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Question: New turn in controversy, more trouble for Shami

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The controversy surrounding Mohammad Shami today took another turn as Pakistani woman Alishba admitted meeting him in Dubai but refuted any monetary dealings with the India pacer as claimed by his wife.
Alishba’s name surfaced in the controversy after Shami’s wife Hasin Jahan alleged that he could have a relationship with the Pakistani woman.
“Yes, I met him. I am a frequent flyer to Dubai because my sister stays in Sharjah. As a person, I really like Shami. As any fan that has idolised a celebrity, they always dream of meeting their idol. I had the desire to meet him (Shami) like any other fan would want to, which I don’t think is a big deal,” Alishba told ‘ABP’ news.
Shami had been booked under various non-bailable, including attempt to murder, and bailable sections after his wife lodged a complaint of domestic violence and infidelity against him.
Hasin then hinted that her husband may have cheated India following his alleged relationship with girlfriends from Pakistan and Dubai, which had prompted the Committee of Administrators (CoA) chief Vinod Rai to ask BCCI’s anti-corruption body to submit a report in a week’s time.
Hasin had said in the same news channel, “Alishba is a Pakistani citizen and Shami claimed that she gave him money. I have never been told by Shami for what purpose that money was given. I don’t know but if he can fraud me he can fraud the country too.”
Alishba claimed she and Shami are just friends.
“I am one of his followers, which is how I became Shami’s friend. Just like he has lakhs of followers, I am one among those normal fans. I have sent him messages,” she said.
She has also denied knowing UK-based Mohammad bhai or entering a hotel — as alleged by Hasin — with Shami.
“No, I directly went to my sister’s house. However, I visited the hotel next morning at around 9 am and had a breakfast with him,” she said.
“I personally don’t know Mohammed Bhai and have nothing to do with him and there was no involvement of money transaction between us. The person who does not even lie to anyone, how he can be disloyal to his country,” Alishba said.
Earlier in the day, Hasin gave a confidential statement to a magistrate at Kolkata’s Alipore court in connection to the charges she brought against the cricketer.
After she emerged from the court, Hasin went to the residence of chief minister Mamata Banerjee to submit a written plea to meet her.

A look at the headlines right now:
Senior AIADMK leaders hold meeting, announce official talks to merge factions: Finance Minister D Jayakumar welcomes O Panneerselvam’s offer to bury the hatchet. No consular access to Kulbhushan Jadhav, says Pakistani Army: A military spokesperson said for former naval officer’s conviction was based on irrefutable evidence. IMD issues heatwave alert for Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and other states: The average temperature hovered over 40 degrees Celsius on Monday. Manipur Congress MLA Ginsuanhau Zou, 14 others party members join BJP: They were felicitated by Chief Minister N Biren Singh. CBI registers FIR against TMC’s Madan Mitra and 12 others in Narada sting case: The First Information Report also included the names of party Vice President Mukul Roy and leader Saugata Roy. The world’s oldest person is 117-year-old Violet Brown from Jamaica: The Gerontology Research Group identified her after the previous holder of the record, Italian Emma Morana, died last week. Shia Board wants a strict law against triple talaq like the one that criminalises sati: The organisation said an Act against the practice will ensure Muslim women do not get victimised. North Korea will test missiles every week, senior official tells BBC: Vice Foreign Minister Han Song-Ryol threatened with an ‘all out war’ if the US took military action against the isolated nation. N Srinivasan cannot represent BCCI at ICC meeting on April 24, says Supreme Court: The bench asked Acting Secreatry Amitabh Chaudhary and CEO Rahul Johri to attend the meeting. Twelve injured after man sprays acid inside London nightclub: The incident occurred after a dispute between two groups of people.


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EXCLUSIVE: “I dreamt you and I think maybe you dreamt me too,” says Geraldine Chaplin in the first trailer for Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams that was just unveiled at New York Comic-Con. Certainly the Stateside glimpse at the 10-episode anthology series that draws from The Minority Report author’s works had a dream-like quality to it, but also a hard look at a very human future.
As you can see above, Terrence Howard, Anna Paquin, Steve Buscemi, Timothy Spall, Holliday Grainger, Greg Kinnear, Janelle Monae and Bryan Cranston, who is also an EP on the series, are among those joining Chaplin in the trailer for Electric Dreams. While already playing weekly in the UK on Channel 4, Amazon’s latest series based on Dick’s work has not been given an official launch date next year – though we did get a look at some key art (see on the right here) as well on Friday.
However from the panel that has assembled in the Hammerstein Ballroom this morning, they certainly are ready for lift-off. Along with EPs Eric Overmyer and Dan Percival plus cast members Rufus Sewell, Jason O’Mara and Alexa Davalos of The Man In The High Castle, Amazon’s other Philip K. Dick series, Electric Dreams’ EP and showrunner Michael Dinner, EP and writer Ronald D. Moore and Game of Thrones actor Liam Cunningham were onstage today.
Isa Dick Hackett, the daughter of the writer and an EP on both shows, was also on the panel.
As well as starring in the Jessica Mecklenburg penned and Francesca Gregorini directed “Human Is” episode, Sneaky Pete’s Cranston is also an executive producer on Electric Dreams. The Breaking Bad alum was not at the Hammerstein Ballroom today as he is participating in Deadline’s Contenders event in London this morning.
New York Comic-Con runs until October 8.

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Inter hasn’t won in the league since Dec. 3, when it moved to the top of the table. (Source: Reuters) Inter hasn’t won in the league since Dec. 3, when it moved to the top of the table. (Source: Reuters)
Inter Milan’s winless streak in Serie A will stretch beyond two months after drawing with visiting Crotone 1-1 on Saturday.
Following Eder’s early opener for Inter, Andrea Barberis equalized for Crotone on the hour mark.
Inter hasn’t won in the league since Dec. 3, when it moved to the top of the table.
With six draws and two losses since then, Inter has dropped to fourth, one point behind Lazio, which hosts Genoa on Monday.
It was the first time this season Inter played without captain Mauro Icardi, who picked up a slight injury in midweek training, and his absence in attack was noticed.
Fans attempted to stir Inter into form with a big banner that read, “Wake up, let’s get back to winning,” and the Nerazzurri did control for long periods.
Eder rose to score from a header that bounced off the head of his marker in the 23rd.
But then Barberis received the ball amid a crowd inside the area after it bounced off the leg of Inter playmaker Borja Valero, and he scored from near the penalty spot.
Crotone, coached by former Inter goalkeeper Walter Zenga, remained one spot above the relegation zone.
EUROPA LEAGUE CONTENDERS
Sixth-placed Sampdoria and ninth-placed Torino traded first-half goals in a 1-1 draw that kept the clubs in the hunt for a Europa League spot.
Lucas Torreira put Sampdoria ahead with a free kick 11 minutes in then Afriyie Acquah equalized with a shot from beyond the area midway through the half that was deflected in by Samp defender Gian Marco Ferrari.
Torino ended with 10 men after Acquah received a second yellow card for a questionable foul, sparking vehement protests from Torino coach Walter Mazzarri, who was then also sent off.
The fifth-, sixth- and seventh-placed squads qualify for the Europa League.
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Rome, December 11 - There was no change at the top of Serie A at the weekend, with all the leading sides battling out goalless draws. Leaders Inter held champions Juventus 0-0 in Turin, while Napoli missed the chance to return top when they failed to break the deadlock at home against Fiorentina. Fourth-placed AS Roma could not find the net at Chievo either. Inter have 40 points from 16 games, one more than Napoli and two more than Juve. Roma have 35 points and a game in hand. Fifth-placed Lazio can pull level with Roma if they beat Torino later on Monday. Sixth-placed Sampdoria were held 2-2 by Cagliari. AC Milan got their first league win under new coach Gennaro Gattuso, beating Bologna 2-1.


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CHARLOTTETOWN — Brett Budgell scored 1:14 into overtime as the Charlottetown Islanders edged the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada 3-2 on Tuesday in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League playoff action.
Sullivan Sparkes and Derek Gentile also scored for the Islanders, who still trail the third-round matchup 2-1.
Remy Anglehart and Drake Batherson replied for the Armada, who took the first two games of the series on home ice.
Matthew Welsh turned away 37 shots for Charlottetown as Emile Samson made 27 saves for Blainville-Boisbriand.

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Fox scores winner
OSHAWA – Trent Fox of Thamesville had a goal and an assist as the Mississauga Steelheads beat the Oshawa Generals 3-1 on Saturday to reach the Ontario Hockey League's Eastern Conference final.
Fox scored the winning goal in the second period and set up an insurance goal in the third.
The Steelheads won the semifinal 4-1 to reach the Eastern Conference final for the first time in franchise history.
They'll face the Petes in a best-of-seven series starting Thursday in Peterborough.
Fox has four goals and four assists in 11 playoff games. Teammate Brendan Harrogate of Chatham has two goals in six games.
Raaymakers second star
OWEN SOUND – Soo Greyhounds goalie Joseph Raaymakers of Chatham made 41 saves and was the second star in a 1-0, season-ending loss to the Owen Sound Attack in an OHL Western Conference semifinal Sunday.
The Attack won the series 4-2 with four straight victories.
They outshot the Greyhounds 42-23 in Game 6.
Raaymakers allowed only Nick Suzuki's goal at 13:09 of the second period.
“Joseph was outstanding,” Greyhounds head coach Drew Bannister said to the Sault Star. “He made saves to keep us in the game and gave us an opportunity to win.”
Raaymakers is second in the OHL playoffs with a .942 save percentage and third with a 1.95 goals-against average. He finished with a 5-4 record.
“The whole series Raaymakers and I tried to play our best,” Attack goalie Michael McNiven said to the Owen Sound Sun Times. “He just carried their team to a whole other level.”
Montour, Ducks up 2-0
ANAHEIM – Former Chatham-Kent Cyclones defenceman Brandon Montour had an assist – his first career NHL playoff point – for the Anaheim Ducks in a 3-2 win over the Calgary Flames on Saturday.
The Ducks lead 2-0 in the Western Conference final after winning their 29th straight game over the Flames at the Honda Center.
Defenceman T.J. Brodie of Dresden had one assist for the Flames, who hosted Game 3 on Monday night.
Brodie has two assists in the series to tie for the Flames' scoring lead.
Griffith leads Marlies
Seth Griffith of Wallaceburg led the Toronto Marlies in the American Hockey League regular season with 1.16 points per game.
He ranked seventh in the AHL among players with at least 20 games played.
Griffith finished with 10-34-44 totals in 38 games after picking up one assist in a 4-1 loss to the IceCaps in St. John's, N.L., in the regular-season finale Saturday.
The Marlies will face the Albany Devils in a best-of-five North Division semifinal starting Thursday.
Schaafsma scores in win
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Captain Jamie Schaafsma of Blenheim scored for the Fort Wayne Komets in a 3-1 win over the Quad City Mallards in the ECHL playoffs Saturday.
The Komets own a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven Central Division semifinal.
Schaafsma had 17 goals and 45 assists in 53 games in the regular season. His 62 points ranked fourth on the Komets.
Nationals take 2-1 lead
The London Nationals scored four unanswered goals – three in the third period – for a 4-1 win over the Listowel Cyclones in Game 3 of their Sutherland Cup semifinal Monday in Listowel.
Brandon Glover scored the winning goal and added an empty-netter, Jaimen Allison and Adam Sinclair also scored for the Nationals, and Cameron Zanussi made 27 saves.
The Nationals lead the best-of-seven series 2-1.
On Saturday, Brock Baier had a 36-save shutout for the Cyclones in a 3-0 win in Game 2 in London.
Zanussi stopped 25 of 27 shots.
The Elmira Sugar Kings lead the Caledonia Corvairs 2-0 in the other semifinal.
73's lose Game 7
The Ayr Centennials scored two third-period goals, including the winner with 1:41 left, for a 2-1 victory over the Essex 73's in Game 7 of their Schmalz Cup semifinal Monday in Ayr.
Eric Shaw scored in the first period for the 73's, who were outshot 51-23 in their third straight loss. Tyler Ryan made 49 saves.
The Centennials will face the Port Hope Panthers for the Ontario Hockey Association junior 'C' championship.
On Saturday, Anthony Cristofaro and Tyler Scott scored for the 73's in a 5-2 loss in Game 6 in Essex.


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Question: BRIEF-Mastek March-qtr consol profit more than doubles

April 20 Mastek Ltd
* March quarter consol net profit 144.5 million rupees
* March quarter consol total revenue 1.82 billion rupees
* Consol net profit in March quarter last year was 58.6 million rupees; consol total revenue was 1.28 billion rupees
* Says recommended final dividend of INR 2.5 per share
* Says proposed reappointmentr of Sudhakar Ram as vice chairman and MD
* Says 12-month order backlog at 3.33 billion rupees
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Feb 14 Tata Motors Ltd:
* Says Dec quarter consol net profit 1.12 billion rupees
* Says Dec quarter consol total income from operations 685.41 billion rupees
* Consensus forecast for Dec quarter consol net profit was 22.48 billion rupees
* Consol net profit in Dec quarter last year was 29.53 billion rupees as per Ind-AS; consol total income from operations was 716.17 billion rupees
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Question: Giants Win Over Redskins Sets up Post-Season Preview

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The Giants’ 19-10 victory over Washington was filled with the unexpected, a nice preview of what we can anticipate as New York heads to the playoffs and Washington heads home. Just consider the following unexpected developments and what it says about the Giants, Washington and what remains of the season (for at least one of these teams).
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· Eli Manning played the entire game, even though the Giants had nothing to gain by winning the contest. Not saying Josh Johnson should have gotten some run, but it still seemed likely he’d see some snaps, not least because the Giants put Odell Beckham on ice early in the third quarter after Washington cornerback Josh Norman (or JNo, as he likes to call himself) drew two personal foul penalties after proving he’s incapable of playing Beckham straight up. Beckham is more valuable than Manning, the guy who has large, thundering mammals running at him on every play? Why pull Beckham and not pull Manning or many of the players on defense? You can applaud head coach Ben McAdoo for remaining aggressive in his game-planning -- * golf clap * -- but it’s the inconsistency of applied philosophy that is head-scratching.
· Rookie Paul Perkins rushed for more than 100 yards (21 carries, 102 yards) in his first start of the season. Not unexpected? That Rashad Jennings still got nearly as many carries (18) and about half as many yards (52 yards).
· With everything to play for, Washington’s No. 3 offense came out flat. They totaled fewer than 300 yards (282) for just the second time this season, had the fewest rushing yards on the year (38) and the lowest point total (10). And this was a home game, no less. Washington earlier this year had handed the Giants their only home loss of the year. Now they couldn’t win at home with a playoff bid on the line against a bitter rival that was basically just trying to get reps as a warmup for the playoffs.
· The Giants failed to score 20 points for the fifth game in a row against a middling defense. The Giants are 3-2 in those games. If they can beat Green Bay on the road next week and do it without scoring 20 points, I’ll buy Little Ben McAdoo a gift certificate to Arby’s.
· Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie earned a $500,000 bonus for the first of his two interceptions against Kirk Cousins. A $500,000 bonus. For one play. I’m trying to process how damn excited I’d be if a bonus incentive kicked in like that in a single moment. Pretty sure I’ve keel over with joy. Congrats, DRC.

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A potential Aug. 26 date for the long-rumored Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Conor McGregor fight at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas is back on the table.
Nevada Athletic Commission chairman Anthony Marnell announced Wednesday that Mayweather Promotions received approval to promote a boxing event Aug. 26, per ESPN's Brett Okamoto.
Per Lance Pugmire of the Los Angeles Times, Mayweather Promotions CEO Leonard Ellerbe called the Nevada Athletic Commission on Tuesday night "to get Aug. 26...back on agenda and date approved."
This comes one day after Bob Bennett, executive director of the Nevada Athletic Commission, said Mayweather's camp verbally retracted the Aug. 26 date request prior to a commission meeting, per Pugmire.
ESPN's Dan Rafael reported Tuesday that Mayweather Promotions planned to ask the commission for an Aug. 26 date to promote a boxing match that was expected to be the showdown between Mayweather and McGregor.
Beck's Spotlight: Not LeBron's Fault His Teammates Have Disappeared Beer Baths to Selfies: How Cavs and Dubs Celebrated Their Way Back to NBA Finals Howard Beck's NBA Spotlight: No One Has More at Stake Than Kevin Durant The Future of Baseball Is Bright in New York with Young Stars Conforto and Judge Kyrie Irving Makes Trick Play in Game 4 Warriors Make History by Sweeping Their Way to Finals Kevin Durant Gets the Double Block Will Warriors Bust Out the Brooms for Historic Sweep of Spurs in Game 4? Can Celtics Bounce Back to Avoid Short Eastern Conference Finals vs. Cavaliers? Howard Beck NBA Spotlight: Can We Just Fast-Forward to the Finals Already? Celtics and Game 7s Have a Lot of History...Which Isn't Good for Wizards Night in the NBA: Rockets & Wizards Even It Up Night in the NBA: Tempers Flare in D.C. Howard Beck's NBA Spotlight: MVP Doesn't Matter, LeBron Still Best Player Alive Welcome to the Diaper Derby: the High-Stakes Races Taking Over NBA Games Have LeBron James, Cavaliers Sealed Raptors Playoff Fate After Just One Game? The Night in the NBA: Rockets Light Up Spurs with 22 3-pointers; Cavs Coast Past Raptors The Night in the NBA: Rockets Bounce Thunder, Jazz Down Clips and Spurs Stop Gri This 5’7” Winthrop PG Keon Johnson Proves That Height Is Just a Number Dunk City Is Back! Florida Gulf Coast Ready to Fly High in March
Last month, UFC President Dana White announced McGregor signed his half of the contract for the proposed superfight and that negotiations with Mayweather could begin.
Mayweather still hasn't signed his side of the deal that would make the fight official. The 40-year-old undefeated multi-division champion hasn't fought since beating Andre Berto in September 2015.


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With the fixture list upon us, it’s definitely time to start thinking about next season.
With newly promoted Newcastle hosting Tottenham and Manchester City going to Brighton, the opening weekend of the 2017/18 Premier League season looks set to be an exciting one, but, honestly, they quite often are.
How much do you remember about them though? From hat-tricks and debut goals to celebrations and shocking results, it’s time to find out.

All you need to know ahead of the Premier League game between Liverpool and Watford on March 17.


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Iberdrola has secured a $400m loan from 10 regional banks to refinance the construction of three unnamed wind farms in Mexico.
The funding, which Iberdrola described as the first green loan in Latin America, has a five-year term that can be extended for two years.
BBVA bank was the administrative agent and BBVA Bancomer the global coordinator and green agent, Iberdrola said.
The loan was certified by independent agency Vigeo Eiris to ensure the resources are to be used correctly and in line with green loan principles.
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April 28 PZ Cormay SA:
* Said on Thursday that in the course of discussions concerning changing a cooperation formula, Diagdev SAS renounced a cooperation with company's unit Orphée SA which was signed in 2015 and concerned creation of a new 3-DIFF hematologic analyzer
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Here is the weather forecast for Monday, January 2.
The region is waking up to a sunny but frosty morning.
Showers and winds are possible later, but these should ease by the afternoon with the maximum temperature around 4°C.
Tonight skies will remain clear but temperatures will fall below freezing, around -2°C.

BBC Weather forecaster Carol Kirkwood predicted there will be a “real drop” in temperatures for some parts of the UK this week and potential showers. However, temperatures in the south of England should still remain high. Ms Kirkwood said: “Again, southwest England, Wales, some showers and some of those showers will extend eastwards across central southern England. So, it’s going to feel cooler today.” How hot will the UK be this week?
The UK is predicted to stay mainly dry, sunny and very warm over the next five days, according to The Met Office. Although the sun will be shining over most parts of Britain today, it may be slightly cloudy along some North Sea coasts. Temperatures should reach highs of 20C in the south, 22C in the north west and 19C in the north east. The south will see cloudy weather too and possibly even thunder this afternoon.
PA UK weather: People on Bournemouth beach, Dorset make the most of the hot weather
Scotland is at risk of thundery showers too. Tomorrow will see scattered showers and some thunder in the south and southeast. Temperature will still be hot though, as parts of the south will have highs of 26C. The north west may feel cooler than it has been for days due to clouds gathering.
MET OFFICE UK weather: A map showing temperatures across the UK today
Over the weekend, there may be overnight mist and fog, as well as slightly cooler temperatures in the north west. Temperatures will average around 25C around the country. How long will the heatwave last? It may be time to dig out your umbrellas as the hot weather may cool down this week.
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April 3 Sinopipe Holdings Ltd
* Proposed Disposal Of Shares And Equity Interests By Sinopipe, Best Connect, Eagle Super And One Sea
* Co together with its units, entered into a sale and purchase agreement on 31 March 2017
* Consideration for proposed disposal shall be rmb10 million
* Deal with fujian yatong construction material limited
* Principal subsidiary of company, fujian atontech, has to pursue options to continue as a going concern
* Proceeds of proposed disposal of rmb10 million shall be used to settle outstanding professional fees for proposed disposal
* Net loss accruing to company from proposed disposal as at 31 december 2016 is approximately rmb95.6 million Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage:

March 31 Beijing Properties Holdings Ltd :
* Unit of co and purchaser, a unit of Beijing Medical, Beijing Properties and Beijing Medical entered into s&p agreement
* Vendor agreed to sell and purchaser agreed to purchase sale share and shareholder's loan, at a total consideration of HK$900 million
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Question: Wrestling legend Ric Flair hospitalized

WWE legend Ric Flair was admitted into intensive care over the weekend, multiple outlets reported.
A representative for Flair, 68, tweeted out a plea for "prayers & positive energy" for the two-time WWE Hall of Famer.
Are u a Fan/Friend of Ric Flair?If so, we need prayers & positive energy 4 our Living Legend as he is dealing w/some tough medical issues🙏🏻 — MelindaMorrisZanoni (@LegacyTalentCEO) August 14, 2017
Flair went to the hospital for heart-related issues on Saturday, Pro Wrestling Sheet reported. Flair's representative tweeted that it was routine and that there was no reason to panic.

Here’s a look at the news for April 24.
Utah Rep. John Curtis speaks at safety summit
Utah Rep. John Curtis spoke at his School Safety Summit on Monday afternoon to talk about school safety, according to the Deseret News.
Curtis showed off the new features on display at Provo's Edgemont Elementary School, showing attendees a new school office where students can receive new lanyards and tags.
Once students enter, the door unlocks, providing safety for those inside the school.
Provo School District Superintendent Keith Ritte said he will continue to seek security measures for students.
"From my point of view, everything is on the table, but it's got to be functional and it should not be detracting from our education. So, if that means I've got to allocate more scarce resources to that level of security while I'm taking away from the ability of teachers to teach reasonably sized classes, it's going to be a bit of a challenge," Rittel said.
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Donovan Mitchell catches fire in Utah Jazz win
The Utah Jazz took a commanding 3-1 series lead over the Oklahoma City Thunder in a rowdy NBA playoff game at Vivint Arena, according to the Deseret News.
Guard Donovan Mitchell was on fire throughout the game, scoring 33 points and nabbing seven rebounds.
Mitchell topped Karl Malone’s Jazz rookie playoff single-game scoring record of 31 points, set in 1986.
“We don’t quit,” Mitchell said. “The big fella (Rudy Gobert) said we’ll be fine. … It’s just a testament to the character of this team.”
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Colorado man survives bear, shark, snake attack
Dylan McWilliams, a 20-year-old from Colorado, somehow has survived a bear, shark and snake attack, BBC News reported.
McWilliams suffered the latest attack, an April 19 brush with a shark, while he was bodyboarding in Hawaii.
"It's kind of crazy," McWilliams told the BBC from the island of Kauai. "I don't seem to have a lot of luck, but it's kind of lucky in unlucky situations."
He said he was boarding when something bumped into his leg.
Shocked, he looked down and noticed the shark beneath him.
"I saw the shark underneath me. I started kicking at it — I know I hit it at least once — and swam to shore as quickly as I could."
Read more at BBC.
Suspect in custody after attack in Toronto
Toronto police confirmed that 10 people were killed and another 15 were injured when a van struck a crowd in the city on Monday, according to Business Insider.
Police arrested Alek Minassian, 25, of Richmond Hill, Ontario.
Toronto Police Service Chief Mark Saunders said the crash was likely on purpose.
Witness Phil Zullo said he couldn’t believe the carnage.
"I must have seen about five, six people being resuscitated by bystanders and by ambulance drivers," Zullo said. "It was awful. Brutal."
Read more at Business Insider.
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It's the stuff of spy novels. North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un's older half-brother Kim Jong Nam died mysteriously at the Kuala Lumpur airport, and both South Korean and Malaysian media report it was likely some sort of poison attack.
Several questions surround his suspicious death, but perhaps the biggest is: Who would want Kim Jong Nam dead?
The eldest Kim brother has led a quiet existence outside North Korea for decades, except for making headlines when he tried to enter Japan in 2001 on a fake passport. He later said he was trying to go to Tokyo Disneyland.
That Kim has remained out of the limelight is rather remarkable given he's the son of Kim Jong Il, North Korea's notorious former dictator.
"You would live anonymously too if people were gunning for you," says Michael Madden, a visiting scholar at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies who runs the site North Korean Leadership Watch.
"Kim Jong Nam has lived a very leisurely life, primarily in a condo that the Kim family owns in Macau," Madden says. Kim is widely known for his love of gambling and clubs. Madden also says Kim Jong Nam manages the family's personal fortune overseas, which includes homes in Singapore, Beijing and Paris.
Kim's fate took a turn Monday morning, while he was in transit at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport. Something caused Kim's sudden death.
Malaysian media are showing closed-circuit camera images in which two women cover a traveler's face with cloth. Police say emergency responders rushed the man, whose travel documents identified him as "Kim Chol," to the hospital, but he died en route.
"It probably is the strangest story that I have encountered about North Korean elites and the Kim family and Kim family politics," Madden says.
In South Korea Tuesday, Unification Ministry spokesman Jeong Joon-hee confirmed the identity of the dead traveler.
"The government is certain that the murdered individual is Kim Jong Nam. We have not confirmed the exact cause of death," Jeong said.
Kim could have died of natural causes, given his sedentary lifestyle and the family's reported issues with gout and high blood pressure. But if he was killed, theories run the gamut as to why.
Some believe Kim was punished for skimming from the family fortune he handled, or that he was the scapegoat in a power play by elites wanting to get back into leader Kim Jong Un's good graces. But they're all just guesses, says Madden.
"Nobody knows, and I don't think we will know the full story about the death of Kim Jong Nam for many years," he says.
As with so much about North Korea, even a man's demise is dressed in mystery.
Haeryun Kang contributed to this post from Seoul. Chan Kok Leong contributed to this post from Kuala Lumpur.

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The Proclaimers play Vernon Sept. 11. Tickets on sale now through the Ticket Seller
Craig and Charlie Reid, better known as The Proclaimers, will take the Vernon and District Performing Arts Centre stage Sept. 11. (Murdo MacLeod Photography)
They’ve walked 500 miles, and they’re ready to walk 500 more.
Or, more accurately 804.67 kilometres, as The Proclaimers walk onto the Vernon and District Performing Arts Centre stage Sept. 11 at 7:30 p.m. with special guest Siobhan Wilson.
The Scottish identical twin brother duo of Charlie and Craig Reid rose to fame with their 1988 United Kingdom, 1993 in the United States, release I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) and are known for their tracks Sunshine on Leith and Letter from America, all drenched in their iconic Scottish brogue.
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Question: Industry leaders present petition to PM in post-Carillion show of unity

In the aftermath of the Carillion collapse, industry support for urgent reform to payment practices has reached unprecedented levels. A petition on fair payment and retentions, representing over 355,000 businesses, was delivered today to Prime Minister Theresa May by Peter Aldous MP and a delegation of industry leaders including FSB National Chair Mike Cherry, FMB Chief Executive Brian Berry, Director General of the Institute of Directors Stephen Martin, ECA CEO Steve Bratt and BESA CEO David Frise.
Supporters of the Aldous Bill and the petition on fair payments also gathered outside the gates of Number 10, including business owners directly affected by the collapse of Carillion in January.
Coordinated by leading industry trade bodies BESA, ECA and SEC Group, the petition urges the Government to back reform of payment practices and retentions. It comes just four days before the second reading of the ‘Aldous Bill’ (Friday 27 April), which proposes cash retentions be held in trust accounts, to protect the supply chain.
The Bill is supported by over 120 MPs and 76 industry trade bodies, representing over 355,000 companies and many self-employed professionals. Cross-party support for reform includes Conservatives, Labour, Liberal Democrats, SNP, DUP, Plaid Cymru and the Green Party. Support has also been given from across the construction supply chain, including house building, roofing, scaffolding, electrical, heating, plumbing, interiors and demolition. (See below for full list).
Peter Aldous MP commented: “This is an unprecedented opportunity to improve the industry for the better, level the playing field for SMEs and protect thousands and thousands of jobs. Construction is an essential underpinning of our lives and work, and we need to support the industry and especially SMEs to ensure future growth and prosperity. The industry loses around £1m for each working day, mostly from SMEs. There have been proposals to stop the abuse of retentions before, but this time there is the largest coalition on fair payments ever.”
ECA CEO Steve Bratt commented: “The show of support today shows that fair payment is a top priority for our industry. We need urgent government action on payment and retentions to protect the supply chain, and to ensure our industry can deliver growth and prosperity.”
BESA CEO David Frise commented: “The government will surely want to be seen to protect SMEs and to ensure the construction industry is sustainable so it can deliver its ambitious plans for housing and social welfare. SMEs are crucial to the government’s built environment and infrastructure programme.”
“Retentions and delayed payment put thousands of firms at risk of insolvency and undermine their efforts to invest in skills, training and improved productivity.”
Director General of the Institute of Directors Stephen Martin commented: “Late payment is an issue for companies in many sectors, but retentions in construction is one particular area where bad practice is all too common. Having worked in construction for most of my career, I know how much it can affect smaller firms if payment is unfairly held back, so I am very happy to support this Bill.”

BLOWHARD COPS
Victorian police officers faked more than 250,000 roadside breath tests over a five-and-a-half year period, an internal investigations has revealed.
The Age reports that roughly 258,000 alcohol breath tests, or about 1.5% of the total 17.7 million tests, were falsified over the time period out of a combination of police apathy and need to meet targets. Victoria Police were tipped off late last year from unusually quick breathalysing data and believes officers, in what the agency’s new head of Professional Standards Command has labelled a breach of community trust, may have circumvented the system by blowing into breathalysers themselves.
THE LATEST FROM LIVE EXPORTS
Australian cattle have been shown arriving in Israel while covered in faeces, in the latest footage of the live export industry leaked by activists.
The Adelaide Advertiser ($) reports that the group Israel Against Live Shipments recorded cattle loaded onto the controversial live export ship Bader III from Adelaide and Fremantle, then entering Eilat covered in faeces and enduring a 44-degree heatwave. The Federal Agriculture Department spokesperson has since rejected the group’s claims of mistreatment, saying “the footage does not reflect the conditions of the cattle throughout the journey” and that the animals were washed down every second day.
REPORTS OF DEATH GREATLY EXAGGERATED
A dissident Russian journalist reported to have been killed in Kiev has shockingly turned up in the middle of a Ukrainian state service news conference addressing his killing.
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According to the The Sydney Morning Herald, Ukrainian officials reported on Tuesday that Arkady Babchenko, a 41-year-old critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin and policy in Ukraine and Syria, had been murdered in his apartment — a claim that sparked fresh hostility between Ukraine and Russia. However on Wednesday, Babchenko appeared alive, if on the brink of tears, before reporters to claim that he had been part of a Ukrainian secret services operation required to stop a Russian attempt on his life.
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THEY REALLY SAID THAT?
While all pharmaceutical treatments have side effects, racism is not a known side effect of any Sanofi medication. Sanofi spokesperson
The makers of Ambien knock back Roseanne Barr’s suggestion that their drug has anything to do with her wildly racist, career-ending tweets.
CRIKEY QUICKIE: THE BEST OF YESTERDAY #MeToo insurance? Protection offered for accused Australian musiciansSophie Benjamin “Sydney musician Brendan Sloan recently received a renewal notice for his musical instrument policy with Marsh Advantage Insurance. At the bottom of the covering letter, Marsh advised him that he could add additional cover to his policy, as below: ‘Additional & Optional Cover – Sexual Molestation Defence Endorsement: We are now able to provide an endorsement to include cover towards the Legal Fees and Defence costs that may be incurred in the event of an allegation of sexual molestation made against you.’” As the subpoenas fly, we resume playing our favourite game: ‘Where’s Michaelia?’Bernard Keane “Employment Minister Michaelia Cash was rostered on to appear at Senate estimates this morning. She appeared yesterday at hearings of the Education and Employment Committee, no problem. She was in Parliament House. But, strangely, she didn’t show up when the committee convened at 9am in committee room 2S3.” ‘No freedom until women are truly free’: Irish immigrants continue abortion fight in AustraliaEden Faithfull “The past week has been an eventful one for reproductive rights. In a landslide referendum, Ireland voted to lift the eighth amendment to the constitution, which effectively banned abortions. This was helped in part by the #HomeToVote movement, where Irish expatriates who were not given the opportunity to submit a postal vote flew home to have their voices heard. Back in NSW, the Upper House held a conscience vote to install 150-metre ‘safe access zones’ for women attending clinics that offer abortions.”
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WHAT’S ON TODAY
Canberra
Day three of the latest round of federal Senate estimates will hear from portfolio representatives for Community Affairs (Dept of Social Services, covering family tax benefit, child payments and income support); Industry, Innovation and Science (Dept of Industry, Innovation and Science Australia, Anti-Dumping Commission, Australia’s Chief Scientist, ANSTO, CSIRO and IP Australia); Foreign Affairs and Trade (Dept of Foreign Affairs and Trade, covering trade operations, tourism, New Colombo Plan, payments to international organisations, and consular and passport services); and Education and Employment (Dept of Department of Education and Training covering Gonski 2.0 and schools funding).
Melbourne
Banking royal commission will hear from Australian Banking Association CEO Anna Bligh , after examining a case study involving a National Australia Bank business customer.
Victorian budget estimates will hear from Industry and Employment Minister Ben Carroll and Families and Children, Youth Affairs and Early Childhood Education Minister Jenny Mikakos .
Daniel Morcombe Foundation CEO Holly Brennan will speak at the Positive Schools Conference about the role schools, parents and carers play in preventing the abuse of children both online and offline.
The Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commissioner will seek leave to intervene in proceedings relating to the controversial approval of the Metropolitan Fire and Emergency Services Board and United Firefighters Union Operational Agreement 2016 at the Fair Work Commission.
Brisbane
A protest vigil will be held outside Peter Dutton’s electoral office for Salim Kyawning , the 52-year-old Rohingya refugee who died on Manus Island last week. Speakers will include head of the Queensland Rohingya community Noor Zaman , former Greens senator Larissa Waters and Mufti Junaid Akbar .
The Threatened Species Recovery Hub of the National Environmental Science Program will host a roadshow and workshop, featuring scientific, animal and political experts from across Australia.
Sydney
The Australian National Maritime Museum will host a chartered cruise to explore Vivid Sydney celebrations and new, interactive light sculptures at Taronga Zoo.
ASX will host a “Meet the Manager” 2018 series event, set to explore sectors ranging from emerging markets, Australian and Asian property, and technology.
Lendlease will host “How Will You Live Your Hundred Year Life?”, an event exploring how elongated lifespans redefine how people live and work.
Adelaide
The SA History Festival will host their closing ceremony complete with Historian of the Year Awards.
JR Education Consulting Services will host The New National Quality Standard Conference, an Australian conference that has run since February and features educational experts discussing new quality standards.
Hobart
The Federal Department of Environment and Energy will hold public forum to gain insights that will inform the review of the Product Stewardship Act 2011, which deals with product stewardship and waste.
Australia
Today is National Soup Day, with Heinz celebrating by selling soup in Melbourne’s Federation Square and donating proceeds to the charity Youth Projects.
International
Today is World No Tobacco Day, with a Quit Victoria and Stroke Foundation event planned to discuss the long-term effects of smoking and strokes in Melbourne.
THE COMMENTARIAT
‘Profoundly irresponsible’: How the NDIS is failing the autistic — Madeleine Ryan (Sydney Morning Herald): “I am autistic and much of the terminology that’s used to describe autism often feels confusing, and disempowering. Although the subject is frequently in the news and being talked about the diagnostics coined by doctors, professors and scientists in relation to it are often disconnected from my life, and the lives of autistic adults and children. All the puzzling terms, labels and categories can make it harder for us to receive help when we need it and harder for the rest of the world to understand us.”
Commercial TV’s rare leadership on Roseanne is a breath of fresh air — Liz Giuffre (The Conversation): “Roseanne has described her ‘bad joke’ as being ‘in poor taste’. However, there is more to consider than ‘bad’ and ‘taste’ here. In fact, it was not actually a joke at all. Rather, it was a power exchange designed to directly belittle, marginalise and insult based on race. Racism causes actual harm.”
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Question: Arkansas Supreme Court halts two executions set for Monday – Arkansas fighting to carry out unprecedented execution spree – FOX NEWS HALFTIME REPORT: Death penalty returns to culture wars

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With only hours to go before the first of seven death row inmates were scheduled to be executed, the Arkansas Supreme Court halted the procedures, putting yet another legal roadblock in the state’s plan to conduct an unprecedented number of executions before the end of the month.
Monday’s move grants stays for Bruce Ward and Don Davis.
Lawyers for the men wanted the stays of execution while the U.S. Supreme Court takes up a case on access to independent mental health experts by defendants.
The Supreme Court is set to hold oral arguments in the case on April 24 – putting a serious time constraint on Arkansas, which is trying to fast-track the lethal injections before one of the three key execution drugs expire on April 30.
There was a flurry of activity over the executions this past weekend.
A federal judge on Saturday temporarily blocked plans by the state to push through the executions, claiming that Arkansas’ rush to execute is reckless and unconstitutional. In response, state Attorney General Leslie Rutledge said all the issues being raised previously had been dealt with and claimed it was a stalling tactic.
“Appellees have had multiple opportunities to challenge their convictions, sentences, and – critically – their method of execution,” Rutledge said in a court brief. “Their guilt is beyond dispute.”
The inmates are all convicted murderers, including one found guilty of raping and murdering a mother of two and another convicted in the torture-killing of a 15-year-old boy.
The unprecedented pace of executions sought by the state stems from a practical dilemma – its supply of midazolam, one of three drugs used in its lethal injection procedure, is set to expire at the end of the month. Since 2013, at least four botched executions have been traced back to midazolam.
The executions had originally been expected to start on Monday. But even before the federal judge decision over the weekend, a state judge on Friday blocked the use of one of the drugs used in the three-drug lethal cocktail after a complaint from a drug distributor — though the company said Saturday it was withdrawing its complaint due to the federal order.
ARKANSAS EXECUTIONS: WHO’S ON DEATH ROW
The ongoing court battles are part of a remarkable push; no state has tried to execute so many people in such a short period – or with so much controversy over how the punishment is carried out.
Robert Dunham, president of the Death Penalty Information Center, told Reuters that midazolam is an “inappropriate drug under any circumstance and carries an inherent risk of something going wrong.”
Arizona, Kentucky and Florida have abandoned the use of the drug.
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, a Republican, is pushing back on criticism and says the state has waited long enough – in some cases, more than two decades, for justice.
During a press conference in February, Hutchinson defended his actions, saying it wasn’t his “choice” to schedule the executions so close together.
“I would love to have those extended over a period of multiple months and years, but that’s not the circumstances that I find myself in,” he said.
Initially, eight men were on the calendar to die in 11 days but a federal judge on Thursday ordered a stay for Bruce Ward following a recommendation from the Arkansas Parole Board that he be granted clemency. Ward was set to be put to death on Monday.
The death row inmates scheduled for execution are all men — four are black, three are white and all were convicted of murder.
Arkansas has not had an execution in more than a decade. If the state gets its way, it could perform three pairs of dual executions, though critics warn this increases the chances of something going wrong.
Defense attorney Jeff Rosenzweig, who represents three of the men the state is looking to execute, argues Arkansas’ rush to complete the executions is unconstitutional and “reeks of an assembly line.”
“The kindest word I can say is that it’s unseemly,” he told Fox News during a phone interview.
The race for the state to beat the drug expiration deadline has set off protests from corrections officers, human rights groups and religious leaders, as well as last-minute legal challenges from the inmates and pharmaceutical makers.
Protesters started flooding the state capitol in Little Rock on Friday to urge Hutchinson to block the executions.

TENSIONS CONTINUE TO ESCALATE WITH NORTH KOREA The U.S. is working with China and other allies to develop a list of appropriate responses to North Korea’s threats. According to South Korea, the country tried to launch a missile Sunday and failed. And Vice President Mike Pence cited recent attacks in Syria and Afghanistan as why North Korea should consider its next move carefully. The New York Times called it the “Cuban Missile Crisis in slow-motion.” [Reuters]
HUNT IS ON FOR SUSPECT WHO ALLEGEDLY KILLED MAN IN FACEBOOK VIDEO “The chilling video, which was posted to Steve Stephens’ personal Facebook page around 2 p.m. local time, showed him driving in his car and complaining about a woman. He then approached an elderly black man, shot him at close range and drove off.” [HuffPost]
ARKANSAS EXECUTIONS HALTED A federal judge temporarily blocked the executions of the eight men. And Pulaski County Circuit Judge Wendell Griffen, who blocked Arkansas from using a lethal injection drug, came under fire for protesting about the death penalty in front of the governor’s house. [Reuters]
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT TURKEY’S REFERENDUM And the country’s new constitution. [HuffPost]
THE WHITE HOUSE POWER STRUGGLE CONTINUES Vanity Fair takes a lengthy look at the dynamics at play. Here’s why you should be paying attention to top economic aide Gary Cohn. And a look at a White House that is run “like a family business.” [Reuters]
68 SYRIAN CHILDREN KILLED After a suicide bomb hit a bus envoy carrying residents out of besieged towns. [HuffPost]
HOW AN ALL SPORTS COLLEGE FAILED, AND DESTROYED ITS STUDENTS “My dad, who’s in prison, is eating better than we were at that school.” [ESPN]
‘WHAT WAS SAVED’ “Ten years after the Virginia Tech shooting, objects of grief.” [WaPo]


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Facebook has changed the news feed to emphasize personal connections. You might see less news.
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With the Increase of 24-Hour News Services, Orion News Media has Launched the Digital Version of its Breaking News Coverage for the South Florida Market
We are proud of our website launch and coverage of the south Florida news market and look forward to bringing the best in local and national news to Florida residents” — Tom Crowley, Managing Editor
WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES, June 5, 2017 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The recent launch of the South Florida News 11 website is giving residents of the local tri-county area 24-hour coverage of breaking news. The Orion News Media property is the latest in its launch of trusted news sources for coverage of what’s happening around the corner and around the world, with real-time reporting of the local news in Palm Beach, Broward and Miami Dade counties, as well as national and worldwide coverage.
SouthFloridaNews11.com has news that all Florida residents can use and consume across multiple mediums. In addition to South Florida breaking news, lifestyle, business and politics, there is also news about entertainment, healthcare, health and fitness, money, science, sports, technology and gadgets, travel and U.S. politics. Up-to-the-minute reporting is enhanced with online video and in-depth resources. A glance at the current home page includes diverse articles, such as President Trump’s pullout from the Paris Agreement, the shortage of troopers within the ranks of the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP), suggestions for the remodeling of ObamaCare, Ford’s job cuts of 14,000 salaried workers in North America and Asia, the short season for snapper fishing, Budweiser’s limited-edition “American bottles” that were designed to support our Armed Forces, local airport woes and much more!
The website launch represents the evolution of high quality journalism’s transition to consumable real-time news to any connected device. It gives people what they want: value and identification with traditional news brands, while providing journalists with new opportunities to connect with niche audiences. As the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism Digital News Report 2016 and a study by the Pew Research Center shared, digital is supplementing broadcast news, second only to TV news in prominence. News consumers are using social media, particularly Twitter, as well as Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat as common sources for news coverage within personalized timelines and news feeds.
Approximately four in 10 Americans get their news online. With the launch of its 24-hour news website and social channel syndication, South Florida News 11 continues to develop and launch innovative ways to deliver channel and topic specific news to any connected device.
SouthFloridaNews11.com (SFN11) is a digital news property operated by Orion News Media (ONM), a digital news and technology company focused on providing trustworthy local, national and world headline news, across multiple U.S. markets. For additional information about South Florida News 11 and its services and resources please contact us at contact@southfloridanews11.com or at 561-220-1061.


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AN ANGRY mum who says her kids were threatened by a woman on Facebook took the law into her own hands and organised mates to storm the woman's house in the middle of the night.
When the woman saw a masked man in the gloom outside her Ipswich house at 1am on Anzac Day last year, she fled terrified as intruders smashed their way in through a back door.
She was tackled from behind in her yard, beaten and hit with timber.
Three of the offenders have spent a year in jail on a range of charges and went before the District Court in Ipswich to plead guilty to the charges related to the home invasion.
Judge Alexander Horneman-Wren SC heard mother of three Rebecca Louise Reynolds was the chief organiser behind the attack in Churchill on April 25, 2017.
Reynolds, 34, pleaded guilty to assaults causing bodily harm while armed/in company; and enter dwelling with intent by break at night and damage property.
Two co-accused - Damain Douglas Murphy, 33, and Isaac David Hopkins, 35, pleaded guilty to the same two serious charges although the Crown case against the men said their role had been much less than Reynolds.
Neither man went into the woman's house that night with the others or had committed actual violence.
But Crown prosecutor Noel Needham said both Murphy and Hopkins had more serious criminal records than Reynolds.
Mr Needham said there was ongoing disagreement by the victim and Reynolds over money.
On the night of the assault the victim locked her door but the intruders smashed the glass back door and a man inside was accosted before the woman ran out the front door and past a masked man.
As she ran toward Warwick Road she was struck from behind and fell to the ground.
She covered her face with her arms and was hit by fists and bats as she tried to protect her dog.
Mr Needham said the woman recognised Reynolds voice and face and heard Reynolds say "you want to threaten my kids".
"(The victim) was hit by large clubs timber or baseball bat," Mr Needham said.
Mr Needham said it was fortunate her injuries were not serious.
When police located Reynolds, a metal pole and a length of timber was found in her car with the words "f***ing dog" written on it. Reynolds said she'd "just lost it" and used the piece of wood to hit the woman.
"She wanted to hit her anywhere she could. There was premeditation as she organised people to come with her," Mr Needham said.
He said Hopkins first denied then admitted going to the house. He said he tried to stop it but Reynolds was "hot-headed".
Hopkins knew there were weapons but says he was there to break it up and did not take part in any violence.
Mr Needham said Murphy first told police he'd never been at the house then says he stayed in the car the whole time, which was accepted by the Crown.
Defence barrister John Jacob said Reynolds, who was raised in Maryborough, admitted using methylamphetamine and had used ice on the night.
He said there were Facebook messages that upset Reynolds as she believed they were threatening to her children.
Hopkins' defence barrister Mal Harrison said Hopkins was not armed, did not go inside the house and did not assault anyone.
"He went along for the ride. He wasn't part of the dispute," Mr Harrison said.
He conceded Hopkins' criminal history was not good but he was now a father and professional cultural dancer. Mr Harrsin said sadly Hopkins had lost two brothers in recent years with the low point 2016 when he was using drugs like ice.
Murphy's defence barrister Damien Gates said the Ipswich born father of four stayed in the car and did not get out. Murphy apologised to the woman for the trauma they caused.
He outlined Murphy's "prejudicial" background he had as a child in care, and suffered abuse when a Boystown resident. He used marijuana and alcohol from the age of 10.
Judge Horneman-Wren took into account their various backgrounds and offending, saying Reynold's attack was vicious at a time when she was "addled" by ice.
Judge Horneman-Wren noted Reynolds acted upon a perceived threat but what she did was inappropriate and inexcusable. She had used her time in jail well finishing various courses.
Reynolds was sentenced to two and a half years jail, immediately suspended for four years. Time was taken off because of the year she'd spent in custody.
Hopkins was sentenced to 20 months jail suspended for three years.
Murphy was sentenced to two years jail released immediately to parole, but stays in custody because of other matters.

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Question: Trump order would target high skilled worker visa program

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An organisation opposed to immigrants has put up anti-H-1B advertisements at railways stations and on trains around the San Francisco Bay Area in California, which is home to Silicon Valley — the hub of the world’s top IT companies.
The ads will run on railway stations of the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) and on trains for a month. They say in identical script: “US tech workers, your companies think you are expensive, undeserving and expandable.”
“Congress,” they added, addressing US lawmakers, “fix H-1B law so companies must seek and hire US workers.”
There was no mention of India or Indians in the ads, but being the largest recipients of H1-B visas, they are a known target of such campaigns. The San Francisco Bay Area — comprising the San Francisco and San Jose counties and houses Google, Facebook, Twitter and others — accounts for maximum H-1B visas given annually as a region, according to a Brookings study of 2013 data.
The ads are receiving a lot of negative attention in a part of the United States that is among the most immigrant-friendly.
“Awful, anti-immigrant ads in the BART station today. Where can I donate to support the exact opposite of this?” one man tweeted, sharing photos of the ad.
Awful, anti-immigrant ads in the BART station today. Where can I donate to support the exact opposite of this? 😞 pic.twitter.com/24x23OmV8S — Don McCurdy (@donrmccurdy) March 16, 2018
BART itself seemed embarrassed and said in a statement it “does not endorse the ads” but it could not take them down as the “campaign complies with free speech laws that allow advertisers to express a point of view without regard to the viewpoint. BART must post these ads to comply with the law. Court rulings reinforce the fact that we can’t deny the ads”.
The transit system has been paid $80,000 for the ads by the Progressives for Immigration Reforms, a Washington-based organisation that has been called anti-immigrant by the Southern Poverty Law Centre, a body that monitors hate-groups.
“Foreign workers account for about 70% of the tech workforce in the Silicon Valley,” the organisation says on its website. It says its mission is “to foster a movement that unites techworkers, pressures the federal government for visa program reform and ensures companies hire US tech workers first before recruiting abroad.”
Kevin Lynn, executive director of the group, denied the campaign had anything to do with the fact that most H-1B recipients are from India.
“We wholeheartedly denounce the idea that we would discriminate against H-1B recipients. America has, and always will be, a land of many creeds and cultures. This is at its core, an issue of labour reform that we believe should be addressed,” he said.
He added that the goal of the campaign was to organise American tech workers to “demand better protections from exploitation in the tech industry”.
The ads tie into a bipartisan groundswell of opposition to H-1B visas that have been seen as being used to outsource American jobs. The Trump administration has initiated a series of measures to tighten rules and regulations regarding the processing of these visa, and in an attempt to make it less attractive, it plans to deny work authorization to spouses.
A number of legislations have been introduced in US congress to reform the H-1B visa system, that propose higher wages to prevent companies from outsourcing jobs, raise the bar for high-skilled professions and make it mandatory for recipients to speak and write in English.


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By Danny Cox
The AFC Championship Game was almost two weeks ago, and the New England Patriots suffered a small handful of injuries during that contest that seemed quite concerning. With that much time between the conclusion of that game and Super Bowl LII, the hope was that most of the injuries would heal up and that the majority of the roster would be in playing shape to face the Philadelphia Eagles.
Little did anyone expect for the New England Patriots to have a Super Bowl injury report without a single player listed.
That’s right. For the first time all season, the Pats have not a single person listed on their injury report as late on Friday afternoon; they’ve removed every single player. Earlier in the week, there were a handful of names on it and some who were dealing with some rather serious issues, but everything seems to have been cleared up.
Earlier in the week, the Patriots had four players listed on the injury report and all of them have healed up in the exact same timeframe. They were limited in practice on Wednesday, practiced in full for the first time on Thursday, and were completely removed from the list as of Friday.
The biggest name was obviously that of tight end Rob Gronkowski, who suffered a concussion after taking a very hard hit to the helmet against the Jacksonville Jaguars. On Tuesday, Gronk said that he was feeling much better and he expected to be cleared and removed from the NFL’s concussion protocol at any moment, but Wednesday came and went without change.
This brought about a bit of concern as the Super Bowl was drawing ever closer and the Patriots knew that playing without Gronk was becoming a bigger possibility. On Thursday, though, the star tight end was cleared and participated fully in Thursday’s practice.
One of the other big worries of New England coaches was cornerback Malcolm Butler, who was battling an illness that came with flu-like symptoms. It was actually quite serious and he did not fly out to Minnesota with his teammates on Monday, as he didn’t want to get any of them sick. He stayed behind in Massachusetts and went to the hospital a number of times, but he was never admitted overnight. By Wednesday, Butler was practicing in a limited capacity and ready to go full-speed on Thursday.
Defensive back Brandon King (knee) and defensive lineman Deatrich Wise (concussion) were the other two players on the injury report at the beginning of the week, but they also improved enough to practice fully on Thursday. On Friday, they were practicing at full-speed once again and removed from the injury report.
It is quite unheard of for an NFL team to have an empty injury report at any point in a season, and that includes Week 1. Still, here are the New England Patriots with a clean slate and a totally healthy team as they prepare to face the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LII on Sunday.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — DeMarcus Cousins will spend the rest of the 2016-17 NBA season walking on eggshells.
Having already served a league-mandated suspension for accruing 16 technical fouls, Cousins faces subsequent one-game bans for every two additional violations. Subduing emotion has always been difficult for the All-Star big man, but now the penalty for failure is more severe than ever.
Every incident that could produce a shout, scowl or diatribe against officials suddenly comes at a steeper price. Errant hands to the face of Donatas Motiejunas get extra scrutiny, for example. Reactions to low blows from Buddy Hield, obvious no-calls and every other potential outburst could result in another team-crippling suspension.
And you'd better believe it's weighing on Cousins.
"I don't know how to be myself anymore," he said softly from his locker stall at the Golden 1 Center on Friday night.
The Kings had just engineered a 22-point comeback to steal a win from the visiting Atlanta Hawks, but more importantly, it was Cousins' first night back from his initial suspension. He admitted the threat of future discipline affected his performance. Hence the miniature existential emergency.
"It's well known I'm a very emotional player," Cousins later explained to Bleacher Report. "I play with a lot of passion, a lot of emotion. I know that's what makes me the player that I am. When I'm kind of crucified for how I play, and they want change, it's hard for me to be the same type of player...It's just me trying to find the balance. I'm trying to make the adjustment, I'm trying to make the change for the better."
Can he sustain his productivity while snuffing out the fire that led to his suspension? And can he do it as the pressure of the season's stretch run intensifies?
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Cousins understands the stakes. He knows his team is within sniffing distance of the franchise's first playoff berth since 2007. And he knows one game lost to suspension here or there could be the difference between reaching what he's called his only goal and falling short again.
"The guy's trying so hard," head coach Dave Joerger said. "He's an emotional player, so it's like he's playing with one hand behind his back if he can't ever say anything. He doesn't want to hurt the team. He doesn't want to get another technical."
Cousins survived the comeback win against Atlanta without incurring tech No. 17, but it was no easy thing. He was sluggish, visibly frustrated and unable to hide the strain of, well...restraint. Is his effectiveness divisible from his emotion?
"I'm dealing with my own demons right now," he said. "I've got to focus on what's going on at the moment, and I did a terrible job of that."
Two nights later, Cousins was assessed a first-quarter technical foul for an errant swing of the arm that caught New Orleans Pelicans forward Motiejunas in the face. In order to compose himself, Cousins actually left the floor and went to the locker room.
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"It was kind of hard for me with that one because of the situation that had just occurred where I come back and the slightest thing and I'm back (facing suspension)," Cousins said. "It's hard, but I had to gather myself, refocus and get back to the main objective which is winning the game. I've got to walk the straight and narrow. It's all I can do."
Sacramento won that game as well, getting 28 points, 14 rebounds and seven assists from its best player—despite an ejection-triggering groin shot from Pelicans guard Hield. It was as if the basketball gods were testing Boogie. To his credit, he passed. Plenty of players with less volatile reputations would have snapped in that situation.
But so many more games lie ahead. So many more trials have yet to be undertaken. And, again, Cousins' margin for error is basically nil.
How he handles the challenge he's helped create for himself (despite protestations about unfair treatment from officials, he is partly responsible for his situation) will either signal the kind of growth so many have been waiting to see or reaffirm the doubts that have dogged him for years.
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He'll have help.
"I lean on all my teammates, not just Matt (Barnes). But he is the voice of our team. Everybody leans on Matt when times get hard because he's been through it all, seen it all on all levels."
Barnes, like Cousins, is no stranger to image problems.
"He's got a tough rap—the reputation he's earned," Barnes told ESPN-Tencent's Yuan Fang. "Whether it's good or bad. We both have bad and that took me my whole career to change mine and it hasn't worked. He just has to be able to adjust within his reputation and still be himself. He has to keeps his head."
Barnes has been a calming figure all season, which may seem odd given his volatile reputation. He commands respect like no on else on the roster, and you can see it in the locker room and on the floor. When the Kings found life in the second half against Atlanta, they did so after Barnes gathered his teammates together at the foul line before the third quarter.
When he motioned for a huddle, everyone—Cousins included—hustled over, leaned in close and listened to the veteran as he clapped his hands and exhorted them to perform.
"I thought Matt did a good job of really talking to us the whole game," Darren Collison said. "He was the leader when things weren't going well."
This is about more than Cousins' personal journey, though. The Kings have professed commitment to their big man, with general manager Vlade Divac saying Cousins won't be traded. A contract extension worth upwards of $200 million will likely come by July.
Cousins could validate that faith by adjusting his behavior and upping his level of play. Or he could falter and, in doing so, force the Kings to reconsider their committed stance. Worse still, he might come up short and get that max extension anyway, which would effectively consign Sacramento to another half-decade of maddening sub-mediocrity.
We've seen a lot from DeMarcus Cousins over the last six years.
He's got six weeks to show us something more.
Kings Insider's Notebook
Free Willie
Joerger is loath to play Willie Cauley-Stein with Cousins, which is probably frustrating for fans who'd like to see athleticism like this alongside the proven productivity of an All-Star big man:
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But Sacramento's defense has been untenably bad in the 119 minutes the duo has played together, and it's only gotten worse as the season has worn on. In 50 minutes since Jan. 1, the Kings have allowed 118.1 points per 100 possessions with Cousins and Cauley-Stein on the court.
That's not to say Cauley-Stein's without his uses. Lately, his energy and rim-rolling prowess have charged up the Kings' scrappy second unit. He put up 14 points, five rebounds and four assists in a Feb. 8 win over the Boston Celtics.
"He's getting to balls that are outside of his area, and I think he's a lot more comfortable with our defensive schemes and also our offensive schemes where he can find seams to get to the rim."
In limited minutes as part of a unit with Anthony Tolliver, Matt Barnes, Ben McLemore and either Darren Collison or Ty Lawson, Cauley-Stein has solidified himself as a rotation player with upside. That's good timing by him, as Cousins figures to miss a few games before season's end, which will free up minutes in the middle.
Return of the Mac
Does it count as a return if Ben McLemore's viability as an NBA player was never really certain in the first place?
Rather than worry about the details, check this out: McLemore is tearing it up since regaining a role after six consecutive DNPs.
In February, he's averaging 13.3 points per game and hitting 50 percent of his threes. His 22 points and 6-of-10 effort from long distance were vital in Friday's win over Atlanta.
"He's always been a good shooter to me, it was just a matter of time for him to really turn the corner," Darren Collison said. "One thing about Ben, even when he wasn't playing, he was always in the gym. First one in the gym, last one to leave."
Cousins, as you'd expect, was more forthright: "Ben is like a little brother to me. It's bigger than basketball, just to see him remain positive, remain professional through the bulls--t and things not going his way ... I think he's hitting his stride. I think that good karma's coming around for him now."
Digging Holes and Microcosms
It's fitting the Kings are scrambling to make up ground in the West after an uninspiring first half of the season (or 50-plus games, as the case may be). Because that seems to be the way they operate.
Here's proof:
Kings False Starts Quarter Offensive Rating Defensive Rating Net Rating First 100.7 111.9 -11.3 Second 103.5 111.4 -7.9 Third 108.8 104.9 +3.9 Fourth 108.9 105.9 +3.0 NBA.com
On the one hand, failing to show up for games before halftime is a concern. But, on the other, the Kings have been forced to develop resiliency.
"Our fight and our heart is undeniable," Cousins said. "I believe everybody here can agree with me on that. That being said, we can't keep putting ourselves in that position. We gotta make these games easier for ourselves."
Not getting blasted in every first quarter (the Kings lost all three opening periods in their three-game winning streak) would be a good start.
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All quotes obtained firsthand unless otherwise noted. Stats via NBA.com and accurate through games played Feb. 14.
Special thanks to Shock Doctor for facilitating our interview with Cousins. Cousins uses Shock Doctor's mouth guards in every game, and team-branded products are soon to be released.