to three hours, the study authors said.\n\nHow long the coronavirus can survive on surfaces\n\nThe researchers compared the new coronavirus' life span on surfaces with that of the SARS coronavirus in a 70-degree Fahrenheit room at 40% relative humidity. They found that both coronaviruses lived the longest on stainless steel and polypropylene, a type of plastic used in everything from Tupperware to toys. Both viruses lasted up to three days on plastic, and the new coronavirus lasted up to three days on steel.\n\nOn cardboard, however, the new coronavirus lasted three times longer than SARS did: 24 hours, compared with eight hours.\n\nhow long covid 19 can live on common surfaces More\n\nShayanne Gal/Business Insider\n\nTemperature and humidity play a big role in how long the virus can survive.\n\nA recent study found that an 18-degree Fahrenheit jump, from 68 degrees to 86 degrees, decreased how long SARS lasted on steel surfaces by at least half. New research also found that increases in relative humidity reduce how readily the virus can spread between people.\n\nBasically, humidity is how much moisture is in the air, or how clammy your skin feels outside. As relative humidity approaches 100%, sweat less readily evaporates into the air. That mugginess makes it challenging for viral droplets to survive in the air and spread between people.\n\nYou're unlikely to get the coronavirus from your Amazon package\n\nDespite that daylong life span on cardboard, it's unlikely that anyone could contract the new coronavirus from a cardboard box, like those that Amazon delivers.\n\nThat's because shipping conditions make it difficult for the coronavirus to survive.\n\n\"We know that viruses are likely to only live a few hours to a few days under the sort of conditions we expose packages to, including shifts in temperature and humidity,\" Rachel Graham, an epidemiologist at the University of North Carolina, previously told Business Insider.\n\nSome coronaviruses, including this new one, have a viral envelope: a fat layer that protects viral particles when they travel from person to person in the air. That sheath can dry out, however, killing the virus.\n\n\"There is likely very low risk of spread from products or packaging that are shipped over a period of days or weeks at ambient temperatures,\" the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.", "pos": ["Coronavirus may stick around longer than you think — here's what you need to know\n\nThe new coronavirus, COVID-19, is a pandemic. Reported illnesses range from very mild to severe, including death. Scientists and medical experts anticipate widespread transmission will occur in the U.S. in coming months and recommend social distancing, among other measures, to slow the spread. Call your doctor and stay home if you are sick. Get more information at CDC.gov/coronavirus or call the Tennessee Department of Health coronavirus information line at 877-857-2945 from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. EDT daily. Knox News is making this coverage of the coronavirus available to all readers, including nonsubscribers, to help people stay safe.\n\nSchools, businesses and restaurants across the country have cut hours or closed entirely for deep cleaning amid the spread of COVID-19. However, a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine found that the coronavirus can live on surfaces and in the air for hours, sometimes days.\n\nThe virus spreads between people who are in close contact with one another through infected droplets, much like the common cold or flu, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.\n\nScientists from the CDC, National Institutes of Health, Princeton and UCLA sprayed an aerosol that mimicked the microscopic droplets created when an infected person coughs or sneezes onto surfaces including plastic, stainless steel, cardboard and copper to represent a variety of household and hospital settings.\n\nNewsletter: Stay safe and informed with updates on the spread of the coronavirus.\n\nCoronavirus: CDC issues information on virus lifespan CDC says coronavirus 'does not spread easily' by touching surfaces or objects. But it still 'may be possible.' USA TODAY\n\nHow long the coronavirus can be infectious in an experimental setting\n\nPlastic: 3 days\n\nStainless steel: 3 days\n\nThe coronavirus can live on polypropylene, a type of plastic used in everything from Tupperware to toys, and stainless steel for up to three days. Although the CDC has only reported person-to-person transmission of COVID-19, study leader Neeltje van Doremalen at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases told the Associated Press that \"it’s theoretically possible\" that someone can get sick by touching contaminated surfaces.\n\nCardboard: 1 day\n\nThe COVID-19 virus can be infectious on cardboard for 24 hours. The CDC has said that it is unlikely that the coronavirus can be transmitted from products or packaging that are shipped over a period of days or weeks \"because of poor survivability of these coronaviruses on surfaces.\" Experts say you don't need to be worried about being exposed to coronavirus on boxes delivered by Amazon or on your takeout food bag.\n\nCopper: 4 hours\n\nThe coronavirus can sit on copper surfaces for up to four hours. The virus can live on coins made of copper, like pennies, more often than cash. Rachel Graham, an epidemiologist at the University of North Carolina, told Business Insider that \"this shouldn't be a huge concern.\"\n\nAir: 3 hours\n\nThe findings of this study show that the virus can linger in the air for about three hours. Close contact with people infected with COVID-19 can transmit the virus through respiratory droplets from coughs and sneezes. This is the most common way to spread the coronavirus.\n\nCoronavirus: How to clean and disinfect surfaces in your home It's vital to clean surfaces you touch every day amid the coronavirus outbreak. Here are mistakes to avoid. ProblemSolved, USA TODAY\n\nHow to clean surfaces with coronavirus\n\nPreventative methods like cleaning and disinfecting surfaces often helps slow the spread of COVID-19. The CDC recommends putting on disposable gloves before touching anything that could have the virus on it.\n\nFirst, you should clean the surface with soap and water before disinfecting. Then, use a diluted household bleach solution, an alcohol solution with at least 70% alcohol or an EPA-registered household disinfectant to rid the surface of germs.\n\nWhen you're done, immediately throw away the gloves. Do not touch your face or any other surface. Last, wash your hands to make sure that no harmful bacteria are left.\n\nEmail Allie Clouse at aclouse@gannett.com and follow her on Twitter @allie_clouse. If you enjoy Allie's coverage, support strong local journalism by subscribing for full access to all our content on every platform."], "neg": ["Someone in WA will be absolutely loving 2020 after taking out division one on the first day of the year, and the agent who sold the winning ticket is buzzing too after a tough 2019.\n\nThe winning ticket was sold in Carramar, in Perth’s north, ahead of Wednesday night’s draw, matching numbers 23, 24, 37, 25, 20 and 43.\n\nThe ticket was worth a cool $1 million.\n\nNewsXpress Carramar owner Ray Pigdon said it was the best change of fortune coming off the back of a tough 2019.\n\n“2020 has been a perfect start,” he said.\n\n“Given we had a ram raid at our store last year, it’s nice to start this year with the first division one prize of 2020.\n\n“I’m hoping the ticket has been sold to one of our regulars who have stuck with us.”\n\nPlay Video A WA Police spokesperson said the incident was still being investigated and anyone who witnessed the crash can call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000. The West Australian Video A WA Police spokesperson said the incident was still being investigated and anyone who witnessed the crash can call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.\n\nMr Pigdon’s store was among those damaged when a ute was rammed through the front doors of Carramar Village shortly after 4am on June 6.\n\nThe ute had allegedly been stolen and two people fled the scene.\n\n“They have ram raided the centre front-on, then done a three-point turn and reversed into the shop taking out everything in their path,” Mr Pigdon’s wife Julie told Community News at the time\n\n“They’ve smashed through our roller shutters and all our stock at the front as well as glass shelving and cabinets.”\n\nShe said thieves had taken a safe containing cash, scratchies and stamps.", "Kolkata: The Trinamool Congress on Wednesday observed its 22nd Foundation Day as 'Citizens' Day' as a mark of protest against the amended Citizenship Act.\n\nWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, also the TMC supremo, congratulated party workers on the occasion and said TMC is observing the day as 'Nagorik Dibas' (Citizens' Day) at the booth-level.\n\n\"We are observing the foundation day of @AITCofficial as 'Nagorik Dibas' (Citizens' Day) in every booth of #Bangla.\n\nWe all are citizens and Trinamool will continue to fight for the rights of the people. Jai Hind. Jai Bangla.\n\n\"#Trinamool22 Today @AITCofficial turns 22. The journey which began on January 1, 1998 has been full of struggles, but we have been steadfast in our resolve to fight for the people. We thank Maa-Mati-Manush for their constant support. Our workers are our biggest assets,\" she tweeted.\n\nThe TMC supremo had last week instructed party workers to conduct various programmes to mark the occasion.\n\nThe district TMC leaders have organised flag-hoisting programmes and street corner meetings to discuss and highlight the achievements of the party and speak against the amended Citizenship Act, party sources said.\n\nBanerjee, who has been at the forefront in opposing CAA and NRC in West Bengal and across India, has been crisscrossing the state, holding protest marches and rallies against the new citizenship law.\n\nThe TMC was founded by Mamata Banerjee on January 1, 1998 with an aim to oust the then Left Front regime from power.\n\nThe party achieved its goal in May 2011 after forging an alliance with the Congress.", "Danish actor Claes Bang is poised to become TV's newest sex symbol when he makes his debut as Dracula tonight.\n\nBang, 52, best known as The Affair's Sasha Mann, plays the world's most famous vampire in the BBC's new three-part adaptation of Bram Stoker's classic.\n\nFans are already impressed with what they've seen, with one declaring the tall, dark and handsome leading man to be 'very sexy'. Another tweeted cheekily: 'Claes Bang as the Dark Prince would have my neck anytime he wanted...'\n\nMeanwhile early reviews of the mini series, which will air on three consecutive nights from today, suggest Bang ditches his signature cloak to appear in the nude on more than one occasion.\n\nClaes Bang (left), 52, best known as The Affair's Sasha Mann, plays the world's most famous vampire in the BBC's new three-part adaptation of Bram Stoker's classic (right)\n\nEarly reviews suggest Bang ditches his signature cloak to appear in the nude on more than one occasion. Pictured, Bang strips off in a convent in a promotional shot from Dracula\n\nFans are already impressed with what they've seen, with one declaring the tall, dark and handsome leading man to be 'very sexy'. Another shared this cheeky tweet above\n\nWriting in the Daily Telegraph, journalist Michael Hogan noted Bang spends 'an eyebrow-raising amount of screen-time naked'.\n\nDracula marks Bang's most high-profile English-language role to date and marks the culmination of an exciting few years.\n\nThe actor, who is married to artist and photographer Lis Kasper Bang, had his breakout role in the 2017 Ruben Östlund film The Square, which won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival and was nominated for the Academy Award and the Golden Globe Award for best foreign language film.\n\nIt has been followed by turns in The Girl in the Spider's Web and The Burnt Orange Heresy, in which he starred opposite Mick Jagger, Elizabeth Debicki and Donald Sutherland.\n\nThe BBC adaptation follows lawyer Jonathan Harker (John Heffernan) as he travels to Transylvania to meet a new client, which turns out to be Dracula (pictured together)\n\nOne review noted Bang spends 'an eyebrow-raising amount of screen-time naked'. Pictured, the actor, topless and covered in blood, in a scene with nun Sister Agatha (Dolly Wells)\n\nBang's Dracula performance has made headlines already, prompting fans who were shown a preview to take to Twitter to share their excitement. Pictured, wiping blood from his mouth\n\nBut to British TV viewers he is likely to be best known as Sasha Mann, the charismatic, A-list movie star who played Helen's (Maura Tierney) love interest in the fifth and final season of The Affair.\n\nBang's Dracula performance has made headlines already, prompting fans who were shown a preview to take to Twitter to share their excitement.\n\nOne viewer who attended a preview screening in London this week tweeted: 'Claes Bang is an INCREDIBLE Dracula! I love Claes a Person, and as an Actor SO much! His interpretation of the Transylvanian Count was witty, devious and, (also), very sexy.'\n\nAnother agreed: 'Holy Transylvania, #Dracula is incredible. #StevenMoffat and @Markgatiss have done it again. This is a Dracula redefined for a new era - suave and cool, intimate and sexy, deliciously funny and horrifyingly grotesque. #ClaesBang is the Count of a generation. @BBCOne #BFI.'\n\nTo British TV viewers he is likely to be best known as Sasha Mann, the charismatic, A-list movie star who played Helen's (Maura Tierney) love interest in the fifth and final season of The Affair. Pictured, in a scene with Noah (Dominic West) and Whitney (Julia Goldani Telles)\n\nThe show's overtly sexual nature was also noted by Matthew Moore of The Times, who revealed the series includes a 'sex scene between Dracula and Jonathan Harker (John Heffernan), the [British] solicitor dispatched to his Romanian lair'.\n\nHe wrote: 'The sexual tone is clear from the outset. Even before the opening credits roll a character is asked plainly: \"Did you have sex with Count Dracula?\"'\n\nBut Moffat, 58, insisted the sex in the show should be seen as an act of destruction, rather than an act of romance.\n\nSpeaking at a screening, he said: 'He’s bi-homicidal, it’s not the same thing. He’s killing them, not dating them.'\n\nThe BBC adaptation follows Harker as he travels to Transylvania to meet a new client.\n\nIt is only once he is in the castle of Count Dracula that he realises he is a prisoner, rather than a guest. Dracula also stars Dolly Wells as nun Sister Agatha.\n\nDracula begins on BBC One at 9pm tonight", "Princess Goes to the Butterfly Museum\n\nLate last year, actor Michael C. Hall announced a new supergroup called Princess Goes to the Butterfly Museum. Formed alongside fellow musicians and former Broadway co-stars Peter Yanowitz (The Wallflowers) and Matt Katz-Bohen (Blondie), the trio previously shared its debut single with the slow burning “Ketamine”. Now, the band is back with a second offering.\n\nTitled “Come and Talk to Me”, it’s a much more upbeat and colorful listen. Hall’s falsetto leads the way on the dance track, riding high above disco-style synths provided by his bandmates. “Come and talk to me, my lover,” the Dexter and Six Feet Under star lures in almost loop-like repetition. Hear it for yourself below.\n\n\n\nThese two singles will appear on Princess Goes to the Butterfly Museum’s debut EP, reportedly out in April. Outside of music, Hall recently had a role in the Amazon political drama The Report starring Adam Driver and Annette Bening. Additionally, Hall, who previously starred in Hedwig and the Angry Inch and David Bowie’s Lazarus musical, appeared in a 2019 Broadway production actually called Skittles Commercial.\n\nIn a new interview with Billboard, Hall said that his past Broadway projects helped lead to the formation of the new band,\n\n“Well, Hedwig was the first chance I had to front a band, albeit dressed in full drag and platform heels… and it gave me a good taste of what that feels like. But, I was playing a character and singing someone else’s songs with a bunch of musicians who were playing someone else’s songs, whereas in this case, it really belongs to all of us and emerges from us, so it’s a very different thing. But yeah, I think Hedwig was maybe what led me on the road to feeling what it was like to front a band, which led me to, in a way, doing the David Bowie musical, Lazarus. In hindsight, all roads seem like they were leading to this.”", "CLICK HERE if you are having a problem viewing the photos or videos on a mobile device\n\nThe ball has dropped, and the roaring 2020s have arrived. If the top Bay Area news of the past decade are already out of sight and out of mind, brush up on all the new laws now in effect across California.\n\nBut if you’re spending the day off work and prefer to tune out the news about new laws, upcoming primaries and a presidential election, indulge your “so last decade” binge-watching habit by checking every title off the lists of the 20 best Bay Area movies of the decade and the top 10 Netflix shows of 2019.\n\nOf course, with a new year and new decade, you could turn inward with a look at our horoscopes section to forecast what personal developments await you, or the probability that you will stick to your resolutions. For help reshaping your resolutions to maximize sustainability and success, we’ve got you covered there.\n\nRelated Articles Political Cartoons: Happy New Year, California!\n\nPolitical cartoons: House to vote Wednesday on impeaching Trump\n\nPolitical cartoons: Russia banned from 2020 Tokyo Olympics over doping scandal\n\nCartoons: How President Trump the Grinch cut food stamps, incensed North Korean leader\n\nCartoons: Trump’s exaggeration about low-flow toilets Beyond your better health, greater prosperity and success, the Mercury News and East Bay Times wishes you a Happy New Year.\n\nFor more political cartoons, CLICK HERE"], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "FLORENCE, SC (WBTW) – Parents, students and Florence One Schools leaders are preparing for the new school calendar that’s been adopted for the 2020-2021 school year.\n\nThe calendar- billed as a modified year-round model- will have students in the classroom about two weeks earlier in August to make way for more time off throughout the year.\n\nThe school board approved the calendar for every school in the district last week.\n\n“Continuous learning and then some refresh time is going to create an environment where we’re going to see even more growth,” Director of School Improvement Hayley Cagle said.\n\nCagle explained how the district is helping ease the transition to the new schedule.\n\nShe said daycare will be offered at elementary schools this year during the new break periods.\n\n“We wanted to take that into account we wanted to be fair,” Cagle said. “So those students will have a daycare at school during the fall and the spring intercession. And this year that will be offered free.”\n\nThe district will also be lenient with parents and staff who had already booked plans in August.\n\n“The first two weeks of August when we’re going to be coming in- we don’t normally come back then,” Cagle began. “We have agreed to excuse those days if they already have them booked.”\n\nSpencer Scott heads up the non-profit group First Steps for Marion and Florence Counties. He’s been in touch with daycares, which he says are planning for the new schedule.\n\n“We have spoken with our child care providers and they’re excited about it as well because it will give them the opportunity to have the kids during that time frame,” Scott said. “They are saying we’re gonna be ready during those days.”\n\nSome parents remain on the fence.\n\n“I’m for it and against it,” Vonnie McDonald said. She has an eighth grade son in the district. “High schoolers not being able to get a small time job during the summer to have that experience out in the real world.”\n\nThe district says the new system will make better use of classroom time and ease burnout on both teachers and students.\n\n“I really hope once they get in the schedule and they see how it plays out they’re going to realize they do like the schedule and their students like the schedule,” Cagle said. “And that we are doing whatever we can to help their students learn and grow.”\n\nYou can view the schedule here:\n\nLatest Headlines", "pos": ["FLORENCE, SC (WBTW) – Changes could be coming to Florence One Schools’ schedule.\n\nThe district is considering adopting a ‘modified schedule,’ which would shave off between two and three weeks of summer vacation in favor of more time off throughout the year.\n\n“We want to maximize that classroom instructional time by planning a schedule that will fit around our quarters and our semesters,” Director of School Improvement Hayley Cagle said. “We are looking to do whatever we can to motivate our students, to motivate our teachers.”\n\nThe preliminary plan would have two week break periods for every 45 days, Cagle explained. The time off may be spread out in the fall to accommodate sports schedules.\n\n“We know teacher burnout is a problem,” Cagle said. “We know student burnout is a problem. And when teachers and students are able to have that instructional time and then have a time of rest… We feel they’re looking at that as a positive and that will assist them and us moving forward.”\n\nThe school year would still last 180 days for students and 190 days for teachers. The time of day school is scheduled for would not change, either.\n\nThe district sent out a survey last week that Cagle said showed favorable results from stakeholders and staff members. She said 83 percent of staff were interested in learning more and 73% of stakeholders responded favorably.\n\nSome on social media criticized the survey because stakeholders could cast multiple submissions. Cagle said the district stood behind the integrity of the survey.\n\nThe idea was inspired by Timrod Elementary, which has been using a modified schedule since 2015. The school’s principal says since then she’s seen a drop in disciplinary issues, an increase in student achievement, among other perks.\n\n“Before we moved to the modified calendar, we had a hard time recruiting teachers,” Principal Michelle McBride said. “Now we have an overwhelming amount of teachers who want to come to Timrod because of our new schedule.”\n\nShe said the schedule has worked well for the school.\n\n“We have fully embraced our calendar and we can’t see ourselves going back to a regular calendar because we’ve had so much success on the modified calendar,” she said.\n\nThe schedule could go into effect as soon as the 2020-2021 school year for the entire district. A final decision is expected to be made at the next board meeting. Count on News13 for updates.\n\nLATEST HEADLINES:"], "neg": ["From Inequality Media\n\nHe's maybe the most dangerous politician of my lifetime. He's helped transform the Republican Party into a cult, worshiping at the altar of authoritarianism. His spineless political posturing places party above country, even as foreign governments undermine our democracy.\n\n\n\nIn pursuit of power, he's damaged our country in ways that may take a generation to undo.\n\n\n\nThe politician I'm talking about is (Moscow) Mitch McConnell.\n\n\n\n\n\nHe refused for almost a year to allow the Senate to consider President Obama's moderate Supreme Court pick Merrick Garland. When Trump became president, McConnell got rid of the age-old Senate rule requiring 60 senators to agree on a Supreme Court nomination so he could ram through not one but two Supreme Court justices, including one with a likely history of sexual assault.\n\nWhen Trump became president, McConnell got rid of the age-old Senate rule requiring 60 senators to agree on a Supreme Court nomination so he could ram through not one but two Supreme Court justices, including one with a likely history of sexual assault. He has rammed ultra-conservative, hyperpartisan, unqualified judges through the Senate confirmation process. The Senate has confirmed 187 Trump appointees to lifetime federal judgeships; seven of those confirmed nominees were given a \"not qualified\" rating by the American Bar Association. A quarter of federal circuit judges are now Trump appointees, shaping the courts for decades to come.\n\n\n\nThe Senate has confirmed 187 Trump appointees to lifetime federal judgeships; seven of those confirmed nominees were given a \"not qualified\" rating by the American Bar Association. A quarter of federal circuit judges are now Trump appointees, shaping the courts for decades to come. He has turned the Senate into a \"legislative graveyard\" by refusing to take up over 300 bills passed by the House. He's blocked bipartisan legislation that would enact universal background checks for gun purchases, lower the cost of prescription drugs, get big money out of politics, provide election security funding, protect voting rights, and on and on. He's gleefully adopted the nickname the \"Grim Reaper\" in a shameless show of pride for his refusal to pass anything that helps the American people. Under his leadership, what was once known as the world's greatest deliberative body has become a partisan lap dog.\n\nHe's blocked bipartisan legislation that would enact universal background checks for gun purchases, lower the cost of prescription drugs, get big money out of politics, provide election security funding, protect voting rights, and on and on. He's gleefully adopted the nickname the \"Grim Reaper\" in a shameless show of pride for his refusal to pass anything that helps the American people. Under his leadership, what was once known as the world's greatest deliberative body has become a partisan lap dog. He has already violated his oath to be an impartial juror in the upcoming Senate impeachment trial. He openly declared, word-for-word, that he would not be an impartial juror in the trial, proudly saying that he would be \"coordinating with the White House counsel\" and that \"there will be no difference between the president's position and our position.\" He is not even pretending that the Senate trial will be fair, blatantly violating his oath to \"do impartial justice\" in order to protect Trump's interests. Imagine the foreman of a jury announcing before a trial that there will be no difference between the jury's position and a defendant's.\n\nWe need to ensure that McConnell's legacy is forever one of hypocrisy, inaction, and obstructionism.", "We noticed you’re blocking ads!\n\nKeep supporting great journalism by turning off your ad blocker. Or purchase a subscription for unlimited access to real news you can count on.", "Visitors and locals to downtown San Antonio celebrated New Year’s Eve in style Tuesday night as fireworks displays and college football activities pervaded the area.\n\nThe official Celebrate SA event featured plenty of food trucks, carnival games and rides, 2020 swag, and music to dance the decade away.\n\nCelebrate SA organizers expected about 70,000 people throughout the night, and the 60,147 attendees from the Valero Alamo Bowl, which featured the University of Texas Longhorns and Utah Utes, had something to do with it.\n\nTHANK YOU to the 60,147 fans in the Dome tonight! Only 30 minutes of football left this decade – you can catch it on @espn if you’re not here! 📺 | https://t.co/46kRRPNV8K pic.twitter.com/4qUmEkHEid — Valero Alamo Bowl (@valeroalamobowl) January 1, 2020\n\nDick Stewart just moved to the small town of Spring Branch about 35 miles north of San Antonio from Longview, and this is his first year celebrating in San Antonio.\n\nOn a typical New Year’s Eve Stewart would typically stay home in his East Texas home where large parties and fireworks are not the norm.\n\nWhen asked if he was excited about the upcoming fireworks Stewart replied, “I’m beside myself, aren’t you?”\n\nAs crowds continue to grow, the color burnt orange seemed to be the theme of the evening, and spirits were high.", "A decade is an arbitrary 10-year span, especially since people can’t even agree on when this decade ends: with the arrival of 2020 or 2021? Still, it’s a good moment to take stock.\n\nFor the West, this decade marked the end of the post-Cold War triumph of liberalism — the belief in economic and individual freedom balanced by welfare programs and regulation at home, and support for a “liberal world order” abroad. In a way, the stage for the end of liberalism was set in the late 2000s by the financial crisis and the failure of nation-building in Iraq. But the full consequences became evident several years later.\n\nBy the end of the 2010s, much of the West was consumed by right-wing populist fever — with the ostensible leader of the free world as populist-in-chief — with a radical socialist revival underway on the left.\n\nThis decade also saw an unprecedented rise of identity politics, in the United States and in many other Western countries. The intense focus on racism that began with the fatal shooting of black teenager Trayvon Martin in 2012 addressed some real issues. But it also turned into a zealotry that often ignored facts, assigned collective guilt, and inflated trivial offenses. Talk of “whiteness” and “white privilege” became mainstreamed.\n\nGender politics followed the same trajectory, from valid concerns to polarizing rhetoric of “rape culture” and “toxic masculinity.”\n\nMoreover, thanks to the social media explosion and the spread of technology that made it easy to capture and share videos, progressive identity politics became wedded to “attack now, check later” public shaming of perceived bigots.\n\nThe emergence of white — and white male — identity politics toward the decade’s end, culminating in the election of Donald Trump, was certainly not just a backlash against the excesses of progressivism. However, when racial and gender labeling is normalized and the stigma of racism is diluted by trivial accusations, this ultimately plays into the hands of the far right.\n\nIt is not an accident that as the decade of tribalism comes to an end, we see the comeback of violent anti-Semitism, now even in America, perpetrated by extremists of all stripes.\n\nSign up for The Point Go inside New York politics. By clicking Sign up, you agree to our privacy policy.\n\nIf we continue down this path in the 2020s, the future is grim. Optimists point to the good things that are being overlooked, including progress in medicine and in fighting poverty. But without a return of true liberalism, no gains are secure.\n\nCathy Young is a contributing editor to Reason magazine.", "Two weeks ago, on my travel blog , I explained why fear of coronavirus led to me cancelling a trip to France this summer. France doesn't have a coronavirus problem but I have a feeling it will-- we all will-- by summer. As you can see above, South Korea didn't have problem last week; but they sure do now-- a big surge in identified infections and a death of a man who has been hospitalized for more than 20 year. (In other words, medical professionals are failing to contain this in their own facilities.\n\n\n\n\n\nThis is the updated advice we'd pass along to Bernie's campaign:\n\n\n\n\n\nHealth Risk\n\n• This contagion runs far ahead of visible symptoms\n\n• It also hits older people much harder than younger people\n\nHealth Precautions\n\n• Immediately reroute Bernie’s schedule away from rope lines and other hands, hugs and crowding\n\n• Quickly refocus national surrogates’ on-site activities away from locations with highest numbers of travellers from Asia, such as Bay Area, Los Angeles and San Diego, in favor of campaigning in South Carolina and Super Tuesday states’ rural areas, where the virus is unlikely to spread as quickly.\n\nPolitical Risk\n\n• Much worse than suspension of March 3 elections would be appearance that: (a) Berners had alleged political motives for suspensions, (b) which are later perceived to have been justified by public health precautions\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRhetorical Contingencies\n\nContagious new and stealthy viruses remind us that:\n\n\n\n• \"Each one of us is easily infected by anybody in our community who faces financial barriers to getting check-ups and treatment, so Medicare For All is a necessary protection for all of us\"\n\n• \"Each country’s safety now depends on maintaining communication and cooperation with other countries, while minimizing disruption from mutual suspicion and hostility\"\n\n• \"We remember when news of the Soviet Union’s Sputnik satellite suddenly changed our national culture and catalyzed our development of new technologies and industries. In response to today’s sudden viral pandemic threat, and to the slower but surer threat of climate collapse, we need another change of culture, to resist these threats against all of our people, and all peoples.\""], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "Mr Scindia left the Congress, his party of 18 years, on Tuesday (File)\n\nJyotiraditya Scindia is among the two candidates named by the BJP for the Rajya Sabha from Madhya Pradesh.\n\nThe announcement followed moments after the 49-year-old four-time Lok Sabha MP joined the BJP.\n\nMr Scindia left the Congress, his party of 18 years, on Tuesday.\n\nOne of the reasons for his switch was said to be the promise of a Rajya Sabha nomination by the BJP, something that had proved to be a tough ask for him in the Congress.\n\nElections will be held for three Rajya Sabha seats in Madhya Pradesh on March 26. In this, with the votes of first preference, the Congress and BJP are fixed as one seat each and the fight is on for the third seat.\n\nAccording to sources, the Congress refused to give Mr Scindia a first preference seat that would secure his nomination.\n\nMr Scindia, a key Madhya Pradesh leader considered instrumental in the Congress's victory in the state election in December 2018, had to step back as Kamal Nath was made Chief Minister.\n\nOver the past year, Mr Scindia, who also lost last year's parliamentary election, felt slighted and undermined in the Congress.\n\nSources say a Rajya Sabha nomination for him was strongly opposed by Kamal Nath. By the time he came around, Mr Scindia's talks with the BJP leadership, especially Amit Shah, had gone far.\n\nThe BJP sensed an opportunity to pull in Mr Scindia when he was denied a Rajya Sabha seat by the Congress six months ago, according to sources. That was the time he received the first feelers from the BJP.\n\nThere were several secret meetings over the next few months, according to sources.\n\nMr Scindia was 31 when he was first elected to parliament from Guna in Madhya Pradesh in 2002, as he won a by-election held following his father Madhavrao Scindia's death.\n\nHe subsequently served as union minister in different Congress governments.\n\n\"Scindia could have been Congress nominee to Rajya Sabha but only Modi-Shah can give cabinet post to the over-ambitious leader,\" said Congress leader Digvijaya Singh, one of Mr Scindia's rivals.", "pos": ["New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday lashed out at former party colleague Jyotiraditya Scindia, who joined the BJP on Wednesday, saying that he got worried about his political future and ‘abandoned’ his ideology.Also Read - 'Only Person in Congress Who Could Walk Into my House Anytime,' Says Rahul Gandhi on Jyotiraditya Scindia\n\nNotably, Jyotiraditya Scindia, a former four-term Lok Sabha MP as well as a former Union Minister, on Tuesday brought to an end his 18-year-long association with the Congress. Also Read - 'While You Were Busy Destabilising Govt': Rahul Gandhi Breaks Silence, Attacks PM Modi For Madhya Pradesh Muddle\n\nSpeaking on the issue, Rahul said that Scindia joining the BJP was a ‘fight’ between two ideologies, with Congress being on one side and the Rashtriya Swayam Sevak Sangh (RSS)-the BJP’s ideological mentor-on the other. “I know Jyotiraditya’s ideology as he was with me in college. He got worried about his political future, abandoned his ideology and went with the RSS,” said Rahul Gandhi. Also Read - When Jyotiraditya Prompted Rahul Gandhi What to Say: Video And Memes Go Viral After Scindia's Exit\n\nRahul Gandhi, Congress: This is a fight of ideology, on one side is Congress & BJP-RSS on the other. I know Jyotiraditya Scindia's ideology, he was with me in college, I know him well. He got worried about his political future, abandoned his ideology and went with RSS. pic.twitter.com/VUD9SgPn1m — ANI (@ANI) March 12, 2020\n\nHe further said that having been Scindia’s friend for a long time, he knew that Scindia won’t get respect in the BJP and will realise this later. “What is in his heart and what is coming out of his mouth is different,” said the Congress Lok Sabha MP from Wayanad.\n\nOn being questioned why he is not sending his ‘core team members’ to the Rajya Sabha, he said that since he is not the Congress president anymore, he was not deciding on the party’s Rajya Sabha nominees.\n\nRahul Gandhi on being asked why he's not sending his core team members to Rajya Sabha: I'm not Congress President, I'm not taking decisions on RS nominees. I am informing the youth of the country about the economy. Who is in my team, who is not in my team is of no consequence. pic.twitter.com/BMOueCCGnM — ANI (@ANI) March 12, 2020\n\nNot being given a ticket to the Rajya Sabha is reported to be one of the reasons that led to Jyotiraditya Scindia jumping ship to the BJP."], "neg": ["While the Democrats plotted to overthrow the President….\n\nIt’s tough to pick only 10 accomplishments from such an extraordinary year, but here are just a few of the biggest things President Donald J. Trump has gotten done for the American people in 2019:\n\nAmericans saw plenty of Washington at its worst this year, with one party in Congress obsessed with a partisan impeachment stunt and obstructing progress at every turn. But despite getting no help from the far left, America today is soaring to new heights.\n\nThe Truth Must be Told\n\nYour contribution supports independent journalism\n\nPlease take a moment to consider this. Now, more than ever, people are reading Geller Report for news they won't get anywhere else. But advertising revenues have all but disappeared. Google Adsense is the online advertising monopoly and they have banned us. Social media giants like Facebook and Twitter have blocked and shadow-banned our accounts. But we won't put up a paywall. Because never has the free world needed independent journalism more.\n\nEveryone who reads our reporting knows the Geller Report covers the news the media won't. We cannot do our ground-breaking report without your support. We must continue to report on the global jihad and the left's war on freedom. Our readers’ contributions make that possible.\n\nGeller Report's independent, investigative journalism takes a lot of time, money and hard work to produce. But we do it because we believe our work is critical in the fight for freedom and because it is your fight, too.", "Poor old Rudolph (Picture: North News)\n\nIt takes a strong soul to brave the icy waters of the North Sea on the first day of the year – but apparently a strong pair of trunks are optional.\n\nOne man and his Rudolph suit were among hundreds who chose to nurse their hangovers with a freezing dip at Whitley Bay, North Tyneside this morning.\n\nThe sunshine did nothing to warm the chilly waters off the coast of North East England but that didn’t stop people running in and out of the waves with giant grins on their faces.\n\nBut the chills may have got the better of our man in a mankini, who was later spotted protecting his modesty by giving Rudolph a head of hair made of seaweed.\n\nQuite the sight (Picture: NNP)\n\nSome immediate regret showcased at Whitley Bay this morning (Picture: North News)\n\nIf you keep your arms above water everything is fine (Picture: PA)\n\nSomehow still smiling in the sunshine (Picture: PA)\n\nSanta seems to have lost his way after Christmas Day (Picture: North News)\n\nLocal Panama Swimming Club had organised the New Year’s Day Dip in previous years but today it was not officially organised by any group or individual.\n\nAdvertisement\n\nAdvertisement\n\nInstead the event was spread through word-of-mouth but people had been urged not to take part due to safety fears.\n\nTynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade had warned members of the public against going into the sea, stating that they may not have realised there are no official organisers and no apparent safety precautions in place.\n\nIn a statement on social media, the organisation said: ‘A few years ago, the event was organised by a local swimming club.\n\n‘However, their participation has now ended and we are concerned that most people taking part will be unaware of this change.\n\n‘To be clear, we are not saying that going into the sea is a dangerous act.’\n\nThey added: ‘With the prospect of hundreds of people entering the water in one go, we are concerned that participants may go further into the sea than they would normally, and will also be at risk of cold water shock given the time of year and cold sea conditions.\n\n‘We are releasing this message because we have genuine concerns that a serious incident could take place and that those involved may be expecting a level of organisation and safety cover that will not be present.’\n\nThey may look like they’re enjoying themselves but these poor souls are actually now frozen in this position for all eternity (Picture: PA)\n\nIt’s incredible they’ve managed to crack a smile (Picture: PA)\n\nAt least your head is warm (Picture: PA)\n\nDespite warnings, hundreds took part in the Whitley Bay dip (Picture: PA)\n\nIt appears the warning didn’t stop swimmers taking part today – to the amusement of those watching at the sidelines wrapped in coats, hats and scarves.\n\nAdvertisement\n\nAdvertisement\n\nAnd there were more brave swimmers stripping off and splashing around at the beach in Kinghorn, Fife, in Scotland.\n\nAlmost 200 people took part in The Loony Dook, which dates back to 1986 when it was jokingly suggested as a cure for Hogmanay hangovers.\n\nNow the New Year’s bash raises money for charities with the Kinghorn event raising £1,295 for the RNLI.\n\nThree brave women were spotted wearing bright pink Flintstones inspired costumes while one man took the plunge in a shirt and tie along with two hot water bottles.\n\nYabba dabba don’t do this at home (Picture: SWNS)\n\nWell it’s one way to shake off a Hogmanay hangover (Picture: SWNS)\n\nAlmost 200 people managed to make it into the water in Fife (Picture: SWNS)\n\nSomeone’s got the right idea (Picture: SWNS)\n\nNeil Chalmers, a helmsman at Kinghorn Lifeboat Station, said: ‘We’re delighted. It’s really great to see the community out to support us.\n\n‘We’ve had a really busy year with 82 call outs which is a record number for us.\n\n‘Fundraising events like this help to fund the training and equipment.’\n\nOther places where people were crazy enough to swim today:\n\nThe pleasant waters of Salford Quays, Greater Manchester (Picture: Rex)\n\nOh dear…perhaps someone should remind her what happened (Picture: Rex)\n\nThis woman turned a worrying shade of purple during the Scarborough Lions Club charity New Year’s Day Dip in Scarborough, North Yorkshire (Picture: PA)\n\nA lovely day for dogs at Saltburn-By-The-Sea, North Yorkshire (Picture: Getty)\n\nThe Saltburn dip takes place each year in aid of the Saltburn Animal Rescue Association (Picture: Getty)\n\nGot a story for Metro.co.uk? Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@metro.co.uk. For more stories like this, check our news page.", "For some people, a bar might look like a fun way to spend a Friday night. For others, it could be a painful reminder of the darkest time of their life.\n\nLee-Anne Richardson has been sober for six years. Since she quit drinking, she's found it difficult to find places to go and things to do that don't involve alcohol.\n\nSo she decided to build a new resource — Sober City Halifax — to help other non-drinkers facing similar challenges.\n\n\"Basically, it's a place for information on where to go, what to do when you're newly sober in Halifax,\" she told CBC's Mainstreet.\n\nRichardson, 36, said the site can be used by recovering alcoholics and newly sober people, as well as the \"sober-curious\" or people who are just taking a temporary break from drinking.\n\nShe compiled a database of restaurants, cafés — even bars — that offer decent selections of non-alcoholic drinks and an atmosphere that's friendly for people who aren't drinking.\n\nI see you, newly sober person sitting in your families living room stressing out and wondering if you should just drink to avoid dealing with the bad feelings! You can make it through today and you can make it through tonight. You're stronger than you think. —@SoberCityHFX\n\nRichardson said it can be problematic for a recovering alcoholic to be in a place that reeks of beer or is full of rowdy drunk people — but they might feel like they have to put up with it if they want to keep hanging out with their friends.\n\nShe said getting sober in a city like Halifax can be challenging.\n\n\"Before I quit ... I said I can't get sober because I live in a port city, there's universities, everyone drinks. It's just part of our culture,\" she said.\n\n\"It's so hard to be sober here. It's getting better, but there's still a lot of work that needs to be done.\"\n\n'I'm never drinking again'\n\nA few years ago, Richardson said her life was controlled by alcohol.\n\n\"I was homeless a couple of times, my self-esteem was non-existent, relationships were falling apart,\" she said.\n\nShe still remembers the day she quit: March 2, 2014. She woke up at 2:30 in the afternoon after a night of drinking, fearful that her addiction might someday end her life.\n\n\"There was something in me that felt different, and I knew right then that that's it: I'm never drinking again, and I'm gonna turn my life around,\" she said.\n\n\"And I did.\"\n\nSince she quit drinking, Richardson said her life has greatly improved. She said even those who only drink socially could benefit from taking a break from booze.\n\n\"I mean, you're no longer putting actual poison in your body,\" she said.\n\n\"It's good for mental health as well. I found as soon as I quit — of course, I had counselling as well — but my anxiety disorder basically was drastically reduced, and almost cured within a few months of quitting.\"\n\nRichardson hopes Sober City Halifax will be a go-to resource for those who struggle to maintain both a sober lifestyle and a social life.\n\nShe also wants to open up conversations in the restaurant industry about creating more options for people who don't drink.\n\n\"Once they realize that there's quite a lot of sober people out here, and we have money, and we want to go out and have fun, then I can definitely see a lot more things opening up in the city for us,\" she said.\n\nMORE TOP STORIES", "In the 2010s, millennials struggled to build wealth amidst the fallout of the recession and student-loan debt.\n\nBut one expert thinks millennials will come out on top in the 2020s and finally gain financial footing for five key reasons.\n\nMillennials are likely to enter their peak earning years and become members of double-income households, receive a wealth transfer from their parents, buy a home, and overcome their student debt.\n\nVisit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.\n\nSign up for our weekday newsletter, packed with original analysis, news, and trends — delivered right to your inbox. Loading Something is loading. Email address By clicking ‘Sign up’, you agree to receive marketing emails from Insider as well as other partner offers and accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy\n\nThe past 10 years have seen millennials cope with myriad financial hardships, but there might be a brighter future waiting for them in the next decade.\n\nThe 2008 financial crisis left many millennials financially behind: The oldest have been playing catch up in wealth building after entering a tough job market, while the youngest became risk averse by watching the recession unfold. And both age groups have had to balance this all with the weight of student-loan debt.\n\nBut Jason Dorsey, a consultant, researcher of millennials, and president of the Center for Generational Kinetics, told Business Insider that he anticipates many positive financial changes for millennials — who will be nearing their mid-30s to age 50 in 2030 — over the next 10 years. According to Dorsey, the generation will finally find its financial footing for five key reasons:\n\nThe average student-loan debt per graduating student in 2018 who took out loans is nearly $30,000. But millennials will be 15 or more years past traditional college age on average, and many will have figured out how to manage their student-loan debt, Dorsey said.\n\nMany millennials will enter the mid-career stage over the next decade, which Dorsey said is prime time for increases in earnings through promotions and career changes. Mid-career is typically the stage in which one earns the top tier of their income.\n\n\"The Great Wealth Transfer\" will see an estimated $68 trillion pass down from boomers to their millennial children over the next 30 years — and it could make them even richer than previous generations. Dorsey said it's likely this significant wealth transfer will begin in the 2020s.\n\nMillennials have traditionally delayed homeownership as they've struggled with debt and living costs, but they're set to fuel the US housing market in 2020. Dorsey has also seen signs that millennials are finally buying houses, an investment that historically leads to wealth creation, he said.\n\nFinancial troubles have also caused millennials to delay marriage, but as they age, they're becoming more ready to commit. As a result, more millennials are teaming up into two-income households, which Dorsey said is another positive sign for wealth building.\n\nThe predictions finally spell good news for a generation that's barely seen income growth since 1974 and whose wealth levels are significantly below where they should be.\n\n\"The next 10 years may finally be the decade where millennials feel a more solid financial foundation, especially after the long economic headwinds and recovery many of them have faced due to the Great Recession, wage stagnation, rising cost of real estate, and student-loan debt,\" Dorsey said.", "An old video of Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, that has been making rounds on social media, shows him being interviewed live on an Indian TV show during which he admits that he was asked to work in a Bollywood film by the late Indian actor Dev Anand.\n\n\"You won't believe it but I was once I asked by a brilliant Indian actor, who we all look up to, to act in one of his upcoming film. In fact, he even turned up in England to request me, but I was puzzled,\" The Express Tribune reported on Thursday citing Khan as saying in the video.\n\nThe premier was then asked details about who asked him and why he rejected, to which Khan said, \"I won't name him because it'll be embarrassing.\"\n\nBut upon being pressured by the host to reveal the actor's name, Khan confirmed it was Dev Anand.\n\n\"For me it's strange, to think that just because I'm a cricketer, doesn't mean I can be an actor as well. It doesn't make sense to me.\"\n\n\"(Indian-origin director) Ismail Merchant also once asked me to act in a film, but again I was puzzled because I can't act. I couldn't even act in a school play, let alone a film,\" Khan was quoted as saying.\n\nThis incident was mentioned in Dev Anand's autobiography, \"Romancing with Life\".\n\nGet the best of News18 delivered to your inbox - subscribe to News18 Daybreak. Follow News18.com on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Telegram, TikTok and on YouTube, and stay in the know with what's happening in the world around you – in real time."], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "New Zealand for the second time in as many games squandered a winning position against India and allowed the Super Over miseries to pile on in Wellington after their earlier loss in Hamilton.\n\nHere’s a look back at New Zealand’s tryst with Super Overs. Till date they’ve only won once and that was against Australia.\n\nWest Indies vs New Zealand in Auckland (2008)\n\nThe big hitting Chris Gayle was in town and after both sides had tied on 155. The southpaw clobbered Daniel Vettori for 25 runs as he played out the full over. Jacob Oram and Ross Taylor had their task cut out but Suleimann Benn picked two wickets as New Zealand could only manage 15.\n\nNew Zealand vs Australia in Christchurch (2010)\n\n428 runs were scored in 40 overs as Australia and New Zealand matched each other shot for shot. The Super Over battle however was quite the opposite as Tim Southee bowled with fire. He dismissed David Warner for a duck and Australia could only manage 6 runs. Brendon McCullum and Martin Guptill needed only three deliveries to finish it off and were helped by Shaun Tait’s wayward bowling as well.\n\nSri Lanka vs New Zealand in Pallekele (2012)\n\nMahela Jayawardene, Thisara Perera took charge initially and with a little help from Tillakaratne Dilshan, the Lankans were able to score 12/1 with Jayawardene being run-out by Brendon McCullum. In response, the Kiwis with Martin Guptill, McCullum and Ross Taylor could not find the boundary even once and surrendered in rather tame fashion.\n\nWest Indies vs New Zealand in Pallekele (2012)\n\nNew Zealand batted first this time around and Ross Taylor took Marlon Samuels to the cleaners. Along with Brendon McCullum they plundered 17 runs of six deliveries. However, Southee began with a no-ball which Chris Gayle smashed for six and then smashed one of the fifth delivery to eliminate the Kiwis from the World T20. West Indies eventually went onto win the tournament.\n\nEngland vs New Zealand in Lord’s (2019)\n\nPossibly the most memorable World Cup final in the history of the game saw a tied Super Over after Ben Stokes had somehow managed to bring them to a tie in the 50th over. Ben Stokes and Jos Buttler each smashed a boundary off Trent Boult as England scored 15. New Zealand with Jimmy Neesham and Martin Guptill had Jofra Archer, a bowler they had found difficult to tackle earlier in the day, to contend with. Neesham slammed Archer into the crowd of the second delivery to set it up, but Guptill could not complete a second run as Jason Roy threw accurately to Buttler. Both sides finished on 15 runs. And Engand were awarded the World Cup on the basis of a boundary count rule, which is now defunct.\n\nEngland vs New Zealand in Auckland (2019)\n\nMonths after the Lord’s drama, England and New Zealand were at it again. In a rain affected 11-overs a side game, both managed 146. Eoin Morgan and Jonny Bairstow did substantial damage to Southee’s confidence and took 17 runs of six deliveries. With no Jofra Archer around, the Kiwis would have breathed a lot easier but Chris Jordan restricted them to 8 runs and England took the series.\n\nIndia vs New Zealand in Hamilton (2020)\n\nA brilliant knock by Kane Williamson went in vain as he failed to take his team over the line in the final over against Mohammed Shami. In the Super Over though Williamson got the better of Jasprit Bumrah and hit him for a hat-trick of boundaries to set India a target of 18. The first 4 balls were okay. Southee had 10 to defend from the last two. That’s when Rohit Sharma got into fifth gear and smacked two sixes of the last two balls to break all Kiwi hearts.\n\nIndia vs New Zealand in Wellington (2020)\n\nNeeding just 11 runs off the last two overs with seven wickets in hand, New Zealand dug a hole for themselves yet again, taking the game to a Super Over two nights after doing the same in Hamilton. With no Kane Williamson in the team and Guptill injured Tim Seifert and Colin Munro managed 13 runs in six balls and India got there effortlessly. KL Rahul smashed 10 runs off the first two balls before he was caught. Then, a fired-up Virat Kohli and Sanju Samson finished the game in style.", "pos": ["Ian Smith might as well author a book on New Zealand's tryst with Super Overs. Kane Williamson's men have featured in three Super Overs in the last year including the historic 2019 World Cup final. On each occasion New Zealand have lost, the last two coming in T20I series at home against England and India. So imagine the state of Smith's heart, having commentated on each of the games, including the close finish in Hamilton on Wednesday.\n\nFor those whose nerves are too frayed to relive the finishes all over again, ESPNcricinfo has spared you the gory details and put together handy summaries instead.\n\nJanuary 29 2020, Hamilton, v India\n\nTo begin with India did not even know there would be a Super Over. Defending nine off the final over in regulation time, Mohammed Shami started it watching Ross Taylor bludgeon a full toss high over midwicket for six and then finished it slinging in a pitch-perfect yorker that bowled Taylor, which meant the scores were tied. Indian captain Virat Kohli walked up to the umpires to shake hands, only to be told there would be a Super Over.\n\nThen Jasprit Bumrah, who had bowled the second-most expensive spell in his T20 career, struggled to find the precision he is known for giving away 17 runs. Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul, experienced hands at handling pressure situations, were at the crease. Tim Southee, New Zealand's most experienced fast bowler was once again entrusted by Williamson to bowl it, despite his mixed history with Super Overs.\n\nNew Zealand have played seven Super Overs in T20is and Southee has bowled the last five of those. But only once before today did he have to defend. It was in a group match of the 2012 World T20 in Pallekele, where New Zealand needed to defend 17 again and to do that he had to keep Chris Gayle and Marlon Samuels quiet. Southee started with a no ball, Gayle crashed him for a six. He finished the over with a full toss, Samuels lobbed him high over a leaping Martin Guptill to seal the match with another six.\n\nToday, Southee started strongly, giving away only three runs off his first two balls to Rohit. But Rahul then smartly moved outside his off stump and lapped him for an easy four, putting the pressure back on Southee. Rohit returned strongly, whacking an in-the-slot ball and a length ball for consecutive sixes, leaving Southee and New Zealand shaking in disbelief. Again.\n\nNovember 10, 2019, Auckland, v England\n\nThe Super Over was nowhere in sight when Jimmy Neesham, defending 16 runs off the final over against England, had just given three runs off his first three balls including a wicket. Then Chris Jordan walloped a six, ran a two, and lapped a four leaving Neesham smiling in disbelief.\n\nSouthee failed twice in executing the yorker and both went sailing over the straight boundary as Eoin Morgan and Johnny Bairstow set a target of 18 for New Zealand, two more than the World Cup final. This time, however, New Zealand were not so far behind on boundary countback, needing just one more to level things up.\n\nUnfortunately for the hosts, Martin Guptill was tied down at the non-striker's end as Tim Seifert attempted to negotiate the variations of Jordan. Although Seifert did get a four, off the second legitimate delivery, the next was a dot followed by his dismissal, courtesy of a brilliant lunging catch from Morgan running back at cover. Guptill could then only run a single against a perfect yorker, as Jordan wrapped up the match with another dot ball.\n\nJuly 14 2019, Lord's, v England\n\nYou haven't really forgotten how this one played out have you?"], "neg": ["Baby boxes that allow people to anonymously leave newborns at firehouses have been added in two more Indiana cities, giving the state nearly 20 of the potentially life-saving devices.A baby box was dedicated Sunday at the New Haven Fire Station in the city that's just east of Fort Wayne. Another baby box that was dedicated Monday at the Columbia City fire station, also in northeastern Indiana, became Indiana's 19th baby box.Safe Haven Baby Boxes founder Monica Kelsey, who was herself abandoned as an infant, said the effort to equip firehouses with the boxes aims to eliminate situations where babies are placed in danger by women or parents seeking to abandon their infants.“Women want and need anonymity,” Kelsey, who is a firefighter and medic, told The Journal Gazette.The baby boxes are containers with a door to the outside of a fire station building. When they're opened, an alarm sounds to alert on-duty staff, nearby volunteers or emergency dispatchers that a child has been placed there. The boxes contain warming and cooling features and they lock after use. The boxes are legal because Indiana is one of five states that have a Safe Haven law. That law allows a person to anonymously surrender a healthy baby 30 days old or younger at any hospital emergency room, police or fire station without fear of criminal prosecution.Kelsey said Indiana had nine surrenders at baby boxes during 2019.\n\nBaby boxes that allow people to anonymously leave newborns at firehouses have been added in two more Indiana cities, giving the state nearly 20 of the potentially life-saving devices.\n\nA baby box was dedicated Sunday at the New Haven Fire Station in the city that's just east of Fort Wayne. Another baby box that was dedicated Monday at the Columbia City fire station, also in northeastern Indiana, became Indiana's 19th baby box.\n\nAdvertisement\n\nSafe Haven Baby Boxes founder Monica Kelsey, who was herself abandoned as an infant, said the effort to equip firehouses with the boxes aims to eliminate situations where babies are placed in danger by women or parents seeking to abandon their infants.\n\n“Women want and need anonymity,” Kelsey, who is a firefighter and medic, told The Journal Gazette.\n\nThe baby boxes are containers with a door to the outside of a fire station building. When they're opened, an alarm sounds to alert on-duty staff, nearby volunteers or emergency dispatchers that a child has been placed there. The boxes contain warming and cooling features and they lock after use.\n\nThe boxes are legal because Indiana is one of five states that have a Safe Haven law. That law allows a person to anonymously surrender a healthy baby 30 days old or younger at any hospital emergency room, police or fire station without fear of criminal prosecution.\n\nKelsey said Indiana had nine surrenders at baby boxes during 2019.", "The Passion Translation (TPT)\n\n6 My son, if you cosign a loan for an acquaintance\n\nand guarantee his debt,\n\nyou’ll be sorry that you ever did it!\n\n2 You’ll be trapped by your promise\n\nand legally bound by the agreement.\n\nSo listen carefully to my advice:\n\n3 Quickly get out of it if you possibly can!\n\nSwallow your pride, get over your embarrassment,\n\nand go tell your “friend” you want your name[a] off that contract.\n\n4 Don’t put it off, and don’t rest until you get it done.\n\n5 Rescue yourself from future pain[b]\n\nand be free from it once and for all.\n\nYou’ll be so relieved that you did![c]\n\nLife Lessons\n\n6 When you’re feeling lazy,\n\ncome and learn a lesson from this tale of the tiny ant.\n\nYes, all you lazybones, come learn\n\nfrom the example of the ant and enter into wisdom.\n\n7 The ants have no chief, no boss, no manager—\n\nno one has to tell them what to do.\n\n8 You’ll see them working and toiling all summer long,\n\nstockpiling their food in preparation for winter.\n\n9 So wake up, sleepyhead. How long will you lie there?\n\nWhen will you wake up and get out of bed?\n\n10 If you keep nodding off and thinking, “I’ll do it later,”\n\nor say to yourself, “I’ll just sit back awhile and take it easy,”\n\njust watch how the future unfolds!\n\n11 By making excuses you’ll learn what it means to go without.\n\nPoverty will pounce on you like a bandit[d]\n\nand move in as your roommate for life.[e]\n\n12–13 Here’s another life lesson to learn\n\nfrom observing the wayward and wicked man.[f]\n\nYou can tell they are lawless.\n\nThey’re constant liars, proud deceivers,\n\nfull of clever ploys and convincing plots.[g]\n\n14 Their twisted thoughts are perverse,\n\nalways with a scheme to stir up trouble,\n\nand sowing strife with every step they take.\n\n15 But when calamity comes knocking on their door,\n\nsuddenly and without warning they’re undone—\n\nbroken to bits, shattered, with no hope of healing.[h]\n\nSeven Things God Hates\n\n16 There are six evils God truly hates\n\nand a seventh[i] that is an abomination to him:\n\n17 Putting others down while considering yourself superior,\n\nspreading lies and rumors,\n\nspilling the blood of the innocent,\n\n18 plotting evil in your heart toward another,\n\ngloating over doing what’s plainly wrong,\n\n19 spouting lies in false testimony,\n\nand stirring up strife between friends.[j]\n\nThese are entirely despicable to God!\n\n20 My son, obey your father’s godly instruction\n\nand follow your mother’s life-giving teaching.[k]\n\n21 Fill your heart with their advice\n\nand let your life be shaped by what they’ve taught you.[l]\n\n22 Their wisdom will guide you wherever you go\n\nand keep you from bringing harm to yourself.\n\nTheir instruction will whisper to you at every sunrise\n\nand direct you through a brand-new day.\n\n23 For truth[m] is a bright beam of light\n\nshining into every area of your life,\n\ninstructing and correcting you to discover the ways to godly living.\n\nTruth or Consequences\n\n24–25 Truth will protect you from immorality\n\nand from the promiscuity of another man’s wife.\n\nYour heart won’t be enticed by her flatteries[n]\n\nor lust over her beauty—\n\nnor will her suggestive ways conquer you.\n\n26 Prostitutes reduce a man to poverty,[o]\n\nand the adulteress steals your soul—\n\nshe may even cost you your life![p]\n\n27 For how can a man light his pants on fire and not be burned?\n\n28 Can he walk over hot coals of fire[q] and not blister his feet?\n\n29 What makes you think that you can sleep with another man’s wife\n\nand not get caught?\n\nDo you really think you’ll get away with it?\n\nDon’t you know it will ruin your life?\n\n30 You can almost excuse a thief if he steals to feed his own family.\n\n31 But if he’s caught, he still has to pay back what he stole sevenfold;\n\nhis punishment and fine will cost him greatly.\n\n32 Don’t be so stupid as to think\n\nyou can get away with your adultery.\n\nIt will destroy your life,[r] and you’ll pay the price\n\nfor the rest of your days.\n\n33 You’ll discover what humiliation, shame,\n\nand disgrace are all about,\n\nfor no one will ever let you forget what you’ve done.\n\n34 A husband’s jealousy makes a man furious;\n\nhe won’t spare you when he comes to take revenge.\n\n35 Try all you want to talk your way out of it—\n\noffer him a bribe and see if you can manipulate him\n\nwith your money.\n\nNothing will turn him aside\n\nwhen he comes to you with vengeance in his eyes!\n\nImage courtesy of pixabay.com. Used with permission.", "Whale-watchers off Dana Point got the Christmas gift of a lifetime last week when a trio of gray whales was spotted frolicking with scores of dolphins and sea lions.\n\nCapt. Steve Plantz is a lifelong ocean explorer who has led tours with Captain Dave’s Dana Point Dolphin and Whale Watching Safari for the past two years. He said to see the gray whales alone would have been a sight, but to see all the sea creatures floating in unison was a rarity.\n\nPlantz took a group of whale-watchers out to sea on Christmas Eve aboard the Manute’a, a 50-foot catamaran sailboat. The goal was to find marine mammals, including gray whales, who are most often spotted between December and May during their annual migration from north of Alaska to the lagoons of Baja California.\n\nWhat the 49 passengers witnessed instead was a water ballet among the animals.\n\nAdvertisement\n\n“It’s definitely a top-tier kind of sighting,” Plantz said.\n\nIn a video published Friday, aerial footage captured by drone pilot Grayden Fanning shows the whales swaying from side to side as Pacific white-sided dolphins jump and spin, cruising the pressure wave created by the massive mammals. Nearby, sea lions splash while a flock of seagulls flies overhead.\n\nPlantz said there were two adults and one juvenile among the whales. He thinks a courtship was brewing, which piqued the curiosity of the dolphins.\n\nThe boat includes an underwater viewing area for passengers — whom Plantz described as ecstatic about the water show — to observe the dolphins. It’s not uncommon to see the animals this time of year, he said, when they come in closer to the shore as the waters cool.\n\nAdvertisement\n\nThe tour lasted longer than the typical 2 1/2 hours as the excursion traveled farther from the harbor, following the whales down the coast toward Camp Pendleton.\n\nDana Point was recently deemed the whale and dolphin capital of the world. Plantz said seeing both sea creatures swimming alongside each other really drove that message home.\n\n“It’s a special treat to see that.”", "Starting at 10 a.m., families can enjoy creating winter crafts and activities. Children of all ages are welcome to come to Spring Hollow Lodge at Sharon Woods Metro Park to enjoy getting out and having some fun.\n\nThe event ends promptly at 2 p.m., so make sure to get there early to enjoy all of the free family fun. For more information, visit the event page on Facebook.\n\nJoe Van Artdalen\n\nMore information about Columbus Metro Parks\n\nThe Columbus and Franklin County Metro Parks serves Central Ohio citizens with natural area parks that are clean and safe. Covering over 27,000 acres of land in Central Ohio, residents have 19 parks to visit and enjoy along with more than 235 miles of trails.\n\nCreated in 1945, the mission Metro Parks is conservation and providing open spaces that encourage people to experience and discover nature. More than 11 million enjoy the parks annually, whether individually or through Metro Park sponsored programs and events.\n\nAll Metro Parks:\n\nBattelle Darby Creek Metro Park\n\nBlacklick Woods Metro Park and Golf Courses\n\nBlendon Woods Metro Park\n\nChestnut Ridge Metro Park\n\nClear Creek Metro Park\n\nGlacier Ridge Metro Park\n\nHeritage Park and Trail\n\nHighbanks Metro Park\n\nHomestead Metro Park\n\nInniswood Metro Gardens\n\nPickerington Ponds Metro Park\n\nPrairie Oaks Metro Park\n\nRocky Fork Metro Park\n\nScioto Audubon Metro Park\n\nScioto Grove Metro Park\n\nSharon Woods Metro Park\n\nSlate Run Metro Park and Living Historical Farm\n\nThree Creeks Metro Park\n\nWalnut Woods Metro Park\n\nFor more information about Metro Parks, programs and other general inquiries, visit metroparks.net.\n\nCheck out the rest of WeekendScene here.\n\nZoë Glore is an assistant editor. Feedback is welcome at zglore@cityscenemediagroup.com.", "The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Adams Oshiomhole, on Tuesday, said he was not bothered by the alleged plot to remove him from office.Oshiomhole, who is facing the threat of removal by some state governors, said he remained committed to plans that would move the APC to greater heights.He spoke while addressing scores of party faithful in Iyamho, his home town.Oshiomhole, urged his supporters to remain focused and continue to support the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd).He said there were facts of history which nobody could change concerning his reign as the national chairman of the APC.He said, “I became chairman precisely on the 24th of June, 2018. We won the first election in Ekiti State.“By the special grace of God, we also won the next election which was the Osun State’s governorship election.“The next election was the Presidential and National Assembly elections, and by the special grace of God, we won the presidency and our President was re-elected for the second term.“We also won more seats in the Senate and we won more seats in the House of Representatives.“Unlike in 2015, we managed our victory more creatively, smartly and we conducted peaceful secret ballot and our party won all the principal officers that were there to be contested.“We went to Kogi State and we won. We then went deeper to the South-South, Bayelsa State, the heart of the Ijaw nation.“We fielded a candidate; a humble man from a very humble beginning and as we can see, we have Bayelsa State.“By February, he will be sworn in and the number of the APC governors will increase.“So, I am proud to say that under my chairmanship, we won one state in the South-South. It is not just another state, it is a very special state, the state that produced the immediate past president.“I have no enemies; I have brothers and I have sisters. Some may be happy with me today some may not be happy with me tomorrow but that is alright.“We have quality minds because the governance of our country and the quality of politics must reflect the quality of the people who are in it.“So, we are not just celebrating good people today, we are celebrating quality re-union with my brothers and my sisters.”"], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "Police have disputed reports of a third death in the incident.\n\nGauteng Police Commissioner Elias Mawela has refuted allegations that police did not respond swiftly to the deadly New Year’s Day shooting in Melville, Johannesburg.\n\nMawela says law enforcement officials were out in their numbers on New Year’s Eve and it was an extremely busy night.\n\nThe Gauteng police boss says investigations are continuing and police are following up on a number of leads regarding the shooting which left two people dead and six others wounded, two critically.\n\nAt least two people have died and six others have been injured in what appears to be a drive-by #shooting in #Melville, #Johannesburg on #NewYears morning. Updates to follow. #sabcnews pic.twitter.com/fotQVCyJiC — Jamaine Krige (@jour_maine) January 1, 2020\n\nWitnesses of the #MelvilleShooting say an altercation broke out between #NewYears revellers. The suspected shooter left before returning to the restaurant and opening fire from a vehicle. At least two people have died and six others have been transported to hospital. #sabcnews pic.twitter.com/ebe0XIebE7 — Jamaine Krige (@jour_maine) January 1, 2020\n\n\n\nOne of the wounded is well-known actor, Mortimer Williams.\n\nPolice have rubbished reports of a third death in the tragedy.\n\nMawela says Melville residents and eyewitnesses have been extremely helpful in the investigation.\n\n“Now remember during that time of the night you’ll know that our communications system will be clogged also the network won’t be favourable but I can assure the people we were all over. Including myself I was on duty the whole night so we were around there, the response by the police, it was reasonable because we did have police officers around that particular vicinity all of us we were on duty.”\n\nWatch related videos below:", "pos": ["JOHANNESBURG - A manhunt is underway after two women were killed and six others wounded in a drive-by shooting in Melville, Johannesburg.\n\nThe shooting took place just after midnight at a restaurant.\n\nPolice said in a statement that a vehicle approached the restaurant and fired multiple shots at patrons sitting outside.\n\nThe two victims are aged between 30 and 40.\n\nThe wounded were rushed to nearby hospitals. Police said that two of the victims are in critical condition.\n\nGauteng police commissioner Lieutenant-General Elias Mawela has condemned the incident.\n\nMawela urged the investigators to ensure that no stone is left unturned in ensuring that the suspects are found and brought to book.\n\nAnyone who may have witnessed the incident or have information is urged to call the crime stop number 08600 10111 or by giving a tip-off on the MySAPS app, anonymously if they so choose."], "neg": ["Jessica Iron\n\nA friend and I had a disagreement the other day. I’d told her about an incident I’d had earlier in the week where I’d been so frustrated with someone I’d jumbled my words and it was obvious I was bordering on anger. Nothing more than that happened. We parted ways before the tension escalated but it left me with a lingering sense of disappointment.\n\nI confessed to my friend that I had let myself down in that moment. I was in reaction-mode and teetering off the brink of logic, soon to reach unchartered territory where I would no longer be in control of my emotions.\n\nThat’s what happens to all of us when we let anger take over. We begin to do and say things that we would normally abhor, like a blacked-out alcoholic who is unrecognizable from their sober and meek self.\n\nThat’s what anger does: it transforms us, and never for the better.\n\nHowever, like a dutiful good friend, my friend quickly came to my defence and argued on my behalf. She suggested that it wasn’t a bad thing for the offending party to see me angry. She thought the person might benefit from witnessing my boiling point as it would teach them boundaries.\n\nShe also remarked that there was nothing wrong with me not having the perfect response.\n\nThose are definitely some interesting points, but I was less worried about what the other person thought of my frustration in comparison to how I perceived it myself. At one time in my life, maybe even not that long ago, I would’ve agreed with my friend—partly for my ego’s sake, but also because I willfully gave in to anger much easier.\n\nHowever, that was also a time in my life where drama and dysfunction were the norm and anger flowed through my life freely and without abandon.\n\nNow I try to examine my triggers and dismantle them before I set off into the world each day, mindful of the power my words and actions have upon those around me.\n\nAnger is my responsibility, no one else’s. It’s also a reaction, always a reaction to something or someone we can’t control.\n\nThere is so much we cannot control that it would be so easy to remain in an angry state virtually every time we step outside. That doesn’t mean we must be servile and docile human beings, incapable of making change because we’re too busy with our spurious smiles; disguising thin efforts at refrain. We can certainly effect change without resorting to the upheaval of our most basic and primal selves.\n\nI considered my friend’s words as I laid out a plan. I was to meet with the person I’d been frustrated with the very next day. Now, this person was comfortable with anger. I’d seen her outbursts before. I could do as my friend suggested and Alpha-male her; asserting my dominance which is always what anger and ego demand.\n\nOr, I could try another approach which didn’t cause my soul and conscience to cringe in disapproval.\n\nThe next day I stated my boundaries, first and foremost, politely and with light humour. She understood instantly, was compliant and amiable, and do you know what? We had a great week full of laughter, good banter and joy. I like to think that was all possible because I chose to dismantle my anger and frustration rather than igniting them.\n\nAnger may be a natural emotion, but we have the power to confront it and dissipate its energy or succumb to it and watch it consume us, devastating everyone and everything around us. It’s always our choice.", "Sign up to FREE daily email alerts from devonlive - Weekend Report Subscribe Thank you for subscribing See our privacy notice Could not subscribe, try again later Invalid Email\n\nOn the 100th anniversary of the publication of Agatha Christie's first novel we look back at the author's childhood in Devon and discover that it is still possible to find her childhood haunts and the places which inspired her novels.\n\nThe so-called Queen of Crime wrote 70-plus detective novels.\n\nChristie can also be considered a queen of all publishing genres as she is one of the top-selling authors in history, with her combined works selling more than two billion copies worldwide.\n\nAs a little girl she liked to play hoop and pretend to ride an imaginary horse around her childhood home, Ashfield House in Barton Road. At that time it looked out across Torbay.\n\nBut it was demolished in 1961 to make way for bungalows. Now all that remains is a small plaque on a roadside granite slab.\n\nBut many of the places that young Agatha knew and loved still remain.\n\nShe may have looked outwardly like a timid young Victorian lady. But Agatha had a wild streak. She loved to ride horses, swim in the rain, go on nocturnal torchlight picnics and roller-skate on the 'rough' pier with her best friend, a boy called Bolton Fletcher. Later she became one of the first Europeans to surf standing up in Honolulu.\n\nAnd during the Great War she volunteered in a makeshift hospital for the war wounded where she first became fascinated by poisons.\n\nAnd when her dashing young first husband had an affair, Agatha was not like other women at the time. Instead of quietly carrying on, she staged a dramatic disappearance and had the world's press and the police scouring the country for 11 days while she stayed at a hotel using the same surname as her husband's lover.\n\nThese are the places that young Agatha was inspired by:\n\nAshfield - the family home\n\n(Image: Herald Express)\n\nOn the slopes above Barton, before the tower block of South Devon Technical College was built, Agatha had a happy family home. She adored Ashfield, with its large garden and monkey puzzle tree.\n\nShe wrote: \"I had a very happy childhood. I had a home and a garden that I loved; a wise and patient nanny; and a father and mother who loved each other dearly.''\n\n(Image: Ed Oldfield)\n\nAs recently as 2017 her grandson Matthew Prichard spoke about his regret that the childhood home in Barton Road had been demolished. Now there is a granite slab with a blue plague marking the spot.\n\n(Image: Herald Express)\n\nPrincess Pier\n\nThe young Agatha roller skated on the pier before the First World War.\n\nIn her autobiography Agatha wrote about roller-skating with the Lucy family and her sister-in-law, Nan Watts in about 1911 .\n\nShe said: \"Roller-skating on the pier was a pastime much in vogue. The surface of the pier was extremely rough, and you fell down a good deal, but it was great fun. Nan Watts and I were fast friends by now. We were not only friends but drinking companions – we both liked the same drink, cream, ordinary plain, neat cream.\"\n\nSwimming and surfing\n\nAgatha always loved to swim in any weather.\n\nWhen she was a young girl, the beaches in Torquay were segregated by sex.\n\nTorquay Council kept a strict watch on the propriety of sea bathing. In 1899, a bylaw stated that “no person of the male sex shall at any time bathe within 50 yards of a ladies’ bathing machine.”\n\n(Image: Herald Express)\n\nMen and boys swam at the Gentlemen’s Bathing Cove where there was no dress code. Men swam there in the nude or “in their scanty triangles,” Agatha recalled, “disport[ing] themselves as they pleased.” Women and girls were restricted to swimming at the Ladies’ Bathing Cove an Beacon Cove. Their beach was small and stony, and steeply sloping.\n\nIn 1903, when Agatha was 13, the Council approved mixed bathing on its beaches. Men and women could now swim together at Tor Abbey Sands and Corbyn Head Beach, as well as on the more aristocratic Meadfoot Beach, the one Agatha’s mother’s preferred.\n\nIn her youth she would often swim several hundred metres out to Shag Rock and back from Meadfoot beach.\n\nAfter her first marriage Agatha Christie became one of Britain's earliest \"stand-up\" surfers in 1922 at Waikiki in Honolulu.\n\n(Image: Museum of British Surfing)\n\nBarton Cricket Club\n\n(Image: Torbay Council)\n\nAs a little girl the future Queen of Crime would sit in the shade of the large oak tree which still dominates the Barton ground to keep score and watch her father play cricket.\n\nTorquay Town Hall Assembly Rooms\n\n(Image: Herald Express)\n\nAs a volunteer nurse and later an assistant pharmacist during World War I, this was where the teenage Agatha first learned about poisons, plots and puzzles which became the source material for many of her books.\n\nGrand Hotel - where she spent her honeymoon night\n\nThis is the site of Agatha’s honeymoon to Archie Christie on Christmas Eve 1914. In recognition of that The Grand Hotel has a bedroom suite named after her.\n\nAll Saints Church in Torre\n\nThe Queen of Crime was baptised in All Saints and the seat where she sat every week with her father is still in the church.\n\nVisitors can still see a framed copy of her baptismal certificate, the ornate font where she was baptised at two months old in 1890 and even sit in the pew where Agatha always sat next to her father.\n\nWhere Agatha Christie kept her horse\n\nWhen Agatha was a child the old Torre Conservative Club in South Street, founded in 1912 by Lord Leith of Fyvie, was a coaching house with stables attached which could be accessed via the lane alongside the police station. When she lived at Ashfield in Barton Road, she kept her horse at those stables and would often visit via the Vansittart Road entrance.\n\nGreenway\n\n(Image: Richard Austin)\n\nThe fabulous Greenway estate, with its Grade II* listed house and garden, were acquired by the National Trust in 1999. It is significant as the former home of author Agatha Christie and also the birthplace of Sir Humphrey Gilbert in 1537.\n\nAgatha Christie and her second husband Max Mallowan regularly stayed at Greenway after they bought it in 1938.\n\nThe boat house on the Dart\n\nThe landing stage for Greenway was the inspiration for the place in the novel Dead Man's Folly where Mrs Oliver believes the body will be found.\n\nPaignton Picture House\n\nDame Agatha regularly went to Paignton Picture House and her favourite seat is still there. The former Torbay Cinema opened on March 16, 1914, and is hailed as one of the most important purpose-built original cinemas in the country. A trust is trying to restore it to its former glory.\n\nDartmoor - where Agatha wrote her first novel\n\nAgatha completed her first novel, The Mysterious Affair at Styles (1920), at the Moorland Hotel at Hay Tor on Dartmoor and always loved the Moors.\n\nImperial Hotel, Torquay\n\nThe hotel provided the inspiration for the Majestic Hotel in two of Christie’s novels – Peril at End House and The Body in the Library. In Sleeping Murder, Miss Marple’s final case, the Imperial Hotel appears as itself, with the denouement taking place on the terrace.\n\nThe Pavilion\n\nAgatha Christie was born in Torquay in 1890, and the English Riviera celebrated her centenary with the creation of a hand-crafted bronze bust in her likeness. The bust sits on Palk Street, close to the sadly dilapidated and boarded up Edwardian Pavilion.\n\nAnstey's Cove\n\n(Image: GoogleMaps)\n\nIn her early days Dame Agatha enjoyed nocturnal torchlight picnics at Anstey's Cove - another of her favourite beaches.\n\n(Image: PA Wire)\n\nBurgh Island - and then there were none\n\nThis island opposite Bantham, sits just off Bigbury-on-Sea in the South Hams. It was the inspiration for Agatha's best-love book 'And Then There Were None'.\n\nWalk the Agatha Christie Mile\n\nEstablished in 1990, the centenary of Agatha's birth, there are 11 specific locations along a one mile route around Torquay seafront.\n\nIt leads to places she knew and loved, along the busy harbour and stretching along the palm-lined seafront and promenades.\n\nSome of the plaque locations include; The Grand Hotel, Princess Pier, Princess Gardens, The Pavilion, Agatha Christie Bust, The Strand, Torquay Museum, Royal Torbay Yacht Club, Beacon Cove, Imperial Hotel, Kents Cavern, Torquay Train Station, Cockington and Oldway Mansion.+", "As access to banking services through digital channels continues to grow, so does the need to protect consumers against the prevalence of online banking fraud.\n\nDue to the prevalence of banking scams, we urge consumers to be more vigilant and familiarise themselves with the different types of online banking fraud.\n\nThe following are the latest online banking scams consumers should be wary of:\n\nFlight purchase debit scams\n\nYou will receive an SMS informing you of a flight purchase debited to your account.\n\nFraudsters will ask you to select a link in the SMS to revise the transaction.\n\nWhen you select the link, you will be redirected to a fake bank website.\n\nYou are then redirected to an ‘Update and Confirm Details’ screen requesting more information to be verified.\n\nThe fraudsters will now be in a position to access your banking profile.\n\nSocial media scams\n\nBeware of fraudsters pretending to represent the bank you use on social media channels such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, WhatsApp or any other social media platform.\n\nThe bank will never ask for your credit or cheque card, account number, online banking login details or password or One Time Pin (OTP) on social media platforms.\n\nThe official accounts also display a blue tick indicating they are verified.\n\nChange of banking details scam\n\nYou will receive an email that allegedly comes from one of your suppliers asking you to update your banking details.\n\nBeware of this, even if it is on the supplier’s letterhead.\n\nContact your supplier on the number you already have for them and not the one on the fraudulent letter.\n\nSpeak to someone you know at the supplier to confirm the change in banking details.\n\nCopy of payment notification scam\n\nYou will receive an email requesting you to open a copy of your payment notification.\n\nFraudsters will prompt you to login via the email attachment.\n\nWhen you open the attachment in the email, you will be redirected to a fake bank website.\n\nIn an attempt to steal your banking details you will be requested to login.\n\nAs soon as you enter your login details on the screen, you are redirected to a successfully logged out screen.\n\nThe fraudsters will now be in a position to access your banking profile.\n\n419 scams\n\nThis is communication by email to a recipient making an offer that would result in a large payoff for the recipient.\n\nThe details vary and large amounts of money are usually involved.\n\nThe victims’ banking details as well as sums of money are said to be required in advance in order to facilitate the payment of the funds.\n\nEssentially, the promised money transfer never happens and the fraudsters may use the victims’ banking details to withdraw money for themselves.\n\nPhishing\n\nCommunication seemingly from the bank or other companies that gets you to disclose personal information such as your ID number, address, account number, username, login details, password and PIN.\n\nThis information can also be used to gain unauthorised access to your banking account online.\n\nOTP email fraud\n\nUsing various methods of phishing, criminals also try to get access to your email accounts, commonly Gmail, Yahoo, etc.\n\nThey produce fake login sites that look like Gmail or Yahoo.\n\nOnce they have your email username and password, they have access to your emails (statements, personal communications) and this helps a criminal build a social profile of you.\n\nCriminals can also intercept OTPs that are sent to emails once they have access to your email account.\n\nOTP Sim swap fraud\n\nOnce criminals are in possession of your username and password, they can easily access your accounts on online banking.\n\nThey can also contact your service provider to do a Sim swap, which basically means they hijack your sim and have access to your SMS.\n\nThis also gives them access to your OTP.\n\nRemember, the bank will never ask for your username, password or Pin in an email, SMS, social media or phone call.\n\nNever select a link to our website that was sent via email. Always type in the bank’s web address.\n\nREAD MORE: Post Office of parcel delivery scam\n\nDo you have more information about the story? Please send us an email to [email protected] or phone us on 083 625 4114.\n\nFor free breaking and community news, visit Rekord’s websites:\n\nRekord East\n\nRekord North\n\nRekord Centurion\n\nRekord Moot\n\nFor more news and interesting articles, like Rekord on Facebook, follow us on Twitter or Instagram", "Your opinions matter to us times;\n\nFeedback 0 / 5", "US troops fire tear gas at pro-Iran protesters outside US embassy in Baghdad https://t.co/hZ3KwELvk2 — 4029news (@4029news) January 1, 2020\n\nProtests are continuing today at the U.S. embassy in Baghdad. Demonstrators are throwing rocks and setting fires.\n\nThe Trump administration is boiling this issue down to the U.S. versus Iran. That conflict is at play, no doubt. But you might find this New York Times explanation of the many cross-currents of unhappiness and division there useful. Nothing is simple in Iraq, where U.S. troops have now been deployed for 28 years.\n\nAlso: A contingent of Marines has arrived to shore up embassy security.\n\nAdvertisement"], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "Soldiers and police officers conducting checks at a roadblock during the movement control order (MCO) in Kuala Lumpur March 29, 2020. — Picture by Firdaus Latif\n\nKUALA LUMPUR, March 29 — Putrajaya has announced today an enhanced movement control order (EMCO) in seven villages in Hulu Langat, after 71 positive cases were identified among 274 residents of a tahfiz school there.\n\nThe two-week EMCO effective this midnight will involve the areas of Batu 21 to Batu 24 in Sungai Lui, involving 3,918 residents from 700 households, Senior Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said today.\n\n“Taking into account the high total cases in the school, the government with the advice of the Health Minister has decided to implement an EMCO, the second after Simpang Renggam,” Ismail Sabri said.\n\nHe was referring to the Maahad Tahfiz An-Nabawiyyah in Sungai Lui, where students learn Quran memorisation.\n\nThe seven villages comprise of five Malay-majority villages, and two Orang Asli villages.\n\nLast week, Putrajaya announced the EMCO in two areas in Simpang Renggam after recording 61 positive cases of Covid-19 there, out of 83 in Kluang.\n\nDuring the order, all local and visitors in the areas are subject to house curfew, while non-locals are not allowed in with all entry points blocked.\n\nIn addition, all business activities must halt during the period.\n\nAny essential food item will be distributed by the Social Welfare Department. A medical base will also be set up there.\n\nPolice officers, Armed Forces, Civil Defence Force, and People’s Volunteer Corps (RELA) personnel will be stationed there to enforce the order.\n\nEarlier today, Health Director-General Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah has not ruled out the possibility of EMCO in more areas in Selangor, as the state had a high number of Covid-19 cases in a number of areas.\n\nYesterday, Malay Mail reported that Kepong and Klang were now officially red zones or Covid-19 hotspots with more than 40 cases each, and Lembah Pantai continued to record the highest number of Covid-19 patients while Hulu Langat had overtaken Petaling Jaya in terms of Covid-19 case numbers.", "pos": ["29/03/2020 08:15 PM\n\nKUALA LUMPUR, March 29 -- The government will enforce an Enhanced Movement Order Control (EMCO) in areas covering Batu 21 to Batu 24, Sungai Lui in Hulu Langat, Selangor, starting from midnight tonight. Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said the EMCO involves seven villages, comprising two Orang Asli settlements and five Malay villages. The order, effective from midnight (12.01 am tonight) until April 13, covering 700 homes with 3,918 residents, he said in a statement here this evening.\n\nIsmail Sabri said the decision was made after taking into account the high number of COVID-19 positive cases involving Maahad Tahfiz AnNabawiyyah students at Batu 23, Sungai Lui. He said the Ministry of Health had confirmed that there were 71 positive cases out of 274 students at the maahad tahfiz. All residents and visitors who are already in the areas are not allowed to leave home during the implementation of the EMCO, he said.\n\n\"Non-residents and visitors will not be allowed to enter the areas during the period of the EMCO and all business activities suspended. “For the next 14 days, food to all residents will be provided by the Welfare Department and a Medical Base will be opened in affected areas while all entry points into the areas will be closed,” he said. Ismail Sabri who is also Defence Minister said to ensure compliance with this order, the Royal Malaysian Police, the Malaysian Armed Forces, the Malaysian Civil Defence Force (APM) and the People's Volunteer Corps will control the entire area."], "neg": ["I have a VM I am trying to clean up for backup and I can not compact it now.\n\nWhat I have done is :\n\nFrom VMware® Workstation 15 Pro :\n\nLinux VM\n\n100gb disk not pre-allocated 40gb shown used in VM files (2gb really used on virtual disk)\n\ndefragged disk (Worked) Took a while to complete\n\nCompacted disk (Worked 1st time) Took a while to complete\n\nDisks did not shrink at all\n\nI realized there was a snapshot so I deleted it.Took a while to complete.\n\nNow Disk says 88GB used ! (Still only 2gb of files on Virtual disk)\n\nTried compact and defrag again and both finish immediately with no errors.\n\nDisk not compacted or shrunk at all.\n\ntried :\n\n# vmware-toolbox-cmd disk shrink /\n\nShrink disk is disabled for this virtual machine.\n\nWhat is going on here ? This all used to work....", "DETROIT – A 29-year-old man was rushed to a hospital after shots were fired into a Detroit home, police said.\n\nThe shots were fired just after 6:30 p.m. on South Ethel Street near I-75.\n\nThe front of the home was riddled with bullets. Police said nobody is in custody.\n\nPolice are still investigating.", "The annual Anzac Day dawn service held on the outskirts of a French village on the Western Front has been cancelled by the Australian government who will instead run a 'more convenient' 10am service.\n\nThe service, which is held at the Australian War Memorial, near Villers-Bretonneux, will revert to the format used before the 90th anniversary in 2008 to appease French participants.\n\nThe move has been slammed by descendants of soldiers who fought on the French battlefields in World War I and comes after Australian taxpayers spend $99 million to build the Sir John Monash Centre, The Australian reported.\n\nThe annual Anzac Day dawn service held at the historical Western Front has been cancelled by the Australian government\n\nThe centre, which is one of the most expensive museum's to be built in France in recent decades, honours the sacrifices of the Australian troops during the war.\n\nThousands of Australians have made the journey to attend the dawn service in France, while millions of others turned to their televisions to watch the live coverage.\n\nDespite the following, the newly allocated time of 7pm AEST is unlikely to be broadcast.\n\nThe Department of Veterans' Affairs (DVA) made the move to cancel the dawn service time slot, as revealed by DVA customer service officer Diana Stevanovic.\n\n'Following the completion of the Anzac centenary commemoration program 2014-2018 and consultation with local government representatives from the towns of Villers-Bretonneux, Corbie and Fouilloy, the Australian government has agreed to revert back to a 10am start time as a trial for the 2019 Anzac Day service,' she said in an email.\n\n'As you may be aware, prior to 2008, the Anzac Day service was held at 10am and following an overwhelming positive response to the Armistice service held at 10.30am on November 11, 2018, from both attendees, invited guests and the relevant French authorities, the Australian government has decided to trial ­reverting back to a 10am service for Anzac Day 2019.'\n\nPictured: Malcolm Turnbull attends Anzac Day dawn service at Villers-Bretonneux in 2018\n\nDanny Duke, whose great-uncle Albert Lightfoot fought at Villers-Bretonneux, said he was disappointed and dumbfounded the dawn service had been changed.\n\n'The dawn service is an important Australian tradition and we've commemorated it since 1919,' he told The Australian.\n\nMr Duke has attended the dawn service in France twice and went as recently as last year.\n\nHe also questioned what would happen to the surrounding towns with the cancellation of the dawn service as the travelling Australians provide economic and tourist benefits to the area.\n\nSimilarly, retired lieutenant colonel Paul Murphy was outraged by the decision, labelling it a 'mockery'.\n\nThe bold move has been slammed by descendants of soldiers who fought on the French battlefields in World War I\n\nMr Murphy, whose company Military History Tours has guided thousands of Australians through the Western Front, suggested the DVA didn't understand how important the history was to a number of the population.\n\nHe then questioned why DVA wanted to 'devalue' Australia's largest overseas memorial.\n\nMr Murphy took his protest to the DVA but was met with a response that said Anzac Day services met the demand of the community at each location.\n\nAlan Griffin, the former Veterans Affairs minister for the Rudd government, questioned why the government would spend almost $100 million on the Sir John Monash Centre yet be willing to save cash through removing the dawn service.\n\nHe called the situation 'mind-boggling'.", "Max Clark has impressed in the Eredivisie (Picture: Getty Images)\n\nLiverpool are weighing up a move for Vitesse left-back Max Clark as cover for Andy Robertson.\n\nClark came through the system at Hull City and made 30 appearances for the East Yorkshire club before moving to the Netherlands in 2018.\n\nThe 23-year-old has been impressive since the switch to Vitesse and caught the eye for his attacking threat from full-back, becoming especially renowned for his crossing ability.\n\nSky Sports placed Clark in their team of most promising Under-23 players from across Europe due to his assists and the former England Under-17 international is enjoying a growing reputation across the continent.\n\nHis contract at Vitesse expires in 18 months and the Dutch club are expecting there to be bids for him in January, according to the Mirror.\n\nHe moved from Hull when his contract expired with the club and the English side received around £400,000 for him, and while Vitesse would expect a lot more than that, he may be a relatively cheap option to add cover at left-back for the Reds.\n\nAdvertisement\n\nAdvertisement\n\nRobertson is clear first choice at Anfield, but Jurgen Klopp is short of options after the Scot, with James Milner generally next in line at left-back.\n\nClark could provide a more natural option as back-up to Robertson, and he believes his time in Holland has helped him grow as a player and a person.\n\n‘I’ve learned a lot about myself,’ Clark told the Hull Daily Mail. ‘It’s given me time to think about myself as a person. It can be hard when you’re lonely so I’ve looked for things to study. I’m reading a lot more than I ever did before. I’m not sure I ever opened a book at home.\n\n‘I’ve turned into a man. I was in a comfort zone living in England. I was happy being around my family and my friends, going out to Nandos, the normal things you do.\n\n‘Over in Holland it was up to me to find a different routine, doing different things, like taking myself for walks. I’ve got used to my own company a lot more but I’d say I’m mentally stronger for that. I think my family have seen me grow into a different person in the last year.’\n\nMORE: Takumi Minamino unable to make Liverpool debut against Sheffield United\n\nMORE: Why referee and VAR did not give Virgil van Dijk handball in Liverpool vs Wolves", "One dies in Jan 1 auto crash on, Ore Road\n\nJust before noon on January one, one person had died following an auto crash on Ijebu Ode-Ore Expressway.\n\nThe lone accident happened about 11.25pm on Tuesday.\n\nA Toyota Sienna Bus, with registration number, FKJ 453XW, was on a high speed when its tyres burst and in the process lost control and somersaulted into the bush.\n\nNine persons — five male adults, three female adults and a female child — were involved in the accident.\n\n“The corpse of the female victim has been deposited at the mortuary of General Hospital, Ijebu Ode, while two of the survivors are also receiving treatment at the same hospital.\n\n“The third survivor who is a child was taken to Ise Oluwa Clinic J3 by a good samaritan before the arrival of FRSC rescue team."], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "With so many businesses forced to temporarily close due to the spread of COVID-19, distilleries around the country have found a way to help out the people who need it the most.Dread River Distillery in Birmingham, Alabama, and Broad Branch Distillery in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, are among the many distilleries making hand sanitizer instead of alcohol.\"What we’re doing basically now is taking the high concentration of alcohol that we would normally be throwing away and we’re using that as a product that we can then distribute to the community as a hand sanitizer,\" Dread River co-owner John Cubilec said.Dread River has donated several bottles to local hospitals and emergency services, while Broad Branch is letting people get two bottles of sanitizer and allowing people to donate money that will go to students and families in need. \"When everyone needs you, you’ve got to step up,\" Broad Branch Distillery's Joe Tappy said.Watch the video above to see the full story.\n\nWith so many businesses forced to temporarily close due to the spread of COVID-19, distilleries around the country have found a way to help out the people who need it the most.\n\nAdvertisement Related Content WATCH: How coronavirus cancellations and closures ground life to a halt\n\nDread River Distillery in Birmingham, Alabama, and Broad Branch Distillery in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, are among the many distilleries making hand sanitizer instead of alcohol.\n\n\"What we’re doing basically now is taking the high concentration of alcohol that we would normally be throwing away and we’re using that as a product that we can then distribute to the community as a hand sanitizer,\" Dread River co-owner John Cubilec said.\n\nDread River has donated several bottles to local hospitals and emergency services, while Broad Branch is letting people get two bottles of sanitizer and allowing people to donate money that will go to students and families in need.\n\n\"When everyone needs you, you’ve got to step up,\" Broad Branch Distillery's Joe Tappy said.\n\nWatch the video above to see the full story.", "pos": ["Hide Transcript Show Transcript\n\nNEWS. KENNY: CONTINUING COVERAGE OF THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC. SEVERAL BUSINESSES IN THE PIEDMONT TRIAD ARE STRUGGLING TO MAKE ENDS MEET AS CUSTOMERS ARE ORDERED TO STAY AWAY TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF THIS DOG. BRANDON BATES SHOWS US HOW A DISTILLERY IN WINSTON-SALEM IS KEEPING ITS DOORS OPEN AND HELPING OTHERS AT THE SAME TIME. BRANDON: BROAD BRANCH DISTILLERY HAS FOUND A UNIQUE WAY TO SERVE PEOPLE IN NEED. THEY ARE USING THIS DISTILLERY TO MAKE CAN SANITIZER AND GIVING IT AWAY FOR FREE. >> WE HAVE A CAPACITY RIGHT THIS SECOND TO MAKE 9000 BOTTLES. BRANDON: AT A TIME WHEN MOST BUSINESSES ARE QUIET, BROAD BRANCH DISTILLERY IN WINSTON-SALEM IS NOT. >> INCREDIBLY BUSY. PEOPLE HAVE BEEN CALLING SAYING, CAN WE HELP? REPORTER: BUT IT’S NOT WHISKEY OR RUM BEING MADE. THEY HAVE CONVERTED THE DISTILLERY AND NOW THEY ARE MAKING HAND SANITIZER. >> YOU HAVE TO STEP UP. REPORTER: WHILE MANY STORES ARE SOLD OUT, BROAD BRANCH WANTS TO HELP OUT WITH HAND SANITIZER. >> WE ALL NEED TO CHIP IN. ONE OF THE WAYS WE CAN DO THINGS IS TO MAKE CAN SANITIZER INSTEAD OF LIQUOR. REPORTER: THE DISTILLERY IS LETTING PEOPLE COME IN AND GET TWO BOTTLES OF SANITIZER AND ALLOWING PEOPLE TO DONATE. THAT MONEY IS GOING TO THE LYNNE H. BERRY SCHOOL BUDDIES FUND. THAT MONEY GOES TO STUDENTS AND FAMILIES IN NEED. >> IT FEELS GOOD. IT FEELS GOOD TO DO GOOD. REPORTER: DISTILLERS HERE SAY EVERYONE NEEDS TO COME TOGETHER NOW AND KEEP DOWNTOWN BUSINESS IN TACT. >> IN THE HARDEST TIMES, EACH OTHER IS WHAT WE HAVE. REPORTER: DISTILLERS HERE SAY THEY’VE GIVEN AWAY HUNDREDS OF BOTTLES AND EVEN GIVEN CHURCHES, GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, AND SCHOOLS HANSEN INCISOR IN BULK.\n\nAdvertisement Triad distillery using its facility to make hand sanitizer instead of whiskey, rum Share Shares Copy Link Copy\n\nBroad Branch Distillery in Winston-Salem is using its facility to make hand sanitizer, instead of whiskey and rum. Click the video player above to learn more about the new whiskey wash The demand for hand sanitizer and other cleaning products has skyrocketed as the coronavirus pandemic has swept the United States. Joe Tappy is a distiller at Broad Branch and said once business slowed down, employees decided they had the time and resources to help people. \"We have the capacity right now to make about 9,000 bottles,\" Tappy said.Workers at the distillery are now focused on mixing the right blend of alcohol and glycerin.\"When everyone needs you, you have to step up. We’re not going to be able to do this alone, so we all need to chip in in some way. One way we can do things is to make hand sanitizer instead of liquor,\" he said.The distillery is letting people come in and get two bottles of sanitizer and allowing people to donate. That money is going to the Lynne H. Berry School Buddies Fund. That money goes to students and families in need.\"It feels good. It feels good to do good,\" Don Jenkins, a distiller, said. Distillers said everyone needs to come together right now and support local businesses to keep downtown businesses in tact.\"In the hardest times, each other is what we have,\" Jenkins said. Broad Branch has been giving individual bottles of sanitizer to people and offering sanitizer in bulk to schools, churches and government agencies."], "neg": ["How to fight robocalls: The basics You can't block all the spam phone calls, but blocking some is better than blocking none. Read more: https://zd.net/2GGv83H\n\nPresident Trump this week signed the TRACED Act, the first federal law designed to curb unwanted robocalls. With the problem of robocalls running rampant, the legislation passed with strong support in both the Democratic-led House and the Republican-led Senate.\n\nThe legislation takes on the problem from multiple fronts. First, it gives the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) more authority to go after the scammers responsible for unwanted robocalls. It allows the FCC to go after scammers the first time they break the law and extends the statute of limitations by up to four years in some cases. It also ups the financial penalties against robocallers.\n\nAdditionally, it encourages stronger Justice Department criminal prosecution of unlawful robocalls by requiring the FCC to provide the DOJ with evidence of criminal robocall violations.\n\nNext, the law requires all carriers to eventually implement new technologies to authenticate caller-ID information, preventing call spoofing -- at no additional line-item cost to consumers. As Congress notes in its summary of the law, many illegal robocalls use call spoofing so the call appears to be coming from a trusted number.\n\nThe FCC is already planning to mandate that carriers implement its SHAKEN/STIR authentication system to help combat robocalls. In March, AT&T and Comcast announced that they successfully tested the first SHAKEN/STIR-authenticated call between two different telecom networks.\n\nMeanwhile, the law additionally says consumers should also get access to robocall blocking at no additional line item charge on their bill.\n\nThe law also requires the FCC to put new limits on robocalls that are legal, even without consumer consent -- such as calls from financial institutions regarding potentially fraudulent transactions. Specifically, the law calls for new limits on the kinds of organizations that may make such calls, who can receive such calls and the number of calls allowed under the exemption.\n\nThe TRACE Act also clarifies that when a person gets a new phone number, robocallers cannot keep calling to look for the person previously had that number.\n\nIt also requires the FCC to work to stop one-ring scams and helps the FCC and carriers trace back the origin of unlawful robocalls.\n\nThe law passed in the House earlier this month by a vote of 417 to 3, and it passed in the Senate by voice vote.\n\nDuring the legislative debate, Congress put out a white paper with data on the extent of the robocall problem: In 2018, there were an estimated 48 billion robocalls, up over 64 percent since 2016, according to YouMail. Meanwhile, First Orion predicts that this year 44.6 percent of all calls to mobile phones will be scam calls.\n\nIn a statement, the cloud communications company Twilio said the legislation should have a notable impact: \"The law will aid efforts among law enforcement authorities, government agencies and the communications industry to stop the bad calls and restore consumers' faith that they will receive the calls they want. With its strong emphasis on the implementation of the SHAKEN/STIR protocol and consumer protection efforts, we expect to see a dramatic change in the robocall landscape in the next 12 to 18 months.\"", "Have you been affected by rubbish delays? Email: lara.keay@mailonline.co.uk\n\nFamilies are now facing a four-week wait for bin collections after mountains of post-Christmas rubbish continue to pile up on Britain's streets as councils blame 'staff sickness'.\n\nHundreds of households in Balsall Heath, Birmingham, have been left swamped in recycling waste after disruption to their collection timetable continues.\n\nThe scenes have been made even worse after New Year's Eve celebrations caused bottle banks to overflow, particularly in Ellesmere Port and Chester, Cheshire.\n\nMountains of rubbish that were left to pile up on Britain's streets over Christmas have now been made even worse after New Year's Eve celebrations have caused bottle banks to overflow. Pictured: Rubbish on a street in Balsall Heath, Birmingham\n\nBottle banks at Sainsbury's in Ellesmere Port (left) and Morrisons in Chester (right), Cheshire, are also now overflowing\n\nIn Birmingham, residents are still battling with post-Christmas rubbish after the scheduled date on Monday, December 30 was missed.\n\nHave you been affected by rubbish delays? Email: lara.keay@mailonline.co.uk Advertisement\n\nSome households will now be forced to go four weeks without a recycling collection with many New Year's Day collections also being re-arranged and postponed.\n\nOne man who lives in Balsall Heath claims he had already seen rats chewing waste from split bin bags.\n\nHe said: 'It's an absolute disgrace that once again people in Birmingham are not having their rubbish collected.\n\nIn Birmingham, residents are still battling with post-Christmas rubbish after the scheduled collection date on Monday, December 30 was missed\n\nRubbish continues to go uncollected on the streets in Birmingham (left) as trolleys were left at recycling points in Cheshire laden with cardboard beer boxes (right)\n\nBirmingham City Council took to social media to blame staff sickness and absence for the missed pick-ups. Pictured: Residential street in Balsall Heath, Birmingham\n\n'I walked outside yesterday and saw two large rats chewing at a meat carcass that had spilled out of an over-filled bin bag.\n\n'It was like this when the bin men went on strike and now we're being told they had to reduce collections due to staff illness.\n\n'How convenient that so many staff go down with a bug over Christmas. It's disgusting.'\n\nAnother resident from Sparkbrook, just one mile from Balsall Heath, said that two large bins were overflowing to such an extent that it had created a grotesque arch of bursting black bags.\n\nShe said: 'It's a seriously grim sight at this time of year.\n\n'I refuse to let my children play outside in case they get bitten by vermin or fall over the piles of rubbish. The council are hopeless.'\n\nOne man who lives in Balsall Heath claims he had already seen rats chewing waste from split bin bags\n\nAnother resident in Birmingham said that two large bins were overflowing to such an extent that it had created a grotesque arch of bursting black bags\n\nBirmingham City Council took to social media to blame staff sickness and absence for the missed pick-ups.\n\nThe authority posted a tweet which read: 'Due to staff sickness/absence some bin rounds not completed today – apologies if yours was missed.\n\n'Please leave bins out. If not collected within 48hrs, take back in until next scheduled collection.'\n\nBirmingham City Council later encouraged residents to take their waste to the rubbish tip themselves which caused long delays at recycling plants\n\nFrustrated residents took to social media to demand a better service. Pictured: Residential street in Birmingham\n\nBut this was met with an angry response by residents who demanded a better service.\n\nOne user, @IainMGrant, replied: 'Just seen that you don't intend to collect our recycling until January 10.\n\n'Why is Birmingham City Council only collecting recycling once a month?'\n\nAnother, @Hexcaliber, wrote: 'You missed other collections too, our bins were already full prior to Christmas. A complete farce.'\n\nBirmingham City Council later encouraged residents to take their waste to the rubbish tip themselves.\n\nIt wrote: 'Planning a trip to the tip? We know some sites have been busy post-Christmas.\n\n'Our five household recycling centres are open daily this week (proof of Birmingham residence is required).'\n\nBut residents were once again left disgruntled after having to sit in queues for up to half an hour just to be able to get inside the plant.\n\nHuge piles of rubbish were also spotted yesterday as they swamped a Sainsbury's supermarket in Maypole, near Birmingham.\n\nResidents were forced to leave toy sets, wrapping paper and food waste strewn on the ground as there was no longer space in the allocated bins.\n\nResidents were once again left disgruntled after having to sit in queues for up to half an hour just to be able to get inside the recycling plants\n\nThese are just the latest in a long-line of contentions over Birmingham's waste collection system.\n\nAround 350 binmen, who are part of the Unite union, went on strike in February 2019 in an escalating dispute over pay.\n\nIt stemmed from claims that those who took part in an original period of walkouts over three months in 2017 had been 'blacklisted' and that those who had not, had received extra payments.\n\nA spokeswoman for Birmingham City Council said: 'In recent months, much positive progress had been made in respect of a reduced number of missed bin collections in the city.\n\n'In the seven working days before Christmas we had a daily average of 14 roads per day where collections were reported as dropped.\n\n'The festive period has always been a challenge with on average one third of extra waste collected each day. This stretches the service at a time when staff want time with their friends and families.\n\nPictured: A huge pile of Christmas rubbish and recycling that has formed at Sainsbury's in Maypole, near Birmingham\n\nThe huge pile of waste near Birmingham collected after services failed to collect the refuse following the festive period\n\n'In the first two days on which collections were scheduled after Christmas (December 30-31), we have had 276 dropped roads reported by our depots. This was due to a number of factors, the extra waste, access issues and staffing.\n\n'The performance immediately after Christmas is also despite the fact that crews previously working on the garden waste service have been kept on to strengthen the resources available for regular waste and recycling services at this peak time.\n\n'We would like to reiterate our apologies to households that have been affected and be assured we are making every effort to catch up as soon as possible.\n\n'If your bin is not collected within 48 hours of its scheduled collection, please take it back on to your property for collection on the next scheduled date for the type of bin/s in question.\n\n'An alternative for those with access to a vehicle is to visit one of our five Household Recycling Centres – but please be aware that as during any festive period, they can be busy at peak times.'\n\nA large plush Dulux-style dog is seen lording over the masses of cardboard boxes at the site near Sainsbury's in Maypole\n\nA spokesperson for Cheshire East Council said: 'Staff sickness during the holiday period has created some staff shortages and Ansa, the council's environmental services company, wishes to apologise to residents whose collections were missed.\n\n'We ask those households affected to leave their bins out so that their refuse can be collected as soon as possible.\n\n'Our household recycling centres have not been affected by the shortages and continued to operate normally in accordance with the publicised hours, only closing on Christmas Day itself.\n\n'As usual we experienced greater demand owing to the time of year, with no reports of any difficulties experienced by residents wishing to access this service.'\n\nHave you been affected by rubbish delays? Email: lara.keay@mailonline.co.uk", "Kim Jong-un says the world will witness a new strategic weapon to be possessed by North Korea in the near future - KCNA via KNS\n\nNorth Korea is to abandon its moratorium on nuclear and intercontinental ballistic missile tests, Kim Jong-un has announced.\n\nAddressing a meeting with party officials, the North Korean leader also said the country would unveil a new strategic weapon in the new future, the country's official KCNA news agency reported on Wednesday.\n\n\"There is no ground for us to get unilaterally bound to the commitment any longer,\" he is quoted as saying.\n\n\"The world will witness a new strategic weapon to be possessed by the DPRK in the near future.\"\n\nNorth Korea has not tested a long-range missile or nuclear warhead since 2017 under a self-imposed moratorium.\n\nBut in recent weeks the North Koreans had been more bellicose as tensions escalated on the Korean peninsula.\n\nKim had signalled that Pyongyang was preparing a \"gift\" which would be unveiled if the US failed to make significant concessions in negotiations by the end of the year.\n\nHe paved the way for the move at a meeting of 300 top officials.\n\nThe North Koreans had been demanding the lifting of sanctions as a price for stepping up the pace of peace talks which appeared to have stalled.\n\nHis announcement will be a blow for Donald Trump who thought personal diplomacy could end decades of hostility.\n\nA series of summits raised hopes that the US president's unconventional diplomatic approach could bear fruit.\n\nMr Trump, who had derided Kim as \"Rocket Man\", struck a different note over the summer praising the leader of the rogue regime.\n\nThe US president on Tuesday said he believed Kim would stick to his commitments on denuclearisation.\n\n\"We did sign a contract, talking about denuclearisation. That was the number one sentence, 'denuclearisation', that was done in Singapore. I think he's a man of his word,\" a tuxedo-wearing Mr Trump told reporters before heading into New Year festivities at his holiday retreat in Florida.\n\nIn Florida Mr Trump repeated his previous comments that he and Kim \"like\" each other and have a very good relationship.\n\n\"He is representing his country. We will do what we have to do,\" he added.\n\nHopes had been raised further when the two men met at the demilitarised zone (DMZ) which divides North and South Korea at the end of June.\n\nThe US president maintained that the suspension of nuclear tests was evidence that his approach had succeeded where others had failed and that Kim could be persuaded to give up his nuclear arsenal.\n\nIn Washington officials had sought to play down the threat from Pyongyang, despite the increasingly aggressive noises coming from North Korea.\n\nBut in recent months relations have worsened and the North Korean leader struck a harsh note at the meeting of the ruling Workers Party.\n\n\"The US is raising demands contrary to the fundamental interests of our state and is adopting brigandish attitude,\" KCNA cited him as saying.\n\n\"We can never sell our dignity,\" he added, saying Pyongyang would \"shift to a shocking actual action to make (the US) pay for the pains sustained by our people\".\n\nKim added that \"if the US persists in its hostile policy toward the DPRK, there will never be the denuclearisation on the Korean Peninsula and the DPRK will steadily develop necessary and prerequisite strategic weapons for the security of the state until the U.S. rolls back its hostile policy,\" according to the agency.\n\nKim and President Donald Trump have met three times since June 2018, but negotiations have faltered since the collapse of their second summit last February in Vietnam.\n\nThe North announced in December that it performed two \"crucial\" tests at its long-range rocket launch site that would further strengthen its nuclear deterrent, prompting speculation that it was developing an ICBM or planning a satellite launch that would provide an opportunity to advance its missile technologies.\n\nNorth Korea also last year ended a 17-month pause in ballistic activity by testing a slew of solid-fuel weapons that potentially expanded its capabilities to strike targets in South Korea and Japan, including U.S. military bases there.", "At least nine people died as Jakarta was hit with severe flooding over the New Year.\n\nTorrential rain soaked tens of thousands of revelers as they waited for New Year's Eve fireworks in Indonesia's capital. The rains led to flooding across the city.\n\nNational Disaster Mitigation Agency spokesman Agus Wibowo said the monsoon rains and rising rivers had submerged at least 90 neighborhoods.\n\nThousands of people were displaced by flooding and a domestic airport was closed after water levels reached up to 3 meters (10 feet) in several places.\n\nWibobo said some of the deaths were due to hypothermia, but also included a 16-year-old high school student who was electrocuted by a power line.\n\n\"My son's body was covered with newspaper when my two other children passed by,\" the teenager's father told AFP news agency.\n\nWatch video 01:58 Indonesia: Where climate change is real\n\nRescue efforts\n\nIndonesia's state electricity utility said it had switched off power to hundreds of districts to prevent further electrocutions.\n\n\"We're currently focusing on taking measures to ensure people's safety,\" Ikhsan Asaad, an official at state firm PLN, said.\n\nAuthorities have deployed about 120,000 rescuers to help evacuate those affected and install mobile water pumps. Further flooding is expected with downpours forecast for the coming day.\n\nRead more: After the Indonesian tsunami: Cashing in on the dead\n\nJakarta Governor Anies Baswedan told reporters his administration would push ahead with infrastructure projects on two major rivers, including a dam and a sluice, to prevent flooding in the city of 30 million people.\n\nThis was the worst flooding since 2013 when dozens of people were killed in monsoon rains.\n\nWatch video 03:29 Indonesia building earthquake-proof homes with bamboo\n\naw, ed/mm (AP, AFP, Reuters)\n\nEvery evening, DW sends out a selection of the day's news and features. Sign up here.", "A person has died after being struck by a train at Dunmurry in Belfast.\n\nThe tracks have been closed in both directions as police examine the area.\n\n#TRAIN #TragicIncident the line between Lisburn and Great Victoria Street the line remains closed. A bus sub is in place between Lisburn and Great Victoria Street. For more info click here https://t.co/wAtZTh4lku Get live info for your train journey online https://t.co/aR2y8ADST6 — Translink (@Translink_NI) 31 December 2019\n\nTranslink reported disruption to trains on its Bangor to Portadown railway line following a “tragic incident”.\n\nPSNI officers carry lights as they attend Dunmurry railway station in west Belfast, Northern Ireland, where a person died after being struck by a train. Photograph: Liam McBurney/PA Wire\n\nTranslink tweeted: “Due to a tragic incident at Dunmurry please allow for delays/disruption to trains on the Bangor to Portadown line”. – PA"], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "On February 28, federal prosecutors will announce whether they plan to retry four people who spent 37 days in the Venezuelan embassy in Washington, D.C., in the spring of 2019 to protect it from an illegal invasion by the U.S. government. The first trial of Adrienne Pine, Margaret Flowers, Kevin Zeese and David Paul, who were charged with “interfering with the protective functions” of the State Department, ended in a hung jury on February 14.\n\nThe Trump administration has been trying to engineer a coup d’état against the lawfully elected Venezuelan government of Nicolás Maduro and install the U.S. puppet Juan Guaidó. To that end, Washington continues to impose unlawful, punishing sanctions against Venezuela that have contributed to “the largest economic collapse in a country outside of war since at least the 1970s,” according to The New York Times. The sanctions have led to the deaths of at least 40,000 Venezuelans. On February 13, Venezuela filed a complaint against the United States in the International Criminal Court, claiming that the sanctions constitute crimes against humanity.\n\nPine, Flowers, Zeese and Paul, who are members of the Embassy Protection Collective, stayed in the embassy with permission of the Venezuelan government until U.S. law enforcement illegally evicted them on May 16, 2019. They were part of a group of 70 people. The rest had left after the U.S. government cut off water and electricity and refused to allow food into the embassy.\n\nThe embassy raid violated the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, which forbids U.S. agents from entering the Venezuelan embassy without the consent of the Maduro government. The raid also violated the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations (VCCR), which requires that the U.S. government “respect and protect the consular premises,” including the property therein. The VCCR provides that if diplomatic relations between Venezuela and the United States are broken, they could agree to entrust the custody of the embassy to a third country. Although such a protecting power agreement was being negotiated by the United States, Venezuela, Switzerland and Turkey, the U.S. government opted instead to storm the embassy and arrest the protectors.\n\nAt trial, Chief Judge Beryl Howell refused to admit significant relevant evidence. She limited what the jury heard to events that took place between May 13, when a trespass notice was served on the protectors in the embassy, through their May 16 arrest. Flowers spoke to two jurors after the trial — the foreperson who voted to convict and a lawyer who voted to acquit. “They were very curious about the facts of the case. They were totally confused,” Flowers told Truthout. “When I explained that Maduro is the president, not Guaidó, and that this is a failed U.S. coup and the U.S. violated international law by raiding the embassy, the foreperson said she would have voted to acquit us in two minutes if she had known the full story.” The judge excluded that evidence because she thought “it would confuse the jury,” Flowers said. “In the end, it was the absence of those facts that created confusion. The jury said that the case didn’t make sense to them.”\n\nThe judge advised the jury that Guaidó was president of Venezuela because of a law that says the U.S. president decides whom to recognize as the leader of a foreign government. For more than a year, Trump has been trying to carry out illegal regime change in Venezuela. In a moment of rare (but shameful) bipartisanship, Trump was given a standing ovation by Democratic as well as Republican members of Congress during his 2020 State of the Union address when he introduced Guaidó as the president of Venezuela.\n\n“The foreperson said she would have voted to acquit us in two minutes if she had known the full story.”\n\nTrump’s federal prosecutors will in all likelihood retry the four embassy protectors. “A second trial raises the stakes for the Trump administration,” Ajamu Baraka, co-chair of the Venezuelan Embassy Protectors Defense Committee, said in a statement. “The world is seeing the charade of a trial based on the false claim that Guaidó is president when he has not been president for one nanosecond and is no longer even the president of the National Assembly. A second prosecution will look vindictive and a second mistrial or an acquittal will be a blow to the failed coup which is already on its last legs.”\n\nMeanwhile, the U.S. government continues to mount a campaign of aggression against Venezuela. Frustrated with its inability to execute regime change, the Trump administration is reportedly considering a naval blockade to overthrow the Maduro government. A military blockade would violate the United Nations Charter, which forbids the use or threat of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of another country. And the Charter of the Organization of American States prohibits a nation from intervening in the internal or external affairs of another country.\n\nWhether the four protectors are ultimately retried, the Embassy Protection Collective has focused international attention on the Trump administration’s illegal attempts to change Venezuela’s government and punishment of its people with unlawful sanctions. The Embassy Protectors Defense Committee is calling for all charges to be dropped against the four protectors and is seeking support for their legal defense. Both the White House and members of Congress should be confronted over the illegal and immoral aggression that the U.S. is perpetrating against the people of Venezuela.\n\nCopyright © Truthout. May not be reprinted without permission.", "pos": ["A jury of 12 Washington D.C. residents were deadlocked over the issue of the embassy defenders on February 14, forcing the judge to declare a mistrial in a blow to the federal government and to a judicial system that stacked the odds. The embassy defenders – Adrienne Pine, Margaret Flowers, Kevin Zeese and David Paul – had been accused of “interfering with the protective functions” of the State Department after they, as part of the Embassy Protection Collective, had spent 37 days in the Venezuelan Embassy in Washington DC from April 11-May 16, protecting it from an illegal takeover by the U.S.-backed supporters of Juan Guaidó.\n\nChief Judge Beryl Howell overtly favored the prosecution by severely limiting the scope of the case, ruling that the defendants were limited to speaking only about events between May 13 and May 16. For context, the Embassy Protection Collective began staying in the building on April 11. All was peaceful until April 30, when coup supporters surrounded the Embassy and attacked the embassy protectors with physical and verbal abuse, as well as death threats, and were put under a joint siege by the police and coup supporters (the latter of which did all they could to prevent food from being delivered into the premises). On May 8 the electricity and water were cut off. On May 13, they received a trespass “notice” (a piece of paper with no official letterhead, signature or seal that was most likely written in Spanish and translated) and were asked – but not ordered – to leave the premises by police. On May 16, they were arrested, when, in violation of international law, federal agents in swat-style gear raided the Venezuelan Embassy.\n\nJudge Howell’s pre-trial decisions to severely limit the defense from putting the arrest in context ensured a bias that many observers considered impossible to overcome in a jury trial. The embassy defenders were not allowed to say that Nicolás Maduro is the president of Venezuela. They were not allowed to talk about international law, including the Vienna Convention (which prohibits entry into another country’s embassy, even in times of war). They were not allowed to talk about the protecting power agreement (an agreement for third countries to ensure the safety of embassies in Caracas and D.C.) that was being negotiated by the U.S., Switzerland, Turkey and Venezuela. They were not allowed to mention that President Maduro, Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza, Vice Minister Carlos Ron and U.N. Ambassador Samuel Moncada had all authorized their stay in the embassy. They were not allowed to discuss the fact that the Trump and Maduro administrations had been in contact throughout April and May. They were not allowed to discuss the blatant cooperation between law enforcement and Guaidó supporters in D.C. They were not allowed to discuss Guaidó’s corruption and connections to paramilitary drug cartels. They were not allowed to question Guaidó’s legitimacy. In short, they were not allowed to tell the whole truth.\n\nThe partiality on brazen display against citizens who are supposedly presumed to be innocent made it clear that the justice system was doing its best to ensure justice would be denied – a true kangaroo court. Its subservience to the Trump administration’s crazy attempt to install an unelected president made this a court that supports regime change and a coup: a kanga-coup court. That this trial resulted in a hung jury means that U.S. citizens saw through the farce, just as Venezuelans saw through the farce represented by Juan Guaidó.\n\n“Elections mean something”\n\nIn explaining that the U.S. constitution supposedly grants the president authority to recognize a foreign government, the judge defended this concept by claiming “elections mean something.” Those of us in the audience found it hard not to laugh out loud. Elections mean something, except when a U.S. adversary wins and the U.S. then decides to just name someone else president, as in the case of Venezuela. In a courtroom in which the judge had ruled that “Boliviarian” Republic of Venezuela was too confusing and therefore the country was to only be referred to as Venezuela, the “president” of Venezuela is Juan Guaidó and the question isn’t up for debate. This isn’t surprising, given that Guaidó recently attended the State of the Union, was applauded by Representative Nancy Pelosi and other “regime change” Democrats, met with President Trump, Vice President Pence, Secretary of State Pompeo, USAID administrator Mark Green, OAS Secretary General Almagro and had a 2-3 thousand people rally in Miami.\n\nThe reality, of course, is wildly different inside Venezuela. There, after his “successful” global tour, he was greeted at a rally by merely 500 people, which is actually a big improvement to rallies just a few months where he was cursing the fact that same dozen or two “jerks” were the only ones to show up to events. At the height of Guaidós’s popularity (roughly 2014-2015), the opposition drew massive crowds of tens of thousands. Pro-government rallies routinely turn out tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands.\n\nWhile Guaidó may have looked presidential during his U.S. tour, the façade was broken within minutes of landing in Venezuela. Airlines workers of Conviasa, which was recently sanctioned by Trump, confronted him at the airport, leaving him shaken and drenched in sweat—a “’president” afraid of his own people.\n\nThat Guaidó has fallen so low is an indictment of an extremist right-wing opposition that seeks to punish the working class by supporting sanctions, sabotage of basic services (last week a warehouse containing telecommunications equipment was set on fire, while the next day a Metro line was out of service after a cable line was cut), and threats of war.\n\nIncompetence mirrors incompetence\n\nThe failure of Guaidó, the opposition and the Trump administration is also indicative of their incompetence and utter confusion regarding the reality of Venezuela. This incompetence mirrors the incompetence of the U.S. government in the sham trial of the embassy defenders.\n\nProsecutors attempted to pull a bait and switch on the jury, building their case on an allegation that the final four – las Margaret, Kevin, David and Adrienne are affectionately called – were trespassing in the Embassy, while the actual charge was a misdemeanor for “interfering with protective functions.” At least some members of the jury were clearly perplexed by this, asking the judge for clarification of whether trespassing could be perceived as interfering.\n\nAlthough the answer should have been a clear “no”, the judge obfuscated and left them more confused than before they asked the question. The jurors then brought up a seeming contradiction between the law and the judge’s instructions. The law regarding interfering with protective functions requires that alleged perpetrators “knowingly and willfully” interfered, while the judge instructed the jury that the defendants did not have to have knowledge of the statute in order to be convicted. One observer characterized the judge’s response to the jury on this issue as “a riddle.”\n\nA bewildering judge and a bumbling prosecution led to a deadlocked jury. Three jurors voted to acquit, and they must be praised for recognizing that the government was trying to railroad the defendants. It offers proof that people of conscience can thwart a government intent on criminalizing peace activism. We should also recognize the defendant’s four lawyers, who managed to instill reasonable doubt against all odds.\n\nThe Embassy Protection Collective (EPC) brought people’s power to Washington, and it was only fitting that it was people’s power on the jury that led to a mistrial. Unfortunately, the mistrial is not quite the end of this ordeal. The final four have one last status hearing to determine if the prosecution will retry the case. David, Margaret, Kevin and Adrienne are deserving of our full solidarity and support. For me, as a Venezuelan who has spent the past dozen years helping my country fight U.S. imperialism, what these four people did, as well as what the entire Embassy Protection Collective did, has earned them my gratitude and admiration. It has also left me hopeful and inspired that we can build a movement in the United States to challenge a foreign policy of war and profits, replacing it with one of peace and dialogue.\n\n*\n\nNote to readers: please click the share buttons above or below. Forward this article to your email lists. Crosspost on your blog site, internet forums. etc.\n\nLeonardo Flores is Latin American policy expert and campaigner with CODEPINK.\n\nFeatured image: David Paul, Margaret Flowers, Adrienne Pine and Kevin Zeese outside of their courtroom in D.C."], "neg": ["A Kentucky lawmaker filed a bill to legalize recreational marijuana as a way of providing funding for the state's debt-ridden employee pension fund.\n\nDecember 31, 2019 4 min read\n\nOpinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own.\n\nIn an era of political polarization, the legalization of recreational marijuana has fallen for the most part along blue state-red state lines. That is, blue states do it and red states don’t. But that could potentially change with Kentucky.\n\nA Kentucky lawmaker has filed legislation that would create a legal recreational cannabis system in the state. A driving force behind the proposal is to use taxes generated from cannabis sales to fund the retirement system for state employees, as well as the state teachers’ retirement fund.\n\nRep. Cluster Howard, the Democrat who filed the bill, said other states have shown that “legalizing cannabis for adult use is a win-win situation for everyone involved,” according to WKYT CBS. He added, “It’s a major revenue generator; it frees up critical jail and prison space; it helps counteract the deadly opioid epidemic; it gives farmers a major new cash crop. The longer we wait, the more we miss out on these benefits.”\n\nRELATED: 7 Things You Need To Know About LA's New Cannabis Cafe\n\nMarijuana Legalization For Adult Use Has Been A Blue State Thing\n\nLike most progressive ideas, legalizing adult-use cannabis has been predominantly a blue state thing. And, even within those states, it’s something that gets most of its support in the metropolitan areas.\n\nThe 11 states that have legalized marijuana in the U.S. so far are: Alaska, California, Colorado, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nevada, Oregon, Vermont and Washington. All but two of them (Alaska and Michigan) were blue states in the 2016 election. Of the two, Alaska is the only one that is historically a red state. Michigan had been solidly blue since 1992, that is, until current President, Donald Trump, narrowly won the state in 2016.\n\nStates currently debating recreational marijuana legalization are New York and New Jersey, which are also blue states.\n\nIn contrast, Trump got 62.5 percent of the vote in Kentucky, one of the highest in the country. Kentucky hasn’t voted for a Democrat in the presidential election since Bill Clinton in 1992 and 1996. Before that, it was Jimmy Carter in 1976.\n\nRELATED: 20 Bold Predictions for the Cannabis Industry in 2020\n\nThe Bill In Kentucky Would Fund An Employee Pension Plan\n\nWhy would Howard think his bill has a chance, given Kentucky’s conservative politics? Because he wants to use the popularity of marijuana to address a longstanding state issue.\n\nTechnically, he’s submitted a pre-filed bill for the 2020 legislative session. The proposal calls for 75 percent of cannabis tax and fee money collected by the state to fund the Kentucky Employee Retirement System, with 25 percent going towards the Kentucky Teachers' Retirement System. Once both are fully funded, the split would move to 50-50.\n\nThat could take many years, however, as Howard said that the state’s employee retirement system is \"the worst-funded pension fund in the nation.\" The plan has $13.6 billion in unfunded liabilities, according to the Louisville Courier Journal.\n\nAdded Howard to the Courier-Journal, “All I hear is you're not going to raise that much. Well, it's a hell of a lot more than what we're raising now, which is zero.” In that sense, on the economic argument, it seems like a no-brainer.\n\nBut Howard seems to understand the fight he will likely face, adding, “it's not a moral issue. It's an economic issue. The people who run the House and the Senate in Frankfort are not going to be able to run from this.\"\n\nTo stay up to date on the latest marijuana-related news make sure to like dispensaries.com on Facebook", "C. Vivian Stringer, who coaches Rutgers University's women's basketball team, sent condolences to radio host Don Imus' family on Tuesday in the wake of his December 27 death of complications from lung disease.\n\nImus had referred to members of the women's team by using a racial slur during a 2007 episode of his radio program. His comments had come in the wake of Rutgers' Scarlet Knights having lost an NCAA championship game to Nashville's Lady Volunteers.\n\nStringer acknowledged the controversy in her prepared comments to the press. \"The Rutgers family has found peace through the years, and we are proud of our response to the hateful words that he had years ago. As African-American women, we don't feel that we should be treated ― or anyone else should be treated ― like that. We are proud of the positive change it has brought about and the lesson that came with it — women and African Americans should be treated with respect, not only in the media, but in all walks of life. It is our prayer that Don finds eternal peace in his passing and we wish his family strength.\n\n\"He genuinely felt, I think, remorse for the words he said. Everybody makes mistakes and says things that they shouldn't say. I think that our players learned a lot from that, and I'm proud of them and our basketball team,\" Stringer continued.\n\nShe also said that she had not thought of Imus' comments in years, but that \"to say that it didn't hurt is not true.\"\n\nStringer admitted the controversy was permanently a part of her legacy as a Rutgers coach.\n\n\"I'm tied to that now. No getting around that. It is what it is. Proud of the way the team responded. Proud of the support we got from so many fans and people. Proud of the fact we stood up for what's right. All our players learned a really good lesson,\" she said.\n\nShe expressed forgiveness for his statements and turned an eye toward the future. \"We accept it, and we move forward.\"\n\nAt the time, Imus had reacted to the controversy by saying \"what I did was make a stupid, idiotic mistake in a comedy context,\" according to The New York Times.\n\nHe was suspended from his own show for two weeks in the wake of those remarks. MSNBC, which simulcasted Imus' show on their network, also suspended broadcasts of his program, with executives calling the comments \"racist and abhorrent\" according to The New York Times. Imus agreed with the suspension, but insisted that he was \"not a racist.\"\n\nStringer had called Imus' comments \"racist and sexist remarks that are deplorable, despicable and unconscionable\" at the time.\n\nLater, Imus met with Stringer, and according to Stringer said that he \"didn't come to save his job but to save his soul.\"", "What is a food desert? Imagine having to get all of your groceries from a gas station or local corner store bodega where you're forced to select bags of chips and frozen pizza as sustenance. This is the reality for the millions of citizens who live in food deserts in the United States. The United States lacks equal access to food across communities and food availability is scarce in portions of the country known as food deserts.\n\nIn 2014, the United States Department of Agriculture performed a food access study and defined a US food desert as an area where 33 percent of a city’s residents live more than one mile from a supermarket and 20 percent earn below the poverty line. Many residents of food desert locations do not have cars and lack access to public transportation, making them essentially unable to get to a grocery store. Food desert causes are mostly related to economics. Big chain supermarkets have a hard time turning a profit in impoverished areas, which results in places without food cropping up across the country. The effects are devastating. The obesity rates in these areas are generally higher, meaning life-threatening illnesses like diabetes and heart disease are on the rise. Luckily, new laws and various grassroots organizations are currently working to make healthy, affordable food available nationwide. On a local level, many cities have not just opened up food co-ops and food markets in impoverished areas. Local corner stores are also expanding their inventory. Instead of using all of their shelf space for junk food, they are providing more healthy fresh food options.\n\nTo learn more about the issue and what's being done, scan this list of the top food deserts in the United States.", "After a long practice one day about a year ago, Southern University band director Kedric Taylor huddled his 200-plus-member squad for a quick message.\n\nZaid Soberanis-Ramos, a freshman at the time, didn’t expect much. He thought Taylor would give the team instructions for the weekend’s game or a critique of their practice that day. But when Taylor told the band, known as the “Human Jukebox,” that they had been selected to perform in the 2020 Rose Parade, Soberanis-Ramos’ heart leapt with excitement.\n\n“I was in shock because we were going to be in my backyard,” said Soberanis-Ramos, a Compton native. “It’s something that I never thought I would do before. To be a part of this, it’s simply a blessing.”\n\nSoberanis-Ramos, 19, said he always watched the Rose Parade on television growing up, but could never make the 23-mile drive to Pasadena to see the New Year’s Day festivities in person. Instead, choosing to attend a historically black university in Baton Rouge, La., unexpectedly had provided him with an opportunity he had dreamed of. Merely being in the parade, he said, “gives me hope.”\n\nAnd that’s what this year’s parade is all about.\n\nTournament of Roses President Laura Farber thought of this year’s theme, “The Power of Hope,” with people like Soberanis- Ramos in mind. Farber, the first Latina to serve in the role, said she wanted to use her platform to promote diversity and inclusion.\n\nThe Human Jukebox, along with many of the other bands that will perform, embody that, she said. She’s excited for Southern California and the rest of the world to see that impact.\n\nZaid Soberanis-Ramos, right, adjusts his hat while waiting to perform with the Southern University Band during Bandfest at Pasadena City College. (Brian van der Brug/Los Angeles Times)\n\nAdvertisement\n\n“With the country and the world as divided as it is right now, we want hope to bring everyone together,” Farber said. “That’s what America’s New Year celebration does. Hope is a powerful concept, and we wanted to focus on that.”\n\nThe word “hope” had never been used in the previous 130 Rose Bowl themes, Farber said. Her life revolved around hope, she said, and she knew that the word would resonate with others if she centered the parade on it.\n\nFarber was born in Argentina and immigrated to the United States with her family when she was young to escape the country’s military dictatorship that seized power in the mid-1970s. She graduated from UCLA in 1987 and then from Georgetown Law three years later. Today she’s a wife, mother and attorney in Pasadena. She volunteered for the Tournament of Roses for 26 years and slowly climbed the ranks.\n\nLaura Farber, president of the 2020 Tournament of Roses, steps to the stage to announce the 2020 Royal Court. (Tim Berger/La Cañada Valley Sun)\n\nWith each passing year, she saw the leadership diversify. The past five years produced the first African American and the first Asian American presidents of the organization. Farber said the best part of the job is the people. Hearing their stories inspires her.\n\n“Sometimes you don’t appreciate the impact of our events until you meet people and see how engaged they are,” Farber said. “It changes them, especially kids who have never left their towns or cities and are now playing on a big international stage.”\n\nThat description fits Soberanis-Ramos, who started playing the horn at Manuel Dominguez High in Compton.\n\nAdvertisement\n\nHis parents, who immigrated from Mexico before he and his four younger siblings were born, never attended college and worked hard to support them, he said. He used band as a way to keep himself busy. He practiced for hours by himself, meticulously going over songs and honing his technique. He wanted to use music to better his life, he said.\n\n“All the dedication and hard work started paying off,” he said. “It was getting me ready for the real world — the practices, the uniforms, the precision. When you see the joy on people’s faces when you do a song and their heads are bopping, it makes it all worth it.”\n\nSoberanis-Ramos, a computer science major who wants to work with mobile technology, said that a friend told him about Southern University, and he began watching videos of the marching band on YouTube. He saw “one of the best bands in the world,” as Farber describes them.\n\nZaid Soberanis-Ramos, right, warms up with his 200-plus member squad, the Southern University marching band, a.k.a. the “Human Jukebox,” at Pasadena City College. (Brian van der Brug/Los Angeles Times)\n\nThe Southern University Band plays on the field at Bandfest at Pasadena City College. (Brian van der Brug/Los Angeles Times)\n\nThe band is used to performing at elite venues. Since its creation in 1947, it has played at Super Bowls, presidential inaugurations and the 1980 Rose Parade. Most famously, it headlined the reopening of the Louisiana Superdome in 2006 after Hurricane Katrina. After researching and witnessing what the band stood for, Soberanis- Ramos knew that he wanted to be a part of it. He auditioned and was accepted.\n\nSoberanis- Ramos said that attending a historically black university was eye-opening at first, noting the Southern hospitality that pervaded the campus. The positive energy and genuine sense of camaraderie gave him “a huge culture shock,” he said. He and his band mates now carry those unique feelings with them to Pasadena.\n\nBands from historically black colleges and universities (HBCU) are known for their pride and competitiveness. In 2017, ESPN’s The Undefeated ranked the Human Jukebox as the best HBCU band in the country. It has called itself the “Human Jukebox” since the 1960s because it boasts that it can play the “Top 40” hits of the day.\n\nRecently, it’s lived up to the name.\n\nAt Bandfest, a showcase of the parade bands on Dec. 30, they dressed in their powder uniforms and yellow capes, and moved across the whole field of Pasadena City College stadium, dipping and weaving into different formations while they performed Lil Nas’ hit “Old Town Road.” Farber even started dancing as she watched from the sideline.\n\nLizzo, the Associated Press entertainer of the year, featured the band in a December music video. It also performed at a church service and a Los Angeles Lakers halftime show in Staples Center while they were in Los Angeles.\n\nAdvertisement\n\nMembers of the Southern University Marching Band gather their instruments at their busses for Bandfest at Pasadena City College. (Brian van der Brug/Los Angeles Times)\n\nTaylor said that Soberanis-Ramos is a great ambassador for the band, and he is happy they’ll play near the student’s hometown. Taylor also is glad that the Human Jukebox may provide some Californians with their first introduction to an HBCU band. He’s especially pleased that they are participating in this year of “Hope.”\n\n“This theme fits our program to a T,” Taylor said. “God created all of us as equal, and when you have everybody on the same page and pulling in the same direction, you can accomplish way more.”\n\nSoberanis- Ramos said it’s important to put on a performance that spectators won’t forget, especially given this year’s theme.\n\n“I’m coming back home, and I want people here to see what HBCUs stand for and what we’re about,” he said. “I want them to see the passion we have and hopefully it will open their eyes. We’re carrying a lot of weight.”\n\nBands from Denmark, El Salvador, Japan and seven other counties will play at the parade, along with bands from 47 states. Farber said it was easy to pick Southern University when she and the music committee sifted through the pile of applications.\n\nThe 1 million people expected to watch the performance in person will be “blown away,” she said.\n\n“It’s just going to lift everybody up,” she said.", "The Orange County Sheriff’s Department will open its first-ever housing unit for select inmates verified as U.S. veterans, which is expected to support successful transition post-release.\n\nHousing Unit for Military Veterans (HUMV) at the Theo Lacy Facility will include 32 beds, patriotic-themed murals on the walls, 55-inch televisions, game room-style tables, and flags representing each branch of the military hung overhead.\n\nTo participate in HUMV, inmates must meet specific security criteria and agree to actively participate in the programming.\n\nInmates assigned to the unit will get access to additional privileges including more out-of-cell time and programming tailored to veterans such as peer mentoring, post-release employment resources and workshops, financial planning classes, and substance abuse services, among other programs.\n\nHUMV inmates will be moved in starting January 2, 2020.\n\n“This is not just a new housing unit with different paint on the walls. This is a program model designed to go one step further in better assisting those who have served our country,” said Sheriff Don Barnes. “The Sheriff’s Department dedicates much time and resources to build diverse and effective programming for all inmates with the hope that when released from custody, individuals will not recidivate.”\n\nOCSD Correctional Programs has partnered with 10 agencies to provide programming for HUMV, including the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Tierney Center for Veteran Services, Working Wardrobes and the Orange County Probation Department, among others.\n\nShare this: Facebook\n\nTwitter\n\nLinkedIn\n\nMore\n\nEmail\n\nPinterest\n\n\n\nPrint\n\nReddit\n\n\n\nPocket\n\nTumblr\n\n\n\n\n\nLike this: Like Loading..."], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "Turkey begins 4-day coronavirus curfew in 31 provinces\n\nANKARA- Anadolu Agency\n\nTurkey began enforcing a four-day curfew in 31 provinces as of midnight April 22 to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus.\n\nThe curfew notice, sent in a circular by the Interior Ministry to the governors of the provinces, was ordered in the capital Ankara as well as Adana, Antalya, Aydın, Balıkesir, Bursa, Denizli, Diyarbakır, Erzurum, Eskişehir, Gaziantep, Hatay, İstanbul, İzmir, Kahramanmaraş, Kayseri, Kocaeli, Konya, Malatya, Manisa, Mardin, Mersin, Muğla, Ordu, Sakarya, Samsun, Şanlıurfa, Tekirdağ, Trabzon, Van and Zonguldak.\n\nAccording to the circular, bakeries, hospitals, pharmacies and workplaces producing health products and medical supplies will continue to operate.\n\nMarkets and grocery stores will operate from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on April 23-24 due to the beginning of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.\n\nThey will be closed on April 25 and 26.\n\nPeople who work in certain job sectors will be exempted.\n\nPresident Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on April 20 that Turkey planned to extend its curfew over the weekend in 31 provinces as part of measures against the virus.\n\nApril 23 is a public holiday commemorating the foundation of Turkey’s parliament and the country also observes National Sovereignty Day and Children’s Day every year.\n\nFor the first time, Turkey imposed a 48-hour curfew in 31 provinces across the country on April 11-12 as part of measures to combat COVID-19.", "pos": ["Turkey lifts 3-day coronavirus curfew in 31 provinces\n\nANKARA- Anadolu Agency\n\nTurkey lifted a 72-hour curfew as of midnight on May 3, which had been imposed in 31 provinces to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus.\n\nThe government enforced its fourth weekend-long stay-at-home order, which included the May 1 International Labour Day holiday.\n\nTurkish citizens in 31 provinces followed the curfew by and large staying at their homes, said the Interior Ministry in a statement on May 3.\n\nJudicial or administrative proceedings were applied for 27,828 people who broke the curfew between May 1 and May 3, the ministry added.\n\nThe country's first curfew was implemented on April 11-12.\n\nThe curfew was effective in the capital Ankara as well as Adana, Antalya, Aydın, Balıkesir, Bursa, Denizli, Diyarbakır, Erzurum, Eskişehir, Gaziantep, Hatay, Istanbul, Izmir, Kahramanmaraş, Kayseri, Kocaeli, Konya, Malatya, Manisa, Mardin, Mersin, Muğla, Ordu, Sakarya, Samsun, Şanlıurfa, Tekirdağ, Trabzon, Van and Zonguldak.\n\nTurkey followed 3-day virus restrictions: Ministry\n\nThe Turkish public largely complied with the three-day restrictions taken in 31 provinces to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus, the Interior Ministry said on May 3.\n\nIn a statement, the ministry said that although most people adopted the stay-at-home rules, judicial or administrative proceedings were applied for 27,828 people who broke the three-day curfew.\n\nThe ministry also said that the quarantine was lifted at 247 residential areas in 54 provinces.\n\nCalling on citizens to observe social distancing rules and isolation, the ministry urged people to wear masks in necessary places.\n\nDespite positive results thanks to measures, the ministry said: “The danger of the pandemic has not passed yet.”"], "neg": ["Depending on who you talk to, the decade is either ending tonight or a year from now. The Macalope’s not going to weigh in on whether or not a decade runs from 0 to 9 or 1 to 10. This is a technology column, he doesn’t get into religion.\n\nRegardless, a lot of people are looking back on the decade of Apple news and taking stock of what were the big events and products of the last ten years that are at least an elapsed decade whether or not they are a canonical decade.\n\nWhich, if The Macalope knows his terminology, is a decade that you can fire out of a cannon. Just checking his notes and… yes, it can be any cannon. Military, shirt, confetti, what have you.\n\nWhat were we talking about?\n\nOh, right. The last decade of Apple.\n\nWe sure got into a lot of dumb arguments, didn’t we? Is market share the most important thing ever or is it of some kind of uber-importance that cannot be measured by our universe’s science? Is the iPad a computer or just a sandwich? How big of a flop is the Apple Watch? And how devastating are those yearly iPhone production cuts that happen every year after the big launch but, ZOMG, this year they’re cutting production?!\n\nBy the way, that is the last time The Macalope is legally allowed to use “ZOMG”. Yep, it’s been deprecated as of 2020. Some would say as of 2012. Anyway, it had a good run.\n\nHere’s a question from the last 10 years that no one followed up on: did anyone ever get wrist cancer from the Apple Watch? That’s one The Macalope thinks about from time to time. At least Apple eventually shipped the cancer-causing Apple Watch after “disappearing” for a while in mid-2014 by failing to ship something in the wearables category that was vastly important in the mid-2010s but now that Apple owns it, no one talks about it anymore.\n\nThe Macalope could go on and on about this. Seriously, he even has an interpretive dance about all the dumb things people said about Apple in the 2010s. It was very well reviewed in Dumb Dance Quarterly.\n\nBut he doesn’t want to leave the year and the decade on such a sour note. Instead, in the spirit of reaching across the aisle, he’d like to point to this piece by Antonio Villas-Boas at none other than Business Insider where Villas-Boas lays out his reasons for using Android and Windows without committing the crimes of claiming that it must be so for everyone if it is so for him and that Apple can do no good.\n\nSure, he drops a soupçon of “walled garden”-style references, but it’s not like The Macalope doesn’t use a garbage truck of “cess pool of malware” references when talking about Android.\n\n(The cess pool really is the worst kind of pool, isn’t it? It’s not even a contest.)\n\nThe Macalope doesn’t care what platform people choose. Choose the right one for you. There are very good reasons to use Android over iOS and Windows over the Mac. Villas-Boas values hardware choice, and that’s a completely valid reason to not use Apple products. Just stop trying to tell us Apple platforms suck and the company is going out of business any day. Despite the company’s ridiculous level of success in the 2010s, that didn’t happen. Something to aspire to in the 2020s.\n\nNot that The Macalope is saying that’s a canonical decade.\n\nJust to be clear. The horny one’s not in the pocket of Big Decade. Don’t threaten The Macalope’s children.", "Chinese President Xi Jinping is going to Macau this week, to join the 20th anniversary celebrations for the territory's return to the Motherland, after 450 years of Portuguese control (https://macaunews.mo/president-xi-jinping-to-arrive-on-december-18-government-sources-say/). He's staying three days, which is unprecedented and a statement in itself. Macau's history is much different than that of colonial Hong Kong, and you can feel the striking differences by visiting both. Mrs. Graça Pacheco Jorge did a great job of explaining this, in her written interview on China Rising Radio Sinoland. It is well worth reading (https://chinarising.puntopress.com/2019/05/22/graca-pacheco-jorge-magical-and-mysterious-macau-the-anti-hong-kong-china-rising-radio-sinoland-190522/). She explains why Macau's reintegration into the Mainland China has been seamlessly successful.\n\nDuring Xi's visit, it is expected that the development of a Macau stock market will be officially approved (https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1497360-20191212.htm). They even sold a Macau bond this week, worth US$730 million, to make another statement (https://www.chinanews.com/ga/2019/12-13/9033268.shtml). While not big by world standards, the message is clear. This is a direct result and an oblique riposte to the West's ongoing color revolution destruction of next-door Hong Kong (HK), something I have reported on extensively, since it began in 2014. This article/podcast gives a nice 10-point recap of the horrific events taking place there (https://chinarising.puntopress.com/2019/11/28/hong-kong-ensnared-in-the-wests-color-revolution-hot-box-the-latest-news-and-analysis-china-rising-radio-sinoland-191128/). Hong Kong is still a British colony in all but name.\n\nPictured above: I think the Macanese are trying to give Xi Jinping a hint. Here they are with a mock stock market board and Wall-Street-esque gong, to welcome their first bond sold.\n\nThis is part of much bigger picture concerning Hong Kong's precarity. For years, Baba Beijing has been holding Shenzhen's and Guangzhou's airports back, so as to not hurt Hong Kong's economy, which is critically dependent on short-stay tourists. Every year, 60 million visitors pass through for a few days of eating, shopping and sightseeing. China has let Hong Kong keep air tickets cheap, relative to nearby mainland Shenzhen and Guangzhou, not to mention letting HK have many more and frequent regional and international destinations. Ticket prices and destinations are currently so competitive in Hong Kong, that huge numbers of people in Shenzhen and Guangzhou take the high-speed train and ferry there, to then fly around the world. My wife and I did it all the time, when we lived in Shenzhen for three years. Like all these millions of transiting Mainlanders, we would often stay 1-2 days coming and/or going, spending our money in the local economy.\n\nIf Baba Beijing gives the go-ahead to China's airlines to compete with Hong Kong out of Shenzhen and Guangzhou, it would cripple Hong Kong's economy. That hasn't happened yet, but clearly China giving Macau the green light to open a NASDAQ-style stock market is a harbinger to Western color revolution destroyed HK, since the latter has historical bragging rights as Asia's \"Wall Street\". Baba Beijing has been keeping Macau's stock market dreams on the back burner for 20 years. The fact that it is being given the go ahead now is no coincidence (http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1166751.shtml and http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1166969.shtml).", "The City of Knoxville Parks and Recreation Department will hold its second annual Job Fair on Sunday, March 8, 2-5 p.m. at the John T. O’Connor Center, 611 Winona Street.\n\nIn the coming months, Parks and Recreation will hire more than 100 people for a variety of part-time and seasonal positions, including lifeguards, summer camp staff, athletic field maintenance staff, umpires and referees, cashiers, and additional positions. The City Parks and Recreation Department manages four pools and 13 recreation/community centers and operates numerous sports leagues and recreational activities.\n\nJob fair attendees will be able to interview on site. Application forms are available at KnoxvilleTN.gov/recreation.\n\nApplicants for aquatics positions must be at least 15 years old. Applicants for summer camp staff must be at least 16. Applicants for all additional positions must be at least 18.\n\n“Many summer jobs with Parks and Rec are ideal for young people to get training and job experience that they can build upon,” says Parks and Recreation Deputy Director Aaron Browning.\n\nKnoxville Parks and Recreation Department values a diverse workforce and seeks ways to promote equity and inclusion within the organization. The Parks and Recreation Department encourages candidates with knowledge, ability and experience working with a broad range of individuals and diverse communities.\n\nAnyone needing a disability accommodation to attend should contact the City’s ADA Coordinator, Stephanie Cook, at scook@knoxvilletn.gov or 865-215-2034. For an English interpreter, contact Title VI Coordinator Tatia M. Harris at 865-215-2831.\n\nFor more information, call Parks and Recreation at 865-215-4311.", "Money\n\nJeff Bezos is still the richest person in the world, even after losing $10 billion in one year.\n\nThe Amazon founder held onto the top spot in the final day of the 2019 Bloomberg Billionaire Index with an estimated net worth of $115 billion. He’s trailed closely by Microsoft founder Bill Gates, whose estimated worth is $113 billion.\n\nBezos, Gates and French business magnate Bernard Arnault are the only three billionaires on the list whose net worths exceed $100 billion.\n\nBezos was expected to lose the top spot in the billionaire index after a choppy year for his finances. As part of his divorce settlement with ex-wife Mackenzie Bezos, he held onto 75% of the couple’s Amazon stock.\n\nThe rest went to his former wife, who also received a 4% stake in the company. That amounted to around $37 billion, making her the 25th-richest person in the world.\n\nGates briefly toppled Bezos in November after Amazon profits fell nearly 28% from the previous year while Microsoft shares soared 48%. But his time at the top was short-lived.\n\nFamiliar faces round out the current top 10. Warren Buffett and Mark Zuckerberg clock in fourth and fifth. The Facebook founder added a staggering $26.3 billion to his personal wealth this year.\n\nJulia Flesher Koch, widow of conservative businessman David Koch and the only woman in the top 10, is worth $62 billion.", "The rankings are based on the number of households watching at least two minutes of a series, movie or special during its first 28 days on Netflix in 2019.\n\nNEW YORK - Netflix Inc’s original film Murder Mystery, starring Jennifer Aniston and Adam Sandler, topped a list of the streaming service’s most popular releases of 2019 in the United States but its award-winning The Crown failed to make the top 10.\n\nNetflix said on Monday that science fiction series _Stranger Things _came in second, followed by the Michael Bay action movie 6 Underground. The animated movie Incredibles 2 and Martin Scorsese’s gangster film The Irishman took the fourth and fifth spots, respectively.\n\nThe ranking was based on the number of households watching at least two minutes of a series, movie or special during its first 28 days on Netflix in 2019, the streaming service said.\n\nBritish royal series The Crown, whose first two seasons cost a reported $130 million to make, did not appear in the top 10 list for either the US or the UK or Canada despite having won major awards, including for its leading actors. Season 3 was released in November and Netflix did not supply any viewing data.\n\nNetflix, which boasts more than 158 million subscribers around the world, only selectively releases viewership figures for programming it considers a hit, and the numbers are not verified by a third party.\n\nExecutives at Netflix have said they plan to be more transparent with audience data to satisfy Hollywood producers and stars and to help viewers decide what to watch.\n\nThe limited details on what grabbed Netflix viewers’ attention this year came ahead of the company’s Jan. 21 quarterly earnings report, which will disclose revenue and membership by region for the first time.\n\nThe streaming heavyweight is facing new competition, particularly from Walt Disney Co, which has been removing its movies from Netflix and putting them on the Disney+ streaming service.\n\nNetflix shares have risen 23% this year, the smallest annual rise in three years. The S&P 500 Index is up 29% for the year."], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "NEW DELHI: Awareness and not anxiety is the key to fighting the coronavirus pandemic, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said on Sunday at the launch of ‘COVID BEEP’, the country’s first indigenous wireless physiological parameters monitoring system for the affected patients.\n\nSingh also said COVID BEEP would emerge as an effective antidote to the pandemic which the entire world is currently grappling with, a statement issued by the Personnel Ministry said.\n\nCOVID BEEP, that stands for Continuous Oxygenation & Vital Information Detection Biomed ECIL ESIC Pod, is India’s first indigenous, cost effective, wireless physiological parameters monitoring system for COVID-19 patients, according to the statement. (AGENCIES)", "pos": ["Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh delivering the inaugural address after launching, through video conference, India’s first indigenous, cost effective, wireless gadget for COVID-19, developed by ESIC Medical College Hyderabad, on Sunday."], "neg": ["Registration is open now for our first PA Day Camp of the new year! Start 2020 off with a bang, and enjoy a day of crafts, games, and activities to celebrate ancient Egypt. The camp runs from 9 AM to 4 PM and is open for children ages 5 – 10.\n\nJanuary 31, 9 am – 4 pm\n\nCost is just $30 per child, and covers all craft supplies, includes early drop-off or late pick-up if required, and a healthy afternoon snack!\n\nFor more information or to register, call 613-257-8503 or email appletonmuseum@hotmail.com", "New Years-fresh starts, clean slates and new resolutions. Every first of January, people set New Year’s Resolutions in the hopes of improving themselves or their lives; but how best to make them stick?\n\nThe following are a few tips to help with keeping what we resolve to do-or not do in the new year, according to experts:\n\n1. Set intentions. An intention is a guiding principle for how you want to be, live, show up in the world and is the starting point to every goal.\n\n2. Ask yourself why the intention or goal you set matters to you-and if it is realistic. Expectations that are too high can cause you to be too overwhelmed to start or maintain your goals.\n\n3. Talk to people about your resolutions. This creates a support system as well as can hold you accountable.\n\n4. Make a list of plans. Big goals can seem daunting, break your plan up into little things you can do each day to help achieve your ultimate goal.\n\n5. Take the first step. Don’t procrastinate. You don’t need to wait until everything is just right. Get started now and make adjustments as you go along.\n\n6. Ditch deprivation. Try not to approach your New Year’s resolutions from a place of deprivation, restriction or punishment.\n\n7. Try not to focus on the end result. When you commit to the process of the goal, rather than the result, it’s easier to make it an enjoyable experience.\n\n8. Take breaks. A goal should not consume your every thought and life, after all, is meant to be lived.\n\n9. Plan for success. Instead of thinking about failing and what could go wrong, think of succeeding; put those positive thoughts out to the world. Worrying about failure is pointless and destructive.\n\n10. Reward yourself. Celebrate your achievements, no matter how small; you deserve it!", "SAN FRANCISCO -- Hello, 2020... goodbye, alcohol? A growing number of people are cutting out drinking in the new year, and it's not just for the so-called \"dry January.\" For some, it's a lifestyle change that could last much longer.The movement is called \"Sober Curious.\" It's a trend to cut out alcohol long-term and makedrinking cool.\"It is a true curiosity,\" Laura McKowen, author of upcoming book \"We Are The Luckiest: The Surprising Magic of a Sober Life,\" told ABC7 News. \"Like, what might happen if I removed this thing from my life for a while? Just to see.\"McKowen worked in advertising for 15 years, which she described as being an alcohol-obsessed culture. She quit in 2016, a year or so after she became sober.\"I started an Instagram account five years ago, it was called 'Clear Eyes Full Heart,' just to talk about my own sobriety, and it was still a very underground thing then,\" she recalled. \"And I would say now every other account is a sobriety account, and it's certainly become a really big thing.\"On Instagram, hastags like #sobercurious, #soberlife and #sobermovement have millions of tags.Sober bars are opening up around the country. In the Bay Area, restaurants are adding zero-proof cocktails to the menu.The blog \"Hip Sobriety,\" by former San Francisco techie Holly Whitaker, has also helped fuel the movement.But there are some concerns about the trend.\"I think the fact that sobriety might be having a moment and might be starting to be looked at as something cool is great because it lowers the bar of the conversation,\" McKowne said. \"That said, there always is a part of me that worries about the trendy side of it downplaying the seriousness of it for some people.\"Still, for people who are sober, like Jeffrey Holland, a recent college graduate who stopped drinking eight months ago for medical reasons -- the movement is refreshing.\"It's way more authentic. If you want to go talk to a girl or someone you want to meet, you're doing it all on your own volition,\" Holland said. \"You're testing your abilities and innate characteristics 100% of the time, which sounds, I guess, exhausting, but it's kind of rewarding in the end.\"", "As 2019 has come to a close, it’s time to step back and reflect on the number of awesome things that the year brought to the world of tech, streaming services and podcasts.\n\nBelow are just a few of my favourite things from 2019.\n\nFavourite TV Show from a streaming service: The Boys\n\nAs someone who loves superhero TV shows, this one was pretty great because it offered a fresh take on the genre. It shows what would likely happen if superheroes actually existed. It isn’t afraid to get dark and weird, which makes it wildly entertaining. The Boys channels anarchic energy that makes it fresh and exciting.\n\nIn my opinion, Amazon outdid itself with this series, and it’s also pretty cool that the series was filmed in Toronto. You can recognize parts of the city as you watch, which is always fun.\n\nHonourable mentions: The Umbrella Academy and The Witcher on Netflix\n\nFavourite movie from a streaming service: El Camino\n\nI remember saying for years that I wanted to know what happened to Jesse Pinkman after he drove through that chain-link fence. Well, Netflix delivered this year with the Breaking Bad movie.\n\nEl Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie brought the closure that I wanted for so many years after the series finale of Breaking Bad. It was a wonderful final chapter for a series filled with amazing characters. The movie captured the essence of Breaking Bad and brought back all the characters that viewers, including myself, so dearly missed.\n\nAlthough several people complained that it was too slow or too boring, they seem to have forgotten that Breaking Bad itself was not a fast-paced show, and so the movie stayed true to this storytelling format.\n\nHonourable mentions: To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before and Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile on Netflix\n\nFavourite podcast: Crime Junkie\n\nAs someone who enjoys true crime, this podcast is pretty great because it focuses on a different case each episode. The hosts are when they recap cases and offer a number of different theories.\n\nThe episodes are also grouped in different categories of cases, such as Missing, Serial Killer, Murdered and Wanted. The hosts also look at a number of Canadian cases like the Robert Pickton murders and the Highway 16 murders in British Columbia.\n\nCrime Junkie will give you chills and have you clicking the next episode as soon as you finish one. This podcast got me through many long commutes this year and is one that I’ll definitely be listening to next year.\n\nFavourite app: Yummly\n\nAs someone who can’t cook at all, I love using recipe apps. After testing out a few, I found that ‘Yummly’ is a great app because it’s suited for cooks of all levels of expertise. I also really like that I can filter out any recipes that include peas.\n\nI used this app quite a bit this year during my time as a busy grad student who had no time to prepare difficult recipes. I was able to choose quick and easy recipes on the app to make on a busy schedule.\n\nTop milestone: Getting a job as a tech reporter in Toronto\n\nDuring my masters program, I interned at MobileSyrup and thoroughly enjoyed my time here and all of the topics I got to cover. Fast-forward to October after I finished my masters at Western University, and I started as a full-time staff reporter.\n\nAs someone who has always wanted to work in downtown Toronto doing something I love, I feel beyond grateful to have been able to join the wonderfully talented MobileSyrup team.\n\nHere’s hoping that 2020 will be even better than 2019!", "KEY POINTS Giuliani said he'd be willing to testify during the Senate's impeachment trial\n\nGiuliani is considered a key figure in the Ukraine scandal\n\nThe remarks may harm Senate Republicans' goal of blocking witness testimonies\n\nAfter the House’s impeachment inquiry, which was characterized in part by several subpoenaed key witnesses refusing to testify, there’s one member in President Donald Trump’s camp willing to take the stand: former New York City mayor and Trump’s personal attorney Rudy Giuliani.\n\nAccording to The Hill, this week Giuliani told reporters outside Mar-a-Lago, Trump’s Florida-based resort, that he “would testify” if summoned by the Senate during the impeachment trial. The former mayor also floated the idea that he may “do demonstrations” and would also “love to try the case.”\n\nIt is unclear whether or not Giuliani is suggesting that he would organize protests during the Senate trial; and, his enthusiasm notwithstanding, Giuliani won’t be serving on Trump’s legal defense despite being his personal lawyer.\n\nTo give Giuliani the benefit of the doubt, it is likely his remarks about being willing to testify were given to demonstrate his conviction that Trump is innocent of the charges made against him. Still, good intentions aside, he may have done more harm than good – Giuliani may have accidentally undermined Senate Republicans in no small way and pushed them into an increasingly difficult position.\n\nSenate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has repeatedly affirmed his intent to forbid witness testimony during the impeachment trial, citing a desire for a speedy conclusion. While, unsurprisingly, Democrats have protested this move vigorously, virtually all Senate Republicans, with two notable exceptions, appear to agree with McConnell on having no witnesses.\n\nNow, with Giuliani volunteering to appear as a witness, he has added unwelcome pressure to McConnell and other Republicans. After all, it would look rather odd for Republicans to block testimony from someone within Trump’s own camp, especially someone who has proven himself very loyal to the president.\n\nNo doubt Democrats would be more than open to having Giuliani testify, given his central role in the Ukraine scandal. By several accounts, Trump’s personal lawyer played a key role in pushing for legally questionable agreements between the White House and the Ukrainian government, including an investigation of Hunter Biden – but that’s assuming both that Giuliani won’t walk these statements back first and that Republicans will permit trial witnesses.\n\nPhoto: AFP / SAUL LOEB"], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "Thappad Movie Review: Anubhav Sinha, Taapsee Pannu and her co-stars make one reflect on the sense of male entitlement that is intricately woven into the society’s conscience.\n\nMovie Name: Thappad\n\nThappad Director: Anubhav Sinha\n\nThappad Cast: , Pavail Gulati\n\nThappad Stars: 4/5\n\nIt’s just a slap. Or is it? Anubhav Sinha’s latest film Thappad is a fluid screenplay that forces the audience to keep questioning itself of the time where we claimed and passed judgement on how women in the society should be more forgiving.\n\nThe makers explore the risk of alienating audience to a simultaneous-trance to check whether they stand guilty of judging the actions of women through the prism of inconspicuous male entitlement. Anubhav stays clear from the usual trap of creating a shero film based on male-bashing. He uses the script – and ‘minor’ instances – to show a mirror to the society.\n\nThappad is a story of Amrita (Taapsee Pannu) who is content shouldering her responsibility of being a homemaker and taking care of her family. Due to circumstances, she later decides to stand-up for herself even if it means going against her family, her husband and generations of mental conditioning. A slap forms the catalyst for her journey and a metaphor for the stories of many other women caught up in different versions of the same problem. Is one situation worse than the other? Or does one lead to another? This is the quintessential question that Anubhav and team make the viewers to ponder upon.\n\nAfter Mulk and Article 15, Anubhav Sinha manages to impress us with yet another engaging story which is not filmy. Through the film, the makers capture critical and widely talked about issues about marital life like domestic violence, consent after marriage, ego battles, entitlement and day-to-day compromises. It showcases how women are expected to let go of their ambitions, identity and not even feel guilty for it.\n\nIf Thappad is a breathing script, its soul is Taapsee Pannu. The actor conveys her character (homemaker) with dignity, grace and conviction. She is neither less feminist when she is taking care of the family, nor more when she files for a divorce. There is a beautiful scene where her neighbour buys a new car. Her husband passes a snide remark on the neighbour’s character, questioning what does she even do. Amrita (Taapsee) responds with one word: Mehnat (hard work). Taapsee wins hearts with her expressions which show internal chaos while getting hit by reality. Her character goes through various emotions in every stage of the film, but her performance remains consistent and equally absorbing. Through the film, you sit and wonder when and where did she ditch her bubbly, girl-next-door persona with which she made her debut in Hindi film industry. Of course, her films such as Pink, Manmarziyaan, Badla, etc. exposed her capabilities. However, Thappad takes her to a new zenith. Her character speaks even when she is silent – a mark of a good actor.\n\nIt would be unfair if we don’t give enough credit for the spectacular choice of co-stars. Pavail Gulati is an excellent choice by the casting team. He is ruthless, self-centred, egoistic and immersed in the male entitlement. Yet he makes his presence felt in front of an actress like Taapsee. He looks real, honest and a perfect reflection of many men from the patriarchal society. Yet, the markers have walked on a strand of hair to not portray him as the ‘evil man’. He is what society made him. Taapsee’s on-screen parents Kumud Mishra and Ratna Pathak Shah are a treat for the viewers. Years of theatre shapes you to own the scene with simple body language and tonality. They are omnipresent.\n\nKumud Mishra lives on screen as a dad many girls need. Ratna Pathak Shah’s innocence adds some refreshing moments to this script. Kumud and Ratna’s on-screen chemistry is adorable. Ram Kapoor shines in his part as a lawyer who understands that winning a case isn’t always about putting forth a fact, but about adhering to the needs of the client. Maya Sarao steals the show with her elegance and acting skill as Taapsee’s lawyer. They don’t pretend to be the moral compass. They counsel their clients on why a legal case may deliver more agony than an amicable solution.\n\nTanvi Azmi is exceptional in emotional scenes who is dealing with her own dissatisfaction with life. Geetika Vidya Ohlyan and Manav Kaul add value to this film. Dia Mirza has a small part to play but brings ease on-screen and convincingly breaks one stereotype at a time.\n\nA film is a mere reflection of society. And the moment you conjure the courage to face it by sliding aside those rose-tinted glasses, reality hits you. At one juncture, the engraved sexism of the audience appals them to counter it with unjustifiable justification. Film Thappad is no less. It’s a beautiful depiction of what exists in society. But more critical is its soul which clamours for what must be mended. Frankly, it’s on the audience to understand the gravity of the issue. A solution, for some, might lie in using a plaster, and for others, a surgery.\n\nCredits :Pinkvilla\n\nRead More", "pos": ["As one of the most talked-about films on the social media, Thappad inches towards the theatres, actor Kumud Mishra showers praises on Taapsee Pannu and director Anubhav Sinha. Kumud Mishra, who portrays the role of Taapsee's on-screen father, lauds the actress and tells Ahmedabad Mirror, \"She is instinctive; her acting process keeps changing with the moment, just like mine. She is a fantastic actress and I have never seen her in a role like this. Thappad is one of her finest works.\"\n\nWhen asked what made him say 'yes' to Thappad, he said 'the brilliant script'. Hinting at domestic violence, Kumud adds, \"We pretend that it isn't happening, but it is and unfortunately is considered normal.\"\n\nDirected by Anubhav Sinha, Thappad throws light on domestic violence and how the domestic violence is not only associated with uneducated families.\n\nKumud Mishra, who has earlier worked with Anubhav Sinha in Mulk and Article 15, raves about the director and asserts that despite sharing a close bond with him, he likes to maintain a distance from him to allow the space for dialogue.\n\nIs Taapsee Pannu's Thappad A Male-bashing Film? Here's What Actor Pavail Gulati Has To Say\n\nKumud Mishra says, \"For an actor, he is a wonderful director as he gives us creative freedom and is open to discussion. Unka alag hi jadoo hai. I'd drop everything to take up a role if he made the offer.\"\n\nThappad, which marks the second collaboration of Anubhav and Taapsee after Mulk, is all set to hit the theatres on February 28, 2020. The film also casts Dia Mirza, Pavail Gulati, Ratna Pathak Shah, Manav Kaul and Tanvi Azim in the key roles."], "neg": ["PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A suspected serial killer will soon return to Clark County, Washington, to be charged with the murder of a teen found dead in the 1970s.\n\nKOIN-TV reports Warren Forrest has been behind bars since 1978, serving a life sentence for his conviction in the 1974 murder of Krista Kay Blake.\n\nBut he’s suspected of abducting and killing a total of seven women and girls on both sides of the Columbia River. One of those girls was Martha Morrison.\n\nProsecutors in Clark County recently issued a first-degree murder warrant against Forrest for Morrison’s killing.\n\nDetectives believe Forrest’s first victim was Jamie Rochelle Grissim. She disappeared after going to school in 1971 and has never been found; however, her school ID turned up along remote Doe Valley Road in Clark County.\n\nHunters found the bodies of Carol Valenzuela and Morrison nearby in 1974.\n\nIn an unexpected discovery revealed in 2017, Morrison’s DNA was found on a dart gun that Forrest admitted to using to attack another woman.\n\nForrest has never admitted to other killings or if he knows where Grissim’s body is hidden. But Grissim’s sister Starr Lara hopes he can now be convinced to reveal what happened to Grissim while being prosecuted for Morrison’s murder.\n\nForrest is expected to be transferred from the state penitentiary in Walla Walla, Washington, to appear in Clark County court sometime next week.\n\nSign up for Daily Newsletters Manage Newsletters\n\nCopyright © 2020 The Washington Times, LLC.", "New York [USA], Jan 1 (ANI): South Korean K-Pop boy-band BTS stole the show at 'Dick Clark's Rockin' Eve' event in front of a million-strong crowd at the Times Square.\n\nHost Ryan Secret already believed that half of the spectators at the New Year Eve's event would be K-Pop fans and the crowd's response confirmed his predictions.\n\nK-pop fanatics came in hoards to cheer for the music group which has Jimin, Jin, RM, Suga, Jungkook, J Hope, and V Kim Tae-Hyung as its members.\n\nBTS was all over the billboards at Times Square and die-hard fans turned up beforehand with signs boards and light sticks in their hands to witness the band's rehearsal in the early afternoon, reported Variety.\n\nLooking sharp while dressed up in black and white, the boy band started off with the song \"Make It Right\" then finished the performance with a bang, singing their hit 'Boy With Luv.\"Each of the five members stole every opportunity to showcase themselves separately with smooth choreography moves, where Jimin stole everyone's heart when he pulled his jacket over his head, something like a hoodie.\n\nThe k-pop group shared the stage with stars by the likes of Post Malone, country singer Sam Hunt, and Lauren Patten. (ANI)", "Woody Guthrie's 1943 New Year's Resolutions are a powerful reminder to \"Keep the hope machine running.\"\n\nI'd seen this before, but I was reminded of it when I saw Billy Bragg share a webcomic version of it on Facebook. But here are Woody Guthrie's New Year's resolutions from 1943. While they were written in the throes of World War II, I think we'd all do well by following their example every day and every year, but especially right now.\n\n1. Work more and better\n\n2. Work by a schedule\n\n3. Wash teeth if any\n\n4. Shave\n\n5. Take bath\n\n6. Eat good — fruit — vegetables — milk\n\n7. Drink very scant if any\n\n8. Write a song a day\n\n9. Wear clean clothes — look good\n\n10. Shine shoes\n\n11. Change socks\n\n12. Change bed cloths often\n\n13. Read lots good books\n\n14. Listen to radio a lot\n\n15. Learn people better\n\n16. Keep rancho clean\n\n17. Dont get lonesome\n\n18. Stay glad\n\n19. Keep hoping machine running\n\n20. Dream good\n\n21. Bank all extra money\n\n22. Save dough\n\n23. Have company but dont waste time\n\n24. Send Mary and kids money\n\n25. Play and sing good\n\n26. Dance better\n\n27. Help win war — beat fascism\n\n28. Love mama\n\n29. Love papa\n\n30. Love Pete\n\n31. Love everybody\n\n32. Make up your mind\n\n33. Wake up and fight\n\nDance better. Beat fascism. Keep the hope machine running. I think that pretty much covers everything.\n\nWoody Guthrie’s Doodle-Filled List of 33 New Year’s Resolutions From 1943", "Tom Brady Uses Protection Stones, And Other Top 'Talkers' Of 2019That time the six-time Super Bowl champion revealed that his supermodel wife has him use protection stones...\n\nBoston's Favorite Spots For Inexpensive Italian FoodLooking to satisfy your appetite for Italian fare without breaking the bank?\n\nBoston's Best Day SpasIf you are looking for some pampering and relaxation, maybe a day spa in the place for you. Here are the top rated spots in Boston.\n\nTo Do List: Holiday Pops, Harlem Globetrotters & Outdoor SkatingThe kids are just about on Christmas break and you’ll be looking for ideas to get everybody out of the house and moving.\n\nSmall Bites: Where To Celebrate National Cupcake Day In BostonCupcakes are having a moment, and with good reason. Here are some of the best in Boston.\n\nWeekend To Do List: Ski Chalet In The City, Holiday Market, Tea Party ReenactmentWant to cozy up by the fire of an après ski chalet – in the city? It's just one option on this weekend's To Do List.", "PORTAGE COUNTY, Ohio — While his physical scars are almost healed, the emotional healing is just beginning for Sergeant Jim Acklin and his family.\n\nOn February 14, 2019, Acklin was doused in flammable liquid and lit on fire by Jay Brannon while attempting to arrest him on a felony warrant.\n\nAcklin faced his attacker in a Portage County court Monday, before Brannon was sentenced to 16 years behind bars.\n\nBrannon accepted a plea deal earlier this month, in which he will serve 11 years in prison for aggravated attempted murder and five years for aggravated arson.\n\nJosee Acklin, Sgt. Acklin’s wife, addressed Brannon while delivering her victim impact statement.\n\n“My anger towards you lasted a very long time,” Josee Acklin said. “Overnight I went from being a wife and a mom to working full time to missing two months of work to become my husband’s nurse and caregiver.”\n\nBrannon blamed his lengthy criminal history on drugs, alcohol and relationship troubles.\n\nHe said he was in a drug-induced state when he lit Jim Acklin on fire and that he was attempting to commit suicide during the incident.\n\nBrannon added he hoped an officer would shoot him.\n\n“No officer that night was meant to be hurt,” Brannon said, “My plan was to remove myself from the pain and the embarrassment I was living in.”\n\nJudge Becky Doherty was not phased by Brannon’s emotional remarks.\n\n“Mr. Brannon, you’re a coward,” Doherty said, “You’re a coward and I want you to look around this room and see bravery.”\n\nShe noted Brannon’s lengthy criminal history and told him he had multiple chances to clean up his act before critically injuring Acklin.\n\n“So standing here telling me this was a suicide attempt after you had just recently gone to a gas station, gone to Giant Eagle, had been running around that day without a care in the world until police showed up,” Doherty said. “I’m not buying it.”\n\nAcklin said he’s looking forward to moving on with his life after suffering second and third-degree burns over more than 20% of his body.\n\n“I was trying to think about what was going to be said,” Acklin said, “And you know, everything being brought back up again.”\n\nBrannon will receive 333 days of time served that will be subtracted from his 16-year sentence.\n\nHe will also be required to register as an arson offender and a violent offender when he’s released."], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "COVID-19: Koln trio test positive\n\nBy Football Italia staff\n\nGerman side Koln have announced that three members of staff have tested positive for coronavirus.\n\nKoln returned to training on April 6 along with several other Bundesliga clubs, doing so in small groups and with hygiene measures enforced so as to limit the spread of COVID-19.\n\nHowever, they released a statement on Friday evening confirming they had three positive tests.\n\nThe unnamed trio have not showed any symptoms and will now go into self-isolation for two weeks, undergoing more tests in the meantime.\n\nDespite that, Koln say group training ‘can continue as planned’, with Tim Meyer – head of the Bundesliga’s coronavirus taskforce – in full support.\n\n“We now see in everyday life that our concept recognises and reduces risks at an early stage,” Meyer, who holds a similar position for UEFA, told the club’s official website.\n\n“We will always be in close contact with the responsible health authorities and medical experts.\n\n“We are convinced that with our concept, we can enable players to practice their profession with the best possible protection against infection.”\n\nWatch Serie A live in the UK on Premier Sports for just £11.99 per month including live LaLiga, Eredivisie, Scottish Cup Football and more. Visit: https://subscribe.premiersports.tv/", "pos": ["Koln announce 'quarantine camps'\n\nBy Football Italia staff\n\nJust two days after three members of staff tested positive for COVID-19, German side Koln say they are ready to hold quarantine training camps.\n\nKoln players have been back training since April 6, participating in individual sessions at the club’s sports complex.\n\nThey suffered a setback on Friday, when it emerged three members of staff had contracted COVID-19.\n\nHowever, the Bundesliga outfit insist they can restart team training ‘in a protected location’ once politicians allow the campaign to get going again.\n\n“Earlier than is planned in the DFL medical concept, FC [Koln] will move into a training camp with the team,” read a club statement.\n\n“The prerequisite is that politicians give their approval to continue the season.\n\n“1. FC Köln will enter into team training, should it be permitted, under the conditions of a training camp.\n\n“This applies as soon as politicians make a positive decision to continue the Bundesliga season – in the course of the coming week at the earliest.\n\n“The team, coaching and backroom staff will then come together for team training in a protected location.\n\n“This form of voluntary quarantine extends the existing infection control and hygiene concept and is intended to further reduce the risk of infection from COVID-19.\n\n“The measure will be/has been taken regardless of the results of the COVID-19 tests at FC.\n\n“The concept of the Task Force Sports Medicine/Extraordinary Matchday Operation of the DFL already provides that all teams go to quarantine-like training camps one week before the games restart.\n\n“FC [Koln], however, prefer to start this period at the beginning of team training.”\n\nWatch Serie A live in the UK on Premier Sports for just £11.99 per month including live LaLiga, Eredivisie, Scottish Cup Football and more. Visit: https://subscribe.premiersports.tv/"], "neg": ["On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic. Pandemics know no borders. As the number of infections grows daily, it has become clear that no community will be spared its effects.\n\nThe leadership of the business community has never been more important than in times of crisis. American businesses have been at the forefront of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic – from manufacturing essential medical supplies to providing support for first responders and healthcare professionals.\n\nThe U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation has been tracking the contributions from businesses of all sizes and sectors that are helping combat the coronavirus. This tracker is updated daily, and we’d love to include your information.\n\nShare your story", "Note: Special one-year subscription at a reduced price for first-time subscribers or for subscriptions that have been expired for at least one year – those living in Jackson County and the Cherokee Indian Reservation (28719) addresses qualify. Offer good through Friday, Aug. 2, 2019.\n\nWe accept Visa, Mastercard and Discover; we do not accept AMEX.", "Minnesota Vikings vs. New Orleans Saints wild-card playoff preview: Another miracle on tap?\n\nShow Caption Hide Caption Lorenzo's Locks: How to bet on Sunday's wild card games SportsPulse: The two best games of the weekend may come out of the NFC slate on Sunday. Lorenzo provides the best bets you can make on each. USA TODAY\n\nA preview of the NFC wild-card matchup between the Minnesota Vikings and New Orleans Saints\n\nWhen: Sunday, Jan. 5, 1:05 p.m. ET\n\nWhere: The Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans\n\nChannel: FOX\n\nLine: Saints by 7½\n\nInjuries: Three of the Saints' four starting defensive backs missed the regular-season finale due to injury, including cornerback Eli Apple (ankle) and safeties Vonn Bell (knee) and Marcus Williams (groin). It's unclear whether any or all of them will be available Sunday. Fullback Zach Line's status is also unclear as he deals with a knee injury.\n\nFor Minnesota, the good news is that star running back Dalvin Cook told reporters this week that he plans to return Sunday after missing the past two weeks with a shoulder injury. \"I got some rest, and I’m ready to go,\" he said. The player worth monitoring is starting linebacker Eric Kendricks, who missed last week's game with a quadriceps injury and will likely be questionable this week.\n\nTHREE THINGS TO KNOW\n\n1. A miraculous rematch: These two teams will long be remembered for the iconic sequence that ended their playoff matchup two years ago, when Case Keenum threw a game-winning touchdown pass to Stefon Diggs in the closing seconds of their divisional-round matchup in a moment that has been dubbed \"The Minneapolis Miracle.\" The key difference this time around, of course, is that New Orleans will be playing at home. The Saints have won seven of their past eight playoff games at the Superdome dating back to 2000, and you can bet Sunday's crowd will be raucous.\n\n2. Top turnover teams: The Saints and Vikings ranked second and fifth, respectively, in turnover differential during the regular season, and New Orleans took care of the ball at a historic level. The Saints set a new NFL record by committing just eight turnovers in 2019, eclipsing the previous record of 10 that was shared by the 2010 Patriots and 2011 49ers. So don't expect many turnovers in Sunday's game — but any that arise could prove to be especially impactful.\n\n3. QBs trending in opposite directions: Saints quarterback Drew Brees has been on a tear in recent weeks, throwing 16 touchdowns and no interceptions over the past five games — including a 29-for-30 performance against the Colts on Dec. 16. Minnesota's Kirk Cousins, meanwhile, has thrown picks in three of his past four games and only surpassed 250 passing yards once in that span. If he's able to reverse those trends, the Vikings will have a shot in this one. If not, Brees and company will in all likelihood march on to the divisional round.\n\nContact Tom Schad at tschad@usatoday.com or on Twitter @Tom_Schad.", "City of Elkhorn renews fireworks with J&M Displays\n\nBy Kellen Olshefski\n\nThe City of Elkhorn Common Council recently voted in favor of both a one-year contract and a new three-year contract with J&M Displays for the annual July 4 fireworks show held at Sunset Park.\n\nThe new contract comes on the heels of the completion of a previous three-year contract with J&M Displays, which the City selected after being disappointed with a previous display from other vendors.\n\nFor this year’s fireworks, the City has agreed to a total cost of $11,865 for the show, which if paid by April 24 of next year, will include an additional 8 percent of fireworks for free. Additionally, when paired with the three-year contract renewal, the City will also receive an additional 15 percent of the dollar value in fireworks free for each of those three years.\n\nFollowing tradition in Elkhorn, this year’s fireworks display will be held at dusk on the Friday before the July 4 holiday, July 3.\n\nUnder the three-year contract extension, the City will receive the 15 percent bonus each of the three years, as well as the 8 percent bonus if payment and paperwork is received by J&M Displays at least 70 days before the annual show.\n\nThe contract also states that the City will purchase fireworks exclusively from J&M Displays, but the City is not obligated to purchase fireworks any of the three years. However, this does mean if the City were to choose not to purchase fireworks any of those years, it would not be able to purchase fireworks from another vendor.\n\nEach year following the fireworks display, the City will also have a 30-day timeline in which it could choose to terminate the three-year contract.\n\n“We’ve had no issues this company,” City Administrator James Heilman said during the recent discussion.\n\nCity Attorney Ward Phillps also noted that the contract seems to be very favorable for the City, and contains language that also protects the City.\n\nA motion to approve the contract for 2020 and the three-year extension was approved 6-0.", "The new year means changes for your tax bill and your bottom line.\n\nArmed with a hefty surplus, the Coalition Avenir Québec government is offering up a number of goodies for the coming year.\n\nHere's a breakdown of what will be different in Quebec in 2020, from taxes and rebates (and fee increases too).\n\nFamily allowance\n\nQuebec's new family allowance, available to those with one or more dependent children under 18, comes into effect in January, two years earlier than originally promised.\n\nFamilies will receive, on average, an additional $779. For an estimate on how much you will receive, the Quebec government has set up a calculator tool.\n\nNo more sliding-scale daycare fees\n\nThe CAQ's promised return to a single-fee system for public daycare will be retroactive to the beginning of 2019.\n\nThe amount of money back will depend on the income of the parents. The rebate only applies to tax credits for subsidized daycares.\n\nIt will mean an average savings of $1,100 for 140,000 families.\n\nFamilies of children with disabilities who require special care will also receive an additional $652 per month.\n\nYou'll be paying less in school taxes\n\nThe CAQ government has committed to harmonizing school-tax rates across the province. The goal is to have a single rate by July 2021.\n\nBy then, homeowners across the province will be paying a tax rate that equals the lowest effective rate in the province from 2018-2019.\n\nThe savings will depend on where you live. For instance, the owner of a home valued at $270,000 in Montreal will save $179 a year by 2021, while an owner of a home of the same value in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean will save $500.\n\nMinimum wage going up\n\nQuebec's minimum wage will climb to $13.10 an hour on May 1 — an increase of 60 cents, Labour Minister Jean Boulet announced Wednesday.\n\nService industry workers who work for tips, such as bartenders and restaurant servers, will see their salaries rise by 40 cents per hour, to $10.45.\n\nThe CAQ campaigned on a promise to increase the minimum wage year over year, working toward $15 per hour by 2023.\n\nHydro-Québec rebate\n\nHydro rates will be frozen as of April 1, 2020, and the increases for the four following years will be limited to the rate of inflation.\n\nYou will also receive money if you were a Hydro account holder in 2018 or 2019.\n\nResidential customers will receive an average of about $60, though the exact amount issued to each customer will be known in January.\n\nHospital parking capped\n\nStarting in the spring of 2020, hospital parking fees will be capped at around $7 to $10, depending on the region. The first two hours will be free.\n\nRight now, in some places parking fees cost more than $20."], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "Jakraphanth Thomma on Saturday killed his commanding officer before stealing weapons from a military camp.\n\nThe suspect continued his attack in a shopping centre in Nakhon Ratchasima, also known as Korat,\n\nHe posted material to social media, but his motives for his actions remain unclear.\n\nPublic Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul posted on his Facebook page on Sunday morning, congratulating the security forces for their actions in the northeastern Thai town.\n\n\"Thank you police and army for ending the situation. Shooter shot dead!!!\"\n\nOfficials said that the death toll stood at 20, with 42 wounded, revising an earlier total of 21 dead. However, it is still possible that the number of fatalities could rise.", "pos": ["Medics carry a stretcher towards a Thai shopping mall on Sunday. Credit: AP/Facebook\n\nThai police on Sunday shot dead a soldier who killed 26 people and wounded 57 in the worst mass shooting in the country’s history. Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha confirmed the numbers of victims after the overnight siege was ended by police on Sunday morning, 16 hours after it began, at a shopping mall in the north-western city of Nakhon Ratchasima, also known as Korat. Officials said the man – identified by military officials as Sergeant Major Jakrapanth Thomma – was angry over a financial dispute. He first killed two people, a fellow soldier and a woman, then went on a far bloodier spree, shooting as he drove to the mall where shoppers fled in terror.\n\nThe man has been named as Jakraphanth Thomma. Credit: Facebook\n\nThe man also posted updates to his Facebook page during the rampage. “No one can escape death,” read one post. Another asked, “Should I give up?” In a later post, he wrote, “I have stopped already.” “This incident was unprecedented in Thailand,” Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha told reporters as he gave the final death toll on Sunday morning after visiting the wounded in hospitals. “I hope this is the only one and the last incident, and that it never happens again. No one wants this to happen. It could be because of this person’s mental health in this particular moment,” he said. Mr Prayuth said he was worried that people inside the mall could be accidentally hit by bullets fired by police, but added: “I have checked, that didn’t happen.” A photo circulated on social media that appeared to be taken from the Facebook page shows a man wearing a green camouflaged military helmet while a fireball and black smoke rage behind him. Jakrapanth’s profile picture shows him in a mask and dressed in military-style fatigues and armed with a pistol. The background image is of a handgun and bullets. The Facebook page was made inaccessible after the shooting began.\n\nA group of armed commando soldiers outside Terminal 21 Korat mall, in Nakhon Ratchasima. Credit: AP\n\nJakrapanth appeared to be armed with an assault rifle, based on security camera video aired on Thai Rath television. The shooting spree began at about 3:30pm local time on Saturday. Video taken outside the mall showed people diving for cover as shots rang out. Many were killed outside the mall, some in cars, others while walking. City and neighbourhood police officers said Jakrapanth took a gun from his base and drove to the Terminal 21 Korat mall, shooting along the way. Several Thai media reported he travelled in a military vehicle.\n\nA wanted poster released by Crime Suppression Division of The Royal Thai Police. Credit: Crime Suppression Division of The Royal Thai Police via AP"], "neg": ["A litter of 'ghost ships' is costing Auckland ratepayers hundreds of thousands of dollars\n\nA litter of 'ghost ships' is costing Auckland ratepayers hundreds of thousands of dollars\n\n2 January 2020\n\nThe number of abandoned vessels hauled out of the city's waters every year has quadrupled in less than a decade.\n\n\n\nAuckland Harbourmaster Andrew Hayton says when he started in the role eight years ago, they were recovering about half a dozen abandoned boats a year.\n\n\n\nLast year there were 23 - costing Auckland Transport 135-thousand-dollars.\n\n\n\nHayton estimates there could still be as many as 200 abandoned boats in the region.\n\n© 2020\n\nNewstalk ZB, NZCity", "Community calendar for Jan. 2-8\n\nListings of a selection of free or nonprofit community, neighborhood and arts events in Clackamas County\n\nCommunity Calendar\n\nThursday, Jan. 2\n\nAARP TAX AIDE: The Pioneer Adult Community Center will begin making appointments today for free tax assistance for low-to-middle-income Clackamas County taxpayers. Call 503-657-8287, ext. 0, to make an appointment.\n\nBLOOD DRIVE: From 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at Fred Meyer Happy Valley, 17005 S.E. Sunnyside Road, or from 2:30-7:30 p.m. at Starbucks, 1900 McLoughlin Blvd., Oregon City. To schedule an appointment to donate, visit redcrossblood.org or call 800-733-2767.\n\nHOME ORGANIZATION: Register now for this class in decluttering your home that runs Jan. 10-March 10 at the Pioneer Adult Community Center, 615 Fifth St., Oregon City. The fee is $114. To register, call 503-657-8287.\n\nBABY SIGN LANGUAGE: This event takes place at 1 p.m. at the Oregon City Library, 606 John Adams St.\n\nSTORYTIME BREAKS: The Oak Lodge Library storytime is on break through Jan. 9, and the Gladstone Library storytime is on break through Jan. 4.\n\nBOOK GROUP: The Elevated Readers Book Club will meet from 6:15-8 p.m. at the Oregon City Library to discuss \"Snow Falling on Cedars.\" All are welcome.\n\nFriday, Jan. 3\n\nBLOOD DRIVE: From noon-6 p.m. at GracePoint Church, 10750 S.E. 42nd Ave., Milwaukie. To schedule an appointment to donate, visit redcrossblood.org or call 800-733-2767.\n\nSaturday, Jan. 4\n\nWINTER FARMERS MARKET: Buy local meats, cheeses, eggs, bread, preserves, honey, soaps, holiday greenery and more at the Oregon City farmers market from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at 2051 Kaen Road, off Beavercreek Road. Call 503-734-0192 or visit orcityfarmersmarket.com. Also Jan. 18.\n\nBLOOD DRIVE: Two opportunities to donate in Clackamas from 8 a.m.-1:30 p.m. at Spring Mountain Bible Church, 12152 S.E. Mather Road, or from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at Fred Meyer, 8955 S.E. 82nd Ave. To schedule an appointment to donate, visit redcrossblood.org or call 800-733-2767.\n\nCHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT: Visit audubonportland.org/event/christmas-bird-count-portland-area/ for more information.\n\nMonday, Jan. 6\n\nSAVVY CAREGIVER: This six-week program is designed to help family caregivers. It takes place from 10 a.m.-noon through Feb. 24 at the Milwaukie Center, 5440 S.E. Kellogg Creek Drive. Call 503-653-8100 for more information.\n\nBLOOD DRIVE: Three opportunities to donate in North Clackamas include from 1-6 p.m. at Damascus Community Church, 14251 S.E. Rust Way; from noon-5 p.m., Fred Meyer Garden Center, 14700 SE McLoughlin Blvd.; or from 2-7 p.m. at Christ the King Catholic Church Parish Center, 11709 S.E. Fuller Road. To schedule an appointment to donate, visit redcrossblood.org or call 800-733-2767.\n\nTuesday, Jan. 7\n\nBLOOD DRIVE: From 11 a.m.-4 p.m. at Oregon City Public Library, 606 John Adams St. To schedule an appointment to donate, visit redcrossblood.org or call 800-733-2767.\n\nBEGINNING GENEALOGY: Drop in from 1-2:30 p.m. for assistance in genealogical research at the Oregon City Library, 606 John Adams St.\n\nSENIOR LAW: Volunteer elder law attorneys provide up to a half-hour consultation on senior legal issues. To schedule an appointment, call the Milwaukie Center at 503-653-8100.\n\nWednesday, Jan. 8\n\nWOMEN'S GROUP: The Happy Valley Women's Group luncheon will meet at 11:30 a.m. at the Spaghetti Factory. Guest speaker will be Sarah Bushore of the U.S. Census Bureau. For reservations and information, call 503-470-0192.\n\nBLOOD DRIVE: From 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m. at Elks Lodge 1189, 610 McLoughlin Blvd., Oregon City. To schedule an appointment to donate, visit redcrossblood.org or call 800-733-2767.\n\nSEASONED ADULTS: The Seasoned Adult Enrichment Program presents \"Pack It Up\" by Anne McAlpin. Learn how to pack for any trip. All sessions begin at 9:30 a.m. Wednesdays at CCC on the Harmony Community Campus, 7738 S.E. Harmony Road, room HW130, just off Sunnyside Road, near Clackamas Town Center. Call 503-594-0620 for more information. Cost is $3 per session.\n\nThursday, Jan. 9\n\nGLADSTONE HISTORICAL SOCIETY: All are welcome to attend this meeting at 6:30 p.m. in the Gladstone City Hall Conference Room at 525 Portland Ave. Visit Gladstone-historicalsociety.org for more information.\n\nNeighborhood meetings\n\nBARCLAY HILLS: 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 14, St. John the Apostle Cemetery, 451 Warner Road, Oregon City.\n\nBEAVERCREEK: 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 22, at the Beavercreek Grange Hall, 22041 S. Kamrath Road. Visit Beavercreek.org, call 503-632-8370 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .\n\nBORING: 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 7, Boring Fire Station on Highway 212. Call 503-502-5837 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .\n\nCAUFIELD: 6:45 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 28, Oregon City School District's Bus Barn, 14551 Meyers Road.\n\nEAGLE CREEK-BARTON: 7 p.m. Thursday, January 9, Eagle Creek Fire Station, 32200 S.E. Judd Rd. Email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .\n\nGAFFNEY LANE: 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 9, Meadows Courtyard, 13637 Garden Meadow Drive, Oregon City.\n\nJENNINGS LODGE: 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 28, Church of the Nazarene, 4180 S.E. Jennings Ave. Email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .\n\nLAKE ROAD: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 8, Rowe Middle School, 3606 S.E. Lake Road, Milwaukie.\n\nLEWELLING: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 8, Chapel Theatre, 4107 S.E. Harrison St., Milwaukie.\n\nLINWOOD: 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 9, Linwood Elementary School, 11909 S.E. Linwood Ave., Milwaukie.\n\nOAK GROVE: 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 22, Performing Arts Center at Rose Villa, 13505 S.E. River Road. Email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .\n\nRHODODENDRON: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 18, Mt. Hood Village, 65000 E. Highway 26, Welches. Topics will include Rhododendron's Jan. 25 Centennial Celebration. Email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .\n\nSTAFFORD-TUALATIN VALLEY: 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 14, Stafford Primary School, 19875 S.W. Stafford Road, unincorporated West Linn.\n\nArts\n\nThursday, Jan. 2\n\nIMPROV CLASS: Sign up now for Jump-Start, Rising Phoenix Theater's improvisation class. It will meet from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Wednesdays from Jan. 8-Feb. 12 at the Oak Grove Methodist Church, 14700 S.E. Rupert Drive. Instructors: Susan Scovil and members of the Spontaneous Combustion improv troupe. The fee is $100 for five classes and a showcase performance is set for Feb. 12. Register by email at mail This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .\n\nTEEN ART CONTEST: The Libraries in Clackamas County invite interested teens to submit original artwork for the fifth annual Teen Summer Reading Artwork contest. The contest begins today and submissions are welcome until Jan. 31. For more information, contest rules and an entry form, go to lincc.org and click on \"Library Events\" or get a form at any of the 13 libraries in the county.\n\nFriday, Jan. 3\n\nJOHN MUNGER MEMORIAL JAZZ BAND: It's a perfect opportunity to practice dance steps from noon-2 p.m. at the Milwaukie Center, 5440 S.E. Kellogg Creek Drive. Free.\n\nMonday, Jan. 6\n\nA TIME TO WRITE: Start a writing project in this free, informal writing circle that meets from 4-7 p.m. the first and third Mondays of the month at the Oregon City Library, 606 John Adams St. Also Jan. 20.\n\nWednesday, Jan. 8\n\nART LAB: All are invited to make self-portraits at this event from 2-4 p.m. at the Oregon City Library, 606 John Adams St.\n\nOngoing:\n\nSTEVENS-CRAWFORD HERITAGE HOUSE: The house has reopened, and visitors are welcome from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays at 603 Sixth St., Oregon City. Call 503-655-2866 for more information.\n\nBINGO: Play bingo and help support Meals on Wheels on Thursdays at the Milwaukie Center, 5440 S.E. Kellogg Creek Drive. Early birds start at 6:30 p.m. Regular games start at 7 p.m. Interested in volunteering? Call 971-303-0418.\n\nROTARY CLUB: The Gladstone-Oak Lodge Rotary Club meets from noon-1 p.m. Thursdays at the Gladstone Senior Center, 1050 Portland Ave. All are welcome.\n\nGLADSTONE LIBRARY STORYTIMES: The Gladstone Library hosts four weekly storytimes at 135 E. Dartmouth St. Toddler storytime takes place at 9:30 a.m. Tuesdays; baby storytime is at 9:30 a.m. Wednesdays; and all-ages storytime is at 9:30 a.m. Thursdays and Saturdays.\n\nOREGON CITY LIBRARY STORYTIMES: The Oregon City Library, 606 John Adams St., offers storytimes for toddlers (ages 1 and 2) at 10:15 and 11 a.m. Tuesdays; Music & Movement Storytimes (up to age 5) at 10:15 and 11 a.m. Thursdays; and Preschool Connection storytimes for 3- to 5-year-olds at 10:15 a.m. Fridays.\n\nAMERICAN MAH-JONGG: Learn to play American mah-jongg from 12:30-3:30 p.m. Mondays at the Pioneer Adult Community Center, 615 Fifth St., Oregon City. Free.\n\nOLDTIME FIDDLERS: Oregon Oldtime Fiddlers' Association hosts a free dance music jam from 1-4 p.m. on first Saturdays at the Sunnyside Grange, 13130 S.E. Sunnyside Road. Everyone is invited to come and join to play, or just listen, dance or sing. Fiddle teachers are available for the first part of the afternoon.\n\nOAK LODGE STORYTIMES: The Oak Lodge Library hosts three different storytimes at 16201 S.E. McLoughlin Blvd., Oak Grove. Babies and toddler storytime takes place at 11 a.m. Mondays; all-ages storytimes take place at 11 a.m. Fridays and Saturdays.\n\nSUPPORT GROUP: The Open Minds Art Studio meets from 1:30-4 p.m. Thursdays at the NAMI Clackamas Office.\n\nNAMI CONNECTIONS: NAMI Connections meets from 2:30-4 p.m. Wednesdays and 6-7:30 p.m. Sundays at Kaiser Brookside, 10180 S.E. Sunnyside Road.\n\nBOOK SALE: The Friends of the Oregon City Public Library Used Bookstore, 814 Seventh St., offers a 10% discount to seniors age 55 and older on Mondays.\n\nSQUARE DANCING: All square dancers are invited to join the Bachelor 'n' Bachelorettes at 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays at the Abernethy Grange, 15745 S. Harley Ave., Oregon City. For questions, call 503-654-9141.\n\nSQUARE DANCING: Join the River City Dancers at 7 p.m. on the second and third Saturdays of each month at the Milwaukie Community Club, 10666 S.E. 42nd Ave. Free Sunday beginner classes for those age 12 and up start at 6 p.m. Sept. 8.\n\nBINGO: Bingo for those 21 and over is played at 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays at the Oregon City Elks Lodge No. 1189, 610 McLoughlin Blvd.\n\nTOPS MEETINGS: Take Off Pounds Sensibly groups meet 6-8 p.m. Thursdays at the Kairos-Milwaukie United Church of Christ, 4790 S.E. Logus Road; at 9:30 a.m. Fridays at St. Stephen Church, 290 W. Gloucester St., Gladstone; and 6-8 p.m. Mondays in the Clairmont Mobile Home Park meeting room, 13531 Clairmont Way, Oregon City.\n\nBEAUTIFUL BABIES: This group for parents of mobile babies and young toddlers meets from 6-8 p.m. the first Thursday of every month at the Gladstone Center for Children & Families, 18905 Portland Ave. Call 503-367-9116 for details. Free dinner and childcare.\n\nTERRIFIC TODDLERS: This group is for parents with children 2 to 3 years old. It meets every second Thursday of the month at the Gladstone Center for Children & Families, 18905 Portland Ave. Call 503-367-9116 for details. Free dinner and childcare.\n\nGROWING UP: This group is for parents who have children 3-6 years old. It meets every third Thursday of the month at the Gladstone Center for Children & Families, 18905 Portland Ave. Call 503-367-9116 for details. Free dinner and childcare.\n\nALL ABOUT MEMORY: This program focuses on teaching techniques to improve mental fitness by using memory enhancing and retaining activities. It meets from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Fridays at the Milwaukie Center, 5440 S.E. Kellogg Creek Drive. For additional information, application process and scheduled fees, call 503-653-8100 and speak with Abby or Lisa.\n\nTECH HELP: One-on-one computer and technology help is available by appointment from noon-4 p.m. Saturdays at the Gladstone Public Library. To schedule a half-hour appointment, call 503-656-2411, email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. , or visit the library at 135 E. Dartmouth St. Weekday appointments can be arranged if needed.\n\nTECH CONNECT: One-on-one technology assistance is available by appointment only from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. the first Wednesday of the month at the Oregon City Library. Call 503-657-8269, ext. 1017, to set up an appointment.\n\nSUICIDE BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT: This group meets from 2-4 p.m. the second and fourth Sunday of the month at the NAMI Clackamas Office, 10202 S.E. 32nd Ave., Milwaukie. Call 503-344-5050 for details.\n\nDUNGEONS AND DRAGONS: This group meets from 2-5 p.m. Sundays at the Oregon City Library.\n\nSUNDAY MORNING BREAKFAST: Enjoy breakfast from 9 a.m.-noon Sundays at the Milwaukie American Legion Post, 2146 S.E. Monroe St. The event supports veterans and local community activities. Prices range from $3 for children to $7+ for adults.\n\nCHARITY BINGO: The community is invited to play bingo from 3-5 p.m. Sundays at the Milwaukie American Legion Post, 2146 S.E. Monroe St.\n\nFITNESS: This free REFIT fitness class takes place at 5:30 p.m. Tuesdays at the Pioneer Community Center, 615 Fifth St., Oregon City.\n\nGET MOVING: The Oregon City Walking Group (getthinspired.me) meets at 9:30 a.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at the Pioneer Community Center, 615 Fifth St., Oregon City. All ages and speeds welcome.\n\nOVEREATERS ANONYMOUS: This group meets from 7-8 p.m. Mondays at Clackamas Park Friends Church, 8120 S.E. Thiessen Road, Milwaukie. For more information, call Margaret at 503-757-1943.\n\nWAGON TONGUE TOASTMASTERS: All are welcome to learn to be a better public speaker with this supportive group. It meets from 12:05-12:50 p.m. Thursdays on the top floor of the Oregon City Library, 606 John Adams St. Contact Matthew Broderick, membership leader, at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .\n\nMILWAUKIE TOASTMASTERS: The Milwaukie Talkies Toastmasters meets from 7:15-8:30 a.m. Tuesdays at Oregonians Credit Union, 6915 S.E. Lake Road, Milwaukie. For more information, contact: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .\n\nAMERICAN LEGION: All are welcome to attend Oregon City's American Legion meetings starting at 7 p.m. on the first Tuesday of the month at the Pioneer Center, entering the lower level near Washington and Fifth streets. For more information, contact post Cmdr. Ed Mathews at 503-313-3395 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .\n\nAL-ANON: Friends and relatives of alcoholics meet from 7:30-9 p.m. Wednesdays at the Oak Grove Methodist Church, 14700 S.E. Rupert Drive. For more information, call the Al-Anon Office at 503-292-1333.\n\nOVEREATERS ANONYMOUS: From noon-1 p.m. Thursdays, join the Overeaters Anonymous group in Oregon City in the religious education wing of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Willamette Falls, 710 Sixth St. For more information, call 503-705-5599.\n\nMUSIC AND MOVEMENT STORYTIME: Children up to age 5 are invited to this event from 10:15-11 a.m. Thursdays at the Oregon City Library, 606 John Adams St.\n\nPRESCHOOL STORYTIME: Children ages 3-6 are invited to this event at 10:15 a.m. Fridays at the Oregon City Library.\n\nMAH-JONGG: Those who enjoy American mah-jongg are invited to play from 1-4 p.m. Fridays at the Happy Valley Library. Be sure to bring your 2018 National Mah-Jongg League cards.\n\nMUSIC MAKERS: Singers in the Oregon City area are invited to join this group meeting from 10 a.m.-noon Fridays at the Pioneer Community Center, 615 Fifth St., Oregon City. The cost is $30 per semester.\n\nCURE: This organization that seeks to help people with incarcerated family members meets at 6:30 p.m. the first Monday of each month (except the second Monday in September) at Abundant Life Church, 17241 S.E. Hemrich Road, Damascus. For more information, leave a message for Will Timberman at 503-757-7762 or email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .", "This letter from the editor is hot off the presses.\n\nTonight's group date on The Bachelor took Peter Weber's suitors to Costa Rica, where the ladies were asked to pose in their bikinis for a chance to get featured on the cover of Cosmopolitan magazine. Ultimately, Cosmo editor-in-chief Jessica Pels picked Victoria Fuller (who took a risk and kissed Peter during their photo shoot) as the lucky winner. But as Pels just revealed, those images won't actually make it to the printer after all.\n\nIn a letter titled \"Why We're Not Publishing the Cosmo Bachelor Cover,\" Pels explains how a controversy involving Victoria helped the staff make their decision.\n\n\"As you probably know, the details about upcoming plot points on The Bachelor are as closely guarded as nuclear codes,\" she writes. \"When my team and I flew down to Costa Rica for our challenge, we weren't told who our models were going to be. We didn't even meet them until we were all on camera on-set, ready to start our shoot.\"", "The city Corporation has opened a counter at Gandhi Park, where traders and the public can hand over banned plastic carrybags still in their stock. Mayor K. Sreekumar inaugurated the counter on Wednesday. Cloth bags at subsidised rates are available at this counter, which is being run by the Corporation’s sanitation committee.\n\nAt Corporation office\n\nCloth bags made at the Corporation’s five manufacturing units are being sold here. The counter will be open from 9.30 a.m. to 5.30 p.m at Gandhi Park on Thursday. In the days after that, the counter will function from the Corporation’s main office.\n\nAs per the government’s order banning single use plastics from January 1, fine amounts ranging from ₹10,000 to ₹50,000 can be imposed for violations.\n\n11 types of plastic\n\nChief Secretary Tome Jose has informed that 11 types of plastic have been banned, including plastic carrybags, plastic sheet used for covering tables, thermocol, disposable plates, cup, spoon, fork and straw made of plastic styrofoam, PVC flex, plastic water pouch, and plastic bottles.\n\nAlternative materials\n\nThe government has held talks with manufacturers of alternative materials to bring more quantites of these to the markets. Branded plastic materials have been removed from the ban, as these will be taken as part of Extended Producer Responsibility.", "An Ocala mother left her 9-year-old son and 5-year-old daughter in their home for 10 minutes on Monday. She went on a quick walk to check the mail and get some candy for the kids.\n\nWhen she left, the two were playing. Police said that when she came back, she saw her son stabbing her daughter and saying, “Die. Die!”\n\nThe mother hurriedly grabbed the knife from her son as she picked up her daughter and took her to the bathroom, Ocala police said. Her son dashed out of the home and hid under a nearby maintenance shed.\n\nAfter police were called, the boy was found shortly after. Officers say that he told them that he’s had thoughts of killing his sister since Saturday.\n\nHe tried to get it out of his head but could not, police said. When his mother left, he went to the kitchen and grabbed a knife.\n\nHiding it behind his back, he approached his sister from behind as she was bent over trying to show him something. He grabbed her by the neck and stabbed her several times in the back, police said.\n\nBreaking news & more Sign up for one of our many newsletters to be the first to know when big news breaks SIGN UP\n\nWhen officers asked him again why he stabbed his sister he said “he wanted to be able to go outside.”\n\nThe 5-year-old girl was airlifted to a nearby hospital and treated for multiple stab wounds. Her condition is not known, police said.\n\nThe boy was charged with attempted first-degree murder.\n\nPolice did not release the names of the mother or daughter.\n\nLocal news has never been more important Subscribe for unlimited digital access to the news that matters to your community. #readlocal"], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "The bodies of the victims were found lying in the streets of Matholesville barely 24 hours after Gauteng police commissioner Lt-Gen Elias Mawela together with his team conducted a raid in the area as part of Operation Okae Molao.\n\nA 10th victim is still being treated in hospital.\n\nKweza said that a few hours after the killings, Mawela had summoned police officers from “different stations and units within the Johannesburg district and provincial office to hunt down the suspects and deal with all forms of criminality in Matholesville and the surrounding areas”.\n\n“During the night operation, police took in 87 people for questioning and to establish if they are not wanted for any crimes,” Kweza said.\n\nShe added that the manhunt would continue until those responsible for the killings were located and arrested.\n\nThe provincial commissioner had directed that witnesses be taken into the witness protection programme for their safety, Kweza said.\n\n“We condemn this barbaric attack and we will ensure we leave no stone unturned in making the people of Matholesville and Roodepoort feel safe. The suspects will be arrested as soon as possible and the police will not sleep until we find them,” Mawela said.", "pos": ["Johannesburg - Gauteng police on Saturday said they had taken in 87 people regarding the brutal murder of nine Lesotho nationals who were stoned to death in Matholeville, near Roodepoort.\n\nGauteng top cop, provincial commissioner Lieutenant-General Elias Mawela launched a manhunt for the suspects, who are also Lesotho nationals.\n\nThe nine deceased were allegedly killed after they were accused of being involved in criminal activities, which attracted police to their illegal mining activities.\n\nGauteng police spokesperson Colonel Noxolo Kweza`said the police were working tirelessly to bring those involved to book.\n\n“During the night operation, police took in 87 people for questioning and to establish if they are not wanted for any crimes.The manhunt will continue until all the suspects linked to the murder are located and arrested,” said Kweza.\n\nMeanwhile, Mawela called for calm."], "neg": ["Remember – I am an Amazon Associate. 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Thanks!\n\nIf you are so inclined, donations are always greatly appreciated!>", "news, story, article\n\nBy Benjamin Adamafio Commey, GNA\n\n\n\nAccra, Jan. 1, GNA - More than one thousand five hundred people Tuesday night massed up at the Korle-Gonno branch of the Lighthouse Chapel International to participate in the midnight vigil service to usher in the New Year.\n\nThe service held in the church's auditorium was filled to capacity with several others seated outside with screens mounted at vantage points to allow everyone access to the activities in order to ease congestion.\n\nSecurity was tight even prior to the commencement of the service as people were thoroughly scrutinised before being allowed entry.\n\nChurch members, who were mostly clad in white clothes to signify triumph, sang and danced to glorify God for His love, mercies and protection and above all for a successful year and asked for a better year in 2020.\n\nBishop Hamesh Oddoye, the Head Pastor in charge of the Korle-Gonno Cathedral, said Christians must develop the desire towards bringing to their Maker the deviant ones.\n\nHe said the greatest thing Christians could offer God was to love Him, and it is imperative that Christians show that by assuming the roles of shepherds and feed the people with God's words to prepare them for a better life.\n\nThe theme for the sermon was: \"2020, the Year of Shepherding,\" quoting scriptures from the Book of John 21:15, 15:16; Matthew 22:37; and Ephesians 4:10-12 among others to buttress his point.\n\nBishop Oddoye said \"the greatest commandment according to the Bible is to love God and if you love God, you will feed his people, which means being a shepherd.\n\n\"God gave some as apostles, some as prophets, some as evangelists, some as shepherds and some us teachers and this is to prepare His people for the works of service,\" he said.\n\n\"Therefore, your aim in the church is to become a shepherd because you have been called by God to be a Christian and that call means you have to do His work for others,\" he added.\n\nGNA", "15 USC 6502 : Regulation of unfair and deceptive acts and practices in connection with collection and use of personal information from and about children on the Internet Text contains those laws in effect on January 1, 2020 From Title 15-COMMERCE AND TRADE CHAPTER 91-CHILDREN'S ONLINE PRIVACY PROTECTION Jump To: Source Credit Effective Date\n\n§6502. Regulation of unfair and deceptive acts and practices in connection with collection and use of personal information from and about children on the Internet\n\n(a) Acts prohibited\n\n(1) In general\n\nIt is unlawful for an operator of a website or online service directed to children, or any operator that has actual knowledge that it is collecting personal information from a child, to collect personal information from a child in a manner that violates the regulations prescribed under subsection (b).\n\n(2) Disclosure to parent protected\n\nNotwithstanding paragraph (1), neither an operator of such a website or online service nor the operator's agent shall be held to be liable under any Federal or State law for any disclosure made in good faith and following reasonable procedures in responding to a request for disclosure of personal information under subsection (b)(1)(B)(iii) to the parent of a child.\n\n(b) Regulations\n\n(1) In general\n\nNot later than 1 year after October 21, 1998, the Commission shall promulgate under section 553 of title 5 regulations that-\n\n(A) require the operator of any website or online service directed to children that collects personal information from children or the operator of a website or online service that has actual knowledge that it is collecting personal information from a child-\n\n(i) to provide notice on the website of what information is collected from children by the operator, how the operator uses such information, and the operator's disclosure practices for such information; and\n\n(ii) to obtain verifiable parental consent for the collection, use, or disclosure of personal information from children;\n\n(B) require the operator to provide, upon request of a parent under this subparagraph whose child has provided personal information to that website or online service, upon proper identification of that parent, to such parent-\n\n(i) a description of the specific types of personal information collected from the child by that operator;\n\n(ii) the opportunity at any time to refuse to permit the operator's further use or maintenance in retrievable form, or future online collection, of personal information from that child; and\n\n(iii) notwithstanding any other provision of law, a means that is reasonable under the circumstances for the parent to obtain any personal information collected from that child;\n\n(C) prohibit conditioning a child's participation in a game, the offering of a prize, or another activity on the child disclosing more personal information than is reasonably necessary to participate in such activity; and\n\n(D) require the operator of such a website or online service to establish and maintain reasonable procedures to protect the confidentiality, security, and integrity of personal information collected from children.\n\n(2) When consent not required\n\nThe regulations shall provide that verifiable parental consent under paragraph (1)(A)(ii) is not required in the case of-\n\n(A) online contact information collected from a child that is used only to respond directly on a one-time basis to a specific request from the child and is not used to recontact the child and is not maintained in retrievable form by the operator;\n\n(B) a request for the name or online contact information of a parent or child that is used for the sole purpose of obtaining parental consent or providing notice under this section and where such information is not maintained in retrievable form by the operator if parental consent is not obtained after a reasonable time;\n\n(C) online contact information collected from a child that is used only to respond more than once directly to a specific request from the child and is not used to recontact the child beyond the scope of that request-\n\n(i) if, before any additional response after the initial response to the child, the operator uses reasonable efforts to provide a parent notice of the online contact information collected from the child, the purposes for which it is to be used, and an opportunity for the parent to request that the operator make no further use of the information and that it not be maintained in retrievable form; or\n\n(ii) without notice to the parent in such circumstances as the Commission may determine are appropriate, taking into consideration the benefits to the child of access to information and services, and risks to the security and privacy of the child, in regulations promulgated under this subsection;\n\n(D) the name of the child and online contact information (to the extent reasonably necessary to protect the safety of a child participant on the site)-\n\n(i) used only for the purpose of protecting such safety;\n\n(ii) not used to recontact the child or for any other purpose; and\n\n(iii) not disclosed on the site,\n\nif the operator uses reasonable efforts to provide a parent notice of the name and online contact information collected from the child, the purposes for which it is to be used, and an opportunity for the parent to request that the operator make no further use of the information and that it not be maintained in retrievable form; or\n\n(E) the collection, use, or dissemination of such information by the operator of such a website or online service necessary-\n\n(i) to protect the security or integrity of its website;\n\n(ii) to take precautions against liability;\n\n(iii) to respond to judicial process; or\n\n(iv) to the extent permitted under other provisions of law, to provide information to law enforcement agencies or for an investigation on a matter related to public safety.\n\n(3) Termination of service\n\nThe regulations shall permit the operator of a website or an online service to terminate service provided to a child whose parent has refused, under the regulations prescribed under paragraph (1)(B)(ii), to permit the operator's further use or maintenance in retrievable form, or future online collection, of personal information from that child.\n\n(c) Enforcement\n\nSubject to sections 6503 and 6505 of this title, a violation of a regulation prescribed under subsection (a) shall be treated as a violation of a rule defining an unfair or deceptive act or practice prescribed under section 57a(a)(1)(B) of this title.\n\n(d) Inconsistent State law\n\nNo State or local government may impose any liability for commercial activities or actions by operators in interstate or foreign commerce in connection with an activity or action described in this chapter that is inconsistent with the treatment of those activities or actions under this section.\n\n( Pub. L. 105–277, div. C, title XIII, §1303, Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–730 .)\n\nEffective Date", "DUMFRIES AREA\n\nROBBERY\n\nTriangle Shopping Plz., 18000 block, 6:39 p.m. Dec. 17. A man entered a wireless electronics store with a firearm and demanded cash. An employee complied, and the man fled.\n\nAD\n\nTHEFT/BREAK-IN\n\nJonathan Ct., 4300 block, 7 p.m. Dec. 7. Four people entered an unlocked residence, took several pairs of shoes, and fled. An 18-year-old Dumfries man was arrested and charged with conspiracy to commit burglary, burglary and use of a firearm in commission of felony. A Dumfries male, 17, and two Woodbridge males, 16 and 17, were arrested and charged as juveniles with conspiracy to commit burglary, burglary and use of a firearm in commission of felony.\n\nAD\n\nGAINESVILLE AREA\n\nTHEFT/BREAK-IN\n\nCartagena Dr., 14800 block, Dec. 12. A homeowner received an alarm activation alert at his residence and found a rear sliding-glass door was opened by force. Entry was made but nothing was reported missing.\n\nAD\n\nHAYMARKET AREA\n\nSEXUAL BATTERY OF A MINOR\n\nHaymarket area, Dec. 14. An 11-year-old girl was sexually assaulted by a male acquaintance. A 26-year-old Haymarket man was arrested and charged with aggravated sexual battery.\n\nCHILD NEGLECT/DUI\n\nJames Madison Hwy. near Market Ridge Blvd., 2:25 a.m. Dec. 24. A female driver was observed speeding and unable to maintain her lane of travel. During the traffic stop, police determined the driver was under the influence of alcohol with a 10-month-old baby in the vehicle. The 26-year-old Linden woman was arrested and charged with felony child neglect, driving under the influence and reckless driving.\n\nAD\n\nASSAULT ON LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER\n\nMountain View Dr., 4300 block, 1:17 a.m. Dec. 13. A woman was asked by a homeowner to leave the property. She refused, disregarded officers’ commands, bit an officer, and resisted arrest. The 35-year-old Manassas woman was arrested and charged with assault and battery on a law enforcement officer, trespassing, obstruction of justice, and destruction of property.\n\nAD\n\nMANASSAS AREA\n\nHOMICIDE\n\nSudley Rd., 8200 block, 2:25 a.m. Dec. 26. Two men entered a restaurant brandishing a handgun and a baton. They ordered the patrons and employees to the ground and demanded cash and cellphones. They also demanded cash from the restaurant. They shot a man sitting on the floor who was cooperating, then assaulted and shot a delivery driver entering the restaurant who unwittingly held open the door for the men as they fled. The delivery driver, a 56-year-old Manassas man, died at the hospital from his injuries. The first victim was treated for serious injuries but is expected to survive.\n\nAD\n\nROBBERY\n\nWilliamson Blvd., 7500 block, 1:13 a.m. Dec. 23. Two masked males entered a hotel lobby. One went to a back office and demanded cash from an employee at gunpoint, and the other walked behind the counter, opened the cash drawer, took money and fled.\n\nAD\n\nTHEFT/BREAK-IN\n\nCobble Pond Way, 8100 block, 7 p.m. Dec. 5 to 4 p.m. Dec. 9. A gaming console was stolen from a residence entered through an unlocked door.\n\nWOODBRIDGE AREA\n\nMALICIOUS WOUNDINGS\n\nFerry Landing Lane, 13000 block, 4 p.m. Dec. 17. A woman got into an altercation at a residence with a male family member. During the incident, the woman grabbed a knife and swung it toward the man several times, striking him in the head and back. Minor injuries were reported. The 35-year-old Woodbridge woman was arrested and charged with malicious wounding.\n\nAD\n\nDarbydale Ave., 14700 block, 8:54 a.m. Dec. 22. A man got into a verbal altercation with a female acquaintance that escalated in a vehicle. During the incident, the man stabbed the woman in the lower back and grabbed her cellphone when she attempted to call police. The woman was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The 55-year-old Woodbridge man was arrested and charged with malicious wounding, preventing the summoning of law enforcement, and intoxicated in public.\n\nAD\n\nASSAULTS\n\nBeechtree Lane, 2800 block, 6:53 p.m. Dec. 22. A man entered the residence of a female family member without permission. When she attempted to call police the man took the woman’s phone and assaulted her, then fled. The woman sustained minor injuries. In addition, the man violated a current protective order.\n\nAD\n\nPotomac Mills Cir., 2700 block, Dec. 13. A man got into an argument with a female acquaintance in a parking lot at a shopping mall. The man grabbed the woman’s throat. He struck her in the face and head and caused her to fall to the ground and lose consciousness. The woman eventually drove herself to a hospital for treatment. The 30-year-old Stafford man was arrested Dec. 14 and charged with strangulation and assault and battery.\n\nAD\n\nASSAULTS ON LAW ENFORCEMENT\n\nBotts Ave., 13800 block, 10:20 p.m. Dec. 15. Responding to a call for a suspicious person, police located four occupants in a vehicle and detected the odor of marijuana. One of the male occupants was found to be in possession of a handgun and marijuana. He became disorderly, refused lawful commands, provided a false identity, and kicked an officer. The 16-year-old Woodbridge male was arrested and charged with assault and battery on law enforcement officer, possession with intent to distribute marijuana, destruction of property, possession of a firearm while in possession of schedule I or II drugs and presenting false identification to a law enforcement officer.\n\nAD\n\nCloverdale Rd., 15100 block, 4:40 a.m. Dec. 12. A man refused to return a vehicle belonging to a female acquaintance after being allowed to use it briefly. The man drove up while officers were at the residence. He refused to comply with officers’ commands, a struggle ensued, and he was arrested. The 21-year-old Woodbridge man was charged with assault and battery on a law enforcement officer, unauthorized use of a vehicle, and obstruction of justice.\n\nAD\n\nDining Way, 14800 block, 8:45 a.m. Dec. 20. A man was seen attempting to open car doors, then fled into a nearby business where he began acting disorderly. The man assaulted an officer who attempted to detain him and resisted arrest. The 47-year-old man of no fixed address was charged with assault and battery on a law enforcement officer, attempted grand larceny, obstruction of justice and disorderly conduct.\n\nABDUCTION\n\nGableridge Turn, 1800 block, 10:30-11:30 p.m. Dec. 20. A man and a woman got into an argument that escalated at an apartment. When she attempted to flee the apartment, the man pushed the door shut and locked it, preventing her from exiting. The 37-year-old Woodbridge man was arrested and charged with abduction.\n\nAD\n\nAD\n\nROBBERIES\n\nJefferson Davis Hwy., 14000 block, 12:10 a.m. Dec. 24. Two masked men entered a pharmacy brandishing a firearm. One of the men escorted an employee to a back office and demanded cash while the other demanded cash from the registers. No injuries were reported.\n\nMinniville Rd., 12700 block, 1:32 a.m. Dec. 19. Two females entered a service station, accosted an employee with a stun gun and demanded cash. The employee refused and threw merchandise at them. The females attempted to flee, but the employee detained one of them. A 15-year-old Manassas female was arrested and charged with attempted robbery, conspiracy to commit robbery, and assault and battery.\n\nPearson Dr., 4700 block, 1:43 a.m. Dec. 19. Responding to shots fired, police located a man in the street with a gunshot wound and assault injuries to the upper body. The man pulled into a residential driveway and exited a vehicle after returning from a casino with an acquaintance. Multiple masked man assaulted the man, shot him in the upper body, took cash and a cellphone and fled in a dark-color SUV. The injured man was flown to a hospital with life-threatening injuries.\n\nAD\n\nSHOOTING INTO AN OCCUPIED DWELLING\n\nBentley Cir., 13500 block, 3:20 a.m. Dec. 22. A homeowner heard loud noises and discovered bullet holes in her front door. Police located shell casings in the street in front of the residence. No injuries or other damage were reported. A dark four-door sedan was seen fleeing the area.\n\nKatie Pl., 3700 block, 1 a.m. Dec. 26. Responding to shots fired, police located a residence with damage consistent with being struck by projectiles. Shell casings were also located in front of the residence. No injuries or other damage were reported.\n\nARREST\n\nGeorgetown Rd., 16600 block, Dec. 5. Police arrested a 13-year-old Woodbridge male wanted in connection with an attempted armed robbery. He was charged with attempted robbery and use of a firearm in commission of a felony. A male accomplice has not been located.\n\nManassas\n\nThere were no incidents reported by Manassas police for this edition of Local Living. For information, call 703-257-8000.\n\nManassas Park\n\nThere were no incidents reported by Manassas Park police for this edition of Local Living. For information, call 703-361-1136.", "article\n\nBurger King will start offering free kids meals at their US restaurants.\n\nThis announcement comes as several cities and states have told restaurants to close their dining rooms and only fulfill take-out and delivery orders. At the same time, many school districts across the country have either closed or started teaching students online, which has caused problems for families who rely on school lunches to feed their children.\n\nBurger King restaurants in the United States will start offering two free kids meals for one adult meal, Bloomberg reports. The offer will reportedly be available for orders placed through the restaurant's online or mobile apps.\n\nJose Cil, CEO of Burger King's parent company, Restaurant Brands International Inc., discussed the new offer on Tuesday after participating in a conference call with President Trump. The call included other restaurant leaders and was focused on the coronavirus pandemic's effect on the restaurant industry.\n\nAccording to Bloomberg, Cil said, \"We work closely with each of our franchisees. We’re going to get through this. We have a strong franchise system and a very strong franchise model.”\n\nCil also said that the company was working with its franchisees on a case-by-case basis to determine whether to provide aid.\n\nBurger King isn't the only company making changes amid the coronavirus pandemic.\n\nAdvertisement\n\nDoorDash, a restaurant delivery app, recently announced several changes to their policies to limit the amount of contact customers make with restaurant workers and delivery drivers. The company also announced that they would be waiving commission fees for pick-up orders for restaurants already using the service.\n\nGet updates on this story from FOX News"], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}
{"query": "CIUDAD HIDALGO, Mexico — Hundreds of Central American migrants crossed the Guatemala-Mexico border at dawn Thursday without resistance and began walking up a rural highway.\n\nSome carried banners arguing that migrants were not the problem, but rather the result of poor governing.\n\nIt was a resurgence of a migrant caravan that had been diminishing since its last concerted attempt to cross the border Monday was turned back by Mexican National Guardsmen posted along Suchiate river, which forms the border here.\n\nMexico began flying and busing members of the caravan back to Honduras on Tuesday.\n\nSeven more buses left Mexico for Honduras on Wednesday, carrying 240 migrants back home, and two flights left with an additional 220 Hondurans, Mexico’s National Immigration Institute said. By Wednesday, the number of people outside the Casa del Migrante in Tecun Uman was perhaps half of what it was at its peak Sunday night.\n\nIn previous caravans, Mexican authorities have allowed caravans to walk for awhile, seemingly to tire them out, and then closed their path.\n\nThe Associated Press", "pos": ["Hundreds of Central American migrants crossed the river into Mexico from Guatemala Thursday after a dayslong standoff with security forces.\n\nCarrying US and Honduran flags at the head of the procession, they walked along a highway toward a waiting contingent of dozens of national guardsmen with riot shields and body armor and vans from the National Immigration Institute.\n\nJose Luis Morales, a Salvadoran leader of the caravan, said the migrants want to negotiate to be allowed to pass peacefully.\n\nBut Mexico has cracked down on the large caravans seen previously following intense pressure from Washington last year.\n\nThursday's movement was a resurgence of a migrant caravan that had been diminishing since its last concerted attempt to cross the border Monday was turned back by Mexican National Guardsmen posted along Suchiate river, which forms the border here.\n\nThe national guardsmen awaited the caravan outside the community of Frontera Hidalgo, near Ciudad Hidalgo where the migrants crossed the Suchiate river at dawn.\n\nMexico began flying and busing members of the caravan back to Honduras on Tuesday.\n\nSeven more buses left Mexico for Honduras on Wednesday, carrying 240 migrants back home, and two flights left with an additional 220 Hondurans, Mexico's National Immigration Institute said.\n\nBy Wednesday, the number of people outside the Casa del Migrante in Tecun Uman was perhaps half of what it was at its peak Sunday night.\n\nIn previous caravans, Mexican authorities have allowed caravans to walk for awhile, seemingly to tire them out, and then closed their path.\n\n(This story has not been edited by Business Standard staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)"], "neg": ["Dunbrody Archers turned out in force on Hook Head in Co Wexford on Wednesday to participate in a ceremony going back more than 300 years.\n\nChair of New Ross District Municipal Council, Cllr John Fleming explained the origin of the tradition of firing an arrow into the sea from the rocks beneath the world’s oldest operational lighthouse.\n\n“The tradition dates from 1687 when the Mayor and the corporation of New Ross Town Council claimed their authority over the waters by travelling to Hook and shooting an arrow into the sea from Hook Head Lighthouse.”\n\nCllr Fleming explained that the Mayor of New Ross, casting the arrow into the sea symbolises the port of New Ross’s authority over the estuary of the Barrow and the Suir all the way down to Hook Head.\n\nThe members of Dunbrody Archers, founded in 2004 and now one of the largest archery clubs nationally, assisted Cllr Fleming in “the arrow ceremony” by unleashing a volley of arrows into the air at the historic lighthouse.\n\nCllr Fleming explained that Hook Head is renowned as the oldest intact working lighthouse in the world, dating from the fifth century when local monks lit fires on the headland to keep the ships at sea safe.\n\n“Hook Lighthouse was built by the knight, Sir William Marshal and he also built the port town of New Ross along with Kilkenny Castle, Ferns Castle, Tintern Abbey and many other historical gems in the area,” he said.\n\n“He married Isabel De Clare the daughter of Strongbow and Aoife and they became quite the medieval ‘power couple’ and it is thought that he built Hook Lighthouse to guide ships safely to his port town of New Ross.”\n\n“The Hook Lighthouse tour incorporates 115 steps to the top of the lighthouse tower and features holograms illustrating the ancient history of the tower and the Hook area and spectacular views of the southern coast.”", "Attorney General Dale Marshall is encouraging former owners of the Liquidation Centre building on Bay Street, The City to take possession of the items being stored if they were concerned about theft.\n\nThis advice comes on the heels of reports that some of the items that were removed from the building several weeks ago were stolen.\n\nConfirming the report and without giving detail, Marshall told journalists on Tuesday that the stolen items have since been recovered.\n\n“It is regrettable that would have happened. A report was made to me that there was an incident that the area where the things were being stored was broken into. I think the security measures have been upped so as to eliminate that. The things that were stolen have been recovered,” he said.\n\n“So the sooner Mrs Ram takes possession of her belongings, the better for all of us. They are her things. We have moved them out, they are still her things. So she needs to come and take possession of them. Plain and simple,” added Marshall.\n\nGovernment has compulsory acquired the Bay Street property, owned by prominent businesswoman Asha Mrs Ram Mirchandani, to facilitate construction of a Hyatt Hotel on that stretch of beachfront land.\n\nDuring the week of November 18, the Ministry of Housing, with the assistance of the Royal Barbados Police Force, took possession of the Liquidation Centre building and subsequently began the process of removing and storing millions of dollars in stock.\n\nThis came shortly after Mirchandani held a ‘kick-me-out sale’ in an effort to get rid of some of the merchandise.", "Maria Lopez spotted him at a bachata class. He checked off all her boxes. Superb dancer. Smart — he had an engineering degree. Tall, dark and handsome.\n\nAfter a month of dating, he revealed he was in the country illegally. She too lacked legal status, though she had the relative protection of being in the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.\n\nWordlessly, they pumped the brakes on their relationship.\n\nBeing without legal status under the umbrella of DACA has always been a risky proposition. Deportation always lurked in the background.\n\nAdvertisement\n\nBut now that the program is under threat from an unfriendly White House — and currently at the mercy of a conservative-leaning U.S. Supreme Court — life for its beneficiaries has become cloudier.\n\nIn May, Lopez, a 25-year-old San Jose resident, launched an Instagram account called YTienePapeles? (AndDoesHeHavePapers?)\n\nThe page is her attempt “to heal through humor,” she said. Sometimes she’ll create memes about crushing on people without legal status. One post pictured a crying toddler next to text that read: “When you find out your crush no tiene papeles.” Other times she’ll post syrupy sayings: “Unlike DACA, my love for you is permanent.”\n\nThe memes are relatable, Lopez said. “If you are undocumented and in the dating scene, you will definitely encounter this.”\n\nAdvertisement\n\nRelationships can provide a sense of security and comfort, but the uncertainty of DACA’s future can leave so-called Dreamers feeling just a bit more unsettled about the pursuit of them, said Harvard sociologist Roberto Gonzales.\n\n“In our research, we’ve seen DACA beneficiaries victimized by partners who use their fragile status and their families’ status against them,” Gonzales said.\n\n“Lives in Limbo: Undocumented and Coming of Age in America,” Gonzales’ book based on a 12-year project following 150 young people around the L.A. area, found that immigrants often felt their legal status could drive wedges into relationships.\n\nLopez, for example, had begun dating one young man in 2011 — a year before she joined the DACA program. He was the son of immigrants, Lopez said, who had legalized their status in the U.S.\n\nAfter six years, around the time that President Trump announced his intention to wind down DACA, their relationship soured. Lopez said she did not expect to get married right away, but wanted to know if it was in the couple’s future. When she pressed her boyfriend, Lopez said, he asked: “Is citizenship the reason you want to be with me?”\n\nAnd that was that.\n\nSaid Andrea Simon-Martinez, a 26-year-old DACA recipient who lives in New York: “Telling someone you’re undocumented, it’s like peeling off a Band-Aid, you want to do it sooner rather than later.”\n\nSimon-Martinez was born in Mexico and was 6 years old when she overstayed her tourist visa. She said dating and looking for a serious partner takes a toll. In February 2018, she wrote a post about the anxiety of dating while “DACA-mented.”\n\nAdvertisement\n\n“I never know when to bring it up in conversations, and then it makes me feel like I’m leading them on,” she wrote. “It makes me feel like I’m being deceitful and keeping a big part of me hidden away.”\n\nJuan Pacheco Marcial, a 23-year-old DACA recipient who attends Cal State Monterey Bay, said his legal status keeps him from dating seriously. He makes sure not to get too attached because of a feeling in his gut that, one day, he will be deported. And he won’t date another DACA recipient or person without legal status.\n\n“When I date someone, I don’t see a future with them because I don’t even see a future for myself,” he said. “Of ... having a happy ending here in the United States.”\n\nMarcial said he does not want children because of the cloud over his presence in the country. He said it’s the reason he broke up with a girlfriend who was a citizen.\n\n“I feel that I wouldn’t be able to live with myself if I were to have a child and I were, for some reason, to get kicked out of this country and not be able to come back,” he said.\n\nJose Guevara-Johnson, left, and his husband, Stephen Guevara-Johnson, have breakfast at Antigua Bread in Los Angeles. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)\n\n“We’ve been through a really hard thing that most couples have not gone through at our age and made it out successfully,” Stephen Guevara-Johnson said. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)\n\nA year ago, Jose Guevara, 25, and Stephen Johnson, 29, got married.\n\nAdvertisement\n\nGuevara is a DACA recipient who was brought to the U.S. from El Salvador at age 10. Johnson was born and raised in a conservative Baptist family in North Carolina.\n\nThey met online two years ago. Guevara said he was upfront from the start — laying out his “baggage.”\n\n“I have cancer and I’m a DACA recipient,” he revealed.\n\nJohnson, whose work involves community organizing, said it didn’t bother him. After a couple of months of dating, Guevara was hospitalized and underwent treatment for leukemia — which he’s battled off and on since he was 15.\n\nThe possible end of DACA worried the couple. Guevara feared returning to El Salvador, partly because homophobia is prevalent there. But he felt he was becoming a burden to Johnson, who wanted to marry.\n\n“It’s a lot of labor to love someone who is a DACA recipient,” Guevara said. “We are at the will of the government.”\n\nBut Johnson was determined.\n\n“We’ve been through a really hard thing that most couples have not gone through at our age and made it out successfully,” Johnson said. “If we can make it through that, we can make it through anything.”\n\nThey are now legally the Guevara-Johnsons.\n\nIn San Francisco, Tony K. Choi said he would like to be able to love and date on his own terms.\n\nA DACA recipient who is a creative writer for Democratic presidential candidate Tom Steyer, Choi said his legal status is always part of the life calculations he makes.\n\n“Marriage and immigration status are intrinsically linked to my romantic life,” the 31-year-old said.\n\nChoi, who came to the U.S. from South Korea on a tourist visa at age 9, realizes marriage to a U.S. citizen is probably his best option for staying in the country, but he’s “incredibly millennial” and not looking to wed anytime soon.\n\nStill, he said, he avoids dating DACA recipients or men who are in the country illegally. He had a crush on a man without legal status, but he willed himself to make a cold calculation.\n\n“What is there to gain from this relationship?” Choi said.\n\nSome DACA recipients said they’ve received marriage proposals from close friends who want to help. Others feel pressure from parents, other family members or older immigrants who repeatedly tell them to fall in love and marry someone who has legal status.\n\nLopez still remembers how, when she was 6, her grandmother sat her down and told her: “You have to marry someone with papers.”\n\n“At 6, you don’t even know what that means,” Lopez said.\n\nA few weeks ago, she posted a meme on Instagram with a picture of a distraught and teary-eyed SpongeBob SquarePants surrounded with bursting red hearts. The text read: “When you gotta end [it] with your favorite undocu-novio.”", "RALEIGH — The federal judge who blocked the newest version of North Carolina’s voter identification law cited the state’s “sordid history of racial discrimination and voter suppression” as she ordered officials not to enforce the law in 2020.\n\nU.S. District Court Judge Loretta Biggs’ decision was released Tuesday and prevents North Carolina from requiring voters to provide identification starting in 2020. The Republican leaders of the state House and Senate, however, have asked North Carolina’s Department of Justice to appeal.\n\nThe federal court advised last week that Biggs would formally block the photo ID requirement until a lawsuit filed by state NAACP and others is resolved. Her decision provided insight into why she blocked the law, which she said was similar to a 2013 law that a federal appeals court struck down in 2016.\n\nThat court said the photo ID and other voter restrictions were approved with intentional racial discrimination in mind, and Biggs said the newest version of the law was no different in that respect.\n\n“North Carolina has a sordid history of racial discrimination and voter suppression stretching back to the time of slavery, through the era of Jim Crow, and, crucially, continuing up to the present day,” Biggs wrote.\n\nLegislators received a breakdown of voter behavior by race before passing the 2016 law and used that data to target African American voters, the court wrote in striking down that law. The defendants said there’s no evidence of similar behavior before the most recent voter ID law.\n\nBut the same key lawmakers championed both bills, Biggs wrote. “ … they need not had racial data in hand to still have it in mind,” the ruling says.\n\nThe approval of the new version, known as S.B. 824, was “procedurally unobjectional,” Biggs wrote. But its closeness in time to the previous version; the fact that many of the same legislators were involved in both bills; the use of “unconstitutionally gerrymandered maps” and other issues “indicate that something was amiss,” she wrote.\n\nThe legislative history of the bill, including statements from its supporters, show that “rather than trying to cleanse the discriminatory taint” imbued in the previous voter ID law, lawmakers tried to circumvent state and federal courts, she wrote.\n\nThe photo ID law would have been effective with the March 3 primary. But the requirement would have been put into motion sooner than that with mail-in absentee voters, who also would have had to provide an ID copy.\n\nThe Rev. T. Anthony Spearman, president of the North Carolina conference of the NAACP, said he was “overjoyed” by Biggs’ decision.\n\n“Quite frankly, tears are coming to my eyes as I read the decision,” he said. Biggs’ “strong language is so appropriate” as the nation approaches the 2020 elections, Spearman said.\n\n“I hope it is something that will encourage people who have not exercised their right to vote to cast their votes,” he said.\n\nAfter losing one court battle over voter ID, Republicans put a question on the November 2018 ballot enshrining voter ID in the state constitution. The amendment passed with 55% of the vote. The legislature approved a separate law in December 2018 detailing how to implement that amendment. Legal challenges were filed almost immediately.\n\nGOP legislators said they had to enact an ID law because voters had approved one. But Biggs, who was appointed to the bench in 2014 by then-President Barack Obama, said the constitutional amendment was a cover for legislators that allowed them to present themselves as “faithful servants whose hands were tied.”\n\nThe argument that lawmakers had to pass this particular bill falls short, she wrote. “While the legislature may had to pass some form of photo voter-ID law, it did not have to enact one which suffers from impermissible defects,” she wrote.\n\nThe law did allow for more types of IDs to be used and allowed voters to get a free ID card or fill out a form explaining their “reasonable impediment” to obtaining one.\n\nBut legislators rejected an amendment allowing the use of public assistance IDs, which Biggs described as “particularly suspect.”\n\nRepublican legislators have urged the state DOJ to seek a stay of the temporary injunction, saying Biggs’ ruling was “inappropriate.”\n\nTheir attorneys sent a letter Monday saying it’s “imperative that you seek a stay of Judge Biggs’ injunction immediately to avoid irreparable harm to the state.”\n\nA state DOJ spokeswoman didn’t respond to an email seeking comment on the lawmakers’ request.", "Jason Holder has been rested from West Indies' squad for the first two ODIs against Ireland, to be played in Barbados on January 7 and 9. This is the only change from the most recent ODI squad that completed a tour of India last month, with its strength dropping from 15 to 14.\n\n\"The decision was taken to rest Jason due to the heavy workload he has had over the last year,\" chief selector Roger Harper said in a statement. \"With an important year ahead for West Indies cricket, we saw this as the best opportunity to give him a break to recharge his batteries and refresh his mind so he could be ready to perform at his best as our Test captain throughout 2020, as the number one ranked all-rounder in Test cricket and an important member of the team in the white ball formats.\"\n\nThe lack of major changes in the squad reflects West Indies' gains from their India tour. They lost both the ODI and T20I series against India by 2-1 margins, but pushed the hosts hard, with a number of the younger players showing promise for the future. Before that, the team played a full series against Afghanistan in India, completing a 3-0 ODI sweep and winning the solitary Test but losing 2-1 in the T20Is.\n\n\"The Afghanistan and Indian series told me that the team is making very positive strides,\" Harper said. \"Winning the ODIs against Afghanistan, our first ODI series win for five years, followed by the very competitive performance in against India is testament to that. The team demonstrated a determination to compete and gave it every effort.\n\n\"Against India the batting was consistent and while the bowling had its moments, it is clear that we have to improve our 'death' bowling. However, the fact that the team played in such an organised and competitive manner consistently augurs well going forward.\n\n\"This series against Ireland offers us the opportunity to build on the performances in India, build confidence as a team and for individual players. Just like the series against Afghanistan, the Ireland series is an important one for us, one we must win.\"\n\nThe ODI series against Ireland, which concludes with the third match in Grenada on January 12, will be followed by three T20Is in Grenada (January 15) and St Kitts (January 18 and 19).\n\nWest Indies ODI squad: Kieron Pollard (capt), Sunil Ambris, Roston Chase, Sheldon Cottrell, Shimron Hetmyer, Shai Hope, Alzarri Joseph, Brandon King, Evin Lewis, Keemo Paul, Khary Pierre, Nicholas Pooran, Romario Shepherd, Hayden Walsh"], "instruction": "Retrieve semantically similar text."}