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Corona-Impfstoff ist in Brandenburg schon verplant
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Die Welt
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https://www.welt.de/regionales/berlin/article224145562/Corona-Impfstoff-ist-in-Brandenburg-schon-verplant.html
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[
"Krankheiten",
"Impfungen",
"Brandenburg",
"Schönefeld",
"Ursula Nonnemacher",
"Grüne",
"Impfwilligen",
"Impfangebot",
"Reise",
"Potsdam"
] |
Schönefeld/Potsdam (dpa/bb) - Die Menge an Corona-Impfstoff ist in Brandenburg vorerst so begrenzt, dass über die Hotline nur noch wenige neue Termine vergeben werden. «Die Impfungen in stationären Pflegeeinrichtungen haben Priorität», teilte Gesundheitsministerin Ursula Nonnemacher (Grüne) am Montag mit. Allen rund 25 000 Bewohnern von Pflegeheimen solle bis Mitte Februar ein Impfangebot gemacht werden. «Es wird perspektivisch aber genug Impfstoff für alle Impfwilligen zur Verfügung stehen.»
Bis Mitte Februar könnten laut Ministerium 84 000 Menschen geimpft werden. Das wären etwas mehr als drei Prozent der Bevölkerung. Insgesamt rund 280 000 Menschen sollen zuerst geimpft werden - das sind über 80-Jährige, Pflegeheimbewohner, Pflegepersonal, Gesundheitspersonal mit hohem Ansteckungsrisiko.
Bisher hat Brandenburg dem Gesundheitsressort zufolge 58 500 Impfstoffdosen von Biontech und Pfizer erhalten; bis diesen Dienstag sollen 2400 Dosen von Moderna hinzukommen - das sind insgesamt knapp 61 000. Bis Mitte Februar sollen es 168 000 Impfdosen werden.
Über die Rufnummer 116 117 seien bisher für rund 16 000 Menschen zwei Impftermine in den Impfzentren Potsdam, Cottbus und Schönefeld vergeben worden, hieß es. Das Zentrum in Schönefeld startete am Montag. Derzeit können laut Kassenärztlicher Vereinigung nur Termine für die nächsten drei Wochen vereinbart werden. In Krankenhäusern sei geplant, bis Ende Februar rund 30 000 Beschäftigte zweimal zu impfen, in Pflegeheimen sei bis Ende Januar das zweimalige Impfen für 21 250 Menschen vorgesehen.
Brandenburger Landesregierung über schärfere Corona-Regeln
| 2021-01-11T14:07:08Z | true |
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Environmentalists fight move to reduce beetle's protections
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Daily Mail
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-9140243/Environmentalists-fight-reduce-beetles-protections.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
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[
"Associated"
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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - An environmental group said Tuesday that it plans to sue the U.S. government over a decision to reclassify a large scavenging beetle as threatened instead of endangered.
The Arizona-based Center for Biological Diversity said it will sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services over its move last fall to list the American burying beetle as threatened. It had been considered an endangered species since 1989, and the location of its habitat in Plains states created issues for the Keystone XL oil pipeline and other oil and gas projects.
"Far from having recovered, this striking orange-and-black beetle is facing dire threats from climate change and habitat destruction," said attorney Kristine Akland with the center. Akland said the rule change was a result of pressure from the oil and gas industry.
Federal officials have said that conservation efforts over the past three decades have helped the beetle´s population recover, and it can now be found in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Dakota and on Nantucket Island off the coast of Massachusetts. At the time the beetle was termed endangered, it was found only in small populations in eastern Oklahoma and Block Island off the coast of Rhode Island.
Fish and Wildlife Services spokeswoman Lesli Gray said the agency "used the best available science in its decision to downlist the American burying beetle." She declined to comment about the threatened lawsuit because officials haven't had a chance to review it.
The agency has acknowledged that the beetle continues to face threats from climate change and land use changes, but officials have said the beetle no longer meets the definition of endangered.
Over the years, the oil and gas industry has borne significant costs to protect the beetle and other endangered species. The large, black, nocturnal beetle has hardened protective wing covers marked by two scalloped shaped orange patterns. The beetles are scavengers that eat decaying animals. They lay their eggs beside a small carcass that they bury, then feed their larvae from that carcass.
Mallori Miller with the Independent Petroleum Association of America trade group said she is confident the new threatened listing for the beetle will be upheld.
"The beetle´s listing was rooted in faulty assumptions about the species´ range, distribution, and abundance," Miller said.
The presence of the beetle in Nebraska´s Sandhills region - along with landowner concerns - prompted TC Energy to reroute its Keystone XL pipeline through part of the state. And last year, questions about the potential impact on endangered species, including the beetle and a fish called the pallid sturgeon, led a federal judge to cancel a key permit that would have allowed the pipeline to cross hundreds of rivers and streams along the route.
Construction of the Keystone XL pipeline is underway along parts of its 1,200 mile (1,930-kilometer) route from Canada to Nebraska while officials reevaluate the impact of its water crossings. The Fish and Wildlife Services said last week that Keystone XL wouldn't have a significant impact on the beetle's population, so the project received a permit to move forward with work where the beetle lives in Nebraska and South Dakota.
TC Energy spokeswoman Robynn Tysver said the company is "committed to taking detailed steps throughout the construction and operation of the pipeline to minimize and mitigate any impact on the American burying beetle."
| 2021-01-12T21:30:44Z | true |
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Kitas und Pflegeheime stehen zum Verkauf: Awo Wiesbaden pleite
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Bild
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https://www.bild.de/regional/frankfurt/frankfurt-aktuell/kitas-und-pflegeheime-stehen-zum-verkauf-awo-wiesbaden-pleite-74764426.bild.html
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"Bild.de"
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"Frankfurt am Main",
"Arbeiterwohlfahrt",
"Peter Feldmann",
"gehalt",
"kindergärten",
"Wiesbaden",
"Hessen",
"Altenheim",
"pleite",
"Insolvenz"
] |
Wiesbaden – Der Kreisverband des Sozialverbands Awo in Wiesbaden ist offenbar pleite. Laut „Hessenschau“ plant die Awo den Verkauf ihrer Einrichtungen – darunter neun Kitas und zwei Pflegeheime. Betroffen: 480 Mitarbeiter.
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Wiesbaden – Der Kreisverband des Sozialverbands Awo in Wiesbaden ist offenbar pleite. Laut „Hessenschau“ plant die Awo den Verkauf ihrer Einrichtungen – darunter neun Kitas und zwei Pflegeheime. Betroffen: 480 Mitarbeiter.
Ganz überraschend kommt das nicht: Seit November lief bereits ein Insolvenzverfahren.
Nun wurde die Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft KPMG damit beauftragt, Käufer für die Kitas und Pflegeheime zu finden. Der Bieterwettbewerb läuft noch bis Ende Januar. Im Februar sollen die Gläubiger über die Zukunft des Kreisverbands entscheiden.
| 2021-01-06T09:03:49.041000Z | true |
Schule: „Diese Krise geht sehr zulasten von Kindern und Jugendlichen“
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Die Welt
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https://www.welt.de/regionales/hamburg/article224121202/Schule-Diese-Krise-geht-sehr-zulasten-von-Kindern-und-Jugendlichen.html
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"Jana Werner"
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"Digitalisierung",
"Coronavirus in Hamburg",
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"Die Linke",
"Karriere",
"Ties Rabe",
"Krise",
"Jugendliche",
"Schule"
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Zum Wohle der „komplexen Schulwelt“ fordert Hamburgs umstrittener Schulsenator mehr Zusammenarbeit. Er habe den Eindruck, „dass die 16 Kultusminister der 16 Bundesländer für alle Probleme des Bildungswesens“ verantwortlich gemacht werden.
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Zum Wohle der „komplexen Schulwelt“ fordert Hamburgs umstrittener Schulsenator mehr Zusammenarbeit. Er habe den Eindruck, „dass die 16 Kultusminister der 16 Bundesländer für alle Probleme des Bildungswesens“ verantwortlich gemacht werden.
Deutschlands dienstältester Bildungsminister, Hamburgs Schulsenator Ties Rabe, hat die Gesellschaft zu einer breiten Zusammenarbeit aufgerufen. „Diese Krise geht sehr zulasten von Kindern und Jugendlichen sowie deren Familien. Hier sollten wir mehr Verständnis für diese Sorgen aufbringen“, sagt der Sozialdemokrat im Gespräch mit WELT. Demnach „tun wir alle gut daran, zu erkennen, dass Schule Teamarbeit ist“. Jeder trage Verantwortung, jeder könne dazu beitragen, dass es besser werde. Dieser Teamgeist sei wichtig, sonst werde nichts besser.
„Die Diskussion in Deutschland erweckt manchmal den Eindruck“, so Rabe weiter, „dass die 16 Kultusminister der 16 Bundesländer für alle Probleme des Bildungswesens und der Corona-Krise allein verantwortlich seien.“ Wahr sei, „dass wir große Verantwortung tragen“. Wahr sei aber auch, „dass wir nur gemeinsam die schwierigen Aufgaben bewältigen können“.
In Hamburg gehört Rabe seit seinem Amtsantritt 2011 zu den umstrittensten Senatoren im Senat. Seit Beginn der Corona-Pandemie ist zudem sein Krisenmanagement ins Visier der Kritiker geraten. Während der Umgang mit der Pandemie in einigen der 472 Schulen in der Hansestadt gut funktioniert, fühlen sich andere Einrichtungen im Stich gelassen. Dabei konzentrieren sich die Probleme unter Hamburgs 255.600 Schülern und 33.400 Schulbeschäftigten auf die Umsetzung der Hygienevorschriften, die Ausgestaltung des Hybrid- sowie Distanzunterrichts sowie die technische Ausstattung mit flächendeckendem WLAN, Endgeräten und digitalen Lernplattformen.
„Scheitern auf ganzer Linie“
Die Opposition in der Bürgerschaft wirft dem Schulsenator dabei „ein Scheitern auf ganzer Linie“ vor. Die Folge dieser Heterogenität ist „ein Flickenteppich mit sehr unterschiedlich aufgestellten Schulen, der keine Vergleichbarkeit möglich macht“, betont die CDU-Schulexpertin Birgit Stöver. Es sei reine Glückssache, ob die jeweilige Schule digital gut aufgestellt sei. Die Christdemokratin fordert „einen durchdachten, sicheren und abgestimmten Plan, wie der Schulbetrieb in den nächsten Wochen fortgesetzt wird.“ Hamburgs Schüler, Lehrkräfte und Eltern bräuchten Planungssicherheit.
Die einzige FDP-Abgeordnete in der Bürgerschaft, Anna von Treuenfels-Frowein, erwartet ein grundsätzliches Umsteuern des Schulsenators, „mit mehr Maßnahmen zum Gesundheitsschutz in den Klassenräumen, einer echten Digitalisierungsoffensive und einem politischen Plan zur Bewältigung der Corona-Krise in den Schulen, der Schüler, Eltern und Lehrer mitnimmt“.
„Es gäbe so viele pragmatische Lösungen“
Die Fraktionschefin der Linken, Sabine Boeddinghaus, drängt auf „die Anerkennung, dass Schule und Unterricht in Zeiten einer Pandemie nicht im gewohnten Regelbetrieb einfach so weiterlaufen können“. Dementsprechend müsse gehandelt werden. Die Linke schlägt etwa die Nutzung außerschulischer Lernorte wie Theater, Museen und Bücherhallen vor. „Es gäbe so viele pragmatische Lösungen, um Bildung und Betreuung zu ermöglichen, die Eltern nicht noch mehr zu belasten, indem ihnen gerade im Zuge der Aussetzung der Präsenzpflicht ein schlechtes Gewissen gemacht wird, wenn sie ihre Kinder dennoch zur Schule schicken müssen“, so Boeddinghaus.
Rabe verweist darauf, dass seine Behörde die Schulleitungen auf Grundlage der Rechtsverordnungen des rot-grünen Senats „in der Regel alle zehn Tage über die wichtigsten Änderungen mit einem detaillierten Brief informiert“. Ergänzend verfügten die Schulen über Konzeptpapiere wie dem Musterhygieneplan oder Anleitungen zum Fern- beziehungsweise Wechselunterricht.
Dabei gibt es laut Rabe das übliche Dilemma: „Einerseits werden von der Schulbehörde sehr genaue Antworten und Vorgaben für zahlreiche Fallkonstellationen verlangt. Und andererseits wird die Vielzahl der Regelungen kritisiert.“ Tatsächlich sei die Schulwelt mittlerweile aber sehr komplex, und es werde gern vor Gericht geklagt. „Da muss jede Regelung niet- und nagelfest sein“, erklärt Rabe, der den Präsenzunterricht nach dem Beschluss der Kanzlerin und der Länderchefs bis Ende des Monats aufgehoben hat.
Im Hinblick auf die technische Ausstattung sind nach Angaben der GEW Hamburg sämtliche allgemeinbildenden Schulen in der Hansestadt unzureichend an das Internet angebunden. Auch wird „die Internetanbindung in 47 Prozent der allgemeinbildenden Schulen stark gedrosselt“, sagt Hamburgs GEW-Vorsitzende Anja Bensinger-Stolze. Mehrere Videokonferenzen zur selben Zeit, Videokonferenzen in voller Klassenstärke oder das Abrufen von mehr als zwei Videos gleichzeitig seien in knapp der Hälfte der Hamburger Schulen de facto unmöglich.
Der Stadtstaat hat Rabe zufolge in fünf Jahren insgesamt mehr als 165 Millionen Euro in die Digitalisierung der Schulen investiert, das sind rund 400.000 Euro pro Schule. Außerdem hat Hamburg die Mittel aus dem Digitalpakt Schule des Bundes und der Länder ausgeschöpft und 40.000 Tablets angeschafft. „Aber diese Tablets müssen eingerichtet werden“, erklärt Bensinger-Stolze. Und dafür gebe es keine ausreichenden Kapazitäten. An manchen Schulen sei eventuell eine Lehrkraft mit ein paar Stunden dafür freigestellt, aber diese könne nicht mehrere hundert Tablets einrichten.
Ein Systemadministrator pro Schule
Ein Gymnasiallehrer an einer aus seiner Sicht „gut funktionierenden Hamburger Schule“ fordert im Gespräch mit WELT folglich „mindestens einen Systemadministrator pro Schule, der sich ausschließlich um die IT der Schule kümmert“, um die Drucker, Computer, Lernplattformen, E-Mail-Listen, das WLAN, Konferenzequipment, spezielle Rechner für Fernunterricht und den Schulserver. Dabei handele es sich um „eine so kleine Stellschraube mit so geringen Kosten und so großer Wirkung“, so der Gymnasiallehrer.
Auch am Montag berichten Lehrer gegenüber WELT, dass sie den Onlineunterricht wieder zu großen Teilen nicht durchführen konnten, „weil die Server der erlaubten Plattformen einmal mehr ihren Dienst versagten“. Diese Ausfälle seien nicht die Ausnahme, sondern die Regel. Die Verbindungen seien generell meist sehr wackelig. Manchen Pädagogen in Hamburg stellt sich nun die Frage, „ob der Datenschutz, der uns die Benutzung funktionierender Plattformen mit amerikanischen Servern wie Zoom verbietet, tatsächlich höher zu bewerten ist als die Bildung unserer Kinder“. Wenn man die Gesundheit gegen die Bildung abwäge, warum könne man in der Pandemie dasselbe nicht mit dem Datenschutz machen.
Rabe zeigt Verständnis für „die Gereiztheit und Aufgeregtheit“ in der Debatte: „Kinder sind mit das Liebste, was wir haben, deswegen kochen rund um das Thema Schule sehr schnell die Emotionen hoch.“ Hinzu komme die große Zahl der Beteiligten, schließlich sei ein Sechstel der Bevölkerung entweder als Schüler, Eltern oder Lehrer unmittelbar in Schule eingebunden. Auch sei jeder selbst zur Schule gegangen und deshalb Experte in eigener Sache. Rabe: „Das prägt die Lautstärke und die Schärfe der Konflikte, das ist in Hamburg nicht anders als anderswo. Damit muss ein Schulpolitiker klarkommen.“
„Das sind schon große Zumutungen“
Für die Schulen, Pädagogen, Eltern und Kinder ist das aus Sicht des Senators „eine sehr, sehr schwere und belastende Phase“. Schule sei heute ein sehr komplizierter und komplexer Organismus, der ohnehin jeden Tag mit vielen Herausforderungen fertig werden müsse. „Deshalb brauchen Schulen als Grundlage eigentlich klare Regeln und dauerhafte, verlässliche Strukturen“, betont Hamburgs Schulsenator.
Gerade diese Regeln und Strukturen jedoch müssten wir wegen Corona derzeit leider ständig ändern. „Wir müssen manchmal innerhalb von zwei Wochen ein neues Schulsystem erfinden, nur wenig andere Bereiche des öffentlichen Lebens müssen solche Erschütterungen hinnehmen. Das sind schon große Zumutungen.“
Auf die Frage, ob Deutschlands dienstältester Bildungsminister auch Fehler mache, antwortet Rabe mit „ja“ und fügt hinzu: „Zum Beispiel zuzugeben, dass er Fehler macht.“ Das komme in der Öffentlichkeit in der Regel nicht gut an.
| 2021-01-11T13:56:08Z | true |
Poland's PM: Social media need anti-censorship regulations
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Daily Mail
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-9140259/Polands-PM-Social-media-need-anti-censorship-regulations.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
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[
"Associated"
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WARSAW, Poland (AP) - Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said Tuesday that social media corporations should not censor views that they don´t share and called for new regulations that would govern the use of Facebook, Twitter and Instagram in the European Union.
"Algorithms or the owners of corporate giants should not decide which views are right and which are not," he said. "There is no and can be no consent to censorship."
Morawiecki made the comments on Facebook just days after Twitter and Facebook suspended the accounts of President Donald Trump citing a "risk of further incitement of violence" in the wake of the storming of the U.S. Capitol by supporters of the outgoing president.
Without mentioning Trump´s case, Morawiecki said, "Freedom of speech is the salt of democracy, for that reason we must defend it."
"The owners of social platforms cannot act above the law," he added, noting that in Poland the functioning of Facebook, Twitter and Instagram are regulated by law. "We will suggest that similar regulations are also put in place in all of the European Union," he said.
The prime minister spoke a day after the spokesman for German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she considers Trump´s eviction from Twitter to be "problematic."
| 2021-01-12T21:36:37Z | true |
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Winter storm moves into the Mississippi Valley after dumping snow in Texas
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Fox News
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https://www.foxnews.com/us/winter-storm-moves-into-the-mississippi-valley?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+foxnews%2Fnational+%28Internal+-+US+Latest+-+Text%29
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The storm that brought Texas snow this weekend is now moving into the Mississippi Valley. Winter storm warnings are still up for parts of East Texas through parts of Louisiana and Mississippi with temperatures 20-25 degrees below average in some cities.
"Bring your pets inside!" tweeted the National Weather Service Brownsville on Sunday night.
"Slick spots are possible on elevated surfaces, use caution if you have to get out!" tweeted the National Weather Service Shreveport early Monday. "We are hovering at 33 degrees here at the #Shreveport airport at 214 am, but some areas maybe freezing or below!"
The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development tweeted that some parts of the state are waking up to snow on the ground.
"If you don’t have to travel please wait until the roads are clear and conditions improve," it tweeted.
The wintry weather will wind down Monday with mainly rain and some thunderstorms for the Southeast on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, the northern and central Plains through the Midwest will enjoy above-average temperatures this week.
The Pacific Northwest continues its active pattern with heavy rain and mountain snow this week. This system will push into the Northern Rockies Monday night.
| 2021-01-11T12:34:00Z | true |
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Tech giants banished Trump. Now things get complicated
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Daily Mail
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-9140299/Tech-giants-banished-Trump-Now-things-complicated.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
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"Associated"
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As the world adjusts to a Twitter without @realdonaldtrump, the next big question is: "Now what?"
Major tech platforms, long accused of giving President Donald Trump special treatment not allotted to regular users, have shown him the door in the wake of his incitement of violence by supporters at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. He´s gone from Twitter, Facebook, Snapchat - even Shopify.
But in many ways, booting the president was the easy part.
Will companies now hold other world leaders to the same standard? Will they wade further into deciding what is and isn't allowed on their platforms, potentially alienating large swaths of their user base? Will all this lead to further online splintering, pushing those flirting with extreme views to fringe sites and secret chat groups?
Although they've long sought to remain neutral, Facebook, Twitter and other social platforms are slowly waking up to the active role they and their algorithms have played in shaping a modern world filled with polarized, angry groups and huge factions falling for bogus conspiracies and misinformation about science, politics and medicine.
"What we´re seeing is a shift from the platforms from a stance of free-speech absolutism, towards an understanding of speech moderation as a matter of public health," said civic media professor Ethan Zuckerman of the University of Massachusetts-Amherst.
None of this can be fixed soon, if ever. Certainly not by blocking a president with just a few days left in his term.
But there are blueprints for future action. Remember "Plandemic?" That was the slickly-produced, 26-minute, misinformation-ridden video promoting COVID-19 conspiracies that emerged seemingly out of nowhere and racked up millions of views in a matter of days. Facebook, Twitter and YouTube scrambled to take it down - too late. But they were ready for the sequel, which failed to attract even a fraction of the attention of the first.
"Sharing disinformation about COVID is a danger because it makes it harder for us to fight the disease," Zuckerman said. "Similarly, sharing disinformation about voting is an attack on our democracy."
Unsurprisingly, it's been easier for tech giants to act decisively on matters of public health than on politics. Corporate bans of the U.S. president and his supporters have led to loud, if generally unfounded, cries of censorship as well as charges of left-wing bias. It's even attracted criticism from European leaders such as German Chancellor Angela Merkel - not exactly a friend of Trump's.
Merkel´s spokesman, Steffen Seibert, said freedom of opinion is a fundamental right of "elementary significance."
"This fundamental right can be intervened in, but according to the law and within the framework defined by legislators - not according to a decision by the management of social media platforms," he told reporters in Berlin. "Seen from this angle, the chancellor considers it problematic that the accounts of the U.S. president have now been permanently blocked."
From that German perspective, it should be the government, and not private companies like Facebook and Twitter, who decides what counts as dangerous speech on social platforms. That approach might be feasible in Europe, but it's much more complicated in the U.S., where the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution protects freedom of expression from government interference, although not from corporate policy on privately owned communication platforms.
Governments, of course, remain free to regulate tech companies, another area of ferment. Over the past year, Trump, other Republicans and some Democrats have called for revoking a fundamental 1996 legal provision known as Section 230. That protects social platforms, which can host trillions of messages, from being sued into oblivion by anyone who feels wronged by something someone else has posted. But so far there's been more heat than light on the issue.
Still, few are happy with the often sluggish, after-the-fact, three-strikes takedowns and suspensions that have characterized Twitter and Facebook for years. Particularly in the light of the Capitol insurrection, the deadly Charlottesville rally in 2017 and live-streamed mass shootings.
Sarita Schoenebeck, University of Michigan professor who focuses on online harassment, said it might be time for platforms to reevaluate how they approach problematic material on their sites.
"For years, platforms have evaluated what kinds of content are appropriate or not by evaluating the content in isolation, without considering the broader social and cultural context that it takes place in," she said. "We need to revisit this approach. We should rely on a combination of democratic principles, community governance and platform rules to shape behavior."
Jared Schroeder, an expert in social media and the First Amendment at Southern Methodist University, thinks the Trump bans will encourage his base of followers to move towards other social platforms where they can organize and communicate with fewer - if any - restrictions.
"It´s likely the bans will fuel the us-against-them narrative - and it´s also likely other forums will get a boost in traffic, as we saw after the 2020 election," he said. "The bans have taken away the best tools for organizing people and for Trump to speak to the largest audiences, but these are by no means the only tools."
| 2021-01-12T21:50:59Z | true |
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U-Bahn-Linie 3: Sperrung zwischen Baumwall und Hauptbahnhof
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Die Welt
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https://www.welt.de/regionales/hamburg/article224121808/U-Bahn-Linie-3-Sperrung-zwischen-Baumwall-und-Hauptbahnhof.html
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[] |
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"Baumwall"
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Die bei Touristen beliebte U-Bahnfahrt entlang des Hafens muss für mehr als ein Jahr ausfallen. Wegen Bauarbeiten wird Hamburgs wohl bekannteste U-Bahnlinie 3 zwischen Hauptbahnhof und Baumwall für 14 Monate gesperrt.
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Die bei Touristen beliebte U-Bahnfahrt entlang des Hafens muss für mehr als ein Jahr ausfallen. Wegen Bauarbeiten wird Hamburgs wohl bekannteste U-Bahnlinie 3 zwischen Hauptbahnhof und Baumwall für 14 Monate gesperrt.
Hamburg (dpa/lno) - Die wegen des spektakulären Hafenblicks wohl bekannteste Hamburger U-Bahnlinie 3 wird wegen Bauarbeiten am 1. Februar zwischen den Haltestellen Hauptbahnhof Süd und Baumwall für 14 Monate gesperrt. Auf der mehr als 100 Jahre alten Strecke müsse zwischen den Haltestellen Rathausmarkt und Rödingsmarkt der Tunneltrog neu gebaut werden, sagte Hochbahn-Technik-Vorstand Jens-Günter Lang am Montag. Hinzu komme die Sanierung der Haltestellen Rödingsmarkt, Rathausmarkt und Mönckebergstraße sowie des 861 Meter langen Tunnels.
Für die Arbeiten muss laut Hochbahn zwischen März und August oberirdisch auch die Mönckebergstraße auf Höhe des Levantehauses für sechs Monate gesperrt werden. Als Ersatz für die abseits von Corona-Zeiten von täglich rund 60 000 Menschen genutzte U3 gebe es die S-Bahn sowie zahlreiche Buslinien. Die Gesamtkosten für das Projekt bezifferte die Hochbahn auf rund 86 Millionen Euro.
«Das ist schon ein sehr anspruchsvolles Projekt», sagte Lange. Saniert werden müsse der wohl markanteste Abschnitt im gesamten U-Bahn-Netz, wo die U3 zwischen den Haltestellen Rathausmarkt und Rödingsmarkt über eine Rampe mit bis zu fünf Prozent Steigung in einer engen Kurve an die Oberfläche kommt. Konkret müssten der komplett unter Wasser liegende Trog abgerissen und durch einen Neubau ersetzt werden. «Da haben wir erhebliche Schäden», sagte Lange unter Hinweis auf Korrosion.
Um den Wasserspiegel abzusenken und die Baustelle so überhaupt erst möglich zu machen, werde bereits seit Oktober vergangenen Jahres ein spezieller Damm errichtet. Bei den Bauarbeiten würden unter anderem die unter der Sohle liegenden Eichenpfähle durch 120 Mikro-Pfähle aus Stahl ergänzt, auf denen dann später der neue Trog stehen werde, sagte Lange. Parallel dazu würden im Tunnel zwischen Mönckebergstraße und Adolphsplatz Decken und Wände saniert, neu abgedichtet und Hochwasserschutztore eingebaut.
Zusätzlich werden für 10 beziehungsweise 16 Millionen Euro die Haltestellen Rathausmarkt und Mönckebergstraße modernisiert. Beide erhielten Aufzüge, die Haltestelle Mönckebergstraße bekomme zusätzlich einen weiteren Ein- und Ausgang. Die Arbeiten an beiden Stationen sollen im Frühjahr 2022 abgeschlossen sein.
| 2021-01-11T11:07:20Z | true |
Capitol rioter carrying Confederate flag wanted by FBI: ‘Seeking the public’s assistance’
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"Stephanie Pagones"
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"policelaw",
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The FBI is asking the public for help in finding a man caught on camera illegally parading through the U.S. Capitol – all while carrying a Confederate flag – during last week’s riots in Washington, D.C.
The bureau’s Washington Field Office announced late Sunday it was trying to identify the man who had what appeared to be a tattoo under his left eye and was seen walking through the Capitol building with a Confederate flag hung over his left shoulder.
The man was photographed wearing a tan-colored vest jacket with a dark-colored hooded sweatshirt underneath. He also appeared to have a dark-colored mustache and a salt-and-pepper beard.
Anyone with information connected to this person or anyone else believed to be involved in the Jan. 6 riot is asked to call 1-800-CALL-FBI or submit an anonymous tip here.
FBI has been flooded with more than 40,000 digitally-submitted tips, not including those sent in via phone, in connection with the attack on Capitol Hill, a spokesperson told Fox News.
Crowds carrying Trump flags and wearing MAGA hats barged into the federal building, bypassing security and U.S. Capitol Police – often violently – with some even climbing over barriers to get in.
Dozens of people, some armed with guns, roamed the halls of the building, smashed or dismantled property and made their way into House and Senate leaders’ chambers. Meanwhile, Hill staffers and lawmakers were under lockdown, or hid behind chairs or under desks and tables.
Benjamin Phillips, a 50-year-old Pennsylvania man; Rosanne Boylan, a 34-year-old Georgia woman; and Kevin Greeson, a 55-year-old from Alabama, died after suffering "medical emergencies" related to the breach, law enforcement officials said during a Thursday press conference.
A fourth person – identified as Ashli Babbitt – was fatally shot by police during the riots.
U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) later announced the death of Officer Brian D. Sicknick, who died after he was hurt while engaging with the rioting protesters on Wednesday. USCP said he collapsed when he returned to his office. His death was announced late Thursday night.
| 2021-01-11T13:54:44Z | true |
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Leverkusen beats Frankfurt 4-1 to progress in German Cup
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LEVERKUSEN, Germany (AP) - Bayer Leverkusen shrugged off Jonathan Tah´s sending off to beat Eintracht Frankfurt 4-1 in their rescheduled German Cup game on Tuesday.
Leverkusen was leading 3-1 when Tah was sent off in the 73rd minute. The Germany defender hauled down André Silva, who would have been through on goal with a chance to pull one back for Frankfurt.
Leverkusen´s 10 men managed to keep the visitors at bay and Moussa Diaby sealed the home side´s win with his second goal on a counterattack in the 87th.
Amin Younes had put Frankfurt ahead in the sixth, but Lucas Alario equalized with a penalty in the 27th and Edmond Tapsoba scored Leverkusen´s second in 40th with a goal that looked offside. VAR will only come into operation in the next round.
Diaby´s first goal came in the 67th, before Tah´s sending off gave Frankfurt some hope.
Leverkusen next faces fourth-tier team Rot-Weiss Essen in the next round.
Defending champion Bayern Munich plays its rescheduled second-round cup game at second-division team Holstein Kiel on Wednesday.
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More AP soccer: https://apnews.com/Soccer and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports
| 2021-01-12T21:56:36Z | true |
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On-duty Memphis police officer charged with kidnapping, killing man
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A 29-year-old Memphis Police officer is facing a slew of charges after police say he allegedly kidnapped and killed a man while on duty.
While on duty, Officer Patric Ferguson, armed with a handgun, forced the 30-year-old victim, Robert Howard, into his squad car Tuesday evening, according to a police statement on Twitter.
Police say Ferguson drove the victim to a separate location where he allegedly shot and killed him.
Howard had been reported missing around 8:30 p.m. on Jan. 6, nearly 24 hours after he allegedly was forced into Ferguson's squad car.
Howard was last seen on Mark Twain Street around 5:00 p.m. on Jan. 5, according to police.
Officers attempted to use an app to track the victim’s cell phone, which was found near Lamar Avenue and Shelby Drive. However, Howard was not in the area.
After working with the Missing Persons and Homicide Bureau, police were able to determine that Ferguson drove to the area of Frayser Boulevard and Denver Street, where he allegedly killed Howard. His body was later recovered in the area of Second Street and the Wolf River Bridge. Police said Ferguson "is known to the victim," but did not release any further details.
Officers also charged a second man, 28-year-old Joshua Rogers, for allegedly helping Ferguson move Howard's body after he was killed.
"No one is above the law. Knowing that a Memphis Police officer, someone who took an oath to protect and serve, made the decision to commit this horrific crime is devastating," said Memphis Police Department Director Michael Rallings. "His actions were not that of a law enforcement officer and should not reflect on fellow officers."
Ferguson was arrested and "immediately relieved of duty," police said in a Facebook post. Ferguson had been employed with the department since October 2018.
He is now facing charges including first-degree murder, first-degree murder in perpetration of aggravated kidnapping, especially aggravated kidnapping, abuse of a corpse, and fabricating and tampering with evidence, according to the Memphis Police Department.
Rogers has been charged with accessory after the fact, abuse of a corpse, and fabricating and tampering with evidence, according to the Memphis Police Department.
| 2021-01-11T14:09:22Z | true |
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Coronavirus in Hamburg: 273 Neuinfektionen, Inzidenz steigt weiter an
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https://www.welt.de/regionales/hamburg/article224125898/Coronavirus-in-Hamburg-273-Neuinfektionen-Inzidenz-steigt-weiter-an.html
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Die Zahl der Neuinfektionen steigt in Hamburg weiter an – ebenso wie der Inzidenzwert, der am Montag die 160er-Marke knackte. 555 Menschen werden in der Hansestadt in Krankenhäusern behandelt.
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Die Zahl der Neuinfektionen steigt in Hamburg weiter an – ebenso wie der Inzidenzwert, der am Montag die 160er-Marke knackte. 555 Menschen werden in der Hansestadt in Krankenhäusern behandelt.
Die Zahl der in Hamburg bestätigten Corona-Neuinfektionen hat sich am Montag um 273 erhöht. Das sind 62 neue Fälle mehr als am Sonntag und 141 mehr als am Montag vor einer Woche. Wie die Gesundheitsbehörde (Stand: 11.50 Uhr) weiter mitteilte, stieg die Zahl neuer Ansteckungen pro 100.000 Einwohner binnen sieben Tagen von 154,9 auf 162,3. Vor einer Woche hatte die Sieben-Tage-Inzidenz noch bei 126,1 gelegen.
Nach Angaben des Robert-Koch-Instituts (RKI) sind in Hamburg bislang 820 Menschen im Zusammenhang mit dem Coronavirus gestorben, drei mehr als am Sonntag und 159 mehr als vor einer Woche. Insgesamt haben sich den Behördenangaben zufolge seit Ausbruch der Pandemie in Hamburg 40.966 Menschen nachweislich mit dem Coronavirus infiziert. Von ihnen gelten nach RKI-Schätzungen 31.100 als genesen.
Auf den Intensivstationen der Hamburger Kliniken wurden am Montag laut Online-Intensivregister der Deutschen Interdisziplinären Vereinigung für Intensiv- und Notfallmedizin (Divi) 106 Corona-Patienten behandelt, von denen 67 invasiv beatmet werden mussten; 88 Intensivbetten waren den Angaben zufolge noch frei. Die Gesamtzahl der stationären Corona-Patienten gab die Gesundheitsbehörde mit 555 an, allerdings mit Stand Freitag. Aktuellere Zahlen lagen am Montag noch nicht vor.
Die Zahl der Corona-Impfungen stieg in Hamburg nach Angaben des RKI am Sonntag auf 12.695. Somit erhielten bislang 6,9 Menschen je 1000 Einwohner die erste Impfdosis. Neuere Zahlen liegen nicht vor. Am Morgen hatte das Universitätsklinikum Eppendorf (UKE) bekannt gegeben, dass es aufgrund mangelnden Impfstoffs die Immunisierung seiner Beschäftigten gestoppt habe.
| 2021-01-11T13:13:00Z | true |
Packers QB Rodgers says he will guest-host on 'Jeopardy!'
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GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) - Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers says he will be a guest host on "Jeopardy!" during the offseason.
The show is currently using a series of interim hosts to replace Alex Trebek, who died of cancer on Nov. 8. That process began when record-holding contestant Ken Jennings made his debut on an episode that aired Monday.
Rodgers was a winning "Celebrity Jeopardy!" contestant in 2015. The All-Pro quarterback and two-time MVP is currently preparing to lead the Packers (13-3) into their NFC divisional playoff game Saturday with the Los Angeles Rams (11-6).
"The show has been so special to me over the years," Rodgers said Tuesday. "It's been a staple at my house here in Green Bay for the last 16 years - 6 o'clock, watching Alex and trying to get as many questions as I can. When the opportunity came up in 2015, that was a dream come true. It really was. To be on there, to get to meet Alex was just such a special moment. We're all obviously sad about his passing."
Rodgers first made the announcement earlier Tuesday during a appearance on Sirius XM´s "The Pat McAfee Show." A representative from "Jeopardy!" declined comment and said no announcement has been made about future guest hosts.
"I may have jumped the gun a little bit, so I apologize to `Jeopardy!´ if they wanted to announce it," Rodgers said. "I just got so excited on the show earlier. It kind of just went down the last couple of days, us figuring it out. It is very exciting. It's for the offseason. We'll be even more excited when that opportunity gets a little closer."
Rodgers mentioned the nostalgic connection people have to certain figures based on their childhood. He compared meeting Trebek during his "Celebrity Jeopardy!" stint to his first production meetings with Keith Jackson, John Madden and Dan Fouts, longtime broadcasters he had watched as a kid.
"We all have so much love and affection I think for what (Trebek's) meant to just that half hour, that 22 minutes of our lives on a daily basis for those of us who are big fans of the show," Rodgers said. "To be able to be a guest host is really, really special for me. I can't wait for the opportunity."
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More AP NFL: https://apnews.com/NFL and https://twitter.com/AP_NFL
| 2021-01-12T22:01:08Z | true |
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Over 100,000 without power along Gulf Coast as winter weather brings dangerous conditions
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"texas",
"louisiana",
"mississippi"
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Over 100,000 people are without power in Texas and Louisiana after a storm dumped above-average snow across parts of the south.
The storm kicked up on Sunday, moving along the Gulf Coast toward Mississippi. Fox News’ Janice Dean reported that the storm will continue to weaken, but the damage has already been done.
Snow is not an unusual sight in the Lone Star state, with most areas used to seeing between one to two inches, according to Current Results.
Parts of West Texas can see up to half-foot of snow that Central Texas and parts of Austin saw on Sunday.
As wonderful as the sight of heavy snow in Texas was, it also brought a heavy toll: 100,219 customers also woke up to no power, according to poweroutage.us.
Louisiana fared a little better, with around 49,555 customers without power.
More concerning for locals were icy roads that caused a number of wrecks throughout the area, the Austin American-Statesman reported.
Several road closures remain in effect across the state on Monday morning, according to Drive Texas. Weather warning remains in effect as well.
Louisiana police urged residents to travel only if necessary as crews worked to salt the roadways overnight.
Several school districts were closed, delayed or scheduled for only virtual learning in Mississippi and southern Arkansas, news outlets reported.
Austin opened two cold weather shelters on Sunday evening for those who needed to escape the weather.
| 2021-01-11T13:23:32Z | true |
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Unternehmensverbände: Langfristige Strategie in Corona-Zeit
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https://www.welt.de/regionales/hamburg/article224126030/Unternehmensverbaende-Langfristige-Strategie-in-Corona-Zeit.html
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"Unternehmen",
"Betriebe",
"Schleswig-Holstein",
"Hamburg",
"Uli Wachholtz",
"Politik",
"Wirtschaftshilfen",
"UVNord-Präsident",
"Peter Tschentscher",
"Pandemie",
"Unternehmensverbände",
"Digitalisierung"
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Schluss mit Improvisieren. Die Wirtschaftsunternehmen brauchten auch in Pandemie-Zeiten eine Perspektive, fordert UVNord-Präsident Wachholtz. Die Regierungschefs aus Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein sagen Unterstützung bei Wirtschaftshilfen zu.
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Schluss mit Improvisieren. Die Wirtschaftsunternehmen brauchten auch in Pandemie-Zeiten eine Perspektive, fordert UVNord-Präsident Wachholtz. Die Regierungschefs aus Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein sagen Unterstützung bei Wirtschaftshilfen zu.
Hamburg (dpa/lno) - Die norddeutschen Unternehmen haben angesichts der Corona-Pandemie von den Regierungen im Norden klarere Perspektive gefordert. «Nach zehn Monaten im Pandemie-Modus muss von Improvisieren auf Strategie umgeschaltet werden», sagte der Präsident der Unternehmensverbände in Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein, Uli Wachholtz, am Montag beim Online-Neujahrsempfang. «So wie bisher kann es nicht weitergehen.» Das Improvisieren sei lediglich gut für den Moment gewesen.
Hamburgs Bürgermeister Peter Tschentscher verwies auf die Notwendigkeit umfangreicher Wirtschaftshilfen in der Pandemie. «Wir müssen jetzt strukturelle Schäden verhindern, Arbeitsplätze erhalten», sagte der SPD-Politiker. Jeden Euro, den man derzeit nicht einsetze, müsse man anderenfalls später «um ein Vielfaches oben drauf legen». Hamburg habe deshalb die Wirtschafts- und Finanzhilfen des Bundes um ein Paket über 900 Millionen Euro ergänzt.
Für 2021 komme es darauf an, die Pandemie möglichst bald zu überwinden und an die gute wirtschaftliche Entwicklung bis Ende 2019 anzuknüpfen, sagte Tschentscher. In manchen Branchen habe es aber bereits vor Corona Probleme gegeben. «Die Corona-Hilfen dürfen nicht dazu führen, diese zu verstetigen, sie müssen helfen, sie zu lösen.» Das bedeute insbesondere auch einen stärkeren Fokus auf Digitalisierung.
Schleswig-Holsteins Ministerpräsident Daniel Günther (CDU) räumte im Bezug auf die Digitalisierung ein, «natürlich haben wir in diesen Bereichen noch ordentlich was zu tun». Bei aller Euphorie ließe sich aber nicht alles über Videokonferenzen regeln, persönliche Begegnungen blieben unerlässlich. «Auch in der Schule ist am Ende Präsenzunterricht wichtig.» Reiner Digitalunterricht helfe nicht weiter. Deshalb müsse auch in Zeiten der Corona-Pandemie in den Abschluss-Klassen am Präsenzunterricht festgehalten werden.
Günther betonte, die Landesregierung werde sich beim Bund weiter für schnelle und handhabbare Wirtschaftshilfen einsetzen. «Uns ist bewusst, dass die zweite Welle viele Unternehmen deutlich härter trifft. Deshalb bedeutet eine schnelle Auszahlung von Überbrückungshilfen das Sichern von Existenzen und den Erhalt von Arbeitsplätzen.» Die Pandemie werde Politik und Wirtschaft weiter Probleme bereiten. «Auf jeden Fall bis Ostern wird es eine schwere Zeit», sagte der Regierungschef.
UVNord-Präsident Wachholtz forderte von der Politik Antworten, was im Norden passieren soll, bis die Herdenimmunität erreicht sei. «Wir müssen jetzt definieren, welche Rahmenbedingungen wir für eine erfolgreiche Zukunft brauchen, was die Zukunftsthemen sind, die wir voranbringen müssen.» Am dringendsten sei es, «den digitalen Winterschlaf» zu beenden. Deutschland hinke bei der Digitalisierung weiter hinterher. Notwendig sei auch der Weiterbau der Autobahn 20.
Wachholtz rechnet mit einer hohen Zahl an Insolvenzen auch im Norden. Die Pandemie habe das Kapital vieler Firmen aufgebraucht. Aus der Bundespolitik kämen derzeit aber falsche Signale, sagte er. «Wir brauchen keinen Rechtsanspruch auf Homeoffice und keine neuen Reglementierungen.» Werkverträge und Zeitarbeit seien für Unternehmen unentbehrlich.
| 2021-01-11T11:37:54Z | true |
Official: Number of victims of Russian hack likely to grow
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WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of federal agencies and private companies who learn that they have been affected by a massive Russian hack is expected to grow as the investigation into it continues, the U.S. government's chief counterintelligence official said Tuesday.
The FBI and other agencies last week attributed the intrusions to Russia as part of what officials described as an intelligence-gathering operation rather than an effort to damage or disrupt U.S. government operations. U.S. officials said at the time that fewer than 10 federal agencies were believed to have been compromised "by follow-on activity on their systems."
William Evanina, the director of the U.S. National Counterintelligence and Security Center, said in a live-stream Washington Post interview that he expected to see a "growth" in the number of victims.
So far, the list of agencies known to have been affected includes the Treasury, Commerce and Justice departments, among others.
"I think this will expand accordingly as we identify" additional victims, Evanina said. "I think the hard part for the investigators is we don't know what we don't know, but I think this will continue to grow."
The hacking campaign was extraordinary in scale, with the intruders having stalked through government agencies, defense contractors and telecommunications companies for months by the time it was discovered. Experts say that gave the foreign agents ample time to collect data that could be highly damaging to U.S. national security, though the scope of the breaches and exactly what information was sought is unknown.
An estimated 18,000 organizations were affected by malicious code that piggybacked on popular network-management software from an Austin, Texas, company called SolarWinds.
| 2021-01-12T22:06:51Z | true |
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NYPD dispatching 200 members to Washington, DC for Inauguration Day: report
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The NYPD is dispatching 200 of its own to members to Washington, DC on Jan. 20 to help police the area during President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration, sources said.
The district is seeking the assistance of 3,000 officers from departments across the country for the swearing-in ceremony, law enforcement sources said.
The inaugural festivities will be much smaller than usual due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Biden urged his supporters not to travel to DC and the traditional parade on Pennsylvania Avenue was scrapped in favor of a "virtual" parade.
But after last week’s deadly Capitol Hill mayhem at the hands of a pro-Trump mob, Washington, DC Mayor Muriel Bowser has asked federal officials to execute several safety measures ahead of this year’s inauguration.
Bowser, in a Saturday letter to the Department of Homeland Security, asked officials to cancel permit gatherings from Jan. 11 to Jan. 24.
The mayor is also seeking an extension of "national security event period," allowing for more inaugural preparation time "given the new threats from insurgent acts of domestic terrorists."
| 2021-01-11T12:13:48Z | true |
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Neujahrsempfang und Labskausessen der IHK virtuell
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https://www.welt.de/regionales/hamburg/article224135664/Neujahrsempfang-und-Labskausessen-der-IHK-virtuell.html
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"Krankheiten",
"Schleswig-Holstein",
"CDU",
"Lübeck",
"Ernährung",
"Labskaus",
"Neujahrsempfang",
"IHK (Industrie- und Handelskammer)"
] |
Lübeck (dpa/lno) - Angesichts der Corona-Pandemie fallen auch der traditionelle Neujahrsempfang der Industrie- und Handelskammer (IHK) zu Lübeck und das anschließende Labskausessen anders aus als sonst. Beides wird wegen der geltenden Kontaktbeschränkungen in den virtuellen Raum verlegt. Während der Empfang und die Reden per Livestream im Internet übertragen werden, bringen fünf Restaurants und ein Lieferdienst das Labskaus auf Vorbestellung ins Haus. Für viele gehöre das Labskaus zum Neujahrsempfang einfach dazu, sagte IHK-Pressesprecher Can Özren am Montag. Die Nachfrage nach dem «Labskaus to go» sei jedenfalls groß.
Einige Teilnehmer hätten auch angekündigt, das Labskaus selbst zubereiten zu wollen, sage Özren. Schleswig-Holsteins Ministerpräsident Daniel Günther (CDU) dagegen verlässt sich offenbar lieber auch den Lieferservice. Die Portion für den Regierungschef werde am Mittwoch in die Staatskanzlei geliefert, bestätigte Regierungssprecher Peter Höver am Montag. «Das Spiegelei als Beilage zu dem traditionelle Seefahrergericht kann sich der Ministerpräsident notfalls auch selbst in die Pfanne hauen», sagte sein Sprecher.
Zum Neujahrsempfang hatten sich nach Angaben Özrens bis Montag 860 Gäste angemeldet. Der Empfang mit Teilnehmern aus Wirtschaft, Wissenschaft, Politik und Verwaltung steht in diesem Jahr unter dem Thema «Postcoronomics - Wege aus der Krise».
Pressemitteilung der IHK zum digitalen Neujahrsempfang
| 2021-01-11T12:43:12Z | true |
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PBS lawyer resigns after being caught in Veritas sting
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NEW YORK (AP) - A lawyer for PBS resigned Tuesday after being caught describing President Donald Trump as "close to Hitler" in a right-wing sting operation.
Michael Beller, a contracts lawyer in PBS' general counsel office, was recorded offering political opinions in what appeared to be a barroom conversation with a woman. It was released Tuesday by Project Veritas, a conservative group known for using undercover methods to reveal supposed liberal bias.
Beller is heard saying it was "great" that coronavirus cases were spiking in red states because they might infect Trump voters and suggested Republican voters should have their children put in re-education camps.
The lawyer did not speak on behalf of PBS or make any editorial decisions, PBS spokesman Jeremy Gaines said.
"There is no place for hateful rhetoric at PBS, and this individual's views in no way reflect our values or opinions," he said.
Efforts to reach Beller were unsuccessful.
| 2021-01-12T22:06:59Z | true |
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'General Hospital' actor John Reilly dead at 84
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John Reilly, a veteran soap opera actor best known for his work on "General Hospital," has died at age 84.
The actor’s death was confirmed by his daughter, actress and TikTok personality Caitlin Reilly, with a heartfelt message on Instagram shared with a photo of the late star holding her as a baby.
"John Henry Matthew Reilly AKA Jack. The brightest light in the world has gone out," she began her post. "Imagine the best person in the world. Now imagine that person being your dad. I’m so grateful he was mine. I’m so grateful I got to love him. I’m so grateful I made it in time to hold him and say goodbye."
She concluded: "I honestly don’t know what I’m going to do, but I know he’ll be with me. I love you forever Daddy."
Shortly after, the official Twitter page for "General Hospital" shared a message eulogizing the late actor as well.
"The entire General Hospital family is heartbroken to hear of John Reilly's passing. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his loved ones. Rest in peace," the tweet reads.
According to Variety, Reilly was born in Chicago in 1936. He got his start in show business in the 1960s with small roles on television shows like "Death Valley Days," "Apple’s Way" and "Gunsmoke." He got a shot at more TV greatness in 1974 when he replaced John Colenback as Dr. Dan Stewart on "As the World Turns." After leaving the role in 1976, he took on the big screen in films like "The Main Event" and "Gorp."
In the early 1980s, he broke into the soap opera scene with a recurring role on "Dallas." However, his biggest break in the business came when he was cast as Sean Donely on "General Hospital" in 1984. He stayed with the show for a decade before taking on a role in "Beverly Hills, 90210" as Kelly Taylor’s father. He also played Alistair Crane on the NBC soap "Passions" in 2005. However, he never turned his back on his "General Hospital" role, reprising his Donely character in 2008 and again in 2013.
The outlet reports that he is survived by his wife, Liz, and three daughters.
| 2021-01-11T13:41:35Z | true |
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How major US stock indexes fared Tuesday
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Stocks shook off a midday slide and ended with modest gains Tuesday, leaving the major indexes close to their recent all-time highs.
Small-company stocks continued to outpace the rest of the market by a wide margin, a sign that investors are becoming more optimistic about an economic rebound.
Treasury yields kept marching higher as investors anticipate that the economy will pull out of its slump and rebound later this year.
On Tuesday:
The S&P 500 rose 1.58 points, or less than 0.1%, to 3,801.19.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 60 points, or 0.2%, to 31,068.69.
The Nasdaq composite added 36 points, or 0.3%, to 13,072.43.
The Russell 2000 index of smaller companies gained 36.95 points, or 1.8%, to 2,127.96, a record high.
For the week:
The S&P 500 is down 23.49 points, or 0.6%.
The Dow is down 29.28 points, or 0.1%.
The Nasdaq is down 129.54 points, or 1%.
The Russell 2000 is up 36.30 points, or 1.7%.
For the year:
The S&P 500 is up 45.12 points, or 1.2%.
The Dow is up 462.21 points, or 1.5%.
The Nasdaq is up 184.15 points, or 1.4%.
The Russell 2000 is up 153.10 points, or 7.8%.
| 2021-01-12T22:07:00Z | true |
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Hamburg: 35-Jährige soll versucht haben, ihre kleine Tochter zu töten
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Die Welt
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https://www.welt.de/regionales/hamburg/article224137518/Hamburg-35-Jaehrige-soll-versucht-haben-ihre-kleine-Tochter-zu-toeten.html
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"Polizei",
"Hamburg",
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"Liddy Oechtering",
"Krimi",
"Wilhelmsburg"
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Wegen des Verdachts auf eine Schädelprellung brachte eine Mutter ihre vierjährige Tochter in ein Krankenhaus in Hamburg. Doch die Ärzte hegten bald einen anderen Verdacht und schalteten die Polizei ein.
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Wegen des Verdachts auf eine Schädelprellung brachte eine Mutter ihre vierjährige Tochter in ein Krankenhaus in Hamburg. Doch die Ärzte hegten bald einen anderen Verdacht und schalteten die Polizei ein.
Eine 35 Jahre alte Frau aus Hamburg soll versucht haben, ihre vierjährige Tochter mit Medikamenten zu töten. Die Frau aus Farmsen-Berne habe das Kind drei Tage vor Silvester mit Verdacht auf Schädelprellung ins Kinderkrankenhaus Wilhelmsburg gebracht, sagte die Sprecherin der Staatsanwaltschaft, Liddy Oechtering, am Montag der Deutschen Presse-Agentur.
Weil sein Zustand sich verschlechtert habe, sei das kleine Mädchen von dort ans Kinder-UKE überwiesen worden. Aufgrund neurologischer Auffälligkeiten habe sich dort der Verdacht einer Medikamentenvergiftung ergeben. Am vergangenen Freitag hätten die Ärzte Anzeige erstattet.
„Wir ermitteln wegen des Verdachts auf ein versuchtes Tötungsdelikt“, sagte Oechtering, ohne sich weiter zu den Hintergründen zu äußern. „Die Ermittlungen befinden sich noch ganz am Anfang.“ Das Kind sei inzwischen aus dem Krankenhaus entlassen worden und befinde sich in staatlicher Obhut – ebenso wie ein jüngeres und ein etwas älteres Geschwisterkind. Die Frau, eine Deutsche, die an einer psychischen Erkrankung leiden soll, blieb zunächst auf freiem Fuß.
| 2021-01-11T13:42:03Z | true |
Biden's rescue dog Major to receive 'indoguration' ceremony organized by Delaware animal shelter
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https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/biden-dog-major-indoguration-ceremony-delaware
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"Janine Puhak"
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This future first dog is being welcomed to the White House in a major way.
Major, President-elect Joe Biden’s German shepherd, is being honored with an inauguration ceremony of his own next week, thrown by the animal shelter he was adopted from.
Major will be the first rescue dog to live at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue when the president-elect is sworn in on Jan. 20, inspiring the Delaware Humane Association (DHA) to celebrate with a ceremony they're calling an "indoguration."
On Jan. 17 at 3 p.m., the DHA and Pumpkin Petcare (a pet insurance group) will host the "Indoguration," which they're advertising as "the world's largest virtual party for dogs," according to an event invite. The nonprofit seeks donations of $10 or more for admission to the Zoom soiree, "to help more shelter animals like Major live the American Dream!"
The DHA cares for over 2,000 cats and dogs each year, providing food, shelter and medical attention, as well as affordable vaccination clinics, microchipping and a pet food pantry.
The president-elect and his wife Dr. Jill Biden adopted Major from the Wilmington animal rescue in 2018 after fostering him for a time, the group wrote on Facebook. The pup joined Champ, the Bidens' other German shepherd, who they got from a Pennsylvania breeder in 2008, Politico reports.
In late November, Biden fractured his right foot after chasing Major and briefly wore a walking boot during the recovery.
| 2021-01-11T14:10:13Z | true |
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Cuba condemns new US sanctions, hopes for better with Biden
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Daily Mail
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-9140361/Cuba-condemns-new-US-sanctions-hopes-better-Biden.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
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HAVANA (AP) - Cuba is convinced that U.S. President-elect Joe Biden does not believe the Caribbean island nation sponsors terrorism, a senior Cuban diplomat said Tuesday, a day after the outgoing U.S. administration returned Cuba to a terrorism list.
"We are convinced that President Biden and his team know perfectly and recognize that Cuba is not and has not been a sponsor of terrorism," Carlos Fernández de Cossío, director general of the United States department in Cuba's Foreign Ministry, told a small group of journalists.
"And we trust that this truth will have a certain influence on the government team that enters next January 20," he said.
The Trump administration on Monday re-designated Cuba as a "state sponsor of terrorism," hitting the country with new sanctions that could hamstring Biden´s promise to renew relations with the communist-governed island.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced the step, citing Cuba´s continued harboring of U.S. fugitives, its refusal to extradite a coterie of Colombian guerrilla commanders and its support for Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro.
The Cuban government believes Trump is seeking last-minute political gain with a move favored by Cuban exiles in Florida.
"It is the opportunism" of those who "feel in political debt due to the recent elections, or who are advancing favors for the 2024 (election)," Fernandez de Cossío said.
Removing Cuba from the terrorism list had been one of former President Barack Obama´s main foreign policy achievements as he sought better relations with the island, an effort endorsed by Biden as his vice president. Ties had been essentially frozen after Fidel Castro took power in 1959.
Trump took a tough line on Havana and reinstituted many of the sanctions that the Obama administration had eased or lifted after the restoration of full diplomatic relations in 2015.
| 2021-01-12T22:15:44Z | true |
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Burgstaller zuversichtlich: «Spielen uns dahinten raus»
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Die Welt
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https://www.welt.de/regionales/hamburg/article224137608/Burgstaller-zuversichtlich-Spielen-uns-dahinten-raus.html
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"Fußball",
"Deutschland",
"Zweite Liga",
"St. Pauli",
"Hamburg",
"FC Schalke 04",
"Startelf-Comeback",
"Guido Burgstaller",
"Holstein Kiel",
"Fußball-Bundesliga",
"Fussball"
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Fast drei Monate musste der FC St. Pauli auf Guido Burgstaller verzichten. Wie wichtig der Stürmer für den Tabellenvorletzten der 2. Fußball-Bundesliga ist, zeigte sich bei seinem Startelf-Comeback am Samstag gegen Holstein Kiel. Er will im Abstiegskampf vorangehen.
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Fast drei Monate musste der FC St. Pauli auf Guido Burgstaller verzichten. Wie wichtig der Stürmer für den Tabellenvorletzten der 2. Fußball-Bundesliga ist, zeigte sich bei seinem Startelf-Comeback am Samstag gegen Holstein Kiel. Er will im Abstiegskampf vorangehen.
Hamburg (dpa/lno) - Beim Projekt Klassenverbleib des FC St. Pauli in der 2. Fußball-Bundesliga sieht sich Guido Burgstaller in der Rolle als Führungsspieler. «Dass ich Erfahrung mitbringe, dass ich die Jungs mitreiße, auch wenn es mal nicht so läuft, dass ich, wenn es schwierig wird, vorangehe, und dass ich auch meine Tore mache», beschrieb der 31-Jährige am Montag in einer Medienrunde seine Aufgaben. Er sei aber «nicht so das Sprachrohr», sondern wolle mit «meinen Aktionen» überzeugen.
Nach dem guten Auftritt am Samstag gegen Holstein Kiel ist der Stürmer fest davon überzeugt, dass die Hamburger aus ihrer prekären Situation kommen. «Ich glaube, dass wir uns mit der Qualität dahinten wieder rausspielen werden und können», sagte der Österreicher. «Auch der Mannschaftsgeist stimmt absolut. Da gibt keiner auf. Da ziehen alle mit dem Trainerteam an einem Strang.» Es sei das Wichtigste, dass alle «in so einer Situation zusammenhalten und sich nicht vom Weg abbringen lassen».
Burgstaller hatte beim 1:1 gegen den Aufstiegskandidaten aus Kiel nach dreimonatiger Verletzungspause sein Startelf-Comeback gegeben. Auch seinetwegen hatte sich die Mannschaft stark verbessert gezeigt, konnte aber ihren Zweitliga-Negativrekord von 13 Spielen ohne Sieg nicht verhindern. Er hoffe, dass er bald wieder bei «hundert Prozent» sei, sagte Burgstaller. «Das ist das Wichtigste. Dann kann ich der Mannschaft auch zu hundert Prozent helfen.»
Er war vor der Saison vom Bundesligisten FC Schalke 04 zum Kiezclub gekommen. Im Spiel gegen den 1. FC Nürnberg (2:2) am 19. Oktober zog er sich den Riss eines Gefäßes im Bauchraum zu. «Das war ein Schock», erinnerte er sich an die für einen Fußballer untypische Verletzung. Weil er gerade zu einem neuen Verein gewechselt war und durchstarten wollte, «war der Zeitpunkt richtig beschissen».
Um sich schneller zu integrieren, verbrachte er die Rehabilitation in Hamburg, war nah am Team und machte die Spielbesprechungen mit. «Was den Zugang zur Mannschaft angeht, habe ich nicht viel verloren», sagte er. «Den Drang, so schnell wie möglich wieder fit zu sein und der Mannschaft zu helfen, hatte ich in mir.» Aber natürlich alles in Absprache mit den Ärzten.
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| 2021-01-11T13:06:50Z | true |
Hurkacz reaches Delray Beach Open final by beating Harrison
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-9140363/Hurkacz-reaches-Delray-Beach-Open-final-beating-Harrison.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
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DELRAY BEACH, Fla. (AP) - No. 4-seeded Hubert Hurkacz advanced to his second career ATP Tour final by beating American qualifier Christian Harrison 7-6 (4), 6-4 Tuesday at the Delray Beach Open.
Hurkacz's only other final was in 2019, when he won at Winston-Salem to become the second Polish tour-level champion in the Open era. His opponent Wednesday will be the winner of Tuesday night's match between American Sebastian Korda and Cameron Norrie of Britain.
Harrison, 26, was playing in his first career semifinal. He double-faulted on his final two service points to fall behind in the second set.
Hurkacz served for the match, fell behind 15-40 and then closed it out by winning four consecutive points, the last three with big serves.
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| 2021-01-12T22:16:33Z | true |
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Bruised Price slips further in Dakar Rally
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https://thewest.com.au/sport/bruised-price-slips-further-in-dakar-rally-ng-s-2044971
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Australian motorcycle star Toby Price has had a tough day in the Dakar Rally and he's battered and bruised but remains only a minute off Chilean leader Jose Ignacio Cornejo.
Halfway leader Price finished second in Monday's marathon 709km eighth stage in Saudi Arabi but fell further behind. He is now one minute and six seconds off Conejo.
"It was really tough for me today. I struggled with focusing a lot this morning with the road-book. I was a little bit tired from yesterday's crash," Price said.
"It was good to make it to the finishing line with me, myself and the bike. I'm glad I'm here and we'll fix everything up tonight, then get ready for the last few days."
Price hurt his chin in the prior crash and received stitches, but had no broken bones.
"The chin's alright. It's just a little bit hard to eat. It's a little bit swollen and I've got a bit of a headache, but it's not too bad," he said.
"There are no bones broken or anything, I just got some stitches in the cut. It's all good, it's fine."
Price, on his Red Bull Factory KTM, had his lead snatched away in the seventh stage of Sunday, when he finished eighth.
Riders have now finished the two-day marathon stage, which they had to complete themselves without external assistance.
Four stages remain in the gruelling endurance race across Saudi Arabia.
French Husqvarna rider Xavier De Soultrait, who led after Wednesday's fourth stage, crashed out of the rally and was flown to hospital in Tabuk for X-rays. Organisers said he remained conscious.
Qatar's Nasser Al-Attiyah won the eighth stage in the car category to claw back more than three minutes from leader Stephane Peterhansel.
The Toyota Hilux 4x4 driver, chasing his fourth Dakar title, dominated the stage from Sakaka to Neom, with Frenchman Peterhansel third, his lead cut to four minutes and 50 seconds.
It was Al-Attiyah's fifth stage win of this year's event, including the prologue, and 40th of his career.
"It's difficult to say (about the chances of winning the event) because the buggies are more comfortable, better traction and big wheels, less punctures," he said.
"From the start until now, we have had eight flat tyres, so it's not easy."
| 2021-01-11T14:14:09Z | true |
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Williams scores 25 to carry Buffalo over Western Michigan
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KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) - Jeenathan Williams had 25 points and 14 rebounds as Buffalo defeated Western Michigan 85-69 on Tuesday.
Ronaldo Segu, Josh Mballa and Jayvon Graves each had 14 points for Buffalo (5-3, 3-1 Mid-American Conference). Mballa added nine rebounds and Graves had seven rebounds.
Patrick Emilien had 18 points for the Broncos (2-8, 1-4), who have now lost four straight games. B. Artis White added 12 points. Rafael Cruz Jr. had six rebounds.
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This was generated by Automated Insights, http://www.automatedinsights.com/ap, using data from STATS LLC, https://www.stats.com
| 2021-01-12T22:20:57Z | true |
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5 CES Trends to Watch
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-9140377/5-CES-Trends-Watch.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
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CES, the annual gadget show that showcases the buzziest and brightest tech, looks different this year - less Vegas glitz, more internet efficiency. With no physical conference in Las Vegas due to the pandemic, 1,800 companies are instead taking to streaming video to show off new products and technology to 150,000 attendees across the globe.
Trends to watch reflect the tumultuous year that preceded it. These include COVID-related robots and gadgets, products that make it easier to work from home, more uses for 5G technology, AI infused in everything, and TVs that can bend or even become transparent.
COVID TECH
Technology to battle the coronavirus will be big on the virtual show floor this year. Several companies are showcasing disinfecting robots. LG is introducing an autonomous UV-C light robot designed to irradiate viruses on heavily touched surfaces. (Largely unmentioned is the fact that COVID is largely transmitted by airborne vapor droplets, not viral smears on surfaces.)
To that end, LG is promoting a wearable air purifier and a portable air purifier that you can use to purify air in a car or office. They both have fans and HEPA filters. A smaller company called AirPop debuted the Active+ Smart Mask, which monitors your breathing and the quality of the air around you.
Meanwhile several companies are offering "touchless" appliances and fixtures. Kohler and Toto are showcasing touchless sinks and toilets that automatically turn on and off or open and flush by waving your hand in front of a sensor or using a voice assistant.
FUTURE TV
Each year, big TV makers display the dazzling technology that could eventually come to your home TV set, though generally not soon. In addition to the yearly crop of ever-bigger, brighter and sharper TVs, LG Display will show off a "smart bed" that includes a 55-inch transparent TV that rises from the bed frame. Another version of the transparent TV is designed for restaurants, so customers could browse the menu and watch a chef prepare food behind it at the same time. LG has also announced a bendable version of a 48-inch display that can curve on demand - a feature designed for gamers.
5G REDUX
After years of telecom companies promising new superfast 5G wireless networks, 5G will actually be here in 2021. Verizon Chairman and CEO Hans Vestberg delivered the CES 2021 kickoff keynote all about 5G and what it can offer for telemedicine, distance learning, and other uses. He gave examples of projects Verizon has been working on, including virtual tours of Smithsonian exhibits, virtual reality science lessons for students, and drone deliveries by a UPS pilot program of medicine and other deliveries, all powered by Verizon's 5G network. On the last day of CES, Samsung will debut its new 5G enabled iteration of its Samsung Galaxy phone - an event that isn't affiliated with CES but still likely to draw buzz. In between, expect plenty of demos and panels about uses for 5G in phones and beyond, such as in cars and smart cities.
FUTURE OF WORK
Many of us have now had almost a year of experience adjusting our home office setup and are painfully aware what works and what doesn't. Companies will be touting devices and accessories to improve working from home and help make people more productive. For example, Dell is offering a video-conferencing friendly monitor that is easy to adjust and swivel to get the optimum angle for video calls, complete with a high resolution webcam. A company called Shure is promoting a microphone for the home office designed to enhance speech audio quality for video conferencing. And Targus is offering a suite of products for remote or hybrid work: a UV-C LED light that sits on your desk to disinfect electronics, an antimicrobial backpack to carry around work tablets and laptops, a tablet cradle workstation and a universal phone dock.
SMARTER CARS
CES will be a major showcase for the newest in electric cars and autonomous vehicles. GM CEO Mary Barra will deliver a keynote Tuesday on the future of its car brands and electric vehicles. Mercedes-Benz will show off its AI-infused "Hyperscreen," a display that extends across the entire width of the dashboard. It can be voice activated and lets the driver and front seat passenger do everything from make calls to activate a seat massage. Fiat-Chrysler will offer interactive, three-dimensional virtual tours of its cars and technology. It also worked with Google to create an augmented reality model of its Jeep Wrangler 4xe hybrid you can see on your phone.
| 2021-01-12T22:20:58Z | true |
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Ermittlungen gegen 35-Jährige wegen versuchter Kindstötung
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Die Welt
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https://www.welt.de/regionales/hamburg/article224138924/Ermittlungen-gegen-35-Jaehrige-wegen-versuchter-Kindstoetung.html
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"Kriminalität",
"Kinder",
"Hamburg",
"Staatsanwaltschaft",
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"Liddy Oechtering",
"Krimi",
"Wilhelmsburg",
"Medikamentenvergiftung"
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Hamburg (dpa/lno) - Eine 35 Jahre alte Frau aus Hamburg soll versucht haben, ihre vierjährige Tochter mit Medikamenten zu töten. Die Frau aus Farmsen-Berne habe das Kind drei Tage vor Silvester mit Verdacht auf Schädelprellung ins Kinderkrankenhaus Wilhelmsburg gebracht, sagte die Sprecherin der Staatsanwaltschaft, Liddy Oechtering, am Montag der Deutschen Presse-Agentur. Weil sein Zustand sich verschlechtert habe, sei das kleine Mädchen von dort ans Kinder-UKE überwiesen worden. Aufgrund neurologischer Auffälligkeiten habe sich dort der Verdacht einer Medikamentenvergiftung ergeben. Am vergangenen Freitag hätten die Ärzte Anzeige erstattet.
«Wir ermitteln wegen des Verdachts auf ein versuchtes Tötungsdelikt», sagte Oechtering, ohne sich weiter zu den Hintergründen zu äußern. «Die Ermittlungen befinden sich noch ganz am Anfang.» Das Kind sei inzwischen aus dem Krankenhaus entlassen worden und befinde sich in staatlicher Obhut - ebenso wie ein jüngeres und ein etwas älteres Geschwisterkind. Die Frau, eine Deutsche, die an einer psychischen Erkrankung leiden soll, blieb zunächst auf freiem Fuß.
| 2021-01-11T13:10:05Z | true |
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Man charged with double murder after Ilford stabbings
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Daily Mail
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/pa/article-9140095/Man-charged-double-murder-Ilford-stabbings.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
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A 51-year-old man has been charged with murder over the fatal stabbing of two men at a house in east London.
Police were called to Tavistock Gardens, Ilford, at around 4.30am on Sunday following reports of a disturbance.
The victims, Dainius Kulboka, 44, and Jonas Semenas, 45, were pronounced dead at the scene.
A post mortem conducted at East Ham Mortuary on Tuesday found the cause of death for both men to be stab injuries.
They were both Lithuanian nationals, the Metropolitan Police said.
Vytautas Garmus, a Georgian national, has now been charged with two counts of murder and is due to appear at Highbury Corner Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday.
A 28-year-old woman was also found injured at the scene and was arrested on suspicion of murder.
Police said a Taser was discharged during the arrest. The woman was taken to hospital for treatment to her injuries and then taken into police custody.
She was later released and remains under investigation, the Met said.
| 2021-01-12T20:52:28Z | true |
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Elbphilharmonie nutzt Lockdown zur Orgelreinigung
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Die Welt
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https://www.welt.de/regionales/hamburg/article224142154/Elbphilharmonie-nutzt-Lockdown-zur-Orgelreinigung.html
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"Deutschland",
"Kultur",
"Musik",
"Hamburg",
"Elbphilharmonie",
"Philipp Klais",
"Orgel",
"Lockdown",
"Generalreinigung",
"Orgelbauer"
] |
Hamburg (dpa) - Die Hamburger Elbphilharmonie nutzt den coronabedingten Lockdown für eine Generalreinigung ihrer imposanten Orgel. «Dafür müssen wir jede der 4765 Pfeifen - die kürzeste aus Zinn misst elf Millimeter, die längste aus Holz zehn Meter - herausnehmen und reinigen», sagte der Bonner Orgelbauer Philipp Klais am Montag in der Elbphilharmonie. «Wir zerlegen quasi die komplette Orgel und bauen sie dann wieder zusammen.» Seit dem 4. Januar ist sein fünfköpfiges Team bereits vor Ort. Ab dem 18. Januar sollen die Pfeifen dann wieder eingebaut und intoniert werden. Spätestens bis zum 27. Januar wollen die Orgelbauer fertig sein.
Die Orgel der Elbphilharmonie erstreckt sich auf einer Fläche von 15 mal 15 Metern. Nur ein Bruchstück davon können die Besucher sehen - der Rest verschwindet hinter der Wandverkleidung der Elbphilharmonie. Ursprünglich war die Generalreinigung erst im Sommer geplant, wegen des Corona-Lockdowns wurde sie jetzt vorgezogen.
Elbphilharmonie
Die Orgel bei Klais
| 2021-01-11T13:36:40Z | true |
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Catholic archbishop apologises to survivors of homes
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/pa/article-9140137/Catholic-archbishop-apologises-survivors-homes.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
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The head of the Catholic church in Ireland has apologised to the survivors of the mother and baby homes.
Archbishop of Armagh Eamon Martin said the church was clearly part of a culture in which people were frequently stigmatised, judged and rejected.
He added: “For that, and for the long-lasting hurt and emotional distress that has resulted, I unreservedly apologise to the survivors and to all those who are personally impacted by the realities it uncovers.”
Ireland’s senior cleric said the church should acknowledge sustaining what the commission of investigation report described as a harsh, cold and uncaring atmosphere.
He said: “The commission’s report helps to further open to the light what was for many years a hidden part of our shared history and it exposes the culture of isolation, secrecy and social ostracising which faced ‘unmarried mothers’ and their children in this country. ”
He said witnesses had given courageous testimony.
“We must identify, accept and respond to the broader issues which the report raises about our past, present and future.
“Above all we must continue to find ways of reaching out to those whose personal testimonies are central to this report.
“They have shown determination in bringing to light this dark chapter in the life of church and society.
“We owe it to them to take time to study and reflect on the findings and recommendations of the report, and commit to doing what we can to help and support them.”
He said the rights of all survivors to access personal information about themselves should be fully respected and again urged the State to ensure that any remaining obstacles to information and tracing should be overcome.
“The commission believes that there may be people with further information about burial places who have not come forward. I appeal to anyone who can help to do so,” he said.
“All burial grounds should be identified and appropriately marked so that the deceased and their families will be recognised and never be forgotten.”
He said this report will stir many emotions as it further uncovers disturbing and painful truths about the past.
“I commend those who have fought to have this story told and I thank those who have already been supporting survivors through various organisations and providing a platform for their voices to be heard,” he said.
| 2021-01-12T21:02:28Z | true |
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NASA is extending Mars and Jupiter missions, citing notable success
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Citing discoveries that have "produced exceptional science," NASA has decided to add several years to two of its planetary science missions: the Jupiter Juno mission and the Mars InSight lander.
After a lengthy review process, which can be found here, the space agency concluded that both missions have "increased our understanding of our solar system, as well as spurred new sets of diverse questions."
"The Senior Review has validated that these two planetary science missions are likely to continue to bring new discoveries, and produce new questions about our solar system," said Lori Glaze, director of the planetary science division, in a statement.
"I thank the members of the Senior Review panel for their comprehensive analysis and thank the mission teams as well, who will now continue to provide exciting opportunities to refine our understanding of the dynamic science of Jupiter and Mars."
Juno has made a number of discoveries about Jupiter, including capturing remarkable, never-before-seen images, as well as a "snow-white" oval storm.
The Juno mission launched in 2011 and was scheduled to stop functioning in July 2021, but will now continue until September 2025 or the end of its life, whichever comes first. Not only will Juno continue to observe the gas giant, but it will also look at the planet's rings and its moons, including "close flybys" of Ganymede, Europa, and Io.
Europa, the sixth-largest moon in the Solar System, is home to an ocean that "could be habitable," researchers have said previously. In August 2019, NASA confirmed it would send a mission to Europa to further explore the celestial body.
At a cost of $828 million, the InSight lander became the space agency’s first probe to reach the Red Planet in six years, following the August 2012 landing of the Curiosity Rover.
The InSight lander mission will be extended at least through December 2022. It will continue its work gathering seismic and weather data, as well conducting research using its heat probe.
The InSight (Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport) mission, which is managed by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, has provided scientists with a wealth of stunning images and discoveries since landing safely on the Red Planet in November 2018 after "seven minutes of terror."
The lander had originally been scheduled to blast off in March 2016, but NASA suspended its launch preparations when a vacuum leak was found in the craft’s prime science instrument.
In April 2019, the InSight lander recorded the first-ever "Mars quake."
In September 2019, the InSight lander detected bizarre bursts of magnetic pulses on Mars that raised "interesting questions."
NASA’s long-term goal is to send a manned mission to Mars in the 2030s.
| 2021-01-11T13:43:46Z | true |
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Trump takes no responsibility for Capitol riot during visit to Texas
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/pa/article-9140153/Trump-takes-no-responsibility-Capitol-riot-visit-Texas.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
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President Donald Trump took no responsibility for his part in stoking a violent insurrection in Washington last week, despite his comments encouraging supporters to march on the Capitol and praise for them while they were still carrying out the assault.
“People thought that what I said was totally appropriate,” President Trump said.
He made the comments during his first appearance in public since the Capitol siege, which came as lawmakers were tallying Electoral College votes affirming President-elect Joe Biden’s victory.
President Trump arrived in Texas on Tuesday to trumpet his campaign against illegal immigration in an attempt to enhance his legacy with eight days remaining in his term, as lawmakers in Congress appeared set to impeach him this week for the second time.
In Alamo, Texas, a city in the Rio Grande Valley near the US-Mexican border — the site of the 450th mile of the border wall his administration is building, President Trump brushed off Democratic calls on his Cabinet to declare him unfit from office and remove him from power using the 25th Amendment.
“The 25th Amendment is of zero risk to me, but will come back to haunt Joe Biden and the Biden administration,” President Trump said.
“As the expression goes, be careful of what you wish for.”
The rampage through the halls of Congress sent lawmakers of both parties and President Trump’s own vice president into hiding, as crowds called for Mike Pence’s lynching for his role overseeing the vote count.
The scene also undermined the hallmark of the republic — the peaceful transition of power. At least five people died, including one Capitol Police officer.
In the days leading up to the January 6 certification vote, President Trump encouraged his supporters to descend on Washington DC, promising a “wild” rally in support of his baseless claims of election fraud, despite his own administration’s findings to the contrary.
Speaking for more than an hour to a crowd on the Ellipse, President Trump encouraged supporters to “fight like hell” and suggested that Republican lawmakers would need “more courage not to step up” and overturn the will of voters to grant him another term in office.
He also suggested he would join them in marching on the Capitol.
As President Trump wrapped up, thousands of his supporters were already heading to the Capitol, where lawmakers convened to count the electoral votes.
As rioters were still in the building and lawmakers sheltered in secure locations, President Trump, at the urging of aides who were shocked by the violence, released a video seemingly excusing the events, saying of the rioters: “We love you. You’re very special. Go home.”
Speaking on Tuesday, President Trump said the “real problem” was not his rhetoric, but the rhetoric that Democrats used to describe Black Lives Matter protests and violence in Seattle and Portland this summer,
“Everybody to the ‘T’ thought it was totally appropriate,” President Trump said of his own comments.
He angrily lashed out at lawmakers’ push for his second impeachment this week, claiming: “It’s causing tremendous anger and division and pain far greater than most people will ever understand, which is very dangerous for the USA, especially at this very tender time.”
Alamo is named after the San Antonio mission where a small group of Texan independence-fighters fended off Mexican forces during a 13-day siege.
Most of them died, but the mission became a symbol of resistance for Texans, who eventually defeated the Mexican army.
Mr Trump’s visit there — no doubt a symbol of the president’s defiance — comes as he spends the final days of his presidency isolated, aggrieved and staring down the prospect of a second impeachment.
Aides have been urging the president to spend his remaining days in office highlighting what they see as the chief accomplishments of his presidency: a massive tax cut, his efforts to roll back federal regulations and the transformation of federal courts with the appointment of conservative judges.
But President Trump has been consumed by baseless allegations of voter fraud and conspiracies.
| 2021-01-12T21:07:28Z | true |
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Eintracht-Coach sieht Kostic-Sperre im Pokal kritisch
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Die Welt
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https://www.welt.de/regionales/hessen/article224140388/Eintracht-Coach-sieht-Kostic-Sperre-im-Pokal-kritisch.html
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"Erste Liga",
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"Eintracht Frankfurt",
"Fussball",
"Rot-Sperre"
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Frankfurt/Main (dpa) - Eintracht Frankfurts Trainer Adi Hütter sieht den Ausfall von Mittelfeldspieler Filip Kostic im DFB-Pokalspiel an diesem Dienstag (20.45 Uhr/Sky) bei Bayer Leverkusen wegen einer bereits im März 2020 verhängten Rot-Sperre für vier Spiele kritisch. «Im Grunde ist es fast ein Jahr her. Es ist schon sehr heftig, wenn man denkt, dass er danach noch mal zwei Spiele absitzen muss», sagte der Österreicher am Montag. «Aber im Endeffekt müssen wir mit der Entscheidung leben.» Kostic hatte im Pokal-Viertelfinale des vergangenen Jahres gegen Werder Bremen Ömer Toprak hart gefoult.
Hütter ließ offen, ob er den 28-jährigen Serben nur durch einen anderen Spieler ersetzt oder dies für eine taktische Änderung nutzt. «Es gibt auch die Möglichkeit zu einer Systemumstellung, die den Gegner überrascht», sagte der Coach.
Der hessische DFB-Pokalsieger von 2018 geht gegen den Finalisten von 2020 gestärkt durch drei Bundesligasiege in Serie in die Partie, darunter zuletzt auch ein 2:1 gegen Bayer. Dagegen sind die Leverkusener in den vergangenen drei Pflichtspielen ohne Sieg und «unter Zugzwang», wie Hütter meinte.
Kader
Spielplan
Pokal-Statistik der Sieger und Finalisten
Vorbericht auf eintracht.de
| 2021-01-11T13:23:46Z | true |
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All passengers into Ireland will have to provide negative Covid test
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All passengers arriving into Ireland will have to provide a negative Covid-19 test taken prior to departure from Saturday, the Government said.
The check must be undertaken within 72 hours before arrival.
Travellers from the UK and South Africa had already been required to provide the proof due to the circulation of more infectious variants of coronavirus.
An official statement said: “The Government has announced the extension of the requirement for a pre-departure negative/not detected PCR test to passenger arrivals from all countries from Saturday.”
Arrivals from red and grey list countries (as defined by the EU traffic light system), and all other locations outside of Europe, must continue to restrict their movements for 14 days.
However, this may be lifted on receipt of a negative/not detected result of a second PCR test taken no less than five days after arrival.
Arrivals from green and orange countries (as defined by the EU traffic light system) will not be required to restrict their movements on arrival but must adhere to the local public health guidance.
Checks will be made by the Border Management Unit at Dublin Airport and by police at other points of entry.
| 2021-01-12T21:12:28Z | true |
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Chris Wilder: My Blades are rediscovering their identity and sharp...
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/pa/article-9140247/Chris-Wilder-My-Blades-rediscovering-identity-sharp-edge.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
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Sheffield United boss Chris Wilder felt his side rediscovered their identity as they secured a first Premier League win of the season against Newcastle.
The Blades were a revelation on their return to the top flight during the last campaign, finishing ninth and mounting a serious challenge for European football, but they have struggled this time around.
Rooted to the bottom of the table after 15 defeats from 17 matches prior to Tuesday night, Wilder’s side have made the worst ever start to a Premier League season and the ignominy of getting fewer points that the 11 Derby managed in 2007-08 is a real possibility.
However, against a negative, unimaginative and uninspiring Newcastle team on the night, whose task was made even harder by Ryan Fraser’s red card on the stroke of half-time, the Blades looked like the team of last season.
Wilder’s men dominated throughout, with crisp passing and incisive, free-flowing football and they eventually got their reward when club captain Billy Sharp, on as a second-half substitute, scored the 73rd-minute winner as he made it 1-0 from the penalty spot.
“I thought we were in control and confident on the ball and pushed it and it was a deserved win. It looked like we got our identity back,” said Wilder.
“I thought the performance was really good. I know the sending-off will be talked about, making it easier for us, but I thought in the first half it was coming even before that.
“I felt we had an identity and it was us with the handbrake off, going for it and playing well in and out of possession.
“I’m delighted with the performance and it is a big result for the players and supporters obviously, given the length of time we haven’t had a win.
“The key now is to take it forward, we can’t waste it. We’ve got an incredible challenge ahead of us but if we can make it competitive…”
Newcastle have gone out of both cup competitions in the last month, during which time they are without a win in six Premier League matches, losing four.
Magpies manager Steve Bruce admitted the performance at Bramall Lane was poor and he faced questions about his future after the game, vowing to fight on.
“The first half was arguably as poor as we’ve played for a long time, there’s no disputing that,” said Bruce.
“I’m bitterly disappointed that we haven’t played well enough, especially in the first half. I’ll never ever walk from a challenge, and I think I’ve been it long enough to have that respect.
“I understand that, especially watching the first half, we weren’t good enough, and at the end of the day, I take responsibility for that, because I pick the team.”
Bruce disputed the awarding of the penalty which won the match. A long ball forward was contested between Sharp and Federico Fernandez in the box, with the Blades striker going down under the challenge. There was also a suggestion the ball hit the arm of the Newcastle defender.
Referee Andy Madley awarded the spot-kick after consulting VAR and Sharp made no mistake from 12 yards.
Bruce said: “I think the two yellows for Ryan I agree with but I can’t see the penalty at all. I’ve looked back at it four or five times and the referee made the right decision to start with.
“Arguably it is a foul on Feddy (Federico Fernandez) with his shirt being pulled, but if that’s an intentional handball we may a well wrap up the whole VAR thing and go home.”
| 2021-01-12T21:32:28Z | true |
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30-Jähriger stellt sich nach mutmaßlich illegalem Rennen
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https://www.welt.de/regionales/hessen/article224143754/30-Jaehriger-stellt-sich-nach-mutmasslich-illegalem-Rennen.html
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"Hessen",
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"Bundesstraße 8",
"Unfallzeit",
"Frankfurt",
"Hanauer Landstraße",
"Sportwagen",
"Krimi",
"Auto",
"Maintal",
"Aschaffenburg"
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Maintal (dpa/lhe) - Nach einem mutmaßlich illegalen Autorennen und einem Verkehrsunfall hat sich ein tatverdächtiger 30-jähriger Mann der Polizei gestellt. Sein Sportwagen war in der Nacht zum Sonntag auf der Bundesstraße 8 in Maintal stark beschädigt worden, wie die Polizei am Montag mitteilte. Die Beamten gehen nach den bisherigen Ermittlungen davon aus, dass der Mann aus Aschaffenburg zur Unfallzeit am Steuer des Autos saß.
Sein Wagen war zwischen Frankfurt und einer Kreuzung in Maintal mit großer Wucht mehrmals in die Leitplanke geprallt und erst 300 Meter weiter zum Stehen gekommen. Dabei war niemand verletzt worden. Allerdings hätten sich die Trümmer des Sportwagens über die gesamte Fahrbahnbreite verteilt, hieß es. Ein 31-Jähriger habe mit seinem Auto die Teile überfahren, dabei sei der Unterboden seines Wagens beschädigt worden.
Der Fahrer soll den völlig demolierten Sportwagen einfach stehengelassen haben und geflüchtet sein, bevor die Polizei an der Unfallstelle eintraf. Nach ihm wurde zunächst gefahndet. Nach ersten Zeugenaussagen soll vor dem Unfall ein verbotenes Autorennen stattgefunden haben, an dem noch weitere Fahrzeuge beteiligt gewesen seien, hieß es von der Polizei.
Dieses Rennen könnte demnach bereits in der Hanauer Landstraße in Frankfurt seinen Anfang genommen haben. Die Polizei fahndet in diesem Zusammenhang nach einem Auto mit Kölner Kennzeichen, in das der 30-Jährige nach dem Unfall zugestiegen und weggefahren sein soll. Es sei denkbar, dass dieses Fahrzeug bei dem mutmaßlichen Rennen ebenfalls eine Rolle spielte. Insgesamt soll ein Sachschaden von mindestens 60 000 Euro entstanden sein. Die Ermittlungen dauern an. Die Polizei bat mögliche Zeugen um Hinweise.
Mitteilung
| 2021-01-11T13:41:20Z | true |
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Joe Root ready to have a ball in Sri Lanka
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Joe Root’s runs and captaincy are likely to be crucial to England’s Test prospects in Sri Lanka, but he stands ready to do his part with the ball too.
When Root led the side to a 3-0 sweep on the island in 2018, the tourists’ success owed plenty to a three-pronged spin attack of Adil Rashid, Moeen Ali and Jack Leach who harvested 48 wickets between them.
Of that trio only left-armer Leach will take the field in Galle on Thursday, with Rashid on what increasingly looks to be a permanent hiatus from red-ball cricket and Moeen remaining in quarantine beyond the initial 10-day guidance following his bout of Covid-19.
Off-spinner Dom Bess will renew his partnership with former Somerset team-mate Leach but while Mason Crane, Amar Virdi and Matt Parkinson are all travelling as reserves there has been no indication that any will be promoted to the full squad.
That means England are liable to line up with three seam options, with Root himself taking the role of extra spinner. He is no rank novice, boasting 29 Test scalps and best figures of four for 87 in Port Elizabeth, but could find himself playing a bigger role than ever before over the next couple of weeks.
And while he cannot expect to hit the heights of Moeen at his best, he has been putting himself through the necessary paces in the nets.
“I’ve readied myself for it. I’ve prepared for it in practice and it does seem to be coming out okay at the moment,” he said.
“With any attack, in any conditions, it’s about performing in partnerships and working with guys at the other end. I’ll just try to execute the role that is needed. If it is the case that I need to bowl longer spells than previously and take a bigger workload in this series then I’m looking forward to that challenge.”
Another, even bigger, challenge for England could prove to be avoiding the kind of slack start they have occasionally been prone to.
There have been a handful of day-one dips in recent years but in a two-match rubber it is particularly hazardous – as Root remembers all too well from a doomed trip to Auckland three years ago.
Back then his team were rounded up for just 58 by New Zealand in less than 21 overs and almost immediately surrendered their chances of emerging victorious on the brief tour.
“Whether it is with bat or ball, it is our responsibility to get off to a solid start and then drive the game forward from there,” he said.
“So many times in these two-match series, it’s imperative you get off to a good start. Look back to New Zealand, we had a terrible first morning session and it wiped the series out for us.
“We have started series poorly, as was mentioned last summer, and if we are to keep improving as a team we can’t be behind the eight ball going into the second Test match of every series.
“We are very keen to start off strongly and to get ahead of the game. The way we are going to do that is by scoring big first-innings runs and controlling the game. If we can manage to do that I think we’ll have success here.”
A sure-footed beginning would be even more of an achievement given only a solitary day of intra-squad warm-up action, blighted by a tight schedule and even tighter restrictions on movement.
“There’s no point hiding behind the fact: we haven’t had the ideal lead-up to this series. It’s probably the shortest lead-up we’ve ever had going into an away Test match series,” said Root.
“That’s part and parcel of playing in this era. It doesn’t take anything away from the group of players and the responsibility they have to put a performance in.”
| 2021-01-12T22:02:28Z | true |
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Condor legt Kartellbeschwerde gegen Lufthansa ein
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https://www.welt.de/regionales/hessen/article224144692/Condor-legt-Kartellbeschwerde-gegen-Lufthansa-ein.html
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"Deutschland",
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"Condor",
"Frankfurt",
"Lufthansa",
"Kartellbeschwerde",
"Bundeskartellamt",
"Mitteleuropa",
"Reise",
"Verkehr"
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Frankfurt/Main (dpa) - Im Kampf mit der Lufthansa um künftige Passagiere hat der Ferienflieger Condor das Bundeskartellamt eingeschaltet. Man habe bei der Behörde eine Beschwerde eingelegt, erklärte am Montag eine Condor-Sprecherin in Frankfurt.
Im Kern geht es darum, dass Lufthansa den langjährigen Pauschal-Vertrag über Zubringerflüge zu den Condor-Fernreisen im vergangenen November gekündigt hat. Umsteigeverbindungen mit einem Wechsel der Fluggesellschaft werden dadurch schwieriger buchbar und zudem für Passagiere und Veranstalter risikoreicher bei Verspätungen. Der Lufthansa-Konzern will erklärtermaßen selbst stärker in das Geschäft mit touristischen Langstreckenflügen einsteigen.
Die mit einem KfW-Kredit gerettete Condor wirft der ebenfalls staatlich gestützten Lufthansa einen Missbrauch ihrer starken Marktstellung in Deutschland und Mitteleuropa vor. «Dieser Schritt ist erforderlich geworden, da Lufthansa eine breit angelegte Missbrauchsstrategie fortgesetzt hat, in dem sie ihre Monopolstellung im innerdeutschen Verkehr sowie ihre marktbeherrschende Stellung im europäischen Verkehr ausnutzt», erklärte die Sprecherin. Lufthansa wollte sich zu dem laufenden Verfahren nicht äußern. Zuerst hatte das «Handelsblatt» berichtet.
| 2021-01-11T13:48:48Z | true |
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Trump says 25th amendment is 'zero risk to me'
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-9140089/Trump-says-25th-amendment-zero-risk-me.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
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ALAMO, Texas, Jan 12 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he is not concerned about the 25th amendment allowing his cabinet to remove him from office, even as the Democrat-led U.S. House of Representatives plunged ahead on a resolution pressing Vice President Mike Pence to invoke the constitutional provision.
"The 25th amendment is of zero risk to me," said Trump, as he spoke in front of a section of the Mexico border wall in Texas, a symbol of the stringent immigration policy he has pursued during his tumultuous four years in office.
Since activists wanting to keep Trump in office laid violent siege on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, Democratic lawmakers have raced to find ways to remove him before the Jan. 20 inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden, saying he has put the safety of government at risk.
Alongside pushing ahead a resolution using the 25th amendment, House lawmakers are working an article of impeachment.
Trump said using the 25th amendment in this new way "will come back to haunt Joe Biden and the Biden administration. As the expression goes, be careful what you wish for."
"The impeachment hoax is a continuation of the greatest and most vicious witch hunt in the history of our country and is causing tremendous anger and division and pain, far greater than most people will ever understand, which is very dangerous for the USA, especially at this very tender time," he also said. (Reporting by Steve Holland; Additional reporting by Mohammad Zargham; Writing by Lisa Lambert; Editing by Franklin Paul and Alistair Bell)
| 2021-01-12T20:50:07Z | true |
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Vier Männer vor Gericht wegen schweren Raubes in Boizenburg
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https://www.welt.de/regionales/mecklenburg-vorpommern/article224104134/Vier-Maenner-vor-Gericht-wegen-schweren-Raubes-in-Boizenburg.html
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"Raub",
"Krimi"
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Schwerin (dpa/mv) - Vor dem Schweriner Landgericht hat am Montag ein Prozess gegen vier Männer begonnen, die wegen gemeinschaftlicher gefährlicher Körperverletzung und gemeinschaftlichen schweren Raubes angeklagt sind. Die zwischen 25 und 37 Jahre alten Angeklagten aus dem Landkreis Ludwigslust-Parchim sollen laut Staatsanwaltschaft im Juni 2017 in Boizenburg in die Wohnung eines Mannes eingedrungen sein und ihn geschlagen und getreten haben. Außerdem sollen sie ihm unter anderem Computer und ein Handy gestohlen haben.
Die Strafkammer hat vorerst vier Verhandlungstage für den Prozess angesetzt. Drei der Angeklagten wollten sich zu Beginn des Prozesses zu den Vorwürfen nicht äußern. Der vierte bestritt die Vorwürfe. Es sei niemand geschlagen und niemand bestohlen worden, erklärte er. Als einer der Angeklagten mit dem mutmaßlichen Opfer in Streit geriet, hätten alle vier Angeklagten die Wohnung verlassen. Vorher hätten sie gut gelaunt mit insgesamt acht Männern in der Wohnung friedlich beisammen gesessen.
| 2021-01-11T00:59:00Z | true |
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NBA announces even tighter COVID-19 restrictions
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The NBA announced stricter COVID-19 protocols Tuesday in the wake of surging positive cases across the country as well as situations that have caused multiple games to be postponed in recent days.
The Boston Celtics were forced to postpone three games in a four-day stretch starting Sunday, with their game Friday against the Orlando Magic also in jeopardy. The Celtics will not have the required eight players available Wednesday in the first of two games scheduled against the Magic.
Boston had its game Sunday postponed because its opponent, the Miami Heat, did not have enough available players. Since Friday, the Celtics have put seven players on its injury report as required by the league's health and safety protocols.
The NBA is now requiring all players to remain at their residence when the team is in its home market, at least for the next two weeks. Interactions are limited to family members and any staff that works at the home. On the road, players are not allowed to leave the team hotel unless it is a team activity or an emergency.
Activity at the arena also will be heavily restricted. Team meetings will be limited to 10 minutes and all staff in attendance must wear facemasks. All treatment and physical therapy sessions must occur in a large open space with 12 feet between individual stations. Players are also prohibited from arriving at the arena on game day more than three hours before tipoff.
In addition, all players will be required to wear facemasks on the bench at all times, with players exiting the game allowed to go to a cool-down area at least 12 feet from the bench. After cooling down a player must return to the bench and wear a facemask.
On team flights, a seating plan must be created to match players with the same teammates they sit next to on the bench during games. In addition, any household staff that enters a player's residence must agree to COVID-19 testing twice a week.
Players or staff who have tested positive or are considered a high-risk contact could be asked to undergo COVID-19 testing as many as five consecutive days, with two tests per day.
The NBA has now postponed five games this season for COVID-19 reasons, with none of those games yet to be rescheduled. In addition to three games involving the Celtics, the season-opening game on Dec. 23 between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Houston Rockets was halted, as was a Jan. 11 game between the New Orleans Pelicans and Dallas Mavericks.
The Heat, Mavericks, Philadelphia 76ers and Chicago Bulls all have multiple players listed in the NBA's health and safety protocols.
--Field Level Media
| 2021-01-12T20:55:04Z | true |
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Frau getötet: Eine von drei Festgenommenen wieder frei
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https://www.welt.de/regionales/mecklenburg-vorpommern/article224106570/Frau-getoetet-Eine-von-drei-Festgenommenen-wieder-frei.html
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"Kriminalität",
"Polizei",
"Staatsanwaltschaft",
"Schwerin",
"Krimi",
"Friedrichsmoor"
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Ein Gewaltverbrechen erschüttert den kleinen Ort Friedrichsmoor im Landkreis Ludwigslust-Parchim. Die Polizei nahm zunächst drei Personen fest. Eine junge Frau steht aber inzwischen nicht mehr unter Tatverdacht.
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Ein Gewaltverbrechen erschüttert den kleinen Ort Friedrichsmoor im Landkreis Ludwigslust-Parchim. Die Polizei nahm zunächst drei Personen fest. Eine junge Frau steht aber inzwischen nicht mehr unter Tatverdacht.
Friedrichsmoor/Schwerin (dpa/mv) - Nach dem gewaltsamen Tod einer 66 Jahre alten Frau in Friedrichsmoor (Landkreis Ludwigslust-Parchim) ist eine der drei festgenommenen Personen wieder auf freiem Fuß. Gegen die 18-jährige Frau bestehe kein Tatverdacht, sagte ein Sprecher der Staatsanwaltschaft Schwerin am Montag. Zwei Männer im Alter von 21 und 24 Jahren seien hingegen weiter in Gewahrsam.
Die jungen Männer sollen am Samstagabend einen Streit mit der älteren Frau gehabt haben, in dessen Folge die Seniorin starb. Bei einer Obduktion sollen Rechtsmediziner nun herausfinden, was die genaue Todesursache war. Das Ergebnis wird noch am Montagnachmittag erwartet.
Das Tötungsdelikt soll sich in dem Mehrfamilienhaus ereignet haben, in dem das Opfer wohl allein in einer Wohnung lebte. Ein Nachbar hatte nach bisherigen Angaben am Samstagabend einen lautstarken Streit mitbekommen und die Polizei alarmiert. Als die Beamten eintrafen, war die Frau tot. Weitere Details wurden mit Blick auf die Ermittlungen zunächst nicht bekanntgegeben.
| 2021-01-11T07:42:41Z | true |
American Airlines responds to video of pilot threatening to 'dump' passengers in Kansas
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American Airlines has issued a statement defending the actions of a pilot who said he would "put this plane down in the middle of Kansas and dump people off" if they didn’t behave on a flight leaving from Washington D.C. on Friday.
One of the passengers on the flight, which left from Reagan National Airport for Phoenix Sky Harbor in Phoenix, Ariz., had shared video to social media over the weekend showing many of the travelers — several of whom appeared to be wearing red MAGA hats — chanting "USA, USA" during an overhead announcement.
Another video shared to Twitter captures the pilot’s remarks, in which he threatens to "dump" disruptive passengers in Kansas.
"This is the way it's gonna be. Um, it's a four-and-a-half-hour flight out to Phoenix. We'll put this plane down in the middle of Kansas and dump people off — I don't care," the pilot can be heard saying. "That’s… We will do that if that's what it takes. So behave, please."
The woman who uploaded the first video, conservative activist Mindy Robinson, had also suggested in her tweet that the "USA" chants were what prompted the pilot’s reaction, though American Airlines has since suggested that some of the passengers were refusing to comply with the airline’s current mask mandate.
The pilot "made an announcement emphasizing the importance of following crew member instructions and complying with mandatory face-covering policies," a representative for the carrier said in a statement obtained by Business Insider.
Robinson herself had also hinted that the passengers chanting "USA" weren’t following "every single rule," which is exactly what is required of commercial airline passengers, per the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the private airline industry itself. Another Twitter user who responded to her video noted this, writing, "It's a private company. You follow their rules, or you don't get their service. That's how free markets work."
A representative for American Airlines was not immediately available to further comment on the flight with Fox News.
Friday’s incident is just one of many instances of airlines responding to disruptive passengers in the wake of rioting at the U.S. Capitol, during which a mob of Trump supporters breached the entrance and stormed the building. Last week, Alaska Airlines banned 14 passengers who refused to wear masks and harassed crew members aboard a flight from DC to Seattle. And on Thursday, American Airlines confirmed that it would no longer be serving alcohol on flights to and from the DC area "as a precautionary measure," just one day after Trump supporters on a flight from Texas to DC clashed with other passengers after landing at Dulles International Airport.
In response to the events of last week, Sara Nelson, the president of the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA-CWA), has since called for the ban of any persons who participated in the "violent and seditious actions at the Capitol," urging the U.S. government to "disqualify these individuals from the freedom of flight."
In response to AFA-CWA’s concerns, FAA Administrator Steve Dickson said on Saturday that the FAA will take "strong enforcement action" against disruptive passengers, "with penalties ranging from monetary fines to jail time."
The same day, the FAA tweeted that such offences could result in fines of up to $35,000.
"Federal law prohibits you from physically assaulting or threatening to physically assault the crew, and anyone else, on an aircraft. You could be subject to fines of up to $35K and imprisonment for such conduct," the FAA tweeted.
| 2021-01-11T13:58:31Z | true |
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Following is a summary of current people news briefs.
UK's David Attenborough receives COVID-19 vaccine
British naturalist David Attenborough, 94, has received a vaccination against COVID-19, his spokesman said on Tuesday, the latest well-known British figure to have received a shot as a mass inoculation program is rolled out. Attenborough, the world's most influential wildlife broadcaster, joins Britain's other most famous nonagenarians, Queen Elizabeth and her husband Philip, in having the vaccine. The royal pair were vaccinated on Saturday.
Schwarzenegger likens U.S. Capitol siege to Nazi violence
Hollywood actor and former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has compared the storming of the U.S. Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump to Nazi violence against Jews in a deeply personal video posted on Twitter. Schwarzenegger, a Republican Party member and long-time critic of Trump, likened the siege at the Capitol Building last week to "Kristallnacht," or the Night of Broken Glass, when Jewish-owned businesses and institutions were destroyed by the Nazis in 1938 and dozens were killed.
| 2021-01-12T21:00:07Z | true |
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Morde in Niedersachsen bei «Aktenzeichen XY... ungelöst»
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Gifhorn/Holzminden (dpa/lni) - Zwei Mordfälle aus Niedersachsen sind am Mittwoch Thema in der ZDF-Sendung «Aktenzeichen XY... ungelöst». Im ersten Fall war das Opfer erst elf Tage in Deutschland, dann wurde es ermordet: Zakia Mansur wird am zweiten Weihnachtsfeiertag 1994 tot in einem Wasserloch bei Braunschweig entdeckt. 25 Jahre nach der Tat sei ihre Identität festgestellt worden, teilte das ZDF mit. Im Zuge der Ermittlungen sei die Polizei auf einen weiteren Vermisstenfall gestoßen: Ganya Thielke ist bis heute verschwunden. Sie sei zuletzt im Dezember 1994 in einer Disco in Salzgitter gesehen worden. Die Kriminalpolizei hofft auf Hinweise.
Auch bei der Aufklärung eines zweiten Mordfalles sollen Fernsehzuschauer helfen: Als der 71-jährige Walter Schütte aus Holzminden im März 2020 eine Verabredung nicht einhielt und sich auch am nächsten Tag nicht meldete, beschlossen Freunde, in dessen Wohnung zu gehen. Dort fanden sie ihn dem ZDF zufolge erschossen im Gästezimmer. Bis heute sehe die Polizei bei dem Mord kein Motiv.
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Jan 12 (OPTA) - Summaries for the Championship on Tuesday (start times are BST) Luton Town (0) 0 Subs used: Nombe 77 (Potts), Hylton 83 (Collins), Berry 83 (Ruddock), Moncur 83 (LuaLua) Queens Park Rangers (1) 2 Scorers: C. Austin 39, M. Bonne 89 Yellow card: Bonne 89 Subs used: Bonne 59 (Austin), Adomah 75 (Chair), Kelman 94 (Dykes) Referee: Andy Woolmer ................................................................. AFC Bournemouth (1) 1 Scorers: D. Solanke 45+1 Yellow card: Lerma 82 Subs used: Billing 71 (Stanislas), King 83 (Brooks), Rodrigo Riquelme 83 (Lerma), Stacey 87 (Diego Rico) Millwall (0) 1 Scorers: M. Smith 79 Yellow card: Cooper 28, Leonard 69 Subs used: Böðvarsson 78 (Parrott), Smith 78 (Pearce), Bennett 78 (Zohorè), Thompson 84 (Wallace) Referee: Tim Robinson ................................................................. Wednesday, January 13 fixtures (BST/GMT) Brentford v Bristol City (1900)-postponed Saturday, January 16 fixtures (BST/GMT) Middlesbrough v Birmingham City (1230) AFC Bournemouth v Luton Town (1500) Blackburn Rovers v Stoke City (1500) Bristol City v Preston North End (1500) Cardiff City v Norwich City (1500) Coventry City v Sheffield Wednesday (1500) Derby County v Rotherham United (1500) Nottingham Forest v Millwall (1500) Queens Park Rangers v Wycombe Wanderers (1500) Reading v Brentford (1500)-postponed Watford v Huddersfield Town (1500) Barnsley v Swansea City (1945)
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Brems- und Gaspedal verwechselt: Mann überfährt Ehefrau
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Bremen (dpa/lni) - Ein 69-jähriger Mann hat in Bremen beim Ausparken die Kontrolle über sein Fahrzeug verloren und dabei seine Ehefrau überfahren und tödlich verletzt. Der Mann verwechselte nach eigenen Angaben Gas- und Bremspedal und fuhr am Samstagvormittag gegen mehrere geparkte Autos, einen Gartenzaun und einen Poller, wie die Polizei am Montag mitteilte. Seine 67-jährige Frau habe zwischenzeitlich versucht, aus dem Wagen auszusteigen, sei dabei aber auf die Straße gefallen und vom Auto ihres Mannes überrollt worden. Die Frau wurde umgehend von alarmierten Rettungskräften versorgt und in ein Krankenhaus gebracht, wo sie aber später verstarb, wie es weiter hieß. Der 69-Jährige sei vor Ort betreut worden.
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Jan 12 (OPTA) - Results and fixtures for the Championship on Tuesday (start times are BST) Luton Town (0) 0 Queens Park Rangers (1) 2 AFC Bournemouth v Millwall in play Wednesday, January 13 fixtures (BST/GMT) Brentford v Bristol City (1900)-postponed Saturday, January 16 fixtures (BST/GMT) Middlesbrough v Birmingham City (1230) AFC Bournemouth v Luton Town (1500) Blackburn Rovers v Stoke City (1500) Bristol City v Preston North End (1500) Cardiff City v Norwich City (1500) Coventry City v Sheffield Wednesday (1500) Derby County v Rotherham United (1500) Nottingham Forest v Millwall (1500) Queens Park Rangers v Wycombe Wanderers (1500) Reading v Brentford (1500)-postponed Watford v Huddersfield Town (1500) Barnsley v Swansea City (1945)
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U.S. widens vaccination eligibility as COVID-19 deaths mount
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By Peter Szekely
NEW YORK, Jan 12 (Reuters) - U.S. federal officials on Tuesday agreed to send states additional coronavirus vaccine doses requested by several governors, as the country tries to ramp up the pace of inoculations with the daily COVID-19 death toll hovering at 3,200.
Officials also recommended that states broaden vaccination eligibility to people as young as 65 or who have other chronic health conditions that make them vulnerable to severe COVID-19, drawing a mixed reaction from states that have tailored their inoculation priorities differently.
Releasing additional vaccine was called for last week by President-elect Joe Biden's spokesman and nine Democratic governors, including Michigan's Gretchen Whitmer and New York Governor Andrew Cuomo. "Michigan and states across the country remain ready to get more shots in arms, which is why the Trump Administration´s decision to grant our request and release millions of doses of the vaccine is so crucial," Whitmer said in a statement.
Whitmer, who had backed the lower vaccination age, also said she was still awaiting a reply from the administration to her request to allow Michigan to purchase 100,000 vaccine doses directly from its manufacturer, Pfizer Inc.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has authorized the vaccine from Pfizer and partner BioNTech SE and a second vaccine from Moderna Inc for emergency use.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said on Tuesday the administration would release vaccine doses it was holding back for second shots, and called on states to offer them to all Americans over age 65 or with chronic health conditions.
That plan relies on enough manufacturing capacity to ensure that all those who got a first vaccine dose get their second shot on schedule, either three or four weeks later depending on which vaccine they received.
Azar also said the U.S. pace of inoculations has risen to 700,000 shots per day and is expected to rise to 1 million per day within a week to 10 days.
Cuomo said he would begrudgingly agree to widen vaccination eligibility to include people as young as 65 and those with pre-existing conditions, even though he personally opposes it.
"The policy and the intelligence of the federal system eludes me," Cuomo told a news briefing.
Cuomo said including people who are immuno-compromised, a poorly defined category that he said could include smokers and the obese, could have more than 7 million of the state's 19 million residents vying for the 300,000 doses received each week by the state.
Cuomo initially targeted inoculations for healthcare workers and nursing home residents. Late last week, he agreed to include several groups of essential workers and people over age 75.
Almost 9 million Americans had been given their first COVID-19 vaccination as of Monday, less than one-third of the 25 million total doses distributed to states, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Public health experts have said no U.S. state has so far come close to using up its federal allotments of vaccines.
Since the onset of the pandemic, the United States has reported 22.5 million COVID-19 cases and 376,188 deaths, the most in the world, according to a Reuters tally. Over the past seven days, there were an average of 245,896 new cases and 3,248 deaths every day.
A widely cited model has projected that the daily death toll will peak mid-January, and that more than 100,000 people will die of the disease this month, a pandemic record.
One encouraging sign over the past week is that the number of COVID-19 patients requiring hospitalization has leveled off, at least temporarily, with 129,105 patients reported on Monday, according to a Reuters tally.
Health officials have expressed concern that the effects of virus-spreading holiday gatherings have not yet been fully felt.
Another potential super-spreader event erupted on Monday night in Tuscaloosa, as thousands of University of Alabama football fans jammed the streets to celebrate the team's win over Ohio State University to capture its 18th national title.
In Washington, two U.S. lawmakers have tested positive for the virus so far after being locked down for hours with other colleagues, including Republicans who refused to wear face masks, to avoid the mob that attacked the U.S. Capitol last Wednesday.
(Reporting by Peter Szekely in New York; Additional Reporting by Barbara Goldberg and Maria Caspani in New York and Anurag Maan in Bangaluru; Editing by Bill Berkrot)
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Zahl der Corona-Patienten in Kliniken bleibt hoch
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Hannover (dpa/lni) - Die Zahl der Corona-Patienten in niedersächsischen Kliniken bleibt unverändert hoch. Derzeit werden 1409 Infizierte in den Krankenhäusern behandelt, davon 286 auf der Intensivstation, wie das Gesundheitsministerium am Montag in Hannover mitteilte. 166 Betroffene müssen künstlich beatmet werden. Die Zahl nachgewiesener Neuinfektionen erreichte am Montag bedingt durch das Wochenende den vergleichsweise niedrigen Wert von 369. Acht weitere Todesfälle wurden registriert.
Landesweit sank die Sieben-Tages-Inzidenz, die angibt, wie viele Neuinfektionen gerechnet auf 100 000 Einwohner es in der vergangenen Woche gab, geringfügig von 121,5 auf 121,1. Am Montag vor einer Woche hatte sie noch bei 94,5 gelegen.
Derzeit am stärksten von der Infektionswelle betroffen ist der Landkreis Gifhorn mit einer Sieben-Tages-Inzidenz von 259,5. Nach den neuen Regeln des verschärften Lockdowns könnte der Landkreis damit die Bewegungsfreiheit der Bewohner auf einen Radius von 15 Kilometern rund um ihre Wohnadresse erlassen. Eine Entscheidung darüber stand zunächst noch aus. Eine hohe Inzidenz gab es ebenfalls in den Kreisen Cloppenburg (193,3), Helmstedt (178,5), Wittmund (170,4) sowie Osnabrück (168,4).
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Irish Catholic Church apologises to survivors of church-run homes
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DUBLIN, Jan 12 (Reuters) - The head of the Irish Catholic Church unreservedly apologised to survivors of church-run homes following the publication of a damning inquiry on Tuesday and praised them for bringing to light "a dark chapter in the life of Church and society."
"I accept that the Church was clearly part of that culture in which people were frequently stigmatized, judged and rejected," Archbishop Eamon Martin said in a statement after the report found thousands of infants died in the homes for unwed mothers and their offspring from the 1920s to the 1990s.
"For that, and for the long-lasting hurt and emotional distress that has resulted, I unreservedly apologise to the survivors and to all those who are personally impacted by the realities it uncovers." (Reporting by Padraic Halpin, Editing by Franklin Paul)
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Irish Catholic Church apologizes to survivors of church-run homes
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DUBLIN, Jan 12 (Reuters) - The head of the Irish Catholic Church unreservedly apologized to survivors of church-run homes following the publication of a damning inquiry on Tuesday and praised them for bringing to light "a dark chapter in the life of Church and society."
"I accept that the Church was clearly part of that culture in which people were frequently stigmatized, judged and rejected," Archbishop Eamon Martin said in a statement after the report found thousands of infants died in the homes for unwed mothers and their offspring from the 1920s to the 1990s.
"For that, and for the long-lasting hurt and emotional distress that has resulted, I unreservedly apologize to the survivors and to all those who are personally impacted by the realities it uncovers." (Reporting by Padraic Halpin, Editing by Franklin Paul)
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Polizei löst private Party auf: Platzverweise und Anzeigen
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Bremen (dpa/lni) - Die Polizei hat in der Nacht zum Sonntag in Bremen die Feier einer 18-Jährigen aufgelöst, die dazu acht Freunde in ihre Wohnung eingeladen hatte. Die Gäste hätten laut gefeiert und Alkohol getrunken. Aufgrund der Corona-Verordnung sei allen nicht dort wohnhaften Gästen ein Platzverweis erteilt worden, teilte die Polizei am Montag mit. Zudem seien gegen alle Anwesenden Anzeigen wegen Ordnungswidrigkeiten ergangen. Die Partygäste waren zwischen 16 und 18 Jahre alt.
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Jan 12 (Gracenote) - Summaries for World Cup-Flachau on Tuesday. Women's Slalom on Tuesday Rnk Bib Name Team Time 1 5 Mikaela Shiffrin United States 1:47.92 2 6 Katharina Liensberger Austria 1:48.11 +0.19 3 1 Wendy Holdener Switzerland 1:48.35 +0.43 4 2 Petra Vlhová Slovakia 1:48.54 +0.62 5 7 Michelle Gisin Switzerland 1:49.44 +1.52 6 57 Camille Rast Switzerland 1:50.47 +2.55 7 3 Chiara Mair Austria 1:50.49 +2.57 8 14 Laurence St-Germain Canada 1:50.70 +2.78 9 29 Paula Moltzan United States 1:50.71 +2.79 10 4 Katharina Truppe Austria 1:50.77 +2.85 11 8 Lena Dürr Germany 1:50.83 +2.91 12 15 Katharina Huber Austria 1:50.87 +2.95 13 25 Mélanie Meillard Switzerland 1:50.93 +3.01 14 24 Sara Hector Sweden 1:50.99 +3.07 15 30 Maria Therese Tviberg Norway 1:51.22 +3.30 16 12 Kristin Lysdahl Norway 1:51.26 +3.34 17 16 Martina Dubovská Czech Republic 1:51.29 +3.37 18 23 Ana Bucik Slovenia 1:51.46 +3.54 19 9 Emelie Wikström Sweden 1:51.58 +3.66 20 49 Kaja Norbye Norway 1:51.63 +3.71 21 43 Elsa Fermbäck Sweden 1:51.74 +3.82 .. 45 Leona Popovic Croatia 1:51.74 +3.82 23 52 Andreja Slokar Slovenia 1:51.83 +3.91 24 10 Mina Fürst Holtmann Norway 1:51.86 +3.94 25 20 Nastasia Noens France 1:51.89 +3.97 26 28 Asa Ando Japan 1:51.99 +4.07 27 18 Thea Louise Stjernesund Norway 1:52.02 +4.10 28 59 Anita Gulli Italy 1:52.33 +4.41 29 50 AJ Hurt United States 1:52.50 +4.58 30 41 Sara Rask Sweden 1:52.81 +4.89
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Kita-Eltern fordern Einsicht in Zahl der Notbetreuungsplätze
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Hannover (dpa/lni) - Die Organisation der Notbetreuung in den niedersächsischen Kindertagesstätten muss nach Ansicht der Eltern transparenter werden. Die Vorsitzende der Landeselternvertretung, Christine Heymann-Splinter, sagte der «Neuen Osnabrücker Zeitung» (Montag): «Die Landkreise erheben zwar die Zahl der Notbetreuungsplätze, die Eltern dürfen diese Zahlen jedoch nicht einsehen.» Die Eltern könnten daher nicht überprüfen, für wie viele Kinder die Notbetreuung angeboten werde. Viele fürchteten, für ihr Kind keinen Platz mehr zu bekommen. Die Landesregierung hatte angekündigt, dass die Notbetreuung für bis zu 50 Prozent der Gruppengröße möglich werde.
Die Notbetreuung richtet sich an Kinder, deren Eltern in einem Beruf von «allgemeinem öffentlichen Interesse» arbeiten, an Kinder mit Förderbedarf und an Kinder, die im Sommer eingeschult werden. Außerdem ist die Betreuung möglich, um das Kindeswohl sicherzustellen, sowie «bei drohender Kündigung oder erheblichem Verdienstausfall» für mindestens einen Erziehungsberechtigten.
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Israel announces new settlement homes in the West Bank
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Monday the construction of some 800 housing units in the Jewish settlements in the West Bank — just days before U.S. President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration.
According to a statement issued by the prime minister's office, among the units approved would be 100 new homes for the Tal Menashe settlement, where Ester Horgan, a 53-year-old mother of six, was murdered by a Palestinian assailant last month while jogging in a nearby forest.
The new plan includes the legalization of an outpost.
Israeli media outlet Kann reported that alternate Prime Minister and Defense Minister Benny Gantz has instructed the Defense Ministry panel to convene next week to green-light construction.
It was not immediately clear how soon the homes would be built, as such construction usually requires approval from several government bodies and a tendering process.
The move has stirred criticism from the opposing parties, such as Yair Lapid, the leader of centrist Yesh Atid political party, who called the move "irresponsible" and said it would cause an unnecessary conflict with the Biden administration.
"The Biden administration has not yet taken office and the government. A sane government does not start an unnecessary battle with a new American President," Lapid tweeted.
Israeli left-wing organization "Peace Now" said Netanyahu's announcement signals to the Biden administration that "Israel wants a confrontation."
The Trump administration has been openly supportive of Netanyahu's policy regarding the West Bank's Jewish settlements.
Earlier Monday, the U.S. ambassador to Israel, David M. Friedman, visited the Knesset – Israel’s legislative branch – at the invitation of the Subcommittee for Policy and Strategy of the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee. During the closed-door meeting, the ambassador referred to the issue and called it one of his most significant accomplishments.
"We succeeded together and making it stronger than ever before, making our nations more secure, more peaceful and more prosperous," he said. "And people, as my friends put down the list of some of the accomplishments, whether it recognized the capital of Israel Jerusalem, to sovereignty over the Golan Heights, to the non-illegality, if you will, of communities in Yehuda Veshomron".
As described in the Biden-Harris website, the Biden administration is expected to adopt a no-tolerance approach with Israel.
"Biden opposes any unilateral steps by either side that undermine a two-state solution," the website said. "He opposes annexation and settlement expansion and will continue to oppose both as President."
Israel captured the West Bank and east Jerusalem in the 1967 war, territories the Palestinians want for their future state. Nearly 500,000 Israelis live in settlements scattered across the West Bank. The Palestinians view settlements as a violation of international law and an obstacle to peace, a position with wide international support.
Israel will hold its fourth round of elections in two years in March, and this decision by Netanyahu is expected to strengthen his support from the right wing citizens and the settlers, which would secure his next term.
| 2021-01-11T13:31:26Z | true |
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Biden to name Gary Gensler as U.S. SEC chair, sources say
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-9140143/Biden-Gary-Gensler-U-S-SEC-chair-sources-say.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
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By Svea Herbst-Bayliss, Katanga Johnson and Jarrett Renshaw
WASHINGTON, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Gary Gensler will be named chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) by President-elect Joe Biden, said two sources familiar with the matter, an appointment likely to prompt concern among Wall Street firms of tougher regulation.
Gensler was chair of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) from 2009 to 2014, and since November has led Biden's transition planning for financial industry oversight.
His appointment as the country's top securities regulator is expected to put an end to the four years of rule-easing that Wall Street banks, brokers, funds and public companies have enjoyed under President Donald Trump's SEC chair Jay Clayton.
At the CFTC, Gensler implemented dramatic new swaps trading rules mandated by Congress following the 2007-2009 financial crisis, developing a reputation as a hard-nosed operator willing to stand up to powerful Wall Street interests.
A former Goldman Sachs banker and a professor at MIT Sloan School of Management, Gensler also oversaw the prosecution of big investment banks for rigging Libor, the benchmark for trillions of dollars in lending worldwide.
Gensler did not respond to a request for comment. A spokesperson for Biden did not immediately respond to a similar request.
Progressives are likely to cheer the appointment.
A former Wall Street lawyer, the incumbent Clayton was criticized by Democrats for his extensive ties to many companies he was tasked with overseeing and for leading an ambitious agenda to reverse a 20-year decline in U.S. public company listings with an overhaul of dozens of rules.
Among the most controversial changes were measures critics said reduced corporate disclosures to investors, weakened auditor independence, made it harder for shareholders to push for corporate votes on issues such as climate change and racial justice, and allowed more retail investors to dabble in private company investments.
Clayton has said his changes maintained important investor and marketplace protections, and his tough stance cracking down on cryptocurrency frauds and offerings won praise from consumer groups. But consumer and investor groups said that for the most part, his changes too frequently made life easier for corporations by weakening investor safeguards or diminishing investor rights.
"The top of the agency is going to be setting an agenda in the opposite direction of where Jay Clayton and the congressional Republicans have been steering for years, by expanding and improving industry disclosures and restoring investor rights," said Ty Gellasch, head of Washington-based, Healthy Markets. (Writing by Michelle Price, Editing by Rosalba O'Brien and Howard Goller)
| 2021-01-12T21:05:06Z | true |
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Last widow of a Civil War veteran dies age 101
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9116661/Last-widow-Civil-War-veteran-dies-101-Woman-married-93-year-old-aged-17-passes-away.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ito=1490&ns_campaign=1490
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"Harriet Alexander"
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"Arkansas",
"Missouri"
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The last known widow of a Civil War soldier has died at the age of 101, ending a remarkable life story that she had kept to herself for over 80 years.
When Maudie Hopkins of Arkansas died in 2008, it was believed that there were no known Civil War widows left in the nation.
Then, in December 2017, Helen Viola Jackson of Marshfield, Missouri, decided to tell her own astonishing tale.
'I never wanted to share my story with the public,' she said in 2018. 'I didn't feel that it was that important and I didn't want a bunch of gossip about it.'
Jackson explained that she was 17 when she married 93-year-old James Bolin, in 1936.
Bolin was a friend of her family, and the teenage Jackson was sent by her father to assist him in his old age.
He was unable to pay her for her service, and so he suggested they marry, in order for her to claim his Union pension.
Jackson, one of ten children, agreed - but on the condition she could keep her unmarried name, and continue living with her family on the farm. Bolin agreed, and they remained married until his death on June 18, 1939.
Jackson never remarried, and had no children. She also never claimed his pension, after Bolin's step-daughter threatened to smear her reputation if she did so.
'All a woman had in 1939 was her reputation,' she said.
'I didn't want them all to think that I was a young woman who had married an old man to take advantage of him.'
Jackson's death, and her story, was confirmed by the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War
The story began with Bolin's signing up for his military service at the age of 18, according to military records, as the war was breaking out.
He fought with both the 13th and 14th Cavalry, ending the war with F Company.
Missouri had both Confederate and Union forces, but Jackson spoke of his Union pension, suggesting he fought with the Missouri State Militia 14th Cavalry.
Members of the Missouri State Militia were recruited from the state of Missouri, but armed by the federal government. They had to provide their own horses in the cavalry regiments, and were given sporadic bonuses for doing so.
They fought almost exclusively in the state of Missouri, most notably in the Battle of Westport - one of the largest battles west of the Mississippi, sometimes referred to as the Gettysburg of the West.
The battle was fought on October 23, 1864, in modern Kansas City, Missouri, and saw a decisive defeat of Confederate forces.
The Missouri State Militia also fought in the Battle of Mine Creek, the largest cavalry battle west of the Mississippi river, involving approximately 10,000 troops.
Bolin married Elizabeth Davenport Bolin - the date of their wedding is unknown - and the couple settled in Niangua and had five children, born in the decade after 1869.
Elizabeth died in 1922, aged 79.
The Jackson family - James Washington Jackson, his wife Thursa Arizona Shelby Jackson, and their 10 children - farmed just outside Niangua, and began to assist the elderly widower.
Helen Jackson met Bolin at church, during the height of the Great Depression, and her father volunteered her to stop by his house each day and assist him with chores as she headed home from school.
Bolin, who did not want to be seen as a charity case, came up with the idea of marrying Helen, as a way of securing her financial future.
'He said that he would leave me his Union pension,' Jackson explained, in an interview with Hamilton C. Clark, a historian.
'It was during the Depression and times were hard. He said that it might be my only way of leaving the farm.'
The couple married in front of a few witnesses at his Niangua home on September 4, 1936.
'Mr Bolin really cared for me,' she said in an interview for Our America Magazine.
'He wanted me to have a future and he was so kind.'
Bolin recorded the wedding in his personal Bible, which is now part of a rotating exhibit on Jackson that has traveled to several museum locations, including the Laura Ingalls Wilder Home and Museum in Mansfield, Missouri.
The Daughters of the Union Veterans confirmed Jackson's marriage using historical documents, including a signed affidavit from the last living witness to the nuptials.
After the wedding Jackson remained on the family farm, and few knew of the arrangement.
Speaking at the 2018 Missouri Cherry Blossom Festival - which she helped found - she gave her reasons for keeping the marriage a secret.
'How do you explain that you have married someone with such a difference in age,' she said.
'I had great respect for Mr Bolin and I did not want him to be hurt by the scorn of wagging tongues.'
In a remarkable twist, after his death she never did claim his pension: one of Bolin's daughters threatened to make the arrangement public, and ruin her reputation.
Jackson received numerous accolades, including serving as grand marshal in her hometown's annual Independence Day Parade.
She was active in her Methodist church, where the ladies' ministry was named in her honor, and in her local gardening club.
She also received an honorary high school diploma from Niangua High School, courtesy of the class of 1937.
A play about Jackson's life, The Secret Veil, was written in 2019 and performed at the Missouri Cherry Blossom Festival as a fundraiser for the Randy Travis Foundation, set up by the country music star for stroke victims.
Jackson died on December 16 at Webco Manor Nursing Home in Marshfield, Missouri, where she had been a resident for many years.
She was working on her funeral arrangements in 2017, when she finally decided to open up about her life.
| 2021-01-06T03:28:52Z | true |
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Ministerin: Keine Probleme auf Lernplattformen bekannt
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https://www.welt.de/regionales/nrw/article224125192/Ministerin-Keine-Probleme-auf-Lernplattformen-bekannt.html
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"Nordrhein-Westfalen",
"Schulen",
"Technik",
"Internet",
"Sex",
"SPD",
"Lernplattform",
"Düsseldorf",
"Moodle",
"Yvonne Gebauer",
"NRW"
] |
Der Schulunterricht wird wieder weitgehend ins Netz verlegt. Für die digitalen Lernplattformen ist das eine gewaltige Herausforderung. Eltern klagen über Hindernisse beim Einloggen. Von Problemen sei bisher nichts bekannt, betont die Schulministerin.
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Der Schulunterricht wird wieder weitgehend ins Netz verlegt. Für die digitalen Lernplattformen ist das eine gewaltige Herausforderung. Eltern klagen über Hindernisse beim Einloggen. Von Problemen sei bisher nichts bekannt, betont die Schulministerin.
Düsseldorf (dpa/lnw) - Der Schulstart nach den verlängerten Weihnachtsferien hat für viele Schüler in NRW vor dem Computer begonnen. Mancherorts verlief der erste Unterrichtstag offenbar holprig, denn zahlreiche Schüler und Eltern beschwerten sich am Montag in den sozialen Medien über instabile oder überlastete Lernplattformen. Andere Nutzer berichteten aber auch über gute Erfahrungen mit dem Start des Digitalunterrichts.
NRW-Bildungsministerin Yvonne Gebauer (FDP) sagte im Schulausschuss des Landtags, dass zunächst keine entsprechenden Probleme beim Moodle-basierten System Logineo bekannt geworden seien. Es gebe noch keine entsprechenden Rückmeldungen.
Auf der NRW-Lernplattform Logineo können Lehrer Texte, Videos und andere Unterrichtsmaterialien online bereitstellen. Die Schülerinnen und Schüler bearbeiten die Aufgaben und laden ihre Ergebnisse hoch. Logineo NRW LMS nutze Server mit hohen Kapazitäten, heißt es auf der Internetseite des NRW-Schulministeriums. Deshalb sei die digitale Plattform «selbst zu Spitzenzeiten» zuverlässig und schnell für den Unterricht verfügbar.
Nach Angaben des Berliner Unternehmens Eledia, das Logineo NRW LMS für das Land betreibt, nutzen etwa 2000 NRW-Schulen die Plattform. «Unsere Serverüberwachung meldet den ganzen Morgen stabilen Betrieb», sagte Eledia-Geschäftsführer Ralf Hilgenstock. Die Schulen in NRW nutzen verschiedene Lernplattformen, unter anderem Iserv. Diese Schulplattform meldete am Montagmorgen «allgemeine Probleme» bei Videokonferenzen.
Die NRW-Vorsitzende der Lehrergewerkschaft GEW, Maike Finnern, rechnet auch weiterhin mit Problemen beim Zugang zu den Lernplattformen. «Wenn viele gleichzeitig drauf zugreifen, können die Plattformen dem Ansturm schwer standhalten», sagte Finnern. «Das ist ein Problem und wird auch in den nächsten drei Wochen nicht vollständig behoben werden können.»
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| 2021-01-11T11:28:40Z | true |
US STOCKS-S&P 500 ends with slight gain as small caps favored
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-9140145/US-STOCKS-S-P-500-ends-slight-gain-small-caps-favored.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
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By Sinéad Carew
NEW YORK, Jan 12 (Reuters) - The benchmark S&P 500 closed barely higher on Tuesday while shares in smaller companies soared as investors favored more economically sensitive market segments as they bet on a recovery in 2021.
U.S. Treasury yields climbed and the small cap Russell 2000 outperformed throughout the session as did so-called cyclical sectors such as financials and energy, which are heavily dependent on a strong economy for growth.
Traders were betting that incoming U.S. President Joe Biden, a Democrat, would usher in heftier fiscal stimulus and that a ramp up in distribution of coronavirus vaccines would boost the economy, according Michael James, managing director of equity trading at Wedbush Securities in Los Angeles.
"The financials and cyclicals have been the stars to start the year," said James."With the Biden's victory comes stimulus expectations"
Some investors said they were cautious ahead of earnings season while others monitored developments in Washington after supporters of outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol last week.
As Democrats moved to impeach Trump for inciting the deadly rampage last week, Trump on Tuesday denied wrongdoing saying that his public comments on the day of the attack were "totally appropriate."
Also, the Washington Post reported that an FBI office in Virginia issued an internal warning the day before the Capitol invasion that extremists were planning to come to Washington and were talking of "war."
Trump's denial and the FBI story, which contradicts suggestions that the administration did not expect an attack, "highlight the fact that there's still a lot of issues in this country and we have a lot of progress to make before we can really go forward," said Michael O´Rourke, chief market strategist at JonesTrading in Stamford, Connecticut.
Unofficially, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 60 points, or 0.19%, to 31,068.69, the S&P 500 gained 1.58 points, or 0.04%, to 3,801.19 and the Nasdaq Composite added 36.00 points, or 0.28%, to 13,072.43.
Throughout the day the communications services sector was the biggest percentage decliner among the S&P 500's 11 major industry indexes.
O'Rourke said investors worried that big social media companies such as Twitter Inc and Facebook Inc could come under increased regulatory scrutiny in Congress as the Capitol attacks highlighted their influence after they had to ban Trump from their platforms.
But James at Wedbush argued that sectors that investors were rotating out of technology stocks to fund other purchases.
"The stars of 2020, the tech stocks have been languishing, as people have been using the tech stocks mostly as a source of funds and rotating into cyclicals, healthcare and financials," James said.
Of the major sectors, energy stocks were leading gains throughout the session as crude prices rose.
The consumer discretionary sector saw some of its biggest single stock boosts coming from carmakers.
Shares in U.S. automaker General Motors Co hit their highest in a decade after Chief Executive Officer Mary Barra outlined plans for its first electric commercial vans to be delivered to FedEx Corp by year-end.
Also shares of Tesla Inc jumped as investors bet on a big expansion for the electric-car maker after a regulatory filing showed it registered a company in India.
The S&P financial sector traded above its February peak for the first time on Tuesday, boosted by rate-sensitive banks as benchmark U.S. Treasury yields reached their highest levels since March.
Investors were also waiting for the fourth-quarter earnings season to start Friday, with results from JPMorgan, Citigroup and other big banks. (Additional reporting by Devik Jain and Medha Singh in Bengaluru and Echo Wang in New York; Editing by Marguerita Choy)
| 2021-01-12T21:05:07Z | true |
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U.S. pursuing seditious conspiracy cases in 'unprecedented' probe...
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-9140147/U-S-pursuing-seditious-conspiracy-cases-unprecedented-probe-Capitol-riot.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
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By Sarah N. Lynch, Mark Hosenball and Eric Beech
WASHINGTON, Jan 12 (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department has opened criminal investigations on more than 170 individuals for their involvement in the riot at the U.S. Capitol by President Donald Trump's supporters, and investigators aim to charge people with assault and seditious conspiracy, the top federal prosecutor in Washington, D.C. said on Tuesday.
"I think the scope and scale of this investigation and these cases are really unprecedented, not only in FBI history, but probably DOJ history," Acting U.S. Attorney Michael Sherwin said in a press briefing on Tuesday.
"The Capitol grounds outside and inside are... a crime scene."
Sherwin said 70 criminal cases have been filed to date.
While many of them involve people whose photos went viral on social media, such as one of a man pictured sitting at the desk of a staffer of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, he said more serious charges are coming and a grand jury has been reviewing the cases.
"We're looking at significant felony cases tied to sedition and conspiracy," Sherwin said, noting his office has launched a strike force whose marching orders are to build criminal cases around such charges.
He added that other strike forces have been formed to focus on assaults on law enforcement and members of the media.
"The range of criminal conduct is really... unmatched in any type of scenario that we've seen," Sherwin said, noting it runs the gamut from "simple trespass" and "theft of mail" to "felony murder and even civil rights excessive force."
Investigators are combing social media images that showed hundreds of people swarming the building, attacking police, stealing computers and artifacts and smashing windows.
Steven D'Antuono, the assistant director in charge for the FBI's Washington, D.C. office, said the bureau has been combing through more than 100,000 photos, video and other tips it has received since last week.
The FBI has been releasing photos of suspects and seeking help from the public. Recently, it released images of someone who is suspected of planting pipe bombs at the headquarters of the Democratic and Republican national committees.
Senator Bill Cassidy, Republican from Louisiana, on Tuesday tweeted photos he said he had received from Capitol Police and added that the man pictured was wanted for questioning in connection with the murder of Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick.
D'Antuono declined to comment on whether the man in the photo is in fact a suspect, telling reporters the investigation is ongoing and the FBI is reviewing numerous videos. (Reporting by Sarah N. Lynch; Additional reporting by Mark Hosenball and Brad Heath; Editing by Scott Malone and Dan Grebler)
| 2021-01-12T21:05:08Z | true |
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Pope Francis changes church law, grants women more access to altar
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Pope Francis changed church law Monday to explicitly allow women to do more things during Mass, granting them access to the most sacred place on the altar, while continuing to affirm that they cannot be priests.
Francis amended the law to formalize and institutionalize what is common practice in many parts of the world: that women can be installed as lectors, to read the Gospel, and serve on the altar as eucharistic ministers. Previously, such roles were officially reserved to men even though exceptions were made.
Francis said he was making the change to increase recognition of the "precious contribution" women make in the church, while emphasizing that all baptized Catholics have a role to play in the church’s mission.
But he also noted that doing so further makes a distinction between "ordained" ministries such as the priesthood and diaconate, and ministries open to qualified laity. The Vatican reserves the priesthood for men.
The change comes as Francis remains under pressure to allow women to be deacons — ministers who perform many of the same functions as priests, such as presiding at weddings, baptisms and funerals. Currently, the ministry is reserved for men even though historians say the ministry was performed by women in the early church.
Francis has created a second commission of experts to study whether women could be deacons, after a first one failed to reach a consensus.
Advocates for expanding the diaconate to include women say doing so would give women greater say in the ministry and governance of the church, while also helping address priest shortages in several parts of the world.
Opponents say allowing it would become a slippery slope toward ordaining women to the priesthood.
Phyllis Zagano, who was a member of the pope’s first study commission, called the changes important given they represent the first time the Vatican has explicitly and through canon law allowed women access to the altar. She said it was a necessary first step before any official consideration of the diaconate for women.
"This is the first movement to allow women inside the sanctuary," said Zagano. "That’s a very big deal."
Noting that bishops have long called for such a move, she said it opens the door to further progress. "You can’t be ordained as deacons unless you’re installed as lectors or accolytes," said Zagano, a professor of religion at Hofstra University.
Lucetta Scaraffia, the former editor of the Vatican’s women magazine, however, called the new changes a "double trap." She said they merely formalize what is current practice, including at papal Masses, while also making clear that the diaconate is an "ordained" ministry reserved for men.
"This closes the door on the diaconate for women," she said in a phone interview, calling the change "a step backward" for women.
| 2021-01-11T13:46:58Z | true |
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Durch Videospiel abgelenkt? Fahrer ist Führerschein los
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https://www.welt.de/regionales/nrw/article224135262/Durch-Videospiel-abgelenkt-Fahrer-ist-Fuehrerschein-los.html
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"Unfälle",
"Verkehr",
"Nordrhein-Westfalen",
"Kriminalität",
"Polizei",
"Siegburg",
"Videospiel",
"Krimi",
"Auto"
] |
Much (dpa/lnw) - Weil ein Autofahrer am Lenkrad möglicherweise durch ein Videospiel abgelenkt war und einen schweren Unfall baute, ist der Mann vorerst seinen Führerschein los. Es gebe Zeugenaussagen, dass der 26-Jährige an einem Videospiel beteiligt war, erklärte die Polizei am Montag in Siegburg. Der 26-Jährige fuhr am Sonntagabend bei Much im Rhein-Sieg-Kreis auf eine Bundesstraße, wo er mit dem Wagen eines 41-Jährigen zusammenstieß. Der Wagen dieses Fahrers wurde mit den darin sitzenden drei Kindern im Alter zwischen vier und elf Jahren durch den seitlichen Aufprall auf eine Grünfläche geschleudert. Die vier Insassen wurden leicht verletzt, ebenso der 26-jährige Unfallfahrer und sein Beifahrer. Die Autos mussten abgeschleppt werden.
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| 2021-01-11T12:39:17Z | true |
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I've counted the days, says Wilder, after Sheff Utd end winless streak
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Daily Mail
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-9140149/Ive-counted-days-says-Wilder-Sheff-Utd-end-winless-streak.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
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SHEFFIELD, England, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Sheffield United remain nine points below the Premier League safety zone and face Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester United and Manchester City in their next three games but nothing could dampen the joy of a first win of the season on Tuesday.
Billy Sharp's second-half penalty proved enough to secure a 1-0 triumph over 10-man Newcastle United and snap a 17-match winless streak in the league since the start of the campaign.
It was thoroughly deserved and their football was reminiscent of last season when Chris Wilder's side challenged for a European spot before finishing ninth.
Even during this campaign, in which they had lost 15 and drawn two of their first 17 games, the Blades have not suffered any real drubbings, but points have proved elusive.
Wilder summed up his feelings after the whistle.
"(186 days without a win...) I have been counting! Every minute of every hour of every day! It feels good, I'm delighted," Wilder, who got the Sheffield club promoted back to the top flight in 2019, said.
"We should have got more results, we know that, but the performance was good. We played with the identity that has been the way we have played for the last few years.
"I imagine the sending off and the penalty will be talked about but in my opinion we were value for the victory tonight."
Few would disagree. Even before Ryan Fraser was sent off for Newcastle just before the break, Sheffield United were totally on top, playing some eye-catchingly fluent football.
They nearly ruined it at the death though when Jayden Bogle almost chested the ball into his own goal.
"We've had a load of tight games and we'll take it. I was looking for my car keys and to take up another sport if we'd thrown it away in added time...
"I might have a glass in my own bubble tonight."
While there was joy at last for Wilder, the pressure is mounting on Newcastle manager Steve Bruce whose team are now winless in six league games and down in 15th spot.
Bruce was left to bemoan the VAR involvement in the penalty -- awarded for a handball by Federico Fernandez.
"The penalty baffles me. The referee got it spot on in real time. It hit (Fernandez's) hand but it's not intentional. It could have been a foul on him as well," Bruce said.
"VAR is supposed to be for clear and obvious decisions. How someone 300 miles away on a TV screen can overturn it is beyond me. You know when the referee goes to the screen it will be a penalty -- it's pathetic. It's beyond me.
"I'm struggling to cope with it. Week in week out, it's ruining the game." (Reporting by Martyn Herman Editing by Toby Davis)
| 2021-01-12T21:05:08Z | true |
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'Leave NOW': blazing bushfire threatens lives of WA residents
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9117099/Leave-hundreds-homes-north-Perth-imminent-danger.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ito=1490&ns_campaign=1490
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"Australian Associated",
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"Perth"
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Emergency warnings remain in place as a bushfire two hours north of Perth threatens local communities.
Residents of Ocean Farms Estate, Seaview Park and surrounding areas are being told to enact their bushfire survival plan, which includes leaving if safe to do so.
The Red Gully fire has decimated more than 9,000 hectares since Saturday, with about 200 firefighters battling flames with support from water-bombing aircraft.
Emergency WA advised residents to leave if they can safely drive in a southerly direction along Indian Ocean Drive.
The fire ignited in Red Gully in the Shire of Gingin but has since moved west.
More than 200 volunteer and career firefighters are battling the blaze.
Guilderton Country Club has been set up as an evacuation centre for those fleeing the fire.
A Watch and Act warning remains for a fire in parts of Wedge Island in the Shire of Dandaragan.
On Tuesday, incident controller Andy Duckworth said the blaze threatening homes at Ocean Farms Estate was running at 3.5km/h.
Conditions included high temperatures and strong, shifting winds across the fire ground.
Mr Duckworth said there were particular concerns for people living in the mainland community of Wedge Island with authorities unable to send ground crews into the area because of the presence of unexploded ordinance from an old bombing range.
'There's a lot of bush around there, and we're limited in our ability to fight the fire. We can use our aircraft but not much else,' he said.
'So we're not confident we can pull it up before it reaches Wedge Island by any means.'
Tuesday's emergency followed an easing of the danger on Monday after a string of fires threatened various areas to the north and south of Perth, on the state's southwest coast and in the Goldfields.
With very hot weather forecast until at least Sunday, Department of Fire and Emergency Services Deputy Commissioner Craig Waters said the risk of more fires was high.
'Whenever you come into a period of really hot weather coupled with extremely high easterly winds, we're always going to be in for a world of hurt,' he said.
| 2021-01-06T05:32:26Z | true |
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Stromschlag trifft Mann bei Klettern auf Waggon
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https://www.welt.de/regionales/nrw/article224135282/Stromschlag-trifft-Mann-bei-Klettern-auf-Waggon.html
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[
"Verkehr",
"Deutschland",
"Nordrhein-Westfalen",
"Bahn",
"Paderborn",
"Polizei",
"Güterwaggon",
"Krimi",
"Stromschlag"
] |
Paderborn (dpa) - Beim Klettern auf einem abgestellten Güterwaggon im Hauptbahnhof Paderborn hat ein 20-Jähriger einen schweren Stromschlag erlitten. Mit lebensgefährlichen Verletzungen schleppte er sich in der Nacht zu Sonntag mit Hilfe seines 19-jährigen Begleiters von den Abstellgleisen zu einem Haus in der Nähe, wie die Polizei am Montag mitteilte. Der Anwohner informierte die Rettungsleitstelle.
Dass der junge Mann den Stromschlag überlebt habe, sei großes Glück, hieß es weiter in der Polizeimitteilung, «denn überwiegend verlaufen derartige Unfälle unmittelbar tödlich». Die beiden jungen Männer waren nachts auf dem Rangierbahnhof unterwegs. Der ältere sei auf einen abgestellten Güterwagen geklettert. Am oberen Rand traf ihn der Schlag durch die 15 000 Volt führende Oberleitung. Er fiel aus etwa vier Metern Höhe in das Schotterbett. Er erlitt großflächige Verbrennungen. Nach Auskunft des Krankenhauses schwebte er am Montag nicht mehr in akuter Lebensgefahr.
Polizeimitteilung
| 2021-01-11T12:37:50Z | true |
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Pistons aim to halt Bucks' domination
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-9140163/Pistons-aim-halt-Bucks-domination.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
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NBA schedulers did the Detroit Pistons no favors by pitting them against the Milwaukee Bucks three times in their first 11 games.
Milwaukee had won the past 11 meetings, including in the playoffs, entering the season. The Bucks extended that streak to 13 with two home wins over the Pistons last week.
Detroit will try to halt its skid when it hosts Milwaukee on Wednesday night. The Pistons allowed 125 and 130 points in the first two meetings.
They rallied from 23 points down for a 110-105 overtime victory over Phoenix on Friday, then lost 96-86 to Utah on Sunday. The Jazz scored the first nine points and never trailed.
"We've got to pick it up at both ends," coach Dwane Casey said. "We've got to be consistent. One night, it's our offense, one night it's our defense. I thought last week our offense was clicking and our defense was not clicking. ... I thought (Sunday) after the first quarter our defense was as solid as it's been (all season)."
Detroit made more roster changes than any team during the offseason and now is dealing with injuries. Lottery pick and starting point guard Killian Hayes is out indefinitely with a hip injury. His backup, sixth man Derrick Rose, missed Sunday's game with a sore knee.
That predictably led to a season low in points, as the team shot 33.3 percent from the field against the Jazz.
It resulted in Detroit's eighth loss in 10 outings this season.
"I expected some unbalanced play," Casey said. "A lack of chemistry, a lack of togetherness for our team. There's a lot of bright spots, but we've just got to bring it all together as a unit, as a team, at both ends of the floor."
The biggest bright spot has been the offensive contributions of Jerami Grant. In his first six seasons in the league, he never averaged more than 13.6 points per game. In his first season with the Pistons, he's averaging 25.1.
Grant established a career high with 31 points against the Bucks last Wednesday, then matched it two days later against the Suns.
That won't matter if the Pistons fail to contain Giannis Antetokounmpo. The two-time league Most Valuable Player scored 43 points in 36 minutes in the teams' first meeting this season. He scored 25 points in 28 minutes in the rematch two nights later.
Antetokounmpo got into foul trouble in Milwaukee's game against Orlando on Monday. He picked up his fifth foul early in the fourth quarter with the Bucks leading by just four. Antetokounmpo hit a 3-pointer and set up Bobby Portis for another 3 to lift his team to an eight-point advantage.
"I had five fouls, but I was just trying to play the game, go downhill and get my teammates involved," he said.
Antetokounmpo then retreated to the bench, but the Bucks pulled away to a 121-99 victory.
"I thought he made two big plays and got us to a point where we could maybe give him a break and just see what happens," coach Mike Budenholzer said. "Then the guys stepped up and made a lot of plays and we got some separation."
After a slow start, the Bucks have won five of their past six games.
--Field Level Media
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BRIEF-U.S. CDC Says Distributed 27.7 Mln Doses Of Covid-19 Vaccine...
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Jan 12 (Reuters) -
* U.S. CDC SAYS DISTRIBUTED 27,696,150 DOSES OF COVID-19 VACCINE AS OF JAN 12 VERSUS 25,480,725 DOSES DISTRIBUTED AS OF JAN 11
* U.S. CDC SAYS ADMINISTERED 9,327,138 DOSES OF COVID-19 VACCINE AS OF JAN 12 VERSUS 8,987,322 DOSES ADMINISTERED AS OF JAN 11
* U.S. CDC SAYS 4,385,175 DOSES OF COVID-19 VACCINE DISTRIBUTED IN LONG-TERM CARE HOMES AS OF JAN 12 VERSUS 4,239,775 DOSES DISTRIBUTED AS OF JAN 11
* U.S. CDC SAYS 951,774 DOSES OF COVID-19 VACCINE ADMINISTERED IN LONG-TERM CARE HOMES AS OF JAN 12 VERSUS 937,028 DOSES ADMINISTERED AS OF JAN 11 Source text: (https://bit.ly/2K3SipB)
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Kölner heiraten auch im Lockdown
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https://www.welt.de/regionales/nrw/article224137452/Koelner-heiraten-auch-im-Lockdown.html
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"Gesellschaft",
"Nordrhein-Westfalen",
"Eheschließung",
"Krimi",
"Köln"
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Köln (dpa/lnw) - Der strenge Corona-Lockdown tut der Heiratslust der Kölner keinen Abbruch. Wie die Stadt am Montag mitteilte, sind für diesen Januar 175 Eheschließungen angemeldet. Dies entspricht in etwa den Werten der Vorjahre. Im Januar 2020 waren es 223 Eheschließungen, im Januar 2019 157 und im Januar 2018 189.
Nach wie vor können sich Brautpaare das Jawort geben, allerdings gilt seit diesem Montag eine noch strengere Einschränkung bei der Personenzahl. Neben dem Brautpaar und der Standesbeamtin oder dem Standesbeamten sind in Köln nur noch eigene, im selben Haushalt lebende Kinder zugelassen. Trauzeuginnen und Trauzeugen oder Fotografinnen und Fotografen dürfen nicht mehr mit dabei sein. Einzige Ausnahme ist eine Dolmetscherin oder ein Dolmetscher, sofern die Übersetzung dringend notwendig ist.
Weiterhin gilt Mund-Nasen-Bedeckung bei der Trauung. Allerdings dürfe das Brautpaar den Mund-Nasen-Schutz während der Zeremonie abnehmen, sagte eine Sprecherin des Presseamtes. Der Kuss ist also weiterhin ohne Maske möglich. Auch können die Paare ihren großen Moment über das eigene Smartphone streamen und so Familie und Freunde digital teilhaben lassen.
Regeln für Trauungen in Kölner Standesämtern
| 2021-01-11T13:01:12Z | true |
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Corona-Podcast: Ciesek klärt Impfstoff-Mythen auf
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Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung (WAZ)
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https://www.waz.de/panorama/corona-podcast-ciesek-impfstoff-virologin-id231318180.html
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"Nachrichten",
"News",
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"Wirtschaft",
"Finanzen",
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Berlin Die Corona-Impfungen werden gerade heiß diskutiert. Auch die Virologin Sandra Ciesek beschäftigte sich in ihrem Podcast mit dem Thema.
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Berlin Die Corona-Impfungen werden gerade heiß diskutiert. Auch die Virologin Sandra Ciesek beschäftigte sich in ihrem Podcast mit dem Thema.
Im 71. Corona-Podcast „Mehr Licht am Ende des Tunnels“ beschäftigten sich Wissenschaftsredakteurin Korinna Hennig und Virologin Sandra Ciesek mit den Corona-Impfstoffen, beziehungsweise dem „Licht am Ende des Tunnels“, wie es Hennig am Anfang der Sendung ausdrückte.Zunächst ging es um den jetzt auch in Europa zugelassenen Moderna-Impfstoff. Wie auch der Biontech-Impfstoff müsse er zweimal geimpft werden und zeige eine hohe Wirksamkeit, so Ciesek. Eine der Unterschiede sei jedoch die unterschiedliche Lagerung. Während der Biontech-Impfstoff bei minus 70 Grad gelagert werden muss, benötigt der Moderna-Impfstoff nur minus 20 Grad.
Corona- Impfstoffe können nicht das menschliche Erbgut verändern
Auch der Abstand der beiden benötigten Impfungen unterscheidet sich. Zwischen der ersten und der zweiten Biontech-Impfung sollten drei Wochen und zwischen der ersten und der zweiten Moderna-Impfung vier Wochen liegen. Ob ein Unterschied in der Wirksamkeit vorhanden sei, wäre noch nicht sicher zu sagen, so Ciesek, würde sich aber in den kommenden Wochen zeigen.
Coronavirus – Die wichtigsten News im Überblick
Als nächstes sprachen Hennig und Ciesek über die Bedenken, die viele Menschen gegenüber den Corona-Impfstoffen haben. Den Vorwurf, dass der Impfstoff das Erbgut der Menschen verändern würde, lehnte Ciesek deutlich ab. „mRNA-Impfstoffe werden nicht in das Erbgut der Menschen eingebaut“, so die Virologin. Einfach gesagt seien die Erbinformationen des Impfstoffes und die des Menschen nicht kompatibel.
Sicherheit trotz schneller Impfstoff-Entwicklung
Auch die schnelle Entwicklung des Impfstoffes spreche nicht gegen seine Sicherheit. Zu der schnellen Entwicklung hätten mehrere Faktoren geführt. Zunächst, dass SARS-CoV-2 zwar neu, aber nicht unbekannt gewesen sei. So hätten die Wissenschaftler und Wissenschaftlerinnen ihr Vorwissen nutzen können. Weiter seien viele Wartezeiten verkürzt worden, etwa durch eine enge weltweite Zusammenarbeit und hohe finanzielle Unterstützung der EU und der Bundesregierung.
Auch das „rolling review“-System wäre der schnellen Entwicklung entgegen gekommen. Durch das System konnten Zwischenberichte schon bewertet werden, ohne das Studien komplett abgeschlossen sein mussten. So seien viele bürokratische Wege verkürzt worden. Was die Sicherheit des Impfstoffes betrifft, seien jedoch keine Kompromisse gemacht worden, betonte Ciesek.
Das waren die Themen der Ciesek-Podcasts
Corona-Impfungen: Nicht mit negativen Langzeitfolgen zu rechnen
Das nächste große Thema war die Sorge vor negativen Langzeitfolgen. Auch hier gab die Virologin Entwarnung. Mit negativen Langzeitfolgen sei nicht zu rechnen. Wenn es zu Nebenwirkungen kommen würde, dann kurze Zeit nach der Impfung. Oft seien leichte Nebenwirkungen auch eine normale Reaktion auf eine Impfung. Schwere Nebenwirkungen seien bei Moderna- und Biontex-Studien hingegen nicht aufgetreten.
Insgesamt würden die Reaktionen auf eine Impfung nicht Jahre später, sondern Stunden oder in einigen Fällen Tage später auftreten. Das vereinzelt Menschen allergisch auf eine Corona-Impfung reagieren, könnte passieren. „Eine allergische Reaktion kann es bei jeder Impfung geben“, so die Virologin. Meistens handele es sich dabei aber um Menschen, die als Allergiker bekannt seien. Doch auch hier seien die Reaktionen deutlich harmloser als die Folgen einer Corona-Erkrankung mit schwerem Verlauf.
Hintergrund: Corona-Impfstoff: Das sind mögliche Nebenwirkungen
Auch flexibles Impfschema wie in England möglich
Ob der Corona-Impfstoff in Zukunft auch für Kinder zur Verfügung stehen soll, sei noch ungewiss. Dazu würde es derzeit noch Studien geben. Am Ende müssten auch hier Risiko und Nutzen sorgfältig gegenübergestellt und abgewogen werden. Auf die Frage, wie sinnvoll ein flexibles Impfschema wie in England sei, antwortete Ciesek ausweichend.
Wenn keine Lieferengpässe auftreten würden und die zweite Impfdosis innerhalb der zugelassenen Zeit verabreicht werden würde, könnte ein solches Impfschema Sinn ergeben. Dabei müsse jedoch immer gesichert sei, dass jeder Mensch auch die zweite Impfung erhalte. (msb)
Corona – Mehr Infos zum Thema
| 2021-01-12T21:48:11Z | true |
Duell der Final-Spezialisten: Bosz will in Berlin gewinnen
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Die Welt
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https://www.welt.de/regionales/nrw/article224137500/Duell-der-Final-Spezialisten-Bosz-will-in-Berlin-gewinnen.html
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"Nordrhein-Westfalen",
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In den vergangenen vier Pokal-Endspielen war dreimal entweder Frankfurt oder Leverkusen dabei. Am Dienstag treffen die beiden im Nachholspiel der 2. Runde aufeinander. Und schielen schon wieder ein wenig nach Berlin.
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In den vergangenen vier Pokal-Endspielen war dreimal entweder Frankfurt oder Leverkusen dabei. Am Dienstag treffen die beiden im Nachholspiel der 2. Runde aufeinander. Und schielen schon wieder ein wenig nach Berlin.
Leverkusen/Frankfurt (dpa) - Es ist ein Duell der Pokal-Spezialisten: Wenn Bayer Leverkusen und Eintracht Frankfurt an diesem Dienstag (20.45 Uhr/Sky) im Nachsitzen den vorletzten Achtelfinalisten im DFB-Pokal ermitteln, haben beide schon den Traum von Berlin im Hinterkopf. Denn beide Teams wissen aus jüngerer Vergangenheit, wie es sich anfühlt, ein Endspiel im DFB-Pokal zu spielen. Die Hessen erreichten es 2017 und gewannen es 2018, die Rheinländer standen im vergangenen Juli im Finale.
Die Niederlage (2:4) dort ärgerte Trainer Peter Bosz mächtig, obwohl sein Team dem FC Bayern München unterlag. Doch der Ehrgeiz, diesmal den fehlenden Schritt zu gehen, ist groß beim Niederländer. «Wir haben gesehen, was es mit der Mannschaft macht, wenn man ein Finale spielt», sagte Bosz am Montag. Und dann ergänzte der 57-Jährige lachend: «Aber wenn man ein Finale spielt, will man es auch gewinnen. Also lass uns sagen: Diesmal wollen wir es auch gewinnen.»
Auch sein Kollege Adi Hütter sieht «einen Wettbewerb, der den Frankfurtern liegt» und erklärte: «Natürlich sind Titel zu holen, etwas Besonderes. Und im Pokal ist es einfacher.» Mit der Eintracht stand der 2018 gekommene Hütter noch nicht im Endspiel. Im Vorjahr verlor er im Halbfinale knapp bei den Bayern, aber in Österreich holte er als Spieler und Trainer schon mal den Pokal.
Kurios ist, dass der nächste Gegner des Gewinners schon feststeht. Und es ist mit Rot-Weiss Essen zwar ein Favoritenschreck, aber auch der größte Außenseiter im Wettbewerb. Der Weg ins Viertelfinale scheint geebnet. Doch mit Essen hat sich offiziell noch niemand beschäftigt. «Ganz ehrlich, ich habe erst vor zwei Tagen mitbekommen, wer unser nächster Gegner wäre», beteuerte Bosz: «Aber es macht auch keinen Sinn, daran zu denken, wenn man gegen Frankfurt nicht weiterkommt. Und wir brauchen alle Energie für dieses Spiel.»
Der gegenseitige Respekt ist jedenfalls groß. Bei Bayer, das wegen einer Überbelastungsreaktion erneut auf Ausnahmetalent Florian Wirtz (17) verzichten muss, sitzt der Frust der 1:2-Niederlage in der Liga zehn Tage vor dem erneuten Duell noch tief. «Frankfurt ist ein sehr guter Gegner. Das können vor allem wir sagen, weil wir da zurecht verloren haben», sagte Bosz: «Aber so wie dort spielt man hoffentlich nur einmal im Jahr, denn das war nicht gut. Am Dienstag haben wir die Chance, es besser zu machen.»
Die Eintracht hat entsprechend Selbstbewusstsein, ist aber dennoch vorsichtig. «Leverkusen ist ein schwieriges Los», sagte Hütter: «Und sie wissen, dass sie nach drei Spielen ohne Sieg unter Zugzwang sind.» Der Eintracht fehlt immer noch Filip Kostic, der nach seiner Roten Karte vor fast einem Jahr im Viertelfinale gegen Bremen für vier Pokal-Spiele gesperrt wurde. «Es ist schon sehr heftig, wenn man denkt, wie lange das schlussendlich dauern kann», sagte Hütter. Auch gegen Essen wäre der Kroate noch gesperrt. Danach - und vor allem in einem möglichen Finale - wäre er wieder dabei.
Die 2. Runde im Überblick
Das Achtelfinale im Überblick
| 2021-01-11T12:59:46Z | true |
Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers to host Jeopardy
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Jan 12 (Reuters) - And the answer is; "Who is Aaron Rodgers?".
Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers appeared as excited to host Jeopardy as he is about getting his team to another Super Bowl announcing on Tuesday that he will be a guest host on the hugely popular game show.
Alex Trebek, the long-time host of the quiz show that pits three contestants getting clues and then putting answers in the form of a question, passed away in November and the programme is currently filling the job with a string of guests.
"One of my idols growing up was Alex Trebek," said Rodgers during an appearance on the Pat McAfee Show on Tuesday. "They're doing some guest-hosting spots.
"It's going to be released here very soon but I had the opportunity to be one of those... I'm excited about the opportunity."
Rodgers, one of the leading contenders for NFL most valuable player award this season, is a huge fan of the show and appeared on Celebrity Jeopardy in 2015 beating astronaut Mark Kelly and entrepreneur Kevin O'Leary.
The Packers host the Los Angeles Rams on Saturday to fight for a spot in the NFC Championship game. (Reporting by Steve Keating in Toronto. Editing by Christian Radnedge)
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Evangelischer Präses: Die Schwächsten nicht vergessen
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https://www.welt.de/regionales/nrw/article224142074/Evangelischer-Praeses-Die-Schwaechsten-nicht-vergessen.html
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"Nordrhein-Westfalen",
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"Kirchen",
"Migration",
"Flüchtlinge (Geo: Ursprungsland)",
"Hessen",
"Saarland",
"Rheinland",
"Manfred Rekowski",
"Musik",
"Düsseldorf",
"Präses",
"Pandemie",
"Flüchtlinge",
"Schwächste",
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Düsseldorf (dpa) - Der Präses der Evangelischen Kirche im Rheinland, Manfred Rekowski, hat dazu aufgerufen, sich gerade vor dem Hintergrund der Corona-Krise für die Schwächsten einzusetzen. Sie würden von der Pandemie besonders getroffen, sagte er am Montag bei der Synode der Landeskirche in Düsseldorf. Dies gelte für Deutschland, «aber noch viel mehr für die ganze Welt».
So fehlten in ärmeren Ländern vielen Menschen wichtige Einnahmen, da Handelswege und Touristenströme unterbrochen worden seien. «Die Corona-Krise wird viele Menschen in den wirtschaftlich schwachen Ländern in weitere Armut stürzen», sagte Rekowski.
Zudem müssten derzeit Flüchtlinge am Rande der EU «unter menschenunwürdigen Bedingungen hausen». Dies sei nicht zu dulden. Die Pandemie treffe alle, aber in sehr unterschiedlicher Weise. «Wir dürfen nicht die Menschen aus dem Auge verlieren, die schon alles verloren haben», betonte Rekowski.
Die Evangelische Kirche im Rheinland hält ihre Synode bis Freitag ab. Sie findet wegen der Corona-Pandemie erstmals komplett digital als Videokonferenz statt. Die mit 2,45 Millionen Mitgliedern zweitgrößte evangelische Landeskirche in Deutschland umfasst Teile der Bundesländer Nordrhein-Westfalen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Hessen und Saarland.
Pressemitteilung
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FOREX-Dollar edges lower as recent rally falters
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By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed
NEW YORK, Jan 12 (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar slipped against a basket of currencies on Tuesday, as its recent rally, driven by a spike in U.S. Treasury yields, appeared to run out of steam.
Traders in the forex market exhibited a strong appetite for riskier currencies such as the Australian and the New Zealand dollars, putting pressure on the safe-haven U.S. currency.
The dollar had hit a more than 2-1/2-year low in January after sliding for months as the U.S. Federal Reserves' interest rate cuts and strong investor demand for riskier assets has sapped demand for the safe-haven U.S. currency.
The dollar index, which measures the greenback against a basket of currencies, was 0.44% lower at 90.074. It was the first daily decline for the index in four sessions.
New lockdown measures across Europe to fight a second COVID-19 wave are feeding worries of a "double-dip recession," in the region, said Minh Trang, senior FX trader at Silicon Valley Bank.
That, combined with the rise in U.S. yields, has helped boost the dollar in recent days, said Trang.
U.S. Treasury yields traded lower on Tuesday as strong demand for the Treasury Department's $38 billion sale of benchmark 10-year notes had traders covering short positions, which reversed an early rise in yields.
The support from rising yields has so far trumped worries that the extra spending in the United States could trigger a faster rise in inflation. But many analysts expect the dollar to resume its decline as stimulus spending and vaccine rollouts brighten the global economic outlook.
Most emerging market currencies rose on Tuesday, including the offshore yuan, Mexican peso and South African rand.
With risk sentiment improving, riskier developed market currencies advanced with the Australian dollar rising 1% and New Zealand dollar gaining 0.9%.
Sterling jumped against the euro and the dollar on Tuesday as comments from the Bank of England's governor on the viability of negative interest rates dampened some expectations of sub-zero rates in Britain.
Bitcoin was down about 3% at $34,384, a day after it fell 7% in a highly volatile session. The cryptocurrency's rally has faltered since it soared to a record high of $42,000 on Jan. 8, and it was on pace for it fourth straight session of losses.
(Reporting by Saqib Iqbal Ahmed; editing by Jonathan Oatis and David Gregorio)
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27.7 mln doses of COVID-19 vaccines distributed, 9.3 mln...
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-9140211/27-7-mln-doses-COVID-19-vaccines-distributed-9-3-mln-administered-U-S-CDC.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
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Jan 12 (Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it had administered 9,327,138 first doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country as of Tuesday morning and distributed 27,696,150 doses.
The tally of vaccine doses distributed and the number of people who received the first dose are for both Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech, vaccines as of 9:00 a.m. ET on Tuesday, the agency said.
According to the tally posted on Jan 11, the agency had administered 8,987,322 first doses of the vaccines and distributed 25,480,725 doses.
A total of 4,385,175 vaccine doses were distributed for use in long-term care facilities and 951,774 people in the facilities got their first dose, the agency said. (Reporting by Trisha Roy in Bengaluru; Editing by Amy Caren Daniel)
| 2021-01-12T21:20:07Z | true |
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Mann hat 118 000 Euro und falsche Polizeimarke im Auto
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Die Welt
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https://www.welt.de/regionales/nrw/article224142146/Mann-hat-118-000-Euro-und-falsche-Polizeimarke-im-Auto.html
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"Nordrhein-Westfalen",
"Kriminalität",
"Polizeimarke",
"Essen",
"Krimi",
"Nettetal",
"Auto",
"A61"
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Nettetal (dpa/lnw) - Ein laut Bundespolizei vor Nervosität sichtlich zitternder Mann ist auf der A61 bei Nettetal mit rund 118 000 Euro Bargeld im Auto erwischt worden. Zudem hatte er unter anderem eine gefälschte bulgarische Polizeimarke dabei.
Wie die Bundespolizei am Montag mitteilte, waren der Mann und eine Frau (24) am Samstag kontrolliert worden und hatten dabei völlig unterschiedliche Angaben gemacht, von wo sie losgefahren seien. Er sagte Brüssel, sie sagte Rotterdam. Stutzig geworden, entdeckten die Beamten in dem Schweizer Auto einen Schlagstock, ein Elektroschockgerät, gefährliche Messer, die Fake-Dienstmarke sowie 2,7 Kilo Bargeld (106 000 Euro) in einer Tüte hinter dem Fahrersitz und noch mal 12 300 Euro in der Handtasche der Frau.
Das Zollfahndungsamt Essen übernahm die weiteren Ermittlungen. Die beiden Verdächtigen kamen wieder auf freien Fuß.
Mitteilung mit Foto
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Gladbach-Stümer Breel Embolo an der Hand operiert
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Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung (WAZ)
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https://www.waz.de/sport/fussball/gladbach/gladbach-stuemer-breel-embolo-an-der-hand-operiert-id231318210.html
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"Kultur",
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Mönchengladbach. Gladbach muss am Samstag in Stuttgart möglicherweise ohne Stürmer Breel Embolo auskommen. Alassane Pléa könnte wieder einsatzbereit sein.
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Mönchengladbach. Gladbach muss am Samstag in Stuttgart möglicherweise ohne Stürmer Breel Embolo auskommen. Alassane Pléa könnte wieder einsatzbereit sein.
Borussia Mönchengladbach muss im Spiel beim VfB Stuttgart am Samstag (18.30 Uhr/Sky) möglicherweise auf Stürmer Breel Embolo verzichten. „Er ist gestern erfolgreich an der Hand operiert worden. Wir müssen schauen, wie schnell er wieder trainieren kann“, wird Trainer Marco Rose auf der Homepage des Fußball-Bundesligisten zitiert.
Drei Tage nach dem 3:2-Sieg gegen den FC Bayern nahmen die Gladbacher die Vorbereitung auf das Stuttgart-Spiel auf. Neben Embolo fehlten im Mannschaftstraining auch Valentino Lazaro (Muskelverletzung) und Alassane Pléa, der schon das Duell mit dem Tabellenführer aus München wegen Adduktorenproblemen verpasst hatte.
Pléa absolvierte am Dienstag allerdings eine individuelle Einheit. Laut Rose könnte der Angreifer für die Partie beim VfB zur Verfügung stehen: „Bei ihm besteht die realistische Hoffnung, dass es bis Samstag klappen könnte“, sagte der Trainer. Pléa hatte das Liga-Spiel gegen die TSG Hoffenheim (1:2) und die DFB-Pokalpartie beim Regionalligisten SV Elversberg (5:0) kurz vor Weihnachten wegen einer Zerrung verpasst. Im Spiel bei Arminia Bielefeld (1:0) zum Jahresbeginn wurde der Franzose eingewechselt.
Gladbach und Stuttgart sind selbstbewusst
Die Gladbacher können das Spiel in Stuttgart nach dem Coup gegen die Bayern mit viel Selbstvertrauen angehen. Allerdings hat der VfB als Aufsteiger nach 15 Partien bereits 21 Punkte auf dem Konto und liegt damit nur drei Zähler hinter den siebtplatzierten Borussen. Zuletzt gelang den Schwaben ein 4:1-Sieg beim FC Augsburg.
„Wir treffen auf einen richtig guten Gegner, der am zurückliegenden Wochenende in Augsburg noch einmal gezeigt hat, was er zu leisten im Stande ist“, sagte Rose. „Die Stuttgarter spielen sehr intensiv und haben eine klare Idee. Das wird ein schwieriges Spiel, auf das wir uns in den nächsten Tagen gut vorbereiten werden.“ (nb)
| 2021-01-12T22:20:31Z | true |
Rekowski: Darf bei Digitalisierung keinen Rückfall geben
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Die Welt
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https://www.welt.de/regionales/nrw/article224143758/Rekowski-Darf-bei-Digitalisierung-keinen-Rueckfall-geben.html
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[
"Rheinland-Pfalz",
"Nordrhein-Westfalen",
"Kirchen",
"Hessen",
"Saarland",
"Rheinland",
"Manfred Rekowski",
"Musik",
"Partizipationsmöglichkeiten",
"Düsseldorf",
"Präses",
"Synode",
"Digitalisierungsschub",
"Digitalisierung",
"Evangelische Kirche"
] |
Düsseldorf (dpa) - Die Corona-Krise hat in der Kirche nach Einschätzung von Präses Manfred Rekowski einen «kaum vorstellbaren Digitalisierungsschub» ausgelöst. Dies zeige etwa ein Blick auf die Homepages der Kirchengemeinden. Neue Partizipationsmöglichkeiten seien entdeckt worden und würden zunehmend genutzt, sagte der Präses der Evangelischen Kirche im Rheinland, Manfred Rekowski, am Montag bei der Synode der Landeskirche in Düsseldorf in seinem Bericht. «Hier darf es keinen Rückfall in die Zeit vor der Corona-Krise geben, sondern hier ist die Weiterentwicklung der guten Ansätze nötig», forderte er. Digitalisierung sei kein Selbstzweck. Ziel sei es, dorthin zu gehen, wo die Menschen seien.
Zudem sprach sich Rekowski grundsätzlich bei Hygienekonzepten gegen ein Verbot von Präsenzgottesdiensten in der Pandemie aus. Gleichzeitig könne es bei konkreten Gefährdungssituationen «eine verantwortliche lokale und regionale Entscheidung sein, freiwillig auf präsente Gottesdienstangebote zu verzichten».
Die Evangelische Kirche im Rheinland hält ihre Synode bis Freitag ab. Sie findet wegen der Corona-Pandemie erstmals komplett digital als Videokonferenz statt. Die mit 2,45 Millionen Mitgliedern zweitgrößte evangelische Landeskirche in Deutschland umfasst Teile der Bundesländer Nordrhein-Westfalen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Hessen und Saarland.
Pressemitteilungen zur Synode
| 2021-01-11T13:40:24Z | true |
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New-look Canadiens set for opener vs. Maple Leafs
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-9140213/New-look-Canadiens-set-opener-vs-Maple-Leafs.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
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The Montreal Canadiens and the host Toronto Maple Leafs play their opening game Wednesday night with both teams exuding optimism about the coming season.
The Canadiens have made changes that have increased expectations.
"We like our team," Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin said Monday during an interview on TSN Radio 690. "A lot of times you want to make changes, bring some people (in), and you're not able to do it."
The Canadiens and Maple Leafs will play a 56-game schedule in the all-Canadian division, a format created because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Among his new players, Canadiens coach Claude Julien has goaltender Jake Allen, defensemen Joel Edmundson and Alexander Romanov, and forwards Josh Anderson and Tyler Toffoli.
The Canadiens will be a bigger team than the one that upset Pittsburgh last season in the play-in round of the postseason before being eliminated by Philadelphia in the opening round.
Anderson came in a trade with Columbus, which acquired Max Domi and a third-round draft choice from Montreal.
"We were looking to add some size on the wing," Bergevin said. "Guys like Anderson, there's not a lot of them in the league. The teams that do have (similar players) end up keeping them. I'm not sure what happened (in Columbus), but there was a need for us. I tried to get him in the past."
Toffoli was signed to a four-year contract as a free agent from Vancouver.
Montreal's top line will continue to be Tomas Tatar, Phil Danault and Brendan Gallagher.
Shea Weber again will lead the defense teamed with Ben Chiarot, with Carey Price as the No. 1 goaltender.
The Maple Leafs also made changes and got a little older in the process, adding Joe Thornton, Zach Bogosian, Wayne Simmonds and T.J. Brodie.
Jimmy Vesey, Alexander Barabanov and Mikko Lehtonen also are among the newcomers.
Goaltender Aaron Dell was signed as a free agent and will join Jack Campbell in backing up Frederik Andersen.
Thornton will join the first line beside Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner, and coach Sheldon Keefe likely will have to watch his minutes. Thornton showed well in the Maple Leafs' Blue and White intrasquad game Saturday.
"Joe seemed like he had lots of legs and energy," Keefe said. "I thought he did his job on that line. The puck came to him, and he advanced it, moved it to those guys in good spots, and at times he really spread the ice and created space in the neutral zone for those guys."
During the offseason, Toronto traded Kasperi Kapanen to Pittsburgh in a six-player deal that included the Penguins' first-round pick (No. 15) in the 2020 draft.
Toronto also traded Andreas Johnsson to New Jersey to create salary cap space.
By adding experience, the Maple Leafs will be less inclined to try to out-talent the opposition and will be more willing to play a grinding game when needed. The Leafs were eliminated last season by Columbus in the play-in round.
The new group seems to be more spirited.
"I've noticed a tremendous difference in that regard," Keefe said. "I think part of it is the time of the year. We have not lost a game, so it's easy for spirits to remain high."
--Field Level Media
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NBA tightens health protocols as COVID-19 impacts season
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-9140215/NBA-tightens-health-protocols-COVID-19-impacts-season.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
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Jan 12 (Reuters) - NBA players should stay at their residences when they are at home and in their hotels when on the road for at least the next two weeks, the league said on Tuesday in a list of new health protocols designed to limit COVID-19's impact on the season.
The league, which postponed one game on Sunday and three games this week due to the virus, is trying to avoid a league-wide suspension of play like the one that derailed it in March before it returned in a "bubble" environment in Orlando in July.
The NBA said the new protocols, which take effect immediately, were issued "in response to the surge of COVID-19 cases across the country and an uptick among NBA teams requiring potential player quarantines."
Players and team staff can leave their homes to attend team-related activities, exercise outside, perform essential activities or as a result of extraordinary circumstances, the protocols said.
While at hotels, players and team staff are prohibited from leaving expect for team activities or emergencies. They are also barred from interacting with non-team guests.
Players and coaches must wear face masks at all times on the bench and in the locker room, according to the protocols, which were endorsed by the players' union.
"Upon exiting the game, and prior to returning to the bench, players can sit in 'cool down chairs,' arranged at least 12 feet from the bench with each chair 6 feet apart, where facemasks are not required," according to the protocols.
Players must also limit their pre- and post-game interactions to elbow and fist bumps and maintain six feet of distance as much as possible.
Elsewhere the rules limited the length of team meetings, mandated that massages and physical therapy at a hotel occur in a ballroom or other large open space, and prohibited players from arriving at the arena more than three hours before tip-off.
The league on Sunday said it had no plans to put its season on hold, as teams struggle to make available a league-mandated eight-man roster for games due to injuries and COVID-19 contact tracing.
The league said its rules may be additionally amended during the 2020-2021 season "as the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic evolves."
(Reporting by Rory Carroll in Los Angeles Editing by Toby Davis)
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Streit um Preispolitik: Bauern blockieren Supermarktlager
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https://www.welt.de/regionales/nrw/article224143952/Streit-um-Preispolitik-Bauern-blockieren-Supermarktlager.html
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"Handel",
"Nordrhein-Westfalen",
"Polizei",
"K+K Klaas amp",
"Preispolitik",
"Lidl",
"Münsterland",
"Krimi",
"Gronau",
"Aldi"
] |
Gronau (dpa/lnw) - Aus Ärger über die Preispolitik des Handels haben in Gronau im Münsterland Landwirte über Nacht vorübergehend die Zufahrten eines Supermarkt-Zentrallagers blockiert. Zwischenzeitlich hätten sich am Sonntagabend rund 100 Traktoren vor dem Gelände der regionalen Supermarktkette K+K Klaas & Kock versammelt, teilte die Polizei mit. Auch am Montagmorgen waren nach Auskunft eines Polizeisprechers noch rund 40 Traktoren vor Ort. Nach einer Einigung, sei die friedlich verlaufende Protestaktion am Vormittag beendet worden. «Beide Seiten konnten eine kommunikative Lösung finden», teilte die Polizei mit.
Nach Angaben eines Sprechers der Bauern-Initiative «Land schafft Verbindung», die den Protest mitorganisiert hat, steckt hinter der Blockade ein Streit um die Preispolitik bei Molkereiprodukten aus dem Münsterland. Die Bauern - darunter nicht nur Milchbauern, sondern auch Landwirte anderer Lebensmittelbereiche - forderten vom Handel zudem ein klares Bekenntnis zu Produkten aus der Region und eine bessere Information der Verbraucher über die Herkunft von Lebensmitteln. Nach sehr konstruktiven Gesprächen habe man sich mit der Supermarktkette in vielen Punkten geeinigt, hieß es am Montag. Man wolle die Gespräche fortsetzen. K+K kündigte eine entsprechende Mitteilung an.
Wegen der Protestaktion müssen die Landwirte nach Polizeiangaben mit einem juristischen Nachspiel rechnen: Die Aktion sei nicht angemeldet gewesen. Außerdem musste die Auslieferung aus dem Zentrallager wegen der Blockade gestoppt werden. Mehrere Lkw kamen nicht an ihr Ziel. Auch wenn größere Verkehrsprobleme ausgeblieben seien, leitete die Polizei Verfahren wegen Nötigung und Verstoßes gegen das Versammlungsgesetz ein.
In den vergangenen Wochen hatten in mehreren Bundesländern Bauern gegen die Preispolitik des Lebensmittelhandels protestiert. Dabei waren vor allem Lager der Discounter Aldi und Lidl blockiert worden.
Mitteilung der Polizei
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Visa, Plaid call off $5.3 bln deal
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-9140239/Visa-Plaid-call-5-3-bln-deal.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
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Jan 12 (Reuters) - Visa Inc and fintech startup Plaid said on Tuesday they had terminated their merger agreement and agreed with the U.S. Department of Justice to dismiss a litigation related to the proposed $5.3 billion deal.
"It has been a full year since we first announced our intent to acquire Plaid, and protracted and complex litigation will likely take substantial time to fully resolve," Visa Chief Executive Officer Al Kelly said. (Reporting by Praveen Paramasivam in Bengaluru; Editing by Shounak Dasgupta)
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Zoo Neuwied gerettet: Dreyer zeigt sich optimistisch
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https://www.welt.de/regionales/rheinland-pfalz-saarland/article224135658/Zoo-Neuwied-gerettet-Dreyer-zeigt-sich-optimistisch.html
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"Regierung",
"Kommunen",
"Neuwied",
"Karriere",
"SPD",
"Malu Dreyer"
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Hunderte Spender haben den angeschlagenen größten Tierpark in Rheinland-Pfalz gerettet. Die Landesregierung kündigt mitten in der Corona-Pandemie weitere Finanzspritzen an.
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Hunderte Spender haben den angeschlagenen größten Tierpark in Rheinland-Pfalz gerettet. Die Landesregierung kündigt mitten in der Corona-Pandemie weitere Finanzspritzen an.
Mainz/Neuwied (dpa/lrs) - Die rheinland-pfälzische Regierungschefin Malu Dreyer (SPD) hat sich mit Blick auf den fast pleitegegangenen größten Tierpark des Landes optimistisch gezeigt. «Wir sind sehr zuversichtlich, dass der Neuwieder Zoo die Pandemie überstehen wird», teilte die Ministerpräsidentin am Montag mit. «Ich danke den zahlreichen Spendern und Spenderinnen für die unglaubliche Summe von 250 000 Euro. Das zeigt, wie sehr der Zoo den Menschen in und um Neuwied am Herzen liegt.» Die coronabedingt geschlossene Einrichtung mit 1800 Tieren und 80 Mitarbeitern soll laut Dreyer aus Landes- und Bundesmitteln in den kommenden Wochen zusätzlich mit insgesamt gut 150 000 Euro unterstützt werden.
Die vorherige Hilfe von Hunderten Spendern war binnen kurzer Zeit zusammengekommen. Daraufhin sagten kommunale Vertreter einen für Montag geplanten Runden Tisch mit Dreyer kurzfristig ab. Nun soll laut Staatskanzlei unter anderem die erste Auszahlung der Corona-Novemberhilfe in Rheinland-Pfalz an den Zoo Neuwied gehen. Das wären 89 000 Euro nach schon überwiesenen 10 000 Euro.
Wirtschaftsstaatssekretärin Daniela Schmitt, FDP-Spitzenkandidatin für die Landtagswahl am 14. März, betonte: «Diese herausfordernden Zeiten können wir nur durch einen starken Zusammenhalt im Land gemeinsam überstehen.» Ebenso wichtig sei ihr, «dass auch alle anderen Unternehmen die beantragten Hilfen nun schnell bewilligt bekommen, um unseren Wirtschaftsstandort, unsere Unternehmen und die Arbeitsplätze zu erhalten».
Die CDU-Kommunalpolitiker Pascal Badziong und Martin Hahn erinnerten an die von ihnen gestartete Petition zur Rettung des Neuwieder Zoos. «Innerhalb weniger Stunden schnellten die Unterschriften in die Höhe, so dass wir jetzt bei über 30 000 Unterzeichnern angekommen sind», teilte Hahn mit. Die große Spendenbereitschaft zeige, «dass der Zoo Neuwied fest in den Herzen der Menschen der Region verankert ist».
Wegen Corona sind die Zoos und Tiergärten in Rheinland-Pfalz seit Anfang November 2020 geschlossen. Auch im ersten Lockdown im Frühjahr zuvor mussten sie wochenlang zu bleiben. Der Zoo Neuwied geriet wegen fehlender Einnahmen bei weiterlaufenden Ausgaben in Finanznöte.
Zoo Neuwied
| 2021-01-11T12:42:08Z | true |
U.S. House lawmakers to be screened when entering chamber
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-9140241/U-S-House-lawmakers-screened-entering-chamber.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
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WASHINGTON, Jan 12 (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives lawmakers will be screened when entering the House chamber in a security policy shift, the House acting sergeant at arms said in a memo to lawmakers on Tuesday. The move was taken "to ensure compliance with the Capitol Police Board regulations concerning firearms and incendiary devices," said the memo by Timothy Blodgett.
It said magnetometers are being placed at selected entrances to the House, adding that firearms are restricted to lawmakers' offices. (Reporting by Susan Cornwell Editing by Chris Reese)
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Schott investiert in Herstellung von Pharma-Glas
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https://www.welt.de/regionales/rheinland-pfalz-saarland/article224138720/Schott-investiert-in-Herstellung-von-Pharma-Glas.html
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"Rheinland-Pfalz",
"Verpackung",
"Medizin",
"Krankheiten",
"Industrie",
"Frank Heinricht",
"Mainz",
"Schott AG",
"Glasrohr",
"Spezialglas-Hersteller",
"Smartphone"
] |
Mainz (dpa/lrs) - Angesichts der weltweit steigenden Nachfrage nach Glasrohr für Pharma-Verpackungen erweitert der Spezialglas-Hersteller Schott seine Kapazitäten im Hauptwerk Mainz. Die 40 Millionen teure neue Produktionsanlage soll Mitte 2022 in Betrieb gehen und dann 100 neue Arbeitsplätze bieten, davon 50 direkt bei Schott, wie das Unternehmen am Montag mitteilte. Die Entscheidung für Mainz sei mit Blick auf die «hier ansässigen Hersteller von Impfstoffen gegen die Covid-19 Pandemie und die europäische Pharmaindustrie insgesamt» gefallen, sagte Vorstandschef Frank Heinricht.
Der Konzern ist bereits jetzt an der Produktion von Pharmafläschchen für den Transport von Impfstoffen beteiligt. Nur einige Kilometer von der Schott-Zentrale in Mainz entfernt sitzt der Impfstoffhersteller Biontech. Schott hatte zuvor angekündigt, Fläschchen für rund zwei Milliarden Corona-Impfdosen bis Ende dieses Jahres zu liefern.
Schott AG
| 2021-01-11T13:12:40Z | true |
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Republican Sen. Portman calls on Trump to urge supporters to...
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WASHINGTON, Jan 12 (Reuters) - U.S. Republican Senator Rob Portman on Tuesday called on President Donald Trump to address the nation and explicitly urge his supporters to remain peaceful and refrain from violence in the coming days.
"If our nation experiences additional violence and destruction at the hands of his supporters in Washington, D.C., and state capitols around the country, and he does not directly and unambiguously speak out now when threats are known, he will bear responsibility," Portman said in a statement. (Reporting by David Morgan Editing by Chris Reese)
| 2021-01-12T21:35:05Z | true |
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DFB Pokal Summaries
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Jan 12 (OPTA) - Summaries for the DFB Pokal on Tuesday (start times are CET) 2nd Round ................................................................. Bayer Leverkusen (1) 4 Scorers: L. Alario 27pen, E. Tapsoba 49, M. Diaby 67, M. Diaby 87 Red card: Tah 73 Yellow card: Tapsoba 61, Bender 83 Subs used: Dragovi´c 76 (Alario), Aránguiz 81 (Amiri), Jedvaj 89 (Bender) Eintracht Frankfurt (1) 1 Scorers: A. Younes 6 Yellow card: Hinteregger 42 Subs used: Zuber 29 (Younes), Touré 70 (Durm), Hrustic 70 (Kamada), Kohr 70 (Barkok), Chandler 79 (Tuta) Referee: Christian Dingert ................................................................. Wednesday, January 13 fixtures (CET/GMT) Holstein Kiel v Bayern München (2045/1945)
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Sportminister will nach Corona Massenbewegung für Bewegung
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https://www.welt.de/regionales/rheinland-pfalz-saarland/article224140620/Sportminister-will-nach-Corona-Massenbewegung-fuer-Bewegung.html
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"Sportpolitik",
"Rheinland-Pfalz",
"Deutschland",
"Krankheiten",
"Sportministerkonferenz",
"Mainz",
"Rassismus",
"Games",
"SPD",
"Fußball-Bundesliga",
"Pandemie",
"Corona",
"Bremen",
"Roger Lewentz"
] |
Rheinland-Pfalz hat den Vorsitz der Sportministerkonferenz von Bremen übernommen. Minister Lewentz will eine Reihe von Themen voranbringen. Sport und Gesundheit soll dabei eine besonders große Rolle spielen - zunächst gelten aber die Begrenzungen der Pandemie.
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Rheinland-Pfalz hat den Vorsitz der Sportministerkonferenz von Bremen übernommen. Minister Lewentz will eine Reihe von Themen voranbringen. Sport und Gesundheit soll dabei eine besonders große Rolle spielen - zunächst gelten aber die Begrenzungen der Pandemie.
Mainz (dpa/lrs) - Der rheinland-pfälzische Innen- und Sportminister Roger Lewentz (SPD) hält eine Entscheidung über eine vorzeitige Impfung der Athleten für die Olympischen und Paralympics im Sommer für sinnvoll, «wenn mehr Impfnormalität eingetreten ist». Dann könne es einen Vorstoß geben, diese «vergleichsweise kleine Gruppe» junger Menschen früher gegen Corona zu impfen als sie eigentlich an der Reihe seien, sagte der neue Vorsitzende der Landessportministerkonferenz am Montag in Mainz. Einen Zeitpunkt nannte er nicht.
Sport und Gesundheit müssten als Einheit begriffen werden, forderte Lewentz. Nach der Pandemie müsse mit der Bundesregierung eine Massenbewegung auf den Weg gebracht werden, die an die Trimm-Dich-Bewegung anknüpfe. Kostenlose Mitmachangebote im öffentlichen Raum sollen zu Bewegung, Sport und einem gesünderen Leben motivieren.
Wann die Beschränkungen des Breiten- und Vereinssports in der Pandemie gelockert werden könnten, lasse sich noch nicht absehen. «Die nächste Woche wird entscheidend sein, wie sich die Dinge weiter entwickeln», sagte er mit Blick auf die Infektionszahlen. Eine Rückkehr zum Sport etwa in der Fußball-Bundesliga mit Zuschauern wie vor der Pandemie sieht der SPD-Politiker «in absehbarer Zeit» nicht.
«Wir wollen, dass die Vereine die Corona-Pandemie überstehen und der Sport wieder als Vereinssport stattfinden kann», betonte Lewentz. Deshalb seien die Wirtschafts- und Vereinshilfen wichtig. In Rheinland-Pfalz hätten bislang 191 der rund 6300 Vereine mit ihren 1,4 Millionen Mitgliedern einen Antrag auf Soforthilfe gestellt, 81 Anträge seien bewilligt und bislang rund 433 000 Euro ausgezahlt worden. 21 Anträge seien noch in Bearbeitung.
Schwerpunkte des zweijährigen Vorsitzes von Rheinland-Pfalz in der Sportministerkonferenz sollen auch die Prävention sexualisierter Gewalt, der Kampf gegen Rassismus und die Förderung der Inklusion werden. Er wolle sich dafür stark machen, dass wie in Rheinland-Pfalz olympische und paraolympische Sportler in gleicher Höhe gefördert würden. «Rassismus im Sport ist leider aktueller denn je», sagte Lewentz. Sportlern müssten rechtliche Wege aufgezeigt werden, wie sie sich für ihre Kameraden einsetzen könnten, wenn sich diese gegen Rassismus wendeten. Beim organisierten Sport im Bereich eGaming müssten Vorurteile abgebaut werden.
Homepage Sportministerkonferenz
| 2021-01-11T13:25:40Z | true |
Sharks' Evander Kane files for bankruptcy with $26.8 million in debt
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https://www.foxnews.com/sports/sharks-evander-kane-bankruptcy-26-8-million-debt?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+foxnews%2Fsports+%28Internal+-+Sports+-+Mixed%29
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"nhl",
"sports"
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The San Jose Sharks are set to play their NHL season-opener on Thursday but it remains unclear if star forward Evander Kane will join the team after multiple reports revealed that he filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy with $26.8 million in debt earlier this month.
The Athletic first reported the news on Tuesday, citing the complaint filed in California that listed over $10 million in assets -- primarily in real estate -- and almost $27 million in liabilities.
The complaint notes that Kane might opt out of the season, despite missing the league’s December deadline, because of health concerns, eliminating his income.
"Debtor may terminate his contract and he may opt out of the season, as allowed under current rules, because of health concerns given the recent birth of his first child," the petition read. "Should he terminate his contract or opt out at a point in the season, Debtor will not receive his salary."
Kane, 29, has reportedly earned $52.9 million throughout his 11-year career. Most recently he signed a seven-year, $49 million contract with the Sharks in 2018. It’s unclear from the filing where the debt stems from but in the filing Kane listed nine lawsuits and 47 creditors and claims that he has seven dependents.
He also had $1.5 million in gambling losses in the past year.
Kane previously played for the Winnipeg Jets and the Buffalo Sabers before joining the Sharks. At 6-foot-2, 210 pounds, Kane has led the NHL in penalty minutes for the past two seasons.
| 2021-01-12T21:57:25Z | true |
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U.S. 'insurrectionists' should be added to no-fly list, top Senate...
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By Doina Chiacu and David Shepardson
WASHINGTON, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Supporters of President Donald Trump who breached the U.S. Capitol should be banned from flying, Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said on Tuesday, calling those in the mob insurrectionists who are a threat to national security.
Schumer said U.S. officials should place people who were inside the Capitol building on the federal "no fly" list.
"We cannot allow these same insurrectionists to get on a plane and cause more violence and more damage," Schumer said at a news briefing.
He discussed the matter with FBI Director Christopher Wray.
Acting U.S. Attorney Michael Sherwin of the Washington office told a news conference on Tuesday that the Justice Department has identified more than 170 potential suspects in the Capitol violence to date and charged more than 70.
Asked about the possibility of adding suspects to the no-fly list, Steven M. D´Antuono, an FBI official who heads the Washington Field Office, said it is "something that we are actively looking at."
Schumer said in a letter on Tuesday to the FBI and Transportation Security Administration, "it is an attempt to stop democracy as we know it, using domestic terrorism to assault our system of government, thereby qualifying these insurrectionists for the No-Fly List."
Thousands of Trump supporters stormed the Capitol on Wednesday and sent lawmakers running for safety, interrupting Congress' work of formally certifying the Electoral College vote in favor of Democrat Joe Biden. Trump has falsely claimed the Nov. 3 election was rigged since losing it by a substantial margin.
U.S. airlines and law enforcement agencies bolstered security at Washington-area airports last week after reports of disruptive behavior by some Trump supporters on flights into the region, which raised concern about their departure.
A flight attendants union said Trump supporters who stormed the Capitol should not be allowed to depart Washington on commercial flights after exhibiting "mob mentality behavior" on flights into the region.
(Reporting by Doina Chiacu, David Shepardson and Tim Ahmann in Washington Writing by Susan Heavey Editing by Doina Chiacu, Alexandra Hudson and Matthew Lewis)
| 2021-01-12T21:40:06Z | true |
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Evangelischer Präses: Die Schwächsten nicht vergessen
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https://www.welt.de/regionales/rheinland-pfalz-saarland/article224142078/Evangelischer-Praeses-Die-Schwaechsten-nicht-vergessen.html
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"Rheinland-Pfalz",
"Christentum",
"Nordrhein-Westfalen",
"Religion",
"Krankheiten",
"Kirchen",
"Migration",
"Flüchtlinge (Geo: Ursprungsland)",
"Hessen",
"Saarland",
"Rheinland",
"Manfred Rekowski",
"Musik",
"Düsseldorf",
"Präses",
"Pandemie",
"Synode",
"Flüchtlinge",
"Schwächste",
"Evangelische Kirche"
] |
Düsseldorf (dpa) - Der Präses der Evangelischen Kirche im Rheinland, Manfred Rekowski, hat dazu aufgerufen, sich gerade vor dem Hintergrund der Corona-Krise für die Schwächsten einzusetzen. Sie würden von der Pandemie besonders getroffen, sagte er am Montag bei der Synode der Landeskirche in Düsseldorf. Dies gelte für Deutschland, «aber noch viel mehr für die ganze Welt».
So fehlten in ärmeren Ländern vielen Menschen wichtige Einnahmen, da Handelswege und Touristenströme unterbrochen worden seien. «Die Corona-Krise wird viele Menschen in den wirtschaftlich schwachen Ländern in weitere Armut stürzen», sagte Rekowski.
Zudem müssten derzeit Flüchtlinge am Rande der EU «unter menschenunwürdigen Bedingungen hausen». Dies sei nicht zu dulden. Die Pandemie treffe alle, aber in sehr unterschiedlicher Weise. «Wir dürfen nicht die Menschen aus dem Auge verlieren, die schon alles verloren haben», betonte Rekowski.
Die Evangelische Kirche im Rheinland hält ihre Synode bis Freitag ab. Sie findet wegen der Corona-Pandemie erstmals komplett digital als Videokonferenz statt. Die mit 2,45 Millionen Mitgliedern zweitgrößte evangelische Landeskirche in Deutschland umfasst Teile der Bundesländer Nordrhein-Westfalen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Hessen und Saarland.
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Jan 12 (OPTA) - Standings for the Championship on Tuesday P W D L F A Pts 1 Norwich 23 14 5 4 31 20 47 2 Swansea 23 12 7 4 27 13 43 .............................................. 3 Bournemouth 23 11 9 3 38 19 42 4 Brentford 22 11 8 3 36 21 41 5 Reading 23 12 4 7 34 28 40 6 Watford 22 10 7 5 25 17 37 .............................................. 7 Middlesbrough 22 10 6 6 28 18 36 8 Stoke 23 9 8 6 26 22 35 9 Barnsley 23 10 4 9 27 29 34 10 Bristol City 22 10 3 9 23 24 33 11 Blackburn 23 9 5 9 38 27 32 12 Preston 23 10 2 11 30 31 32 13 Huddersfield 23 9 4 10 28 32 31 14 Luton 23 8 6 9 20 26 30 15 Cardiff 22 8 5 9 29 25 29 16 Millwall 22 5 11 6 19 21 26 17 Coventry 23 6 8 9 22 31 26 18 QPR 23 5 9 9 22 30 24 19 Birmingham 23 5 8 10 17 29 23 20 Nottm Forest 23 5 7 11 16 26 22 21 Sheff Wed 23 6 7 10 15 23 19 .............................................. 22 Derby 22 4 7 11 14 24 19 23 Rotherham 20 4 4 12 19 29 16 24 Wycombe 23 3 6 14 16 35 15 1-2: Promotion 3-6: Promotion playoffs 22-24: Relegation
| 2021-01-12T21:45:06Z | true |
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Rekowski: Darf bei Digitalisierung keinen Rückfall geben
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https://www.welt.de/regionales/rheinland-pfalz-saarland/article224144060/Rekowski-Darf-bei-Digitalisierung-keinen-Rueckfall-geben.html
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"Rheinland-Pfalz",
"Nordrhein-Westfalen",
"Kirchen",
"Hessen",
"Saarland",
"Rheinland",
"Manfred Rekowski",
"Musik",
"Partizipationsmöglichkeiten",
"Düsseldorf",
"Präses",
"Synode",
"Digitalisierungsschub",
"Digitalisierung",
"Evangelische Kirche"
] |
Düsseldorf (dpa) - Die Corona-Krise hat in der Kirche nach Einschätzung von Präses Manfred Rekowski einen «kaum vorstellbaren Digitalisierungsschub» ausgelöst. Dies zeige etwa ein Blick auf die Homepages der Kirchengemeinden. Neue Partizipationsmöglichkeiten seien entdeckt worden und würden zunehmend genutzt, sagte der Präses der Evangelischen Kirche im Rheinland, Manfred Rekowski, am Montag bei der Synode der Landeskirche in Düsseldorf in seinem Bericht. «Hier darf es keinen Rückfall in die Zeit vor der Corona-Krise geben, sondern hier ist die Weiterentwicklung der guten Ansätze nötig», forderte er. Digitalisierung sei kein Selbstzweck. Ziel sei es, dorthin zu gehen, wo die Menschen seien.
Zudem sprach sich Rekowski grundsätzlich bei Hygienekonzepten gegen ein Verbot von Präsenzgottesdiensten in der Pandemie aus. Gleichzeitig könne es bei konkreten Gefährdungssituationen «eine verantwortliche lokale und regionale Entscheidung sein, freiwillig auf präsente Gottesdienstangebote zu verzichten».
Die Evangelische Kirche im Rheinland hält ihre Synode bis Freitag ab. Sie findet wegen der Corona-Pandemie erstmals komplett digital als Videokonferenz statt. Die mit 2,45 Millionen Mitgliedern zweitgrößte evangelische Landeskirche in Deutschland umfasst Teile der Bundesländer Nordrhein-Westfalen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Hessen und Saarland.
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US STOCKS-S&P 500 ends with slightest gain as small caps favored
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By Sinéad Carew
NEW YORK, Jan 12 (Reuters) - The benchmark S&P 500 closed barely higher on Tuesday while shares in smaller companies soared to record highs as investors favored more economically sensitive market segments as they bet on a recovery in 2021.
U.S. Treasury yields climbed and the small cap Russell 2000 finished up 1.8% at a record high, after outperforming throughout the session, along with the cyclical financial and energy sectors, which are heavily dependent on a strong economy for growth.
Traders were betting that incoming U.S. President Joe Biden, a Democrat, would usher in heftier fiscal stimulus and that a ramp up in distribution of coronavirus vaccines would boost the economy, according Michael James, managing director of equity trading at Wedbush Securities in Los Angeles.
"The financials and cyclicals have been the stars to start the year," said James. "With the Biden's victory comes stimulus expectations."
But some investors said they were cautious ahead of earnings season and due to developments in Washington after supporters of outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol last week.
As Democrats moved to impeach Trump for inciting the deadly rampage last week, Trump on Tuesday denied wrongdoing saying that his public comments on the day of the attack were "totally appropriate."
Also, the Washington Post reported that an FBI office in Virginia issued an internal warning the day before the Capitol invasion that extremists were planning to come to Washington and were talking of "war."
These reports "highlight the fact that there's still a lot of issues in this country and we have a lot of progress to make before we can really go forward," said Michael O´Rourke, chief market strategist at JonesTrading in Stamford, Connecticut.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 60 points, or 0.19%, to 31,068.69, the S&P 500 gained 1.58 points, or 0.04%, to 3,801.19 and the Nasdaq Composite added 36.00 points, or 0.28%, to 13,072.43.
The day the communications services sector, ending down 1.5%, was the biggest percentage decliner among the S&P 500's 11 major industry indexes.
Investors worried that social media companies such as Twitter Inc and Facebook Inc could come under increased regulatory scrutiny, according to O'Rourke.
The Capitol attacks highlighted their influence after they had to ban Trump from their platforms as a result, he said.
But James at Wedbush said investors were simply rotating their investments.
"The stars of 2020, the tech stocks have been languishing, as people have been using the tech stocks mostly as a source of funds and rotating into cyclicals, healthcare and financials," James said.
The financials-heavy Russell 2000 which marked its third closing record in five sessions, has risen 7.7% so far this year compared with the S&P's 1.2% gain.
Of the major sectors, energy stocks lead gainers with a 3.5% advance as crude prices rose.
The consumer discretionary sector, closing up 1.3%, showed some of its biggest boosts from carmakers.
Shares in U.S. automaker General Motors Co closed up 6% after hitting their highest level in a decade after outlining plans for electric commercial vans to be delivered to FedEx Corp by year-end.
Also shares of Tesla Inc closed up 4.7% as investors bet on a big expansion for the electric-car maker after a it registered a company in India.
The S&P financial sector, closed up 1% and boasted a record closing high after trading above its February peak for the first time on Tuesday.
It was boosted by rate-sensitive banks as benchmark U.S. Treasury yields reached their highest levels since March during the session.
Investors were also waiting for the fourth-quarter earnings season to start Friday, with results from JPMorgan, Citigroup and other big banks.
Advancing issues outnumbered declining ones on the NYSE by a 2.06-to-1 ratio; on Nasdaq, a 2.26-to-1 ratio favored advancers.
The S&P 500 posted 87 new 52-week highs and no new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 307 new highs and four new lows.
On U.S. exchanges, 15.2 billion shares changed hands compared with the 12.14 billion average for the last 20 sessions. (Additional reporting by Devik Jain and Medha Singh in Bengaluru and Echo Wang in New York; Editing by Marguerita Choy)
| 2021-01-12T21:45:08Z | true |
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Corona-Inzidenz in Halle auf neuem Höchststand
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https://www.welt.de/regionales/sachsen-anhalt/article224136932/Corona-Inzidenz-in-Halle-auf-neuem-Hoechststand.html
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[
"Gesellschaft",
"Sachsen-Anhalt",
"Krankheiten",
"Bernd Wiegand",
"Höchstniveau",
"Halle",
"Reise"
] |
Halle (dpa/sa) - Die 7-Tage-Inzidenz hat in Halle seit Beginn der Pandemie einen neuen Höchststand erreicht. Die Zahl der Corona-Neuinfektionen je 100 000 Einwohner in sieben Tagen sei am Dienstag auf 327,23 gestiegen, sagte Oberbürgermeister Bernd Wiegand (parteilos). Auch die Zahl der aktiv Infizierten stieg mit 1173 auf ein neues Höchstniveau.
Somit zähle die Stadt weiter zu den Hochrisikogebieten, erklärte Wiegand. Bund und Länder haben verabredet, dass man sich ab einer Sieben-Tage-Inzidenz von 200 nur noch 15 Kilometer um seinen Wohnort bewegen darf. Halle fällt laut Wiegand unter diese Regelung, die Inzidenz liege dort acht Tage in Folge über 200. Ausnahmen sind etwa aus beruflichen Gründen und für Arztbesuche möglich.
| 2021-01-11T12:52:17Z | true |
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Packers' Aaron Rodgers reveals he will guest host 'Jeopardy!'
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https://www.foxnews.com/sports/packers-aaron-rodgers-reveals-he-will-guest-host-jeopardy?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+foxnews%2Fsports+%28Internal+-+Sports+-+Mixed%29
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"nfl",
"sports",
"aaron-rodgers",
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"jeopardy"
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Star quarterback Aaron Rodgers led the Green Bay Packers to a 13-3 record and the No. 1 seed in the NFC, and after another spectacular individual performance during the regular season, Rodgers is likely to win another NFL MVP award.
On Tuesday, Rodgers revealed on "The Pat McAfee Show" that he will be one of the guest hosts filling in for the late Alex Trebek on "Jeopardy!."
"One of my idols growing up was Alex Trebek," Rodgers said on the show. "And being able to be on ‘Jeopardy!’ years ago -- even though my wardrobe outfit wasn’t the greatest choice … they are doing some guest hosting spots and … I have the opportunity to do one of those."
In 2015, Rodgers was a guest on "Celebrity Jeopardy!" and he beat out Shark Tank’s Kevin O’Leary, as well as astronaut Mark Kelly, despite not winning in Final Jeopardy.
Rodgers said that he is excited about the opportunity to guest host for a show he grew up watching.
Rodgers and the Packers will shift their attention to the Los Angeles Rams on Saturday in the Divisional Round of the NFC playoffs. Rodgers finished the 2020 NFL season with 4.299 passing yards, 51 total touchdowns (48 passing, 3 rushing), and only five interceptions.
| 2021-01-12T22:05:07Z | true |
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EXPLAINER-Could Trump be prosecuted for inciting the attack on...
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-9140279/EXPLAINER-Could-Trump-prosecuted-inciting-attack-Capitol-Hill.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
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By Tom Hals and Jan Wolfe
Jan 12 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump is unlikely to face criminal charges in connection with the violent siege on the U.S. Capitol last week because of the country's broad free speech protections, some legal experts said.
Here's an explanation of why lawyers, including ones who think Trump should be impeached for his remarks, say such a case would be an uphill battle for prosecutors.
WHAT DID TRUMP SAY IN HIS SPEECH?
For over two months, Trump has falsely claimed that the Nov. 3 election was marred by widespread fraud and has tried to subvert the electoral process.
On Jan. 6, as lawmakers were certifying Democrat Joe Biden´s victory, Republican Trump took to a stage near the White House and exhorted a crowd of supporters repeatedly to "fight" - using the word more than 20 times - and "not take it any longer."
Trump told the crowd they must "be strong" before instructing the "patriots" on a march to the Capitol. "After this, we´re going to walk down and I´ll be there with you," Trump said.
At one point in the speech, Trump told the crowd they should "peacefully and patriotically make your voices heard."
Trump returned to the White House after the remarks and reportedly watched the attack on television.
He has since disavowed any responsibility for the storming of the Capitol, telling reporters his words have been analyzed "and everybody ... thought it was totally appropriate."
WHAT CRIMES COULD TRUMP BE CHARGED WITH?
There is a chapter of U.S. law dealing with "subversive activities."
One federal law makes it a crime to engage in "rebellion or insurrection" against the federal government.
Another statute, known as seditious conspiracy, prohibits conspiracies to "overthrow" the U.S. government or seize government property by force.
The District of Columbia has its own criminal code, which says anyone who "willfully incites or urges other persons to engage in a riot" shall face a fine or up to 180 days in prison.
WHAT WOULD TRUMP'S DEFENSE BE?
Trump would have a strong argument that he engaged in free speech protected by the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, legal experts said.
Trump can argue that his rhetoric was sufficiently ambiguous, and that when he said "fight" he did not mean attack the Capitol, they said.
In a seminal 1969 case, the Supreme Court overturned the conviction of an Ohio Ku Klux Klan leader, Clarence Brandenburg, for his brief speech at a rally urging a dozen followers to go to Washington and attack politicians.
The court said prosecutors have to prove speech is directed at inciting "imminent lawless action" and it has to be likely to produce that action.
"My own tentative view is that it was First Amendment protected speech and therefore it should not be subjected to criminal liability," said Ilya Somin, a law professor at George Mason University, adding that Trump's rhetoric was still grounds for impeachment by Congress, considering his position as an elected official.
Paul Smith, a lawyer who has argued for liberal causes at the U.S. Supreme Court, said the Brandenburg case shows Trump's speech was constitutionally protected.
"If he was there with a bullhorn in the outside yard of the Capitol and urging people to charge the windows and break them and take Congress hostage, in that situation he would be responsible for what the crowd did," said Smith.
An FBI office in Virginia warned that extremists planning to travel to Washington were talking of "war," according to a report in the Washington Post.
If Trump knew of the report or recklessly ignored it, it would increase the likelihood a prosecutor would charge him, said Alexander Tsesis, a professor with Loyola University School of Law in Chicago
Prosecutors would still need to prove beyond a doubt that Trump intended to incite the crowd to violence and that illegal activity was imminent and likely.
To bring a seditious conspiracy case, prosecutors would need more information about the activities of the president leading up to, during and after the violence to determine whether he had knowledge of a planned attack or provided assistance, said legal experts.
IS PROSECUTION LIKELY?
Based on currently public information, legal experts doubt the incoming Biden administration would pursue a former president. The move could risk distracting the new government and touch off a political storm in a divided United States.
Biden has previously said a prosecution of Trump would be bad for the country, but that he would not interfere with the Justice Department's decision-making.
A top prosecutor in the District of Columbia, Ken Kohl, on Jan. 8 told reporters that he did not expect to see a criminal case against Trump for inciting violence.
Smith said he thought the Biden administration would be wary of bringing a "prosecution that pushes the boundaries of constitutional law" right after taking over from Trump. "That would be pretty aggressive." (Reporting by Tom Hals and Jan Wolfe; Editing by Noeleen Walder and Aurora Ellis)
| 2021-01-12T21:45:08Z | true |
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