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Question: RTI Bill can't be passed before Parliament's break on Friday

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A Ranking Member of the Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee, Inusah Fuseini has downplayed the possibility of the Right to Information (RTI) bill being passed before Friday when Parliament rises for recess.
He said the limited days available to the house makes it impossible for it to consider the bill even if it is filed under a certificate of urgency.
The Vice President, Dr. Mahamadu Bawumia, after increased agitations from civil society groups like the Right to Information Coalition, pushing for the passage of the Bill, announced on Monday that the revised version of the Right to Information Bill has been approved by Cabinet and forwarded to Parliament.
“Cabinet has given approval for the Right to Information Bill to be laid in Parliament for debate and approval because it is very critical that we pass the Right to Information Bill,” Dr. Bawumia stated during the Norway-Ghana Business and Investment Forum.
But according to Inusah Fuseini, who’s also the MP for Tamale Central, Parliament’s outlined business for this week did not indicate that the bill will be laid before the house rises on Friday. He however did not rule out the possibility that it could be introduced to the house this week.
“There simply is no way [it can be passed in this session]. I can’t see how we can work within 4 days to pass that bill into law. And you want a good product, you want the bill to stand the test of time. Let’s just get the executive to lay the bill…. The most important is for the bill to be laid now in parliament so that we can take it through the normal legislative process. That will mean the next time we return to the house,” he said.
‘We’ll sit during recess’
Inusah Fuseini said the Committee has agreed to sit during Parliament’s recess to consider the bill and prepare its report on it to ensure that it is immediately put before the house when it resumes.
“My committee has said that because of the importance of the bill, even if the executive delay in laying the bill we will be minded to sit during the recess to consider all the proprietary steps towards a report in parliament when we return,” he said.
Meanwhile, the Chairman of the Committee and New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament for Offinso South Constituency, Ben Abdallah assured that the government will lay the bill before the house before Friday, March 23, 2018, when it rises to go on recess.
‘RTI will be passed by July 2018’
The Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Osei Kyei Mensah-Bonsu in November 2017 said parliament would finish work on the bill by the second meeting of the next session of the house which translates to July 2018.
Speaking at a training programme for journalists in Parliament, he said the 7th Parliament of the 4th Republic will surely work hard to pass the Bill.
About RTI
The right to information is a fundamental human right guaranteed by the country’s 1992 Constitution and recognized as a right under International Conventions on Human rights.
The bill as it has been drafted, is to give substance to Article 21 (1) (f) of the Constitution which states that “All persons shall have the right to information subject to such qualifications and laws as are necessary in a democratic society”.
The back and forth
The Right to Information Bill was first drafted in 1999 under the former president, Jerry John Rawlings. Various advocacy groups emerged to press for the immediate passing of the bill into law in 2002. The draft bill was reviewed in 2003, 2005 and 2007.
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) in its 2008 and 2012 election manifestos promised to ensure the bill is passed. In 2010, the bill was presented to Parliament for consideration.
In 2011, the government signed unto the Open Government Partnership (OGP) Initiative with a commitment to pass by the bill. In November 2013, the bill was formally laid before parliament.
Former Attorney General, Deputy Dominic Ayine in 2015, moved the bill for second reading in Parliament. In October 2016, the bill was withdrawn and a replaced with a new one which was immediately laid.
Following the dissolution of the Sixth Parliament of the Fourth Republic and the swearing-in of new Parliament in January 2017, the bill is no longer in parliament.
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By pre-poning the Budget, the need of presenting a Vote On Account is done away with and allow government spending in the first few months of fiscal. (PTI Photo)
In yet another surprise move by the PM Narendra Modi government, it has been revealed that Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs is set to meet on Tuesday to take a call on advancing Budget 2017 Session of Parliament to last week of January. This comes in the wake of the NDA government having already advanced the date to February 1 recently. The move had then caught the political parties by surprise and they have all vowed to carry out protests to force the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led government to revert the dates back to the traditional date – February 28.
The reason provided by the government to advance the date of budget presentation was to allow expenditure to be authorised by the time the new financial year begins – Budget is presented at February end, but it is passed by both the Houses of Parliament only by mid-May. By pre-poning the Budget, the need of presenting a Vote On Account is done away with and allow government spending in the first few months of fiscal.


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Question: Kushner Cos. pulls request for tax break in New Jersey city

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Minimum wage of $15 signed into law in California
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The Hempstead Town Industrial Development Agency is to consider tax breaks for the $1.3 million renovation of a mixed-use building in Hempstead Village, according to its agenda for its Thursday meeting.
The building’s owner, Nader Enterprises, wants to renovate the structure at 131 Fulton Ave. to create 40 residential units and 10 commercial spaces to rent, according to IDA documents.
The application, filed in December, seeks a sales tax exemption and a 10-year payment in lieu of taxes, or PILOT, the documents show. By the end of the second year of the PILOT, three new jobs would be created at an average annual salary of $36,000.
The building is currently vacant. Its 2016-17 taxes were $99,059, according to the documents. The 42,000-square-foot structure has a market value of $788,800.
The IDA board’s policy is to start PILOT payments at the current tax level and freeze them for three years, before steadily increasing the payments through the 10th year, IDA officials said.
Board members on Thursday are to hear a presentation by Nader Enterprises about the application and could hold a preliminary vote on the project. Because the project is in Hempstead, four village officials are able to vote on the IDA board.
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Village attorney Debra Urbano-DiSalvo said in a statement Tuesday that Hempstead officials are not taking a position on the Fulton Avenue project before the IDA meeting.
“Throughout Mayor [Wayne] Hall’s tenure he has pursued initiatives with a steadfast commitment to placing the people of Hempstead as the top priority,” Urbano-DiSalvo said. “The Village of Hempstead will continue to aggressively seek opportunities for job creation and the development of our community.”
Hall has faced criticism over a $2.5 billion downtown redevelopment project that includes mixed-use projects along Main Street.
The Nader Enterprises building is located just outside the village downtown area and is not part of the official revitalization effort, which the developer has said will bring 18,000 jobs to the village. The Plainview-based developer, Renaissance Downtowns, received $33 million in tax breaks from the IDA last year to build a 336-unit apartment complex on a parking lot across from Hempstead Town Hall at Washington and Front streets.


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Question: Canadians Blowing Annual Budgets by Summertime

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Survey reveals Canadians spend more in the summer than any other season
TORONTO, July 4, 2018 /CNW/ -- Summertime is here and everyone wants to have some fun or take a vacation, but you don't have to break the bank. According to a recent survey from savings destination RetailMeNot.ca, almost half of Canadians (41 per cent) spend more money in the summer than other seasons, making now a perfect time to do a quick temperature check on spending habits in the first half of the year.
Even though summer tends to be more expensive due to vacations and other activities, only 19 per cent of Canadians say that they make a point to save during the first half of the year so that they can spend more money in the summer. Additionally, Canadians are having a tough time budgeting in the sunnier season, as only 22 per cent of Canadians are using the money they make in the summer to sustain their lifestyle for the rest of the year.
Summer Spending
Although 60 per cent of Canadians say they are going to try to cut back on their spending this summer, this may prove tricky as nearly half (41 per cent) agreed there are more deals to be had in the winter months. Additionally, more than a third (39 per cent) of respondents found it easier to stick to a budget in the winter than in the summer.
"Whether you're trying to save during the expensive summer months or keep on a budget for the full year, visiting a savings site like RetailMeNot.ca can help you make informed purchasing decisions," says Sara Skirboll, Shopping & Trends Expert for RetailMeNot.ca. "Checking RetailMeNot.ca before you start shopping can help you find discounts on everything you need this summer, whether it's camping supplies, supplies for the barbecue, travel destinations, or an updated wardrobe."
So what is it that Canadians are spending their money on during the summer months?
29 per cent of summer costs are spent on gas, travel and accommodations
26 per cent of the total summer spend is on groceries
21 per cent of Canadians' summer costs are spent on dinners out and entertainment
While the remaining 24 per cent of summer costs are spent on:
Clothing
Alcohol
Gifts
Beauty products and personal care items
Sporting activities
Six Month Check-In
Although the summer months are one of the most expensive seasons, the first half of the year can also be tough on the wallet. RetailMeNot.ca looked at the spending habits of Canadians for the past six months from January to June and found that:
50 per cent of Canadians have spent between $100 - $500 on clothing
46 per cent of Canadians have spent between $100 - $500 on gifts
47 per cent of Canadians have spent between $100 - $500 on dining out
48 per cent of Canadians have spent between $1,000 - $5,000 on groceries
50 per cent of Canadians have spent between $100 - $500 on tickets to an event or concert
Other Survey Findings:
Summer Confidence - Even if money is tighter in the summer, only 31 per cent of Canadians worry that when the summer hits they won't be able to afford everything they need to buy.
Savvy Summer Spenders - Despite feeling the budgeting burn, only 23 per cent of Canadians feel like their finances get out of control in the summer compared to other seasons.
Hometown Shoppers - While summer presents a great time to travel, 82 per cent of Canadians spend most of their money in their own home province in the summer months.
RetailMeNot.ca regularly conducts consumer trend and spending surveys.
About the survey:
From June 8th to June 10th 2018 an online survey of 1521 randomly selected Canadian adults who are Maru Voice Canada panelists was executed by Maru/Blue. For comparison purposes, a probability sample of this size has an estimated margin of error (which measures sampling variability) of +/- 2.5%, 19 times out of 20. The results have been weighted by education, age, gender and region (and in Quebec, language) to match the population, according to Census data. This is to ensure the sample is representative of the entire adult population of Canada. Discrepancies in or between totals are due to rounding.
About RetailMeNot, Inc.
RetailMeNot, Inc. (https://www.retailmenot.com/corp/) is a leading savings destination connecting consumers with retailers, restaurants and brands, both online and in-store. The company enables consumers across the globe to find hundreds of thousands of offers to save money while they shop or dine out. RetailMeNot, Inc. estimates that $4.8 billion in retailer sales were attributable to consumer transactions from paid digital offers in its marketplace in 2017, more than $560 million of which were attributable to its in-store solution. The RetailMeNot, Inc. portfolio of websites and mobile applications includes RetailMeNot.com in the United States; RetailMeNot.ca in Canada; VoucherCodes.co.uk in the United Kingdom; ma-reduc.com and Poulpeo.com in France; and GiftCardZen.com and Deals2Buy.com in North America. As wholly owned subsidiaries of Harland Clarke Holdings, RetailMeNot and Valassis, a leader in intelligent media delivery, are partnering to connect retailers and consumers through meaningful digital, mobile and print promotions both online and in store.
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Question: 6th annual Red, White & Run 5k

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ZANESVILLE, Ohio – The annual Red, White & Run 5k was held on July 4th.
The Muskingum Recreation Center hosted their sixth annual Red, White and Run 5k where 160 people dressed up in red, white and blue to honor Independence Day. Event and Program manager, Becky Weir said the money raised will go back to help pay for funds at the MRC.
“So part of it goes to the kids youth swimming program and then part of it will go to purchase a new piece of equipment,” explained Weir.
This year was the first year they allowed dogs to participate as well. Weir said she enjoys seeing everyone come out and show their patriotism for our country.
“It’s just a way to show appreciation to our country and to have a lot of fun and to get a good exercise first thing in the morning on the Fourth of July and just celebrate America,” said Weir.
The MRC would like to thank all of their sponsors for making this event possible. For more information, you can visit their website at www.muskingumrecreationcenter.org/

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Question: Grenfell Tower firefighter tried to text mother after collapsing

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A firefighter has recalled the moment he tried to text his mother after collapsing, low on oxygen, in the smoke-logged stairwell of Grenfell Tower.
Chris Secrett, a crew manager from North Kensington, knew he was in “big trouble” after his breathing apparatus oxygen supplies began running out on the 20th floor.
He had been part of a three-man team searching in vain for stranded 12-year-old Jessica Urbano Ramirez, who died after fleeing to the 23rd floor.
In a written statement published by the Grenfell Tower inquiry, he recalled how the temperature had “just soared” at the point the warning whistle sounded on his kit.
CCTV image of firefighter Chris Secrett at Grenfell Tower (Grenfell Tower Inquiry)
Breathing tanks offer around 35 minutes of air without intense exercise, but the team had been forced to leave the lift at a lower floor and walk up.
The firefighter collapsed to the ground and crawled to the stairwell through the “unbearable” heat, with colleagues David Badillo and Chris Dorgu.
“I knew we were in trouble; it was just too hot and I was running out of air. We were also really high up in the building and no one was coming to get us. We just had to get out,” he wrote.
Mr Secrett passed through “thick” smoke on the stairs in a “a mixture of stumbling, falling and crawling”, before realising Mr Dorgu had vanished.
“I looked at my gauge and saw I only had 15 bar left; I was in big trouble”, the statement continued.
“I put myself in a corner of the stairwell because I did not want to be in anyone else’s way if I didn’t make it out.
“I tried to get my phone out of my pocket to text my mum but I couldn’t get the phone out.”
Mr Dorgu suddenly appeared and dragged them both down the stairs.
The Grenfell Tower fire (Natalie Oxford/PA)
Mr Secrett rested outside for around 20 to 30 minutes before springing back into action, helping paramedics move a man who appeared dead.
The victim was “unconscious and had black soot round his face” and his head was banging on the floor as he was being carried, prompting the firefighter to intervene.
He then began ferrying casualties from the tower, most of whom “did not appear to be alive”, his statement said.
Like his colleagues before him, Mr Secrett’s account painted a disturbing picture of the inferno’s ruinous impact.
“It was raining debris everywhere. Clumps of metal and insulation were falling off the tower, most of which was on fire,” it said.
He was forced to start extinguishing debris after spotting “taxis and mopeds nearby catching fire”, along with a turntable cage belonging to a crew from Paddington.
A sheet of glass shattered over his face, while he also witnessed a firefighter being hit by a body falling from the tower.
When Mr Secrett first arrived, he acted as a liaison between the incident commander Michael Dowden on the ground and the team extinguishing the fourth-floor kitchen fire.
Mr Dowden became “a bit flustered” and ordered more fire engines despite crew manager Charles Batterbee assuring him the internal blaze was out.
He wrote: “I told him to slow down because the fire was out. I realised something was amiss… by now there was lots of radio traffic.
“It transpired although the fire had been extinguished inside the flat, the fire was travelling on the outside of the building. This is something that can happen and I have seen before. Fire can spread to the flat above via the window.”
Describing what he eventually saw, Mr Secrett said: “The whole side of the building was on fire and there was no way we are going to put that out quickly.
“It was now a significant fire which I would describe as raging and very fierce.
“The heat radiating was really intense. I could see a lot of sparking and fizzing of fires spreading everywhere. It was a big wall of fire and so intense.
“Whatever was fuelling it was doing a good job.”
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Video: 'You're not going to be able to breathe' – London fire victim live streams attempt to save residents trapped in 23rd floor apartment inferno
Rania Ibrham began live streaming on Facebook as the fire raged yesterday. It's not known if she was among the survivors.


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Question: Suspect who attacked autistic man in Ontario could be from B.C.’s south coast: police

29-year-old man was sent to hospital with serious injuries
Peel Regional Police are looking for these three men in connection with a brutal assault on a man with autism on March 13. (Peel Regional Police)
Police in Ontario say they believe that at least one of three men who beat up a man with autism in the greater Toronto area could be from the Lower Mainland.
Peel Regional Police say the assault happened at the Square One bus terminal in Mississauga on March 13 at about 10:45 p.m.
The 29-year-old man was sitting at the bottom of the stairs of the terminal’s lower level when three men approached.
The suspects surrounded him and “continued to punch and kick the male multiple times” before fleeing.
The man was taken to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
“We believe at least one might be from British Columbia,” said Const. Iryna Yashnyk. “We’re hoping to get the video out there in case somebody might recognize them.”
WATCH: Police provide a video of the assault
Note: Footage may be disturbing to some viewers
The first suspect is described as a 5’10” South Asian man with a light complexion, short dark beard and short black hair cut. He was wearing a black T-shirt with a red Air Jordan logo and white Jordan lettering, with black track pants and black shoes.
The second suspect is described as a thin, clean shaven 5’10” South Asian man with a light complexion. He was wearing a black jacket with a grey horizontal stripe across the chest and a grey vertical stripe along the hood, black track pants and black shoes.
The third suspect is described as an unshaven 5’10” South Asian man with a medium complexion. He had a medium build and was wearing a black hoodie with a Nike logo and white Nike lettering along the sleeves, with black track pants and black shoes.
Anyone with any information is asked to call the 12 Division Criminal Investigation Bureau at 905-453-2121, ext. 1233, or if they wish to remain anonymous, to call Peel Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477, visit their website or text 27467 with the world ‘peel’ and their tip.
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Almost four years after Greg Quesnelle was shot and killed in his girlfriend’s Cloverdale townhome, the man accused of his murder has been sentenced for the crime.
On Friday, April 20, in Supreme Court in New Westminster, Langley’s Barry McQuarrie was sentenced to 14 years, three months and nine days in federal prison. He was also handed down a lifetime weapons ban and must provide a DNA sample.
McQuarrie’s case was heard by a judge during a five-day trial last week.
A judge ruled that McQuarrie, 36, who is also known as ‘Bad Ass Barry,’ shot his ex-girlfriend’s new boyfriend, Gregory Quesnelle, 32.
Some of Quesnelle’s family flew to B.C. for the trial. Family members declined to comment following the sentence.
On May 12, 2014, just before midnight, RCMP responded to a report of a shooting inside a townhome at 176 Street and 57 Avenue.
Quesnelle was found injured inside the townhome and was rushed to hospital, where he died of his wounds.
McQuarrie spent two months on the run from police. He was captured while hiding in a Langley homeowner’s garage. The homeowner did not know him.
He has been in custody ever since. During his sentencing he received credit for time served.
Shortly after the murder, police identified McQuarrie as a suspect and released his picture to the media. Later, a man called CTV News, claiming to be McQuarrie.
The caller denied killing Quesnelle, but admitted the two were at odds over a woman and that he had pepper sprayed his rival in self-defence days before the murder.
“I didn’t go back and kill him,” McQuarrie told CTV.
“I just want them [the police] to know I’m not armed and dangerous. I’m not trying to hurt anyone. I’m just trying to stay out of jail.”
He said he planned on keeping his freedom as long as possible.
“I want to enjoy as much of the summer as I possibly can,” he said.
“When the time comes after the summer, maybe I’ll hand myself in. Maybe.”
Police confirmed through surveillance footage, that he had made the call from a pay phone in Aldergrove.
Court records show McQuarrie goes by a number of aliases, including Nicholas Randell McQuarrie, Richard Laary, Barry Bayer, ‘Bad Ass’ Barry, and just ‘Bad Ass.’
McQuarrie has a long criminal history in Langley, including causing a lockdown at Nicomekl Elementary school in June 2005 when police were searching for him in connection to the shooting of a 35-year-old Langley man.
Police stopped traffic on 200 Street and locked down the school after receiving a tip that McQuarrie was inside a nearby house. The tip turned out to be wrong. The operation involved dozen of undercover officers and emergency response teams.
READ MORE: A long history of crime
In July 2005, McQuarrie evaded capture for more than two weeks following a shooting in the 20200 block of 66 Avenue on June 18, 2005 that left a 35-year-old Langley man injured. The victim recovered.
McQuarrie was captured following a break and enter at a house, a short car chase and foot pursuit. Police dogs aided in the arrest.
McQuarrie was 24 at the time. Police warned the public that McQuarrie was a drug user whose behaviour had become increasingly irrational and violent.


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Question: Dr Peter Groves to be new chair of the Devices Expert Advisory Committee

Formed in 2015, the Devices Expert Advisory Committee ( DEAC ) is responsible for providing independent, external expert input and advice on a wide range of aspects relating to medical devices to support the Agency in its role to ensure that medical devices are acceptably safe and are used both safely and effectively.
Dr Groves is a consultant cardiologist at Cardiff and Vale University Health Board and previously sat on DEAC as representative for Wales and was Deputy Chair. His experience includes a period a Director for Cardio-thoracic Services in the Health Board and he is current Chair of the NICE Medical Technology Appraisal Committee.
Dr Ian Hudson, Chief Executive Officer at MHRA said:
I am very pleased Dr Groves has accepted this appointment as Chair of DEAC and I and the Agency are looking forward to working with Dr Groves, who brings a wealth of expertise and experience to the role. As medical devices become ever more complex and diverse, the role of DEAC in providing independent external input and advice is increasingly vital to the work of the Agency. I would also like to express my thanks to Dr Nightingale, our outgoing and founding chair, for all the support and expert advice he has provided during his tenure.
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(South) San Francisco, CA. Since 2008, the Personalized Medicine Conference has addressed challenging themes in genomic health through presentations and discussions between prominent scientific leaders in the biotechnology, pharmaceutical and medical communities. In partnership with San Francisco State University’s Department of Biology, SF State Alumni and the City of South San Francisco, the conference has showcased world-class science and striven to be the bellwether of the latest and greatest in personalized, genomic and precision medicine. The conference has also been a valued networking opportunity for students and accomplished professionals alike, mirroring similar meetings serving the professional Biotech community.On June 2, 2017, San Francisco State University’s Department of Biology will host Personalized Medicine 10.0, a look back at the best topics and speakers over the last decade. The title for the upcoming meeting, Has It Changed Your Life?, will review past conference topics, assess predictions of the past, and look to the future of personalized medicine in the coming decades.Aside from the stunning science itself, a wide variety of topics have been addressed, including clinical advances and applications, study design, business opportunities, regulatory issues and the ethical and cultural impacts of personalized medicine. This year the conference will revisit themes in bioinformatics, data management, oncology, epigenetics, genomics of rare diseases, nth generation sequencing technologies, the microbiome, unprecedented developments in gene therapy and genome editing, and project where the business and science of personalized medicine will be in the future.At Personalized Medicine 10.0, an example of milestone precision medicine development will be portrayed by opening keynote speaker Amylynne Santiago Volker, founder of the Nicholas Volker One In A Billion Foundation, and mother of the first person whose life was literally saved by genetic sequencing. Once a luxury in the very best funded research and corporate laboratories, DNA sequencing will soon become a routine diagnostic tool. But it isn’t yet, and, as Ms. Volker notes, we need to make tremendous strides in getting health providers to use these tools appropriately and interpret the results accurately, and insurance companies to pay for the procedure and subsequent care.The annual conference began as a consociation between the San Francisco State University’s Department of Biology Chair and Professor of Genetics, Michael A. Goldman, PhD, and three SF State Alumni, Dan Maher, Ken Hitchner, and John Wulf, whom all worked together at Genentech Inc. during Biotech’s beginnings. In reflection of the growth of the conference in the past decade, conference cofounder Ken Hitchner of BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. commented, “We feel we have put together agendas and casts of speakers that rival many of the top notch meetings around.” And with each year dedicated to a different theme of genomic application and located in a leading hotbed of biotech and pharmaceutical industries, the conference has experienced a continuous, star-studded stream of new and returning scientists and professionals, participating and presenting their work. In celebration of the tenth gathering of the Personalized Medicine Conference, speakers include:• Keith J. Bowman, Ph.D., Dean, College of Science & Engineering, SF State University • Esteban G. Burchard, M.D., M.P.H., Harry Wm. and Diana V. Hind Distinguished Professor in Pharmaceutical Sciences II, Professor, Bioengineering & Therapeutic Sciences and Medicine, University of California, San Francisco• Colin Collins, Ph.D., Vancouver Prostate Centre• Michael A. Goldman, Ph.D., Professor & Chair, Department of Biology, SF State University• Mohan S. Iyer, Chief Business Officer, Second Genome, Inc.• Richard M. Lawn, Ph.D., Executive Director, Scientific Affairs, Audentes Therapeutics• David W. Martin, M.D., CEO, AvidBiotics [tentative]• Kevin Mullin, Speaker Pro Tempore & Chair, Select Committee on Biotechnology, California State Assembly• Christos J. Petropoulos, Ph.D., Vice President of Research and Development and Chief Scientific Officer, Monogram Biosciences, Vice President, LabCorp Inc.• Fyodor Urnov, Ph.D., Altius Institute of Biomedical Sciences, GSK• Amylynne Santiago Volker, President/Founder, Nicholas Volker One in a Billlion Foundation• John J. Sninsky, Ph.D., Vice President, CareDx• Jennifer Summit, Ph.D., Interim Provost & Vice President for Academic Affairs, SF State University• Charis Thompson, Ph.D., Chancellor's Professor and Chair, Department of Gender and Women's Studies, Center for Science, Technology, and Medicine in Society, University of California, Berkeley, and the London School of Economics• Leslie E. Wong, Ph.D., President, San Francisco State University• Eileen Yang, Senior Manager, Corporate Citizenship, Genentech, IncRegistration is open to all, including students, researchers, industry executives, health professionals and interested members of the community. Registration and tickets information may be found at the Eventbrite page, bit.ly/SFStatePMC10, or at the conference website, http://personalizedmedicine.sfsu.edu, or by direct contact at dnamed@sfsu.edu. Please inquire for special academic rates or to sponsor this event.


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Question: Robbery suspect charged with attempting to kill officer

Hampton police said in a press release Tuesday that Leonard Allen Morrison III shot an officer who chased him down after Monday's attempted robbery of a GameStop. The unidentified officer was wearing a ballistic vest and survived.
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Question: PHOTOS: At Westminster, Rumor Wins - But They're All Good Dogs

There was no end of intrigue at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show this year.
Rumor, the German shepherd who narrowly lost at last year's show, had come close to simply hanging up her leash and retiring. Instead, she stormed back to win her category again this year — and then, to top it all off, beat out more than 2,800 dogs to take Best in Show on Tuesday, as well.
The triumph makes her only the second German shepherd to win the top prize in Westminster's 141-year history. Considering Westminster is the second-longest continuously running sporting event in the U.S. — second only to the Kentucky Derby — the redemptive win for the 5 1/2-year-old female is no mean feat.
Not only that, but as NPR's Merrit Kennedy noted earlier this month, Westminster also played host to another rarity at this year's dog show: cats. The featured felines shared a showcase with the dogs called Meet & Compete.
Still, whatever words we can offer on the event seem a little beside the point. The dogs — big and small, noble and loony — are the main event.
So, without further throat-clearing, here's what you came for: A few of our very favorite images from the competition.

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Question: In the time it takes to tweet, Roseanne Barr loses her job

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NEW YORK (AP) — In the time it took to compose a 53-character tweet, Roseanne Barr went from a hero that ABC was banking upon to unemployed.
The network canceled its hit reboot of "Roseanne" Tuesday after Barr's racist tweet that referred to Valerie Jarrett, an adviser to former President Barack Obama, as a cross between the Muslim Brotherhood and the "Planet of the Apes." Her agent dropped her, and other services pulled "Roseanne" reruns.
The swift developments rendered President Donald Trump at least temporarily mum.
Trump, who reveled in the success of "Roseanne" after Barr's character in the show came out as a supporter of his presidency, made no mention of the firing in a campaign-style rally in Tennessee on Tuesday evening.
"We have a lot bigger things going on in the country right now, certainly, that the president is spending his time on," said White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders.
Jarrett, a black woman who said she was "fine" after the slur, urged in an MSNBC special Tuesday about racism that the incident become a teaching moment. She said that Robert Iger, chief executive of ABC parent Walt Disney Co., called to apologize and told her before it became public that the show was being canceled.
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"Tone does start at the top, and we like to look up to our president and feel as though he reflects the values of our country," Jarrett said. "But I also think that every individual citizen has a responsibility too, and it's up to all of us to push back. Our government is only going to be as good as we make it be."
Barr showed no signs of abandoning Twitter, engaging in a series of tweets late Tuesday that apologized to those who lost their jobs because of the "Roseanne" cancellation, expressing remorse she was being branded a racist, and also retweeting posts that attacked ABC and a meme that included Jarrett.
The supporters' tweets included posts that criticized ABC, "The View" co-host Joy Behar and ESPN's Keith Olbermann. She later asked supporters not to defend her.
"I did something unforgiveable so do not defend me," Barr wrote. "It was 2 in the morning and I was ambien tweeting-it was memorial day too-i went 2 far & do not want it defended-it was egregious Indefensible. I made a mistake I wish I hadn't but…don't defend it please."
Barr was resoundingly condemned Tuesday, including from many who helped make her show successful.
The executive producer of "Roseanne," which came back this spring after being gone for two decades and instantly became television's second most popular comedy, said he supported ABC's decision.
"Our goal was to promote constructive discussion about the issues that divide us," said Tom Werner. "It represented the work of hundreds of talented people. I hope the good work done is not totally eclipsed by those abhorrent and offensive comments, and that Roseanne seeks the help she so clearly needs."
ABC canceled the show in a one-sentence statement from Channing Dungey, the network's entertainment president, who called it "abhorrent, repugnant and inconsistent with our values."
ABC and Disney had taken notable steps to be more inclusive in its entertainment, and Dungey is the first black to be entertainment president of a major broadcast network. But much of its progress would have been threatened if it looked the other way at Barr's tweet.
She has a history of diving into political conspiracy theories on Twitter, and that's how she ended her Memorial Day weekend. She criticized Democratic financier George Soros and tweeted that Chelsea Clinton was "Chelsea Soros Clinton," implying she was married to a nephew of Soros. Clinton herself corrected Barr online. Donald Trump Jr. retweeted two of Barr's statements about Soros, although not the remark about Jarrett.
Jarrett's name came up in response to Twitter commentary that raised her name in relation to an Obama conspiracy theory. Barr tweeted: "muslim brotherhood & planet of the apes had a baby=vj."
Three weeks earlier, "Roseanne" was the toast of ABC's annual presentation of its programming plans to advertisers. Dungey's boss, network chief Ben Sherwood, even joked then: "If anyone came to play a drinking game based on how many times we mention 'Roseanne,' you're welcome."
"Roseanne" earned an estimated $45 million in advertising revenue for ABC through its nine episodes that started airing in March, according to Kantar Media. The firm estimates that the 13 episodes that had been ordered for next season would have brought in as much as $60 million, with more through repeat episodes.
One of the few network shows about a working-class family, "Roseanne" attracted 25 million viewers to its first show back in March. Many conservative commentators — and the president himself — attributed at least some of that success to the lead character's backing of Trump.
The cancellation has no clear precedent in television history, said David Bianculli, professor at Rowan University in New Jersey. The closest analogy is CBS pulling the plug on the Smothers Brothers variety show due to their anti-war views in the late 1960s and the same network not renewing "Lou Grant" at its peak, which star Ed Asner always contended was due to his outspoken political beliefs.
But "Roseanne" was different, he said.
"It's like taking off 'All in the Family' or 'I Love Lucy' or Andy Griffith at their zenith," he said.
There was also CBS' firing of Charlie Sheen from "Two and a Half Men" during his bizarre spate of behavior. Sheen, for one, saw an opportunity in Tuesday's events.
"Good riddance," he tweeted about the "Roseanne" cancellation. "Hashtag NOT Winning. The runway is now clear for OUR reboot."
— AP writers Mark Kennedy, Jocelyn Noveck and Leanne Italie in New York and Andrew Dalton in Los Angeles contributed to this report.

Jimmy Kimmel and Roseanne Barr used to share a home on ABC, but Roseanne was recently dealt a blow that her working-class character has been hit with time and time again: She lost her job.
However, Roseanne Barr didn’t get fired because of a bad economy or a company making the decision to embrace automation. As previously reported by the Inquisitr, the comedienne got the boot thanks to a racist tweet likening former Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett to an ape. Barr’s many talented co-stars were disappointed to learn that they’ll lose lucrative work because of her bad behavior, but Jimmy Kimmel has a plan to keep the rest of the Roseanne cast on TV. According to The Wrap, his plan is called Dan.
During a segment on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, the talk show host roasted his network by joking about its new Roseanne-free programming schedule. He quipped that there’s so little left that viewers care to tune into that ABC is “hoping the NBA Finals go 11 games this year.” However, he also tried to help his bosses out by offering up a simple solution for saving the network’s most “bigly” popular show.
“Just because Roseanne is gone, doesn’t mean the show has to go,” he pointed out. “I have an idea that I think makes this work for everyone.”
Kimmel then shared a short video clip of Roseanne retooled as Dan. You can check out John Goodman’s takeover of the show below.
Roseanne killed off John Goodman’s beloved character during the Season 9 finale, so it wouldn’t be too much of a stretch for a series with a history of going dark to do the same to its title character. However, Roseanne Barr’s outspoken support of President Donald Trump was the show’s main appeal for many viewers, and they may not tune into a retooled version of the series without its former namesake.
According to the Hollywood Reporter, Barr has explained that one reason she supports Donald Trump is because he “talked about jobs” on the campaign trail. There’s no word on whether she considers herself a Jimmy Kimmel fan now that he’s talking about saving the jobs that she caused all of her former Roseanne co-workers to lose.
Many of Roseanne Barr’s supporters certainly aren’t Kimmel fans. According to BBC News, some of the comedienne’s admirers responded to her ousting by calling for ABC to also fire the talk show host. They complained that Kimmel didn’t suffer the same fate when he mocked first lady Melania Trump’s Slovenian accent on his show.
Kimmel apologizes for Melania Trump joke amid Hannity feud, saying such animosity is "harmful to our country." https://t.co/4nR9bTfKdR pic.twitter.com/9rzPXDLdcA — ABC News (@ABC) April 9, 2018
Meanwhile, some of Roseanne Barr’s critics were suggesting that she should never have been hired to begin with. As reported by Vox, her racist views and support for bizarre conspiracy theories were on display for all the world to see long before ABC decided to revive her show; all the network had to do was look at the same Twitter page that she was fired over.
As reported by the Huffington Post, Jimmy Kimmel got the opportunity to ask Roseanne Barr about her political views back in March when she appeared on his show. Some fans of the earlier episodes of Roseanne have wondered how she could go from having more a liberal viewpoint to where she is now, but she insisted that she hasn’t changed at all.
“I’m still the same, you all moved,” she told Kimmel. “You all went so f**king far out, you lost everything.”


Question: Donald Trump's 'over-puckering' and Emmanuel Macron's affectionate gazes

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Two Presidential houses collided today when US leader Donald Trump and his First Lady met their French counterparts.
The President welcomed French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte to the White House.
Their meeting in Washington was watched by the world, including body language expert Judi James.
Here's what she had to say about the hand shakes, kisses and embraces...
When Trump and Macron first met there was a classic body language struggle that ended with Macron winning the power-shake and stare-off against the larger, older alpha male.
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Since then Macron has displayed several ingratiation techniques, leading to an odd 'father and son' vibe between the two men.
The closeness might not be shared by the two wives, although Trump seems especially keen here to define a very strong entente cordial with Brigitte.
Pic 1. This is Trump in full quasi-paternal mode using his physical bulk and size to overwhelm Macron, hunching over him with his arm around the French leader. Trump's eye gaze misses Macron though who seems to be still intent on stealing power-points here, gazing affectionately while power-patting the older man.
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2. This man-hug and kiss involves an awkward horizontal embrace from Trump plus an unsettling blend of intense frowning and over-puckered lips .
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3. While all four characters stand to attention on their chalk marks, Trump and Macron use intense postural mirroring on one side while Melania hides her face beneath a huge brimmed hat on the other.
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4. This is a very affectionately paternal-looking cheek kiss from Trump with his narrowed eyes and over-pucker suggesting he's lost in the moment and the splayed hand on Macron's back implying closeness.
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5. It's shades of the Lion King in this moment as Trump and Macron seem to display their father/son vibe with this odd hand hold. Trump stands solid here but with his right arm bent to hold Macrons hand. The French leader still aims for controlling role though by placing his hand on top in the clasp and seeming to want to lead Trump away.
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6. Melania seems to remain in control in this potential embrace and kiss ritual, holding Macrons hand low to create space and doing the old Ab-fab trick of raising and stretching your head to performance air-kiss. Trump has employed a firm-looking double hand grip on Brigitte though as he plants his cheek-kiss.
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7. Macron stands in gooseberry mode here as the Trumps and Brigitte enjoy a communal hug. Macrons fig-leaf hand barrier suggests he might be feeling left out here.
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8. ( balcony shots) This celebratory act of holding hands and raises them seems to define both what looks like a dynasty plus intense levels of unity an rapport. The men are tactile (although Macrondoes seem to be raising his fingers in an odd 'Bulls horns'shape; the women wear co-ordinating colours and the overall power 'family' imagery might rival anything we've seen on the balcony at Buckingham Palace.
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Macron's visit is the first time Trump has hosted a state visit since he took power in January last year.
While the French leader has tried to develop a close relationship with Trump since he took office last May, he has so far seen few tangible results on issues from Iran to climate politics.

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Provided: "['this news article should be represented to find a fitting news title', 'Want Warriors news in your inbox? Sign up for the free DubsDaily newsletter.\nOAKLAND – The road to the NBA Finals has not changed for four years. The Warriors arrived here with a front office, coaching staff and All-Star players collaborating for the common good. The Cleveland Cavaliers arrived here with LeBron James prevailing through roster turnover and front-office dysfunction.\nWill it ever change? The rest of the NBA wishes that already had happened. The Warriors and Cavaliers hope it keeps going. And for Warriors general manager Bob Myers, he dreadfully sees an expiration date approaching.\n“I definitely know this is ending,” Myers said Wednesday on the eve of Game 1. “I don’t need any reminders. The narrative is, ‘This will go on forever.” On the record, it can’t. Nothing does, especially in a sport where the competition is so great.”\nTo subscribe to the Planet Dubs podcast, click here.\nThe Warriors might not want to hear those words as they try to win another NBA championship after winning two of them in the past three years. Myers still remains confident in a third one because of coach Steve Kerr and four healthy All-Stars (Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, Draymond Green, Klay Thompson). Yet, Myers still remains wary partly because of James’ greatness and partly because veteran Andre Iguodala will miss at least Game 1 because of a left leg injury that also sidelined him in Games 4, 5, 6 and 7 of the Western Conference Finals against the Houston Rockets.\nThen, Myers saw how the Warriors came close toward falling short of an NBA Finals appearance in what would have marked the first time since 2014. Hence, Myers admitted that “relief is the predominant emotion” after beating the Rockets as opposed to “the bliss” he wish he had felt.\nWant real-time Warriors news texted to your phone? Sign up for Mark Medina’s private text messaging service.\n“No team should last forever. It’s not good for anybody,” Myers said. “I’m fully aware. I don’t need a reminder from Houston to know how fragile this whole thing is. That’s a part of it. That’s why you have to appreciate it.”\nAnd it is also why Myers hopes to maintain and make tweaks to a roster that can delay his prediction from becoming true. But how much will the Warriors’ success or failure against Cleveland in the NBA Finals influence his offseason decisions?\n“I don’t know. I don’t think you can evaluate anything until your year is over, good, bad or in the middle,” Myers said. “It’s an incomplete product. Who knows. I have no idea if we win or lose, what that will look like. 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You just don’t know when.”\nIt appears more likely the bench will be broken up in some fashion this offseason.\nThe Warriors have four frontcourt players who will be unrestricted free agents (Kevon Looney, Zaza Pachulia, JaVale McGee, David West). Veteran forward Nick Young, who signed with the Warriors to the mid-level exception at $5.2 million, will be an unrestricted free agent after playing through inconsistency with his shooting and defense. And second-year forward Patrick McCaw will be a restricted free agent after suffering a spine contusion that kept him sidelined for almost two months.\nAny trades aside this summer, the Warriors can sign players at a mini-mid level exception worth ($5.2 million) a bi-annual exception ($3.3 million) and at veteran’s minimum deals. The Warriors will also have the 28th pick in the NBA Draft on June 21. Though Myers conceded difficulty in evaluating a bench that had varying rotations and overlapping injuries, he praised Kerr “for using a lot of guys” for matchup and depth purposes.\n“To try to construct a team in this modern NBA, it’s almost like baseball now where you have one guy that will pitch one out to a left-handed batter and then you’re out of the game,” Myers said. “It’s one of those things you have to match up. Our job is to build a roster that has some versatility and will play fast and play slow, play big and small. You never get it exactly right.”\nThe Warriors thought they got it right in late October when they declined to guarantee Looney’s $2.2 million contract for next season because of luxury tax implications. It did not help that Looney had hip injuries during his first two NBA seasons. In his third season, though, Looney has impressed the Warriors with his durability, defensive versatility and work habits. Will those qualities attract too much outside interest for the Warriors to match?\n“The hypothetical stuff is tough. I expect the unexpected,” Myers said. “Who knows.”\nThe Warriors also thought they got it right when they waived veteran guard/forward Omri Casspi, who signed last summer on a veteran’s minimum deal. He had overlapping injuries to his right ankle. Quinn Cook, who played on a two-way contract with the Warriors and their G-League team in Santa Cruz, grew with his play. And the Warriors signed Cook both to their playoff roster and for next season with Curry initially out for six postseason games with a left knee injury.\nInjuries to McCaw and Iguodala, though, left the Warriors against the Rockets without two wing players and a surplus of big men that did not fit Kerr’s vision against a Rockets team that often went small.\n“If we had McCaw and Andre in this series, I wouldn’t have felt vulnerable at the wing. We might have to go bigger in this series against some of those guys,” Myers said. “I don’t know. It depends. You want to build something and cover for injury. But sometimes it’s difficult.”\nMyers does not consider it difficulty to handle scrutiny for moves he did or did not make.\n“Everything’s fair. I criticize myself. You just try to get here and win,” Myers said. “At the end of the year, you look at things you might have done differently with what you got right and what you got wrong. There’s a lot of things they can say we didn’t do right or I didn’t do well.”\nThere are also a lot of things that Myers did well. He played a part in the Warriors drafting Thompson (11th in 2011) and Green (35th in 2012). He played a part in hiring Kerr (2015). He played a part in maintaining cap space to sign Durant (2016). 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Remember when book signings were quiet, boring affairs filled with intellectuals with cat hair on their sweaters waiting to get books signed by the great literary minds?
Forget that sister. On Wednesday, actress Rose McGowan, promoting her book "Brave" got into a dustup at the Union Square Barnes & Noble when a transgender activist took out after her. It's not enough to get assaulted by men in Hollywood, now she has to get verbally assaulted by a transgender woman?
The activist yelled, "Trans women are dying and you said that we, as trans women, are not like regular women. We get raped more often. We go through domestic violence more often. There was a trans woman killed here a few blocks (away)."
A transgender activist started a screaming match with McGowan at Union Square. (DICO/Diane Cohen / BACKGRID)
The activist, Andi Dier was escorted out, and McGowan, clearly not one to back down gave it as good as she got it yelling "Don't label me, sister. Don't put your labels on me. Don't you f--king do that." Then "Step the f--k back. What I do for the f--king world and you should be f--king grateful. Shut the f--k up. Get off my back. What have you done? I know what I've done, God dammit." Dylan Thomas couldn't have been more articulate.
Rose McGowan cancels public appearances after screaming match
McGowan, who has alleged being raped by Harvey "Jabba the Hut" Weinstein was so disgusted by the lack of respect given her for her fight against sexual assault, cancelled all her upcoming appearances, tweeting, "I am canceling upcoming public appearances because I have given enough. I have given beauty, in return I was VERBALLY ASSAULTED for two full minutes @BNBuzz."
Another Weinstein victim, Uma Thurman, also came out with all barrels blazing against the horror of Hollywood a few days later, telling the New York Times that Weinstein had attacked her at London's Savoy Hotel.
"It was such a bat to the head," she said. "He pushed me down. He tried to shove himself on me. He tried to expose himself. He did all kinds of unpleasant things. But he didn't actually put his back into it and force me," Thurman recalled. "You're like an animal wriggling away, like a lizard. I was doing anything I could to get the train back on the track. My track. Not his track."
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Interestingly, Thurman had said at the time that her killer character in "Kill Bill" was very empowering to women-even as the real life actress was fighting off the film's producer.
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During filming Thurman was also abused, albeit not sexually, by director, Quentin Tarantino, who can do no wrong by Hollywood standards. She said he forced her to drive at 40 MPH for a scene in a car the teamsters had declared unsafe-just so her hair would blow in the right direction. The resulting accident caused her permanent neck and knee damage.
She accused the "Kill Bill" director of trying to kill Uma, which further infuriated the tyrant.
Bullies, take heed. You will be outed by the "helpless" women you tried to destroy. Sit and sweat knowing your days are numbered, brother.
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Staten Island Chuck predicts early spring on Groundhog Day
Staten Island Chuck calls for an early spring after he fails to see his shadow during the annual Groundhog Day celebration. (Bill Lyons/Staten Island Advance/Staff-Shot)
Groundhog Day All Over Again: Staten Island Chuck predicted an early spring on Groundhog Day, while his rival, Punxsutawney Phil predicted the exact opposite. It's like congress with rodents. Oh wait that's a redundancy...Big To-Back-Oh!: Trump appointee, Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald, head of the Centers for Disease Control resigned last week in disgrace. Turns out she'd invested in major tobacco companies. Oops. Fitzgerald had come to the job under a cloud of smoke anyway, because in Georgia, she'd taken $1 million big ones from Coca-Cola to fight -yes!-childhood obesity. The super-size Coke weight loss system?...Drink To Think: In wine truth, sure, but in wine, smarts? University of Rochester researchers have discovered that when mice were given the equivalent of a couple of glasses of wine or a pint and a half of beer a day they were better able to flush brain waste, which in turn can help prevent dementia and Alzheimer's. Finally a health directive that doesn't require sweating like a pig, eating like Gandhi and refraining like a vegan…Passion for the Cashin': Mel Gibson is planning a big-buckle follow-up to "The Passion of The Christ." Didn't anybody ever tell this anti-Semite that Jesus was a Jew?
Punxsutawney Phil of Pennsylvania predicted the exact opposite. (ALAN FREED/REUTERS)
ANOTHER DAY OF 'DOOM'
The pentagon acknowledged on Friday that Russia is developing a Doomsday weapon in a 74-page report. It's described by the Defense Department as a "new intercontinental, nuclear-armed, nuclear-powered, undersea autonomous torpedo."
Is it real or is it another fake weapon of mass destruction that will give us an excuse to melt Russia or maybe it's just another "my nuke is bigger than your nuke" boast by yet another lunatic world leader?
Russian President Vladimir Putin may be flexing his muscles after the pentagon learned Russia is developing a Doomsday weapon in a 74-page report. (SPUTNIK/REUTERS)
While it might be real, nuclear arms control expert, Pavel Podvig, told NPR that it might also be a big, fake ploy of Putin's to show off their nuke possibilities.
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Either way, it's old news because in a 2015 Russian state TV broadcast Vlad the Impaler Putin was shown looking at a graphic of the Doomsday machine.
It took three years to make a report about it?
The report also mentions one other little thing: The United States might launch a nuke attack in response to a cyber-attack.
So if Trump were president when Russia hacked the DNC and meddled in our election in his favor he would have dropped the big one on Moscow?
Trey Gowdy won't seek reelection, may return to justice system
SEX ON A PLANE
Virgin Atlantic last week announced "Love Suites" on their Airbus 330-200 for couples. (Nick Ut/AP)
Not really. The first class love suites don't have any walls or any privacy.
The airline didn't say the flat beds are for doing the nasty. Maybe Virgin is just being considerate of people who really need a companion nuzzling them at all times. And you were considering a service dog?
BOY, THAT GOWDY IS A REAL WIZARD
South Carolina Rep. Trey Gowdy, became the third GOP member of congress last week to announce he’s leaving at the end of this term. During the announcement, the Tea Party darling not only revealed what many have long suspected-that he is the real Draco Malfoy-but privately told colleagues that the offer to become warden of Azkaban Prison was too good to turn down, declaring, “This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to do more harm than I could ever do even as a member of congress.”
South Carolina Rep. Trey Gowdy is the third GOP member of congress to announce he will be leaving at the end of this term. (NY Daily News Illustration)
WHO SHOT VICTIMS?
President Trump exploited both a one-legged North Korean defector who walked across China as an example of bravery, and the grieving parents of two girls killed by the savage MS-13 gang among others at his State of the Union address to drive home his points about North Korea. (Apparently it’s ok to immigrate from North to South Korea.)
Ji Seong-ho, a North Korean defector, holds up his crutches after his introduction by President Trump during the State of the Union address. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)
Question: Where were the grieving relatives of the 58 people killed and 851 injured by American mass shooter Stephen Paddock in Las Vegas? Where were the relatives of the victims of the 11 school shootings that had already taken place by that day this year?
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Question: COUNTY NEWS: Two bodies found in the sea off Sussex coast

Two bodies were found in the sea off Sussex this morning, police have confirmed.
A fisherman alerted HM Coastguard after finding a body about two-and-a-half miles off Shoreham Harbour about 7am.
The bodies were found early this morning. Pictures: Eddie Mitchell
The RNLI Shoreham lifeboat was launched to recover the body and as they were returning to shore a second body was spotted in the water just before 8am, police say.
Both bodies were landed at Brighton Marina where they were handed to the coroner’s officer.
They have not formally been identified at this time.
Police were unable to confirm if they were linked to the boat collision on Sunday, August 6.
Two Romanian men have been missing since the collision, another has been found dead and one survived.

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Perth woman Alison Raspa, who was reported missing in Canada. Her body has been found in a lake near a Canadian ski resort
Perth woman Alison Raspa, who was reported missing in Canada. Her body has been found in a lake near a Canadian ski resort Picture: Supplied
The body of missing Perth woman Alison Raspa has been found four months after she disappeared at a Canadian ski-resort.
The 25-year-old was last seen in late November leaving her workplace at the Three Below Bar in Whistler.
Royal Canadian Mounted Police have confirmed remains found at Alpha Lake on Friday belong to the Perth woman.
The cause of death has not been confirmed however police say it does not appear suspicious.


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Question: Fleetwood shoots record 63 at Carnoustie in Dunhill Links

Carnoustie is regarded as the most difficult of the three courses that stage the tournament. Kingsbarns and the Old Course at St. Andrews are the others, with players alternating between the three in the first three rounds before playing at St. Andrews again for the final round.

Two-time U.S. Open champion Retief Goosen was among 12 players who made it into the British Open on Tuesday through local final qualifying.
Goosen had rounds of 71-72 at Princes to make it by one shot.
Local final qualifying offered three spots at each of four links across Britain. Tom Lewis, who held the 18-hole lead at nearby Royal St. George’s in the 2011 Open when he was a 20-year-old amateur, led the three qualifiers from Princes.
Ashton Turner of England led the qualifiers at Notts; James Robinson of England led the qualifiers at St. Annes Old Links; and amateur Sam Locke of Scotland led the qualifiers at The Renaissance Club.
The British Open returns to Carnoustie on July 19-22.


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BIRMINGHAM, Mich., April 24, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Unloc is Hosting Michigan Medical Cannabis Summit to unite medical professionals, commercial/industrial real estate agents, state regulators, service providers, industry experts and entrepreneurs of the latest medical research of the clinical uses of cannabis, as well as the current regulatory environment of Michigan.
Date: 04/23/18
Contact: Steward Media
Telephone: 248.973-6070
E-mail: events@steward-media.com
Website: www.steward-media.com
Michigan Medical Cannabis Summit
What: Michigan Medical Cannabis Summit
Where: The Townsend Hotel 100 Townsend St. Birmingham, MI 48009
When: Thursday, April 26, 2018
5:30 p.m. - Registration & Networking
6:15 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. - Panel Discussion, Keynote Speaker
Who: Keynote Speaker
Dr. Kongkrit Chaiyaste - William Beaumont Hospital, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Diplomate American Board of Surgery
Diplomate American Board of Plastic Surgery
Cleft Palate and Craniofacial Surgery
Pediatric Plastic Surgery
Reconstruction Microsurgery/ Microvascular Breast Reconstruction
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
Panelist
Mr. Venar Ayar - Ayar Law
Prof. Zvi Bentwich - Ben Gurion University / Tikun Olam Chief Research Scientist
Tikun Olam - World's leading medical cannabis researcher
Ms. Shelley Edgerton - Michigan Licensing & Regulatory Affairs
Dr. Jokubas Ziburkus - MediTaurus, co-founder Canntelligence
Moderator
Ms. Anqunette Sarfor - Cannabis Advocate (formerly of Fox 2 Detroit)
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Question: Pound and US dollar exchange rate: Brexit dominates volatile pound

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GETTY David Davis' clashes with the Irish government are fuelling currency volatility
The pound is currently trading around $1.333 against the US dollar, almost flat from this week’s starting levels but notably down from a high of $1.342 earlier this morning. Sterling movement continues to be driven by Brexit sentiment at the start of this week, with the UK currency fluctuating following clashes between David Davis and the Irish government. This comes after the Brexit secretary said on Sunday that the recent exit agreement over the Irish border was a “statement of intent” and was not legally binding. This also followed reports from Downing Street suggesting that cabinet ministers were told that the promises of full regulatory alignment were “meaningless” and that the deal struck last week may be a little more flexible than thought, with Theresa May writing to MP’s saying that “nothing is agreed until everything is agreed”.
GETTY David Davis' 'statement of intent' added yet more uncertainty
The Irish government were quick to rebuff this however as it warned that “both Ireland and the EU will be holding the UK to the phase one agreement”. Markets fear that any reneging on the deal struck last week could prompt further delays to trade discussions after EU Chief Negotiator Michel Barnier stated that trade talks would only go forth in February if Mrs May provided more Brexit clarity. At the same time, the US dollar is strengthening at the start of this week’s session ahead of the Federal Reserve’s policy meeting on Wednesday, with the bank overwhelming expected to vote to raise US interest rates for a third time this year.
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The exchange rate has climbed slightly to €1.103, up from €1.100 overnight. Sterling has endured a pervasive struggle against the euro as it remains volatile to political and economic events around the globe. Data out of the UK this week promises to be no different. Inflation results out today, coupled with wages data released tomorrow, could see the pound rise or fall.
GETTY Pound euro exchange rate - sterling is volatile ahead of UK inflation and wages data
Forecasters have tipped consumer price pressures to rise for July to 2.7 per cent, up from from 2.6 per cent in June. The exchange rate would likely benefit from such a result. Laura Parsons, currency analyst at TorFX, said: “The pound recovered ever so slightly against the euro on Monday as a poor industrial production report for the Eurozone weighed on the single currency. “Today, GBP/EUR movement is most likely to occur in response to the UK's inflation report.
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A positive move for the pound could come from Tuesday's inflation readings Ian Strafford-Taylor
“An increase in consumer price pressures would bolster Bank of England (BoE) rate hike expectations and lend the pound support. “However, if inflation dips we could see the pound hit fresh multi-month lows against the euro.” Currency experts have warned travellers of the importance in planning ahead when it comes to buying holiday money. Ian Strafford-Taylor, CEO of FairFX said: “A positive move for the pound could come from Tuesday's inflation readings.
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Question: Halfway through Lent, seafood stores still busy - WLOX.com - The News for South Mississippi

Some people love eating crawfish or frying fish to kick off the weekend, but for Catholic people, eating seafood is one of their Lenten sacrifices.

It is the Super Bowl of holidays for florists across the country. They are working overtime to fill all the orders for Valentine's Day.
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Question: Crash marks 1st death involving fully autonomous vehicle

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TEMPE, Ariz. — The death of a woman who was struck by a self-driving Uber SUV as she crossed a street in suburban Phoenix is the event that many in the auto and technology industries had been dreading.
The crash on Sunday night in Tempe marked the first death involving a fully autonomous test vehicle and could have far-reaching consequences for the new technology.
The crash led Uber to immediately suspend all road-testing of such autos in the Phoenix area, Pittsburgh, San Francisco and Toronto.
The Volvo was in self-driving mode with a human backup driver at the wheel when it hit 49-year-old Elaine Herzberg.

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Police said Herzberg was walking a bicycle across the street outside the crosswalk when she was struck.
Cameras on the SUV captured video footage of the accident from both inside and outside the vehicle, Tempe Police Sgt. Ronald Elcock told reporters during a press conference Monday night.
"It will definitely assist in our investigation," he said.
The driver, who was not controlling the vehicle at the time of the accident, was identified as Rafael Vasquez, 44.
Hours after the crash, Uber announced the suspension of all tests of its autonomous vehicles in Pittsburgh, Phoenix, San Francisco and Toronto.
"Some incredibly sad news out of Arizona," Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi tweeted. "We’re thinking of the victim’s family as we work with local law enforcement to understand what happened."
Some incredibly sad news out of Arizona. We’re thinking of the victim’s family as we work with local law enforcement to understand what happened. https://t.co/cwTCVJjEuz — dara khosrowshahi (@dkhos) March 19, 2018
A Twitter account for Uber's communications department said the ride-sharing company is cooperating with Tempe police.
Tempe Mayor Mark Mitchell released a statement saying that the city will investigate the accident.
"The City of Tempe has been supportive of autonomous vehicle testing because of the innovation and promise the technology may offer in many areas, including transportation options for disabled residents and seniors," Mitchell said in the statement. "Testing must occur safely. All indications we have had in the past show that traffic laws are being obeyed by the companies testing here. Our city leadership and Tempe police will pursue any and all answers to what happened in order to ensure safety moving forward.”
Self-driving cars have been hailed by technology companies as the wave of the future. Autonomous cars are already being tested in more than 30 cities around the world, with companies plowing more than $80 billion into research and development.
Self-driving cars work by using complex radar systems to observe the road, objects and other cars. That data is then fed into a computer that decides what the car should do next. Proponents of the technology have claimed that self-driving cars will make transportation safer.
"Everyone recognized that someone was going to die in a crash involving an autonomous vehicle eventually," Bryant Walker Smith, a law professor at the University of South Carolina who studies risks in automated driving systems, told NBC News.
"As good as that technology tries to be, mistakes can happen, or it may be one of the small fraction of crashes that cannot overcome the laws of physics and be avoided.
"I just think everybody kind of hoped that one wouldn’t come this soon."
Smith added that because federal and state agencies don't have the resources to monitor individual vehicles, the onus for safety falls on the individual companies running the technology.
Self-driving cars have been involved in accidents before, including in Tempe. Uber previously suspended its testing in March 2017 after one of its autonomous cars was involved in an accident.
The National Transportation Safety Board announced that a four-person team has been sent to Tempe to investigate the crash.


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Question: Bhopal: Vocational training centre holds annual function

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BHOPAL: The annual day function of vocational training centre run by BHEL Ladies Club was held recently. President of the ladies’ club Pratibha Thakur, general manager (quality and HR) of BHEL M S Kinra, all vice-presidents and other members of the club were present at the function. Thakur gave away certificates to the students of the centre.
In her address, Thakur said that free training for beautician course, painting, dance, rangoli and mehandi is imparted to the students at the centre, especially girls.
She further said that this type of training helps girls in becoming self-reliant.

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In a bid to protect and promote traditional handicraft, the Central government has planned to develop handicraft mega cluster at Jodhpur and Barmer and has announced to provide Rs 88 crore for this. State industry commissioner Kunjilal Meena informed 13,860 artisans will be provided with training and also given export tips, while 15,000 craftsmen will be provided with necessary tools.
Meena was reviewing the progress of this project with officials of Central government and the Jodhpur Handicrafts Mega Cluster in Udyog Bhawan on Wednesday. This cluster is being developed with the financial assistance of the Union Ministry of Handicraft. He said that the mega cluster will have institutions like Export Promotion Council for Handcraft, National Institute of Fashion Technology and ILFS.
“With the use of modern technology, we can not only protect the traditional handicraft but can also promote handicraft of Rajasthan internationally,” Meena said. Revealing how the Centre would provide fund for the project, joint director (Industries), Avindra Laddha said, “The central government will provide an amount of Rs 88 crore to the implementing agencies in a phased manner. In the first phase, a sum of Rs 10 crore has been released, and training camps and other activities have already started.”
Kulwinder Singh, representative of Handicraft Ministry, said that about 20,000 artisans have been surveyed in both districts and that artisan cards are also being prepared. Among those who were present at the review meeting were Jodhpur District Industry Center general manager, Khabbaram Mehra, Assistant Director Rashmikant Nagar, Ramesh Chand, KL Sharma of Handicraft Ministry and Wasim Khan.
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Question: ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Star Kevin McKidd Calls The Season 14 Finale ‘One Of The Best’

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McKidd explained in a live Twitter interview that 14 seasons is a big deal
Grey’s Anatomy star Kevin McKidd is urging fans to watch the season finale of Grey’s Anatomy, as he is calling it “one of the best.” McKidd answered questions for fans live on Twitter, and he talked about all things Grey’s Anatomy, including who he thought was the best partner for his character, Dr. Owen Hunt. Though McKidd was cagey sharing details of the Grey’s Anatomy Season 14 season finale, he told fans that they won’t want to miss it.
Grey’s Anatomy Kevin McKidd Says He Thinks 14 Seasons Is A Big Deal
On Chatter on Twitter, Kevin McKidd was open to answering questions from Grey’s Anatomy fans live. The host asked McKidd who he thought was the best partner for Dr. Owen Hunt on Grey’s Anatomy and McKidd answered that Sandra Oh’s character Dr. Cristina Yang was the best partner for Owen because she was the first. McKidd has frequently shared his thoughts that he would love his off-screen friend Sandra Oh to come back to Grey’s Anatomy, even if it was just for a guest spot.
The hosts of Chatter tested Kevin McKidd by making him play the game “Operation” while answering questions about Grey’s Anatomy and his co-workers.
Grey’s Anatomy Star Kevin McKidd Says 14 Seasons Is A Big Deal
Kevin McKidd talked to the Hollywood Reporter to say he thinks a show like Grey’s Anatomy that makes it to Season 14 should be celebrated.
“I would say, you know, this show is 14 seasons, it’s a complete miracle. Very rarely do shows go for 14 seasons. It’s a thing to be celebrated. So I would say our finale is going to be, in a sense, very celebratory.”
McKidd shares that one of the upsides of directing episodes of Grey’s Anatomy is that you get to know a bit more about the show’s plotline than if you were simply an actor on a particular episode. Grey’s Anatomy creator Shonda Rhimes is notoriously tight-lipped, and McKidd says he’s learned more about future stories through directing.
“That’s kind of the whole point of our show is that you don’t know what’s coming, so I would say, as a director on the show, we get a little bit more information if there’s a specific scene or moment that we have to direct where they say, ‘Oh and you should tell the actor that the reason they’re doing something in this episode that might feel a little strange is because there’s something coming in the next episode where it pays off,’ or something like that.”
Grey’s Anatomy Has Just Been Renewed For The 15th Season
And if Kevin McKidd thinks 14 seasons of Grey’s Anatomy is a big deal, he must be thrilled that the show has just been renewed for Season 15, and McKidd will be returning, says Variety. Channing Dungey, president of ABC Entertainment, confesses that Grey’s Anatomy is a favorite of his.

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Question: Uber investor gave Kalanick a month before suing to force him off board

(Reuters) - Venture capital firm Benchmark Capital said on Monday it gave Uber and its ousted chief executive, Travis Kalanick, a month to review its recommendations before filing a lawsuit last week to force him off the board and rescind his ability to fill three seats.
The lawsuit, filed last Thursday, also accused Kalanick of concealing a range of misdeeds from the board and scheming to retain power at Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] even after he was forced to resign as CEO in late June.
"We know that many of you are asking why Benchmark filed a lawsuit against Travis last week. Perhaps the better question is why we didn't act sooner," Benchmark said in a letter to Uber employees on Monday. (bit.ly/2fFWmwK)
Uber did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Kalanick was still involved in the day-to-day operations at Uber, which has created a sense of uncertainty and undermined the search for his replacement, Benchmark Capital said.
"Indeed, it has appeared at times as if the search was being manipulated to deter candidates and create a power vacuum in which Travis could return," Benchmark said in the letter.
The well-regarded venture firm was an early investor in Uber and said in the lawsuit that it owns 13 percent of Uber and controls 20 percent of the voting power.

With CEO Travis Kalanick taking a leave of absence from Uber, the vacant job of chief operating officer takes on a lot more importance as the company frames the position as key to solving its woes.
Kalanick, under fire for crass behavior and fostering a culture of sexism and rule-breaking, in early March announced he was searching for a COO to help run the ride-services company. But in the months since, Uber has suffered a string of controversies and embarrassing setbacks and the job has remained unfilled - part of a leadership vacuum that extends through the company and up to the board of directors.
In a report released Tuesday, former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and his law firm, Covington & Burling, recommended sweeping management changes at Uber in the wake of sexual harassment allegations and other scandals.
The report advocates for a COO who "will act as a full partner" and run "day-to-day operations." It also calls on the board of directors to take steps to limit the CEO's responsibilities and provide "clear lines of demarcation between" the COO and the CEO.
"The way the COO job is written in the recommendations makes it a really powerful and important job," said Bradley Tusk, an Uber investor and adviser.
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Executive recruiters and tech investors agreed that the job might look more appealing now than it did before Tuesday's report. Still, it remains unclear if the company can attract a top-notch leader while Kalanick retains both the CEO title and, along with two allies, voting control of the company.
Kalanick said on Tuesday he was stepping aside at Uber because he needed time to grieve his recently deceased mother and work on his leadership shortcomings, according to a staff email seen by Reuters. He also said his leave "may be shorter or longer than we might expect."
Such ambiguity will effect Uber's efforts to rebuild its executive ranks, startup experts say.
"The lack of clarity around Travis' position hangs over everything," said Bill Aulet, managing director of the entrepreneurship center at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. "You're dealing with the most important thing, which is, who is your boss?"
Vacancies at the top
In the meantime, 14 people who report to Kalanick are charged with running the company until the CEO returns or a COO is hired. The company also is without a chief financial officer, general counsel and a head of engineering, among other open positions.
"We have a strong leadership team including veterans who helped make the business what it is today and new talent who are helping to drive the changes we're committed to making," Uber said in a statement.
Uber is struggling to recruit new employees and has many who are eager to leave. Ed Zschau, founder of Inductus Associates, an executive search firm for startups, said his firm has "people from Uber in the search process" for a new job, including senior-level employees.
"If the board can be recomposed a bit and get the company back on track, who the COO is will be an important signal as to whether people will want to work there," Zschau said.
Concerns about a lack of leadership extend to the board of directors.
Holder's recommendations, including prohibiting romantic relationships between bosses and their subordinates and drinking on the job, suggest the Uber board failed to ensure the company had even the most basic checks and balances, say experts.
"The Holder report could have been written by a law student who took an introductory corporate governance course," said Erik Gordon, a technology and entrepreneurship expert at the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business. "The board shares responsibility for the wreck."
Uber retained Holder's firm in February after a female former employee publicly accused the company of brazen sexual harassment. A wake of scandals followed, including a criminal investigation of the company's use of technology to evade regulators, a lawsuit alleging stolen self-driving car technology and a string of allegations relating to a toxic culture.
On Tuesday, David Bonderman, a founder of private equity firm TPG Capital, an Uber investor, resigned from the board after making a sexist comment about women talking too much at the Uber staff meeting convened to discuss the Holder report.
The resignation leaves Uber's board with seven voting members and four vacant seats.
Unlike the boards of most big companies, Uber's directors have little executive experience. In addition to Kalanick, the board includes co-founder and chairman Garrett Camp, early employee Ryan Graves, venture capitalist Bill Gurley, Saudi investor Yasir al-Rumayyan and media impresaria Arianna Huffington. Wan Ling Martello, an executive vice president at Nestle, was added to the board this week as an independent director.
The Holder recommendations call for a restructured board, but the recommendation to install an independent board chair was left up to the board only to consider.