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An attorney representing former USC medical school dean Carmen Puliafito acknowledged at a state medical board hearing Wednesday that the physician used hard drugs while employed by the university, but that the doctor has been in recovery for months and should be allowed to practice medicine.
The hearing marked the first time Puliafito’s version of events has been aired publicly since The Times detailed his double life of using drugs and partying with criminals, causing upheaval at USC and prompting the medical board to investigate the Harvard-trained ophthalmologist.
Attorney Peter Osinoff also argued that the 67-year-old physician suffers from a mental illness that makes him brilliant and leaves him with “immense energy,” but instills an “ugly side” in Puliafito that drove him to be infatuated with a young prostitute. That woman, Sarah Warren, introduced the doctor to “street drugs” and ultimately caused his downfall, Osinoff said.
Osinoff insisted at the hearing that Puliafito was “addicted” to his former companion “and to a lesser degree the drugs,” but that the former dean has since been able to manage his diagnosed bipolar disorder.
“Compared to [Sarah Warren’s] use of drugs and alcohol, his use was light. She was a hardcore addict. He used drugs so he could be close to her,” Osinoff said.
The medical board alleged that Puliafito “would return to his medical office to see patients within hours of using methamphetamine” and supplied drugs to Warren and her then-minor brother Charles Warren, among others. Puliafito provided Charles Warren with methamphetamine and pipes for smoking the drug when he was only 17, the filing said. Osinoff said Wednesday the doctor never illegally supplied drugs, was never high while seeing patients and has never been the subject of a patient complaint. He stopped using methamphetamine last July, he said.
Osinoff described Puliafito as a man spellbound by his own manic state and a “fantasy” in which he would rescue Sarah Warren from “a life of drugs and prostitution.”
Blinded by his mania and “oblivious to the consequences,” Puliafito spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on Warren, paying for housing, clothing, rehab and other expenses, Osinoff said, even as she stole from him and “drugged him without his consent.”
Her parents also tried to “shake him down” for money under threat of making her available to reporters for interviews and exposing the former dean’s lifestyle, Osinoff alleged at the hearing. Paul Warren, Sarah’s and Charles’ father, denied this in an interview with The Times.
Administrative law judge Jill Schlichtman ruled that the Warrens were confidential witnesses who could be identified only by their initials in the hearing. However, The Times is naming them in its coverage of the proceeding because they earlier gave the newspaper their accounts in on-the-record interviews.
In February, a lawyer for Puliafito sent The Times a letter saying there was no “evidence that Dr. Puliafito used any drugs of any kind while he was working at the medical school.”
“This is a case about mental illness and its effects upon a very high functioning person who managed it well, largely without treatment, for 64 years,” Osinoff told Schlichtman.
Deputy Atty. Gen. Rebecca Smith argued that Puliafito is unfit to practice medicine because of a substance abuse disorder, is a “danger to the public” and engaged in “egregious conduct at the expense of his female companion and her minor brother.”
The first witness Smith called Wednesday, Devon Khan, was reservations supervisor at a Pasadena hotel where Sarah Warren overdosed in Puliafito’s room in March 2016. Khan, who no longer works at the DusitD2 Hotel Constance, described being summoned to the room by a colleague and finding Warren “unconscious … completely unresponsive.” Warren had been placed in a wheelchair by the hotel staff because Puliafito wanted to move her to another room, Khan said.
“I was trying to rouse the young lady,” the witness said. “‘Ma’am, ma’am, can you hear me?’” He said Warren was slumped in the wheelchair “like a rag doll.”
Khan said he found a bag of small metal tanks or cartridges on the floor, a container for a small butane torch and burn marks on the bedding. Later, a security employee opened a safe in the room and discovered a baggie with a white substance inside, Khan said.
He said he told Puliafito that he intended to call paramedics and the physician identified himself as a doctor and tried to dissuade him. “He told me that he didn’t believe it was necessary,” said Khan, who added that Puliafito told him Warren had merely drunken too much alcohol.
On cross-examination, Osinoff asked Khan if Puliafito nevertheless agreed to call 911. “Somewhat reluctantly,” Khan said. “I didn’t ask for permission.”
Khan’s account of the overdose mirrored The Times’ reporting of the incident.
Puliafito was present at the hearing. Also present were Sarah Warren, Charles Warren and their mother, Mary Ann Warren. Sarah Warren and Charles Warren were excused after the attorney representing them cited their 5th Amendment right against self-incrimination.
The medical board began looking into Puliafito and suspended his license after The Times last year revealed the dean’s behavior with the Warrens and other younger people who used drugs, a report that kicked off almost a year of scandal at the university. The hearing will determine whether he can keep his medical license.
The Times interviewed several of Puliafito’s much younger associates and reviewed photos and video showing him using drugs.
One showed Puliafito smoking a giant glass pipe outfitted for methamphetamine use while Warren sits next to him and smokes heroin from a piece of foil. In another, Warren can be heard asking Puliafito to prepare for her a “hot rail,” a method of snorting methamphetamine.
“Absolutely,” Puliafito replies. Later, Warren is shown bending over a tray with several lines of white powder.
A source with knowledge of the Pasadena overdose called the office of the USC president and told two people who took the call about Puliafito’s involvement. USC President C.L. Max Nikias later said the employees didn’t pass along the message to superiors because the caller didn’t seem “credible.”
Less than a month after the overdose, Puliafito stepped down as dean. But USC didn’t report him to the medical board, and he remained on the faculty and continued to see patients at USC clinics until The Times published its story. He was then fired and banned from campus.

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Trump call for unity among Americans in his State of the Union address last night met with alarm from minorities
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A law enforcement official says there's no indication a man identified in court documents as a "person of interest" after the Las Vegas massacre committed a federal crime or had any involvement or knowledge of the mass shooting.
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Nearly 30 more women and girls have confronted disgraced former sports doctor Larry Nassar in a Michigan courtroom as he awaits another sentencing for sexual assaults under the guise of medical treatment
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Fans attending the Super Bowl in Minneapolis will have the chance to go through security screening off-site, and out of the elements
Fans attending the Super Bowl in Minneapolis will have the chance to go through security screening off-site, and out of the elements
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Government studies offer no clear answers on safety of cellphone radiation.
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The former Hawaii state employee who sent the alert that mistakenly warned of an incoming missile says he's devastated for causing panic, but was "100 percent sure" it was a real attack.
The former Hawaii state employee who sent the alert that mistakenly warned of an incoming missile says he's devastated for causing panic, but was "100 percent sure" it was a real attack.
An Arizona man who sold ammunition to the gunman in the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history said his customer didn't raise suspicions that he planned to commit any crimes.
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Arizona man who sold ammo to Las Vegas shooter is charged
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It's an annual rite in Fairfax County, one of the wealthiest counties in America: hundreds of second-graders trooping off to private psychologists, taking IQ tests to prove they're worthy of the county's advanced academic programs.
It's an annual rite in Fairfax County, one of the wealthiest counties in America: hundreds of second-graders trooping off to private psychologists, taking IQ tests to prove they're worthy of the county's advanced...
The city of New Orleans is perhaps one of the best examples of what President Donald Trump calls the country's "crumbling infrastructure.".
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The father of three of Larry Nassar's victims has apologized to a judge after he tried to attack the former sports doctor who has admitted to sexually assaulting girls under the guise of medical treatment.
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Victims' dad apologizes after lunging at Nassar in courtroom
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Abortion rises as a hot topic in this year's state legislative sessions, as activists on both sides say they expect the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in soon on how far states go in restricting access.
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Abortion is a focus of early action in legislative sessions
Abortion is a focus of early action in legislative sessions
2 women face assault charges after police say they disfigured a girl in a voodoo ritual.
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'Kill Bill' actress Uma Thurman accuses embattled Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein of forcing himself upon her sexually and director Quentin Tarantino of making her perform a dangerous car stunt that injured her.
'Kill Bill' actress Uma Thurman accuses embattled Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein of forcing himself upon her sexually and director Quentin Tarantino of making her perform a dangerous car stunt that injured her.
A Minnesota man has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for killing his wife and attempting to make it look like a suicide.
A jury convicted 44-year-old Stephen Allwine of first-degree premeditated murder Wednesday in the 2017 death of Amy Allwine. He was sentenced to life without parole Friday after maintaining his innocence to Washington County District Judge William Ekstrum.
Stephen Allwine had told police he arrived home to find his wife dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. But investigators found inconsistencies with the suicide scenario, and discovered he had tried to hire a hit man on the dark web.
Prosecutors say Allwine wanted to collect on his wife's $700,000 life insurance policy.
The judge called him a "cold and calculating killer."


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UDINE, Italy — Udinese has fired coach Massimo Oddo after 11 straight losses in Serie A.
The decision was expected after Sunday's 2-1 loss to Crotone left the team four points above the relegation zone.
The 41-year-old Oddo replaced Luigi Delneri in November and won his first five league matches, including a 3-1 victory at Inter Milan.
Udinese has not immediately announced a replacement but former Juventus defender Igor Tudor is favoured to take over until the end of the season.

Inter welcome Crotone to the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza in the hope of ending their three match winless streak at home.
Should that not be motivation enough, if the Nerazzurri don’t beat Crotone, they will equal their longest winless streak in Serie A history.
Goals may prove difficult as, coupled with the fact that topscorer Mauro Icardi will not play in the match, over the last seven matchdays, Inter have recorded a five percent shot conversion rate – it was 17 percent over their previous 15 Serie A fixtures.
Inter: Handanovic; D’Ambrosio, Skriniar, Miranda, Dalbert; Vecino, B.Valero, Brozovic; Candreva, Eder, Perisic
Crotone: Cordaz; Faraoni, Ceccherini, Capuano, Martella; Barberis, Mandragora, Benali; Ricci, Trotta, Nalini


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Question: John McCain calls "alt-right" attacks on H.R. McMaster “disgraceful”

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Sen. John McCain, R-Arizona, called the "the so-called 'alt-right'" movement's attacks on President Trump's national security adviser H.R. McMaster "disgraceful" in a statement released today.
Right-wing groups and websites have criticized McMaster after his removal of several people from the National Security Council (NSC). The removals include former Senior Director for Intelligence programs at the NSC, Ezra Cohen-Watnick, who was dismissed by McMaster from the administration in early August.
Michael Cernovich, a right-wing blogger, launched a website with the intent of seeking potentially damaging information on McMaster, both from inside and outside the White House. In the past, Cernovich has posted stories on a separate website attacking former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, falsely claiming that she has Parkinson's disease and that her "inner circle" was involved in a sex cult.
McCain, who has known McMaster for several years, denounced the anti-McMaster movement and their efforts to damage his reputation.
"Since this fringe movement cannot attract the support of decent Americans, it resorts to impugning the character of a good man and outstanding soldier who has served honorably in uniform and sacrificed more for our country than any of his detractors ever have," McCain's statement reads.
Adding fuel to the anti-McMaster efforts, the national security adviser dodged questions relating to his willingness to work with White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon in a Meet the Press (NBC) interview on Sunday. Prior to his role in both the Trump campaign and administration, Bannon ran Breitbart, a far right-wing news service. In recent weeks, the website has run several articles which are highly critical of McMaster.
"Such smear tactics should not be tolerated and deserve an emphatic response," McCain said. "I hope the president will once again stand up for his national security adviser and denounce these repugnant attacks, which arise from the same purveyors of hatred and ignorance who precipitated the recent violence in Charlottesville."

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For days, Trump was criticized for not specifically calling out white supremacists for the deadly violence in Charlottesville, Virginia over the weekend. Instead, he blamed “many sides” for the incidents that killed a 32-year-woman and injured 35 others.
On Monday, Trump finally issued a stronger statement, one that denounced “the KKK, Neo-Nazis, white supremacists and other hate groups.” However, he did not tweet a reproach of these extremists ― an odd move for a president who tweets every thought that comes into his head.
Critics saw the retweet on Monday evening as an attempt to deflect attention from his belated response to white supremacist violence, but also as an implicit effort to draw attention to crime within the African-American community:
Deflecting from a murder by a white supremacist supporter, with a dog whistle for "what about black on back crime?" Sickening. pic.twitter.com/3aVBdXxs4L — Keegan Stephan (@KeeganNYC) August 15, 2017
Really, @realDonaldTrump? After your faux condemnation of white supremacists, you pull a racist move like retweeting this? — Bishop Talbert Swan (@TalbertSwan) August 15, 2017
We understand "Chicago" is coded language to stereotype black people. It didn't take long for your true colors to show again. — Bishop Talbert Swan (@TalbertSwan) August 15, 2017
His way of signaling the alt-right that he's still their guy. — The Resistance (@ResistanceAgent) August 15, 2017
You retweet a "wink and a nod" to the alt-right. You are insane. — DJ Crash (@djcrashusa) August 15, 2017
Between this and Arpaio you're making it clear you didn't mean a word you said today. You think you're clever. You're not. Sad. — TheVolpinator (@Volpinator1) August 15, 2017
Many of the critics described Posobiec as “alt-right.” He denies the label, calling himself part of the “New Right” and saying he has “denounced hate groups and bigotry.”
The Anti-Defamation League considers Posobiec to be part of the “Alt Lite,” which it calls a “loosely-connected movement whose adherents generally shun white supremacist thinking, but who are in step with the alt-right in their hatred of feminists and immigrants, among others.”
The group said of Posobiec:
“He has enthusiastically promoted a range of lies, including the Pizzagate hoax and attempted to discredit anti-Trump activists by planting an inflammatory ‘Rape Melania’ sign at a protest event. He frequently tweets anti-Muslim sentiments, and has harassed former Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin with anti-Muslim slurs online and in person.”


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A Wall Street sign hangs near the New York Stock Exchange, Friday, July 22, 2016, in New York.
U.S. stocks pulled back on Monday as a decline in Facebook pressured the technology sector. Wall Street also paid attention to Washington after a Twitter meltdown from President Donald Trump, CNBC reported.
The Nasdaq composite dropped 1.8 percent as Facebook dropped 6.8 percent. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 335 points, with Caterpillar as the worst-performing stock in the index. The S&P 500 declined 1.4 percent, with tech dropping 2.1 percent. Facebook was the worst-performing stock in the S&P 500.
Facebook fell after reports said political analytics firm Cambridge Analytica was able to collect data on 50 million people's profiles without their consent. Cambridge Analytica worked on Facebook ads with President Donald Trump's campaign in 2016.

Good morning, here are our early stories:
-- U.K. Prime Minister Calls For Early Election.
-- In Japan, Pence Talks Trade And North Korea's Threat To The Region.
-- In The Rockies, Climate Change Spells Trouble For Cutthroat Trout.
And here are more early headlines:
Blanket Primary Today for Georgia Congressional Seat. (FiveThirtyEight)
U.N. Says "Staggering" Number Of People Fleeing Mosul. (UN News Centre)
Hollywood Writers Will Vote On Possible Walkout. (New York Times)
Boeing Laying Off Hundreds Of Engineers, Mechanics. (USA Today)
Suspect In Deadly Washington State Mall Shooting Kills Self. (UPI)
All 4 NHL Playoff Games Went Into Overtime Last Night. (AP)
NASA Puts 360 Degree Camera Aboard Rocket For Today's Launch. (PBS)
Sweden's 'Failure' Museum Highlights Commercial Flops. (Daily Mail)


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Question: A Father Reaches Out To His Lost Boy

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An extraordinary public letter:
My name is Pearce Tefft, and I am writing to all, with regards to my youngest son, Peter Tefft, an avowed white nationalist who has been featured in a number of local news stories over the last several months.
On Friday night, my son traveled to Charlottesville, Va., and was interviewed by a national news outlet while marching with reported white nationalists, who allegedly went on to kill a person.
I, along with all of his siblings and his entire family, wish to loudly repudiate my son’s vile, hateful and racist rhetoric and actions. We do not know specifically where he learned these beliefs. He did not learn them at home.
I have shared my home and hearth with friends and acquaintances of every race, gender and creed. I have taught all of my children that all men and women are created equal. That we must love each other all the same.
Evidently Peter has chosen to unlearn these lessons, much to my and his family’s heartbreak and distress. We have been silent up until now, but now we see that this was a mistake. It was the silence of good people that allowed the Nazis to flourish the first time around, and it is the silence of good people that is allowing them to flourish now.
Peter Tefft, my son, is not welcome at our family gatherings any longer. I pray my prodigal son will renounce his hateful beliefs and return home. Then and only then will I lay out the feast.
His hateful opinions are bringing hateful rhetoric to his siblings, cousins, nieces and nephews as well as his parents. Why must we be guilty by association? Again, none of his beliefs were learned at home. We do not, never have, and never will, accept his twisted worldview.
He once joked, “The thing about us fascists is, it’s not that we don’t believe in freedom of speech. You can say whatever you want. We’ll just throw you in an oven.”
Peter, you will have to shovel our bodies into the oven, too. Please son, renounce the hate, accept and love all.

'This is Our Nation, Now Get the F**k Out': Not the First Time America's Witnessed Hate, Not the Last


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Question: Surprise, Trump's Education Ideas Are Polarizing

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In the last year, there's been a big drop in support for charter schools, while other forms of school choice are getting a little less unpopular. That's the top line of a national poll released today.
President Trump and his education secretary Betsy DeVos have put school choice front and center on their education agenda. The general idea of "choice," however, takes many forms.
Charter schools are paid for by tax dollars, charge no tuition and are managed independently of public school districts.
Vouchers allow students to use tax dollars to pay tuition at private schools.
Tax-credit scholarships, now available in 17 states, which allow individuals and companies to get a tax credit for donating to scholarship funds that are used in turn for private school tuition.
U.S. opinion on these ideas seems to be shifting, according to a new poll from EducationNext, an opinion and policy journal associated with free-market education reform ideas. They've been asking similar questions for the past decade.
Here are the latest results:
Charters: Last year 51 percent of the public supported "the formation of charter schools"; this year it's just 39 percent, a 12 point drop in one year.
Vouchers: 45 percent are either strongly or somewhat supportive of universal vouchers. That's a bounce from last year, but more or less in line with the five years before.
Tax credits: This was the most popular form of school choice with 55 percent of the general public supporting this year; also a one-year bounce, but in line with longer-term trends.
There's no one obvious explanation for the change in opinion on charter schools. The drop was seen among both Democrats and Republicans and amongst all racial and ethnic groups.
"That's the largest change on any survey item, and one of the largest single-year changes in opinion that we've seen over the 11-year history of the survey," Martin West, the editor in chief of EducationNext, said on a press conference call.
The wording of the question — about the formation of charter schools — may hold a clue. In theory, it might be possible to have very positive feelings about the charter schools currently in your community, yet still oppose new ones.
And the expansion of charters is exactly what communities around the country have been fighting over.
Last year the NAACP and Black Lives Matter called for a moratorium on the growth of charter schools (the NAACP called more recently for a ban on for-profit management of these schools). The state of Massachusetts saw a bruising fight over its charter cap. Detroit's proliferation of charters has been labeled "a glut" and "chaos." And charter expansion was the central issue in the school board race in Los Angeles, one of the biggest public school districts in the country.
The nationally representative poll breaks down respondents by political party, and there's a clear partisan divide on many issues, even as public opinion shifts. Last year, for example, 57 percent of Democrats favored universal vouchers, against 45 percent of Republicans. This year they've switched places: 62 percent of Republicans like them and only 50 percent of Democrats agree.
Zeroing in on that political divide, pollsters also measured what they called the "Trump effect." That is, how do responses change when some people are told that the president supports or opposes a particular issue?
They found that self-identified Republicans are more likely to support an issue if they are informed that Trump also supports it, while Democrats are the opposite. However, Trump's net influence is nearly nil, which makes him less of a force than President Obama was in this poll in 2009. Back then, when respondents on all sides were told the new President supported an education issue, they were more likely to back it, by double digits.
This poll, then, serves as a snapshot of what some have called the breakdown of a long-standing bipartisan consensus on education that dated back to No Child Left Behind.
Still, there is one enduring issue where blue- and red-state opinions are near-identical: approval of the local public schools. 55 percent of Republicans and 54 percent of Democrats give local schools a B or an A.


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Ride-sharing giant Uber said Monday it is suspending use of self-driving cars after one of the vehicles struck and killed a pedestrian in the US state of Arizona.
[SAN FRANCISCO] Ride-sharing giant Uber said Monday it is suspending use of self-driving cars after one of the vehicles struck and killed a pedestrian in the US state of Arizona.
The Uber vehicle was in autonomous mode, with an operator behind the wheel, when it hit a woman walking in the street in the city of Tempe late Sunday, according to the San Francisco-based company.
The victim was hospitalised and later died from her injuries.
"Our hearts go out to the victim's family," an Uber spokesperson told AFP. "We are fully cooperating with local authorities in their investigation of this incident."
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Uber said it had temporarily halted its use of self-driving cars for testing or customer rides in Tempe, Pittsburgh, Toronto, and San Francisco.
Tempe is one of just two cities - along with Pittsburgh - where the ride-sharing firm has been using autonomous vehicles as part of its regular passenger.
The vehicle operator in the driver's seat was the only person in the car when the accident occurred, Uber said. The car was in police hands on Monday.
Sunday's accident was the first fatal self-driving car crash involving a pedestrian.
The first deadly self-driving car accident was reported in mid-2016, and involved a Tesla.
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The Tesla Model S, cruising on "Autopilot," failed to detect a crossing tractor-trailer against a bright sky, killing the driver - who it later emerged had kept his hands off the wheel for extended periods of time despite automated warnings not to do so.
Investigators at the US National Transportation Safety Board determined the probable cause of the Tesla crash was the combination of "a truck driver's failure to yield the right of way and a car driver's inattention due to overreliance on vehicle automation."
Autonomous-vehicle technology has been touted as having potential to save fuel, ease congestion, and to save thousands of lives by avoiding accidents due to human error.
As with the fatal Tesla crash, however, the deadly Uber accident is likely to stoke concerns that the industry is moving too fast.
Google-owned Waymo this month began using its self-driving trucks to haul cargo bound for the internet giant's data centers in Georgia, while rival Uber announced the use of self-driving semi trucks as part of an on-demand trucking service in Arizona.
In September, US Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao released new guidelines that permit more testing of self-driving cars.
But America's non-profit Consumer Watchdog has warned that roads are being turned "into private laboratories for robot cars with no regard for our safety."
The group on Monday called for a nationwide moratorium on testing self-driving cars on public roads while investigators figure out what went wrong in the Uber accident.
"Arizona has been the wild west of robot car testing with virtually no regulations in place," Watchdog technology project director John Simpson said in a statement.
"When there's no sheriff in town, people get killed."
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US states set their own rules for roads, and a handful have passed laws allowing self-driving vehicles.
California and Arizona have been particularly encouraging, hoping that companies developing autonomous technology in those states will create local jobs and facilities devoted to a promising new industry.
Duke University robotics professor Missy Cummings is among the advocates of slowing down introduction of autonomous vehicles to avoid risk and get proper regulations in place.
While machines are better at staying vigilant and reacting to routine situations, human drivers have proven superior at handling unusual or unexpected situations, according to the professor.
Cummings reasoned that if people need to pass vision exams in order to get driving licenses, so should self-driving cars.
She noted a case in which putting stickers on a stop sign could fool autonomous car sensors into seeing it as a sign indicating a speed limit.
"If we are still learning at this rate, and still uncovering major problems, it begs the question of why we are trying to put this technology into widespread use," Prof Cummings told AFP.
"I am a big fan of the technology, but it is very unproven and experimental."
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Police in Laguna Beach, California, have said a Tesla car – which the driver claimed had been operating in "autopilot" mode – has crashed into one of the force's stationary cop cars.
Photos of the incident were tweeted by Laguna Beach Police Department Public Information Sergeant Jim Cota on Tuesday (this morning UK time). The force said the driver of the Tesla had claimed the car was in Autopilot, which is not fully autonomous.
A Tesla spokeswoman said: "When using Autopilot, drivers are continuously reminded of their responsibility to keep their hands on the wheel and maintain control of the vehicle at all times.
"Tesla has always been clear that Autopilot doesn’t make the car impervious to all accidents, and before a driver can use Autopilot, they must accept a dialogue box which states that ‘Autopilot is designed for use on highways that have a center divider and clear lane markings."
This morning a Tesla sedan driving outbound Laguna Canyon Road in “autopilot” collides with a parked @LagunaBeachPD unit. Officer was not in the unit at the time of the crash and minor injuries were sustained to the Tesla driver. #lagunabeach #police #tesla pic.twitter.com/7sAs8VgVQ3 — Laguna Beach PD PIO (@LBPD_PIO_45) May 29, 2018
It has not been confirmed that the crash occurred while autopilot mode was engaged, but the crash will draw attention to other incidents where drivers were alleged to be using Tesla's "super-cruise-control" system.
Earlier this year, a Tesla Model S slammed into a stationary firetruck at around 65mph (105kph) on Interstate 405 in Culver City, California. The car was driven under the fire engine, although the driver was able to walk away from the crash uninjured and refused an offer of medical treatment.
Back in 2016, a driver was killed after both he and the Tesla systems missed a lorry pulling across the highway.
Meanwhile, Elon Musk, has moaned about media attention on Tesla crashes, having recently tweeted: "It's super messed up that a Tesla crash resulting in a broken ankle is front page news and the ~40,000 people who died in US auto accidents alone in past year get almost no coverage."
Last week Tesla agreed to settle a class action lawsuit with buyers of its Model S and Model X cars, who had alleged the Autopilot system was "essentially unusable and demonstrably dangerous".
Consumer advocacy groups have also written to the Federal Trade Commission (PDF) asking it to investigate what they term as Tesla's "deceptive and misleading" use of the name "Autopilot", claiming Americans wouldn't know it wasn't a fully autonomous driving system.
Tesla said the feedback from its customers "shows that they have a very clear understanding of what Autopilot is, how to properly use it, and what features it consists of."
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Question: Chesapeake Energy Corp (CHK) Is It Worthy for Investors?

Chesapeake Energy Corp (NYSE:CHK) shares traded up 1.32% during most recent session. Wall Street analysts covering the stock are projecting that the stock will reach $4.11 within the next 52-weeks. The mean target projections are based on 25 opinions. Since analyst price targets calculations are subjective, there often can be wide range of targets from various analysts.
Having a look in a broader way analysts from brokerage firms on the street with an extensive view have high price target of Chesapeake Energy Corp (NYSE:CHK) at $6 and with a conformist view have low price target of $1.5 while the stock’s latest closing price was $3.06. This is the consensus price target based on the analysts polled by Thomson Reuters’ First Call, the average is taken from the individual analysts which provided targets and are short term projections for the 12 months.
The ABR is the calculated average of the actual recommendations (strong buy, hold, sell etc.) made by the brokerage firms for the given stock. Currently shares of Chesapeake Energy Corp (NYSE:CHK) have an average brokerage recommendation (ABR) of 3.47 number of Recs in ABR is 18 however the company’s industry rank by ABR is out of 265. Industries are ranked based on the average broker recommendation of each company belong to this industry. A low number means that brokers and analysts expect that the industry outperform the market.
Outperform is an analyst recommendation which means that a stock is expected to do slightly better than the market return. Outperform is also known as “moderate-buy” or “over-weight” or “accumulate”. Whereas Underperform can also be taken in with “moderate sell” or “under-weight” or “weak-hold”.
For Chesapeake Energy Corp (NYSE:CHK) out of the analyst recommendations 1 analysts recommend stock a Buy, 3 rate the stock Outperform, 17 analysts recommend to Hold the stock, 5 rate Underperform and 2 analysts recommend the stock a Sell.
The Average True Range (ATR) is an indicator that measures volatility, it was developed by J. Welles Wilder. Typically, the Average True range (ATR) is based on 14 periods and can be calculated on an intra-day, daily, weekly or monthly basis. Because there must be a beginning, the first TR value is simply the High minus the Low, and the first 14-day ATR is the average of the daily TR values for the last 14 days. Chesapeake Energy Corp (NYSE:CHK)’s ATR-14 is at 0.18, while its weekly volatility is at 4.24% and monthly volatility is at 6.24%. A stock experiencing a high level of volatility has a higher ATR, and a low volatility stock has a lower ATR. The ATR may be used by market technicians to enter and exit trades, and it is a useful tool to add to a trading system. It was created to allow traders to more accurately measure the daily volatility of an asset by using simple calculations. The indicator does not indicate the price direction, rather used primarily to measure volatility caused by gaps and limit up or down moves. The ATR is fairly simple to calculate and only needs historical price data.
RSI is an extremely popular momentum indicator, the Relative Strength Index (RSI) also developed by J. Welles Wilder, is a momentum oscillator that measures the speed and change of price movements. RSI value of Chesapeake Energy Corp (NYSE:CHK) is 46.25. RSI oscillates between zero and 100. Traditionally, and according to Wilder, RSI is considered overbought when above 70 and oversold when below 30. Signals can also be generated by looking for divergences, failure swings, and centerline crossovers. RSI can also be used to identify the general trend. The default time frame for comparing up periods to down periods is 14, as in 14 trading days.
Shares of Chesapeake Energy Corp (NYSE:CHK) has a market capitalization of $2.74 Billion and its number of outstanding shares are 896.8 Million. During previous trade 196.95 Million shares of Chesapeake Energy Corp (NYSE:CHK) exchanged hands whereas on average almost 35.96 Million shares has been traded.

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In case you missed it, here are some of Benzinga's top stories from Monday, March 19, 2018.
NVIDIA Analyst Stays Bullish
Ahead of a March 27 analyst day, B Riley FBR analyst Craig Ellis says NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA) is as much of a buy as it ever was. Learn more about the analyst’s thesis in Shanthi Rexaline’s “B Riley FBR: Nvidia Remains Attractive For Growth Investors Ahead Of Analyst Day.”
The United States Vs. AT&T
Feeling confused about why the court trial AT&T Inc (NYSE: T) is facing in its bid to merge with Time Warner Inc (NYSE: TWX) is such a big deal? Get caught up by checking out Elizabeth Balboa’s “The US Vs. AT&T-Time Warner: Inside The M&A Trial Of The Decade.”
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Apple Supplier Falls On Rumor
Shares of Universal Display Corporation (NASDAQ: OLED) fell as much as 19 percent Monday after a report that Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) was looking to produce displays for its own devices at a secret U.S. facility. Learn more, in Jayson Derrick’s “Universal Display Under Pressure Amid Report Apple Wants To Develop Its Own Screens.”


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Question: Veteran center Mike Pouncey reaches two-year deal with Chargers

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The Chargers’ run game fell far short of Anthony Lynn’s standards last season. A couple of free-agent signings could make the head coach more satisfied.
The club agreed to a two-year deal with center Mike Pouncey on Monday, immediately upgrading the middle of their offensive line. His arrival comes less than a week after the Chargers announced their signing of Virgil Green, a veteran blocking tight end who had spent his entire career in Denver.
Given that the Chargers ranked 24th in the league with 99.7 rushing yards per game, Pouncey and Green should be welcome additions.
A three-time Pro Bowler, Pouncey asked for and received his release from the Dolphins last week, becoming a free agent after seven seasons in Miami. His two-year deal with the Chargers is reportedly worth $15 million, with $10 million guaranteed.
Though his last Pro Bowl appearance came after the 2015 season, the 28-year-old still finished 2017 as the league’s 14th-best center in Bleacher Report‘s rankings. Spencer Pulley, who started all 16 games at center for the Chargers, ranked 40th.
That difference should be a boon for Melvin Gordon, the former No. 15 overall pick who finally became a 1,000-yard rusher in his third season. The 6-foot-1 tailback has never ranked among the league’s more efficient runners, averaging just 3.8 yards per carry for his career.
Still, Gordon has shown signs of improvement. Although he has topped 5.0 yards per carry in just five of his 43 appearances, three of those outings came last fall. Despite being hampered by shoulder, knee, ankle and foot injuries in 2017, Gordon still totaled 610 yards from scrimmage during the Chargers’ failed playoff push in December.
“I thought he was one of the best runners in the game the last four weeks,” Lynn, a long-time running backs coach, said of Gordon in January. “It just seems like the bigger the game, the better he plays.”
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Pouncey’s arrival likely makes Pulley the team’s primary backup at center and both guard positions. He also represents the latest step in the Chargers’ attempts to revamp in the trenches.
The Chargers signed left tackle Russell Okung a year ago, and drafted guards Forrest Lamp and Dan Feeney in the second and third rounds. Okung earned the second Pro Bowl nod of his career, while Feeney showed promise in nine starts at left guard.
Lamp had competed to start at right guard before tearing his ACL during the first week of training camp. The departure of journeyman Kenny Wiggins, who recently signed with the Lions, leaves the door wide open for Lamp to debut there this fall.
The changes up front should also benefit Philip Rivers. The veteran quarterback took a league-low 18 sacks last season, but that number also reflected his ability to throw the ball when pressured to avoid lost yards. With Pouncey snapping him the ball, the 36-year-old passer could see better protection than he has in years.

THE best free agent remaining, Ndamukong Suh, is yet to make up his mind on where he’ll ply his trade in the 2018 season.
But according to a report from Yahoo Sports insider Jordan Schultz, the fearsome defensive tackle plans to visit the Los Angeles Rams this week.
It’s a move that would see Suh and the Defensive Player of the Year, Aaron Donald combine to create havoc throughout the league. And that’s before you consider Michael Brockers too.
The deal is far from a sure thing, with the former $114m Miami star already having visited with the New Orleans Saints and Tennessee Titans.
But for the Rams, who have added Aqib Talib and Marcus Peters to bolster their secondary; a move for Suh would represent a major step in their pursuit of the No.1 spot in the ultra-competitive NFC West.
The #Rams are hosting DT Ndamukong Suh... which is a scary thought in many ways. pic.twitter.com/B8cLcB6Rhx — Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) March 19, 2018
AROUND THE LEAGUE
ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports that center Mike Pouncey has agreed to a two-year, $15m with the Los Angeles Chargers. The former Miami man will receive $10m in guarantees.
Former Dallas Cowboys cornerback Orlando Scandrick will stay in the NFC East and join the Washington Redskins, the team confirmed. NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo reports the deal to be two-years, $10m.
According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, tight end Eric Ebron will visit with the Indianapolis Colts as he continues on his free agency path, after being released by the Detroit Lions. The former first-round pick has also met with the Carolina Panthers, who lost Ed Dickson to the Seattle Seahawks.
Former Tennessee Titans running back DeMarco Murray is meeting with the Miami Dolphins, per Rapoport.
Ian Rapoport reports Terrelle Pryor has visits with the Seattle Seahawks and New York Jets lined up.
Both Cameron Fleming and LaAdrian Waddle will visit with the Dallas Cowboys, per Rapoport.


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Question: Mathematician not impressed by people complaining about B.C.’s school tax

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Jens von Bergmann of Vancouver said says the province bungled the rollout
Protestors – and interlopers – at a school tax rally in Vancouver in May. (KyleBryan/Twitter)
A Vancouver mathematician is feeling a little confused, and a lot snarky, about why British Columbians can’t seem to understand how the increased school tax works.
“I kept reading these stories about the people affected… and I thought maybe this [calculator] was needed,” Jens von Bergmann told Black Press Media.
“I think the fact that it is a wealth based tax means it’s new and it’s different.”
The school tax, announced by Finance Minister Carol James in February, would apply a tax rate of 0.2 per cent to the portion of a home’s assessed residential value that is between $3 million and $4 million, excluding stratified rentals. A tax rate of 0.4 per cent would apply to all home value over $4 million.
“It just really drives home this divide we’re facing in Vancouver,” said Von Bergmann.
“People that have bought quite a while ago and have seen their house value go up but don’t perceive that necessarily as liquid wealth and other people that are really struggling to pay rent in the city. I think the tax is trying to strike some sort of balance between the two.”
READ MORE: David Eby cancels town hall due to ‘safety concerns’ after school tax protest planned
The tax is due to start in 2019 but has already raised outrage, especially in Attorney General David Eby’s Point Grey riding.
Eby cancelled a town hall on the tax in early May, claiming that the opposition was encouraging non-registered attendees to crash the ticket-only event and making it unsafe.
MaryAnn Cummings, a Point Grey senior who’s against the tax, called it “predatory” and said that the tax “ignores an owners ability to pay it.”
But Von Bergmann says he doesn’t have much sympathy.
“I find it hard to relate to how this could constitute any form of cruel hardship,” he wrote in a blog post.
“And I am comfortably housed, I don’t want to imagine how someone struggling to pay rent in this city is supposed to by sympathetic to this.”
An owner of a $4 million house would pay $2,000 in school tax, according to the province. While Von Bergmann blames people’s poor math skills for not being able to grasp how little they’ll really pay in extra taxes, he also thinks the province bungled the rollout.
He brought up the example of David Tha, 72, who told the Vancouver Courier that he was cutting cable and eating less meat to afford the tax.
But although Von Bergmann called Tha “principled,” he noted that he could either sell, or just defer the taxes on his $6.75-million home, which had gone up from the $370,000 Tha bought it for in 1987.
“We have to conclude that he is very principled, but I am still not convinced that the single mom trying to make ends meet renting an East Van basement suite will be terribly sympathetic to Tha’s self-imposed budget constraints,” Von Bergmann wrote.
“Vancouver is indeed expensive, but with $6.7M in equity, almost all of which is untaxed capital gains, it is very hard to see how they could find a reasonable place to live to fit their middle class lifestyle.”
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LONDON (AP) — The BBC is proposing a pay cap on news presenters as it grapples with disparity in what it pays men and women.
The broadcaster has proposed a 320,000 pound ($449,000) cap the day before the head of the BBC is to be questioned by lawmakers over the broadcaster's pay culture.
Meanwhile, a new report by a group representing women at the BBC says they faced "veiled threats" while trying to raise the subject of pay. The group wants the BBC to apologize and set in motion an "equal, fair and transparent pay structure."
A number of the BBC's leading male presenters agreed to pay cuts as the corporation sorts out pay inequality — a situation that came to light last year with the publication of salaries.

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Question: Minn. lawyer appointed to gather assets in McMartin bankruptcy case

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BMO Harris Bank N.A. alleges the large-scale, specialty crops farmer, formerly based in northeast North Dakota, purposefully engaged in a pattern and practice of misrepresentation to obtain or continue credit from the bank.
McMartin's lawyer, Jon Brakke of Fargo, N.D., said he hadn't responded earlier because he was asking for the dismissal or change in venue to North Dakota.
"Now that that has been denied, we will have to put in an answer, and you will see our rejection," Brakke said. He said one area of dispute is how much of McMartin's personal assets, if any, are encumbered by the loans.
U.S. District Judge Donovan W. Frank in Minneapolis granted the receivership motion last week and appointed Philip Kunkel, a St. Cloud, Minn., lawyer, as receiver.
McMartin was the sole-owner of McM Inc., of St. Thomas, N.D. The farm had operations in North Dakota and Minnesota, farming up to 50,000 acres of red potatoes, corn, wheat, soybeans, dry edible beans and sugar beets.
McMartin and McM since 2012 had accumulated debts of $50 million, including $43 million from the bank, and "convinced the bank to extend or continue these loans by providing false financial statements to the bank," the bank said in the receivership request. In court documents the bank also claimed McMartin had failed to comply with terms of loans and had converted loan proceeds and collateral for purposes not permitted by contracts.
As of Jan. 30, BMO Harris Bank said $42.2 million in principal was due: $32 million for the revolving line of credit; $1.4 million for a hedge line; and $8.8 million for the 2016 input loan.
On Feb. 2, the bank lawyers alleged McMartin had "fraudulently misrepresented — by millions of dollars — the financial statements and financial information which it delivered to the bank in support of McM's requests for advances under its revolving credit line with the Bank, and otherwise intentionally converted or transferred the bank's collateral, including cash proceeds thereof, to third parties without the knowledge or consent of the bank."
McM's corporate bankruptcy filing listed about $50 million in debts, including the $42.2 million to BMO Harris, and about $10.2 million in assets. The 40,000 acres in the farm went on to be farmed by others. (The Kenny Johnson family of Walhalla, N.D., one of McM's landlords, scrambled to form Elk Valley Farms LLP, to handle 20,000 acres of the land.)
Brakke on Feb. 23 asked the receivership case be dismissed or moved to North Dakota. In March, the bank's lawyer, Thomas J. Lallier of Minneapolis, called the change-of-venue request a "shameless attempt to delay this case and divert the court's attention from his fraudulent conduct." BMO noted the venue was spelled out in contract and McMartin lives in the Minnesota district. As evidence, they the September/October 2016 issue of Lake and Home Magazine, which featured McMartin's home on Island Lake, Minn. "quite possibly purchased and built with the bank's money." The motion for change of venue was denied on Aug. 8.
In late April, Lallier asked Frank to confer about whether McMartin would intend to file his own personal bankruptcy prior to a May 5 hearing.
"If a personal bankruptcy by Mr. McMartin is a certainty, it would be inefficient, inconvenient and costly for the Bank and this counsel to prepare for and attend the May 5, 2017 hearing," Lallier said. He noted that in a March 27 state court divorce proceeding in Grand Forks District Court, McMartin "represented to the court ... that a bankruptcy filing by him is inevitable."

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Question: Ont. premier sues Opposition leader for defamation

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Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne sued the Opposition leader for defamation Monday, less than six months away from the June provincial election.
The legal action stems from comments Progressive Conservative Leader Patrick Brown made in September, a day before Wynne testified as a witness at a trial in Sudbury, Ont., involving two provincial Liberals facing Election Act bribery charges.
Brown told reporters he hoped Wynne would give answers about the scandal “maybe when she stands trial” and went on to describe her as a “sitting premier, sitting in trial.”
The premier was not on trial and had waived parliamentary privilege in order to testify as a witness.
The Tory leader refused to apologize for the statements both after an initial letter from Wynne’s lawyer and following a libel notice in October, saying he would “ignore her baseless legal threat.” His lawyer has said the statements were not defamatory.
Wynne’s legal team filed a statement of claim in court Monday that seeks $100,000 in general, aggravated, exemplary and punitive damages. Brown’s statements harmed Wynne’s reputation, they wrote.
“The deliberate, malicious conduct of the defendant in publishing the defamatory statements is part of an ongoing campaign engineered by the defendant and others to harm the plaintiff’s reputation,” Wynne’s lawyers wrote.
“The defendant’s egregious misconduct in publishing statements that he knew to be false, his ongoing refusal to retract these false statements, and his high-handed and oppressive conduct in stating to media and directly to the world at large that the plaintiff’s complaints were baseless and would be ignored, all justify an award of aggravated, exemplary and punitive damages against the defendant.”
Wynne’s spokeswoman said the statement of claim was filed to preserve the premier’s ability to continue with the legal case.
“We continue to remain hopeful that this issue can be resolved with an apology from Patrick Brown for his defamatory remarks,” Jenn Beaudry wrote. “It should be that simple. However, if he continues to refuse to apologize we will have the ability to continue legal action.”
Brown has not yet filed a statement of defence.
Progressive Conservative Bill Walker also made remarks in September suggesting the premier was under investigation and facing charges in connection with the Sudbury bribery trial. He apologized hours after receiving a letter from Wynne’s lawyers.
“Mr. Walker’s apology and retraction were widely reported in the media and there can be no doubt that the situation was extensively discussed by (Brown) and his staff,” Wynne’s lawyers wrote.
“As a result, the defendant was fully aware that the Walker statements were false, and that Mr. Walker had retracted them and issued a public apology.”
The two Liberals on trial in Sudbury were ultimately acquitted.
Wynne previously sued the former Progressive Conservative leader, Tim Hudak, and another Tory member of provincial parliament after the pair said she oversaw — and possibly ordered — the destruction of documents related to two cancelled gas plants. Those are allegations for which two McGuinty-era staffers are on trial and awaiting a judge’s decision.
That lawsuit was resolved in 2015, though it is not known whether it was settled or withdrawn.

The candidates in the running to represent the riding of former Nova Scotia PC Leader Jamie Baillie have been finalized.
Larry Duchesne from the NDP, Scott Lockhart from the Liberal party, Bruce W. McCulloch from the Green Party, and Tory Rushton from the Progressive Conservatives, are the four candidates nominated in the Cumberland South by-election.
READ MORE: Jamie Baillie asked to resign as Nova Scotia’s PC leader after allegations of ‘inappropriate behaviour’
Nominations officially closed at 2 p.m. on Wednesday.
Baillie was the leader of the Tories until he resigned from his post on Jan. 24 after being accused of sexual misconduct.
Early voting for the by-election opens soon, and will be possible every Monday through Saturday up to election day on June 19.
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ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani officials say a retired army officer was lured to Nepal with a job prospect before being seized by Indian intelligence, which hopes to use him to secure the release of an Indian agent sentenced to death by Pakistan.
Two senior security officials said Tuesday that Indian agents abducted Lt. Col. Mohammad Habib, who went missing on April 6 after arriving in Nepal.
They say the abduction is aimed at pressuring Pakistan to release Kulbhushan Jadhav, an Indian naval officer convicted of espionage who was sentenced to death on April 10.
The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to brief reporters about the sensitive matter.
Indian officials did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Pakistan is resorting to new terror tactics to assert their influence in Afghanistan. According to sources, Pakistani spy agency ISI has orchestrated deadly attacks in Afghanistan cities and is also colluding with Taliban to target NATO forces.
The ISI has instructed Taliban to hire personnel of the Afghan National Army and get into a joint operation to carry out insider attack at NATO forces in Afghanistan, said sources. The meeting between ISI officials and Taliban terrorists was held recently wherein it was decided that they would jointly attack foreign forces on the soil.
They further said that the Pakistan Army is also giving training to few Top Taliban commanders to ensure that coordinated attack on foreign forces can be successfully made out.
This comes after US intelligence agencies issued warnings that the Taliban could launch major attack particularly in Kabul. The US intel had said that terrorist groups based in Pakistan would continue to use their sanctuaries and carry out more attacks on US forces.
Pakistan has been restoring to terror tactics using Afghan Taliban to carry out attacks targeting Afghans forces and their critical infrastructure.
On January 20, Taliban terrorists had attacked the landmark Intercontinental Hotel and killed around 25 people, search for them in each room of the hotel. The Afghan Embassy in the US had claimed that the attack was planned by Pakistan.
Another evidence suggesting Pakistan’s collusion with Taliban attackers was military grade goggles procured by the Pakistani army from British company. A tweet by Majeed Qarar, Cultural Attache at the Embassy of Afghanistan, had alleged that the goggles were supplied by Pakistan Army to terrorist group Lashkar-e-Taiba in Kashmir and Taliban in Afghanistan.


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(CNN) Yes, streaming and cable television shows still got the bulk of attention during Monday's Golden Globes. But broadcast TV wasn't left out in the cold thanks to two returning Globe favorites, a new breakout drama and an old favorite that shined like it's new again in 2017.
NBC's "This Is Us" once again picked up multiple nominations, including one for best drama and individual honors for Emmy-winner Sterling K. Brown and Chrissy Metz.
"This Is Us" tied the total number of nominations it received last year during its freshman season, once again scoring a Big Three, if you will.
ABC's "Black-ish" earned two nominations, down from three last year.
Tracee Ellis Ross, who earned a historic win last year for best actress in a comedy, was shut out of the 2018 nominations.
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The Golden Globes are just around the corner, so we're answering your burning questions in light of the big event. Make sure to know when and where you can tune in to see the winners, and while you're at it, check out the full list of nominees.
When is the Golden Globes date?
The 2018 Golden Globes will be on Sunday, Jan. 7.
What channel is the Golden Globes on?
This year's ceremony will air on NBC, live from the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif.
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What time is the Golden Globes and when is the Golden Globes red carpet?
The Golden Globes ceremony starts at 8 p.m. ET and goes until 11 p.m., but tune in two hours prior to the ceremony start if you want to catch the red carpet. If you can't get to a TV in time for the red carpet, check out the live stream on Twitter, which begins at 6 p.m. ET.
Who is hosting the Golden Globes?
Seth Meyers is hosting this year's Golden Globes.
Who is nominated for a Golden Globe?
The nominees range from Meryl Streep and Mary J. Blige to Robert De Niro and Shailene Woodley. See the full list here.
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Who was snubbed by the Golden Globes?
Despite many stars being recognized in the 2018 nominations, there were a few notable exclusions, including Wonder Woman and The Big Sick.
Who is presenting at the Golden Globes?
The full list of presenters has not been released yet, but stay tuned here.
Tune into the Golden Globes on Jan. 7 to see the winners.


Question: Paying for college: Tips on tapping your kids' college savings without taking a financial hit

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With high school seniors soon heading off to college, parents are faced with the daunting task of figuring out the best way to tap the money they've saved for their kids' higher education. After all, they want to ensure they can stretch those hard-earned dollars as far as they can.
What complicates matters when parents go to pay is not only the exorbitant cost — the average sticker price for tuition, fees, and room and board at a private college this past academic year was $48,170, according to The College Board — but the fact that the savings are spread around in a variety of accounts, ranging from cash to stocks and in investments that are shielded from taxes and those that are not.
About a third (30%) of the savings is invested in 529 college savings plans, 22% is parked in savings accounts and 14% is sitting in investment accounts, according to Sallie Mae's recently released "How America Saves for College 2018."
Just like recent retirees have to come up with a strategy to begin withdrawing funds they accumulated for their Golden Years in 401(k)s and IRAs, so do parents looking to maximize college savings.
"I always tell clients, it's one thing to save for college," says Marguerite Cheng, CEO of Blue Ocean Global Wealth based in Gaithersburg, Md. "Now, you have to learn how to pay for college."
Some financial decisions, such as selling stocks in accounts that don't shelter gains from the IRS, can cause you to pay more in taxes. Others can have a negative impact on your financial aid package or reduce your eligibility for government tax credits, such as the American Opportunity Tax Credit, which maxes out at $2,500.
One thing you should not do to fund your child's higher education is to raid your own 401(k) retirement account, says Andrew Tapparo, president and founder of Tapparo Capital Management in Topsfield, Mass. "You can always get a loan for college, but nobody is giving loans for retirement."
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Here's a guide for deciding what types of savings you should tap first to pay that big tuition bill:
College payment option plan
If you have enough cash left over in your checkbook each month, see if the college has an interest-free monthly payment plan that allows you to spread part — or all — of your tuition payments over the full school year for a small fee, Tapparo says. Cash still yields close to 0%, so you won't give up much in returns by pulling it out of your savings or checking account. If you can set aside $500 or $1,000 a month, you can whittle your college bill down by $5,000 or $10,000 each year.
529 college savings plan
Since 529 plans are filled with dollars specifically set aside for college — and the savings, gains and withdrawals have no tax consequences — this is the next bucket of money to pull from, personal finance pros say.
Most 529 plans are invested in so-called "age-based" funds, which means the portfolio gets more conservative and is heavier on cash and bonds — rather than riskier stocks — by the time your son or daughter enters college. That means the 529 won't lose a lot of value even in the event of a stock market swoon.
Don't drain your 529 savings in your child's freshman year. Instead, divvy up the money equally over four years to increase your chances of earning more on your money while it remains invested and giving you more payment flexibility in the future, advises Maria Bruno, head of U.S. wealth planning research at mutual fund firm Vanguard. Parents can also keep a higher 529 balance as the funds have a more limited impact on annual aid eligibility.
Cash
College savings sitting in a bank account are worth tapping next. Why? The national average yield on a bank savings account is a minuscule 0.09%, according to Bankrate.com. "The money isn't working for you anyway," Tapparo says. Using your cash also means you don't have to sell assets in other accounts, which gives them an opportunity to continue grow in value. Plus, there are no adverse tax consequences from using cash.
Stocks and funds in taxable accounts
Stocks or mutual funds in taxable accounts are the last assets you want to sell to raise cash for tuition. The reason: Any market gains will be subject to capital gains taxes, which will both boost your tax bill and potentially put you in a higher tax bracket. The tax hit also means less of your money can go toward paying your tuition bill.
"The key is to pay for college in the most tax-efficient manner as possible," Vanguard's Bruno says.
One more word of advice: Make sure you don't have too much money for tuition riding on stocks. If the market tanks your account balance will shrink.
"You don't want to tell your kid you lost money in the market and you can't go to college until you are 20," says Cheng, adding that parents should pare back their stock portfolio and move more money into cash as college nears.
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A large number of would-be buyers are putting off homeownership -- and student loans are largely to blame.
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Many adults dream of becoming homeowners one day, but some buyers may have to wait even longer to get their names on a mortgage -- if they can manage to do so at all. According to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, the number of people who purchased homes by age 30 dropped from 31% in 2004 all the way down to 21% last year. And a big part of the reason boils down to student loan debt.
In fact, college loans accounted for up to 35% of the decline in homeownership among 28- to 30-year-olds between 2007 and 2015. Incidentally, they also explain why millions of Americans have a negative net worth, a phenomenon achieved when one's outstanding liabilities outweigh his or her assets.
Because more people are taking on larger levels of student loan debt, they owe more than what they're able to accumulate in savings or investments. And if they're spending a significant chunk of their earnings on student loan payments, they're apt to have a more difficult time socking money away for a down payment. Additionally, since renters can't claim equity in their homes, they're more likely to get stuck in a negative net worth situation than property owners whose home values have the potential to climb.
Of course, just because you borrow money for college doesn't necessarily mean you won't manage to buy a home at a younger age, or at all. But it does mean you'll have less available income to save for a down payment, and less financial flexibility earlier in life, when those loan payments are bound to come due. Furthermore, since not all borrowers fall under the classic 10-year repayment period that applies to federal loans, it could very well be the case that if you take on debt for college, you'll be paying it off well into your 30s, 40s, 50s, or even beyond -- which makes homeownership that much less viable.
Benefits of homeownership
Let's be clear about one thing: Though there are many good reasons to become a homeowner, it may not be the right move for you, regardless of how much student debt you happen to have accrued. But if you are hoping to become a homeowner, you should know that the sooner you do, the more tax benefits you'll get to enjoy. In addition to mortgage interest, you're allowed to take a tax deduction for property taxes, points on your mortgage, and PMI (which applies if you don't manage a 20% down payment on your home). Furthermore, if you're self-employed and work out of the house, you may be eligible for a home office deduction, which can be used to offset your income and save you a bundle.
But tax breaks aside, owning offers a real opportunity to turn your housing costs into an investment, as opposed to just an expense. If you manage to buy a home in an up-and-coming neighborhood for $300,000, and its value quickly climbs to $450,000, you'll have a nice little profit on your hands. That's not something renters can claim.
And this is why it pays to consider the consequences of borrowing too much for college. Not only will those pesky loan payments eat up a chunk of your income, but they also might cause you to delay homeownership and the benefits that come along with it.
In addition, while there's no such thing as being too old to sign a mortgage, the sooner you get one, the better. See, most borrowers opt for a 30-year loan, and figure they'll just make their 360 payments as scheduled. But if your goal is to pay off your home in time for retirement (which it should be, ideally), then you'll want to get that mortgage locked in by your mid-30s at the latest. Otherwise, you could end up carrying mortgage debt well into your 70s or later.
Keep that borrowing in check
While there's no hard-and-fast rule about how much to borrow for college, it stands to reason that you'll have an easier time repaying a $10,000 loan than a $40,000 loan. So if you have the option to reduce your college costs or to borrow less, go for it. This could mean commuting to school rather than living in a dorm or working an extra job during your lighter semesters to cover more of your costs up front. It could also mean opting for an in-state public college over a private one, which could save you roughly $24,000 a year on tuition alone. While buying a home may not be the only thing you'll have to postpone or give up if you take on too much student debt, it's a major life goal to factor into your borrowing decision -- before you sign that loan agreement.
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NEW DELHI — India’s government has asked WhatsApp to take immediate action to prevent the social media site from being misused to spread rumours and irresponsible statements like those blamed for recent deadly mob attacks.
At least 20 people have been killed in mostly rural villages in many Indian states by attacking mobs that were inflamed by social media. Victims were innocent people accused in the viral messages of belonging to gangs trying to abduct children.
India’s ministry of electronics and information technology said in a statement late Tuesday the lynchings were tied to “irresponsible and explosive messages” circulated on WhatsApp. It wasn’t specific on preventative measures it expected.
The social messaging platform owned by Facebook said in a blog it would institute awards for research on “spread of misinformation” on its platform.

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Port Moresby Papua New Guinea will ban Facebook for a month while it identifies fake profiles and considers the website’s effect on the country. Communication minister Sam Basil said users posting pornography and false information would be identified. He also suggested the country could set up its own rival social network. Facebook has faced scrutiny following the Cambridge Analytica scandal and has been criticised over the way it has tried to tackle fake news. Although only about 10% of people in Papua New Guinea have internet access, the country is proving proactive in its regulation of online services.


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(AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin). Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Thomas Shannon, left, Deputy Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan, and Deputy Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette, lead a news conference on the 2018 Nuclear Posture Review, at the ...
(AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin). Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Thomas Shannon, left, speaks next to Deputy Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan, and Deputy Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette, during a news conference on the 2018 Nuclear Postur...
(AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin). Acting Assistant Secretary of State Anita Friedt listens to a question during a news conference on the 2018 Nuclear Posture Review, Friday, Feb. 2, 2018, at the Pentagon.
(AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin). Under Secretary of Defense for Policy John Rood, speaks during a news conference on the 2018 Nuclear Posture Review, at the Pentagon, Friday, Feb. 2, 2018.
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WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration on Friday announced it will continue much of the Obama administration's nuclear weapons policy, but take a more aggressive stance toward Russia. It said Russia must be convinced it would face "unacceptably dire costs" if it were to threaten even a limited nuclear attack in Europe.
The sweeping review of U.S. nuclear policy does not call for any net increase in strategic nuclear weapons - a position that stands in contrast to President Donald Trump's statement, in a tweet shortly before he took office, that the U.S. "must greatly strengthen and expand its nuclear capability until such time as the world comes to its senses regarding nukes." In his State of the Union address Tuesday, he made no mention of expansion, though he said the arsenal must deter acts of aggression.
A 74-page report summarizing the review's findings calls North Korea a "clear and grave threat" to the U.S. and its allies. It asserts that any North Korean nuclear attack against the U.S. or its allies will result in "the end of that regime."
It also cast China as a potential nuclear adversary, saying the U.S. arsenal is tailored to "prevent Beijing from mistakenly concluding" that it could gain advantage by using its nuclear weapons in Asia, or that "any use of nuclear weapons, however limited, is acceptable."
The Pentagon-led review of the U.S. nuclear arsenal and the policies that govern it was ordered by Trump a year ago. In a written statement, Trump said U.S. strategy is designed to make use of nuclear weapons less likely. In an apparent reference to the threat of catastrophic cyberattack, he said the U.S. aims to strengthen deterrence of major attacks against the U.S. and its allies, including those that "may not come in the form of nuclear weapons."
Known officially as a nuclear posture review, and customarily done at the outset of a new administration, the report drew blistering criticism from arms control groups.
"President Trump is embarking on a reckless path - one that will reduce U.S. security both now and in the longer term," said Lisbeth Gronlund, a senior scientist at the Union of Concerned Scientists. She said the administration is blurring the line between nuclear and conventional war-fighting.
The Trump administration concluded that the U.S. should largely follow its predecessor's blueprint for modernizing the nuclear arsenal, including new bomber aircraft, submarines and land-based missiles. It also endorsed adhering to existing arms control agreements, including the New START treaty that limits the United States and Russia each to 1,550 strategic nuclear warheads on a maximum of 700 deployed launchers.
The treaty, negotiated under President Barack Obama, entered into force on Feb. 5, 2011, and its weapons limits must be met by Monday. The U.S. says it has been in compliance with the limits since August and it expects the Russians to comply by Monday's deadline. As of Sept. 1, the last date for which official figures are available, Russia was below the launcher limit but slightly above the warhead limit, at 1,561.
"Moscow has repeatedly stated its intention to meet those limits on time, and we have no reason to believe that that won't be the case," State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said Thursday.
The Pentagon's nuclear review concluded that while arms control can advance American interests, "further progress is difficult to envision," in light of what the U.S. considers Russia's aggression in Ukraine and violations of existing arms deals. Administration officials briefed Russian and Chinese officials Friday prior to the review's public release.
The Trump nuclear doctrine breaks with Obama's in ending his push to reduce the role of nuclear weapons in U.S. defense policy. Like Obama, Trump would consider using nuclear weapons only in "extreme circumstances," while maintaining a degree of ambiguity about what that means. But Trump sees a fuller deterrent role for these weapons, as reflected in the plan to develop new capabilities to counter Russia in Europe.
The administration's view is that Russian policies and actions are fraught with potential for miscalculation leading to an uncontrolled escalation of conflict in Europe. It specifically points to a Russian doctrine known as "escalate to de-escalate," in which Moscow would use or threaten to use smaller-yield nuclear weapons in a limited, conventional conflict in Europe in the belief that doing so would compel the U.S. and NATO to back down.
"Recent Russian statements on this evolving nuclear weapons doctrine appear to lower the threshold for Moscow's first-use of nuclear weapons," the review said.
The administration proposes a two-step solution.
First, it would modify "a small number" of existing long-range ballistic missiles carried by Trident strategic submarines to fit them with smaller-yield nuclear warheads. John Rood, the undersecretary of defense for policy, declined to provide an estimate of the cost, saying it would be partially included in the 2019 budget that will be submitted to Congress later this month. He said the missile would be fielded "in the near term," but he refused to be more specific.
Second, "in the longer term," the administration would develop a nuclear-armed sea-launched cruise missile - re-establishing a weapon that existed during the Cold War but was retired in 2011 by the Obama administration.
Robert Soofer, a senior nuclear policy official at the Pentagon who helped direct the policy review, said Moscow is likely to push back on the U.S. plan for fielding those two additional weapons.
"I'm sure they won't respond well," Soofer said Thursday.
The press secretary at the Russian Embassy in Washington, Nikolay Lakhonin, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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Rahul Dravid has turned down Indian cricket board’s request to be part of selection process of U-19 cricketers to avoid any possible controversy over his presence. Dravid’s two-year contract as U-19 coach ended in March and he felt that he wasn’t authorised to attend the meeting as his contract hasn’t been renewed yet. The Indian junior team is scheduled to play two four-day games in England next month and the selection would take place on June 16.
It’s learnt that Dravid is willing to coach U-19 team in the future, but wants more clarity about the role to avoid any criticism of conflict of interest. “Dravid has informed BCCI that he won’t be attending selection committee meeting as he doesn’t want any controversy. Dravid contract is yet to be renewed and as he is no longer the coach of India Under 19 team. He said that it will be unfair on his part to attend the meeting without owning the job,” sources in the BCCI told The Indian Express.
Dravid’s decision would be seen in the light of the recent criticism directed against him by Ramchandra Guha, who issued a statement after resigning from the Supreme-Court appointed Committee of Administrators. Guha didn’t explicitly name Dravid but there were no doubts about the identity of the player in question.
“The BCCI has accorded preferential treatment to some national coaches, by giving them ten month contracts for national duty, thus allowing them to work as IPL coaches/mentors for the remaining two months. This was done in an adhoc and arbitrary manner; the more famous the former player-turned-coach, the more likely was the BCCI to allow him to draft his own contract that left loopholes that he exploited to dodge the conflict of interest issue,” wrote Guha.
Dravid responded to that criticism by stating that he hadn’t bent any existing rules, and it was unfair to target him. “By the BCCI’s conflict of interest rules, I was absolutely not under a conflict of interest. If the rules have changed midway through the contract, then I think it is unfair to criticise me for breaking the rules or twisting the rules to suit my convenience.”
The COA eventually responded to the developments and its head Vinod Rai made it clear that all contracts of the BCCI will be of two full years, which means Dravid can’t do any assignment of IPL anymore, if he wants to coach the U-19 or India A team.
Applications for U-19 coach
The Indian cricket board has decided to replicate the process it follows to appoint the senior team’s coach and has invited application for U-19 coach. Like his former team mate Anil Kumble, Dravid too will get a direct entry in the coaching application process. “We would be following the same process followed to select the Indian national team coach for the junior team as well. It was approved by COA in the last meeting and Dravid will get direct entry in the selection process,” BCCI official informed.
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"I am ready with my action plan for the upcoming season and will present it to the MCA when they call me," Powar, 40, told mid-day yesterday
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Ramesh Powar, the ex-India off-spinner, appears to be a leading contender for the Mumbai Ranji Trophy coach's post now that former India pacer Abey Kuruvilla and ex-India batsman Pravin Amre decided against applying for the job.
"I am ready with my action plan for the upcoming season and will present it to the MCA when they call me," Powar, 40, told mid-day yesterday. "I think players should play for Mumbai for at least for five-six years. Only then, we will get match-winners. I would like to work with Mumbai team to build such players.
That why I have applied for the job." Interestingly, Powar resigned as the spin bowling coach of the MCA's indoor cricket academy recently because the association did not implement his plans. Powar is just back from Down Under where he guided young Australian spinners across two weeks.
Ex-Mumbai wicketkeeper-batsman Vinayak Samant too is keen on guiding the senior Mumbai team. "I'm competing with myself. I don't think about the other contenders for the job. But, I will give my 100 per cent to make a winning combination like we were when the Mumbai under-23 team emerged champions in 2013-14 when I was their coach," said Samant, who is touring England as coach of a Mumbai-based junior club team. It is learnt that four others have shown interest in the job.MCA will take a decision on the coach after interviewing the candidates and viewing their presentations.
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After her glorious Grammy sweep on Sunday night, Adele woke up to a #BoycottAdele hashtag, with many Beyoncé fans questioning her "unfair" win over their idol. But calls for a boycott are scarcely new for Adele. Last year, after she endorsed Hillary Clinton for president, Trump supporters launched a similar hashtag. Buffeted by the competitive politics of the right and left, the English singer will likely think longingly back to the uncomplicated very first #BoycottAdele hashtag that trended briefly in 2015 after the release of her hit single "Hello."
It had nothing to do with politics and everything to do with tea.
The millions of fans who have watched the music video of "Hello" know that a steaming cup of tea has a central role to play in providing succor to the singer's lovesick heart.
Artfully stained with sepia and loss, the retro video opens with a deeply depressed Adele walking into a shut-up house enrobed in dustcovers. Outside, it's wickedly cold and blustery. Inside (her broken heart) the temperature's pretty tundra-like too. So while she lavishly mourns the loss of her coffee-drinking lover in song, Adele does what the English do when things look bleak. She pops the kettle on. There's a delicately patterned china cup and saucer waiting to be filled. So far, so good.
Then, the singer does something absolutely shocking. She pours hot water into the cup and then pops in a tea bag. Instead of the other way around, of course. This casual switching of steps was an outrage and nothing short of tea treason. British twitter sputtered with indignation.
How reassuringly English. A country that has fought two opium wars with China to protect its precious tea supply takes the beverage very seriously.
Ask the man who is the au currant hero, George Orwell. He may have fought totalitarianism all his life, but when it came to making a pot of tea, it was his way or the highway. His popular essay, "A nice cup of tea," is an 11-point disquisition on how to achieve just that. Orwell would have been horrified by Adele's – and the modern streamlined style of – tea-making. Not merely by the presence of a teabag but by the absence of a teapot. "If the tea is not loose in the pot it never infuses properly," he declaimed. In order to get a good infusion, one "should take the teapot to the kettle, and not the other way about. The water should be actually boiling at the moment of impact, which means that one should keep it on the flame while one pours."
As for that other great anti-totalitarian Brit, John Lennon, he could imagine a world without heaven and religion, but not without tea – brewed the right way, of course. A few years ago, his widow, Yoko Ono, wrote a piece for The New York Times called "The Tea Maker," in which she affectionately recalled their midnight tea-making kitchen trysts. "Yoko, Yoko, you're supposed to first put the tea bags in, and then the hot water," John would admonish her. And so Ono allowed him to make the tea his way. But, for tea purists, there's an unfortunate twist to this story. As Ono tells it:
One night, however, John said: "I was talking to Aunt Mimi this afternoon and she says you are supposed to put the hot water in first. Then the tea bag. I could swear she taught me to pu
ide. But though once a committed tea drinker, Adele has given up her 10-cups-a-day habit. Not because of the tea trolls, but because of the pounds she was putting on from the heavily sugared cups.
Meanwhile, her "Hello" video has launched a range of "Hello, it's tea" merchandise and several cheeky parodies, including changing the soulful line of Lionel Richie's 1983 hit, "Hello," to "Hello, is it tea you're looking for?" In another very funny send-up, an English radio presenter rewrote the lyrics to make tea the star. So instead of belting out "Hello from the other side," we have:
Where the hell's my cup of tea? My ginger nut needs dunking see Have you even turned the kettle on? I should have had it by now But all my biscuits are gone I love tea It's me and tea.
On Sunday night, after an awkward, overwrought but sincere-sounding acceptance speech in which she nervously lavished praise on Beyoncé, Adele accidentally broke her trophy in half. As if it were a ginger nut biscuit she was dying to dunk into a cup of tea. With all of those boycott hashtags, she could certainly do with a cuppa.
Nina Martyris is a journalist based in Knoxville, Tenn.

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