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Immediately after a jury determined that Taylor Swift had been groped by a radio station host before a concert in Denver, the singer-songwriter turned to one of her closest allies — her mother — and later said she hoped the verdict would inspire other victims of sexual assault.
Swift hugged her crying mother after the six-woman, two-man jury said in U.S. District Court on Monday that former Denver DJ David Mueller had groped the pop star during a photo op four years ago. Per Swift's request, jurors awarded her $1 in damages — a sum her attorney, Douglas Baldridge, called "a single symbolic dollar, the value of which is immeasurable to all women in this situation."
Swift released a statement thanking her attorneys "for fighting for me and anyone who feels silenced by a sexual assault."
"My hope is to help those whose voices should also be heard," she said, promising to make unspecified donations to groups that help victims of sexual assault.
Nancy Leong, a law professor at the University of Denver, said the verdict is important because "we are getting to the point in society that women are believed in court. For many decades and centuries, that was not the case."
Leong, who also teaches in the university's gender studies program, said the verdict will inspire more victims of sexual assault to come forward.
"The fact that she was believed will allow women to understand that they will not automatically be disbelieved, and I think that's a good thing," Leong said.
Swift and her mother initially tried to keep the accusation quiet by reporting the incident to Mueller's bosses and not the police.
But it inevitably became public when Mueller sued Swift for up to $3 million, claiming the allegation cost him his $150,000-a-year job at country station KYGO-FM, where he was a morning host.
"I've been trying to clear my name for four years," he said after the verdict in explaining why he took Swift to court. "Civil court is the only option I had. This is the only way that I could be heard."
Swift countersued for assault and battery, and during an hour of testimony blasted a low-key characterization by Mueller's attorney, Gabriel McFarland, of what happened. While Mueller testified he never grabbed Swift, she insisted she was groped.
"He stayed attached to my bare ass-cheek as I lurched away from him," Swift testified.
"It was a definite grab. A very long grab," she added.
Mueller emphatically denied reaching under the pop star's skirt or otherwise touching her inappropriately, insisting he touched only her ribs and may have brushed the outside of her skirt as they awkwardly posed for the picture.
That photo was virtually the only evidence besides the testimony.
In the image shown to jurors during opening statements but not publicly released, Mueller's hand is behind Swift, just below her waist. Both are smiling. Mueller's then-girlfriend is standing on the other side of Swift.
Swift testified that after she was groped, she numbly told Mueller and his girlfriend, "Thank you for coming," and moved on to photos with others waiting in line because she did not want to disappoint them.
But she said she immediately went to her photographer after the meet-and-greet ended and found the photo of her with Mueller, telling the photographer what happened.
Swift's mother, Andrea Swift, testified that she asked radio liaison Frank Bell to call Mueller's employers. They did not call the police to avoid further traumatizing her daughter, she said.
"We absolutely wanted to keep it private. But we didn't want him to get away with it," Andrea Swift testified.
Bell said he emailed the photo to Robert Call, KYGO's general manager, for use in Call's investigation of Mueller. He said he didn't ask that Mueller be fired but that "appropriate action be taken."
Jurors rejected Mueller's claims that Andrea Swift and Bell cost him his job.
On Friday, U.S. District Judge William Martinez dismissed similar claims against Taylor Swift, ruling Mueller's team failed to offer evidence that the then-23-year-old superstar did anything more than report the incident to her team, including her mother.
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Associated Press writer Thomas Peipert contributed to this report.

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Following Harvey Weinstein's indictment by a grand jury on Wednesday, Rose McGowan took to Instagram to share her reaction to the legal development.
"INDICTED. FINALLY," the actress wrote. "I’ve been indicted by the media he’s bought out for years to trash me. Now it is a new chapter for both of us."
McGowan is one of many women who has accused the former movie producer of sexual misconduct -- which he has denied -- and has been a vocal advocate for women who have gone public with their own stories of abuse and harassment in recent months.
The actress now stars in the E! docu-series Citizen Rose, which examines her experiences with sexual assault in Hollywood and her role in the Me Too movement.
Rose's comments regarding Weinstein were shared alongside a promo for her new series, where she wrote about the backlash she feels she's faced from the mainstream media after speaking out against abuse in show business.
"Who I am has been told to the world for me in magazines, newspapers, blogs, videos, tabloids," Rose said, adding that many in the media have been paid off to "slut-shame, body shame, and freedom shame" her.
"All You were told is that I was a horror show. Someone damaged. Someone off-kilter. Someone not right," she added, in part. "Luckily, many worldwide saw through this fiction, sadly, far more continue to hound me with this false narrative."
Rose went on to say that she signed on to do to the docu-series to show people who she really is.
"But because of how I’ve been sold in the media- many of the people polled about the show say that they are on the fence about supporting it 'someone like me,'" she continued. "Suddenly though- now that the Monster aka Harvey Weinstein- has turned himself in I'm 'validated.' I have always spoken the truth."
"I know what I have achieved to change the world. I am facing time in jail because I wanted a better, freer society," Rose wrote, referring to her arrest in November in relation to an outstanding warrant for alleged felony drug possession. "I have lived a harder life than most could withstand. I know my truth… I know what I’ve done to change the world. How about you?"
McGowen's comments come hours after the 66-year-old Weinstein was indicted on charges of rape in the first and third degrees, and criminal sexual act in the first degree.
Weinstein's team -- who argued that they were "unfairly denied access to critical information about this case that was needed to defend him" -- revealed that Weinstein will not testify before the grand jury for his case. Watch the video below to hear more.
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Monopoly Man became the Internet crush of the day on Wednesday, after upstaging former Equifax CEO Richard Smith at a Senate hearing on the company's massive data breach.
The board game character, whose name is Rich Uncle Pennybags, was brought to life by Amanda Werner, an arbitration campaign manager for Public Citizen and Americans for Financial Reform, groups that advocate for consumer rights and protections.
Almost immediately, the monocle, mustache, top hat, pillowcase-sized bag of (#fake) Benjamins became a social media sensation.
The most unlikely viewers tuned in to the Senate Banking Committee hearing to watch Werner troll Smith, who was facing a roomful of angry senators after a hack that may have exposed the personal information of more than 145 million people.
People loved it.
"It was a very calculated move," said Werner, who prefers the pronouns "they" and "them," adding that it was hilarious to watch the scene become a meme in real time.
Werner mugged and preened for the camera and somehow, in a week dominated by sad and distressing news, gave people what they didn't know they wanted: a delightful reprieve.
Here is how Werner staged the viral protest — without getting kicked thrown out of the Capitol.
An alarm and an intern
Werner has attended a slew of Senate hearings and has even provided pro-consumer rights testimony in some cases. That is how the activist knew that getting on TV is all about location — and staying within the camera's frame.
The problem is that seats in the audience tend to fill up quickly, Werner explained.
"Luckily we have a very dedicated intern here," Werner said. "He showed up at 7 a.m. and held a spot in line for me so that we could get that prime seat." The one directly behind Smith, who was the target of the grilling.
Apparently, the intern was the first person in line.
During the hearing, Werner followed #MonopolyMan's rise to stardom in real time on a phone. Over Twitter, Werner was able to figure out the best angles as their head floated in and out of the camera's view. At one point Werner peered over Smith's shoulder using the monocle to inspect the back of the millionaire's head; at another point they knowingly stroked the perfectly shaped mustache glued to their face.
Honed tone
Werner set out to garner as much publicity as possible for the type of advocacy work Public Citizen does on behalf of consumers.
"We wanted to do something to get people's attention," Werner said of the hours-long photobomb, adding that people's eyes tend to glaze over when anyone utters the words "forced arbitration."
Knowing that is the catalyst for coming up with creative protest ideas, Werner explained.
They added that given the somber tone of news coverage around the deadly shooting in Las Vegas this week, the goal was to inject a little humor into public discourse.
"I think this week has been a particularly rough week on the American psyche so I think people needed a little bit of levity," Werner said.
It certainly inspired tens of thousands of happy face crying emojis on Twitter and on Facebook.
The decision to go the funny route is in stark contrast the health care protests on Sept. 25 during a hearing on the most recent Republican plan to replace the Affordable Care Act. Demonstrators began chanting, delaying the start of the hearing. Fifteen people were arrested and charged with disruption of Congress, according to U.S. Capitol Police. Dozens, staging die-ins in the hallway, were arrested and charged with crowding, obstructing or incommoding.
"There are a lot of different methods of protest and they all work for different instances," Werner said. "You have to decide which is the best for your particular situation."
Ultimately, Werner argued, a good protest leads to action. The notoriety is great to call attention to the cause, they said. But Werner added, "I hope that the effort [Wednesday] will make people not only laugh at the Monopoly Man and retweet these funny pictures but also to call their senators and tell them to vote no on SJ Res 47."
The bill would overturn a new rule intended to ban financial service providers, including banks and credit card companies, from using mandatory arbitration clauses to resolve their disputes and avoid class action lawsuits.
Fashion statement, not statement statement
There are certain lines that members of the audience at committee hearings cannot cross. They do not appear to be listed on the Capitol Police website, but here are a few guidelines that Werner has collected.
Wearing a costume? That is allowed.
Werner was a little concerned that the Capitol Police would not allow the top hat, but they didn't give it a second look.
In fact, Werner recalls hearing a story about another demonstrator who dressed as Abraham Lincoln, complete with the beard and requisite foot-long stove pipe hat, and legend has it he was allowed to wear it throughout the proceedings.
Holding up a sign? That is against the rules and can get people thrown out.
Werner knew that going in, but that didn't stop them from briefly holding up a yellow "Get out of jail free" card that appeared on screen a few times. "I didn't hold it up long," Werner confessed.
"I was a little afraid that as I was wiping my forehead with the $100 bill or doing other things that were calling a lot of attention to myself, that I might get warned," they said.
But the only warning Werner received was for holding a giant bag of money on their lap, which they immediately set on the floor.
Another word-of-mouth tip Werner has received: Writing messages on one's clothing is permitted.

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It looks set to be another cold weekend across the East Midlands with outbreaks of rain, sleet and snow, according to the Met Office.
Forecasters say today will be cold with light rain and sleet.
The Met Office said: "Across the Peak District risk of icy stretches on untreated surfaces this morning, and light snow at times throughout. Highest temperatures along the coast, as light onshore winds develop. Maximum temperature 5 °C.
"Tonight will be largely cloudy with outbreaks of light rain or sleet, also hill snow, gradually dying away. Isolated showers will follow, mainly across Lincolnshire, becoming increasingly wintry. Risk of icy patches. Minimum temperature -1 °C."
And we can expect a frosty start on Sunday, with possibly icy patches on untreated surfaces. Then staying cold despite sunny spells, with scattered wintry showers, although many places will remain dry. Highest temperatures along the coast. Maximum temperature 4 °C.

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CLEVELAND – Play along. Really, if you are a Mets fan what else do you have right now besides imagining a couple of those questionable dominoes falling right for the team next year?
With so few sure things and the likelihood of a lowered payroll, the Mets will need a few question marks – perhaps more than a few – to turn into exclamation points.
For example, what if Matt Harvey could return to being even 80 percent of vintage Matt Harvey? Yeah, not probable. The guy just ballooned from a 2.71 ERA in 2015 to 4.86 in 2016 to 6.70 in 2017 – the worst by an NL pitcher permitted to make 17 starts since Russ Ortiz’s 6.89 in 2005.
So what is the case for a turnaround? Obviously, Scott Boras has a vested interest as Harvey’s career-long agent. But even Boras’ harshest critics say he dedicates himself to finding ways for his clients to perform.
For Harvey, Boras says, that will include stints in the agent’s Southern California sports institute to have “a substantial throwing program for him. The idea is to have a lot of reps to get his fastball command back and get his release point down” after both vanished in his return from surgery for thoracic outlet syndrome.
For Harvey – and, thus, Boras – the stakes are large. Sandy Alderson has indicated Harvey will be tendered a 2018 contract despite the atrocious 2017. But, to some degree, that is about having come this far in a marathon with Harvey, so why not go the distance?
Harvey is scheduled to be a free agent after the 2018 season. That should provide further motivation to Harvey beyond even resurrecting his career and working on his tattered reputation. His chances to secure a $200 million-plus contract – a possibility not long ago – is gone. But he can position himself for an attractive deal.
“Matt has been blessed with a lower half that is one of the strongest we have ever seen,” Boras said. “He is an amazingly strong athlete. So, from our standpoint the clay is there to build the sculpture. His velocity is more than enough at 95 (mph) and he has a ceiling above that.
“This is about command and command does relate to conditioning and strength. What Matt went through with the TOS (thoracic outlet syndrome), he did not have the type of conditioning last offseason you do when you have normal health. He will have that chance this offseason.”
Boras said Harvey kept taking the ball late in the year despite mainly poor outcomes to better glean where he is and what he needs to work upon.
“The TOS is different for every pitcher, some do have velocity issues,” Boras said. “But this was about executing pitches and Matt has a totally different offseason to work on it.”
Boras also is aware that his client has poorly navigated bright lights and big city. The problematic incidents are too frequent and Harvey failed to show up for a game this season and was briefly suspended.
“Matt is very committed to getting his abilities to a place they were before and he wants to get back there again,” Boras said. “Like a radio signal can be strong, but some times there is interference, it is our job to get him back to the right frequency. … The great thing about experience and time is you learn through mistakes the right course to take.
“I think Matt’s direction is one where he is fighting for something he really wants. There is a level of understanding that experience has brought him that ability creates opportunity, but ability alone is not the complete guide to success.”
Mets led the majors in …
There were 1,358 players used in the majors this season, breaking the record of 1,353 set last year, which broke the 1,348 of 2015. You see the trend, right?
Of the 1,358, 62 signed their first pro contract with a major league team with the Mets – which was the most in MLB. The second most was the 59 of the Yankees, followed by 56 by the Red Sox and 55 by the Rangers.
The Mets number reflects a lingering class of players from the Omar Minaya reign such as Lucas Duda, Jeurys Familia, Daniel Murphy and Joe Smith and Sandy Alderson’s tenure, including 12 from his first draft class in 2012, which featured Brandon Nimmo, Michael Fulmer and Seth Lugo.
The Yankees’ number was inflated by 14 players making their major league debuts this year, notably Jordan Montgomery, but also players such as Rookie Davis, Nik Turley and Tyler Webb.

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Baseball America staff writer Kyle Glaser joins us on the podcast. Among the topics: Why Corona Santiago’s Brice Turang slid from a potential Top 5 pick in next week’s baseball draft to a mid-to-late first rounder; how soon might the Blue Jays bring Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to the big leagues; why it was too soon — and may still be — to make definitive judgments on the Dodgers and Angels, and why they’re starting to get antsy in San Diego as other rebuilding teams seem to be leaving the tanking ranks while the Padres continue to struggle.
Oh, and why baseball’s assortment of holiday uniforms represent a bad — and in the case of what we saw over the weekend, truly ugly — idea.


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By CHARMAINE NORONHA
TORONTO (AP) — A 25-year-old who plowed a van into a crowded Toronto sidewalk was ordered held Tuesday on 10 counts of murder 13 of attempted murder as Canadian authorities and the public sought to make sense of what appeared to be one of the deadliest mass murders in the country’s modern history.
Alek Minassian showed little overt emotion as he made a brief appearance in a Toronto courtroom in a white jumpsuit and handcuffs. The judge ordered him detained without bond and scheduled the next hearing for May 10.
Police, meanwhile, still appeared to be gathering evidence. About 20 officers made their way down the van’s deadly path on Yonge Street searching for any evidence. Nearby, mourners had put together a makeshift memorial to the victims.
“It was like he was playing a video game, trying to kill as many people as possible,” said Panna Patel, 42, who stopped by the memorial and had been at the scene a day earlier, getting cash from an ATM as it occurred. “He was looking people directly in the eye, making eye contact, it was so scary. He wasn’t remorseful at all.”
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau dismissed the possibility of terrorism, saying that authorities see no national security element in the case.
He told a news conference that the incident “hasn’t changed the overall threat level in Canada,” though it occurred as Cabinet ministers from the G7 nations were meeting in Toronto.
Authorities so far had not disclosed a possible motive or cause, though “the incident definitely looked deliberate,” Police Chief Mark Saunders told reporters at a late-night news conference.
Saunders said Minassian, who lives in the Toronto suburb of Richmond Hill, had not been known to police previously. An online social media profile described him as a college student.
Authorities released few details in the case, saying the investigation was still underway, with witnesses being interviewed and surveillance video being examined.
“We are looking very strongly to what the exact motivation was for this particular incident to take place,” Saunders said. “We need every single piece of this puzzle so we can have a fulsome picture and account as to exactly what took place here.”
The driver was heading south on busy Yonge Street around 1:30 p.m. and the streets were crowded with people enjoying an unseasonably warm day when the van jumped onto the sidewalk.
Ali Shaker, who was driving near the van at the time, told Canadian broadcast outlet CP24 that the driver appeared to be moving deliberately through the crowd at more than 30 mph.
“He just went on the sidewalk,” a distraught Shaker said. “He just started hitting everybody, man. He hit every single person on the sidewalk. Anybody in his way he would hit.”
Witness Peter Kang told CTV News that the driver did not seem to make any effort to stop.
“If it was an accident he would have stopped,” Kang said. “But the person just went through the sidewalk. He could have stopped.”
Video broadcast on several Canadian outlets showed police arresting the driver, dressed in dark clothes, after officers surrounded him and his rental Ryder van several blocks from where the incident occurred in the North York neighborhood of northern Toronto. He appeared to make some sort of gesture at the police with an object in his hand just before they ordered him to lie down on the ground and took him away.
Witness Phil Zullo said that he saw police arresting the suspect and people “strewn all over the road” where the incident occurred.
“I must have seen about five, six people being resuscitated by bystanders and by ambulance drivers,” Zullo said. “It was awful. Brutal.”
Police shut down the Yonge and Finch intersection following the incident and Toronto’s transit agency said it had suspended service on the subway line running through the area.
Trudeau on Monday expressed his sympathies for those involved.
“We should all feel safe walking in our cities and communities,” he said. “We are monitoring this situation closely, and will continue working with our law enforcement partners around the country to ensure the safety and security of all Canadians.”
The stretch of Yonge Street where the victims were struck remains closed to traffic and was expected to stay blocked off for several days as police continue what is likely to be a lengthy investigation.
The incident prompted police to beef up security and close several streets around the Air Canada Centre on Monday night for the Toronto-Boston NHL playoff game. Police tweeted that similar road closures may be in effect for the Toronto Raptors NBA playoff game on Wednesday night.
The incident occurred as Cabinet ministers from the major industrial countries were gathered in Canada to discuss a range of international issues in the run-up to the G7 meeting near Quebec City in June. Canadian Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale called the incident a “horrific attack” and said the G7 foreign ministers extended their condolences.
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Associated Press writers Ben Fox in Miami, and Rob Gillies in Ocho Rios, Jamaica, contributed to this report.

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GUELPH — Police have laid 12 new charges against a practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine, accused last year of sexually assaulting several patients.
The Guelph Police Service says Sherman Lai, who also performed acupuncture, was charged with one count of sexual assault in October 2017.
Between November 2017 and April 2018, the 58-year-old was charged with 16 more counts of sexual assault, two counts of assault with a weapon, two counts of possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, and two counts of uttering death threats.
Police say Lai was charged on Tuesday with one additional count of sexual assault, six more counts of assault, one more count of assault with a weapon, three counts of uttering threats and one count of forcible confinement.


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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Salvador Perez carried his own suitcase up the stairs when he arrived home from a stint at Triple-A Omaha, never once thinking about how perilous the trek was the last time he tried it.
The Royals' All-Star catcher was toting his bags up the stairs after returning from spring training last month when he slipped awkwardly on a step. He wound up straining ligaments in his left knee and has spent nearly a month on the disabled list.
Perez was activated along with outfielder Alex Gordon before Tuesday night's game against the Brewers. Perez was behind the plate and batting cleanup while Gordon was in left field and hitting seventh.
"I'm excited to be back on the field. It's time to go," Perez said. "They asked how I was feeling. I'm feeling great. You know me. I like to play hard. I like to compete. I like to help my team win."
The Royals have had a hard time with that lately. They were just 5-15 heading into their game against Milwaukee, all of those games with fill-ins Drew Butera and Cam Gallagher behind the plate.
Gallagher and outfielder Paulo Orlando were optioned to Triple-A Omaha as part of a series of roster moves Tuesday. Right-hander Justin Grimm went on the DL with lower back stiffness, and left-hander Eric Stout joined Perez and Gordon in making the trip from the Storm Chasers.
"You can't replace what Salvy brings to this team," Royals third baseman Mike Moustakas said. "His energy, the way he goes about his business, the way he plays the game. When he's in the lineup there is no doubt we're a better team.
"The same with Alex," Moustakas added. "When he's in the lineup, we're a better baseball team."
Gordon was hitting .174 through the first seven games when he tore the labrum in his left hip, an injury similar to one he suffered in 2009 on the other hip. This time, he got an injection and rested rather than opt immediately for surgery, and he thinks that was the right move.
"It was good to get out there (at Triple-A) and test it in a game situation," he said. "Now I'm just going to try to grind it out and finish the year healthy."
Gordon said it's possible he'll need another injection, but "I'm not planning on it."
Gallagher was hitting .208 and Orlando was hitting .191 when they were sent to Omaha. Grimm was 0-2 with a 21.86 ERA in 10 appearances while dealing with his ailing back.
"I think he felt it for a while," Royals manager Ned Yost said. "He wouldn't admit it. But we knew something wasn't right. He came clean that he wasn't firing off his backside very well."
Yost said he'd been trying to find the right opportunity to give Stout a look after the young reliever impressed him in spring training a year ago. Stout was 1-0 with a 4.70 ERA in five appearances at Omaha this season, though his numbers were inflated by one bad outing.
"We'll see what he has," Yost said.
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An Oklahoma woman, who was previously believed to be in "imminent danger" after she was allegedly kidnapped Monday after a domestic dispute, was reportedly found safe Tuesday.
Morgan Rower, 29, was located at a residence and was safe, Fox 25 News reported, citiing Broken Arrow Police. Justin Korf, 36, who was suspected of kidnapping the woman, was reportedly not found.
Rower was believed to be missing after she “engaged in a domestic dispute” with Korf, police said earlier. Officers responded to a call reporting the alleged dispute Monday night at Rower’s home and confirmed Korf “interfered with a 911 call,” Tulsa World reported.
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A witness told police Korf took Rower in his white 1999 Dodge Durango and drove south. It was not immediately clear where Korf was traveling.
Police described Korf as a white man about 6 feet tall and 172 pounds. He has a lengthy arrest record including an aggravated assault conviction, a DUI and an assault with intent to commit a felony, News on 6 reported. Korf uses the aliases "Justin W. Kore" and "Justin W. Orf," the Department of Corrections website stated.
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News on 6 reported Korf and Rower called the station and police on Tuesday saying they were fine and were willingly together, however, cops were still working to confirm Rower's location and safety prior to Tuesday's discovery.
Fox News' Elizabeth Zwirz contributed to this report.

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Prosecuting evidence has concluded with trial to continue today
A man accused of the murder of Sligo man Matt Kivlehan has told the Central Criminal Court that he stabbed the deceased in the neck, but he couldn’t remember why.
Keith Brady (30) from Cartron Estate in Sligo invited officers to his cell in Castlerea Prison and after previously denying involvement in the stabbing, he told them he wanted to “get all this off my chest” and tell the truth.
Brady has pleaded not guilty to murder but guilty to the manslaughter of Matt Kivlehan (59) at New Apartments, Holborn St, Sligo on August 2/3 2015.
The State rejected his plea and he is on trial at the Central Criminal Court. Mr Kivlehan died from two stab wounds to the neck.
Inspector Tom Colsh told prosecuting counsel Paul Murray SC that he visited Castelrea Prison on December 15, 2015 along with Garda Martin McHale a prison officer told them Mr Brady wished to speak to them.
They took a statement from the accused man that began: “I want to get all this off my chest about the murder of Matt Kivlehan.” He said it had been “killing me inside” and that he wanted to tell the truth.
In August 2015, Mr Brady said, he was addicted to heroin and on the day of the killing he went to St Joeseph’s church in Sligo to see the priest “because he sometimes gives me €20”.
The priest refused to give him money but Mr Brady’s sister Janice stole some coins from a back room of the church.
They walked to a nearby Topaz where they changed the coins for a five euro note. They then stole two bottles of wine from a Tesco and got cans of cider at an off-licence.
After some time Janice asked: “Do you want to go to Matt’s?” They had been to his apartment before, drinking.
Janice knocked and Mr Kivlehan invited them in, Keith Brady said. After that, things were “normal” or “good” according to Mr Brady, who said they listened to music. Janice and Keith called a local heroin dealer using Mr Kivlehan’s landline and bought heroin from him.
Back in Mr Kivlehan’s home Mr Brady said the deceased got “a little narky”, but he didn’t pay much attention because that could be normal for him.
Janice was moving between a couch and a chair in the sitting room and, “Matt was getting grumpier and Janice was getting loud”.
He remembered Mr Kivlehan stood up and sat down a few times, and said something like: “I wouldn’t touch Janice.”
The stabbing he remembered as a “freak moment”, and said he couldn’t recall where he got the knife but he remembered stabbing him in the neck.
He added: “To this day I don’t know why.”
The accused said that he “never went out that Sunday to kill anyone” and “it wasn’t meant to be like that.”
Following the stabbing, Keith Brady and his sister took the deceased from the chair and lay him on the ground.
They put a white duvet over him and Janice put a knife in the dead man’s hand.
“It was like a different world,” said Mr Brady of the aftermath, adding that they were both in total shock. They smoked heroin in Mr Kivlehan’s apartment before leaving and walking to an abandoned house where they were living at the time.
They found some clothes in a container and changed out of what they had been wearing. He could also remember going to Sligo train station to smoke heroin in the toilets.
Later that day he was arrested.
Addressing the deceased’s family, he said he was “sorry” and added: “I never meant for any of this to happen and I hope that me being here will help. I know it’s their first Christmas without him and it’s going to be so hard.”
His final statement was: “Janice did not harm Matt in any way.”
Inspector Colsh said he was present when Mr Brady was arrested on suspicion of murder in November 2016.
When arrested Mr Brady said: “I just want to say that I’m very sorry. I never meant for any of this to happen and to this day I still don’t know what went wrong.”
The jury also heard that Mr Brady was interviewed by gardai in November 2015, about five weeks before giving the statement in Castlerea.
During three interviews on that occasion he told Detective Garda Paul Casey that he couldn’t remember much about the night because he was “highly intoxicated” from alcohol and drugs and that he “didn’t murder anyone”.
Prosecution counsel Paul Murray told the jury that the prosecution has finished its evidence. The final witness, Garda Martin McHale told defence counsel Brendan Grehan SC that he met the accused man at Castlerea Prison on December 15, 2015.
The trial continues today, Friday, in front of Justice Paul McDermott and a jury of six women and five men.
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Decorah man is facing charges after an investigation into a report of neglected livestock.
The Winneshiek County Sheriff’s Department says 51-year-old Craig Underbakke was charged with neglect of livestock and multiple counts of failure to properly dispose of dead calves. Both charges are simple misdemeanors.
Investigators found 24 dead calves on the farm near Burr Oak in northern Winneshiek County. The sheriff’s department also seized 20 calves and moved them to a private feed lot to be supervised by a local veterinarian.
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Question: Pope Francis: Native people have rights over their lands

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis insisted Wednesday that indigenous groups must give prior consent to any economic activity affecting their ancestral lands, a view that conflicts with the Trump administration, which is pushing to build a $3.8 billion oil pipeline over opposition from American Indians.
Francis met with representatives of indigenous peoples attending a U.N. agricultural meeting and said the key issue facing them is how to reconcile the right to economic development with protecting their cultures and territories.
“In this regard, the right to prior and informed consent should always prevail,” he said. “Only then is it possible to guarantee peaceful cooperation between governing authorities and indigenous peoples, overcoming confrontation and conflict.”
The Cheyenne River and the Standing Rock Sioux tribes have sued to stop construction on the final stretch of the Dakota Access pipeline, which would bring oil from North Dakota’s rich Bakken fields across four states to a shipping point in Illinois.
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The tribes say the pipeline threatens their drinking water, cultural sites and ability to practice their religion, which depends on pure water. The last piece of the pipeline is to pass under a reservoir on the Missouri River, which marks the eastern border of both tribes’ reservations.
The company building the pipeline, Texas-based Energy Transfer Partners, has insisted the water supply will be safe.
Francis didn’t cite the Dakota pipeline dispute by name and the Vatican press office said he was not making a direct reference to it. But history’s first Latin American pope has been a consistent backer of indigenous rights and has frequently spoken out about the plight of Indians in resisting economic development that threatens their lands.
“For governments, this means recognizing that indigenous communities are a part of the population to be appreciated and consulted, and whose full participation should be promoted at the local and national level,” Francis told the indigenous leaders Wednesday.
In the waning days of the Obama administration, amid protests over construction that led to some 700 arrests, federal agencies that have authority over the reservoir said they would not give permission for pipe to be laid until an environmental study was done.
U.S. President Donald Trump reversed course and last month instructed the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to proceed with building the pipeline.
Francis’ reference to prior consent is enshrined in the U.N. Declaration on the rights of indigenous peoples, which was adopted by the U.N. General Assembly in 2007 over the opposition of the U.S., Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
Francis’ strong backing for indigenous groups and refugees, his climate change concerns and criticism of the global economy’s profit-at-all-cost mentality highlight the policy differences with the Trump administration that may come out if the U.S. president meets with Francis while in Italy for a G-7 summit in May. There has been no confirmation of any meeting to date, however.
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After hearing the news of the first terrorist attack of the year the pope dedicated words of consolation to the victims and their families.
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"I ask the Lord to support all people of good will who courageously roll up their sleeves to face the plague of terrorism and the bloody stain that envelops the world with a shadow of fear."
For the past 50 years every January 1, the Church celebrates the World Day of Peace. Minutes before the celebratory Mass began, Pope Francis stated that the world must combat the corrosive disease of selfishness by imitating the example of the mothers of those who suffer the most. He said they are the final hope for the abandoned.
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"A society without mothers would not only be a cold society, but a society that has lost its heart, lost the 'feeling of home.' I have learned much from those mothers whose children are in prison, or lying in hospital beds, or addicted to drugs; yet, come cold or heat, rain or drought, never stop fighting for what is best for them."
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Question: Veterinarian removes 21 pacifiers from dog’s stomach

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EDMOND, Okla. - A veterinarian in Oklahoma has quite a tale to tell after removing 21 pacifiers from a dog's stomach.
The veterinarian at Gentle Care Animal Hospital said he had to share the story because "this was the most fascinating and exciting surgery I have ever done..."
A local couple recently had a baby and were wondering what was happening to all of their child's pacifiers.
One day, the child's grandmother saw the dog, Dovey, jump up on the counter and take off with one.
The couple told the veterinarian that Dovey had slowed down her eating and had been vomiting a little phlegm for a few days, but other than that, they said the dog seemed fine and that they hadn't noticed any other changes.
When Dovey vomited up a pacifier one day, the couple decided it was time to take the dog in for an x-ray, according to the hospital's Facebook post.
Judging from the x-ray, the local veterinarian believed there were between 7 to 9 pacifiers in the dog's stomach.
However, during surgery, the veterinarian found 21 pacifiers in the dog's stomach!
Fortunately, Dovey is doing great and gets to go home today, the veterinarian told KFOR.
"Dog’s will eat anything, anytime and at any age so always be watching!!!" the veterinarian posted to Facebook.
So fare warning, some people may find the following series of photos disturbing!! I have to show them for two reasons, first, this was the most fascinating and exciting surgery I have ever done or my staff has ever been a part of. We love Dovey, and she is doing GREAT post op. Dr. Dad (who incidentally sutured my forehead together last year when the leaf blower fell off the shelf in the garage onto my face!!!) and Mom recently had their second beautiful child but were having a missing binkie dilemma, then grandma saw Dovey jump up on a counter and take off with one. She recently had slowed down her eating and vomited a little phlegm for a few days but other than that was acting fine. When she vomited up a binkie, plus the story from grandma, dad brought her in for an x-ray. You can see the binkie’s stacked up in the stomach, we counted 7-9. Well......by the end of surgery we had pulled 21 out of her stomach. That is the second, and most important, reason I am sharing these photo’s. Dog’s will eat anything, anytime and at any age so always be watching!!! Thank Dr Dad and Mom for letting me share this with clients!!!

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Question: Heroes without capes: Portugal's firefighters work for free

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Almost all of the 2,000 Portuguese firefighters at a weeklong wildfire that killed 64 people this summer had something in common apart from the acute danger they faced: they were doing it for no pay and with equipment bought with public donations.
More than 90 percent of Portugal’s around 30,000 firefighters are volunteers. From lawyers to construction workers, they take time off work to risk their lives. What’s more, the volunteer fire departments where they work rely on donations and income from working at private events to pay for their equipment.
When they are deployed to a wildfire outside their area of residence during the summer fire season, the government pays these intrepid men and women 1.87 euros ($2) an hour. And the volunteer firefighters usually hand over that meager stipend to their financially stretched fire departments.
Hugo Simoes, a 33-year-old Lisbon bombeiro (firefighter) who was deployed in June to the country’s deadliest wildfire on record, says a sense of duty and brotherhood drives the volunteers. “We do it out of community spirit,” he says.
Volunteers are not uncommon in fire brigades in Europe and further afield — more than 97 percent of German firefighters are volunteers; in the U.S. that figure is around 70 percent. But in Portugal these unfunded services are the front line in emergencies, providing the backbone of the Civil Protection Agency’s resources. There are just seven professional fire departments in the country.
Simoes works for Portugal’s oldest fire department, the Bombeiros Voluntarios de Lisboa, created in 1868 by royal decree. For him, the volunteer spirit shown by generations of firefighters is unremarkable. It’s a cultural tradition.
“Here in Portugal it’s been like this for a long time,” he shrugs. “We like what we do. On hot days when we could go to the beach, we come here to the fire department instead, to help out.”
Simoes nowadays works full-time as an administrative clerk at the fire department, earning around 600 euros a month.
When the alarms rang in June to go and help at a massive blaze in woodland around Pedrogao Grande, about 150 kilometers (90 miles) north of Lisbon, Simoes set off with four vehicles and their crews.
“Some walked out of work and risked being marked as absent,” Simoes says. Across the country, other volunteer firefighters did the same.
Scorching weather, as well as strong winds and woodland that was bone dry after months with little rain, fueled the Pedrogao Grande blaze, just as it has other forest fires this summer. The fire spread so quickly that 47 people died on a road as they fled the advancing flames in their cars.
“The stress, the adrenaline, the heat — they demand a huge effort,” Simoes said. “At times it can get a bit hairy, but our training kicks in.”
Similar scenes play out each summer in Portugal: giant flames dwarf the firefighters, huge clouds of smoke stretch to the horizon, locals help out with buckets and garden hoses and swat at the flames with broken-off tree branches. Wildfires race through eucalyptus and pine forests that are uncleared and tightly packed.
This year has been particularly bad, due to a severe drought gripping 80 percent of the country. Wildfires in Portugal accounted for more than one-third of the burnt forest in the entire 28-nation European Union up to Aug. 5.
Last week, Simoes and his team were dispatched to a major forest fire in Abrantes, not far from Pedrogao Grande. Firefighters brought the blaze under control within 48 hours.
The volunteer firefighters are commonly depicted as heroes in Portugal. A recent fund-raising campaign described them as “heroes without capes.” Calls for food and water to help the firefighters inevitably bring a nationwide deluge of donations.
About 80 people are on call at the Bombeiros Voluntarios de Lisboa. They receive more than 300 hours of training, which is also done outside their day job.
Simoes says the department has always had enough staff, though it is stretched in emergencies.
It scrapes by financially. Fire suits cost almost 2,000 euros each. The recent purchase of 100 new helmets cost 28,000 euros.
Portugal’s volunteer fire departments often use vehicles bought second-hand. In Lisbon, that includes a fire truck purchased in Luxembourg. A new one costs more than 250,000 euros — way beyond their budget. Their dream, they confide, is to own a big American fire truck.
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Question: Credit card debt proposal wins backing from consumer advocates

A push to tighten rules on the issuing of credit cards could help protect customers from falling into a debt-trap and should be implemented, according to consumer advocates.
A new report in to credit card lending released by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) on Wednesday found that Australians had an outstanding credit card balance of more than $45 billion and that credit card debt is a problem for close to 1 in 5 consumers. Of the 12.3 million card holders across Australia, 18.5 per cent - or almost 2 million people - exhibit at least one “problematic debt indicator”.
The Consumer Action Law Centre welcomed the report saying it was “further evidence that banks need to clean up their act” and backing ASIC's proposal to introduce responsible lending assessments for credit cards.
Those assessments would be based on whether the consumer can realistically afford to repay their credit limit within a three year period.
“Credit cards should not be a long-term debt sentence. We consider that if you can’t afford to repay a limit over two years, then it’s not an appropriate product for you,” said CALC chief executive Gerard Brody.

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Monday Morning Cup of Coffee takes a look at news coming across HousingWire’s weekend desk, with more coverage to come on larger issues.
Borrowers and lenders, here is your warning! Reports of mortgage scams and financial hackers keep making it to HousingWire’s headlines—beware.
The latest attack involves well-known mortgage company Nationstar. According to a scam alert issued by New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas, callers who claim to be with Nationstar are asking for money to be sent to an attorney in Florida promising a loan modification on the victim’s mortgage.
The scammers are asking New Mexicans to wire money upwards of $1200, money that they may never get back, Balderas cautioned.
The alert stated that the calls come from Ymax or Magic Jack phone numbers and can appear to come from any area code.
“Calls and offers like these are scams and New Mexico homeowners need to be vigilant, because once you wire that money you may never get it back,” said Balderas. “If you are struggling to make your mortgage payments, there is legitimate help available to you from our Keep Your Home New Mexico program. Please contact our office and we will work with you to see what options are available to you and your family.”
“Foreclosure can feel like a hopeless, scary situation, but the worst thing you can do is nothing at all. Ignoring the problem will only make it worse so please contact Keep Your Home New Mexico if you need assistance,” Balderas added.
Balderas advised that if borrowers are facing foreclosure, they should take action by calling 1-800-220-0350 or visiting www.keepyourhomenewmexico.org.
The news reiterates the importance behind the tips the Federal Trade Commission and the National Association of Realtors put out earlier this year to warn consumers. Check here for the tips.
Balderas also had tucked into his website a reminder for 192 New Mexico homeowners who need to cash their National Mortgage Settlement checks.
Checks must be cashed, or a new check must be requested, before Aug. 25, 2017 or the funds will be transferred to the State of New Mexico.
“It’s important that New Mexico homeowners receive the money they are entitled to from the National Mortgage Settlement before those funds are transferred to the state as unclaimed property,” said Balderas. “If you believe you should have received a check, please contact Rust Consulting, Inc. immediately in order to avoid forfeiting your settlement funds.”
The consumer relief checks date back to the February 2012 settlement between 49 state attorneys general, the District of Columbia and the federal government announced a historic joint state-federal settlement and the country’s five largest mortgage servicers: Ally/GMAC, Bank of America, Citi, JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo.
Moving across the country to a different attorney general’s office, a group of homeowners in Massachusetts are getting a pay out thanks to an investigation from the state.
The office of Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey said in a statement Friday that more than 4,500 homeowners received settlement checks totaling $6.3 million last week following an audit on property insurance practice, an article in the Boston Globe by Ben Thompson reported.
The article reported that the payout followed an investigation into unnecessary charges billed to homeowners on their force-placed insurance policies by the Assurant Inc. subsidiary American Security Insurance Company.
From the article:
“Our investigation found that this insurance company was charging consumers for costly and duplicative coverage,” Healey said in the statement. “As a result of our audit, 4,500 homeowners will be getting a check in the mail after being forced to pay for products they did not need.” “Assurant has cooperated with the Attorney General’s inquiry and is pleased to have reached a resolution,” Assurant spokesman John M. Moran said in an e-mail.
The list of alleged charges against Wells Fargo is adding up, with the latest one dealing with the bank’s merchant services division.
According to an article in CNN Money by Matt Egan, the mega bank is being accused of ripping off vulnerable mom-and-pop businesses.
From the article:
For several years, Wells Fargo's merchant services division overcharged small businesses for processing credit card transactions, a lawsuit alleges. Business owners who tried to leave Wells Fargo were charged "massive early termination fees," according to the lawsuit filed in US District Court. The "overbilling scheme" targeted less sophisticated businesses by using "deceptive language" in a 63-page contract designed to confuse them, the lawsuit filed on August 4 claims. The lawyer filed court documents to seek class action status. Regarding the lawsuit, the bank said, "We deny these claims and intend to defend against [it]." The company added that it believes its "negotiated pricing terms are fair and were administrated appropriately."
Just earlier this month, the bank announced that it agreed to pay $108 million to the federal government to settle allegations that the bank overcharged military veterans for refinance loans.
And this is on top of the bank still dealing with the fallout from its fake account scandal, which saw the bank fined $185 million for more than 5,000 of the bank’s former employees opening more than 2 million potentially unauthorized accounts to get sales bonuses.
Looking at Richard Cordray for Ohio governor 2018 watch, a new editorial from The Wall Street Journal stated that it expects the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to step down after Labor Day, which is Sept. 4.
The piece claims that despite President Donald Trump being rough on his staff and even his Cabinet, “he’s bestowed immunity on the government employee who least deserves it: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Richard Cordray.”
The article states:
“For months the Administration has declined to fire Mr. Cordray for cause, despite a litany of reasons and even an appellate-court ruling saying that under the Constitution he can be fired at the President’s pleasure. Mr. Trump rages against Obama-era holdovers in the executive branch, and not without cause, but in this case the damage to his deregulatory agenda, to the economy, and perhaps to the state of Ohio is made in the Oval Office.”
Up until now, it was rumored that ideally, if Cordray does choose to run for governor, he would need to enter the race by the end of summer, well ahead of the Ohio filing deadline. The deadline for candidates to file their petitions for the 2018 Ohio Governor Primary is Feb. 7, 2018.
For the week ahead, Realtors should mark Tuesday, Aug.15 at 3 p.m. EST off their calendar. Bob Goldberg, the new CEO of the National Association of Realtors, will be answering questions via live video about the issues that are top of mind for the real estate industry.
The open discussion is big deal given Goldberg is NAR's first new CEO in 36 years. People can submit questions prior to the event on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn with hashtag #AskBobNAR.
That’s a wrap for now! Check back throughout the week for all the latest news and announcements on housing finance.


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Question: Van attack accused was briefly in Armed Forces, officials say

RICHMOND HILL, Ont. — The man accused in a van attack that left 10 people dead in Toronto was briefly a member of the Canadian Armed Forces last year, a government spokeswoman said.
Alek Minassian was a member of the forces from Aug. 23, 2017 until Oct. 25, 2017, a spokeswoman with the Department of National Defence said.
“He did not complete his recruit training and requested to be voluntarily released from the CAF after 16 days of recruit training,” said Jessica Lamirande.
Minassian, a 25-year-old from Richmond Hill, Ont., was charged on Tuesday with 10 counts of first-degree murder and 13 counts of attempted murder.
Ten people were killed and 15 people injured after a van mounted a sidewalk and drove into pedestrians along a busy stretch of a north Toronto street on Monday afternoon.
Minassian had attended Thornlea Secondary School in Richmond Hill, graduating in 2011, according to school officials, who declined to provide further details.
A LinkedIn page with Minassian’s name and photograph lists him as a student at Seneca College from 2011 to this year.
The area surrounding Minassian’s Richmond Hill, Ont., home, just 20 minutes north of where the van incident took place, was cordoned off with police tape on Tuesday morning, with officers entering the home a few times to speak to someone inside.
The few neighbours that were around said they didn’t know the family well, but had noticed that its members kept to themselves.

A former security guard at Crossrail who threatened a shopkeeper for selling the Charlie Hebdo magazine has been jailed for trying to join Islamic State in Syria. Extremist Shamim Ahmed, 24, was stopped at the Syrian border in Turkey and returned to Britain in January last year.
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Question: Dutch police shoot man reportedly waving ax on balcony

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Dutch police say they shot and wounded a man who was standing on the balcony of a residential apartment block and reportedly was waving an ax and shouting "Allahu akbar."
In a series of tweets, Rotterdam police say the shooting happened early Wednesday afternoon in Schiedam when police tried unsuccessfully to calm the man. When an arrest team entered the apartment, the man attempted to attack them and injured a police dog.
Police say they are investigating the man's background. His identity was not released.
The confrontation came a day after a man in Belgium attacked and killed two female police officers and fatally shot a passer-by.

A man has been arrested in Belgium after he was accused of threatening passengers on a train with an 11-inch blade while shouting 'Allahu Akbar'.
Eyewitnesses reported hearing the man ranting on the train and he is alleged to have shouted: 'Allahu Akbar' and 'We're going to kill all of you'.
Police were waiting for the suspect on the platform as the train arrived at Brussels-South.
They reportedly found him in possession of a knife but noone was hurt during the incident on Monday (2 October).
The suspect is being held in custody on suspicion of being linked to a terrorist organisation.
His detention was extended by one month as the case is being investigated, Mail Online reports
There have been a spate of terror attacks in Belgium in recent months. In August, a knifeman was shot dead in Brussels after attacking a group of soldiers.
And in March 2016 35 people were killed and more than 300 were injured in the Belgian capital when suicide bombers attacked the airport and Maalbeek metro station.


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Question: Ex-FBI Agent Warns Mueller About Integrity, Says He Must Step Aside

In the aftermath of FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe’s termination, numerous officials have voiced their opinion on the decision.
One of those that seem to be in agreement with Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ move is Kenneth Strange, who served the FBI as a member of the Joint Terrorism Task Force in Newark, New Jersey.
According to Strange, who also worked as the special agent in charge of the Department of Justice Office of Inspector General in Los Angeles, McCabe’s firing was “painful to witness,” as the deputy director had been let go just hours before he was eligible for retirement and “certain pension.”
However, the former FBI member suggested that the loss of the generous pension may be the least of McCabe’s worries.
Strange insisted that McCabe may be facing federal charges for “lying to other federal agents, charges that Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller knows all too well and is wielding with great effect in the Russian collusion case.”
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“Still, I wonder about Mueller,” Strange wrote for The Hill. “McCabe, Peter Strzok and James Comey all are public servants who former FBI Director Mueller mentored, supervised or knew well.”
As Mueller has watched numerous co-workers come under fire for dishonesty — from Peter Stzork to James Comey — Strange suggests the failure of Mueller’s team may be taking a toll on the special counsel prosecutor.
“It has got to be hugely disappointing for Mueller to stand by and watch the people who he managed, who worked for and were loyal to him, and who he was fond of become a part of this train wreck,” Strange said.
“As a former supervisor, Mueller is accountable for those people he supervised — for the good and the bad,” he added. “How does he feel about it? We don’t know. He remains mute.”
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Strange highlighted Mueller’s “stellar career,” from his time in the military to the Department of Justice and the FBI, where he played an insurmountable role in forwarding the FBI’s image in a turning point for the Bureau.
Mueller’s courage and unending service to America has also been noted, as Strange notes almost every official he has ever spoken to has nothing but praise for the prosecutor as a man of unwavering loyalty and integrity.
“But that was then and this is now,” Strange wrote, adding that one of Mueller’s first mistakes was adding Strzok as part of his team into both the investigation of Hillary Clinton’s email server scandal as well as the Trump-Russia collusion case.
“It should have been one or the other,” Strange said. “That’s common sense.”
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Though Mueller was given credit for removing Strzok from his team after it was realized he had been involved in less-than-virtuous conduct, Strange pointed out Mueller’s own reluctance to allow the news to become public — something that seemed out of character for Mueller to him.
And the former FBI official suggested that, though Mueller’s team has worked to find “the goods” on numerous officials throughout Washington, history has shown Mueller is being perceived as “too close” to those who originally initiated the Trump-Russia collusion conspiracy and therefore brought his own reputation into question.
“As it stands now, the credibility of the special’s counsel’s investigation is steadily eroding,” Strange wrote. “The longer it goes on with Mueller, the man behind the curtain, the less effective the investigation and its results.”
Strange said that the special prosecutor still has a chance to step aside and allow the investigation to continue with a prosecutor who lacks ties to figures such as Comey, Strzok and McCabe.
“Mr. Mueller, show the American people what my colleagues in law enforcement already know — that you are a man of great wisdom and integrity,” Strange said. “Do the honorable thing and recuse yourself from the Russian collusion investigation.”
“Step aside with dignity and let the investigation play itself out without any further controversy about you, the FBI and your team,” he added. “The American people deserve no less.”
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Question: Cat lover Bob Mortimer visits Sussex adoption centre

Cat-loving comic Bob Mortimer paid a visit to Cats Protection’s adoption centre in Sussex this week to meet the unwanted cats looking for their purr-fect human partners.
The comedian, who found fame as one half of legendary duo Vic and Bob, is a self-confessed cat fan so was happy to spend time with the many homeless moggies currently in care at the charity’s site in Chelwood Gate, near Uckfield.
Since last year Bob has been making up funny cat names and jokingly ‘selling’ them on Twitter in an effort to promote the charity.
The charity itself has adopted some of these unusual names to highlight their work. Among the felines looking for homes are DJ Loveham, Fond Margaret and Lacey Bedspread, whose ‘romantic’ names were among a batch thought up by Bob and featured on his latest feline-themed artwork, entitled ‘Tender Gary’.
Bob said: “I’m a big cat lover and have always had them in my life so it’s great to be supporting Cats Protection, which does so much to help unwanted moggies. I have two cats at the moment, called Goodmonson and Mavis, but I love naming cats and am always calling them different things every day.”
“I’ve loved seeing all the cats at the centre. It’s a bit sad, but they’re well cared for and it’s nice to think they’ll all be going to lovely homes.”
Cats named by Bob and currently in need of homes include:
Fond Margaret: Fond Margaret was found straying in a garden in Romford for over six weeks. Her age has been estimated at 10 years old. She’s a really sweet, loving, friendly girl who loves a fuss. She will need an indoor only home, as she is FIV positive.
DJ Loveham: DJ was found as a stray in Tunbridge Wells and had been in the area for up to a year. His age has been estimated at one year old. He is absolutely lovely, loves attention and is very talkative. He came in with an injury and has a collar on at the moment to prevent him from scratching his wound. DJ would like a home with a garden with someone who can give him copious amounts of fuss. Dependant on a successful introduction at the centre he may be able to live with children.
Ron Com: Ron Com was found straying in Basildon. His age has been estimated at six years old and he’s black and white. He’s a very timid boy so would suit a quiet home with an understanding owner who will let him settle at his own pace. He would be best placed in a home without children or other animals.
Lacey Bedspread: Lacey was found straying in Camberley for six months. When she came in she had a microchip so contacted the owner but they’d rehomed her and the details weren’t updated so we can’t trace an owner. She’s 8 years 11 months old from the microchip. She’s a very shy girl who’s currently seeking security from underneath her fort. She’s likely going to be looking for a calm home where she can get used to things at her own pace.
Carol Niceface: Carol Niceface came into care with Kedgeree & Candles as sadly their owner passed away. Carol is seven and a half years old and a really sweet girl, just a little shy at first and is at the moment looking out from her fort. She’s not keen on other animals and would prefer a quiet home so best homed without children.
Kedgeree and Candles: Kedgeree (male, black and white) & Candles (female, black) are a sweet pair who are seven years old and enjoy a fuss once they know you. They are looking for a home with a garden and might be able to live with children pending a successful introduction at the centre.
Manager of Cats Protection’s National Adoption Centre, Danielle Draper, said the charity was grateful to Bob, not only for supporting the charity but for also helping to inspire some new names for cats in its care. She said: “Sadly, with hundreds coming through our centre each year it can be hard to think up original names for them all.”
The first three cats to receive a ‘romantic’ name inspired by Bob – Tender Gary, Softy Pinkpowders and Derek Snuggles – have happily already found loving new homes. Gary’s new owner is a huge fan of Bob Mortimer so was thrilled to adopt a feline friend named by him and has decided to keep his cat’s quirky moniker.
To see cats in need of homes in your area visit www.cats.org.uk/find-a-cat

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Ladies willl take to the catwalk next month as they stage a fashion show and shopping event to support Sheffield’s vulnerable young people.
The event staged by the Golddigger Trust is on May 2, from 7.30pm at The Well Church on Ecclesall Road.
Local ladies, aged from 16 – 50 years, will strut their stuff for the audience, including some ‘I’m the Girl I Want To Be’ course graduates, who will demonstrate just how much they now believe in themselves by modelling the beautiful bargains.
Tickets are £6 and include a free drink on arrival. After the show, attendees will be able to buy any of the clothes, in a wide range of sizes at a greatly reduced price. Brands include: M&S, Topshop, New Look, Wallis, Evans, Windsmoor, River Island and more.
Refreshments will be available and there will be a prize raffle.
See the website for tickets at www.golddiggertrust.co.uk.
The Golddigger Trust aims to unearth value and see real transformation in the lives of vulnerable young people.
The charity supports hundreds of vulnerable young people in Sheffield every year in local schools, youth groups and at their Centre for Young People on Psalter Lane.
This is achieved through mentoring, self-esteem and relationships courses, child sexual exploitation awareness sessions, football outreach and music and craft workshops, with thousands more helped through national projects and training programmes.
With mental health and emotional wellbeing issues among young people increasingly on the rise, demand for the support Golddigger Trust provides is huge. Community fundraising events are vital to raise both cash and awareness of issues surrounding teens.
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PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Poland Spring’s parent company on Friday asked a judge to dismiss a lawsuit that accuses the company of providing water that’s sourced from wells, not springs.
Stamford, Connecticut-based Nestle Waters North America contends the matter was already litigated in 2003 in Illinois and that a federal court can’t pre-empt a state court. That case ended with a $12 million settlement and Poland Spring continuing to tout “100 percent natural spring water.”
The corporate parent also says the plaintiffs should take up the matter with the Food and Drug Administration instead of turning to the courts.
The original lawsuit filed in Connecticut and a similar one in Maine contend the water that’s bottled by Poland Spring comes from wells or municipal sources, not the bubbling springs depicted on the label.
Poland Spring says its product meets the FDA’s definition that allows a bottling company to call its product “spring water” if it is drawn from the same source as a natural spring and meets certain requirements for chemical composition.
A letter from the state’s senior environmental hydrologist in August confirmed that all eight of Poland Spring’s water sources meet the FDA definition of spring water. The Maine Drinking Water Program implements the FDA rules governing spring water.
Alix Dunn, spokesperson for Nestle Waters, said consumers can be confident “in the accuracy of the labels on every bottle of Poland Spring.”

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The special election in Georgia to fill HHS Secretary Tom Price’s old congressional seat could end with a historic Democratic upset. The Sixth District seat has been held by a Republican continuously since Newt Gingrich won it in 1978, but changing demographics and what’s known as a “jungle primary” are giving Democrat Jon Ossoff a shot at winning today’s vote.
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Spanning wealthier and Republican-leaning suburbs north of Atlanta, Tom Price’s old seat is just the kind of place Democrats would love to pull off an upset. They’d point to it as evidence of excitement in their base, and support from the upper-income Republicans and college graduates who eluded them in 2016. But winning will be tough. We look at data from the 50,000 early votes already cast to gauge the contest.
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"I would say we're closer to the $100 million (in added dollars) if you look at the need to recruit doctors, and we have a huge issue of dialysis care. People are travelling for hours for dialysis and they have nowhere to stay," she said.
Meanwhile, the New Democrats and the Nova Scotia General and Government Employees Union have been issuing regular news releases updating the number of ambulances languishing outside overcrowded emergency wards.
The Liberals seemed to make a pre-emptive move on the health file Monday, announcing family doctors will get a pay boost as a result of nearly $40 million in funding — about $18 million of which was already announced last week as part of a $240 million end-of-year spending spree.
This includes a $150 bonus for every new patient they take on who was previously without a doctor.
The provincial government notes that health is already consuming 40 per cent of the budget, and that mental health's $281-million budget went up $7.4 million in the last budget.
Erin Crandall, an assistant professor in the politics department at Acadia University, said in an interview the opposition parties may be vying to establish themselves as the alternative to the Liberal party on the health care issue.
"They could see it as a political opportunity to distinguish themselves from the governing Liberals," she said.
Crandall notes that the Liberals have tended to campaign and hold themselves out as a party of fiscal restraint, as they have become the first government in a decade to achieve back-to-back balanced budgets.
In the last update, Finance Minister Karen Casey projected a $28.9-million surplus for 2017-2018, about $7.6 million higher than forecasted in September when she presented a revised budget initially tabled ahead of last spring's election.
Some of that has been achieved through tough labour tactics with public sector unions.
Those unions and thousands of public school teachers are among those who will have keen interest in what's in the fiscal document.
McNeil has promised the budget will include a significant investment for classroom inclusion ahead of a report that is expected next month. He called the report an opportunity to signal to teachers that the government is serious about providing classroom support for students with special needs.
Classroom composition, and inclusion of students with special needs, was a major issue that was seldom discussed publicly during a 16-month contract dispute that saw teachers walk off the job for a day and stage a protest outside the provincial legislature just over one year ago.
During Monday's news conference, Fran Morrison, whose son committed suicide in 2010, said she's also calling for an independent review of the Nova Scotia Health Authority's hiring practices.
She says that those hired have not succeeded in reducing waiting times or delivering front-line services.
Carla Adams, a spokeswoman for the health authority, said in an email that the organization "has processes in place to ensure our recruitment and selection process is objective, fair, transparent and based on merit."
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We're looking at what a border-adjustment tax could mean for retailers; the United States' push for NATO members to spend more on defense; and the new responsibilities that come with being a physician.


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Question: Bella Thorne's crush on Demi Lovato

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Bella Thorne has crushes on Demi Lovato, Kristen Stewart and Camila Cabello.
The 19-year-old actress - who came out as bisexual last year - revealed she has the hots for a number of famous women and would love to date them.
She told Stylecaster.com: "Demi Lovato. That's an obvious one. I love Demi. We're close. She's amazing, just such a beautiful person inside and out. Love everything she stands for.
"Kristen Stewart. I'm like, 'Please.' She's so hot. Oh. My. God. You put on those f**king Converse, girl. You put on that rock shirt, and you come to mommy. I literally love Kristen Stewart.
"Who else is super-hot? Oh, Camila Cabello. I think she's so hot. I just saw her at a party the other night, but she was with a guy, so I wasn't gonna hit on her because she was with a date."
However, Bella admitted that she finds it easier to date men than women because she never knows if women are into her or not.
She explained: "It's so hard. I can't tell if a girl is trying to be best friends with me or if she wants to get with me or if she just wants social media followers. I'm just so confused when a girl talks to me. Girls can be very flirtatious, so I don't want to make a move, and then you be like, 'Whoa, girl. Not what I was thinking, I don't roll that way'.
"Then it's so awkward. So I end up usually dating more guys, because with guys, I know if a guy's hitting me up. They're not just texting me to be my bestie. I know they want something, of some sort.
"I have this girl that's always, like, 'OMG, you're so gorgeous,' and she's always hitting on me, and I'm like, I don't know. I don't want to make a move and then you're, like, 'Oh, I'm not gay,' and then I'm, like, Oh, this is so awkward. Now you feel like I just ruined our friendship because it's just too weird."
And Bella also claims that most girls she knows are only interested in hooking up because they are not out as lesbian or bisexual.

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Although reading this forum regularly, I had to register to be able to post on this subject - Albert Kelly WAS racially abused by a Hull 'fan' from the stand on Friday night.
We travel to most away matches and the children aged between 12 and 15 usually go into the singing middle whereas the adults prefer a better view to the side of the posts. After the fantastic first half during which Albert scored two tries( including the one where he kicked with either foot at pace was true class), the children came back to say one 'fan' kept adding a couple of his own words to the Albert Kelly songs which abuse him for the colour of his skin. One of these isn't a term you really hear nowadays and they had to ask what it meant. The children challenged this fan as to why are you saying that only to be told "if you don't like it, f*** off somewhere else".
On hearing this, he was challenged by some of our group, he didn't deny it and luckily for his health, was reported to and removed by Salford's stewards but not before scanning his id as they are obliged to because they report incidents like this to both Hull and the RFL.
I am disgusted that not only does this happen in 2017 but a Hull FC player by a Hull 'fan'AND in my opinion, our best player this season who has just scored two fantastic tries against second in the league and who
we are all pretty much resigned to 'enjoy him while he is here'.
I took a letter to the club on Monday for Adam Pearson asking him to remove this person from our club - if people feel that way, just don't sing, presumably they didn't celebrate any of his tries this season which add up to more than any other player in black and white this season. I thought we'd moved on as a society from late seventies when I first started going - the worrying thing is that 'fan' probably wasn't even born then!

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Question: Start the clock for Trump, GOP in last push on taxes, budget

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WASHINGTON | Start the countdown clock on a momentous two weeks for President Donald Trump and the GOP-run Congress.
Republicans are determined to deliver the first revamp of the nation’s tax code in three decades and prove they can govern after their failure to dismantle Barack Obama’s health care law this past summer. Voters who will decide which party holds the majority in next year’s midterms elections are watching.
Republicans are negotiating with Democrats on the contentious issue of how much the government should spend on the military and domestic agencies to avert a holiday shutdown. An extension of the program that provides low-cost health care to more than 8 million children and aid to hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico, Texas and Florida need to be addressed. And further complicating the end-of-year talks is the fate of some 800,000 young immigrants here illegally.
Lawmakers are trying to get it all done by Dec. 22.
President Donald Trump steps off Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Sunday, Dec. 10, 2017. Trump is returning from a trip to his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
A look at the crowded agenda:
TAXES
Republicans are upbeat about finalizing a tax bill from the House and Senate versions for Trump’s first major legislative accomplishment in nearly 11 months in office.
“I feel very confident we’re going to get this done … at the end of the day we’re going to get this to the president’s desk and he’s going to sign it,” House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., said Sunday in an interview on Fox News Channel.
The House and Senate bills would cut taxes by about $1.5 trillion over the next decade while adding billions to the $20 trillion deficit. They combine steep tax cuts for corporations with more modest reductions for most individuals.
Republican leaders have struggled to placate GOP lawmakers from high-tax states like California, New York and New Jersey whose constituents would be hit hard by the elimination of the prized federal deduction for state and local taxes. Repeal of the deduction added up to $1.3 trillion in revenue over a decade that could be used for deep tax cuts.
Lawmakers finally settled on a compromise in both bills — full repeal of the state and local deductions for income and sales taxes, but homeowners would be able to deduct up to $10,000 in local property taxes.
And yet it’s still not a done deal.
“There’s a lot of conversation around the fact that in some of the blue states where the taxes are high, the property tax alone, they will not be able to use the $10,000 possible deductions,” Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., said on NBC’s “Meet the Press with Chuck Todd” on Sunday. “So allowing for income and property taxes, which would cost another $100 billion by the way, to be options for folks in those states would be a better solution. And we’re looking at ways to make that happen.”
Just a few weeks ago, lawmakers were unyielding on their insistence that the corporate tax rate be slashed from 35 percent to 20 percent. Now, one way to finance the changes on state and local taxes would be to cut the corporate tax rate to 21 or 22 percent instead.
GOVERNMENT SPENDING
Republicans and Democrats are trying to work out a sweeping budget deal. They got a temporary reprieve from a partial government shutdown when they passed a stopgap, two-week bill last Thursday.
Republicans want a major boost in defense spending. Democrats want a similar increase for domestic agencies.
Congress also has to figure out how much disaster aid should be directed to Puerto Rico, Texas and Florida. The Trump administration requested $44 billion last month, an amount lawmakers from hurricane-slammed regions say is insufficient. The latest request would bring the total appropriated for disaster relief this fall to close to $100 billion — and the government still must calculate how much it will cost to rebuild Puerto Rico’s devastated housing stock and electric grid.
CHILDREN’S HEALTH
Fresh federal money for the Children’s Health Insurance Program, known as CHIP, ran out on Oct. 1, a blow to the widely popular program that provides low-cost medical care to more than 8 million children. Some states have relied on unspent funds, while others that were running out of money got a short-term reprieve in the two-week spending bill.
Lawmakers hope to agree on a long-term budget solution for a program that’s about $14 billion a year.
IMMIGRATION
Democrats want to act now to protect young immigrants who came to the United States illegally as children, with demands that a solution is included in any year-end spending deal.
“We will not leave here without a DACA fix,” said Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., referring to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.
These young immigrants, often referred to as Dreamers, face deportation in a few months after Trump reversed administrative protections established by President Barack Obama.
Republicans say it can wait till next year and shouldn’t bog down the broad budget agreement. However, House GOP leaders likely will require Democratic votes for the spending bill and they have to work out a deal with Pelosi.
Associated Press writers Marcy Gordon and Andrew Taylor contributed to this report.

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Question: Bermuda police say body of U.S. student found

(AP) – Police officials in Bermuda say the body of U.S. student Mark Dombroski was found at the base of a colonial era fort in the British Island territory.
Acting Assistant Commissioner James Howard says authorities have not determined a cause of death of the 19-year-old student from Media, Pennsylvania, and that forensic experts are still at the scene.
Howard says they have not ruled out foul play in the death.
He expressed his “heartfelt condolences to his family and friends” after an intensive search for local authorities, volunteers, and relatives of the student.

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