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] | 2016-08-26T14:47:34 | null | 2016-08-26T08:51:12 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fsidneydailynews.com%2Fnews%2F41254%2Fred-cross-seeking-virtual-volunteers-to-aid-louisiana.json | http://sidneydailynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/web1_redcross-logo-copy.jpg | en | null | Red Cross seeking virtual volunteers to aid Louisiana | null | null | sidneydailynews.com | SIDNEY — The American Red Cross remains on the ground, with volunteers across nearly half of Louisiana, helping thousands who lost everything in recent devastating floods—the worst natural disaster since Superstorm Sandy in 2012. To further aid community needs, the relief organization is building a new volunteer contingent to deploy “virtually” (read: working from home) to support the efforts currently underway thousands of miles away in the ravaged flood zone.
“The situation in Louisiana remains critical and so does our need to adapt by recruiting a new type of volunteer – virtual volunteers,” says Lynne Gump, executive director of the Northern Miami Valley Ohio Chapter of the American Red Cross. “I’m urging everyone to please consider becoming a new virtual volunteer. People desperately need help right now. By working from the comfort of your own home, you can make a real difference for people in Louisiana who have lost theirs.”
The organization seeks to add an additional 250 virtual volunteers as soon as possible. Opportunities include virtual caseworker and call center positions. More than 17,000 calls from people seeking information and help have already been handled.
As waters go down, the Red Cross is able to get into more and more neighborhoods, and volunteers on scene are working tirelessly to provide assistance. Nearly 90 response vehicles are fanning out through affected neighborhoods to distribute food, water and relief supplies such as personal hygiene items, insect repellant, cleaning kits and bleach. Local officials estimate more than 110,000 homes have been damaged.
To date, more than 1,900 Red Crossers from all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico are supporting Louisiana relief efforts. Since the onset of the flooding, the Red Cross and partners have served more than 260,000 meals and snacks, in addition to distributing nearly 60,000 relief items. Mental health disaster workers are visiting shelters to offer comfort. Health services volunteers are helping with things like lost eyeglasses and medications.
To become a virtual volunteer, individuals simply visit redcross.org and submit an application. The safety of the people the Red Cross serves and the volunteers who help them is of utmost importance to the Red Cross. We have procedures in place to track who is volunteering to help keep people safe. This includes running a background check on all volunteers who will work directly with the people who turn to the Red Cross for help or have access to funds. Volunteers also sign an agreement to abide by its code of ethics and conduct.
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Relief effort seeks Internet-based volunteers to assist 3,000 in shelters | http://sidneydailynews.com/news/41254/red-cross-seeking-virtual-volunteers-to-aid-louisiana | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | sidneydailynews.com/f63ad9e3e10fc7e644ca6531d9c651ca2d02fe3c907a04a338fd64d3f5a665cf.json |
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] | 2016-08-27T18:48:54 | null | 2016-08-27T13:54:25 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fsidneydailynews.com%2Fwire%2Fstate-wire%2F41451%2Fdozens-treated-as-heroin-overdose-spikes-hit-several-states-4.json | http://sidneydailynews.com/wire/state-wire/41451/dozens-treated-as-heroin-overdose-spikes-hit-several-states-4 | en | null | Dozens treated as heroin overdose spikes hit several states | null | null | sidneydailynews.com | CINCINNATI (AP) — Officials in several states are scrambling to deal with a series of heroin overdose outbreaks affecting dozens of people and involving at least six deaths.
The spikes in Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio and West Virginia over the past few days have seen rescue workers rushing from scene to scene to provide overdose antidote drugs.
While it’s unclear if one dealer or batch is responsible for the multistate outbreak, the spikes reflect the potency of heroin flooding the Midwest.
In Cincinnati, police on Friday asked for the public’s help in identifying the source of the heroin behind an estimated 78 overdoses in two days.
Officials in surrounding Hamilton County are calling the latest onslaught of overdose cases a public health emergency. County Health Commissioner Tim Ingram said the number of emergency room incidents over the last six days was “unprecedented.”
Emergency rooms estimate they had 174 suspected opioid overdose cases this week, including three deaths. Last year, accidental drug overdoses killed 3,050 people in Ohio, an average of eight per day, state officials said.
A record high 47,055 people died from drug overdoses in the United States in 2014, according to the latest figures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That was up 7 percent from the year before, spurred by large increases in heroin and opioid painkiller deaths.
The spikes in overdoses might be much worse without naloxone, a now widely available overdose antidote that many first responders such as firefighters carry. In Ohio alone, emergency medical personnel last year administered nearly 19,800 doses of naloxone, known by the brand name Narcan.
In Mount Sterling, Kentucky, one person died following a series of 12 heroin overdoses that occurred within hours of each other on Wednesday. Most of the victims were in their 30s or 40s, said Jeff Jackson, battalion chief for the Montgomery County Fire Department.
In Huntington, West Virginia, an Ohio man was charged with heroin distribution in connection with 27 drug overdoses in a few hours last week, a federal prosecutor said Friday.
Bruce Lamar Griggs was arrested after the Aug. 15 spate of overdoses clustered around an apartment complex in Huntington, a city of 49,000 residents already badly battered by drug abuse and overdoses. He made an initial court appearance Thursday in Ohio and will be transported to West Virginia. A message left with his public defender in Ohio was not immediately returned.
In southeastern Indiana, Jennings County Sheriff Gary Driver said a wave of drug overdoses Tuesday killed one person and left 14 hospitalized.
In Cincinnati, City Manager Harry Black said authorities suspect carfentanil, a drug used to sedate elephants, may be mixed in with heroin and causing the overdoses. The drug is 100 times more potent than fentanyl, which is suspected in spates of overdoses in several states.
Last month, carfentanil was discovered in the Cincinnati area’s heroin stream, but many hospitals don’t have the equipment to test blood for it.
In Hamilton County, officials say they will seek funding for treatment and expanded response teams. Each team would include a law enforcement officer, an emergency responder and a specialist who could treat people who’ve overdosed, County Commissioner Dennis Deters said.
The Addiction Services Council of Cincinnati noted that the city doesn’t have enough places to treat the rising number of drug users who seek help.
“People overwhelmingly want help,” council facilitator Nan Franks said. “But we have to have a place to take them.” | http://sidneydailynews.com/wire/state-wire/41451/dozens-treated-as-heroin-overdose-spikes-hit-several-states-4 | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | sidneydailynews.com/426392f85dfcc36cdbfe19141dc502d0c6e9e6e47de84d5c9faaea938651960c.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T16:47:39 | null | 2016-08-26T11:14:06 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fsidneydailynews.com%2Fnews%2Feducation%2F41265%2Fnk-boe-approves-contracts.json | http://sidneydailynews.com/news/education/41265/nk-boe-approves-contracts | en | null | NK BOE approves contracts | null | null | sidneydailynews.com | NEW KNOXVILLE — The New Knoxville Board of Education approved personnel contracts during its regular meeting, Aug. 22.
The following people were hired for the listed positions:Kim Wirwille, substitute van driver and ticket taker; Terry Halko, substitute van driver; Clyde Wessel, Lester Settlage and Bill Starr, substitute bus drivers; Ali Carpenter, substitute bus driver, substitute cafeteria aide and ticket taker; Michelle Dillon, substitute aide; John Dircksen, substitute custodian; Jay Fledderjohann, Beth Bauer, Mary Bensman, Amy Brewster, Pam Grew, Dennis Henschen, Melissa Homan, Tim Niekamp, Emily Langenkamp, Emily Little, Susan McDaniel, Dwain Meckstroth, Ken Nuss, Chuck Rowen, Mindy Settlage, Ellen Topp, Becky Roetgerman and Craig Wenning, substitute teachers.
Also, Josh Lisi, volunteer assistant golf coach; Jace Kuck and Marc Dyrness, volunteer assistant soccer coaches; Marcus Reineke, volunteer assistant boys basketball coach; Andrew Arnett, junior varsity boys basketball coach; Tracy Luck, Rachel Leffel, Abby Lageman, Sharon Wittler and Nick Topp, line judges; Tawnya Brogan, Chris Schroer and Beth Shreve, ticket takers; Branden Puckett, scoreboard operator; and Lucy Merges and Maria Lammers co-prom and junior class advisers.
In other action, the board:
• Approved family medical leave for Linda Wolf.
• Accepted an $8,690 donation from the Rotary foundaiton of the New Bremen-New Knoxville Rotary Club to support the Science Gizmos program.
• Approved bus routes for 2016-2017.
• Went into executive session to discuss employment of personnel. | http://sidneydailynews.com/news/education/41265/nk-boe-approves-contracts | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | sidneydailynews.com/4acdbb52113a8ac40ca9eabb1d1a40d10009c7e12726f1ba707da3480f1b5c8a.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T12:47:29 | null | 2016-04-07T16:24:07 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fsidneydailynews.com%2Fnews%2F20843%2Fgac-returns-to-video-project.json | http://sidneydailynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/web1_SDN040816ShoeMovie.jpg | en | null | GAC returns to video project | null | null | sidneydailynews.com | SIDNEY — Gateway Arts Council (GAC) has announced that, after a more than two-year hiatus, it is ready to complete a project celebrating work and workers in Shelby County.
In August 2013, the organization began a video/music project based on the courtsquare sculpture by George Danhires that commemorates industry. Pat Elsass, of Botkins, began then to take still photographs of people performing their jobs in all kinds of workplaces.
Now, Columbus filmmaker John Ondo will shoot video footage and interviews and combine his output with Elsass’s to create a documentary film.
“The title is ‘Shelby County Workforce: Moving a Nation,’” said GAC President Chris Gibbs. “We’re really focusing on labor and people, the people who get up every day and work, the businesses that we have here in Shelby County that have started from scratch.”
Ondo was in town Wednesday to film at Lochards Inc. and Ron & Nita’s and will return often during the next couple of months. His firm, Ondo Media, recently completed a documentary about the transition from old school to new in Botkins, is beginning a similar piece for Jackson Center schools and won an Emmy Award for a documentary about Gomer School near Lima.
“The thing I’ve been impressed with as a filmmaker and storyteller is that Shelby County industry is growing,” Ondo told the Sidney Daily News by phone Thursday. “In big cities, buildings are rusting. In Shelby County there’s a workforce and businesses that have been there for 100-plus years that are thriving. We’re going to focus on the blue collar workers that make it happen.”
He likened what will be the finished product to the “typical Ken Burns documentaries” that incorporate still photos, video footage and interviews.
“While Ken Burns does a great job with the Civil War and baseball — big events — Shelby County and small towns have stories, too,” Ondo said. “Part of my role as a filmmaker and storyteller is to show ordinary people who do extraordinary things.”
Plans call for the film to be finished by fall. In the meantime, area residents will soon be able to follow its progress on a Facebook page. They will be encouraged to share their own stories there, too, Ondo said.
“The idea is to give a holistic look at the county,” said Executive Director Ellen Keyes in 2013. “Industry” in this case isn’t just manufacturing, she noted then. The project will document work in the restaurant, retail, construction and transportation industries, as well.
“This film will be in segments,” Keyes said Thursday. “This isn’t a history of industry, but history will be in it. Then it will move to what’s happening currently.” During filming thus far, she said, she has been struck by the perseverence, adaptablity, sacrifice and sense of family exhibited by businesses and their employees.
“They are humble, gracious, wonderful people,” she said. “And you don’t realize how many businesses around here have roots after World War II and have been passed down through family.”
Ondo cautioned planners that the film could go in unanticipated directions.
“The stories unravel in unpredictable ways. I told them, ‘Don’t get married to one specific storyline too quickly.’ I refer to it as a treasure hunt. I’m sure we’ll find some treasures,” he said.
The final product should be an hour long. That’s Ondo’s biggest challenge.
“There’s a lot of story here. I have a whole basket of apples to work from and I can only make one pie. The challenge is to make it a compelling story,” he said.
Keyes hopes to premiere the documentary during a free event that will be open to the public. After that, schools, libraries, the Chamber of Commerce, the Shelby County Economic Partnership and other organizations may want to use the full documentary or parts of it. Ondo would like it to have a life outside the local area, too.
“I really would like to see people outside of Shelby County watch it and be impressed. But I’d also like to see something that people will still see in 50 years,” he said.
Planners hope it particularly touches high school students and shows those who don’t really want to sit behind a desk after graduation that other kinds of contributions are necessary to society.
“At the end of the day, we want to celebrate people who are getting up every day and chasing the American dream by working hard,” Gibbs said.
In doing so, Keyes said, people may be prouder of Shelby County.
“They don’t realize what we have here,” she said.
John Ondo, of Columbus, interviews Ron and Nita’s owner Nita McCrum, of Sidney, in her store Wednesday, April 6. http://sidneydailynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/web1_SDN040816ShoeMovie.jpg John Ondo, of Columbus, interviews Ron and Nita’s owner Nita McCrum, of Sidney, in her store Wednesday, April 6.
By Patricia Ann Speelman [email protected]
Reach the writer at 937-538-4824.
Reach the writer at 937-538-4824. | http://sidneydailynews.com/news/20843/gac-returns-to-video-project | en | 2016-04-07T00:00:00 | sidneydailynews.com/071d03c4d067889f4a19b1309b3dbaa8df9420d134bebc47281e96a4c5cc9a62.json |
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] | 2016-08-30T06:49:34 | null | 2016-08-30T01:33:27 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fsidneydailynews.com%2Fwire%2Fstate-wire%2F41796%2Fohios-largest-solar-project-to-be-finished-by-years-end-3.json | http://sidneydailynews.com/wire/state-wire/41796/ohios-largest-solar-project-to-be-finished-by-years-end-3 | en | null | Ohio’s largest solar project to be finished by year’s end | null | null | sidneydailynews.com | BOWLING GREEN, Ohio (AP) — A new solar field set to become Ohio’s largest installation is on track to open by the end of the year.
The 20-megawatt solar field in Bowling Green in northwestern Ohio will surpass the 12-megawatt Wyandot Solar Farm in the north-central part of the state.
Daryl Stockburger, Bowling Green’s assistant utilities director, said about 38 percent of the city’s energy will come from renewable sources once the solar project in complete. That’s up from its current level of about 12 percent.
The Blade (http://bit.ly/2bSELf5 ) newspaper in Toledo reported that percentage is 1.5 percent across the state.
The Bowling Green solar field is the largest within an 80-megawatt project that will be spread across 26 sites that are mostly in Ohio, Stockburger said.
“Ohio’s changing rapidly,” Luke Sulfridge, program director for OH SUN, a statewide group that promotes community solar projects. “This will be an interesting year.”
The federal Environmental Protection Agency has said the average amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere every year is now more than 400 parts per million for the first time in at least 800,000 years.
The White House has promoted a mix of natural gas and renewable energy to reduce carbon emissions.
Neocles Leontis, a chemistry professor at Bowling Green State University, said the big picture question is how much carbon dioxide emissions can be lowered.
Climate change “is not a question of 20 years from now,” he said. “It’s happening right now.”
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Information from: The Blade, http://www.toledoblade.com/ | http://sidneydailynews.com/wire/state-wire/41796/ohios-largest-solar-project-to-be-finished-by-years-end-3 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | sidneydailynews.com/d1488b76ee2c7b2003a8c9d9d5453448a5b54e6a1711f8b00460d4958c2b5107.json |
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] | 2016-08-31T04:50:13 | null | 2016-08-31T00:44:38 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fsidneydailynews.com%2Fwire%2Fstate-wire%2F41993%2Fohio-woman-says-boyfriend-shot-couple-next-door-then-self-2.json | http://sidneydailynews.com/wire/state-wire/41993/ohio-woman-says-boyfriend-shot-couple-next-door-then-self-2 | en | null | Ohio woman says boyfriend shot couple next door, then self | null | null | sidneydailynews.com | HOLLAND, Ohio (AP) — Police near Toledo say at least two people have been shot at a home that was on fire when officers got there.
A woman who lives next door tells The Blade newspaper that she watched her boyfriend shoot the couple who live in the house and then shoot himself in the head Tuesday morning.
She says there had been an ongoing dispute between the neighbors and her boyfriend.
The Lucas County Sheriff’s Office says at least two people were shot in the village of Holland. But a sheriff’s lieutenant would not say whether the shooter was among those taken to a hospital.
It appears that the fire was put out within an hour of a 911 call about the shooting. | http://sidneydailynews.com/wire/state-wire/41993/ohio-woman-says-boyfriend-shot-couple-next-door-then-self-2 | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | sidneydailynews.com/8cfda9f98a14dc468ca343b217c96fe5d7dc1646e567beeeee99eece75333262.json |
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] | 2016-08-29T18:49:30 | null | 2016-08-29T13:24:57 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fsidneydailynews.com%2Fwire%2Fstate-wire%2F41724%2Foh-lottery-1209.json | http://sidneydailynews.com/wire/state-wire/41724/oh-lottery-1209 | en | null | Sidney Daily News | null | null | sidneydailynews.com | CLEVELAND (AP) _ These Ohio lotteries were drawn Sunday:
Estimated jackpot: $84 million
0-8-7
(zero, eight, seven)
6-4-0
(six, four, zero)
3-1-0-0
(three, one, zero, zero)
7-9-1-0
(seven, nine, one, zero)
6-9-9-4-3
(six, nine, nine, four, three)
8-2-8-7-6
(eight, two, eight, seven, six)
Estimated jackpot: $154 million
04-05-07-18-38
(four, five, seven, eighteen, thirty-eight) | http://sidneydailynews.com/wire/state-wire/41724/oh-lottery-1209 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | sidneydailynews.com/78bd1779e4c43bcfdf5fe17d56dcac313b465486ceefe241d0a1be1015b419ac.json |
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"Sidney Daily News"
] | 2016-08-29T06:48:57 | null | 2016-08-29T01:33:35 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fsidneydailynews.com%2Fwire%2Fstate-wire%2F41676%2Foh-lottery-1206.json | http://sidneydailynews.com/wire/state-wire/41676/oh-lottery-1206 | en | null | Sidney Daily News | null | null | sidneydailynews.com | CLEVELAND (AP) _ These Ohio lotteries were drawn Saturday:
10-11-19-20-28-42, Kicker: 6-7-7-4-3-0
(ten, eleven, nineteen, twenty, twenty-eight, forty-two; Kicker: six, seven, seven, four, three, zero)
Estimated jackpot: $1.6 million
Estimated jackpot: $84 million
4-8-8
(four, eight, eight)
6-2-9
(six, two, nine)
1-0-6-7
(one, zero, six, seven)
2-6-9-0
(two, six, nine, zero)
7-0-6-9-0
(seven, zero, six, nine, zero)
4-1-6-5-1
(four, one, six, five, one)
04-32-48-49-63, Powerball: 20, Power Play: 2
(four, thirty-two, forty-eight, forty-nine, sixty-three; Powerball: twenty; Power Play: two)
18-23-31-32-35
(eighteen, twenty-three, thirty-one, thirty-two, thirty-five)
Estimated jackpot: $130,000 | http://sidneydailynews.com/wire/state-wire/41676/oh-lottery-1206 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | sidneydailynews.com/b3a96e86bafe3a3011e6d554f80d234117e871789cd1feddc3d95cd8a36f45c9.json |
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"Sidney Daily News"
] | 2016-08-28T14:48:49 | null | 2016-08-28T09:49:04 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fsidneydailynews.com%2Fnews%2F41512%2Fpeerless-to-host-sept-2-blood-drive.json | http://sidneydailynews.com/news/41512/peerless-to-host-sept-2-blood-drive | en | null | Peerless to host Sept. 2 blood drive | null | null | sidneydailynews.com | SIDNEY – Peerless Food Equipment in Sidney will host a community blood drive Friday, Sept. 2 from 8 to 11 a.m. The Community Blood Center Bloodmobile will be at 500 S. Vandemark Road. The blood drive comes during the final week of the “Wild About Alaska Summer Blood Drive” with a last chance to win an Alaska vacation for two. Donors are encouraged to schedule an appointment online at www.DonorTime.com or call 800-388-GIVE.
Everyone who registers to donate will receive the “Blood Donors Don’t Moose Around” t-shirt, the final Alaska t-shirt in the summer blood drive campaign. The shirt is green and the design features an Alaska moose under a full moon in the snow-covered wilderness.
Everyone age 18 and older will be entered in the CBC “Wild About Alaska Adventure for Two Summer Blood Drive” drawing to win a custom-designed Alaska vacation for two. The summer blood drive campaign ends Sept. 3 and the winner of the Alaska vacation for two will be announced in mid-September.
The grand prize includes air travel to Alaska, deluxe accommodations during your week-long stay, and options for a cruise or land travel. The vacation is for the winning donor and a travel companion.
Donors can double their chances of winning by entering the drawing a second time when they register for a second donation before the summer blood drive ends on Sept. 3. Official rules are available at www.givingblood.org.
Community Blood Center is taking additional precautions against the Zika virus by asking anyone who has traveled to Florida’s Miami-Dade County in the last four weeks to refrain from donating blood.
Several residents of a Miami neighborhood have contracted the Zika virus and health experts believe it was transmitted locally by mosquito bites.
CBC is currently deferring potential donors for 28 days who have traveled to Zika endemic areas in the Caribbean, Mexico and Central or South America.
CBC has expanded the 28-day deferral to include potential donors who have traveled to Florida’s Miami-Dade County.
Adding new travel restrictions has the potential to impact the available blood supply by further limiting the number of people able to donate. Zika travel deferments already in place, and stricter FDA requirements for hemoglobin level and pulse screening that went into effect May 23, already represent a two percent potential impact on the donor deferral rate.
Learn more at www.GivingBlood.org. | http://sidneydailynews.com/news/41512/peerless-to-host-sept-2-blood-drive | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | sidneydailynews.com/c20a029836f141aa585656565215a3d1e4a63f6d17062dae69d25bfff24d833d.json |
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"Sidney Daily News"
] | 2016-08-26T18:49:25 | null | 2016-08-26T13:54:12 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fsidneydailynews.com%2Fwire%2Fstate-wire%2F41323%2Foh-lottery-1180.json | http://sidneydailynews.com/wire/state-wire/41323/oh-lottery-1180 | en | null | Sidney Daily News | null | null | sidneydailynews.com | CLEVELAND (AP) _ These Ohio lotteries were drawn Thursday:
Estimated jackpot: $76 million
0-4-0
(zero, four, zero)
4-9-5
(four, nine, five)
3-0-5-2
(three, zero, five, two)
7-8-0-0
(seven, eight, zero, zero)
7-7-6-2-7
(seven, seven, six, two, seven)
7-6-0-9-7
(seven, six, zero, nine, seven)
Estimated jackpot: $142 million
03-06-08-31-38
(three, six, eight, thirty-one, thirty-eight)
Estimated jackpot: $110,000 | http://sidneydailynews.com/wire/state-wire/41323/oh-lottery-1180 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | sidneydailynews.com/48d54834f8ba4a7418da7ff5e0e8ee5a0219bd77cf0dff0b51b989dd92281230.json |
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] | 2016-08-28T14:48:59 | null | 2016-08-28T09:33:38 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fsidneydailynews.com%2Fnews%2Fagriculture%2F41510%2Fcooper-family-foundation-supports-wright-state-students.json | http://sidneydailynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/web1_Cooper-Family-Foundation.jpg | en | null | Cooper Family Foundation supports Wright State students | null | null | sidneydailynews.com | CELINA – For over 50 years, the Western Ohio Educational Foundation (WOEF) has responded to the educational needs of residents in Auglaize, Darke, Mercer and Van Wert counties by providing the resources to allow residents access to college instruction. The foundation secured the funding to build and operate an institution of higher education. Since 1962, WOEF has remained strongly committed to the success of the Lake Campus.
In 1938, Virgil Cooper raised his first flock of 500 turkeys for the holidays and started what is now Cooper Farms. Over the years, they have diversified into three divisions. The Live Animal Division located in Oakwood and Fort Recovery, Ohio. The Food Processing Division located in St. Henry, Ohio, and the Cooked Meats Plant located in Van Wert, Ohio. The Cooper family is humbled and thankful to all those who have helped them over the years. The Foundation, a supporter of the Rise … Shine. Campaign of Wright State University, has gifted $75,000 for use in the Agri Business Program at the Lake Campus which combines class room instruction and real world perspectives from industry professionals to prepare students to excel in technical and business careers in the agricultural field.
Dianne Cooper, corporate secretary, and Marv Lefeld, chief financial officer, presents a $75,000 check from the Cooper Family Foundation to Julie Miller, WOEF development officer and Tom Knapke, WOEF board member. To find out more about WOEF scholarship program, log onto www.wright.edu/lake/woef.html. http://sidneydailynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/web1_Cooper-Family-Foundation.jpg Dianne Cooper, corporate secretary, and Marv Lefeld, chief financial officer, presents a $75,000 check from the Cooper Family Foundation to Julie Miller, WOEF development officer and Tom Knapke, WOEF board member. To find out more about WOEF scholarship program, log onto www.wright.edu/lake/woef.html. Courtesy photo | http://sidneydailynews.com/news/agriculture/41510/cooper-family-foundation-supports-wright-state-students | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | sidneydailynews.com/162d55e2c41c547cce4a9f14ce774593710599f1e9f50738a6d5ce5e8a79756c.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T12:53:34 | null | 2016-08-26T00:03:07 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fsidneydailynews.com%2Fwire%2Fstate-wire%2F41246%2Fthe-latest-kokomo-ef3-tornado-had-peak-wind-of-152-mph.json | http://sidneydailynews.com/wire/state-wire/41246/the-latest-kokomo-ef3-tornado-had-peak-wind-of-152-mph | en | null | The Latest: Kokomo EF3 tornado had peak wind of 152 mph | null | null | sidneydailynews.com | INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Latest on tornadoes that touched down in Indiana and Ohio (all times local):
7:15 p.m.
The National Weather Service says a preliminary damage survey shows the EF3 tornado that hit Kokomo had an estimated peak wind of 152 mph.
The weather service says the tornado traveled nearly 5 miles on the city’s south side Wednesday, was about 300 yards wide and lasted 10 minutes.
It says the tornado destroyed a Starbucks near the Markland Mall.
The weather service earlier had classified the tornado as an EF3, which can have peak winds of 165 mph.
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6:15 p.m.
Wednesday’s tornado outbreak that swept Indiana came only about a week after another big August outbreak of tornadoes hit the state.
The National Weather Service said last week that eight tornadoes touched down across Indiana on Aug. 15. The previous August record was an outbreak on Aug. 9, 1969, that spawned five tornadoes.
Mike Ryan is a meteorologist with the weather service’s Indianapolis office. He says Wednesday’s outbreak could eclipse that record set only last week, if the storm tally reaches nine or more tornadoes.
As of late Thursday afternoon, weather service survey crews had confirmed that seven tornadoes hit Indiana on Wednesday. Ryan says he expects that tally to increase.
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5:50 p.m.
The National Weather Service says at least seven tornadoes swept parts of central and northern Indiana during Wednesday’s outbreak.
Meteorologist Mike Ryan with the weather service’s Indianapolis office says five tornado touchdowns have been confirmed in central Indiana and two have been confirmed in two northeastern Indiana counties.
But he says weather service survey crews are still surveying storm damage and he expects the tornado tally to continue to rise.
One of the tornadoes that hit central Indiana was an EF3 with winds up to 165 mph that damaged and destroyed homes and business in the city of Kokomo, about 40 miles north of Indianapolis.
The weather service says a tornado that hit northeastern Indiana’s Allen County appears to have also been an EF3, although a final assessment is pending.
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1:40 p.m.
Howard County and the city of Kokomo have only 10 tornado sirens, but a telephone and text-messaging system spread the word about dangerous storms bearing down on the central Indiana community.
WRTV-TV reports (http://bit.ly/2bCZFhp ) the emergency alert system was installed in the county after a 2013 tornado.
Before the first tornado struck Wednesday, thousands of people received telephone calls or text messages.
Howard County Commissioner Paul Wyman says “thousands upon thousands of people in Howard County” have signed up for the notifications and “it worked unbelievably well. … People were getting notifications well in advance of these tornadoes touching down.”
The National Weather Service says one tornado was an EF3 with 165 mph winds. Authorities report only 10-15 minor injuries in Howard County.
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12:30 p.m.
Not even KISS could rock ‘n’ roll all night with tornado sirens blaring.
Frontman Gene Simmons tweeted that the band’s show in Toledo, Ohio, was stopped briefly Wednesday night during a tornado warning.
He says some people went into the arena to seek shelter until the storm passed.
While no tornadoes touched down in Toledo, there was a long line of damage across the northwestern part of the state from the storm that first hit central and northern Indiana.
About six trailers were damaged at a mobile home park near Hicksville in Ohio.
Officials in Van Wert County say at least two tornadoes touched down about 2 miles apart, tearing roofs off homes and flattening barns.
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12:15 p.m.
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence says it is a miracle that no one was killed or badly hurt by a tornado that hit the city of Kokomo.
Pence spoke Thursday after touring a neighborhood and businesses hit by Wednesday’s tornado. The National Weather Service says it was an EF3 tornado, packing winds of up to 165 mph.
Pence also visited a Red Cross shelter where some 200 people spent the night.
He credited quick thinking and early warnings of the approaching storm for the lack of serious injuries.
Pence and U.S. Sen. Joe Donnelly were among officials who talked with residents in a neighborhood where homes were also damaged by a 2013 tornado.
Donnelly said Kokomo is a resilient, tough community and that all the residents he spoke with vowed to rebuild.
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12:05 p.m.
The National Weather Service says it’s still unclear how many tornadoes touched down in Indiana on Wednesday.
The state’s Department of Homeland Security reported early Thursday that 12 tornadoes hit the state, but later the agency revised that number to eight.
Weather service meteorologist Joseph Nield says it’s not yet clear how many tornadoes touched down, although an EF3 tornado did strike Kokomo and an EF2 swept part of Montgomery County.
Nield says it’s likely several more tornadoes struck Indiana, but that those findings won’t come until later Thursday.
He says five separate weather service survey crews are scouring areas with storm damage in central and northern Indiana to determine if tornadoes struck there.
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10:55 a.m.
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence has been hugging and chatting with people whose homes were destroyed or damaged when a tornado whipped through the city of Kokomo.
Donald Trump’s running mate arrived in Kokomo by helicopter to view the damage Thursday morning, a day after heavy storms spawned tornadoes across north and central Indiana.
Many trees were knocked down in the storm, and a large truck was hurled onto its side. Some homes are ruined while others were largely untouched.
Pence returned to Indiana after campaign stops in North Carolina on Wednesday. He has cancelled a campaign trip planned for Thursday.
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8:35 a.m.
The mayor of Kokomo says crews from elsewhere in the state are coming to the central Indiana city to help restore power and clean up debris in the tornado-hit community.
Kokomo Mayor Greg Goodnight said Thursday morning that he’s grateful that no one was killed or seriously injured by the storm that struck Wednesday afternoon, damaging numerous houses, apartments and businesses.
He says about 220 people stayed overnight in a temporary shelter in Kokomo, about 40 miles north of Indianapolis.
Howard County Sheriff Steve Rogers says 10 to 15 people suffered minor injuries.
Utility companies report at least 15,000 homes and businesses remain without electricity in Howard County.
Police have restricted access to storm-damage neighborhoods, saying residents must show identification to officers before entering.
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8:15 a.m.
Indiana’s Department of Homeland Security says a tornado outbreak produced at least 12 tornadoes.
Agency spokesman John Erickson says officials are still assessing the storm damage Thursday, but that the tally as of Wednesday night showed 12 tornadoes touched down in Adams, Allen, Blackford, Cass, Grant, Howard, Marion and Montgomery counties in northern and central Indiana.
Several of those tornadoes struck Howard County, where the south side of the city of Kokomo suffered extensive damage.
National Weather Service surveys Thursday should determine whether additional storm damage in other areas was caused by tornadoes or high winds in severe thunderstorms.
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7:45 a.m.
Emergency officials and the Red Cross have set up shelters for victims of tornadoes that swept across central Indiana.
One shelter is at the Kokomo Event and Conference Center. The Indianapolis Star reports that about 200 people were being housed and fed at the center at 9 p.m. on Wednesday, hours after the storms moved through. Kokomo is about 50 miles north of Indianapolis.
Another shelter is at Walnut Elementary School in New Ross, northwest of Indianapolis.
The Indiana Red Cross regional headquarters in Indianapolis has a team of employees and volunteers working at an operations center.
The National Weather Service says at least eight tornadoes touched down on Wednesday causing substantial damage. Authorities say between 15 and 20 people suffered injuries but none were severe.
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7:05 a.m.
The National Weather Service says at least seven tornadoes swept parts of central and northern Indiana during Wednesday’s outbreak.
One was an EF3 with winds up to 165 mph that damaged and destroyed homes and business in the city of Kokomo, about 40 miles north of Indianapolis.
The weather service says a tornado that hit northeastern Indiana’s Allen County appears to have also been an EF3, although a final assessment is pending.
GOP vice presidential candidate and Indiana Gov. Mike Pence plans to leave the campaign trail Thursday to assess storm damage.
The weather service says two other thunderstorms produced separate tornadoes, one in Avon west of Indianapolis and one northwest of Lafayette, which is southwest of Indianapolis.
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This update has been corrected to show that the National Weather Service said at least seven, not eight, tornadoes hit during Wednesday’s storm. The original update relied on information from the weather service’s tally of an Aug. 15 tornado outbreak, not Wednesday’s storm.
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9:20 p.m.
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence says he’ll tour Howard and Montgomery counties and possibly other areas Thursday to assess the storm damage.
The Republican vice presidential candidate returned to Indiana from the campaign trail Wednesday evening after the National Weather Service said several tornadoes struck the state. One that hit Kokomo has been determined to be an EF3 with 165 mph winds.
Pence says he’ll remain in the state as long as necessary to ensure people affected by the storms have the support they need. He says 200 people have checked in to a Red Cross shelter in Kokomo.
Indiana State Police spokesman Capt. David Bursten says about a dozen people were injured, but none seriously. | http://sidneydailynews.com/wire/state-wire/41246/the-latest-kokomo-ef3-tornado-had-peak-wind-of-152-mph | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | sidneydailynews.com/38e0729e433cd9cd139ad5e9ce36d5bd1753f048526ff8d5efddf42d9194a73a.json |
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] | 2016-08-31T14:50:14 | null | 2016-08-31T09:34:05 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fsidneydailynews.com%2Fnews%2Freligion%2F42008%2Fare-you-deceived.json | http://sidneydailynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/web1_GillenwaterFred14.jpg | en | null | Are you deceived? | null | null | sidneydailynews.com | At Russell Road Church, we have been in a series that is called “Out of the Darkness.” I want to talk to you about four lies that can hold you in darkness and keep you from walking in the light. The word deceived means to believe a lie. What you believe is vitally important because it is what you will govern your life by and what will determine your future. In John 14:6 Jesus tells us that He is the truth. He doesn’t just tell us the truth; it says He is the truth so what He tells us we can count on for sure. In John 8:44, Jesus tells the religious folks, “You are of your father the Devil, and the desires of your father you want to do.” He was a murderer from the beginning and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie he speaks from his own resources, for he is a liar and the father of it. If he can plant deception in our lives through misconceptions, we will be deceived and believe the lie.
Lie No. 1: You don’t have to go to church to worship God.
It is God’s will for us to live a lifestyle of worship as soon as you get out of bed. When your boss is riding you and you don’t tell him what you are really thinking, you submit to him and do your best for God. In Hebrews 10: 24-25 it says, “And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works, not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another and so much the more as you see the day approaching.” When you stay home and don’t go to church, all you are thinking about is yourself and you are being selfish. We are supposed to be there to stir up love and good works in others who need it so they can use their gifts and talents to assist others and worship God. We can’t do that staying home and not connecting with God’s people. In verse 25 it says, “as is the manner of some”. I need to go to church. I get encouraged when I go to church and see others who have gone through some difficult situations. I say to myself, “If God can do that for them, then he can do that for me.” The day is approaching that you will be found doing the right thing. God loves unity! People get breakthroughs, marriages get healed, financial problems get resolved, people get off drugs and lives are transformed where there is unity. You can’t be unified with others sitting home by yourself.
Lie No. 2: The church is full of hypocrites.
The church has people who have challenges, issues, problems and struggles and we can all be hypocrites while we are growing and maturing.
You have hypocrites on your job, and that doesn’t stop you from going to work. You have hypocrites at the bank, and that doesn’t stop you from trusting them to handle your money. You have hypocrites at the grocery store where you shop, but that doesn’t stop you from going to the grocery. You have hypocrites at the country club, but that doesn’t stop you from going and playing a round of golf.
The church is the best place to be for hypocrites because you can be changed by the power of God’s Word.
1 Corinthians 6:9-11 “Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived, neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals, nor sodomites, not thieves, not coveters, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners will inherit the kingdom of God.” We all fit into one of those categories somewhere, but in verse 11 it says, “and such were some of you, but you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God.” Hypocrites can be changed and healed by the power of God’s word and His kingdom. It says, “and such were (past tense) some of you.”
We are sick and in need of a Savior and healing in our lives. The church is not a social club for healthy people; it’s basically a hospital for sick people. Psalms 107:20 “He sent His Word and healed them and delivered them from their destructions.” The church is a place for ministry, deliverance, healing, reconciliation and solutions to problems, a place to get a better attitude towards life. When you begin to live your life His way, it affects your attitude. The church is the best place for hypocrites!
Lie No. 3: All the church wants is my money.
God does not need your money! It’s all His anyway! The church is a place that helps you begin to manage your money. Using God’s principles, God is very generous. We live in a very self-centered, selfish culture. God wants your heart, not your money. In church we learn to be generous and being generous is a good way to handle your money.
Luke 6:38 “Give, and it will be given you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will put into your bosom, for with the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you.” When you have a true encounter with God you want to sow into His kingdom and see the same thing happen in other people’s lives.
Lie No. 4: I got hurt in church.
In Psalms 62:5 it says, “My soul waits silently for God alone. For my expectation is from Him.”
We go to church with these false expectations on people, and people will let you down and do you wrong. We should keep our expectations on God and Him only, because I can let you down and you can let me down. We should never allow anyone else’s behavior keep us from worshiping God.
2 Corinthians 2:10-11 “Now whom you forgive anything, I also forgive, for if indeed I have forgiven anything I have forgiven that one for your sakes in the presence of Christ. Lest Satan (liar) should take advantage of us. For we are not ignorant of His devices.” One of the meanings for the word ignorant in the Greek language is darkness. You open the door for the Enemy in your life when you don’t forgive and don’t want to be reconciled with the person who hurt you. It will keep you in darkness and affect all your relationships. Sometimes God allows certain people in our lives that will hurt us. There is usually a life lesson learned if we will stay connected to the body of Christ, because He is a good God and He works all things together for the good of those who love Him and are the called according to His purpose. He wants to take those life lessons and use them to help others who are going through some of the things you have gone through, and that can be very fulfilling.
Do not be deceived. Find a good Bible believing church and get planted there and you will discover some very real answers to some of the struggles you are facing.
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By Pastor Fred Gillenwater Your pastor speaks
The writer is the pastor at Russell Road Church, Sidney.
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The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover.
Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Columbus bureau is reachable at 614-885-2727. Send daybook items to [email protected]
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Monday, Aug. 29 10:00 AM OHROC and Ohio GOP highlight Ohio state Rep. Jeff Rezabek’s ‘accomplishments in the House’ – Ohio House Republican Organizational Committee and Ohio Republican Party hold press conference to ‘highlight the stark contrast between Ohio state Rep. Jeff Rezabek and his challenger David Sparks’, and ‘call attention to past comments by Sparks that include lewd and sexually explicit language toward women, as well as comments about drug use.’ Participants include Ohio state Rep. Jeff Rezabek, Ohio House Speaker Cliff Rosenberger, Ohio Republican Party Chairman Matt Borges, Trotwood Mayor Mary McDonald, and Ohio House Republican members
Location: Dayton Racquet Club, 40 N. Main Street, Dayton, OH Dayton http://www.ohroc.com/ https://twitter.com/OhioHouseGOP
Contacts: OHROC [email protected]
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Monday, Aug. 29 10:00 AM Ohio Tax Credit Authority meeting
Location: Vern Riffe Center, 77 S High St, Columbus, OH Columbus http://development.ohio.gov/ https://twitter.com/OhioDevelopment
Contacts: Stephanie Gostomski Ohio Development Services Agency [email protected] 1 614 466 6619
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Monday, Aug. 29 11:30 AM GOP New Hampshire gubernatorial candidate Chris Sununu on campaign trail with Ohio Gov. Kasich – Republican New Hampshire gubernatorial candidate Chris Sununu campaigns in New Hampshire with Ohio Governor John Kasich, with events including press conference with former Republican Senator John Sununu, New Hampshire Legislative Office Bldg, 33 North State St, Concord, NH (11:30 AM EDT) and downtown walk in Exeter with New Hampshire State Senator Russell Prescott, starting at 11 Court St, Exeter, NH (12:45 PM EDT)
Location: Concord http://www.chrissununu.com/
Contacts: Chris Sununu for Governor [email protected]
Open press
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Monday, Aug. 29 6:00 PM Amber Tamblyn campaigns for Hillary Clinton in Ohio – Actress Amber Tamblyn (‘General Hospital’, ‘Joan of Arcadia’) campaigns for Hillary Clinton in Ohio, attending an organizing office opening, where she and supporters discuss Hillary Clinton’s ‘agenda for supporting the local economy compared with Donald Trump’s plan to give large tax breaks to the wealthy’
Location: 224 Park Ave., Hamilton, OH Hamilton www.hillaryclinton.com https://twitter.com/hillaryclinton #OHHillYes
Contacts: Rachel Harvey Katz Hillary for America [email protected]
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Tuesday, Aug. 30 8:30 AM Abercrombie & Fitch: Q2 2016 Earning conference call / Webcast
Location: TBD http://www.abercrombie.co.uk/anf/lifestyles/html/investorrelations.html https://twitter.com/Abercrombie
Contacts: Hampton Carney Paul Wilmot Communications [email protected] 1 212 206 7447
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Tuesday, Aug. 30 1:30 PM Akron Mayor Horrigan kicks off University of Akron 2016 football season – Akron Mayor Dan Horrigan kicks off University of Akron 2016 football season with press conference with Zips’ Director of Athletics Larry Williams and head coach Terry Bowden
Location: InfoCision Stadium, 373 E. Exchange Street, Akron, OH Akron www.akronohio.gov
Contacts: Christine R. Curry City of Akron [email protected] 1 330 375 2209
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Tuesday, Aug. 30 5:30 PM Candidate for Hamilton County Commissioner Denise Dreihaus speaks at event – Candidate for Hamilton County Commissioner Denise Dreihaus speaks at House Party hosted by Brian Garry and the Host Committee, discussing her ‘great plans for the future of Hamilton County’
Location: 128 Lafayette Lane, Cincinnati, OH Cincinnati http://www.denisedriehaus.com/ https://twitter.com/DeniseDriehaus
Contacts: Beverly Thomas MCR Marketing [email protected] Michael Ramundo MCR Marketing [email protected]
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Tuesday, Aug. 30 6:30 PM Ohio bicentennial farm recognized at Morrow County Fair – Ohio Department of Agriculture representatives and supporters of agriculture honor wetland family before the Morrow County Fair’s King and Queen Presentation. * The Swetland family has maintained their farm for 200 years
Location: Morrow County Fairgrounds, 195 South Main Street, Mt. Gilead, OH http://www.agri.ohio.gov/ https://twitter.com/OhioDeptofAg
Contacts: Ashley McDonald Ohio Department of Agriculture [email protected] 1 614 752 9817
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Tuesday, Aug. 30 6:30 PM AARP Ohio host ‘Take a Stand’ Cleveland field office opening – AARP Ohio host grand opening of the Cleveland field office for their ‘Take a Stand’ campaign, a national effort focused on ‘holding each presidential candidate accountable for a plan to address the future of Social Security and demands that the candidates share the specific details of their plan with voters throughout the entire campaign season’
Location: 14200 Madison Ave, Lakewood, OH Lakewood http://www.aarp.org https://twitter.com/AARP
Contacts: Zach Bernstein AARP 1 917 637 0030
To RSVP, call 216.973.5966 or email [email protected]
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Tuesday, Aug. 30 Abercrombie & Fitch: Q2 2016 Results
Location: TBD http://www.abercrombie.co.uk/anf/lifestyles/html/investorrelations.html https://twitter.com/Abercrombie
Contacts: Hampton Carney Paul Wilmot Communications [email protected] 1 212 206 7447
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Tuesday, Aug. 30 The Wendy’s Company: Q3 2016 Ex-dividend date
Location: TBD http://www.aboutwendys.com/Investors/ https://twitter.com/Wendys
Contacts: David D. Poplar Wendy’s Investor Relations [email protected] 1 614 764 3311
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Wednesday, Aug. 31 8:00 AM Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority meeting – Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority meeting to consider acceptance of Federal Aviation Administration grant
Location: at One Maritime Plaza, Toledo, OH Toledo http://www.toledoportauthority.org/
Contacts: Connie Sobczak Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority [email protected]
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Wednesday, Aug. 31 9:00 AM Ohio Board of Building Standards Residential Construction Advisory Committee meeting
Location: Division of Industrial Compliance, 6606 Tussing Road, Training Room 3, Reynoldsburg, OH Reynoldsburg www.com.ohio.gov https://twitter.com/OhioCommerce
Contacts: Lindsey Burnworth Ohio Department of Commerce [email protected] 1 614 995 5791
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Wednesday, Aug. 31 4:00 PM Columbus City Councilmember Michael Stinziano holds Community Hours
Location: Panera Bread, 300 W. Lane Ave, Columbus, OH Columbus http://www.columbus.gov/ https://twitter.com/ColumbusCouncil
Contacts: Stephanie Megas City of Columbus 1 614 645 8311
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Wednesday, Aug. 31 Abercrombie & Fitch: Q3 2016 Ex-dividend date
Location: TBD http://www.abercrombie.co.uk/anf/lifestyles/html/investorrelations.html https://twitter.com/Abercrombie
Contacts: Thomas D. Lennox Abercrombie & Fitch corporate communications [email protected] 1 614 283 6751
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Wednesday, Aug. 31 Sleigh Bells begin North American tour in wake of Demi Lovato copyright lawsuit – Sleigh Bells begin North American tour * Band members Alexis Krauss and Derek Miller recently filed a complaint in California federal court alleging that Demi Lovato’s song ‘Stars’, taken from her fifth album ‘Confident’, contains similarities to their 2010 track ‘Infinity Guitars’ that ‘transcend the realm of coincidence’. The lawsuit names Lovato, UMG Recordings and producers Carl Falk and Rami Yacoub as defendants
Location: Beachland Ballroom & Tavern, 15711 Waterloo Rd, Cleveland, OH Cleveland https://twitter.com/sleighbells
Contacts: Jen Appel Grandstand Media & Management [email protected]
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Wednesday, Aug. 31 Hillary Clinton addresses The American Legion National Convention – The American Legion National Convention continues, with today’s speakers including 2016 Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton * Republican nominee Donald Trump speaks tomorrow
Location: Duke Energy Convention Center, 525 Elm St, Cincinnati, OH Cincinnati www.legion.org https://twitter.com/AmericanLegion
Contacts: The American Legion press [email protected] 1 317 630 1253
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It’s been my experience that girls who do a whole lot of sleeping around will grow up to become women who can’t seem to make marriage work. If you have this need to change boyfriends every couple of months, what’s the problem changing husbands? I taught my daughter that life is full of ups and downs. She obviously didn’t pass it on. Maybe I’m just a dinosaur for thinking a girl shouldn’t give it all away like that. Maybe it’s just a generation gap thing between my granddaughter and myself. Or maybe you all can shine some light on this? Just asking, Lake St. Louis, Missouri
Dear Just Asking: It’s not like anyone needs more proof about how society is on a sexually permissive upswing, but here it is anyway. How well we remember when two separate bedrooms for unmarried visitors was non-negotiable, and still is in many households. But a great many others have stopped fighting that battle, figuring the horse is already out of the barn.
Grandchildren have been cautioned about filling up on the forbidden fruit for generations. Now there may be something of scientific substance to back that up. According to a 2011 study in Journal of Marriage and Family, sexually active teenage girls experience significantly higher rates of divorce than do females who waited until adulthood. Nearly 50 percent of the former were divorced within 10 years, versus 27 percent of those who put on the brakes.
But that’s just a number and it doesn’t account for individual differences, nor imply that sexually active teens are necessarily headed for Splitsville. The authors of the study emphasize the weight of women’s power of choice on sexual decisions – teens that reported “unwanted” sexual experiences were at greatest risk for a range of future problems, including divorce. All in all, we think the findings give granddaughters like yours something to think about.
GRAND REMARK OF THE WEEK
Buckaroo from Marshall, Michigan, “used to think I was too old to fall in love again. Then I became a grandfather.”
Dee and Tom, married more than 50 years, have eight grandchildren. Together with Key, they welcome questions, suggestions and Grand Remarks of the Week. Send to P.O. Box 27454, Towson, MD, 21285. Call 410-963-4426.
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Dee and Tom, married more than 50 years, have eight grandchildren. Together with Key, they welcome questions, suggestions and Grand Remarks of the Week. Send to P.O. Box 27454, Towson, MD, 21285. Call 410-963-4426.
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6:15 p.m.
Wednesday’s tornado outbreak that swept Indiana came only about a week after another big August outbreak of tornadoes hit the state.
The National Weather Service said last week that eight tornadoes touched down across Indiana on Aug. 15. The previous August record was an outbreak on Aug. 9, 1969, that spawned five tornadoes.
Mike Ryan is a meteorologist with the weather service’s Indianapolis office. He says Wednesday’s outbreak could eclipse that record set only last week, if the storm tally reaches nine or more tornadoes.
As of late Thursday afternoon, weather service survey crews had confirmed that seven tornadoes hit Indiana on Wednesday. Ryan says he expects that tally to increase.
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5:50 p.m.
The National Weather Service says at least seven tornadoes swept parts of central and northern Indiana during Wednesday’s outbreak.
Meteorologist Mike Ryan with the weather service’s Indianapolis office says five tornado touchdowns have been confirmed in central Indiana and two have been confirmed in two northeastern Indiana counties.
But he says weather service survey crews are still surveying storm damage and he expects the tornado tally to continue to rise.
One of the tornadoes that hit central Indiana was an EF3 with winds up to 165 mph that damaged and destroyed homes and business in the city of Kokomo, about 40 miles north of Indianapolis.
The weather service says a tornado that hit northeastern Indiana’s Allen County appears to have also been an EF3, although a final assessment is pending.
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1:40 p.m.
Howard County and the city of Kokomo have only 10 tornado sirens, but a telephone and text-messaging system spread the word about dangerous storms bearing down on the central Indiana community.
WRTV-TV reports (http://bit.ly/2bCZFhp ) the emergency alert system was installed in the county after a 2013 tornado.
Before the first tornado struck Wednesday, thousands of people received telephone calls or text messages.
Howard County Commissioner Paul Wyman says “thousands upon thousands of people in Howard County” have signed up for the notifications and “it worked unbelievably well. … People were getting notifications well in advance of these tornadoes touching down.”
The National Weather Service says one tornado was an EF3 with 165 mph winds. Authorities report only 10-15 minor injuries in Howard County.
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12:30 p.m.
Not even KISS could rock ‘n’ roll all night with tornado sirens blaring.
Frontman Gene Simmons tweeted that the band’s show in Toledo, Ohio, was stopped briefly Wednesday night during a tornado warning.
He says some people went into the arena to seek shelter until the storm passed.
While no tornadoes touched down in Toledo, there was a long line of damage across the northwestern part of the state from the storm that first hit central and northern Indiana.
About six trailers were damaged at a mobile home park near Hicksville in Ohio.
Officials in Van Wert County say at least two tornadoes touched down about 2 miles apart, tearing roofs off homes and flattening barns.
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12:15 p.m.
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence says it is a miracle that no one was killed or badly hurt by a tornado that hit the city of Kokomo.
Pence spoke Thursday after touring a neighborhood and businesses hit by Wednesday’s tornado. The National Weather Service says it was an EF3 tornado, packing winds of up to 165 mph.
Pence also visited a Red Cross shelter where some 200 people spent the night.
He credited quick thinking and early warnings of the approaching storm for the lack of serious injuries.
Pence and U.S. Sen. Joe Donnelly were among officials who talked with residents in a neighborhood where homes were also damaged by a 2013 tornado.
Donnelly said Kokomo is a resilient, tough community and that all the residents he spoke with vowed to rebuild.
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12:05 p.m.
The National Weather Service says it’s still unclear how many tornadoes touched down in Indiana on Wednesday.
The state’s Department of Homeland Security reported early Thursday that 12 tornadoes hit the state, but later the agency revised that number to eight.
Weather service meteorologist Joseph Nield says it’s not yet clear how many tornadoes touched down, although an EF3 tornado did strike Kokomo and an EF2 swept part of Montgomery County.
Nield says it’s likely several more tornadoes struck Indiana, but that those findings won’t come until later Thursday.
He says five separate weather service survey crews are scouring areas with storm damage in central and northern Indiana to determine if tornadoes struck there.
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10:55 a.m.
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence has been hugging and chatting with people whose homes were destroyed or damaged when a tornado whipped through the city of Kokomo.
Donald Trump’s running mate arrived in Kokomo by helicopter to view the damage Thursday morning, a day after heavy storms spawned tornadoes across north and central Indiana.
Many trees were knocked down in the storm, and a large truck was hurled onto its side. Some homes are ruined while others were largely untouched.
Pence returned to Indiana after campaign stops in North Carolina on Wednesday. He has cancelled a campaign trip planned for Thursday.
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8:35 a.m.
The mayor of Kokomo says crews from elsewhere in the state are coming to the central Indiana city to help restore power and clean up debris in the tornado-hit community.
Kokomo Mayor Greg Goodnight said Thursday morning that he’s grateful that no one was killed or seriously injured by the storm that struck Wednesday afternoon, damaging numerous houses, apartments and businesses.
He says about 220 people stayed overnight in a temporary shelter in Kokomo, about 40 miles north of Indianapolis.
Howard County Sheriff Steve Rogers says 10 to 15 people suffered minor injuries.
Utility companies report at least 15,000 homes and businesses remain without electricity in Howard County.
Police have restricted access to storm-damage neighborhoods, saying residents must show identification to officers before entering.
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8:15 a.m.
Indiana’s Department of Homeland Security says a tornado outbreak produced at least 12 tornadoes.
Agency spokesman John Erickson says officials are still assessing the storm damage Thursday, but that the tally as of Wednesday night showed 12 tornadoes touched down in Adams, Allen, Blackford, Cass, Grant, Howard, Marion and Montgomery counties in northern and central Indiana.
Several of those tornadoes struck Howard County, where the south side of the city of Kokomo suffered extensive damage.
National Weather Service surveys Thursday should determine whether additional storm damage in other areas was caused by tornadoes or high winds in severe thunderstorms.
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7:45 a.m.
Emergency officials and the Red Cross have set up shelters for victims of tornadoes that swept across central Indiana.
One shelter is at the Kokomo Event and Conference Center. The Indianapolis Star reports that about 200 people were being housed and fed at the center at 9 p.m. on Wednesday, hours after the storms moved through. Kokomo is about 50 miles north of Indianapolis.
Another shelter is at Walnut Elementary School in New Ross, northwest of Indianapolis.
The Indiana Red Cross regional headquarters in Indianapolis has a team of employees and volunteers working at an operations center.
The National Weather Service says at least eight tornadoes touched down on Wednesday causing substantial damage. Authorities say between 15 and 20 people suffered injuries but none were severe.
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7:05 a.m.
The National Weather Service says at least seven tornadoes swept parts of central and northern Indiana during Wednesday’s outbreak.
One was an EF3 with winds up to 165 mph that damaged and destroyed homes and business in the city of Kokomo, about 40 miles north of Indianapolis.
The weather service says a tornado that hit northeastern Indiana’s Allen County appears to have also been an EF3, although a final assessment is pending.
GOP vice presidential candidate and Indiana Gov. Mike Pence plans to leave the campaign trail Thursday to assess storm damage.
The weather service says two other thunderstorms produced separate tornadoes, one in Avon west of Indianapolis and one northwest of Lafayette, which is southwest of Indianapolis.
(This item has been corrected to show that the National Weather Service said at least seven, not eight, tornadoes hit during Wednesday’s storm. The original item relied on information from the weather service’s tally of an Aug. 15 tornado outbreak, not Wednesday’s storm.)
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9:20 p.m.
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence says he’ll tour Howard and Montgomery counties and possibly other areas Thursday to assess the storm damage.
The Republican vice presidential candidate returned to Indiana from the campaign trail Wednesday evening after the National Weather Service said several tornadoes struck the state. One that hit Kokomo has been determined to be an EF3 with 165 mph winds.
Pence says he’ll remain in the state as long as necessary to ensure people affected by the storms have the support they need. He says 200 people have checked in to a Red Cross shelter in Kokomo.
Indiana State Police spokesman Capt. David Bursten says about a dozen people were injured, but none seriously. | http://sidneydailynews.com/wire/state-wire/41248/the-latest-final-tally-of-tornadoes-could-break-record | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | sidneydailynews.com/abfbe2d47a81040fc2fa38bc198e1ac5726d91fa91735c0a540fc383144ba7ab.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T22:47:36 | null | 2016-08-26T18:04:16 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fsidneydailynews.com%2Fnews%2F41338%2Fsdn-names-cooking-judges.json | http://sidneydailynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/web1_LaneParkChef.jpg | en | null | SDN names cooking judges | null | null | sidneydailynews.com | SIDNEY — Three area chefs will select winners of the 32nd annual Sidney Daily News Harvest-Holiday Cookbook Cook-Off when finalists take their prepared dishes to the cook-off Oct. 15 at the Crossroads in Hardin.
Damian Bumgarner, of Piqua, executive chef of the Bridge in Sidney; Gary Strasser, of Anna, manager of Clancy’s in Sidney; and Mojalefa Jacob Moremi, of Sidney, culinary director of LanePark in Sidney, will consider four entries in each of six categories before selecting category winners and a grand prize winner.
Judges representing each business that has sponsored a category prize will evaluate entries in the appropriate categories, as well.
Bumgarner, a native of Lockington, got his culinary start at Little Caesar’s pizza at the age of 17. Moving to the Piqua Country Club to wash dishes eventually gave him an opportunity to begin cooking. Steve Smith hired him as executive chef of the Caroline in Troy at its launch in 2008. Bumgarner won the Chef’s Quest competition in Dayton. In June, he was hired as executive chef of the Bridge.
Strasser has probably always had a passion for cooking food. He started working at Borden Burger in Bellefontaine at 16. After two and a half years there, he moved to an area McDonald’s for a management position. Following that, he managed a Wendy’s for 14 and a half years. For the last 20 years, he has managed the Clancy’s in Sidney. But being a manager rather than a chef doesn’t mean he doesn’t know his way around a kitchen. He learned how to cook by watching and helping his mother, Tina, and got helpful tips from his wife, Elisa. He stole recipes from both. Strasser learned to prepare food for large groups by making meals at St. Jacob Lutheran Church in Anna. He expanded his cooking interests and horizons through cooking demonstrations at Amos Memorial Public library during their summer programs. That knowledge inspired international meals at Clancy’s.
Moremi was born and raised in South Africa and moved with his family to the United States in 1988. He is a 1990 Sidney High School graduate and briefly attended Sinclair Community College’s culinary program. His first leadership role in a restaurant was at Bullies Sports Bar and Grill in Piqua in 1994, where he was head cook. He also worked as a chef for Senese Food Service at the Honda Engine Plant in Anna. In 1999, he served as sous chef at Michael Anthony’s Pasta And Grill in Sidney and then at the Inn at Versailles, and during that time, he also worked at Captian’s Point in Lakeview. He has been at LanePark for almost three years.
To participate in this contest, home cooks have until 5 p.m., Sept. 16, to submit up to three recipes in each of the following six categories: main dishes; desserts; party pleasers; soups, stews and chili; on the side; and mom and pop’s best. Sponsoring businesses who will judge the respective categories are Flint’s TV & Appliances, Clancy’s, Wilson Health, Sidney and Troy CarStar; Dorothy Love REtirement Community and Freshway Foods. Clancy’s also sponsors the grand prize.
All recipes must be typed. They must include the names of the dishes, the categories their submitted in, complete lists of ingredients and instructions, and the names, addresses, phone numbers and email addresses of the submitters.
Emailed recipes are preferred and can be sent to [email protected] Recipes in hard copy can be mailed or delivered to the Sidney Daily News, 1451 N. Vandemark Road, Sidney, OH 45365.
For information, call 937-538-4824.
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By Patricia Ann Speelman [email protected]
Reach the writer at 937-538-4824.
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] | 2016-08-29T20:49:18 | null | 2016-08-29T15:37:09 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fsidneydailynews.com%2Ffeatures%2Flife%2F41734%2Fwilson-provides-athletic-training-to-ymca.json | http://sidneydailynews.com/features/life/41734/wilson-provides-athletic-training-to-ymca | en | null | Wilson provides athletic training to YMCA | null | null | sidneydailynews.com | SIDNEY — Wilson Health of Sidney recently expanded its sports medicine services by establishing a new partnership with the Sidney-Shelby County YMCA.
Melissa Noble, a certified athletic trainer at Wilson, is the official athletic trainer for the Sidney-Shelby County YMCA. She provides athletic training coverage and access to the hospital’s comprehensive sports medicine services. The partnership officially began, Aug. 1.
“We are excited to strengthen our partnership with Wilson Health through the addition of a licensed athletic trainer at our Y,” said Ed Thomas, CEO of the Sidney-Shelby County YMCA. “Providing our members with professional assessment, treatment and preventative strategies for injuries as a membership benefit is an excellent way to enhance our current wellness offerings.”
Sports medicine is a vital part of athletics of all ages. The new athletic trainer support services available to YMCA members are the following:
• All services provided are complimentary to Y members.
• Assistance with pre-existing as well as new injuries.
• Preventative recommendations for avoiding future injuries.
• Scheduled appointments are encouraged, along with drop-ins.
Wilson Health partners with the YMCA, as well as the Sidney Police department, the Sidney Fire department and 13 area schools: Anna, Botkins, Christian Academy, Fairlawn, Fort Loramie, Houston, Jackson Center, Lehman Catholic, Minster, New Bremen, New Knoxville, Sidney Middle and Sidney High schools.
Wilson Health Sports Medicine has 11 full-time athletic trainers. The network of physicians and certified athletic trainers provides quality care through acute diagnosis, imaging, injury evaluation, treatment and rehabilitation. Noble will split her time between the YMCA and Jackson Center High School.
For information call 492-9622. | http://sidneydailynews.com/features/life/41734/wilson-provides-athletic-training-to-ymca | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | sidneydailynews.com/fb9e960f0813edd7c3a827eb6324a13537af76d1b203ce610dfb262c9e483e18.json |
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August 27, 1891
Governor Campbell will open the Democratic campaign in Sidney on Thursday, Sept. 17, in the afternoon. A number of other prominent speakers have been invited to attend.
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Representatives of three firms are scheduled to meet with the Board of Improvement on Tuesday. A furniture factory is anxious to come here and wants a bonus of $7,500. A firm of school desk manufacturers wants grounds and buildings and $10,000 cash and will agree to work from 50 to 100 hands. A buggy firm, which makes a specialty of fine delivery wagons, is seemingly desirous of doing business with the board.
100 Years
August 27, 1916
R.F. Justice, local agent for the Big Four railroad, has received notice that all freight must be received at the freight house here, subject to delay because of the present labor trouble faced by the railroads.
75 Years
August 27, 1941
William Ross, Jr. will leave tomorrow in return to Castle Heights Military Academy, Lebanon, Tenn., after spending the summer here.
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Final preparations for the opening of the county schools will be made tomorrow when the teachers meet in a general session in the common pleas courtroom at the courthouse. All county schools will open on Sept. 2, Supt. C.E. McCorkle said today. At the conclusion of the meeting, reports for the teachers’ association will be made by V.H. Blake, president.
50 Years
August 27, 1966
The village of Port Jefferson, scene of a number of flowing water wells in the past, had another one today. This well was brought in on the lot of Warren Todd located near the center of the town between State Route 47 and the Great Miami River. The water began to flow when the driller, James Doak, reached a depth of 210 feet.
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In informal session, the Sidney City Council decided Monday night to authorize taking bids on a Tawawa Park bridge spanning Mosquito Creek, it will connect the park with roughly 20 acres of land donated a year ago by Mrs. William F. Milligan.
25 Years
August 27, 1991
The following teachers are new to the Hardin-Houston School district: Rhonda Cook, kindergarten through sixth grade art teacher; James Magoteaux, high school reading and English teacher; Deanna Barger, high school reading and Spanish teacher; and Julie Hall, fifth grade. Meanwhile, Anna Schools is welcoming three new teachers: Beth King, second grade; Carolyn Bayat, reading and French; and Donna Furrow, teacher of students with learning disabilities.
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Three new Jackson Center School teachers conducted their first day of classes Monday. The new teachers are Anne Haselbusch, seventh and eighth grade reading and English; Roger McEldowney, business; and Diane Knight, sixth grade. Cindy Cordonnier is the new second grade teacher at Russia Local Schools.
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These news items from past issues of the Sidney Daily News are compiled by the Shelby County Historical Society (937-498-1653) as a public service to the community. Local history on the Internet! www.shelbycountyhistory.org
These news items from past issues of the Sidney Daily News are compiled by the Shelby County Historical Society (937-498-1653) as a public service to the community. Local history on the Internet! www.shelbycountyhistory.org | http://sidneydailynews.com/news/41352/out-of-the-past-277 | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | sidneydailynews.com/099c5acc0222b1348d650f0521e767c57556dd922c286414a6a3a8da15d1e6a4.json |
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] | 2016-08-27T18:49:03 | null | 2016-08-27T13:54:32 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fsidneydailynews.com%2Fwire%2Fstate-wire%2F41455%2Fdozens-treated-as-heroin-overdose-spikes-hit-several-states-6.json | http://sidneydailynews.com/wire/state-wire/41455/dozens-treated-as-heroin-overdose-spikes-hit-several-states-6 | en | null | Dozens treated as heroin overdose spikes hit several states | null | null | sidneydailynews.com | CINCINNATI (AP) — The Latest on a surge in heroin overdoses in several states (all times local):
4:20 p.m.
Officials in several states are scrambling to deal with a series of heroin overdose outbreaks affecting dozens of people and involving at least six deaths.
The spikes in Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio and West Virginia over the past few days have seen rescue workers rushing from scene to scene to provide overdose antidote drugs.
It’s unclear if one dealer or batch is responsible for the multistate outbreak. But the spikes reflect the potency of heroin now flooding the Midwest.
Police in Cincinnati on Friday asked for the public’s help in identifying the source of the heroin behind an estimated 78 overdoses in two days.
One person died in Mount Sterling, Kentucky, following a series of 12 heroin overdoses within hours of each other on Wednesday.
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11 a.m.
Police in Cincinnati are asking for the public’s help in finding the source of the suspected heroin behind an estimated 78 overdoses in just two days this week.
Authorities believe the same batch is linked to three recent deaths.
They say there were an estimated 78 overdoses on Tuesday and Wednesday and a total of 174 overdoses in emergency rooms within the past week.
Local officials are calling it a public health emergency.
They suspect a drug used to sedate elephants that is 100 times as potent as the fentanyl (FEHN’-tuh-nihl) could be behind the surge in overdoses.
County leaders on Thursday said they’ll seek funding for treatment that would come with expanded response teams.
The teams would offer treatment to people who’ve overdosed. | http://sidneydailynews.com/wire/state-wire/41455/dozens-treated-as-heroin-overdose-spikes-hit-several-states-6 | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | sidneydailynews.com/39a2657fb9a13ed947460a63145c390ba2616210e1791da811b8b7006bf87540.json |
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] | 2016-08-29T16:47:06 | null | 2016-08-29T12:05:12 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fnewsdemocratleader.com%2Fnews%2F6297%2Fjail-boiler-put-on-hold.json | http://newsdemocratleader.com/news/6297/jail-boiler-put-on-hold | en | null | Jail boiler put on hold | null | null | newsdemocratleader.com | Logan County’s Detention Center will have to wait a little longer on a boiler it has had for several years now. The boiler is responsible for supplying hot water to inmates and to the kitchen area of the jail. The current boiler is outdated and has been costing the county in repairs.
Magistrates opened bids for a new boiler last week, however, the body decided to table the purchase until engineer Tom Connolly can look at all the bids himself and give a recommendation. Connolly was hired by the court as a consultant for $7,500. Not all magistrates were open to the hiring of a consultant. Magistrate Dickie Carter said it was ridiculous to pay $7,500 to have someone come and look at the boiler and tell the court what to do. “I could go down there and do that,” said Carter.
There were four bids opened on a new boiler. The highest bid came in at $179,000, with the lowest at $58,625.
“That is awful high for a water heater,” said magistrate Jo Orange.
Magistrate Thomas Bouldin agreed, but added it is going out.
“We need to look to someone who knows what they are doing,” said Bouldin.
Judge Executive Logan Chick thought a new boiler will probably be much more efficient and could save the county money in the long run.
Jailer Phil Gregory reminded the court the detention center would not pass state inspection until the boiler is replaced or repaired.
By Chris Cooper ccooper@newsdemocratleader.com
To contact Chris Cooper, email ccooper@newsdemocratleader.com or call 270-726-8394.
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Bell was shot once in the head while holding her one year old son. There were eight other children in the residence at the time of the home-invasion. The assailants also fired shots at these children as they exited the residence. The Russellville Police Department is seeking any information about the shooting. Any information received will be kept confidential and the person may receive up to a $1,000 reward if the information leads to an arrest and conviction of the perpetrator(s). | http://newsdemocratleader.com/news/6319/police-searching-for-suspects-in-bell-murder-reward-offered | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | newsdemocratleader.com/029731164a494062c2afd999f6a4430aa9111bb47d51319cf064b0f09529c88a.json |
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] | 2016-08-29T18:47:14 | null | 2016-08-29T14:17:50 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fnewsdemocratleader.com%2Fnews%2F6313%2Fcourt-flips-for-repairs.json | http://newsdemocratleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/web1_LoganCountyCourthouseforConnectKYWebpage.jpg | en | null | Court flips for repairs | null | null | newsdemocratleader.com | The historic Logan County Courthouse Cupola is in need of painting and the ceiling inside the courtroom needs some repairs as well. But first there is a little roofing work that will have to be taken care of before the other projects can begin.
The historic courthouse holds the offices of the Logan County Judge Executive, Logan County Attorney and Logan County Child Support. The structure was once the home of the judicial system who moved to the Logan County Justice Center after it was built.
There is much history surrounding the historic courthouse. It burned once and was in threat of demolition many times.
During the Tuesday, Aug. 23 meeting of the fiscal court, which meets in the courtroom at the historic Logan County Courthouse, a decision was made on who would do the work on the cupola and ceiling, only this time not by a vote, but by a flip of a coin. That’s right, the decision on which of the two submitted quotes landed on heads or tails.
Both quotes were exactly the same at $18,500. Magistrates did not want to vote on two identical submissions fearing speculation of favoritism, so a flip was initiated.
The first flip, which was completed by Judge Executive Logan Chick (no magistrate would take on the duty) landed on its side, propped up on the court table by some paperwork. A second flip bounced off of magistrate Jack Crossley finally selecting JC Construction to do the job.
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By Chris Cooper ccooper@newsdemocratleader.com
To contact Chris Cooper, email ccooper@newsdemocratleader.com or call 270-726-8394.
To contact Chris Cooper, email ccooper@newsdemocratleader.com or call 270-726-8394. | http://newsdemocratleader.com/news/6313/court-flips-for-repairs | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | newsdemocratleader.com/7cf460ec06cb0aa57814d34e458bda68fc511cdc718abe395a810bc0ff008fa6.json |
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According to a police report from the Auburn Police Department, 48-year-old Donald M. Cribbs assaulted his ex-wife, 36-year-old Victoria Thomas, late Wednesday, Aug. 24, in Auburn.
Auburn police, as well as Sgt. Joshua Toomey of the Logan County Sheriff’s Department, responded to a possible stabbing at 552 Sunset Drive in Auburn and upon arriving, found the female victim bleeding severely from the face while lying on the floor and holding a bloody towel to her face in an effort to control the bleeding.
Officers were informed that Cribbs had fled the residence on foot. EMS and first responders were requested to come to the scene.
The witness who had called 911 said that she had believed Cribbs was holding what she believed to be a knife to the victim’s throat before Thomas was thrown to the ground. According to the police report, the witness saw a pool of blood after Thomas began screaming for help. The caller stated that she believed Thomas had been stabbed.
While waiting for EMS to arrive, officers were told by Thomas that Cribbs had bitten her nose after she was thrown to the floor. Thomas was transported by EMS to the Medical Center in Bowling Green, where she had surgery to repair the sever damage to her nose.
Officers then obtained information about the location of Cribbs. He was found as a passenger in a vehicle which had pulled into a resident on Graham Avenue in Auburn. Cribbs was uncooperative when ordered to exit the vehicle and had to be removed by force.
Cribbs was transported to the Logan County Detention Center and lodged on charges of first degree domestic violence assault, first degree burglary, violation of a Kentucky Emergency Protection Order, resisting arrest, terroristic threatening, disorderly conduct and alcohol intoxication in a public place.
Assisting on the scene was the Logan County Sheriff’s Department Sgt. Robert Toombs and deputy Ed Higgins, first responders from the Auburn Fire Department and the Logan County EMS.
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Police report: Bite caused ‘severe damage’ to victim
By OJ Stapleton ostapleton@newsdemocratleader.com
To contact OJ Stapleton, email ostapleton@newsdemocratleader.com or call 270-726-8394.
To contact OJ Stapleton, email ostapleton@newsdemocratleader.com or call 270-726-8394. | http://newsdemocratleader.com/news/6308/russellville-man-arrested-for-biting-ex-wifes-nose | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | newsdemocratleader.com/30ee9b5d6bae7ec0796f36188470d492a25d66471be0c05e4516dec1133978ae.json |
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Sure feels nice this morning as it is cooler.
Our Revival starts September 25th. Bro. Jimmy Kenner will be there on Sunday. Will have a different speaker each night. Think Bro. Tim Nugent will be there Thursday night with the Mt. Pleasant church choir doing the singing. Will have more information a little later. You are invited to come and be with us.
Bro. Albert and Avanel Clardy’s daughter, Tonia, and her family have been visiting their parents.
Our seniors didn’t get to make our trip out to eat this month. Maybe next month.
Jennifer Delk is busy working on the Samaritan Purse Operation Christmas Child Shoe Box. If you have any empty shoe boxes, she would love to have them. She also needs help with paying for the postage, which is $7 for each shoe box when they are filled up. You can put toys, including a doll, ball or stuffed animals, school supplies, toothbrush and tooth paste, combs, jewelry, eraser, wash cloths and Ivory soap.
Children’s ministry will start on Sept. 14. There will be a planning meeting on August 29th to get everything ready at 6 p.m.
I talked by phone on Saturday to my granddaughter in Nashville as it was her 19th birthday.
Then I talked to my Brother-in-law on Sunday as he was celebrating his 85th birthday in Branson, Mo. He said he was doing okay. Course he still misses Mera Dean, his wife and my sister. She will be gone four years the 10th of September. Time sure passes by so fast.
Ernie drove Dolores and I to the Tops last week. If you would like to come and visit with us, it is free. Tops stands for “Take Off Pounds Sensibly.” If you need to lose some weight, why not come and join us? We are a group of Christian ladies and we will make you feel right at home and encourage you all we can. The price to join is $32 a year. We weigh in from 9 to 9:30 a.m. The lesson starts at 9:30 a.m. each Wednesday morning in the dining room at Logan Memorial Hospital.
We still have sick people in our church family. So remember them in your prayers.
Juanita Key wasn’t able to attend church on Sunday.
Do thy duty, that is best; leave unto the Lord the rest.
I put up some corn last week. Sure like to got me. But thankful that the coons and deer let us have some this year.
Have a good week.
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By Louise Henderson Antioch News
To contact Louise Henderson about the Antioch News, call 270-755-4460.
To contact Louise Henderson about the Antioch News, call 270-755-4460. | http://newsdemocratleader.com/opinion/columns/6270/antioch-news-50 | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | newsdemocratleader.com/0c8f0e7956936dbb43a5d632e44ec7abb7709bafab7f246156c889cd475894c8.json |
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] | 2016-08-29T18:47:10 | null | 2016-08-29T13:24:45 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fnewsdemocratleader.com%2Fnews%2F6311%2Fdrugs-and-associated-crime-cause-concern.json | http://newsdemocratleader.com/news/6311/drugs-and-associated-crime-cause-concern | en | null | Drugs and associated crime cause concern | null | null | newsdemocratleader.com | With the drug problem in the United States at an all time high, Logan County is not sheltered from the effects as illegal drugs are making their way into small towns across the country and are claiming members in our communities. An increase in crime is also apparent as those who are addicted must feed their habits by getting money anyway they can.
Law enforcement agencies are work diligently battling illegal drugs on a daily basis, putting out one fire to just find another around the corner. In the months of June and July there were 37 burglaries and 84 thefts in Logan County. According to Jacky Hunt, Director of the South Central Kentucky Drug Task Force, those crimes are most likely drug related.
From June 1 through Aug. 22, 2016, the task force opened numerous cases involving drugs. There were 28 for drug paraphernalia, six for marijuana, 18 for methamphetamine, 21 for cocaine, one for heroin, seven for prescription drugs, and four for other drugs.
The task force covers Logan and Simpson Counties and the cities of Russellville and Franklin.
According to Hunt, prescription drugs and crystal methamphetamine are the number one drug problems in Logan County right now. Although there is still a presence of local methamphetamine manufacturing, most of the crystal methamphetamine is coming out of Mexico.
According to the National Drug Intelligence Center, methamphetamine is the most rapidly emerging threat to Kentucky, particularly in the rural areas of the state. The level of methamphetamine production, distribution, abuse, and violence has increased dramatically and is spreading across the state from west to east. Mexican criminal groups are the primary transporters and wholesale distributors of Mexico-produced methamphetamine and methamphetamine produced in California and southwestern states.
Methamphetamine is attracting a new user population in Kentucky. Once regarded as an adult drug, methamphetamine is increasingly popular among adolescents because of the heightened physical and mental effects it produces. Methamphetamine can be taken orally, snorted, smoked, or injected.
The physical and psychological effects of methamphetamine abuse are profound. Methamphetamine’s stimulant effects can last for hours compared with minutes-long effects of crack cocaine. Often, the methamphetamine abuser remains awake for days, and as the high begins to wear off, the individual enters the tweaking stage and is prone to violence, delusions, and paranoia. Many methamphetamine abusers try to mediate the effects of the methamphetamine “crash” with other drugs such as cocaine or heroin.
First District Magistrate Dickie Carter has been concerned about drug use in Logan County for some time now. He has been very vocal during the fiscal court meetings about the increase of drugs in our community.
“We need to do something to stop this,” said Carter. “This is why our jails are so full. I don’t know the answers, but we all need to be thinking about what could be done.”
Logan County Sheriff Wallace Whittaker agrees with Carter, however, he says his department is doing all it can to fight illegal drug use.
“If someone has any ideas we haven’t already tried I am all ears,” said Whittaker. “I know it’s bad out there and our deputies deal with it every day.”
According to Carter 90 percent of those incarcerated in Logan County are from drug related crimes.
By Chris Cooper ccooper@newsdemocratleader.com
To contact Chris Cooper, email ccooper@newsdemocratleader.com or call 270-726-8394.
To contact Chris Cooper, email ccooper@newsdemocratleader.com or call 270-726-8394. | http://newsdemocratleader.com/news/6311/drugs-and-associated-crime-cause-concern | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | newsdemocratleader.com/31ea65fd5b1e4f7032f3fd00212f6940aaa54a4bbeebc4060878e9f9003d7f46.json |
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] | 2016-08-29T16:47:08 | null | 2016-08-29T12:17:39 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fnewsdemocratleader.com%2Fsports%2F6303%2Fcougars-play-tough-in-muhlenburg.json | http://newsdemocratleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/web1_paper-22.jpg | en | null | Cougars play tough in Muhlenburg | null | null | newsdemocratleader.com | The Cougar football team is heading in the right direction. Friday night, the team visited the Muhlenburg County Mustangs in Greenville. Logan County ended the night by putting up 28 points, but the home team had 42 for the win. The 28 points that the Cougars scored Friday night was the highest total by the team in a single game since 2012.
It was a hot and humid night in Greenville for the entire football game. The Cougars had a rough first half against the Class 6A Muhlenburg Mustangs. The defense for Logan County had a tough time slowing down the Mustang Quarterback, Hunter Combs. Combs ended up rushing for 214 yards against the Cougars. Muhlenburg County piled up 525 yards of total offense in the game compared to the Cougars’ 427 total yards.
During the second half, Logan County stepped it up and nearly regained all of the lost ground from the first half. The Cougars pulled back to within two touchdowns in the 4th quarter. Quarterback Tyler Ezell drove the team down to the red zone with time left on the clock. The offense failed to get in after several close plays. The Mustang offense would regain control and eat up the clock to dash Logan County’s hopes of ending the losing streak for at least another week.
Ezell had a productive night under center. The Freshman passed for 293 yards with two touchdowns through the air. He also ran for 67 yards and scored another touchdown and two-point conversion with his legs. The Quarterback went 20 for 44 with only one interception.
Dontavius Blann led the offense in receiving with 78 yards and a touchdown through the air and one on the ground. Nick Blakemore caught a touchdown pass and had 74 yards total. Dalton Nash, Lorenzo Garcia, and Samuel Flores all had receptions as well.
Alex Brown and Dalton Nash each had six tackles for the Cougars. Curtis Shelton and Nathaniel Offutt recorded five each. Logan County recovered two fumbles on the night.
The Cougars are on the road again this week. They will travel to Owensboro to face Apollo High School on Friday night.
Photos by Kelly Phillips | NDL Logan County Quarterback Tyler Ezell spins and breaks away from a Muhlenburg County defender. Ezell rushed ten times for 67 yards in the 42-28 loss in Greenville. http://newsdemocratleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/web1_paper-3-1.jpg Photos by Kelly Phillips | NDL Logan County Quarterback Tyler Ezell spins and breaks away from a Muhlenburg County defender. Ezell rushed ten times for 67 yards in the 42-28 loss in Greenville. Senior Cougar Lorenzo Garcia sheds a diving defender and picks up extra yardage at Mustang Stadium on Friday. Garcia caught two passes for 31 yards and also ran for 36 more in the loss to Muhlenburg County. http://newsdemocratleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/web1_paper-5-1.jpg Senior Cougar Lorenzo Garcia sheds a diving defender and picks up extra yardage at Mustang Stadium on Friday. Garcia caught two passes for 31 yards and also ran for 36 more in the loss to Muhlenburg County. Dontavius Blann gets shoved out of bounds after a nice catch and run. Blann rushed for 20 yards with a touchdown. The Sophomore also caught four passes for 78 yards and another touchdown. http://newsdemocratleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/web1_paper-6.jpg Dontavius Blann gets shoved out of bounds after a nice catch and run. Blann rushed for 20 yards with a touchdown. The Sophomore also caught four passes for 78 yards and another touchdown. Logan County Cougar Samuel Flores falls back while attempting a grab on a long pass late in the game. Flores had five receptions for 54 yards against the Mustangs. http://newsdemocratleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/web1_paper-17.jpg Logan County Cougar Samuel Flores falls back while attempting a grab on a long pass late in the game. Flores had five receptions for 54 yards against the Mustangs. Senior Nick Blakemore attempts to catch a pass for a touchdown late in the fourth quarter. The ball was tipped by the defender and fell to the turf. Blakemore hauled in six catches for 74 yards and a touchdown. He also scored on a two-point conversion. http://newsdemocratleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/web1_paper-22.jpg Senior Nick Blakemore attempts to catch a pass for a touchdown late in the fourth quarter. The ball was tipped by the defender and fell to the turf. Blakemore hauled in six catches for 74 yards and a touchdown. He also scored on a two-point conversion. | http://newsdemocratleader.com/sports/6303/cougars-play-tough-in-muhlenburg | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | newsdemocratleader.com/affcfa3ce369a1432f238edbe0882c58843265c5343754c738bd39f0a946c2ca.json |
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] | 2016-08-29T16:47:04 | null | 2016-08-29T11:50:06 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fnewsdemocratleader.com%2Fnews%2F6294%2Fauburn-man-holds-wife-at-gunpoint.json | http://newsdemocratleader.com/news/6294/auburn-man-holds-wife-at-gunpoint | en | null | Auburn man holds wife at gunpoint | null | null | newsdemocratleader.com | On Friday, Aug. 26, the Logan County Sheriff’s Department was dispatched to 5166 Friendship Road in reference to a domestic disturbance/subject with a gun complaint.
Upon arrival, Kenneth A. Lyons,45, refused to obey deputies’ commands, and was forced to the ground.
Lyons was taken into custody as well as his wife Brenda Lyons.
Investigation of the incident revealed Kenneth and Brenda were involved in a physical altercation, after which Kenneth allegedly held a firearm to the head of Brenda, preventing her from leaving the residence.
Kenneth is a convicted felon and was found to be in possession on numerous firearms as well as illegal drugs.
Brenda was taken into custody in an active warrant out of Logan County for failure to appear.
Both individuals were lodged in the Logan County Detention Center.
Kenneth is facing charges of assault 4th degree (domestic violence), no visible injury; wanton endangerment 1st degree; unlawful imprisonment 1st degree; resisting arrest; possession of a controlled substance 1st degree (drug unspecified); prescription controlled substance not in proper container 1st offense, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon 1st offense.
Deputy Jarrod Lyons of the Logan County Sheriffs Department is the investigating officer. | http://newsdemocratleader.com/news/6294/auburn-man-holds-wife-at-gunpoint | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | newsdemocratleader.com/b4ac54d0353c3bcd620388fc5ac20d1fa1dbeab14543c087232100605d4ec2b6.json |
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] | 2016-08-29T16:47:07 | null | 2016-08-29T12:17:42 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fnewsdemocratleader.com%2Fsports%2F6306%2Fpanthers-hunt-down-falcons-now-2-0.json | http://newsdemocratleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/web1_football-ndl-6.jpg | en | null | Panthers hunt down Falcons; now 2-0 | null | null | newsdemocratleader.com | The Russellville Panthers are 2 -0 on the young 2016 season after another blowout win on Friday night. The Panthers won 41-6 on the road facing the Fort Campbell Falcons. Black and gold has now outscored the opponents 82-6 so far this year.
In Fort Campbell, The Panthers started off a bit sloppy in the first half of play. The Falcons scored the lone points of the season against Russellville on an interception returned for a touchdown. At the break, Coach Myers’ squad held onto a slim 14-6 lead. The halftime locker room speech must have ignited the Panthers’ offense. They broke it open and scored 27 unanswered points during the second half.
Quarterback Jaylyn McMurry threw six passes on the night. Three were intercepted, two went for touchdowns, and the sixth throw was a nine-yard completion to MJ Jones. Paul Jones caught a 48 yard touchdown pass, and Devin Quarles hauled in a 25 yard catch for a score.
On the ground, Senior Drew West had 160 yards on 16 carries, including a touchdown. MJ Jones rushed for 94 yards with a score. Johnny Drumgole and Damon Hales also scored rushing touchdowns.
The Panther defense remains perfect on the season, allowing zero points. They allowed only 45 yards rushing from the Falcons ground game. Fort Campbell threw for only 78 yards on the night. Javaren Robey snagged an interception.
Russellville will host the Butler County Bears on Friday night at Rhea Stadium. The Panthers won 52-42 last season in Morgantown. Both teams are undefeated so far in 2016.
Photos by Kelly Phillips | NDL Panther kicker Milam Watkins boots through an extra point in week 1. Russellville beat Fort Campbell on Friday night 41-6. Watkins kicked for five extra points in the win. http://newsdemocratleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/web1_football-ndl-3.jpg Photos by Kelly Phillips | NDL Panther kicker Milam Watkins boots through an extra point in week 1. Russellville beat Fort Campbell on Friday night 41-6. Watkins kicked for five extra points in the win. Senior running back Johnny Drumgole runs in the season-opener against Trigg County. Drumgole rushed for 76 yards and a touchdown against the Falcons on Friday. http://newsdemocratleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/web1_football-ndl-6.jpg Senior running back Johnny Drumgole runs in the season-opener against Trigg County. Drumgole rushed for 76 yards and a touchdown against the Falcons on Friday. | http://newsdemocratleader.com/sports/6306/panthers-hunt-down-falcons-now-2-0 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | newsdemocratleader.com/dd060c5d1a3148e58d8b2ff3c4fd1d2130075859925eab5d540509f05c19ea63.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T12:47:13 | null | 2016-08-25T13:10:07 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fnewsdemocratleader.com%2Fnews%2F6280%2Fpolice-ask-for-information-in-shooting-death.json | http://newsdemocratleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/web1_DSC_0878-3.jpg | en | null | Police ask for information in shooting death | null | null | newsdemocratleader.com | The Russellville Police Department isn’t releasing any additional information concerning the recent shooting death of 21-year-old Lexus A. Bell at Robinwood Apartments in Russellville on Sunday, Aug. 21.
In cases that involve murder, authorities must immediately follow any leads they have and releasing to much information can actually hinder a case.
“When we know more and get further in the case, more can be released,” said Russellville Police Chief Victor Shifflett.
What has been released is that shortly after 12 a.m. on Aug. 21, the Russellville Police Department was dispatched to Robinwood Apartment Complex 6B off of Highland Lick Road in reference to shots fired. When officers arrived they found Bell shot. An ambulance was dispatched and Bell was transported to Logan Memorial Hospital ER where she was pronounced deceased.
“Our detectives are following up on leads and information we have received on the case,” said Shifflett. “We are still trying to determine if this incident was a random act. We believe at this time through information we have received it could possibly be a targeted crime.”
Shifflett said they are looking for multiple suspects.
“If anyone saw or heard anything the time for the murder, even if it may be insignificant, we are asking people to come talk to us,” said the chief adding, you never know if something you heard or saw could help in the case.
The authorities are getting a lot of information from the public, but invite anyone who thinks they may know something to call or come into the office.
The phone number at the Russellville Police Department is 270-726-7669.
No arrests have been made in the case so far.
Chris Cooper|NDL Russellville Police Officers responded to shots fired at Robinwood Apartments in Russellville on Sunday. http://newsdemocratleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/web1_DSC_0878-3.jpg Chris Cooper|NDL Russellville Police Officers responded to shots fired at Robinwood Apartments in Russellville on Sunday.
By Chris Cooper ccooper@newsdemocratleader.com
To contact Chris Cooper, email ccooper@newsdemocratleader.com or call 270-726-8394.
To contact Chris Cooper, email ccooper@newsdemocratleader.com or call 270-726-8394. | http://newsdemocratleader.com/news/6280/police-ask-for-information-in-shooting-death | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | newsdemocratleader.com/017b5b77fde8c0ee4cc1fa3945677e6f5b8266693b951e86ed55cb0b6696f6a8.json |
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“Across the board, our dove fields have done well this year,” said John Brunjes, migratory bird coordinator for the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources. “It was just dry enough for planting, but wet enough to grow well.”
Three segments comprise dove season. The first segment closes Oct. 26. The second segment opens Nov. 24 and closes Dec. 4, while the third opens Dec. 24, 2016, and closes Jan. 15, 2017.
Dove population monitoring using leg bands show good numbers of young birds in the Kentucky population. “We have a lot more young birds this year than in the last two years,” Brunjes said. “We had two fairly poor reproductive years for doves due to bad weather during nesting time. The increased number of young birds will lead to better hunting this year.”
Pre-season scouting places a hunter into an advantageous position when time comes to pick a dove field to hunt. “Find fields that have birds during your pre-season scouting,” Brunjes said. “If there are no birds using a field prior to opening day, there are likely not going to be any birds on opening day either. It sounds simple, but hunt where you saw birds prior to opening day.”
Doves aren’t as wary during the first few days of the season as they are later after hunters educate them. As a result, the first few days of the season produce the easiest shots. That being said, that doesn’t mean hunters should wear a white T-shirt or a bright cap on opening day.
“I recommend wearing at least a camouflage tee shirt for early season dove hunting,” Brunjes said. “The later in the season you hunt; the more you need to camo up.”
Safety is another important consideration for dove hunters. The dove season opener is many hunters first time in the field since last winter. Anxiousness and excitement often bait a hunter into taking a risky shot.
“Shooting at low birds is a serious problem,” Brunjes said. “Think about where you are shooting before you pull the trigger. There is no shame in passing on a shot if you are unsure.”
Avoid shooting near dwellings or other buildings where your shot might land on them. Be careful hunting around livestock. They often spook when they hear a shotgun’s blast, exposing themselves to injury or escape.
“Always wear eye and ear protection as well,” Brunjes said.
Those who plan to hunt public fields should pack out what they bring into the field. “If you want public dove fields in the future, pick up after yourself,” Brunjes said. “We lose fields regularly because of littering.”
As a common courtesy to the landowner, hunters should pick up their spent shell hulls and ammunition boxes and clean their doves at home, not at the field. “Think about how you would like someone to treat your land and do the same,” Brunjes said.
Dove hunters must have a valid Kentucky hunting license, their Kentucky migratory game bird – waterfowl permit along with their Harvest Information Program (H.I.P.) confirmation number recorded on either this permit or their hunting license.
“Last year, our law enforcement officers reported 90 percent of hunters they checked had their H.I.P. confirmation number,” Brunjes said. “We’ve had excellent compliance.”
To get your H.I.P. number, visit the Kentucky Fish and Wildlife website at www.fw.ky.gov, click on the “My Profile” tab. Then, answer a few questions about last season’s harvest of migratory birds and get your confirmation number. Again, remember to record your H.I.P. confirmation number on either your Kentucky hunting license or Kentucky migratory game bird – waterfowl permit.
The fog now common in the morning foreshadows the coming of fall. Get out and enjoy the excitement of dove hunting this year.
By Lee McClellan Kentucky Afield
Author Lee McClellan is a nationally award-winning associate editor for Kentucky Afield magazine, the official publication of the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources. He is a life-long hunter and angler, with a passion for smallmouth bass fishing.
Author Lee McClellan is a nationally award-winning associate editor for Kentucky Afield magazine, the official publication of the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources. He is a life-long hunter and angler, with a passion for smallmouth bass fishing. | http://newsdemocratleader.com/sports/outdoors/6309/ample-rain-means-promising-outlook-for-dove-season | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | newsdemocratleader.com/a55766f5b7fcac0cb89380b78e382b545f388177046feb84bc448915ee3ccbd7.json |
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] | 2016-08-29T18:47:20 | null | 2016-08-29T14:40:06 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fnewsdemocratleader.com%2Fopinion%2F6318%2Ffederal-marijuana-laws-reek-of-hy-pot-crisy.json | http://newsdemocratleader.com/opinion/6318/federal-marijuana-laws-reek-of-hy-pot-crisy | en | null | Federal Marijuana Laws Reek of Hy-Pot-Crisy | null | null | newsdemocratleader.com | For a few brief months, it looked like America might take a step closer to sanity. And then came the news: the Obama administration will not loosen federal restrictions on marijuana after all.
Before delving into the issue of marijuana, consider its two fellow “gateway drugs:” alcohol and tobacco. Aside from the potential benefits from drinking a glass of red wine, neither one is good for you.
Alcohol can be incredibly harmful, either via acute alcohol poisoning or via chronic destruction to your life and liver. Cigarettes are always bad for you.
All three—alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana—supposedly entice users to take a timid step into the world of drug use and then find themselves plunged all the way in with “harder” drugs like heroin, cocaine, or meth.
And while illegal drugs like meth and heroin can ruin your life or kill you, so can legal ones like alcohol. Just ask any recovering alcoholic.
But among the three so-called gateway drugs, marijuana alone is illegal according to the federal government.
Marijuana is classified as a Schedule I drug, defined as having no medical use and being subject to abuse. It’s more regulated than cocaine, which hospitals have on hand for medical use.
But half of all U.S. states disagree and have enacted laws to legalize medical marijuana at the state level.
So recently, two governors asked the feds to take another look at its classification. The Obama administration and the DEA had a chance to ask themselves—should marijuana really be on the same list as heroin, as it is now?
Yes, they decided, it should.
They’ve agreed to expand the availability for “legitimate researchers” to conduct clinical trials to determine whether marijuana has any legitimate medical uses, but they currently say there’s no credible evidence that it does.
The hypocrisy is unbelievable, on two levels.
First, because alcohol and tobacco are allowed, even though people can abuse them, and even when they provide no medical benefit.
Second, because we use an entirely different standard to determine the safety and legality of any number of other chemicals.
In most cases, our laws treat chemicals as safe until proven dangerous. Marijuana, on the other hand, is being held to a higher standard. It’s not even that it’s considered dangerous until proven safe. The government says that they won’t lift regulations on it until it’s proven beneficial.
In the last 40 years, the EPA banned just five out of over 80,000 chemicals used in the U.S. So while asbestos was still legal, even after scientists knew how toxic it was, people were locked up in jail for smoking pot.
To be fair, Congress just passed a reform of toxic chemical regulations this year. But the new law only goes so far. The EPA is currently working its way down a list of 90 high-priority chemicals that are both toxic and legal, including asbestos and arsenic.
Why do we have one standard for thousands of chemicals—considered safe until proven otherwise—and another for marijuana?
Imagine a world in which asbestos had to be proven safe before it could be sold legally. How many horrible deaths from mesothelioma would’ve been prevented?
Meanwhile, what if marijuana, which has caused zero deaths by overdose, was considered safe until proven otherwise?
We could regulate it just like we do tobacco and alcohol. We could say no advertising its use, no driving or working while high, no selling marijuana to anyone under 21, and so on.
The decision to keep marijuana illegal on a federal level until it’s proven to be beneficial reeks of hy-pot-crisy.
By Jill Richardson Guest columnist
OtherWords columnist Jill Richardson is the author of Recipe for America: Why Our Food System Is Broken and What We Can Do to Fix It. OtherWords.org.
OtherWords columnist Jill Richardson is the author of Recipe for America: Why Our Food System Is Broken and What We Can Do to Fix It. OtherWords.org. | http://newsdemocratleader.com/opinion/6318/federal-marijuana-laws-reek-of-hy-pot-crisy | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | newsdemocratleader.com/645cb260d0f30f3860907a9a9247292d7b506ea1d6df9f7d6c7b81f56999d187.json |
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The bride-elect is the paternal granddaughter of Raymond and the late Winnifred Armistead of Adairville and the maternal granddaughter of Ed and Dorris Scarbrough of Dickson, Tenn. Morgan is a graduate of Russellville High School as well as a graduate of Western Kentucky University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Architectural Sciences. She is currently attending Southern Illinois University Carbondale working towards her Masters of Architecture Degree. She is employed by i5 Design Group in Paducah as an Architectural Designer. The groom-elect is the paternal grandson of Angeline and the late Herman Bella and maternal grandson of the late Charles and Eileen Carew all of Stevens Point, Wis. Jesse is a graduate of Logan County High School and attended Bowling Green Technical College to pursue a career in Welding/Fabrication. He is currently employed at G&C Multi Service in Paducah. The wedding will be September 3, 2016 at Walnut Grove Baptist Church in Russellville at 4 p.m. All friends and family are invited to come and celebrate with them on their special day. | http://newsdemocratleader.com/features/announcements/engagements/6282/armistead-bella-to-wed | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | newsdemocratleader.com/f26bde93cc5318c9b12526fa084d0f9f0e4b9ef625e1cfdb569eb0bd67ce0687.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T12:46:43 | null | 2016-08-25T13:44:54 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fnewsdemocratleader.com%2Fnews%2F6286%2Finmates-sleeping-on-the-floor-causes-concern.json | http://newsdemocratleader.com/news/6286/inmates-sleeping-on-the-floor-causes-concern | en | null | Inmates sleeping on the floor causes concern | null | null | newsdemocratleader.com | Inmates are sleeping on mats of the floor at the Logan County Detention Center as overcrowding on the county side of the jail continues to be a problem, accoding to Jailer Phil Gregory.
There are two sides to the Logan County Detention Center. There is the secure side of the jail where inmates who are classified as “county” are kept, awaiting their turn through the judicial system, and then there is the other side where Class D inmates are kept, those being classified as “state” inmates who have already been sentenced and are serving out their time.
According to Gregory you can’t put a county inmate on the state side and it’s the county side that has become overcrowded.
Gregory has been telling the fiscal court, which is made up of six magistrates and a judge executive, overcrowding has become an issue. Gregory once again mentioned the problem to magistrates at their Tuesday, Aug. 23 meeting.
Magistrate Dickie Carter, who has supported the idea of building onto the jail, said something needs to be done.
“This is not a good thing,” said Carter at Tuesday’s meeting. “We need to do something. These are somebody’s kids. We can’t treat them like this.”
Gregory agreed something needed to be looked into to alleviate the overcrowding. However, he reminded the court of the distinction between the two sides.
The state inmate population has grown over the last year intentionally as Gregory is trying to offset costs of the jail with revenue gained by state inmates stay. The Commonwealth pays for a big percentage of a “state” inmates stay at the jail, whereas the “county” inmates stay is paid out of local taxes.
“We need to remember I could send every state inmate away to another jail, but we would still have the same problem of overcrowding on the county side,” said Gregory. “It’s not the state inmate numbers that are causing this problem.”
Magistrate Thomas Bouldin asked Gregory is the judicial system ever takes note when a jail is overcrowded.
“I am not insinuating the judges and county attorney are not doing their jobs, I just wonder if this pressure affects the judicial system in how fast they process cases,”said Bouldin.
Gregory said everyone is doing all they can to process the cases as efficiently as possible.
“The judges do all they can. This is a problem that is being had all over the state,” Gregory added.
The state of Kentucky is considering opening three jails soon to house “state” inmates. However, this move will not help the overcrowding on the county sides of the jails.
Logan County’s Detention Center has 70 beds on the county side. The jail currently has 11 inmates over that amount.
By Chris Cooper ccooper@newsdemocratleader.com
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] | 2016-08-26T12:52:54 | null | 2016-08-25T12:54:09 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fnewsdemocratleader.com%2Fopinion%2Fcolumns%2F6273%2Flogan-county-news-61.json | http://newsdemocratleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/web1_DICK-DICKERSON-1.jpg | en | null | Logan County News | null | null | newsdemocratleader.com | Hello my friends! I am back on a trial basis. I suffered a stroke in my sleep on July 19, which happened to have been the morning of my birthday. (What a birthday!) I awoke to difficulty getting out of bed, staggering and being unable to get out of a chair. My voice was also distorted. I felt terrible and had absolutely no energy. I eventually went to the emergency room at North Crest Hospital in Springfield. After a couple of tests I was admitted into the hospital for the next several weeks.
It seems that my heart was not pumping just right and ultimately a new type of blood thinner was the answer. It seems that I avoided more serious damage due to the fact that I was taking an aspirin each day. Ultimately I was assigned several good therapists that did a lot to help me. I also watched both the Republican and Democratic National Conventions in the hospital
Since returning home I have spent a great deal of time in the bed – sleeping, watching the Olympics, sleeping more, therapy, sleeping more and finally in the last few days getting a little energy back. I can now get up out of a chair, walk short distances with a cane, talk much better and went to Wally World to buy! (I rode one of their electric carts.)
One of the things I noticed more than ever was how kind the people of Logan County are. Everyone has been so helpful. I want to thank a few of those. Wally World – cashier Tammy Keeling; Dylan Coonts from Dunmor who is a mechanic, landscaper and Volunteer Fire Fighter; Terri Holliday from the Grapevine; David Scantland at Walmart; Robert and Mary Page who have been with Walmart for 15 years; Chad Johnson who is a mail carrier in Olmstead and so many others. I will say more later.
THINGS ON MY MIND – I have long supported the 2nd Amendment to the US Constitution. But for President Jimmy Carter has made some strong statements that have made me stop and think on this topic. “Every day in the US, 17 children are killed by gunfire. That’s about 6,000 children each year, compared with about 3,000 a year that died at the height of the polio epidemic of the 1950s. We rose up as a society to fight against polio. Why do we not act more forcefully to halt today’s even greater scourge?”
“Love Comes Naturally. Hate Is Learned.” Of the 10 states with the highest poverty rates 8 of them are so-called “Right to work” states. 1) Mississippi:20.1%, 2) Louisiana: 18.3%, 3) Alabama: 16.7%, 4) Texas: 16.2%, 5) Arkansas: 15.9%, 6) Oklahoma: 15.6%, 7) Arizona: 15.2% & 8) Tennessee: 15 %.
I would like to thank all the correspondents that came to lunch at my home recently. What a wonderful group of good folks. I did not get to do too much other than walk with my cane from the drawing room to the dining room. I even ate a small meal. I got to meet the charming Tulip Green for the second time. She sure is a cute, charming and highly intelligent young lady!
My weight loss since Christmas is now 85 lbs. I have gone from a 5X shirt to a 2X shirt. I have gone from a 56 size pants to a 44 size. My goal is to lose at least 125 lbs. That means about 40 lbs more and a large size shirt. (No more paying extra for the extra large sizes. My reason for the trip to Walmart was to get some cloths that are close to the correct sizes. When I get down to a more proper size then some nicer clothes.
Hopefully my voice has returned well enough that I can soon return to WRUS Radio and join my favorite “radio maestro.” I have missed the show a great deal. I want to talk politics and share some more predictions. Remember I predicted 16 in the race for the Republican nominee. People thought I was nuts but I hit the nail on the head. I also predicted Trump would be the Republican nominee and again people laughed. Well, he did it. I also predicted Hilary as the Democratic nominee and she did it. Now only about 70 days to go and we will know the winner.
Till next time. Good night Mrs. Callabash where ever you are!
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By Dick Dickerson Logan County News
To contact Dick Dickerson about the Logan County News, call 615-389-5495 or email dickdickerson100@aol.com.
To contact Dick Dickerson about the Logan County News, call 615-389-5495 or email dickdickerson100@aol.com. | http://newsdemocratleader.com/opinion/columns/6273/logan-county-news-61 | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | newsdemocratleader.com/244bfe3e25ac5f0422527e6b59f6b3bc87b3bd7115b886170832163b84755149.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T18:45:30 | null | 2016-08-26T13:07:58 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fnewsdemocratleader.com%2Fsports%2F6291%2Fcougar-soccer-off-to-running-start.json | http://newsdemocratleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/web1_paper-soccer-7.jpg | en | null | Cougar soccer off to running start | null | null | newsdemocratleader.com | The soccer team from Logan County High School is off to a pretty good start in 2016. The Cougars won the first two games of the season. They beat Dawson Springs at home, 6-4, and then shutout Greenwood on the road 2-0. Coach Eric Evans and his Cougars welcomed a tough Franklin-Simpson team to LCHS on Tuesday evening. The Wildcats have not lost a district game since 2012. Although Logan County played hard, FS continues the district win streak. The Cougars fell by a score of 4-2, giving them the first loss of the young season.
Against the Wildcats on Tuesday, there were two goals scored. Ashton Ross and Erik Williams each kicked one into the net. Cameron Fagan and Stephen Foster each recorded an assist. Ashton Ross has scored a goal in each of the three games so far this season. Erik Williams has five goals on the year.
Logan County travels to Glasgow on Saturday to face the (2-1-1) Scotties at Noon.
Photos by Kelly Phillips | NDL Logan County’s Ashton Ross controls the ball past a Wildcat defender on Tuesday. Ross scored one of the Cougar’s two goals in the 4-2 loss against Franklin-Simpson. http://newsdemocratleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/web1_paper-soccer-2.jpg Photos by Kelly Phillips | NDL Logan County’s Ashton Ross controls the ball past a Wildcat defender on Tuesday. Ross scored one of the Cougar’s two goals in the 4-2 loss against Franklin-Simpson. Josh McKinney throws in the ball after a shot out of bounds. The Wildcats beat the Cougars 4-2. http://newsdemocratleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/web1_paper-soccer-3.jpg Josh McKinney throws in the ball after a shot out of bounds. The Wildcats beat the Cougars 4-2. Logan County’s Erik Williams gets his head on the ball near the Franklin-Simpson net. Williams scored a goal in the game. He now has five goals on the season. http://newsdemocratleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/web1_paper-soccer-5.jpg Logan County’s Erik Williams gets his head on the ball near the Franklin-Simpson net. Williams scored a goal in the game. He now has five goals on the season. Garrett Wilhelm battles Wildcat Caleb Wilson for the ball at midfield. Wilhelm has scored two goals on the year. Franklin’s Wilson led the state of Kentucky in goals for 2015 with 63. http://newsdemocratleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/web1_paper-soccer-7.jpg Garrett Wilhelm battles Wildcat Caleb Wilson for the ball at midfield. Wilhelm has scored two goals on the year. Franklin’s Wilson led the state of Kentucky in goals for 2015 with 63.
By Kelly Phillips kellyphillips@civitasmedia.com
To contact Kelly Phillips, email kellyphillips@civitasmedia.com
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] | 2016-08-26T12:52:24 | null | 2016-08-25T12:55:58 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fnewsdemocratleader.com%2Fnews%2F6274%2Flburg-to-sell-old-skating-rink.json | http://newsdemocratleader.com/news/6274/lburg-to-sell-old-skating-rink | en | null | L’burg to sell old skating rink | null | null | newsdemocratleader.com | The old skating rink in Lewisburg holds lots of memories for adults who were once kids gliding across the floor to the tunes of their childhood. The building that holds those memories is up for sale again as the city, who now owns it, says it is too expensive to keep it.
The City of Lewisburg purchased the old skating rink with two other buildings in the late 2000’s. One became City Hall, the other a storage area, and finally the rink, which served as a community building where people could rent it out for occasions. Unfortunately, according to Lewisburg Mayor Burt Adler, the expense of the building outweighs what the city takes in in rental fees.
“It has become a burden to the city. We don’t make enough money off of renting it to cover the expenses,” said Adler.
The city used to rent the inner smaller room for $100 and the whole building itself for $200. “Lack of rental is not the problem,” said Adler. It is just not covering what the building costs in utilities and such.
Many birthdays, anniversaries and parties were held there. The community Thanksgiving dinner was once held there as well.
Adler said the money made from the sale will go towards paying off the loan the city took out when they purchased the property. The property is listed through listed through Haley Auctions and Realty. The skating rink was built about 25 years ago.
By Chris Cooper ccooper@newsdemocratleader.com
To contact Chris Cooper, email ccooper@newsdemocratleader.com or call 270-726-8394.
To contact Chris Cooper, email ccooper@newsdemocratleader.com or call 270-726-8394. | http://newsdemocratleader.com/news/6274/lburg-to-sell-old-skating-rink | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | newsdemocratleader.com/e64c96ebeca7026d21ac0b405fb8e701300b0439dc50177e43939449923d9b96.json |
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] | 2016-08-29T18:47:12 | null | 2016-08-29T14:38:07 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fnewsdemocratleader.com%2Fopinion%2F6317%2Fhow-trumpism-trumped-bushism.json | http://newsdemocratleader.com/opinion/6317/how-trumpism-trumped-bushism | en | null | How Trumpism trumped Bushism | null | null | newsdemocratleader.com | When Ronald Reagan chose George H. W. Bush as his running mate in 1980, a decades-long dance among the Bush family, the Republican establishment, and the conservative movement began. Without a doubt this one choice set the stage for two Bush presidencies, two Bush governorships, and the collision of the sense and sensibilities of those who gave Donald Trump the Republican nomination for president in 2016.
The politics of the five Bush presidential campaigns since 1988 sought conservative support while wrapping it in so-called “kinder, gentler” and compassionate terms. Many conservatives chose to support these campaigns and invest in subsequent administrations. What came of these administrations was a mix of big-government programs and support for globalism: Chamber of Commerce Republicanism, attempts at immigration reform, and some of the biggest spending in U.S. history. Along the way the two Bush presidencies involved America in Panama, the Persian Gulf War (1991), the Iraq War (2003), and Afghanistan. The latter two engagements have been long, complicated, and brought disastrous consequences to Middle East stability and domestic politics. In a few instances, the Bush presidencies reached out to conservatives symbolically or through some conservative judicial appointments, but both presidencies lacked a coherent conservative agenda.
Each Bush presidency was followed by a letdown. Conservatives were not happy and many working-class voters felt that their cares and concerns were ignored. In 1992, both Pat Buchanan and Ross Perot tapped into the angst. Bill Clinton became president as a reaction to the first Bush presidency. This, in turn, brought Hillary Clinton to the national stage. In 2008, Barack Obama tapped into the unpopularity of the second Bush presidency. Each Bush presidency was followed by a more liberal Democratic presidency, and liberal overreach leading to such programs as Obamacare.
As in 1994, after the reaction to the liberal overreach of the Clintons, the 2010 elections reversed the overreach of President Obama and the Democratic majorities. Republicans, energized by the Tea Party, swept congressional and state elections into historic victories. By 2014 these conservative victories finally captured control of the U.S. Senate.
For conservatives and especially the base of the Republican Party, these victories were hollow. Republican leaderships did nothing to advance a conservative reform agenda, and cynicism grew when promises were not kept or even ideas advanced. This combined with No Child Left Behind, Medicare Part D, Tarp and explosive spending in the second Bush presidency, left the base of the Republican Party dispirited, cynical, and opposed to insiders.
Indeed, those who opposed immigration reform were called nativists, those who stood squarely for reform in Congress were derided as wacko birds, and those who questioned aggressive military involvement in the Middle East were called isolationists. More and more, the Republican leadership and establishment separated from its voters. So much so that when Jeb Bush ran for president the donor class invested over $100 million to elect a man who came to symbolize the establishment and the politics of his family. Then came Donald Trump to take the anger and separation and slay Bushism once and for all. And did he ever.
Where Bushism seemed comfortable in the board room, or among international diplomats, or with Fortune 500 donors, or sending messages of pale pastel “compassionate conservatism,” Trump channeled the anger of what Amity Shlaes called the forgotten man. These are the people in the union hall in Steubenville, the waitress in Cambridge, Ohio, or the persons that go to the churches which make up the skyline in Zanesville, Ohio. Forgotten by those who exercise the levers of financial and political power in New York and Washington, these voters rose up against not only Jeb Bush but the whole philosophy behind global trade agreements, new world orders, and the political correctness of elite opinion. They found a champion in Donald Trump. In one election the delicate dance of Bushism came to an end and Republican elites were punished.
The delicate balance of government friendly, big-business oriented, managed-trade agreements and big-government Republicanism that came to embody Bushism came to an end in 2016. Trumpism is the reaction. But what of conservatism? Long since discarded as a governing philosophy, conservatism is the real loser. Forgotten by the Bush presidencies and nowhere in sight as a governing philosophy of Trumpism, those who value liberty and freedom and a nation ruled by law are the real losers. None of the major party candidates in 2016 will present a vision that seeks to restore the balances of constitutional government, open markets and opportunities for all people, and respect the traditions, liberties, laws, and morals of a great nation secure in its borders.
The dance that began in 1980 has come to an end. Now, this election will determine if Trumpism is here to stay, or if there will be a second Clinton presidency.
By Samuel G. Casolari Guest columnist
Samuel G. Casolari, J.D., ’83 is a trustee of Grove City College and a contributor to The Center for Vision & Values.
Samuel G. Casolari, J.D., ’83 is a trustee of Grove City College and a contributor to The Center for Vision & Values. | http://newsdemocratleader.com/opinion/6317/how-trumpism-trumped-bushism | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | newsdemocratleader.com/c8dc82c5ba768ed8652632002bbccda821ca2be77b6bd70b97cec70d2d5bc351.json |
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] | 2016-08-29T18:47:22 | null | 2016-08-29T14:25:08 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fnewsdemocratleader.com%2Fnews%2F6314%2Fshirtless-man-arrested-for-meth.json | http://newsdemocratleader.com/news/6314/shirtless-man-arrested-for-meth | en | null | Shirtless man arrested for meth | null | null | newsdemocratleader.com | On Sunday, Aug. 28, at 12:55 a.m., the Logan County Sheriff’s Department was notified of a suspiscous male who was shirtless and walking along Morgantown Road.
Upon arrival of officers, 27-year-old Cody A. McMillen of Plainview Church Road in Russellville, was found laying in the grass in from of the Willow Creek Mennonite Church, according to a police report.
After further investigation, McMillen exhibited multiple signs of being under the influence of methamphetamine and was placed under arrest for public intoxication.
During a search of his his person, officers found a small amount of a substance suspected of being methamphetamine inside his wallet.
McMillen was lodged in the Logan County Detention Center on charges of first degree possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine) and public intoxication.
Captain David Kitchens of the Logan County Sheriff’s Department was the arresting officer. He was assisted on the scene by master patrolman Jeff Sanford and officer Adam Brown of the Russellville Police Department. | http://newsdemocratleader.com/news/6314/shirtless-man-arrested-for-meth | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | newsdemocratleader.com/e811fd3186d2cfc167ec1e23f49e3f9c32c937a9d5877e8c07658bf62906e4c6.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T12:49:39 | null | 2016-08-25T13:42:50 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fnewsdemocratleader.com%2Fnews%2F6285%2Fpolice-appreciation-meal.json | http://newsdemocratleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/web1_Police2.jpg | en | null | Police appreciation meal | null | null | newsdemocratleader.com | Several members of the community got together and held an appreciation lunch for local law enforcement and fire fighters on Wednesday at the Sportsman Club in Memorial Park.
At 1 p.m., all members of the Russellville Police Department, Logan County Sheriff’s Department as well as the police from Auburn, Adairville and Lewisburg, were invited to sit down and have a free meal together.
“It was very nice of them to do what they did,” RPD chief Victor Shifflett said. “They provided a very good meal for us. It’s just a good gesture from them.”
Shifflett said that those who organized the event did not want any recognition for doing it – they just wanted to give back to those who keep us all safe.
“It was a nice gathering,” Shifflett said. “We were able to get together as officers – us and the sheriff’s office and the satellite cities. It was good timing for us.”
Not all law enforcement were able to attend, but dozens did.
“I told my people to make sure they came if they could, but it’s hard for the midnight guys and some that had family commitments,” Shifflett said. “But the ones who put the meal together took time out of their work and family schedule to do it. It says a lot about those people to do as much as they’ve done for us in the middle of the day. They tried to make it as convenient for us as possible.”
Photos by OJ Stapleton|NDL Members of the Russellville Police Department and Logan County Sheriff’s Department, as well as officers from Auburn, Adairville and Lewisburg and local fire fighers were invited to the Sportsmans Club in Memorial Park for an appreciation meal on Wednesday. http://newsdemocratleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/web1_Police1.jpg Photos by OJ Stapleton|NDL Members of the Russellville Police Department and Logan County Sheriff’s Department, as well as officers from Auburn, Adairville and Lewisburg and local fire fighers were invited to the Sportsmans Club in Memorial Park for an appreciation meal on Wednesday. The meal was organized by members of the community who wanted to show their appreciation. http://newsdemocratleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/web1_Police2.jpg The meal was organized by members of the community who wanted to show their appreciation.
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08/18/2016-Alvey , JasonL.-failure to appear-failure of owner to maintain required ins/sec, 1st off-oper mtr veh u/influ alc/drugs/etc. .08 – 3rd
08/21/2016-Armstrong, CrystalG.-burglary, 2nd degree
08/18/2016-Baird, Anthony-non payment of fines
08/21/2016-Bell, Khalil J.-resisting arrest
08/21/2016-Biggs, Tiffany N.-operating on sus or rev oper license
08/18/2016-Boggs, Eric Wade-poss cont sub 1st deg, 1st off (methamphetamine)
08/23/2016-Burchett, Brandon D.-public intoxication-control sub(excludes alcohol)-burglary, 2nd degree
08/19/2016-Carver, Jerry Wayne-no registration plates-failure to appear
08/22/2016-Chaplinski, Christina J.-speeding 17 mph over limit-poss of open alc beverage cont in motor veh prohibited-failure to produce insurance card-speeding 17 mph over limit
08/18/2016-Cox, Raymond D.-contempt of court libel/slander resistance to order
08/22/2016-Crafton, Patrick N.-parole violation (for technical violation)
08/23/2016-Crossfield, Derick E.-wanton endangerment-2nd degree-assault, 4th degree (domestic violence) Minor injury
08/19/2016-Cruz, Felipe M.-failure to wear seat belts-no operators-moped license-failure to produce insurance card
08/24/2016-Driskill, David Eugene-rape, 1st degree
08/21/2016-Elliot, Eddie S.-forgery, 1st degree-driving dui suspended license – 2nd offense-speeding 16 mph over limit
08/23/2016-Farris, Clint L.-failure to notify adrs change to dept of trans-disorderly conduct, 2nd degree
08/19/2016-Fitzer, Johnathon Chad-possession of controlled subsance 1st degree- heroin
08/19/2016-Forgy, Dillion L.-criminal trespass-1st degree-non payment of fines-assault, 4th degree (minor injury)
08/19/2016-Giles, Casey A.-flagrant non support-bail jumping 1st degree
08/18/2016-Hampton, Harold Milton-in lieu of fines & cost
08/18/2016-Harrison, Gary N.-serving bench warrant for court
08/18/2016-Harrison, Richard E.-burglary, 2nd degree-poss cont sub 1st deg, 1st off (methamphetamine)-drug paraphernalia – buy/possess-failure to notify adrs change to dept of trans-serving bench warrant for court-burglary, 2nd degree-obscuring the identity of a machine u/$500
08/24/2016-Holloway, Edward Owen-criminal abuse third degree-child 12 or under-wanton endangerment-2nd degree-assault, 4th degree (domestic violence) Minor injury-terroristic threatening, 3rd degree
08/23/2016-Hughes, Keith Conrad-theft by deception-include cold checks u/$500-non payment of fines
08/18/2016-Kennedy, Derek C.-drug paraphernalia – buy/possess
08/19/2016-Kimbler, Michael S.-robbery, 2nd degree
08/19/2016-Kirby, Jarrod W.-TBUT or disp shoplifting u/$500-endangering the welfare of a minor-giving officer false name or address-non payment of fines
08/24/2016-Lambert, David M.-criminal mischief 2nd degree-burglary, 3rd degree
08/23/2016-Marquis, Alta K.-cruelty to animals-2nd degree-failure to appear
08/18/2016-Mccandless, Mark A.-failure to pay fines
08/20/2016-Miner, Rigoberto-sodomy, 1st degree-rape, 1st degree
08/19/2016-Porter, Eric J.-operating on sus or rev oper license-poss of open alc beverage cont in motor veh prohibited-giving officer false name or address-poss of open alc beverage cont in motor veh prohibited-speeding 19 mph over limit
08/19/2016-Ramsey, Brandon Lee-drug paraphernalia – buy/possess-fleeing or evading police, 2nd degree (on foot)-alc intox in a pub place 3rd or > off in 12 months-tampering with physical evidence-poss cont sub 1st deg 1st off (drug unspecified)
08/21/2016-Regalado, Lisa Lynn-serving bench warrant for court
08/18/2016-Runyan, Zachary Devon-failure to pay fines
08/23/2016-Runyon, Michael Jerry-serving bench warrant for court
08/19/2016-Smith, Dustin Lee-poss cont sub 1st deg 1st off (heroin)-poss cont sub 1st deg, 1st off (methamphetamine)
08/20/2016-Taylor IV, Robert J.-rape 2nd degree-no force-sodomy 2nd degree
08/21/2016-Tennison, Jeffery D.-speeding 13 mph over limit-no operators-moped license-failure to produce insurance card
08/24/2016-Thompson, Michael D.-failure to produce insurance card-driving dui suspended license – 1st off (agg circum)-possessing license when privileges are revoked
08/22/2016-Tino Cunniffe, Brandon B.-drug paraphernalia – buy/possess-serving bench warrant for court-no tail lamps
08/19/2016-Watkins, Sajuan J.-poss of marijuana-drug paraphernalia – buy/possess | http://newsdemocratleader.com/news/6296/logan-county-jail-report-61 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | newsdemocratleader.com/e02083acea3ab2ae59c599dad9044ee3dc08554d671960539ba950d5dfb006e8.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T12:50:12 | null | 2016-08-25T12:58:14 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fnewsdemocratleader.com%2Fopinion%2Fcolumns%2F6276%2Fadairville-news-41.json | http://newsdemocratleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/web1_Blake-Mug-1.jpg | en | null | News Democrat Leader | null | null | newsdemocratleader.com | Welcome sunshine after lots and lots of rain. The relief from the humidity is great as well. I don’t know about everyone else but our yard has required 2 mowings a week. Good thing the price of gas is low or we might be spending a fortune on mowing.
I want to make sure everyone knows about the Adairville website. It is www.adairvilleky.us and the gallery contains lots of pictures. Everyone seems to be enjoying the ones on Facebook.
I heard Larry Scott had come home. I know he was glad to be there. It has been an ordeal for him. Glad to have you back in Adairville, Larry.
Congratulations go out to Miranda and Cole Brooks on the birth of their baby Chevy Coleman Brooks. Also, to the proud grandparents Rose and Charlie Ellis. Now Rose you know you won’t be able to tear yourself away from that baby. You all just need to move back. We all miss you both.
Coffee Bottom Girl
I saw JoAnn Gore at our cousin Faye Gore’s funeral a week or so ago. She grew up in Coffee Bottom along with Faye and me. Our major interaction with others was to go to Adairville on Saturday night for groceries and then church on Sunday and of course Sunday afternoon gatherings at someone’s house. As I watched some of the pictures at the funeral there were our GA pictures at the coronation. That was a big deal. My sister, being the good child, went on to be Queen with a Sceptor. I never even got to be Queen. It was too much memorizing for me. I enjoyed the brownies that Madelyn Pitt always made which kept me in GA’s but that didn’t get me crowned Queen. All those memories flooded back as I watched the video at the funeral home. Great memories even if I was unruly. Of course the family was half expecting me to have a phone call during the service. During her mother’s service several years ago, I forgot to turn my phone off and right in the middle of the service it went off with Sweet Home Alabama ringtone and I could not find it in my purse. The last remaining great aunt cut her eyes at me but she wasn’t fooling me. There was laughter in her eyes more than madness.
A Hui Hou Kā’Kou
“May the road rise up to meet you
May the wind be always at your back
May the sun shine warm upon your face
And the rain fall soft upon your fields
And until we meet again
May God hold you in the palm of his hand”
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By Donna Blake Adairville News
To contact Donna Blake about the Adairville News, call 270-772-2175.
To contact Donna Blake about the Adairville News, call 270-772-2175. | http://newsdemocratleader.com/opinion/columns/6276/adairville-news-41 | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | newsdemocratleader.com/eebe223f4580d684fa15284af776e6b3192277e4a9452fabfce2faae3e97a1e9.json |
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] | 2016-08-29T18:47:12 | null | 2016-08-29T14:36:07 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fnewsdemocratleader.com%2Fopinion%2F6316%2Fhouse-leaders-double-down-on-pension-secrecy.json | http://newsdemocratleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/web1_WatersHeadshot-4.jpg | en | null | House leaders double down on pension secrecy | null | null | newsdemocratleader.com | Legislation during this year’s General Assembly requiring disclosure of public retirement benefits for all current and former lawmakers, “including their name, status, and projected or actual retirement benefit payments,” passed the Republican-run state Senate with unanimous, bipartisan support from all 38 senators and flew through the Democratically controlled House State Government Committee with 19 of the 21 members who voted approving it.
Only Reps. Derrick Graham, D-Frankfort, and Reginald Meeks, D-Louisville, voted “no” on Senate Bill 45 filed by Sen. Chris McDaniel, R-Taylor Mill, which also had bipartisanship sponsorship as Republicans Joe Bowen, Danny Carroll, C. B. Embry Jr., Chris Girdler, Mike Wilson and Max Wise were joined as cosponsors by Louisville Democrat Perry Clark.
Opening up the legislators’ pension plan, which, mysteriously, is the healthiest of Kentucky’s retirement funds – while the Kentucky Employees Retirement System teeters on the verge of insolvency – would shed much-needed light on how part-time politicians collect $40,000 legislative salaries but retire with six-and-seven-figure publicly funded, but secretly maintained, pensions.
Even committee chairman Brent Yonts, D-Greenville, a vocal opponent of shining the light on the commonwealth’s crisis-ridden pension systems, voted “yes” to giving citizens access to information regarding his own retirement benefits.
Amazing, isn’t it, what can happen during political full moons known as election years?
The fact that it’s campaign season likely is the reason House Speaker Greg Stumbo, D-Prestonsburg, and Majority Floor Leader Rocky Adkins, D-Sandy Hook, made sure all 100 House members didn’t get to – or have to, depending on each lawmaker’s perspective – vote on SB 45.
Adkins in 2005 voted for House Bill 299 – also known as the “Greed Bill” – when it passed with overwhelming support from both parties.
Stumbo as a result of HB 299 stands to reap an estimated lifetime legislative-pension windfall of $1.2 million – the difference in the amount he’ll amass should he fulfill his life expectancy versus what he would have gotten without the spike provided by the Greed Bill.
HB 299 allows Stumbo to use his three highest years’ of salary when he was attorney general in determining the size of his legislative pension rather than the much-smaller paycheck he received during his 31 years in the General Assembly.
While I don’t profess to understand how brown cows eat green grass and produce white milk, how many Kentucky taxpayers can possibly comprehend how a part-time politician earns a $40,000 salary, becomes attorney general for four years in an entirely different branch of government and winds up raking in millions in legislative-pension payments?
Putting transparency of politicians’ pensions to a vote on the House floor during an election season would have placed recalcitrant members of both parties who want to maintain Frankfort’s good-ole-boy secrecy in a tough spot.
These are mostly political dinosaurs who don’t want to open the blinds; they also don’t want a political challenger for their seat calling them on their opposition to open and accountable government.
Putting transparency for a vote before the entire House just ahead of an election would have successfully forced an overwhelming majority of lawmakers to do the right thing – even if for impure reasons.
Since Stumbo didn’t call the bill for a vote by the entire House, politicians like Yonts and Speaker Pro Tem Rep. Jody Richards, D-Bowling Green, who voted “yes” in committee but failed to provide leadership needed to move the legislation to the floor for a vote, can go home and campaign on claims they support openness while breathing a sigh of political relief that most of their colleagues were denied the opportunity to weigh in.
As a result, taxpayers still don’t know how many pension checks Richards will collect thanks to his 40-year rumble in Frankfort, during the latter part of which our retirement systems – with the exception of the politicians’ plan – has spiraled downward.
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By Jim Waters Bluegrass Beacon
Jim Waters is president of the Bluegrass Institute; Kentucky’s free-market think tank. Reach him at jwaters@freedomkentucky.com. Read previously published columns at www.bipps.org.
Jim Waters is president of the Bluegrass Institute; Kentucky’s free-market think tank. Reach him at jwaters@freedomkentucky.com. Read previously published columns at www.bipps.org. | http://newsdemocratleader.com/opinion/6316/house-leaders-double-down-on-pension-secrecy | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | newsdemocratleader.com/8cd655bfe2178583b6c314d5f7a5951db06945edbea15640a657dcaec956d73f.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T12:51:54 | null | 2016-08-25T12:42:37 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fnewsdemocratleader.com%2Fnews%2F6271%2Fcommunity-coming-together.json | http://newsdemocratleader.com/news/6271/community-coming-together | en | null | Community coming together | null | null | newsdemocratleader.com | On Aug. 27 at 6:30 p.m. citizens will gather together at Hampton Park in Russellville to unite as human beings, coming together instead of dividing. Unify Logan was born out of the recent controversy surrounding our nation. We as a community need to love one another despite our different backgrounds or the color of our skin. This special evening will bring people together no matter what race, religion, sex or social economic status they may be. A gathering of people to love one another, support one another, and appreciate one another.
Katy Whitford, Jae Allison and Ashley Wells are organizing the event, with many other volunteers. Unifying Logan is a chance to do something positive, bringing together citizens of Logan County, as well as local law enforcement, to show that we are in this world and life together.
This event will be used as a fundraiser as well. Proceeds from vendors, t-shirt sales, and a silent auction will be split with the Shop With a Cop program and the Giving Back Foundation. But mostly the event is a chance for our community to get ahead of the curve. To prove that we all can overcome the bad with good.
“When all of the stuff began going on with shootings, watching people of all colors getting nervous on social media, I felt we needed to do something that would unite us and get us all together,” said Whitford. “Even better would be an event where people could bring their families, and we could get together as a community during a time of turmoil. It’s important even though we have our differences, that we remember we are all the same. We have the same emotions, the same love for our families and our friends, and when it comes down to it at the end of the day, we all want good lives. We need to build each other up, instead of tearing each other down.”
Whitford said if you think what has been going on in the world can’t come here, you need to think again.
“We need to start unifying now and keep that from happening in our community,” Whitford said. “Starting with getting together and having dialog. Putting love before hate, and understanding other people of other backgrounds and culture.”
Keynote speakers will be featured during the Unify Logan event, touching base on love, respect and being one with each other. A prayer service will be held as well with local pastors. Law enforcement will be involved to show their support.
Unify Logan event to be held Aug. 27th
By Chris Cooper ccooper@newsdemocratleader.com
To contact Chris Cooper, email ccoope@newsdemocratleader.com or call 270-726-8394.
To contact Chris Cooper, email ccoope@newsdemocratleader.com or call 270-726-8394. | http://newsdemocratleader.com/news/6271/community-coming-together | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | newsdemocratleader.com/c3c5e4ea7295837bd5084b5b6bce5d3e5b4c0a3471431f25939348be3f408ef9.json |
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] | 2016-08-29T18:47:18 | null | 2016-08-29T13:18:06 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fnewsdemocratleader.com%2Fnews%2F6310%2Fkentuckys-unemployment-rate-drops-to-4-9-percent.json | http://newsdemocratleader.com/news/6310/kentuckys-unemployment-rate-drops-to-4-9-percent | en | null | Kentucky’s unemployment rate drops to 4.9 percent | null | null | newsdemocratleader.com | Kentucky’s seasonally adjusted preliminary unemployment rate for July 2016 dipped to 4.9 percent from a revised 5 percent in June 2016, according to the Office of Employment and Training (OET), an agency of the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet.
The preliminary July 2016 jobless rate was 0.4 percentage points lower than the 5.3 percent rate recorded for the state in July 2015.
The U.S. seasonally adjusted jobless rate for July 2016 was 4.9 percent, according to the U.S. Department of Labor.
Labor force statistics, including the unemployment rate, are based on estimates from the Current Population Survey of households. It is designed to measure trends rather than to count the actual number of people working. It includes jobs in agriculture and those classified as self-employed.
In July 2016, Kentucky’s civilian labor force was 1,967,839, a decrease of 6,183 individuals compared to the previous month. Employment was down 4,100, and the number of unemployed decreased by 2,083.
“The last time our unemployment rate dipped below 5 percent was 15 years ago in May 2001. We are now at par with the national average,” said economist Manoj Shanker of the OET. “It’s worth celebrating — as long as we remember that we still have to address our consistently low labor force participation rate.”
In a separate federal survey of business establishments that excludes jobs in agriculture and people who are self-employed, Kentucky’s seasonally adjusted nonfarm employment decreased by 700 jobs in July 2016 from the month before but was up 19,400 positions since July 2015.
“Losses in retail trade, construction and government jobs contributed to a disappointing jobs report,” said Shanker. “Private sector employers added 1,000 jobs in July, but when combined with the loss of 1,700 government jobs the overall picture is a net loss of 700 jobs. A soft job market means employers are under no pressure to raise wages. This is confirmed by the earnings data in July — it remained unchanged from a year ago.”
Nonfarm data is provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Current Employment Statistics program. According to this survey, six of Kentucky’s 11 major nonfarm North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) job sectors registered gains in employment, while five declined from the previous month.
Kentucky’s manufacturing sector jumped by 2,300 jobs in July 2016 compared to the previous month. Since July 2015, employment in manufacturing has increased by 4,300. Durable goods account for two-thirds of the manufacturing sector and grew by 4.8 percent from a year ago with the addition of 7,500 jobs, whereas nondurable goods lost 3,200 jobs over the year.
“Kentucky is following the national trend with a strong rise in new orders and manufacturing production indexes,” said Shanker. “Even the relatively strong dollar hasn’t deterred manufacturing activity.”
The financial activities sector expanded by 1,700 jobs in July 2016 from a month ago. The sector has added 4,500 jobs since last July.
Employment in the other services sector, which includes repairs and maintenance, personal care services, and religious organizations, grew by 700 positions in July 2016 from a month ago. This sector has increased by 400 jobs from a year ago.
The educational and health services sector added 500 positions in July 2016, and had a robust gain of 9,800 jobs from a year ago.
The leisure and hospitality sector rose by 400 jobs in July 2016 from a month ago. Since July last year, the sector has added 1,400 jobs. This sector includes arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services.
Kentucky’s professional and business services increased by 100 positions in July 2016 from a month ago. Year-over-year, there was a gain of 2,500 jobs. This category includes establishments engaged in services that support the day-to-day activities of other organizations, including temporary employment services and payroll processing.
The information sector decreased by 100 jobs in July 2016. This segment has declined by 1,500 positions from a year ago. The industries in this sector include traditional publishing as well as software publishing; motion pictures and broadcasting; and telecommunications.
Employment in the mining and logging sector fell by 100 jobs in July 2016 from a month ago. The industry has declined by 2,800 positions from a year ago.
The construction sector dropped by 1,500 jobs in July 2016 from a month ago. Since July 2015, construction jobs have decreased by 2,300 positions.
The government sector, which includes public education, public administration agencies and state-owned hospitals, fell by 1,700 jobs in July 2016 and declined by 3,800 positions compared to last July.
Kentucky’s trade, transportation, and utilities sector lost 3,000 jobs in July 2016 from a month ago. This is the largest sector in Kentucky with nearly 400,000 jobs accounting for one-fifth of all nonfarm employment. Since July 2015, this sector has expanded substantially with a gain of 6,900 jobs. Retail trade decreased by 2,100 jobs over the previous month, but increased by 5,000 jobs over the year while transportation and warehousing lost 700 jobs from a month ago but gained 1,900 positions over the year. | http://newsdemocratleader.com/news/6310/kentuckys-unemployment-rate-drops-to-4-9-percent | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | newsdemocratleader.com/87bb8c189a8694266401f9e4c7f315f44dbb0da3ad7291e75c4312847283f8bc.json |
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] | 2016-08-29T16:47:03 | null | 2016-08-29T11:49:48 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fnewsdemocratleader.com%2Fnews%2F6293%2Fallen-elected-chaplain-for-kentucky-association-of-fire-chiefs.json | http://newsdemocratleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/web1_14021524_1405582862795095_8559238598357618463_n.jpg | en | null | Allen elected chaplain for Kentucky Association of Fire Chiefs | null | null | newsdemocratleader.com | Russellville Rural Fire Chief Cheryl Allen was recently elected Chaplain for the Kentucky Association of Fire Chiefs. Allen has been a member of the association for several years. The organization holds leadership conferences throughout the state four times a year. This year’s conference was called “Where Leaders Learn to Lead.
The association is the advocate for the leaders of the Kentucky fire service. They provide education, information, unity and support for the enhancement of the emergency services provided to their communities. The organization also works with political leaders to get legislation passed for the fire service.
Every two years there is an election for officers of this association. When Allen was nominated for Chaplain she told the executive director of the association she needed to talk it over with her pastor first.
“I took this nomination very seriously,” said Allen who met with Brother Todd Latham of Grace Baptist Church and prayed about it. “I wanted to be sure the position would be favorable with God. So after our talk and prayer I accepted the nomination,” added Allen.
Allen was voted in at the Convention Center in Bowling.
“I consider it an honor to be a spiritual and emotional servant to the association and its members. This position will be called upon when our Kentucky fire departments have suffered serious incidents,” said Allen.
The Kentucky Association is also a member of the Southeastern Division located in Charleston, S.C. and the service of a chaplain can be called to assist in this division as well which covers 10 states.
“I was very humbled that I was ask to represent our association in this capacity,” said Allen. “I look at it as an opportunity to enhance the kingdom and I take it very seriously how I may impact the spreading of God’s word and his love throughout my beloved fire service and our community. God is giving me more opportunities to serve him so that I can spread the good news and also further my own knowledge. I prayed he would use me up and he is opening doors every day. I pray I will honor his name in all I do.”
Photo submitted Russellville Rural Fire Chief Cheryl Allen is sworn in as Chaplain for the Kentucky Association of Fire Chiefs. http://newsdemocratleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/web1_14021524_1405582862795095_8559238598357618463_n.jpg Photo submitted Russellville Rural Fire Chief Cheryl Allen is sworn in as Chaplain for the Kentucky Association of Fire Chiefs.
By Chris Cooper ccooper@newsdemocratleader.com
To contact Chris Cooper, email ccooper@newsdemocratleader.com or call 270-726-8394.
To contact Chris Cooper, email ccooper@newsdemocratleader.com or call 270-726-8394. | http://newsdemocratleader.com/news/6293/allen-elected-chaplain-for-kentucky-association-of-fire-chiefs | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | newsdemocratleader.com/54c9c6db697facad94c8807638fe6f8629128f16054b13981d02377a9887e3a1.json |
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DETROIT, Aug 26 Mazda Motor Corp will recall 190,000 of its CX-7 sport utility vehicles from model years 2007 to 2012 in the United States because of an issue that may cause a loss of steering control, U.S. safety regulators said on Friday. | http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSASC094CZ?type=companyNews&feedType=RSS&feedName=companyNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2FcompanyNews+%28News+%2F+US+%2F+Company+News%29 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.reuters.com/ead6d26fcea928ce9865382fb38f7905492a27d6caa92c915da5e85daa4aa2a2.json |
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The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority said Friday that Caldwell International Securities Corp's (CISC) principal Greg Caldwell would also be fined $50,000 and barred from acting as a principal in another securities business.
Greg Caldwell could not be reached for comment.
CISC started in firm president Lennie Freiman's home in Fisher, Texas, and grew to include nine branches and 20 registered advisers in New York, New Jersey, Illinois, Florida and Nevada.
FINRA alleged in its complaint that the firm's management failed to develop and enforce a supervisory system as it expanded, which allowed many advisors to recommend unsuitable trades that they did not understand to clients.
Caldwell and other senior managers knew about the inappropriate investment strategies but did nothing to stop them, even as clients called to complain, according to the settlement agreement.
Fifteen clients paid over $1 million in fees and commissions to CISC advisers as a result of the inappropriate investment strategies, FINRA said in the complaint.
Caldwell and its senior executives accepted the offer without admitting or denying the allegations made by FINRA.
(Reporting by Elizabeth Dilts; Editing by James Dalgleish) | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-finra-broker-caldwell-idUSKCN1112FT?feedType=RSS&feedName=PersonalFinance&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+news%2Fwealth+%28Reuters+Wealth+News%29 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.reuters.com/42a8e4f5f8af13b297d0663368cce1291e712e10537483b4009247596391c618.json |
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Cormagdalena, the government agency supervising work on the project, said it received a letter from Goldman Sachs "expressing interest in executing the financing for the project."
No additional details were provided by Cormagdalena. Officials for the Colombian government and Goldman were not immediately available for further comment.
Work on deepening the river is run by the Navelena consortium, which includes Colombia's Valorcon and Brazil's Odebrecht. The project hit a snag in May when Odebrecht, Latin America's largest engineering conglomerate, said it would relinquish 50 to 75 percent of its participation in the group.
Odebrecht pulled out in a bid to preserve the credibility of the project as it faces corruption allegations in Brazil, Cormagdalena said at the time.
It has yet to find someone to take over the stake.
The project contract allows Odebrecht to pass the majority of its 87 percent stake in Navelena to another firm, in extraordinary circumstances.
The Magdalena project, valued at 2.5 trillion Colombian pesos, is set to increase cargo transport on the river to some 10 million tonnes by 2029, in a bid to reduce freight costs and aid exports by commodities producers and agricultural companies. (Reporting by Luis Jaime Acosta, writing by Helen Murphy; Editing by Andrew Hay) | http://www.reuters.com/article/odebrecht-colombia-magdalena-idUSL1N1BC011?type=companyNews&feedType=RSS&feedName=companyNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2FcompanyNews+%28News+%2F+US+%2F+Company+News%29 | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.reuters.com/ccf0d0c8bb7203225c2821d5d884c1d1352172dff9ae404bc8fb2c962ef64089.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T14:51:00 | null | 2016-08-26T14:29:29 | PricewaterhouseCoopers has settled alawsuit accusing the auditing firm of failing to catch the fraudthat brought down Taylor, Bean & Whitaker Mortgage Corp in 2009,the mortgage lender's bankruptcy trustee said on Friday. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fpricewaterhouse-trial-idUSL1N1B70RA%3Ftype%3DcompanyNews%26feedType%3DRSS%26feedName%3DcompanyNews%26utm_source%3Dfeedburner%26utm_medium%3Dfeed%26utm_campaign%3DFeed%253A%2Breuters%252FcompanyNews%2B%2528News%2B%252F%2BUS%2B%252F%2BCompany%2BNews%2529.json | http://s4.reutersmedia.net/resources_v2/images/rcom-default.png | en | null | PwC reaches mid-trial deal in lawsuit by Taylor Bean trustee | null | null | www.reuters.com | Aug 26 PricewaterhouseCoopers has settled a lawsuit accusing the auditing firm of failing to catch the fraud that brought down Taylor, Bean & Whitaker Mortgage Corp in 2009, the mortgage lender's bankruptcy trustee said on Friday.
The settlement ends a civil trial in Miami-Dade County Circuit Court in Florida in which the trustee had sought more than $5.5 billion in damages from PwC. Terms are confidential, a spokesman for the trustee said. (Reporting by Nate Raymond in New York; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama) | http://www.reuters.com/article/pricewaterhouse-trial-idUSL1N1B70RA?type=companyNews&feedType=RSS&feedName=companyNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2FcompanyNews+%28News+%2F+US+%2F+Company+News%29 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.reuters.com/5d9c6752b904e28f827ffa19f3f7397dba4b7180ba5986ee528fbe33a674243c.json |
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] | 2016-08-31T11:05:04 | null | 2016-08-31T08:56:18 | China on Wednesday advised its citizens in Kyrgyzstan to avoid going outside or visiting crowded places, after a suspected suicide car bomber rammed the gates of the Chinese embassy in its capital of Bishkek. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fus-kyrgyzstan-blast-china-idUSKCN1160WB%3FfeedType%3DRSS%26feedName%3DworldNews%26utm_source%3Dfeedburner%26utm_medium%3Dfeed%26utm_campaign%3DFeed%253A%2BReuters%252FworldNews%2B%2528Reuters%2BWorld%2BNews%2529.json | http://s3.reutersmedia.net/resources/r/?m=02&d=20160831&t=2&i=1151695882&w=&fh=545px&fw=&ll=&pl=&sq=&r=LYNXNPEC7U0GL | en | null | After blast, China tells citizens in Kyrgyzstan to avoid going out | null | null | www.reuters.com | Investigators, Interior Ministry officers and members of security forces work near the site of a bomb blast outside China's embassy in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, August 30, 2016. REUTERS/Vladimir Pirogov
BEIJING China on Wednesday advised its citizens in Kyrgyzstan to avoid going outside or visiting crowded places, after a suspected suicide car bomber rammed the gates of the Chinese embassy in its capital of Bishkek.
The attacker died and at least three people were wounded in the Tuesday blast. Officials from both countries described the assault as a terrorist act.
In a short statement on its website, China's Foreign Ministry said the government had asked Kyrgyzstan to take steps to protect Chinese nationals and organizations and bring those behind the attack to justice.
The embassy is advising people to exercise caution about visiting Kyrgyzstan and those who are there should be on alert, the ministry said.
"(We) remind Chinese citizens and organizations in Kyrgyzstan to be on high alert, increase necessary security measures and response preparations, go out as little as possible and not go to crowded places," it said.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying told a daily news briefing that Kyrgyzstan was investigating the attack.
"We will work with the Kyrgyzstan side to quickly ascertain specific information on the people and organizations that carried out this terrorist attack," she said.
Authorities in Kyrgyzstan, a mostly Muslim former Soviet republic of 6 million people, routinely detain suspected militants they accuse of being linked to Islamic State, which actively recruits in Central Asia.
A Turkish official said in June that one of three suspected Islamic State suicide bombers involved in a deadly attack on Istanbul's main airport was a Kyrgyz national.
An anti-Chinese militant group made up of ethnic Uighurs - a Turkic-language speaking, mainly Muslim people living in China's Xinjiang region - is also believed to be active in Central Asia.
Some security experts have questioned the Uighur group's cohesiveness, however, and say China's policies in Xinjiang, where hundreds have died in recent years in unrest blamed by Beijing on Islamist militants, have contributed to the unrest.
In 2014, Kyrgyz border guards killed 11 people believed to be members of that group who had illegally crossed the Chinese-Kyrgyz border.
(Reporting by Ben Blanchard and Michael Martina; Editing by Robert Birsel) | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-kyrgyzstan-blast-china-idUSKCN1160WB?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Reuters%2FworldNews+%28Reuters+World+News%29 | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.reuters.com/79d5cc3aee7457188ecf9e535d358c8d98798649ee83c5664faea5344bb9239e.json |
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] | 2016-08-28T07:04:29 | null | 2016-08-28T06:51:59 | Indonesian police were investigating a suspected terror attack by a knife-wielding assailant on a priest during the Sunday service at a church, and a bomb squad had been deployed to determine whether the attacker's backpack contained explosives. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fus-indonesia-security-church-idUSKCN11303Y%3FfeedType%3DRSS%26feedName%3DworldNews%26utm_source%3Dfeedburner%26utm_medium%3Dfeed%26utm_campaign%3DFeed%253A%2BReuters%252FworldNews%2B%2528Reuters%2BWorld%2BNews%2529.json | http://s3.reutersmedia.net/resources/r/?m=02&d=20160828&t=2&i=1151329092&w=&fh=545px&fw=&ll=&pl=&sq=&r=LYNXNPEC7R026 | en | null | Suspected 'terror' attack at Indonesian church; no serious casualties | null | null | www.reuters.com | People are seen outside Saint Joseph catholic church following a suspected terror attack by a knife-wielding assailant on a priest during the Sunday service in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia August 28, 2016 in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Antara Foto/Irsan Mulyadi/via REUTERS
Police are seen outside Saint Joseph catholic church after a suspected terror attack by a knife-wielding assailant on a priest during the Sunday service in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia August 28, 2016 in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Antara Foto/Irsan Mulyadi/via REUTERS
MEDAN, Indonesia Indonesian police were investigating a suspected terror attack by a knife-wielding assailant on a priest during the Sunday service at a church, and a bomb squad had been deployed to determine whether the attacker's backpack contained explosives.
There were no serious casualties, though the priest and his attacker suffered minor injuries, according to police in Medan city, northern Sumatra.
"A terrorism act was carried out on Sunday morning at the Saint Joseph catholic church," said Rina Sari Ginting, spokeswoman for Medan police in a statement. "Police are interrogating the perpetrator... and will search his house for any bomb-making materials."
A witness present in the church told Reuters the attacker had sat with other worshippers before running toward the priest.
“There was a small explosion like fireworks and he also took out a knife as he ran toward the priest,” said Timbas Ginting.
A bomb squad was sent to the site to check whether the assailant was carrying explosives, in case the attack was a failed suicide bomb attempt.
“What’s clear is that the pastor was threatened, and (there was) an attempt to hurt the pastor,” Fahrizal, the head of criminal investigations for police in Medan, said.
Indonesia has the world's largest Muslim population and the vast majority practice a moderate form of Islam. But there has beeb a resurgence in fundamentalism during recent years, inspired in part by Islamist militant groups like al Qaeda and Islamic State.
(Reporting by Agustinus Beo Da Costa; Writing by Kanupriya Kapoor; Editing by Simon Cameron-Moore) | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-indonesia-security-church-idUSKCN11303Y?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Reuters%2FworldNews+%28Reuters+World+News%29 | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.reuters.com/2236db8146f0269a1554389b2d32c7719fbb5fe594453f1b324e554236606d89.json |
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] | 2016-08-29T15:00:01 | null | 2016-08-29T14:21:47 | Frank McCourt, the former owner of U.S. baseball team the L.A. Dodgers, said on Monday he had entered exclusive negotiations to buy French Ligue 1 soccer club Olympique de Marseille (OM), vowing to restore the team to its former glory. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fus-soccer-marseille-sale-idUSKCN1141JB%3FfeedType%3DRSS%26feedName%3DsportsNews%26utm_source%3Dfeedburner%26utm_medium%3Dfeed%26utm_campaign%3DFeed%253A%2Breuters%252FsportsNews%2B%2528Reuters%2BSports%2BNews%2529.json | http://s4.reutersmedia.net/resources/r/?m=02&d=20160829&t=2&i=1151452399&w=&fh=545px&fw=&ll=&pl=&sq=&r=LYNXNPEC7S0ST | en | null | Former L.A. Dodgers owner McCourt to buy Olympique de Marseille | null | null | www.reuters.com | Former Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt is seen in Los Angeles, California, U.S. June 13, 2014. REUTERS/David McNew/File Photo
PARIS Frank McCourt, the former owner of U.S. baseball team the L.A. Dodgers, said on Monday he had entered exclusive negotiations to buy French Ligue 1 soccer club Olympique de Marseille (OM), vowing to restore the team to its former glory.
Billionaire businesswoman Margarita Louis-Dreyfus, the Russian-born chairwoman of Louis Dreyfus Commodities trading house, said in April that she was looking for a buyer for Marseille.
"Margarita and I just executed a contract for us to buy l'OM, the greatest football cub in the French league and one of the best in the world," McCourt told a news conference alongside Louis-Dreyfus and Marseille mayor Jean-Claude Gaudin.
"I'm very excited about making Marseille a champion again,"
The deal is due to be completed by the end of the year, the two sides said. RMC Sport reported that the club had been sold for 40 million euros ($44.68 million).
Louis-Dreyfus took control of Marseille after the death of her husband Robert in 2009, but despite investing tens of millions of euros in recent years, they have struggled and finished 13th in Ligue 1 last season.
Marseille, who have French soccer's biggest fan base, won the last of their nine league titles in 2010.
With Qatari investors buying arch-rivals Paris St Germain as well as Russian and Chinese investors ploughing funds into Nice, Monaco and Lyon, they have struggled to attract top players and financial investment to take the club forward.
McCourt, who sold the L.A. Dodgers in 2012 for $2 billion, said he aimed to bring his experience in sports' ownership to turn the club's fortunes around.
"We have a project that we will build together," he said. "We will build a championship caliber team that can compete year-in and year-out for the championship," McCourt said.
(Editing by Andrew Callus and Ed Osmond) | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-soccer-marseille-sale-idUSKCN1141JB?feedType=RSS&feedName=sportsNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2FsportsNews+%28Reuters+Sports+News%29 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.reuters.com/ab4823677dfb20c5e2acca547c56e4550cb936fc81f6aa951028a637276c39f9.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T13:20:40 | null | 2016-08-16T05:32:52 | China on Tuesday launched the world's first quantum satellite, which will help it establish "hack-proof" communications between space and the ground, state media said, the latest advance in an ambitious space program. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fus-china-space-satellite-idUSKCN10R07J%3FfeedType%3DRSS%26feedName%3DscienceNews%26utm_source%3Dfeedburner%26utm_medium%3Dfeed%26utm_campaign%3DFeed%253A%2Breuters%252FscienceNews%2B%2528Reuters%2BScience%2BNews%2529.json | http://s1.reutersmedia.net/resources/r/?m=02&d=20160816&t=2&i=1149831700&w=&fh=545px&fw=&ll=&pl=&sq=&r=LYNXNPEC7F0B1 | en | null | China launches 'hack-proof' communications satellite | null | null | www.reuters.com | BEIJING China on Tuesday launched the world's first quantum satellite, which will help it establish "hack-proof" communications between space and the ground, state media said, the latest advance in an ambitious space program.
The program is a priority as President Xi Jinping has urged China to establish itself as a space power, and apart from its civilian ambitions, it has tested anti-satellite missiles.
The Quantum Experiments at Space Scale, or QUESS, satellite, was launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in the remote northwestern province of Gansu in the early hours of Tuesday, the official Xinhua news agency said.
"In its two-year mission, QUESS is designed to establish 'hack-proof' quantum communications by transmitting uncrackable keys from space to the ground," it said.
"Quantum communication boasts ultra-high security as a quantum photon can neither be separated nor duplicated," it added. "It is hence impossible to wiretap, intercept or crack the information transmitted through it."
The satellite will enable secure communications between Beijing and Urumqi, Xinhua said, referring to the capital of China's violence-prone far western region of Xinjiang, where the government says it is battling an Islamist insurgency.
"The newly-launched satellite marks a transition in China's role - from a follower in classic information technology development to one of the leaders guiding future achievements," Pan Jianwei, the project's chief scientist, told the agency.
Quantum communications holds "enormous prospects" in the field of defense, it added.
China insists its space program is for peaceful purposes, but the U.S. Defense Department has highlighted its increasing space capabilities, saying it was pursuing activities aimed to prevent adversaries from using space-based assets in a crisis.
(Reporting by Ben Blanchard; Editing by Clarence Fernandez) | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-space-satellite-idUSKCN10R07J?feedType=RSS&feedName=scienceNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2FscienceNews+%28Reuters+Science+News%29 | en | 2016-08-16T00:00:00 | www.reuters.com/98739c735b23fd7cd550c57f34231143ca388f3a1a09748ae686bfb94624add0.json |
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] | 2016-08-30T22:52:56 | null | 2016-08-30T21:27:40 | Pop singer Selena Gomez said on Tuesday she was taking time out to deal with panic attacks and depression thought to be a side effect of her lupus disease. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fus-people-selenagomez-idUSKCN1152QE%3FfeedType%3DRSS%26feedName%3DentertainmentNews%26utm_source%3Dfeedburner%26utm_medium%3Dfeed%26utm_campaign%3DFeed%253A%2Breuters%252Fentertainment%2B%2528News%2B%252F%2BUS%2B%252F%2BEntertainment%2529.json | http://s3.reutersmedia.net/resources/r/?m=02&d=20160830&t=2&i=1151640901&w=&fh=545px&fw=&ll=&pl=&sq=&r=LYNXNPEC7T1KM | en | null | Selena Gomez to take career break after panic attacks | null | null | www.reuters.com | Pop singer Selena Gomez said on Tuesday she was taking time out to deal with panic attacks and depression thought to be a side effect of her lupus disease.
Gomez, 24, issued the statement in the midst of her Revival world tour, and about a year after revealing that she had been diagnosed with lupus.
Lupus is an autoimmune disease that can damage any part of the body and affects some 1.5 million Americans, according to the Lupus Foundation of America.
It was not immediately clear when she would start her break or what would happen with the rest of her tour, mostly in Europe and South America, through the end of 2016.
"I've discovered that anxiety, panic attacks and depression can be side effects of lupus, which can present their own challenges," she said.
"I want to be proactive and focus on maintaining my health and happiness and have decided that the best way forward is to take some time off ... I need to face this head on to ensure I am doing everything possible to be my best," the former Disney Channel star said.
Gomez announced her decision about two weeks after getting into a social media feud with her ex-boyfriend, Justin Bieber, after the Canadian pop star posted images to his Instagram page of himself and his latest girlfriend, Sofia Richie.
Fans posted negative comments and Bieber made his account private in response.
"If you can't handle the hate then stop posting pictures of your girlfriend lol -it should be special between you two only," Gomez wrote under an image of the new couple. "Don't be mad at your fans. They love you."
Gomez, who found fame as a teenager through the 2007-12 Disney Channel series "Wizards of Waverly Place," also canceled half of her "Stars Dance" tour in 2014 when she was initially diagnosed with lupus.
(Reporting by Jill Serjeant; Editing by Bernard Orr) | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-people-selenagomez-idUSKCN1152QE?feedType=RSS&feedName=entertainmentNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2Fentertainment+%28News+%2F+US+%2F+Entertainment%29 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.reuters.com/57192f6e6f98b818c1fccc021f65dd7353210019b9c5ad4314d5de774e6fa8cc.json |
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] | 2016-08-30T21:02:15 | null | 2016-08-30T20:26:00 | In a landmark ruling for non-traditional families in New York, the state's highest court on Tuesday held a person need not have a biological or adoptive relationship with a child to be considered a parent. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fus-new-york-ruling-parent-idUSKCN1152LM%3FfeedType%3DRSS%26feedName%3DdomesticNews.json | http://s4.reutersmedia.net/resources_v2/images/rcom-default.png | en | null | N.Y. high court broadens definition of parent in landmark ruling | null | null | www.reuters.com | NEW YORK In a landmark ruling for non-traditional families in New York, the state's highest court on Tuesday held a person need not have a biological or adoptive relationship with a child to be considered a parent.
The decision by the New York Court of Appeals gives such individuals legal standing to seek custody or visitation rights.
The state's earlier definition of parent had become "unworkable" given today's increasingly varied family relationships, Judge Sheila Abdus-Salaam wrote on behalf of five members of a six-judge panel.
According to the ruling, a person can claim parenthood by presenting "clear and convincing evidence that the parties agreed to conceive a child and to raise the child together."
New York has been a laggard in expanding the definition of parenthood, as a majority of states already recognize non-biological, non-adoptive parents.
The ruling mainly affects unmarried couples with children, as married spouses with children are presumed to have parental rights. Many of the former are same-sex pairings, as New York did not allow gay marriage until 2011.
Tuesday's ruling arose from two cases involving same-sex couples. In one, a woman became pregnant through artificial insemination and, after the relationship deteriorated, cut off her former partner's contact with the child. The partner subsequently sought joint custody and visitation, but was turned down because she was not a biological or adoptive parent.
The second case involved an unmarried same-sex couple who had a child before splitting up. The biological mother sought child support from her former partner.
The court granted her request but also allowed a visitation petition by the child's non-biological mother, ruling it would be inconsistent to consider the latter a parent only for purposes of paying support.
Court of Appeals Judge Eugene Pigott issued a separate opinion in the cases, concurring with the results but saying the state's definition of parenthood should properly be set by the legislature.
Eric Wrubel, who represented the child in one of the cases, hailed the ruling, saying it would make sure "one parent doesn't disappear because one person doesn't like the other anymore."
(This version of the story was refiled to remove errant word after ruling in seventh paragraph)
(Reporting By Karen Freifeld; Editing by Alan Crosby) | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-new-york-ruling-parent-idUSKCN1152LM?feedType=RSS&feedName=domesticNews | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.reuters.com/0bbeae83bcd07a3a372a67713c9eac89a4df10413cee34b7723bc194f52fb92d.json |
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] | 2016-08-28T10:51:22 | null | 2016-08-28T10:31:31 | Israeli technology company Shellanoo is planning to raise at least 100 million shekels ($26.5 million) in an initial public offering (IPO) on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange in late September or October, it said on Sunday. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fus-shellanoo-ipo-idUSKCN1130C7.json | http://s2.reutersmedia.net/resources/r/?m=02&d=20160828&t=2&i=1151338826&w=&fh=545px&fw=&ll=&pl=&sq=&r=LYNXNPEC7R05F | en | null | Israeli tech group Shellanoo plans Tel Aviv IPO | null | null | www.reuters.com | A billboard advertisement for Israeli app Blindspot, which allows people to send text messages anonymously, is seen in Tel Aviv January 25, 2016. REUTERS/Baz Ratner
JERUSALEM Israeli technology company Shellanoo is planning to raise at least 100 million shekels ($26.5 million) in an initial public offering (IPO) on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange in late September or October, it said on Sunday.
Shellanoo, founded in 2014 and whose backers include Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich and popstars will.i.am and Nicki Minaj, focuses on mobile applications, online services and interactive artificial intelligence.
The company said it has been valued at $177 million by consulting firm BDO.
By staying local, Shellanoo is bucking a trend of Israeli technology companies choosing to list on foreign markets such as Nasdaq.
Company spokesman David Strauss said that Shellanoo hopes its plans will encourage more technology businesses to stay in Tel Aviv.
Among Shellanoo's investments, its website lists about two dozen mobile apps and digital platforms, some available and some in development.
One of those programs is anonymous messaging app Blindspot, which has come under fire from some parents and politicians who say it is being used as a weapon for cyber-bullying.
The IPO is being underwritten by Israeli investment bank Poalim IBI (PIU.TA).
(Reporting by Ari Rabinovitch; Editing by David Goodman) | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-shellanoo-ipo-idUSKCN1130C7 | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.reuters.com/43153949732cae4d4d5d08081b8ff0bbfd81b3f997f2dc5a0895b2f4d30362f1.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T13:21:08 | null | 2016-08-26T11:49:38 | A U.S. Navy ship fired warning shots toward an Iranian fast-attack craft that approached two U.S. ships, a Pentagon spokesman said on Thursday, in the most serious of a number of incidents in the Gulf area this week. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fus-usa-iran-navy-idUSKCN110285%3FfeedType%3DRSS%26feedName%3DtopNews%26utm_source%3Dfeedburner%26utm_medium%3Dfeed%26utm_campaign%3DFeed%253A%2Breuters%252FtopNews%2B%2528News%2B%252F%2BUS%2B%252F%2BTop%2BNews%2529.json | http://s4.reutersmedia.net/resources/r/?m=02&d=20160825&t=2&i=1151074607&w=&fh=545px&fw=&ll=&pl=&sq=&r=LYNXNPEC7O1I8 | en | null | U.S. Navy ship fires warning shots at Iranian vessel | null | null | www.reuters.com | WASHINGTON A U.S. Navy ship fired warning shots toward an Iranian fast-attack craft that approached two U.S. ships, a Pentagon spokesman said on Thursday, in the most serious of a number of incidents in the Gulf area this week.
"They did feel compelled ultimately to fire three warning shots and the reason for that is... they had taken steps already to try and de-escalate this situation," spokesman Peter Cook told reporters.
Tensions have increased in the Gulf in recent days despite an improvement in relations between Iran and the United States.
Years of mutual animosity eased when Washington lifted sanctions on Tehran in January after a deal to curb Iran's nuclear ambitions but serious differences still remain over Iran's ballistic missile program, Syria and Iraq.
A U.S. defense official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said the USS Squall patrol craft fired three warning shots from a .50 caliber gun in the northern Gulf on Wednesday after warning flares did not work.
The incident started with three Iranian vessels, but there was only one around by the time the warning shots were fired, the official said. He described the Iranian behavior as "unsafe, unprofessional, and not routine."
At one point, the Iranian vessel came within 200 yards (193 meters) of a U.S. ship, the official said.
Another interaction took place between an Iranian and U.S. ship on Wednesday, the defense official said but gave few more details.
The Pentagon earlier this week accused Iranian vessels of harassing a U.S. warship near the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday.
On Thursday, Iran's defense minister said those Iranian vessels were just doing their job.
“If an American ship enters Iran’s maritime region, it will definitely get a warning. We will monitor them and, if they violate our waters, we will confront them,” Defense Minister Hossein Dehghan said in a statement reported by the Iranian Students’ News Agency.
A State Department spokeswoman said it was not clear what the intentions of the Iranian ships were, but the behavior was unacceptable.
"We believe that these type of actions are of concern, they unnecessarily escalate tensions," State Department spokeswoman Elizabeth Trudeau told a briefing.
(Reporting by Idrees Ali; Additional reporting by Mohammad Zargham; Editing by Paul Simao and Alistair Bell) | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-iran-navy-idUSKCN110285?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2FtopNews+%28News+%2F+US+%2F+Top+News%29 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.reuters.com/825818d8e8af38cf84d2085e05e9ef05351e03e9d45e2489a381ac83fb145934.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T18:50:58 | null | 2016-08-26T18:22:18 | Blackberry Ltd : | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2FidUSL8N1B74GA%3Ftype%3DcompanyNews%26feedType%3DRSS%26feedName%3DcompanyNews%26utm_source%3Dfeedburner%26utm_medium%3Dfeed%26utm_campaign%3DFeed%253A%2Breuters%252FcompanyNews%2B%2528News%2B%252F%2BUS%2B%252F%2BCompany%2BNews%2529.json | http://s4.reutersmedia.net/resources_v2/images/rcom-default.png | en | null | BRIEF-Blackberry says Fairfax, other investors to subscribe for some of its debentures | null | null | www.reuters.com | Aug 26 Blackberry Ltd :
* Blackberry announces redemption of existing convertible debentures and issuance of new convertible debentures
* Announces amendment of indenture governing 6 percent unsecured convertible debentures to permit optional redemption prior to nov 13, 2016
* There will be issuance of notice of redemption to holders of 6 percent debentures for company to redeem outstanding amount of 6% debentures on Sept 2
* 6% debentures will be redeemed on redemption date at a redemption price of 106.7213% of outstanding principal amount of debentures
* Approximately $1.245 billion aggregate principal amount of 6 percent debentures remains outstanding
* Entered into agreement with Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd, other institutional investors
* Normal course issuer bid for 6% debentures announced by blackberry on August 4, 2016 will terminate upon completion of redemption
* Fairfax, other investors to subscribe for 3.75% unsecured convertible debentures of company on private placement basis for subscription price of $605 million
* Under agreement with Fairfax, Blackberry's 3.75% debentures will be convertible into common shares of Blackberry at price of $10/share Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage: | http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSL8N1B74GA?type=companyNews&feedType=RSS&feedName=companyNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2FcompanyNews+%28News+%2F+US+%2F+Company+News%29 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.reuters.com/2c11badc543c5293c3f39b69720b4378e66ca13a543d121923755c2cfdb3a5e5.json |
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] | 2016-08-31T09:05:19 | null | 2016-08-31T08:51:27 | Parts of Terminal 1 at Frankfurt airport have been cleared after a passenger entered the airside part of Germany's largest airport without fully completing the security check, the airport operator said on Wednesday. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fus-germany-security-airport-idUSKCN1160WL%3FfeedType%3DRSS%26feedName%3DworldNews%26utm_source%3Dfeedburner%26utm_medium%3Dfeed%26utm_campaign%3DFeed%253A%2BReuters%252FworldNews%2B%2528Reuters%2BWorld%2BNews%2529.json | http://s4.reutersmedia.net/resources/r/?m=02&d=20160831&t=2&i=1151695409&w=&fh=545px&fw=&ll=&pl=&sq=&r=LYNXNPEC7U0G8 | en | null | Frankfurt airport terminal areas cleared after security breach | null | null | www.reuters.com | An aircraft of German air carrier Lufthansa flies beyond the A-Plus terminal section at the Fraport airport in Frankfurt, Germany September 28, 2012. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner/File Photo
BERLIN Parts of Terminal 1 at Frankfurt airport have been cleared after a passenger entered the airside part of Germany's largest airport without fully completing the security check, the airport operator said on Wednesday.
"The federal police therefore cleared Piers A and A+ and passengers will undergo the security check again," Fraport told Reuters.
The spokeswoman for Fraport added the breach would lead to flight delays at the hub, German airline Lufthansa's main base.
(Reporting by Victoria Bryan and Hans Seidenstuecker; Editing by Tina Bellon) | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-germany-security-airport-idUSKCN1160WL?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Reuters%2FworldNews+%28Reuters+World+News%29 | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.reuters.com/97824528aca7b512ef229cc2e71d89c98694ad8ba442934318f41bedbc025e9f.json |
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] | 2016-08-27T02:52:12 | null | 2016-08-27T02:30:06 | Hong Kong's first suspected Zika patient tested negative for the virus and has been discharged from hospital, broadcaster Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK) reported on Saturday. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fus-health-zika-hongkong-idUSKCN11201J%3FfeedType%3DRSS%26feedName%3DhealthNews%26utm_source%3Dfeedburner%26utm_medium%3Dfeed%26utm_campaign%3DFeed%253A%2Breuters%252FhealthNews%2B%2528Reuters%2BHealth%2BNews%2529.json | http://s3.reutersmedia.net/resources/r/?m=02&d=20160827&t=2&i=1151242469&w=&fh=545px&fw=&ll=&pl=&sq=&r=LYNXNPEC7Q00Q | en | null | Hong Kong's first suspected Zika case tests negative: radio | null | null | www.reuters.com | Workers from the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department kill mosquitoes outside a construction site near a residential area in Hong Kong, China August 26, 2016, after the first case of Zika was confirmed in the city. REUTERS/Bobby Yip
HONG KONG Hong Kong's first suspected Zika patient tested negative for the virus and has been discharged from hospital, broadcaster Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK) reported on Saturday.
The 38-year-old woman left hospital on Friday evening. She had been admitted after suffering symptoms of joint pain and red eyes after spending two weeks in the Caribbean.
Zika was detected in Brazil last year and has since spread across the Americas. The virus poses a risk to pregnant women because it can cause severe birth defects. It has been linked to more than 1,800 cases of microcephaly in Brazil.
(Reporting by Michelle Chen; Editing by Simon Cameron-Moore) | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-zika-hongkong-idUSKCN11201J?feedType=RSS&feedName=healthNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2FhealthNews+%28Reuters+Health+News%29 | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.reuters.com/47ea84d5eec49aef37bd2d9b4a2ad3cc36516b73e64ce06929710c8bc998d3bb.json |
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] | 2016-08-27T05:01:36 | null | 2016-08-27T04:48:36 | A video has emerged purportedly showing the beginning of a chase that resulted with a Highway Patrol trooper fatally shooting a deaf driver two weeks ago. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fus-north-carolina-police-deaf-idUSKCN11203G%3FfeedType%3DRSS%26feedName%3DdomesticNews.json | http://s4.reutersmedia.net/resources_v2/images/rcom-default.png | en | null | Video emerges showing U.S. police pursuing deaf driver | null | null | www.reuters.com | A video has emerged purportedly showing the beginning of a chase that resulted with a Highway Patrol trooper fatally shooting a deaf driver two weeks ago.
The motorist, Daniel Harris, 29, of Charlotte, was shot during a traffic stop on Aug. 18. The shooting occurred amid a national debate over the use of deadly force by police.
The cell phone video, posted on ABC affiliate WSOC-TV, showed what appeared to be a trooper standing near his squad car, facing a blue car stopped on the exit ramp. The car drives away and the trooper runs around his squad car, hops in the driver's side and begins his pursuit, the video showed.
Two other men are seen in the video, but their involvement in the incident is unclear. The station said that it obtained the video from a motorist who was near the scene and that it had showed it to authorities who are investigating the incident.
The State Highway Patrol said in a statement that a trooper tried to pull over a motorist on Interstate 485 for speeding. The driver fled and after a brief pursuit pulled over and got out of his car.
There was an "encounter" with the officer where a shot was fired, the statement said. The driver died at the scene.
The State Bureau of Investigation has identified the driver in a statement as Harris and the officer as Trooper Jermaine Saunders.
Saunders has been placed on administrative leave, which is standard procedure. The incident was being reviewed by the district attorney, the Highway Patrol and the State Bureau of Investigation.
"The police need to become aware of how to communicate with deaf people, what that might look like and how to avoid situations like this from ever happening again," Harris' brother Sam, who also is deaf, told WSOC through a sign-language interpreter.
(Reporting by Brendan O'Brien in Milwaukee; Editing by Stephen Coates) | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-north-carolina-police-deaf-idUSKCN11203G?feedType=RSS&feedName=domesticNews | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.reuters.com/525882a26bab2b28915be0efe062e184fecc08cb864bfd8fc2c778f904adf766.json |
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] | 2016-08-29T13:04:42 | null | 2016-08-29T12:16:18 | Authoritarian Uzbek leader Islam Karimov, whose Central Asian country is a stage for strategic rivalry between Russia, China and the West, is in stable condition in an intensive care ward after suffering a brain hemorrhage on Saturday, his daughter said. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fus-uzbekistan-president-idUSKCN1140TX%3FfeedType%3DRSS%26feedName%3DworldNews%26utm_source%3Dfeedburner%26utm_medium%3Dfeed%26utm_campaign%3DFeed%253A%2BReuters%252FworldNews%2B%2528Reuters%2BWorld%2BNews%2529.json | http://s3.reutersmedia.net/resources/r/?m=02&d=20160829&t=2&i=1151435870&w=&fh=545px&fw=&ll=&pl=&sq=&r=LYNXNPEC7S0E5 | en | null | Uzbek leader in intensive care after brain hemorrhage: daughter | null | null | www.reuters.com | ALMATY Authoritarian Uzbek leader Islam Karimov, whose Central Asian country is a stage for strategic rivalry between Russia, China and the West, is in stable condition in an intensive care ward after suffering a brain hemorrhage on Saturday, his daughter said.
President Karimov, 78, who has run Uzbekistan since it was a Soviet republic and wields sweeping powers, has no obvious successor, a situation characteristic of the volatile Central Asia region which is still largely run by former Communist apparatchiks.
The absence of a strong political opposition or free media means any eventual transition of power is likely to be decided within a close circle of Karimov's family and top officials.
"At the moment, it is too early to make any forecasts about his condition in the future," his daughter Lola Karimova-Tillyaeva wrote on her Instagram page on Monday. "I will be grateful to everyone who will support my father with prayers.
The government of Central Asia's most populous country, with reserves of oil, gas and gold, said on Sunday Karimov was undergoing hospital treatment, but gave no details.
A failure to reach consensus on a transition could destabilize a mostly Muslim nation of 32 million long targeted by Islamist militants and strategically located north of Afghanistan, in the resource-rich region where Russia, China and the West vie for influence.
Since Uzbekistan became independent with the 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union, Karimov has with some success courted both the West and Russia as well as China, maintaining political and economic links with all.
ANDIZHAN RIOTS
Karimov has been criticized by rights groups and some governments over his human rights record, but argues the country is at risk of becoming a conduit for Islamist militants from Afghanistan to Russia and western Europe. The Uzbek government has accused Islamists of being behind protests in the city of Andizhan where police and security forces fired into a crowd in 2005, killing 187 people, according to official reports.
Karimov has no sons, who might have been regarded as heirs apparent in the patriarchal culture. His elder daughter, Gulnara, has not appeared in public since several media reported in 2014 that she had been placed under house arrest.
Karimov's second daughter, Lola, is Uzbekistan's ambassador to Paris-based UNESCO.
Among Uzbekistan's ex-Soviet neighbors, only Turkmenistan, a more wealthy gas exporter with a much smaller population, saw a relatively smooth transition when its Soviet-era leader Saparmurat Niyazov died in 2006. Kurbanguly Berdymukhamedov, then deputy prime minister, took over.
Poorer Kyrgyzstan, on the other hand, has gone through two violent revolutions accompanied by ethnic clashes. Another neighbor, Tajikistan, went through a devastating civil war in the 1990s after Soviet institutions crumbled.
Some of those who fought against the Tajik government at the time were members of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, a group which has been outlawed at home and has pledged allegiance first to the Taliban and then to the Islamic State.
(Reporting by Olzhas Auyezov; Editing by Alexander Winning and Ralph Boulton) | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-uzbekistan-president-idUSKCN1140TX?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Reuters%2FworldNews+%28Reuters+World+News%29 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.reuters.com/68fb04bdbdeda6cedb85d1c1d055f0cf94f85cadf1574a097dfbd49234587ceb.json |
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"Paul Sandle"
] | 2016-08-30T17:02:34 | null | 2016-08-30T15:22:29 | Shareholders in British technology company ARM approved its sale to Japan's SoftBank on Tuesday, marking the end of independence for the chip designer that powered the smartphone revolution. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fus-arm-m-a-softbank-idUSKCN11520A%3FfeedType%3DRSS%26feedName%3DtechnologyNews%26utm_source%3Dfeedburner%26utm_medium%3Dfeed%26utm_campaign%3DFeed%253A%2Breuters%252FtechnologyNews%2B%2528Reuters%2BTechnology%2BNews%2529.json | http://s2.reutersmedia.net/resources/r/?m=02&d=20160830&t=2&i=1151597206&w=&fh=545px&fw=&ll=&pl=&sq=&r=LYNXNPEC7T15F | en | null | British tech champion ARM's sale to Japan's SoftBank wins shareholder nod | null | null | www.reuters.com | LONDON Shareholders in British technology company ARM approved its sale to Japan's SoftBank on Tuesday, marking the end of independence for the chip designer that powered the smartphone revolution.
SoftBank swooped on the Apple supplier in July, agreeing to pay $32 billion in cash for a company that it hopes will remain at the forefront of digital innovation.
ARM said that more than 95 percent of the votes cast on Tuesday approved the takeover.
Seeking to win political backing and smooth the path for the deal, the Japanese company's charismatic leader Masayoshi Son spoke to British Prime Minister Theresa May shortly before the deal was announced to allay concerns that it would be bad for the British technology sector. SoftBank, which is paying a 43 percent premium, has promised to at least double ARM's workforce in Britain over the next five years, keep its headquarters in Cambridge and retain its partnership-based business model and culture.
The commitments will be the first test of new takeover rules that make such pledges binding. The rules were introduced after Pfizer attempted to buy Britain's AstraZeneca in 2014.
ARM Chairman Stuart Chambers said that SoftBank's guarantees on jobs and investment were legal commitments, not merely "nice ideas and promises and intents".
"If you look at the post-offer undertakings that SoftBank has made, they are extremely strong, they are virtually unprecedented," he told Reuters after Tuesday's shareholder meeting in London.
Chief Executive Simon Segars, who will stay with the company, said that SoftBank shared ARM's long-term view on investment, including retaining and developing the engineers who were essential to ARM's success.
"We are not going anywhere, we are still going to be at the heart of British technology. We are growing globally because we are a global business," he said.
"This represents an exciting new chapter for ARM, and an ability to really grow and do everything we were doing and do more and do it faster."
Some remained unconvinced, however. Paul Myners, a former British financial services minister, said the sale was more evidence of the City's predilection to "sell at a reasonable premium, get out, don't invest for the future, don't back the British economy".
"This is a business that is at the heart of the ecosystem of modern technology, the internet of things, an area in which we lead," he told BBC radio on Tuesday, adding that it would not have been possible to sell ARM in 60 days had it been an American, German, French or Japanese company.
"We will not have world-beating companies if we continue to sell out our leaders at such an early stage," he said.
(Editing by David Goodman) | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-arm-m-a-softbank-idUSKCN11520A?feedType=RSS&feedName=technologyNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2FtechnologyNews+%28Reuters+Technology+News%29 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.reuters.com/47dbcc55e72317f8d43fbf7239c836f26465f0c966faa18e2271f90760bf4f9b.json |
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] | 2016-08-30T10:52:17 | null | 2016-08-30T10:28:07 | Apple said it wouldappeal against an EU ruling ordering it to pay up to 13 billioneuros ($14.5 billion) in taxes to the Irish government which theEU considers to have been illegal state aid. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Feu-apple-taxavoidance-appeal-idUSB5N18F00Q%3Ftype%3DcompanyNews%26feedType%3DRSS%26feedName%3DcompanyNews%26utm_source%3Dfeedburner%26utm_medium%3Dfeed%26utm_campaign%3DFeed%253A%2Breuters%252FcompanyNews%2B%2528News%2B%252F%2BUS%2B%252F%2BCompany%2BNews%2529.json | http://s4.reutersmedia.net/resources_v2/images/rcom-default.png | en | null | Apple says will appeal against EU tax decision | null | null | www.reuters.com | BRUSSELS Aug 30 Apple said it would appeal against an EU ruling ordering it to pay up to 13 billion euros ($14.5 billion) in taxes to the Irish government which the EU considers to have been illegal state aid.
"Apple follows the law and pays all of the taxes we owe wherever we operate. We will appeal and we are confident the decision will be overturned," the company said in a statement on Tuesday after the European Commission's decision.
"The Commission's case is not about how much Apple pays in taxes, it's about which government collects the money. It will have a profound and harmful effect on investment and job creation in Europe," Apple said. ($1 = 0.8955 euros) (Reporting by Julia Fioretti) | http://www.reuters.com/article/eu-apple-taxavoidance-appeal-idUSB5N18F00Q?type=companyNews&feedType=RSS&feedName=companyNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2FcompanyNews+%28News+%2F+US+%2F+Company+News%29 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.reuters.com/6b027e1e8250d14a3d6ae53fd3ccac4f4984c1867091735990655a0311db9546.json |
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"Kanupriya Kapoor"
] | 2016-08-26T13:21:17 | null | 2016-08-26T10:32:55 | During a May 2011 shootout, Indonesia's counter-terrorism forces killed the leader of a militant group thought to be behind a series of failed bomb attempts around the city of Solo in Central Java. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fus-indonesia-security-is-insight-idUSKCN11108H%3FfeedType%3DRSS%26feedName%3DtopNews%26utm_source%3Dfeedburner%26utm_medium%3Dfeed%26utm_campaign%3DFeed%253A%2Breuters%252FtopNews%2B%2528News%2B%252F%2BUS%2B%252F%2BTop%2BNews%2529.json | http://s3.reutersmedia.net/resources/r/?m=02&d=20160826&t=2&i=1151154260&w=&fh=545px&fw=&ll=&pl=&sq=&r=LYNXNPEC7P057 | en | null | Indonesia's most-wanted awakens new generation of jihadis | null | null | www.reuters.com | Agus Junaedi, who took over the vigilante wing of Team Hisbah after the death of its founder Sigit in 2011, gestures during an interview with Reuters in Solo, Indonesia Central Java province, August 10, 2016. Picture taken August 10, 2016. REUTERS/Beawiharta
Police remove the body of a suicide bomber from the scene of an attack in Solo, Indonesia, July 5, 2016 in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Antara Foto/Maulana Surya/via REUTERS/File photo
SOLO, Indonesia During a May 2011 shootout, Indonesia's counter-terrorism forces killed the leader of a militant group thought to be behind a series of failed bomb attempts around the city of Solo in Central Java.
The death of "Team Hisbah" founder Sigit Qurdowi caused the group to splinter. Some formed an anti-vice squad in the city; many others became associated with a former Solo resident called Bahrun Naim, who authorities believe is a leading Indonesian coordinator for Islamic State (IS).
Now, five years later, Naim, based in IS's stronghold of Raqqa, Syria, is building an ever-more sophisticated network of militants from his former hometown, according to police, self-proclaimed radicals and people who work with the militants in Solo.
Solo, which has a long history of schools and mosques associated with radical Islamists, is a breeding ground for Naim's recruits, counter-terrorism officials say, and many of his lieutenants in Indonesia have come from Team Hisbah.
As a result, authorities fear the risk of a major attack in Indonesia is growing.
Islamist militancy in the world's most populous Muslim-majority nation has been contained since a crackdown on Jemaah Islamiyah - al Qaeda's franchise in the region - put hundreds of its leaders and followers behind bars in the mid-2000s.
But like al Qaeda before it, IS is reviving a fragmented radical Islamist movement in Indonesia that has endured in various incarnations for the past century, authorities say.
Nearly $800,000 has been transferred from foreign countries to fund radical Islamist groups in Indonesia since 2014, officials from Indonesia's financial transactions watchdog said at an international counter-terrorism conference in Bali in mid-August. It wasn't clear how much money has come from Naim, who police say is now Indonesia's most-wanted militant.
Reuters contacted a man identified as Naim last November on the Telegram app, using details provided by one of his acquaintances. In that exchange, Naim said IS had "enough men in Indonesia to carry out an action, more than enough support. Just waiting for the right trigger." Reuters could not independently verify the man's identity or his assertions.
"BOOMING MOVEMENT"
Amir Mahmud, a former Afghan-trained mujahideen, started the Islamic State Supporters Forum in Solo (also known as Surakarta) in July 2014 to "accommodate the development" of a jihadist movement in Indonesia.
Around 2,000 people showed up to one of its first gatherings at the Baitul Makmur Mosque, where many backed an Islamist caliphate in the Middle East, he said.
"This is a spontaneous spiritual calling," said Mahmud, who is also an Islamic university lecturer.
"Islamic State," he added, "is a booming movement."
Mahmud said two of his sons left Indonesia to fight for IS in the Middle East, and one has since been killed. Indonesia does not prohibit citizens from supporting groups such as IS or fighting for them abroad.
Police say they can arrest terrorism suspects only once they have committed a crime on Indonesian soil.
"If there is a person who declares support for ISIS, that becomes preliminary evidence for police to investigate whether they are involved in terrorist groups or activities," Freddy Haris, the justice ministry's director-general for laws told Reuters. "If there is proof they are involved, then we proceed with (legal) action."
Mahmud, who has not been charged in any militant plot, noted that contacting Naim online was not difficult. "Bahrun Naim created a website on detonation, and people can access that," he said, speaking in a small restaurant near the palace of the Solo sultan.
That has been difficult, however, since the government has blocked blogs and websites linked to Naim. Security officials acknowledged that Naim continues to communicate with his recruits through social media and messaging apps.
Edi Lukito, leader of an Islamic anti-vice squad called Laskar Umat Islam Surakarta (Surakarta Muslim Battalion) said he knew of regular bank payments Naim made to at least one young recruit in the city.
"This young generation has an extraordinary passion for jihad and they want to carry guns quickly," said Lukito, who said he does not support IS.
JAKARTA ATTACKS
Although not a member of Team Hisbah himself, Naim was the liaison between IS and Hisbah members when he was running an Internet cafe in Solo, the Jakarta-based Institute for Policy Analysis of Conflict (IPAC) said.
He disappeared in January 2015 after serving time in prison on a 2011 conviction for possession of ammunition and police believed he moved to Syria.
Naim emerged from obscurity a year later, when police identified him as the mastermind of gun and bomb attacks in central Jakarta that killed eight people, including the four attackers.
Since then, he's been linked to other thwarted attacks, including a foiled plot, led by Solo native Gigih Rahmat Dewa, to launch a rocket into Singapore's Marina Bay casino resort area, using a boat from the neighboring Indonesian island of Batam.
Another member of Team Hisbah, counter-terrorism police told Reuters, was 31-year-old Nur Rohman. He blew himself up outside a police station in Solo in July, one of a series of attacks claimed by Islamic State across the world during the Ramadan fasting month, including the killings of foreigners at an upscale cafe in Dhaka just days earlier.
JAVANESE CULTURE
Nestled in the lush volcanic hills running down the spine of Java, the archipelago's most populous island, Solo is a hub of traditional Javanese culture, blending elements of Hinduism, Buddhism and animism. The city of 800,000 is the hometown of Indonesian President Joko Widodo and of the Solo royal family.
Solo also has long been host to radical Islamist movements that take their inspiration from the Middle East. It is the hometown of Abu Bakar Bashir, the spiritual leader of Jemaah Islamiyah (JI), who is serving a 15-year sentence for helping to fund a militant training camp in Indonesia's staunchly Islamic province of Aceh. The city features dozens of Islamic boarding schools, including Bashir's al-Mukmin Ngruki.
"The population of radical groups in Solo is already very high, so they are like raw material ready to be radicalized," said Solahudin, a leading authority on Islamic extremism in Indonesia. "It's easier to recruit people in Solo than in other places," said Solahudin, who like many Indonesians goes by one name.
A dozen or so radical youth groups operate in the city, including bands of vigilantes, modeled after Saudi Arabia's religious police like Team Hisbah and the Surakarta Muslim Battalion, who raid the city's gambling dens, cafes, and brothels, security officials said.
They became especially prominent after the fall of Indonesia's late strongman President Suharto in 1998, who had ruthlessly suppressed any sign of opposition from hardline Islamist groups.
Agus Junaedi, who took over the vigilante wing of Team Hisbah after the death of its founder Sigit in 2011, insists the group only conducts anti-vice raids: "Nothing more than that."
"Every time there is an arrest that involves terrorists, it is always linked to Hisbah in Solo," Junaedi, who runs a small store selling herbal medicines and Korans, complained.
LACKING EXPERTISE
Naim uses his contacts in Solo to look for people he believes can be easily radicalised, said a senior counter-terrorism official.
"After online contact is established, he will teach them how to make bombs and give them tactical instructions on how to plan attacks," the official said.
Naim's followers are not capable of mounting a major attack, said Mahmud of the Islamic State Supporters Forum.
"They cannot get materials like in the Bali bomb," he said, referring to the 2002 bombings of night clubs in Kuta Beach, Bali that killed 202 people, most of them foreigners. "It was easy to access in the past, but it has been tightened."
That could be changing.
Last week, Indonesia's counter-terrorism force arrested a suspected militant with alleged ties to Naim. Authorities say he was planning an attack in Bali with the same kind of explosive material used in IS attacks in Paris last November and in Brussels in March.
Police seize 150 grams of the peroxide-based explosive TATP (triacetone triperoxide), known as "the mother of Satan" in militant circles, in the raid.
"They may look amateurish now," said the senior counter-terrorism official, when asked about the threat posed by Naim's network. "But the pattern in which they seem to be moving and organizing themselves means it's only a matter of time before they can launch a dangerous attack."
(Additional reporting by Agustinus Beo da Costa; Writing by Bill Tarrant; Editing by Alex Richardson.) | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-indonesia-security-is-insight-idUSKCN11108H?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2FtopNews+%28News+%2F+US+%2F+Top+News%29 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.reuters.com/fb958926c1aaa095e99445d4496f730e4f5f7e65b6055850d3564a931d60eb24.json |
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"Larry Fine"
] | 2016-08-26T18:59:33 | null | 2016-08-26T18:52:49 | Top seeds Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams face challenging early tests at the U.S. Open following Friday's draws for the year's last grand slam starting on Monday. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fus-tennis-usopen-idUSKCN11126D%3FfeedType%3DRSS%26feedName%3DsportsNews%26utm_source%3Dfeedburner%26utm_medium%3Dfeed%26utm_campaign%3DFeed%253A%2Breuters%252FsportsNews%2B%2528Reuters%2BSports%2BNews%2529.json | http://s4.reutersmedia.net/resources/r/?m=02&d=20160826&t=2&i=1151210320&w=&fh=545px&fw=&ll=&pl=&sq=&r=LYNXNPEC7P1CZ | en | null | Challenging early foes for Djokovic, Williams | null | null | www.reuters.com | Jul 27, 2016; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Novak Djokovic of Serbia chases down a shot from Gilles Muller of Luxembourg on day three of the Rogers Cup tennis tournament at Aviva Centre. Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports
NEW YORK Top seeds Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams face challenging early tests at the U.S. Open following Friday's draws for the year's last grand slam starting on Monday.
Djokovic, who has been bothered by a wrist injury, faces towering Jerzy Janowicz of Poland in his opening match at Flushing Meadows, and is likely to meet 48th-ranked Jiri Vesely of the Czech Republic in the second round.
Vesely beat the Serbian world number one earlier this season on clay in Monte Carlo.
"I'm doing everything in my power ... to make sure that I'm as close to 100 percent as possible," Djokovic told reporters, saying he hurt his wrist in Rio a few days before the start of the Olympic tournament, where he lost in the first round.
Williams, recovering from a shoulder injury that contributed to her third-round exit in Rio, drew Russian lefthander Ekaterina Makarova as her first opponent.
The 34-year-old American, seeking to break her tie with Steffi Graf for most grand slam singles titles in the Open era on 22, has a 4-1 career record against Makarova, but lost to the Russian in the fourth round at the 2012 Australian Open.
Williams is in a strong quarter that also includes fifth seed Simona Halep of Romania and 16th-seeded Australian Sam Stosur, who beat the American in the 2011 U.S. Open final.
Djokovic is seeded to face either Frenchman Richard Gasquet or big-serving American John Isner in the fourth round, with France's Jo-Wilfried Tsonga or 2014 champion Marin Cilic, who ended Andy Murray's win streak in the Cincinnati final, as possible quarter-final opponents.
Men's second seed Murray, who ran off 22 wins in a row including his second Wimbledon title and successful defense of his Olympics crown, appeared to get a more favorable draw.
The Scotsman opens against Czech Lukas Rosol, has Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria or Feliciano Lopez of Spain as potential fourth-round foes with Japan's sixth-seeded Kei Nishikori possibly waiting for him in the quarters.
Third seed Stan Wawrinka, who is in Murray's half of the draw, begins against Spanish veteran Fernando Verdasco, and may have to deal with a young Australian, Bernard Tomic or Nick Kyrgios, in the fourth round.
The dangerous Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina, the 2009 champion who showed in claiming Olympic silver that he is regaining form after a long recovery from an injured wrist, could be there to oppose the Swiss double slam winner in the quarter-finals.
Fourth-seeded Rafa Nadal, winner of 14 slams, and fifth seed Milos Raonic of Canada could clash in the quarters for a possible semi-finals showdown with Djokovic.
Rounding out the women's draw, second seed Angelique Kerber, who nearly unseated Williams as world number one but lost in the Cincinnati final, appears to have a comfortable early path.
Kerber, who opens against Polona Hercog of Slovenia, is seeded for a quarters clash against seventh seed Roberta Vinci of Italy, who shocked Williams in last year's Open semi-finals.
The German's potential semi-final opponent comes from a more impressive quarter that includes third-seeded French Open champion Garbine Muguruza, Olympic champion Monica Puig, Briton Johanna Konta and big-hitting American Madison Keys, the eighth seed.
In the other quarter in Serena's side of the draw, the leading seeds are Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland (4) and Venus Williams (6), who will aim for a semi-finals encounter with her sister.
(Editing by Andrew Both) | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-tennis-usopen-idUSKCN11126D?feedType=RSS&feedName=sportsNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2FsportsNews+%28Reuters+Sports+News%29 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.reuters.com/1d2671ed958849e1b4940c966d3038a46710390a3599ea4e79e63e0fa782c588.json |
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] | 2016-08-28T20:59:51 | null | 2016-08-28T19:44:55 | Put the rubbish out, get the shopping done, win an Olympic gold medal. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fus-tennis-usopen-puig-idUSKCN1130UG%3FfeedType%3DRSS%26feedName%3DsportsNews%26utm_source%3Dfeedburner%26utm_medium%3Dfeed%26utm_campaign%3DFeed%253A%2Breuters%252FsportsNews%2B%2528Reuters%2BSports%2BNews%2529.json | http://s4.reutersmedia.net/resources/r/?m=02&d=20160828&t=2&i=1151370843&w=&fh=545px&fw=&ll=&pl=&sq=&r=LYNXNPEC7R0JX | en | null | Olympic champion Puig sets sights on grand slam victory | null | null | www.reuters.com | Tennis player and gold medallist Monica Puig (2nd L) greets the crowd while riding on a bus with wrestler Jaime Espinal (L), President of the Olympic Committee of Puerto Rico Sara Rosario (2nd R) and athlete Javier Culson during a welcome ceremony in San Juan, Puerto Rico, August 23, 2016. REUTERS/Alvin Baez
NEW YORK Put the rubbish out, get the shopping done, win an Olympic gold medal.
That was the to-do list of Monica Puig, the 22-year-old whose victory in the women’s singles in Rio earlier this month made her the first ever Puerto Rican to win Olympic gold.
It was an unlikely but fully-deserved win for the world number 34, catapulting her to hero status and making her a role model for young people in the island Commonwealth that is enduring tough economic times.
Now Puig wants to capitalize on her victory, both on and off the court.
“I know that there’s no doubt in my mind that I can probably win a grand slam because the Olympics was one,” she told Reuters at Flushing Meadows on Sunday, on the eve of the U.S. Open.
“It just doesn’t have the title grand slam but the best players in the world were there, including Serena (Williams).
“I won the biggest thing on my to-do list and I just want to keep knocking off other ones, and that would be to win a grand slam.”
Confident but at-ease despite all the new-found attention, Puig is still coming to terms with her stunning victory in Rio.
“I don’t think it’s really sunk in,” she said. "It’s a little bit difficult to process. I was by no means the favorite. It was such a surreal ride.”
In floods of tears during the medal ceremony, Puig and her gold medal have been virtually inseparable ever since.
“I remember waking up several times in the middle of the night and just looking at my night stand to actually see if my medal was there because I didn’t believe it,” she said.
“I wasn’t able to sleep very much for three, four or five days. It was the most surreal feeling in the world to be an Olympic champion that morning.”
Along with congratulations from her fellow players, Puig has been subjected to abuse on social media, with many people expecting a let-down at the U.S. Open, where she faces Saisai Zheng of China in the first round.
“Unfortunately I’m guilty of reading my Twitter and sometimes the comments under articles but you know what, a lot of that fuels my fire,” she said.
Puig, who was greeted by thousands of people when she landed in Puerto Rico after her victory, embraces being a role model.
“I see it as a responsibility,” she said. “I know what comes with that responsibility as far as conducting myself in the same way that I have, in a very respectful manner, always setting a good example, especially for the youth of Puerto Rico, which is very important.
“I gave me a lot of hope back to the people of Puerto Rico, which was really important for me because they’re going through such difficult times. “The message is that nothing is ever impossible. People probably thought me winning a medal was impossible and I proved them wrong."
Not surprisingly, Puig says she will have a special role in the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.
“They have approached me to be flag-bearer,” she said. “They’ve already asked me about the possibility of doing it in 2020 and there’s no way I could say no.”
(Editing by Andrew Both) | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-tennis-usopen-puig-idUSKCN1130UG?feedType=RSS&feedName=sportsNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2FsportsNews+%28Reuters+Sports+News%29 | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.reuters.com/2b49e7327b06bb63bdc814cde5a5d02c42a4fa7386a623636aeffeeba91c5e4f.json |
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] | 2016-08-27T18:52:20 | null | 2016-08-27T17:56:00 | Togolese authorities said on Saturday they had slaughtered 11,500 chickens in response to an outbreak of H5N1 bird flu at two farms in the capital Lome and the town of Adetikope, about 25 km north of Lome. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fus-health-togo-birdflu-idUSKCN1120OK%3FfeedType%3DRSS%26feedName%3DhealthNews%26utm_source%3Dfeedburner%26utm_medium%3Dfeed%26utm_campaign%3DFeed%253A%2Breuters%252FhealthNews%2B%2528Reuters%2BHealth%2BNews%2529.json | http://s4.reutersmedia.net/resources_v2/images/rcom-default.png | en | null | Togo slaughters 11,500 chickens after H5N1 bird flu outbreak | null | null | www.reuters.com | LOME Togolese authorities said on Saturday they had slaughtered 11,500 chickens in response to an outbreak of H5N1 bird flu at two farms in the capital Lome and the town of Adetikope, about 25 km north of Lome.
"We are in the presence of the H5N1 virus," Agriculture Minister Ouro-Koura Agadazi said on public radio, after the strain was confirmed by laboratory tests in Italy.
Highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu has spread across a number of West African countries in the past two years, hitting poultry farms in Niger and Cameroon.
The outbreaks across West Africa have raised fears of transmission to humans, given poor health infrastructure in the region and a number of human H5N1 deaths since the virus first infected humans in 1997 during a outbreak in poultry in Hong Kong.
(Reporting by John Zodzi; Writing by Tim Cocks; Editing by Ros Russell) | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-togo-birdflu-idUSKCN1120OK?feedType=RSS&feedName=healthNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2FhealthNews+%28Reuters+Health+News%29 | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.reuters.com/e0a58414bb0b8dbb008d0ff0bf108ad4bc547e5b0a3b6e91e33454f227e8991a.json |
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] | 2016-08-31T03:00:12 | null | 2016-08-31T01:57:56 | World number one Serena Williams opened her U.S. Open account with a tidy 6-3 6-3 win over Ekaterina Makarova on Tuesday, to join her sister Venus in the second round of the year's final grand slam. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fus-tennis-open-women-idUSKCN11604V%3FfeedType%3DRSS%26feedName%3DsportsNews%26utm_source%3Dfeedburner%26utm_medium%3Dfeed%26utm_campaign%3DFeed%253A%2Breuters%252FsportsNews%2B%2528Reuters%2BSports%2BNews%2529.json | http://s2.reutersmedia.net/resources/r/?m=02&d=20160831&t=2&i=1151661985&w=&fh=545px&fw=&ll=&pl=&sq=&r=LYNXNPEC7U024 | en | null | Williams sister act through to U.S. Open second round | null | null | www.reuters.com | Serena Williams of the USA does a split after a shot to Ekaterina Makarova of Russia on day two of the 2016 U.S. Open tennis tournament at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Mandatory Credit: Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports - RTX2NOCA
Serena Williams of the USA hits to Ekaterina Makarova of Russia on day two of the 2016 U.S. Open tennis tournament at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Mandatory Credit: Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports
NEW YORK World number one Serena Williams opened her U.S. Open account with a tidy 6-3 6-3 win over Ekaterina Makarova on Tuesday, to join her sister Venus in the second round of the year's final grand slam.
Williams, whose status as world number one is under attack from several fronts, delivered a message that she will not be surrendering the top spot without a fight, needing just 63 minutes to dispatch the 29th-ranked Russian.
Germany's Angelique Kerber and Spain's Garbine Muguruza, who have both beaten Williams in slam finals this season, along with Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska, will all be eyeing the number one ranking should the American's bid for a 23rd grand slam title stall.
Williams has held the number one spot since Feb. 18, 2013 and will extend her streak to 186 consecutive weeks by the end of the U.S. Open fortnight, tying the WTA record currently held by Steffi Graf.
Back on Arthur Ashe Stadium court for the first time since a shock loss to Italy's Roberta Vinci in last year's U.S. Open semi-finals, Williams made quick work of Makarova to follow the lead of her sister Venus.
Sixth-seeded Venus had provided the opening act for sister Serena when she outlasted Ukraine's Kateryna Kozlova 6-2 5-7 6-4 before turning over the Arthur Ashe Stadium court to her top-seeded sibling.
(Editing by Larry Fine) | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-tennis-open-women-idUSKCN11604V?feedType=RSS&feedName=sportsNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2FsportsNews+%28Reuters+Sports+News%29 | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.reuters.com/a86d1e9cf3b1d76fc08a4088e442afacd358a58ab67bbee79f803b5f43e2e961.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T22:51:08 | null | 2016-08-26T22:14:49 | Aug 26 (Reuters) -* Manufacturing equipment picking up at seven major Japaneseproducers - Nikkei* Orders at seven major Japanese producers e | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2FidUSFWN1B70OF%3Ftype%3DcompanyNews%26feedType%3DRSS%26feedName%3DcompanyNews%26utm_source%3Dfeedburner%26utm_medium%3Dfeed%26utm_campaign%3DFeed%253A%2Breuters%252FcompanyNews%2B%2528News%2B%252F%2BUS%2B%252F%2BCompany%2BNews%2529.json | http://s4.reutersmedia.net/resources_v2/images/rcom-default.png | en | null | BRIEF-Orders for semiconductor-manufacturing equipment picking up at seven major Japanese producers - Nikkei | null | null | www.reuters.com | UPDATE 3-Brazil police seek graft charges against ex-president Lula
SAO PAULO, Aug 26 Federal police in Brazil urged prosecutors on Friday to bring corruption charges against former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and his wife, Marisa, according to police documents seen by Reuters. | http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSFWN1B70OF?type=companyNews&feedType=RSS&feedName=companyNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2FcompanyNews+%28News+%2F+US+%2F+Company+News%29 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.reuters.com/6a67f0bfb8c68b21d6fdff0e960a253cc21fa71d04372b95da36c703d8269b0d.json |
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] | 2016-08-28T20:51:30 | null | 2016-08-28T20:36:10 | Bayliss | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fus-herbalife-shortseller-idUSKCN1130V0.json | http://s2.reutersmedia.net/resources/r/?m=02&d=20160828&t=2&i=1151373073&w=&fh=545px&fw=&ll=&pl=&sq=&r=LYNXNPEC7R0KC | en | null | Herbalife may have misled investors, SEC on impact of FTC deal, one short-seller says | null | null | www.reuters.com | An Herbalife logo is shown on a poster at a clinic in the Mission District in San Francisco, California April 29, 2013. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith/File Photo
BOSTON After U.S. multi-level marketing company Herbalife (HLF.N) settled a probe of its sales practices with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission last month, top executives assured investors that the company would be able to thrive under the new rules.
The consumer protection agency had questioned the company's sales methods.
Billionaire investor William Ackman in 2012 claimed the company was running a pyramid scheme, recruiting members with a promise of payment for enrolling others in distribution, rather than depending on the actual sale of its nutritional supplements and weight management products.
In its July 15 settlement Herbalife agreed to restructure its U.S. business so distributors are rewarded for sales rather than for recruitment of sales agents and it agreed to pay a $200 million fine.
But Herbalife's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission painted a much less optimistic picture than its presentation to analysts and investors, according to a private investor who flagged the differences to the SEC this month.
Matthew Handley, an investor based in Lakewood Ranch, Florida alleged Herbalife made "purposefully deceptive statements" in its Aug. 3 quarterly earnings conference call and regulatory filings.
Handley, who is betting Herbalife's stock price will fall, told Reuters about his outreach to the SEC and provided a copy of his letter to its whistleblower office.
"The transcript of the conference call, when compared directly against the actual language the company issued in their 10Q, depict a clear pattern of purposeful intent to deceive investors and the market," Handley wrote in the Aug. 16 letter.
"The things you say on the call and write in the filing have to match up, and I thought they just didn't," he later said in an interview with Reuters.
Because Herbalife's conference call transcript and its SEC filings are publicly available, securities law experts said the company probably did not violate the SEC's disclosure rules such as Regulation FD.
Corporate filings are often more legalistic and technical than what executives say during presentations to analysts and investors, when they may sound optimistic about the company's outlook, law professors and private lawyers noted.
But such presentations are usually highly scripted, with companies trying to ensure oral statements are not inconsistent with their filings, and the difference in tone and substance in Herbalife's case is noteworthy, securities lawyers said.
"Securities laws say that you cannot lie," said Yale law professor Jonathan Macey. "Reading these two documents (the filing and transcript of the conference call), would suggest they've changed their point of view," he added.
Herbalife spokesman Alan Hoffman declined repeated requests from Reuters for comment. Brian Lane, a partner at law firm Gibson Dunn, which vets Herbalife's disclosures, did not respond to a call or email seeking comment. Herbalife has disclosed inquiries from the SEC and other government authorities in the past.
SEC spokesman John Nester also declined to comment.
COMPLYING WITH THE FTC
Herbalife hailed the FTC settlement as a victory for its business model as the FTC said the company may have deceived hundreds of thousands of people but stopped short of calling it a pyramid scheme.
In August executives assured analysts and investors on a conference call that Herbalife would suffer little financial damage from the settlement.
Chief Executive Michael Johnson said, "We have the greatest confidence in our ability to comply with the agreement and continue to grow our business in the U.S. and around the world."
Chief Financial Officer John DeSimone saw "minimal disruption to the business" and President Desmond Walsh also struck an optimistic tone, saying, "The most important thing is that we don't see any long-term impact in our business."
Herbalife's SEC filing was more circumspect though, saying the company does not currently expect the settlement to have a "long-term and materially adverse impact."
However, the filing also noted "there is no guarantee that we will be able to fully comply with the consent order" and that "the company's business and its member base, particularly in the United States, may be negatively impacted."
If Herbalife cannot comply with the consent order, "this could result in a material and adverse impact to the company's results of operations and financial condition," the filing said.
Herbalife also noted the settlement's effect "could be significant."
BILLIONAIRES' TARGET
Herbalife has until next year to comply with the July 15 order from the Federal Trade Commission to restructure its U.S. business.
It is not clear whether other short sellers and investors will respond to Handley's accusations on inconsistency between the company's verbal optimism and its more cautious SEC filings, some experts said.
"If you invest in this company, you will want to know what the odds are of this FTC ruling screwing up their business," Yale Law School professor Macey added.
Herbalife's stock price has gone on a wild ride over the last four years when two billionaires began squaring off over its future. After seeing a high around $81.00 in January 2014, the stock fell to a low around $30.26 in January 2015 before recovering to close at $60.50 on Friday.
Hedge fund manager William Ackman, who called Herbalife a pyramid scheme, placed a $1 billion short bet but so far has suffered some losses as the stock climbed.
On Friday in a letter to investors, Ackman also noted differences between presentations to investors by Herbalife executives and the company's official quarterly filing. In his letter, Ackman wrote "management's latest commentary is a continuation of prior misrepresentations."
Ackman and Handley, who registered his complaints about Herbalife's communications with the SEC, both said they have never spoken to each other and reached their conclusions independently.
By contrast, in 2013 billionaire Carl Icahn expressed confidence in Herbalife, becoming its biggest shareholder and named directors to the board.
This week, Ackman and Icahn tangled anew when Ackman said an investment bank approached him to try and sell some of Icahn's shares, but on Friday, Icahn said he was buying shares, not selling.
A key institutional owner, Fidelity, sold some of Herbalife's shares in August, it said in a filing. Fidelity declined to make the fund manager available for an interview.
(Reporting by Svea Herbst-Bayliss; editing by Lauren Tara LaCapra, Nick Zieminski and Clive McKeef.) | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-herbalife-shortseller-idUSKCN1130V0 | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.reuters.com/3e48c954deb62d23652e5f8470048b6b7c8eca4b5975571c6c62096e62b15a85.json |
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] | 2016-08-29T00:52:01 | null | 2016-08-29T00:06:17 | Mexico's environmental prosecutor said it had kept regular oversight of the country's largest gold mine, days after a Reuters report on a prolonged leak of contaminated water there prompted activists to accuse the agency of failing its mandate. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fus-goldcorp-leak-idUSKCN114007.json | http://s4.reutersmedia.net/resources_v2/images/rcom-default.png | en | null | Mexico environmental agency defends oversight of Goldcorp mine | null | null | www.reuters.com | MEXICO CITY Mexico's environmental prosecutor said it had kept regular oversight of the country's largest gold mine, days after a Reuters report on a prolonged leak of contaminated water there prompted activists to accuse the agency of failing its mandate.
Environmental prosecutor Profepa said that since 2013 it had completed five "administrative proceedings" on the Penasquito mine in Zacatecas state, which is owned by Canada's Goldcorp Inc.
It did not say whether the proceedings were related to the leak.
Reuters reported on Wednesday that levels of the potentially toxic mineral selenium rose in groundwater in a monitoring well on the mine property in October 2013. Goldcorp reported the rise to authorities a year later.
After the report, anti-mine activists in Zacatecas accused Profepa and other Mexican environmental agencies of bias toward the miner.
Profepa said in a statement released on Saturday that the company told it in October 2014 about a rise in selenium and sulphates in two wells. The agency said the incident did not pose a risk to the environment.
It said selenium levels had been stable since September 2015 "at the original level" of 0.01 mg per liter, the maximum allowed in Mexico.
Data Goldcorp showed to Profepa in a presentation this month and seen by Reuters shows that before the incident, selenium levels were actually at 0.005 mg per liter. Profepa did not respond to a request for comment on the discrepancy.
High concentrations of selenium in water can damage human health and cause deformities in wildlife.
Profepa also said trenches were being built at the site because of possible leaks to the south of the dam in which waste from the mine is stored.
A village called Las Mesas, home to about 90 families, is just south of the dam.
The Goldcorp presentation to Profepa this month, which was dated March, confirmed there was indeed leakage on the southern side of the waste facility. Both Goldcorp and Profepa say the leak was controlled before it went beyond the limits of the mine property.
(Reporting by Noe Torres and Frank Jack Daniel; Writing by Christine Murray; Editing by Bill Trott) | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-goldcorp-leak-idUSKCN114007 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.reuters.com/faae20c7846a948ab4e74339ac793eb000855d77f8834fd80690e995a471c1d2.json |
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] | 2016-08-29T10:52:04 | null | 2016-08-29T10:20:24 | The following are mergers underreview by the European Commission and a brief guide to the EUmerger process: | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Feu-mergers-idUSL8N1BA1PF%3Ftype%3DcompanyNews%26feedType%3DRSS%26feedName%3DcompanyNews%26utm_source%3Dfeedburner%26utm_medium%3Dfeed%26utm_campaign%3DFeed%253A%2Breuters%252FcompanyNews%2B%2528News%2B%252F%2BUS%2B%252F%2BCompany%2BNews%2529.json | http://s4.reutersmedia.net/resources_v2/images/rcom-default.png | en | null | EU mergers and takeovers (Aug 29) | null | null | www.reuters.com | BRUSSELS Aug 29 The following are mergers under review by the European Commission and a brief guide to the EU merger process:
APPROVALS AND WITHDRAWALS
-- Polish chemicals company Synthos to acquire Swiss-based chemicals group Ineos' expandable polystyrene business INEOS Styrenics (notified July 25/deadline Aug. 30/approved Aug.29)
NEW LISTINGS
None
EXTENSIONS AND OTHER CHANGES
None
FIRST-STAGE REVIEWS BY DEADLINE
SEPT 8
-- CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd and Vimpelcom to merge their Italian mobile operations (notified Feb. 5/deadline extended to Sept. 8 from Aug 18)
SEPT 9
-- Commodities trader Archer Daniels Midland Co and Singaporean palm oil processor Wilmar International Ltd to acquire joint control of Olenex joint venture (notified Aug. 4/deadline Sept. 9)
-- Investment fund Partners Group to acquire real estate services provider Foncia Holding and its subsidiaries (notified July 4/deadline Aug. 9/simplified)
SEPT 12
-- South African furniture and household goods retailer Steinhoff International to acquire British retailer Poundland (notified Aug. 5/deadline Sept. 12/simplified)
-- French carmaker Groupe PSA subsidiary Automobiles Citroën SA and Spanish management services provider Estacionamientos y servicios, S.A.U. to set up a car sharing joint venture (notified Aug. 5/deadline Sept. 12/simplified)
-- Investment fund OpenGate Capital to acquire Belgian materials group Umicore's zinc chemicals business (notified Aug. 5/deadline Sept. 12/simplified)
SEPT 14
-- Private equity firm First Reserve to acquire UK service provider Morrison Utility Services (notified Aug. 9/deadline Sept. 14/simplified)
-- Investment company Cerberus to acquire control of French financial companies GE Money Bank SCA, Sorefi SCA, Somafi-Soguafi SCA and General Electric Financement Pacifique (notified Aug. 9/Sept. 14/simplified)
SEPT 15
-- Private investment company Ardian to acquire joint control of fibre product producer Kemide and its subsidiary Kermel (notified Aug. 10/deadline Sept. 15/simplified)
SEPT 16
-- Dutch infrastructure fund DIF and French utility EDF to acquire German gas grid Thyssengas (notified Aug. 11/deadline Sept. 16)
SEPT 19
--French oil and gas major Total to take over Lampiris, Belgium's third-largest natural gas and renewable power vendor (notified Aug. 12/deadline Sept. 19)
--Canon Inc to acquire Toshiba Corp's medical equipment unit (notified Aug. 12/deadline Sept. 19)
--A division of Chinese aviation and shipping conglomerate HNA Group to buy U.S-based Carlson Hotels Inc, owner of the Radisson hotel chain (notified Aug. 12/deadline Sept. 19)
SEPT 20
-- Impulsora Del Desarrollo Y El Empleo En America Latina, S.A.B. De C.V., CPPIB and Ontario teachers' pension plan create strategic partnership to invest in infrastructure assets in Mexico (notified Aug. 16/deadline Sept. 20/simplified)
-- China's HNA Group to acquire Swiss airline catering firm Gategroup (notified Aug. 16/deadline Sept. 20)
-- Agricultural commodities trader Bunge to acquire majority stake in German company Walter Rau (notified Aug. 16/deadline Sept. 20/simplified)
SEPT 21
-- Computer Sciences Corporation to merge with Hewlett Packard Enterprise's information technology services segment. (notified Aug.18/eadline Sept.21/simplified)
SEPT 22
-- Verlinvest and China Resources Co. to acquire joint control over Resources Verlinvest Health Investment. (notified Aug.18/deadline Sept.22/simplified)
-- Czech investor EPH and private equity group PPF Investments to buy from Sweden's stale-owned utility Vattenfall lignite mines and power plants in Germany - Vattenfall Mining and Vattenfall Generation. (notified Aug.18/deadline Sept.22)
SEPT 23
-- Swiss bank PostFinance and infrastructure group SIX to acquire joint control of a new mobile payment system Twint. (notified Aug.19/deadline Sept.23/simplified)
-- Allergan to sell its Anda distribution business to Israel's Teva Pharmaceutical Industries. (notified Aug. 19/deadline Sept. 23/simplified)
-- Buyout firm Hellman & Friedman, Permira Advisers and Technology Crossover Ventures buy stake in Genesys, a U.S. provider of call centre software. (notified Aug.19/deadline Sept.23/simplified)
-- Triton Group to acquire sole control over Stromboli, holding entity of Flakt Woods. (notified Aug.19/deadline Sept.23)
-- FIH Mobile to buy from Microsoft Mobile Vietnam and other assets from Microsoft Mobile. (notified Aug.19/deadline Sept.23)
-- Valeo and Siemens to set up 50/50 joint venture. (notified Aug.19/deadline Sept.23/simplified)
SEPT 28
-- Deutsche Boerse and the London Stock Exchange plan to merge to create the world's largest exchange (notified Aug. 24/deadline Sept. 28)
-- Britain's Centrica to acquire Danish energy management company Neas Engergy (notified Aug. 24/deadline Sept. 28)
SEPT 29
-- U.S. private investment firm Lindsay Goldberg to acquire Austria-based Schur Flexibles Group, a manufacturer of flexible packaging products (notified Aug. 25/deadline Sept. 29/simplified)
OCT 24
-- U.S. rail equipment maker Wabtec Corp to acquire French peer Faiveley Transport SA (notified April 4/deadline Oct. 24/commitments offered July 25)
DEC 20
-- U.S. chemicals company Dow Chemical to merge with DuPont (notified June 22/deadline extended to Dec. 20 from Aug. 11 after the European Commission opened an in-depth investigation)
SUSPENDED
-- SOCAR, Azerbaijan's state energy company, to buy stakes in Greek natural gas grid operator DESFA from Greek natural gas utility DEPA (notified Oct. 1/deadline suspended on Jan. 21)
GUIDE TO EU MERGER PROCESS
DEADLINES:
The European Commission has 25 working days after a deal is filed for a first-stage review. It may extend that by 10 working days to 35 working days, to consider either a company's proposed remedies or an EU member state's request to handle the case.
Most mergers win approval but occasionally the Commission opens a detailed second-stage investigation for up to 90 additional working days, which it may extend to 105 working days.
SIMPLIFIED:
Under the simplified procedure, the Commission announces the clearance of uncontroversial first-stage mergers without giving any reason for its decision. Cases may be reclassified as non-simplified - that is, ordinary first-stage reviews - until they are approved. (Compiled by Brussels Newsroom) | http://www.reuters.com/article/eu-mergers-idUSL8N1BA1PF?type=companyNews&feedType=RSS&feedName=companyNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2FcompanyNews+%28News+%2F+US+%2F+Company+News%29 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.reuters.com/76ce160dad302e2e6f436ecea035b215318d5dbc2551b2c8785f307e30089790.json |
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"Tom Polansek"
] | 2016-08-27T00:51:41 | null | 2016-08-26T23:48:16 | Minnesota's governor on Friday ordered the broadest restrictions yet in a U.S. state on the use of agricultural pesticides that have been blamed for hurting bees, fueling concerns that farmers there will not be able to protect crops from insects. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fus-usa-minnesota-bees-idUSKCN1112HS%3FfeedType%3DRSS%26feedName%3DenvironmentNews%26utm_source%3Dfeedburner%26utm_medium%3Dfeed%26utm_campaign%3DFeed%253A%2Breuters%252Fenvironment%2B%2528News%2B%252F%2BUS%2B%252F%2BEnvironment%2529.json | http://s2.reutersmedia.net/resources/r/?m=02&d=20160826&t=2&i=1151234942&w=&fh=545px&fw=&ll=&pl=&sq=&r=LYNXNPEC7P1HF | en | null | Minnesota sets broadest U.S. limits on chemicals blamed for bee declines | null | null | www.reuters.com | Minnesota's governor on Friday ordered the broadest restrictions yet in a U.S. state on the use of agricultural pesticides that have been blamed for hurting bees, fueling concerns that farmers there will not be able to protect crops from insects.
Gov. Mark Dayton issued an executive order that requires farmers to verify that they face "an imminent threat of significant crop loss" before using the chemicals, called neonicotinoids.
Details of how farmers would prove their need have not yet been determined.
Minnesota, the country's third-largest soybean producer, carried out a special review of neonicotinoids that prompted the new limits, the first U.S. state to do so.
Honey bees have been in serious decline in the United States for three decades, threatening billions of dollars in crops. In recent years, their death rate has become economically unsustainable, according to the U.S. government.
A survey of more than 20,000 honey beekeepers conducted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and released in May showed there were 2.59 million or 8 percent fewer honey bee colonies on January 1, 2016 than the 2.82 million a year earlier for beekeeper operations with five or more colonies.
Honey bees pollinate plants that produce about a quarter of the food consumed by Americans.
"Minnesota just became the national leader in protecting pollinators," said Lex Horan, an organizer for Pesticide Action Network, a U.S. activist group.
EU LED THE WAY
Restrictions on neonicotinoids come two years after the European Union limited use of the chemicals, made and sold by companies including Bayer CropScience and Syngenta, after research pointed to the risks for bees.
Neonicotinoids are used worldwide in a range of crops and have been shown in lab-based studies to be harmful to certain species of bee, notably commercial honeybees and bumblebees.
The chemicals can be sprayed on crops to fight insects, but it is more common for U.S. farmers to plant seeds treated with neonicotinoids to keep pests, such as aphids, off crops.
State officials said they want Minnesota lawmakers to grant them the authority to regulate the sale and use of such seeds, a power that now lies with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Removing the pesticides would leave farmers more dependent on a smaller number of chemicals to control bugs, said Seth Naeve, an extension soybean agronomist for the University of Minnesota, thereby making it more likely that pests would develop resistance to those chemicals.
"We're concerned about losing tools and a lack of flexibility to address issues," said David Kee, director of research for Minnesota Soybean Growers Association.
Farmers said they hoped other U.S. states would not follow Minnesota's lead.
Paul Schlegel, director of environment and energy policy for the American Farm Bureau Federation, said the governor was "restricting the ability of farmers to use all the tools the EPA has said they can use."
"I don't think that we're aware of any other state that's going to start taking away tools from farmers," Schlegel said.
(Reporting by Tom Polansek; Editing by Toni Reinhold) | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-minnesota-bees-idUSKCN1112HS?feedType=RSS&feedName=environmentNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2Fenvironment+%28News+%2F+US+%2F+Environment%29 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.reuters.com/cbfd5748aa7f68800e1c0018923e28056d836a057140078b6a0acb4e68e55380.json |
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"Dan Whitcomb"
] | 2016-08-26T23:01:33 | null | 2016-08-26T22:09:25 | A woman who was kidnapped near her California home at the age of 11 and held captive for 18 years by a convicted sex offender cannot sue the U.S. government for failing to properly supervise him on parole, a federal appeals court ruled on Friday. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fus-california-kidnapping-idUSKCN1112EJ%3FfeedType%3DRSS%26feedName%3DdomesticNews.json | http://s3.reutersmedia.net/resources/r/?m=02&d=20160826&t=2&i=1151228373&w=&fh=545px&fw=&ll=&pl=&sq=&r=LYNXNPEC7P1G6 | en | null | Woman kidnapped, held for 18 years cannot sue U.S. over parole failures: court | null | null | www.reuters.com | An officer prepares to escort Phillip Garrido (R) out of the courtroom after receiving his sentence in Placerville, California June 2, 2011. REUTERS/Randy Pench/POOL/File Photo
LOS ANGELES A woman who was kidnapped near her California home at the age of 11 and held captive for 18 years by a convicted sex offender cannot sue the U.S. government for failing to properly supervise him on parole, a federal appeals court ruled on Friday.
A three-member panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco decided 2-1 that while the crimes against Jaycee Dugard were horrific, the interaction of state and federal statutes did not hold the government liable for the incompetence of parole officers in such cases.
"While our hearts are with Ms. Dugard, the law is not," Judge John Owens wrote in a 14-page ruling upholding a lower court that dismissed the lawsuit.
Judge William Smith dissented from that opinion, arguing that his colleagues in the majority had improperly applied the so-called Federal Claims Tort Act.
The 2009 reappearance of Dugard, who had given birth to two daughters during her captivity in a warren of sheds and tents behind Phillip Garrido's home in the Northern California community of Antioch, made international headlines.
Dugard was discovered after Garrido brought her and her daughters to a parole office that had been contacted by police at the University of California, Berkeley, who had become suspicious of him.
Authorities later apologized for missing numerous chances to find him in violation of his parole and rescue Dugard and her children.
Dugard was abducted in June 1991 as she walked home from school near South Lake Tahoe. She received a $20 million settlement from the state of California.
She separately sued the federal government, which oversaw Garrido's parole beginning in 1988, on the grounds that if its agents had done their job adequately he would not have been free to kidnap her three years later. That lawsuit was dismissed by a federal judge, prompting Dugard's appeal to the 9th Circuit.
Garrido was twice arrested for kidnapping and sexual assault in the 1970s before he was convicted in 1977 of abducting a woman in South Lake Tahoe and driving her to Nevada, where he hid her in a shed and raped her.
He was released from federal prison on parole in 1988, with his supervision to be taken over by the state of California in 1999.
According to the appeals ruling parole officers failed to report some 70 drug-related parole violations by Garrido to their superiors.
(Reporting by Dan Whitcomb; Editing by Toni Reinhold) | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-california-kidnapping-idUSKCN1112EJ?feedType=RSS&feedName=domesticNews | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.reuters.com/d37194b0ccddfdeedf74f94962a0cceb08c1270147a8b02f48dbd95c1079305d.json |
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"Jonathan Spicer"
] | 2016-08-30T11:02:31 | null | 2016-08-30T09:02:17 | Six U.S. senators have urged President Barack Obama to prioritize cyber crime at this weekend's Group of 20 summit in China, in the wake of the theft of $81 million from Bangladesh's central bank, according to a letter obtained by Reuters. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fus-cyber-heist-g20-exclusive-idUSKCN1142A0%3FfeedType%3DRSS%26feedName%3DtechnologyNews%26utm_source%3Dfeedburner%26utm_medium%3Dfeed%26utm_campaign%3DFeed%253A%2Breuters%252FtechnologyNews%2B%2528Reuters%2BTechnology%2BNews%2529.json | http://s4.reutersmedia.net/resources/r/?m=02&d=20160830&t=2&i=1151549116&w=&fh=545px&fw=&ll=&pl=&sq=&r=LYNXNPEC7S1AS | en | null | Exclusive: Six U.S. senators urge Obama to prioritize cyber crime at G20 summit | null | null | www.reuters.com | NEW YORK Six U.S. senators have urged President Barack Obama to prioritize cyber crime at this weekend's Group of 20 summit in China, in the wake of the theft of $81 million from Bangladesh's central bank, according to a letter obtained by Reuters.
In the letter sent to the White House ahead of the Sept. 4-5 summit, Sherrod Brown, a senior Democrat on the Senate Banking Committee, and five other Democratic senators say they want the U.S. president to press leaders from the world's 20 biggest economies to commit in joint communiques to a "coordinated strategy to combat cyber-crime at critical financial institutions."
The letter, dated Monday, suggests that concern among U.S. lawmakers is growing over the February incident in which hackers breached Bangladesh Bank's systems and used the SWIFT banking network to request nearly $1 billion from an account held at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
Some of the dozens of orders were filled, with much of the lost $81 million disappearing into Philippines casinos - prompting months of international finger-pointing, an ongoing investigation, and several requests from members of Congress for answers from the Fed and from SWIFT, the secure messaging service that banks use to transfer money around the world.
"Our financial institutions are connected in order to facilitate global commerce, but cyber criminals - whether independent or state-sponsored - imperil this international system in a way few threats have," the senators, headed by Gary Peters of Michigan, wrote in the letter to Obama.
"We strongly urge you to work with your counterparts and prioritize this discussion at the G20 leaders level in September," it said of the summit to be held in Hangzhou, China, adding that "executive leadership circles across the globe" needed to pay more attention to the risks.
A senator in the Philippines has said Chinese hackers were likely to have pulled off the Bangladesh Bank heist, citing a network of Chinese people involved in the routing of the stolen funds through Manila.
Beijing has dismissed the suggestion.
Copies of the letter from the U.S. senators were also sent to Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen and U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew.
OBAMA-XI TALKS
The other senators signing the letter were Mark Warner and Martin Heinrich, both members of the Senate's Select Committee on Intelligence; Kirsten Gillibrand and Debbie Stabenow, the ranking Democrat on the Senate's Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
The White House expects G20 members at the summit "to affirm their commitment to cooperate to fight cybercrime and to enhance confidence and trust in the digital economy," a senior administration official said.
Asked generally about cyber security on Monday, White House spokesman Josh Earnest said at a press conference: "I would anticipate that this issue more generally will be on the agenda" when Obama meets Chinese President Xi Jinping, the G20 summit host, later this week.
At a November summit, the G20 pledged not to conduct economically motivated cyber espionage, an agreement intended to reduce the estimated hundreds of billions of dollars worth of commercial trade secrets that are stolen by foreign governments seeking to benefit industry in their own countries.
Since then, the Bangladesh Bank attack and others that have emerged are only some of the threats posed by cyber criminals, the senators wrote. World regulators should "erect more robust defenses and collaborative systems to prevent and mitigate the impact of successful attacks," the letter said, noting that steps already taken by SWIFT are not enough.
Bangladesh said it supported raising the issue at G20.
"In most cases, cyber attacks and crimes take place from outside the country," said Zunaid Ahmed Palak, a junior government minister for information and communications technology.
"So while addressing fast growing cyber attacks, there should be a coordinated approach involving global stakeholders."
The Fed and other U.S. regulators said in a letter last week they were focused on cyber risks and controls at banks in the wake of the Bangladesh incident, though they offered few specifics.
Peters, a member of the Senate's Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, told Reuters he is considering requesting a committee hearing on the heist.
"I am concerned about the response and what steps have been taken to make sure it doesn't happen again," he said in an interview. "You just need more collaboration and sharing of information... because often times all these entities aren't talking to each other."
(This story has been refiled with full name of Bangladesh minister)
(Reporting by Jonathan Spicer; Additional reporting by Roberta Rampton and Dustin Volz in Washington and Serajul Quadir in Dhaka; Editing by Bernard Orr, Leslie Adler and Raju Gopalakrishnan) | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-cyber-heist-g20-exclusive-idUSKCN1142A0?feedType=RSS&feedName=technologyNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2FtechnologyNews+%28Reuters+Technology+News%29 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.reuters.com/063af73f2569f1deae87e97a6875ec8ec43eb3c8372bb93f1888083ce948f5f5.json |
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"Reuters Editorial"
] | 2016-08-26T14:53:10 | null | 2016-08-26T14:11:54 | A torch on his head, Jason Sandy scours the nighttime London foreshores of the Thames river, searching for objects that could offer a glimpse of life in the British capital hundreds of years ago. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fus-britain-mudlarks-idUSKCN1111NH%3FfeedType%3DRSS%26feedName%3DlifestyleMolt.json | http://s4.reutersmedia.net/resources/r/?m=02&d=20160826&t=2&i=1151178494&w=&fh=545px&fw=&ll=&pl=&sq=&r=LYNXNPEC7P0XY | en | null | Searching for history along the Thames | null | null | www.reuters.com | REUTERS/Neil Hall SEARCH 'MUDLARK THAMES' FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH 'THE WIDER IMAGE' FOR ALL STORIES.
Mudlark Jason Sandy looks for items on the bank of the River Thames in London, Britain May 22, 2016. REUTERS/Neil Hall SEARCH 'MUDLARK THAMES' FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH 'THE WIDER IMAGE' FOR ALL STORIES.
A mudlark uses a head torch to look for objects on the bank of the River Thames in London, Britain June 06, 2016. REUTERS/Neil Hall
Mudlark Matthew Goode climbs down a ladder as he looks for objects on the banks of the River Thames in London, Britain May 23, 2016. REUTERS/Neil Hall
Mudlarks Andy Johansen and Ian Smith dig holes as they look for objects under Southwark Bridge on the bank of the River Thames in London, Britain May 22, 2016. REUTERS/Neil Hall
Mudlark Matthew Goode poses for a portrait on the bank of the River Thames in London, Britain May 22, 2016. REUTERS/Neil Hall
Mudlark Matthew Goode looks for objects on the banks of the River Thames in London, Britain May 23, 2016. REUTERS/Neil Hall
A mudlark uses a torch to look for objects under London Bridge on the bank of the River Thames in London, Britain June 06, 2016. REUTERS/Neil Hall
A collection of Tudor coins excavated from the River Thames by mudlark Jason Sandy is displayed at his home in London, Britain June 01, 2016. REUTERS/Neil Hall
Mudlark Ian Smith digs a hole as he looks for objects on the bank of the River Thames in London, Britain May 22, 2016. REUTERS/Neil Hall
Objects recently excavated by mudlarks Andy Johansen and Ian Smith are presented on the bank of the River Thames in London, Britain May 22, 2016. REUTERS/Neil Hall
A Tudor comb and a Victorian toothbrush, which were excavated from the River Thames by mudlark Jason Sandy, are displayed at his home in London, Britain June 01, 2016. REUTERS/Neil Hall
Pipes dating from 1580 to 1900 which have been excavated from the River Thames by mudlark Jason Sandy are displayed at his home in London, Britain June 01, 2016. REUTERS/Neil Hall
A variety of ceramic objects which have been excavated from the River Thames by mudlark Jason Sandy are displayed at his home in London, Britain June 01, 2016. REUTERS/Neil Hall
Mudlark Malcolm 'Mack' Macduff looks for objects on the banks of the River Thames in London, Britain May 24, 2016. REUTERS/Neil Hall
Victorian lead figures excavated from the River Thames by mudlark Jason Sandy are displayed at his home in London, Britain June 01, 2016. REUTERS/Neil Hall
Mudlark Matthew Goode uses a metal detector to look for objects near Tower Bridge on the bank of the River Thames in London, Britain May 23, 2016. REUTERS/Neil Hall
A variety of metal pins which have been excavated from the River Thames by mudlark Jason Sandy are displayed at his home in London, Britain June 01, 2016. REUTERS/Neil Hall
A mudlark shows a Henry VII coin that he excavated from the River Thames in London, Britain May 23, 2016. REUTERS/Neil Hall
LONDON A torch on his head, Jason Sandy scours the nighttime London foreshores of the Thames river, searching for objects that could offer a glimpse of life in the British capital hundreds of years ago.
As the occasional party boat passes by, its music blasting and lights flashing, the 42-year-old architect only has a few hours while the tide is low to make his finds.
Sandy has been mudlarking for a hobby for the last five years, scouring the river banks for historical artifacts. Some of his finds are so rare they are displayed in museums.
"Over 2,000 years of time, everything has been thrown into the Thames, accidentally lost ... dropped so 2,000 years of history are down there," he said.
"It's really the thrill of almost like time traveling and knowing that the last person to touch this was from that time period," he added, describing the feeling of making a find.
Sandy, originally from Chicago, has found numerous artifacts like a Tudor comb, Victorian toothbrush and a Roman women's hair pin, which the Museum of London dated to AD 43.
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Mudlarking is believed to trace its origins to the 18th and 19th century, when scavengers searched the Thames' shores for items to sell. These days, history and archaeology fans are the ones hoping to find old relics such as coins, ceramics, artifacts or everyday items from across centuries.
They wait for the low tide and then scour specific areas of exposed shores.
"If you're in a field you could be out all day long, with the river you're restricted to about two or three hours," mudlark Nick Stevens said. "Unlike fishing where there's one of 10 fish that you're likely to catch, with mudlarking there is an infinite amount of variety in terms of what you could find."
While many just use the naked eye for their searches, others rely on metal detectors for which a permit from the Port of London Authority is needed. Digging also requires consent.
The select Society of Thames Mudlarks counts just a few dozen members, who have the necessary licenses and can access restricted areas along the river.
Collaborating with the Museum of London, the mudlarks record their finds with the Portable Antiquities Scheme. Any item over 300 years old must be recorded.
"It's quite exciting to go down to a part of London that is only accessible for a very short amount of time," Sandy said.
"Thousands of years of London's history is still waiting to be discovered there on the Thames foreshore."
(Reporting By Neil Hall and Marie-Louise Gumuchian; Editing by Richard Balmforth) | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-mudlarks-idUSKCN1111NH?feedType=RSS&feedName=lifestyleMolt | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.reuters.com/fdac7b1b844741b6b1a121eb531f9ca30249ce340f3b729123e78a2eee5a900d.json |
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"Zoe Cooney"
] | 2016-08-26T13:19:11 | null | 2016-08-25T15:19:11 | The Australian designer of the burkini said she has enjoyed increased sales of the body-covering swimwear for Muslim women since three French cities banned it. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fus-religion-burqa-australia-idUSKCN10Z0E4%3FfeedType%3DRSS%26feedName%3DlifestyleMolt.json | http://s2.reutersmedia.net/resources/r/?m=02&d=20160824&t=2&i=1150829145&w=&fh=545px&fw=&ll=&pl=&sq=&r=LYNXNPEC7N0CE | en | null | Australian burkini designer profits from French ban | null | null | www.reuters.com | Australian muslim swimming instructor Fadila Chafic wears her full-length 'burkina' swimsuit during a swimming lesson with her children Taaleen (L) and Ibrahim at swimming pool in Sydney, August 23, 2016. REUTERS/Jason Reed
Aheda Zanetti (L), designer of the Burkini swimsuit, adjusts one of the swimsuits on model Salwa Elrashid at her fashion store in Sydney, August 23, 2016. REUTERS/Jason Reed
Model Salwa Elrashid models a 'burkini', designed by Lebanese-born Australian Aheda Zanetti at her fashion store in Sydney, August 23, 2016. REUTERS/Jason Reed
Model Salwa Elrashid models a 'burkini', designed by Lebanese-born Australian Aheda Zanetti at her fashion store in Sydney, August 23, 2016. REUTERS/Jason Reed
Australian muslim swimming instructor Fadila Chafic wears her full-length 'burkina' swimsuit during a swimming lesson with her children Taaleen (L) and Ibrahim at swimming pool in Sydney, August 23, 2016. REUTERS/Jason Reed
Australian muslim swimming instructor Fadila Chafic wears her full-length 'burkina' swimsuit during a swimming lesson with her children Taaleen (R) and Ibrahim at swimming pool in Sydney, August 23, 2016. REUTERS/Jason Reed
Australian muslim swimming instructor Fadila Chafic wears her full-length 'burkina' swimsuit during a swimming lesson with her children Taaleen (L) and Ibrahim at swimming pool in Sydney, August 23, 2016. REUTERS/Jason Reed
SYDNEY The Australian designer of the burkini said she has enjoyed increased sales of the body-covering swimwear for Muslim women since three French cities banned it.
The mayors of Cannes, Villeneuve-Loubet and the Corsican seaside resort of Sisco imposed the ban last week, arguing the burkini, which leaves only the face, hands and feet exposed, defies French laws on secularism.
"Our sales have increased and the more they actually ban it, or the more they actually reject it, it doesn't mean a woman will stop wearing it," Sydney designer Aheda Zanetti told Reuters.
"I think they've misunderstood, I think that when we produced the swimsuit it was part of integration, it was part of combining cultures."
The burkini debate is particularly sensitive in France, where the full face niqab and burqa veils were banned in 2010.
Tensions between communities have heightened following deadly attacks by Islamist militants.
Last month, a Tunisian killed 85 people when he drove a truck into crowds in Nice and a Roman Catholic priest had his throat cut in church by two French Muslims. And in November 130 people were killed by bombings and shootings in Paris.
Zanetti, who has lived in Australia for more than 40 years since moving from Lebanon, designed the burkini in 2004 after struggling to find sporting garments suitable for Muslim women.
She said by using a hood to cover the head, rather than a burqa veil, the burkini had become an option for non-Muslim women.
Zanetti estimated that 40 percent of her sales go to non-Muslim women, with cancer survivors, body conscious mothers or women who want to protect their skin from the sun among the buyers.
(Editing by Patrick Johnston and Simon Cameron-Moore) | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-religion-burqa-australia-idUSKCN10Z0E4?feedType=RSS&feedName=lifestyleMolt | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.reuters.com/18cf89a9515dc3051681a10a6b57c9249bdc8a8ea00d654bf866a64e4216e676.json |
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"Reuters Editorial"
] | 2016-08-31T02:59:49 | null | 2016-08-31T01:37:27 | Donald Trump is considering traveling to Mexico City on Wednesday to meet with Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto, just hours before the Republican presidential nominee delivers a speech in Arizona on immigration policy, according to a source familiar with the situation. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fus-usa-election-trump-mexico-idUSKCN116049%3FfeedType%3DRSS%26feedName%3DpoliticsNews%26utm_source%3Dfeedburner%26utm_medium%3Dfeed%26utm_campaign%3DFeed%253A%2BReuters%252FPoliticsNews%2B%2528Reuters%2BPolitics%2BNews%2529.json | http://s4.reutersmedia.net/resources/r/?m=02&d=20160831&t=2&i=1151660685&w=&fh=545px&fw=&ll=&pl=&sq=&r=LYNXNPEC7U01Z | en | null | Trump may meet with Mexican president ahead of immigration speech | null | null | www.reuters.com | Republican nominee Donald Trump arrives to speak at ''Joni's Roast and Ride'' in Des Moines, Iowa, U.S., August 27, 2016. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri
WASHINGTON Donald Trump is considering traveling to Mexico City on Wednesday to meet with Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto, just hours before the Republican presidential nominee delivers a speech in Arizona on immigration policy, according to a source familiar with the situation.
The possible trip was first reported by the Washington Post, which said talks between the Trump campaign and Mexican officials were ongoing, but logistics and security concerns were still being sorted out.
Peña Nieto had invited Trump to visit Mexico and the Republican's campaign decided over the weekend to accept the invitation and try to work out a visit this week.
In his speech in Arizona, Trump will detail where he stands on illegal immigration after worrying some conservative allies when he said last week he was "softening" his stance on mass deportations.
Trump aides said he would reaffirm his determination to build a border wall to curtail new illegal crossings and to quickly deport illegal immigrants who have committed crimes in the United States.
But the central question facing Trump was how he would treat the majority of the 11 million illegal immigrants who have set down roots in their communities and obeyed U.S. laws, an issue that has bedeviled the immigration debate for years.
(Reporting by Steve Holland; Writing by Eric Beech; Editing by Peter Cooney) | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-trump-mexico-idUSKCN116049?feedType=RSS&feedName=politicsNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Reuters%2FPoliticsNews+%28Reuters+Politics+News%29 | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.reuters.com/645d2aa5b8bf625173f427d73372943bf7796db6f796d0a4c74d94e175be89ec.json |
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"Maria Haase Coelho"
] | 2016-08-26T13:21:03 | null | 2016-08-26T08:28:10 | Inspired by the success of Pokemon Go, a Belgian primary school headmaster has developed an online game for people to search for books instead of cartoon monsters, attracting tens of thousands of players in weeks. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fus-belgium-books-pokemon-idUSKCN1110RG%3FfeedType%3DRSS%26feedName%3DtechnologyNews%26utm_source%3Dfeedburner%26utm_medium%3Dfeed%26utm_campaign%3DFeed%253A%2Breuters%252FtechnologyNews%2B%2528Reuters%2BTechnology%2BNews%2529.json | http://s3.reutersmedia.net/resources/r/?m=02&d=20160826&t=2&i=1151140499&w=&fh=545px&fw=&ll=&pl=&sq=&r=LYNXNPEC7P0DJ | en | null | Belgians are hunting books, instead of Pokemon | null | null | www.reuters.com | A man uses a mobile phone in front of an advertisement board bearing the image of Pokemon Go at an electronic shop in Tokyo, Japan, July 27, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo
BRUSSELS Inspired by the success of Pokemon Go, a Belgian primary school headmaster has developed an online game for people to search for books instead of cartoon monsters, attracting tens of thousands of players in weeks.
While with Pokemon Go, players use a mobile device's GPS and camera to track virtual creatures around town, Aveline Gregoire's version is played through a Facebook group called "Chasseurs de livres" ("Book hunters").
Players post pictures and hints about where they have hidden a book and others go to hunt them down. Once someone has finished reading a book, they "release" it back into the wild.
"While I was arranging my library, I realized I didn't have enough space for all my books. Having played Pokemon Go with my kids, I had the idea of releasing the books into nature," Gregoire told Reuters.
Though it was only set up a few weeks ago, more than 40,000 people are already signed up to Gregoire's Facebook group.
The hidden tomes range from books for toddlers through to Stephen King horrors, placed around Belgian towns and countryside, often wrapped in clear plastic to keep off the rain.
The Detournay family from the town of Baudour in southern Belgium said the game was now part of their morning walks. They found one book and left four others for people to find.
"My daugther said it's like hunting for easter eggs, only with books," Jessica Detournay said.
When they returned home, they received a Facebook notification informing them that somebody had already found two of their books.
Gregoire is now contemplating taking the game a step further and creating an app for it.
(Editing by Robert-Jan Bartunek and Robin Pomeroy) | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-belgium-books-pokemon-idUSKCN1110RG?feedType=RSS&feedName=technologyNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2FtechnologyNews+%28Reuters+Technology+News%29 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.reuters.com/ee2291a23ff84ae0567273d5e165d52ed3437a177b4b57c17dcaf1c6c4f02d9d.json |
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"Ankur Banerjee"
] | 2016-08-29T14:50:45 | null | 2016-08-29T13:05:13 | Mylan NV (MYL.O) said it would launch the first generic version of its allergy auto-injector EpiPen at half the price of the branded product, the drugmaker's second step in less than a week to counter a wave of criticism over the product's high price. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fus-mylan-nl-pricing-idUSKCN1140YF%3FfeedType%3DRSS%26feedName%3DbusinessNews%26utm_source%3Dfeedburner%26utm_medium%3Dfeed%26utm_campaign%3DFeed%253A%2Breuters%252FbusinessNews%2B%2528Business%2BNews%2529.json | http://s4.reutersmedia.net/resources/r/?m=02&d=20160829&t=2&i=1151444315&w=&fh=545px&fw=&ll=&pl=&sq=&r=LYNXNPEC7S0FS | en | null | Mylan to launch generic EpiPen at half the price of original | null | null | www.reuters.com | EpiPen auto-injection epinephrine pens manufactured by Mylan NV pharmaceutical company for use by severe allergy sufferers are seen in Washington, U.S. August 24, 2016. REUTERS/Jim Bourg/File Photo
Mylan NV (MYL.O) said it would launch the first generic version of its allergy auto-injector EpiPen at half the price of the branded product, the drugmaker's second step in less than a week to counter a wave of criticism over the product's high price.
The company reduced the out-of-pocket costs of EpiPen for some patients last week, but kept the list price at about $600, a move that lawmakers said was not enough. EpiPen cost about $100 in 2008.
Mylan said on Monday it expected to launch the generic product "in several weeks" at a list price of $300, an highly unusual move considering the branded product is still under patent protection and rival treatments have failed to get regulatory clearances.
Chief Executive Heather Bresch has defended EpiPen's high price, saying Mylan had spent hundreds of millions of dollars improving the product, including making the needle invisible, since acquiring it from Germany's Merck KGaA (MRCG.DE).
The company has said that it recoups less than half of EpiPen's list price because pharmacy benefit managers, which often require discounted prices or rebates from drugmakers, are involved, along with insurers and others.
"Our decision to launch a generic alternative to EpiPen is an extraordinary commercial response," Bresch said on Monday. "We determined that bypassing the brand system in this case and offering an additional alternative was the best option."
Netherlands-based Mylan said it also intends to continue to market and distribute branded EpiPen.
EpiPen is a preloaded injection of epinephrine (adrenaline) used in case of a dangerous allergic reaction known as anaphylaxis that could cause death if untreated.
Anaphylaxis can occur in as little as a couple of minutes of exposure to the allergen, which can come in the form of food such as peanuts or insects such as bees.
U.S. health regulators rejected Adamis Pharmaceuticals Corp's (ADMP.O) rival treatment to EpiPen in June. Sanofi (SASY.PA) has pulled its device from the market and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (TEVA.TA) was forced to delay the launch of its version.
Mylan is the latest company to be caught up in the growing outrage, including from Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, at apparently egregious drug price increases.
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc (VRX.TO) and privately held Turing Pharmaceuticals have both been publicly excoriated for similar price increases.
Mylan's shares were up about 2 percent at $43.90 in premarket trading. The stock had fallen 12 percent last week.
(Reporting by Ankur Banerjee in Bengaluru; Editing by Savio D'Souza) | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-mylan-nl-pricing-idUSKCN1140YF?feedType=RSS&feedName=businessNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2FbusinessNews+%28Business+News%29 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.reuters.com/7c1a3459cf0da757d6c6c86f80c61de7084eb748ee18e185c7428e48f4f20eb8.json |
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"Ransdell Pierson"
] | 2016-08-31T00:52:33 | null | 2016-08-31T00:01:40 | University of Michigan researchers on Tuesday said their own experiments undermine recent allegations of security flaws in St. Jude Medical Inc's pacemakers and other implantable medical devices. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fus-st-jude-medical-cyber-university-idUSKCN1152I0.json | http://s3.reutersmedia.net/resources/r/?m=02&d=20160830&t=2&i=1151624659&w=&fh=545px&fw=&ll=&pl=&sq=&r=LYNXNPEC7T1GO | en | null | Study finds flaws in criticism of St. Jude cyber security | null | null | www.reuters.com | The ticker and trading information for St. Jude Medical is displayed where the stock is traded on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., April 28, 2016. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
University of Michigan researchers on Tuesday said their own experiments undermine recent allegations of security flaws in St. Jude Medical Inc's pacemakers and other implantable medical devices.
Shares of St. Jude fell 5 percent on Thursday after short-selling firm Muddy Waters and its business partner, cyber security company MedSec Holdings Inc, alleged finding significant security bugs in the company's Merlin@home device for monitoring implanted heart devices. They said the flaws could potentially enable others to remotely speed up the heart devices or drain their power.
The university said its researchers came "to strikingly different conclusions" after generating the conditions reported by Muddy Waters.
The team consisted of several leading medical device security researchers and a cardiologist from the university, it said in a release.
Muddy Waters founder Carson Block said he shorted St. Jude shares after MedSec approached him three months ago with results of research it had conducted into the company's medical device security.
In an unusual deal, Block said he hired the cyber security firm as a consultant and agreed to pay it a licensing fee for the research and a percentage of any profits from the investment.
The University of Michigan's team reproduced error messages, or signs of a problem, which Muddy Waters cited as evidence of a successful "crash attack" into a home-monitored implantable heart device. But the messages are the same set of errors that display if the device is not properly plugged in, the university said.
"We're not saying the (Muddy Waters) report is false; we're saying it's inconclusive because the evidence does not support their conclusions," said Kevin Fu, University of Michigan associate professor of computer science and engineering and director of the Archimedes Center for Medical Device Security.
St. Jude has called the Muddy Waters report "false and misleading," saying most of the observations applied to older versions of its Merlin@home devices that had not been patched with security upgrades.
Muddy Waters issued a statement saying the firm was not surprised that the result of the research was inconclusive.
"We deliberately did not publish detailed information on the vulnerabilities, exploits or attacks on the devices in order to avoid giving the play book to potential attackers," the statement said. "If anything, this proves that we were responsible with our disclosure."
(Reporting by Ransdell Pierson; Editing by Frances Kerry and Andrew Hay) | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-st-jude-medical-cyber-university-idUSKCN1152I0 | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.reuters.com/35df90fe11aeace12279ef42bd5b96678625a6fe1790563018afd38846eec089.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T13:21:07 | null | 2016-08-26T08:00:59 | Australian defense officials warned French naval contractor DCNS to beef up security in Australia, where it is preparing to build a A$50 billion ($38.13 billion) fleet of submarines, in the wake of a massive data leak, a government spokesman said on Friday. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fus-india-submarines-france-australia-idUSKCN1110DG%3FfeedType%3DRSS%26feedName%3DtechnologyNews%26utm_source%3Dfeedburner%26utm_medium%3Dfeed%26utm_campaign%3DFeed%253A%2Breuters%252FtechnologyNews%2B%2528Reuters%2BTechnology%2BNews%2529.json | http://s4.reutersmedia.net/resources/r/?m=02&d=20160826&t=2&i=1151137216&w=&fh=545px&fw=&ll=&pl=&sq=&r=LYNXNPEC7P06Z | en | null | Australia warns shipbuilder DCNS after massive security leak | null | null | www.reuters.com | An employee looks at the propeller of a Scorpene submarine at the industrial site of the naval defence company and shipbuilder DCNS in La Montagne near Nantes, France, April 26, 2016. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe/File Photo
SYDNEY Australian defense officials warned French naval contractor DCNS to beef up security in Australia, where it is preparing to build a A$50 billion ($38.13 billion) fleet of submarines, in the wake of a massive data leak, a government spokesman said on Friday.
DCNS was left reeling after more than 22,000 pages outlining details relating to submarines it is building for India were published in The Australian newspaper earlier this week, sparking concerns about its ability to protect sensitive data.
A senior Australian defense official, acting on orders from Defence Industry Minister Christopher Pyne, warned DCNS that the government was deeply concerned by the implications of the leak, a spokesman for the minister told Reuters.
DCNS is locked in exclusive negotiations with Australia to build a fleet of 12 next-generation submarines after seeing off its rivals, Germany's Thyssenkrup AG and a Japanese government-backed consortium of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Kawasaki Heavy Industries.
DCNS said earlier this week that the leak, which covered details of the Scorpene-class model and not the vessel currently being designed for the Australian fleet, bore the hallmarks of "economic warfare" carried out by frustrated competitors.
TKMS Australia, the German shipbuilder's local subsidiary, declined to respond to the accusation. Mitsubishi Heavy Industry also said that it had no comment.
A senior industry source who was involved in the Australian submarine bidding called the allegation an "extraordinary" attempt to deflect attention from DCNS' security shortcomings.
"Clearly there's been a massive leak. And for the French to seek to blame either the Japanese or the Germans under some banner of 'economic warfare' is hysterical," he told Reuters.
The French victory in one of the world's most valuable defense contracts was a major blow to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's push to develop defense export capabilities as part of a more muscular security agenda.
Australian Defence Minister Marise Payne visited Tokyo this week to meet with her Japanese counterpart, Tomomi Inada, in the first such visit since the contract was awarded.
DCNS and TKMS are currently locked in another competition for a lucrative contract to replace Norway's fleet of aging Ula-class submarines. The European shipbuilders, the world's biggest suppliers of conventional submarines, regularly lock horns.
($1 = 1.3115 Australian dollars)
(Additional reporting by Nobuhiro Kubo in TOKYO; Editing by Simon Cameron-Moore) | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-india-submarines-france-australia-idUSKCN1110DG?feedType=RSS&feedName=technologyNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2FtechnologyNews+%28Reuters+Technology+News%29 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.reuters.com/d0edfee4a0080d46381b606208c6005371f35137225973e733dff17208584a83.json |
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] | 2016-08-31T01:02:17 | null | 2016-08-30T23:33:34 | A fast-growing brush fire prompted the evacuation of roughly 700 people on Tuesday from a mobile home park and nearby community in Southern California's Riverside County, state fire officials said. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fus-california-fire-idUSKCN1152WS%3FfeedType%3DRSS%26feedName%3DdomesticNews.json | http://s4.reutersmedia.net/resources_v2/images/rcom-default.png | en | null | Brush fire prompts evacuation of 700 people east of Los Angeles | null | null | www.reuters.com | LOS ANGELES A fast-growing brush fire prompted the evacuation of roughly 700 people on Tuesday from a mobile home park and nearby community in Southern California's Riverside County, state fire officials said.
The blaze erupted shortly before 12:30 p.m. local time and charred about 400 acres of drought-parched vegetation within three hours as flames roared through canyons and foothills in the Cherry Valley area, about 75 miles east of Los Angeles.
No property losses or injuries were reported. But sheriff's deputies issued mandatory evacuation orders for the Highland Springs Village Mobile Home Park and dwellings in the nearby Banning Bench community to the northeast, said Liz Brown, a spokeswoman for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire).
The trailer park consists of roughly 200 homes, but the majority of the estimated 700 evacuees were from Banning Bench, she said.
As of late afternoon, winds were blowing the flames mostly away from both populated areas, "but we have them under evacuation because we have a ton of equipment coming in, and this is our access point to that fire," Brown told Reuters.
More than 320 firefighters were initially assigned to the blaze, dubbed the Bogart Fire, with reinforcements expected to arrive soon, according to Brown. The cause of the fire was under investigation.
She said temperatures that had reached into the low-triple-digits earlier in the day had subsided somewhat, but humidity remained low and winds were relatively light, at 5 to 10 miles per hour.
Cal Fire reported about 12,000 firefighters battling about 10 other large fires across the state on Tuesday, most of which were largely contained or burning in remote areas. To date this year, a total of 4,270 wildfires large and small have blackened more than 183,000 acres statewide, 30,000 acres more than at the same time last year.
(Reporting by Steve Gorman; Editing by Tom Brown) | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-california-fire-idUSKCN1152WS?feedType=RSS&feedName=domesticNews | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.reuters.com/fe13e15bd2542a73129e1ea658e86c0f54d9293a3b1e4a21d1e1cbd701bc803b.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T14:50:56 | null | 2016-08-26T14:03:06 | U.S. stocks pared gains after FederalReserve Chair Janet Yellen said the case for raising U.S.interest rates has strengthened in recent months because ofimprovements in the labor market and expectations for moderateeconomic growth. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fusa-stocks-idUSL3N1B746Q%3Ftype%3DcompanyNews%26feedType%3DRSS%26feedName%3DcompanyNews%26utm_source%3Dfeedburner%26utm_medium%3Dfeed%26utm_campaign%3DFeed%253A%2Breuters%252FcompanyNews%2B%2528News%2B%252F%2BUS%2B%252F%2BCompany%2BNews%2529.json | http://s4.reutersmedia.net/resources_v2/images/rcom-default.png | en | null | US STOCKS SNAPSHOT-Wall St pares gains after Yellen comments | null | null | www.reuters.com | Aug 26 U.S. stocks pared gains after Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said the case for raising U.S. interest rates has strengthened in recent months because of improvements in the labor market and expectations for moderate economic growth.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 16.84 points, or 0.09 percent, at 18,465.25, the S&P 500 was up 1.43 points, or 0.07 percent, at 2,173.9 and the Nasdaq Composite was up 4.11 points, or 0.08 percent, at 5,216.31. (Reporting by Yashaswini Swamynathan in Bengaluru; Editing by Savio D'Souza) | http://www.reuters.com/article/usa-stocks-idUSL3N1B746Q?type=companyNews&feedType=RSS&feedName=companyNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2FcompanyNews+%28News+%2F+US+%2F+Company+News%29 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.reuters.com/3b3a0a6f124b8664153772abfdcaa62c4ae80b80cf4151e2a02f34e8d56f343a.json |
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] | 2016-08-29T16:52:48 | null | 2016-08-29T14:37:22 | New Jersey researchers said on Monday they had identified perhaps the first strain of E. Coli bacteria in the United States with mobile genes that make it resistant to two types of antibiotics now considered last-line defenses against superbugs. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fus-health-superbug-idUSKCN1141KL%3FfeedType%3DRSS%26feedName%3DhealthNews%26utm_source%3Dfeedburner%26utm_medium%3Dfeed%26utm_campaign%3DFeed%253A%2Breuters%252FhealthNews%2B%2528Reuters%2BHealth%2BNews%2529.json | http://s4.reutersmedia.net/resources_v2/images/rcom-default.png | en | null | Researchers find first U.S. bacteria with worrisome superbug genes | null | null | www.reuters.com | New Jersey researchers said on Monday they had identified perhaps the first strain of E. Coli bacteria in the United States with mobile genes that make it resistant to two types of antibiotics now considered last-line defenses against superbugs.
Researchers said the strain of bacteria was found in a 76-year-old man who was treated in 2014 for a complicated urinary tract infection. Further analysis in 2016 showed the bacterium carried mcr-1, a gene that creates resistance to the last-ditch antibiotic colistin. It was also shown to carry blaNDM-5, a gene that blocks effectiveness of carbapenems, which are considered medicine's most reliable current antibiotics now that bacteria have found ways of outwitting other families of antibiotics.
Results of the study were reported on Monday in mBio, an online open-access journal of the American Society for Microbiology.
Although the patient was treated successfully with other antibiotics, researchers said the bacterium had the potential to spread and become a powerful superbug.
"The good news is that this did not cause a major outbreak of drug-resistant infection," said senior study author Barry Kreiswirth, director of the Public Health Research Institute Tuberculosis Center at Rutgers University in Newark, New Jersey.
(Reporting by Ransdell Pierson in New York; Editing by Jeffrey Benkoe) | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-superbug-idUSKCN1141KL?feedType=RSS&feedName=healthNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2FhealthNews+%28Reuters+Health+News%29 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.reuters.com/b31337e82d74530a5f2f8330645e2afa0d1c77e02eee2be4ae46175948d996d5.json |
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] | 2016-08-27T06:51:45 | null | 2016-08-27T04:45:52 | Tropical Storm Lester has developed an eye and is now a hurricane as it moved west in the Pacific Ocean away from the mainland of Mexico, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said in an advisory on Friday. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fus-storm-lester-hurricane-idUSKCN112039%3FfeedType%3DRSS%26feedName%3DenvironmentNews%26utm_source%3Dfeedburner%26utm_medium%3Dfeed%26utm_campaign%3DFeed%253A%2Breuters%252Fenvironment%2B%2528News%2B%252F%2BUS%2B%252F%2BEnvironment%2529.json | http://s4.reutersmedia.net/resources_v2/images/rcom-default.png | en | null | Pacific Tropical Storm Lester now a hurricane: NHC | null | null | www.reuters.com | Tropical Storm Lester has developed an eye and is now a hurricane as it moved west in the Pacific Ocean away from the mainland of Mexico, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said in an advisory on Friday.
The system, with maximum sustained winds of 75 miles per hour (120 km per hour), is about 550 miles (885 km) southwest of the southern tip of Baja California, the Miami-based weather forecaster said.
There were no coastal watches or warnings in effect as the storm headed west at 9 miles per hour (15 km per hour), the NHC said.
(Reporting by Brendan O'Brien in Milwaukee; Editing by Stephen Coates) | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-storm-lester-hurricane-idUSKCN112039?feedType=RSS&feedName=environmentNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2Fenvironment+%28News+%2F+US+%2F+Environment%29 | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.reuters.com/67b6c365cf8bec41c8810705fc936a2b0e3eacb4381f422f5fabacba2d9b5682.json |
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"Engen Tham",
"Shu Zhang"
] | 2016-08-30T14:51:23 | null | 2016-08-30T13:25:33 | Four of China's so-called 'Big Five' state-owned banks have warned that profits will continue to be pressured in the second half of the year, as slowing growth in the world's second-biggest economy hits borrowers and saps lenders' margins. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fus-china-banks-results-idUSKCN1151MT%3FfeedType%3DRSS%26feedName%3DbusinessNews%26utm_source%3Dfeedburner%26utm_medium%3Dfeed%26utm_campaign%3DFeed%253A%2Breuters%252FbusinessNews%2B%2528Business%2BNews%2529.json | http://s3.reutersmedia.net/resources/r/?m=02&d=20160830&t=2&i=1151582092&w=&fh=545px&fw=&ll=&pl=&sq=&r=LYNXNPEC7T0WN | en | null | China's big banks set for hard slog as margins shrink | null | null | www.reuters.com | The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd (ICBC) logo is seen on a building at sunrise Buenos Aires, Argentina, August 10, 2016. REUTERS/Enrique Marcarian
SHANGHAI/BEIJING Four of China's so-called 'Big Five' state-owned banks have warned that profits will continue to be pressured in the second half of the year, as slowing growth in the world's second-biggest economy hits borrowers and saps lenders' margins.
Chinese banks, among the world's biggest by market value, also face rising volumes of sour debt, forcing a quicker pace of write-offs - even as a series of rate cuts has chipped away at their interest income.
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) (1398.HK) (601398.SS), Bank of China (BoC) (3988.HK) (601988.SS), Agricultural Bank of China (AgBank) (1288.HK) (601288.SS) and Bank of Communications (BoCom) (601328.SS) (3328.HK) all warned of tough times ahead.
BoC's chief risk officer Pan Yuehan said the bank faces "relatively big pressure" in the near future, while ICBC's chairman Yi Huiman said bad loans will continue to rise.
ICBC, the biggest bank by assets, and BoC reported near flat half-year profits on Tuesday, and shrinking net interest margins (NIM) - the difference between interest earned on loans and that paid out to depositors.
The lacklustre first-half - a far cry from the banks' strong double-digit profit growth just two years ago - raises the prospect that the government will have to inject more than $100 billion to shore them up, some analysts have said.
ICBC's Yi said the four biggest banks - ICBC, BoC, AgBank and China Construction Bank (CCB) (601939.SS) (0939.HK) - and four leading asset management companies would be included in a government debt-to-equity pilot scheme, which aims to let industrial firms convert their debt into equity stakes.
MARGIN SQUEEZE
ICBC's margins narrowed to 2.21 percent at end-June from 2.28 percent a quarter earlier, while those at BoC slipped to 1.9 percent from 1.97 percent.
"Successive interest rate cuts and repricing of deposits and loans narrowed the interest spread," ICBC said in a statement on its earnings.
ICBC's Yi said he expects the bank's NIM to contract by 6-7 basis points in the second half, noting that each basis point drop costs more than 2 billion yuan in lost profit.
Last week, AgBank, BoCom and CCB also reported lower margins.
"One surprise is the NIM pressure. We hadn't anticipated the banks would report net interest income declining in the second quarter, but a number of them did," said Min Zhou, a banking analyst at AB Bernstein.
China's central bank cut interest rates last October for the sixth time in less than a year in a bid to jump-start growth in the stuttering economy.
The squeeze on margins has also put pressure on banks' capital strength, analysts said, with all the big five banks seeing their core capital slip, again raising the likelihood of a government bail-out.
While core capital - an indicator of a bank's ability to take financial stress and remain solvent - at the five banks hovers between around 10-13 percent, above a 10.5 percent minimum lenders need to achieve by 2018, it has dipped from the previous quarter.
GOOD COMPANIES DON'T BORROW
Last week, AgBank's chairman Zhou Mubing said good companies are not borrowing from banks, but issuing bonds or equity instead, while the bank's vice-president said profit growth in the second half would come under big pressure.
BoCom President Peng Chun warned that soured debt had still not bottomed out and the downward cycle would likely persist.
Non-performing loan (NPL) ratios remained steady at the five big banks as they were quick to dispose of these.
ICBC wrote off 44.8 billion yuan ($6.71 billion) of soured debt in the first half alone, compared to 60.2 billion yuan in the whole of last year. BoC disposed of 29.2 billion yuan in January-June, compared to 45.2 billion yuan in all of 2015.
AgBank's first-half bad debt write-offs of 38.3 billion yuan were only around 3 billion yuan less than in all of last year, and the bank's president Zhao Huan said it plans to increase disposals in the second-half.
"The credit quality pressure is going to continue in the second half and for next year, as the economy slows further and the central government has the intention to push supply-side reforms," said Zhou, the AB Bernstein analyst, adding that a clamp down on industries with large over-capacity - such as the coal and steel sectors - would be "bad news" for banks.
To digest some of the rising tide of bad debt, both ICBC and BoC plan to issue NPL asset-backed-securities. ICBC said these could be issued as early as next month, and a first batch would not exceed 5 billion yuan.
CCB's chief risk officer Zeng Jianhua, however, saw some light down the tunnel. "I expect asset quality hit bottom last year. The worst was last year," he said.
($1 = 6.6741 Chinese yuan renminbi)
(Reporting by Engen Tham in SHANGHAI and Shu Zhang in BEIJING, with additional reporting by Matthew Miller in BEIJING; Editing by Muralikumar Anantharaman and Ian Geoghegan) | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-banks-results-idUSKCN1151MT?feedType=RSS&feedName=businessNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2FbusinessNews+%28Business+News%29 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.reuters.com/8438bbb3c380803c3e4dd4f47ccb5200f09c0dd4dd7822282b4b684e56bf322c.json |
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] | 2016-08-29T16:52:26 | null | 2016-08-29T15:20:11 | What's a better bet than a Hollywood weepie based on a best-selling book? When the stars fall in love in real life while filming it. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fus-film-lightbetweenoceans-idUSKCN1141MI%3FfeedType%3DRSS%26feedName%3DentertainmentNews%26utm_source%3Dfeedburner%26utm_medium%3Dfeed%26utm_campaign%3DFeed%253A%2Breuters%252Fentertainment%2B%2528News%2B%252F%2BUS%2B%252F%2BEntertainment%2529.json | http://s3.reutersmedia.net/resources/r/?m=02&d=20160829&t=2&i=1151457836&w=&fh=545px&fw=&ll=&pl=&sq=&r=LYNXNPEC7S0VP | en | null | Vikander, Fassbender's love story powers 'Light Between Oceans' | null | null | www.reuters.com | Michael Fassbender, nominated for Best Actor for his role in 'Steve Jobs', arrives at the 88th Academy Awards in Hollywood, California February 28, 2016. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson
Swedish actress Alicia Vikander arrives for the Universal Pictures movie premiere of 'Jason Bourne' at Caesars Palace hotel-casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., July 18, 2016. Picture taken July 18, 2016. REUTERS/L.E. Baskow
NEW YORK, What's a better bet than a Hollywood weepie based on a best-selling book? When the stars fall in love in real life while filming it.
That's the draw of "The Light Between Oceans," a heart-wrenching tale based on M. L. Stedman's 2013 novel of the same name that stars Oscar-winner Alicia Vikander and Michael Fassbender. It opens in U.S. theaters on Friday.
The story, set in Australia in the 1920s, is the tragic tale of a lighthouse keeper (Fassbender) and his wife (Vikander), who have suffered two miscarriages when a baby in a boat washes ashore their remote island. They decide to raise the child as their own, until they meet the child's real mother years later.
Sweden's Vikander, 27, one of the most sought-after young actresses even before winning an Oscar in February for her supporting role in "The Danish Girl," had briefly met Fassbender a year before filming on the movie began in New Zealand in late 2014.
"We met each other on the dance floor at the Toronto Film Festival and BAFTAs - he's a good dancer," Vikander told Reuters.
"But we hadn't really... we met properly in Wellington in the rehearsals for the first time," added Fassbender, 39.
Director Derek Cianfrance then asked the pair to live together in a remote lighthouse for a month during filming, and by the end of 2014 news broke that they were dating.
Vikander said she cried when she first read the script for the movie, and said filming such emotional scenes was often exhausting.
"I was in tears the first time I read it and it's because it feels so human and so creatable and it feels like it's about real people and about real drama," she said.
"It helps I had admired Michael as an actor since I saw first films like 'Hunger' and 'Fish Tank.' It's like you see a very natural being for each character that I think he's done, but also getting to meet him you understand how much work gets put into it in preparation," she added.
Both Fassbender, the star of "Steve Jobs," and Vikander, said they had a good feeling during filming about how the movie would turn out.
"It seemed like we had good ingredients. And then it all depends on whether audiences take to it or not. That's really something you can never tell," he said.
(Reporting by Reuters Televison,; Writing by Jill Serjeant; Editing by Alan Crosby) | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-film-lightbetweenoceans-idUSKCN1141MI?feedType=RSS&feedName=entertainmentNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2Fentertainment+%28News+%2F+US+%2F+Entertainment%29 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.reuters.com/c46908c4bdebe4bba9c30551a0dfb0a233e32f8f659bc2fe37ca5d17ae8f04ab.json |
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"Jason Lange"
] | 2016-08-30T19:03:06 | null | 2016-08-30T18:36:31 | A European Commission order requiring Apple Inc (AAPL.O) to pay $13 billion euros ($14.5 billion) in taxes on Tuesday drew swift and angry rebukes from the Obama administration and lawmakers in Congress, while re-igniting calls for international tax reform. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fus-eu-apple-usa-idUSKCN11529E%3FfeedType%3DRSS%26feedName%3DtopNews%26utm_source%3Dfeedburner%26utm_medium%3Dfeed%26utm_campaign%3DFeed%253A%2Breuters%252FtopNews%2B%2528News%2B%252F%2BUS%2B%252F%2BTop%2BNews%2529.json | http://s4.reutersmedia.net/resources/r/?m=02&d=20160830&t=2&i=1151611639&w=&fh=545px&fw=&ll=&pl=&sq=&r=LYNXNPEC7T1AZ | en | null | Washington warns of strain on EU economic relationship after Apple ruling | null | null | www.reuters.com | WASHINGTON A European Commission order requiring Apple Inc (AAPL.O) to pay $13 billion euros ($14.5 billion) in taxes on Tuesday drew swift and angry rebukes from the Obama administration and lawmakers in Congress, while re-igniting calls for international tax reform.
The U.S. Treasury Department, which enforces federal tax policy, warned that U.S.-EU economic relations could be affected by the stunning decision by the European Commission. Critics in Congress denounced the move as a predatory money grab that would encroach on U.S. government jurisdiction and ultimately add to the federal deficit.
The Treasury had previously warned that making U.S. companies pay back taxes in Europe could hit the United States' own coffers because tax payments overseas can be deducted against U.S. taxes.
But it was not clear what Washington could do to counter the regulatory order, which ruled that Apple had received illegal state aid under its tax agreement with Ireland and must pay back the taxes plus interest.
Analysts said the move could add a compelling new dimension to the tax reform debate surrounding the treatment of more than $2.1 trillion in U.S. corporate profits held offshore to avoid U.S. taxes.
"The European Commission's decision is a predatory and naked tax grab," U.S. Representative Kevin Brady, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, fumed in a statement.
The sum is 40 times bigger than the previous known demand by the European Commission. Online retailer Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) and fast-food company McDonald's Corp (MCD.N) face probes over taxes in Luxembourg, while coffee chain Starbucks Corp (SBUX.O) has been ordered to pay up to 30 million euros ($33 million) to the Dutch government.
Apple and Ireland said they would appeal the decision.
A Treasury representative said on Tuesday that the ruling could "threaten to undermine foreign investment, the business climate in Europe, and the important spirit of economic partnership between the U.S. and the EU."
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch said lawmakers would examine the EU decision but warned that it was inconsistent with international standards.
"It appears the European Commission has issued an extraordinary decision that targets U.S. business by rewriting already existing tax policies," the Republican said in a statement.
Senator Charles Schumer, the chamber's No. 3 Democrat, called the move "a cheap money grab."
"The EU is unfairly undermining our ability to compete economically in Europe while grabbing tax revenues that should go toward investment here in the United States," he said.
(Reporting by David Morgan and Jason Lange; Editing by Julia Edwards and Jonathan Oatis) | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-eu-apple-usa-idUSKCN11529E?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2FtopNews+%28News+%2F+US+%2F+Top+News%29 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.reuters.com/8cd4a3de7d41c671c0d2e9d3a64e8d3e727e04cf0505fd04f5853c0aeb20ceac.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T13:19:06 | null | 2016-08-25T22:49:21 | Hundreds of people attending a Hindu festival in India's western Maharashtra state on Thursday defied India's Supreme Court order limiting the height of human pyramids due to safety concerns. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fus-religion-india-lordkrishna-idUSKCN1102BR%3FfeedType%3DRSS%26feedName%3DlifestyleMolt.json | http://s3.reutersmedia.net/resources/r/?m=02&d=20160825&t=2&i=1151096946&w=&fh=545px&fw=&ll=&pl=&sq=&r=LYNXNPEC7O1IQ | en | null | Hundreds challenge human pyramid limits at Indian Hindu festival | null | null | www.reuters.com | A devotee breaks a clay pot containing curd as others form a human pyramid during celebrations to mark the Hindu festival of Janmashtami in Mumbai, India August 25, 2016. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui
Devotees form a human pyramid to celebrate the festival of Janmashtami, marking the birth anniversary of Hindu Lord Krishna, in Mumbai, India August 25, 2016. REUTERS/Shailesh Andrade
Students dance as they participate in celebrations ahead of the Janmashtami festival, which marks the birth anniversary of Lord Krishna in Mumbai, India, August 23, 2016. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui
A girl dressed up as Hindu Lord Krishna performs during Janmashtami festival celebrations marking the birth of Lord Krishna, in Ahmedabad, India, August 25, 2016. REUTERS/Amit Dave
A devotee breaks a clay pot containing curd as others form a human pyramid during celebrations to mark the Hindu festival of Janmashtami in Mumbai, India August 25, 2016. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui
Devotees form a human pyramid to celebrate the festival of Janmashtami, marking the birth anniversary of Hindu Lord Krishna, in Mumbai, India August 25, 2016. REUTERS/Shailesh Andrade
Hundreds of people attending a Hindu festival in India's western Maharashtra state on Thursday defied India's Supreme Court order limiting the height of human pyramids due to safety concerns.
Members of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) regional party wearing T-shirts reading "I will break the law" formed a human pyramid 49 feet (15 m) tall in Thane district at a Janmashtami celebration marking the birth of Hindu deity Lord Krishna.
India's Supreme Court on Aug. 17 upheld a lower court's decision banning youths under 18 from participating in the ritual and restricting the height of the human pyramid to 20 feet (6 m).
The pyramids invoke Krishna who, according to tradition, formed human pyramids with friends to break pots of butter or curd hung from the ceilings of houses so that they could steal the contents.
Maharashtra's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said that it would ask the court to reconsider its order.
"Government has taken note of all the feelings. We will once again approach the court but this time we have to respect the court and we have to take people with us," said BJP leader Kirit Somaiya.
In Mumbai, Krishna devotees lay on the ground in a human chain to protest the court order. Another group used a ladder to reach a curd pot and raised black flags in a show of protest.
Hundreds of people are injured every year while forming human pyramids as competition builds up to see which group can make the highest pyramid. Children are used to climb to the top levels without any safety harnesses. | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-religion-india-lordkrishna-idUSKCN1102BR?feedType=RSS&feedName=lifestyleMolt | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.reuters.com/211f1a35e6169a58bde8e8a7b13445051c92d18418ab0c9626c0b748797c7a51.json |
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] | 2016-08-29T19:02:29 | null | 2016-08-29T17:37:02 | Facebook Inc. will not become a media company, its founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg said on Monday, telling students the firm would remain a technology platform. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fus-facebook-zuckerberg-idUSKCN1141WN%3FfeedType%3DRSS%26feedName%3DtechnologyNews%26utm_source%3Dfeedburner%26utm_medium%3Dfeed%26utm_campaign%3DFeed%253A%2Breuters%252FtechnologyNews%2B%2528Reuters%2BTechnology%2BNews%2529.json | http://s4.reutersmedia.net/resources/r/?m=02&d=20160829&t=2&i=1151473992&w=&fh=545px&fw=&ll=&pl=&sq=&r=LYNXNPEC7S129 | en | null | Facebook CEO says group will not become a media company | null | null | www.reuters.com | Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is seen on stage during a town hall at Facebook's headquarters in Menlo Park, California September 27, 2015. Picture taken February 27, 2015. REUTERS/Stephen Lam/File Photo
ROME Facebook Inc. will not become a media company, its founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg said on Monday, telling students the firm would remain a technology platform.
An increasing number of users are turning to social media networks, such as Facebook (FB.O) and Twitter (TWTR.N), to find their news, but Zuckerberg said his firm had no ambitions to become a content provider.
"No, we are a tech company, not a media company," said Zuckerberg, after a young Italian asked him whether Facebook intended to become a news editor.
While acknowledging the role Facebook has in supplying users with news through their connections and stressing the advantages of obtaining information from different parts of the world, Zuckerberg said Facebook was "a technology company, we build the tools, we do not produce any content".
"The world needs news companies, but also technology platforms, like what we do, and we take our role in this very seriously," he said, speaking from Rome's Luiss university.
Earlier on Monday, Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan had a private audience with Pope Francis. It was the latest in a string of meetings the pontiff has held with Silicon Valley leaders, including Apple (AAPL.O) CEO Tim Cook and Alphabet's (GOOGL.O) boss Eric Schmidt.
Zuckerberg said he gave the Argentine pontiff a model of Aquila, Facebook's lightweight solar-powered drone aimed at beaming lasers to extend internet access to places that have yet to be connected.
"We ... discussed the importance of connecting people, especially in parts of the world without internet access," Zuckerberg posted on his personal Facebook profile after the meeting.
Zuckerberg also on Monday met Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, who is pushing to upgrade Italy's limited internet infrastructure.
(Reporting by Giulia Segreti; Editing by Ruth Pitchford) | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-facebook-zuckerberg-idUSKCN1141WN?feedType=RSS&feedName=technologyNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2FtechnologyNews+%28Reuters+Technology+News%29 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.reuters.com/a15aff540738b44be802e4e95f1f0e1c1b115cabb87607c5e2eb18aa21c8266b.json |
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"Stephanie Nebehay"
] | 2016-08-30T13:04:54 | null | 2016-08-30T11:53:02 | The United Nations human rights office has called on French beach resorts to lift their bans on the burkini, calling them a "stupid reaction" that did not improve security but fueled religious intolerance. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fus-religion-burqa-france-un-idUSKCN1151DQ%3FfeedType%3DRSS%26feedName%3DworldNews%26utm_source%3Dfeedburner%26utm_medium%3Dfeed%26utm_campaign%3DFeed%253A%2BReuters%252FworldNews%2B%2528Reuters%2BWorld%2BNews%2529.json | http://s3.reutersmedia.net/resources/r/?m=02&d=20160830&t=2&i=1151569142&w=&fh=545px&fw=&ll=&pl=&sq=&r=LYNXNPEC7T0ON | en | null | U.N. rights office urges French towns to repeal burkini bans | null | null | www.reuters.com | A woman wearing a burkini walks in the water August 27, 2016 on a beach in Marseille, France, the day after the country's highest administrative court suspended a ban on full-body burkini swimsuits that has outraged Muslims and opened divisions within the government, pending... REUTERS/Stringer
GENEVA The United Nations human rights office has called on French beach resorts to lift their bans on the burkini, calling them a "stupid reaction" that did not improve security but fueled religious intolerance.
France's highest administrative court last Friday suspended one seaside town's ban on the full-body swimsuit sometimes worn by Muslim women, on the grounds it violated fundamental liberties.
U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein welcomed the decision by the Conseil d'Etat against the Mediterranean resort of Villeneuve-Loubet, his spokesman Rupert Colville said. A dozen other towns also have such bans.
"We call on the authorities in all the other French seaside towns and resorts that have adopted similar bans to take note of the Conseil d’Etat’s ruling that the ban constitutes a grave and illegal breach of fundamental freedoms," he told a briefing.
"We urge all remaining local authorities which have adopted similar bans to repeal them immediately."
The "highly discriminatory" bans should be repealed before the summer holiday season ends, Colville said.
Bans have been defended on the grounds that burkinis violate French principles of secularism.
They come after mass killings by Islamist militants in France over the past 20 months. Colville said the U.N. rights office understood the grief and anger generated by the attacks.
But he said of the burkini ban: "It's frankly a stupid reaction to what we are ... facing, in terms of terrorist attacks. It does nothing to increase security, it does nothing to improve public order."
Such decrees "fuel religious intolerance and the stigmatization of Muslims in France, especially women", he said.
They "may actually undermine the effort to fight and prevent violent extremism, which depends on cooperation and mutual respect between communities".
The bans were "nothing to do with health or hygiene", as argued by some French officials, Colville said.
"And it's a complete contradiction to think we liberate people from clothing impositions by making other clothing impositions. So the idea that by banning this form of clothing you are somehow advancing women's freedom is complete nonsense."
(Editing by Andrew Roche) | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-religion-burqa-france-un-idUSKCN1151DQ?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Reuters%2FworldNews+%28Reuters+World+News%29 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.reuters.com/2a1b2041df76d294f0335be0fa417953e6ef3b4233d2d276073b772b8a043346.json |
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] | 2016-08-30T19:00:12 | null | 2016-08-30T17:19:21 | Fifth seed Simona Halep blasted her way into the second round of the U.S. Open on Tuesday by demolishing Kirsten Flipkens 6-0 6-2 underlining her credentials as a potential grand slam winner. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fus-tennis-open-halep-idUSKCN1152B2%3FfeedType%3DRSS%26feedName%3DsportsNews%26utm_source%3Dfeedburner%26utm_medium%3Dfeed%26utm_campaign%3DFeed%253A%2Breuters%252FsportsNews%2B%2528Reuters%2BSports%2BNews%2529.json | http://s4.reutersmedia.net/resources/r/?m=02&d=20160830&t=2&i=1151614396&w=&fh=545px&fw=&ll=&pl=&sq=&r=LYNXNPEC7T1BX | en | null | Halep pounds Flipkens to reach U.S. Open second round | null | null | www.reuters.com | Aug 30, 2016; New York, NY, USA; Simona Halep of Romania greets Kirsten Flipkens of Belgium after their match on day two of the 2016 U.S. Open tennis tournament at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Mandatory Credit: Jerry Lai-USA TODAY Sports
Aug 30, 2016; New York, NY, USA; Simona Halep of Romania hits to Kirsten Flipkens of Belgium on day two of the 2016 U.S. Open tennis tournament at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Mandatory Credit: Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports
Aug 30, 2016; New York, NY, USA; Simona Halep of Romania hits to Kirsten Flipkens of Belgium on day two of the 2016 U.S. Open tennis tournament at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Mandatory Credit: Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports
NEW YORK Fifth seed Simona Halep blasted her way into the second round of the U.S. Open on Tuesday by demolishing Kirsten Flipkens 6-0 6-2 underlining her credentials as a potential grand slam winner.
Halep, a winner of three WTA Tour events this season, including a hardcourt event in Montreal, carried her superb form into Flushing Meadows as she needed just one hour on a sun-splashed but almost vacant Arthur Ashe Stadium court to dismiss the 56th-ranked Belgian.
Flipkens, a former grand slam semi-finalist who advanced to the last 16 at the Rio Olympics, look headed to a humiliating double bagel as Halep swept through the opening 11 games.
But with Halep serving for the match Flipkens broke her Romanian opponent before thrusting her arms into the air in mock triumph.
Flipkens would then hold serve for the first time but her late bit of resistance only prolonged the inevitable as Halep closed out the rout to setting up a second-round meeting with Czech Lucie Safarova.
(Editing by Frank Pingue) | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-tennis-open-halep-idUSKCN1152B2?feedType=RSS&feedName=sportsNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2FsportsNews+%28Reuters+Sports+News%29 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.reuters.com/9f74553d587b3dd659d8d3706441b6a945555429ebe9060db3842af6ad89d718.json |
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] | 2016-08-30T08:52:12 | null | 2016-08-30T06:41:03 | EU Competition CommissionerMargrethe Vestager will hold a news conference at midday (1000GMT) on Tuesday on an antitrust case, the European Commissionsaid in a statement, giving no further details. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Feu-apple-taxavoidance-idUSB5N13R02B%3Ftype%3DcompanyNews%26feedType%3DRSS%26feedName%3DcompanyNews%26utm_source%3Dfeedburner%26utm_medium%3Dfeed%26utm_campaign%3DFeed%253A%2Breuters%252FcompanyNews%2B%2528News%2B%252F%2BUS%2B%252F%2BCompany%2BNews%2529.json | http://s4.reutersmedia.net/resources_v2/images/rcom-default.png | en | null | EU antitrust commissioner Vestager to speak on competition case on Tuesday | null | null | www.reuters.com | BRUSSELS Aug 30 EU Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager will hold a news conference at midday (1000 GMT) on Tuesday on an antitrust case, the European Commission said in a statement, giving no further details.
Sources familiar with the case said on Monday that the Commission would rule against Ireland's tax dealings with Apple on Tuesday. One source said Dublin would be told to recoup over 1 billion euros in back taxes. (Reporting by Alastair Macdonald; Editing by Robert-Jan Bartunek) | http://www.reuters.com/article/eu-apple-taxavoidance-idUSB5N13R02B?type=companyNews&feedType=RSS&feedName=companyNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2FcompanyNews+%28News+%2F+US+%2F+Company+News%29 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.reuters.com/4c631139906f4423ebf761cd15ee269e0928dcebad5094cc59426151eb22edf7.json |
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] | 2016-08-31T05:03:16 | null | 2016-08-31T04:11:26 | Some 3000 migrants were saved in the Strait of Sicily in 30 separate rescue missions on Tuesday, the Italian coastguard said, bringing the total to almost 10,000 in two days and marking a sharp acceleration in refugee arrivals in Italy. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fus-europe-migrants-italy-idUSKCN1152JK%3FfeedType%3DRSS%26feedName%3DtopNews%26utm_source%3Dfeedburner%26utm_medium%3Dfeed%26utm_campaign%3DFeed%253A%2Breuters%252FtopNews%2B%2528News%2B%252F%2BUS%2B%252F%2BTop%2BNews%2529.json | http://s3.reutersmedia.net/resources/r/?m=02&d=20160831&t=2&i=1151672361&w=&fh=545px&fw=&ll=&pl=&sq=&r=LYNXNPEC7T1HQ | en | null | Italy rescues 3,000 migrants from Mediterranean as arrivals surge | null | null | www.reuters.com | A dinghy overcrowded by African migrants is seen drifting off the Libyan coast in Mediterranean Sea August 20, 2016. REUTERS/Giorgos Moutafis
ROME Some 3000 migrants were saved in the Strait of Sicily in 30 separate rescue missions on Tuesday, the Italian coastguard said, bringing the total to almost 10,000 in two days and marking a sharp acceleration in refugee arrivals in Italy.
The migrants were packed on board dozens of boats, many of them rubber dinghies that become dangerously unstable in high seas. No details were immediately available on their nationalities.
Data from the International Organization for Migration released on Friday said around 105,000 migrants had reached Italy by boat in 2016, many of them setting sail from Libya. An estimated 2,726 men, women and children have died over the same period trying to make the journey.
Favorable weather conditions this week have seen an increase in boats setting sail. Some 1,100 migrants were picked up on Sunday and 6,500 on Monday, in one of the largest influxes of refugees in a single day so far this year.
Italy has been on the front line of Europe's migrant crisis for three years, and more than 400,000 have successfully made the voyage to Italy from North Africa since the beginning of 2014, fleeing violence and poverty.
(Reporting by Gavin Jones; Editing by Alison Williams) | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-europe-migrants-italy-idUSKCN1152JK?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2FtopNews+%28News+%2F+US+%2F+Top+News%29 | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.reuters.com/cd036c971be3df9bbe2f92d52ff2ac20ab85eac402ac5a67ede0e5bc2647d965.json |
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