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Automotive Fuel Delivery Market 2018
Automotive Fuel Delivery Market Share, Size, Trends, And Business Opportunity Analysis Report 2018 include historic data, with forecast data to 2022. Automotive Fuel Delivery Market report is helpful for future strategy development, and to know about Market Drivers, Restraints, Opportunities, And Global market size, share, Growth, Trends, key players forecast to 2022
Global Automotive Fuel Delivery Market by Component (Fuel Pump, Fuel Injector, Fuel Pressure regulator, Fuel Filter, Fuel Rail, Air control Valve, Throttle position sensor) by Fuel type (Gasoline, Diesel and Alternative fuels), by Vehicle (LCV, HCV, Passenger and Hybrid), and by Region (North America, Asia-Oceania, Europe, Middle-East & Africa, South America).
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Market Synopsis of Global Automotive Fuel Delivery System
The function of the fuel delivery system is to supply and store fuel to the engine. The Automotive fuel delivery system comprises of many essential components which aid in proper fuel delivery and smooth functioning of engine.
The major factors driving the market includes increase in the production of passenger and commercial vehicles, demand for efficient fuel delivery system and need for the alternative fuels such as LPG,CNG etc. In addition, increased life span of vehicles has also fueled the growth of the market. However, Increase emphasis on the usage of electric vehicles is the major constraint to the market growth.
The global automotive fuel delivery system market is poised to grow at 5% CAGR.
Key Players
Continental AG, Robert Bosch GmbH, Delphi Automotive Plc, Magneti Marelli, Denso Corporation, Infineon Technologies AG, TI Automotive INC, NGK Spark Plug Co. Ltd, UCAL Fuel Systems, Toyoda Gosei are some of the leading players operating in this market.
Regional Analysis of Global Automotive Fuel Delivery System Market
Asia-Oceania dominates the global automotive fuel delivery system market due to factors such as presence of global automobile original equipment manufacturers (OEM’s) and even various mid-level companies are planning to expand their hubs in the region. North America is expected to be the fastest growing market during the forecast period. The sophisticated manufacturing hubs and market in terms of technology is expected to drive the market in the region.
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Executive Summary 2. Research Methodology 2.1. Scope Of The Study 2.1.1. Definition 2.1.2. Research Objective 2.1.3. Assumptions 2.1.4. Limitations
2.2. Research Process 2.2.1. Primary Research 2.2.2. Secondary Research 2.3. Market Size Estimation 2.4. Forecast Model 3. Market Dynamics 3.1. Market Drivers 3.2. Market Inhibitors 3.3. Supply/Value Chain Analysis Or Market Ecosystem 3.4. Porter’s Five Forces Analysis 4. Global Automotive Fuel Delivery Systems Market, By Component 4.1. Introduction 4.2. Fuel Pump 4.3. Fuel Injector 4.4. Fuel Pressure Regulator 4.5. Fuel Filter 4.6. Fuel Rail 4.7. Air Control Valve 4.8. Throttle Position Valve 5. Global Automotive Fuel Delivery Systems Market, By Fuel 5.1. Introduction 5.2. Gasoline 5.3. Diesel 5.4. Alternative Fuel
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"Mallrats" and "7th Heaven" actor Jeremy London was arrested on Friday night for domestic violence.
The 45-year-old actor was booked on one count of domestic violence simple assault and was arrested in the front yard of the home owned by his wife, Juliet London, TMZ reported.
A spokesperson for London, Dominic Friesen, told TMZ that the arrest stemmed from a private marital matter with his wife.
Friesen said it was an isolated incident and that it was "standard protocol in an attempt to diffuse an emotionally charged situation."
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The couple is reportedly now addressing the matter privately.
London was previously charged with domestic violence in 2012 for a fight with his estranged wife, Melissa Cunningham. He allegedly pulled her hair and hit her on the head.
The charges were later dismissed.
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In 2010, London was the alleged victim of a bizarre kidnapping case in which he claimed he was held at gunpoint and forced to drive to various locations in Palm Springs, Calif., to buy drugs.
And...we're back: Uchitel, London join 'Rehab'
The "Party of Five" actor is a recovering addict, who appeared on "Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew."
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At least one of comedian Micah “Katt” Williams’ legal skirmishes appears to finally be over.
The troubled star pleaded no contest Monday to second-degree robbery for stealing a celebrity photographer’s camera, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced.
Williams was immediately sentenced to three years probation and ordered to complete 54 weeks of anger management classes, the DA’s office said in a statement.
The felony charge stemmed from a Sept. 5, 2014 incident outside FilmOn Studios in Beverly Hills. Prosecutors said Williams and former hip-hop mogul Marion “Suge” Knight took photographer Leslie Redden’s camera during a confrontation.
Knight, who is awaiting trial in a murder case, was also charged. His robbery case is still pending.
The two pleaded not guilty at an Oct. 2015 arraignment, but Williams eventually changed his plea to no contest.
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Redden filed a civil suit against the pair in June 2015. The female photographer alleged Knight accused her of taking pictures of his son and threatened her with violence. She also claimed Williams and an unidentified woman pulled the camera from her neck and knocked her to the ground, causing a concussion and injuries to both hands.
Williams, who has appeared in a string of television shows and movies, including “The Perfect Holiday” and “Scary Movie 5,” is no stranger to law enforcement. He has been arrested multiple times — in California and Georgia — on such allegations as assault, battery and criminal damage to property.
A representative for Williams did not immediately respond to a request for comment.


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SILVER SPRING, Md. (WHDH) — A Maryland caregiver will spend the next year behind bars after she was caught on camera abusing an elderly woman.
Fox 5 reports that Roxann Bucchan-Straker was hired as a private caretaker for the 95-year-old victim who lived in a nursing home.
According to WUSA, the woman’s son suspected that his mother was being abused, and set up a hidden camera in her room.
Video captured in November 2015 showed Bucchan-Straker hitting the wheelchair-bound woman with a cell phone. Police say several videos also showed her slapping the victim as she ate her meals, telling her she wasn’t eating fast enough.
Bucchan-Straker pled guilty to one count of abuse of a vulnerable adult, telling the judge she had been feeling under pressure at work and at home.
The judge told her she should be ashamed of herself before sentencing her to a five-year sentence with four years suspended. Upon learning she would be imprisoned, WUSA reports she screamed in court and collapsed.
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President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benhamin Netanyahu will hold a joint press conference from the White House after their first face-to-face meeting.
Trump has been vocal in his support for Israel in the past, criticizing the Obama administration's positions and had mentioned plans to transfer the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem. Recently the president has signaled that he might back down from his strongly supportive stance, suggesting that settlements are not "a good thing for peace". The White House also said that it will not press Israel on the two state solution during the talks .
Despite the warmth of the new U.S. administration, Netanyahu finds himself politically vulnerable at home as right-wingers put him under pressure. He is also at the heart of three separate corruption investigations.
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Question: This is why learner drivers will soon be allowed on Britain's motorways

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Learner drivers will be allowed on Britain's motorways, Transport Secretary Chris Grayling has announced.
A law change will mean novice motorists can take lessons on motorways with an approved driving instructor in a dual control car from next year.
It is hoped this will provide a broader range of real life experiences and better prepare learners for independent driving when they pass their test.
Mr Grayling said: "The UK has some of safest roads in the world and we want to make them even safer.
"Younger drivers are up to seven times more likely to be killed or seriously injured compared with drivers over 25 and lack of experience is an important factor.
"Allowing learners to drive on motorways in a supportive environment will help them develop a practical understanding of how to use motorways safely before driving independently."
The Department for Transport consulted on the measure earlier this year and received "wide support" from learner drivers and driving instructors.
Learners are currently not allowed on motorways until they have passed their test.
The Government hopes the new legislation will be passed by Parliament next year.
RAC road safety spokesman Pete Williams said some drivers find it "daunting" to use motorways for the first time.
"Giving learners the option to gain valuable experience on our fastest and busiest roads should further improve safety and enhance the confidence of new drivers," he said.
AA president Edmund King described a lack of motorway experience as the "Achilles heel" of learner driver tuition.
He went on: "Almost half of motorists know friends or family who avoid driving on motorways. Fears have increased since the introduction of smart motorways without hard shoulders."
But road safety charity Brake warned that the new measure does not go for enough to improve driving standards.
Its director of campaigns Jason Wakeford said: "Rather than allowing learner drivers on the motorway, there should instead be a requirement for all newly-qualified drivers to receive mandatory lessons, including on the motorway, once they've passed their test.
"There needs to be much wider reform to the learning-to-drive system, including a minimum learning period and restrictions for newly-qualified drivers, such as a late night curfew."

There are big changes to driving lessons coming in June, as learners will be allowed to go on motorways with their instructors.
Hopeful drivers will still have to pass their theory and practical tests as normal, though, and there’s a few questions tend to stump people more than others.
If you’re preparing for your test (or simply want to brush up on your highway code) you best learn this one.
This is one of the questions which you’ll need to know the answer to as part of your test, and just driving in general:
You should never attempt to overtake a cyclist… A. just before a left turn
B. on a left-hand bend
C. on a one-way street
D. on a dual carriageway
The answer is A.
If you want to turn left and there’s a cyclist in front of you, hold back.
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Wait until the cyclist has passed the junction and then turn left behind them.
If you try to overtake and then turn left, you’ll cut across the cyclist’s path, and there could be a serious collision.
This is actually a tough question that you need to read extra carefully, as you may think it’s referring to the cyclist turning left rather than yourself.
This is where many people have come unstuck. Luckily, you won’t fall foul of such a thing anymore!
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Question: Eating fried potatoes linked to higher risk of death, study says

How your spuds are cooked is key to your health. People who eat fried potatoes two or more times a week double their risk of an early death compared to those who avoid them, a recent study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found.
Eating potatoes that have not been fried was not linked to a similar early mortality risk, the researchers noted.
“Fried potatoes consumption is increasing worldwide,” warned Dr. Nicola Veronese, lead author of the study and a scientist at the National Research Council in Padova, Italy.
In 2014, Americans consumed 112.1 pounds of potatoes per person, according to the National Potato Council. Of that total, 33.5 pounds were fresh potatoes, the remaining 78.5 pounds were processed. According to the US Department of Agriculture, the majority of processed potatoes Americans eat are French fries.
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Veronese and his colleagues have been tracking 4,440 people aged 45 to 79 over a period of eight years to study osteoarthritis. This research team decided to momentarily set aside the main issue of osteoarthritis and look at participants’ consumption of potatoes.
Even though most of us may have assumed that fried potatoes could be unhealthy for us, there is “very limited” scientific data on this issue, Veronese explained in an email.
So the researchers divided study participants into subgroups based on how frequently they ate potatoes each week. Over the eight years, a total of 236 of the participants died. Analyzing the data for each group, Veronese and his team found that those who ate fried potatoes two to three times each week doubled their chance of dying early compared to those who ate no fried potatoes.
French fries, potato chips, hash browns — and any other preparation requiring a fryer — are all included under the umbrella of “fried potatoes,” Veronese explained.
Age or sex of participants did not influence the result, but the data showed men were more likely than women and younger participants were more likely than older participants to enjoy the fried food.
The study is observational, meaning the researchers simply tracked the behavior of a group of people and found an association between one behavior — eating fried potatoes — and another factor — early death. Because it is an observational study, Veronese and his co-authors note it cannot be said that eating fried potatoes directly causes an early mortality — it would require more research to draw such a firm conclusion.
“Even if it is an observational study, we believe that the cooking oil, rich in trans-fat, is an important factor in explaining mortality in those eating more potatoes,” said Veronese. Trans fat has been shown to raise the “bad,” or LDL, cholesterol in the blood, which can lead to cardiovascular disease.
Yet, he also added that “other important factors,” including obesity, a sedentary lifestyle and use of high quantities of salt might also play a role in the early death of those eating two or more portions of fried potatoes each week.
National Potato Council CEO John Keeling said the “study isn’t relevant to the general population” since the data was collected for an osteoarthritis study and includes only patients with arthritis. “Potatoes are inherently a very healthy vegetable,” said Keeling in an email. He said a medium-sized potato is 110 calories, has no fat, no sodium, no cholesterol, and provides nearly a third of the daily vitamin C requirement with more potassium than a banana.
“How the potato is prepared will impact the calorie, fat and sodium content,” said Keeling, however the basic nutrients remain “no matter how it is prepared.”
Based on the data in the study, Keeling said, “it is very much a stretch to brand fried potatoes, or any other form of potato, as unhealthy.”
Susanna Larsson, an associate professor at the Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden, noted that the new study provides “no evidence” that potato consumption in and of itself may increase the risk of an early death. Larsson was not involved in the new study. Instead, it may be the “other factors” suggested by Veronese himself.
“Fried potato consumption may be an indicator of a less healthy (Western) dietary pattern which is associated with increased mortality,” said Larsson, who also conducted a study of potato consumption. Her study did not find an increased risk of cardiovascular disease linked to eating potatoes.
Understanding acrylamide
The potential danger when eating fried starchy foods, such as French fries, is acrylamide, said Stephanie Schiff, a registered dietitian at Northwell Health’s Huntington Hospital in Huntington, New York. Schiff was not involved in the study.
Acrylamide is “a chemical produced when starchy foods such as potatoes are fried, roasted or baked at a high temperature,” explained Schiff in an email. The browning process is actually a reaction that produces this chemical one shown to cause cancer in laboratory animals and considered toxic to humans, said Schiff. Acrylamide is also a potential cause of cancer, she said.
“You can reduce your intake of acrylamide by boiling or steaming starchy foods, rather than frying them,” said Schiff. “If you do fry foods, do it quickly.”
She also suggested you “go lighter” since “the darker the food, the more acrylamide it may contain.”
Finally, Schiff said that potatoes should not be stored in the refrigerator because this could lead to producing more acrylamide when the potatoes are later cooked.
“Increase your intake of fruits and vegetables for a healthier alternative,” said Schiff.
Veronese said he hopes his new study will suggest to everyone that consuming fried potatoes “could be an important risk factor for mortality. Thus, their consumption should be strongly limited.”
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15/22 'Universal cancer vaccine’ breakthrough claimed by experts Scientists have taken a “very positive step” towards creating a universal vaccine against cancer that makes the body’s immune system attack tumours as if they were a virus, experts have said. Writing in Nature, an international team of researchers described how they had taken pieces of cancer’s genetic RNA code, put them into tiny nanoparticles of fat and then injected the mixture into the bloodstreams of three patients in the advanced stages of the disease. The patients' immune systems responded by producing "killer" T-cells designed to attack cancer. The vaccine was also found to be effective in fighting “aggressively growing” tumours in mice, according to researchers, who were led by Professor Ugur Sahin from Johannes Gutenberg University in Germany Rex
16/22 Green tea could be used to treat brain issues caused by Down’s Syndrome A compound found in green tea could improve the cognitive abilities of those with Down’s syndrome, a team of scientists has discovered. Researchers found epigallocatechin gallate – which is especially present in green tea but can also be found in white and black teas – combined with cognitive stimulation, improved visual memory and led to more adaptive behaviour. Dr Rafael de la Torre, who led the year-long clinical trial along with Dr Mara Dierrssen, said: “The results suggest that individuals who received treatment with the green tea compound, together with the cognitive stimulation protocol, had better scores in their cognitive capacities”
17/22 Taking antidepressants in pregnancy ‘could double the risk of autism in toddlers’ Taking antidepressants during pregnancy could almost double the risk of a child being diagnosed with autism in the first years of life, a major study of nearly 150,000 pregnancies has suggested. Researchers have found a link between women in the later stages of pregnancy who were prescribed one of the most common types of antidepressant drugs, and autism diagnosed in children under seven years of age
18/22 Warning over Calpol Parents have been warned that giving children paracetamol-based medicines such as Calpol and Disprol too often could lead to serious health issues later in life. Leading paediatrician and professor of general paediatrics at University College London, Alastair Sutcliffe, said parents were overusing paracetamol to treat mild fevers. As a result, the risk of developing asthma, as well as kidney, heart and liver damage is heightened
19/22 Connections between brain cells destroyed in early stages of Alzheimer’s disease Scientists have pinpointed how connections in the brain are destroyed in the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease, in a study which it is hoped will help in the development of treatments for the debilitating condition. At the early stages of the development of Alzheimer’s disease the synapses – which connect the neurons in the brain – are destroyed, according to researchers at the University of New South Wales, Australia. The synapses are vital for brain function, particularly learning and forming memories
20/22 A prosthetic hand that lets people actually feel through The technology lets paralysed people feel actual sensations when touching objects — including light taps on the mechanical finger — and could be a huge breakthrough for prosthetics, according to its makers. The tool was used to let a 28-year-old man who has been paralysed for more than a decade. While prosthetics have previously been able to be controlled directly from the brain, it is the first time that signals have been successfully sent the other way
21/22 Aspirin could help boost therapies that fight cancer The latest therapies that fight cancer could work better when combined with aspirin, research has suggested. Scientists from the Francis Crick Institute in London say the anti-inflammatory pain killer suppresses a cancer molecule that allows tumours to evade the body’s immune defences. Laboratory tests have shown that skin, breast and bowel cancer cells often generate large amounts of this molecule, called prostaglandin E2 (PGE2). But Aspirin is one of a family of drugs that sends messages to the brain to block production of PGE2 and this means cancer cells can be attacked by the body’s natural defences


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Question: Melania Trump is not missing, but Twitter thinks otherwise

CLOSE First lady Melania Trump sent out a tweet on Wednesday attacking the media for “speculating” about her being missing from the public eye. Media outlets have noted they have not seen her since she was released from the hospital after a procedure on her kidney more than two weeks ago. Buzz60
President Trump and first lady Melania Trump on the South Lawn of the White House upon their return from Joint Base Andrews in Maryland where they greeted three Americans just released by North Korea, May 10, 2018. (Photo: YURI GRIPAS / POOL/ EPA-EFE)
The people wringing their hands about the whereabouts of first lady Melania Trump can calm down now: She tweeted for the first time in...uh...two days and said she's at the White House, feeling fine, thanks for asking.
But the worriers will probably keep on worrying: It's just a tweet, we didn't actually see the first lady, and her tweet sounded...well, sort of like President Trump might have written it. Or dictated it.
"I see the media is working overtime speculating where I am & what I'm doing. Rest assured, I'm here at the @WhiteHouse w my family, feeling great, & working hard on behalf of children & the American people!— Melania Trump"
I see the media is working overtime speculating where I am & what I'm doing. Rest assured, I'm here at the @WhiteHouse w my family, feeling great, & working hard on behalf of children & the American people! — Melania Trump (@FLOTUS) May 30, 2018
"Working overtime" is a favorite phrase of the president, as many pointed out.
working overtime huh pic.twitter.com/hTfwcbAAyl — Adam Parkhomenko (@AdamParkhomenko) May 30, 2018
Comedian Sarah Silverman wasn't buying Trump's tweet. "Who is this? where’s Melania?," she wondered on Twitter.
The first lady, still an enigma in Washington a year after her arrival at the White House, is the capital's media mystery du jour, with the burning question: Where is Melania?
To Trump's spokeswoman, Stephanie Grisham, it's all too unbearably silly. She has seen Trump and she's fine, she says.
"I've gone on the record countless times to tell people she's here at the White House, working hard and participating in several meetings. But sadly, the rumors abound," Grisham said in an email to USA TODAY.
And of course she wrote her own tweet, Grisham added.
But some media outlets are keeping a daily count of absence: She hasn't been seen in 20 — gasp! — days, says CNN, whose story on the most elusive member of the Trump team first appeared Tuesday when she had been out of sight for 19 days.
As first lady, Trump is low-key, not a spotlight seeker, and not a major presence on Twitter the way her husband is.
But her absence from the usual comings and goings at the White House is intriguing to many because it immediately followed her mysterious five-day stay in a hospital for an unspecified kidney procedure that the White House said went well. She went to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on May 14 and returned to the White House on May 19.
True, she has been tweeting more than usual — about Memorial Day, about the Medal of Honor recipient, about the latest school shooting mass murder in Texas — but she hadn't actually been spotted in her signature glamazon look (couture outfit, towering heels) since May 10, in the middle of the night.
On #MemorialDay we honor the many Americans who laid down their lives for our great country. As one nation under God, we come together to remember that freedom isn’t free. Thank you to all the service members & their families who sacrifice so much to keep us safe. 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/H6yhNQXyPg — Melania Trump (@FLOTUS) May 28, 2018
That was when she accompanied President Trump to Joint Base Andrews in Maryland to greet three just-freed Americans who had been detained in North Korea for more than a year. It was dark but she looked fine, dressed in a tailored pantsuit with cropped pants.
Before that, on May 7, she appeared in the White House Rose Garden to announce her "Be Best" FLOTUS agenda, aimed at improving the well-being of children.
Meanwhile, the mocking, spoofing and mean-tweeting (aimed at POTUS mostly) on Twitter poured out. On May 26, a week after she got out of the hospital, an anti-Trump tweeter, Bill Palmer of the Palmer Report, posted about her being "missing."
Melania Trump has gone missing — https://t.co/d2BaE58Suz — Palmer Report (@PalmerReport) May 26, 2018
On May 25, a reporter shouted a question to the president about his wife’s whereabouts as he prepared to board Marine One. According to the pool report, he pointed to a window in the White House and said: “She’s doing great. She’s looking at us right there.” Reporters turned to look but she wasn't there.
That episode was an invitation to meme-making on Twitter.
Melania hasn't been seen in public since May 10th. When a reporter asked Trump about her, he said she was up in the window.#WhereIsMelaniapic.twitter.com/PXKRqksdG8 — Cornelia (@PaladinCornelia) May 28, 2018
More partisan tweeters took the opportunity to use the first lady-is-missing theme to needle the Trump administration about its recent admission by immigration authorities that they had "lost track" of the whereabouts of about 1,500 immigrant children in their custody.
"Where are the 1500 missing children, and where is Melania Trump? How does 1500 children go missing, and how is it no one has seen the First Lady of the United States in over 3 weeks?" asked tweeter Christopher Bouzy.
Where are the 1500 missing children, and where is Melania Trump? How does 1500 children go missing, and how is it no one has seen the First Lady of the United States in over 3 weeks? — Christopher Bouzy (@cbouzy) May 29, 2018
"So... has the WH lost track of another immigrant? #WhereIsMelania," tweeted Bill Spring. Trump, 48, is an immigrant born in Slovenia.
So... has the WH lost track of another immigrant? #WhereIsMelania — Bill Spring (@springbill_bill) May 27, 2018
Others said there was legitimate reason to wonder about Trump's health.
"Regardless of party, I think all Americans wish @FLOTUS only the best. It is fair, however, with a @WhiteHouse that routinely misleads the public, to ask where Mrs. Trump is and to have a better understanding of her health condition," tweeted Rev. Dr. Chuck Currie.
Regardless of party, I think all Americans wish @FLOTUS only the best. It is fair, however, with a @WhiteHouse that routinely misleads the public, to ask where Mrs. Trump is and to have a better understanding of her health condition. https://t.co/3fgjkkmpSu — Rev. Dr. Chuck Currie (@RevChuckCurrie) May 27, 2018
Trump has already established herself as an unconventional first lady, having delayed her arrival in Washington for five months to allow her 12-year-old son to finish the school year in New York. Since then she's been mocked for her clothes and her shoes and criticized for a donation of Dr. Seuss books.
She's also endured fevered speculation about the state of her marriage after cameras caught her brushing off his extended hand and after she cancelled a foreign trip with him following explosive allegations from a former adult film star that she had a one-night fling with him years ago and was paid to keep quiet about it before the 2016 election.
And who can forget that memorable day in October when Twitter conspiracy theorists became convinced that POTUS was standing next to a body double, not his wife, in a picture.
"Once again we find ourselves consumed with a ridiculous non-story when we could be talking about the work the first lady is doing on behalf of children," Grisham said in an email.
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Yikes! After arriving in Florida, Melania Trump walked off Air Force One and… kept walking — right past her own husband. Is she still mad at Donald for the Stormy Daniels scandal?
Florida might be the sunshine state, but Melania Trump, 47, looked anything but sunny when arriving at Palm Beach International Airport on Feb. 2. The First Lady, along with Donald Trump, 71, and their son Barron, 11, all head back to West Palm Beach for yet another weekend getaway at Mar-a-Lago. After the family departed Air Force One, Trump stopped on the tarmac to wave at the cameras, while his wife brushed straight past him, without acknowledging the press nor her husband when he turned toward her. In the video below, you can watch her make a beeline for the motorcade.
The President’s marriage has definitely seemed tense these last few weeks, to say the least. During the State of the Union address, people picked up on a couple things Melania did that felt like disses toward her husband. She arrived at the Capitol separately from her husband (which is really strange for a first couple), while rocking a white pantsuit. Voters began questioning if the outfit was a reference to Hillary Clinton, who’s known for loving that exact outfit. Then, when Donald mentioned the importance of family values in his speech, Melania remained seated, looking wholly unimpressed while everyone around her smiled while they all stood in applause.
Stormy Daniels $130,000 in hush money during his campaign to cover up an alleged affair they had in 2006 — one year after the couple married, and a few months after Barron was born. After the story came out, Melania reportedly Melania has been sending off angry signals left and right since the news broke that her husband was accused of$130,000 in hush money during his campaign to cover up an alleged affair they had in 2006 — one year after the couple married, and a few months after Barron was born. After the story came out, Melania reportedly left the White House to stay in a D.C. hotel alone, sources told Daily Mail. Then, she skipped out on his trip to Davos, Switzerland, even though she had initially been confirmed to attend. Instead, she made a short, spontaneous trip to Mar-a-Lago, where it now seems is the last place she wants to be.
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Question: Peru authorities order arrest of two suspects in B.C. man’s killing

On Monday, officials backed away from reports that he was the principal suspect.
Canadian Sebastian Woodroffe who travelled to Peru to study hallucinogenic medicine was killed by a mob in a remote corner of the Amazon rain forest. Facebook photo
Peru’s attorney general has ordered the arrest of two suspects in the killing of a Vancouver Island man who travelled to the Amazon rainforest to study hallucinogenic medicine, officials said Monday.
Authorities said over the weekend that a mob dragged Sebastian Woodroffe by the neck to his death shortly after people accused him of killing Olivia Arevalo, an octogenarian plant healer from the Shipibo-Konibo tribe of northeastern Peru.
Prosecutors said Monday the two suspects were identified in a video shot on a cellphone showing the moment Woodroffe, who was 41, was killed last week.
Officials said forensic experts were studying Woodroffe’s body to determine whether he had any involvement in Arevalo’s killing, as was initially suggested. On Monday, officials backed away from reports that he was the principal suspect.
Arevalo and Woodroffe were both killed Thursday in the Indigenous community of Victoria Gracia, officials said. But police did not begin to investigate until a cellphone video appeared in local media showing a man purported to be Woodroffe begging for mercy while being dragged between thatch-roofed homes. He was then left motionless on the muddy ground.
On Saturday, officials dug up Woodroffe’s body from an unmarked grave where he had been hastily buried.
Global Affairs Canada spokeswoman Brianne Maxwell said Monday the department was aware of the case and had been in touch with the man’s family and Peruvian officials but no further information would be provided due to privacy concerns.
Every year thousands of foreign tourists travel to the Peruvian Amazon to experiment with ayahuasca — a bitter, dark-coloured brew made of a mixture of native plants.
The hallucinogenic cocktail, also known as yage, has been venerated for centuries by indigenous tribes in Brazil, Peru, Ecuador and Colombia as a cure for all sorts of ailments. It’s also increasingly consumed by Western tourists looking for mind-altering experiences, sometimes with deadly consequences.
Arevalo was a staunch defender of Indigenous people’s rights in the region. She also practised a traditional form of singing medicine that the Shipibo believe removes negative energies from individuals.
Woodroffe, who was from Cumberland on Vancouver Island, said before going to Peru that he hoped an apprenticeship with a plant healer from the Shipibo tribe would help his goal of changing careers to become an addiction counsellor using hallucinogenic medicine.
“A recent family intervention for a relative with an alcohol addiction has opened my eyes to what I should be doing for work,” he wrote on the Indiegogo crowd-funding website seeking financial help to advance his studies.
“The plant medicine I have the opportunity of learning is far deeper than ingesting a plant and being healed. It is not about getting ‘high’ either. It is true some of the plants I will be learning about do have a perception-altering effect, but these are a few plants out of thousands I will be working with,” he said.
Friends of Woodroffe have posted messages of condolences on social media pages, and Woodroffe’s Facebook profile has changed to ‘Remembering Sebastian Woodroffe.’
Yarrow Willard, a close friend of Woodroffe, said in a Facebook message he was a loving father and kind man, “who was not capable of the crimes he was accused of.”
Friend Brodie Dawson echoed Willard’s statement.
“(Sebastian) was well-loved in the community and he was a sweet and loving person, and … this was very out of character for him,” she noted.
-With files from Erin Haluschak

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Question: Why The Government Can't Bring Terrorism Charges In Charlottesville

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When Attorney General Jeff Sessions was asked how he viewed the car attack in Charlottesville, Va., here's how he responded:
"It does meet the definition of domestic terrorism in our statute," he told ABC's Good Morning America.
That certainly seems to suggest the government is looking into a possible terrorism charge against the suspect, 20-year-old James Alex Fields Jr. At Saturday's rally organized by white supremacists, a car slammed into counterprotesters, killing one and injuring 19.
But according to the Justice Department and legal analysts, it's simply not possible for the government to file charges of domestic terrorism, because no such criminal law exists.
The Patriot Act does define domestic terrorism, and under this designation, the Justice Department has broad powers to investigate, said Neal Katyal, a Georgetown University law professor who served as former President Barack Obama's acting solicitor general and as the national security adviser to the Justice Department.
He said the government has three basic ways to approach the Charlottesville case.
"No. 1, this is a hate crime, under the hate crime statutes," he said. "The second is that this is a conspiracy to deprive individuals of civil rights."
"And the third is, this is an act of domestic terror, which isn't itself a crime," he noted. In short, the government can't file a criminal charge of domestic terrorism, but so defining the incident does allow it to investigate not only an individual suspect, but also any group the suspect may be affiliated with.
In an email to NPR, the Justice Department made the same point.
The commonwealth of Virginia, meanwhile, has charged Fields with second-degree murder and other crimes.
The Charlottesville case has again spurred a discussion about describing far-right violence as terrorism. After the al-Qaida attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, terrorism was associated primarily with radical Islamist groups based abroad.
The State Department has a list of nearly 60 groups, all foreign, that are identified as terrorist organizations. The vast majority are radical Islamists. And the government can charge a person — American or foreign — with terrorism on behalf of these international groups.
Consider this hypothetical: If the Charlottesville attacker emerged from the car and said he was acting on behalf of the Islamic State, he could be charged with international terrorism, according to Katyal.
Inside the U.S., the political debate appears to be shifting, with growing numbers calling for far-right extremism to be identified as terrorism. But that's almost entirely a political discussion, not a legal one.
On the legal front, there's still a good deal of resistance to creating a criminal charge of domestic terrorism.
"It's an incredibly broad label," said Hina Shamsi, director of the national security project at the American Civil Liberties Union. "There's a real danger of the government criminalizing ideology, theology and beliefs rather than focusing on specific criminal acts."
She said creating a domestic terrorism charge could quickly raise all sorts of political questions about free speech and religion. The ACLU opposes any such law, believing it could be politicized and used, for example, against anti-war groups or environmental activists.
Back in 1995, when Timothy McVeigh killed 168 people with a truck bomb at a federal building in Oklahoma City, it was widely described as the worst act of domestic terrorism to that point.
Yet he was charged with, convicted of and executed for killing federal agents and other crimes — but not terrorism.
The government has historically used the term "terrorism" as a general description for a range of violent acts, including those by right-wing extremists, as well as environmental, anti-abortion and far-left groups. But the specific criminal charge is never domestic terrorism.
Another case came to light Monday, when the Justice Department announced it had arrested a man for allegedly attempting to set off a truck bomb in front of a bank in Oklahoma City on Saturday.
The bomb didn't detonate, the department said. But its description of the case is similar to McVeigh's attack, claiming the suspect, Jerry Varnell, 23, was angry with the government.
The FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force is leading what's being described as a "domestic terrorism investigation." Yet the formal charge against Varnell is "attempting to use explosives to destroy a building in interstate commerce."
Not terrorism.

Good morning, here are our early stories:
-- Iran's Foreign Minister: Renegotiating Nuclear Deal Would Damage U.S. Credibility.
-- Border Patrol Agent Acquitted In 2012 Fatal Shooting Of Mexican Teen.
-- Prince's Family Files Wrongful Death Suit Against Hospital, Pharmacy Chain.
-- Facebook Updates Community Standards, Expands Appeals Process.
And here are more early headlines:
Report: Confirmation Hearing To Be Delayed For V.A. Nominee. (Washington Post)
Suit Filed Against New Indiana Abortion Law. (Indianapolis Business Journal)
Government Seeks E-Coli Source In Contaminated Lettuce. (Washington Post)
Despite Government Action, Nicaragua Protests Continue. (Los Angeles Times)
New Afghanistan Attacks Leave 9 Dead. (RFE/RL)
Ukrainian Agency Hit By Ransomware. (Reuters)


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Question: Claire’s, the ear-piercing mall chain, files for bankruptcy

NEW YORK >> Claire’s, the mall chain that has pierced the ears of millions of teens, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
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NEW YORK >> Claire’s, the mall chain that has pierced the ears of millions of teens, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
The accessories chain said today that its stores will remain open as it restructures its debt.
It’s just the latest retailer to seek bankruptcy protection, close stores or go out of business entirely as more people skip the mall and shop online. Toys R Us, for example, announced last week that it would close or sell all its stores after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last year.
Claire’s said it is “confident” it will emerge from bankruptcy protection in September, having reduced its debt by nearly $2 billion. It believes it can compete with the shift to online shopping, arguing that its “iconic ear piercing services are unmatched and cannot be replicated online.”
Besides the Claire’s chain, the company also operates Icing stores. Both sell earrings, lip gloss, iPhone cases and other accessories. Last year, it had more than 4,000 stores around the world.
Claire’s, based in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, said it has pierced more than 100 million ears since it began offering the service 40 years ago. The company was founded in the 1960s.

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Like many other mall-rat hubs of yore, Rue 21 announced that it will close hundreds of its locations nationwide.
The retailer’s website shows 400 new closures. A spokesperson for the brand told Women’s Wear Daily that the store was working with “lenders and bondholders to find the best solution to the company’s need for more capital and for a business model with less debt.” Rue 21 previously went bankrupt in 2002, before changing its name and going public.
It isn’t the only retailer struggling. Contemporary teen retailers (Guess, Abercrombie & Fitch, and Aéropostale) and stalwart department stores (J.C. Penney, Sears, Macy’s) have also had major closures this year. Ralph Lauren announced on April 4 that its Polo flagship store on Fifth Avenue would close. While many of these retailers, including Rue 21, cite the need to cut costs by “diminishing store footprint,” online retail may not be the culprit. Most shoppers prefer shopping in brick-and-mortar stores, and the Census Bureau reported that e-commerce accounts for just 8.1 percent of retail sales. This particular Catch-22 of shopping has shuttered the sites and windows of many brands, from Nasty Gal to BCBG Max Azria. In the meantime, prom dresses and denim cutoffs are still flowing out of Rue 21’s website.


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Question: In Germany, Churchgoers Are Encouraged To Tweet From The Pews

In Germany this year, the Protestant church is celebrating 500 years since Martin Luther brought about the Reformation. Today, as the number of churchgoers dwindles, the clergy is turning to new media to appeal to those with little time to attend worship in person.
In the eastern city of Magdeburg, the monotone peal of a single church bell calls a modest flock of parishioners to evening prayers at the Walloon Reformed Church of St. Augustine.
As the faithful file into a High Gothic church where Martin Luther once delivered a sermon, most fumble around in handbags and pockets, looking for their cellphones.
But instead of dutifully switching off their phones and putting them away on this Friday evening, these 40 or so churchgoers take a pew and bow their heads over their lit-up devices as if they were prayer books.
This is a Twitter service, where the congregation is encouraged to tweet about the liturgy and share their prayers online.
Pastor Ralf Peter Reimann says it's an experiment. He believes that social media can help the Protestant church retain and even gain followers, even in today's increasingly secular society.
"There are lots of people who live online," he says. "We want to include these people and offer them to participate in a way that's comfortable to them."
While Reimann preaches from behind the lectern, a chorus of young parishioners perching in the choir stalls tweets about his sermon. Above them, a large screen displays a hash-tagged feed which, in real time, shows tweets coming from both within the church and from around Germany.
"Luther talked about the priesthood of all believers," Reimann says. "So if you use social media, it's not only the pastor communicating on behalf of the church, but Christians communicating among each other."
Although such Twitter services are yet to catch on, embracing the latest media trend is nothing new for Protestants.
Five-hundred years ago, when Martin Luther first protested against corruption in the Catholic Church, it was the then relatively new printing press that helped his challenge to papal authority to "go viral."
Luther's supporters printed his radical ideas in pamphlets. Cheap to produce and easy to distribute, these pamphlets fostered public debate.
Ulrike Zitzlsperger, a professor of German studies at the University of Exeter in England, says the 16th century pamphlet was the social media of Luther's day.
"I think the parallels with the use of Twitter today are really strong," Zitzlsperger says. "You've got a topic that engages not just an educated public but really the wider public, the lay people. Everybody has a say."
Luther's followers shared these pamphlets and responded to them by printing their own. These Twitter-like discussions spread so rapidly that the Catholic Church could do little to censor what it called heresy.
Today though, it's no longer dissent but disinterest that threatens the Christian church in Europe.
Back in Magdeburg, the Twitter service is in full swing. Messages from around Germany, where dozens of others participated, are displayed on the church's interactive screen in front of the altar.
Some posts are encouraging, like the one from a Twitter user who tweets in German, "We all make mistakes. God will show us the right way."
Some users share their private prayers, like one who posts: "I pray for the unborn child in my belly and that it is blessed with good health."
Other users are less convinced. "Sorry, this is too hectic," one writes. "I go to church to find inner peace. I'm signing off."
It's also too much for 86-year-old Ingeborg Brunner, who tiptoes out of church before the Twitter service is over. Brunner doesn't own a smartphone, so she feels somewhat left out.
"It was certainly interesting, but it's not my cup of tea" Brunner admits. "I'm a little old for Twitter. I prefer a proper service, when we get to sing hymns."
While Brunner says she's pleased the church is appealing to the digitally devout, regular churchgoers like her would rather sing than tweet.
After all, congregational singing is another major legacy of the Reformation.

Good morning, here are our early stories:
-- Firefighters Lose Ground On Largest Of California Fires.
-- The Crazy, Unbelievable Alabama Senate Race Careens To An End.
-- The Myth Of Trump's Economic Populism, As Proven By The Tax Bill.
-- Bitcoin Futures Surge In First Day Of Trading.
-- Simeon Booker, Dean Of Washington's Black Press Corps, Dies At 99.
And here are more early headlines:
Pence Won't Meet Palestinian Leader On Visit. (CNN)
Netanyahu Predicts E.U. Will Also Recognize Jerusalem. (BBC)
Venezuela Blocks Opposition From Future Presidential Election. (Time)
Nobel Prizes Presented In Stockholm. (Deutsche Welle)
Saudi Arabia To Lift Decades-Old Ban On Movies. (AP)
Golden Globe Nominations Coming Today. (AFP)
Idaho Man Rams Courthouse, Mad At Court System. (Idaho Statesman)


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Question: Where is the best place to go for a Christmas tree?

December is nearly upon us, so it's time to think about putting up the tree.
Where is best to go for a real or artificial festive tree?
Vote for your favourite place. Voting closes Wednesday at noon.
The top ones in each readership area will go on our shared Lancashire recommends page.
This is not a competition. It is a suggestion of places, as voted by readers.

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Question: Tesco stop selling baby sleep aids linked to 12 deaths

Sleep aids linked to the deaths of 12 babies have been pulled from Tesco shelves.
eBay has also withdrawn the items from sale, but other British supermarkets and high street retailers as well online firms are still selling the baby sleep positioners.
Tesco and eBay say they have stopped selling the baby sleep positioners, which have been linked to 12 deaths in the US, with Mothercare reportedly following suit.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had previously advised parents not to use the products, and renewed its advice this week, re-emphasising its warning that the pillows can cause newborns to suffocate.
The sleep positioners, also called “nests” or “anti-roll” cushions, are supposed to help babies to get to sleep, but instead there are fears that they could cut off a baby’s oxygen.
According to the FDA, the deaths occurred when babies rolled from their sides onto their fronts before they stopped breathing.
The Lullaby Trust (www.lullabytrust.org.uk), a cot death charity which advises the NHS, offers an advice sheet which states: “There is no need to use any type of equipment or rolled up blankets to keep your baby in one position unless you have been advised by a health professional for a specific medical condition.
“It is much safer for your baby to be in their cot with just the sheets or blankets, and no extras which could be pulled over their face or cause an accident.”

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Deaths from strangulation show safety standards are inadequate, say US researchers.
Child are at risk of strangulation, according to the study. APTN
Window blinds with cords should be completely banned to prevent children being strangled, a new study has recommended.
Between 1990 and 2015, nearly 17,000 young children in the US were hurt by window blinds and almost 300 died, according to the study.
Most deaths occur when children become entangled or strangled by the cords.
Although the US study found no rise or fall in the number of child deaths or injuries from window blinds, it says the fact they are still occurring means current safety standards are inadequate.
Dr Gary Smith has called for a ban. APTN
Dr Gary Smith, one of the lead authors of the study, said: "A curious child can quickly get entangled in a window blind cord. This can lead to strangulation within minutes, and the parent may not hear a thing because the child often can't make a sound while this is happening."
The research, carried out by the US Child Injury Prevention Alliance, the Ohio State University and the Nationwide Children's Hospital, was published in the journal Pediatrics.
Researchers concluded: "Despite existing voluntary safety standards for window blinds, these products continue to pose an injury risk to young children.
"Although many of the injuries in this study were non-fatal and resulted in minor injuries, cases involving window blind cord entanglements frequently resulted in hospitalisation or death.
"A mandatory safety standard that eliminates accessible window blind cords should be adopted."
The study's results were based on data from 100 A&E departments in the US, which were used to make national estimates.
It noted that the dangers window blind cords pose to children had been highlighted as long ago as 1945.
"It is unacceptable that children are still dying from window blind cord strangulation," said Dr Smith. "We have known about this problem since the 1940s
"It is time to eliminate the hazard."
Cords have caused thousands of injuries. APTN
EU regulations introduced in 2014 mean new blinds must be "safe by design" or be supplied with appropriate child safety devices installed, such as ones that break under pressure.
However, many UK homes are still fitted with older blinds that do not meet these standards.
Research by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents shows that there have been at least 21 deaths across the UK due to looped blind cords since 2010.
In 2016, 16-month-old Bronwyn Taylor died after getting entangled in a window blind cord at her grandparents' home.
In 2010, Leah Edwards was strangled to death by a blind cord while in her cot next to her 17-month-old twin brother.


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Question: Under New Leader, Gambia Cancels Withdrawal From International Criminal Court

As Gambia's new president Adama Barrow settles into his new role, he is also taking steps to resuscitate international ties cut off by his predecessor Yahya Jammeh, including membership to the International Criminal Court and the Commonwealth of Nations.
The tiny West African nation has now formally informed the United Nations that it is reversing its request to withdraw from the International Criminal Court, made by Jammeh last October.
The new government issued a statement announcing its reversal on state television, Reuters reported. "As a new government that has committed itself to the promotion of human rights ... we reaffirm The Gambia's commitment to the principles enshrined in the Rome Statue of the International Criminal Court," the government said.
Jammeh's withdrawal from the ICC had not yet taken hold — according to the terms of the Rome Statute, a state's withdrawal goes into effect a year after initial notification.
At the time, Gambia had accused the court of being biased against Africans, with one government minister going so far as to describe it as the "International Caucasian Court," as The Two-Way reported. Gambia, like South Africa and Burundi, accused the court of ignoring crimes of non-African nations and took steps to withdraw late last year. Here's more from our previous reporting:
"Every person tried by the ICC since the treaty creating it was adopted in 1998 has been African. "Other war crimes trials have been carried out by ad hoc tribunals created after a specific conflict, such as those created for Yugoslavia and Cambodia, or for the Nuremberg trials conducted after World War II."
Clément Capo-Chichi, Africa regional coordinator with the Coalition for the International Criminal Court, told The Associated Press that the move is a "crucial victory for victims of grave crimes and the rule of law."
Barrow's road to the presidency was extremely tumultuous. In December's presidential election he defeated Jammeh, the leader of Gambia for 22 years. But then Jammeh refused to step down, eventually resulting in West African military troops crossing Gambia's borders. After Barrow was sworn into office in neighboring Senegal, Jammeh eventually succumbed to massive international pressure and left the country.
He fled to Equatorial Guinea – incidentally, a country that is not a member state of the ICC.
Now, the new Gambian government is also receiving high-profile diplomatic visits and pledges of international support.
U.K. Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson paid Barrow a visit Tuesday, which the BBC describes as "the first to the Gambia by a British foreign secretary." On the agenda: Gambia's request to rejoin the Commonwealth of Nations, an international organization comprised of 52 nations that were once British colonies.
The former leader pulled Gambia out of the Commonwealth in 2013, according to a statement from the organization. Now, a Commonwealth spokesperson said it welcomed the move: "We looked forward to the country's eventual return because it was part of our very close knit family and our doors have always remained open."
The European Union has also declared a "new chapter of relations with The Gambia." It froze assistance nearly three years ago, according to the BBC. But last week, EU Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development Neven Mimica traveled to Gambia and announced a $79 million package of immediate support.
Jammeh had a dismal human rights record. Barrow appears to be taking steps to change that pattern. As Reuters reported, "police opened their first investigation on Monday into unresolved deaths and disappearances under Jammeh."
In a recent press conference, Barrow also stated that he intends to convene a Truth and Reconciliation Commission to address human rights violations of his predecessor.
He was also candid about the scope of obstacles he faces: "There was a government here for 22 years. 22 years is a long time. And we are able to change the government after 22 years, so obviously there will be a lot of challenges. To look at all the system, and make a complete overhaul. I think that is a big challenge to my new government."

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Question: Shonda Rhimes is leaving ABC for Netflix

Shonda Rhimes, one of the best-known producers in television, is making the leap from ABC to Netflix. And the timing could not be more significant.
Rhimes' existing hit shows like "Grey's Anatomy" will keep airing on ABC. But she will develop new shows exclusively for the streaming service.
This is what's known as a production deal in Hollywood. Right now the Shondaland production company is affiliated with ABC Studios. But Rhimes and her producing partner Betsy Beers will move Shondaland to Netflix, where they will conceive "new series and other projects," according to an overnight announcement by Netflix.
Rhimes' biggest shows -- "Grey's Anatomy," "Scandal" and "How to Get Away with Murder" -- already stream on Netflix in various parts of the world after premiering on ABC.
Netflix wants Rhimes' future shows premiering on its streaming service, giving families even more reason to sign up and stay subscribed.
Rhimes said in a statement that she was looking for an "opportunity to build a vibrant new storytelling home for writers with the unique creative freedom and instantaneous global reach provided by Netflix's singular sense of innovation." She said "the future of Shondaland at Netflix has limitless possibilities."
Netflix is no doubt paying a huge sum of money to poach Shondaland. But the terms of the multi-year deal were not disclosed.
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The Wall Street Journal, which broke the news, called it "the latest twist in a battle between Disney and Netflix for entertainment-industry supremacy."
That's because just last week Disney (DIS), which owns ABC, confirmed it will let its existing deal with Netflix (NFLX, Tech30) expire in 2019 and go its own way by launching Disney-owned streaming services.
Others in Hollywood are plotting similar moves, entering more direct competition with Netflix, which is by far the biggest streaming service.
Part of Netflix's plan is recruiting A-listers like Rhimes to make exclusive shows.
Related: Streaming wars: Why Disney won't kill Netflix
Shondaland has had some misses along with hits.
"The Catch" and "Still Star-Crossed" both failed to gain enough of a following on ABC.
But "Grey's Anatomy" is one of the tentpoles of the network. It launched more than a decade ago and led Rhimes to take over an entire night of ABC's prime time lineup.
"Scandal" is coming to an end on ABC after one more season. But Rhimes and Beers have a "Grey's Anatomy" spinoff in the works for ABC.
"I'm proud to have given a home to what have become some of the most celebrated and talked about shows on television," ABC Entertainment President Channing Dungey said in a statement reacting to the Netflix news.

Investors eyeing a comeback: Many stock markets in Asia and Europe pointing solidly higher. And here in the U.S. too, investors building on Friday's modest gains by buying the dip and putting money back to work in sectors that have rallied in 2017, namely: technology, consumer discretionary and health care.
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Hackers that penetrated HBO's network have leaked even more episodes, including some from the highly anticipated October return of “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” as well as Sunday night's episodes of “Insecure,” “Ballers” and others. HBO says it’s not in communication with the hackers.
And the Disney (DIS) and Netflix (NFLX) war heats up. Netflix has now poached Disney star-producer Shonda Rhimes, creator of ABC's “Scandal” and “Grey's Anatomy.” Just last week, Disney said it will be pulling its movies from Netflix in 2019 as it starts its own streaming service.


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Question: Sen. Mike Lee: Americans Don’t Want Obamacare Bailouts

The Republican Congress that was elected to repeal Obamacare is now considering bailing it out. It shouldn’t.
Earlier this month, America’s Health Insurance Plans, the lobbying arm of the health insurance industry, sent a letter to the Republican leadership demanding billions of dollars in new subsidies for Obamacare insurance policies.
The letter did not mention that health insurance companies are already enjoying record high profits without additional taxpayer subsidies.
Unfortunately, the congressional leadership appears committed to giving the insurance companies what they want. The omnibus spending bill set to be released Monday will likely contain a provision that would send Obamacare insurers $10 billion in “reinsurance” payments a year for three years — 2019, 2020, and 2021.
Instead of repealing the Obamacare regulations that have caused premiums to more than double since 2013, Republicans are set to buy off insurance companies to hide the true cost of rising premiums.
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While advocates for these insurance subsidies argue that these payments will reduce premiums, it’s essential to understand that they do not reduce premiums in real terms.
There’s no real decrease in costs. They hide part of the premium by shifting it to taxpayers. That’s a bailout.
Don’t think for a second that this would be a one-time $30 billion price tag. Why would a future Congress allow a $10 billion annual bailout to end on a cliff in 2022? Insurers’ lobbyists will be back in 2022 leveraging their control over premiums for the spigot to continue.
What congressional leadership would be agreeing to by including reinsurance bailout funds in this omnibus is a $10 billion annual corporate bailout in perpetuity.
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On top of being bad policy, these reinsurance payments will fund abortion unless the Hyde Amendment — a pro-life protection preventing taxpayer funding of abortion coverage — is specifically applied.
Pro-life groups were clear in 2017 that unless the Hyde Amendment is included, any member voting for the reinsurance payments would “not only be voting to sustain what many have called the largest expansion of abortion since Roe v. Wade, but would also be voting to directly appropriate taxpayer dollars for insurance that includes abortion.”
Thus far, none of the bailout proposals have included the Hyde Amendment.
Congressional leadership needs to listen to the voters who sent them to Washington to end Obamacare. In a recent poll, 61 percent of Americans opposed Congress paying health insurance companies to temporarily lower premiums.
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What Americans need is real relief from the Obamacare regulations that are already raising the cost of health care. We need to allow the states to run their own health insurance markets again.
Bailing out Obamacare’s fundamental failures only puts the real goal further out of reach.
Mike Lee is the junior Republican senator from Utah. A version of this Op-Ed appeared on The Daily Signal website under the headline “Americans Don’t Want Obamacare Bailouts.”
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Question: Provinces agree to new 75-25 pot tax split

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OTTAWA — The federal government has agreed to give the provinces and territories a 75% share of the tax revenues from the sale of legalized marijuana, a portion of which will be meted out to cities and towns to help them defray the cost of making pot legal across Canada.
Finance Minister Bill Morneau announced the two-year agreement today after a day-long meeting with his provincial and territorial counterparts.
Morneau says Ottawa will retain the remaining 25% share to a maximum of $100 million a year, with any balance over and above that limit going to the provinces and territories.
Finance Minister Bill Morneau, centre, speaks as he meets with his provincial and territorial counterparts on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday, Dec. 11, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
The larger share, he added, will allow the provinces to “fairly deal with their costs and so they can work with municipalities,” which had been asking for at least a one-third portion of the revenue to help ease the burden of costs like law enforcement.
Morneau said that over the first two years, the federal government expects legalized pot to generate only about $400 million in tax revenues, adding that the ministers are scheduled to gather again a year from now to assess how the framework is working.
“Our expectation is that by keeping prices low, we will be able to get rid of the black market. However, that will happen over time,” Morneau said during a closing news conference, his counterparts lined up behind him.
Federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau holds a news conference after meeting with his provincial counterparts in Ottawa on Monday, Dec. 11, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
“Our estimates suggest that the size of the taxation revenue is roughly ... about up to $400 million for the first couple of years. What we’ve agreed at our table today is that we need to come back together; we’re going to come back together in December 2018 to look at how the market’s working, and how the federal government, provinces and municipalities are dealing with this change.
"Of course, we'll stay very much on top of this, but after two years it's time to rethink the approach to make sure we're getting it right." - Bill Morneau
All 14 jurisdictions at the table agreed to the key principles reached at the meeting, Morneau said, calling it a “very good outcome.”
The original model put forward by the federal government proposed an even 50-50 split, a plan that was immediately shot down by the provinces, many of which wondered aloud what sort of costs Ottawa would be incurring to deserve such a share.
Earlier today, Ontario Finance Minister Charles Sousa said the federal Liberal government had successfully made the case that it, too, would have costs, but was showing flexibility on related revenue and cost-sharing questions.
After a meeting with his Atlantic counterparts in Halifax, Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil let slip that a two-year deal had been reached, and that provinces would have the ability to include a markup above and beyond existing taxation levels.
Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil, Prince Edward Island Premier Wade MacLauchlan, New Brunswick Premier Brian Gallant and Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Dwight Ball, left to right, head to a news conference at the end of a meeting of Atlantic Premiers in Halifax on Monday, Dec. 11, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
Ottawa’s initial estimates suggested the total pot of tax revenue from marijuana sales could eventually reach $1 billion per year.
“If there is a markup that a respective province wants to do it would be outside of that taxation model, so that was the flexibility that we as a province were looking for and I would say indeed it was what we were hearing across the country,” McNeil said.
“The two-year window will give each of us the time to go back to the table and say this is actually what policing is costing and this is what the education component is.”
Finance Minister Bill Morneau, centre, speaks as he meets with his provincial and territorial counterparts on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday, Dec. 11, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
The Federation of Canadian Municipalities has said it wants a third of the revenues earmarked to help municipal governments handle administrative and policing costs, but how that share of the pot is divvied up will be up to the municipalities and their provincial or territorial counterparts.
"Of course, the provinces will work with their municipalities, but it's for us to decide what that percentage will be." - Quebec Finance Minister Carlos Leitao
The federal government has already committed more than $1 billion over five years towards pot legalization in areas like policing and border security.
Quebec Finance Minister Carlos Leitao speaks to members of the media as he arrives for meetings with other provincial and territorial ministers and the federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday, Dec. 11, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
When asked about the federal push to ensure enough money goes to cities and towns, Quebec Finance Minister Carlos Leitao said each province will do it their own way.
“Of course, the provinces will work with their municipalities, but it’s for us to decide what that percentage will be,” he said. “And every province is different, every city is different, so there is no preconceived amount for the provinces.”
During the meetings, the ministers also discussed the federal government’s proposed tweaks to the formula behind equalization payments, as well as the three-year review of the Canada Pension Plan. They also explored the state of the global economy and heard a presentation from Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz.
Ontario Finance Minister Charles Sousa speaks to members of the media as he arrives for meetings with other provincial and territorial ministers and the federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday, Dec. 11, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Talks also took place on a national strategy to improve the sharing of information on corporate ownership between jurisdictions, a measure designed to clamp down on tax avoidance, tax evasion, money laundering and terrorist financing.
“We agreed to take concrete steps to make sure that we had knowledge of who owns companies across our country so that we can do a better job at ensuring that we don’t have tax evasion, that we don’t have money laundering, that we don’t have terrorist financing in any part of our country,” Morneau said.
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"Like any negotiations, there's going to be back and forth. I think we're making progress."
On Sunday, Morneau was expected to counter the argument that Ottawa won't see the same level of costs associated with legalization by telling his counterparts he has already committed more than $1 billion over five years towards pot legalization in areas like policing and border security.
Quebec Finance Minister Carlos Leitao said Monday that the federal government made it clear Sunday it will also have costs. But he noted the plan to legalize pot came from Ottawa.
"It's the federal government that decided to go in this direction," Leitao said.
He added that his objective is to leave Ottawa with an agreement and he was hopeful a "co-ordinated Canadian approach" can be designed to ensure the governments eliminate the black market.
When asked about the federal push to ensure enough money goes to cities and towns, Leitao said each province will do it their own way.
"Of course, the provinces will work with their municipalities, but it's for us to decide what that percentage will be," he said.
"And every province is different, every city is different, so there is no preconceived amount for the provinces."
During the meetings, the ministers will also discuss the federal government's proposed tweaks to the formula behind equalization payments, as well as the three-year review of the Canada Pension Plan. They will also explore the state of the global economy and listen to a presentation by Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz.
Talks are also expected to resume on a national strategy to improve the sharing of information on corporate ownership between jurisdictions, a measure designed to clamp down on tax avoidance, tax evasion, money laundering and terrorist financing.
— with files from Terry Pedwell
By Andy Blatchford, The Canadian Press