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Bribery and kickbacks paid to executives and government officials to secure business contracts have seen almost a third of companies worldwide lose out on international deals, a new survey on corruption found. At the same time, the business outlook was improving for companies operating in countries with tight anti-corruption enforcement, according to Control Risk , a New York-based global business risk consulting firm, which released the findings Monday. Perceived corruption risk across the globe has deterred an increasing number of business investors, the survey found. But there is still more to do: Conventional anti-corruption approaches have contributed to some companies' increased corruption risk because those measures instill "a misguided sense of complacency," the researchers said. "Something we've heard from our clients -- even companies with strong compliance programs -- is that they struggle to foster a culture of ethics and integrity within their organizations," Greg Esslinger, senior managing director of Control Risks' compliance, forensics and intelligence practice in the Americas, said in a statement. "Many companies in the survey viewed compliance programs as a competitive advantage in challenging jurisdictions. But to really enjoy that advantage requires more than just a good program; it requires a corporate culture that values integrity and ethical behavior." To be more risk-averse, companies must integrate anti-corruption-risk policies into their strategic planning, Control Risks said. They should also scrutinize business deals early on in the process, give their front-line contract negotiators more support to recognize corruption risks and take a "zero tolerance" stance when bribery or kickbacks are detected, among other recommendations. Of the 824 companies interviewed by Control Risks, 30 percent said corrupt competitors were a major cost to international business. Forty-one percent of respondents said the perceived risk of corruption was the main reason they had killed a deal. When asked if international anti-corruption laws were improving business environments worldwide, 81 percent of respondent agreed, according to the findings. Corruption remains a significant problem in countries such as India, Indonesia, South Africa and Brazil due to a lack of government regulation of international business deals, Control Risks said. Fear of negative consequences is the most commonly cited deterrent to corrupt behavior, respondents said. However, companies are not setting the right incentives to deter corruption, the consulting firm said. "Too many good businesses are losing out on opportunities to corrupt competitors, or choosing not to take a risk on an investment or entering a new market in the first place for fear of encountering corrupt practices," Richard Fenning, CEO of Control Risks, said in a statement. He added that companies need to "find a balance and do more due diligence" prior to market entry. 10 Lowest Company Reputation Scores of 2015 | FindTheCompany
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The U.S. economy has been the world's largest since overtaking the U.K. economy in 1872, but its reign may just be over. According to one method of making inter-country GDP comparisons, China is now the world's biggest producer. (See related: The 3 Industries Driving China's Economy .) Yet, according to another method, the U.S. economy is still significantly larger than China's. The best method, and hence which economy is larger, all depends on one's methodology and motivations for making the comparison in the first place. Inter-Country Comparison Problems The GDP measures the monetary value of all final goods and services produced in a country over a given period of time. The key word here is monetary, since value itself is unobservable. All one can observe are the prices (i.e. monetized values) at which goods and services exchange. So far so good. Problems soon become evident when trying to compare U.S. goods and services priced in dollars with Chinese goods and services priced in yuan, which are two different units to measure value. Unless one knows the conversion factor, comparisons between two separate currency units are meaningless. Fortunately, we do have a conversion factor; somewhat unfortunately, we actually have two conversion factors that can have large discrepancies. The two conversion factors at our disposal are market exchange rates and purchasing power parity ( PPP ) rates. According to the World Bank, at market exchange rates, China's GDP for 2014 was $10.36 trillion, compared to the U.S. figure of $17.42 trillion. However, the World Bank's figures at PPP rates reveal that China's GDP for 2014 was $18.03 trillion, while the U.S. figure is still the same $17.42 trillion. That's a significant difference. Market Exchange Rates vs. Purchasing Power Parity The market exchange rate measure uses the prevailing rate in the foreign exchange market either at the end of the period in question, or averaged over that period. The PPP exchange rate measure, contrastingly, uses the rate at which one currency would need to be converted to another currency in order to buy an equivalent amount of goods and services in each country. While the market exchange rate measure seems simple enough, let's look at an example to better illustrate the PPP measure. Suppose that it costs an average of $5 to buy a hamburger in the U.S., while it costs an average of 17 yuan to buy one in China. That means the PPP exchange rate of dollars to yuan should be 17/5 = 3.4, since that would be the rate that would effectively make hamburgers the same price in each country. However, basing inter-country GDP comparisons on the relative prices of a single good in separate countries is inadequate. It is important to consider a broad range of goods and services, which is exactly what the International Comparisons Program ( ICP ) attempts to do. The ICP has developed a Global Core List of over 1,000 goods and services comparable across different regions and priced by all participating countries. Advantages and Disadvantages One of the reasons that PPP became an important method was that where the market exchange rate method converts GDP to a common currency, it fails to take into account the relative purchasing power of each currency in its respective country. While the market exchange rate method accounts for the purchasing power of internationally traded goods and services, it fails to reflect the fact that many goods and services are relatively cheaper in some countries than others; this is particularly true of developing countries like China. Another advantage of PPP rates is that they tend to be more stable over time, whereas market exchange rates are much more volatile. Aggregate measures of growth will fluctuate with the same volatility as exchange rates even when actual growth rates are relatively stable. The disadvantages of the market exchange rate method have been noted already by highlighting the relative advantages of the PPP method. However, one advantage of market exchange rates over PPP rates is the relative ease with which one can do the calculations. Because there is so much more involved in the PPP calculations (i.e. choosing the appropriate basket of goods and services and assigning appropriate weights to each), it is much easier for inaccuracies to be introduced. The Bottom Line In trying to determine which GDP measurement method is best for comparing the relative size of different economies, it is important to understand why you are making the comparison in the first place. If your goal is to use GDP as a measure to compare living standards, then using the PPP method may be your best option as it more adequately measures the relative purchasing power of each currency within its respective country. However, if your concerns are geopolitical , then the exchange rate method is best as it is better at measuring the relative importance of a country's trading partners. The question of whether the Chinese economy is bigger than the U.S. economy may make nice headlines, but it matters little if one is unsure of why GDP measurements matter to begin with. (See also: China's Economy: Transition to Sustainable Growth .)
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UFC champion and A list celebrity, Ronda Rousey, is officially in a romantic relationship! Her man came out to publically announce his relationship with the Rousey.
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Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) is signaling he's in no hurry to end the House GOP conference's suspense. House Republicans are waiting on tenterhooks for Ryan to decide whether he'll run for Speaker and fill a gaping leadership vacuum. Ryan is under immense pressure from fellow Republicans to step up to the plate, but his spokesman signaled on Monday that Ryan's colleagues shouldn't hold their breath on a decision. "Before you ask, nothing has changed and I don't anticipate any news this week," Brendan Buck, the communications director for the House Ways and Means Committee, wrote early Monday morning on Twitter. "Enjoy your Columbus Day," he added. Ryan is spending this week's recess in Janesville, Wis., with his family. National media have descended on the city of 63,000 hoping to get a glimpse of Ryan and find out if the reluctant Ways and Means chairman can be convinced to succeed Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio). Ryan has repeatedly signaled he'd rather avoid the job and keep his position as Ways and Means chairman, but that's done nothing to stem the tide of those urging him to help his party. Some Republicans are thinking up creative ideas to try to coax Ryan on. "They are running a ton of stuff up the flagpole to see what works," said one former GOP leadership aide. Because Ryan would rather keep his current job, some have speculated he could be convinced to be Speaker on a "caretaker" basis through 2016 an idea derided by others. Another idea is to appoint a deputy to the Speaker who could fundraise so that Ryan could spend more time in Janesville with his family. Ryan is seen as the House Republican most able to unite a rancorous conference. Still, the same conservatives who pushed Boehner out of the job and led Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) to abruptly drop out of the race aren't rallying around him. Members of the Freedom Caucus, for now, are standing by their endorsement of Rep. Daniel Webster (R-Fla.), a former Florida state House Speaker who won just 12 votes against Boehner in January. Freedom Caucus Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) said on "Fox News Sunday" that his group isn't sold on Ryan yet. "I think our group would be favorable toward him, but we're not there yet," Jordan said. Webster is still making phone calls to colleagues asking for their support, his office said. Unlike House Oversight Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah), who said he will drop out if Ryan runs, Webster isn't shaping his plans around anyone else at this point. Ryan is seen as unwilling to make significant concessions to the Freedom Caucus to win their votes ahead of an election. And some of his supporters argue the House GOP would only be hurting itself if members put hurdles in his way. "It would be a major mistake for the conference to try to handcuff him," said former Minnesota Rep. Vin Weber, a longtime Ryan friend and national co-chairman of Mitt Romney's 2012 presidential campaign. "If they want to have their most talented, most visible member as the leader of their conference, they better take him on his terms," he said. It's unclear, however, if such arguments will resonate with conservatives in the House Freedom Caucus. Some of them, for example, have criticized Ryan's vote for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) that propped up big banks in the middle of the 2008 financial crisis. While Ryan mulls his options, other Republicans considering leadership runs such as Republican Study Committee Chairman Bill Flores (R-Texas), Homeland Security Committee Chairman Mike McCaul (R-Texas) and Rep. Lynn Westmoreland (R-Ga.) are in limbo. Once the House returns next Tuesday from recess, Republicans will have just two weeks before Boehner's preferred timeframe to leave Congress at the end of the month. "I feel bad for him," Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) said of Ryan Monday on Fox News's "Outnumbered." "It's kind of the biblical burden of the time, right? He knows he's the only guy who can bring us together." "If you can't accept Paul Ryan, I don't know how we get through this." Megan R. Wilson contributed.
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Large-cap stocks rose for the seventh consecutive session on Monday, while bond markets were closed for the Columbus Day holiday, pushing down trading volumes. In the end, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.3%, the S&P 500 gained 0.1%, the Nasdaq Composite gained 0.2% and the Russell 2000 lost 0.1%. The dollar was little changed, gold gained 0.5%, and crude oil was hit with a 5.1% loss as producers start rolling over price hedges. Asia was strong overnight, with the Shanghai Composite up 3.3%, the Shenzhen Composite up 4.2% and the Hang Seng up 1.2%. The People's Bank of China increased its pilot bank lending program to nine provinces, including Shanghai, from two previously. The program allows bank to pledge assets such as loans to the PBoC to secure cash. The chatter is that this is a Chinese version of the "quantitative easing" programs launched by the Bank of Japan, the Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank already. 7 Blue-Chip Stocks for a Santa Claus Rally All of this fits with the recent theme of stocks rising on hopes of renewed, or continuing, monetary policy support. In the case of the PBoC, the BoJ and the ECB, it's about an increase in stimulus in response to weakening economic data and the drop back into deflation in Japan and Europe. Here at home, it's about how the Fed is responding to a weak September jobs report, as well as ongoing overseas pressure, by pushing back its rate hike timing. Chicago Fed President Charles Evans was out today, talking up his preference to wait until the middle of 2016 before lifting rates. Utility stocks led the way today with a 0.9% gain, while energy stocks were the laggards, down 1.1%. EMC Corporation (NYSE:EMC) gained 1.8% after agreeing to be acquired by Dell Inc. (NASDAQ:DELL) for around $33.15 a share a total deal with about $67 billion. Twitter Inc. (NYSE:TWTR) fell 6.8% after Re/Code reported the company is planning to make layoffs this week. Walt Disney Co (NYSE:DIS) gained 0.7% for Edge subscribers, who are also focused on community banks via the KBW Regional Banking ETF (NYSEARCA:KRE), which gained 0.8%. All eyes are on the surge of earnings coming up, with JPMorgan (NYSE:JPM) and Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) kicking things off on Tuesday. By the end of the week, the likes of Bank of America (NYSE:BAC), Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX), General Electric (NYSE:GE) and Citigroup (NYSE:C) will have reported results. According to Factset, third-quarter earnings for the S&P 500 are expected to decline 5.5% in what could be the first back-to-back drop in earnings since 2009. Already, 76 S&P 500 companies have issued negative earnings per share guidance vs. 32 issuing positive guidance. The team at Bank of America Merrill Lynch led by Savita Subramanian believe actual results won't be as bad as analysts currently believe thanks to a relatively flat U.S. dollar during the third quarter (which will help the value of foreign earnings). With 20% of S&P 500 stocks set to report this week, they are looking for overall results to come in roughly unchanged over the year-ago period Also, an analysis by the Bespoke Investment Group finds that when expectations for an earnings season are low, as they are now, stock tends to outperform as actual results roll out. They based this on the history of market gains when the gap between companies with negative analyst earnings revisions vs. those with positive revisions. When it is negative, like now, the S&P 500 finished with an average gain of 2.3% six weeks later vs. an average loss of 1.2% when expectations were high and revisions were positive. Taken one step further, the spread between negative and positive revisions is quite large currently at -24% a depth only seen four other times during this bull market. During those four other times, stocks rallied an average of 4.4% with gains each time. Anthony Mirhaydari is founder of the Edge and Edge Pro investment advisory newsletters. A two-week and four-week free trial offer has been extended to MSN Money readers. More From InvestorPlace 6 Monthly Dividend Stocks to Pay Your Bills in Retirement 6 Consumer Staples You Should Already Be Buying 5 Stocks to Buy for October The post Stocks Continue Rising Ahead of Earnings Season appeared first on InvestorPlace .
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Can you handle this haunted bayou filled with angry gators and werewolves?
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Are you peeking in yours right now? Minimalist What's in your bag: Phone, wallet, headphones, sunscreen (you know better than to go unprotected ). What it says about you: Carrying only the bare necessities, you're a no-nonsense kind of person. Your coworkers all admire your organized desk, while friends marvel at how spotless you keep your car. When your partner and you go out to eat, you are always the first to choose what you want to eat. You prefer small, delicious dishes over big, heavy meals, and think putting too much dressing on a salad should pretty much be punishable by law. You get accused of being cold at times, especially when you're giving advice, but you just see yourself as realistic and honest. Hopeless Hoarder What's in your bag: Sunglasses, phone, phone charger, gum, water bottle, lip balm, assorted candy wrappers, rings you forgot you own, entirely too many receipts. Basically everything but the kitchen sink. What it says about you: You always feel a little behind on your to-do list, but hey, it makes sense considering how many different responsibilities you take on each week both at work and socially. You have a deep sense of responsibility to make others around you happy, and your empathy for people and animals knows no bounds. You have a hard time listening to new music (hey, you just like what you like!), but you absolutely love trying new foods. You would wear more jewelry , but it always seems to get lost at the bottom of your bag, so why bother buying it in the first place? Beauty Aficionado What's in your bag: Sunglasses, sunscreen, phone, perfume, lip balm, red lipstick, pink lipstick, lip gloss, foundation compact, mascara, eyeliner. What it says about you: As a kid, your favorite gift to get was the Bath & Body Works Art Stuff . You are, without question, a "cat person" (though you do like dogs, hedgehogs, and penguins more than most people). You often make eye contact with and smile at strangers, and love to brighten the day of everyone you meet. Your bedroom is definitely on the messy side definitely not dirty, though, just disorganized because you simply hate getting rid of things. On the bright side, you have an incredibly good memory, which helps you get ahead at work and prevents you from ever forgetting a loved one's birthday. Fancy & Flustered What's in your bag: Everything in number 4, but covered in a constant veil of dust from your exploded bronzer compact. What it says about you: You and your closest friend speak to each other in such a goofy way with so many inside jokes, it almost sounds like you have a secret language. You have a tendency to go overboard with holiday shopping and wind up buying way more than you meant to. You really, really hate checking your email and, at this point, don't actually mind that "30,048 Unread Messages" notification. You're an adventurous cook, often churning out amazing dishes for your friends and family occasionally resulting in you lighting the stove on fire. Prepared for Anything What's in your bag: Gloves, wallet, gum, book, notebook, pen, pencil, phone, tissues, Tide To-Go Pen, baby wipes, keys, charger, earbuds. What it says about you: You always, always have a hair tie on your wrist. When your loved ones are planning a big event, you're the first person they go to for help. Whether it's a camping trip or an anniversary party, your brain is simply wired to think of every possible scenario in which things could go wrong. (You're not paranoid you're just prepared!) When you get your nails done, you have a terribly hard time deciding on a color because you can't stop thinking about which will be best with your next five outfits. Though you are occasionally scatterbrained, often because you're trying to do enough for five people, you have a very well-organized kitchen, office, and bathroom. Always Connected What's in your bag: Phone, watch, tablet, headphones, charger, USB drive. What it says about you: If your friends and family haven't heard from you for 24 hours, they would assume you have disappeared because that literally never happens. You always know what's going on in the world, so people often ask you for advice about the latest music, movies, and political happenings. You sometimes find yourself speaking before you think, which tends to get you into trouble, but you're always equally quick to apologize when you're in the wrong. The Artiste What's in your bag: Camera, notebook, sketch pad, pencil, pen. What it says about you: You have never been afraid to dance in public, which makes you a hit at weddings. Always prepared with the supplies to create something new, you know that when the impulse hits, you need to give in and let yourself channel that inspiration. As a child, you preferred the film Fantasia over any of the Disney Princess films, though you did find all the transformation scenes in Cinderella, Mulan, and The Little Mermaid totally entrancing.
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Rumor Mill: New Liverpool boss Klopp identifies targets Domenico Berardi Rumor: Sassuolo to Liverpool // Likelihood: Not unless other strikers leave // The Talk: Domenico Berardi has been linked with a move to Liverpool over the last week, after Jurgen Klopp took the reins at Anfield. Klopp has reportedly admired Berardi from afar, but was always prevented from signing him because of the co-ownership deal between Sassuolo and Juventus. However, now Sassuolo have full ownership of the player, the Reds boss could be set to test their resolve. The 21-year-old has scored 42 goals in 108 appearances for the Serie A minnows. Bernd Leno Rumor: Bayer Leverkusen to Liverpool // Likelihood: If the glove fits // The Talk: Bernd Leno is one of two keepers on new Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp's wishlist. He is reportedly looking for someone to replace current number one, Simon Mignolet. Leno plays for Leverkusen in the Bundesliga, making 164 appearances over four years and earning Germany under-21 caps. Mignolet has come under criticism throughout his time at Anfield and Klopp looks set to give him better competition. Karim Benzema Rumor: Real Madrid to Arsenal // Likelihood: Not yet // The Talk: Arsenal have been linked with Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema repeatedly over the last year and have been thwarted in their attempts to lure the Frenchman to London. However, the Gunners have been given fresh hope of landing their reported long-term target, as he declared himself unhappy with being substituted during matches at Madrid. "It's true I'm fed up of being taken off," Benzema told AS. "I'm calm and will continue to work so I'm not always substituted. He took me off to get a result, for defensive reasons. It's true that the electronic board always shows the No.9. Ask Benitez why that is." It's still a long shot with Real Madrid unlikely to let him go. Sadio Mane Rumor: Southampton to Manchester United // Likelihood: Makes sense // The Talk: Southampton are reportedly willing to sell forward Sadio Mane for £20million ($30.7million) in the January transfer window. And, according to the Daily Express, Manchester United are set to revive their interest in Mane after they were thought to have targeted him in the final weeks of the summer window. The club are currently relying on youngster Anthony Martial to bag the goals with Wayne Rooney having only scored once in the Premier League this season. Louis van Gaal is likely to be looking for a new striker and Mane could be that man. Bruno Martins Indi Rumor: FC Porto to Manchester United // Likelihood: 50/50 // The Talk: Bruno Martins Indi is reportedly in line to replace Marcos Rojo at Manchester United, if Louis van Gaal decides to sell the Argentinian. The Dutchman's relationship with Rojo has broken down following several issues and Van Gaal has apparently sent scouts to watch Martins Indi. The center-back would slot straight into LvG's system and the 23-year-old is a player he knows well from his time in charge of the Dutch national team. It isn't the first time Manchester United have been linked to a Netherlands international, and it remains to be seen if there is genuine interest. Paul Pogba Rumor: Juventus to Barcelona // Likelihood: In the summer // The Talk: Barcelona have declared their interest in Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba and they could be set to hijack any offers from the Premier League, according to the Daily Express. "The amount he'd cost has to be considered," Barcelona technical director Robert Fernandez said. "But you can find a solution for that. We have freedom to work [after a transfer ban] and when the time comes we'll sit down and decide." Manchester City, Chelsea and former club Manchester United are thought to be interested in the France international. With Juventus suffering a poor start to the Serie A season, they may be tempted to cash in come January. Ander Herrera Rumor: Manchester United to Barcelona. // Likelihood: Why not? // The Talk: Despite initially wanting to take Ander Herrera on loan for the rest of the season, it now appears Barcelona want to test Manchester United with a permanent offer for the Spaniard. Herrera has been struggling for game-time at Old Trafford, having only made four appearances in the Premier League this season. Barcelona are plotting new transfers for when their transfer embargo is lifted in January and a midfielder is reportedly top of their list. The Red Devils midfielder cost the club £29million ($44.5million) and it would probably take a similar fee to prise him away. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Rumor: Borussia Dortmund to Liverpool // Likelihood: For the right price // The Talk: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has been linked with a possible £35million ($53.7million) reunion with former Borussia Dortmund boss Jurgen Klopp. The new Liverpool coach has been linked with a host of his former players, and Aubameyang is up there with the most realistic. The Gabon international has already scored a staggering 14 goals in 13 appearances this season, and 56 in 107 games overall for Dortmund. And the striker is reportedly interested in being a part of the Anfield revolution. A source told The Sun: "An offer of joining Liverpool now Jurgen is there would be an attractive proposition." Diego Simeone Rumor: Atletico Madrid to Chelsea // Likelihood: If Jose goes // The Talk: Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone is being considered as a replacement for Jose Mourinho, if the 'Special One' is sacked. The current Blues manager is the favorite to be the next Premier League boss to go after an awful start to the season that sees the club 16th in the standings. Chelsea have said that they back their manager, however, more poor results could see the 52-year-old get the boot. Having guided Atletico to unprecedented success -- including a La Liga title in 2014 -- Simeone has emerged as one of the most sought-after managers in world soccer. The Chelsea hierarchy would still have to make the Argentine a tempting offer for him to swap the Vicente Calderon for Stamford Bridge. Robert Lewandowski Rumor: Bayern Munich to Liverpool // Likelihood: Not a chance // The Talk: Klopp is reportedly keen on bringing Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski to Anfield. The new Reds boss, who is set to dip into the January transfer market, had previously said that Lewandowski's development has given him the biggest satisfaction in soccer. Lewandowski won two Bundesliga titles and scored a bag full of goals under Klopp's tutelage at Dortmund, and is now considered one of the best strikers in the world. It seems like a match made in heaven, but it's hard to see the transfer getting off the ground. Liverpool are unlikely to pay the wages required to lure the Polish international to the club and he will no doubt want to play in the Champions League.
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The 'Mad Men: The Final Season, Part 2' DVD and Blu-ray sets hit stores Oct. 13.
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Taylor Swift has reportedly dumped her boyfriend, Calvin Harris, after he lied about visiting a shady masseuse at a cheap massage parlor.
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Will Grier, the freshman QB of #8 Florida, spoke on Monday afternoon after news broke of his year-long suspension for taking a banned substance.
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Updated | Texas Republican Bill Flores is stepping into the race to lead the House of Representatives, his office tells Newsweek . Steve Fullheart, a reporter for KBTX News in College Station, Texas, first broke the news of Flores' announcement on Twitter. BREAKING: @RepBillFlores has sent a letter to colleagues announcing his bid for House Speaker, per sources to me, @TexasTribune . @KBTXNews Steve Fullhart (@stevefullhart) October 12, 2015 Flores, 61, is a bread-and-butter conservative from one of the nation's reddest states who worked most of his life in accounting and oil and gas. He was spent into Congress in a tea party wave in 2010. Currently, Flores serves on the House's Energy and Commerce Committee. He is chair of the House Republican Study Committee, a conservative caucus with 172 members, whose influence has been drained by the House Freedom Caucus, another conservative group, in recent years. The House Freedom Caucus threw its support behind Daniel Webster last Wednesday. After John Boehner announced he was stepping down, the Republican establishment fell in behind Kevin McCarthy. But, after McCarthy announced last week he would not run, the House was thrown into disarray. Paul Ryan, who ran for vice-president alongside Mitt Romney in 2012, has been the establishment pick, but Ryan has so far insisted he isn't running. If Ryan runs, Flores will step aside, his office says.
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The wreck of a 600-year-old British ship that was used to wage war on France has reportedly been discovered, according to the BBC . The Holigost " Holy Ghost " in modern English was one of four ships commissioned by Henry V , who was King of England between 1413 and 1422. The remains of the ship are believed to be buried under deep mud in the River Hamble that runs through the southern English county of Hampshire. The discovery was made by independent historian Ian Friel who spotted the wreck in an aerial photograph of the river. The Independent reported that the site of the wreck lies just 50 meters away from where the Grace Dieu , the greatest of Britain's medieval ships, was identified in 1933. According to Historic England , the government's heritage agency, the Holy Ghost had a crew of 200 sailors, and was used to transport as many as 240 soldiers to battle. It was operational between 1416 and 1420 and played a key role in two major battles during the Hundred Years' War, a series of intermittent battles between England and France that were waged in the 14th and 15th centuries. An artist's interpretation of the Holigost, which carried 200 sailors and played a key role in the Hundred Years' War. Historic England Historic England is assessing the site to determine whether it merits being given protected status and said it would carry out future research on the wreck using methods including sonar and aerial imaging carried out by drones. Duncan Wilson, chief executive of Historic England, told the Telegraph that the discovery was particularly significant as it comes in the 600th anniversary year of the Battle of Agincourt a key English victory in the Hundred Years' War when Henry V gained control of parts of northern France, including the port city of Calais. "The Battle of Agincourt is one of those historic events that has acquired huge national significance," said Wilson. "To investigate a ship from this period close to the 600th anniversary is immensely exciting. It holds the possibility of fascinating revelations in the months and years to come."
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Here are ten things you must do this Halloween to make it the best ever!
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October 12, 2015 1:40 PM ET While traveling on the Sunshine Parkway near St. Petersburg, Florida a motorist captured this intense video of a waterspout destroying an 18-wheeler.
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Ohio State star defensive end Joey Bosa is familiar with Oregon's uniforms choices. After all, he did play against the Ducks in the 2015 College Football Playoff national title game. Bosa has a younger brother, five-star defensive end Nick Bosa, who recently committed to Ohio State. When asked by a reporter on Monday if his brother committed to the Buckeyes because of the team's new black uniforms , the older Bosa threw some shade towards the Ducks. Joey Bosa on if black jerseys influenced his 5-star brother to commit to OSU: "He would have gone to Oregon if that's what he cared about." Dave Briggs (@DBriggsBlade) October 12, 2015
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When the weather outside is frightful, eating well can boost your mood and health. 5 Foods to Fight the Winter Blues As the cold weather settles in, many people find themselves experiencing the winter blues. Seasonal affective disorder, also known as SAD, affects 25 million Americans, many of them women. People who suffer from SAD may experience sadness, lack of interest in activities they usually enjoy, poor sleep, energy loss and feelings of worthlessness. They may also sleep too much or not sleep enough. If you get these feelings during the winter months, it's important to speak with your physician. If you're just looking to keep your spirits high, turn to your kitchen. Research shows including these five foods in your diet can help boost mood: 1) Lentils Researchers at Tufts University collected data from over 3,000 people between the ages of 15 and 39 and found that those with slight depression had lower concentrations of folate in their blood than those who had never been depressed. Adding high folate foods like lentils to your diet can help keep your body's folate levels up. If you still aren't sure you're getting enough, speak with your physician, who can determine your folate levels by ordering a simple blood test. Other foods rich in folate: orange juice, spinach, beans, hazelnuts, chickpeas, avocados. 2) Salmon The "good" fats found in salmon are important for many reasons including brain function and heart health. Eating your omega-3 fats has also been found to help mood disorders like depression. Several studies have found that people with depression are more likely to be low on omega-3 fats. It's just another reason to make sure you get your fill of these healthy fats. Other foods rich in omega-3 fats: tuna, sardines, flaxseed, canola oil, pumpkin seeds 3) Yogurt Serotonin is a chemical that regulates hunger and feelings of happiness and well-being. This feel-good chemical is enhanced by sunlight. With the shorter days of winter upon us, the lack of sunlight may not allow serotonin to do its job. Tryptophan is an amino acid that helps produce serotonin. Kick up your intake of tryptophan-filled foods like yogurt, which can help improve serotonin production. Other foods rich in tryptophan: turkey, chicken, beef, soy, spelt, beans, tuna, nuts, eggs. 4) Animal based food A lack of zinc has been associated with depressive behavior in animal studies. Animal-based foods like beef are brimming with zinc. To keep saturated fat at bay, choose leaner cuts of beef that have less than 10 grams of total fat, 4.5 grams or less of saturated fat and 95 milligrams or less of cholesterol per 3.5-ounce serving. Look for the words "loin" or "round" in the name to make sure you're choosing a lean cut. Other foods rich in zinc: oysters, chicken, yogurt, whole grains 5) Mushrooms Several studies have found that vitamin D can help fight SAD. This "sunshine vitamin" helps produce the feel-good chemical serotonin. Because your body can synthesize vitamin D when exposed to sunlight, it may be lacking in winter months when you don't go outside as much. Vitamin D also helps the brain's neurotransmitters work better and is another reason to eat foods high in vitamin D like mushrooms. Other foods rich in vitamin D: fortified milk, salmon, tuna, fortified orange juice, fortified soy milk Copyright 2014 U.S. News & World Report
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Khloe Kardashian takes to twitter in an apparent response to Amy Schumer's attacks on her family and weight loss. Schumer teased the Kardashians on Saturday Night Live.
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The actors both wore masks to go undetected at the convention.
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Rand Paul is going where no presidential candidate has gone before: an all-day livestream. The Kentucky Republican senator, who is currently polling at 3.6 percent in the 2016 GOP primary, announced on Monday that he will "livestream an entire day" on the campaign trail on Tuesday. Tomorrow I am excited to bring my message of liberty to the country as the first Pres candidate to live-stream an entire day. #randlive Dr. Rand Paul (@RandPaul) October 12, 2015 Paul's campaign will broadcast on Ustream , his chief digital strategist Vincent Harris told Rare . The livestream will show every campaign event that Paul attends and offer viewers "an unfettered look at the campaign's daily operations from how staffers conduct the hectic minute-to-minute schedule to Paul meeting his supporters on the trail." The livestream will end Tuesday night as Paul offers live commentary on the first Democratic debate . "We are looking to virtually embed those interested in following a typically busy day in our campaign," Sergio Gor, Paul's communications director, told the Daily Dot. "You'll see Senator Paul speaking, traveling, and meeting countless students across Iowa." Presidential candidates have eagerly embraced social media, from Instagram to Snapchat , as direct avenues to the young voters on whom elections will increasingly turn. These new platforms aren't just effective communications tools; they also offer candidates opportunities to grab free media attention with trailblazing stunts, like Paul's " Snapchat interview ." While Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump is famous for his direct and voracious Twitter use, it is Paul who commands perhaps the most talented group of new-media staffers . He is also one of the most popular Republican candidates among tech-savvy and politically consequential millennials. And he has his own selfie app . Update 3:58pm CT, Oct. 12: Added comment from Paul spokesman. Photo via Gage Skidmore /Flickr (CC BY SA 2.0) | Remix by Jason Reed
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If I told you that there was a new Android phone with a 5.5-inch 1080p screen, 2GB of RAM, a 1.7GHz processor, a 3,000 mAh battery, and a 13-megapixel camera, would any of that information turn your head? Possibly. But what if it only cost $200, and it was being sold by Pepsi? That's right, Pepsi is apparently making a phone (no, not that one ) called the Pepsi P1. A number of Android sites have dug up a leaked image of a new device that is clearly branded with the Pepsi logo, something that was even teased on the company's Weibo account just a few days ago. But Pepsi hasn't gone and designed the phone itself. Instead, it's contracted an unknown phone manufacturer to do the job (the device does have a certain Huawei aesthetic to it, for what it's worth). The latter is a move that we've seen other brands (like Kodak) attempt in the past, one that almost always produces pretty awful results. The draw here is, obviously, the price. Phone makers big and small have spent the last year or so pushing the boundaries when it comes to how little they're willing to charge for unlocked, nearly-premium phones. But affordable Android phones are nearly a dime a dozen in China, which is where the Pepsi Phone will be sold. If and when it goes on sale, Pepsi will supposedly charge just 1,299 yuan about $205 US, or at least a few thousand bottle caps and UPC labels. Update October 12th, 2:01PM ET: PepsiCo Inc. has told Reuters that the phone is real, but that the company is just licensing its branding. Another company will manufacture the phone. The article has been updated to reflect this.
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Kohl's Corp (KSS.N) said on Monday it will offer same-day delivery services in six more U.S. cities, taking a leaf out of Macy's Inc's (M.N) book, as department stores aim to make online shopping more appealing ahead of the holiday season. Kohl's said it would offer same-day deliveries in Boston, Brooklyn/Queens, Los Angeles, Miami, Northern New Jersey, and Philadelphia in the coming weeks. It had been testing the service in San Francisco, the Bay Area and Chicago. The company said it had tied up with Deliv, an Uber-like startup that contracts drivers to pick up ordered items from stores and malls and deliver them to customers. Deliv also handles Macy's same-day delivery across the 17 cities the retailer offers the service. Department stores are investing aggressively to boost e-commerce sales through initiatives such as 'order online and pick up in store' as they try to compete with online-only rivals, the biggest of which is Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O). "Amazon is trying to gain a new edge via same-day delivery in select markets, but department stores have a natural advantage because their stores can serve as fulfillment hubs," eMarketer's retail analyst Yoram Wurmser said. E-commerce sales account for less than 15 percent of revenue for most department stores, Giulia Prati, senior research analyst at L2 Inc, said, citing an eMarketer report. But Prati expects shoppers are likely to use in-store pickup and online fulfillment options as an alternative to facing crowds at a store in the run up to the holidays. E-commerce sales are expected to increase 13.9 percent in November and December, which includes the holiday season running from Thanksgiving through Christmas, according to an eMarketer report from August. Overall sales are expected to increase 5.6 percent in the same period. "The consumer's expectation is clearly shifting increasingly to the "I want it now" model, and department stores that are able to oblige will see significant increases in sales," Prati said. (Reporting by Sruthi Ramakrishnan in Bengaluru; Editing by Savio D'Souza)
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September U.S. Auto Sales: Five Takeaways Although one automaker in particular would like to forget September 2015, every other car company cashed in big. In total, Americans bought 1.44 million cars, up 16 percent from the previous September. With three more months to go, U.S. car sales just may top 18 million. That would be the highest in at least 15 years, when 17.4 million cars were sold. Here are five highlights. Follow MSN Autos on Facebook Volkswagen Comes Up Empty as Diesels Tank (Although You Can Now Get a Real Deal on a Gasoline Model) Volkswagen was on a roll in September until it was forced to remove a quarter of its inventory from sale due to the diesel-emissions scandal. No other manufacturer in the U.S. relies on diesel engines as heavily as Volkswagen, and until the EPA certifications are complete, VW won't record any 2015 or 2016 TDI sales for months (or any certified used diesels, save for the Touareg TDI that's not in violation). TDI sales were down 46 percent year over year (3061 cars), yet VW's total sales were flat at 26,141. That still makes it this month's worst-performing automaker (excluding Tesla; we'll get to that one later). As a customer, you've got some big leverage on everything not diesel. Volkswagen is paying dealers more than $1500 per car, according to VW USA CEO Michael Horn, although we're not certain if they apply to every model. They've also wired every U.S. dealer an undisclosed amount of money to use for "discretionary" purposes. Current VW owners can get a $2000 cash rebate. If you were on the fence about a new, gasoline-powered VW, now's the time. Land Rover's Best September Is Fueled by Cash-Money Buyers This month's award for biggest year-over-year increase goes to Jaguar Land Rover, which posted a 61-percent gain in September. Between the two brands, one is far more visible on the road: Buyers chose Rovers over Jags by six to one. Contrary to every other automaker, the most expensive models outsell the affordable ones and about 70 percent of all Land Rover customers pay in cash. Land Rover's 5855 sales were its best September ever, with the Range Rover Sport leading with 1633 sales (almost double that of last year). Next up was the flagship Range Rover, at 1361 sales (up 83 percent). The new Discovery Sport (1140) was outpaced by the Range Rover Evoque (1319), and the LR4 only managed 400. Over at Jaguar, the full-size XJ sedan outsold the F-type by just three cars. The XF trailed with only 266. When a two-seat sports car is considered a volume model, we usually see a prancing horse on the decklid. Expect some radical changes late next year once the F-Pace crossover and XE compact sedan arrive on the scene. Tesla Is Doing Great, But Doesn't Really Want to Say How Great We don't regularly report Tesla sales because Tesla doesn't regularly report Tesla sales. Five years after the company went public, we still have no clear idea how many cars Tesla sells in a month. Only each quarter does the company release a single cumulative number for the past three months. And since we've finished Q3, there is a number: 11,580 worldwide, a handful of which include the much-hyped Model X crossover. That's a 49-percent increase over last year's third quarter. WardsAuto , however, does estimate Tesla sales. And while there has been a 72-percent jump in the year-to-date total through September (17,301 cars), they estimate that September itself was down 14 percent with approximately 1750 deliveries. For Ford, September Starts with an F (Just Like Every Other Month) Ford left September smoking with its best sales performance in 11 years. Of those 221,599 vehicles, approximately one-third were F-series pickups no surprise there, except that total, nearly 70,000, was the truck's highest in nine years. Elsewhere, it's the Escape (up 31 percent), Fusion (plus 15 percent), and Explorer (up 38 percent) pumping up the volume. The Mustang tripled to 9456. Transit sales were seven times last year's numbers, reaching more than 10,000. Yep, Dearborn's overall 23-percent increase was hot for September (crosstown rivals General Motors and Fiat-Chrysler were up 12 and 14 percent, respectively). Even Lincoln was up 20 percent, although we're talking 8680 cars here. That's not enough to bring Lincoln out of its lost reverie, but Matthew McConaughey is now shutting up in the commercials, so things are looking up. Scion Needs to Hire Kia Product Planners, Because They've Mastered Funky and Cheap Scion sold 6510 cars across seven model lines last month. Kia sold 13,614 Soul hatchbacks, its most popular model. It also added 1480 Rio sedan and hatchbacks, and another 5388 cars from the Forte family. There are six more Kia models, all of which helped rake in 49,820 sales, the company's best September. The Sportage (up six percent), Sorento (42 percent), and Sedona (which quadrupled) took home the largest gains. Whether it's the hamsters, Pierce Brosnan, NBA sponsorships, or just decent-driving, well-priced cars with long warranties that haven't aged like the Scion xB or tC, that's your call.
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A Canadian photographer says after flying WestJet she found a soiled smelly men's hooded sweatshirt, jeans, shoes and slippers had been stuffed inside her checked bag, as well as five unopened cans of Coors Light. Jen Markham (@jenmarkham) explains why as bad as the airline's actions were, how it responded on Twitter was even worse.
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UFC fighter Urijah Faber had a way more eventful weekend than you unless, of course, you also had a random woman break into your house and leave a disgusting mess behind in your bathroom. That's right, Faber was hanging out with some friends on Saturday when a woman apparently knocked on his door and let herself in. She then proceeded straight to the bathroom and locked herself inside. When Sacramento police arrived, they found her face down and in rough shape. Here's the video compilation that Faber shared on his Snapchat, courtesy of Uproxx . It contains some NSFW language and content: UFC ring girl Arianny Celeste once said some very complimentary things about Faber , but this is not the way he wants to get girls. If not for the police getting involved, it would be hard to believe that actually happened.
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Everyone has a celebrity lookalike (some crazier than others), but when we spot a celebrity who has a celeb doppelgänger, it's particularly satisfying. Here, 22 famous ladies and gents who look like they could actually share DNA.
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The rumors about Leonardo DiCaprio's engagement to model Kelly Rohrbach might be true. If they're confirmed, we have a box of Kleenex ready.
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The 2015 Chevrolet SS has your back, don't worry. This muscle car with four doors is, for all intents and purposes, a serious rival to cars like the Ford Mustang, Dodge Challenger and Charger, and even Chevrolet's own Camaro. At the heart of the SS is a small-block V-8 engine, basically the same 6.2-liters of fun you find in Chevy performance cars like, you guessed it, the Camaro and Corvette Stingray. However, not everything about the SS sedan is dyed in the wool red, white, and blue. That's because this 415-horsepower beast traces its lineage back to Australia, of all places. That's right, Chevy looked Down Under to find the basis for a rumbling performance sedan that loves to burn rubber - yet one that still has a trunk large enough for a week's worth of groceries (or several bushels of eucalyptus for your friendly neighborhood koala). Marsupials notwithstanding, when it comes summing up the Chevrolet SS, I can't help but put things in a much more human frame of mind. Think of this car as your mischievous best friend, the one who somehow gets you into trouble (karaoke on a Tuesday night, what could go wrong?!?) but picks up the tab and doesn't ask for a thank-you. This is the type of guy who loves sports, but will never, ever refer to you as "bro." Related Link: Research the Chevrolet SS That's what the SS sedan means to me, strange as it sounds. And yes, re-reading this description does sound seriously weird. Let's move on… For starters, the SS interior immediately strikes you as a solid mix of Chevy's no-nonsense cabin treatment, combined with upgraded leather sport seats, and enough room in the back for a couple of full-sized adults. Take an Impala sedan's cabin, add a sprinkling of Cadillac and a touch of Camaro, and that's what you have in the SS sedan. Once you're rolling, that V-8 thrums and growls, just like you want it to. At a steady cruise on the highway, the exhaust note fades into the background as the SS eats up miles. Granted, it also devours plenty of gasoline, too. The car's EPA estimated mileage of 15-mpg city/21-mpg highway won't impress anyone this side of a Dodge Hellcat owner. The 6-speed manual could come as a shock to anyone unfamiliar with the SS, since shift-for-yourself gearboxes in full-size sedans are amongst the rarest form of 'unicorn' features in the automotive world. It's a nice shifter, one that I found much easier to live with than the heave-ho effort required in, say, the 2015 Camaro SS that I tested a couple months ago. Don't get mad, Camaro fans, because the 2016 Camaro I piloted for a few hot-laps in Detroit has a seriously improved combo of shifter feel and clutch action. A 6-speed automatic gearbox is also available, at no extra charge, at least if you ignore the fact that the slushbox leaves you stuck with a $1,300 gas guzzler tax. (The skip-shift, first to fourth gear shift function embedded in the manual transmission avoids this tax hit) Back to piloting the SS down the road, it's funny how the car's statistical numbers sound more impressive than how the car actually feels. This 3,975-lb. sedan hustles from 0 to 60 miles per hour in about 4.8 seconds and has a top speed of approximately 165 mph. I do not doubt these numbers, trust me! Somehow, based solely on seat-of-the-pants feel, the SS lulls you into thinking it's not THAT fast. Of course, that illusion can be shattered by some red and blue lights flashing behind you...but let's not digress. Riding on 19-inch wheels, the MacPherson strut-based multilink front suspension with antiroll bar, along with the multi-link independent rear with decoupled antiroll bar, work to provide a controlled ride that's firm, though never brittle over imperfect road surfaces. If you want a more silent and serene ride, G.M. will gladly sell you a Buick LaCrosse. Handling also leans (no pun intended) toward the sportier side of the spectrum, except the SS doesn't have the "hold on boy!" girth of the Hemi-powered Dodge Charger and Chrysler 300S. At 195.5-inches long, the SS sedan is about 3 inches shorter than the current Charger, and about 6 inches shorter than Chevy's own Impala full-size sedan. It's the car's wrapper, not overall size, which raises one of the biggest points - and critiques - of the SS sedan. Okay, the design isn't needlessly flashy, but why can't it balance go-fast looks with all of this exterior maturity? By comparison, the Dodge Charger looks positively vicious in appearance. I've been down this same road before with General Motors, many years ago when the 2004 Pontiac GTO coupe made a triumphant reappearance. The modern GTO was rear-wheel-drive, had a grumbling V-8 engine, and also hailed from Australia (where it was sold as the Holden Commodore). Trust me, the GTO was a riot to drive and made an incredible noise. Problem is: It looked like it belonged in a rental fleet. The lines could be called mature and handsome, or the equivalent of muscle car Ambien if you're feeling particularly mean. The Chevrolet SS sedan is similar in that it's definitely a 'sleeper,' meaning it goes largely unnoticed but, when it goes, you better be ready! That's fine, except only true believers are going to be wooed into a Chevy performance sedan that costs $46,740 (including $995 destination fee), yet one that doesn't look dramatically different from many sedate family cars. Then again, if you're looking for a tire-smoking getaway car, this subtle Chevy is absolutely perfect! A round of exterior enhancements is coming of the 2016 model year, though it's limited to a subtle reworking of the front grille and new alloy wheels. All in all, I loved my time with the hearty SS sedan. Except I also remember loving the time I spent with the departed Pontiac GTO. I worry Chevy is somehow missing out, simply by not letting its flagship performance sedan stand out more from the masses. Follow MSN Autos on Facebook
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LOS ANGELES California lawmakers have taken the first step toward accomplishing something Major League Baseball could never do: Stop players from stuffing those big wads of chewing tobacco into their mouths during games. With Gov. Jerry Brown signing a bill earlier this week banning the use of smokeless tobacco in all California ballparks, a practice dating to the days of Babe Ruth and Ty Cobb now seems headed toward the sport's endangered species list. Although California is only one state, it is home to five of Major League Baseball's 30 teams, and team owners themselves have been pressing for a ban for years. Last May they got one in San Francisco, home of the reigning World Series champion Giants. In August they got another in Boston, site of fabled Fenway Park, and when Brown signed Assembly Bill 768 on Sunday one was already in the works for Los Angeles. "Major League Baseball has long supported a ban of smokeless tobacco at the Major League level and the Los Angeles Dodgers fully support the Los Angeles City Tobacco ordinance and Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids," the Dodgers said in a statement last month. Major League Baseball still needs buy-in from the players, however, because the statewide ban that takes effect before next season has no provision for enforcement. "The question we've been asked is are we going to have police officers walking around checking lips, and no, that's not the case," said Opio Dupree, chief of staff to Assemblyman Tony Thurmond, D-Richmond, who introduced the bill. "It's going to be left to the team and the league." Interviews with players in recent years indicate that many are ready to quit if they could. "I grew up with it," pitcher Jake Peavy told the Boston Globe last year when the newspaper polled 58 players the Boston Red Sox had invited to spring training and found 21 were users. "It was big with my family," said Peavy who is now with the San Francisco Giants. "Next thing you know, you're buying cans and you're addicted to nicotine." He added he would like to quit to set a better example for his sons. Last year's World Series MVP, San Francisco Giant's pitching ace Madison Bumgarner, also chews tobacco but told The Associated Press earlier this year he planned to quit after San Francisco became the first city in the nation to adopt a ban. That one, like the statewide provision, also takes effect next year. "I'll be all right. I can quit," Bumgarner said in August. "I quit every once in a while for a little while to make sure I can do it." All the players should, said Christian Zwicky, a former Southern California Babe Ruth League most valuable player who grew up watching the Los Angeles Dodgers play and says he never cared for seeing all that tobacco chewing and the spitting of tobacco juice that follows. It didn't influence him to take up the practice, the 22-year-old college student says, but he can see how it might have affected others. "I understand the sentiment there," said Zwicky who adds he's not a big fan of government regulation but supports this law. "You don't want these people that kids look up to using these products that could influence children in a negative way." Moves to adopt a comprehensive ban have been gaining support in recent years, fueled by such things as last year's death of popular Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn of the San Diego Padres, who blamed his fatal mouth cancer on years of chewing tobacco. Former pitcher Curt Schilling, a cancer survivor, has also taken up the cause. Use of smokeless tobacco has been banned in the minor leagues for more than 20 years, but Major League Baseball and its players union haven't been able to reach agreement on a similar restriction. Players and coaches are prohibited from chewing tobacco during television interviews and can't been seen carrying tobacco products when fans are in the ballparks. But the chewing during the game continues. "It's a tough deal for some of these players who have grown up playing with it and there are so many triggers in the game," San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy told the AP earlier this year. "I certainly don't endorse it," said Bochy, an on-and-off-again user for decades. "With my two sons, the one thing I asked them is don't ever start dipping."
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New Jersey Governor Chris Christie slammed lawmakers in Washington for spending too much time debating who will take over the Speaker of the House seat. (Oct. 12)
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Millions of Americans take fish oil supplements because there are so many ways the human body benefits from omega-3 fatty acids (like boosting our memory and eye health), but we don't get enough from food sources. Sure, there's salmon, nuts, and seeds, but consumers run into problems with allergies and taste preferences. As a solution, researchers at Kansas State University have looked into the potential of enhancing beef with omega-3 fatty acids. U.S. consumers eat, on average, four times as much beef (63 pounds) as they do fish (16 pounds), according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration so this would definitely fill some holes in our diets, but how exactly would the process work? Study author Sean Fox says the fortification of omega-3 fatty acids in beef would occur in the cattle feeding process. Ingredients high in omega-3s would be added to the animals' food. Fox and K-State animal scientists found that adding an algae extract to cattles' diets enhanced levels of EPA and DHA (two different types of omega-3s found in salmon and other fatty fish) in the beef product. This is particularly good news because when researchers added flaxseed to cattle feed in the past, they were only able to enhance ALA (the most common omega-3), which is still good, but not as good for us as EPA and DHA, according to Fox. We already drink orange juice fortified with calcium and cereal fortified with various vitamins and minerals, so it begs the question well, a few questions is it a big deal to fortify steaks? And would you be willing to pay more money for the enhanced meat? Fox conducted a survey on consumers across the country to gauge their interest and response to this enhanced beef product and looked to determine what consumers would be willing to pay for it compared to other beef products. They found consumers had an increased preference for grass-fed beef over the omega-3 enhanced beef, but there was still a marked increased in demand for the omega-3 enhanced product. People were also willing to pay a premium for it about $1.85 more a pound for enriched steak and $0.79 a pound more for enriched ground beef. Salmon will still reign king, providing 10 times the amount of omega-3s than enriched beef products at least 2,000 mg in a 5-ounce serving, NBC reports , but this fortified beef may bring more nutrients into our diet not by making us drastically change our diets, but by enhancing the food we already eat the most of. Researchers haven't yet announced when the omega-3 enhanced beef will come to market, but we'll stay tuned.
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With Wall Street banks about to report on how much money they've been making, estimates are moving in the wrong direction. Coming off a quarter in which the industry collectively reported $43 billion in profits, analysts had been hoping a rising rate environment and increasing demand would keep things moving for the $15.1 trillion sector. However, fading hopes for a rate hike in 2015 and other factors are making analysts nervous about just how the quarterly profit reports will shape up. JPMorgan Chase (JPM) gets things started for the Big Four on Tuesday, with Bank of America (BAC) and Wells Fargo (WFC) on tap Wednesday and Citigroup (C) due Thursday. Goldman Sachs (GS) reports Thursday as well and PNC (PNC) will report Wednesday. As a sector, S&P 500 (.SPX) financials are expected to show a 3.8 percent annualized growth in profits, according to S&P Capital IQ. While that's better than the 5.1 percent decline projected for the entire index, it's a big comedown from initial projections. Revenue is expected to grow 4.4 percent. As recently as July analysts had been forecasting 9.9 percent growth, and a year ago that expectation was a gaudy 27 percent. So even if results come in better than expected, they likely will remain well below the initially lofty hopes for financials, which were supposed to be 2015's best-performing sector. Individual companies have seen substantial revisions in recent days. Analysts have cut MetLife (MET) estimates from 88 cents a share to 77 cents, Goldman Sachs from $3.46 to $3.20 and Morgan Stanley (MS) from 68 cents to 63 cents, according to FactSet. Earnings expectations have been reduced for 53 of the 88 companies in the S&P 500's financial sector. The weakness comes as loan growth has held fairly steady thanks to a robust climate in commercial real estate. The sector jumped 9.7 percent in the third quarter, its best of the year after rising 6.7 percent in 2014, according to Federal Reserve data. Investment banking also has been fairly solid throughout the year. While global revenue is down 10 percent year over year, it's been flat at $28 billion in the U.S., thanks to a record $9.7 billion haul in mergers and acquisition revenue, according to Dealogic. In a note to clients, Goldman Sachs analysts said risk "seems to be skewed to the downside," with the firm projecting just five companies out of the 15 top banks it covers to beat estimates. Goldman favors Wells Fargo, Signature Bank (SBNY) , SunTrust Banks (STI) and Zions Bancorp (ZION) . Bank stocks have underperformed in 2015, with the KBW Nasdaq Bank Index (.BKX) off 4.8 percent year to date versus a 2.2 percent decline in the S&P 500. The index is up 1.3 percent in October, lagging the broader market's gain of nearly 5 percent.
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New York Comic Con is the biggest pop culture convention on the east coast, rivaling even its west coast counterpart, San Diego Comic Con, in scope. Frank Pallotta gives you a behind the scenes look at the event.
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40 women have been murdered in 2015 alone.
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Ranking the NBA's five best dunkers Russell Westbrook, PG, Oklahoma City Thunder It's not entirely clear what basketball hoops the world over did to anger Westbrook. But they might want to smooth things over before he begins another season of some of the most vicious dunks the NBA has ever seen. There's an explosiveness in Westbrook's game that comes out in its purest form when he decides to embarrass a defender and climb the ladder for a thermonuclear detonation of a dunk. Indeed, it always feels like there's a little something extra behind a Westbrook dunk when it's defended. In the open court, the Thunder point guard is a lot of fun, too, of course. Combine Westbrook's competitiveness and athleticism, however, and you've got the recipe for a once-in-a-lifetime meeting of the minds 10 feet in the air. Blake Griffin, PF, Los Angeles Clippers There's a long line of NBA big men who have tried valiantly to put themselves between a Griffin dunk attempt and the rim, only to find that there's little defense for the Clippers forward in flight. And that line will forever start behind Timofey Mozgov. Most players need to be somewhere near the rim to think about throwing one down. For Griffin, a play that starts anywhere on the floor has the potential to end in a dunk because he's that athletic and smart. And he has the perfect point guard in Chris Paul to help him get the rock where he needs it to accomplish the spectacular. Griffin's profile as a dunker has taken a little bit of a step back as he's expanded the rest of his game, but any defender who lets up is in danger of becoming the latest of Griffin's highlight accomplices. Gerald Green, SG, Miami Heat In case you missed it, Green is the guy who had a video dedicated to him this summer highlighting his top 200 dunks. That's not a typo. Then he celebrated with the first real jaw-dropping highlight of the 2015-16 (pre-)season, flushing a windmill in the open court that would have been right at home in a dunk contest. And that's what makes Green stand out -- it seems like he has an endless backlog of contest-worthy dunk ideas, and when he gets the chance in game, he busts another one out to delight everyone. You almost get the feeling that his opponents aren't completely heart-broken when he gets ahead of the pack in transition. Yes, Green is about to score two points. But the incoming dunk is secretly a little fun to watch. DeAndre Jordan, C, Los Angeles Clippers Jordan is a sage of the dunk at this point. Almost his entire offensive game is based on doing as much damage to the rim as possible, and he's very good at that. Like Griffin, he benefits from having Chris Paul throwing lobs and setting him up -- and Jordan's chemistry with Griffin puts him in nice position pretty often, too. But it's a two-way street. Watch Jordan the next time you have the Clippers on and you'll realize just how many bad passes he cleans up. He has the length to make the catch from every inch of the lane, but more impressive is his hand-eye coordination. All it takes is a quick glance at the rim by Jordan before he takes off, and he knows exactly where to throw it down, even if he has his back to the rim. Zach LaVine, SG, Minnesota Timberwolves LaVine was a unanimous first pick from our panel, and that would have been the case even without the recent announcement that he'll start for the Wolves this season. The game's best dunker since Vince Carter (this is not opinion; it is undeniable fact) will keep the people who produce NBA highlights busy in 2015-16. The only way LaVine could be any better as a dunker is if his last name rhymed with the popular short-video sharing service, Vine. Then a "Mr. TheVine" nickname would be perfectly fitting. The 2015 Slam Dunk champion will be working on his overall game in his second season, but that doesn't mean he can't find some time to defend his crown -- officially during All-Star Weekend and unofficially during every game. LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 10: DeAndre Jordan #6 (R) and Blake Griffin #32 of the Los Angeles Clippers celebrate from the bench as they sit out the closing minutes of the fourth quarter against the Houston Rockets during Game Four of the Western Conference semifinals of the 2015 NBA Playoffs at Staples Center on May 10, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. The Clippers won 128-95. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images)
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Ever wonder where Wall Streeters come from? It turns out that many of them at least the ones based in New York City went into finance from one of 11 schools. Ever wonder where Wall Streeters come from? It turns out that many of them at least the ones based in New York City went into finance from one of 11 schools. That's according to Emolument , a salary benchmarking website that collects self-reported pay data. Emolument surveyed 1,541 NYC-based front- and back-office investment banking professionals. It did not include staff like those working in HR or communications. Beyond these 11 schools, there were another 1,000 or so reported in Emolument's database, but each represented less than 1% of Wall Street professionals. Here are the top colleges. Andy Kiersz contributed to this article. Stanford University Stanford, California (1% of respondents) University of Michigan & Ross School of Business Ann Arbor, Michigan (1%) University of Chicago & Booth School of Business Chicago, Illinois (2%) Baruch College New York City, New York (2%) Rutgers University New Brunswick & Newark, New Jersey (2%) MIT & Sloan School of Management Cambridge, Massachusetts (2%) Cornell University Ithaca, New York (3%) Harvard University & Harvard Business School Cambridge & Boston, Massachusetts (3%) University of Pennsylvania & Wharton School Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (4%) New York University & Stern School of Business New York City, New York (7%) Columbia University & Columbia Business School New York City, New York (8%) Here's the full tally one more time.
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Police will stop waiting outside the Ecuadorian embassy near London where Julian Assange has asylum. The U.K. spent about $15 million on surveillance.
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BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) -- Buffalo Sabres starting goalie Robin Lehner will miss between six and 10 weeks with a sprained right ankle. Coach Dan Bylsma revealed the timetable on Sunday after Lehner underwent a series of tests. Lehner was hurt in the second period of Buffalo's season-opening 3-1 loss to Ottawa on Thursday. He was untouched while circling his own net and before suddenly going down in his crease. The injury means the Sabres will proceed with backup Chad Johnson and minor-league call-up Nathan Lieuwen. Johnson had 27 saves in a 4-1 loss to Tampa Bay on Saturday. Lehner was supposed to play a key role with the new-look Sabres this season. They traded a first-round draft pick to Ottawa to acquire the 24-year-old goalie and forward David Legwand in June.
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U.S. national team head coach Jurgen Klinsmann has sent Fabian Johnson back to Germany, after indicating Johnson took himself out of Saturday's loss to Mexico. Johnson was subbed out in the 111th minute of the USA's 3-2 loss to Mexico in the CONCACAF Cup. Klinsmann said at his press conference Monday that he was saving that third and final change to put Nick Rimando in a goalkeeper for a possible penalty kick shootout. Jurgen Klinsmann confirms in today's pre-game press conference that Fabian Johnson has departed #USMNT camp. U.S. Soccer (@ussoccer) October 12, 2015 Klinsmann had harsh words for Johnson during the press conference, saying "I had a very severe word with Fabian Johnson, and I sent him home today." The German-born boss added: "He can rethink his approach about this team." The U.S. faces Costa Rica in a friendly at Red Bull Arena on Tuesday night at 7:30 p.m. ET.
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Brandon Weeden might not get another start after falling embarrassingly to the Patriots on Sunday. The Cowboys quarterback took his third straight loss since taking over for injured Tony Romo, and coach Jason Garrett said he will assess the quarterback position during Dallas' bye week. MORE: Top performances in Week 5 | Cowboys' defense, not offense, could spell doom for Dallas "I don't want to talk about it. I'll (let) my play do the talking," Weeden said, via USA Today Sports . "Today was not my best. I have to put that behind me. That's (the coaches') decisions." Weeden completed 26 of 39 passes for 188 yards with one interception while the offense recorded just 59 total yards and three first downs in the first half. If Garrett chooses to bench Weeden, the Cowboys will turn to veteran backup Matt Cassel, who was acquired from the Bills for a 2017 fifth-round pick on Sept. 22. Wide receiver Terrance Williams doesn't believe Weeden should be replaced, despite the offensive struggles. "We've got to do better on first and second down to make him (Weeden) better on third down," Williams said. "We all take part in it. It's not just him. We are a team. The whole crew is going to ride with him. I really don't see any (need for) a change." Romo, who suffered a broken left collarbone in Week 2 against the Eagles, is aggressively rehabbing but still isn't expected to return until Week 11 against the Dolphins, at the earliest. He will be eligible to practice for the first time on Nov. 6. Following the team's bye week, the 2-3 Cowboys will visit the 3-2 Giants in a key NFC East matchup.
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The Detroit Lions have been an utter disaster all season long and just got destroyed at their home stadium, 42-17, by the Arizona Cardinals. Many Lions fans made it well known how annoyed they were with their team by booing and leaving well before the final moments of the game. Worse still is that prior to the game, wide receiver Golden Tate took note of how many empty seats there were even before the game got away from the team. "You know, I'm the first one to say I love our fans," Tate said, via the Detroit Free Press . "I think our fans are amazing, and they've been patient for a long time. But before the game got out of hand, before the game started, I looked up and there were a lot of empty seats. Early on, our team is getting booed." Clearly, the lack of support is truly disappointing to Tate, as it must also be to the rest of the team. "And that's not the support that we want. When we win, we all win together: the city, as an organization, as a state. When we lose, we all lose together," he said. "And today I felt like at times our fan base kind of turned their back on us." While Tate's feathers were ruffled more than he would have liked by disappointed fans, safety James Ihedigbo said that he could relate to some of the frustration, noting how they "pay their hard-earned money for those seats." Through five games, it has come to the point where it is painful to watch the Lions, who keep getting their teeth kicked in over and over again. All the players can do is press on and try to be better the next time around, which is much easier said than done. A bit more support from their fans would certainly be welcome.
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Videos from western Syria show a dramatic firefight as Russian military helicopters fire over a town and Syrian troops battle for control of a coastal village. Mana Rabiee reports.
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New York Giants tight end Daniel Fells will reportedly never play football again, and it sounds as though he is fortunate to be alive. According to Jason Cole of Bleacher Report, Fells has already had five procedures on his foot in an attempt to fight off a MRSA infection. One of the surgeries involved removing a portion of the 32-year-old's foot, which has put an end to his NFL career. However, football is likely the furthest thing from Fells' mind at the moment. "Doctors have, in fact, advised Fells that he may lose the foot to avoid a blood infection that would go throughout his body," Cole reported. "At this point in time, Fells career is over. He will never play football again." Cole added that Fells is in "good shape" at the moment but that the infection was considered life-threatening at one point. He will remain in the hospital and continue to receive antibiotics, which can hopefully save the remainder of his foot. Astonishingly, Fells is the second Giants player to lose a part of his body this season. Though, it doesn't sound like Jason Pierre-Paul's life was ever in danger despite photos showing he suffered a pretty gruesome injury . Our thoughts are with Fells and we hope he is able to make a full recovery.
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Week in Celebrity Photos: Oct. 12-16 Bryce Dallas Howard attends the DGA Honors in New York City on Oct. 15, 2015. New couple John Mellencamp and Christie Brinkley are spotted out in New York City on Oct. 15, 2015. Rumer Willis debuts her new strawberry blond hair in New York City on Oct. 15, 2015. Josh Duhamel is spotted leaving a park in Brentwood, Calif., with his son Axl on Oct. 15, 2015. Emily Blunt attends the God's Love We Deliver Golden Heart Awards in New York City on Oct. 15, 2015. Scott Foley makes an appearance on " Jimmy Kimmel Live!" in Hollywood, Calif., on Oct. 15, 2015. Cindy Crawford attends her "Becoming" book signing in Los Angeles on Oct. 15, 2015. Nicole Scherzinger visits "The Today Show" in New York City on Oct. 15, 2015. Alec Baldwin and Hilaria Baldwin attend the DGA Honors in New York City on Oct. 15, 2015. Liv Tyler and Alexa Chung attend the BVLGARI & ROME: Eternal Inspiration Opening Night at Bvlgari in New York City on Oct. 14, 2015. Jennifer Aniston seen leaving her hotel in New York City, on Oct. 14, 2015. Tracee Ellis Ross West Coast Launch of Women's Brain Health Initiative in Beverly Hills, Calif., Oct. 14, 2015. Celine Dion poses with Mickey Mouse at Disneyland park in Anaheim, California on Oct. 14, 2015. Molly Sims attends the West Coast Launch of Women's Brain Health Initiative in Beverly Hills, Calif., Oct. 14, 2015. Chelsea Handler is spotted leaving Porta Villa restaurant in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Oct. 14, 2015. Rachel Bilson attends the "End Childhood Hunger in America" event in Los Angeles on Oct. 14, 2015. Paula Patton attends the Attitude Magazine Awards in London on Oct. 14, 2015. Camilla Belle attends the West Coast Launch of Women's Brain Health Initiative in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Oct. 14, 2015. Emmy Rossum out and about in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Oct. 14, 2015. Couple Sara Gilbert and Linda Perry take their son Rhodes Gilbert Perry for a walk in West Hollywood, Calif., on Oct. 14, 2015. Kate Hudson attends the La Mer "Celebration of an Icon" Global Event in Los Angeles on Oct. 13, 2015. chrissy teigen Chrissy Teigen attends the LA MER 50 Years Of An Icon party in Hollywood, Calif., on Oct. 13, 2015. Vin Diesel attends the premiere of "The Last Witch Hunter" at AMC Loews Lincoln Square in New York City on Oct. 13, 2015. Ben Affleck and John Legend attend the "Beasts of No Nation" film premiere in Los Angeles on Oct. 13, 2015. Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara attend the BFI London Film Festival photocall for "Carol" in London on Oct. 14, 2015. Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban are seen leaving the Noel Coward Theatre in London on Oct. 13, 2015. Jennifer Garner is spotted out and about with her son in Los Angeles on Oct. 14, 2015. Alessandra Ambrosio hits a yoga class in Santa Monica, Calif., on Oct. 13, 2015. Jessica Chastain, Tom Hiddleston and Mia Wasikowska attend the "Crimson Peak" inspired window unveiling at Bergdorf Goodman in New York City on Oct. 13, 2015. Mario Lopez, Courtney Mazza, Courtney Mazza attend the "Annie" opening at the Pantages in Los Angeles on Oct. 13, 2015. Dakota Fanning is spotted out running errands in New York City on Oct. 13, 2015. Carey Mulligan attends the "Suffragette" premiere in New York City on Oct. 12, 2015. Selena Gomez leaving Z100 in New York City on Oct. 13, 2015. Colin Farrell and Rachel Weisz attend "The Lobster" premiere during the 59th BFI London Film Festival on Oct. 13, 2015. Lady Gaga at JFK airport in New York City on Oct. 12, 2015. Jessica Alba is spotted leaving Le Pain Quotidien in West Hollywood, Calif., on Oct. 12, 2015. Khloe Kardashian, Kourtney Kardashian, Kim Kardashian, Kris Jenner, Kylie Jenner attend Cosmopolitan Magazine's 50th Birthday Celebration in Los Angeles on Oct. 12, 2015. Ian Somerhalder and Nikki Reed are spotted out and about in New York City on Oct. 12, 2015. Kristen Dunst arrives at the " Jimmy Kimmel Live!" studios in Los Angeles on Oct. 12, 2015. Sarah Hyland attends Cosmopolitan Magazine's 50th Anniversary Party in Los Angeles on Oct. 12, 2015. Renee Zellweger on the set of "Bridget Jones's Baby" at Borough Markets in London on Oct. 13, 2015. Olivia Wilde attends a special screening of "Meadowland" presented by Forevermark Diamonds in New York City on Oct. 11, 2015. Amber Heard and Johnny Depp attend the BFI London Film Festival Virgin Atlantic Gala screening of "Black Mass" in London on Oct. 11, 2015. Zoe Sandana shops at Whole Foods in Los Angeles on Oct. 11, 2015. Lucy Hale attends a PaleyFest panel for "Pretty Little Liars" in New York City on Oct. 11, 2015. Benedict Cumberbatch and his wife, Sophie Hunter, attend the BFI London Film Festival Virgin Atlantic Gala screening of "Black Mass" in London on Oct. 11, 2015. Neil Patrick Harris attends a PaleyFest panel for "Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog" at the Paley Center for Media in New York City on Oct. 10, 2015. Lori Loughlin picks up coffee from a Starbucks in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Oct. 10, 2015. Ellie Goulding attends Intimissimi On Ice at the Arena di Verona in Verona, Italy, on Oct. 9, 2015. NeNe Leakes visits a nail salon in Los Angeles on Oct. 10, 2015. Irina Shayk attends Intimissimi On Ice at the Arena di Verona in Verona, Italy, on Oct. 9, 2015. Dita Von Teese attends the Tiffany & Co. celebration of Liz Goldwyn's "Sporting Guide" book launch at the Los Angeles Athletic Club in L.A. on Oct. 9, 2015. Carlos PenaVega attends a "Dancing With the Stars" rehearsal in Los Angeles on Oct. 10, 2015. Spencer Grammer attends the National Breast Cancer Coalition Fund's 15th annual Les Girls Cabaret at the Avalon in Hollywood, Calif., on Oct. 11, 2015. Abigail Spencer attends the National Breast Cancer Coalition Fund's 15th annual Les Girls Cabaret at the Avalon in Hollywood, Calif., on Oct. 11, 2015. Kevin Jonas and his wife, Danielle, attend The Knot Gala at the New York Public Library in New York City on Oct. 12, 2015.
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Tool of the Week: Luke Gatti
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Every NHL team's best lineup for 3-on-3 overtime The newest wrinkle in the NHL for the 2015-16 season is 3-on-3 overtime, the latest option to avoid ties and declare a winner in an amount of time that also works for the league's television partners. There will be fewer shootouts, and there should be a lot of pretty goals given the extra space on the ice for players to operate. There is also going to be at least a little bit of strategy involved, and it may take some teams more time to figure out what works for them and what doesn't. MORE: Who's got the best chance to win the Cup this year? | How does 3-on-3 overtime work? Two forwards and a defenseman? One forward and a defenseman? Three forwards? Coaches are likely to keep tinkering with different combinations. With that in mind, here are SN's picks for the optimal 3-on-3 overtime lineup for all 30 teams. The coaches of these teams may feel differently, and that's OK. The concept is going to take everyone a little while to get used to. 1 Ducks: Ryan Getzlaf, Corey Perry, Hampus Lindholm This is a pretty simple one. Getzlaf and Perry are a little older and maybe a step slower, but they will find new ways to spring each other for scoring chances. Lindholm is the Ducks' best choice on defense, though Sami Vatanen and Cam Fowler are fine options as well. 2 Coyotes: Antoine Vermette, Mikkel Boedker, Oliver Ekman-Larsson The super-fun trio would involve Max Domi and Anthony Duclair, but that might not be the most practical. Vermette can win faceoffs and Boedker is speedy so they could work well together. The Coyotes have already beaten the Kings and the Penguins so maybe there is more offensive talent available than previously thought. 3 Bruins: Patrice Bergeron, Brad Marchand, Torrey Krug Marchand might not be available for a while, but he and Bergeron are the Bruins' best answer in just about any situation on the ice. Bergeron should be one of the top 3-on-3 guys in the league. Zdeno Chara would have been fantastic in this format earlier in his career, but coach Claude Julien should trust the defensive chops of Bergeron (and Marchand) and put Krug with them. 4 Sabres: Jack Eichel, Ryan O'Reilly, Evander Kane Do it, Dan Bylsma. Throw caution to the wind, or whatever other cliche is applicable about a young team with low expectations. O'Reilly is a great two-way forward so he can hang back if needed while Eichel and Kane create havoc. 5 Flames: Sean Monahan, Johnny Gaudreau, Dougie Hamilton The Flames have lots of talented offensive defensemen, but Monahan and Gaudreau should be fun to watch. This is the "two medium guys, one skinny guy" setup in Nintendo's "Ice Hockey," which should have been everyone's go-to strategy. 6 Hurricanes: Eric Staal, Elias Lindholm, Justin Faulk The Hurricanes have several interesting options (it's the back half of the roster that is the big problem). Noah Hanifin should also see some overtime shifts, possibly next to Faulk with one forward. Victor Rask and Jeff Skinner would work if a second shift is needed. 7 Blackhawks: Jonathan Toews, Marian Hossa, Duncan Keith This is not a statement about Patrick Kane and the ongoing police investigation. Toews and Hossa are two of the five best two-way forwards in the world. Kane will dazzle with the extra space when he gets the chance, but he should be part of the second wave (say, with Aretmi Panarin and Brent Seabrook). Toews, Hossa and Keith could be the closest anyone comes to playing "good" defense in this format. 8 Avalanche: Nathan MacKinnon, Matt Duchene, Tyson Barrie MacKinnon circling with the puck near his own blueline and picking up speed as he heads toward the opposing goal is going to be one of the most terrifying developments for opposing teams in 2015-16 overtime sessions. He and Duchene will provide plenty of speed and Barrie or Erik Johnson will be tasked with getting them the puck. 9 Blue Jackets: Ryan Johansen, Brandon Saad, Ryan Murray The Blue Jackets are another team that could try out three forwards, which is a combination of praise for their collection of young, talented forwards and … well, something different about the defense corps. If Murray stays healthy, he could still be what people thought when he was the No. 2 pick of the 2013 NHL Draft. Johansen and Saad are going to be lots of fun. 10 Stars: Jamie Benn, Tyler Seguin, Patrick Sharp Sure, the Stars could put Alex Gologoski or John Klingburg out there. Wait, don't tell Lindy Ruff that he can do that. Put the big guns out there and go score a goal. Three forwards or not, the Stars will be one of the most exciting teams in overtime this year. 11 Red Wings: Pavel Datsyuk, Henrik Zetterberg, Mike Green The Red Wings have several young, swift forwards who would be great options. They also have two of the best forwards in the world (when they're healthy). Hurry back, Magic Man this format was made for some Datsyukian dekes. Green should be great in slightly-more-organized-than-shinny hockey as well. 12 Oilers: Connor McDavid, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Taylor Hall The biggest problem with these three guys is someone is going to have to get the puck back after they lose the faceoff. But if they do, look out. McDavid and Hall on the wings is frightening. This trio might be better defensively than one with Justin Schultz or Andrew Ference. Andrej Sekera is probably coach Todd MacLellan's best option if he plays a defenseman. 13 Panthers: Aleksander Barkov, Jonathan Huberdeau, Aaron Ekblad Everyone is going to want to see Jaromir Jagr in 3-on-3 overtime, and he'll likely get his chances. Barkov and Huberdeau should form an underrated tandem, and Ekblad will have chances to show off his world-class talent. 14 Kings: Anze Kopitar, Jeff Carter, Drew Doughty Combine Kopitar's two-way ability, Carter's sniper skills and Doughty doing, well, everything and this is a strong contender for best trio. Swift-skating Marian Gaborik and Tyler Toffoli are also viable candidates. Jonathan Quick's reflexes should also shine. 15 Wild: Zach Parise, Mikael Granlund, Ryan Suter The Wild will be interesting to watch. Coach Mike Yeo has a lot of options and none obviously stand out from the rest. Justin Zucker, Nino Niederreiter, Thomas Vanek, Jonas Brodin … lots of intriguing choices. Suter could probably skate the full five minutes if needed. 16 Canadiens: Alex Galchenyuk, Max Pacioretty, P.K. Subban Subban should not be allowed to leave the ice during overtime, and he probably won't want to. Galchenyuk's creativity and Pacioretty's finishing ability also should make the Canadiens thrive. And Carey Price will probably make like 15 ridiculous saves during overtime this season. 17 Predators: Filip Forsberg, Roman Josi, Seth Jones The Predators don't have a lot of flashy skill types up front, but Forsberg can dangle and create some magic. Josi and Jones get the nod over Shea Weber because of their mobility. Also, Weber cranking it up on a 2-on-1 one-timer might break things. 18 Devils: Adam Henrique, Kyle Palmieri, Adam Larsson The Devils are not going to score a lot of goals this season. The defense is decent, so there could be a lot of overtime played. The Devils might be the one team that should test out putting three defensemen on the ice. Palmieri does offer some speed, so putting him with Henrique or Travis Zajac makes sense. 19 Islanders: John Tavares, Ryan Strome, Nick Leddy Lots of young, speedy guys here to choose from. Tavares is an obvious starting point, and Strome has the highest ceiling of any of the younger crew. Leddy is a pretty easy choice, but coach Jack Capuano might go with Travis Hamonic to feel safer instead. There isn't going to be a lot of safe in 3-on-3 hockey, though. 20 Rangers: Derek Stepan, Rick Nash, Ryan McDonagh It would be great to see Emerson Etem get a chance, almost like a late-inning replacement. Stepan and Nash have not worked well together in 5-on-5 situations, but they might be able to work it out with more open ice. Chris Kreider's speed/power combo will also be very enticing. 21 Senators: Kyle Turris, Mark Stone, Erik Karlsson Karlsson and two people out of the stands would be fun to watch (not because two fans … you get the idea there). He should be amazing. Turris and especially Stone should also thrive with the extra space. 22 Flyers: Claude Giroux, Jakob Voracek, Sean Couturier The options on defense for the Flyers aren't great, though Mark Streit will probably see plenty of time. Go with the deadly duo of Giroux and Voracek, and throw Couturier out there to be the defensive conscience. This would essentially count as more defensive zone starts for Couturier. 23 Penguins: Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Kris Letang The only question, really, is Letang or Phil Kessel as the third guy? They should be great in overtimes, and teams should try to avoid letting games against the Penguins get there. Of course, they'll probably go something like 3-8 in OT decisions in 2015-16. 24 Sharks: Joe Pavelski, Logan Couture, Marc-Edouard Vlasic If 3-on-3 had been around in recent seasons, we could have spent months debating and second-guessing who should play for the Sharks, kind of like the captaincy. Pavelski and Couture should be at the front of the line, ahead of Joe Thornton and Patrick Marleau, in this format at least. Jumbo should fire off some nice 100-foot passes at some point though. 25 Blues: Vladimir Tarasenko, Jaden Schwartz, Alex Pietrangelo Tarasenko is a given, and Pietrangelo or Kevin Shattenkirk (or both together) should be great. The issue might be the opening faceoff, which might become pretty important if a lot of these games end in the first shift. David Backes or Paul Stastny might be needed. 26 Lightning: Steven Stamkos, Tyler Johnson, Victor Hedman The number of teams that can tap two potential top-10 scorers and a Norris Trophy contender for overtime is not very long. Stamkos darting around without the puck should be a lot of fun to watch. Coach Jon Cooper might just send Johnson out there with his pals Ondrej Palat and Nikita Kucherov and let them do their "Triplets" things as well. 27 Maple Leafs: Nazem Kadri, James van Riemsdyk, Morgan Reilly The Maple Leafs are going to have to give up fewer goals in order to reach some overtimes. Reilly and Jake Gardiner together could be a conservative option, but coach Mike Babcock doesn't seem like the type to play it safe in a coin-flip situation. 28 Canucks: Henrik Sedin, Daniel Sedin, Alex Edler The Sedins could school some kids in 3-on-3 hockey when they are in their late 40s, so age is not an issue here. They'll do their twin mysitcal powers stuff, and Edler will complement them well and someone in Vancouver should be working on a Tre Kronor-themed scoreboard video to play between the end of regulations and start of overtime right now, sort of like a baseball closer's entrance music. 29 Capitals: Nicklas Backstrom, Alex Ovechkin, John Carlson Coach Barry Trotz mentioned that he might go with two defensemen, but let's be honest … 3-on-3 overtime without Backstrom (or Evgeny Kuznetsov) and Ovechkin doesn't seem right. Please don't deprive everyone of this, Barry. Backstrom and Ovechkin will conjure up some "go long Alex and I'll hit you in stride" magic. 30 Jets: Bryan Little, Blake Wheeler, Dustin Byfuglien The Jets could also have a "kid trio" of Nikolaj Ehlers, Mark Scheifele and Jacob Trouba that would probably create a lot of chances. Byfuglien should excel in this format. Wheeler can really move. Little is underrated as a playmaker. Those three should work very nicely together.
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Consider us royally obsessed. We're tracking the royal's best style moments through the years. March 28, 2017 In a green lace Temperly gown and gold heeled sandals at theNational Portrait Gallery gala in London. March 23, 2017 In a pink tweed Eponine London jacket and skirt, and nude suede stilettos while out in London at an event for the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. March 17, 2017 In a beaded silver gown with a sheer top, bejeweled clutch, diamond bracelet, dangling earrings and shimmery pumps with Prince William at the British Embassy in Paris for a dinner. March 17, 2017 In a black tweed gown with a thin leather belt, ankle strap pumps and pearl jewelry at the British Embassy in Paris. March 17, 2017 In a forest green Catherine Walker coat dress, matching hat, Irish Guard brooch, Monica Vinader emerald earrings and suede Gianvito Rossi pumps at the St. Patrick's Day parade in London. March 9, 2017 In a Michael Kors coat dress with black gloves, almond-toe pumps and a brimmed hat while attending a service of commemoration in central London February 28, 2017 Middleton wears a blue tweed skirt suit with fringe details by Rebecca Taylor with a dark navy clutch and suede pumps while visiting Ronald McDonald House Evelina London. February 27, 2017 The Duchess wears a shimmering, champagne-colored Erdem dress with dangling pearl earrings and glittery pumps at Buckingham Palace. February 22, 2017 The Duchess of Cambridge wears a maroon Paule Ka skirt suit, black tights, gloves and knee-high boots by Stuart Weitzman during a visit to Wales. February 14, 2017 The Duchess of Cambridge wears a Philosophy di Lorenzo Serafini red blazer, black turtleneck, gloves, dark wash jeans and knee-high boots while visiting RAF Wittering near Peterborough. February 12, 2017 Kate Middleton wears an Alexander McQueen gown while attending the BAFTA's with husband Prince William in London February 6, 2017 The Duchess of Cambridge wears an Oscar de la Renta purple skirt suit, black tights, black pumps and a clutch while attending the Guild of Health Writers Conference with Prince William. February 6, 2017 The Duchess wears a bright red Luisa Spagnoli peplum skirt suit with black heeled pumps and a matching clutch a a Place2Be assembly in London. February 5, 2017 Kate Middleton wears a bright red puffer jacket, black athletic leggings and New Balance sneakers at a Team Heads Together marathon with Prince William and Prince Harry in London. January 24, 2017 The Duchess of Cambridge wears a green tweed skirt suit by Hobbs, black suede pumps by Gianvito Rossi and a black clutch while visiting East Anglia's Children's Hospice in Norfolk, England. January 17, 2017 Middleton wears a navy floral dress by Erdem, oxblood pumps and a deep red suede clutch in London, where she, Prince William and Prince harry spoke about their work with the Heads Together organization. January 11, 2017 Middleton wears a blue belted coatdress by Eponine, suede navy heels, suede clutch and pendant earrings while visiting the Anna Freud Centre's Early Years Parenting Unit in Holloway, north London. December 25, 2016 The Duchess wears her favorite Hobbs Celeste coat on Christmas morning at St. Mark's Church in Englefield. She's been photographed in it several times since 2012. December 19, 2016 The Duchess wears a Red floral dress by Vanessa Seward with a black belt, suede clutch and pointed-toe pumps in London. December 14, 2016 The Duchess wears a heather grey turtleneck sweater, dark olive pants, knee-high brown suede boots with tassels and a Cub Scout kerchief during an official visit to a Cub Scout Pack Meeting in King's Lynn, England. December 8, 2016 The Duchess wears a bright red cap-sleeved Jenny Packham dress with a red clutch, jeweled bracelet, pearl earrings and Princess Diana's famed Cambridge Lover's Knot tiara at the Annual Diplomatic Corps Reception at Buckingham Palace. November 22, 2016 The Duchess showed her strength in eveningwear with a black sleeveless Preen dress with a belt and black cut-out pumps at the Place2Be Wellbeing in Schools Awards in London. November 22, 2016 Middleton wore a printed teal and black L.K. Bennett dress and grey leather pointed-toe pumps at the Natural History Museum in London. November 12, 2016 The Duchess looked modest yet sophisticated in a black Temperley London coat and classic black pumps at the Royal Festival of Remembrance at London's Royal Albert Hall. November 4, 2016 In a light blue Mulberry coat, a black turtleneck, grey tweed Dolce & Gabbana skirt with button and fringe accents, a black leather clutch and black tights while visiting the Nelson Trust Women's Centre in Gloucestershire. November 3, 2016 In a white lace dress with a thigh-high slit by Self Portrait, suede oxblood pumps and a matching clutch at the premiere of A Street Cat Named Bob in London. October 18, 2016 The Duchess wears a rose-patterned Alexander McQueen dress with red suede pumps and a red clutch while meeting Olympic and Paralympic athletes at Buckingham Palace. October 14, 2016 The Duchess wears a black, blue and pink Erdem plaid coat, navy blue clutch and suede blue heels while visiting The National Football Museum in Manchester. October 11, 2016 The Duchess wears a powder blue peplum jacket and skirt by Catherine Walker, nude suede pumps and a nude box clutch while visiting the Mauritshuis art gallery in the Netherlands. This marks her first time traveling solo, without the company of the royal family or her husband Prince William. October 10, 2016 Middleton wears a light pink chiffon Kate Spade dress with a rose pattern, a tie neck and pleated skirt, paired with a nude clutch and suede heeled pumps at while celebrating at World Mental Health Day in London. September 16, 2016 The Duchess wears a printed blue Altuzarra dress and nude pumps while in Stewards Academy in Harlow, Essex with Prince William. September 2, 2016 Middleton wears printed skinny ankle pants by Gap, a white top, navy blazer, and nude wedged espadrilles while out in Cornwall with Prince William. September 1, 2016 The Duchess wears a light pink knee-length dress by Lela Rose with a box clutch and beige espadrille wedges while visiting Cornwall this morning. August 24, 2016 Middleton wears a red dress and beige clutch by L.K.Bennett, paired with pointed-toe nude pumps while out with Prince William in London. August 24, 2016 The Duchess wears a chic blue and white floral dress by L.K. Bennett with a nude clutch and matching heels while visiting the Youthscape Center in Luton with Prince William. July 24, 2016 The Duchess attended America's World Cup Series in Portsmouth, England, wearing dark gray jeans and her own customized polo, plus sneakers. June 10,2016 The Duchess wore an Alexander McQueen printed midi dress, gold pendant earrings and a silver watch to the Wimbledon men's final. June 7, 2016 Taking a note from her sister Pippa , Kate Middleton dresses up for Wimbledon with a bright lemon-yellow and white dress by Roksanda. June 6, 2016 The duchess wore a cream off-the-shoulder, jersey paneled dress by Barbara Casasola with a silver clutch and tan heeled sandals at the Natural History Museum in London. July 1, 2016 Kate Middleton wears a white lace peplum dress with a scalloped hem, a hat by Lock & Co, black clutch and black pumps at the Somme Centenary Commemorations in France. June 30, 2016 The Duchess of Cambridge wears a grey and black Missoni coat for the Battle of the Somme Vigil in France. June 15, 2016 The Duchess of Cambridge attends day two of the Royal Ascot in a dreamy Dolce & Gabbana lace dress and Jane Taylor hat. June 14, 2016 Kate Middleton attends a garden party in Northern Ireland in a beige coat dress by Day Birger et Mikkelsen with matching pumps and a rosette hat by Lock & Co. June 13, 2016 The Duchess wears a bright red Catherine Walker coat dress accessorized with a matching headpiece at the Order of the Garter Service at Windsor Castle. June 12, 2016 The Duchess attends the Queen's birthday tea party in London wearing a Roksanda dress with a nude clutch and pumps. June 10, 2016 The Duchess of Cambridge celebrates Queen Elizabeth II's 90th birthday in London wearing a Catherine Walker coat, Jane Taylor hat and an L.K.Bennett clutch. June 9, 2016 Kate Middleton stuns in a Roland Mouret cold shoulder gown at the 40th anniversary of SportsAid in London. May 24, 2016 The Duchess dressed in all-white Alexander McQueen at a garden party at Buckingham Palace. It's the same ensemble she wore for Prince George's christening in 2013 cream-colored separates, hat and all. May 23, 2016 The Duchess of Cambridge was seeing green at the Royal Chelsea Flower Show, where she wore a chic belted coat dress by Catherine Walker. May 20, 2016 Kate Middleton had a chic nautical moment during her visit to the 1851 Trust and Land Rover Bar. The Duchess sported Alexander McQueen separates yet again while meeting with those involved in the sailing projects she's slated to launch with the Trust. May 15, 2016 Middleton was all smiles at Queen Elizabeth II's 90th birthday celebration. She mixed high and low pieces for the occasion, layering a crimson Zara coat over her lace Dolce & Gabbana dress. May 4, 2016 The Duchess went for a blush Alexander McQueen peplum set, paired with nude pumps while arriving at the the National Portrait Gallery in London, England. May 4, 2016 The Duchess of Cambridge arrives to the Magic Garden playground opening at Hampton Court Palace wearing a gray Michael Kors coat that she previously wore back in 2014 for an Anzac Day remembrance service in Australia. May 4, 2016 Underneath her Michael Kors coat, the Duchess wore a Roksanda Ilinčić dress, which she has worn on several different occasions from 2011 to her Australian trip in 2014 . The royal paired the look with her trusty L.K. Bennett nude pumps. April 6, 2016 Before Prince William and Kate Middleton begin their trip to India and Bhutan, they attended a pre-tour dinner, where the Duchess sported a bright cobalt gown with a plunging neckline by Indian designer Saloni. March 14, 2016 Middleton looked chic in a monochromatic grey look, featuring an Erdem coat with eye-catching lace details, a wide-brimmed hat and velvet pumps as the royals attended the Commonwealth Day service in the year of the Queen's 90th birthday. March 11, 2016 Middleton made a seamless transition into spring, sporting checkered separates in a bright sherbert hue by little-known British brand Epinone, causing their site to crash after stepping out in the ensemble. The 'Kate effect' strikes again. March 10, 2016 Kate Middleton looked chic in a bright green coat and black pumps, while visiting St Thomas' Hospital in London to work towards preventing suicide with Prince William. February 24, 2016 As Middleton stepped out to visit various community projects in Edinburgh, she paired her black turtleneck with a deep green coat, cinched at the waist with a skinny belt. February 24, 2016 In accord with Scottish fashion, the Duchess also wore a kilt by new brand Le Kilt , as she made her first stop at St. Catherine's Primary School. February 18, 2016 The Duchess looked regal in rouge wearing an L.K.Bennett coat in Anglesey, Wales as she attended a ceremony marking the end of RAF Search and Rescue at the Royal Air Force Valley. February 17, 2016 The Duchess knows the power of a black + white ensemble, pairing her high collar blouse with a tweed skirt for a polished look as Guest Editor of The Huffington Post. February 7, 2016 Middleton stepped out in rich blue separates as she attended the Royal video message for Children's Mental Health week in London. February 7, 2016 Joining Britain's Air Cadets to help them celebrate their 75th anniversary, the Duchess stepped out in a pale blue Alexander McQueen coatdress. January 12, 2016 The Duchess of Cambridge recycled a chic, tweed suit by Michael Kors that she recently wore before the New Year proving that even royalty wears the same thing twice. December 30, 2015 The Duchess attended a post-Christmas service at St. Mary Magdalene Church in a sophisticated, tweed suit by Michael Kors, adding a royal blue hat and gloves to complete the look. December 25, 2015 In a green belted SportMax coat attending the Christmas Day service at Sandringham estate. December 15, 2015 The Duchess looked festive in red as she attended The Anna Freud Centre Family School Christmas Party in North London. December 10, 2015 Wearing a bright blue pleated Emilia Wickstead dress at the Action to Addiction event. December 10, 2015 The royal wears a black and white houndstooth Reiss coat, complete with black accessories. December 9, 2015 The Duchess arrives at an ICAP charity event in Central London, donning a deep teal suit and pointy black pumps. November 20, 2015 For a trip to North Wales with Prince William, the royal opts for a gray Reiss coat, jeans and knee-high suede boots. November 18, 2015 The Duchess steps out for the "My Head Is Too Full" in a pastel dress by Matthew Williamson, adorned with turquoise trim and teal accessories. November 17, 2015 The Duchess of Cambridge attends the Fostering Excellence Awards at BMA House in London in a royal blue Saloni dress. November 17, 2015 The Duchess of Cambridge signs the Book of Condolences at the French Embassy with Prince William to honor those lost in the terror attacks in Paris. November 7, 2015 At the Festival of Remembrance at Royal Albert Hall in a black lace Dolce & Gabbana dress and Jimmy Choo pumps. October 27, 2015 The Duchess dons Erdem for the 100 Women in Hedge Funds gala dinner at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London. October 27, 2015 The Duchess of Cambridge visits Chance UK's Early Intervention Program at Islington Town Hall in London. October 26, 2015 Kate wears Jenny Packham at the premiere of Spectre at Royal Albert Hall in London. October 26, 2015 The Duchess of Cambridge attends a movie premiere in a Tabitha Webb dress. October 23, 2015 In this turtleneck-layered look, the Duchess wore a royal blue Christopher Kane coat and black suede knee-high boots on her trip to Dundee, Scotland. October 21, 2015 The Duchess steps out in a burgundy lace Dolce & Gabbana dress. October 10, 2015 The Duchess makes a public appearance for World Mental Health Day wearing a Tory Burch dress with simple black pumps and a clutch. September 25, 2015 The Duchess pays a visit to the Rehabilitation of Addicted Prisoners Trust, a women's prison in Surrey, England, in a modest dress by The Fold . September 18, 2015 A bold blue Reiss coat at the Rugby World Cup opening ceremony in Twickenham, England September 17, 2015 In one of her first post-maternity leave appearances, The Duchess of Cambridge sports a Ralph Lauren dress at the Anna Freud Centre in London. November 13, 2014 Attending the Royal Variety Performance at the London Palladium in Diane von Furstenberg October 23, 2014 At the Action On Addiction Dinner wearing Temperley London in London October 21, 2014 Glowing in Jenny Packham at the Wildlife Photographer of The Year 2014 Awards Ceremony at The Natural History Museum in London August 5, 2014 At the Tower of London in L.K. Bennett June 10, 2014 Wearing Jaeger at the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich in London April 19, 2014 L.K. Bennett and an Oroton bag for a trip to RAAF Base Amberley in Brisbane, Australia April 18, 2014 Visiting Manly Beach in Sydney, Australia in a Zimmerman dress April 7, 2014 Landing in Wellington, New Zealand, in a Catherine Walker coat February 11, 2014 Attending a gala at the National Portrait Gallery in Jenny Packham December 5, 2013 In Roland Mouret at the premiere of Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom September 12, 2013 Shining in Jenny Packham at the Tusk Conservation Awards at The Royal Society in London May 11, 2012 Red carpet-ready in Jenny Packham at the Olympic Gala in London January 8, 2012 In Temperley at the UK premiere of War Horse December 19, 2011 Velvet was the word for a chic black Alexander McQueen gown at the The Sun's Military Awards in London. November 13, 2011 Flawless in a Diane Von Furstenberg coat and Jane Corbett hat at a Remembrance Day service at the Cenotaph war memorial in London November 10, 2011 Lovely in a one-shouldered Jenny Packham dress at a charity gala at the St. James Palace in London. November 2 ,2011 Bold in a red L. K. Bennett coat and boots at a UNICEF Emergency Supply Center in Denmark October 30, 2011 Wearing a vintage Amanda Wakeley gown at a charity gala at Clarence House in London October 13, 2011 In a Beulah London dress for the 100 Women in Hedge Funds Gala at the St. James Palace in London September 29, 2011 Minimal in a dress by Amanda Wakeley and L. K. Bennett shoes at the Royal Marsden Foundation Trust hospital in South London August 19, 2011 A blouse and skirt by Alexander McQueen at a community center in Birmingham, England July 9, 2011 A red carpet star in lavender Alexander McQueen and Jimmy Choo clutch and shoes at the BAFTA Brits to Watch event at the Belasco Theater in Los Angeles July 10, 2011 A Whistles blouse and skirt worn to an Inner City Arts program in LA July 9, 2011 In a Jenny Packham dress and L. K. Bennett shoes at a match at the Santa Barbara Polo and Racquet Club July 8, 2011 Wearing a draped Roksanda Ilincic dress and L. K. Bennett clutch at an event at the Beverly Hills Hilton Hotel July 8, 2011 Canada style in a Catherine Walker coat and L K Bennett shoes at the Calgary Zoo July 8, 2011 In a gorgeous green Diane von Furstenberg dress in LA July 4, 2011 More McQueen in a dress by the Brit label, paired with Prada shoes, L. K. Bennett clutch and Links of London earrings at the welcoming ceremony at Province House in Charlottetown, Canada July 3, 2011 Lovely in a lace Erdem dress and L. K. Bennett shoes at a morning service aboard the HMCS Montreal in Champlain Harbor in Quebec July 3, 2011 Elegant in a Joseph dress on Prince Edward Island July 1, 2011 Reiss dress paired with Sylvia Fletcher at Lock and Co. hat, which she donned to the Canadian Museum of Civilization in Gatineu, Quebec June 30, 2011 Showing a penchant for more lace Erdem while arriving at the Macdonald-Cartier International Airport in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. June 27, 2011 What else should a girl wear to a tennis match at Wimbledon than Temperley London? June 25, 2011 Smart in a military-inspired coat by Alexander McQueen for a medal ceremony for the Irish Guard regiment June 23,2011 High street in a pretty Zara dress and Ralph Lauren jacket at a charity concert at Royal Albert Hall in London June 11, 2011 More flawless McQueen for Trooping the Colour at Buckingham Palace June 9, 2011 The Duchess took the public's collective breath away in a pink Jenny Packham dress at the ARK Gala dinner at Kensington Palace. June 4, 2011 Hats off to a Reiss dress, Joseph jacket, and L.K. Bennett shoes and clutch, which she wore at the Derby Festival at Epsom Downs Racecourse. May 24, 2011 Simple and elegant in Reiss again to meet Barack and Michelle Obama at Buckingham Palace April 29, 2011 A more subdued "party version" of the church gown, The Duchess of Cambridge was McQueen all day at her wedding. April 29, 2011 Does it need mentioning? The Duchess of Cambridge was a stunning bride in a white Alexander McQueen gown. December 18, 2010 Proving the power of black and white in a Temperley London dress at a reception for the Teenage Cancer Trust in Fakenham, England November 16, 2010 In a navy Issa dress announcing her engagement at St. James Palace
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Actors are professional liars who lead us to believe they're somebody they aren't when employed to do so. However, the truth of the matter is these bastards have been lying to us offscreen as well. That's right, celebrities are not who they claim to be. You see, these famous pretenders were actually born with names that wouldn't have led to such successes had they kept them because many aren't great. In fact, some of these names are plain horrible. Below are just some of the many culprits who've been lying to their fans. Vin Diesel Birth Name: Mark Sinclair Vincent Rumor has it Vin's surname was a nickname for his boundless energy. But I'm calling bull. The last name is too conveniently associated with the "Fast & Furious" franchise to not have been a contractual obligation. Natalie Portman Birth Name: Neta-Lee Hershlag Natalie settled on "Portman," her grandmother's maiden name, to reportedly protect her family's identity. She also did it, I'm assuming, to not sound so hideous. I can't be the only person who pictured something like Mama June reading that name, am I? Charlie Sheen Birth Name: Carlos Irwin Estevez Charlie chose to follow in his father Martin Sheen's footsteps when he chose the surname "Sheen" following an altered first name. He was the only child in the family to do so. His siblings Ramon, Emilio, and Renee (also actors) kept their given surnames. Based on recent success and earnings, it probably would have been wise to go with Sheen. Miley Ray Cyrus Birth Name: Destiny Hope Cyrus Miley's name change comes courtesy of her childhood nickname, "Smiley." Her middle name, "Ray," was a tribute to her grandfather. As for cutting "Hope," Miley hopes to one day rid herself of the human ball and chain that is her father, Billy Ray Cyrus, who's been feeding off her fame since Disney. Alright, that last one was a lie, but the other two were true. Jamie Foxx Birth Name: Eric Bishop Despite being the perfect porn name had he added another "x," Jamie Foxx actually chose his stage name to honor his favorite comic, Redd Foxx. Portia De Rossi Birth Name: Amanda Lee Rogers At 15, the model and actress chose to adopt the name "Portia," a name inspired by Shakespeare (and not the more likely stripper name she encountered pre-fame). She also chose to add "De Rossi" to completely reinvent herself, despite sharing a similar sounding surname to her far more famous partner, Ellen DeGeneres. Olivia Wilde Birth Name: Olivia Jane Cockburn Olivia presumably altered her surname to prevent any penis or STI-related jokes when she got famous. Her inspiration for the replacement came after she nabbed a role in a high school adaptation of Oscar Wilde's "The Importance Of Being Earnest." Meg Ryan Birth Name: Margaret Mary Emily Anne Hyra Meg clearly did what her parents couldn't: choose a name and stick to it. Carmen Electra Real Name: Tara Leigh Patrick Electra changed her name in 1991 when she signed a recording contract with Prince's record label. Obviously, the singing thing didn't pan out so she chose to do something far more suited to her newly acquired name: strip on camera and call it a workout. Hulk Hogan Birth Name: Terry Jean Bollette Hulk started going by the name Terry "The Hulk" Boulder after appearing on a talk show with Lou Ferrigno (The Incredible Hulk). As for the surname, the WWE wanted to make his character Irish, and settled on Hogan. They wanted to go as far as dying his hair red, but he refused, attesting his hair would fall out. Reese Witherspoon Birth Name: Reese Witherfork Reese decided that a spoon was far less harmful than a fork, and chose to alter her surname to a utensil that was more people-friendly*. *Gotcha! She was actually born Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon, and chose to take Reese, her mother's maiden name, as her stage name since it sounded more professional. Bruno Mars Birth Name: Peter Gene Hernandez Bruno was a fat baby. He was so fat that his father believed he bore the resemblance of the very large wrestler, Bruno Sammartino. How he came up with his surname, however, is far more eyeroll-inducing. Bruno told the media he came up with "Mars" because, "A lot of girls say [he's] out of this world!" Which is probably not true, because he's very, very short. Drake Birth Name: Aubrey Drake Graham Considering "Aubrey" is a girl's name and "Graham" sounds more privileged than a yacht docked on South Beach, Drake was right to stick with just his middle name. Gene Simmons Birth Name: Chaim Witz The man responsible for the fakest of all reality series changed his name to Gene Klein, his mother's maiden name, when he moved to America. He would later become Gene Simmons when he decided that it would be a good name to go by. Yes, like his television series, this story is also uneventful. Calvin Harris Birth Name: Adam Richard Wiles The unbelievably successful DJ who's dating the unbelievably successful Taylor Swift told the media that he decided to change his name to seem less white. "My first song was more of a soul track, and I thought Calvin Harris sounded a bit more racially ambiguous," Harris said. "I thought people might not know if I was black or not. After that, I was stuck with it." Julia Roberts Birth Name: Julie Roberts What a delightful change! Julie dropped the "e" and added an "a" because another actress was already registered under the name of Julie Roberts. Tiger Woods Birth Name: Eldrick Tont Woods Known to men as one of the greatest golfers of all time, and to women as the world's most unfaithful prick, Woods was nicknamed "Tiger" in honor of his father's friend who was a colonel and went by the same name. Lady Gaga Birth Name: Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta Lady Gaga was inspired after hearing Queen's "Radio Ga Ga" and chose to make it part of her stage name. As for going with "Lady," I assume it's because she is one, and that her real name sounds more like an entree at Olive Garden than it does a pop star. All photos courtesy of Getty
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Ferrari has just filed its initial public offering with the New York Stock Exchange, a move that may raise a quick billion for cash-strapped Fiat-Chrysler by early next year. If regulatory agencies approve, Ferrari will be listed as "RACE" everyone's favorite manettino setting and issue 17.2 million public shares, or nine percent, for between $48 and $52 per share. This would net at least $907 million. By "early 2016," Ferrari will be independent from Fiat-Chrysler's balance sheet, if not in true practice. FCA shareholder Exor, the Agnelli family's holding company, will retain 24 percent of Ferrari in addition to 30 percent of FCA. Piero Ferrari, Enzo Ferrari's last living son, will retain 10 percent. The remaining two-thirds will be distributed to current FCA shareholders based on their current investments in the automaker. As far as voting rights go, it's still all in the family. About 51 percent of those rights will be controlled by Ferrari and Exor. Ferrari could decide to sell more shares in the future, although this would have to be approved by the majority shareholders. Ferrari, like its corporate parent, will be registered in Amsterdam under the name "Ferrari N.V." for tax and regulatory diversions we can't comprehend. But will maintain all of its headquarters and production in Maranello and Modena. For the past 12 months, Fiat-Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne has been testing the waters for a Maranello spinoff and for pie-in-the-sky mergers with General Motors and other automakers as he tries to accelerate the company's five-year, $60 billion future product plan. At minimum $48 share pricing, FCA currently holds at least $8.2 billion in Ferrari. The entire company, if investors agree, could be worth at least $10 billion. Will Ferrari suddenly switch to building SUVs, sedans, and other heretic derivatives of its royal blood? Probably not. In its filing, Ferrari says it will fight the inevitable pressure that it increase profits by selling more than 10,000 cars a year. "Notwithstanding any such pressure, we intend to continue to pursue a low volume strategy in order to maintain our reputation for exclusivity, while growing volume in a controlled way to respond to growth in emerging markets and demographic changes," the filing said. This isn't just to keep the Ferrari faithful on two-year waiting lists. When Ferrari splits from FCA, it won't be required to abide by the tougher global emissions requirements as the subsidiary of a large automaker. So long as Ferrari keeps sales under 10,000, it may be eligible for more lenient regulations under the EPA and California's zero-emission mandate. All-electric Ferraris and mass-produced crossovers should be off the table. While the company has already committed to turbochargers and hybrids on every future model, there is at least hope that the demands of public investors won't completely screw it up.
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Fighting flared in eastern Afghanistan Monday as Taliban insurgents threatened to storm another provincial capital, two weeks after their lightning capture of northern Kunduz city which marked their biggest military victory in 14 years. The attempt to seize Ghazni city was repelled by Afghan forces but it raised security alarm bells as the resurgent militant group pushes to expand beyond its rural strongholds in the south of the country. The violence, which prompted local shops and schools to close, follows the Taliban's three-day occupation of Kunduz and an attempt by the militants to capture the capital of northern Faryab province. "This morning some 2,000 Taliban fighters launched attacks on Ghazni from several directions," deputy provincial governor Mohammad Ali Ahmadi told AFP. "They managed to come as close as five kilometres (three miles) to Ghazni city as fierce fighting flared but were quickly pushed back by Afghan forces." The development comes after days of sporadic clashes and officials said Afghan military reinforcements had arrived from neighbouring provinces to secure the city. "The Taliban's effort to capture the city has failed," Assadullah Shujahi Ghazni, the deputy provincial police chief, told AFP. "The Taliban will soon realise that Ghazni is no Kunduz." The fall of Kunduz was a stinging blow to Western-trained Afghan forces, who have largely been fighting on their own since the end of NATO's combat mission in December. It raised the prospect of a domino effect of big cities falling into the hands of the Taliban for the first time in 14 years. Afghan forces claim to have wrested back control of Kunduz but sporadic firefights continue with pockets of insurgents as soldiers, backed by NATO special forces, conduct door-to-door clearance operations. As fighting spreads in neighbouring provinces such as Badakhshan and Takhar, concerns are mounting that the seizure of Kunduz was merely the opening gambit in a new, bolder strategy to tighten the insurgency's grip across northern Afghanistan. The militants last week attempted to overrun Maimana, the capital of Faryab province, but were pushed back by Afghan forces with the aid of pro-government militias. - Expanding insurgency - The emboldened insurgents have stepped up attacks around Afghanistan since they launched their annual summer offensive in late April. A Taliban suicide bomber targeted a British military convoy in Kabul on Sunday in a rush-hour attack that wounded at least three civilians including a child. In another setback to coalition forces, NATO confirmed Monday that two Americans and a Frenchman were among five people killed in a helicopter crash in Kabul. The defence ministry in London had confirmed two British fatalities on Sunday, ruling out any insurgent activity behind the incident. NATO forces are under fire after a US air strike on October 3 pummelled a hospital in Kunduz run by Doctors Without Borders (MSF), killing at least 12 staff and 10 patients. The medical charity shut down the trauma centre, branding the incident a "war crime" and demanding an international investigation into the incident, which sparked an avalanche of global condemnation. The Pentagon announced Saturday it would make compensation payments for those killed or injured in the strike, while suggesting that US forces in Afghanistan could also pay for repairs to the hospital. But MSF Sunday said it had officially not received any compensation offer, adding that it would not accept funds for repairs in line with its policy of rejecting support from governments.
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Did Trojans head coach Steve Sarkisian coach his last game at USC? Our Trojans insider John Jackson gives us the inside scoop on what is happening in Troy, including what the players knew and saw at practice.
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The Florida Gators are 6-0 and ranked in the top 10 in the AP Poll, but right now the UF fan base is reeling from the news that starting quarterback Will Grier has been suspended for the remainder of the season for using performance-enhancing drugs. While Grier's suspension may have come as a shock to many, at least one Florida fan knew this was going to happen. In fact, this person called Grier's suspension while the QB was on the field helping his team to a 21-3 victory over Missouri on Saturday night. Shortly after 9 PM on Saturday night, this post from a user with he handle JokerSloth appeared on GatorBait.net, the 247Sports affiliate covering Florida athletics. This was posted on the @GatorBait247 message board during the Missouri game Saturday night... pic.twitter.com/gt75o5ReVs Thomas Goldkamp (@ThomasGoldkamp) October 12, 2015 JokerSloth had it down cold. As amusing as this may seem, it's not that surprising. On every message board, there are fans who are very plugged in with the goings on of the team and university they support. Clearly, JokerSloth has some good sources in Gainesville.
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The drumbeat for Joe Biden to jump into the 2016 presidential race is growing louder. Almost half of the nation's Democrats want the vice president to enter the field and challenge front-runner Hillary Clinton, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll. The results come as speculation surrounding Biden's intentions has intensified, with reports having him close to a decision. The declared Democratic presidential candidates, including Clinton and U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, her closest rival, will take the stage Tuesday night in Las Vegas for the first party debate. Biden will not be there, but 48 percent of Democrats surveyed in the Reuters poll wish he were a candidate, compared with 30 percent who said he should stay out. Independents were split on the question, with 36 percent saying Biden should stay in and an equal share believing otherwise. But support for Biden's entry into the race does not translate into equal passion for his candidacy. Just 17 percent of those surveyed said Biden would be their first choice, while 46 percent would back Clinton. Biden would also run behind Sanders, who remains the favorite of one fourth of Democrats surveyed. Steve Schale, a Democratic strategist in Florida with Draft Biden, a political action committee established to lay the groundwork for a Biden run, said more voters would be likely to support Biden once he has officially launched a campaign. "There's an element of people - they know they like him, but they're not willing to give him their vote yet," Schale said. Former Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley, ex-Senator Jim Webb of Virginia and Lincoln Chaffee, a former governor of Rhode Island, comprise the rest of the Democratic presidential field. Clinton has been perceived as increasingly politically vulnerable as questions persist over her use of a private email server while she was secretary of state in the Obama administration. That controversy has helped stoke the fires for a late-in-the-game Biden shot. Even so, Clinton continues to command large organizational and financial advantages, as well as the lion's share of the Democratic electorate, as the Reuters poll confirms. Those close to Biden told Reuters that the vice president, still grief-stricken over the death of his son Beau from brain cancer in May, has not yet settled upon a course of action and is determined to stay true to his personal timetable. Media reports last week had aides to Biden consulting with the Democratic National Committee about upcoming deadlines for qualifying for state primary ballots. Several are as early as November, meaning that Biden will have to reach a decision soon or risk being left off the ballot in some primaries. The Reuters/Ipsos poll was conducted from Oct. 7-12 and surveyed 1,431 adults, including 580 self-identified Democrats. The credibility interval, which is similar to the margin of error, was 3 percent for the broader survey and 4.7 percent for the survey of Democrats. (Reporting by James Oliphant; Editing by Caren Bohan and Leslie Adler)
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A new survey found that more people drink alcohol twice each week in the UK than in the US, Australia and several other nations. Rachel O'Neill (@rachelmwo) has the details.
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There have been a lot of impressive Halloween costumes over the years, but only a handful of celebrity couples make it out in coordinated looks. In 2014, Nick Jonas and Olivia Culpo paid homage to the 1920s at OAK Nichtclub in Las Vegas while Adam Levine and Behati Prinsloo brought back the smashing '80s for the Maroon 5 bash. Keep reading to see the best celebrity couples costumes, and then scroll through over 250 costumes for even more inspiration. John Legend and Chrissy Teigen as a Cowboy and Indian Jennifer Lopez and Casper Smart as Hippies Source: Twitter user JLo Kim Kardashian and Kanye West as a Mermaid and Captain Source: Instagram user kimkardashian Scott Disick and Kourtney Kardashian as Robin and Batgirl Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon as Angels Christina Aguilera and Jordan Bratman as a Naughty Nurse and Doctor Rick Fox and Eliza Dushku as Mobsters Melissa Rycroft and Tye Strickland as Flintstones Characters Chrissy Teigen and John Legend as Princess Peach and Mario Josh Duhamel and Fergie as a Day of the Dead Couple Source: Instagram user joshduhamel Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon as Firefighters LeAnn Rimes and Eddie Cibrian as Sandy and Danny From Grease Source: Twitter user leannrimes Anne Hathaway and Raffaello Follieri as Greeks Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Justin Mikita as Batman and Robin Source: Instagram user jessetyler Ashley Tisdale and Christopher French as a Zombie Schoolgirl and Priest Source: Instagram user ashleytis Kim Kardashian and Kanye West as Catwoman and Batman Kim Kardashian and Reggie Bush as a Flapper and a Mobster Jamie Chung and Bryan Greenberg as Yoko Ono and John Lennon Source: Instagram user jjchung415 Mauricio Umansky and Kyle Richards as Zorro and Elena Jessica Simpson and Eric Johnson as a Milkmaid and Scottish Highlander Source: Twitter user JessicaSimpson Lauren Conrad and William Tell as a Creepy Bride and Groom Source: Instagram user laurenconrad Adam Levine and Anne V as Axl Rose and Stephanie Seymour From "November Rain" Sophia Bush and Austin Nichols as Katy Perry and Russell Brand Kevin Hart and Eniko Parrish in '70s Costumes Source: Instagram user kevinhart4real Nick Jonas and Olivia Culpo as a 1920s Couple Hilary Duff and Mike Comrie Tim Allen and Jane Hajduk Andy Roddick and Brooklyn Decker as John and Lorena Bobbitt Source: Twitter user BrooklynDecker
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When the Obama administration agreed to erase the federal loan debt of some former students at Corinthian Colleges, a for-profit school that filed for bankruptcy in the face of charges of widespread fraud, education officials promised to " protect students from abusive colleges and safeguard the interests of taxpayers ." But the Education Department, despite a crackdown against what it calls "bad actors," continues to hand over tens of millions of dollars every month to other for-profit schools that have been accused of predatory behavior, substandard practices or illegal activity by its own officials or state attorneys general across the country. Consider the Education Management Corporation, which runs 110 schools in the United States for chefs, artists and other trades. It has been investigated or sued in recent years by prosecutors in at least 12 states. The Justice Department has accused the company of illegally using incentives to pay its recruiters. And last year, investors filed a class-action lawsuit, contending that the company engaged in deceptive enrollment practices and manipulated federal student loan and grant programs. Education Management nonetheless received more than $1.25 billion in federal money over the last school year. The career training and for-profit college industry has been accused in recent years of preying on the poor, veterans and minorities by charging exorbitant fees for degrees that mostly fail to deliver promised skills and jobs. Without government funds, which account for the overwhelming bulk of revenue, few of these institutions could attract students or stay in business. Despite stepped-up scrutiny, hundreds of schools that have failed regulatory standards or been accused of violating legal statutes are still hauling in billions of dollars of government funds. They include tiny beauty schools with staggering loan default rates and online law schools with dismal graduation records and no bar association accreditation. A Quandary The continuing flow of money illustrates the quandary facing federal education officials. On one hand, they are trying to protect taxpayer funds and prevent students from falling deeply into debt without anything to show for it. On the other, they must avoid running roughshod over private for-profit schools that have not been found guilty of wrongdoing. For example, Education Management, which says it is cooperating with prosecutors, says it "strongly disagrees" with the Justice Department allegations. Regulators are caught between an industry that says it is being unfairly demonized by opponents and critics who complain not enough is being done to prevent fraud and abuse of vulnerable students. "For-profits successfully serve a lot of students, and the department has been very sensitive to having all students suffer for what may only affect some students in some programs," said Kevin Kinser, an associate professor who studies for-profit colleges at the State University of New York at Albany. "So they are reluctant to throw the baby out with the bath water." Mr. Kinser pointed out that the Education Department had little flexibility under the law when it came to cutting off federal student loan and grant money to potential abusers. "There are individual triggers in place for financial viability, institutional integrity, et cetera," he said, "but no three-strikes-and-you're-out rule." Education officials say they have clamped down on many for-profit schools, restricting their ability to expand their programs or the number of campuses, capping the number of students eligible for student loans, or requiring schools like Education Management to post a letter of credit to gain access to federal student loans and grants. "What's clear to all of us is that the best way to solve this problem is at the front end and not to let bad schools operate," said Ted Mitchell, the under secretary of education. The agency's "more aggressive stance," he said, helped contribute to an 18 percent drop in enrollment at for-profits from 2011 to 2013. Still, critics say that even schools with egregious violations have become adept at exploiting loopholes, sidestepping rules or taking advantage of yearslong appeals processes. Companies with several campuses can pool graduation, financial, enrollment, staffing and other statistics to mask weak performers, experts say. "Bright-line standards are good but they can also be managed," said Ben Miller, senior director for postsecondary education at the Center for American Progress, a liberal research and advocacy group. "It's why almost nobody gets caught. The big schools know how to work the numbers to avoid failing." For example, the government can withhold student loan payments when a college's default rate surpasses 30 percent three years in row a signal that a school has a high dropout rate or that its students are not making sufficient income to pay back their loans. But several schools have figured out how to lower their rates by getting students temporary deferments or forbearances so they fall outside the three-year window. Nearly 100 schools have a student loan default rate that exceeds 30 percent. Last year, they received $116 million in federal aid from the Education Department. A new study by Adam Looney, of the Treasury Department, and Constantine Yannelis at Stanford University, found that since 2000, "most of the increase in default is associated with the rise in the number of borrowers at for-profit schools." For-profit schools enroll about 12 percent of the nation's college students, yet they account for nearly half of student loan defaults. Finding Problems ITT Educational Services, which has about 138 campuses and 47,000 students, has been investigated or sued by 19 states, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Justice Department. Two of its campuses also failed to meet the Education Department's standards for financial responsibility. Nonetheless, campuses flagged for problems by the department received more than $592 million in the 12-month period that ended June 30. . In an email, Nicole Elam, a spokeswoman for ITT, wrote:"To date, not a single lawsuit has been filed by the multistate group of attorneys general naming ITT Tech," In addition, ITT has called the S.E.C.'s charges "unfounded" and the consumer protection bureau's case "unjustified." "ITT Tech does help prospective students make informed decisions about enrollment through the disclosure of program cost, graduation and job placement rates, graduate salaries and loan debt," Ms. Elam said. In recent years, more than two dozen companies that run for-profit colleges have been investigated or sued by state prosecutors. To handle the load, 37 state attorneys general have teamed up to form a working group,. Together, the 152 schools under investigation received about $8.1 billion in federal student loan and grant payments last fiscal year, according to a detailed analysis by Mr. Miller for The New York Times, using data provided by the Education Department. One of those is Alta Colleges, partly owned by the Boston private equity firm Housatonic Partners. Alta, which operates campuses and an online division in several states, is being sued by the Illinois attorney general, which claims the colleges engaged in "deceptive, unfair, and abusive practices in the marketing and selling of their criminal justice program," a three-year degree that costs $75,000, according to the complaint. Students were promised they would be primed for careers as police officers, sheriffs, corrections officers and FBI agents, but only 3.8 percent of graduates were actually employed as sworn law enforcement officers or correctional officers, the lawsuit states. The two most common jobs for graduates of the criminal justice program were as security guards or in retail, positions that typically require only a high school diploma or equivalency diploma. Alta schools received more than $104 million in federal aid in the last school year. Alta filed papers in court denying the allegations. The company did not return several phone calls seeking comment. Other schools under investigation complain they are the target of a witch hunt. Chris Hardman, senior vice president for communications at Education Management, said the company was cooperating with prosecutors but that many of the investigations related to past recruiting practices. "We are dedicated to providing the opportunity for an education that, were it not for schools like ours, many of our students might never achieve," Mr. Hardman said. Other schools, including Lincoln Technical Institute and Kaplan Career Institute in Massachusetts, have negotiated settlements with state prosecutors. Kaplan, which no longer runs any schools in Massachusetts, paid nearly $1.4 million, mostly used to pay down student loans, after being accused of misleading students with false information about its program and job placement and using "harassing sales tactics." The parent company, Kaplan Higher Education settled another suit this year with the Justice Department, for $1.3 million, after being accused of employing unqualified instructors to teach its medical assistant courses in Texas. Neither Kaplan nor Lincoln admitted any wrongdoing. Kaplan's schools, including its online California law school, where only one in five students graduates, received $776.3 million worth of federal student loans and grants last year. Because it lacks bar association accreditation, most graduates outside California are not allowed to take a bar exam. "These schools exist on the back of U.S. taxpayers," Maura Healey, the Massachusetts attorney general, said. "It's time to turn off the spigot of federal student loan that are flowing into these for-profit colleges." "They absolutely have the authority today" to cut off funds, Ms. Healey said, arguing that the federal government could rely on findings by the state attorneys general, among other evidence of abuse. So far more than 3,000 former Corinthian students have successfully petitioned the Education Department to erase their college loan debt because their school closed. Thousands more from Corinthian have asked for relief. Education officials met with advocates at the White House last month, to discuss whether the agency could act more quickly to cut off access to federal funds when there were warning signs of bad behavior, according to a participant. The Defense Department recently barred the University of Phoenix, one of the largest for-profit schools, from participating in its own tuition assistance program for active-duty troops or from recruiting on military bases . The Pentagon cited investigations begun by the Federal Trade Commission and the California attorney general. Although for-profit schools are prohibited from receiving more than 90 percent of their revenue from the federal government, military benefits such as the Pentagon's tuition-assistance program and the G.I. Bill are not counted toward that sum, a loophole that has infuriated critics. David Halperin, a Washington lawyer who tracks investigations against for-profits, has taken federal officials to task for not moving more aggressively against schools with long records of complaints. "The Department of Education has declared Corinthian Colleges a disaster area in need of a big taxpayer bailout, yet the department continues to send billions of dollars to other for-profit colleges that are deceiving and abusing students in the same ways Corinthian did," he said. Warning Signs A formal investigation is only one of the serious warning signs that a college may be engaging in abusive practices or financial shenanigans, prosecutors, officials and advocates say. There are 98 for-profit schools on the Education Department's financial responsibility watch list, which Mr. Mitchell, the under secretary, has described as a "caution light." They received roughly $600 million in the last year. And 35 for-profit schools have been subjected to the department's most stringent financial sanctions, which limit access to federal money in advance. Inclusion on this list can be another signal that there are regulatory problems, sometimes serious, relating to accreditation, financial statements and audits, liabilities or denial of certifications. Last year, these schools received more than $15 million. Education advocates have also accused the Education Department of not policing more aggressively for-profit schools that convert to nonprofits as a way of sidestepping federal regulations. A report released last week by The Century Foundation concluded: "The owners of some for-profit institutions have sought to switch their schools to nonprofit status, freeing them from the regulatory burdens of for-profit colleges, while continuing to reap the personal financial benefits of for-profit ownership." Mr. Mitchell said that a new regulation that went into effect this summer would add a powerful weapon to the agency's arsenal of sanctions. Known as the gainful employment rule, it measures whether graduates of for-profit vocational programs as well as nondegree programs at community colleges earn enough to pay off student loans. The Obama administration, which has sent officials on the road last month to promote his plan for free community college, has estimated that 99 percent of the approximately 1,400 programs likely to fail under the new rules are run by for-profit schools. The industry has fiercely fought this new regulation; Democrats and Republicans in Congress have introduced legislation to roll back the restrictions. Mr. Mitchell also criticized state accreditation agencies for not more aggressively monitoring substandard institutions. "The fact that Corinthian was accredited through the day of its bankruptcy," Mr. Mitchell said, "shows that there's a lot of work to do through quality assurance."
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Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) first sold a diesel vehicle in Britain equipped with software which rigged the result of emissions tests in 2008, its managing director for the country said on Monday. "It seems around 2008 from the information I have at the moment," Paul Willis told British lawmakers. "I knew nothing about this subject until 19 September this year, when I first heard it on the news from the United States." He also said there were question marks over the emissions testing process, and that the firm should discuss with British regulators the possibility of paying towards the re-testing of vehicles. (Reporting By Costas Pitas, editing by David Milliken)
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If you've been trying to figure out how powerful the Ford Focus RS would be, you've had a rough couple of months. First, Ford teased us with the vague claim of "in excess of 315 horsepower." Then, the automaker revised that to 345 hp and 324 lb.-ft. of torque. Scratch that. It's 350 horses and 350 lb.-ft., and that's the real, official number, says Ford. Peak horsepower comes at 6,000 rpm, while the torque maxes out at 3,200 RPM. Redline is at 6,800. That's significantly more than the 315 horses and 320 lb.-ft. present in the Mustang EcoBoost, which uses the same 2.3-liter turbo four-cylinder as the Focus RS, albeit with different intake and exhaust systems. We're almost certain that the Focus RS makes these max power numbers during a temporary "overboost" that increases boost pressure for a set period of time-when Ford released the UK-market Focus RS's numbers, it noted a transient overboost feature. We've asked Ford to clarify whether this is the case with the US-market car, and will update once we've heard back. Either way, with a claimed 0-60 time under 4.7 seconds, a six-speed manual as the only available transmission, and a rumored base price just under $36,000, this is a vehicle we're definitely anxious to try for ourselves. Follow MSN Autos on Facebook
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A list of food items you need to help you and your loved ones survive during a crisis. As comforting as it is to believe that we'll never be struck by disaster (natural or man-made), the truth is that catastrophes often arrive without any warning bells. An emergency supply of food items can really be a lifesaver if you find yourself trapped indoors during difficult times. The trick is to stock up on staple food items that are easy to cook or can be consumed straight out of a packet, and have a long shelf life. Here's a guide to foods you can start storing for yourself and your loved ones to keep you going during a crisis. Bottled water While it's possible to survive without food for many days, you can't last long without water. Sixty percent of the human body is water and it's required for most of our metabolic needs. Also, you'd need lots of it to prepare your meals. It's a good idea to store gallons of it that will help you and your family to survive for weeks. Coffee and tea Keep coffee and tea airtight to help them last. Many can't function without an early morning coffee kick and it can be a quick remedy for mild headaches, especially when you run out of medicine. Honey Not only is it easy to store, it's more nutritious than refined sugar, Honey can also be used to treat coughs, asthma, mild wounds and burns. Pickles You may not have the luxury of whipping up decadent meals during a crisis, and pickle can provide some much-needed tang. Dried beans Meat won't last for long but dried beans and lentils sure will. You'll need these for your protein intake. Crackers Save proper food for the right time of the day. Crackers will come in really handy staving off hunger pangs between meals. Nuts Nuts are a good source of protein, and can add another savory dimension to a meal. Pasta Dried pasta stores really well and provides all-important carbohydrates. Pasta sauce While the best pasta sauce is made fresh, jar sauces save time and water and store well. Peanut butter This is an absolute must-have in your pantry. Not only is it a great comfort food, it is packed full of protein and other nutrients and fills you up quickly. Flour Store both kinds whole grain and white. If you can't go out to get bread, you can make some at home. Packaged flour will last longer if kept in an air-tight container. Canned vegetables and fruits These provide essential vitamins and minerals, store easily and save you the trouble of chopping and washing. Ready to eat noodles They may not be the healthiest of carbs but ready to eat noodles are quick and easy to make, and are good for short spikes of energy. Hard candies If you have kids at home, this can be the best way to cheer them up during hard times. Children can get cranky holed up at home all day, and candies are best to lift their mood and energy levels. Chips These light and salty snacks can be enjoyed at any time of the day and boost your spirits when things get low. Dried spices You may not have elaborate meal options and may have to eat things you're not used to on regular days. Spices will not only zing up bland food but will also mask flavors you don't like. Powdered soups A hot cup of soup can be really soothing and comforting when trapped indoors during winter. Stock up on dehydrated soup powders as they store well and are preferred over soups made from scratch to preserve much-needed water. Dried fruits Dried fruits such as raisins, apricots, cranberries and dates are brilliant sources of fiber and complex carbs that keep you full for a long time. A handful is all you need for a hearty snack. Cereals This one is a comfort food as well. Try going for healthier, sugar-free options and store them in airtight containers. Cheese When triple dipped in wax, cheese can last for years without refrigeration. If mold forms on the surface, just cut it off and discard. Summer sausage You can't keep fresh meat forever! Summer sausages are your best bet to satisfy your meat cravings and can be kept for long periods of time without refrigeration. Salt Besides giving taste to your food, salt can also be used to preserve other food items. Nonfat dry milk Just like meat, milk goes bad quickly. Milk powder is a smart way to add dairy to your tea and coffee. Baking soda You'll need it for making breads and other baked goods. It can even be used for treating bug bites. Cooking oil Olive, coconut, vegetable and corn oil are some basic kinds you should keep. As long as vegetable oil is kept unopened and stored well, it will not go bad for a long time.
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Russian police have detained a group of suspected terrorists in western Moscow who were planning an explosion in the capital, according to the country's National Anti-Terrorism Committee. "A homemade explosive device was found in the apartment where the group of individuals were arrested," Andrey Chatskiy, a spokesman for the committee, told business channel RBC on Sunday. The committee is a joint venture chaired by the head of Russia's federal security service in collaboration with the Interior Ministry and the Kremlin. Russian authorities have not confirmed how many people were detained, but according to Chatskiy the group was operating from an address on Strelbishchenskiy pereulok, less than 7 kilometres (4 miles) from the Kremlin. More than 80 of the building's residents were evacuated while the anti-terror operation took place, state news agency RIA Novosti reported. Pro-Kremlin online news channel Life News spoke to one of the people who was evacuated. She said authorities had told her to leave her apartment with her children and any pets and valuables, but had not given an explanation as to why she was being moved. According to state news agency Itar-Tass , authorities switched off the building's gas supply before entering. Last week, regional police killed three alleged ISIS members in Russia's troubled Chechen Republic in the north Caucasus.
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Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson don't deserve to captain a U.S. Ryder Cup team. At least according to Golf Channel analyst Brandel Chamblee. On a post-Presidents Cup panel show aired on Golf Channel, Chamblee said the two stars didn't deserve the captain's role because of what he described as their lack of passion for the event as players. Chamblee's comments came after it was reported that Tiger Woods placed a call to current Ryder Cup captain Davis Love III to signal his interest in playing a back room role at the 2016 event in Minnesota. Given his injuries and poor form, Woods may struggle to qualify for the team as a player. "You know, I get it. Athletes, when they're sort of 'past their prime,' so to speak, look back with a little bit more respect and reverence at events that they were more the source of the fire of," said Chamblee. "But I don't really think it's appropriate to give players a leadership role in an event that they didn't show interest or passion for when they were competitors." NEWSLETTERS: Sign up to get the latest golf news in your inbox He pointed to Woods' 13-17-3 Ryder Cup record compared to his almost 90 percent win rate in regular match play. Chamblee added that Mickelson had "corrupted the team from the inside out" at Gleneagles in 2014, both by not traveling with the team to Scotland and then launching an attack on U.S. captain Tom Watson at the press conference after the American's defeat. He added that Mickelson hadn't practiced at the same venue as his team during the 2004 edition and had asked to be benched on Saturday fourballs in 2012 at Medinah. "These are not leadership qualities," Chamblee said.
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I've come to accept that people are just going to look at me like I'm crazy when I talk about plans for my upcoming wedding. My fiancé and I have decided to do some unorthodox things. For one thing, we've decided against having groomsmen or bridesmaids. For another, we're not having our ceremony on the same day as our reception. And, perhaps most shocking of all, we've decided to have two separate receptions. It's not like we're having small events either. Our first reception, which will be hosted by my parents in my hometown, is going to be massive (my family is Indian, it comes with the territory). Our second reception will be hosted by my in-laws and take place in the city where my fiancé and I met and live. It's going to be the smaller event of the two, but we're still expecting close to 200 people. It's still going to be held in a ballroom, and my fiancé will wear a tux while I wear a gown. I know what you're thinking: All this sounds completely over-the-top. And honestly, I probably would have thought the same way before I started planning my own wedding. But the two-reception wedding is sort of having a moment right now, and it's not because people spend way too much money on weddings (even though this is sort of true) or because they need to prolong the excitement of "the big day(s)" (again, sort of true.) I think it has more to do with something that is getting more and more common by the day: intercultural marriages. Our generation is normalizing interracial marriages - and while this is a wonderful thing, it also makes planning a wedding far more complicated. My fiancé and I come from different cultures and religions. We both grew up envisioning different kinds of weddings and we've decided to throw two parties so we can both see our visions come to light, no compromises required. When I called potential venues for our second reception, I found myself explaining our situation over and over again. "This is actually our second reception so no, we won't be holding our ceremony on the premises," I said several times. The reaction was the same almost every time: No one was really surprised. One catering manager even told me that he'd planned more double-reception weddings than ever this year. He even added that these weddings are some of the most fun. After all, my second reception will be enough removed from the stress of the actual wedding that I can just enjoy the night with all the people closest to me. And what could be wrong with that? I know so many people who are planning two weddings for similar reasons. One girl I know wanted her husband to have the traditional experience of seeing his bride in a white bridal gown but also wanted to give her parents the satisfaction of seeing her in an outfit from their culture. Friends of mine have had two separate religious ceremonies. Countless others have bought two wedding dresses and had a costume changes between dinner and dancing. We're a part of the generation that needs to work to define how we live our lives and, by virtue of this, how we get married. I'm the child of immigrants, but I am thoroughly American. I'm marrying someone who had no idea about so many of the customs and traditions I've come to think of as my own before he met me. It's not always an easy role to play, but there's something sort of amazing about making something as basic as being able to spend your life with the person you love, no matter what color his or her skin is or what he or she believes in, seem ordinary. My wedding is going to be a big, fat, over-the-top extravaganza, complete with two separate big, fat weddings…and I wouldn't have it any other way. Why? Because the man of my dreams deserves the wedding of his dreams. And so do I.
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Kansas coach Bill Self had to cut a hefty check after one of his employees nailed a half-court shot.
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ROSEBURG, Ore. Hundreds of people lined the road leading to the Oregon community college where a gunman killed nine people, holding signs reading "UCC Strong" as students returned Monday to the scene of the deadliest shooting in state history. The Umpqua Community College campus in the small town of Roseburg reopened last week, but students are heading back to class for the first time since the Oct. 1 shooting, which also wounded nine people. Residents waving American flags and signs greeted students driving into campus. Volunteers and dogs came to offer comfort, and tissues were available in every classroom. State troopers and sheriff's deputies patrolled the grounds. Oregon Gov. Kate Brown joined interim college President Rita Cavin and student body president Tony Terra in welcoming students who returned for morning classes. "There was a lot of hugs and a lot of tears," the governor told reporters. "We are here to help students rebuild their lives." The gunman, Christopher Harper-Mercer, 26, shot his victims in a classroom in Snyder Hall before exchanging fire with police and then killing himself. Administrators have not started talking about what will happen to Snyder Hall, which is still closed, Cavin said. It's also too soon to say how security at the college might change, she said. Campus police are not armed in this conservative town where residents commonly own and carry guns. The shooting has led to calls for more gun restrictions to reduce the bloodshed, while others here and across the country contend that the answer is more people being armed. The campus was closed to the media for much of the day. Despite that, many students skipped class Monday because they didn't want to confront reporters, Cavin said. "We're hoping they understand this level of press activity is going to diminish really quickly, and it will feel safer to come back," Cavin said. "Some of them are just holding back and waiting for the campus to look like the campus they left." Supporters started lining the street before dawn. Workers from AAA Sweep, a Roseburg parking-lot sweeping company, arrived at 5:30 a.m., even though some of them didn't get off work until 2 a.m. "UCC touches everybody in this community in some way," company owner Carl Bird told The Register-Guard newspaper. "You've got displaced workers that come here, you've got kids out of high school coming here, I've hired people from here. "And they all put back in the community when they graduate," he said. "So it's just something that I felt we should support."
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DOUGLASVILLE, Ga. In an unusual legal maneuver, the district attorney in this suburb of Atlanta said Monday that he had won indictments against 15 supporters of the Confederate battle flag, accusing them of violating the state's anti-street-gang statute during a confrontation with black partygoers in July. Prosecutors say that members of the group, which calls itself Respect the Flag, threatened a group of blacks attending an outdoor birthday party on July 25. A cellphone video of part of the episode shows several white men driving away from the party in a convoy of pickup trucks with the Confederate battle flag and other banners, including American flags, fluttering from the truck beds. The partygoers contend that members of the flag group yelled racial slurs and displayed a crowbar, a knife and either a rifle or a shotgun, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center, a civil rights group in Montgomery, Ala., that is representing some of the accusers. The Douglas County district attorney, Brian Fortner, a white Republican elected to the office in 2014, announced the indictments in a news conference Monday morning. Each of the 15 was indicted on one count of making terroristic threats and a second count of unlawfully participating in "criminal gang activity." Mr. Fortner, whose county has transformed from predominantly white to decidedly mixed over the past two decades, said that the Georgia statute upon which the second charge is based, the Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention Act, was "worded very broadly to deal with any type of activity that occurs with a group that's organized that commits a crime." None of the accused had been arraigned as of Monday, and it was not clear if they had lawyers representing them. By Monday afternoon, none of them had applied for representation with the county public defenders' office. But a member of the group told a local newspaper that the black partygoers started the confrontation. Several criminal lawyers and legal scholars said Monday that they could not recall other instances in which a state anti-gang statute had been used to prosecute a Confederate heritage group in the Deep South. The first version of Georgia's anti-gang law was passed in 1992 at the behest of Atlanta's police chief at the time, Eldrin Bell. The state's General Assembly, in the law's statement of intent, noted that citizens retained their rights to freedom of expression and association. But it also declared that Georgia was in a "state of crisis which has been caused by violent criminal street gangs whose members threaten, terrorize and commit a multitude of crimes against the peaceful citizens of their neighborhoods." Pickup trucks flying Confederate-themed flags have become a regular sight in many parts of the South since June, when a white gunman, apparently influenced by racist doctrine, massacred nine black worshipers at a Charleston, S.C., church . A subsequent effort by some elected officials in the region to remove Confederate symbols from public spaces has provoked a strong negative reaction from some white Southerners, who argue that the symbols are a part of their history and heritage. The indictments were handed up Friday by a grand jury in Douglas County, a fast-growing county a few miles west of Atlanta that is about 52 percent white and 44 percent black. Suburban sprawl and the steady migration of blacks out of the city's core have caused striking social and demographic change here: In 1990, blacks made up only about 8 percent of the population, according to census figures. The anti-gang law defines a "criminal street gang" as "any organization, association or group of three or more persons associated in fact, whether formal or informal," that engages in or conspires to commit a defined set of serious criminal acts. The law gives prosecutors numerous ways to define the existence of a gang, including sharing signs, symbols, tattoos, graffiti or "common activities." Critics challenged the law on First Amendment grounds, but it was upheld by the Georgia Supreme Court in 2009. Ronald L. Carlson, a law professor at the University of Georgia, said that Georgia's law was generally "in line" with other state anti-gang statutes around the country. But Mr. Carlson also said that he expected lawyers for the defendants to file pretrial motions to dismiss the counts and argue that the identification of their clients as gang members was a stretch. LeeAnne Lynch, a public defender in DeKalb County, Ga., who was among the lawyers who unsuccessfully challenged the law's constitutionality, said Monday that she continued to believe that the law is overly broad. She said small groups of people could be defined as a gang just because they were "wearing certain types of clothes or have a group motto that they share." Ms. Lynch said that the law had been used to prosecute members of rap groups who have some affiliation with criminal gangs, but are not gang members themselves. Prosecutors, she said, often use the statute to "load up" charges on defendants to pressure them to agree to a plea deal. Morris Dees, the founder of the Southern Poverty Law Center and its chief trial lawyer, could not recall seeing an anti-gang statute used against this kind of group in the past. But he said it was "a very good use" of the statute. "I don't know why it hasn't been used before," he said. Mr. Fortner said that some of the men involved in the episode had been arrested, and others would be arrested soon. In a July 27 article in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, a member of the group who was named in the indictments, Levi Bush, said that the partygoers yelled at some members of his group as they drove by. Partygoers then threw rocks at his truck, he said. Mr. Bush, in a brief phone interview on Monday, denied that he had broken the law. "I speak for me and everybody else we are not guilty in these charges," he said. He declined to elaborate. Two members of the group, Joe Eric Hood and Thomas Summers, were each also indicted on an unrelated count of battery stemming from an episode at a gas station called the Corn Crib. Mr. Fortner said the accuser was white, but declined to comment further. The party occurred on a Saturday at the home of Melissa Alford, 44. On Monday, Ms. Alford showed the side street where, she said, the trucks had pulled over and begun to harass her guests. She said she saw one of them with a rifle or shotgun, and heard one racial epithet used. She said that none of her guests threw rocks. Ms. Alford said that she works with at-risk youth as part of a nonprofit she founded. Some of them, she said, have been identified by the authorities as gang members. She said the men in the trucks deserved the same treatment. "Just like the Crips," she said, "if they're out there doing some foolishness like this, they're going to get charged."
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A big timer in Dubai had to sit back and watch in horror as his Lamborghini Aventador caught fire and burned to a crisp. Hopefully his insurance will cover this one.
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Britain's third largest bank Barclays PLC (BARC.L) is close to naming former JPMorgan Chase (JPM.N) banker Jes Staley as its new chief executive, a person with knowledge of the situation said on Monday. Barclays offered the position to Staley, currently managing partner of U.S. hedge fund firm BlueMountain Capital Management, and he accepted the offer, according to the person. A second person familiar with the matter said Staley was on a shortlist of potential successors, but could not confirm the appointment. Any appointment would also still depend on Staley getting approval from Britain's financial regulators. The appointment which was first reported by the FT is expected to be announced in the next two weeks, it said citing two people familiar with the matter. Staley, who was on the shortlist when Barclays looked for a CEO in 2012, had left JPMorgan in early 2013 after 34 years at the bank to join Blue Mountain Capital. Staley ran JPMorgan's investment bank and asset management business. Picking Staley could see Barclays put renewed focus on its investment bank, which the bank has been shrinking in the past three years in an effort to cut costs and improve profitability. Previous CEO Antony Jenkins, who was fired in July for losing the support of non-executive directors in a clash over style and the pace of the bank's turnaround, had said the bank had to reduce the importance of the investment bank after a series of scandals, while changes in regulation also made many trading activities unprofitable. Chairman John McFarlane, who has been running the bank in the interim since Jenkins' exit, had said earlier in July that it will look at internal as well as external candidates to make an appointment. An appointment of Staley would see a second former JPMorgan investment bank boss running a British bank, after Standard Chartered (STAN.L) this year picked Bill Winters as its new CEO. Barclays' finance director Tushar Morzaria is another former JPMorgan executive, showing the growing influence of the US bank's alumni in London. Barclays PLC was not immediately available for comment. An external spokesman for BlueMountain declined to comment. (Reporting by Lawrence Delevingne, Sangameswaran S, Aurindom Mukherjee and Steve Slater; Editing by Andrew Hay)
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Heisman Winner Matt Leinart has his top 3 Heisman candidates. Hear his thoughts on Devontae Booker, Jared Goff and the rest of the Heisman hopefuls.
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Fantasy football running back rankings for Week 6 Week 6 fantasy football rankings: Quarterbacks | Wide receivers | Tight ends | Defenses | Kickers Before the season started, what would have sounded crazier: Dion Lewis at No. 7 or Charcandrick West at No. 23 in our fantasy football running back rankings for Week 6? Probably West, who very few had heard of prior to Jamaal Charles' season-ending knee injury last week. But Lewis, who was an afterthought on the Patriots' depth chart leading up to Week 1, turning into an every-week standard-league RB1 is pretty shocking, too. Even with Arian Foster back and Devonta Freeman playing out of his mind, Lewis could easily remain in the top 10, especially if Marshawn Lynch continues to be plagued by a nagging hamstring issue. Let's take a look at the full running back fantasy rankings for Week 6 to see who else is moving up and down and identify a few sleepers. MORE: Best waiver wire pickups for Week 6 Dominate your fantasy football leagues with Fantasy Alarm's Assistant GM! 1 Le'Veon Bell, Steelers Steelers vs. Cardinals Bell has posted at least 127 total yards and a touchdown in all three of his games this year. Don't expect him to slow down against the Cardinals. 2 Adrian Peterson, Vikings Vikings vs. Chiefs 3 Eddie Lacy, Packers Packers vs. Chargers Lacy disappointed in Week 5, but the Chargers are tied for the most fantasy points per game allowed to RBs, so expect a big bounce-back. 4 Matt Forte, Bears Bears at Lions 5 Arian Foster, Texans Texans at Jaguars 6 Devonta Freeman, Falcons Falcons at Saints At this point, it's silly to doubt Freeman, but there are a few reasons he falls just outside our top five: It's a short week, Tevin Coleman could be more involved in his second game back, and Freeman had some ball-security issues against the Redskins. He's still a must-start, though. 7 Dion Lewis, Patriots Patriots at Colts LeGarrette Blount could easily outscore Lewis in any given week, but the Pats' latest gem has been a consistent contributor all season. Lewis is going to get you yards, and New England's high-powered attack always gives him a good shot at a touchdown. 8 Marshawn Lynch, Seahawks Seahawks vs. Panthers Lynch (hamstring) is expected to play this week, and even though he could lose a few more touches than usual to Thomas Rawls, we have to assume he'll see a heavy workload as long as he's on the field. 9 Mark Ingram, Saints Saints vs. Falcons 10 Justin Forsett, Ravens Ravens at 49ers Forsett (ankle) is trending toward playing against the Niners, and given his heavy workload (just under 21 touches per game), there are few fantasy backs with his upside in any given week. Have Buck Allen on standby just in case Forsett can't go in this late-afternoon tilt. 11 T.J. Yeldon, Jaguars Jaguars vs. Texans Yeldon (groin) has said he's "fine", but this could come down to a game-time decision. As long as Yeldon is healthy, look for him to take advantage of a Texans' defense allowing 21.4 FPPG to RBs (seventh most). 12 Carlos Hyde, 49ers 49ers vs. Ravens 13 Chris Ivory, Jets Jets vs. Redskins Ivory's return could hit a little speedbump against Washington's 12th-ranked run defense, but he's a high-volume guy who should be able to compile yards as long as the game is close. 14 DeMarco Murray, Eagles Eagles vs. Giants The Giants' run defense has done a good job against running backs, limiting them to just 73.4 rushing yards per game. But backs have also racked up 64.2 receiving yards per game against New York, giving a player like Murray, who had seven receptions in Week 5, a slight boost in value. It was also nice to see Philadelphia commit to Murray on the ground with 20 carries last week. 15 Giovani Bernard, Bengals Bengals at Bills 16 Chris Johnson, Cardinals Cardinals at Steelers 17 Karlos Williams, Bills Bills vs. Bengals Williams (concussion) is no sure thing to play in this game. If he's out, look for Boom Herron and Boobie Dixon to once again split carries, with Dixon likely getting the goal-line work. 18 Jeremy Hill, Bengals Bengals at Bills Hill was nearly doubled up in carries by Giovani Bernard last week while totaling just 25 yards. The outlook doesn't get any easier against the Bills' third-ranked run defense, but at least Hill has extra upside as a goal-line back. 19 LeGarrette Blount, Patriots Patriots at Colts 20 Frank Gore, Colts Colts vs. Patriots The Pats have been able to limit RBs this year thanks in part to their ability to jump out to big leads. That could easily be the case again this week, but Indianapolis will likely try to establish Gore early. He's been decent the past three weeks (at least 87 total yards per game, two total TDs), and a short TD is always a possibility. 21 Isaiah Crowell, Browns Browns vs. Broncos 22 Lamar Miller, Dolphins Dolphins at Titans A new coach might be just what Miller needs to get back on track. Unfortunately, a matchup against a Tennessee defense allowing just 13.5 FPPG to RBs (sixth fewest) isn't exactly a favorable one. 23 Charcandrick West, Chiefs Chiefs at Vikings There's very little tape on West. We know he's a workout warrior, and Andy Reid seems to like him. Other than that, it's anyone's guess as to how he'll perform. The Vikings are allowing just over 110 rushing yards per game to RBs, so that's a good sign, and West figures to get a bunch of touches. Consider him a low-end RB2. 24 Duke Johnson, Browns Browns vs. Broncos Johnson continues to rack up targets (eight more in Week 5), but he's still a clear second fiddle to Isaiah Crowell in the running game. Fortunately for Johnson, the Broncos have been stout against the run but are allowing the third-most receptions per game to RBs (8.2). 25 Matt Jones, Redskins Redskins at Jets The Redskins have said they'll go with the "hot hand" approach at running back, but what happens when neither Jones nor Alfred Morris is playing well? We actually saw that last week, and Jones wound up with three more carries, five more yards, and Washington's only rushing touchdown. Against the Jet's stingy run defense (now featuring Sheldon Richardson), Jones has slightly more upside than Morris, but still not enough to be considered an RB2. 26 Thomas Rawls, Seahawks Seahawks vs. Panthers Even if Marshawn Lynch (hamstring) plays, we're expecting Rawls to have a noticeable role. 27 Danny Woodhead, Chargers Chargers at Packers This isn't a great matchup, as the Packers are allowing just 26.2 receiving yards per game to RBs, but Woodhead continues to be a big part of the Chargers' offense, averaging 11.6 touches and 84.9 yards per game this season. He could also see more goal-line opportunities after Melvin Gordon's fumble last week. 28 Jonathan Stewart, Panthers Panthers at Seahawks Stewart hasn't looked 100 percent this season, only once averaging more than 3.7 yards per carry in a game. With the Seahawks allowing a league-low 3.5 ypc, it's tough to imagine Stewart having a big day. 29 Alfred Morris, Redskins Redskins at Jets 30 Melvin Gordon, Chargers Chargers at Packers 31 Best of the rest 31. C.J. Anderson, Broncos at Browns. Ronnie Hillman's tweaked hamstring should allow Anderson to get more carries in this favorable matchup. 32. Ryan Mathews, Eagles vs. Giants 33. Shane Vereen, Giants at Eagles 34. Ameer Abdullah, Lions vs. Bears. It's unclear just what Abdullah's role will be after he was benched last week due to fumbling issues. If Abdullah starts and plays a "full" game, he'll likely outproduce this ranking. 35. Ronnie Hillman, Broncos at Browns 36. Knile Davis, Chiefs at Vikings. While Davis isn't expected to start, it wouldn't be a shock to see him quickly overtake Charcandrick West and receive the bulk of the Chiefs' RB touches. 37. Darren Sproles, Eagles vs. Giants 38. Rashad Jennings, Giants at Eagles 39. Andre Ellington, Cardinals at Steelers 40. C.J. Spiller, Saints vs. Falcons 41. David Johnson, Cardinals at Steelers 42. Khiry Robinson, Saints vs. Falcons 43. Andre Williams, Giants at Eagles 44. Tevin Coleman, Falcons at Saints 45. Antonio Andrews, Titans vs. Dolphins MORE: Wee k 6 fantasy football rankings: Quarterbacks | Wide receivers | Tight ends | Defenses | Kickers
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Kim Kardashian reveals a dangerous medical condition in the latest 'Keeping Up With The Kardashians' promo.
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When it comes to personal style, Katie Holmes knows the value of a classic. While the actress certainly deviates and surprises on occasion, some part of her look typically has timeless appeal. And consider this overalls moment a.k.a. the next outfit you should recreate exhibit A. We're unsure what kind of errands or meetings Old Navy's new Style Tastemaker may be running to on this day, but that's the beauty of what she's wearing. Decked out in a faded denim jumpsuit, she lets the on-trend item be the focal piece but grounds her look in accessories that add instant polish. Namely, it's black pumps a shoe shape we know she loves, as evidenced by the red carpet and a minimal tote. Her tee provides the only pop of color, but thoughtfully so in the perfect shade of red. Essentially, Holmes balances comfort and sophistication with a get-it-done POV. It's like a day-to-night power suit, but without a suit at all.Ahead, we break down the no-brainer pieces that pull it all together. Holmes practices the art of less is more here. But for your interpretation, you can personalize the look by layering on a leather jacket, swapping in a statement sneaker, or adding accessories such as a handkerchief or sunnies. . The cropped and rolled hemline is great for elongating your legs, whether you plan to wear a heel or not. Old Navy Women's Skinny Denim Overalls, $37, available at Old Navy . Inspired by Holmes' burst of red, we love this deeper and muted autumnal shade of wine. Old Navy Women's Striped-Neck Tee, $5.97, available at Old Navy . If it ain't broke, don't fix it. A black pump with a chunky heel gives some elegance to a denim onesie. Old Navy Women's Faux-Suede Platform Pumps, $32.94, available at Old Navy . This bag is not just work-to-play friendly because it's black. We're admiring the clean silhouette when we say it's ready for whatever's on the agenda. Old Navy Women's Trapeze Handbag, $34, available at Old Navy .
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Explore Jamaica's local spots with Shane O and local resident Llewelyn Meggs.
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It has been a turbulent year for the eurozone after investors quickly lost faith in the continent's ability to stick together throughout Greece's budget crisis. However, the region proved naysayers wrong and made it through a period of severe instability. Now, many are beginning to regain some confidence in the bloc, as its share markets recover and quantitative easing looks likely to prop the region up for some time in the future. Improving Steadily Over the weekend, European Economics Commissioner Pierre Moscovici commented that he still sees the region's recovery as "robust and solid," and that next month's 2016 growth-forecast is expected to show that trend continuing into the future. Despite weakness in other areas of the global economy, the European commission previously forecast EU growth to increase from 1.8 percent in 2015 to 2.1 percent in 2016. Moscovici said he believes that such lofty goals are achievable if the region sticks to its reform plans. Related Link: Brexit Opponents Launch Their Campaign Time To Invest? Such comments have spurred growing optimism in European investments, which have seen a marked recovery. Invest Perpetual's European Equity Income Fund has seen 6.48 percent growth over the past year and Deutsche European Equity Fund Class A (MUTF: DURAX) has risen 2.74 percent. Investors who are looking to place their bets across the pond see the region's recovery continuing and are hoping to ride that wave as uncertainty about interest rates in the United States weigh on domestic markets. Still A Risk While Europe seems to have put the struggle with Greece into the past, the nation's debts are still a concern. Greece is still required to come back to its creditors for money periodically, at which time they will evaluate how well the nation has conformed to the required bailout conditions. Many expect the region to move past the debt battles of the past year, but there is a chance that default risks could become a problem again in the future. Image Credit: Public Domain 2015 Benzinga.com. Benzinga does not provide investment advice. All rights reserved.
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Veterinary scientists in Chile are testing a contraceptive vaccine for dogs, for use on both male and female pooches, which they say will help reduce the problem of pet over-population. Roselle Chan reports.
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No matter which you visit, you're guaranteed some spirited sightseeing. With Halloween on the horizon, how about a seasonal getaway where you might see something far more memorable than fall foliage? Consider these spooky spots around the world, where the eerie encounters that have reportedly taken place include full-bodied apparitions of former royalty, ghostly orbs, mysterious echoes of cannon fire from bygone centuries, and even a phantom truck that terrorizes drivers. No matter which you visit, you're guaranteed some spirited sightseeing. Edinburgh Castle Where: Edinburgh, Scotland Reigning above a city notorious for its murders, plague, and torture, and with 900 years of its own history spanning executions, surprise attacks, and purported witches burned at the stake, it's no surprise that this landmark attraction is rich with paranormal lore. In fact, Edinburgh Castle was the site of one of the world's largest paranormal investigations in 2001. Among experiences reported by the dozens of volunteers were ghostly touches, temperature drops, and shadowy figures. Today, guided tours offer the everyday visitor a chance to see a specter of their own. Don't miss the dog cemetery, the final resting place for officers' beloved pets. Plan Your Trip: Visit the Fodor's Edinburgh Guide Clinton Road Where: West Milford, New Jersey For decades, this desolate, 10-mile stretch off Route 23 North in West Milford has spooked sojourners. Reports abound about Satanic rituals in the nearby woods, a phantom truck that tailgates terrified drivers, and a ghostly child who locals say haunts the perilous Dead Man's Curve, throwing back the coins that people toss into the river below. Legends aside, the road is scary enough on its own, with no lighting and sharp turns. Plan Your Trip: Visit the Fodor's New Jersey Guide The Tower of London Where: London, England Believed by many to be London's most haunted buildings, this circa 11th-century fortress is bursting with stories of spirits roaming within. The most legendary include Queen Anne Boleyn who was beheaded in 1536 and has been known to walk around the White Tower with her head under her arm Guy Fawkes, and Sir Walter Raleigh. But the extensive paranormal activity at The Tower of London also includes levitating shapes, disturbing noises, and, most bizarrely, a bear. Listen to the ghostly tales of the fortress during popular Twilight Tower Tours . Plan Your Trip: Visit the Fodor's London Guide Moundsville Penitentiary Where: Moundsville, West Virginia During Moundsville Penitentiary 's more than 100 years in operation, this spooky spot ranked among America's most violent correctional facilities, with prisoner riots, inmate murders, hangings, and electrocutions. The 53,000-square-foot prison closed in 1995, but screams of tortured souls can often be heard during various paranormal-centric tours. During the day, you can explore the grounds, including rows of cramped cells; by night, braver visitors can choose to be locked inside the formidable Gothic building by themselves until daybreak. Plan Your Trip: Visit the Fodor's West Virginia Guide The Queen Mary Where: Long Beach, California More than 50 people are believed to have died aboard the historic Queen Mary ocean liner, which now operates as a hotel and tourist attraction that's awash in spiritual activity. One prominent paranormal hot spot is the area on the hull that marks where the ship crashed into another vessel. Pounding and screams, perhaps from the souls of the sailors who met their watery end in the disaster, are often heard there. Other reports include ghostly swimmers in a pool with no water and sightings of long-ago crew members. Plan Your Trip: Visit the Fodor's Orange County Guide Gettysburg Battlefield Where: Gettysburg, Pennsylvania The hauntings are almost as prevalent as the history at Gettysburg Battlefield , the site of the largest battle in North American history, which claimed 51,000 casualties on July 3, 1863. Visitors and various ghost-hunting teams have heard (and recorded) screams, moans, and the sounds of guns and cannon fire. Off-ground ghostly experiences are common, too, especially in surrounding buildings such as Gettysburg College and the Farnsworth House Inn. Ghost tours offer insight into the town's various hotspots. Plan Your Trip: Visit the Fodor's Gettysburg Guide Rolling Hills Asylum Where: East Bethany, NY Opened in 1827, Rolling Hills Asylum once served as an infirmary, orphanage, tuberculosis hospital, and nursing home, housing everyone from mentally unstable individuals to murderers. More than 1,700 bodies are buried in unmarked graves on the grounds, and reports of disembodied voices, full-body apparitions, doors slamming, and furniture moving are all ordinary experiences here. Visitors can try their hand at rustling up the resident spirits during overnight ghost hunts, while historical and flashlight tours are tamer tour options. Plan Your Trip: Visit the Fodor's Niagara Falls and Western New York Guide The Alamo Where: San Antonio, Texas On March 6, 1836, nearly 2,000 Texas defenders and Mexican soldiers were either wounded or killed in the Battle of the Alamo . But many of the tour guides and visitors at this significant American landmark contend that those perished souls remain very much alive here. Reported supernatural activity includes sightings of American hero Davy Crockett, sounds of cannon fire and screams, and the longtime legend of six "diablos", or devils, brandishing flaming swords. Plan Your Trip: Visit the Fodor's San Antonio Guide Paris Catacombs Where: Paris, France Underneath the City of Light is what could be called the City of Death: a labyrinth of tunnels housing the remains of more than 6 million Parisians, whose bones were moved here from above-ground graveyards in the 18th and 19th centuries when disease ran rampant. Most of the approximately 185 miles of the Paris Catacombs are closed to the public, but adventuresome visitors can get a glimpse of the spine-tingling subterranean site, complete with freaky facades of stacked skulls and bones, during self-guided tours via the Catacombs of Paris Museum . Plan Your Trip: Visit the Fodor's Paris Guide Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum Where: Weston, West Virginia Starting in 1864, this sprawling, spooky spot housed thousands of people with mental illness, hundreds of whom died on the grounds. Today, that backdrop draws crowds of paranormal groups the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum also has appeared on several TV shows and thrill-seeking tourists, who explore the 242,000-square-foot-property looking for specters. Visitors can stay on the tamer side with daytime tours that focus on history or ratchet up the freak-out factor by being locked in overnight. Plan Your Trip: Visit the Fodor's West Virginia Guide
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The cast of what is billed as the loudest silent movie on Earth is a who's who of rock and roll. Staring Iggy Pop, Grace Jones, Slash, Joshua Homme, Henry Rollins and Motorhead's Lemmy among others, "Gutterdämmerung" is a dark fairy tale that sees the worlds of good and evil collide, however, this particular story is going to be equal parts cinema and live concert. When it debuts in 2016, the film will be silent but with a live musical soundtrack, provided by a supergroup made up of cast members. As its director, Bjorn Tagemose, explains: "Think of a deafening rock 'n' roll version of Secret Cinema taking place in hell and you might just begin to have an idea of what Gutterdämmerung is." And although the touring cinematic event isn't set to hit the road until sometime in 2016, the first official trailer is now available to watch at https://youtu.be/AbdJLjm5utc
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Who says dog food can't be as delectable as dishes served at a Michelin Star restaurant? Bon Appetit asked award-winning chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten to prepare a healthy, dog-friendly meal for a couple of our furry friends: rescue dogs @marniethedog and Ripley. Watch them enjoy the ultimate doggy-bag meal. To adopt adorable rescue dogs like the ones in the video please visit: www.humanesociety.org www.lasthopeanimalrescue.org
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Jason Schenker, chief economist at Prestige Economics, discusses this month's report from OPEC and what it means for oil.
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The blind Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli reflects on his new 'Cinema' album, dueting with pop star Ariana Grande, and performing for the Pope. Rough Cut (no reporter narration)
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The children of a British man have called on David Cameron to intervene to save their father from being subjected to 350 lashes in Saudi Arabia. Karl Andree, 74, faces being publicly flogged as part of a punishment imposed after bottles of homemade wine were reportedly found last year in his car by Saudi police enforcing strict laws prohibiting alcohol. The family of the oil executive, who is being held at Jeddah's Briman prison, say he is already weak as a result of cancer and fear that the flogging will kill him. They said in a statement reported by the Sun: "Our father has given 25 years of his working life to Saudi Arabia, and this is how he is treated. Until his arrest, he has always been happy working there and felt safe. "He is 74 years of age, has had cancer three times and his wife is dying in a home in the UK. He now needs medical care for his cancer and asthma, and there is no doubt in our mind that 350 lashes will kill him. We implore David Cameron to personally intervene and help get our father home. The Saudi government will only listen to him." The Foreign Office said: "Our embassy staff are continuing to assist Mr Andree, including regular visits to check on his welfare, and frequent contact with his lawyer and family. Ministers and senior officials have raised Mr Andree's case with the Saudi government and we are actively seeking his release as soon as possible." Andree's three children, Hugh, 46, Kirsten, 45, and Simon, 33, are reported to have been lobbying discreetly for their father for more than a month but have now decided to go public. The campaign by the family comes at a time when Britain's diplomatic relationship with Saudi Arabia is under new scrutiny. The Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, last month used his keynote speech at his party's annual conference to call on the prime minister to secure the release of a Saudi protestor, Ali Mohammed al-Nimr, who has been condemned to execution. Al-Nimr was arrested in 2012 for reportedly being involved in Arab spring protests in Qatif, in the country's eastern province.
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CHICAGO - Don't go packing the St. Louis Cardinals' bags just yet. Yes, they face an elimination game Tuesday afternoon at Wrigley Field against a Chicago Cubs team that seems to have an answer for pretty much everything these days. Jorge Soler looks like he's playing a video game the way he's teeing off on the St. Louis pitching staff. All-world catcher Yadier Molina's status is in doubt again after he appeared to aggravate the thumb injury that kept him out of the last 13 games of the regular season. But the Cardinals are neither wide-eyed nor mediocre. They won 100 games this season, and have the postseason routine down so well they're not going to get flustered by back-to-back losses. As captivated as the country seems to be by the Cubs these days, the NL still goes through St. Louis and everyone would be wise to remember that. "I like the way our guys are competing. I like our odds when our backs are against the wall," St. Louis manager Mike Matheny said. "This is the kind of team that we've had all season long, regardless of what anybody else thinks, regardless of odds, regardless of who we're stacked up against. "This team just continues to fight, and that's not something you lose regardless of where you stand." The Cubs set a playoff record with six home runs on their way to an 8-6 win in Game 3 of the NLDS Monday night. Soler went 2-for-2 with a home run and two walks, and has now reached base in all nine of his plate appearances this postseason. It was Soler's homer, on the very first pitch that Adam Wainwright threw, that seemed to suck all the air out of the Cardinals, not only for this game but for the series. No sooner had Jason Heyward quieted the raucous Wrigley Field crowd with a two-run homer that pulled St. Louis within one than Soler brought the Cardinals' momentum to a screeching halt. "There are a number of different things I could have done, that being the top of the list in things I did not want to do," Wainwright said. But as discouraging as all of the Cubs' numbers may be, the Cardinals can take some heart from some of their own. Like four, as in the number of runs they scored off of Jake Arrieta. That's more than the Cubs ace had given up in his previous eight starts combined. Or how about six, the number of runners the Cards left on base, three in scoring position. Or two, which is the number of runs St. Louis scored in the ninth, when it was supposed to be looking ahead to Tuesday. "We did have opportunities. We made some loud outs at times," Matheny said. "I just felt like we were going to be able to come back. We got within a couple." And then there's five, which is the number of consecutive postseason appearances St. Louis has made. "We're down 2-1, we've been in this situation before. We know we have to come out and play a good ball game," Wainwright said. "Postseason experience or not, we've got to go out and deliver and execute," Wainwright added. "They've got a very good team. No one said it was going to be easy." But it's a heck of a lot less daunting when you've got guys who have been in elimination games before, who know what it's like to take the field with adrenaline coursing through your body and the noise of the crowd so loud you can't hear yourself think. It's why Matheny didn't think twice about going to John Lackey for Game 4, even though the right-hander will be pitching on three days' rest. Lackey hasn't started on three days' rest in 10 years. But as a rookie with the Los Angeles Angels back in 2002, he did it for Game 7 of the World Series. All he did was get the win, holding the San Francisco Giants to one run on four hits in five innings. "I'm worried about tomorrow, guys. What I've done in the past has nothing to do with tomorrow," Lackey said. "You want me to get all dramatic and stuff, it ain't time for that. It's time to go to work." The Cardinals may be down, but they won't be out until the last one is called.
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The Mets defeated the Dodgers 13-7 on Monday to take a 2-1 lead the NLDS. Curtis Granderson had a three-run double and Travis d'Arnaud and Yoenis Cespedes added home runs.
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Singapore starts tests on driverless vehicles it hopes will steer the way ahead for its public transport system. Paul Chapman reports.
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Dutch investigators will publish their report into what caused Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 to crash in eastern Ukraine.
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Janet Jackson's "Unbreakable" tops the Billboard chart, her seventh album to make the number one spot. John Russell reports.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- LeBron James scored 14 points, thrilling fans with a breakaway dunk, but Cleveland lost to Memphis 91-81 in a preseason game at Ohio State on Monday night. James, who only played 25 minutes, is a huge fan of the Buckeyes and has a locker in the men's basketball facility. Zach Randolph had 14 points to lead the Grizzlies and former Buckeyes guard Mike Conley added four points. GRIZZLIES: Conley was 0-for-4 from the floor, made all four free throws and had six assists. CAVALIERS: James' first basket was a 3-pointer with 10:33 left in the first quarter. SIDELINED: For the Cavaliers, F Kevin Love (dislocated shoulder), G J.R. Smith (hamstring), G Mo Williams (maintenance), G Kyrie Irving (fractured knee cap) and Iman Shumpert (wrist). For Memphis, F Jarrell Martin (foot fracture).
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CHICAGO Driving past the Cubby Bear on Monday revived colorful memories for Joe Maddon, where he spoke boldly about reaching the playoffs and setting high goals for an 89-loss team at his introductory news conference nearly 12 months ago. "To come full circle within a year is kind of amazing in this particular moment with all this at stake," Maddon said before the Cubs moved within one game of advancing to the National League Championship Series. BOX SCORE: CUBS 8, CARDINALS 6 "This is what you work for. This is wonderful." Despite a far-from-perfect performance from Jake Arrieta, the Cubs pounded the Cardinals for a record six home runs to pull away to an 8-6 victory at gusty Wrigley Field and take a 2-1 lead in the best-of-five NL Division Series. The Cubs can clinch the series Tuesday with Jason Hammel opposing the Cardinals' John Lackey, who will be starting on three days' rest. "We want to stay here," said reliever Pedro Strop, who conquered a demon by pitching a perfect eighth inning. "We don't want to go back" to St. Louis for a fifth game. The first six batters in the Cubs order Dexter Fowler, Jorge Soler, Kris Bryant, Anthony Rizzo, Starlin Castro and Kyle Schwarber took advantage of strong gusts to each hit a home run to set a postseason record. Soler continued his revival after a power-deprived, injury-riddled season by hitting a single that preceded Bryant's two-run homer in the fifth, and then he lined a two-run homer off Adam Wainwright in the sixth that stretched the Cubs' lead to 7-4. Soler became the first player in major-league history to reach base safely in his first nine postseason plate appearances. "It's nice for our offense to be able to do that and have some confidence going into Tuesday," Arrieta said. Arrieta saw his scoreless streak end at 34 innings. He was pulled after 52/3 innings and four runs allowed equaling the most he has allowed since the start of August. "I got into situations where I had some uncharacteristic things happened, but they picked me up," he said. Arrieta credited the Cardinals hitters, who challenged his array of sharp breaking pitches. He got into trouble when he walked two batters to start the fourth. Arrieta hadn't allowed two walks in a start since Sept. 11 at Philadelphia. "They're an incredible offensive club," said Arrieta, who survived a two-run homer to Jason Heyward in the sixth to earn the win. "They laid off sliders and cutters early in the count, made me come in the zone with more hittable pitches. They were able to capitalize on two walks." Arrieta struck out nine. "I guess it was about time for him not to have a quality start," catcher Miguel Montero said. "He's actually human. He still gave us a chance to win." Bryant and Rizzo snapped out of a collective 0-for-21 slump in a convincing manner. Bryant had two hits, including a two-run homer in the fifth that gave the Cubs a 4-2 lead and knocked out Michael Wacha, and Rizzo followed a solo shot off left-hander Kevin Siegrist. "This isn't about anyone," Rizzo said. "It's about us, the whole team." Relievers Clayton Richard, Trevor Cahill, Travis Wood and Strop combined for 2 1/3 scoreless innings. The only potentially discouraging news was that shortstop Addison Russell left in the fourth with left hamstring tightness after legging out a triple. "I felt a little grab," Russell said. "I didn't want to put my team in a sticky situation." Russell said he was day to day and wasn't sure if he would undergo an MRI on Tuesday.
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The Sabres defeated the Blue Jackets 4-2 on Monday. Rookie Jack Eichel scored his second goal of the season and Buffalo added three more power play goals.
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Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard speaks out about being disinvited from the first Democratic debate, saying the true issue is that of democracy and freedom of speech.
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Jets QB Coach Says Veteran Thinks in 3D While Petty Progressing in Mental Game. To see more Jets videos download the Jets DeskSite.
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Bank issued debit and credit cards have been around for decades, but as payment technology evolves the number of options available is ever expanding. From jewellery embedded with Near Field Communication (NFC) chips to biometric readers, BBC Click's Kate Russell looks at some of the technology which could replace the plastic card. More at BBC.com/Click and @BBCClick .
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During pregame introductions at Citi Field before Monday night's NLDS Game 3, Mets fans gave Chase Utley an incredibly warm reception. Just kidding, they booed him like they've never booed anyone before. The Citi Field reception for Chase Utley was not warm pic.twitter.com/EmCBhDyLYP Jake Kaplan (@jakemkaplan) October 13, 2015 Utley isn't in the starting lineup for the Dodgers while he appeals his two-game suspension.
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The Patriots have taken no prisoners to date, but you must wonder how many points they'll hang on the Colts. 1. Patriots (previously: 1): They've taken no prisoners to date, but you must wonder how many points they'll hang on Colts. #DeflategatePayback 2. Packers (2): Green Bay fans are still wondering who the impostor was who started at QB Sunday in Lambeau Field. #FavreFlashback? 3. Bengals (3): We give them a lot of flak year-round for their January failures. But overcoming Seattle was statement win. #Legit 4. Broncos (4): Gary Kubiak was asked if it's time to bench Peyton. Bill Belichick was asked similar question last year. #HotStreak? 5. Cardinals (7): Chris Johnson is averaging 5.1 yards per carry, his best figure since he eclipsed 2,000 yards six years ago. #CJ2K 6. Falcons (8): The latest indication they're for real -- Matt Ryan had three turnovers and zero TDs in Sunday's escape. #Quinning 7. Seahawks (6): Pan the O-line all you want. But the Legion of Boom and Co. coughed up a 17-point fourth-quarter lead. #Roadkill 8. Panthers (5): The bye pushed them a half-game behind Atlanta. Now, a trip to Seattle. Time to see what they're made of. #CanCam? 9. Steelers (12): Wild win out of the Wildcat may ultimately keep Pittsburgh's wild-card hopes alive. #GoWildPittsburgh 10. Vikings (14): Not a stretch to see they ought to win their next five heading into first meeting with Packers Nov. 22. #VikingCruise? 11. Jets (9): The league's stingiest defense now adds a beast with the return of Sheldon Richardson from suspension. #GangGreen 12. Colts (15): Sooo, can they really hang with the Patriots right now, even if Andrew Luck plays? Or hold him out a big longer? #UnLucky 13. Giants (10): Can't say they were impressive after making Colin Kaepernick look like a legit quarterback again But ... #FirstPlace 14. Bills (11): Gritty road win considering they were missing, arguably, their top three offensive weapons to injury. #BillsMafia 15. Rams (13): Is there a harder team to figure week to week? They might be more predictable by leaning on their stud RB. #GurleyMen 16. Raiders (16): Need their offensive triplets (Carr, Murray, Cooper) to perform if they're going to hang with big boys. #SilverAndBackslide 17. Chargers (17): Antonio Gates won't look back fondly on the night when he caught his 100th career TD pass. #ForWhomTheBellTolls 18. Cowboys (20): Is there a compelling case to keep Brandon Weeden in the lineup, especially with the arrival of the bye week? #StormTheCassel 19. Redskins (19): Their next three roades are against Jets, Patriots and Panthers, meaning Jay Gruden is headed for 1-12. #FedExGrounded 20. Eagles (24): Just imagine if DeMarco Murray (27 touches Sunday) was getting this kind of load all along. #FeedYourWorkhorseChip 21. Browns (30): Josh McCown's passer rating since Mike Pettine re-installed him as the starting QB is 104.2. #GoodCallCoach 22. Ravens (18): Back in the day, it was the defense that got tired of carrying an abysmal Baltimore offense. #ScriptFlipped 23. Buccaneers (28): You guys want a mulligan after choosing not to keep Doug Martin under contract for 2016? #PayTheMan 24. Bears (31): Jay Cutler is suddenly looking like a successful reclamation project. #StopUsIfYouveHeardThatOneBefore 25. Saints (22): Curious timing for all these leaks suggesting Sean Payton may be on his way out of town in 2016. #WhoDatGonnaCoachDemSaints? 26. Titans (23): Off a bye, at home, against an undermanned team and that's the best you can do? #WeExpectedMoreFromVarsityLettermen 27. Chiefs (21): Hard to believe this flawed team can recover from the loss of its best player. Same may go for Andy Reid. #KCBBQed? 28. Texans (25): Until they find a way to combine the best attributes of their quarterback tandem, it won't be pretty. #BrianMallett 29. Jaguars (27): It's been at least a decade since the Jaguars were at least this fun to watch. #YouthMovementComingOfAge 30. 49ers (29): If Colin Kaepernick can build on Sunday's performance, maybe they will be relevant again in a year. #YouAintRussellWilsonBro 31. Lions (26): This team surely wouldn't still be winless if its fans weren't so terribly dispassionate. #ShutUpGolden 32. Dolphins (32): They were on bye last week, but we would have paid to watch practice squad against the first-string offense. #ShutUpRyan
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Protesters beseige a police station in Kosovo after the arrest of a prominent opposition lawmaker who was later freed. Paul Chapman reports.
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Rick Strom takes you through Monday's top stories, including four MLB playoff games and the Steelers defeating the Chargers.
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Ronda Rousey, famed non-Belieber and your new favorite girl crush, has an admirer of her own. The first and current UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion is dating fellow fighter Travis Browne. The two reportedly met two years ago when they became teammates at the Glendale Fighting Club in Los Angeles. Browne confirmed that they are currently "together" in a new interview with The MMA Hour, explaining that they decided to take their relationship to a new level this summer. Browne said, "She's my woman and I'm her man. There's no boyfriend, girlfriend stuff. There's no dating. We're together."
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In politics for 15 years, Hillary Clinton has plenty of debate experience.
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A giant pumpkin weighing 893kg (1969lb) has won first prize at a pumpkin weigh-off in California.
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The last week of August may have just been another week devoid of economic activity for some, but to Jim Cramer everything changed. "If you look back at that week, you will see something uncanny among all the charts of the industrials and old tech stocks: a bottom. That's right, those stocks, which had pretty much been in free fall for most of the summer, started their pivot right then," the " Mad Money " host said. Cramer has been over and over the numbers trying to figure out what changed that week. The answer? Not much at all. The only noticeable market input that week was universally pooh-poohed as being phony. That was the week that the Chinese stock market bottomed. On Aug. 26, the Shanghai Composite (.SSEC) hit a bottom of 2,927, and that has held, even through a wave of bad Chinese economic data. "Amazingly, if you overlay the stocks of our industrials and techs over that index you will see a correlation that is more than a little startling," Cramer said. (Tweet this) The "Mad Money" host believes that both the bottom in industrials and the bottom in oils are lasting. If that is the case, then anyone who has not participated in the oil and industrial rotation could get run over. Those who have been buying into the consumer packaged goods will turn out to be right. "I will stick my neck out, though, and say both trends are for real," Cramer said. If he is right, Cramer anticipates that investors will have radical rethinking of the stocks they choose for their portfolios going forward for the rest of the year. That could impact everything from General Electric (GE) to companies linked to the Chinese consumer and those stemming from an emerging marketplace. That means it's time to start your engines; in Cramer's book, the oils and industrials could be the major winners for the rest of 2015. Just as oil and industrial stocks have recently been running with the bulls, many other stocks ranging from Valeant (VRX-CA) to Workday (WDAY) and anything biotech has been subject to a major sell-off. The value stocks within these groups have tried to make a comeback, but Cramer has only seen one stock actually make traction Eli Lilly. That traction ended on Monday when Eli Lilly halted Phase 3 trials of a new class of cardiovascular formulation that would act as an anti-cholesterol drug to cut down on heart disease. "Lilly shareholders are frantically dumping the stock, at one point selling the stock down an outrageous and uninformed 10 points, showing you just how fearful people are of this entire segment," the " Mad Money " host said. Why does Cramer think dumping Eli Lilly was a huge mistake? In Cramer's perspective, Eli Lilly's stock price did not soar to the $80s because of its cholesterol drug in the first place. It was the best acting old pharmaceutical stock because of two drugs; an anti-diabetes formulation called Jardiance, and an anti-Alzheimer's drug called Solanezumab. Those two drugs had the potential to be huge blockbusters for the company. "I believe this drug isn't even in the numbers. But at the same time, I have been waiting for this stock to come down even a smidge after the announcement of these back-to-back blockbusters," Cramer said. In a difficult environment, when it is hard for investors to know what stocks to trust, Cramer says it is important to remember the power of conviction. When Cramer referred to conviction, he meant believing in a high-quality company and holding on to its stock even when it hits a bump in the road or goes out of style. "You will often be rewarded for that conviction, for being steadfast when everyone else is being schizophrenic," Cramer added. Helen of Troy is a consumer packaged-goods company that sells everything from personal care and health care products to housewares. Many might recognize the brands of Pur water filters, Pert Plus shampoo and other licensed brands. such as Revlon and Dr. Scholls. Its stock was up 50 percent through late June, and Cramer told investors that the stock was worth owning. But then on July 9, the stock fell to $86 from $97 after reporting an earnings miss. It turns out that the price in July was an opportunity to buy into weakness, as the stock has now skyrocketed to $102 as of Monday. The good news? Cramer thinks it could have a lot more room to run. Since the beginning of the fourth quarter, Cramer has seen that some of the most hated groups in the stock market have suddenly become the most loved. This was especially the case with the oil complex, and with Monday's price of crude on the decline, this could be a fantastic entry point for the group. "I think this move could be far from over, but the energy sector remains a very tricky space," the " Mad Money " host said. (Tweet this) That was why Cramer decided to dig in and find a few energy stocks that offer lower risk and high-quality names, letting investors sleep at night. Cramer's favorite pipeline play at the moment is Energy Transfer Partners (ETP) , the master limited partnership subsidiary of Energy Transfer Equity. The major reason why Cramer owns this stock in his charitable trust is because two weeks ago, investors learned that Energy Transfer Equity, ETP's parent company and general partner, would acquire pipeline titan Williams (WMB) for $38 billion. This deal would create the third largest energy conglomerate in the U.S. "I think it is so transformative for the whole Energy Transfer family, both the general partner ETE and the master limited partnership, that I want you to own ETP," Cramer said. With the biotech group slammed in the past few weeks on a political firestorm over drug prices, some stocks have been hurt more than others. One stock that has lost nearly one-third of its value in the last three months is BioMarin, a maker of orphan drugs. However, its drugs are expensive for a reason, because they treat rare genetic diseases that would otherwise be lethal or cost the health care system even more money if they remained untreated. So, even though the stock has been annihilated recently, Cramer found that the news flow has been positive for BioMarin in the past few weeks. Is the stock now so low that the opportunity cannot be ignored? To learn more, Cramer spoke with BioMarin Pharmaceutical CEO Jean-Jacques Bienaime. "We are treating devastating and most of the diseases are lethal. The patients would also use a lot of health-care resources that they are not using today thanks to our drugs. So, it would be very, very bad news for these patients if these drugs were not available," Bienaime said. In the Lightning Round, Cramer gave his take on a few caller favorite stocks: Ryder System: "A local company that pre-announced bad numbers after the close. When I looked at it, because you know we are close to Ryder and we have had them on a couple of times, to me it is execution issues involving Ryder. Not necessarily weakness involving the country." Hasboro Inc: "Hasboro has come down enough that it seems like Disney, so-to-speak, in that it is going to get ready for "Star Wars". I'm not against owning Hasboro down here now that it has sold off."
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