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"Reuters Editorial"
] | 2016-08-28T04:51:20 | null | 2016-08-28T03:44:44 | Korea Electric Power Corp (KEPCO) signed a contract on Aug. 26 to buy a solar power plant from the U.S.-based Carlyle Group’s Cogentrix Solar Holdings, KEPCO said in a statement released on Sunday. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fus-kepco-carlyle-group-idUSKCN11303E.json | http://s4.reutersmedia.net/resources_v2/images/rcom-default.png | en | null | South Korea’s KEPCO buys Colorado solar power plant from Carlyle Group | null | null | www.reuters.com | SEOUL Korea Electric Power Corp (KEPCO) signed a contract on Aug. 26 to buy a solar power plant from the U.S.-based Carlyle Group’s Cogentrix Solar Holdings, KEPCO said in a statement released on Sunday.
The purchase is KEPCO's first entry in to the U.S. energy market though the company has operated overseas since 1995, starting in the Philippines, and is now active in 22 countries.
The solar power plant, located in Alamosa County, Colorado, is able to produce 30 megawatts of solar power and KEPCO is expected to be operating the site by this October, it said. The financial terms of the purchase were not disclosed.
KEPCO said it also signed a separate memorandum of understanding with Carlyle, one of the world's largest private equity firms, to form a cooperative relationship to develop an independent power producer business, renewable energy business and other types of energy businesses.
(Reporting by Yun Hwan Chae; Editing by Christian Schmollinger) | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-kepco-carlyle-group-idUSKCN11303E | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.reuters.com/13b66827131198538d92b1092d96e1c7653efc581cda1d0893b9a83216c3ce2c.json |
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"Reuters Editorial"
] | 2016-08-29T13:02:52 | null | 2016-08-29T12:08:42 | Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday promised rewards running to tens of thousands of dollars for information leading to the capture of police officers protecting drug syndicates and warned corrupt officials they would face "a day of reckoning". | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fus-philippines-duterte-idUSKCN1140KM%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://s2.reutersmedia.net/resources/r/?m=02&d=20160829&t=2&i=1151438860&w=&fh=545px&fw=&ll=&pl=&sq=&r=LYNXNPEC7S0LC | en | null | Philippines' Duterte offers reward for corrupt police linked to drugs | null | null | www.reuters.com | Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte speaks during a National Heroes Day commemoration at the Libingan ng mga Bayani (Heroes' Cemetery) in Taguig city, Metro Manila in the Philippines August 29, 2016. REUTERS/Erik De Castro
MANILA Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday promised rewards running to tens of thousands of dollars for information leading to the capture of police officers protecting drug syndicates and warned corrupt officials they would face "a day of reckoning".
In a National Heroes Day speech, Duterte said there would be no let-up in a "war on drugs" in which - according to police figures - more than 1,900 people have been killed since he came to power two months ago.
Police say the toll of about 36 people a day is a result of drug dealers resisting arrest or gang feuds.
Duterte railed against critics who have complained that the poor who trade drugs to make a living are being targeted by the police, but added that army generals, city mayors, governors and police involved in the drug trade must also be stopped.
"I consider the fight against drugs a war, there is a crisis in this country, it is drugs ... it has infected every nook and corner," he said in the speech to retired and serving soldiers, government officials and foreign diplomats.
Singling out corrupt policemen known as "ninjas", who take pay-offs from drug lords, Duterte said he was placing a 2 million peso ($43,000) bounty on their heads, telling their colleagues to "squeal on your friends".
Duterte, who won a May election on a promise to wipe out drugs and dealers, last month named about 160 officials, judges, police and soldiers who he said were protecting drug traffickers or selling drugs in their communities.
The United States, a close ally of the Philippines, said last week it was "deeply concerned" about the reports of extra-judicial drug killings and it urged Duterte's government to ensure that law-enforcement efforts "comply with its human rights obligation".
The crackdown and some strongly worded criticism Duterte has made of the United States since coming to power present a dilemma for Washington, which has been seeking to forge unity among allies in Asia in the face of an increasingly assertive China, especially in the strategic South China Sea.
This month, two U.N. human rights experts urged Manila to stop the extra-judicial executions and killings. Duterte responded by threatening to leave the United Nations.
In his speech on Monday Duterte scoffed at accusations that he was trampling on human rights and said law enforcers should not worry about criminal liability while acting on his campaign.
"KILL THEM"
In the early hours of Monday a suspected drug lord and his wife were shot dead by a gunman as they stepped off a ferry in the central province of Iloilo, national police spokesman Dionardo Carlos said.
Police said the man, Melvin Odicta who was also known as "Dragon", was returning from Manila where last week he had met the interior minister to deny accusations that he was the region's top drug dealer.
National Police chief Ronald dela Rosa said on Friday he did not believe Odicta, telling officers: "Who are they fooling?"
In a speech to thousands of drug users and pushers the previous day, dela Rosa encouraged them to kill drug lords because they were getting rich at the expense of the poor.
"You want to kill them, then kill them, you can kill them because you are their victims here. You know who are the drug lords here, go to their houses, pour gasoline, set it on fire, show them you are angry at them."
He later apologized for the comments.
(Reporting by Karen Lema and Manuel Mogato; Writing by John Chalmers; Editing by Robert Birsel) | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-philippines-duterte-idUSKCN1140KM?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2FtopNews+%28News+%2F+US+%2F+Top+News%29 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.reuters.com/1f28fada390ce8cae55143d56a11f0e8cfbce0b1677e00f2e8ffedc87d8284c5.json |
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"Reuters Editorial"
] | 2016-08-29T22:59:37 | null | 2016-08-29T21:13:40 | Three Congressional leaders on Monday asked top federal environmental and safety officials to extend by 60 days the public comment period on new vehicle emissions and fuel economy standards. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fus-usa-autos-emissions-idUSKCN1142BW%3FfeedType%3DRSS%26feedName%3DpoliticsNews%26utm_source%3Dfeedburner%26utm_medium%3Dfeed%26utm_campaign%3DFeed%253A%2BReuters%252FPoliticsNews%2B%2528Reuters%2BPolitics%2BNews%2529.json | http://s3.reutersmedia.net/resources/r/?m=02&d=20160829&t=2&i=1151495616&w=&fh=545px&fw=&ll=&pl=&sq=&r=LYNXNPEC7S1BN | en | null | Congressional leaders ask for more time to study new fuel rules | null | null | www.reuters.com | A car is filled with gasoline at a gas station pump in Carlsbad, California August 4, 2015. REUTERS/Mike Blake
DETROIT Three Congressional leaders on Monday asked top federal environmental and safety officials to extend by 60 days the public comment period on new vehicle emissions and fuel economy standards.
The public and their advocates need more time, beyond the comment period that ends Sept. 26, to absorb more than 1,000 pages of a draft technical assessment report, the three said in a letter to the environmental and safety chiefs.
A week ago, U.S. regulators denied a similar request for an extension by major automakers.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in a July report that automakers have the technology to meet aggressive mandates to hike fuel efficiency, but improvements will not be as great as the Obama administration once forecast because buyers are switching to pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles from lighter cars.
When the administration first outlined its goal of boosting average fleet fuel economy to 54.5 miles per gallon, regulators forecast that 67 percent of vehicles sold in 2025 would be cars.
Since then, gasoline prices have fallen and truck and SUV sales have surged.
Regulators now estimate the fleet will average 50 to 52.6mpg in 2025.
The letter dated Monday was sent to EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Administrator Mark Rosekind. It was signed by three members of the U.S. House of Representatives: Fred Upton, chairman of the Committee on Energy and Commerce; Ed Whitfield, chairman of the Subcommittee on Energy and Power; and Michael Burgess, chairman of the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade.
(Reporting by Bernie Woodall; Editing by Tom Brown) | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-autos-emissions-idUSKCN1142BW?feedType=RSS&feedName=politicsNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Reuters%2FPoliticsNews+%28Reuters+Politics+News%29 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.reuters.com/1cc584e97dcb5ad89942859f92c465726cc9ea3413b0bfb21e285de539d174f9.json |
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"Richard Cowan"
] | 2016-08-30T06:59:39 | null | 2016-08-30T05:05:03 | Republican voters in Arizona and Florida are expected to pick Senators John McCain and Marco Rubio as their respective U.S. Senate nominees when they go to the polls on Tuesday, but one name not on either ballot, Donald Trump, looms large. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fus-usa-election-republicans-idUSKCN1150BA%3FfeedType%3DRSS%26feedName%3DpoliticsNews%26utm_source%3Dfeedburner%26utm_medium%3Dfeed%26utm_campaign%3DFeed%253A%2BReuters%252FPoliticsNews%2B%2528Reuters%2BPolitics%2BNews%2529.json | http://s3.reutersmedia.net/resources/r/?m=02&d=20160830&t=2&i=1151529112&w=&fh=545px&fw=&ll=&pl=&sq=&r=LYNXNPEC7T04P | en | null | Trump hovers over McCain, Rubio U.S. Senate re-election contests | null | null | www.reuters.com | U.S. Senator John McCain arrives on a visit at a migrant center near the village of Adasevci, Serbia February 12, 2016. REUTERS/Marko Djurica/File Photo
U.S. Senator and Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio speaks at a campaign rally in The Villages, Florida, March 13, 2016. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo
WASHINGTON Republican voters in Arizona and Florida are expected to pick Senators John McCain and Marco Rubio as their respective U.S. Senate nominees when they go to the polls on Tuesday, but one name not on either ballot, Donald Trump, looms large.
The Republican presidential nominee has endorsed both McCain and Rubio in their re-election bids even though he has rocky relations with both senators.
Trump offended McCain and many other Republicans last year by suggesting that the maverick senator and party's 2008 presidential nominee was anything but a war hero because he was captured during the Vietnam War after his airplane was shot down during a bombing mission.
In March, Trump ended Rubio's presidential bid by trouncing him in the Florida primary to cap a race in which the New York businessman taunted the first-term senator as "little Marco," and Rubio insulted Trump on everything from his hair color and the size of his hands to misspelled words in tweets.
During their re-election efforts, both McCain and Rubio have offered support for Trump as the party's White House nominee. But they have tiptoed around him, mainly out of concern that his provocative comments on illegal immigration, Muslims and U.S. support for NATO could alienate moderate and independent voters in their states.
At the same time, they have steered clear of attacks on Trump that might antagonize his core supporters.
Adding to the intrigue is that the fates of the two senators will likely play a big role in whether Republicans can upset expectations and maintain majority control of the Senate after the Nov. 8 election.
But first, McCain will have to win Tuesday's Republican primary in Arizona and Rubio will have to prevail in Florida.
McCain, who is trying to extend a 30-year Senate career, faces a challenge from physician and former state Senator Kelli Ward, who is aligned with the conservative Tea Party movement.
McCain leads Ward by 55 percent to 29 percent, according to a CNN opinion poll released last week. But Ward is ratcheting up her attacks, arguing: "It's time to defeat the establishment and retire McCain."
In an interview last week with Politico, Ward called McCain, 80, "a pretty sour old guy." Citing her medical background, she questioned whether he would even live long enough to complete another six-year Senate term.
Ward has aligned herself with Trump, who will face Democrat Hillary Clinton in November's presidential election.
MIXING THE MORTAR
Echoing Trump's call for the building of a wall on the southern border with Mexico, Ward has boasted: "It's time to mix the mortar to fix the border."
Trying to neutralize Ward's appeal with conservatives, McCain has touted his support for gun rights, his vow to cut government waste and endorsements from anti-abortion leaders.
If McCain, who chairs the Senate Armed Services Committee, wins on Tuesday, he would face Democratic U.S. Representative Ann Kirkpatrick.
While McCain has said he is in the toughest re-election fight of his career, the CNN poll has him opening a 13-point lead over Kirkpatrick.
Rubio, who decided last year not to seek re-election to the Senate in order to pursue the Republican presidential nomination, jumped into the race in June after his failed White House bid.
His late decision to seek a second Senate term came at the urging of Republican Party leaders, who viewed him as their best hope for preventing Democrats from taking the seat.
That prompted the major Republican Senate candidates to quit, leaving Carlos Beruff, 58, a millionaire homebuilder and newcomer to politics, as Rubio's main primary challenger. Like Ward, Beruff has embraced Trump and has accused Rubio of "tap dancing" around the presidential nominee and only offering him lukewarm support.
Rubio is polling well ahead of Beruff. A win on Tuesday means Rubio would likely face U.S. Representative Patrick Murphy, who leads the Democratic field.
(Additional reporting by Dustin Volz; Editing by Caren Bohan and Peter Cooney) | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-republicans-idUSKCN1150BA?feedType=RSS&feedName=politicsNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Reuters%2FPoliticsNews+%28Reuters+Politics+News%29 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.reuters.com/7bd2c2bad54f67bf01cc772becde1d890e623b3eb9e02610d404803239d77a1f.json |
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"Scott Malone"
] | 2016-08-30T14:59:45 | null | 2016-08-30T14:33:11 | Combative Maine Governor Paul LePage said on Tuesday he would consider resigning as he faces a wave of criticism from both fellow Republicans and rival Democrats after leaving a lawmaker a profanity-filled voicemail last week. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fus-maine-lepage-idUSKCN1151VD%3FfeedType%3DRSS%26feedName%3DpoliticsNews%26utm_source%3Dfeedburner%26utm_medium%3Dfeed%26utm_campaign%3DFeed%253A%2BReuters%252FPoliticsNews%2B%2528Reuters%2BPolitics%2BNews%2529.json | http://s3.reutersmedia.net/resources/r/?m=02&d=20160830&t=2&i=1151590859&w=&fh=545px&fw=&ll=&pl=&sq=&r=LYNXNPEC7T125 | en | null | Maine governor says may not finish term amid racism flap | null | null | www.reuters.com | (Editor's note: This story contains language that may offend some readers in paragraph five)
By Scott Malone
BOSTON Combative Maine Governor Paul LePage said on Tuesday he would consider resigning as he faces a wave of criticism from both fellow Republicans and rival Democrats after leaving a lawmaker a profanity-filled voicemail last week.
LePage's latest outburst came after a newspaper reporter told the two-term, Tea Party-backed governor that state Representative Drew Gattine had described the governor as racist for focusing on black people as bearing primary responsibility for the drug trade in the state.
"I'm looking at all options," LePage said in a weekly interview on WVOM-FM radio when asked if he would finish his term.
"I'm not going to say that I'm not going to finish it, I'm not saying that I am going to finish it. What I'm going to do right now is I'm taking one step at a time. I want to meet with Mr. Gattine and then I want to meet with my team at my office and we're going to look at what the proper steps are to move the state forward."
In last week's voicemail, LePage called Gattine a "little son-of-a-bitch, socialist cocksucker" and encouraged him to share the message publicly "because I am after you."
LePage, 67, said he had lost his temper when he was told that Gattine had described his views as racist. He told reporters he would like to engage in a duel with Gattine, a remark he later described as metaphoric.
"I just want to apologize to the Maine people, to Gattine's family and most of all to my family," LePage said during the 15-minute interview. "And we will take action."
LePage had scheduled a Wednesday town hall meeting in the Portland suburb of Westbrook, part of Gattine's district, but the event was canceled on Tuesday after officials at the youth center selected to host it voted against having the event.
Some Democratic lawmakers have called for a special session of the legislature to censure LePage, who earlier this year fought off an impeachment effort. State Senate President Michael Thibodeau and other Republican legislative leaders late Tuesday convened a closed-door meeting with LePage to discuss his future.
(Reporting by Scott Malone; Editing by Bill Trott) | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-maine-lepage-idUSKCN1151VD?feedType=RSS&feedName=politicsNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Reuters%2FPoliticsNews+%28Reuters+Politics+News%29 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.reuters.com/80e5878cb7ac934b40535bc0c6a65aae573cb06785fefc8b715c21e95cb3fddc.json |
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"Reuters Editorial"
] | 2016-08-26T13:14:53 | null | 2015-01-08T17:15:07 | Many European newspapersrepublished cartoons from the French satirical weekly CharlieHebdo to protest against killings by Islamist militants seen asan attack on freedom of expression and the continent's traditionof visual satire. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Ffrance-shooting-newspapers-idUSL3N0UN34B20150108%3FfeedType%3DRSS%26feedName%3DvcMedia.json | http://s4.reutersmedia.net/resources_v2/images/rcom-default.png | en | null | REFILE-Europe's media differ over publishing Charlie Hebdo cartoons | null | null | www.reuters.com | (Clarifies in paragraph 18 that some UK newspapers carried images of Charlie Hebdo front pages)
By Ole Mikkelsen and Michael Holden
COPENHAGEN/LONDON Jan 8 Many European newspapers republished cartoons from the French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo to protest against killings by Islamist militants seen as an attack on freedom of expression and the continent's tradition of visual satire.
But most front pages expressed solidarity with the 12 people, journalists and police, killed in Wednesday's attack by publishing their own cartoons and editorials that veered away from Charlie Hebdo's more provocative sketches mocking Islam.
The editorial stances highlighted differences over how publishers respond to the shootings and raised questions over whether many were already self-censoring for fear of causing offence or, worse still, triggering an Islamist backlash.
In Denmark - where Jyllands Posten published several cartoons mocking the Prophet Mohammad in 2005 igniting protests across the Muslim world that killed least 50 - four newspapers republished cartoons from the French newspaper.
But Jyllands Posten, whose staff have been under police protection since their cartoon controversy, decided not to publish the Charie Hebdo cartoons.
In Sweden, where artist Lars Vilks has lived under police protection since his portrayal of the Prophet Mohammad as a dog led to death threats, Expressen republished Charlie Hebdo's last tweet mocking Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
"For many it will be an obvious conclusion to keep a low profile, cover up and avoid provoking strong emotions," said an editorial in Denmark's Berlingske that published several of Charlie Hebdo's cartoons. "But we must not duck, as we then are going to give in to an unacceptable threat to culture."
The front page of Austria's Salzburger Nachrichten showed a cartoon which consists of a black space with ink and a fountain pen in one corner and this hand-written message:
"As a caricaturist I have been of the opinion up to now that there was no topic that cannot be drawn. I have to admit that the tragic incident which took place in Paris yesterday taught me otherwise."
Satire, which often tests the limits of what a society will accept in the name of free speech, has roots in Western culture going back to 18th century French playwright Volataire and beyond that to ancient Greece. Freedom to criticise the Roman Catholic Church in France was seen as a major victory of the French Revolution.
But it was the booming growth of the press in the 19th century that made the political cartoon a weapon in the battle of public opinion, with magazines such as Punch in Britain and caricaturists such as Thomas Nast in the United States.
Norwegian poet Haavard Rem urged publication of Charlie Hebdo cartoons in maintaining part of an important European tradition.
"We lack a vision of history if we simply shut down a proud tradition critical of religion and ideology which also includes Chaplin's 'The Dictator' and Monty Python's 'Life of Brian'," he wrote in Aftenposten, which published three Charlie Hebdo cartoons over most of an inside page.
The "Life of Brian", satirising the origins and precepts of christianity, provoked protests when it was first shown in 1975.
DEEP ROOTS IN WESTERN CULTURE
Charlie Hebdo courted controversy with satirical attacks on political and religious leaders of all faiths and it published numerous cartoons ridiculing the Prophet Mohammad. It also ridiculed Christian and Jewish faiths.
Jihadists online repeatedly warned the weekly would pay for its mockery. For Muslims, any depiction of the Prophet is blasphemous and caricatures or other characterisations have provoked protests across the Islamic world.
In France, the conservative daily Le Figaro printed its blue masthead in black over the headline "Freedom assassinated" but did not reprint any cartoons. Communist daily L'Humanite printed a picture of the last cover of Charlie Hebdo. The Paris tabloid Le Parisien's headline also printed some cartoons.
In Britain, some newspapers carried images of previous front pages of Charlie Hebdo which featured the cartoons although not prominently, and none were re-published in their own right.
"I felt a duty to readers, I felt a duty to the dead, I felt a duty to journalism and I also felt a duty to my staff," Amol Rajan, editor of the Independent, told BBC Radio. "And I think it would have been too much of a risk to unilaterally decide in Britain to be the only newspaper that went ahead and published."
Germany's national newspapers mostly printed images from the videos of the gunmen on front pages but Berlin's regional newspapers printed Charlie Hebdo covers.
Berlin's top-selling newspaper BZ, which has a circulation of just under 130,000, dedicated its front page to reprints of 18 Charlie Hebdo covers - with the headline "Vive la liberte". It included the caricature of Mohammad saying "100 lashes if you don't laugh to death".
In Italy, leading daily Il Corriere della Sera dedicated one page to six Charlie hebdo cartoons. Spanish conservative paper La Razon reprinted Charlie's October cover on its front page, in which Mohammad is seen on his knees at knife point, and headlined the cartoon with "We are all Charlie Hebdo".
"If you start saying 'well we've got to censor ourselves because we might upset murderers or potential murderers' then we might as well just close down the media," Martin Rowson, a cartoonist for Britain's Guardian newspaper, told Reuters. (Added reporting by Alessandra Galloni in Rome, Alexandra Hudson in Berlin, , Shadia Nasralla in Vienna, Johan Ahlander in Stockholm and Alister Doyle in Oslo; Writing by Alistair Scrutton; Editing by Alister Doyle and Ralph Boulton) | http://www.reuters.com/article/france-shooting-newspapers-idUSL3N0UN34B20150108?feedType=RSS&feedName=vcMedia | en | 2015-01-08T00:00:00 | www.reuters.com/614f0d677d33fa212a0d0f5158395804588588c749f5d9ef259366856c27313d.json |
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] | 2016-08-29T00:59:50 | null | 2016-08-29T00:19:47 | Thailand's Ariya Jutanugarn notched her fifth victory inside four months when she powered to a four-stroke triumph at the Canadian Women's Open in Alberta on Sunday. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fus-golf-lpga-idUSKCN11400B%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=20160829&t=2&i=1151384856&w=&fh=545px&fw=&ll=&pl=&sq=&r=LYNXNPEC7S00F | en | null | Ariya continues LPGA hot streak with four-shot win in Canada | null | null | www.reuters.com | Aug 28, 2016; Calgary, Alberta, CAN; Ariya Jutanugarn of Thailand reacts after sinking her putt on the 18th green during the final round of the Canadian Pacific Women's Open at Priddis Greens Golf and Country Club. Mandatory Credit: Eric Bolte-USA TODAY Sports
Aug 28, 2016; Calgary, Alberta, CAN; Ariya Jutanugarn of Thailand hits her second shot on the 1st hole during the final round of the Canadian Pacific Women's Open at Priddis Greens Golf and Country Club. Mandatory Credit: Eric Bolte-USA TODAY Sports
Thailand's Ariya Jutanugarn notched her fifth victory inside four months when she powered to a four-stroke triumph at the Canadian Women's Open in Alberta on Sunday.
Nine days after a knee injury forced her to withdraw during the Rio Olympics, the 20-year-old carded a closing 66, punctuating her dominant performance with a six-foot birdie at the last at the Priddis Greens course in Calgary.
Ariya, who started the day with a two-shot lead over Chun In-gee, credited her recent success to a newfound calmness on the course.
"No matter what's going to happen, I can handle it," she said after finishing at 23-under 265.
South Korean Kim Sei-young (66) claimed second place on 19-under, with compatriot Chun (69) a shot further back in third.
Lydia Ko came up short in her quest for a fourth victory in the event before the age of 20, the Kiwi finished tied for seventh on 13-under.
Ko's world number one ranking may not be safe for much longer given the recent form of number two Ariya, who did not have an LPGA victory until May. She then rattled off three successive wins.
Ariya, who won her first major four weeks ago at the British Open, was leading the Olympic tournament after the first round in Rio before pulling out during the third with a knee injury.
She considered skipping Canada but recovered quickly enough to play in Calgary, where she competed with medical strips of tape on her left knee.
"I feel really happy with myself right now," said Ariya, who squandered several excellent chances to win tournaments earlier in the year before managing to get across the finish line.
"I think my tee shots pretty good all week, and my irons getting a lot better in the last week or so."
(Reporting by Andrew Both in Cary, North Carolina; Editing by Peter Rutherford) | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-golf-lpga-idUSKCN11400B?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/e9d9e758bf9e18a517f1c155bf8dbe6b982a850e254d1764ee259f81c195c564.json |
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] | 2016-08-29T05:02:46 | null | 2016-08-29T04:45:40 | Los Angeles airport police said on Twitter late on Sunday they were investigating unconfirmed reports of shots being fired at Los Angeles International airport, with officials closing the arrival and departures areas of the central terminal. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fus-usa-security-losangeles-idUSKCN114096%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_v2/images/rcom-default.png | en | null | Police investigating unconfirmed reports of shots fired at Los Angeles airport | null | null | www.reuters.com | Los Angeles airport police said on Twitter late on Sunday they were investigating unconfirmed reports of shots being fired at Los Angeles International airport, with officials closing the arrival and departures areas of the central terminal.
The police said in a second tweet they were searching the airport and that all precautions were being taken to ensure the public's safety. "Remain calm," the post on Twitter said.
The airport said on Twitter that the departure and arrival levels of the Central Terminal Area were closed and advised passengers to contact airlines to check the status of any flights.
It also said that no confirmation of any shooting could be verified yet.
Los Angeles airport police could not be reached immediately for comment.
(Reporting by Chris Michaud; Editing by Paul Tait) | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-security-losangeles-idUSKCN114096?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2FtopNews+%28News+%2F+US+%2F+Top+News%29 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.reuters.com/29644e0578653d0b2f2d0be2a628cab55982fd21c9e13e854966bec777209bd7.json |
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"Giulia Segreti",
"Iona Serrapica"
] | 2016-08-30T15:04:55 | null | 2016-08-30T14:51:00 | Dozens of coffins were laid out in a marquee on Tuesday ahead of a state funeral for some of the victims of an earthquake which leveled communities in central Italy last week, killing at least 292 people. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fus-italy-quake-idUSKCN1151K5%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=20160830&t=2&i=1151593589&w=&fh=545px&fw=&ll=&pl=&sq=&r=LYNXNPEC7T13T | en | null | Italy to hold mass funeral as search for bodies continues | null | null | www.reuters.com | Coffins of some of the victims of the earthquake in central Italy are seen inside a gym in Ascoli Piceno, August 26, 2016. REUTERS/Adamo Di Loreto
A statue of Jesus lies on a table prior to the funeral for victims of the earthquake that leveled the town in Amatrice, central Italy August 30, 2016. REUTERS/Emiliano Grillotti
A firefighter holds a statue of Jesus prior to the funeral for victims of the earthquake that leveled the town in Amatrice, central Italy August 30, 2016. REUTERS/Max Rossi
A statue of Jesus lies on a table prior to the funeral for victims of the earthquake that leveled the town in Amatrice, central Italy August 30, 2016. REUTERS/Emiliano Grillotti
A firefighter holds a statue of Jesus prior to the funeral for victims of the earthquake that leveled the town in Amatrice, central Italy August 30, 2016. REUTERS/Max Rossi
A man sits in front of collapsed houses following the earthquake in Amatrice, central Italy, August 30, 2016. REUTERS/Emiliano Grillotti
Italian soldiers carry a coffin prior to the funeral for victims of the earthquake that leveled the town in Amatrice, central Italy August 30, 2016. REUTERS/Max Rossi
Italian policemen carry a coffin prior to the funeral for victims of the earthquake that leveled the town in Amatrice, central Italy August 30, 2016. REUTERS/Max Rossi
Motorbikers who were volunteers in the aftermath of the earthquake, pay their respects in front of a coffin, prior to the funeral for victims of the quake, in Amatrice, central Italy August 30, 2016. REUTERS/Max Rossi
Mourners pay their respects prior to the funeral for victims of the earthquake that leveled the town in Amatrice, central Italy August 30, 2016. REUTERS/Max Rossi
Italian soldiers carry a coffin prior to the funeral for victims of the earthquake that leveled the town in Amatrice, central Italy August 30, 2016. REUTERS/Max Rossi
A picture of a woman stands on a coffin prior to the funeral for victims of the earthquake that leveled the town in Amatrice, central Italy August 30, 2016. REUTERS/Max Rossi
A mourner cries next to a coffin prior to the funeral for victims of the earthquake that leveled the town in Amatrice, central Italy August 30, 2016. REUTERS/Max Rossi
A woman is comforted as she sits next to a coffin prior to the funeral for victims of the earthquake that leveled the town in Amatrice, central Italy August 30, 2016. REUTERS/Max Rossi
A mourner cries next to a coffin prior the funeral for victims of the earthquake that leveled the town in Amatrice, central Italy August 30, 2016. REUTERS/Max Rossi
A mourner cries next to a coffin prior the funeral for victims of the earthquake that leveled the town in Amatrice, central Italy August 30, 2016. REUTERS/Max Rossi
A mourner cries next to a coffin prior to the funeral for victims of the earthquake that leveled the town in Amatrice, central Italy August 30, 2016. REUTERS/Max Rossi
A mourner cries next to a coffin prior the funeral for victims of the earthquake that leveled the town in Amatrice, central Italy August 30, 2016. REUTERS/Max Rossi
Mourners cry next to a coffin prior the funeral for victims of the earthquake that leveled the town in Amatrice, central Italy August 30, 2016. REUTERS/Max Rossi
AMATRICE, Italy Dozens of coffins were laid out in a marquee on Tuesday ahead of a state funeral for some of the victims of an earthquake which leveled communities in central Italy last week, killing at least 292 people.
Relatives and friends gathered around the 38 caskets, including those of two small children, which were carried into the tent in pouring rain after a summer storm broke over Amatrice, the worst-hit town from the Aug. 24 quake.
Builders worked through the night hurriedly preparing the funeral site after furious locals warned they would boycott the event when they found out that the authorities planned to hold it in the city of Rieti, more than 60 km (37 miles) away.
The bodies were originally taken to Rieti and officials said it would be easier to hold a mass funeral there rather than in the devastated Amatrice, but Prime Minister Matteo Renzi ordered a change of plan in the face of the local anger.
In the center of Amatrice, which was voted last year one Italy's most beautiful, crews continued to dig for bodies under mounds of rubble left by the 6.2 magnitude quake.
"There are families which have been destroyed. We must give them hope," said Don Sante Bertarelli, who was a priest in Amatrice for 15 years and returned to help comfort his former parishioners after the disaster.
Of the 292 confirmed dead, 231 were found in Amatrice.
A number of foreigners were among the dead, including 11 Romanians and three Britons.
Renzi, Italian President Sergio Mattarella and Romanian Prime Minister Dacian Ciolos were expected to attend the funeral, which was set to start at 6 p.m. (1600 GMT), the Civil Protection Agency said.
Many of those who died in Amatrice were not residents and their funerals are being held in their hometowns.
A fireman used a rope to hoist a wooden statue of Christ borrowed from a nearby church above a makeshift altar for Tuesday's service. Hours before the ceremony, relatives placed bouquets of flowers and pictures of their loved ones on the simple wooden coffins.
CONTROVERSY
In the town center, emergency workers used mechanical diggers and bulldozers to search for bodies, with up to 10 people still believed to be missing under the debris.
It rained on Tuesday for the first time since the quake, complicating the search efforts and setting an even more somber mood.
It is the second state-sponsored funeral in three days. On Saturday rites were held for victims of the quake from the adjoining Marche region. Amatrice is in the region of Lazio.
Controversy has grown over poor construction techniques, which may have been responsible for some of the deaths.
Investigators are looking into work done on the bell tower in Accumoli, which was recently restored but collapsed during the quake onto the home of a family of four, killing them all.
A court sequestered the half-demolished school building in Amatrice, which had recently been remodeled in part to help it withstand earthquakes.
Italy sits on two seismic faultlines. Many of its buildings are hundreds of years old and susceptible to earthquake damage.
Almost 30 people died in earthquakes in northern Italy in 2012 and more than 300 in the city of L'Aquila in 2009.
(Additional reporting by Antonella Cinelli and Matteo Berlenga; writing by Steve Scherer; editing by Andrew Roche and Crispian Balmer) | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-italy-quake-idUSKCN1151K5?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/31644736455dfec94c4c18e0b9e89f5fe03b525c5999ed437161ed4e0cb1347e.json |
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] | 2016-08-30T06:52:16 | null | 2016-08-30T06:26:50 | Chevron Corp's liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply deal with China's ENN LNGTrading Co may boost the formation of a spot market for the fuelin Asia. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fasia-lng-chevron-idUSL3N1BB20E%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 | Chevron LNG supply deal with China's ENN may boost spot market growth | null | null | www.reuters.com | SINGAPORE Aug 30 Chevron Corp's liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply deal with China's ENN LNG Trading Co may boost the formation of a spot market for the fuel in Asia.
Chevron signed a 10-year term supply deal with ENN to supply up to 650,000 metric tons per annum of LNG with first delivery expected in 2018 or in the first half of 2019, Chevron said in a statement on Monday.
ENN is a subsidiary of ENN Energy Holding, which is one of China's largest gas distribution companies and operates in 150 Chinese cities. The firm is also constructing a LNG import terminal in the northeastern city of Zhoushan that is planned to start by 2018.
Chevron expects to supply ENN through its existing LNG assets, "including the company's Australian LNG interests at Gorgon, Wheatstone and the North West Shelf", the statement said.
Companies such as Chevron with the flexibility to match their supply with customers around the world are growing in dominance.
By depending on a number of supply terminals rather than simply one site to supply ENN, the deal may help the formation of so-called spot market for LNG. This would help to replace the dominant sales model of multi-year contracts from one supply site to a buyer, said Sophie Corbeau, a research fellow at the King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center.
"We see this as a beauty of the spot market - we have a network of buyers where sellers are not particularly committed to one buyer for a certain time," said Corbeau. (Reporting by Mark Tay; Editing by Christian Schmollinger) | http://www.reuters.com/article/asia-lng-chevron-idUSL3N1BB20E?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/70fcb01fff24f1ed10264412cdb22201b89e74d8b458ec7e3c5f13deea9738d7.json |
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"Steve Gorman"
] | 2016-08-29T23:02:03 | null | 2016-08-29T22:04:10 | Wildlife agents authorized to eradicate a group of 11 wolves for repeated attacks on cattle in Washington state have hunted down and killed six animals from the condemned pack and are searching for the rest, a state game official said on Monday. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fus-washington-wolves-idUSKCN1142DQ%3FfeedType%3DRSS%26feedName%3DdomesticNews.json | http://s2.reutersmedia.net/resources/r/?m=02&d=20160829&t=2&i=1151500289&w=&fh=545px&fw=&ll=&pl=&sq=&r=LYNXNPEC7S1CC | en | null | Washington state begins killing wolf pack for preying on livestock | null | null | www.reuters.com | An endangered gray wolf is pictured in this undated handout photo from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service/Handout via Reuters
Wildlife agents authorized to eradicate a group of 11 wolves for repeated attacks on cattle in Washington state have hunted down and killed six animals from the condemned pack and are searching for the rest, a state game official said on Monday.
State biologists fatally shot two members of the so-called Profanity Peak wolf pack from a helicopter on Aug. 5 after confirming five fatal wolf attacks on livestock in that area. Further lethal-control efforts were later called off.
But eradication orders were renewed, and expanded to the entire pack, on Aug. 19 when the state Fish and Wildlife Department determined the same group of wolves was behind additional attacks that left two calves dead and a third injured.
Aerial kill teams have since destroyed four more wolves, including a pup, and wildlife agents are looking for the remaining five members of the targeted pack, said Craig Bartlett, a spokesman for the Fish and Wildlife Department.
"We've never taken out an entire pack before," Bartlett said, adding officials could still decide at some point to suspend the hunt and spare some of the remaining wolves if livestock attacks appear to have been halted.
In the meantime, he said, the number of cattle killed or injured by wolves in the area had grown to 12.
The Profanity Peak wolves make up one of 19 wolf packs known to inhabit Washington, 15 of them in the eastern third of the state where federal Endangered Species Act protections for gray wolves were lifted in 2011.
Wolves are still listed as endangered under state law, which allows officials to remove wolves found to be repeatedly preying on livestock. But the population has grown steadily since 2008, when the first pack documented in Washington in many decades was confirmed, and they now number about 90 animals statewide, Bartlett said.
The current effort targeting the Profanity Peak pack marks the third time state officials have used lethal means against wolves. The two previous efforts, in 2012 and 2014, resulted in the deaths of 10 wolves, but some members of those packs ended up being spared, Bartlett said.
(Reporting by Steve Gorman in Los Angeles; Editing by Peter Cooney) | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-washington-wolves-idUSKCN1142DQ?feedType=RSS&feedName=domesticNews | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.reuters.com/9bc2ac6fcd5fb79692ee81256b7f5f9be18ac8d931f5dbfaea65986d412c5ea5.json |
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"Julia Edwards"
] | 2016-08-29T19:02:02 | null | 2016-08-29T17:47:06 | Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson announced on Monday that he directed his advisory council to evaluate whether the agency should continue to contract with private prisons, news that hit shares of private prison operators. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fus-usa-prisons-immigration-idUSKCN1141W7%3FfeedType%3DRSS%26feedName%3DdomesticNews.json | http://s2.reutersmedia.net/resources/r/?m=02&d=20160829&t=2&i=1151468804&w=&fh=545px&fw=&ll=&pl=&sq=&r=LYNXNPEC7S11E | en | null | U.S. immigration agency to review private prison deals; shares slide | null | null | www.reuters.com | U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson testifies before a House Homeland Security Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S. July 14, 2016. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
WASHINGTON Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson announced on Monday that he directed his advisory council to evaluate whether the agency should continue to contract with private prisons, news that hit shares of private prison operators.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), a division of DHS, currently uses private prison groups like Corrections Corp of America and The GEO Group to run some detention facilities for migrants.
Corrections Corp of America's stock slid 9.4 percent and The GEO Group's stock fell 6 percent immediately after news of the review broke.
The announcement followed the U.S. Justice Department's decision to phase out the Bureau of Prison's contracts with private prisons on Aug. 18.
Johnson said he directed DHS's Homeland Security Advisory Council on Friday "to evaluate whether the immigration detention operations conducted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement should move in the same direction" as the Bureau of Prisons.
Corrections Corp of America gained $689 million from ICE contracts since, 23 percent of its total revenue from federal contracts, according to the website SmartProcure that tracks government contracts. The company currently manages a facility for Central American women and children in Dilley, Texas.
The GEO Group has earned $1.18 billion from contracts with ICE since 2008, about 60 percent of its total revenue from federal contracts, according SmartProcure data.
Both companies also contract with state and local prison systems.
The GEO Group said in a statement that it welcomed the review by DHS.
"GEO's facilities under contract with ICE are highly rated and provide high-quality, cost-effective services in safe, secure, and humane residential environments pursuant to strict
contractual requirements and the federal government's national standards," the statement said.
Corrections Corp of America could not immediately be reached for comment.
(Reporting by Julia Edwards, additional reporting by Mica Rosenberg; Editing by Cynthia Osterman and David Gregorio) | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-prisons-immigration-idUSKCN1141W7?feedType=RSS&feedName=domesticNews | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.reuters.com/c9df718f5ef40e2be1a91e8479736fc093704653cfd2e521a80a3dcc8957340d.json |
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"Gary Robertson"
] | 2016-08-26T13:19:30 | null | 2016-04-01T03:16:58 | A Virginia state trooper who was engaged in a training exercise at a Richmond bus station died on Thursday after a man pulled out a gun and opened fire before being fatally shot by two police officers, police said. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fus-virginia-shooting-idUSKCN0WX2KV%3FfeedType%3DRSS%26feedName%3DwtMostRead%26utm_source%3Dfeedburner%26utm_medium%3Dfeed%26utm_campaign%3DFeed%253A%2Breuters%252FMostRead%2B%2528News%2B%252F%2BUS%2B%252F%2BMost%2BRead%2BArticles%2529.json | http://s4.reutersmedia.net/resources_v2/images/rcom-default.png | en | null | Virginia trooper dies after being shot by gunman at bus station | null | null | www.reuters.com | RICHMOND, Va. A Virginia state trooper who was engaged in a training exercise at a Richmond bus station died on Thursday after a man pulled out a gun and opened fire before being fatally shot by two police officers, police said.
The trooper, Chad Dermyer, 37, was shot multiple times and died after being transported to an area hospital, Virginia State Police Colonel Steven Flaherty told a news conference.
The gunman, who police did not identify, died after being transported to the VCU medical Center, Corinne Geller, spokeswoman for Virginia state police, told reporters.
Police did not provide any information on the gunman and did not say why he was at the bus station. Police did say that "the shooter continued to be combative as police took him into custody."
The suspect's firearm was recovered, Geller said.
Two women inside the Greyhound bus station were also shot, but their injuries were non-life-threatening, Geller said. Police did not identify them.
Dermyer, who had recently been transferred to an counter-terrorism unit, was among roughly a dozen troopers participating in a training session. Police provided no further details on the training exercise and did not say if it was part of the anti-terrorism unit.
Dermyer was in uniform when he approached the man at around 2:45 p.m. EDT, police said.
Dermyer joined the department in 2014, police said. He had served in the U.S. Marine Corps and is survived by his wife and two young children.
Officials from the Richmond Police Department, the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Marshals Service, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Henrico County Police, and U.S. Department of Homeland Security responded to the scene, Geller said.
Greyhound, owned by FirstGroup PLC (FGP.L), said the station was closed until further notice and the company was actively working with authorities to provide any information needed, including video surveillance that was captured.
Greyhound said in a statement that no employees were injured.
(Additional reporting by Eric M. Johnson in Seattle and Melissa Fares in New York; writing by Scott Malone and Eric Beech; Editing by Mohammad Zargham and Diane Craft) | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-virginia-shooting-idUSKCN0WX2KV?feedType=RSS&feedName=wtMostRead&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2FMostRead+%28News+%2F+US+%2F+Most+Read+Articles%29 | en | 2016-04-01T00:00:00 | www.reuters.com/c177f009bd6ec45c6a864ae5b9ef4ea249836829cc3e7a19091561b1d2856d8e.json |
[
"Ed Stoddard"
] | 2016-08-31T02:52:54 | null | 2016-08-31T00:58:16 | Africa's rare forest elephants which play a key role in replenishing the central African rainforests will need almost a century to recover from an onslaught by ivory poachers because of their slow birth rate, a study published on Wednesday said. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fus-wildlife-forestelephants-idUSKCN116003%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 | Africa forest elephants may take almost a century to recover from poaching: study | null | null | www.reuters.com | JOHANNESBURG Africa's rare forest elephants which play a key role in replenishing the central African rainforests will need almost a century to recover from an onslaught by ivory poachers because of their slow birth rate, a study published on Wednesday said.
The study by the New York-based Wildlife Conservation Society is the first analysis of the demography of an elusive animal that is hard to track because of its remote wooded surrounds.
But the thickly-forested tropical range it inhabits has not deterred poachers, who reduced its population by a staggering 65 percent between 2002 and 2013 to meet red-hot demand for ivory in China and other fast-growing Asian economies.
"In the intervening time we are down significantly from that 100,000 - it could be as low as 70,000 now," Peter Wrege of Cornell University, one of the study's authors, told Reuters.
"To come back to the population it was before 2002, based on their natality rates, it could take nearly a century to recover," Wrege said.
Much more is at stake than the fate one animal's population: forest elephants are regarded by biologists as a "keystone species" playing a crucial role in the robustness of central Africa's wooded ecosystems, the study, published in the Journal of Applied Ecology, said.
Plant species depend on elephants to disperse their seeds in their excrement - big animals travel widely, eat a lot, and produce vast amounts of dung. The gaps that their bulk and diet create in thick vegetation also provide smaller creatures with pathways.
"The structure of the forests would change if they did not have the elephants doing this dispersal," Wrege said.
The health of the central African rainforests has global consequences as they are the planet's second largest carbon sequestration zone - which means they soak up carbon, slowing climate change.
"Forest elephants are experiencing the greatest levels of poaching in Africa with potentially as much as 10 to 18 percent of the population killed per year," the study said.
One of two species of African elephant - the other is the more numerous and larger Savannah elephant - the forest dwellers can hardly sustain this kind of lethal pressure because few other mammals reproduce so slowly.
The study found females begin giving birth when they are around 23, about a decade later than their Savannah counterparts. And female forest elephants only produce a calf every five or six years, compared to the three- to four-year interval of their Savannah kin.
Some of the worst poaching is taking place in forest-elephant range states such as Central African Republic and Democratic Republic of Congo - poor countries that suffer from bad governance and conflict.
The findings come ahead of a major United Nations' meeting in Johannesburg at the end of September where Zimbabwe and Namibia will push for permission to sell ivory stocks, a move opposed by many other African countries.
Those seeking to open up the ivory trade argue it will raise badly-needed funds for conservation, but others say it would provide cover to poachers and make products that threaten species such as forest elephants socially acceptable.
Overall, the illicit killing of elephants in Africa is believed to have declined from a peak of 30,000 in 2011 but remains far too high, according to a recent report.
(Editing by Richard Balmforth) | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-wildlife-forestelephants-idUSKCN116003?feedType=RSS&feedName=environmentNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2Fenvironment+%28News+%2F+US+%2F+Environment%29 | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.reuters.com/eabb4fa40ce56c78866982b734e63e118e0a65255f5f08ba3136deda7b6b79ad.json |
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"Karen Freifeld"
] | 2016-08-30T21:03:09 | 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%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_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=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/aa3ad495368b4f294d6413588c5ad2b0ed9d2823a6e9416431801104b53467f3.json |
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] | 2016-08-27T21:04:30 | null | 2016-08-27T20:32:43 | German Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel said in an interview on Saturday that Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives had "underestimated" the challenge of integrating a record migrant influx. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fus-europe-migrants-germany-gabriel-idUSKCN1120RP%3FfeedType%3DRSS%26feedName%3DworldNews%26utm_source%3Dfeedburner%26utm_medium%3Dfeed%26utm_campaign%3DFeed%253A%2BReuters%252FworldNews%2B%2528Reuters%2BWorld%2BNews%2529.json | http://s2.reutersmedia.net/resources/r/?m=02&d=20160827&t=2&i=1151300163&w=&fh=545px&fw=&ll=&pl=&sq=&r=LYNXNPEC7Q0LI | en | null | Merkel's deputy says she underestimated migrant integration challenge | null | null | www.reuters.com | German Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel and German Chancellor Angela Merkel (R) attend the cabinet meeting at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, August 17, 2016. REUTERS/Axel Schmidt
BERLIN German Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel said in an interview on Saturday that Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives had "underestimated" the challenge of integrating a record migrant influx.
Gabriel is also leader of the Social Democrats (SPD) - the junior coalition partner in Merkel's government - and his comments to broadcaster ZDF come as campaigning gets under way for a federal election next year.
More than a million migrants flocked to Germany from the Middle East, Africa and elsewhere last year. Concerns about how to integrate them all into German society and the labor market are now rife and support for the anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany (AfD) has grown.
"I, we always said that it's inconceivable for Germany to take in a million people every year," Gabriel said in extracts of an interview released on Saturday.
The IAB German labor office research institute says around 16,000 are still arriving each month, compared with more than 200,000 in November.
Gabriel also criticized Merkel's catchphrase "Wir schaffen das", meaning "We can do this", which she adopted during the migrant crisis last summer and has repeatedly used since.
Merkel used the phrase at a news conference she held in late July after a spate of attacks on civilians in Germany, including two claimed by Islamic State, that have put her open-door migrant policy in the spotlight. Her popularity has slipped since those attacks.
Gabriel said repeating that phrase was not enough and the conservatives needed to create the conditions for Germany to be able to cope, adding that the conservatives had always blocked opportunities to do that.
(Reporting by Michelle Martin, editing by Larry King) | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-europe-migrants-germany-gabriel-idUSKCN1120RP?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Reuters%2FworldNews+%28Reuters+World+News%29 | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.reuters.com/5892d01c4420ca5e91a76484792da5f5538a6c5a375858675ceeea146f561199.json |
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] | 2016-08-29T15:02:51 | null | 2016-08-29T14:34:50 | Suspended President Dilma Rousseff appeared before Brazil's Senate on Monday to defend herself from charges of breaking budget laws in an impeachment trial that is expected to remove her from office this week. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fus-brazil-impeachment-rousseff-idUSKCN1141CS%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=20160829&t=2&i=1151452834&w=&fh=545px&fw=&ll=&pl=&sq=&r=LYNXNPEC7S0T7 | en | null | Brazil's Rousseff appears before Senate in impeachment trial | null | null | www.reuters.com | People walk next to an official photo of Brazil's suspended President Dilma Rousseff, at a camp in support of Rousseff, in Brasilia, Brazil, August 28, 2016. REUTERS/Bruno Kelly
The Brazilian Congress is pictured before the final session of debate and voting on Brazil's suspended President Dilma Rousseff's impeachment trial in Brasilia, Brazil August 29, 2016. REUTERS/Bruno Kelly
A supporter of Brazil's suspended president Dilma Rousseff shows a banner that reads 'Out Temer', in reference to interim president Michel Temer, in front of the Brazilian Congress during the final session of debate and voting on Rousseff's impeachment trial in Brasilia, Brazil August 29, 2016. REUTERS/Bruno Kelly
A poster with an image in support of Brazil's suspended president Dilma Rousseff, is seen in front of the Brazilian Congress during the final session of debate and voting on Rousseff's impeachment trial in Brasilia, Brazil August 29, 2016. REUTERS/Bruno Kelly
Supporters of Brazil's suspended president Dilma Rousseff show a banner that reads 'With Dilma and the Democracy', in front of the Brazilian congress during the final session of debate and voting on Rousseff's impeachment trial in Brasilia, Brazil August 29, 2016. REUTERS/Bruno Kelly
Brazil's suspended president Dilma Rousseff (R) listens to Ricardo Lewandowski (L) president of Brazil's Supreme Court, during the final session of debate and voting on Rousseff's impeachment trial in Brasilia, Brazil, August 29, 2016. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino
BRASILIA Suspended President Dilma Rousseff appeared before Brazil's Senate on Monday to defend herself from charges of breaking budget laws in an impeachment trial that is expected to remove her from office this week.
Senators will question Rousseff in a session expected to last all day. They are then due to vote late on Tuesday or early Wednesday on whether to convict Rousseff and remove her from office.
If she is dismissed, interim President Michel Temer would officially take over as Brazil's leader to serve out the remainder of the presidential term through 2018.
(Reporting by Anthony Boadle; Editing by Daniel Flynn) | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-brazil-impeachment-rousseff-idUSKCN1141CS?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2FtopNews+%28News+%2F+US+%2F+Top+News%29 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.reuters.com/cc3acd5e625002495646bc5275670cc135361dccc557576855d7094f68f57473.json |
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] | 2016-08-30T23:02:15 | null | 2016-08-30T22:48:40 | The chief of Chicago's police department recommended on Tuesday that five officers be fired over their role in the 2014 shooting death of an black teenager, an incident that heaped national scrutiny on the nation's second largest police force. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fus-chicago-police-idUSKCN1152UJ%3FfeedType%3DRSS%26feedName%3DdomesticNews.json | http://s4.reutersmedia.net/resources/r/?m=02&d=20160830&t=2&i=1151648138&w=&fh=545px&fw=&ll=&pl=&sq=&r=LYNXNPEC7T1LY | en | null | Five Chicago officers face firing over slaying of black teen | null | null | www.reuters.com | Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke sits in the courtroom during a hearing in his shooting case of Laquan McDonald at the Leighton Criminal Court Building in Chicago, Illinois March 23, 2016. REUTERS/Nancy Stone/Chicago Tribune/Pool File Photo
Black Lives Matter protesters chant slogans in Grand Central Terminal as they protest the 2014 death of Laquan McDonald from Chicago in the Manhattan borough of New York December 14, 2015. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri
CHICAGO The chief of Chicago's police department recommended on Tuesday that five officers be fired over their role in the 2014 shooting death of an black teenager, an incident that heaped national scrutiny on the nation's second largest police force.
Superintendent Eddie Johnson recommended to the Chicago Police Board that officer Jason Van Dyke who shot Laquan McDonald 16 times, be fired, along with another four officers.
The shooting made national headlines and sparked wide protests after the release of a dashboard video more than a year after the incident. The video shows the officer continued to fire after McDonald, 17, had fallen to the ground.
The Chicago Police Department has been under federal investigation over officers' use of lethal force.
The recommendation marks the start of formal proceedings in the officers' firing. The Police Board, whose nine members are appointed by Mayor Rahm Emanuel, must consider Johnson's recommendation and then make the decision on firing the officers.
Van Dkye is facing charges of first-degree murder and is on unpaid leave. He has pleaded not guilty.
"Today, the Superintendent filed with the Police Board charges against five members of the Police Department alleging multiple rule violations stemming from the police involved fatal shooting of Laquan McDonald," a statement from the Police Board said.
"The Superintendent has recommended that each of the five officers be discharged from the Chicago Police Department."
The Police Board, whose nine members are appointed by Mayor Rahm Emanuel, must consider Johnson's recommendation and then make the decision on firing the officers.
"The public is reminded that the filing of charges is not evidence of guilt," the statement added.
Sergeant Stephen Franko, officers Janet Mondragon, Daphne Sebastian and Ricardo Viramontes are named along with Van Dyke. According to charges released on Tuesday, all allegedly made false or inaccurate statements about the circumstances surrounding McDonald's death.
An initial status hearing for the cases is scheduled for Sept. 19.
The police reports on the October 2014 shooting conflicted with video footage of the incident, sparking accusations that Van Dyke's fellow officers were trying to cover up an unjustified shooting.
Emanuel fired police Superintendent Garry McCarthy in the wake of the video release, and thousands of protesters took to the streets of Chicago over McDonald's death and the subsequent handling of the case.
Initially Johnson recommended that 10 officers be terminated, though that number dropped to seven because some officers retired, among other reasons, the Chicago Tribune reported. It was unclear why that number dropped to five officers.
(Reporting by Timothy Mclaughlin in Chicago; Editing by Cynthia Osterman) | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-chicago-police-idUSKCN1152UJ?feedType=RSS&feedName=domesticNews | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.reuters.com/f06907845a682a1ac573782d5a816d9b7a4f0e7fe251c1ac8e4403971ab8c480.json |
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] | 2016-08-29T11:04:46 | null | 2016-08-29T10:15:10 | Thai police identified on Monday a third suspect wanted in connection with a wave of bombs in tourist towns this month that killed four people and for the first time linked the attacks to Muslim separatists operating in the far south. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fus-thailand-security-idUSKCN1140RZ%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=1151423835&w=&fh=545px&fw=&ll=&pl=&sq=&r=LYNXNPEC7S0DQ | en | null | Thai police link beach-town bombings to Muslim insurgency | null | null | www.reuters.com | Damage is seen after a blast outside a hotel in the southern province of Pattani, Thailand. REUTERS/Surapan Boonthanom
BANGKOK Thai police identified on Monday a third suspect wanted in connection with a wave of bombs in tourist towns this month that killed four people and for the first time linked the attacks to Muslim separatists operating in the far south.
Thailand's tourist industry had been largely spared a spill-over of violence from a decades-old insurgency in the far south and authorities had at first dismissed any connection between the Aug. 11-12 bombings and the separatists.
But police issuing an arrest warrant for a third suspect on Monday said all three of the people they wanted to question had links to previous attacks blamed on the Muslim insurgents.
"The three suspects for which we have obtained an arrest warrants are known to have ties to other previous attacks in the southern provinces," deputy national police spokesman Kissana Phathanacharoen told Reuters.
Police identified the third suspect as Asamin Katemadi and said he was also wanted in connection with a 2015 bomb attack on the tourist island of Samui.
Four Thai people were killed in the coordinated bomb attacks in various tourist town south of Bangkok this month and dozens were wounded, including foreigners.
The military government, apparently loath to spread alarm in the tourist industry, the one bright spot in a generally flat economy, at first dismissed any suggestion the Muslim separatists battling the predominantly Buddhist country's government might be to blame.
Authorities even hinted that supporters of ousted populist premier Thaksin Shinawatra might have been responsible. He denied any link.
Thailand's three far-south provinces of Pattani, Yala and Narathiwat are majority-Muslim and resistance to central government rule has existed there for decades, resurfacing violently in 2004.
More than 6,500 people have been killed in the largely ethnic Malay region since then in bombings and shootings that take place almost daily, according to Deep South Watch, a group which monitors the conflict.
Peace talks between the government and shadowy insurgents group began in 2013 under the civilian government of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, Thaksin's sister, but have stalled since the military overthrew her in 2014.
Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha said on Monday meetings were taking place between the government and various insurgent groups in Malaysia but he insisted that there needed to be a cessation of violence before further terms were discussed.
"As long as there is violence, can there be any trust?" he said when reporters asked him about the situation in the south.
Bangkok-based analyst Anthony Davis, at security consulting firm IHS-Jane's, told Reuters that the recent increase in violence may be due to dissatisfaction over the talks.
(Reporting by Aukkarapon Niyomyat and Pracha Hariraksapitak; Writing by Cod Satrusayang; Editing by Amy Sawitta Lefevre and Robert Birsel) | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-thailand-security-idUSKCN1140RZ?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/853f1c4bb21065257cfaec6dd55d523e63d6d697eaee06922848b8f95ae833f8.json |
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] | 2016-08-30T10:52:09 | null | 2016-08-30T10:19:21 | Bank of Nova Scotia reported a6.1 percent rise in third-quarter earnings, driven by growth inboth its domestic and international banking businesses. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fscotiabank-results-idUSL3N1BB3FX%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 | Scotiabank quarterly profit rises 6.1 pct | null | null | www.reuters.com | Aug 30 Bank of Nova Scotia reported a 6.1 percent rise in third-quarter earnings, driven by growth in both its domestic and international banking businesses.
Net income rose to C$1.96 billion ($1.50 billion) in the quarter ended July 31 from C$1.85 billion a year earlier.
On a per-share basis, the bank earned C$1.54, compared with C$1.45. ($1 = 1.3037 Canadian dollars) (Reporting by Matt Scuffham and Richa Naidu; Editing by Anil D'Silva) | http://www.reuters.com/article/scotiabank-results-idUSL3N1BB3FX?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/7ab65c3d19b0475255a202c52f9b062edf4b54e90c79ea6b79b0d5ee7672ccaa.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T13:18:31 | null | 2016-08-24T21:07:34 | Former "Friends" star Courteney Cox says she is now reconciled to looking older and regrets some procedures she had in the past to keep the wrinkles at bay. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fus-people-courteneycox-idUSKCN10Z2QO%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://s4.reutersmedia.net/resources/r/?m=02&d=20160824&t=2&i=1150928915&w=&fh=545px&fw=&ll=&pl=&sq=&r=LYNXNPEC7N1L9 | en | null | Courteney Cox regrets 'horrible' bids to fight aging | null | null | www.reuters.com | Courteney Cox, director of the movie ''Just Before I Go'', poses at the premiere in Los Angeles, California, U.S. April 20, 2015. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/File Photo
Former "Friends" star Courteney Cox says she is now reconciled to looking older and regrets some procedures she had in the past to keep the wrinkles at bay.
Cox, 52, spoke out during an expedition with outdoor adventurer Bear Grylls in the Irish highlands, in which the pair abseiled down sheer cliffs and shared maggots found in a rotting sheep.
"Getting older has not been... I don't think it's the easiest thing. But I have learned lessons," Cox said in the "Running Wild with Bear Grylls" episode that aired on NBC television on Monday.
Cox, who spoke some years ago about using Botox and laser treatments to prolong her youthful looks, said she was now more relaxed.
"Sometimes you find yourself trying and then you look at a picture of yourself and go, 'Oh, God.' Like, you look horrible. I have done things that I regret, and luckily they're things that dissolve and go away. So, um, that's good, because it's not always been my best look. So, now I just have a new motto: 'Just let it be,'" she said.
Cox, who played Monica Geller for 10 years in the comedy series "Friends," is the latest star to speak out about the pressure women feel in Hollywood to maintain their looks.
Her "Friends" co-star Jennifer Aniston, 47, last month wrote that she was sick of the "sport-like scrutiny and body shaming that occurs daily" in celebrity and other media, while "Bridget Jones" star Renee Zellweger, 47, slammed persistent speculation that she had undergone plastic surgery on her face or eyes.
"Too skinny, too fat, showing age, better as a brunette, cellulite thighs, facelift scandal, going bald, fat belly or bump? Ugly shoes, ugly feet, ugly smile, ugly hands, ugly dress, ugly laugh; headline material which emphasizes the implied variables meant to determine a person’s worth," Zellweger wrote in an August 5 blog for the Huffington Post.
(Reporting by Jill Serjeant; Editing by Andrew Hay) | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-people-courteneycox-idUSKCN10Z2QO?feedType=RSS&feedName=entertainmentNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2Fentertainment+%28News+%2F+US+%2F+Entertainment%29 | en | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | www.reuters.com/1be8521d10dc23c926d0dbece30e84f9f105e86b22f2e23a35befff954cb73ac.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T13:20:18 | null | 2016-08-26T10:09:20 | Top White House officials met on Thursday with Democratic and Republican presidential campaign representatives to discuss preparations for transferring power to whomever wins the Nov. 8 election, a White House spokeswoman said. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fus-usa-election-transition-idUSKCN1102KD%3FfeedType%3DRSS%26feedName%3DpoliticsNews%26utm_source%3Dfeedburner%26utm_medium%3Dfeed%26utm_campaign%3DFeed%253A%2BReuters%252FPoliticsNews%2B%2528Reuters%2BPolitics%2BNews%2529.json | http://s3.reutersmedia.net/resources/r/?m=02&d=20160825&t=2&i=1151088632&w=&fh=545px&fw=&ll=&pl=&sq=&r=LYNXNPEC7O1LN | en | null | White House meets with Clinton, Trump teams to discuss transition | null | null | www.reuters.com | WASHINGTON Top White House officials met on Thursday with Democratic and Republican presidential campaign representatives to discuss preparations for transferring power to whomever wins the Nov. 8 election, a White House spokeswoman said.
The meeting was led by Denis McDonough, President Barack Obama's chief of staff, and included Ken Salazar, the former Interior Secretary who is leading the transition team for Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton, and New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, who is the transition chair for Republican candidate Donald Trump, the White House said.
(Reporting by Roberta Rampton; Editing by James Dalgleish) | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-transition-idUSKCN1102KD?feedType=RSS&feedName=politicsNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Reuters%2FPoliticsNews+%28Reuters+Politics+News%29 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.reuters.com/3927c6baefdc1740ee7e2f4bdc0f3c3ff796880cd202315cc0e7d5ec98a2b5d5.json |
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] | 2016-08-31T14:51:40 | null | 2016-08-31T14:33:10 | The European Commission's ruling that Apple should pay 13 billion euros of back-dated taxes could help Ireland reduce its debt significantly but may undermine the Irish government in the process, Standard & Poor's told Reuters on Thursday. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fus-ireland-ratings-apple-idUSKCN1161Y7%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=20160831&t=2&i=1151735566&w=&fh=545px&fw=&ll=&pl=&sq=&r=LYNXNPEC7U17U | en | null | Apple tax receipts could help cut Ireland's debt pile - S&P | null | null | www.reuters.com | Apple Operations International, a subsidiary of Apple Inc, is seen in Hollyhill, Cork, in the south of Ireland August 30, 2016. REUTERS/Stringer - RTX2NL1N
LONDON The European Commission's ruling that Apple should pay 13 billion euros of back-dated taxes could help Ireland reduce its debt significantly but may undermine the Irish government in the process, Standard & Poor's told Reuters on Thursday.
"There are many uncertainties ahead but if we assume that the money will definitely come through, the sum of 13 billion euros is not insignificant for an economy the size of Ireland," said Moritz Kraemer, the ratings agency's chief European sovereign rating officer.
The sum of 13 billion euros constitutes more than 5 percent of Ireland's gross domestic product, and would allow the country to bring its debt down to around mid 80 percent of gross domestic product if the government uses it for that purpose alone, he said.
However, Kraemer warned that the ruling might destabilizes the current government and its ability to formulate and implement policy -- an important rating factor that Standard & Poor's looks at.
"If the government chooses not to accept the 13 billion euros at a time when they have stated the money is not there for other spending needs, it could undermine them in the eyes of the public and weaken their position," he said.
Kraemer added that it may be that the Irish business model is being put to the legal test.
(Reporting by Abhinav Ramnarayan; editing by Dhara Ranasinghe) | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-ireland-ratings-apple-idUSKCN1161Y7?feedType=RSS&feedName=businessNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2FbusinessNews+%28Business+News%29 | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.reuters.com/b09b27695fb82dd1a0d24bb9a88b390899980998eaa60f59a9f0670945150755.json |
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] | 2016-08-30T18:52:49 | null | 2016-08-30T17:03:27 | A musical with Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone, Jude Law as a chain smoking pope and Mel Gibson's come back with a war drama are all tipped as must-sees at the Venice film festival which opens its 73rd edition on the Lido under heightened security on Wednesday. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fus-filmfestival-venice-preview-idUSKCN11529R%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://s2.reutersmedia.net/resources/r/?m=02&d=20160830&t=2&i=1151612317&w=&fh=545px&fw=&ll=&pl=&sq=&r=LYNXNPEC7T1B4 | en | null | Venice star-studded film fest set to open under heightened security | null | null | www.reuters.com | VENICE A musical with Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone, Jude Law as a chain smoking pope and Mel Gibson's come back with a war drama are all tipped as must-sees at the Venice film festival which opens its 73rd edition on the Lido under heightened security on Wednesday.
Top Hollywood talent and auteur directors will be vying for the Golden Lion at the world's oldest film festival which, after a period in the doldrums, is again seen as a launch pad for the industry's award season after premiering Academy winners in its last three editions.
Space drama "Gravity", comedy "Birdman" and last year's clergy sex abuse film "Spotlight" secured Oscars after premiering in Venice and those wins have helped attract talent to this year's festival, said artistic director Alberto Barbera.
"The second element is that this year there is a lot of good stuff around," he told Reuters as the red carpet was laid out in preparation for the star-filled line-up.
The rich selection of U.S. and international movies include Damien Chazelle's "La La Land", the festival's opener, starring Stone and Gosling in a musical comedy-drama about a jazz pianist who falls in love with an aspiring actress in Los Angeles.
"'La La Land' is something that everyone is talking about," said Variety film critic Jay Weissberg. "As much as maybe people don't even want to admit that they like musicals, everybody kind of likes a musical."
Others include fashion designer Tom Ford's thriller "Nocturnal Animals" and Denis Villeneuve's science fiction drama "Arrival", both featuring Amy Adams, and Gibson's "Hacksaw Ridge".
Also hotly anticipated are the first two episodes of Paolo Sorrentino's mini TV series "The Young Pope", featuring Law as a conservative, cigarette-smoking American pontiff Pius XIII, which will screen in an out-of-competition section.
"They think that he's going to be more liberal but it turns out he's much more conservative, so in a way it's the opposite of Pope Francis ... it's a brilliant concept," Weissberg said.
Concrete slabs were positioned at entrances to control vehicle traffic, and security officials were screening arrivals at the festival venue on the eve of the event which runs till Sept. 10.
"After all the terrorist attacks in Europe the security is one of the main issues," Barbera said, but added the measures would be sufficiently discreet to not disturb the festival.
A new, cube-shaped theater will open during the event, bearing witness to some of the work done since Barbera returned at the helm of the festival in 2012 and made restoring the site to its former glory a priority.
The festival organizers have canceled the beachside gala dinner scheduled for Wednesday in respect of the nearly 300 victims of the earthquake that hit central Italy last week.
"We are here for a festival which is a cultural event, we don't want to give up of course on the event but we want to give a concrete sign of our solidarity to the victims," Barbera said.
(Writing by Agnieszka Flak; Editing by Richard Balmforth) | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-filmfestival-venice-preview-idUSKCN11529R?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/2575a815aa958e57192d14aad8a3eaf9edd55bd4b0e50f5957c75032d85408b1.json |
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] | 2016-08-29T22:52:14 | null | 2016-08-29T21:53:30 | A Chinese talk show host hasaccused a Canadian government-backed tourism organization ofcensoring discussion of the country's aboriginal issues on hisprogram and says it caused an episode to be dropped. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fcanada-china-censorship-idUSL1N1BA1NB%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 | UPDATE 1-Chinese TV host accuses Canada tourism body of censorship | null | null | www.reuters.com | (Adds additional comment from government agency)
By Ethan Lou
TORONTO Aug 29 A Chinese talk show host has accused a Canadian government-backed tourism organization of censoring discussion of the country's aboriginal issues on his program and says it caused an episode to be dropped.
Gao Xiaosong, also head of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd's music division, made the accusation on his Weibo Chinese microblog on Saturday, two days before Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau embarked on his first official visit to China.
Gao wrote that he had interviewed a Canadian aboriginal chief for an episode of his show, "Xiaosong Pedia," due to be shown last Friday on the online video site iQIYI.
The unnamed chief praised Trudeau's and New Zealand's approaches to aboriginals, but criticized Canada's treatment of his people in the past, Gao wrote.
Gao wrote that tourism agency Destination Canada then applied pressure on iQIYI through a sponsor, asking for nearly half of what was at least a 40-minute episode to be cut.
Asked about the incident, Destination Canada said it engaged the travel site Ctrip.Com International Ltd to produce "four tourism videos," and it in turn hired iQIYI as a supplier.
"Destination Canada sees this type of contract as a paid editorial," the agency said. "In advance of production, Destination Canada provides a briefing and guidelines."
Gao, iQIYI and Ctrip did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Gao's program bills itself as a weekly general interest talk show. At least one episode, about the city of Vancouver and uploaded on Aug. 19, appeared to have been shot in Canada.
Ctrip's logo appears frequently in that episode. Gao wrote that he usually complies when asked to feature an advertiser, but the program's content has never faced interference.
Gao did not give details on what ensued after Destination Canada's request, which was relayed through iQIYI. He wrote only that his contract with iQIYI requires mutual consent to broadcast an episode, and that the request was unacceptable.
"Speaking the truth is Xiaosong's fundamental value," he wrote, referencing a Chinese saying: "Better to be broken jade than whole pottery."
Trudeau's Liberal party came to power last November promising to rebuild ties with Canada's 1.4 million aboriginal people, who on average suffer from higher rates of crime, poverty and addiction.
In an email-chain screenshot posted by Gao, a Destination Canada official, whose name had been redacted, wrote in red typeface that the episode brought up an "unpleasant past" and that such content "definitely cannot appear." (Reporting by Ethan Lou in Toronto; Editing by Dan Grebler) | http://www.reuters.com/article/canada-china-censorship-idUSL1N1BA1NB?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/25d511e0502d54234b6b3ed1588528f11b62211b0d3cc0cea21b6b4cd3d7738a.json |
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] | 2016-08-29T19:02:52 | null | 2016-08-29T18:02:21 | The Federal Bureau of Investigation has found breaches in Illinois and Arizona's voter registration databases and is urging states to increase computer security ahead of the November presidential election, according to a U.S. official familiar with the probe. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fus-usa-election-cybersecurity-idUSKCN1141L4%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=20160829&t=2&i=1151476351&w=&fh=545px&fw=&ll=&pl=&sq=&r=LYNXNPEC7S15M | en | null | FBI detects breaches against two state voter systems | null | null | www.reuters.com | Voters cast their ballots at Su Nueva laundromat during voting in Illinois' U.S. presidential primary election in Chicago, Illinois, United States, March 15, 2016. REUTERS/Jim Young
WASHINGTON The Federal Bureau of Investigation has found breaches in Illinois and Arizona's voter registration databases and is urging states to increase computer security ahead of the November presidential election, according to a U.S. official familiar with the probe.
The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said on Monday that investigators were also seeking evidence of whether other states may have been targeted.
The FBI warning in an Aug. 18 flash alert from the agency's Cyber Division did not identify the intruders or the two states targeted.
Reuters obtained a copy of the document after Yahoo News first reported the story Monday.
Accessing information in a voter database, much of which is publicly accessible, does not necessarily suggest an effort to manipulate the votes themselves. When registering, voters typically provide their names, home addresses, driver's license or identification numbers, and party affiliations.
But U.S. intelligence officials have become increasingly worried that hackers sponsored by Russia or other countries may attempt to disrupt the presidential election.
Officials and cyber security experts say recent breaches at the Democratic National Committee and elsewhere in the Democratic Party were likely carried out by people within the Russian government. Kremlin officials have denied allegations of Moscow's involvement.
An FBI spokeswoman would not comment on the alerts but said the agency "routinely advises" on "various cyber threat indicators observed during the course of our investigations."
The intrusions come amid repeated unsubstantiated claims by Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump that the U.S. election system is "rigged."
Trump has cited emails leaked from the Democratic National Committee that indicated the party favored Hillary Clinton over Bernie Sanders as reason to cast doubt on the electoral process in general.
Concerns about election computer security prompted Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson earlier this month to offer state election officials the department's help in making their voting systems more secure.
David Kennedy, chief executive officer of information security consulting company TrustedSec, said the attacks referenced in the FBI alert appeared to be largely exploratory and not especially sophisticated.
"It could be a precursor to a larger attack," he added.
Citing a state election board official, Yahoo News said the Illinois voter registration system was shut down for 10 days in late July after hackers downloaded personal data on up to 200,000 voters.
The Arizona attack was more limited and involved introducing malicious software into the voter registration system, Yahoo News quoted a state official as saying. No data was removed in that attack, the official said.
Voting watchdog organizations say states have generally improved their security practices over the last several presidential election cycles.
Only five states - New Jersey, Delaware, Georgia, South Carolina and Louisiana - use electronic voting machines without a paper trail, according to a database maintained by Verified Voting, a non-profit organization that aims to improve vote accuracy and transparency.
But several state election boards have rejected assistance from the Department of Homeland Security to secure their voting systems, citing fears of a federal takeover of a state-run system, said Susannah Goodman, director of the voting integrity program at Common Cause, a progressive advocacy organization.
“We can simultaneously have confidence in our system and prepare appropriately for possible attacks," said Goodman.
(Reporting by Dustin Volz and Jim Finkle; Additional reporting by John Walcott; Editing by Julia Edwards and Lisa Von Ahn) | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-cybersecurity-idUSKCN1141L4?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2FtopNews+%28News+%2F+US+%2F+Top+News%29 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.reuters.com/75eca320209dea17da65551017ac6773840a8cff42c32c697c0f77c6d17a60e3.json |
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] | 2016-08-30T22:52:18 | null | 2016-08-30T22:19:08 | Connecture Inc | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2FidUSFWN1BB0KI%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-Connecture files for offering of 13.41 mln shares of common stock | null | null | www.reuters.com | Aug 30 Connecture Inc
* Files for offering of 13.41 million shares of common stock by the selling stockholders - SEC filing
* In addition, offering of up to 52,000 shares of series A preferred stock Source: (bit.ly/2bYv69t) Further company coverage: | http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSFWN1BB0KI?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/18bd494f73d0b8de00004f4817f09b60c082db4fa30a5de5ae5fb4bb8a81f36d.json |
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] | 2016-08-30T10:52:17 | null | 2016-08-30T10:12:31 | MNC Media Investment Ltd : | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2FidUSASC094SZ%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-MNC Media reports net profit of $2.7 million | null | null | www.reuters.com | Fridman's LetterOne invests in mobile challenger FreedomPop
FRANKFURT, Aug 30 FreedomPop, a U.S. startup challenging the mobile industry by offering free voice and data plans, has received a $50 million investment to fund international expansion from LetterOne, the investment vehicle owned by Russian billionaire Mikhail Fridman. | http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSASC094SZ?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/1fba35420972d4a738adb82a48a16a0cc79f4750b83247828d9ef3fe02eb152f.json |
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] | 2016-08-28T16:52:01 | null | 2016-08-28T15:39:59 | Hurricane Gaston is producing maximum sustained winds of 105 miles per hour (165 km per hour) and stronger gusts as it churns through the Atlantic Ocean, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said in an advisory. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fus-storm-gaston-idUSKCN1130PQ%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 | Hurricane Gaston packs sustained winds of 105 mph, NHC says | null | null | www.reuters.com | Hurricane Gaston is producing maximum sustained winds of 105 miles per hour (165 km per hour) and stronger gusts as it churns through the Atlantic Ocean, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said in an advisory.
The system, which is not threatening any land mass, was located about 600 miles east of Bermuda and moving toward the northwest at about 5 mph as of 11 a.m. Eastern (1500 GMT), the Miami-based weather forecaster said on its website. It is expected to turn toward the north on Monday.
The NHC said on Saturday evening the system had strengthened to a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 85 mph.
Some additional strengthening was possible during the next day or so, the NHC said in its latest advisory.
There were no coastal watches or warnings in effect for the storm, the NHC said.
(Reporting by Frank McGurty in New York; Editing by Robin Pomeroy) | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-storm-gaston-idUSKCN1130PQ?feedType=RSS&feedName=environmentNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2Fenvironment+%28News+%2F+US+%2F+Environment%29 | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.reuters.com/d338536b27a7cd70b480504501555be2bea54be77ceab0849d1045119718f27b.json |
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] | 2016-08-30T12:53:48 | 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%3DlifestyleMolt.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=lifestyleMolt | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.reuters.com/d8c5612727ddc6c2e2153f167074fa97257e5e41a39b35256d8b8a6c788f6696.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T14:50:31 | null | 2016-08-26T13:10:48 | U.S. economic growth was a bit more sluggish than initially thought in the second quarter as businesses aggressively ran down stocks of unsold goods, offsetting a spurt in consumer spending. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fus-usa-economy-idUSKCN1111IB%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=20160826&t=2&i=1151171326&w=&fh=545px&fw=&ll=&pl=&sq=&r=LYNXNPEC7P0V9 | en | null | Declining inventories curb U.S. second-quarter growth; consumption surges | null | null | www.reuters.com | People hold Macy's shopping bags outside the store at the Herald Square location in New York, U.S., May 9, 2016. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
WASHINGTON U.S. economic growth was a bit more sluggish than initially thought in the second quarter as businesses aggressively ran down stocks of unsold goods, offsetting a spurt in consumer spending.
Gross domestic product expanded at a 1.1 percent annual rate, the Commerce Department said on Friday in its second estimate of GDP. That was slightly down from the 1.2 percent rate it reported last month.
The revision, which was in line with economists' expectations, also reflected more imports than previously estimated as well as weak spending by state and local governments. The economy grew at a 0.8 percent pace in the first quarter. It grew 1.0 percent in the first half of 2016.
The economy has struggled to regain momentum since output started slowing in the last six months of 2015, which puts it in danger of stalling.
While data so far for the third quarter has been mixed, a buoyant labor market should continue to support consumer spending and underpin growth. Output will also likely get a boost as businesses restock warehouses after liquidating inventories in the second quarter.
The GDP data likely has no impact on the near-term outlook for monetary policy. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen could offer guidance on interest rates on Friday when she addresses the annual global central bankers' gathering in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
The U.S. central bank hiked interest rates at the end of last year for the first time in nearly a decade, but has held them steady since amid concerns over persistently low inflation. Most economists expect another rate hike in December.
The dollar slightly trimmed losses against a basket of currencies after the data, while U.S. stock futures were little changed. U.S. Treasuries rose.
The government also reported that after-tax corporate profits fell at a 2.4 percent rate last quarter after increasing at an 8.1 percent pace in the first quarter. Weak profits could limit an anticipated rebound in business spending.
With profits declining, an alternative measure of growth, gross domestic income, or GDI, increased at only a 0.2 percent rate in the second quarter, the weakest since the first quarter of 2013. GDI measures the economy's performance from the income side. It increased at a 0.8 percent pace in the first quarter.
INVENTORIES PLUNGE
Business inventories fell $12.4 billion in the second quarter, the first drop since the third quarter of 2011, instead of the $8.1 billion reported last month.
As a result inventories sliced off 1.26 percentage points from GDP growth, the largest drag in more than two years, and up from the 1.16 percentage points subtraction in last month's estimate.
It was the fifth straight quarter that inventories weighed on output. Economists say some of the inventory drawdown could partially be attributed to robust consumption.
Consumer spending, which makes up more than two-thirds of U.S. economic activity, was revised up to show it increased at a 4.4 percent rate -- the fastest since the fourth quarter of 2014. Consumer spending, which was previously reported to have advanced at a 4.2 percent rate, accounted for the bulk of the rise in output last quarter.
With consumption accelerating, imports were revised to show them growing at a 0.3 percent rate instead of declining at a 0.4 percent rate. There was also a modest downward revision to export growth. As a result, trade contributed one-tenth of a percentage point to GDP growth in the second quarter instead of 0.23 percentage point as reported last month.
Business spending on equipment fell at a 3.7 percent rate and not the 3.5 percent pace reported last month. Business spending on equipment contracted for a third consecutive quarter, the longest stretch since the 2007-2009 recession, though the pace of decline slowed.
Business spending has been hurt by cheap oil, which has squeezed profits in the energy sector, forcing companies to cut capital spending budgets. There are signs that the worst of the decline is probably over, with a report on Thursday showing demand for manufactured capital goods rising in July for a second straight month.
There were also downward revisions to investment in nonresidential structures, which include oil and gas wells. Residential construction spending estimates were also trimmed.
(Reporting by Lucia Mutikani; Editing by Andrea Ricci) | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-economy-idUSKCN1111IB?feedType=RSS&feedName=businessNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2FbusinessNews+%28Business+News%29 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.reuters.com/583485ccc6a73d386393423e514671fb04437343a58c1d8cefc27c0306513c4c.json |
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] | 2016-08-30T14:51:29 | null | 2016-08-30T13:30:55 | U.S. single-family home prices rose slightly less than expected on an annual basis in June, and were down from the prior month, a survey showed on Tuesday. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fus-usa-economy-homes-index-idUSKCN1151OA%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=20160830&t=2&i=1151582745&w=&fh=545px&fw=&ll=&pl=&sq=&r=LYNXNPEC7T0XY | en | null | Increase in U.S. home prices slightly less than forecast | null | null | www.reuters.com | A real estate sign advertising a new home for sale is pictured in Vienna, Virginia, outside of Washington, October 20, 2014. REUTERS/Larry Downing/File Photo
NEW YORK U.S. single-family home prices rose slightly less than expected on an annual basis in June, and were down from the prior month, a survey showed on Tuesday.
The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller composite index of 20 metropolitan areas rose 5.1 percent in June on a year-over-year basis, retreating from the 5.3 percent climb in the prior month and short of the estimate calling for a 5.2 percent increase from a Reuters poll of economists.
"Overall, residential real estate and housing is in good shape," said David M. Blitzer, managing director and chairman of the index committee at S&P Dow Jones Indices.
"While the real estate sector and consumer spending are contributing to economic growth, business capital spending continues to show weakness."
Prices in the 20 cities fell 0.1 percent in June from May on a seasonally adjusted basis, the survey showed, matching expectations for a decline of 0.1 percent.
On a non-seasonally adjusted basis, prices increased 0.8 percent from May.
Home prices in three U.S. cities - Denver, Seattle and Portland, Oregon - showed the highest year-over-year gains, the survey showed.
(Reporting by Chuck Mikolajczak) | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-economy-homes-index-idUSKCN1151OA?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/0794eac60b4f38ad3b43923e32e0118b04cf4f3d70d5c9966a9ff771d27810aa.json |
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] | 2016-08-30T17:02:11 | null | 2016-08-30T16:43:58 | Twitter Inc said it would share some of the advertising revenue on videos created by its individual users in the United States as part of an expanded video advertising program. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fus-twitter-video-idUSKCN11522S%3FfeedType%3DRSS%26feedName%3DdomesticNews.json | http://s3.reutersmedia.net/resources/r/?m=02&d=20160830&t=2&i=1151601332&w=&fh=545px&fw=&ll=&pl=&sq=&r=LYNXNPEC7T16Q | en | null | Twitter to share ad revenue on videos by U.S. individual users | null | null | www.reuters.com | A 3D-printed logo for Twitter is seen in this picture illustration made in Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina on January 26, 2016. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Twitter Inc said it would share some of the advertising revenue on videos created by its individual users in the United States as part of an expanded video advertising program.
The microblogging service provider's Amplify Publisher Program is currently restricted to large companies such as CBS Corp's CBS News and organizations such as the National Football League and Major League Baseball.
A user has to check a box prior to tweeting videos, after which ads will run on the video before it starts. "A portion of the ad revenue is then shared back with creator," Twitter said in a blog post on Tuesday. (bit.ly/2c8qoDx)
Twitter will share 70 percent of the revenue with the video creator, technology website Recode reported, citing a source familiar with the matter.
Google's YouTube shares 55 percent of the ad revenue, Recode said. Twitter's terms for individual video creators will be the same as those for its Amplify partners, the website reported. (on.recode.net/2coLtxB)
Twitter said individual users would also be allowed to share their videos on other platforms.
Under Chief Executive Jack Dorsey, the company has made a significant push into video, signing deals with several media companies and sports organizations to stream major events.
Twitter shares down slightly at $18.45 in noon trading.
(Reporting by Narottam Medhora in Bengaluru; Editing by Kirti Pandey) | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-twitter-video-idUSKCN11522S?feedType=RSS&feedName=domesticNews | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.reuters.com/4275a6cbfac1ee29a42a11d2310ede36548daf12cbcb45306d5c99a3d75238fc.json |
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] | 2016-08-30T17:02:35 | null | 2016-08-30T15:31:24 | Alphabet Inc's Google is close to winning PayPal Holdings Inc as a client for its cloud business, potentially beating out Amazon.com Inc and Microsoft Corp, CNBC reported on Tuesday. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fus-google-paypal-idUSKCN1151X0%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=1151592958&w=&fh=545px&fw=&ll=&pl=&sq=&r=LYNXNPEC7T138 | en | null | Google cloud unit close to winning PayPal business: CNBC | null | null | www.reuters.com | A Google search page is seen through a magnifying glass in this photo illustration taken in Berlin, August 11, 2015. A U.S. Jury handed Google a major victory May 26, 2016 in a long-running copyright battle with Oracle Corp over Android software to run most of the world's... REUTERS/Pawel Kopczynski/Files - RTX2EEFD
Alphabet Inc's Google is close to winning PayPal Holdings Inc as a client for its cloud business, potentially beating out Amazon.com Inc and Microsoft Corp, CNBC reported on Tuesday.
While Google is the front-runner, the online payments processor is evaluating the other providers and hasn't made any decision yet, CNBC reported, citing people familiar with the matter. (cnb.cx/2bGbowT)
However, PayPal may not move its technology infrastructure in the fourth quarter, the peak period for online commerce, CNBC said.
PayPal has some existing business with Amazon Web Services, according to the CNBC report.
Google has been trying to beef up its presence in cloud computing, a market dominated by Amazon and Microsoft.
Google landed Home Depot Inc as a client in March, highlighting the momentum its cloud business has gained under the leadership of Diane Greene, a co-founder of VMWare Inc. Greene joined Google late last year.
Google also counts popular messaging app Snapchat and the world's biggest paid music streaming service, Spotify, as clients.
Overall, Google was the No. 4 player in cloud infrastructure services last year with a 4 percent market share, according to Synergy Research.
Amazon's AWS cornered 31 percent of the market, while Microsoft's Azure had 9 percent and IBM 7 percent.
Google, PayPal, Amazon and Microsoft did not respond immediately to a request for comment.
(Reporting by Rishika Sadam in Bengaluru; Editing by Saumyadeb Chakrabarty) | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-google-paypal-idUSKCN1151X0?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/e2038824f9ea4770b6e8f1af2334fb86135cba6948f6151011fe3e075854768a.json |
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] | 2016-08-27T22:59:45 | null | 2016-08-27T22:31:31 | West Indies beat India by one run in a remarkable Twenty20 match featuring a record haul of 489 runs in Florida on Saturday. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fus-cricket-windies-idUSKCN1120TP%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_v2/images/rcom-default.png | en | null | Record Twenty20 run haul as West Indies beat India | null | null | www.reuters.com | NEW YORK West Indies beat India by one run in a remarkable Twenty20 match featuring a record haul of 489 runs in Florida on Saturday.
In the first game featuring two full-strength international teams on American soil, West Indies amassed 245 for six with opener Evin Lewis smashing a century off 49 balls on his second T20 appearance.
Lewis belted nine sixes while fellow opener Johnson Charles chipped in with 79 off 33 deliveries at the Central Broward Stadium in Lauderhill.
Lokesh Rahul then crashed 110 in 51 balls as India went close to reaching their target, sending the large pro-Indian crowd into a frenzy.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni was on strike for the final delivery bowled by Dwayne Bravo. He needed to score two runs to clinch victory but was caught by Marlon Samuels at third man.
The teams play a second Twenty20 at the same venue on Sunday.
(Reporting by Andrew Both; Editing by Tony Jimenez) | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-cricket-windies-idUSKCN1120TP?feedType=RSS&feedName=sportsNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2FsportsNews+%28Reuters+Sports+News%29 | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.reuters.com/01ed2f6a3bb0b13ca9f45843fa32bb86b131f089437b2c73d8961eeec9983e62.json |
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] | 2016-08-29T06:51:58 | null | 2016-08-29T06:20:01 | Japanese stocks surged to1-1/2-week highs on Monday as the yen weakened after U.S.Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen signalled an interest ratehike remains on the cards this year, lifting insurers andexporters. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fjapan-stocks-midday-idUSL3N1BA28X%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 | Nikkei surges to 1-1/2 week high after Yellen's speech, weak yen | null | null | www.reuters.com | TOKYO Aug 29 Japanese stocks surged to 1-1/2-week highs on Monday as the yen weakened after U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen signalled an interest rate hike remains on the cards this year, lifting insurers and exporters.
The Nikkei share average soared 2.3 percent to 16,737.49, the highest closing level since August 17.
The broader Topix gained 2.0 percent to 1,313.24 and the JPX-Nikkei Index 400 rose 2.1 percent to 11,810.49. (Reporting by Ayai Tomisawa; Editing by Shri Navaratnam) | http://www.reuters.com/article/japan-stocks-midday-idUSL3N1BA28X?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/4e48442ec5043be375b24b29c94d22475b28fdf50a1801731509ce29476400a0.json |
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] | 2016-08-28T13:02:46 | null | 2016-08-28T12:09:48 | Germany's Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel said on Sunday that talks on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), a free trade deal being negotiated by the United States and the European Union, had essentially failed. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fus-eu-usa-ttip-germany-idUSKCN1130FB%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=20160828&t=2&i=1151344297&w=&fh=545px&fw=&ll=&pl=&sq=&r=LYNXNPEC7R07W | en | null | Germany's economy minister: U.S.-EU free trade talks have failed | null | null | www.reuters.com | German Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel arrives for a television interview in front of the Reichstag building in Berlin, Germany, August 7, 2016. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke
Protesters wear masks of U.S. President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel as they demonstrate against Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) free trade agreement before the opening ceremony of the Hannover Messe in Hanover, Germany April 24, 2016. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach
Protesters depicting Statue of Liberty (L) and Europa on the bull take part in a demonstration against Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) free trade agreement ahead of U.S. President Barack Obama's visit in Hannover, Germany April 23, 2016. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach
BERLIN Germany's Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel said on Sunday that talks on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), a free trade deal being negotiated by the United States and the European Union, had essentially failed.
"The negotiations with the USA have de facto failed because we Europeans did not want to subject ourselves to American demands," he said, according to a written transcript from German broadcaster ZDF of an interview due to be broadcast on Sunday.
"Things are not moving on that front," said Gabriel, who is also Germany's vice chancellor.
The U.S. and the EU have been negotiating the TTIP for three years and both sides had sought to conclude talks in 2016 but they have differences over various issues, including agriculture.
(Reporting by Michelle Martin; Editing by Louise Ireland) | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-eu-usa-ttip-germany-idUSKCN1130FB?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2FtopNews+%28News+%2F+US+%2F+Top+News%29 | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.reuters.com/2992e4978e9ca079fdee318f06a63f709bb1a78559aef142d116b8ba61a694f3.json |
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] | 2016-08-30T19:03:07 | null | 2016-08-30T17:47:02 | Panicked callers to 911 during June's mass shooting in Orlando told police of buildings hit by stray bullets and wounded friends stuck inside the gay nightclub where a gunman pledging allegiance to Islamic State killed 49 people. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fus-usa-florida-shooting-idUSKCN1152EM%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=20160830&t=2&i=1151617904&w=&fh=545px&fw=&ll=&pl=&sq=&r=LYNXNPEC7T1F6 | en | null | Orlando 911 calls tell of fear inside and outside of Pulse club | null | null | www.reuters.com | The Pulse night club sign is pictured through a fence following the mass shooting there last week in Orlando, Florida, U.S., June 21, 2016. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri
ORLANDO, Fla. Panicked callers to 911 during June's mass shooting in Orlando told police of buildings hit by stray bullets and wounded friends stuck inside the gay nightclub where a gunman pledging allegiance to Islamic State killed 49 people.
"Gun shots were just like crazy," one caller outside the club told 911 operators, according to partial transcripts of the calls that were released on Tuesday.
Shooter Omar Mateen killed 49 people and wounded 53 at the Pulse nightclub in the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history.
One neighbor near Pulse told 911 operators people were banging on his door to escape the shooting and others were seeking cover behind parked cars.
People reported on the carnage inside the club.
"One of our friends sent us a text and he said that he’s been shot and he’s in the bathroom and no one sees him," one caller told 911.
A woman told an operator her husband was in the club and he reported shooting.
"He told me he cannot get out. He’s over there (and) he said he cannot get out," the woman said.
A man said: "I just got home from the Pulse club ... My friends texted me (to) tell me there is a shooting going (on) A lot of my friends got shot."
The operator responds by saying not to text or call the friend.
Authorities did not release the names of those who called 911 or those who were mentioned as being inside the club.
Mateen, 29, was killed by police inside the nightclub.
He pledged allegiance to the leader of the Islamic State militant group during the rampage in which he used an assault rifle and pistol that had been legally purchased although he had twice been investigated by the FBI for possible connections with militant Islamist groups.
U.S. authorities believe that Mateen, who lived in Fort Pierce, Florida, with his wife and young child, was self-radicalized and acted alone without assistance or orders from abroad.
(Reporting by Barbara Liston; Writing by Jon Herskovitz; Editing by Alistair Bell) | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-florida-shooting-idUSKCN1152EM?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/d0dec78fa54ea98c5b7efb7d28c94c740771284f50d3a80a95525a9c5e0b525c.json |
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] | 2016-08-30T11:00:07 | null | 2016-08-30T10:14:36 | Netherlands assistant coach Marco van Basten is to give up the role by the end of the year as the leadership crisis surrounding the side took another twist on Tuesday, a week before the Dutch kick off their 2018 World Cup campaign. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fus-soccer-netherlands-vanbasten-idUSKCN115111%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=1151556184&w=&fh=545px&fw=&ll=&pl=&sq=&r=LYNXNPEC7T0GZ | en | null | Van Basten quits Dutch national team for FIFA job | null | null | www.reuters.com | AMSTERDAM Netherlands assistant coach Marco van Basten is to give up the role by the end of the year as the leadership crisis surrounding the side took another twist on Tuesday, a week before the Dutch kick off their 2018 World Cup campaign.
Van Basten is the second of Danny Blind's assistants to announce their departure in the last two weeks after Dick Advocaat opted to take over as head coach of Turkish side Fenerbahce. The Dutch football association (KNVB) confirmed the 51-year-old's impending exit on Tuesday, saying Van Basten was leaving to start work with the sport's global governing body. "FIFA have offered me a chance to work in the development and reform of football, and to use my ideas and opinions over issues like playing rules, refereeing and development programs," Van Basten said in a KNVB statement.
"I have agreed with Danny Blind to stay as an assistant until the end of the year."
The loss of his deputy is the latest blow for Blind, who had asked another former European Footballer of the Year, Ruud Gullit, to assist him, only for negotiations to break down. The acrimonious fallout between Gullit and the KNVB has since dominated Dutch sports pages at a time when the team are hoping to make a positive start to World Cup qualifying after the disappointment of missing the Euro 2016 finals in France.
The Netherlands start their campaign to reach the 2018 World Cup finals away at Sweden next Tuesday. Advocaat and Van Basten are both former national team coaches in their own right and were expected to form a powerful support team for Blind. However, Advocaat left after just three months and Van Basten's impending departure is a further blow.
"Of course I'm not happy but the FIFA job is something that is tailor made for Marco. Even though it means I have to find another successor, it is a great opportunity for him," Blind said in a statement on Tuesday.
(Reporting by Mark Gleeson; Editing by John O'Brien) | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-soccer-netherlands-vanbasten-idUSKCN115111?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/70d205dc325220a274f60ed5bfdcff01d8b6415d24ffb52739de11708f0a1682.json |
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] | 2016-08-30T08:52:52 | null | 2016-08-30T07:16:53 | Respiratory drug specialist Vectura Group Plc said its asthma therapy Flutiform had not met the primary endpoint in a phase III trial carried out by its European partner Mundipharma. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fus-vectura-grp-asthma-therapy-result-idUSKCN1150KQ%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 | Vectura's asthma therapy misses primary endpoint in final stage trial | null | null | www.reuters.com | Respiratory drug specialist Vectura Group Plc said its asthma therapy Flutiform had not met the primary endpoint in a phase III trial carried out by its European partner Mundipharma.
Vectura shares were down 10 percent at 124.8 pence at 0706 GMT. They were the biggest losers on the London Stock Exchange on Tuesday.
Flutiform had not shown "statistically significant" superiority in reducing the yearly rate of the worsening of moderate and severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), when compared to mono-component LABA treatment, Vectura said on Tuesday.
Vectura said Mundipharma was currently analyzing the trial's other endpoints, but had indicated that the primary endpoint result would prevent it from making a regulatory filing for COPD indication in Europe.
The final stage trial involved 1,767 randomly picked patients in 16 countries in a double blind study, where neither the patients nor the administrator know the critical aspects of the experiment, guarding against both experimenter bias and placebo effects.
The primary endpoint compared the effects of Flutiform, used in an inhaler, to Formoterol Fumarate Dihydrate - used for the treatment of COPD including chronic bronchitis, Vectura said.
"Whilst this result is disappointing, Flutiform continues to grow strongly based on the approved asthma indication, which continues to underpin our expectations for future growth of the product," Chief Executive Officer James Ward-Lilley said.
As an approved asthma treatment, Flutiform recorded a 42 percent rise in in-market net sales to 92.4 million euros ($103.3 million) in the six months ended June.
($1 = 0.8949 euros)
(Reporting by Noor Zainab Hussain in Bengaluru; Editing by Sunil Nair) | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-vectura-grp-asthma-therapy-result-idUSKCN1150KQ?feedType=RSS&feedName=healthNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2FhealthNews+%28Reuters+Health+News%29 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.reuters.com/cb74a872c30a88d83516e32082d535efeed26a2d90ef4389f0cf3acfe402926a.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T13:20:45 | null | 2016-08-25T21:41:08 | Police who have renewed the search for a man suspected in two brutal murders in Michigan and Ohio more than 30 years ago have released a sketch of what the suspect could look like today and say he may be living in the Los Angeles area as a woman. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fus-california-fugitive-idUSKCN1102KR%3FfeedType%3DRSS%26feedName%3DdomesticNews.json | http://s4.reutersmedia.net/resources/r/?m=02&d=20160825&t=2&i=1151089876&w=&fh=545px&fw=&ll=&pl=&sq=&r=LYNXNPEC7O1LY | en | null | Male suspect in 1983 murders may be living in L.A. as a woman: police | null | null | www.reuters.com | John Gentry, a male fugitive from two 1983 murders who police think may be living in Los Angeles as a woman, is seen in a Michigan State Police age-progressed drawing of what he may look like today as a 63-year-old, in this image released by the Monroe County Sheriff's Office in Monroe, Michigan. Michigan State Police/Monroe County Sheriff's Office/Handout via Reuters
John Gentry, a male fugitive from two 1983 murders who police think could be living in Los Angeles as a woman, is seen in a 1983 booking photo released by the Monroe County Sheriff's Office in Monroe, Michigan. Monroe County Sheriff's Office/Handout via Reuters
John Gentry, a male fugitive from two 1983 murders who police think may be living in Los Angeles as a woman, is seen in a 1983 booking photo (L) and a age-progressed drawing of what he may look like today as a 63-year-old (R). Michigan State Police/Monroe County Sheriff's Office/Handout via Reuters
LOS ANGELES Police who have renewed the search for a man suspected in two brutal murders in Michigan and Ohio more than 30 years ago have released a sketch of what the suspect could look like today and say he may be living in the Los Angeles area as a woman.
John Kelly Gentry Jr., who would now be 63, has not been seen since the April 1983 killings of a man and a woman who he was having relationships with at the time, according to police.
Now detectives from the Monroe County Sheriff's Office in Michigan say they believe Gentry may be living in Southern California and have issued an age-progressed drawing of him, hoping that members of the public may recognize him.
"The U.S. Marshals Service received information in the last five years that Gentry was possibly living in California as a woman, that dresses as a woman," Monroe County Sheriff's Detective Jeff Smith said.
Citing his "past history," without giving any details, Smith said the information came as no surprise to Gentry's family.
He also said Gentry may be dead since his fingerprints, which are recorded in an FBI database due to a prior criminal record, had not been flagged anywhere since the murders.
"If he's alive he's obviously living somewhat of a law-abiding life, because otherwise the prints should come back a match," Smith said.
Gentry's 25-year-old girlfriend, Barbara Gerber, was found stabbed to death at her home in Summerfield Township, Michigan on April 12, 1983. Gerber's car was stolen and later recovered in Toledo, Ohio.
Six days later, sheriff's detectives searching for Gentry found the body of William Veith in the basement of his Toledo rare coin shop. His car was also stolen and eventually found in South Bend, Indiana.
Smith said that Gentry had also been having a relationship with Veith, who was found bludgeoned to death with an ax handle. Gentry's fingerprints were found at the scene of Gerber's slaying.
A month after the killings, Gentry sent postcards to a friend and to his father from California but has not been heard from since, Smith said.
Gentry served time in the Lucas County Jail in Ohio, where he met Gerber while she was working in the facility's kitchen.
(Reporting by Dan Whitcomb; Editing by Tom Brown) | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-california-fugitive-idUSKCN1102KR?feedType=RSS&feedName=domesticNews | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.reuters.com/c412f6ec7323dc44fc055c2456e2a9aecd927f9d5213901e1185ebd37e748c36.json |
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] | 2016-08-30T00:52:11 | null | 2016-08-30T00:03:01 | Blumetric Environmental Inc | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2FidUSASC094S2%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-Blumetric announces Q3 fiscal 2016 results | null | null | www.reuters.com | BRIEF-iSIGN Media announces delay in annual statements
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] | 2016-08-29T11:02:50 | null | 2016-08-29T10:43:47 | Mylan NV (MYL.O) said on Monday it would launch the first generic to its allergy auto-injector EpiPen at a discount of more than 50 percent to the branded product's list price. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fus-mylan-nl-pricing-idUSKCN1140YF%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=20160829&t=2&i=1151429343&w=&fh=545px&fw=&ll=&pl=&sq=&r=LYNXNPEC7S0FS | en | null | Mylan to launch first generic to EpiPen allergy injection | 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 on Monday it would launch the first generic to its allergy auto-injector EpiPen at a discount of more than 50 percent to the branded product's list price.
The company reduced the out-of-pocket costs of EpiPen for some patients last week amid a wave of criticism from lawmakers and the public over the rapid escalation in the product's price in the past few years.
Mylan said it expected to launch the generic product "in several weeks" at a list price of $300. The branded product costs about $600. EpiPen cost about $100 in 2008.
Mylan is the latest company to be caught up in the growing outrage at apparently egregious drug price increases. Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc (VRX.N) (VRX.TO) and privately held Turing Pharmaceuticals have both been publicly excoriated for similar price increases.
EpiPen, which Mylan acquired in 2007, are preloaded injections 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. Certain medications or latex can also cause a severe reaction.
Netherlands-based Mylan said it also intends to continue to market and distribute branded EpiPen.
Mylan's shares were up about 1 percent at $43.53 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=topNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2FtopNews+%28News+%2F+US+%2F+Top+News%29 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.reuters.com/3f16184e7afc871de7765a49d27f4d2b68c05470c5da9ae8e52089d08792b6cb.json |
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] | 2016-08-29T08:51:48 | null | 2016-08-29T07:08:29 | Lion One Announces Non | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2FidUSASC094MS%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-Lion One announces non-brokered private placement | null | null | www.reuters.com | Aug 29 Lion One Announces Non
* Brokered private placement
* Arranged non-brokered private placement of up to 45 million units at a price of $0.92 per unit
* Each unit consists of one common share and one common share purchase warrant Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage: | http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSASC094MS?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/3beedf34817f67d0b3390c1a16c30b9a148b90cd21123f86bd9d1f3e2c161349.json |
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] | 2016-08-30T18:52:23 | null | 2016-08-30T18:01:22 | Monte dei Paschi di Siena (BMPS.MI) may convert the bulk of its subordinated debt into equity to cut back a planned five billion euro ($5.6 billion) capital increase and make it more attractive for investors, three sources said on Tuesday. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fus-eurozone-banks-italy-montepaschi-idUSKCN11528T.json | http://s3.reutersmedia.net/resources/r/?m=02&d=20160830&t=2&i=1151619477&w=&fh=545px&fw=&ll=&pl=&sq=&r=LYNXNPEC7T1AL | en | null | Italy's Monte Paschi may swap bonds for shares to ease cash call: sources | null | null | www.reuters.com | A logo of Monte dei Paschi di Siena bank is seen on the ground in downtown Siena, Italy, November 5, 2014. REUTERS/Giampiero Sposito/File Photo
MILAN Monte dei Paschi di Siena (BMPS.MI) may convert the bulk of its subordinated debt into equity to cut back a planned five billion euro ($5.6 billion) capital increase and make it more attractive for investors, three sources said on Tuesday.
Italy's third largest bank announced the share sale in July as part of a wider bailout plan to prevent it being wound down.
But the troubled lender, which emerged as Europe's weakest bank in stress tests last month, faces an uphill task convincing investors to buy into such a big share issue -- its third recapitalization in as many years.
Monte dei Paschi's cash call comes as investors grow increasingly concerned over the outcome of a constitutional referendum Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi has bet his political career on.
The rescue rights issue is part of a two-pronged plan for the world's oldest lender, including the sale of 9.2 billion euros of non-performing loans to clean up its balance sheet.
"The idea is to reduce the size of the capital hike to around 3 billion euros," one of the sources said.
A second source said cutting the size of the cash call to 3 billion euros would be a best-case scenario, implying the bank could raise 2 billion euros from the bond conversion.
The Tuscan bank's board met on Monday for an update on its restructuring plan, but made no decision on converting debt.
Monte dei Paschi declined to comment.
The bank's CEO Fabrizio Viola said in July it would be looking at ways to reduce the size of the capital increase.
Bankers have said a bond-to-equity conversion would be the most obvious choice.
The bank is being advised by JPMorgan (JPM.N) and Mediobanca (MDBI.MI) who are also global coordinators for the share sale, which must be completed by year end.
One of the sources said the bond conversion, if it went ahead, would be voluntary.
"The bank is considering whether the bond-to-equity conversion should be offered to institutional investors only or also to retail," the source said.
The source said just over 4 billion euros of Monte dei Paschi's outstanding subordinated debt, out of a total of just over 5 billion euros, can be targeted for the conversion.
The fund raising also risks coming just before a bumper capital increase by Italy's biggest bank UniCredit (CRDI.MI) which sources have said could be as much as 8 billion euros.
Because of the sheer size of Monte dei Paschi's capital increase, which compares to a market capitalization of just 704 million euros, the bank's advisers are looking for "anchor investors", including funds, to commit to the deal to bolster sentiment, one of the sources said.
($1 = 0.8966 euros)
(Editing by Silvia Aloisi and Alexander Smith) | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-eurozone-banks-italy-montepaschi-idUSKCN11528T | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.reuters.com/f7544df2fdcc20826551d5af3707f2df8e02c3249e7be821b25128f4432e3ac0.json |
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] | 2016-08-30T16:52:07 | null | 2016-08-30T16:33:36 | Aug 30 (Reuters) -* Short seller Andrew Left says "I don't have a position onFacebook right now" - CNBC* Short seller Andrew Left says Faceb | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2FidUSFWN1BB0MC%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-Citron's Left says he is long Alibaba - CNBC | null | null | www.reuters.com | White House 'concerned' EU tax penalty on Apple may hit U.S. taxpayers
WASHINGTON, Aug 30 The White House said on Tuesday it was concerned about a European Commission order for Apple Inc to pay billions in unpaid taxes to Ireland because it seemed TO undermine joint U.S.-EU progress on creating a more fair international tax system. | http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSFWN1BB0MC?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/baa729f58cc99becce69822f7f818ab9c0dc12df743625de79d49fb485820068.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T13:17:57 | null | 2016-08-26T09:41:35 | Anheuser-Busch InBev (ABI.BR) expects to cut some 3 percent of its combined workforce after it has acquired rival SABMiller (SAB.L), according to takeover documents published on Friday. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fus-sabmiller-m-a-abinbev-jobs-idUSKCN1110YS%3FfeedType%3DRSS%26feedName%3DbusinessNews%26utm_source%3Dfeedburner%26utm_medium%3Dfeed%26utm_campaign%3DFeed%253A%2Breuters%252FbusinessNews%2B%2528Business%2BNews%2529.json | http://s1.reutersmedia.net/resources/r/?m=02&d=20160826&t=2&i=1151148310&w=&fh=545px&fw=&ll=&pl=&sq=&r=LYNXNPEC7P0HA | en | null | AB InBev expects to cut three percent of jobs after SABMiller takeover | null | null | www.reuters.com | A glass with beer and a bottle of Corona are seen in this picture illustration November 5, 2015. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
BRUSSELS Anheuser-Busch InBev (ABI.BR) expects to cut some 3 percent of its combined workforce after it has acquired rival SABMiller (SAB.L), according to takeover documents published on Friday.
That would be some 5,500 jobs, according to a source with information on the offer.
AB InBev is aiming to achieve pre-tax savings of at least $1.4 billion per year within the four years after completion of the takeover through increased efficiency, sharing best practices and the removal of overlaps in corporate and regional headquarters.
The maker of Budweiser, Stella Artois and Corona expects the potential job losses to take place over a three-year period.
SABMiller employs some 70,000 people and AB InBev more than 150,000, although the combined group's workforce will be lower because of planned divestments, principally in Europe along with joint venture stakes in the United States and China.
AB InBev has not given estimates for the impact on employment in sales and supply functions because regulatory restrictions has limited its integration planning there.
The documents, giving full details of AB InBev's offer and the takeover process, said the extent of job reductions in all locations was not yet certain, but that the combined group's headquarters would be in Leuven, Belgium, with global management based in New York.
AB InBev sees job losses likely at SABMiller's global headquarters in Woking and the closure of its head office in London within a year, along with the relocation of some regional headquarters.
The world's largest brewer still needs backing from SABMiller shareholders for its 45 pounds per share offer along with a cash-and-share alternative valuing its target at 78.4 billion pounds ($103.61 billion). Those shareholders will vote at a meeting on Sept. 28.
($1 = 0.7567 pounds)
(Reporting by Philip Blenkinsop; editing by Susan Thomas) | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-sabmiller-m-a-abinbev-jobs-idUSKCN1110YS?feedType=RSS&feedName=businessNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2FbusinessNews+%28Business+News%29 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.reuters.com/6e14a33a715db3f207534181c74368c1ebcf35e9555b6d2126f73171679ca4e7.json |
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] | 2016-08-29T07:02:19 | null | 2016-08-29T05:31:49 | Data transmission problems that caused the delay or cancellation of dozens of flights on Sunday have been resolved, Vienna Airport said, with its flight schedule having returned to normal. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fus-austria-flughafen-wien-idUSKCN1140BX%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=20160829&t=2&i=1151405392&w=&fh=545px&fw=&ll=&pl=&sq=&r=LYNXNPEC7S05H | en | null | Vienna Airport says glitch that disrupted dozens of flights resolved | null | null | www.reuters.com | Planes are waiting next to Vienna's International Airport in Schwechat, Austria, March 1, 2016. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger
VIENNA Data transmission problems that caused the delay or cancellation of dozens of flights on Sunday have been resolved, Vienna Airport said, with its flight schedule having returned to normal.
"Austrian air traffic control has solved the issue," the airport said on its website early on Monday. "At the moment there are no delayed or canceled flights. We advise passengers to contact their airline."
The automated transfer of flight planning data between air traffic control centers in Brussels and Vienna collapsed completely for a while on Sunday afternoon, said a spokesman for Austro Control, which monitors Austrian air space.
On Sunday afternoon, Vienna Airport said it had canceled or delayed 113 flights to or from Vienna because of problems with automated flight data transmission, leaving hundreds of passengers stranded.
No other airport was affected, the Austro Control spokesman has said, adding there was no indication of a hacker attack.
Airlines affected included Lufthansa, British Airways, Polish airline LOT, Finnair and Turkish Airlines.
(Reporting by Shadia Nasralla; Editing by Clarence Fernandez) | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-austria-flughafen-wien-idUSKCN1140BX?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/f4c50594311b915f1feef6a6d3f5a2b079cb8c997e0409ba280b5e3aa57c4458.json |
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] | 2016-08-29T09:04:46 | null | 2016-08-29T08:52:36 | Australian customs officers seized a record 95 kg (210 lb) of cocaine from a cruise ship docked in Sydney Harbour following a joint operation at the weekend and leading to the arrest of three Canadians, they said on Monday. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fus-australia-drugtrafficking-canada-idUSKCN1140Q1%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_v2/images/rcom-default.png | en | null | Australia seizes record cocaine haul on cruise ship, arrests three Canadians | null | null | www.reuters.com | SYDNEY Australian customs officers seized a record 95 kg (210 lb) of cocaine from a cruise ship docked in Sydney Harbour following a joint operation at the weekend and leading to the arrest of three Canadians, they said on Monday.
It was the biggest drug seizure at an airport or a cruise ship in Australia, Tim Fitzgerald, a regional commander at the Australian Border Force, said.
Customs officers boarded the vessel and searched cabins with the help of sniffer dogs, they said in a statement.
"It was during the search of the cabin ... that we identified a number of suitcases in the cabin itself that were locked. Itemizer or trace technology was used to scan the outside of those suitcases and as a result a number of tests came positive for the presence of cocaine," Fitzgerald said.
The Canadians were charged with importing a commercial quantity of cocaine, for which the maximum penalty is life imprisonment.
(Reporting by Swati Pandey; Editing by Nick Macfie) | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-australia-drugtrafficking-canada-idUSKCN1140Q1?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/669c1fb1115927eb61228b011144715adcc24f1c502794e61c5dec949ee4372d.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T14:50:48 | null | 2016-08-26T14:14:46 | Higher company valuations andlenders wary of risky investments are pushing private equityfirms to increase the size of equity contributions, or checks,for leveraged buyouts near historic highs in the face of fiercecompetition from cash-rich corporate buyers. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fmarketo-equity-idUSL1N1B70MD%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 | LPC: Private equity firms put more capital, less debt into LBOs | null | null | www.reuters.com | NEW YORK Aug 26 Higher company valuations and lenders wary of risky investments are pushing private equity firms to increase the size of equity contributions, or checks, for leveraged buyouts near historic highs in the face of fierce competition from cash-rich corporate buyers.
Leveraged buyouts allow investment firms to make large-sized acquisitions by using a more significant percentage of debt compared to the capital they put in. With a larger equity check, private equity sponsors commit more money, which reduces the risk for debt holders but is less profitable for the sponsor.
The average equity contribution during the second quarter was 45.7%, the highest level since the first quarter of 2012 when the average reached 46.1%, according to Thomson Reuters LPC data. The all-time high was in 2009 when sponsors had to pay an average of 50.3% of the purchase price.
Comparatively, in 2007 equity checks averaged in the low 30% area, making the return on investments more lucrative.
Sponsors have been paying 40%-60% this year out of pocket on a regular basis, according to a banker. Vista Equity Partners this month arranged a US$375m term loan to back a US$1.8bn buyout of marketing software firm Marketo.
"In 08/09 when the debt markets were essentially shut, we saw equity percentages really climb," said Jeremy Swan, principal at accounting, tax and advisory firm CohnReznick. "The difference now is that the debt markets are still open but not necessarily for every deal."
Despite the fact that valuations remain at historic highs, the number of quality deals to choose from is limited which is intensifying an already highly competitive dynamic between strategic buyers and private equity sponsors.
"There's a strange paradox in the market right now - the market is on fire but with a high degree of caution," said Michael Terwilliger, global portfolio manager at Resource America. "Everyone is crowding the 'safe' credits but reluctant to take on much risk."
With corporate buyers bidding up purchase prices to buy growth and banks hamstrung by leveraged lending guidance, implemented in 2013 and designed to limit the amount of debt banks can extend to so-called junk-rated borrowers, private equity sponsors are caught in the middle.
"There's a cap on the amount of leverage that sponsors can arrange," said a leveraged finance banker of the current market.
The average leverage on a buyout in 2Q16 was 5.8 times total debt to Ebitda. In contrast, during the 2007 buyout boom private equity firms piled on an average of 6.8 times total debt.
The higher price tags without the ability to obtain as much leverage means private equity shops are being forced to pony up the difference in order to win a highly coveted business leading, in part, to bigger equity checks.
In some cases, sponsors simply opt to use more equity to finance a deal depending on the investment profile of the target company.
"There are some sponsors that by nature like to put more equity in a deal. Depending on the growth profile and the future financing needs, it makes more sense not to saddle a company with a lot of debt upfront," Swan said.
MARKETO TO MARKET
For the right company, private equity sponsors seem willing to go the extra mile and pay the full price in equity if need be. In May, Vista agreed to buy Marketo without a financing condition, according to regulatory filings. This is rare, but shows a sponsor willing to pay the full price in equity if necessary.
In February, Apollo Global Management agreed to buy Apollo Education Group for US$1.1bn without a financing condition, too.
Marketo said in an August 16 filing that Golub Capital provided a US$25m revolving credit facility and a US$375m term loan. Marketo did not arrange any junior debt, a source familiar with the deal said.
The five-year senior loans both priced at 950bp over Libor, a hefty price compared to the 2Q16 average spread of 479bp over Libor for first-lien debt.
Vista has previously bought companies without a financing condition, including the September 2014 US$4.3bn acquisition of Tibco Software. However, one big difference with Tibco is that at the time the deal was announced JP Morgan and Jefferies agreed to provide debt commitments, with the company sealing a US$1.67bn term loan to finance the deal. In the case of Marketo, Vista did not get banks to agree to provide financing commitments.
Given that Marketo's Ebitda over the last 12 months was negative US$49.6m, the deal was likely a hard sell, contributing to the sponsor going to an arranger like Golub instead of trying to broadly syndicated a deal, an investor said. Marketo's revenue though grew at a rate of 35.4% over the last 12 months, Thomson Reuters data shows.
The firm could probably have arranged junior debt, but it would have come at an even greater cost than the 950bp spread the senior debt carried and mezzanine debt would likely have included warrants.
"Maybe Vista rationalized it was better to write a big equity check than potentially give up some ownership to a mezzanine underwriter," Terwilliger said.
Golub declined comment. Vista did not return request for comment. (Reporting by Jonathan Schwarzberg and Leela Parker Deo; Editing by Michelle Sierra and Chris Mangham) | http://www.reuters.com/article/marketo-equity-idUSL1N1B70MD?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/208cd5182dd7c9a918890f39fe318ff46a99b4929ecb4c1fda74f93c1a21f842.json |
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] | 2016-08-29T18:52:46 | null | 2016-08-29T17:32:18 | By Kathryn Doyle(Reuters Health) - Focusing only on one sport, year-round, can increase kids’ risk of injury and burnout, according to a clinical rep | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fus-health-children-sports-guidance-idUSKCN1141YY%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 | Overspecialization, overtraining up injuries and burnout in kids sports | null | null | www.reuters.com | (Reuters Health) - Focusing only on one sport, year-round, can increase kids’ risk of injury and burnout, according to a clinical report from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP).
Authors of the guidance document, Dr. Joel S. Brenner and the AAP Council on Sports Medicine and Fitness, advise pediatricians and parents to keep in mind that the primary focus of sports for young athletes should be to have fun and learn lifelong physical activity skills. Playing multiple sports, at least until puberty, decreases the risk of injury, stress and burnout, they add.
Specializing at a later age, perhaps in the late teens, may be a better route to accomplishing athletic goals than specializing earlier in life, upping the odds of lifetime sports involvement, lifetime physical fitness and potentially elite participation, the report concludes.
“As they note, early specialization is in most instances unnecessary and can contribute adversely to social, emotional, and physical (eg. chronic over-use injuries) development,” said Shane V. Caswell, professor of athletic training at George Mason University in Manassas, Virginia, who was not involved in the report.
Kids who have specialized in a single sport should discuss their goals with parents or coaches, according to the guidance statement published in Pediatrics. Taking at least three months off their specialized sport per year, and one to two days off per week, allows for physical and psychological recovery.
Young athletes who train intensively should be closely monitored for physical and psychological growth and nutritional status, the authors recommend.
“This article highlighted the darker side of youth sports, the overuse injuries that we’re seeing from children simply doing too much,” said Dr. Avery Faigenbaum, professor at The College of New Jersey, who researches exercise interventions in public schools.
In recent decades, kids have started to specialize in one sport very early in life in hopes of playing professionally, but the science says that diversifying sports participation makes kids more likely to be successful and to stick with the sport, Faigenbaum, who was not involved with the report, told Reuters Health.
“That message from science and practice is not reaching patients,” he said.
Sports should be fun and help kids make friends and learn new skills, he said. Specializing too early can decrease creativity, he said.
“If you only play baseball, and get really good at baseball, the same muscles, tendons and ligaments get stressed over and over again,” leading to overuse injuries, which are fully preventable, Faigenbaum said.
“It’s a sign of bad training, the child was doing too much, not exposed to a variety of activities with adequate rest,” he said. “This is preventable if we do a much better job of educating coaches and parents, diversifying sports participation and building that foundation on athleticism.”
SOURCE: bit.ly/2c32VTL Pediatrics, online August 29, 2016. | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-children-sports-guidance-idUSKCN1141YY?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/0481681abcadf797ab1f7c002bcdbcbd6efdd7bfc18a0729273b530619d1566a.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T13:18:30 | null | 2016-08-25T14:20:59 | Netflix Inc drama "Narcos" returns for a second season next week, continuing the real life story of Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar and his reign over the Medellin cartel. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fus-television-narcos-premiere-idUSKCN1100W0%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://s2.reutersmedia.net/resources/r/?m=02&d=20160825&t=2&i=1150992800&w=&fh=545px&fw=&ll=&pl=&sq=&r=LYNXNPEC7O0HE | en | null | Netflix drug drama 'Narcos' returns for second series | null | null | www.reuters.com | LOS ANGELES Netflix Inc drama "Narcos" returns for a second season next week, continuing the real life story of Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar and his reign over the Medellin cartel.
The dark crime show, which first aired last summer, follows the cartel's cocaine smuggling to the United States in the 1980s. Escobar was killed in 1993.
"Season 2 is the demise, the fall of Pablo Escobar, the collapse of the Medellin cartel and the rise of the successors, the Cali cartel," executive producer Eric Newman said at the season red carpet premiere in Los Angeles on Wednesday night.
"Narcos" season 2 premieres on Netflix on Sept. 2.
(Reporting By Reuters Television; Editing by Richard Balmforth) | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-television-narcos-premiere-idUSKCN1100W0?feedType=RSS&feedName=entertainmentNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2Fentertainment+%28News+%2F+US+%2F+Entertainment%29 | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.reuters.com/90d4964fd37b2fd1b3a6f3efa40004a4706b679174c7027aa24a1f9f47e72c8f.json |
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] | 2016-08-29T20:52:02 | null | 2016-08-29T20:28:47 | Ugi Corp | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2FidUSASC094Q3%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-UGI Corporation elects G.Gary Garcia as treasurer | null | null | www.reuters.com | BRIEF-Mondelez International no longer pursuing combination with Hershey
* Mondelez International Inc says it has ended discussions with Hershey Company regarding a possible combination of two companies | http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSASC094Q3?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/e3af7ec3a520bf917bf2be3a613f3a4bbbcac8deba267a84b8e3c865544ca8bb.json |
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"Maria Tsvetkova",
"Christian Lowe"
] | 2016-08-29T17:04:49 | null | 2016-08-29T16:47:44 | Russia's politically-sensitive and ultimately fruitless decision to launch bombing missions on Syria from Iranian soil has exposed the limits to its air power, leaving Moscow in need of a new strategy to advance its aims. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fus-mideast-crisis-russia-idUSKCN1141VN%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=20160829&t=2&i=1151468392&w=&fh=545px&fw=&ll=&pl=&sq=&r=LYNXNPEC7S119 | en | null | Fight for Syria's Aleppo exposes limits of Russian air power | null | null | www.reuters.com | MOSCOW Russia's politically-sensitive and ultimately fruitless decision to launch bombing missions on Syria from Iranian soil has exposed the limits to its air power, leaving Moscow in need of a new strategy to advance its aims.
People familiar with Russia's military said Moscow opted for the sorties from Iran - and Tehran agreed to allow them - because they were struggling to achieve their aim of crushing rebels in the city of Aleppo.
The gamble failed and rebels fighting their ally, Syrian President Bashar al-Aasad, remain ensconced in parts of Aleppo.
Russia began air strikes on Syria in support of Assad on Sept. 30 last year, launched from bases in government-held territory and from warships. Then this month, facing logistical problems in mounting an expensive campaign at a time of tight state finances, it intensified the bombing of Aleppo in what turned out to be a brief series of raids from Iran.
The strikes on the Aleppo rebels seem to have achieved little beyond stirring a political row in Iran, whose constitution forbids the establishment of any kind of foreign military base.
The fact that Russia went to such lengths to achieve its aims in Aleppo and still failed could strengthen the hand of those in Moscow who believe the operation in Syria has reached a watershed, and that it is time to seek a negotiated solution.
"I get the feeling we're like a horse at the circus, running around in a circle since Sept. 30 when we first deployed our aircraft there," said a person close to the Russian defense ministry who spoke on condition of anonymity.
"Our forces are insufficient, our coordination with the Iranians is not at the required level. We need to change something. What, I don't know."
IRANIAN SENSITIVITIES
Russia's defense ministry announced on Aug. 16 that it had for the first time used an air base in Iran from which to launch air attacks on Syria.
On subsequent days, long-range Russian Tupolev 22M3 bombers, escorted by Sukhoi fighters, took off on sorties from the Nojeh air base, near the Iranian city of Hamadan.
Letting Russia base aircraft there was politically sensitive for Iran: the last time a foreign power had used an Iranian air base was in World War Two.
Some Iranian lawmakers called it a breach of the constitution while Defence Minister Hossein Dehghan said that, by publicly revealing the arrangement, Moscow had committed a "betrayal of trust".
By Aug. 22, Iran's foreign ministry announced that Russia's use of the base had ended. In Moscow, the defense ministry said aircraft operating from the bases had completed their tasks.
A spokesmen for Russia's defense ministry and spokeswoman for the foreign ministry did not respond to Reuters questions about its objectives in Aleppo and its use of the Iranian base.
But Andrei Klimov, a pro-Kremlin member of the foreign affairs committee in the upper house of Russia's parliament, said the cost of the Syrian operation may have been a factor.
"We are trying to conduct the operation in Syria within certain sums," he told Reuters. "The defense ministry has other expenditures. Therefore to optimize costs, more economical routes are sought. Any sensible country does the same thing."
ALEPPO ESCALATION
Russia's desire to use the base was "linked to the increase in intensity of military activity in the Aleppo area", said Vasily Kashin, an analyst with the Center for Analysis and Technologies in Moscow, which advises Russia's defense sector.
"It seemed that, in the opinion of the Syrian, Russian and Iranian commands, a watershed moment is coming."
That chimed in with other evidence that Russia and its allies were ramping up their efforts to take control of Aleppo over the last two months. The leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah, which is allied to Iran, said on June 24 that the movement would send more fighters to the Aleppo area. The battle for the city was of strategic importance, he said.
Since then, residents and opposition activists have reported an increase in the intensity of raids on Aleppo, including the high-altitude operations which distinguish Russian bombing from that by low-flying Syrian aircraft.
That was matched on the ground by an offensive from Syrian government forces which left rebel-held areas besieged. Aid organizations reported a jump in civilian casualties and warned of a humanitarian disaster because of a shortage of supplies.
The Iranian base was a crucial logistical cog in this escalation in Aleppo because without it, Russia's Tupolev jets have to fly the greater distance to Syria from Russia, and back.
That means carrying more fuel, which reduces the bomb payload they can carry, and also - because of the longer flight time - cuts into the number of sorties they can fly.
Air bases inside government-controlled parts of Syria were not suitable for the Tupolev aircraft, and adapting them would be expensive, according to Kashin.
The person close to the defense ministry said of the logistical challenges facing Russia's air operation: "We don't have all that many planes."
PEACE OVERTURES
During the intensified bombing, the rebel forces in Aleppo even counter-attacked in the middle of this month, breaking the siege and restoring access to supply routes.
According to defense experts, Russia does have the military capacity to intensify its bombing in Syria further, whether or not it has access to the Iranian base.
But that would mean more expense for Russia, which is struggling to fill gaps in its budget, faces a parliamentary election next month, and has seen the Syrian operation drag on far past the Kremlin's original timetable.
In May, President Vladimir Putin announced that "the main part" of Russian armed forces in Syria would start to withdraw, saying that their work had "on the whole, been fulfilled". But still the bombing went on.
The difficulty of making progress militarily will make a negotiated solution more attractive to the Kremlin.
Russia agreed on Thursday to a 48-hour humanitarian ceasefire in Aleppo to allow aid deliveries to get through, U.N. officials said. Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met in Geneva on Friday to talk about a possible truce in Syria.
Huge differences though remain between Moscow and its allies on one hand, and the United States and its allies on the other, not least over the future of Assad. Previous openings for peace talks have dissolved into renewed fighting.
(Additional reporting by Tom Perry in BEIRUT; editing by David Stamp) | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-russia-idUSKCN1141VN?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/c3f3bf6729097a1f10fc02510d0c0ac50415249a2b3f3db3565b0d1a4e57396b.json |
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] | 2016-08-30T17:00:08 | null | 2016-08-30T14:57:52 | Disgraced Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte is joining the "Dancing With the Stars" cast, ABC television announced on Tuesday, as the gold medalist said he thought reaction to his tale about being held up at a Rio de Janeiro gas station had been blown out of proportion. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fus-people-ryanlochte-idUSKCN1151X6%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=20160830&t=2&i=1151592979&w=&fh=545px&fw=&ll=&pl=&sq=&r=LYNXNPEC7T13D | en | null | Ryan Lochte to dance with stars, says Rio scandal overblown | null | null | www.reuters.com | In this still image from video Olympic gold medallist swimmer Ryan Lochte of the U.S. gives an interview to Globo TV at their studios in New York City, August 20, 2016. Courtesy Globo TV via REUTERS
NEW YORK Disgraced Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte is joining the "Dancing With the Stars" cast, ABC television announced on Tuesday, as the gold medalist said he thought reaction to his tale about being held up at a Rio de Janeiro gas station had been blown out of proportion.
Lochte, 32, was dropped by four of his major sponsors after admitting he "overexaggerated" a tale about being robbed and held at gunpoint with three other swimmers after a party during the Rio Olympics. Brazilian authorities say the group destroyed a bathroom and urinated in public, and have recommended that Lochte be charged with falsely reporting a crime.
The swimmer, who was also vilified in the media over the incident, did not say whether he planned to return to Brazil to face the charges.
"I think it’s everyone blowing this way out of proportion. I think that’s what happened," Lochte told ABC television's "Good Morning America" on Tuesday, when asked whether he had embarrassed the United States with his actions.
"Like I said, I did lie about that one part," said Lochte, referring to his claim that a gun was held to his head. "I take full responsibility. I’m human. I made a mistake. A very big mistake."
"Everyone has got to be sick and tired about hearing about this. I just want to move forward," added Lochte, his silver-dyed hair now returned to a more natural brown.
The 12-time Olympic medalist said his appearance on the 23rd season of "Dancing With the Stars," was under discussion before he went to the Rio games. After the London Olympics in 2012 he was given his own, short-lived, TV reality show "What Would Ryan Lochte Do?"
Other "Dancing With the Stars" contestants in the season starting on Sept. 12 will include 16 year-old U.S. Olympic gymnast Laurie Hernandez, former Texas governor Rick Perry, and rapper Vanilla Ice.
"Dancing With the Stars," in which celebrities are paired with professional ballroom dancers and voted off by the public, has been a popular venue for those seeking a comeback or trying to change their public image. Past contestants have included Bristol Palin, daughter of the 2008 Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, singer Donny Osmond, and retired Olympic speed skater Apolo Ohno.
(Reporting by Jill Serjeant; Editing by Jeffrey Benkoe) | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-people-ryanlochte-idUSKCN1151X6?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/36ef94126e112c9dd13bd05e269658d353e75d21ca8430fd739c94d2ca7ddd6e.json |
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* Making changes to Trending feature on facebook to make product "more automated"
* Trending feature on Facebook will no longer require people to write descriptions for Trending Topics
* More algorithmically driven process allows company to scale trending to cover more topics and make it available to more people globally over time
* List of topics one sees as Trending still personalized based on factors like pages liked, location, what is "trending across Facebook overall"
* Instead of seeing story description in Trending, users will now see a "simplified topic", number of people talking about that topic on Facebook Source text - bit.ly/2bV71Pa Further company coverage: | http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSFWN1B70NQ?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/ea382db18ce71e31c53b1845479d3e7d610677d6f7b5af1843b54efd5b0f8c47.json |
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"Joseph Ax"
] | 2016-08-30T11:02:05 | null | 2016-08-30T10:22:49 | Two weeks before police say Derren Sorrells and his brother murdered basketball star Dwyane Wade's cousin in Chicago on Friday, he walked out of a state prison after serving less than four years of a six-year sentence for possessing a stolen car. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fus-chicago-crime-idUSKCN11511T%3FfeedType%3DRSS%26feedName%3DdomesticNews.json | http://s2.reutersmedia.net/resources/r/?m=02&d=20160830&t=2&i=1151557380&w=&fh=545px&fw=&ll=&pl=&sq=&r=LYNXNPEC7T0HI | en | null | Parole system questioned after murder of NBA star's cousin | null | null | www.reuters.com | Darwin Sorrells Jr. is pictured in this undated booking photo. Sorrells is charged in the murder of Nykea Aldridge, a cousin of NBA star Dwyane Wade. Chicago Police/Handout via Reuters
Derren Sorrells is pictured in this undated booking photo. Sorrells is charged in the murder of Nykea Aldridge, a cousin of NBA star Dwyane Wade. Chicago Police/Handout via Reuters
Two weeks before police say Derren Sorrells and his brother murdered basketball star Dwyane Wade's cousin in Chicago on Friday, he walked out of a state prison after serving less than four years of a six-year sentence for possessing a stolen car.
A visibly angry Eddie Johnson, the city's police superintendent, said the case underscored the need to keep violent criminals behind bars longer.
"This reprehensible act of violence is an example of why we need to change the way we treat habitual offenders in the city of Chicago," Johnson said on Sunday.
On Monday, Mayor Rahm Emanuel weighed in, saying, "We keep coming upon the same facts: repeat gun offenders who continually run in and out of the criminal justice system with no consequences, who are back on the streets wreaking havoc," according to the Chicago Tribune.
Violence-plagued Chicago is not alone facing the problem of recidivism - the tendency for criminals to continue breaking the law even after being punished.
Across the United States, more than two-thirds of defendants released from state prisons were rearrested within five years, with the majority arrested within a year of release, according to a 2014 survey released by the U.S. Department of Justice.
At least 95 percent of all state prisoners will be released at some point.
Some criminal justice experts caution that limiting early release programs or imposing harsher sentences could backfire by increasing costs, straining overcrowded prisons and eliminating incentives for prisoners to behave well while incarcerated.
"It's easy after the fact to say: 'If I were king of the forest, I would never have let these two guys out,'" said Jeffrey Butts, a professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York who studies the effectiveness of criminal justice programs.
Such cases often prompt calls for tougher measures. Last fall, after a New York City police officer was killed by a convicted felon who had been admitted to a drug treatment program in lieu of prison, officials proposed stricter laws for keeping dangerous defendants behind bars.
Sorrells and his brother Darwin, who was himself paroled earlier this year after serving half of a six-year sentence for gun possession, were career criminals and known gang associates, Johnson said.
Police have said the brothers were trying to shoot the driver of a vehicle when their shots struck Nykea Aldridge, who was pushing a stroller on a sidewalk. She was the cousin of Wade, the National Basketball Association star who has spoken out about gun violence in the past.
Illinois prisoners become eligible for parole after serving a certain percentage of their sentence, depending on the crime and on their behavior in prison, according to Jason Sweat, the chief legal counsel for the state parole board.
The terms of each defendant's release are governed in part by statute and in part by the board's own determination, he said.
Chicago has struggled with rising gang violence in recent years. In July, the Major Cities Chiefs Association, a police group, released a survey showing that murders had risen 15 percent in the first six months of 2016 compared with the year-ago period in the country's largest cities. Chicago alone was responsible for a significant portion of that increase after reporting an approximately 50 percent spike in that time.
One high-profile case is not enough to tell whether the parole system is working, said John Pfaff, a law professor at Fordham University in New York and an expert in criminal sentencing.
"It's very easy to identify people whom we paroled too soon," he said. "It's much harder to see the cases of people who we've locked up for too long. There's a very strong bias in favor of being tough; the costs of being too lenient are much more obvious and shocking."
(Reporting by Joseph Ax; Editing by Dan Grebler) | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-chicago-crime-idUSKCN11511T?feedType=RSS&feedName=domesticNews | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.reuters.com/73c26a42f2f7f0b9ecdea94173ca11a51d2d8bd680867878b61b190c88a98994.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T13:18:33 | null | 2016-08-26T00:43:06 | It's empty now, but in four days New York's Madison Square Garden will be filled with some of the world's biggest music stars for the annual MTV Video Music Awards show. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fus-awards-mtvvma-idUSKCN1102JC%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://s2.reutersmedia.net/resources/r/?m=02&d=20160826&t=2&i=1151105257&w=&fh=545px&fw=&ll=&pl=&sq=&r=LYNXNPEC7O1LE | en | null | Rihanna, Ariana Grande set to perform at MTV Video Music awards | null | null | www.reuters.com | NEW YORK It's empty now, but in four days New York's Madison Square Garden will be filled with some of the world's biggest music stars for the annual MTV Video Music Awards show.
Beyonce leads the nominations with a career-high 11 nods, Adele has notched seven and Rihanna has multiple nods for her collaborations with DJ Calvin Harris on "This is What You Came For," and with Drake on "Work."
One of the most anticipated moments on Sunday will be Rihanna receiving the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award - the equivalent of a lifetime achievement award - and performing live on stage .
"I think everyone wants to tune in for Rihanna ... What she's doing with the Video Vanguard moment is like no one has ever done," executive producer Jesse Ignjatovic said on Thursday.
Other confirmed performers include Britney Spears, Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj and Nick Jonas.
The always unpredictable rapper Kanye West will attend and be seated in the front row with his reality star wife, Kim Kardashian. Producers will not say whether he will perform.
"We were happy to have him coming and I'm excited to hear what he's going to do," Ignjatovic said.
Other celebrity presenters include U.S. Olympic champion swimmer Michael Phelps and the Rio gold medal-winning women's gymnastics team.
The show will air live on MTV on Aug. 28.
(Reporting by Reuters Television; Editing by Steve Orlofsky) | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-awards-mtvvma-idUSKCN1102JC?feedType=RSS&feedName=entertainmentNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2Fentertainment+%28News+%2F+US+%2F+Entertainment%29 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.reuters.com/5a7bc36e8410dfda2ca25642d8818c21e45bb189e12a75bb44518fbb3669b6e5.json |
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"Reuters Editorial"
] | 2016-08-30T00:52:37 | null | 2016-08-29T23:10:19 | Insurers with $1.2 trillion under management called on Tuesday for the Group of 20 to set a timetable to phase out subsidies for fossil fuels by 2020 when they meet at a summit in China this weekend. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fus-g20-climatechange-idUSKCN1142GN%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 | Insurers call on G20 to phase out fossil fuel subsidies by 2020 | null | null | www.reuters.com | OSLO Insurers with $1.2 trillion under management called on Tuesday for the Group of 20 to set a timetable to phase out subsidies for fossil fuels by 2020 when they meet at a summit in China this weekend.
Aviva, Aegon NV and MS Amlin said fossil fuel subsidies were at odds with commitments by G20 nations to combat global warming agreed by almost 200 countries last year at a Paris summit.
"Climate change in particular represents the mother of all risks," Aviva CEO Mark Wilson said in a statement.
The companies called on the G20 leaders, who meet in the Chinese city of Hangzhou on Sept. 4-5, to set "a clear timeline for the full and equitable phase-out by all G20 members of all fossil fuel subsidies by 2020".
A phase-out should start with the elimination of all subsidies for fossil fuel exploration and coal production, they said. Their statement was also signed by the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries and UK-based energy firm Open Energi.
G20 leaders have repeatedly promised to phase out fossil fuels, the main man-made source of greenhouse gases blamed for climate change, since a meeting in 2009 in Pittsburgh.
The British-based Overseas Development Institute think-tank estimated that average annual subsidies for fossil fuel production were $444 billion in 2013 and 2014, roughly four times the subsidies for renewable energy in 2013.
Last week, investors managing more than $13 trillion of assets urged the G20 to ratify the Paris climate deal by the end of 2016 to help avert droughts, floods, mudslides and rising sea levels.
No G20 nations have yet completed the ratification process, according to a U.N. tracker. China and the United States, the top two emitters, are widely expected to join up around the time of the G20 summit.
(Reporting by Alister Doyle; editing by Andrew Roche) | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-g20-climatechange-idUSKCN1142GN?feedType=RSS&feedName=environmentNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2Fenvironment+%28News+%2F+US+%2F+Environment%29 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.reuters.com/d8b400d7b610896eaa6909b8fd97e3becf67e47c2fe0c5cb0316b3c7e1a4a1a0.json |
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"Manuel Mogato"
] | 2016-08-30T15:04:54 | null | 2016-08-30T14:20:13 | The number of drug-related killings in the Philippines since Rodrigo Duterte became president two months ago on a pledge to wipe out the illegal drug trade, has reached around 2,000, according to data released on Tuesday. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fus-philippines-duterte-idUSKCN1151UD%3FfeedType%3DRSS%26feedName%3DworldNews%26utm_source%3Dfeedburner%26utm_medium%3Dfeed%26utm_campaign%3DFeed%253A%2BReuters%252FworldNews%2B%2528Reuters%2BWorld%2BNews%2529.json | http://s1.reutersmedia.net/resources/r/?m=02&d=20160830&t=2&i=1151589036&w=&fh=545px&fw=&ll=&pl=&sq=&r=LYNXNPEC7T11A | en | null | Death toll in Philippines' drug war hits 2,000 | null | null | www.reuters.com | Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte speaks during a National Heroes Day commemoration at the Libingan ng mga Bayani (Heroes' Cemetery) in Taguig city, Metro Manila in the Philippines August 29, 2016. REUTERS/Erik De Castro
MANILA The number of drug-related killings in the Philippines since Rodrigo Duterte became president two months ago on a pledge to wipe out the illegal drug trade, has reached around 2,000, according to data released on Tuesday.
There has been popular support for his campaign, but the wave of killings unleashed since his election victory has alarmed rights groups and brought expressions of concern from the United States, a close ally of Manila.
As officials readied a publicity campaign to explain his fight against on narcotics, the Philippine National Police said that close to 900 drug traffickers and users had been killed in police operations from July 1 to August 20. That was an increase of 141 people over a week, on average 20 people a day.
Last week the police said 1,100 other drug-related killings that were not classified as police operations were also being investigated. No new number for that category was given on Tuesday but, together with the new figure for police encounters, the total came to around 2,000.
Duterte won the presidency of the Southeast Asian nation in a May election on a promise to wipe out drugs.
Two U.N. human rights experts recently urged the Philippines to stop extra-judicial killings, drawing a furious response from Duterte, who threatened to pull his country out of the United Nations. His foreign minister later rowed back on the threat.
Duterte's communications secretary, Martin Andanar, said on Monday that a 30-second advertisement explaining the anti-drug campaign would be aired over the next week by commercial and public TV stations and by movie theaters.
"The government is not spending a single centavo on these ads and TV stations are carrying them for free," Andanar told reporters at an event in a Manila hotel.
"THIS IS A WAR"
He said his office would also publish a 40-page pamphlet to explain the rising body count. This would be issued on the president's first trip abroad next week, first to Brunei and then to an East Asia summit in Laos.
"Some people abroad have to understand why many people are getting killed in the anti-drug campaign. They must understand, this is a war and there are casualties," Andanar said.
"The pamphlet will inform and explain that the government was not killing people at random, that these killings are not extrajudicial in nature but as part of the anti-crime campaign. Some of those killed were police officers who are involved in criminal activities."
The White House said on Monday that U.S. President Barack Obama is expected to meet Duterte in Laos on Sept. 6, and plans to touch on human rights as well as security concerns.
Duterte's crackdown on drugs and some strongly worded criticism he has made of the United States present a dilemma for Washington, which has been seeking to forge unity among allies and partners in Asia in the face of an increasingly assertive China, especially in the strategic South China Sea.
There have been few signs in the Philippines itself of a backlash against the war on drugs.
However, on Tuesday a newly formed group called the "Stop the Killings Network" announced a #Lightforlife campaign that would start with simultaneous candle-lighting events on Wednesday evening at six venues across Manila.
(Writing by John Chalmers; Editing by Richard Balmforth) | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-philippines-duterte-idUSKCN1151UD?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/a19e4e0e3c2348de33450205b9b337982feb9f9b49e15aacd0594156f4f82f19.json |
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"Lisa Rapaport"
] | 2016-08-26T18:52:12 | null | 2016-08-26T18:20:04 | By Lisa Rapaport(Reuters Health) - Even though many children with celiac disease can ease symptoms by going on a gluten-free diet, kids should still | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fus-health-pediatrics-celiac-monitoring-idUSKCN11125X%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 | Why childhood celiac disease should be checked with lab tests | null | null | www.reuters.com | (Reuters Health) - Even though many children with celiac disease can ease symptoms by going on a gluten-free diet, kids should still get blood tests and other exams to confirm whether they actually have the disease, some doctors argue.
The testing recommendations, published in the journal Pediatrics, mirror guidelines for diagnosing the disorder in adults. Because children may have a harder time eliminating gluten from their diets, they may also require long-term follow-up to support good nutrition habits and check for complications that can develop when the disease isn’t well managed.
To effectively treat children with the disease, doctors and parents need to be sensitive to the unique problems young patients may face, such as difficulty understanding what’s in their food and drink, peer pressure to eat and drink what their friends do, and a fear of ridicule and being singled out, said study co-author Dr. J. Decker Butzner of the University of Calgary in Canada.
“One main take away is that children can learn to manage their diet,” Butzner said by email. “They need to be involved in grocery shopping, menu planning, restaurant assessment, food ordering and trip organization in regards to a gluten free diet.”
“Second, children need to be periodically assessed by a health care professional for the management of their celiac disease,” Butzner added.
About one in 100 people have celiac disease, an autoimmune disorder that damages the small intestine and interferes with the absorption of nutrients from food. People with celiac disease can't tolerate gluten, a protein in wheat, rye and barley. Left untreated, the condition can lead to complications such as malnutrition, low bone density, lactose intolerance and infertility.
To craft the diagnosis and treatment recommendations laid out in the current paper, Butzner and colleagues reviewed previously published research on celiac disease. Then, they anonymously voted on proposed guidelines.
In addition to age-appropriate education about how to follow a gluten-free diet, children with celiac disease also need close monitoring to make sure their growth in height and weight is appropriate for their age, the doctors argue. They should also be checked for nutritional deficiencies that could hamper growth, such as an insufficient amount of iron in their diet.
Sometimes, children with celiac disease also have type 1 diabetes, another chronic autoimmune condition that results in the pancreas producing little or no insulin, a hormone needed to allow blood sugar, or glucose, to enter cells and produce energy.
People with type 1 diabetes typically have to test their own blood sugar levels throughout the day and inject insulin to manage them. Getting the insulin dose right requires patients to count carbs correctly, and kids with celiac disease need to do this in addition to juggling a gluten-free diet.
At the same time, children need to be monitored for proper bone health because celiac disease can lead to osteoporosis, a thinning of the bones that can lead to fractures and is more typically seen in old age.
Doctors also need to monitor kids’ heart health because celiac disease is associated with an increased risk for clots, which have the potential to contribute to strokes and other life-threatening problems.
Down the line, these children are also at an increased risk for liver damage, particularly if their gluten-free diet isn’t well managed. For this, too, doctors need to watch closely for early warning signs and keep tabs on how children are eating to minimize the odds of complications.
Parents and children need to understand as well that celiac disease isn’t a one-size-fits-all diagnosis, said Dr. Tracy Ediger, a researcher at Ohio State University and Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus who wrote an editorial accompanying the study.
“Celiac disease presentations are highly variable and should be at least considered with many different symptoms, including abdominal pain, failure to thrive/weight loss and diarrhea, constipation, anemia, canker sores, arthritis, tooth enamel defects, distinct rashes, behavioral issues, headaches, delayed puberty and infertility,” Ediger told Reuters Health by email.
“Close follow-up with the primary care provider and pediatric gastroenterologist are also important to monitor growth parameters, symptoms and blood work to assure normalization,” Ediger added.
SOURCE: bit.ly/2bG5cbl and bit.ly/2buPRr0 Pediatrics, published online August 26, 2016. | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-pediatrics-celiac-monitoring-idUSKCN11125X?feedType=RSS&feedName=healthNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2FhealthNews+%28Reuters+Health+News%29 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.reuters.com/eacb3569287b1133a602485c14eb1bccfac418ce5a55af20fc6f38ae027943e3.json |
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] | 2016-08-30T02:50:50 | null | 2016-08-30T01:57:52 | Asian shares bounced on Tuesday as doubts the Federal Reserve really would hike rates as soon as September undermined the dollar, while investors continued to count on more policy stimulus elsewhere in the world. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fus-global-markets-idUSKCN11502J%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=20160830&t=2&i=1151512586&w=&fh=545px&fw=&ll=&pl=&sq=&r=LYNXNPEC7T00V | en | null | Asia stocks bounce, dollar dips on Fed hike doubts | null | null | www.reuters.com | A man is reflected in a stock quotation board outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, June 27, 2016. REUTERS/Toru Hanai
SYDNEY Asian shares bounced on Tuesday as doubts the Federal Reserve really would hike rates as soon as September undermined the dollar, while investors continued to count on more policy stimulus elsewhere in the world.
MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS added 0.4 percent, recouping around half of Monday's loss. Stocks in South Korea .KS11 and Australia both rose around 0.6 percent.
Japan's Nikkei .N225 dipped 0.1 percent as the yen turned around and starting nudging higher once more.
A raft of Japanese data, from unemployment to retail sales, mostly beat analysts forecasts but did nothing to change expectations the Bank of Japan would eventually have to ease further.
Fed Chair Janet Yellen on Friday said the case for a rate increase was strengthening, but provided little detail on when the Fed would next move. Vice Chair Stanley Fischer suggested a hike as soon as next month was possible.
Yet while the initial market reaction was to push up the probability of a September hike to 44 percent, investors quickly had second thoughts and early Tuesday the implied chance was back at 36 percent <0#FF:>.
On Wall Street, the Dow .DJI ended Monday up 0.58 percent, while the S&P 500 .SPX added 0.52 percent and the Nasdaq .IXIC 0.26 percent.
Financials .SPSY was the best performer on the S&P 500, with Wells Fargo (WFC.N) up 2.2 percent.
The sector typically rises with talk of higher rates, on the expectation that banks' income could rise as they charge more for loans. However, the correlation is not direct as it requires the yield curve to steepen and, so far, it is not obliging.
Indeed, longer-term yields fell further than the short end on Monday, in part because much of the market suspects any Fed tightening would lead to even lower inflation over the long run.
Figures out Monday showed the Fed preferred measure of core inflation stuck at 1.6 percent for a fifth straight month.
The San Francisco Fed underlined the subdued outlook for inflation and rates in a research note.
The "natural" rate of interest - the real rate consistent with full use of economic resources and steady inflation near the Fed's target level - was near zero and would rise to only 1 percent over the next decade.
"If these projections are accurate, then a monetary policy designed to track the rise in r-star (natural rate) would imply a very gradual normalization of the federal funds rate," the note said.
The retreat in Treasury yields undid some of the dollar's gains and its index edged back to 95.575 from a two-week top of 95.834 .DXY.
The dollar likewise ebbed to 101.82 yen JPY= from a peak of 102.39, while the euro steadied at $1.1184 EUR=.
In commodity markets, oil steadied after falling by around 1 percent on Monday. Oversupply remained a major concern with U.S. crude stockpiles forecast to have risen by 1.3 million barrels last week, a Reuters poll showed. [O/R]
Brent crude futures LCOc1 were up 6 cents at $49.32 a barrel, while U.S. crude CLc1 added 9 cents to $47.0. | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-markets-idUSKCN11502J?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/94b69f2d066df519a5b7cf6f012595a6e48f0d21f4189c86b35f59f87e9aee25.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T20:49:38 | null | 2016-08-26T19:58:53 | Bankrupt U.S. teen retailer Aeropostale Inc (AROPQ.PK) received bids this week for its business from private equity firm Sycamore Partners, as well as liquidators, firms that wind down businesses, according to people familiar with the matter. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fus-aeropostale-bidders-bankruptcy-idUSKCN1112AL%3FfeedType%3DRSS%26feedName%3DbusinessNews%26utm_source%3Dfeedburner%26utm_medium%3Dfeed%26utm_campaign%3DFeed%253A%2Breuters%252FbusinessNews%2B%2528Business%2BNews%2529.json | http://s2.reutersmedia.net/resources/r/?m=02&d=20160826&t=2&i=1151216627&w=&fh=545px&fw=&ll=&pl=&sq=&r=LYNXNPEC7P1EI | en | null | Exclusive: Sycamore Partners, liquidators bid on bankrupt U.S. teen retailer Aeropostale | null | null | www.reuters.com | NEW YORK Bankrupt U.S. teen retailer Aeropostale Inc (AROPQ.PK) received bids this week for its business from private equity firm Sycamore Partners, as well as liquidators, firms that wind down businesses, according to people familiar with the matter.
Investment firm Versa Capital Management LLC did not submit a bid for the business, the people said. Versa had been preparing a stalking horse offer for Aeropostale as a going concern business, and the retailer had received court approval to pay some of the expenses incurred by Versa in putting together the proposal.
Aeropostale, Sycamore and Versa declined to comment. The sources were not identified because they were not authorized to speak to the media.
Bids were due on Thursday, and an auction is scheduled to be held on Monday, Aug. 29.
The retailer asked a judge to disqualify Sycamore from using the $150 million it is owed as credit to bid in the auction, but that request was denied.
(Reporting by Jessica DiNapoli; Editing by Dan Grebler) | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-aeropostale-bidders-bankruptcy-idUSKCN1112AL?feedType=RSS&feedName=businessNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2FbusinessNews+%28Business+News%29 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.reuters.com/b30a818f790c431a8fe6eb0d3f989e4a456d2518d6da47ab746b844549b6dc9f.json |
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] | 2016-08-30T02:52:23 | null | 2016-08-30T00:32:04 | CHC Student Housing Corp | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2FidUSASC094SE%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-CHC Student Housing announces qtrly loss per share $0.16 | null | null | www.reuters.com | GLOBAL MARKETS-Asia stocks bounce, dollar dips on Fed hike doubts
SYDNEY, Aug 30 Asian shares bounced on Tuesday as doubts the Federal Reserve really would hike rates as soon as September undermined the dollar, while investors continued to count on more policy stimulus elsewhere in the world. | http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSASC094SE?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/dba43a979eb416a034308fe856aa7428fb21637692dc43acd96ef75dedc8cc50.json |
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"Scott Malone"
] | 2016-08-31T11:03:21 | null | 2016-08-31T10:19:57 | Years before Donald Trump dominated the news cycle with his angry style of politics, Maine Governor Paul LePage made headlines with a similarly brash approach. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fus-maine-lepage-trump-idUSKCN11616V%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=20160831&t=2&i=1151704081&w=&fh=545px&fw=&ll=&pl=&sq=&r=LYNXNPEC7U0LY | en | null | Maine governor's outburst tests limits of anger politics | null | null | www.reuters.com | Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump shakes hands with Maine Governor Paul LePage (R) after LePage introduced him at a campaign rally in Portland, Maine March 3, 2016. REUTERS/Joel Page
BOSTON Years before Donald Trump dominated the news cycle with his angry style of politics, Maine Governor Paul LePage made headlines with a similarly brash approach.
Since he was elected in 2010, the Republican has told critics of his decision to skip a civil rights breakfast to "kiss my butt" and accused a Democratic rival of forcing budget measures on taxpayers "without Vaseline."
But when the second U.S. governor to endorse Trump recently left an obscenity-laced voicemail message for a lawmaker who he believed had called him a racist, he put his career in jeopardy.
LePage's widely circulated verbal attack, in which he called Democratic State Representative Drew Gattine a "little son-of-a-bitch, socialist cocksucker," sparked the most intense firestorm of criticism the second-term governor has seen. Even legislative leaders from his own party called him into a closed-door meeting to discuss his future.
The reaction shows that not all politicians can get away with the kind of bellicose approach that helped Trump wipe out his primary rivals and win the support of angry voters who feel U.S. politicians do not care about their problems.
"Trump is a master of media and LePage is not. They are very different at the end of the day," said Michael Franz, chairman of the government and legal studies department at Maine's Bowdoin College. "Trump says he hates the media, but he works it very well. LePage just hates it."
The governor infamously joked in 2013 that he would like to blow up the offices of the Portland Press Herald newspaper, which he felt treated him unfairly.
LePage early on Tuesday openly discussed the idea of stepping down in a regular monthly interview with a Maine radio station. He later backed away from that notion, paraphrasing Mark Twain in a Twitter post that read in part, "The reports of my political demise are greatly exaggerated."
Still his own party was not rallying around him.
"I have yet to see any Republican legislator come out on the record in his defense," said Mark Brewer, a professor of political science at the University of Maine, after LePage's voicemail incident.
TRUMP BEFORE TRUMP
LePage endorsed Trump's run in February, shortly after New Jersey Governor Chris Christie.
"I was Donald Trump before Donald Trump became popular," LePage said at the time, saying that the New York real estate mogul and reality TV star "could be one of the greatest presidents if he sits down and puts together a good team."
Trump has also praised LePage, saying that he would offer him a role in his administration "if he were available."
Both men describe their political styles as authentic and off-the-cuff and accuse more measured rivals of being career politicians who are out of touch with the needs of average voters.
LePage's brusqueness had played well in Maine until recently. He won re-election in a three-way 2014 race with the support of 48 percent of voters with a wider margin of victory than the 38 percent he commanded in his first run, also a three-way race.
Neil Levesque, executive director of the New Hampshire Institute of Politics said that success, coupled with Trump's rise, could have emboldened LePage to double down on attack politics.
"Almost anything goes now. You can call your opponents almost anything, you can threaten them," Levesque said. "This is the new norm in American politics."
(Reporting by Scott Malone; Editing by Andrew Hay) | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-maine-lepage-trump-idUSKCN11616V?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/098cfac1978072e33860a88584d61e2ada70f429e9fda798a459251f67104101.json |
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] | 2016-08-27T02:50:50 | null | 2016-08-27T00:40:15 | Aug 26 (Reuters) -* Apple CEO Tim Cook sold 334,000 shares of co's commonstock at prices between 107.07/shr to 107.73/shr between Aug 24and Aug 25 | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2FidUSFWN1B70OI%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-Apple reports stock award of 1.26 mln shares of common stock to CEO Tim Cook - SEC filing | null | null | www.reuters.com | Aug 26 (Reuters) -
* Apple CEO Tim Cook sold 334,000 shares of co's common stock at prices between 107.07/shr to 107.73/shr between Aug 24 and Aug 25 - SEC filing
* Apple Inc files to report stock award of 1.26 mln shares of co's common stock to co's CEO Tim Cook - SEC filing Source text - bit.ly/2cgqWez Further company coverage: | http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSFWN1B70OI?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 | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.reuters.com/5b200f8e544208428208dda0223298ccd1e8d7512dac3d146561b519335b4c7d.json |
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] | 2016-08-29T21:02:53 | null | 2016-08-29T20:18:33 | Libyan forces said they captured a residential neighborhood in central Sirte from Islamic State on Monday, leaving just one district of the city still occupied by the militants. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fus-libya-security-idUSKCN114278%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=20160829&t=2&i=1151489868&w=&fh=545px&fw=&ll=&pl=&sq=&r=LYNXNPEC7S18S | en | null | Libyan forces say Islamic State beaten back in Sirte | null | null | www.reuters.com | Libyan forces take up new positions as they prepare for next advance against Islamic State holdouts in Sirte, Libya August 29, 2016. REUTERS/Ismail Zitouny
Libyan forces take up new positions as they prepare for next advance against Islamic State holdouts in Sirte, Libya August 29, 2016. REUTERS/Ismail Zitouny
Donated tea and other drinks are distributed among Libyan forces as they prepare for next advance against Islamic State holdouts in Sirte, Libya August 29, 2016. REUTERS/Ismail Zitouny
Libyan forces sit atop a tank after taking up new positions as they prepare for next advance against Islamic State holdouts in Sirte, Libya August 29, 2016. REUTERS/Ismail Zitouny
Libyan forces take up new positions as they prepare for next advance against Islamic State holdouts in Sirte, Libya August 29, 2016. REUTERS/Ismail Zitouny
Libyan forces sit atop a tank after taking up new positions as they prepare for next advance against Islamic State holdouts in Sirte, Libya August 29, 2016. REUTERS/Ismail Zitouny
Libyan forces ride a military vehicle as they prepare for next advance against Islamic State holdouts in Sirte, Libya August 29, 2016. REUTERS/Ismail Zitouny
SIRTE, Libya Libyan forces said they captured a residential neighborhood in central Sirte from Islamic State on Monday, leaving just one district of the city still occupied by the militants.
Spokesman Rida Issa said Sirte's neighborhood Number One was "completely liberated", but added that the brigades, backed by U.S. air strikes, were "in the process of clearing any remnants of Daesh (Islamic State)" from the area.
For more than three months, brigades aligned with Libya's U.N.-backed government have been battling to oust Islamic State from Sirte, a coastal city that the militant group turned into a regional stronghold last year.
The United States began an air campaign over Sirte on Aug. 1, and had by Sunday carried out 92 strikes against Islamic State.
Militants have defended themselves with suicide bombers, snipers and mines, inflicting heavy casualties on brigade fighters. At least six brigade members were killed and 12 wounded on Monday, according to hospital officials.
The latest gains came after the brigades made significant advances on Sunday in which 35 of their men were killed and more than 200 wounded.
Many of the latest casualties were caused by mines, car bombs or artillery fire, according to hospital officials and brigade fighters.
On Monday, the brigades could be seen moving tanks and other vehicles toward forward positions.
There was a pause in fighting last week as the brigades said they were giving a chance to the wives and children of Islamic State fighters to leave the battle zone ahead of a final push.
Most brigade fighters are from the city of Misrata, about 230 km (140 miles) northwest of Sirte. They counter-attacked after Islamic State advanced toward Misrata at the beginning of May.
(Additional reporting by Ahmed Elumami; Editing by Andrew Roche) | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-libya-security-idUSKCN114278?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2FtopNews+%28News+%2F+US+%2F+Top+News%29 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.reuters.com/27bf34944fedd19c955666b8d71302e0f31e6eae318a984ed13a47470e9cf55f.json |
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] | 2016-08-27T07:01:32 | null | 2016-08-27T05:58:59 | A Mississippi man has been arrested in the stabbing death of two Catholic nuns at their home earlier this week, police said on Friday. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fus-mississippi-murder-idUSKCN112056%3FfeedType%3DRSS%26feedName%3DdomesticNews.json | http://s4.reutersmedia.net/resources_v2/images/rcom-default.png | en | null | Mississippi man arrested in stabbing death of two nuns: police | null | null | www.reuters.com | A Mississippi man has been arrested in the stabbing death of two Catholic nuns at their home earlier this week, police said on Friday.
Rodney Earl Sanders, 46, faces two counts of capital murder in the death of two nuns in Durant, the Mississippi Department of Public Safety said in a statement.
“Sanders was developed as a person of interest early on in the investigation,” Mississippi Bureau of Investigation Director Jimmy Jordan said.
Sister Paula Merrill and Sister Margaret Held were found stabbed to death by a co-worker on Thursday when they did not come into the clinic where they worked, police told local media.
Sanders was in custody, awaiting his initial court appearance, the safety department said.
(Reporting by Brendan O'Brien in Milwaukee; Editing by Stephen Coates) | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-mississippi-murder-idUSKCN112056?feedType=RSS&feedName=domesticNews | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.reuters.com/76fe7978a776182b28220436ad001053472d8bdb2da602ced344911322845f35.json |
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] | 2016-08-31T08:52:52 | null | 2016-08-31T08:38:37 | By Krishna MerchantSINGAPORE, Aug 31 (IFR) - The Canadian province of BritishColumbia is bookbuilding for its debut issue ofoffshore rupee bonds. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fbritish-columbia-debt-bonds-idUSL3N1BC30G%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 | British Columbia offering debut Masala bonds at 6.68-6.73% | null | null | www.reuters.com | SINGAPORE, Aug 31 (IFR) - The Canadian province of British Columbia is bookbuilding for its debut issue of offshore rupee bonds.
Initial price guidance for the benchmark-sized offering with a tenor of three years and four months is 6.68-6.73 percent.
The Masala bonds will be issued in 144A/Reg S format and will be listed on the London Stock Exchange.
The settlement date for the bonds is September 9, and they will mature on January 9, 2020.
The bonds are rated Aaa/AAA/AAA by the three major rating agencies, all with stable outlooks.
HSBC and TD Securities are bookrunners for the deal, which will price tomorrow in Asian hours.
Last year, British Columbia finance minister Michael de Jong met Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and discussed the possibility of issuing offshore rupee bonds.
British Columbia has been a trendsetter in Asian currencies in recent years. It was the first foreign government entity to sell Dim Sum bonds, in 2013, and, in January this year, it sold Panda bonds in China's domestic interbank market. (Reporting by Krishna Merchant; editing by Dharsan Singh and Daniel Stanton) | http://www.reuters.com/article/british-columbia-debt-bonds-idUSL3N1BC30G?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/468c81e02212017bb353d86a8a5268be49c8681909f62c3209da5cb655d2780e.json |
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"Gina Cherelus"
] | 2016-08-26T13:18:37 | null | 2016-08-26T02:01:13 | The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is investigating a new incident involving actress Leslie Jones, who has been targeted by online abusers, after hackers posted nude photos and personal information on the "Ghostbusters" star's website. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fus-people-lesliejones-idUSKCN1102MP%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=20160826&t=2&i=1151110373&w=&fh=545px&fw=&ll=&pl=&sq=&r=LYNXNPEC7O1N5 | en | null | U.S. Homeland Security probes hacking of actress Leslie Jones' website | null | null | www.reuters.com | Cast member Leslie Jones poses at the premiere of the film ''Ghostbusters'' in Hollywood, California U.S., July 9, 2016. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/File Photo
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is investigating a new incident involving actress Leslie Jones, who has been targeted by online abusers, after hackers posted nude photos and personal information on the "Ghostbusters" star's website.
"The investigation is currently ongoing. In order to protect the integrity of the case, no further details are available at this time," Rachel Yong You, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, said on Thursday in an email to Reuters.
ICE, as the agency is known, is a branch of the Department of Homeland Security. Representatives for Jones did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
On Wednesday, Jones' website, www.JustLeslie.com, was taken offline after nude photos and photos of the comedian's passport and driver's license were posted, reportedly accessed through her personal cellphone or iCloud account.
The hackers also juxtaposed images of the actress with photos of Harambe, a deceased gorilla.
Jones became a top trending topic on social media where many Twitter users including celebrities showed support for her.
Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton was among those expressing encouragement on Twitter for the NBC Saturday Night Live co-star.
"@Lesdoggg, no one deserves this—least of all someone who brings us so much joy. I'm with you. -H," Clinton wrote online.
Jones, who was a target of cyber bullying on Twitter in July, briefly quit the micro-blogging platform because she was bombarded by racist and abusive comments after starring in the female-led reboot of "Ghostbusters" this summer.
Jones almost quit Twitter last month after receiving a barrage of sexist and racist abuse and harassment from a number of users.
After Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) interjected and permanently suspended numerous users accounts for harassment, Jones returned to Twitter, where her humorous live tweets during the Olympics earned her an on-air contributor role in Rio de Janeiro for NBC.
(Reporting by Gina Cherelus; Editing by Piya Sinha-Roy and Tom Brown) | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-people-lesliejones-idUSKCN1102MP?feedType=RSS&feedName=entertainmentNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2Fentertainment+%28News+%2F+US+%2F+Entertainment%29 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.reuters.com/81d050e704189d2def60e77f79cd41585a73c4ef0584d0b848a57e8819989677.json |
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"Ju-Min Park",
"Jane Chung"
] | 2016-08-31T09:05:14 | null | 2016-08-31T07:52:38 | min Park and Jane Chung | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fus-northkorea-ukraine-idUSKCN1160RH%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_v2/images/rcom-default.png | en | null | Ukraine ends visa-free deal with North Korea to keep out 'ineligible persons' | null | null | www.reuters.com | SEOUL Ukraine has revoked a Soviet-era deal that allowed visa-free travel for North Koreans, the latest setback for isolated North Korea which has been under growing pressure since the UN Security Council imposed toughened new sanctions in March.
A Ukraine government document seen by Reuters said that the government approved a decree on July 27 to terminate the pact with North Korea, a major buyer of Ukraine's flour, that had allowed visa-free travel between the two countries.
The document, signed by Ukraine Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman, said the withdrawal of visa-waiver agreement would "prevent ineligible persons from entering Ukraine".
The Ukraine Embassy in Seoul did not have immediate comment.
A recent surge in fighting in eastern Ukraine, where Kiev is fighting pro-Russian separatists, and fresh tension in Crimea have raised concern that a fragile ceasefire agreed in Minsk in February 2015 could collapse.
Concerns about the threat posed by North Korea have spiraled since it conducted its fourth nuclear explosion in January and followed it up with a series of missile tests, despite severe UN sanctions.
European Union member state Malta recently denied visa extensions for North Korean workers, effectively expelling them, South Korea has said.
South Korea has been making diplomatic efforts to engage North Korea's old allies to press for change in North Korea.
Impoverished North Korea and the rich, democratic South are technically still at war after their 1950-53 conflict ended in a truce, not a treaty.
Earlier this year, Namibia halted ties with two North Korean state-run companies that had built a munitions factory and were involved in projects for its military to comply with U.N. sanctions on Pyongyang, according to Namibian media and the South Korean government.
Poland has not issued new visas for North Koreans this year amid concerns that Pyongyang may be subjecting its workers to conditions that violated their rights.
Singapore will impose visa requirements on North Korean visitors from October, its immigration authority said in July.
(Editing by Jack Kim and Nick Macfie) | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-ukraine-idUSKCN1160RH?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/d6011a9cc85ff67eb3e8c6a8c689488cba4bc7c71079552bb0362a8aafc59f46.json |
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"Yashaswini Swamynathan"
] | 2016-08-29T12:50:38 | null | 2016-08-29T11:20:01 | U.S. stock index futures were little changed on Monday as investors tried to decipher comments from top Federal Reserve officials on the timing of the next interest rate hike. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fus-usa-stocks-idUSKCN11413B%3FfeedType%3DRSS%26feedName%3DbusinessNews%26utm_source%3Dfeedburner%26utm_medium%3Dfeed%26utm_campaign%3DFeed%253A%2Breuters%252FbusinessNews%2B%2528Business%2BNews%2529.json | http://s1.reutersmedia.net/resources/r/?m=02&d=20160829&t=2&i=1151434035&w=&fh=545px&fw=&ll=&pl=&sq=&r=LYNXNPEC7S0J0 | en | null | Stock futures flat as investors fathom Fed comments on rates | null | null | www.reuters.com | FILE PHOTO: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) as a television screen displays coverage of U.S. Federal Reserve Chairmman Janet Yellen, in New York, New York, U.S. December 16, 2015. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo
U.S. stock index futures were little changed on Monday as investors tried to decipher comments from top Federal Reserve officials on the timing of the next interest rate hike.
* Fed Chair Janet Yellen said on Friday the case for a rate increase was getting stronger, but provided little detail on when the central bank would next move.
* Vice Chair Stanley Fischer, in an interview with CNBC the same day, suggested that a move as soon as next month could be possible.
* The statements left investors skeptical about the central bank's motives, especially given that it has seldom followed its rhetoric with real action.
* The chances of a rate hike in September jumped to 33 percent from 21 percent, while the measure rose modestly to 44.4 percent from 41.4 percent for December, according to CME Group's FedWatch tool.
* Wall Street gained on Friday after Yellen's comments were seen as being less hawkish than expected, but ended lower after Fischer's remarks.
* The dollar index .DXY, which saw its best day in two months on Friday, was trading flat on Monday, while oil prices slipped more than 1 percent.
* Data due on Monday includes a report from the U.S. Commerce Department, which is likely to show consumer spending edged up 0.3 percent in July. The report is expected at 8:30 a.m. ET (1230 GMT).
* Mylan (MYL.O) shares rose 1.2 percent in premarket trading after the drugmaker announced a generic version of its allergy treatment EpiPen.
* Herbalife (HLF.N) rose 4 percent after Carl Icahn bought 2.3 million shares in the nutritional supplements maker after denying reports of attempts to sell his stake.
Futures snapshot at 7:11 a.m. ET:
* Dow e-minis 1YMc1 were up 1 points, or 0.01 percent, with 13,248 contracts changing hands.
* S&P 500 e-minis ESc1 were up 0.25 points, or 0.01 percent, with 102,457 contracts traded.
* Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQc1 remained unchanged, on volume of 17,670 contracts.
(Reporting by Yashaswini Swamynathan in Bengaluru; Editing by Don Sebastian) | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-stocks-idUSKCN11413B?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/35456a2cb69bddd5644d10aeac1184202035ead22e0496e8b143bbf8f140c801.json |
[
"Larry Fine"
] | 2016-08-28T16:59:53 | null | 2016-08-28T15:09:10 | Kei Nishikori is brimming with confidence heading into the U.S. Open starting on Monday, despite acknowledging the presence of a flock of title contenders at Flushing Meadows. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fus-tennis-usopen-idUSKCN1130OJ%3FfeedType%3DRSS%26feedName%3DsportsNews%26utm_source%3Dfeedburner%26utm_medium%3Dfeed%26utm_campaign%3DFeed%253A%2Breuters%252FsportsNews%2B%2528Reuters%2BSports%2BNews%2529.json | http://s3.reutersmedia.net/resources/r/?m=02&d=20160828&t=2&i=1151354432&w=&fh=545px&fw=&ll=&pl=&sq=&r=LYNXNPEC7R0EJ | en | null | Confident Nishikori has good feeling about another Open run | null | null | www.reuters.com | Aug 17, 2016; Mason, OH, USA; Kei Nishikori (JPN) serves against Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) on day five during the Western and Southern tennis tournament at Linder Family Tennis Center. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports
NEW YORK Kei Nishikori is brimming with confidence heading into the U.S. Open starting on Monday, despite acknowledging the presence of a flock of title contenders at Flushing Meadows.
Nishikori, who surged into prominence with his run to the U.S. Open final two years ago, said he is a better player now and buoyed by his strong showing at the Rio Olympics where he defeated 14-times slam winner Rafa Nadal to claim the bronze.
"I think I'm little more patient and playing much better than last year, two years ago. You know, I'm really excited for next week," the 26-year-old Japanese told reporters at Flushing Meadows.
"I feel a lot of special feeling here in the U.S. Open, a good memory from two years ago."
One year after he became the first Asian to reach a men's grand slam final, Nishikori in 2015 suffered a stunning first-round, five-set loss to 41st-ranked Benoit Paire of France.
Nishikori took the U.S. National Tennis Center by storm in 2014, beating Canada's Milos Raonic and third seed Stan Wawrinka in successive five-set struggles before ousting Novak Djokovic in the semi-finals.
He fell short of lifting the winner's trophy, however, as he fell to big-serving Croat Marin Cilic in the final.
Nishikori has enjoyed a fine hardcourt season, highlighted by a trip to the Toronto final and his appearance on the podium at the Rio Games to collect a bronze medal after a three-set win against 14-times slam winner Nadal.
"I had a great experience," he said. "Olympic games, it's something special, and especially the last match against Rafa I played good tennis.
"He almost came back, but played a great match. I had a lot of confidence from that match."
While Nishikori feels good about his game, he knows other prominent players are also hitting top form for the year's last grand slam championship, starting with top seed Djokovic and Wimbledon and Olympic winner Andy Murray, the second seed.
"I think those two guys are doing really well. I think Andy has a lot of chance to beat Novak," said sixth-seeded Nishikori.
"But I think a couple young guys, Raonic and Cilic, is back on track again. I think it's going to be a tough tournament."
Finishing runner-up to Murray in Rio was 2009 U.S. Open winner Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina, who is returning to top form after a long struggle with a wrist injury.
"I think he's the most dangerous unseeded player. He has great chance to win in grand slam," Nishikori said about del Potro, a wild card entry to the tournament.
Nishikori's first opponent will be unseeded Benjamin Becker of Germany.
"He has great serve, aggressive player. It's not going to be easy, but I hope I can have great preparation these few days and ready," said the Japanese.
(Editing by Andrew Both) | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-tennis-usopen-idUSKCN1130OJ?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/b8423fe60df59ba03e7d6bcb27c33684079412b9ba1e39b880cef82b67ac50a0.json |
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"Reuters Editorial"
] | 2016-08-31T08:52:56 | null | 2016-08-31T07:31:05 | European equities steadied inearly trading on Wednesday after setting a two-week high in theprevious day, with gains in companies such as Commerzbank and Bouygues offsetting weaker miners. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Feurope-stocks-idUSL8N1BC16R%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 | European shares steady, Commerzbank up on merger report | null | null | www.reuters.com | LONDON Aug 31 European equities steadied in early trading on Wednesday after setting a two-week high in the previous day, with gains in companies such as Commerzbank and Bouygues offsetting weaker miners.
The pan-European STOXX 600 index was trading flat in percentage terms by 0726 GMT after climbing to its highest level since the middle of August on Tuesday. The index headed for its second straight month of gains.
Commerzbank rose around 4 percent, the top gainer in the STOXX 600, after German Manager Magazin reported that Deutsche Bank had in the past considered the idea of a merger with Commerzbank. Deutsche Bank was up 1 percent.
French construction-to-media conglomerate Bouygues gained 3 percent after the company named two new deputy CEOs and reiterated its pledge to improve its profitability this year after first-half earnings were boosted by an improved performance at its telecom arm.
However, miners were on the back foot, with the European sector index falling 1.3 percent, tracking weaker metals prices. Shares in Anglo American, BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto fell 1.5 to 2.3 percent. (Reporting by Atul Prakash; Editing by Sudip Kar-Gupta) | http://www.reuters.com/article/europe-stocks-idUSL8N1BC16R?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/badc368f529833e36f2c213e440b0496a046c4d34615b3b761fa6860f828557f.json |
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"Diane Bartz"
] | 2016-08-29T19:02:30 | null | 2016-08-29T18:04:17 | A federal appeals court in California on Monday dismissed a U.S. government lawsuit that accused AT&T Inc (T.N) of deception for reducing internet speeds for customers with unlimited mobile data plans once their use exceeded certain levels. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fus-at-t-lawsuit-ftc-idUSKCN1141R8%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=1151476395&w=&fh=545px&fw=&ll=&pl=&sq=&r=LYNXNPEC7S0YU | en | null | U.S. appeals court dismisses AT&T data throttling lawsuit | null | null | www.reuters.com | Signage for an AT&T store is seen in New York October 29, 2014. AT&T Inc has made a bid for Yahoo Inc's internet business, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo
WASHINGTON A federal appeals court in California on Monday dismissed a U.S. government lawsuit that accused AT&T Inc (T.N) of deception for reducing internet speeds for customers with unlimited mobile data plans once their use exceeded certain levels.
The company, however, could still face a fine from the Federal Communications Commission regarding the slowdowns, also called "data throttling."
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit said it ordered a lower court to dismiss the data-throttling lawsuit, which was filed in 2014 by the Federal Trade Commission.
The FTC sued AT&T on the grounds that the No. 2 U.S. wireless carrier failed to inform consumers it would slow the speeds of heavy data users on unlimited plans. In some cases, data speeds were slowed by nearly 90 percent, the lawsuit said.
The FTC said the practice was deceptive and, as a result, barred under the Federal Trade Commission Act. AT&T argued that there was an exception for common carriers, and the appeals court agreed.
Asked about the appeals court ruling, a spokesman for AT&T said: "We're pleased with the decision."
An FTC spokesman said the agency has not yet decided whether to appeal. "We are disappointed with the ruling and are considering our options for moving forward," FTC spokesman Jay Mayfield wrote in an emailed comment.
The company, however, could face action from the FCC. In June 2015, the agency proposed a fine of $100 million for AT&T's alleged failure to inform customers with unlimited data plans about the speed reductions. AT&T has contested that proposed fine.
(Editing by Paul Simao and Matthew Lewis) | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-at-t-lawsuit-ftc-idUSKCN1141R8?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/eaef688a062f643f0530d85342a83fcd743ce82d8d55291859f798980acb7700.json |
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"Reuters Editorial"
] | 2016-08-28T12:50:22 | null | 2016-08-28T12:26:46 | Chinese automaker BYD Co Ltd (1211.HK)(002594.SZ), backed by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRKa.N), on Sunday predicted an up to 91-percent profit increase in the first nine months of the year, as government policies drive green car sales. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fus-byd-results-idUSKCN1130G3%3FfeedType%3DRSS%26feedName%3DbusinessNews%26utm_source%3Dfeedburner%26utm_medium%3Dfeed%26utm_campaign%3DFeed%253A%2Breuters%252FbusinessNews%2B%2528Business%2BNews%2529.json | http://s2.reutersmedia.net/resources/r/?m=02&d=20160828&t=2&i=1151345400&w=&fh=545px&fw=&ll=&pl=&sq=&r=LYNXNPEC7R08G | en | null | China's BYD forecasts up to 91 percent profit rise for first nine months | null | null | www.reuters.com | Cars are built at a BYD weld line in Shenzhen, China May 25, 2016. REUTERS/Bobby Yip
The logo of BYD is seen on a car presented at the Auto China 2016 auto show in Beijing, China, April 29, 2016. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj
BEIJING Chinese automaker BYD Co Ltd (1211.HK)(002594.SZ), backed by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRKa.N), on Sunday predicted an up to 91-percent profit increase in the first nine months of the year, as government policies drive green car sales.
The Shenzhen-based company forecast an 83 percent to 91 percent rise in net profit for the first nine months, between 3.6 billion yuan ($539.8 million) to 3.7 billion yuan, according to a stock exchange filing.
For the first half of 2016, BYD reported 2.3 billion yuan in profit, a 384 percent increase year-on-year, on the low end of the company's predicted increase of 382 percent to 425 percent.
BYD, which focuses on making green energy cars and batteries for personal electronics, had reported successive quarters of triple-digit growth since third quarter 2015 after years of favorable government policies finally sparked a boom in sales of full electric cars and plug-in hybrids.
Berkshire Hathaway's stake in BYD fell to 8.25 percent from 9.1 percent previously after a share sale in July in which South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KS) and other investors bought a stake in the Chinese automaker.
BYD's board recommended an interim cash dividend of 0.367 yuan per share, according to the filing.
(Reporting by Jake Spring; Editing by Stephen Coates and Raissa Kasolowsky) | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-byd-results-idUSKCN1130G3?feedType=RSS&feedName=businessNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2FbusinessNews+%28Business+News%29 | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.reuters.com/1759ccc62f4e49cb7faac66586b49243cbd75eba8f4af368e629d7d750ceb063.json |
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"Heather Somerville"
] | 2016-08-30T01:02:27 | null | 2016-08-30T00:09:54 | Alphabet executive David Drummond, who has been a director on the Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] board for close to three years, has stepped down, the ride-hailing firm confirmed on Monday. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fus-uber-drummond-idUSKCN115005%3FfeedType%3DRSS%26feedName%3DtechnologyNews%26utm_source%3Dfeedburner%26utm_medium%3Dfeed%26utm_campaign%3DFeed%253A%2Breuters%252FtechnologyNews%2B%2528Reuters%2BTechnology%2BNews%2529.json | http://s1.reutersmedia.net/resources/r/?m=02&d=20160830&t=2&i=1151509505&w=&fh=545px&fw=&ll=&pl=&sq=&r=LYNXNPEC7T001 | en | null | Alphabet executive steps down from Uber board amid growing competition | null | null | www.reuters.com | SAN FRANCISCO Alphabet executive David Drummond, who has been a director on the Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] board for close to three years, has stepped down, the ride-hailing firm confirmed on Monday.
The move is a signal of increased overlap between the two companies as they vie for an edge in the competitive autonomous vehicle business.
Drummond joined the board after Alphabet's venture capital arm GV in 2013 invested about $250 million in Uber, among the firm's largest investments and a deal in which Drummond was involved.
"I recently stepped down from Uber's board given the overlap between the two companies," Drummond said in a written statement sent to Reuters. "Uber is a phenomenal company and it's been a privilege working with the team over the last two-plus years. GV remains an enthusiastic investor and Google will continue to partner with Uber."
Drummond joined Google in 2002 and serves as senior vice president of corporate development for Alphabet.
Uber Chief Executive Travis Kalanick in a written statement called Drummond "a sage advisor and a great personal friend" and said that the two companies would have "continued cooperating and partnership."
Technology news site The Information recently reported that Uber had shut out Drummond from board meetings, citing three people familiar with the situation, and is also shielding information from board participant David Krane of GV.
Uber has redirected much of its focus on developing a fleet of self-driving cars, also a sweet spot for Google. Uber opened a technology center in Pittsburgh, hired away some of the top-tier robotics minds from Carnegie Mellon University and has partnered with major automakers such as Volvo [VOLVO.UL]. Uber recently said it plans to put semi-autonomous cars on the road by the end of this month to pick up passengers.
Google is working on making its self-driving car experiments, which have been ongoing for years, into a viable business.
(Reporting by Heather Somerville; Editing by Bernard Orr) | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-uber-drummond-idUSKCN115005?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/fa2df8904668ac363ccb49f07066b2add17ca2e22c1dc70b7565c02c8248f268.json |
[
"Patrick Markey"
] | 2016-08-26T21:04:16 | null | 2016-08-26T20:22:27 | The last time U.S. Vice President Joe Biden flew to Turkey, in January, he had a stern message for President Tayyip Erdogan: his model of Islamic democracy was setting a bad example by intimidating media and threatening academics. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fus-turkey-usa-idUSKCN1112BN%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=20160826&t=2&i=1151218542&w=&fh=545px&fw=&ll=&pl=&sq=&r=LYNXNPEC7P1EX | en | null | U.S. seeks to soothe Turkey ties, press fight against Islamic State | null | null | www.reuters.com | Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan meets with U.S. Vice President Joe Biden at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey. Kayhan Ozer/Presidential Palace/Handout via REUTERS
ISTANBUL The last time U.S. Vice President Joe Biden flew to Turkey, in January, he had a stern message for President Tayyip Erdogan: his model of Islamic democracy was setting a bad example by intimidating media and threatening academics.
But his tone was markedly different when he arrived in Ankara on Wednesday, weeks after a failed coup in Turkey that has strained relations between the two countries, and he appeared to be in diplomatic damage-limitation mode.
Turkish officials have been incensed by the concerns expressed by Washington and European capitals about Ankara's subsequent crackdown on suspected plotters, but what they perceive as indifference to the coup attempt itself.
A weakening of the U.S.-Turkish alliance is a concern for the United States, which is counting on support from Turkey - which has NATO's second-biggest military - in the battle against Islamic State.
American worries may have been compounded by Erdogan restoring ties with Russia and even discussing military cooperation with President Vladimir Putin.
Meeting with Erdogan and Turkey's prime minister in Ankara on Wednesday, Biden delivered a message of alliance and conciliation.
"Let me say it for one last time: The American people stand with you ... Barack Obama was one of the first people you called. But I do apologize. I wish I could have been here earlier," Biden said.
He said U.S. officials would cooperate in investigating evidence against Fethullah Gulen, the U.S.-based cleric Erdogan has blamed for masterminding the coup bid with his followers.
Erdogan has demanded that Washington hand over Gulen, who has denied any involvement in the coup, but U.S. authorities have said Turkey must first provide evidence of his wrongdoing.
SYRIAN OFFENSIVE
Hours before Biden arrived, in a timely illustration of the role Turkey plays in the fight against Islamic State, Turkish forces backed by U.S.-led coalition jets launched a major push across the border into northern Syria to drive the jihadist group out of the frontier town of Jarablus.
Former Supreme Allied Commander at NATO, Admiral James Stavridis, said the key to U.S. ties with Turkey was balancing realist and idealist tensions, between the need for a strong, regional NATO ally and drawing attention to human rights.
"The vice president's visit is an effort to find the right setting on the dial, and will somewhat disappoint those who want a more black-and-white stance on human rights," said Stavridis, now dean at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts.
"But given the huge geopolitical issues at play, my sense is he hit the right notes."
Since the attempted coup - in which more than 240 people were killed - Turkish authorities have dismissed or suspended tens of thousands of military personnel, civil servants and judges suspected of ties to Gulen's network. Around 40,000 people have been formally arrested for links to the coup.
Turkey's ties with the European Union have also been strained by the reaction to the government crackdown. EU officials, like Washington, have expressed concerns about the scale of the purge and urged Ankara to uphold the rule of law.
The rift has increased tensions over an EU deal with Turkey to help tackle Europe's migrant crisis - the other powerful piece of leverage Erdogan holds with the West.
Ankara has warned that Turkey could walk away from its promise to stem the flow of illegal migrants to Europe if the European Union fails to grant Turks visa-free travel in October.
European officials have in the past often chided Erdogan for what his opponents say is creeping authoritarianism and an intolerance of dissent, including the jailing of critical journalists - charges denied by the Turkish leader.
But those who have visited Turkey over the past two weeks have, like Biden, taken a more conciliatory tone.
COMPLEX RELATIONS
Even before the diplomatic tensions in the aftermath of the coup, U.S.-Turkish relations were complex and sensitive.
The two NATO members work together against Islamic State in Syria. However Turkey backs Syrian rebels in a drive to oust the jihadist group, but also to halt the advance of a U.S.-backed force of mainly Kurdish fighters who Ankara views as allies of Kurdish insurgents on its own soil.
The dual nature of Turkey's security concerns in neighboring Syria was underlined by its U.S.-backed incursion this week, which it said was as much about stopping Kurdish militia seizing territory as it was about eliminating Islamic State.
One U.S. official said Biden's trip was in part to correct the impression among some Turks that Washington somehow endorsed the attempted coup, and also make clear the U.S. government understands the trauma of the putsch for Turkey.
"The vice president's empathy was genuine and important for the people of Turkey to hear. At a time of great uncertainty, it is important to remind friends you have their back," said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity.
Biden visited the parliament building in Ankara bombed during the coup by rogue pilots in commandeered jets, expressing dismay at the loss of life.
Erdogan acknowledged the importance of the alliance between Turkey and the United States and welcomed Biden's message of solidarity. But he dismissed the vice-president's comments that a U.S. federal court must decide whether Gulen should be sent to Turkey, instead demanding the cleric be handed over immediately.
"What an opportunity he and the U.S. administration wasted," Daily Sabah, pro-government newspaper wrote in an editorial this week. "Did he take this long trip to Turkey merely to say 'It's in the hand of the courts'? Couldn't a simple intern in his office have conveyed the same message without creating all this fuss?"
(Additional reporting by Jeff Mason and Cagan Uslu; Editing by Nick Tattersall and Pravin Char) | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-turkey-usa-idUSKCN1112BN?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Reuters%2FworldNews+%28Reuters+World+News%29 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.reuters.com/177ed0cdb3cf25ccecbf8e64612ebd03ca68c1b2314f776dad00d7bf9651d211.json |
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] | 2016-08-31T13:03:16 | null | 2016-08-31T12:27:25 | U.S. private employers added 177,000 jobs in August, above economists' expectations, a report by a payrolls processor showed on Wednesday. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fus-usa-economy-adp-idUSKCN1161KV%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=1151720188&w=&fh=545px&fw=&ll=&pl=&sq=&r=LYNXNPEC7U0VL | en | null | U.S. private sector adds 177,000 jobs in August: ADP | null | null | www.reuters.com | Job seekers listen to prospective employers during a job hiring event for marketing, sales and retail positions in San Francisco, California, June 4, 2015. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith/File Photo
NEW YORK U.S. private employers added 177,000 jobs in August, above economists' expectations, a report by a payrolls processor showed on Wednesday.
Economists surveyed by Reuters had forecast the ADP National Employment Report would show a gain of 175,000 jobs, with estimates ranging from 135,000 to 225,000.
Private payroll gains in July were revised up to 194,000 from an originally reported 179,000 increase.
The report is jointly developed with Moody's Analytics.
The ADP figures come ahead of the U.S. Labor Department's more comprehensive non-farm payrolls report on Friday, which includes both public and private-sector employment.
Economists polled by Reuters expect U.S. private payroll employment to have grown by 178,000 jobs in August, down from an increase of 217,000 the month before. Total non-farm employment is expected to have risen by 180,000.
The unemployment rate is forecast to tick down to 4.8 percent from the 4.9 percent recorded a month earlier.
(Reporting by Chuck Mikolajczak; Editing by Meredith Mazzilli) | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-economy-adp-idUSKCN1161KV?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/928d7516ebd3f10f273d8611bf664fbe8e24b762468ad1c827fe33496bfbd1a8.json |
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"Steve Keating"
] | 2016-08-29T23:00:01 | null | 2016-08-29T22:36:28 | Third-seeded Spaniard Garbine Muguruza, a grand slam winner who has taken down world number one Serena Williams, would be judged by most standards as a serious threat to grab the U.S. Open title. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fus-tennis-open-muguruza-idUSKCN1142EZ%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=1151503038&w=&fh=545px&fw=&ll=&pl=&sq=&r=LYNXNPEC7S1CT | en | null | Miracle needed to reach U.S. Open final, say Muguruza | null | null | www.reuters.com | Aug 29, 2016; New York, NY, USA; Garbine Muguruza of Spain returns a shot to Elise Mertens of Belgium on day one of the 2016 U.S. Open tennis tournament at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Anthony Gruppuso-USA TODAY Sports
Aug 29, 2016; New York, NY, USA; Garbine Muguruza of Spain returns a shot to Elise Mertens of Belgium on day one of the 2016 U.S. Open tennis tournament at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Anthony Gruppuso-USA TODAY Sports
Aug 29, 2016; New York, NY, USA; Garbine Muguruza of Spain returns a shot to Elise Mertens of Belgium on day one of the 2016 U.S. Open tennis tournament at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Anthony Gruppuso-USA TODAY Sports
NEW YORK Third-seeded Spaniard Garbine Muguruza, a grand slam winner who has taken down world number one Serena Williams, would be judged by most standards as a serious threat to grab the U.S. Open title.
But the 22-year-old French Open champion downplayed her chances following a 2-6 6-0 6-3 win over Belgian qualifier Elise Mertens in the opening round on Monday, telling the courtside crowd it would take a miracle for her to reach the final.
While it might not require divine intervention, Muguruza's record at the year's final grand slam indicates she will need to produce something special, having never ventured beyond the second round in three previous visits to Flushing Meadows.
Beyond her resume and ranking, the French Open champion's opening match offered little hint that a second grand slam is there for her taking.
The Spaniard needed almost two sloppy hours to dispose of Mertens, committing seven double faults while converting just six of 15 break chances while the 137th-ranked Belgian made the most of her opportunities, breaking Muguruza four of five times.
(Editing by Mark Lamport-Stokes) | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-tennis-open-muguruza-idUSKCN1142EZ?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/0d93e2e04847780dd29868d81a3af6d25d9cce7ee49a74155c02208aee663814.json |
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"Zoe Daniel"
] | 2016-08-26T13:18:09 | null | 2016-08-19T13:44:50 | Rapping, drunkenness and "Star Wars" are some of the twists given to William Shakespeare's plays at the Edinburgh festival this year, marking the 400th anniversary of his death. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fus-britain-shakespeare-idUSKCN10U18P%3FfeedType%3DRSS%26feedName%3DartsNews%26utm_source%3Dfeedburner%26utm_medium%3Dfeed%26utm_campaign%3DFeed%253A%2Bnews%252Fartsculture%2B%2528Reuters%2BArts%2B%2526%2BCulture%2B%2529.json | http://s4.reutersmedia.net/resources/r/?m=02&d=20160819&t=2&i=1150312320&w=&fh=545px&fw=&ll=&pl=&sq=&r=LYNXNPEC7I0PW | en | null | Fair and foul: Shakespeare in many guises at Edinburgh Festival | null | null | www.reuters.com | Shit-Faced Shakespeare actors perform 'Measure for Measure', at the Underbelly, during the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland, Britain August 15, 2016. Picture taken August 15, 2016. REUTERS/Russell Cheyne
Shit-Faced Shakespeare actor Saul Marron performs 'Measure for Measure', at the Underbelly, during the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland, Britain August 15, 2016. REUTERS/Russell Cheyne
Shit-Faced Shakespeare actors Maryam Grace (L) Saul Marron and Stacey Norris (R) perform 'Measure for Measure', at the Underbelly, during the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland, Britain August 15, 2016. REUTERS/Russell Cheyne
Valerie Crouzet and Vincent Berger perform at the dress rehearsal of Eat a Crocodile's production of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, at the Lyceum Theatre in Edinburgh, Scotland, Britain August 11, 2016. Picture taken August 11, 2016. REUTERS/Russell Cheyne
Delphine Cogniard and Antonio Gil Martinez (R) perform at the dress rehearsal of Eat a Crocodile's production of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, at the Lyceum Theatre in Edinburgh, Scotland, Britain August 11, 2016. Picture taken August 11, 2016. REUTERS/Russell Cheyne
Delphine Cogniard and Antonio Gil Martinez (R) perform at the dress rehearsal of Eat a Crocodile's production of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, at the Lyceum Theatre in Edinburgh, Scotland, Britain August 11, 2016. Picture taken August 11, 2016. REUTERS/Russell Cheyne
Delphine Cogniard and Antonio Gil Martinez (R) perform at the dress rehearsal of Eat a Crocodile's production of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, at the Lyceum Theatre in Edinburgh, Scotland, Britain August 11, 2016. Picture taken August 11, 2016. REUTERS/Russell Cheyne
Vincent Berger performs at the dress rehearsal of Eat a Crocodile's production of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, at the Lyceum Theatre in Edinburgh, Scotland, Britain August 11, 2016. Picture taken August 11, 2016. REUTERS/Russell Cheyne
Geoffrey Carey, Vincent Berger and Valerie Crouzet (L-R) perform at the dress rehearsal of Eat a Crocodile's production of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, at the Lyceum Theatre in Edinburgh, Scotland, Britain August 11, 2016. Picture taken August 11, 2016. REUTERS/Russell Cheyne
Geoffrey Carey and Valerie Crouzet perform at the dress rehearsal of Eat a Crocodile's production of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, at the Lyceum Theatre in Edinburgh, Scotland, Britain August 11, 2016. Picture taken August 11, 2016. REUTERS/Russell Cheyne
EDINBURGH Rapping, drunkenness and "Star Wars" are some of the twists given to William Shakespeare's plays at the Edinburgh festival this year, marking the 400th anniversary of his death.
It may not always be clear whether the treatment of the English playwright's work is homage, mockery or a mixture of both, but packed theaters at the world's largest annual cultural event are testament to his continued popularity and versatility.
Dozens of reimaginings of Shakespeare's work at the festival include "Measure for Measure" in a mesmeric and critically acclaimed Russian-language staging. In a different version, the actor playing villain Angelo says his lines in a rap style and grabs a "victim" from the audience to be dressed up as a nun.
Shakespeare, who died in 1616, wrote 38 plays and 154 sonnets which have been translated into over 80 languages and are performed the world over. A British Council survey earlier this year found he is internationally known and understood, but more popular in non-English speaking countries.
One Edinburgh version of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" has King of the Fairies Oberon as Obi-Wan Kenobi from Star Wars, while "Romeo and Juliet" is told in Chinese operatic style. The festival also offers an animated version of "The Tempest" and a French-language "Twelfth Night" set at a 1970s seaside resort.
"Measure for Measure" as performed by "Shit-Faced Shakespeare" has toured Britain and the US for seven years, winning sell-out runs due to its unique approach: before every performance one cast member is chosen to get drunk before going on stage.
The idea is "classical theater as it was always meant to be seen," according to theater company behind the idea, Magnificent Bastards.
The play's Angelo this week had to apologize shortly after walking onstage for insulting the Bard in bawdy language.
The audience is invited to pause the show at any point, should they see the actor sobering, and immediately he is required to have another drink to chants of "Chug, chug, chug!"
Those who feel the treatment is disrespectful of the great playwright's work may take solace from Shakespeare himself: "There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so."
(Writing by Elisabeth O'Leary; editing by Stephen Addison) | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-shakespeare-idUSKCN10U18P?feedType=RSS&feedName=artsNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+news%2Fartsculture+%28Reuters+Arts+%26+Culture+%29 | en | 2016-08-19T00:00:00 | www.reuters.com/4e4697d6562ca0ccd470ef439536a86c4cb3848ade6ecc96a4be93c3f817eac7.json |
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] | 2016-08-30T03:02:00 | null | 2016-08-30T01:59:59 | The Pentagon has ordered a review of the USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier, which is under construction and due to be delivered in November, a Defense Department spokesman said on Monday. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fus-usa-defense-carrier-idUSKCN11505G%3FfeedType%3DRSS%26feedName%3DdomesticNews.json | http://s4.reutersmedia.net/resources/r/?m=02&d=20160830&t=2&i=1151517827&w=&fh=545px&fw=&ll=&pl=&sq=&r=LYNXNPEC7T01Y | en | null | Pentagon orders review of unfinished aircraft carrier | null | null | www.reuters.com | US Defense Acquisition Chief Frank Kendall speaks to journalists at a news conference at the 2014 Farnborough International Airshow in Farnborough, southern England July 14, 2014. REUTERS/Kieran Doherty
WASHINGTON The Pentagon has ordered a review of the USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier, which is under construction and due to be delivered in November, a Defense Department spokesman said on Monday.
Defense Undersecretary for Acquisition Frank Kendall ordered the review, citing a list of problems with the ship, Bloomberg News reported.
"With the benefit of hindsight, it was clearly premature to include so many unproven technologies" on the carrier, Kendall wrote to Navy Secretary Ray Mabus in an Aug. 23 memo, according to Bloomberg.
A Pentagon spokesman confirmed to Reuters that Kendall had ordered the review. It was not immediately clear who would conduct it.
"We want to be sure we all have the same accurate picture of the reliability and performance aspects of the key new systems" on the carrier, Pentagon spokesman Mark Wright said in a statement.
"Also, any impacts on the follow-on ships should be understood as soon as possible to allow for the time and knowledge to make proper decisions regarding their systems," he said.
The Pentagon hopes the carrier, being built by Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc, will be finished "by the mid-November timeframe," Wright said.
(Reporting by Eric Beech; Editing by Peter Cooney) | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-defense-carrier-idUSKCN11505G?feedType=RSS&feedName=domesticNews | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.reuters.com/6e38c6fac43ffde54fb5c1577d4ce09ddf354247d8a6dc7938638cfdff42dda0.json |
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] | 2016-08-31T06:52:45 | null | 2016-08-31T05:40:59 | Britain's FTSE 100 index is seen opening down 13points, or 0.19 percent, on Wednesday, according to financial bookmakers. * The UK blue chip index closed 0.25 percent lower on Tuesday at 6,820.79points, as a drop in major mining and housebuilding stocks weighed on themarket. * ARM: Shareholders in British technology company ARM approved itssale to Japan's SoftBank on Tuesday, marking the end of independencefor the chip designer that powered the smartphone revolution. * ASTRAZENECA: U.S. regulators said on Tuesday that AstraZeneca Plc will pay $5.52 million to resolve a foreign bribery probe into improper paymentsby its sales and marketing staff to state-employed healthcare officials in Chinaand Russia. * SHELL: Motiva Enterprises LLC said on Tuesday the division ofits U.S. refining assets between Royal Dutch Shell Plc and Saudi AramcoIPO-ARMO.SE would take place on April 1, 2017, months later than originallyexpected. * PRUDENTIAL: Staff at British insurer Prudential are takingindustrial action over plans to move 76 jobs to Mumbai from the southern Englishtown of Reading, the Unite union said. * BHP: Federal prosecutors investigating the deadly dam spill in November atthe Samarco iron ore mine, owned by Vale SA and BHP Billiton , will decide in coming weeks whether to charge the company andexecutives, a prosecutor in the case said on Tuesday. * BREXIT: After a summer of political earthquakes followed by a few weeks ofholiday calm, Prime Minister Theresa May will meet members of her government onWednesday to discuss how Britain is to leave the European Union. * UK CONSUMER MORALE: British consumer morale in August recovered some ofits post-Brexit slump, a survey showed on Wednesday, a latest sign thatconsumers are adjusting to the decision to leave the European Union. * COPPER: London copper edged up on Wednesday but was set for a monthly dropin August, pushing it into negative territory for the year, while zinc, tin andlead eyed monthly advances. * OIL: Crude oil futures fell in early trade on Wednesday as the U.S. dollarheld around three-week highs and industry stocks data indicated a build in U.S.crude inventories. * For more on the factors affecting European stocks, please click on: cpurl://apps.cp./cms/?pageId=livemarkets * UK CORPORATE DIARY: James Fisher and Sons plc Half Year Fidelity Special Values Full Year PLC Brave Bison Group PLC Half Year Exova Group PLC Half Year Gulf Marine Services PLC Half Year HSS Hire Group PLC Half Year Diploma PLC Q3 Biome Technologies PLC Half Year Churchill China PLC Half Year Chesnara PLC Half Year Arrow Global Group PLC Half Year TODAY'S UK PAPERS > Financial Times > Other business headlines Multimedia versions of Reuters Top News are now available for: * 3000 Xtra : visit topnews.session.rservices.com * For Top News : topnews.reuters.com (Reporting by Noor Zainab Hussain in Bengaluru; Editing by Sunil Nair) | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fbritain-stocks-factors-idUSL3N1BC24R%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 | UK Stocks-Factors to watch on Aug 31 | null | null | www.reuters.com | Aug 31 Britain's FTSE 100 index is seen opening down 13 points, or 0.19 percent, on Wednesday, according to financial bookmakers. * The UK blue chip index closed 0.25 percent lower on Tuesday at 6,820.79 points, as a drop in major mining and housebuilding stocks weighed on the market. * ARM: 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. * ASTRAZENECA: U.S. regulators said on Tuesday that AstraZeneca Plc will pay $5.52 million to resolve a foreign bribery probe into improper payments by its sales and marketing staff to state-employed healthcare officials in China and Russia. * SHELL: Motiva Enterprises LLC said on Tuesday the division of its U.S. refining assets between Royal Dutch Shell Plc and Saudi Aramco IPO-ARMO.SE would take place on April 1, 2017, months later than originally expected. * PRUDENTIAL: Staff at British insurer Prudential are taking industrial action over plans to move 76 jobs to Mumbai from the southern English town of Reading, the Unite union said. * BHP: Federal prosecutors investigating the deadly dam spill in November at the Samarco iron ore mine, owned by Vale SA and BHP Billiton , will decide in coming weeks whether to charge the company and executives, a prosecutor in the case said on Tuesday. * BREXIT: After a summer of political earthquakes followed by a few weeks of holiday calm, Prime Minister Theresa May will meet members of her government on Wednesday to discuss how Britain is to leave the European Union. * UK CONSUMER MORALE: British consumer morale in August recovered some of its post-Brexit slump, a survey showed on Wednesday, a latest sign that consumers are adjusting to the decision to leave the European Union. * COPPER: London copper edged up on Wednesday but was set for a monthly drop in August, pushing it into negative territory for the year, while zinc, tin and lead eyed monthly advances. * OIL: Crude oil futures fell in early trade on Wednesday as the U.S. dollar held around three-week highs and industry stocks data indicated a build in U.S. crude inventories. * For more on the factors affecting European stocks, please click on: cpurl://apps.cp./cms/?pageId=livemarkets * UK CORPORATE DIARY: James Fisher and Sons plc Half Year Fidelity Special Values Full Year PLC Brave Bison Group PLC Half Year Exova Group PLC Half Year Gulf Marine Services PLC Half Year HSS Hire Group PLC Half Year Diploma PLC Q3 Biome Technologies PLC Half Year Churchill China PLC Half Year Chesnara PLC Half Year Arrow Global Group PLC Half Year TODAY'S UK PAPERS > Financial Times > Other business headlines Multimedia versions of Reuters Top News are now available for: * 3000 Xtra : visit topnews.session.rservices.com * For Top News : topnews.reuters.com (Reporting by Noor Zainab Hussain in Bengaluru; Editing by Sunil Nair) | http://www.reuters.com/article/britain-stocks-factors-idUSL3N1BC24R?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/848c177a121d6cb1f44b6efd011ed9aa7338315e5ac9c4015a506c2fbc7b3dc7.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T13:21:20 | null | 2016-08-26T13:07:22 | Zimbabwean police on Friday fired teargas and a water cannon to disperse anti-government supporters, who responded by hurling rocks, as a protest against President Robert Mugabe turned violent, a Reuters witness said. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fus-zimbabwe-protest-idUSKCN1110Q6%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=20160826&t=2&i=1151159683&w=&fh=545px&fw=&ll=&pl=&sq=&r=LYNXNPEC7P0OS | en | null | Zimbabwe protesters, police clash at anti-Mugabe rally | null | null | www.reuters.com | A tyre burns as rocks litter the street as opposition party supporters clash with police in Harare, Zimbabwe, August 26,2016. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo
Police officers look on during a protest by opposition party supporters in Harare, Zimbabwe, August 26,2016. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo
Police officers clash with demonstrators during a protest by opposition party supporters in Harare, Zimbabwe, August 26,2016. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo
Zimbabwean opposition supporters throw rocks at a street sign bearing the name of President Robert Mugabe during clashes with police in Harare, Zimbabwe, August 26,2016. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo
HARARE Zimbabwean police on Friday fired teargas and a water cannon to disperse anti-government supporters, who responded by hurling rocks, as a protest against President Robert Mugabe turned violent, a Reuters witness said.
More than a hundred police officers in riot gear, backed up by water cannons and armored trucks, occupied the venue that opposition parties planned to use for their march.
Mugabe's opponents have become emboldened by rising public anger and protests over an economic meltdown, cash shortages and high unemployment. Mugabe, 92, has led Zimbabwe since independence from Britain in 1980.
As opposition supporters arrived for the march, they were told by the police to leave. The officers then fired teargas and a water cannon when parts of the crowd refused to comply, a Reuters witness reported.
A few dozen supporters, who earlier chanted anti-Mugabe slogans, threw rocks at the police and burned tyres on the roadside near the square where the protest was due to start.
"We are not going anywhere and demonstrating is the only solution left to force the dictator out of office," said Tapfuma Make, an unemployed 24-year-old from Chitungwiza town, south of the capital Harare.
Zimbabwe's High Court ruled that police should allow the protest to proceed between 12 p.m. - 4 p.m. (1000-1400 GMT).
"We view this as a victory for democracy. The demonstration is going ahead," MDC secretary general Douglas Mwonzora told reporters following the court's decision.
Opposition parties leading the protests say the electoral commission is biased in favor of the ruling ZANU-PF and is run by security agencies loyal to Mugabe, charges the commission denies.
The protesters want the next vote in 2018 to be supervised by international observers, including the United Nations. They are also calling for Mugabe to fire corrupt ministers, scrap plans to introduce local bank notes and end cash shortages.
Opposition leader and head of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), Morgan Tsvangirai, and former vice president Joice Mujuru will lead the demonstration, which they expect to draw thousands of supporters.
Zimbabwe's police used teargas and a water cannon on Wednesday to break-up a march by MDC youth supporters who were protesting over economic mismanagement and what they say is brutality by security agencies.
(Writing by Joe Brock; Editing by James Macharia and Toby Chopra) | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-zimbabwe-protest-idUSKCN1110Q6?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Reuters%2FworldNews+%28Reuters+World+News%29 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.reuters.com/eeb6357138e7a1c8cc6caf608ed26ef10c50bbfa4796a5a89c5ef8de5008331c.json |
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] | 2016-08-27T02:57:02 | null | 2016-08-27T01:31:42 | It could have been a scene straight out of a horror movie. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fus-new-york-subway-idUSKCN1111PN%3FfeedType%3DRSS%26feedName%3DoddlyEnoughNews%26utm_source%3Dfeedburner%26utm_medium%3Dfeed%26utm_campaign%3DFeed%253A%2Breuters%252FoddlyEnoughNews%2B%2528Reuters%2BOddly%2BEnough%2529.json | http://s4.reutersmedia.net/resources_v2/images/rcom-default.png | en | null | Panic on NY subway train as crickets, worms let loose in apparent prank | null | null | www.reuters.com | NEW YORK It could have been a scene straight out of a horror movie.
A woman who said she was selling crickets and worms on a crowded New York City subway car appeared to become frazzled by some teenagers and let the critters loose on riders, then urinated on herself, according to social media posts and news reports.
Riders on the subway train were locked in close quarters with the bugs for half an hour during rush hour on Wednesday evening after a passenger pulled the train's emergency brake while they were on the Manhattan Bridge.
Two days later, on Friday, a woman who identified herself as Zaida Pugh came forward, saying she staged the episode as a prank to raise awareness of how people treat the homeless. She said she is an actress and was not concerned about a backlash from inconvenienced commuters.
"Of course they'll be angry with me, but I guess I'm just doing me. I'm waking people up with my shows, my acts," she said by telephone.
The teenagers, whom she said were also acting, had pushed her as she offered the creepy-crawlies for sale, and knocked the container holding them into the air.
After the crickets were set free, some of them jumped on passengers, who apparently were not in on the prank.
"Never seen a crowd get so panicked so fast, everyone rushed to the other side of the train," one rider, Ezra Mechaber, wrote on Twitter. "Mass hysteria in a locked, enclosed space is something else."
Some people whipped out smartphones and began recording.
In one video posted online, the woman yelled, "Why'd you have to hit me?" and "My crickets!"
In another, the woman is seen screaming uncontrollably as riders tried to console her.
The D train, which connects the boroughs of the Bronx with Brooklyn via Manhattan, was stopped on the bridge spanning the East River. After it began moving again, police officers met the train at the next station.
No one was injured and a New York Police Department spokeswoman said on Friday that they took the woman to a hospital for psychiatric observation. Police had received no complaints about the episode being a prank, the spokeswoman said.
(Editing by Jeffrey Benkoe and Andrew Hay) | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-new-york-subway-idUSKCN1111PN?feedType=RSS&feedName=oddlyEnoughNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2FoddlyEnoughNews+%28Reuters+Oddly+Enough%29 | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.reuters.com/590de9664e03d422e20ffcbc8d7c52841837f7815d7454ff0aa649b88ca51162.json |
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] | 2016-08-31T12:53:14 | null | 2016-08-31T10:40:10 | Novartis has won U.S. approval for a copy of Amgen's blockbuster arthritis drug Enbrel, but the Swiss drugmaker's bid to muscle in on the medicine's $4.7 billion in annual U.S. revenue remains blocked by court battles. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fus-novartis-fda-biosimilars-idUSKCN11619F%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=20160831&t=2&i=1151706165&w=&fh=545px&fw=&ll=&pl=&sq=&r=LYNXNPEC7U0MO | en | null | Novartis bid to sell new biosimilar crimped by U.S. court battles | null | null | www.reuters.com | The logo of Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis is seen on its headquarters building in Basel, Switzerland October 27, 2015. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo
ZURICH Novartis has won U.S. approval for a copy of Amgen's blockbuster arthritis drug Enbrel, but the Swiss drugmaker's bid to muscle in on the medicine's $4.7 billion in annual U.S. revenue remains blocked by court battles.
Novartis's Sandoz unit said on Tuesday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Erelzi, its biosimilar copy of Enbrel, for rheumatoid arthritis, plaque psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis and other diseases.
Yet Erelzi remains stuck in the starting blocks because U.S. courts have ruled makers of biosimilars must wait 180 days after winning FDA approval before beginning sales of the near-copies. [tinyurl.com/he4govy]
That could delay Erelzi's sales launch until March 2017.
Amgen is also waging an aggressive patent war, seeking to fend off Novartis's incursion on Enbrel's turf by arguing in U.S. federal court its drug has patent protection until 2029.
"We are fully committed to bringing Erelzi to U.S. patients and payers as soon as possible," Novartis said in a statement, adding: "However, we cannot speculate on product commercial availability."
Biosimilars aim to copy biologic products made inside living cells.
Novartis, whose first biosimilar Zarxio was approved last year after a separate court fight with Amgen, is investing hundreds of millions of dollars in biosimilar manufacturing in Austria and France to make cheaper biotech copies of brand-name drugs.
The Basel-based company is betting these copies will be irresistible for insurers, healthcare systems and governments aiming to contain costs.
In Erelzi's case, the prize is big as Enbrel was the world's fifth-biggest selling medicine in 2014.
In trying to accelerate sales, Novartis has petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn the ruling by a U.S. federal appeals court forcing biosimilar makers to wait six months after FDA approval. [tinyurl.com/jncdnhx]
Meanwhile, Amgen's battle to prolong patents it maintains shield Enbrel for another 13 years is far from resolved. In an Aug. 11 ruling, a U.S. federal judge in New Jersey blocked Sandoz from selling its version.
While court documents indicate Novartis and Amgen have struck a pact over the matter, their agreement has been sealed by U.S. District Judge Claire Cecchi and is not public.
"We will not comment on the pending litigation at this time," Novartis said in a statement.
However, the patent fight could take months or years to resolve. Cecchi has released a schedule for hearings, with a potential trial due to begin only in April 2018.
(Editing by David Holmes) | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-novartis-fda-biosimilars-idUSKCN11619F?feedType=RSS&feedName=healthNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2FhealthNews+%28Reuters+Health+News%29 | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.reuters.com/a3679dd09b1c51c62a9b79008aabaae4a8084ecda585646b6aecf77d55249301.json |
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] | 2016-08-30T10:52:25 | null | 2016-08-30T10:30:11 | Private equity firm Carlyle Group LP (CG.O) launched on Tuesday the sale of a stake in Australian diversified logistics company Qube Holdings Ltd (QUB.AX) worth $264 million, IFR reported citing a term sheet of the transaction. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fcarlyle-group-qube-idUSKCN11513R.json | http://s3.reutersmedia.net/resources/r/?m=02&d=20160830&t=2&i=1151558294&w=&fh=545px&fw=&ll=&pl=&sq=&r=LYNXNPEC7T0I7 | en | null | Carlyle launches $264 million selldown in Australian logistics firm Qube: IFR | null | null | www.reuters.com | A general view of the lobby outside of the Carlyle Group offices in Washington, May 3, 2012. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
HONG KONG Private equity firm Carlyle Group LP (CG.O) launched on Tuesday the sale of a stake in Australian diversified logistics company Qube Holdings Ltd (QUB.AX) worth $264 million, IFR reported citing a term sheet of the transaction.
Carlyle, through its Carlyle Infrastructure Partners fund, is offering 137.4 million shares of Qube at a price of A$2.55 each, putting the total deal at about A$350 million ($264 million), added IFR, a Thomson Reuters publication. The offering price is unchanged from Tuesday's close.
Carlyle and Qube did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment on the deal.
($1 = 1.3242 Australian dollars)
(Reporting by Fiona Lau of IFR; Writing by Elzio Barreto) | http://www.reuters.com/article/carlyle-group-qube-idUSKCN11513R | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.reuters.com/f423cb63dba5954aaff12993c749f3c31681dc51d6d31959c495abee463c570e.json |
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] | 2016-08-30T16:59:44 | null | 2016-08-30T15:36:33 | The FBI plans to hand over some of its notes from its interview with U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton regarding her use of private email while secretary of state to news outlets that requested them, CNN reported on Tuesday. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fus-usa-election-clinton-idUSKCN1151ZC%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=20160830&t=2&i=1151594977&w=&fh=545px&fw=&ll=&pl=&sq=&r=LYNXNPEC7T14U | en | null | U.S. FBI to give media some Clinton notes over email use: CNN | null | null | www.reuters.com | WASHINGTON The FBI plans to hand over some of its notes from its interview with U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton regarding her use of private email while secretary of state to news outlets that requested them, CNN reported on Tuesday.
However, the Federal Bureau of Investigation will not yet release other notes from the law enforcement agency's interviews with Clinton aides or turn over other investigative material, CNN said, citing unnamed sources.
The materials could be released as soon as Wednesday to media companies that formally sought them under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), according to CNN.
FBI representatives declined to confirm the report to Reuters.
In addition to the notes, CNN said the FBI will give the news outlets the roughly 30-page report it sent to the U.S. Department of Justice last month when it recommended against pursuing criminal charges against Clinton, who is vying for the White House in the Nov. 8 U.S. election.
The Clinton campaign, which had expressed concern about selective leaks from the notes, welcomed the release.
"This is something that we wanted to have happen," campaign spokeswoman Kristina Schake told CNN in an interview.
Several media outlets, including Reuters, have made FOIA requests for a summary of the interview. Such requests are often returned with sensitive information redacted.
FBI Director James Comey told Congress that the interview was not recorded, so the agency would only be able to provide a summary.
(Reporting by Julia Edwards and David Alexander; Writing by Susan Heavey; Editing by Jonathan Oatis) | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-clinton-idUSKCN1151ZC?feedType=RSS&feedName=politicsNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Reuters%2FPoliticsNews+%28Reuters+Politics+News%29 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.reuters.com/dcb2b9283ec9a5579edb716765cbfe8f1978f967ea9ae95f3f4d4214d58712d5.json |
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] | 2016-08-29T00:59:27 | null | 2016-08-29T00:48:10 | U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump tweeted on Sunday night that he would make a major speech on illegal immigration in Arizona on Wednesday. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fus-usa-election-trump-idUSKCN1130Y3%3FfeedType%3DRSS%26feedName%3DpoliticsNews%26utm_source%3Dfeedburner%26utm_medium%3Dfeed%26utm_campaign%3DFeed%253A%2BReuters%252FPoliticsNews%2B%2528Reuters%2BPolitics%2BNews%2529.json | http://s1.reutersmedia.net/resources/r/?m=02&d=20160829&t=2&i=1151386909&w=&fh=545px&fw=&ll=&pl=&sq=&r=LYNXNPEC7R0M2 | en | null | Trump to give speech on illegal immigration on Wednesday | null | null | www.reuters.com | WASHINGTON U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump tweeted on Sunday night that he would make a major speech on illegal immigration in Arizona on Wednesday.
The announcement came a day after Trump said he would crack down on illegal immigrants who overstay their visas, as he sought to clarify his views on how to overhaul the U.S. immigration system. Last week, Trump had said he was "softening" on his plan to deport all 11 million illegal immigrants.
That stance had aroused criticism from conservatives who wanted him to stand fast after he won the Republican presidential nomination in large part with a hard-line position that called for building a wall along the U.S. border with Mexico.
"I will be making a major speech on ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION on Wednesday in the GREAT State of Arizona. Big crowds, looking for a larger venue," Trump, who had postponed an immigration speech originally planned for last Thursday in Denver, said in his tweet on Sunday.
In another tweet on Sunday night, Trump said both he and Hillary Clinton, his Democratic rival for the Nov. 8 election, should release detailed medical records. "I have no problem in doing so! Hillary?"
In his speech on Saturday in Iowa, Trump said he would seek to institute a tracking system to ensure illegal immigrants who overstay their visas are quickly removed, and would propose an e-verify system to prevent undocumented residents from gaining access to welfare and other benefits.
"If we don’t enforce visa expiration dates, then we have an open border – it’s as simple as that," he said.
Trump said his first priority on taking office next January would be the immediate deportation of thousands of undocumented immigrants who remain in the United States despite having committed crimes.
"These international gangs and cartels will be a thing of the past," he said. "Their reign of terror will be over. In this task, we will always err on the side of protecting the American people – we will use immigration law to prevent crimes, and will not wait until some innocent American has been harmed or killed before taking action."
Trump did not explain how his plan would affect undocumented residents who have been in the United States for decades and obeyed U.S. laws.
(Reporting by Peter Cooney; Editing by Bill Trott) | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-trump-idUSKCN1130Y3?feedType=RSS&feedName=politicsNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Reuters%2FPoliticsNews+%28Reuters+Politics+News%29 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.reuters.com/d34731702f4941e08665f05a1f9e7683fcfd1cbb0ecfc1f6dea07c19a107bf9e.json |
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] | 2016-08-28T07:04:31 | null | 2016-08-28T05:55:07 | The European Union grinds back into action this week after its August break, still dazed by Britain's midsummer vote to quit the EU and facing much the same "polycrisis" as a year ago: a mass of refugees, a fragile economy, hostile Russians and, yes, those Brits, now more awkward than ever. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fus-europe-eu-crises-analysis-idUSKCN113049%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=20160828&t=2&i=1151326933&w=&fh=545px&fw=&ll=&pl=&sq=&r=LYNXNPEC7R01V | en | null | New tans, same old 'polycrisis' as Europe's summer ends | null | null | www.reuters.com | BRUSSELS The European Union grinds back into action this week after its August break, still dazed by Britain's midsummer vote to quit the EU and facing much the same "polycrisis" as a year ago: a mass of refugees, a fragile economy, hostile Russians and, yes, those Brits, now more awkward than ever.
When President Jean-Claude Juncker makes his annual State of the Union address to Parliament in Strasbourg on Sept. 14, he might easily repeat last year's warning: the EU had a "last chance" to save itself from a tide of centrifugal nationalisms.
Last week, the EU's remaining Big Three -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Francois Hollande and their host, Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi -- felt they needed to renew their vows at the wellspring of the union, the island of Ventotene, where in 1941 prisoners of Mussolini wrote a manifesto for a united Europe.
That they met on the deck of the aircraft carrier Garibaldi reinforced the sense of beleaguered leaders rallying to the EU's defense as they contemplated an obstacle-strewn political calendar for the year ahead.
The EU leaders are first preparing for a summit on Sept. 16 in Bratislava -- without Britain -- that aims to sketch out a post-Brexit future for the Union.
On Oct. 2, Hungary's right-wing prime minister, Viktor Orban, is set to deliver another slap to Brussels: a largely symbolic referendum to reject an EU quota system for relocating refugees among member states -- a scheme Juncker invested much capital in a year ago, but which has barely got off the ground.
TRUMP
On Nov. 8, Orban is hoping for victory for a man he calls the "valiant" Donald Trump in the U.S. presidential election. Few of Orban's EU peers are so enthusiastic. They see Trump as a disruptive maverick whose endorsement of and by Brexiteer-in-chief Nigel Farage marks him as no friend of the Union.
A Trump win could snap a transatlantic coalition on Russia that is already fraying in Europe, where governments from Paris to Bratislava are seeking a review of Ukraine-related sanctions when measures expire at year's end. Trump might also inject a new dose of post-Brexit uncertainty for world trade.
At home, all the Big Three leaders face their own electoral challenges from euroskeptics.
It starts with Renzi, today trying to persuade Italians he has the youthful energy for rebuilding after the latest earthquake in the Apennines, unlike the scandal-tainted Silvio Berlusconi at L'Aquila in 2009, when more than 300 people died.
Probably in November, Renzi will put to a referendum the constitutional reforms he says are needed to break a political deadlock that is choking the Italian economy. Polls are tight and the euroskeptic upstarts 5-Star are gunning for the socialist premier, who is expected to resign if he loses.
Hollande is threatened with a drubbing on April 23 at the hands of far-right National Front leader Marine Le Pen in the first round of France's presidential election.
Her appeal has been enhanced by Islamic State carnage in Paris and Nice and the summer row about burkinis on the beaches, although pollsters doubt she can win a May 7 runoff vote against Hollande or any other survivor from a mainstream party.
As for Merkel, she has yet to confirm she wants a fourth term at parliamentary elections due in just over a year. The biggest threat to her re-election remains her decision last year to welcome a million migrants to Germany as EU borders buckled. That has already weakened support for her conservative party.
HARDBALL
Such threats to domestic survival have often spurred leaders to take potshots at Brussels -- even if only the British have taken it to the length of turning most voters against the EU entirely. But even if little has changed in Brussels since last summer, optimists might see reason to hope for more unity now.
While rows go on about how, indeed whether, EU states should share out the burden of asylum-seekers stranded in Greece and Italy, what is new is how few are arriving, at least in Greece.
Rights groups were outraged this year by hard-nosed deals with non-EU Balkan states to bar the routes north from Greece and with Turkey to stop Syrian refugees reaching Greece in the first place. But those deals did slash the numbers arriving.
It's something EU officials find hard to boast of. Many admit privately to unease at policies that, along with efforts to pay African governments to stop people setting off for Italy, sit uncomfortably with the Union's lofty humanitarian ideals.
But look again at Merkel, Hollande and Renzi on the Garibaldi, flagship of an EU mission off Libya that is part rescue operation and military deterrent against people smugglers, and a slightly different image of today's EU emerges.
EU ARMY
All three spoke of Europe getting tougher and more cohesive on security. It is the kind of language that may resonate with skeptical voters dissatisfied with Europe's struggle to thrive in a globalizing world and with the likes of Orban and other eastern leaders alarmed by Merkel's earlier open-door policy.
Relieved of the need to keep Britons from bolting, Juncker wrung howls of outrage last week from London's europhobic press when he called national borders "the worst invention ever". He also renewed his call for a "European army", which was long just a pipe dream for the Luxemburger as long as Britain had a veto.
The past few days have seen Merkel and a succession of other leaders she has met, including Orban, echo such hopes of joint military structures, indicating one area where EU integration may now forge ahead in response to the British departure.
That still leaves a host of issues dividing European leaders in the coming year: whether to be nice or nasty to Britain once it decides to open negotiations; how to shore up weaknesses in the economic cooperation that underpins the euro; how far to ease sanctions in the hope of better ties with Moscow.
Consensus will be a tall order. Merkel, standing on the deck of the Garibaldi, cited security, investment and youth opportunities as three priorities for a post-Brexit new start for a Europe united and strong. But, she warned: "Danger exists, of fragmentation, of selfishness, of retreating into ourselves."
(Editing by Larry King) | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-europe-eu-crises-analysis-idUSKCN113049?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/a83eca8eeddc05a3dbbe6cbd9c5a608986d8455f811d46dbfb1bf86ace04385d.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T22:52:14 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | Student selected for Summit in Washington, D.C. where she met the first lady | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.valleyjournals.com%2F2016%2F08%2F30%2F120891%2Flatino-in-action-student-attends-special-summit-in-d-c-.json | http://locable-assets-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/resource/file/290326/gallery_LIA_201.JPG?1472597534 | en | null | Latino in Action Student Attends Special Summit in D.C. | null | null | www.valleyjournals.com | Aug 30, 2016 03:04PM, Published by Travis Barton, Categories: Education, Today
Diana Mota and Jonathan D’Cruz snap a photo before the Beating the Odds Summit begins in Washington, D.C. Mota and D’Cruz were two of 160 students selected to attend the Summit. –Jose Enriquez
Gallery: Latino in Action Student Attends Special Summit in D.C. [3 Images] Click any image to expand. | http://www.valleyjournals.com/2016/08/30/120891/latino-in-action-student-attends-special-summit-in-d-c- | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.valleyjournals.com/a72aa7652a4ac31f0e446d3d562132b2a448e4b017b3b86e67e5f798114fcd84.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:00:48 | null | 2016-08-10T00:00:00 | A West Jordan family joined in a national day of service to honor police. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.valleyjournals.com%2F2016%2F08%2F10%2F119373%2Fwest-jordan-family-backs-the-blue-.json | http://locable-assets-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/resource/file/284611/gallery_Blue_2002.jpg?1472216448 | en | null | West Jordan Family ‘Backs the Blue’ | null | null | www.valleyjournals.com | Aug 10, 2016 03:49PM, Published by Tori LaRue, Categories: Local Life, Today
West Jordan Police Chief Doug Diamond shakes the hand of a boy who gave him a card at a resident-initiated ceremony to honor police on Aug. 1. –Tori La Rue
Gallery: West Jordan Family ‘Backs the Blue’ [3 Images] Click any image to expand.
By Tori La Rue | tori@mycityjournals.com
Ryilee Stratton, 12, said she spent all night decorating the 100 brown bag gift packages that her family compiled for the West Jordan Police Department as part of a nationwide outreach to “Back the Blue.”
“Thanks for your service,” the bags, complete with decorative lines and thumbs up stickers, read as they lay on a table in the West Jordan Justice Center the next morning. The Stratton family, along with the Chamber of Commerce and representatives from the local boys and girls club presented the packages and verbal statements of appreciation to the West Jordan Police Department at a ceremony on Aug. 1.
“It means a lot to us; we don’t often get recognized,” Chief Doug Diamond said after accepting the gifts and praise from the local community members. “This is a difficult time for police where we are often scrutinized and shown in a negative context by some media before we have all of the facts. Utah is a great place to be in at this time because we feel a lot of support, and we don’t have all of those same issues here. For the most part we get along, and things like this go a long way.”
The Stratton family offered a prayer for the police officers, asking for their protection, and then children from West Jordan handed the gift bags to officers. Diamond greeted the children with a handshake and sticker police badges.
In all, more than 550 cities in the nation had a similar Back the Blue ceremonies, but the Strattons headed up the only one within the state.
Ashley Shepherd, the Tennessee blogger behind Beautifully Designed, a group of more than 16,000 Christian women from around the world, called for a Back the Blue day on Aug. 1 via social media, rallying women from all 50 states to pray for police and personally deliver hugs, cards, bottled water and pre-wrapped snacks. Nikki Stratton, Ryilee’s mother, said she’d tackle Utah.
Nikki felt overwhelmed at first because she didn’t have many connections within the community, she said. The Strattons have lived in Utah for one year, and they took on the project a week and a half before the event. Nikki figured that a small ceremony would be better than no ceremony, and she and her two daughters began planning by getting the word out to the community and making gift bags.
“I have five kids, and I think it is always great to show them to respect those who serve, and for them to be involved in service, even if that means just giving away little bags of candy,” she said.
Officer Russell Petersen said the Strattons' efforts showed him the majority of West Jordan residents support their law enforcement officers even when people across the nation struggle to trust police. Petersen said he reflected on his career after the recent police shootings in Dallas.
“It hits you hard when you become a target—getting up in the morning and going to work in the morning you become a target,” Petersen said. “It’s hard, but then you get the support of these people. We’ve been getting this support for weeks now, and it helps you know that you’re fighting a good fight.”
Ryilee said she felt happy to serve and wants to do more for the police.
“I think it is fun being able to serve someone who has been serving you for a long time,” she said. “I wish we could do this for them every single day like they do for us.” | http://www.valleyjournals.com/2016/08/10/119373/west-jordan-family-backs-the-blue- | en | 2016-08-10T00:00:00 | www.valleyjournals.com/d9b62cebc12f820627fda2a522232acebf0e6a26b576d7efe9cb0a5a22671d87.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T20:49:34 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | Miss Teen of Utah winner, Megan Okumura, will compete at nationals in November | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.valleyjournals.com%2F2016%2F08%2F26%2F120510%2Fhillcrest-high-junior-crowned-miss-teen-of-utah.json | http://locable-assets-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/resource/file/288688/gallery_Megan04.jpg?1472244574 | en | null | Hillcrest High Junior Crowned Miss Teen Of Utah | null | null | www.valleyjournals.com | Aug 26, 2016 01:05PM, Published by Julie Slama, Categories: Education, Today
An accomplished pianist, Megan Okumura played “Argentina” in the talent competition, which she won, in the Miss Teen of Utah pageant. — Sharon Okumura
Gallery: Hillcrest High Junior Crowned Miss Teen Of Utah [4 Images] Click any image to expand. | http://www.valleyjournals.com/2016/08/26/120510/hillcrest-high-junior-crowned-miss-teen-of-utah | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.valleyjournals.com/9448fdbf1ea13380395ccdaec52bde34ad1cfeebd273b31163fb89e11ab3b831.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T12:59:55 | null | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | ArtsFest incorporates spray painting, pottery and the National Guard at its annual art promotion event | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.valleyjournals.com%2F2016%2F08%2F25%2F120442%2Fmurray-high-students-community-gather-for-annual-artsfest.json | http://locable-assets-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/resource/file/288450/gallery_ArtsFest02.jpg?1472216395 | en | null | Murray High Students, Community Gather For Annual ArtsFest | null | null | www.valleyjournals.com | Aug 25, 2016 02:29PM, Published by Julie Slama, Categories: Education
Murray High School students enjoy a number of student performers on stage as part of the school’s 13th annual ArtsFest. — Julie Slama
Hundreds of Murray High students and community members could try their hand on the pottery wheel, help with a mosaic for charity or drive a nail to win. These and other activities were enjoyed by participants at Murray High School’s 13th annual ArtsFest.
Senior Shay Potter tried her hand at henna, spray painting and tie dying early in the event that had the theme of “Artopia.”
“I like to try new talents and learn how to express myself in many ways,” Shay said. “I’ve loved the ArtsFest. Every year, they add something new or mix it up so there’s always a variety.”
She, and her basketball teammate, junior Jurnee Murray, were painting cards. Shay was painting a flamingo.
“I love flamingos — and peacocks and other birds — so I thought I’d try painting one,” Shay said.
Jurnee was painting two fish — one that was a mix of orange, red and yellow and the other shades of blue, green and purple.
“I like painting and doing art for fun,” Jurnee said. “I thought the local breakdancing and choirs and bands were great. There are food trucks and all sorts of art to try. Last year, we had fun on the obstacle course so that’s been my all-time favorite thing.”
Being exposed to a variety of types of art is part of the ArtsFest goal, said Becky Powell, ArtsFest co-coordinator and Parent-Teacher-Student Association ArtsFest Committee Chair, who teamed up with teachers Anna Lewis and Audra Kasparian to coordinate the event.
“Our goal is to make the event more interactive to allow students to learn and try as much art as possible,” Powell said. “We invited more professional artists this year to teach and demonstrate for students.”
Some of the ArtsFest stations included learning the art of cartooning, getting a cosmetic makeover, learning how to hula, professional face painting, printing a fossil and learning to draw with a professional artist.
More adventurous opportunities included testing physical prowess with the Marines, a 5K fun run and climbing a rock wall with the National Guard.
“We had many of our students involved this year. The Latinos-in-Action helped with a booth of custom-made stencils that included a monster under the bed and the Loch Ness monster. They sold T-shirts with the designs spray painted them on them. Other students helped with booths where they made jewelry, taught computer gaming and did foil rubbings,” she said.
Many students also displayed their art — paintings, ceramics, woodworking, photography and more while others took to the stage playing instruments, singing and dancing.
“This ties into our student art show with ceramics, fine arts, woodworking, photography and our student performers on stage. It’s a chance for students in the arts to showcase their work to not only their peers, but to the community. It’s a celebration of the arts,” Powell said.
Students also could pick up a “Quest at the Fest” passport where they completed activities at participating booths. After having the passport stamped, students could redeem the stamps for prizes as well as share it with their teachers to earn credit for participating in the ArtsFest, Powell said. | http://www.valleyjournals.com/2016/08/25/120442/murray-high-students-community-gather-for-annual-artsfest | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.valleyjournals.com/d3b0789a74c2b8e9d947a25500b6fced7c71672488338ab17ca2ee1f25ce0f87.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T22:51:45 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | Local screen writer and her success in Utah film. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.valleyjournals.com%2F2016%2F08%2F29%2F120738%2Ffrom-words-to-film.json | http://locable-assets-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/resource/file/289768/gallery_Caitlin_20on_20set_20of_20The_20Christmas_20Project__20Sally_20Meyer.jpg?1472511105 | en | null | From Words To Film | null | null | www.valleyjournals.com | Aug 29, 2016 03:15PM, Published by Natalie Mollinet, Categories: Local Life, Today
Caitlin Stewart on the set of The Christmas Project – Sally Meyer
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Behind every good movie is a good script. One Sugar House woman is using her writing talents to produce that good script.
“It’s a rush,” said Sally Meyer, who has already written several screenplays. “It’s always the biggest rush to see the story that you created on paper come to life in the glorious medium of film.”
Sally’s love for the films didn’t start in Sugar House or even the United States. Sally is from England and has a fondness for British films. She immigrated here in 1974 when she was 24-years-old and has loved living in Sugar House.
Sally got involved in film when her daughter Caitlin Meyer Stewart started acting in different film productions. Caitlin has been acting since age five, and while she was doing films, Sally got her first taste of script writing when a director decided to take a chance one of her scripts. From there the opportunities kept coming.
Caitlin has been in many of her mom’s screenplays and with that gets to work alongside her mom, watching her do everything from producing to working with the director on the scripts.
“It is very fun being in films my mom has written,” Caitlin said. “She is so incredibly talented and so it’s amazing to see how she has really blossomed into an amazing screenwriter. My mom is one of my biggest supporters so it’s awesome to spend time with her doing things I love, and I can likewise support her.”
With her daughter’s love of acting and Sally’s love of writing, Sally has been able to use film to create scripts that uplift the viewer.
“Film is a great medium to touch and inspire people,” Sally said. “Everyone loves a good movie with a gallon or two of popcorn. It’s a great escape and can also change and touch people’s lives.”
Sally’s most recent screenplay “The Christmas Project” is based off the young adult novels “Chickens in the Headlights” and “Bullies in the Headlights” by Matthew Buckley. The movie follows a family of three boys, the Buckleys, who are always being bullied by the Hagbarts. The Buckley brothers and their parents have a tradition every year to elf someone, which consists of leaving treats and presents on someone’s doorstep until Christmas Eve. The Buckley brothers’ parents surprise them with the idea of elfing the Hagbarts and the boys. As time goes on the Buckley’s learn more and realize that the Hagbart’s aren’t evil, but also have a story to tell.
“We felt the books really told the story of family and all the fun that goes along with raising boys,” Sally said about “The Christmas Project”. “Covenant owns the rights to the books, and they were the ones who decided to approach me about writing a Christmas story based on these books.”
The screenplay took two months to adapt from the book with the help from director Michael Buster. Sally has done different Christmas screenplays and says that she loves everything about Christmas.
“All the magic is already there, and it’s fun to create magic.”
Sally’s films are all uplifting and have a message to them, whether it’s turning the other cheek or learning to love others. She purposely writes uplifting screenplays and said that values and good entertainment are what she wants to continue writing.
“I like to have a message in my films. I want to write stories that teach a little, entertain a lot and have families be able to watch together,” Sally said. “I love to make people laugh and cry in my movies. I like to feel that the audience will go away from a film with something that touched them, or something that they could relate to, whatever that may be.”
.Sally hopes her screenplays will help inspire and uplift others.
“I hope that I can continue to write stories that will uplift audiences for generations to come,” Sally said. “I can’t imagine my life without writing now, it’s become a part of me. I hope that others will enjoy the films, and be able to share them with their families.”
“The Christmas Project” will be showing at the Park City Film Festival and will be released on DVD just in time for the holidays. | http://www.valleyjournals.com/2016/08/29/120738/from-words-to-film | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.valleyjournals.com/7bc93c0a517210bfc23345671dfc32dd71d1f2d217fa40f974b3a24826b84ff3.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T22:51:49 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | Neighbor’s program sees surplus garden food collected and taken to food banks. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.valleyjournals.com%2F2016%2F08%2F29%2F120736%2Fwar-against-hunger-welcomes-new-ally-in-gardenshare.json | http://locable-assets-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/resource/file/289760/gallery_gardenshare_202.jpeg?1472511109 | en | null | War Against Hunger Welcomes New Ally in GardenShare | null | null | www.valleyjournals.com | Surplus can be a luxury. For Pat Thomas, some luxuries should go to the hungry.Out of her Sugar House home was born a program called GardenShare where neighbors drop off the excess food grown in their garden at collection sites in their neighborhood. The food is then taken to a food bank.“There are great initiatives in place, this just adds another piece,” Thomas, GardenShare creator, said. “And it’s sustainable, these fruit trees are giving every year.”Thomas grew up with a love for gardens and running. Ironically, the two hobbies combined to inspire the program.“I run five days a week and I would see beautiful gardens and all this food littered across the sidewalks and I would think, ‘This is crazy, there are people who need this,’” Thomas said.After encouraging her children throughout their childhood to do service projects collecting surplus food, six years ago her children finally turned it back on her.“I was lamenting to one of my children that I wished they had done that and she said, ‘Well, why don’t you do that,’” Thomas said.The program falls under the umbrella of the Green Urban Lunch Box with the assistance of the Utah Food Bank. Thomas said she found that people are happy to donate but don’t have the time to make the trip to the food banks.GardenShare uses volunteers who offer their homes as collection sites then the volunteers transport the fresh produce to the nearest food pantry.“People are catching a vision and it’s as thrilling as if it were happening to me that it’s happening for other people when they open their door [seeing the donations] and they feel like it’s Christmas because there’s stuff out there they can donate,” Thomas said.Thomas, who recently received her master’s degree in arts and community leadership from Westminster College, has been working on the program for the last six years and has incorporated friends and family to do it in their neighborhoods. They now have 24 collection homes most of which exist along the east bench in Sugar House and Millcreek, but has grown with locations in Draper, Tooele, Bountiful and Syracuse.For the past six years Thomas has collected less than 50 pounds. Now she has neighborhoods collecting 100 pounds per week. Since July, the weight total at her home is just over 330 pounds. She said she felt it could grow more in Sugar House.“Because there are quite a few collectors in Sugar House area, Sugar House ought to know about it. If you have fruit trees or grapevines, it doesn’t have to go to waste,” Thomas said.Thomas said they’ve spread the word mostly through social media and word of mouth. They are always looking for more people to get involved, even if it’s just telling people about it, she said.“People can think, ‘Oh, I don’t have a garden, I don’t have fruit trees,’ but if they have a large social media presence, they can just help people to be aware,” Thomas said.There are different ways for people to engage in the program itself, Thomas said, that includes receiving free seed to start planting in gardens as well as donating food or transporting it.Thomas has had multiple conversations with local pantries to understand what kinds of fruits and vegetables people choose at those pantries. She then passed out fliers letting people know what food people seem to be most familiar with across many cultures.Thomas spent time in the early 80’s working in Guatemala, an experience that helped motivate her to fight hunger.“It’s something you don’t forget that everybody’s life is centered around their next meal,” she said.For more information on the program, call 801-652-6801 or email at gardenshare@gulb.org | http://www.valleyjournals.com/2016/08/29/120736/war-against-hunger-welcomes-new-ally-in-gardenshare | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.valleyjournals.com/569ff49d0b083b4ddb05222e638890d73121af1f8be4b6251c8e134fafc30d51.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:01:52 | null | 2016-08-22T00:00:00 | Sandy Arts Guild produced “The Little Mermaid” at the Sandy Amphitheater. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.valleyjournals.com%2F2016%2F08%2F22%2F120048%2Flittle-mermaid-becomes-part-of-your-world-in-sandy-production.json | http://locable-assets-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/resource/file/287252/gallery_Mermaid_201.jpg?1472216512 | en | null | Little Mermaid Becomes Part of Your World in Sandy Production | null | null | www.valleyjournals.com | The Sandy Amphitheater was transformed to a world under the sea during the Sandy Arts Guild’s production of “The Little Mermaid.” The show, which ran Aug. 5 to 13, combined a stunning cast with fantastic sets to create an aquatic wonderland of sight and sound.Based on the Disney movie, “The Little Mermaid” tells the story of the young mermaid Ariel who falls in love with the human Prince Eric. In order to be with him, Ariel makes a deal with the sea witch Ursula. Ursula agrees to make Ariel human in exchange for her voice. Ariel then has to make Eric fall in love with her in three days, or else she becomes a mermaid again under Ursula’s control.The production was the second of the Sandy Arts Guild to be directed by Nolan Mitchell, who directed “Shrek the Musical” last year. Mitchell said he like the story of “The Little Mermaid.”“Theater is about telling stories, not just the surface story where Ariel falls in love with a human and gives away her voice to get the guy. There are all these other stories that exist in that. For example, there’s the story of King Triton who judges every human by the actions of a couple. What a great story to be doing in the world when people are judging a group of people based on the actions of a few,” Mitchell said. “It’s those kind of stories, they are the ones I get excited to tell people.”During the auditions, which took place in May, Mitchell was looking for not only actors who could sing, act and dance, but also those who were good at telling the story and who brought excitement to the production.One of the more difficult aspects of the show was the technical work of the stage and special effects. This included not only Ariel’s transformation and Ursula’s demise but just the set in general.“The audience has to understand at any given moment where we’re at, whether we’re under the sea or at the surface of the sea or we’re on the land and everywhere in between,” Mitchell said. “We’ve had to, through our set and all the technical stuff, make sure that we’re giving everybody an understanding of where they are.”Danny Eggers, who played Sebastian, also said the technical aspects of the play were the most difficult when it came to the production.“There’s a lot of set pieces, a lot of costume pieces. There is very intricate choreography. The show itself doesn’t have a lot of ‘drop to black, change the set and go back in.’ It’s one scene flowing into another so everything has to have the right pacing and timing and flow,” Eggers said. “Working to get that precise was one of the more difficult things.”The role of Ariel is played by Ali Wood, who recently came back to Utah from Japan where she worked at Universal Studios for a year. Wood said she specifically tried out for role of Ariel and loves her.“Besides the fact she is my favorite Disney princess, I love how adventurous she is and how true to herself she is and how much she wants to go out there into the world and go for what she wants,” Wood said. “It’s always been a story that’s been close to my heart since I was teeny tiny. When I found out there were auditions for the show, I was so excited. It’s been a dream role of mine.”Wood described singing the iconic song “Part of Your World” as being a dream come true.“Being in this show and working with everyone has been amazing. This story has been so close to me since I was little and it’s been a dream of mine,” Wood said. “To bring her to life and feel everything she’s feeling and work with all these amazing actors and the artistic team and the director and the music director, it’s been amazing. I’m so excited to show the story we’ve brought to life.”To learn more about future productions of the Sandy Arts Guild, visit sandyarts.com | http://www.valleyjournals.com/2016/08/22/120048/little-mermaid-becomes-part-of-your-world-in-sandy-production | en | 2016-08-22T00:00:00 | www.valleyjournals.com/773a60588cb0120571a94fdb36bfee65748a4032b1db8e82b68753ff1c91ce09.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T12:59:08 | null | 2016-08-22T00:00:00 | Cottonwood Heights Art Council presented “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers” for annual production. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.valleyjournals.com%2F2016%2F08%2F22%2F120014%2Fseven-brothers-find-their-seven-brides-in-arts-council-performance.json | http://locable-assets-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/resource/file/287109/gallery_Seven_20Brides_201.jpg?1472216348 | en | null | Seven Brothers Find Their Seven Brides in Arts Council Performance | null | null | www.valleyjournals.com | In a lively production full of amazing singing and dancing, the Cottonwood Heights Art Council presented “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers” for their annual theater production. Performed July 29, 30 and Aug. 1, 4, 5 and 6 at Butler Middle School, the musical brought together cast members from around the valley to tell the tale of stubbornness and love.Based on the 1954 musical movie, “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers” is set in 1850 in the Oregon Territory. A pretty young cook named Milly marries a backwoodsman named Adam after a brief courtship. When the two return to Adam’s family, she’s shocked to find his six ill-mannered brothers. She begins teaching them how to behave property, including how to court women. But after the brothers kidnap six local girls after a dance, the villagers try to track them down. The musical ends on a happy note with the six brothers marrying the six women.The musical was directed by Rebecca Kitchen while Janalee Hunsaker served as musical director and Mckenzie Maag choreographed the production. Kitchen, who has previously assistant directed “The Music Man” and “Cinderella” and directed “Fiddler on the Roof” for the city, said her favorite part of putting the show together was the cast.“The boys just meshed. It’s so fun to do a play with all those young boys cause they’re just goofing off and have a great sense of humor,” Kitchen said. “They’re very directable. That was the most fun thing. It’s a young cast so that was fun.”Kitchen said she hoped audiences were entertained by the production.“We hope they have the music going through their heads afterwards and we hope they see a slice of Oregon life as it really was in 1850,” Kitchen said. “It’s just a little slice of history that we’re presenting on the stage.”Natalie Killpack of South Jordan played the role of Milly. She became interested in auditioning after seeing advertisements on Facebook. She described Milly as kind of progressive for her time.“She’s kind of a women’s rights lady,” Killpack said. “She’s not afraid to stand up for herself and she shows it.”While Killpack agreed the musical is outdated with its portrayals of misogyny and sexism, she explained that’s just what the time was like.“It was very realistic to the 1850s. That’s what the culture was like,” Killpack said. “But even in that time, there were people like Milly who were willing to stand up for a change, which I love that about her.Killpack has also had an interesting time working in the production because her three kids are also in the show.“I’ve had to focus on my role and also keep track of them,” Killpack said. “They’re wonderful and they have a lot of experience but that is definitely a challenge.”Josiah Rupp, from Sandy, played the role of Adam. Rupp found out about the production from a friend who was also auditioning.“In short, Adam is one of those guys who had the responsibility of having to be a dad when he was only a brother. It was thrust upon him at a young age. He had to figure out how to keep the family going, how to keep the family surviving. So he made a lot of sacrifices and he gained confidence in the fact he could do anything he set his mind to, no matter how young he was,” Rupp said. “So he walks around with that kind of confidence and that kind of bravado. When he comes into town, he’s confident he can find a bride and he’s confident he can bring one back.”Rupp described being in the play as very time consuming but very rewarding.“It’s been fun for me to see us as a cast going from not even knowing each other to becoming a tight-knit group of people to work together,” Rupp said. “In my opinion, there’s the real talent of the cast. I’m just another guy without them.”For more information about the Cottonwood Heights Arts Council, visit cottonwoodheights.utah.gov. | http://www.valleyjournals.com/2016/08/22/120014/seven-brothers-find-their-seven-brides-in-arts-council-performance | en | 2016-08-22T00:00:00 | www.valleyjournals.com/b33afcd8bbb2dcf76176a380fb0d19913453ce697374041c2e5709bac04a858f.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T20:49:32 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | Teens from Northern Ireland and Utah joined together in a month-long peace project to promote tolerance of religious differences | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.valleyjournals.com%2F2016%2F08%2F26%2F120514%2Fteens-from-northern-ireland-utah-foster-friendships-through-differences.json | http://locable-assets-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/resource/file/288717/gallery_Ulster_2004.jpg?1472244571 | en | null | Teens from Northern Ireland, Utah Foster Friendships through Differences | null | null | www.valleyjournals.com | Northern Ireland’s conflict between its mainly protestant unionists and mainly catholic nationalists, referred to as “The Troubles,” officially came to an end through the Belfast Good Friday Agreement of 1998, but when the divide between the two sectarian groups continued, Reverend Kerry Waterstone founded the Ulster Project, a program designed to bring future catholic and protestant leaders together through association with religious teens in the United States. Utah’s been part of the project for 30 years.
“You can definitely tell at the start of the month they are in the ‘impress phase,’” Adam Dahlberg, director for Ulster Project Utah, said of the 12 Northern Irish
Maddie Bossarte, of Taylorsville, and Emma Hagan, of Omagh, Northern Ireland, barely spoke to each other when they first met, but by the second day Emma was braiding Maddie’s hair and Emma was helping Maddie to put on her shoes, said Ann Charat, Maddie’s godmother.
Twelve catholic and protestant teens left their homes in Northern Ireland and travelled to Utah for a monthlong peace project aimed at unifying their nation.and 12 American teens who are part of the project. “They are just getting together, so they want to be cool, but by the end of the month that has faded and they are able to be themselves which is really hard for teens to do. It’s fun to see that transition.”The Northern Irish teens–six Protestant and six Catholic–roomed with an American teen of the same religion and similar background from June 27 to July 22. The 24 participants had their monthlong schedule filled with service, outdoor and faith-building activities each day.The two teens bonded as the group of 24 visited historical sites, rode roller coasters and slides at Lagoon and Seven Peaks, camped, went rafting, attended a REAL Salt Lake game, and volunteered at the Utah Food Bank, Humane Society and at Kauri Sue Hamilton School for students with disabilities, among other activities.“We’ve become best friends,” Maddie, 14, and Emma, 15, said simultaneously when asked how they’ve changed since the first day of the Ulster Project.“It’s like everyone here became best friends,” Maddie added. “I’ve really learned to talk with other people and be confident in what I say and to accept the differences in others.”Emma, a Protestant, said she didn’t associate with Catholics very often before she came to Utah’s Ulster Project, but after a month of spending time with catholic and protestant teens from her own country and the United States, she said she’s ready to accept people no matter where they come from.“At home we have separate schools for protestants and Catholics, and they don’t really interact much, but now when I get home, I’ll try to make an effort with the Catholics,” Emma said.JP Murray, a 15-year-old Northern Ireland resident, said he believes the prejudice between Catholics and protestants will die off as his generation ages. While older people are prone to think of the divide between the group, the teenagers are “more chill” and want to get to know each other, he said. JP’s American roommate for the duration of the project was PJ Mannebach from Salt Lake City.The directors must have had a sense of humor to pair them together, JP said. Despite the similarity in their names, the two 15-year-olds had many different interests that made their situation ironic, PJ said.“At first, it was just really awkward, and I was thinking about what I got myself into,” PJ said. “Then I started talking with all the people in our groups, and I realized that all of these guys were pure fun. I used to avoid talking to people in group settings, but now I enjoy it, and that’s something that I’ll always carry with me.”Aaron Smithson, a counselor from Ireland, said it was amazing to see JP and PJ’s self-confidence increase through the project.“They used to be some of the quietest kids around here, but then they started being the loudest and most annoying, and that was a good thing to see,” Smithson said. “All of them have really opened up and have been able to see past religion and their cultural differences.” | http://www.valleyjournals.com/2016/08/26/120514/teens-from-northern-ireland-utah-foster-friendships-through-differences | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.valleyjournals.com/a0d64df3cda60f9d5b0fd145c408f30454c24004ca9f8fd449666ffffaac5a26.json |
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