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A Facebook post from another friend told him to be careful. Another urged him to surrender and set a better example for his children. "You're not getting any younger and you're looking at a lot of time," the friend writes. A picture on the Facebook page shows Nicolaysen with two toddlers.

He's also been accused of assaulting his girlfriend on March 28, police said.

Better make that his ex-girlfriend. In a post Saturday, Nicolaysen changed his relationship status to single, the Peninsula Daily News reported (http://is.gd/dpnPtm ).

Police are among those checking the page. "Absolutely," Deputy Chief Brian Smith told The Associated Press on Monday.

"We're used to pinging databases and sources of information," he said. "It's normal for us to look at Facebook accounts."

Smith also saw the growing number of comments on Nicolaysen's account — some of them mocking police — as he remained at large Monday.

"I don't think it's going to make it any easier for him," Smith said.

A lot of people communicate openly and can remain beyond the long arm of the law, at least for a while, he said.

Facebook tells its users that it may share certain information if it gets requests from law enforcement, and that it does have some ability to track people via IP addresses and GPS location.

Serving Facebook with a search warrant is a possibility, but there are no immediate plans for that, Smith said. For now, police hope the publicity alone may be enough to flush him out in a city the size of Port Angeles, which has a population of 19,000 and is about 65 miles northwest of Seattle on the Olympic Peninsula.

"In a smaller community, it's harder to disappear and be anonymous," Smith said. "We're hoping people who know him call police."

"People are giving him advice" to surrender, Smith said, "and he might want to follow it."

While police find the fugitive Facebook posting a little frustrating, it's a source of glee for Teri Newell of Port Angeles who says she helped raise Nicolaysen and describes herself as his aunt.

"I think it's hilarious," said Newell, who confirmed the Facebook account belonged to Nicolaysen.

"That's my boy, Travis," she said.

"Every single time he gets out of jail, he doesn't check in," said Newell, who also complains that police are heavy-handed.

She said she doesn't know where he is.

"If he's smart, he's hidden away, tucked away safe," she said.

An email to Nicolaysen from The Associated Press bounced back.

Port Angeles attorney Robert Vienneau, who says he knows Nicolaysen, says the fugitive does what he has to do to get by.

"Travis comes from a rough background, but he's got a good heart," Vienneau said.

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Associated Press writer Phuong Le contributed to this report.<\|endoftext\|>A small business from Texas confronted Bernie Sanders about exploding health care costs under Obamacare, telling him she simply can’t afford to provide insurance for all of her employees.

During CNN’s Ted Cruz-Bernie Sanders debate on Tuesday, the business owner, who operates several hair salons in Texas, asked Sanders how she can comply with Obamacare without passing on costs to customers or lowering her employees’ wages. She said she has just under 50 employees.

WATCH: Sanders and a small business owner go back and forth in a fascinating exchange. #CNNDebateNight pic.twitter.com/mO5FLXJGBM — MRCTV.org (@mrctv) February 8, 2017

“Let me give you an answer you will not be happy with,” Sanders replied. “I think that businesses that employ 50 people or more… I’m sorry, I think that in America today, everybody should have health care. And if you have more than 50 people, you know what, I’m afraid to tell you, I think you will have to provide health insurance.”

The business owner quickly shot back:

“So my question is how do I do that without raising my prices to my customers or lowering the wages to my employees?”

Sanders went on to argue that it’s “unfair” that there might be “somebody else in Fort Worth who is providing decent health insurance to their employees,” but they have to compete with her business that doesn’t provide an employer-based health care plan.

“I think you’ll find the profit margin in my entire industry about the same,” the business owner replied.

The reactions to the exchange were harsh:

Sanders tells a business owner she should be forced to pay for insurance. Which means firing people. Because stupid. #CNNDebateNight — Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) February 8, 2017

small business owner: i can't afford to stay in business and simultaneously provide healthcare for my employees sanders: go out of business — edgar allan homo (@younggrandpappy) February 8, 2017

Wow that question from the small business owner was BRUTAL for Sanders. BRUTAL. #CNNDebateNight — Bill (@thatbillokeefe) February 8, 2017

Sanders should've been more prepared for the question from the small-business owner. Is a common critique of ACA. #CNNDebateNight — Jake (@jakeapodaca) February 8, 2017

Sanders isn’t coming off well here; looks like he’s lecturing a small business owner on how to run her business. — Sterling Beard (@SterlingCBeard) February 8, 2017

To be fair, Sanders ultimately conceded that he doesn’t know much about hair salons in Fort Worth, Texas.<\|endoftext\|>Russia has criticized the United Nations for not delivering humanitarian aid to the areas of Aleppo that have been retaken by Syrian government forces from rebels.

The Russian military has been the only source of food, medicine, and other supplies for 90,000 residents of the neighborhoods seized by the Russian-backed Syrian Army since last weekend, Defense Ministry spokesman Major General Igor Konashenkov said on December 2.

"All proposals to deliver humanitarian aid to Aleppo stopped after government forces liberated more than 40 percent of the city's eastern districts," Konashenkov said.

The comments come a day after UN humanitarian adviser Jan Egeland said Russia had indicated it was ready to discuss opening four safe corridors to the besieged, rebel-held east of Aleppo.

Egeland said the UN had enough food stored in the west to feed 150,000 people in the east, as well as medical supplies to cover their needs.

Based on reporting by AP, Interfax, and TASS<\|endoftext\|>Japan and the United States have agreed to create a new defense partnership to counter their perceived threat of China. Tokyo has become more assertive in its military policy under Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, but this has led to protests at home.

The new pact will help to set out how Japan and the US will work together during various degrees of provocation, from peacetime, to when Tokyo may be under, or carrying out, an armed attack.

"The two governments will take measures to prevent the deterioration of Japan's security in all phases, seamlessly, from peacetime to contingencies," an interim report between the two countries stated, Reuters reported.

This is the first time the two countries have revised their bilateral security arrangements in 17 years and it can largely be seen as a response to increased Chinese military activity, especially in the East China Sea.

Tokyo and Beijing have been involved in a disagreement about a group of islands, which are currently controlled by Japan in the East China Sea. Their importance of the Senkaku Islands, as they are known in Japan, has grown, with the belief that there are oil reserves under the seabed.

In late September, Chinese President Xi Jinping called on China’s army to modernize and improve their combat readiness, so they could “win a regional war.”

"The headquarters of all PLA (People's Liberation Army) forces should improve their combat readiness and sharpen their ability to win a regional war in the age of information technology," Xi said at a meeting with the country’s military elite, China’s official Xinhua news agency reported.

In July, Japan changed part of its constitution to move away from its post-World War II pacifist stance and end the ban on its military operating abroad. The reversal of the relevant Article 9 in the Constitution now means that the Japanese military would have the capability to defend the US or other allies, if they were attacked. The new guidelines will also see Japan and the US cooperate in areas such as peacekeeping and maritime security.

"These revised guidelines will capture the greater scope of our alliance cooperation, reflecting its more global nature," a senior US State Department official said on condition of anonymity, AP reported.

A Facebook post from another friend told him to be careful. Another urged him to surrender and set a better example for his children. "You're not getting any younger and you're looking at a lot of time," the friend writes. A picture on the Facebook page shows Nicolaysen with two toddlers.

He's also been accused of assaulting his girlfriend on March 28, police said.

Better make that his ex-girlfriend. In a post Saturday, Nicolaysen changed his relationship status to single, the Peninsula Daily News reported (http://is.gd/dpnPtm ).

Police are among those checking the page. "Absolutely," Deputy Chief Brian Smith told The Associated Press on Monday.

"We're used to pinging databases and sources of information," he said. "It's normal for us to look at Facebook accounts."

Smith also saw the growing number of comments on Nicolaysen's account — some of them mocking police — as he remained at large Monday.

"I don't think it's going to make it any easier for him," Smith said.

A lot of people communicate openly and can remain beyond the long arm of the law, at least for a while, he said.

Facebook tells its users that it may share certain information if it gets requests from law enforcement, and that it does have some ability to track people via IP addresses and GPS location.

Serving Facebook with a search warrant is a possibility, but there are no immediate plans for that, Smith said. For now, police hope the publicity alone may be enough to flush him out in a city the size of Port Angeles, which has a population of 19,000 and is about 65 miles northwest of Seattle on the Olympic Peninsula.

"In a smaller community, it's harder to disappear and be anonymous," Smith said. "We're hoping people who know him call police."

"People are giving him advice" to surrender, Smith said, "and he might want to follow it."

While police find the fugitive Facebook posting a little frustrating, it's a source of glee for Teri Newell of Port Angeles who says she helped raise Nicolaysen and describes herself as his aunt.

"I think it's hilarious," said Newell, who confirmed the Facebook account belonged to Nicolaysen.

"That's my boy, Travis," she said.

"Every single time he gets out of jail, he doesn't check in," said Newell, who also complains that police are heavy-handed.

She said she doesn't know where he is.

"If he's smart, he's hidden away, tucked away safe," she said.

An email to Nicolaysen from The Associated Press bounced back.

Port Angeles attorney Robert Vienneau, who says he knows Nicolaysen, says the fugitive does what he has to do to get by.

"Travis comes from a rough background, but he's got a good heart," Vienneau said.

___

Associated Press writer Phuong Le contributed to this report.<|endoftext|>A small business from Texas confronted Bernie Sanders about exploding health care costs under Obamacare, telling him she simply can’t afford to provide insurance for all of her employees.

During CNN’s Ted Cruz-Bernie Sanders debate on Tuesday, the business owner, who operates several hair salons in Texas, asked Sanders how she can comply with Obamacare without passing on costs to customers or lowering her employees’ wages. She said she has just under 50 employees.

WATCH: Sanders and a small business owner go back and forth in a fascinating exchange. #CNNDebateNight pic.twitter.com/mO5FLXJGBM — MRCTV.org (@mrctv) February 8, 2017

“Let me give you an answer you will not be happy with,” Sanders replied. “I think that businesses that employ 50 people or more… I’m sorry, I think that in America today, everybody should have health care. And if you have more than 50 people, you know what, I’m afraid to tell you, I think you will have to provide health insurance.”

The business owner quickly shot back:

“So my question is how do I do that without raising my prices to my customers or lowering the wages to my employees?”

Sanders went on to argue that it’s “unfair” that there might be “somebody else in Fort Worth who is providing decent health insurance to their employees,” but they have to compete with her business that doesn’t provide an employer-based health care plan.

“I think you’ll find the profit margin in my entire industry about the same,” the business owner replied.

The reactions to the exchange were harsh:

Sanders tells a business owner she should be forced to pay for insurance. Which means firing people. Because stupid. #CNNDebateNight — Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) February 8, 2017

small business owner: i can't afford to stay in business and simultaneously provide healthcare for my employees sanders: go out of business — edgar allan homo (@younggrandpappy) February 8, 2017

Wow that question from the small business owner was BRUTAL for Sanders. BRUTAL. #CNNDebateNight — Bill (@thatbillokeefe) February 8, 2017

Sanders should've been more prepared for the question from the small-business owner. Is a common critique of ACA. #CNNDebateNight — Jake (@jakeapodaca) February 8, 2017

Sanders isn’t coming off well here; looks like he’s lecturing a small business owner on how to run her business. — Sterling Beard (@SterlingCBeard) February 8, 2017

To be fair, Sanders ultimately conceded that he doesn’t know much about hair salons in Fort Worth, Texas.<|endoftext|>Russia has criticized the United Nations for not delivering humanitarian aid to the areas of Aleppo that have been retaken by Syrian government forces from rebels.

The Russian military has been the only source of food, medicine, and other supplies for 90,000 residents of the neighborhoods seized by the Russian-backed Syrian Army since last weekend, Defense Ministry spokesman Major General Igor Konashenkov said on December 2.

"All proposals to deliver humanitarian aid to Aleppo stopped after government forces liberated more than 40 percent of the city's eastern districts," Konashenkov said.

The comments come a day after UN humanitarian adviser Jan Egeland said Russia had indicated it was ready to discuss opening four safe corridors to the besieged, rebel-held east of Aleppo.

Egeland said the UN had enough food stored in the west to feed 150,000 people in the east, as well as medical supplies to cover their needs.

Based on reporting by AP, Interfax, and TASS<|endoftext|>Japan and the United States have agreed to create a new defense partnership to counter their perceived threat of China. Tokyo has become more assertive in its military policy under Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, but this has led to protests at home.

The new pact will help to set out how Japan and the US will work together during various degrees of provocation, from peacetime, to when Tokyo may be under, or carrying out, an armed attack.

"The two governments will take measures to prevent the deterioration of Japan's security in all phases, seamlessly, from peacetime to contingencies," an interim report between the two countries stated, Reuters reported.

This is the first time the two countries have revised their bilateral security arrangements in 17 years and it can largely be seen as a response to increased Chinese military activity, especially in the East China Sea.

Tokyo and Beijing have been involved in a disagreement about a group of islands, which are currently controlled by Japan in the East China Sea. Their importance of the Senkaku Islands, as they are known in Japan, has grown, with the belief that there are oil reserves under the seabed.

In late September, Chinese President Xi Jinping called on China’s army to modernize and improve their combat readiness, so they could “win a regional war.”

"The headquarters of all PLA (People's Liberation Army) forces should improve their combat readiness and sharpen their ability to win a regional war in the age of information technology," Xi said at a meeting with the country’s military elite, China’s official Xinhua news agency reported.

In July, Japan changed part of its constitution to move away from its post-World War II pacifist stance and end the ban on its military operating abroad. The reversal of the relevant Article 9 in the Constitution now means that the Japanese military would have the capability to defend the US or other allies, if they were attacked. The new guidelines will also see Japan and the US cooperate in areas such as peacekeeping and maritime security.

"These revised guidelines will capture the greater scope of our alliance cooperation, reflecting its more global nature," a senior US State Department official said on condition of anonymity, AP reported.