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Halle Berry doesn't see Catwoman as a failure, partly because she got a "shitload" of money for it that changed her life.
The Oscar winner was honored at the 2018 Matrix Awards on Monday in New York City, where she talked about her career and trusting her intuition.
Berry started her speech by talking about the role of Leticia in 2001's Monster's Ball and how the part scared her. But she trusted her intuition and her decision to take on the role landed her on stage at the 2002 Academy Awards, where she accepted the Oscar for Best Actress in a Leading Role.

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FILE - In this May 4, 2001, file photo, a man believed to be Kim Jong Nam, the eldest son of then North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, looks at a battery of photographers as he exits a police van to board a plane to Beij... . TV screens show pictures of Kim Jong Nam, the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, at the Yongsan Electronic store in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017.
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Question: Former B.C. education minister considers Langley mayoral run

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Promises decision about running for Langley City mayor by early August
After serving one term as a Liberal MLA, former Langley City mayor Peter Fassbender is considering a return to municipal politics.
“I’ve had lots of people approach me,” Fassbender told Black Press.
“I haven’t made a final decision. If I run, it will be for mayor.”
Fassbender said he would decide soon, likely by the end of this month or early next month.
“I would only do it if I believe I had something to contribute to the community (and) I would have to feel it’s the best for me and my wife.”
Great Volunteer gathering at the Campaign Office!!! pic.twitter.com/5rXkuahX2J — Peter Fassbender (@Fassbender_BC) April 8, 2017
Fassbender was serving as mayor of Langley City when he was elected MLA for Surrey-Fleetwood in the 2013 provincial election.
He was appointed Minister of Education during a bitter labour dispute with the B.C. Teachers Federation that ended with a settlement after five days of round-the-clock talks.
READ MORE: Fassbender speaks to Langley about teachers’ strike
He then served minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development and minister responsible for TransLink.
Fassbender stepped down from the mayor’s job after winning his MLA seat in Surrey-Fleetwood.
So far, two incumbent Langley City councillors have declared for the mayoralty.
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Fassbender was on the Langley School Board from 1975 to 1979.
He was first elected to Langley City as a councillor in 2002, and then as mayor in the 2005, 2008 and 2011 elections.
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VANCOUVER – A sometimes bruising leadership campaign ends today in Vancouver for British Columbia’s Liberals as they elect a new leader who will be tasked with returning the party to power after a 16-year term in office that ended last summer.
An estimated 60,000 party members were eligible to vote online and by phone to replace Christy Clark, who resigned after the New Democrats formed a minority government with the support of the Green party following a non-confidence vote that brought down the Liberals.
READ MORE: In the BC Liberal leadership race, every member’s vote counts
The field of six candidates includes three veterans with deep cabinet experience, two former big city mayors and a first-time member of the legislature from Metro Vancouver.
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Mike de Jong, Andrew Wilkinson and Todd Stone were longtime members of Clark’s cabinet.
READ MORE: BC Liberal candidates square off in final leadership debate
Sam Sullivan, a former Vancouver mayor, was appointed to cabinet in the dying days of Clark’s government last summer.
The field also includes Michael Lee, a Vancouver lawyer who was elected to the legislature last spring, and Dianne Watts, a former Conservative MP and one-time mayor of Surrey.


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The drugs were for Coughlan and maybe to share with his mates as well, the Chief Justice agreed. (File)
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A STRAIGHT-SHOOTING cocaine user wasted nobody's time when he was busted for his illicit stash.
"This is what you're here for,” Anthony James Coughlan told police who turned up at his Birtinya property in November.
Toowoomba-born Coughlan had 25.56g of a substance and slightly more than half of it was pure cocaine.
Brisbane Supreme Court heard Coughlan could've faced jail time if found to be dealing.
But the court accepted the 26-year-old had the drugs only for himself and possibly to share with friends.
Coughlan previously said the drugs would have been worth $3500 to $4000.
Chief Justice Catherine Holmes told Coughlan if he was found with drugs again, the suspicion of commercial dealing "will be almost inevitable”.
But she added that he wrote an apology letter to the court and his work supervisor supplied a supportive, positive reference.
Coughlan's relative youth, no prior criminal history, and rehab sessions he'd been taking also earned him credit.
His family were supportive and he made an early guilty plea to one drug possession charge.
The Chief Justice said Coughlan's rehabilitation was best served if he was not jailed.
He got an 18-month jail sentence, suspended immediately, operational for three years. -NewsRegional

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Question: Watching Sunday's Super Bowl online gets easier this year - NBC12 - WWBT - Richmond, VA News On Your Side

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AP Technology Writer
NEW YORK (AP) - It'll be much easier to watch the Super Bowl online for free this year.
NBC won't require proof of a cable or satellite TV subscription, meaning that anyone in the U.S. can watch the game online. Plus, you'll be able to watch the game on a phone even if you aren't a Verizon customer, as was a requirement before.
Here's your online guide to the matchup between the Philadelphia Eagles and the New England Patriots in Minneapolis. Kickoff is at 6:30 p.m. ET Sunday on NBC.
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THE BIG GAME
The best experience will be on a big screen TV. If you don't have a cable subscription or a good signal with an antenna, you can fire up the NBC Sports app on a number of streaming TV devices, including Apple TV, Roku and Amazon's Fire TV.
Normally, TV networks require viewers to sign in with a cable or satellite subscription. That's being waived starting with the pre-game coverage at noon ET. The free viewing will conclude with a postgame episode of "This Is Us," expected to run until about 11 p.m.
On personal computers, the same coverage will be available through NBCSports.com and NBC.com, again without any sign-in requirements.
Last year's broadcaster, Fox, also waived the sign-in requirements. What's new is a lifting of restrictions on phones.
In the past, you had to be a Verizon customer to watch on a phone. A new rights deal means that customers of Verizon's rivals will be able to watch, too. On Apple and Android mobile devices, you can turn to apps from the NFL and Yahoo Sports (Verizon now owns the latter). You won't be able to watch on a phone with the NBC app, but you can use it on a tablet. The NFL and Yahoo streams will include pre- and postgame coverage, but not "This Is Us."
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ALL ABOUT THE ADS
The Super Bowl is the rare event where viewers do pay attention to ads. A 30-second spot goes for about $5 million. NBC says local ads sold by individual stations will also appear in the online streams, depending on the viewer's location.
NBC will post the national ads at NBCSports.com as they air. An ad analytics company, iSpot.tv, will also track, record and post ads online soon after they air. YouTube's AdBlitz will also have ads, but only the ones that brands choose to share there. You don't have to wait until Sunday, as many of the ads are already available online.
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BEYOND NBC
Although NBC has the television rights this year, other outlets are planning features around the Super Bowl.
Without rights to video, ESPN is planning to showcase "the best photos throughout the game" on its website and app. The sports network will also feature analyses of big plays and controversial calls.
The NFL also plans Super Bowl podcasts leading up to the game, along with a special edition of its daily Twitter show, #NFLBlitz, on Sunday at 1 p.m. ET.
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Question: Letter to the editor: By not encouraging entrepreneurship, tax plans reject American dream in favor of white men

The racial and gender bias inherent in both the House and Senate tax bills deserves more attention.
The classist bills exacerbate gender and racial inequality by reinforcing wage imbalance, resulting in legislation that is illegally discriminatory.
In the best theoretical scenario, the rich white powerful boys get richer and hire more worker bees, possibly raising wages (hah!). But neither bill encourages entrepreneurship, which is particularly more successful (according to Cambridge University and Barclays research) among women than men.
Short of marriage to someone of means, women and people of color are mostly consigned to the worker or middle class, which is completely antithetical to the promise of the American dream.
Sad.
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The Fourth of July is here and once again, we are beginning to be treated to nightly fireworks. Surely, one has to ask how is this happening? We are constantly reminded of the wildfire danger but still allow this to happen. There is no such thing as safe fireworks, especially in the hands of careless people. How can our state leaders constantly push to convince others as to the danger of climate change but do nothing about banning all fireworks statewide? Would it not help that argument if they eliminated this unnecessary hazard? Not only do fireworks cause wildfires but they also pollute. Solving global warming will be a long battle, but eliminating the harm done by fireworks need not be.
John Moore, Petaluma
Reform ICE
Regarding “White House lets loose on Harris” (July 3): Kudos to Sen. Kamala Harris for standing up to the bullying tactics of the Trump administration. Attacking political opponents for their immigration stances through a White House Twitter account is a new low for the GOP and this president. Harris, our former state attorney general, knows more about U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and prosecuting MS-13 gang members than the Trump White House does. Her call for reforming ICE “from the ground up” is much needed at a time when this administration’s “zero tolerance” for asylum seekers has resulted in the cruel separation of children from their parents. If Trump is still around in two years and seeks a second term in office, I’d be happy to put a “Kamala in 2020” bumper sticker on my car.
Carlos Villanueva, San Jose
Journalist safety
Concerning “A gun in the top drawer” (Open Forum, July 3): Thank you for this illuminating article on the dangers that journalists face. I’m not sure that keeping a gun in a desk drawer is the best way to ensure safety in a newsroom, but the recent horrific shooting at the Capital Gazette indicates that more measures are needed to protect journalists. President Trump needs to stop smearing our free press and doing things like retweeting a photo with the CNN logo on the bottom of a shoe. He is, intentionally or not, inciting violence against those who provide facts to the American public. His words and deeds are thoroughly unbecoming of someone who is expected to provide leadership and moral authority.
Henrik Lundquist, Larkspur
Fix income first
Regarding “More housing is the answer” (Editorial, June 28): The recent editorial in The Chronicle stating that housing is needed to solve homelessness is only partially right. Housing is just a Band-Aid for the bigger problem: income inequality. Lack of economic opportunity and excess wealth in the hands of few bring on hopelessness, helplessness and homelessness (along with crime, addiction, etc.). Tech should table the driverless cars and work on this issue if they really want to improve economic realities in this country. It would be to their (and other corporations’) benefit as — if most folks can’t afford their products — guess who goes out of business?
Elizabeth Guzzetta, Sloughhouse, Sacramento County
Cartoonish ads
After reading “Ads get ‘Bush’ whacked” (Daily Briefing, Business, July 3), I wondered: If a Facebook algorithm thinks that ads for Bush’s baked beans are political, will it do the same for Disney ads featuring Donald Duck? As for me, it’s hard to decide which Donald — the duck or the president — is more cartoonish.
Demetrius McDaniel, Oakland
Bipartisan solution
Regarding “Environmental progress could stall with new court” (June 30): I applaud the author for bringing to light the importance of the judiciary in helping to protect our environment. It’s worth noting, however, that the courts are not our only means of protecting our environment. If we could pass simple, transparent carbon-pricing legislation through Congress, then we wouldn’t need to have questions about the authority of the Environmental Protection Agency to regulate greenhouse gases. Indeed, carbon pricing would force free markets to fully account for the externalities of burning fossil fuels, and it would encourage innovation as companies sought to carve out a bigger stake in the clean-energy economy. This would require an about-face from Republicans who have long denied climate change; however, as the newly formed Americans for Carbon Dividends shows, the tide may be turning in favor this type of bipartisan solution to climate change.
Jonathan Maltz, San Francisco
Don’t get bullied
Concerning “Running Against Brooks: You may run a risk” (June 22): I have a message for Oakland City Council candidate Loren Taylor. Do as Sen. Elizabeth Warren did to the GOP bullies who tried to silence her from speaking: “Persist!” Nobody likes bullies.
Naomi Karlin, Oakland


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It was the day Clarke was due to get his licence back - but now that\'s going to be after Christmas 2023.\nClarke\'s serious problems began when the teen driver thumbed his nose at what was only a 12-week court disqualification, handed down for a drink-driving offence.\nHowever, 18-year-old Clarke did not keep out of the driver\'s seat.\nPolice prosecutor Steve Bardini said Clarke\'s first offence was on September 26, the day after his disqualification.\nHe was then caught the following day - both times on the Bruce Highway but hundreds of kilometres apart.\nHis third offence, on October 12, was at Moore Park Beach.\nWearing thongs, Clarke pleaded guilty to three counts of driving while court disqualified.\nSergeant Bardini said Clarke had been disqualified from September 25 until December 24.\nThe second time Clarke was driving his Prado while disqualified he told officers who stopped him just after midnight driving south he "did not know” he was disqualified.\nSgt Bardini said Bundaberg police saw Clarke driving at 1pm on October 12. 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Question: If you feel younger than your age, your brain might be too

They say you're only as old as you feel, and now new research suggests that there may be some truth to the expression, finding that those who feel younger than their age actually do show fewer signs of brain aging.
Carried out by researchers at Seoul National University in Korea, the new small-scale study looked at whether how old we feel - also called our subjective age - does reflect how our bodies are aging.
"Why do some people feel younger or older than their real age?" asks Dr. Jeanyung Chey. "Some possibilities include depressive states, personality differences or physical health. However, no one had investigated brain aging processes as a possible reason for differences in subjective age."
For the research the team recruited 68 healthy people aged 59 to 84 and gave each person MRI brain scans in order to assess the volume of gray matter in various brain regions.
Participants were also asked to complete a survey which assessed their cognitive abilities and perceptions of their overall health and asked whether they felt older or younger than their age.
The results showed that participants who felt younger than their age were more likely to score higher on a memory test, reported better health and were less likely to report symptoms of depression.

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Question: Rihanna remains atop iHeartRadio’s L.A. Top 10 songs

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IHEARTRADIO TOP 10 SONGS IN L.A.
1. Love On The Brain: Rihanna
2. Shape of You: Ed Sheeran
3. Passionfruit: Drake
4. That’s What I Like: Bruno Mars
5. Counting Stars: OneRepublic
6. Demons: Imagine Dragons
7. Fake Love: Drake
8. When I Was Your Man: Bruno Mars
9. Stay: Rihanna
10. One More Night: Maroon 5
IHEARTRADIO TOP 10 ARTISTS IN L.A.
1. Drake
2. Bruno Mars
3. Linkin Park
4. Ed Sheeran
5. The Chainsmokers
6. Shawn Mendes
7. Migos
8. Imagine Dragons
9. Adele
10. Eagles

As we ring in 2017, let's celebrate with songs that peaked at No. 17 on the Billboard Hot 100.
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Question: London firefighters search for more building inferno victims

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LONDON (AP) - London fire investigators are painstakingly searching for more victims of an inferno that engulfed a high-rise apartment building and killed at least 12 residents.
Authorities say the death toll is expected to rise as emergency workers sift through more of the wreckage on Thursday.
The fire early Wednesday in the 24-story building in west London's North Kensington district also injured dozens, 18 of them critically, and left an unknown number missing. The cause of the blaze is under investigation, but a tenants' group had complained for years about the risk of a fire.
Firefighters work at the scene after a deadly blaze at a high rise apartment block in London, Wednesday, June 14, 2017. Fire swept through a high-rise apartment building in west London early Wednesday, killing an unknown number of people with around 50 people being taken to hospital. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
More than 1 million pounds ($1.27 million) has been raised to help victims of the tragedy as volunteers and charities worked through the night to find shelter and food for people who lost their homes.
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The sun creates a rainbow effect as firefighters work at the scene of a deadly blaze at a high rise apartment block in London, Wednesday, June 14, 2017. Fire swept through a high-rise apartment building in west London early Wednesday, killing an unknown number of people with around 50 people being taken to hospital. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
In this image taken from video footage, parts of the building still burn at a high rise apartment block in London, Wednesday, June 14, 2017. Firefighters were seen continuing to tackle pockets of fire inside a west London residential tower on Wednesday evening, after a blaze took hold shortly after midnight and burned throughout the day. (AP Photo)

High-rise residential buildings in Australia could be fire traps waiting to happen, with revelations many are filled with cladding similar to that used in London's Grenfell Tower.
As the death toll from the fire disaster rises to 12, fears have emerged that cladding used inside and outside the housing block was a major factor in it quickly becoming engulfed in flames.
The cladding, installed at the west London tower in May 2016 as part of a £10million refurbishment, is feared to have contributed to the building 'lighting up like a matchstick'.
And now it has been revealed that a similar type of cladding is commonplace around the world, including in Melbourne where a 20-storey apartment block caught alight in late-2014 - producing eerily similar scenes to those from London on Wednesday.
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There are fears high-rise residential buildings in Australia could be fire traps waiting to happen with many filled with similar cladding to that used in London's Grenfell Tower, which exploded into flames on Wednesday. A building in Melbourne caught alight in 2014 (pictured)
The 27-storey Grenfell Tower in London caught alight on Wednesday, producing horrifying images which were eerily similar to those seen in the 2014 Melbourne apartment blaze
The Lacrosse building, in Melbourne's Docklands precinct, caught alight in late-2014, forcing 400 residents to flee for their lives in the middle of the night.
More than $15 million in damage was caused to the high-rise complex, with pictures of the blaze bearing an eerie resemblance to the horrifying images of Grenfell Tower.
It has since been revealed the fire, which was started by a cigarette left on a balcony, may have been assisted by the combustible cladding laid throughout the complex.
An investigation into the Melbourne blaze found the cladding had been imported from China and should never have been used in the building, The Age reports.
The investigation also heard use of the cladding in high-rise apartment blocks had been widespread throughout Australia for more than 40 years.
It has since been revealed more than 50 per cent of Melbourne apartment blocks use the cladding.
The 2014 Melbourne fire caused $15 million in damage, while an investigation later revealed more than 50 per cent of buildings used the cladding
The blaze, started by a lit cigarette on a balcony, forced 400 residents to evacuate the building in the middle of the night (pictured)
It comes as a building expert compared the material used in the Lacrosse building and Grengell Tower as being 'like a firecracker'.
'This product is so flammable, it's like a firecracker,' Phil Dwyer, president of Builders Collective of Australia, told 3AW.
Mr Dwyer said anyone looking to buy an apartment should ask one question: 'Is there any combustible cladding on the building?'
'Don't buy it, don't take the risk... It's just not worth it.'
Federal senator Nick Xenophon joined the chorus of those questioning the use of cladding in Australia, saying it was crucial all buildings are fire safe.
'Anyone who lives or works in a high-rise building with some of this cladding needs to be immediately reassured that the cladding is either compliant and fire retardant,' Senator Xenophon told the Today Show.
Many residents who gathered outside the smoldering ruins of the building said the fire had been caused by a faulty fridge in one of the flats, but the fire service told MailOnline it could not confirm the reports at this stage
Police would not confirm how many people are unaccounted for because the building is still on fire 12 hours after it started (pictured this after) - 12 are known to be dead but the toll is likely to be much higher Residents were trapped 'screaming for their lives' as flames raged through a 27-storey tower block in Notting Hill in the early hours today
A brave firefighter is pictured inside the burnt remains of the 27-storey building, as efforts are made to investigate what caused the blaze
An emotional woman wearing a breathing mask holds her head in despair as she rests on the pavement near the scene of the blaze in west London
'Or if it's not complaint we need to do something about it really quickly.'
Eighteen people are fighting for their lives in a critical condition while dozens remain missing in the wake of the London blaze, with claims 'nobody on the top three floors survived'.
With Grenfell Tower residents revealing they had previously voiced concerns that the building was not fire safe, they have now claimed the cladding helped the fire spread quickly throughout the building.
Bodies remain strewn through the charred block with undertakers seen removing the dead in a delicate and treacherous recovery operation set to last several days.


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INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis Colts arrived for practice Wednesday in T-shirts supporting a suburban Indianapolis community rocked by last week's school shooting.
Players and coaches wore the "Noblesville strong" shirts throughout their workout. Team employees pitched in by wearing them around the team complex.
Two people were injured in the shooting, including Jason Seaman, a teacher and former FCS football player who stopped the alleged shooter at Noblesville Middle School. Colts offensive lineman Joe Haeg said he knew Seaman because they squared off in conference play.
Seaman attended Southern Illinois and his college number, 91, was on the shirts. Haeg attended FCS power North Dakota State.

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The principal and students at Gray Collegiate Academy are going to shave their heads in a show of solidarity against senseless violence, including the shooting death of one of their own.


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With 20 blockbuster movies and counting since 2008, the Marvel Cinematic Universe has created a cosmos of big stars, from the misfit crew of "Guardians of the Galaxy" to the high-profile African superhero of "Black Panther." Just imagine a pop culture without these films: Iron Man wouldn’t be a household name like Batman or Superman, Ultron would just sound like a bathroom cleaner and certainly nobody would know what the heck “I am Groot” is supposed to mean.
So where does the new superhero sequel "Ant-Man and the Wasp" (officially opening Friday, though theaters will show it the night before) fit into this (seemingly) never-ending superhero saga? Here’s the definitive ranking of all the Marvel movies so far:
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Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson) and Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) get flirty in 'Iron Man 2.'
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20. 'Iron Man 2' (2010)
Let’s accentuate the positive: The sequel gave us Scarlett Johansson’s sleek secret agent Black Widow and put Don Cheadle in the War Machine armor. Everything else was a scattershot mess with Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) taking on the wholly underwhelming villain Whiplash (Mickey Rourke).
The big guy on the rampage in 'The Incredible Hulk.'
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19. 'The Incredible Hulk' (2008)
Before ultimately being replaced in other movies by Mark Ruffalo, Edward Norton starred as scientist Bruce Banner in this odd duck from the nascent MCU. This mostly forgettable affair exists to serve as a reminder that we still deserve a good solo Hulk film one day.
Tony (Robert Downey Jr.) and Pepper (Gwyneth Paltrow) share one of the few non-dangerous moments in 'Iron Man 3.'
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18. 'Iron Man 3' (2013)
The results are only so-so as Stark tussles with PTSD, criminally underused antagonist Mandarin (Ben Kingsley) and yawn-worthy villain Aldrich Killian (Guy Pearce). The threequel also proved that, yes, too many armored suits are a bad thing — heck, even Gwyneth Paltrow gets one.
Loki (Tom Hiddleston) and Thor (Chris Hemsworth) foster a sibling rivalry in 'Thor: The Dark World.'
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17. 'Thor: The Dark World' (2013)
Chris Hemsworth’s thunder god has a sequel that’s a blender of familiar fantasy tropes as Thor and love interest Jane Foster (Natalie Portman) have to deal with a dark elf with an Infinity Stone. Tom Hiddleston’s iconic trickster Loki is in fine form and the film’s highlight in every way.
A thunder god (Chris Hemsworth) comes to Earth to prove his worth in 'Thor.'
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16. 'Thor' (2011)
Not Marvel’s greatest solo movie, but certainly one that takes some admirable swings. A quasi-family drama that boots Thor from the realm of Asgard to Earth in fish-out-of-water fashion so he can be worthy of his mystical hammer, Mjølnir.
The good guys roll out the welcome mat for a killer robot in 'Avengers: Age of Ultron.'
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15. 'Avengers: Age of Ultron' (2015)
Bursting with a packed ensemble, it’s lacking the superteam mojo of the first "Avengers." Only when we see Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner) and his secret home life do we get that great Joss Whedon touch. Also: Bless James Spader’s heart for being the world’s snarkiest killer robot.
Hope Van Dyne (Evangeline Lilly, left) and Scott Lang (Paul Rudd) suit up as partners in "Ant-Man and the Wasp."
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14. 'Ant-Man and the Wasp' (2018)
The satisfying sequel doubles down on all the aspects that made the original "Ant-Man" joyful with one big (or, small, depending on how you look at it) addition: Evangeline Lilly debuts her winged and awesomely rough-and-tumble Wasp on an adventure that takes its size-changing heroes from San Francisco to the Quantum Realm.
Thor (Chris Hemsworth, left) and Bruce Banner (Mark Ruffalo) team up in 'Thor: Ragnarok.'
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13. 'Thor: Ragnarok' (2017)
Thor and Hulk make a dynamic duo in the best "Thor" solo film (and funniest Marvel project), and anything with the two of them is magic. It's just too bad the larger narrative featuring a hostile takeover by goddess of death Hela (Cate Blanchett) takes a backseat to the various shenanigans.
Benedict Cumberbatch brought magic to the Marvel world with 'Doctor Strange.'
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12. 'Doctor Strange' (2016)
Benedict Cumberbatch gets a fantastically weird and trippy introduction to the MCU as a sorcerer supreme who goes from rich jerk to humbled hero. It’s a magical version of Iron Man’s origin and some gags are overly goofy, yet the filmmaking wizardry and effects are second to none.
Scott Lang (Paul Rudd) steals a suit that changes his life in 'Ant-Man.'
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11. 'Ant-Man' (2015)
The heist comedy with a super-shrinking dude was a bigger risk than "Guardians of the Galaxy." Paul Rudd, Michael Douglas and Evangeline Lilly are great together, though, and Marvel gave us something we hadn’t seen yet: a hero who’s also an ex-con dad.
Robert Downey Jr. and 'Iron Man' jumpstarted the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
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10. 'Iron Man' (2008)
The beginning, the kickoff, the OG. A crew of Avengers was probably still a pipe dream for fans and most of Hollywood when Robert Downey Jr. first put on the Iron Man suit, but from the start, the signature swagger, attitude and swig of humility he gave Tony Stark set the tone for everything that was to come.
Ned (Jacob Batalon, left) and Peter (Tom Holland) nerd out in 'Spider-Man: Homecoming.'
9. 'Spider-Man: Homecoming' (2017)
Spider-Man, Spider-Man, does whatever a spider can — and when you're Tom Holland, the new version of the teen web slinger, you also deal with balancing extracurriculars, getting a date for the big homecoming dance, trying to impress Tony Stark and fighting the Vulture in an epic young-adult adventure.
Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) supports his fellow soldiers in 'Captain America: The First Avenger.'
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8. 'Captain America: The First Avenger' (2011)
Marvel nailed the origin story of Steve Rogers (Chris Evans), the little guy whose heart was bigger than his biceps until a super-soldier serum pumped him up. It offered a great World War II aesthetic, two-fisted adventure and a moral code that created an intriguing thread for his next two movies.
Peter Quill (Chris Pratt) hangs with his dad (Kurt Russell), a living planet, in 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.'
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7. 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2' (2017)
They had us at “Kurt Russell plays a living planet.” The gravy is everything else: adorable Baby Groot dancing in the middle of a space battle, Dave Bautista’s Drax being the buff, oddball voice of reason, and Michael Rooker’s space outlaw Yondu stealing the show.
Thanos (Josh Brolin) is out to smash superheroes and grab some Infinity Stones in "Avengers: Infinity War."
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6. 'Avengers: Infinity War' (2018)
The third Avengers film is the all-night buffet of superhero fare, with a slew of folks rallying to fend off Thanos, a dude bent on destroying half the universe. It's all pretty tasty, though, with great one-liners, a narrative where good people make some bad decisions, and a stupendous cliffhanger that you'll love to hate.
Erik Killmonger (Michael B. Jordan) and T'Challa/Black Panther (Chadwick Boseman) don't see eye to eye on Wakanda's future in 'Black Panther.'
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5. 'Black Panther' (2018)
From hanging in 1990s Oakland to flying through futuristic present-day Africa, the first solo film for Chadwick Boseman’s warrior king is a magnificent journey with awesome set pieces (including a car chase through South Korea that'll leave you breathless) and a near-perfect villain in Michael B. Jordan's Erik Killmonger. Wakanda forever!
Marvel's A-list came together for 'The Avengers.'
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4. 'The Avengers' (2012)
Whedon’s jam-packed ensemble completely lived up to its giant-size expectations. While the heroes-batting-each-other trope is starting to get played out, the excitement is palpable and fanboy hearts melt when hammers and shield fly as Iron Man, Cap and Thor meet.
It's Team Cap vs. Team Iron Man in 'Civil War.'
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3. 'Captain America: Civil War' (2016)
Personal and political stakes are at play as Cap chooses his best friend (and brainwashed assassin) over Iron Man, blowing up the Avengers dynamic. Plus, it has the best superhero battle of them all and memorable intros for Black Panther (Chadwick Boseman) and Spider-Man (Tom Holland).
The not-quite-Avengers-yet crew has to save the universe in 'Guardians of the Galaxy.'
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2. 'Guardians of the Galaxy' (2014)
Fantastic tunes, a strange cast of characters that inexplicably works, and a story where you’re hooked on a bunch of feelings, from the emotions of young Peter Quill crying over his dying mother to the hilarity of grown-up Peter (Chris Pratt) explaining Footloose to new pal Gamora (Zoe Saldana). We are Groot, indeed.
Cap (Chris Evans) and Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) are at the center of a big ol' conspiracy in 'Captain America: The Winter Soldier.'
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1. 'Captain America: The Winter Soldier' (2014)
More political thriller than superhero blockbuster, Captain America’s second solo film — and the best Marvel jam of them all — taps into timely themes of privacy concerns, an enemy growing from within, and military might used in ethically questionable ways. Come for the timeliness, stay for Cap wrecking a bunch of guys in an elevator.
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On this 203rd episode of Heroes (December 11, 2017), Jon Schnepp is joined by Amy Dallen and Robert Meyer Burnett to bring you the latest news from the world of Heroes and Villain and answer your Twitter questions which include:
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KCNBABT wrote: Rohan's not happy with certain players for abandoning the club but can you honestly blame those that have chosen to leave. Only the senior players Pryce Sidlow Welham have been kept in loop with what little information they've been told. There has been no communication despite the administrator appearing in the paper everyday contradicting himself. The negligent regard for player welfare throughout all this has been nothing short of abysmal. Fingers crossed for tomorrow morning.
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Google-parent company Alphabet topped Wall Street targets with 23% revenue growth in Q1, but the better-than-expected performance was not enough to allay worries about rising expenses and the most significant risks of a regulatory clampdown the company has faced in years.
Shares of Alphabet initially jumped by more than 4% in after-hours trading on Monday but quickly reversed course and fell back to around the price that the stock closed at during regular trading.
Google executives said that mobile search and strength in the YouTube video streaming business continued to drive the company's growth. Advertising revenue, which made up 86% of the core Google business, also grew 24% year-over-year to $26.6 billion.
To read more about Google's first quarter 2018 earnings, click here.
In other news:
'Brands need to reflect their values': Ad agency Digitas is urging brands to dive head first into cultural hot-button issues. The agency is dedicating its entire NewFront presentation this year to further its point-of-view, including roping in a range of high-profile speakers including Pulitzer prize-winning Times journalist Jodi Kantor.
A blockchain startup wants to let people buy tokens so they can pick which sites are worthy of ads. The startup MetaX wants to use blockchain technology to create a list of safe websites for advertisers.
Facebook finally reveals the long-secret rules for what exactly will get you banned from the social network. The company has published the internal guidelines its moderators use to police the social network.
How a new media startup grew from 12 employees to 200 in a 18 months, and just landed $80 million to grow even more. Culture Trip is a fast-growing media site that just raised $80 million in its Series B funding round from a Dutch venture firm.
Apple's purchase of Shazam has regulators worried about streaming music competition. The European Union is looking into whether Apple's purchase of the song-identification app Shazam limits consumer choice, the Associated Press reports.
Gap's CEO has a plan to make the company's secret weapon more powerful. Gap CEO Art Peck told CNBC on Monday that the retailer would be opening 60 new Old Navy stores in the US.
Spotify just unveiled a new free version of its mobile app — here's your first look at all the changes. The app now gives non-paying users more control over their music by letting them listen to playlists in any order.
Vanity Fair has launched a metered paywall. It is offering four free articles a month before visitors are asked to subscribe.
Nestlé has reportedly launched a review to consolidate portions of its North American advertising business with four to six agencies, Adweek reports. The move comes as the confectionery giant looks to cut costs.

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Up to 6,000 Africans who fought for the Islamic State (IS) jihadist group in Iraq and Syria could return home, the African Union’s top security official warned Sunday, calling on countries to prepare for the threat.
Smail Chergui, the AU’s commissioner for peace and security, said African nations would need to work closely with each other and share intelligence to counter returning militants.
“There are reports of 6,000 African fighters among the 30,000 foreign elements who joined this terrorist group in the Middle East,” Chergui told a meeting in Algiers, according to the Algeria Press Service news agency.
“The return of these elements to Africa poses a serious threat to our national security and stability and requires specific treatment and intense cooperation between African countries,” he said.
Tens of thousands of foreign fighters joined the Sunni extremist group after it seized vast swathes of Iraq and Syria and declared a caliphate in 2014.
But the group has suffered a host of losses to both its territory and military capabilities in the last year.
Backed by a US-led coalition, Iraqi forces gradually retook control of all territory lost to the jihadists, declaring on Saturday that the country was now liberated from its control.
In Syria, the group faces western-backed Syrian rebels, jihadist rivals and government forces that are supported by Russia and Iran.
But the losses have sparked fears that IS’s remaining foreign fighters may now relocate, bringing their extremist ideology and violence with them.
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ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghadi’s teenage son has been killed by the Russians after he was sent on a suicide terrorist mission.
NC ISIS: Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's son has been killed while trying to stage a terror attack in Syria
Jihadi news channels announced the death of Hudayfah al-Badri last night claiming he died in Syria. ISIS’s terror network claimed the “son of the Caliph” was killed in an operation to attack a power station in Homs. Syrian and Russian forces were confirmed by the target of the mission in the statement. Terrorists remain on the run in the Middle East after the jihadis were driven out of their strongholds in Iraq and Syria. And the status of Baghdadi remains unknown after various reports of his death.
ISIS mass grave with 'hundreds of corpses' excavated near Raqqa GRAPHIC CONTENT: Syrian forces excavate a site, said to be a mass grave by state news agency SANA, west of Raqqa province. 1 / 12 AFP/Getty Images Syrian forces excavate a site, said to be a mass grave by state news agency SANA
“Hudayfah al-Badri, the son of the Caliph, was killed in an operation against the [Syrians] and the Russians” ISIS ISIS’s wording in their statement appears to suggest al-Baghadid is still alive. "Hudayfah al-Badri, the son of the Caliph, was killed in an operation against the [Syrians] and the Russians at the thermal power station in Homs,” it said. Their statement included the image of a young man carrying an AK-47. It is unconfirmed where this picture is of Badri or is just a stock image.
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Russia has not commented on the killing, and has previously celebrated the deaths of high-profile figures in ISIS. Vladimir Putin’s forces last year announced they had killed ISIS leader Baghdadi. Western officials claimed they had seen no confirmation of his death, but Russia’s boasts were supported by Iran. Baghadi then released an undated audio message calling of attacks on the West in September.
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US officials have a £19 million bounty on the head of Baghdadi and he is one of the world’s most wanted men. Badri is believed to have been born in Iraq in 2000 – making him around 18. His dad Baghdadi is becoming a “remote” figure in ISIS, British brass Major General Rupert Jones told Daily Star Online last year. He said there was “no evidence” to suggest he was dead, and added “if you an ISIS fighter right now, I do not think you feel like you are being led”.
NC JIHADI: ISIS announce the death of Baghdadi's son – its unknown who the boy pictured is
Rita Katz, head of the SITE Intel group, said on Twitter that ISIS fighters are hailing the message as proof of life on Baghdadi. She said: "Supporters hailing his attack and death as ‘a slap in the face to all who disappoint and to every hypocrite,’ and that it is ‘definitive indication that the Caliph is in his land and among the people fighting on the front line’.” Baghdadi’s top aides were captured in a joint operation by the US and Iraq in March. The reward for his capture is equal to chief of al-Qaida, Ayman al-Zawahiri.


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Say hello to the Vancouver Airport’s new assistance pups
What’s better than a golden retriever puppy?
The Vancouver International Airport has three brand-new golden retriever puppies ready to be trained in partnership with Pacific Assistance Dog Society.
“We support programs and organizations that focus on advancements in inclusivity, universal access and access to opportunity,” said YVR community relations manager Kim Halowski. “That’s why we are proud to support Pacific Assistance Dogs Society and the work they do to remove barriers and give persons living with disabilities independence.”
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Courtesy Indianapolis International AirportEvery year, the Airports Council International rates the best airports in the world by size and region. In North America, the Indianapolis International Airport stands up above the rest, winning top in the continent for six of the past seven years. The only slip in its streak was in 2011, when it was “just” second in the region. (Check out the airport rated best in the whole world, too.)
ACI bases its ratings on customer satisfaction, and if you fly into Indianapolis, you’ll see why it got such high marks. You’ll be blown away immediately by the stunning art throughout the airport. The terminal has a collection of 37 works of art by 17 artists, almost half of whom have Indiana ties. Plus, IIA updates its installations every few months with new artwork from Central Indiana artists.
Courtesy Indianapolis International AirportWhile waiting for your next flight, might as well charge your phone. No need to sit still when you’ll be on a plane for the next few hours, though. The airport has “human-powered” charging stations where the outlets only work if you work the pedals attached. (Use this map to learn airport Wi-Fi passwords at IIA and around the world.) It’s like fitting in a SoulCycle class while you scroll through Instagram. No matter where you’re stuck, learn how to make the most of a layover.
If you need a bite to eat, you won’t be stuck with refrigerated sandwiches and fast food burgers. There are plenty of local Indianapolis eateries, like Indianapolis 500 Grill, Shapiro’s Delicatessen, Naked Tchopstix, and Cafe Patachou. Learn what nutritionists call the healthiest things to eat an an airport.
Indianapolis International Airport even houses its very own bee farm. Honey bees—which are crucial to helping crops and other plants pollinate—are dying out, so IIA is working to protect them. The apiary also educates the community and trains beekeepers. (In your own backyard, plant these 5 flowers that help bees thrive.)
Courtesy Indianapolis International AirportBees aren’t the only way the airport is helping the environment, though. Before you land, you’ll probably notice something weird about the airport. What are the weird rectangles on the ground? Indianapolis is home to the world’s biggest airport solar farm. Every year, the solar panels generate enough electricity to power more than 3,650 homes for a year.
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Flying is never fun, but Indianapolis makes it a little more pleasant. If you aren’t flying through IIA, read up on these 16 airport mistakes to make your next flight go more smoothly.


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In this file photo, Chicago Cubs pitcher Jake Arrieta talks during a news conference before Game 3 of baseballs National League Championship Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Chicago. Agent Brodie Van Wagenen, co-head of CAA Baseball, said Friday that baseball players should consider boycotting spring training because of the slow free-agent market. J.D. Martinez, Eric Hosmer, Mike Moustakas, Jake Arrieta, Alex Cobb, Greg Holland and Lance Lynn remain among the dozens of unsigned players with the Feb. 14 start of spring training less than two weeks away. Charles Rex Arbogast  The Associated Press file
NEW YORK >> A prominent baseball agent said players are angered over the slow free-agent market and suggested they consider boycotting spring training.
Brodie Van Wagenen, co-head of CAA Baseball, floated the idea in a statement released Friday, less than two weeks before spring training workouts are to start in Florida and Arizona. He also raised the possibility of a collusion grievance, as did another agent, Seth Levinson of Aces.
The players are upset. No, they are outraged. Players in the midst of long-term contracts are as frustrated as those still seeking employment, Van Wagenen said. I would suggest that testing the will of 1,200 alpha males at the pinnacle of their profession is not a good strategy for 30 men who are bound by a much smaller fraternity.
J.D. Martinez, Eric Hosmer, Mike Moustakas, Jake Arrieta, Yu Darvish, Alex Cobb, Greg Holland and Lance Lynn remain among the dozens of unsigned free agents.
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A boycott of spring training may be a starting point, if behavior doesnt change. Players dont receive their paychecks until the second week of April. Fine them? OK, for how much? Sue them? OK, theyll see you in court two years from now.
CAA represents more than 150 baseball players, including Robinson Cano, Yoenis Cespedes, Buster Posey, Shohei Ohtani, Adam Jones, Jacob deGrom and Noah Syndergaard.
Van Wagenens free agents this offseason include Todd Frazier. Van Wagenen said he chose to speak out now because spring training was approaching.
The sentiment that Im hearing from players is that something radical may be necessary to show the other side there is unity and strength in in their frustration, he said in a telephone interview.
Spring training workouts begin Feb. 14, but participation is voluntary until the mandatory reporting date on Feb. 24  the day after major league spring training games are to start.
Levinson praised Van Wagenen and agreed with his conclusions.
It is disconcerting, and disheartening for clubs that are awash in revenue and or are fully capable of improving its product to choose to do otherwise, he said. Further, it is deeply troubling to encounter that almost all clubs are operating in a strangely similar fashion. There are no coincidences in a monopoly.
Large-market teams, including the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees, are cutting payrolls to get under the $197 million threshold for luxury tax payrolls.
Every markets different. Theres different players, different quality of players, different GMs, different decisions, new basic agreement, different agents who have particular prominence in a particular market in terms of who they represent, Commissioner Rob Manfred said Thursday. Those factors and probably others that I cant tick off the top of my head have combined to produce a particular market this year. Just like theres been some markets where the lid got blown off in terms of player salary growth, I think I can honestly suggest that occasionally youre going to have some that are a little different, not quite as robust.
New York Mets general manager Sandy Alderson, speaking to fans at Citi Field on Thursday, said analytics contributed to the slow pace of negotiations.
Big data is the reason weve seen so little movement in the free-agent market, because as data becomes more pervasive in the game, as it has, it tends to narrow the range of different evaluations, he said. The evaluations become much uniform.
The average salary, according to the players association, rose 3.3 percent last year to nearly $4.1 million following an increase of just 0.35 percent in 2016, the lowest rise since 2004. The new collective bargaining agreement, the first since Tony Clark succeeded Michael Weiner as union head, added surtaxes to the competitive-balance tax and additional penalties for high payrolls, including lesser choices in the amateur draft.
The CBT is designed to be a restraint on the spending of high-payroll clubs, Manfred said. I think that the system, without singling out the CBT, actually is working pretty well in the sense that the standard deviation of our payrolls that are being projected next year has actually gone down significantly, suggesting that our payrolls are more compressed, top-down, the bottom-up, which we feel is important in terms of preserving the competitive balance in the game.
Clark issued a statement that did not address a boycott or a grievance.
For decades free agency has been the cornerstone of baseballs economic system and has benefited players and the game alike, he said. Each time it has been attacked, players, their representatives and the association have united to defend it. That will never change.
Baseball has enjoyed labor peace since a 7½-month strike in 1994-95 led to the first cancellation of the World Series in 90 years, and the labor contract runs through the 2021 season.
The players association won three collusion grievances against the clubs for behavior toward free agents following the 1985-87 seasons, cases management settled for $280 million. Van Wagenen, a former Stanford baseball player, says current behavior by teams feels coordinated, rightly or wrongly.
Many club presidents and general managers with whom we negotiate with are frustrated with the lack of funds to sign the plethora of good players still available, raising further suspicion of institutional influence over the spending, he said. Even the algorithms that have helped determine player salaries in recent years are suggesting dramatically higher values than owners appear willing to spend.

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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With the Trump administration vowing to tighten rules for skilled workers entering the United States, India's software services companies are worried. Indian IT giants outsource tens of thousands of tech specialists to the United States each year, and limiting the visa program that brings them in could disrupt their multibillion-dollar industry.
Congress and the White House have targeted what is arguably the most coveted of U.S. visas: the H1-B. It's "a kind of temporary work visa that allows professionals from other countries to work in the United States for a designated U.S. employer," explains Stephen Yale-Loehr, a Cornell University immigration law professor.
Yale-Loehr says that with the economy picking up, the program is in particularly big demand. Last year, U.S. companies that sought to bring highly skilled workers to the U.S. filed 236,000 petitions that went into a lottery for just 85,000 H1-B visas, the legal cap. The bulk of the winners: Indian computer specialists, many of them graduates of U.S. universities.
Yale-Loehr says that places like Europe and Australia have special visas to attract such talent, but that the United States doesn't.
"We have to shoehorn high-tech workers into categories like the H1-B, and it's getting more difficult every year," he says.
For many H1-B holders, the temporary work visa — issued for a maximum of six years-- has been a stepping stone to obtaining a green card. That grants permanent residence in the U.S., and in turn provides a path to citizenship.
But newly introduced legislation in Congress and drafts of executive orders reportedly circulating in the Trump White House would tighten the H1-B program.
Indian software services firms last year earned 60 percent of their $108 billion in export revenues from the U.S. Their executives will travel to Washington this month to lobby against measures that take aim at one of India's most successful industries.
One bill proposes more than doubling the minimum wage of H1-B holders, which by law is set at $60,000. Critics argue the H1-B has been misused to displace American workers, and that there has been an incentive to prefer Indian IT workers because they are cheaper.
Shailesh Chitnis, with the data mining and analysis company Compile, says that while the median salary for all H1-B holders is $71,000, most but not all Indian outsourcers pay below that. If they had to double salaries, Chitnis says, Indian IT companies would have to change their 20-year-old business model.
"Because these organizations are not going to be bringing in people at $120,000 to fill those jobs — it would simply be too expensive," he says. "They'll have to look at some other alternatives."
But Shevendra Singh with India's National Association of Software Services Companies, or NASSCOM, refutes allegations that Indian companies are dislocating American workers or supplying low-paid labor. Singh says there is demand in the U.S. for Indian technical talent because of a severe shortage of qualified Americans with degrees in science, technology, engineering and math.
"The crux of the issue is the STEM skill shortage in the U.S.," Singh says.
In its 2012 report, the U.S. president's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology found that "fewer than 40-percent of students who enter college intending to major in a STEM field complete a STEM degree." The council concluded that in the next decade, economic forecasts point to a need to produce "approximately 1 million more college graduates in STEM fields than expected under current assumptions."
R. Chandrashekhar, president of NASSCOM, says that if the skills aren't available in the U.S. — and companies can't bring workers in — the jobs either won't get done or they will go out of the country and be done remotely.
"Talent has become more important than investment or trade," he says. "And those who consciously cut themselves off from the global supply chains of talent are depriving themselves of a good thing."
Chandrashekhar notes that the intermingling of American and Indian ingenuity helped build Silicon Valley, and says protectionist impulses could weaken the United States, and what makes it unique.
"America is No. 1," Chandrashekhar says. "What has really helped them to rise, absolutely, to the top, is that they have attracted talent from across the world. ... It would be really a pity if that was reversed without thinking it through."
Immigration expert Yale-Loehr, co-author of a 21-volume treatise on immigration law, agrees that the United States faces a crisis in maintaining its innovative and competitive edge, and says it should be inviting more, not less, IT talent to its shores.
"In a globalized economy, the best and the brightest want to work in the best places — and if they're unable work in the United States, or it takes too long or is too difficult, they'll find a place in Canada or Europe or India where their talents can be appreciated," he says.
If implemented, Yale-Loehr says the draft executive order would initiate a review of the H1-B program but likely have no direct, immediate impact.
However, he says "it sends a strong signal that we no longer like foreign workers — we're all about only U.S. workers."
That, Yale-Loehr says, is eventually going to hurt the U.S.
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In India, tech companies are worried that the Trump administration is preparing to limit visas for foreign skilled workers. A huge number of those visas called H-1Bs are held by Indians, but Congress and the White House say the program could be a threat to American jobs. From New Delhi, NPR's Julie McCarthy has more.
JULIE MCCARTHY, BYLINE: In the alphabet soup of U.S. visas, the H-1B is arguably the most coveted.
STHEPHEN YALE-LOEHR: An H-1B visa is a kind of temporary work visa that allows professionals from other countries to work in the United States for a designated U.S. employer.
MCCARTHY: Cornell immigration law professor Stephen Yale-Loehr says the program is in big demand. Last year, U.S. companies that sought to bring high-skilled workers to the states filed 236,000 petitions that went to a lottery that drew just 85,000 H-1B visas. The bulk of the winners - Indian computer specialists, many graduates from U.S. universities. Yale-Loehr says places like Europe and Australia have special visas to attract such talent.
YALE-LOEHR: We don't, and so we have to shoehorn those high-tech workers into existing categories like the H-1B. And it's getting more difficult every year.
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Newly introduced legislation in Congress and drafts of executive orders reportedly circulating in the Trump White House would tighten the H-1B program. The stakes are high for Indian IT firms. Using H-1Bs, they earn tens of billions of dollars each year outsourcing tech talent to the U.S. One bill proposes doubling the minimum wage of H-1B holders.
Critics say there's an incentive to prefer Indian IT workers because they are cheap. Analyst Shailesh Chitnis says if the median salary for all H-1B holders is $71,000, several - not all - Indian outsourcers pay slightly below that. And if they had to double salaries, he says Indian IT companies would have to change their business model.
SHAILESH CHITNES: These organizations are not going to be bringing in people at $120,000 to fill those jobs. It would simply be too expensive. They'll have to look at some other alternatives.
MCCARTHY: India's IT executives refute allegations that Indians are displacing American workers. There is a demand in the U.S. for Indian technical talent, they argue, because of a severe shortage of Americans with degrees in science, engineering and math. The president of the group representing Indian software services companies, R. Chandrashekhar, says talent has become more important than investment or trade.
R. CHANDRASHEKHAR: And those who consciously cut themselves off from the global supply chains of talent are depriving themselves of a good thing.
MCCARTHY: Chandrashekhar notes that intermingling of American and Indian ingenuity helped build Silicon Valley and says protectionist impulses would weaken the U.S. and what makes it unique.
CHANDRASHEKAR: America is number one. What has really helped them to rise absolutely to the top is that they have attracted talent from across the world, from every corner of the world. And that's what has made them who they are. It would be really a pity if that was reversed without thinking it through.
MCCARTHY: Immigration expert Stephen Yale-Loehr says if implemented, the draft executive order would initiate a review of the H-1B program and likely have no direct immediate impact.
YALE-LOEHR: But it sends a strong signal that we'd no longer like foreign workers. We're all about only U.S. workers. That is eventually going to hurt us.
MCCARTHY: Indian IT executives travel to Washington this month to lobby against the measures that take aim at one of India's most competitive businesses. Julie McCarthy, NPR News, New Delhi. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.

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A recent article (“12 reasons why Lok Sabha elections could happen in the next 100 days”) by Rajesh Jain–the architect of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Mission-272 electoral campaign in 2014–has captured the imagination of political pundits, analysts and leaders.
Jain lists six reasons–and six inferences from recent events–for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections to be advanced and held as early as in May 2018.
The first and foremost argument is a declining trend in the BJP’s electoral performance since 2014 and hence an early election is the BJP’s best bet to arrest its loss. While Rajesh Jain’s arguments are intuitive and observational, what do the data tell us about a seemingly declining trend for the BJP?
There have been 15 state elections held over four years since the 2014 general election. One can impute BJP’s potential performance based on what economists call revealed preferences of voters in these state elections. This is very different from electoral surveys where voters are expected to answer questions to a pollster, which is fraught with various flaws, intentional or otherwise.
While the usual caveats of how state elections differ from parliament elections etc. apply, a revealed preference analysis of voter choices in state elections is a reasonable method to gauge the trend of BJP’s popularity with voters, after its 2014 victory.
In the 2014 general elections, the BJP won 282 of 543 seats in the Lok Sabha, a clear majority. After the 2014 general elections, there have been state elections in 15 of India’s 29 states. Each Lok Sabha seat corresponds to a fixed set of assembly constituencies in each state. So, one can aggregate assembly constituencies to impute potential Lok Sabha seats.
The BJP won 191 Lok Sabha seats in these 15 states in the 2014 elections, but its performance in subsequent state elections corresponds to a tally of 146 seats, a loss of 45 Lok Sabha seats. In other words, after the 15 state elections, the BJP’s imputed Lok Sabha seat tally is 237, 45 less than its 2014 tally of 282 seats.
Thus, if state elections are any harbinger for the next general elections, then the BJP is certainly on a declining trend, as the chart below shows.
This declining trend is further confirmed by the BJP’s vote share and seat share performance in these state elections. In 2014, the BJP won 1,171 assembly segments in these 15 states but in subsequent state elections, it won only 854 assembly seats, a loss of nearly one-thirds of its assembly seats from 2014.
Even in terms of vote share, the BJP secured a 39% vote share in these 15 states in the 2014 elections which has now fallen to 29%. That is, in exactly the same constituencies, 39 out of 100 voters chose the BJP in 2014 while only 29 out of 100 did, in the subsequent elections.
Thus, the data support the claim made in the article about BJP’s declining support from its 2014 high.
Further, four large states– Karnataka, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh–are scheduled to go to polls later this year. These four states accounted for 79 parliamentary seats for the BJP in the 2014 elections. If the current declining trend of the BJP continues and is extrapolated to these four states, then the BJP can lose 20 more Lok Sabha seats in these four states, which will bring its total imputed Lok Sabha tally down to 217 seats by the end of this state election cycle.
The obvious counter to this analysis will be the argument that voters vote differently for state elections and national elections. There is no empirical evidence to support this assertion. To be sure, this is not to argue that past state election results are definitive indicators of future Lok Sabha performance. But this presents a neater framework to understand trends in voter behaviour based on their actual past voting patterns rather than some spurious surveys that claim to represent voter preferences.
Further, my previous research shows that when state and national elections are held simultaneously, 77% of voters choose the same party for both. This further bolsters the argument about advancing Lok Sabha elections to be held along with other state elections, since it can potentially influence voter behaviour.
The electoral math certainly supports Jain’s prediction for early and simultaneous Lok Sabha elections.
A version of this piece first appeared in The Quint.
(Chakravarty is Senior Fellow in Political Economy at IDFC Institute & Founding Trustee, IndiaSpend.)
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