| Beto O'Rourke rallies in Texas kick off in El Paso, blocks from US-Mexico border Posted: 31 Mar 2019 12:08 PM PDT  Beto O'Rourke's presidential campaign rally in El Paso, blocks from the U.S.-Mexico border, challenged President Donald Trump's immigration policies.
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| Israel reopens Gaza crossings closed for days after rocket strike: official Posted: 31 Mar 2019 12:02 AM PDT  Israel reopened its crossings with the Gaza Strip on Sunday after having kept them closed for nearly a week following a rare long-distance rocket strike from the Palestinian enclave, an official said. The Erez crossing for people and the Kerem Shalom crossing for goods reopened Sunday morning, a spokeswoman for COGAT, the defence ministry unit that oversees the crossings, told AFP. The reopening comes after tens of thousands of Palestinians protested along the Gaza border with Israel on Saturday, to mark the one-year anniversary since demonstrations and clashes erupted there.
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| Pope defends decision to reject French cardinal's resignation Posted: 31 Mar 2019 01:37 PM PDT  "I can't accept it because in juridical terms, in classic world jurisprudence, there is the presumption of innocence as long as the case is open, and he has appealed," Francis said. A court in Lyon ruled on March 7 that between July 2014 and June 2015, Barbarin covered up allegations of sexual abuse of boy scouts in the 1980s and early 1990s by a priest who is due to go on trial later this year. Barbarin, 68, the highest-profile cleric to be caught up in the child sex abuse scandal inside the French Church, received a six-month suspended prison sentence.
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| Why 'Florida Man' is a thing: Weirdness in other states goes unnoticed Posted: 31 Mar 2019 09:08 AM PDT  There's just as much weirdness in every other state, but Florida has more people — and most important, wide-open public records laws.
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| Recep Tayyip Erdogan's party leads Turkish election viewed as referendum on presidency Posted: 31 Mar 2019 10:12 AM PDT  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's ruling party is leading in Sunday's municipal elections that he has depicted as a fight for Turkey's survival, and which are seen as a crucial test of the strongman's own support amid a sharp economic downturn. State broadcaster TRT says Mr Erdogan's conservative Islamic-based party has garnered nearly 47.5 per cent of the votes with about 35 per cent of the more than 194,000 ballot boxes counted. According to the early results, the main opposition party has 31 per cent of the vote. The voting was marred by scattered election violence that killed at least two people and injured dozens of others across Turkey. Unofficial final results were expected late Sunday. Economic prosperity provided Mr Erdogan and his party with previous election victories. But the party could lose key posts in the mayoral elections taking place in 30 large cities, 51 provincial capitals and hundreds of districts as Turkey copes with a weakened currency, a double-digit inflation rate and soaring food prices. Polling in Turkeys local elections began on Sunday, with 57 million registered voters expected to cast their ballots Credit: Sebahatdin Zeyrek/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images The high stakes of the local contests were brought into stark display with the deaths of two members of the Islamic-oriented Felicity Party, a small rival of the president's Justice and Development Party. Felicity's leader, Temel Karamollaoglu, alleged a polling station volunteer and a party observer were shot by a relative of a ruling party candidate. The killings weren't caused by "simple animosity," but happened when the volunteers tried to enforce the law requiring ballots to be marked in private voting booths instead of out in the open, Karamollaoglu tweeted. Speaking to reporters after he voted, Mr Erdogan said he was sad about the deaths and didn't want them to become a cause for "a questioning or a judgment between political parties." Fights related to local elections in several provinces also produced dozens of injuries, Turkey's official Anadolu news agency reported. At least 21 people were injured in southeastern Diyarbakir province from brawls over the election of neighborhood administrators, Anadolu said. Turkish lira crisis sends shock waves on markets as defiant Erdogan prepares for more 'economic attacks' The exact causes of the fights remained unclear. Election campaigning was highly polarized, with Mr Erdogan and other officials using hostile rhetoric toward opposition candidates. Sunday's elections were a first test for Mr Erdogan since he won re-election under a new system of government that gave the presidency expanded powers. Mr Erdogan's ruling party has renewed an alliance with the country's nationalist party to increase votes. Opposition parties also coordinated strategies and put forward candidates under alliances in an effort to maximize the chances of unseating members of the Justice and Development Party, known in Turkish by the acronym AKP. A main battleground appears to be the capital, Ankara. Opinion polls suggested the candidate of the opposition alliance, Mansur Yavas, could end the 25-year rule of AKP and its predecessor. A former government environment minister, Mehmet Ozhaseki, ran for mayor under the banner of Erdogan and his nationalist allies. The ruling party accused his opponent Yavas of forgery and tax evasion. Yavas says he is the victim of a smear campaign. Another closely watched mayoral election is in Istanbul, Turkey's largest city. Erdogan began his rise to power as its mayor in 1994 and said at campaign rallies that "whoever wins Istanbul, wins Turkey."
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| Trump administration awards $1.7 million family planning grant to anti-abortion group Posted: 30 Mar 2019 11:39 AM PDT  The non-profit Obria Group says the $1.7 million award it is receiving from the Trump administration will help fund a chain of crisis pregnancy centers that oppose abortion and do not offer contraceptives.
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| A Stealthy F-15X: A Good Idea or a Waste of Time for the Air Force? Posted: 31 Mar 2019 11:00 AM PDT  We have a look.
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| The Latest: Suspect in student's death not at hearing Posted: 31 Mar 2019 06:20 PM PDT  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The Latest on the killing of a South Carolina college student (all times local):
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| Biden bids to quell storm over campaign trail kiss Posted: 31 Mar 2019 08:02 AM PDT  Former vice president Joe Biden insisted Sunday he had never acted inappropriately towards women as a growing row about a kiss on the campaign trail cast a shadow over his expected run for the White House. The 76-year-old Biden is the clear favorite to win the Democrat nomination to take on Donald Trump in the 2020 presidential election even though he has yet to declare his candidacy.
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| Kellyanne Conway bristles at 'really inappropriate question' about husband on Fox News Posted: 31 Mar 2019 05:20 PM PDT  "What are you, Oprah now?" Conway said to "Fox News Sunday" host Chris Wallace. "I think it's a really inappropriate question."
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| Singapore Isn’t Waiting for Facebook to Crack Down on Fake News Posted: 01 Apr 2019 04:50 AM PDT  "There are a lot of falsehoods being propagated," Singapore Law Minister K Shanmugam told reporters on Monday. The government's move comes just days after Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg called for new global regulations for everything from hate speech online to privacy and data protection. While Facebook asked for regulators around the world to agree on standards for online content, governments like Singapore see the issue as serious enough that they need to take more immediate action.
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| UPDATE 1-Moon hopes North Korea responds positively to U.S.-S.Korea efforts Posted: 01 Apr 2019 02:05 AM PDT ![UPDATE 1-Moon hopes North Korea responds positively to U.S.-S.Korea efforts]( "UPDATE 1-Moon hopes North Korea responds positively to U.S.-S.Korea efforts") South Korean President Moon Jae-in said on Monday he hopes North Korea responds positively when he meets U.S. President Donald Trump this month as part of efforts to restart denuclearisation talks with the North. Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un failed to make any agreement at their summit in Hanoi in February, leaving Moon with little room to maneuver and exacerbating divisions within his government over how to break the impasse.
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| No Ethiopia plane crash report on Monday, maybe this week: source Posted: 01 Apr 2019 04:38 AM PDT  "Not today, maybe this week," the source said, when asked about the report into a crash that killed 157 people and led to the worldwide grounding of U.S. planemaker Boeing's top-selling 737 MAX jet. The report will be closely examined for clues to any similarities between the March 10 accident and a Lion Air crash in October, also involving a 737 MAX, that killed 189 people. Liability claims related to the Ethiopian crash and 737 MAX grounding could be the largest aviation reinsurance claim outside of war on record, broker Willis Re said on Monday.. Separately, Norwegian Air said its chief executive Bjoern Kjos would travel to meet Boeing in Seattle on Monday.
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| Woman, 61, gives birth to own granddaughter Posted: 31 Mar 2019 04:36 PM PDT  A woman from Nebraska has given birth to her own granddaughter, after acting as a surrogate mother for her son gay son and his husband.When Matthew Eledge and Elliot Dougherty said they wanted to have a child to expand their family, Mr Eledge's 61-year-old mother offered to be involved in a very special way,"There was no moment of hesitation. It was natural instinct." Ms Eledge told KETV-News. After lengthy medical checks, doctors at Omaha's University of Nebraska Medical Centre gave the go-ahead. A foetus was created using in vitro fertilistion, using Mr Eledge's sperm and eggs from Mr Dougherty's sister, Lea Yribe.Last week, several weeks early, Ms Eledge gave birth to a baby weighing 5 pounds, 13 ounces. The couple have named her Uma Louise."When you are gay and married and want to have a kid, you go into it with knowledge that you are going to have to create a family in a special way," said Mr Eledge. "There are creative, unique ways to build a family."He added: "We are thankful with how the whole process worked. We are really grateful that both Uma and her grandma are here, happy and healthy."The entire team from doctors to nurses to lab techs showed a beautiful balance of professionalism and compassion. For the time being, we're just going to relax and enjoy this moment."The birth was captured in a series of stunning images by Ariel Panowicz, who posted several to her Instagram account."Little tiny Uma Louise has ventured into this world and let me tell you, she is simply perfect," she wrote in one caption."Carried and birthed by her 61-year old Grandmother, and created by her two dads and loving aunt, Uma is surrounded by an immense amount of love." She added: "Being a part of today was amazing. Cele, you are a warrior."
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| Would closing the US-Mexico border stop the immigration crisis? Posted: 31 Mar 2019 10:58 AM PDT  North Carolina Republican Rep. Mark Walker says even Democrats now believe there is a crisis at the southern border.
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| Immune system therapy shows wider promise against cancer Posted: 31 Mar 2019 10:23 AM PDT  ATLANTA (AP) — A treatment that helps the immune system fight deadly blood cancers is showing early signs of promise against some solid tumors, giving hope that this approach might be extended to more common cancers in the future.
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| US student mistook murderer's car for Uber: police Posted: 01 Apr 2019 04:16 AM PDT  A US college student was murdered after getting into a stranger's car that she thought was her Uber ride, police say. Officers in South Carolina said at a weekend news conference that they have arrested a suspect who faces charges in the murder and kidnapping of Samantha Josephson, 21. Worried, they later called police, Chief William Holbrook told reporters.
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| Factbox - Brexit multiple choice again: How will UK parliament's indicative votes work? Posted: 31 Mar 2019 10:57 AM PDT ![Factbox - Brexit multiple choice again: How will UK parliament's indicative votes work?]( "Factbox - Brexit multiple choice again: How will UK parliament's indicative votes work?") The first phase of so-called indicative votes held on March 27 did not show majority support for any options, but lawmakers hope a second round, likely on a narrower range of options, could see parliament coalesce behind a way forward. Since the last round of votes, May's deal has been rejected for a third time. Last week, speaker John Bercow selected eight Brexit options to be put to a vote, from a list of 16 proposals put forward by lawmakers.
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| Charter Day School can't force girls to wear skirts, US judge rules Posted: 01 Apr 2019 05:02 AM PDT  A North Carolina charter school promoting traditional values engaged in unconstitutional sex discrimination by requiring girls to wear skirts, a federal judge has ruled.
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| California lawmakers propose sweeping reforms to counter college admissions scandal Posted: 31 Mar 2019 03:07 PM PDT  The package includes measures seeking to phase out the SAT and ban preferential admissions for students related to a college's donors or alumni.
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| Trump office cleared 25 officials originally disqualified over security fears, whistleblower claims Posted: 01 Apr 2019 07:37 AM PDT  A White House whistleblower has claimed that at least 25 officials originally denied security clearance later had their rejections overturned during Donald Trump's presidency. Tricia Newbold, a White House security adviser who has worked for the executive office of the president for 18 years, made the allegation during an interview with a congressional committee. She said the reasons why the 25 officials had been initially rejected included foreign influence, conflicts of interest, concerning personal conduct, financial problems, drug use and criminality. Explaining her decision to come forward, Ms Newbold said: "I would not be doing a service to myself, my country, or my children if I sat back knowing that the issues that we have could impact national security." Two of those people whose rejections were overturned are "senior White House officials" who remain in their jobs to this day, according to Ms Newbold. Changes to the security clearance system have been adopted since Donald Trump, the US president, took office in January 2017 Credit: Al Drago/Bloomberg None of the 25 officials were named publicly by Ms Newbold, who gave evidence to the House Oversight and Reform Committee over the weekend. A summary of her comments was circulated to members on the committee on Monday. Figures on the committee, which is controlled by the Democrats, have said previously they are scrutinising how Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner, the president's daughter and son-in-law, gained their security clearance. They have denied any wrongdoing. The White House carries out checks before granting people security clearance to make sure they are not compromised in any way or could cause the president embarrassment. The system helps ensure that figures who gain access to sensitive classified material are not exposed to potential blackmail from foreign adversaries. The US president has the power to overturn any initial rejection, as do senior staff in the vetting process. Ms Newbold said she decided to give evidence because she feared her repeated warnings about how the clearance system was working under Mr Trump were not being heeded. "I feel that right now this is my last hope to really bring the integrity back into our office," Ms Newbold said, according to the summary of her comments. Donald Trump, the US president, in the Oval Office Credit: MANDEL NGAN / AFP During her testimony, Ms Newbold, who has worked in Republican and Democrat administrations, outlined three real but anonymised examples of White House officials whose cases she has concerns about. The first, a "senior White House official", had their security clearance initially denied because of fears over foreign influence, business links and personal conduct. The decision was overruled by a more senior official who allegedly failed to address all the disqualifying concerns. The second, also a "senior White House official", was going to be rejected for a security clearance by Ms Newbold, who outlined a 14-page summary describing "multiple disqualifiers" including foreign influence. She was allegedly told "do not touch" the case. It was later approved. The third, a "high-profile official" at the White House's National Security Council, was denied the clearance by Ms Newbold. She says she was then urged to change her recommendation by a colleague. She refused and the denial was sustained. The official is no longer in the White House. As well as the examples, Ms Newbold detailed a list of other concerns about how the clearance system has changed under the Trump presidency and how she was treated when raising red flags. Ms Newbold said that the system of automatic credit checks, which helps ensure proposed employees are not susceptible to blackmail, has been stopped. A row of US flags for the "Celebration of America" at the White House in June 2018 Credit: AFP PHOTO / Brendan SMIALOWSKI She said a senior colleague defended the change by arguing that the FBI does credit checks as part of its screening. But she noted that only applied to totally new White House employees and not those coming from other government agencies. Ms Newbold also expressed fears that interim clearances – which allow an official to temporarily get access to classified material while waiting for full approval – were being used too much. She "expressed concern about the amount and sensitivity of classified information that was provided to officials who operated for extended periods of time with interim clearances," according to the summary circulated to the committee. Ms Newbold raised concerns about the security of personnel files and the lack of staff to meet demand, saying she has "never seen our office so ill-staffed and with such lack of experience". She also expressed frustration with how her complaints were handled, noting she had recently been suspended for 14 days without pay for not following a new policy about scanning certain documents in separate pdf files rather than a single pdf file. Ms Newbold accepted that Mr Trump had the power to overturn rejections of security clearance but questioned whether the right process was being followed. "[If] the President wants to override us, he can, but that doesn't mean at any time that we should alter the way we do business based on what someone may have come out with in the end," she said. The White House has not yet commented.
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| Erdogan Makes a Stand as Ballot Puts Biggest Cities in Play Posted: 31 Mar 2019 05:09 AM PDT  On the defensive in recent weeks as the economy slipped into recession and the lira lurched from one crisis to another, Erdogan has lashed out at enemies at home and abroad, warning bankers of a "heavy price" to pay for feeding the currency chaos. At stake is control over hundreds of mayoral districts and local councils across Turkey's 81 provinces, which stretch from its borders with Greece to Syria. Against the backdrop of a worsening economic downturn, the opposition is working together in a rare joint effort to deliver a rebuke to Erdogan and his Islamist-rooted movement.
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| Ethiopian Airlines crash report due Monday: foreign ministry Posted: 01 Apr 2019 03:04 AM PDT  A preliminary report from the fatal crash of a Boeing 737 Max in which 157 people died in Ethiopia will be released on Monday, the foreign ministry said. "The Ethiopia Ministry of Transport will give a preliminary report into its investigation of the ET 302 plane crash later on Monday," said Nebiat Getachew, Ethiopia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman.
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| Study This Submarine (It Destroyed a U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier in a War Game) Posted: 31 Mar 2019 05:45 AM PDT  In 2005, USS Ronald Reagan, a newly constructed $6.2 billion dollar aircraft carrier, sank after being hit by multiple torpedoes. Fortunately, this did not occur in actual combat, but was simulated as part of a war game.
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| REFILE-J&J baby shampoo samples fail Indian quality test; company rejects findings Posted: 01 Apr 2019 01:23 AM PDT ![REFILE-J&J baby shampoo samples fail Indian quality test; company rejects findings]( "REFILE-J&J baby shampoo samples fail Indian quality test; company rejects findings") Johnson & Johnson's baby shampoo samples failed quality tests conducted by the northwestern Indian state of Rajasthan, according to a public notice from the state's drugs watchdog, findings that were rejected by the U.S. drugmaker. This comes just a few months after Indian authorities launched an investigation into J&J's Baby Powder to see if it contains cancer-causing asbestos. J&J said in late February it had resumed production of baby talc after government tests found no asbestos in the product.
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| Timeline of events in the Kim Jong Nam assassination Posted: 01 Apr 2019 01:06 AM PDT  Malaysian prosecutors on Monday dropped a murder charge against a Vietnamese woman -- the last remaining suspect in custody over the assassination of the North Korean leader's half-brother. It came after authorities last month rejected a request for her murder charge to be dropped entirely -- a shock decision after the charge against her Indonesian co-defendant, Siti Aisyah, was withdrawn. The women would have been sentenced to death by hanging if convicted of the brazen murder of Kim Jong Nam at a Malaysian airport in February 2017.
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| Netanyahu embraces Brazil's far-right Bolsonaro in Israel Posted: 31 Mar 2019 12:40 PM PDT  JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli prime minister warmly received far-right Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Sunday, touting newfound amity between the two countries.
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| American Airlines flight makes emergency landing following bird strike after takeoff Posted: 31 Mar 2019 10:46 AM PDT  A bird strike on an American Airlines flight from Boston's Logan Airport to New York's LaGuardia forced the plane to return to the airport Sunday.
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| Game of Thrones Dragons to Setting Fountains on Fire Is Enough to Make Your Jaw Drop Posted: 01 Apr 2019 08:26 AM PDT  Fans lined up around the landmark to watch as winter came to Las Vegas.
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| White House whistleblower says senior Trump officials overturned 25 security clearance denials Posted: 01 Apr 2019 03:50 AM PDT  A whistle-blower told a House committee in a private interview last month that senior Trump administration officials granted security clearances for nearly two dozen individuals whose applications were denied by the White House's Personnel Security Office.Tricia Newbold, the whistle-blower, and a manager in the Personnel Security Office, told the House Oversight and Reform Committee that 25 individuals, including two current senior White House officials, and contractors and employees working for Donald Trump, were granted security clearances questionably. Ms Newbold told the committee that some of the reasons security clearance applications were denied include "foreign influence, conflicts of interest, concerning personal conduct, financial problems, drug use, and criminal conduct." the memo said. She said that more senior officials overturned the denied clearance applications despite protocols designed to mitigate security risks.The revelation came from a memo released by the House Committee's Democratic staff on Monday.The memo did not identify the 25 individuals Ms Newbold revealed to have been granted security clearance despite being denied. The revelation comes over a month after the New York Times reported that Mr Trump ordered then-chief-of-staff John Kelly to grant Jared Kushner, the president's son-in-law, security clearance last year.More follows…
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| U.K. Conservatives Not Planning for Snap Election: Brexit Update Posted: 31 Mar 2019 03:41 AM PDT  Deputy Labour Party Leader Tom Watson said that whatever comes out of Parliament's attempts to find a new way forward on Brexit should be put to a second referendum. The question should pit "Theresa May's deal, maybe with concessions, and Remain" against each other, he said.
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| Japan waits nervously to learn new word that will define era of next emperor Posted: 30 Mar 2019 10:18 AM PDT  Across Japan printers, minters and computer programmers alike are waiting. Since Emperor Akihito announced in December 2017 that he would be abdicating at the end of April this year, one question has stuck on their lips: Which two kanji characters would be chosen to define the new imperial era? In a tradition that dates back to the 7th century, each Japanese emperor's time on the throne is accompanied by a word that helps sets the tone and leaves a mark on history. The name of the current era applied since Akihito, 85, took the throne in 1989 as Japan boomed is Heisei, meaning "peace" "achievement" or "becoming". Official documentation tends to be stamped with the kanji. In echoes of the Millenium Bug, Fujitsu and NEC have been helping customers ensure their computers do not crash when the new epoch is ushered in, while in banks and offices across the country, clerks will be restamping paperwork with the new gengо̄, or era. As well as the practical changes resulting from the unveiling expected on Monday, a great symbolic weight will adorn whichever two kanji finally make the cut. The phrase they produce will be pregnant with the state's hope for the coming epoch - and will be the moniker by which the period is remembered in retrospect. While most feathers will remain unruffled by the announcement, the practicalities involved in the changeover cannot be overstated, says Dr Jonathan Bunt, Senior Lecturer in Japanese Studies at the University of Manchester. The name for the next period will be made up of two kanji, which leave plenty of room for interpretation of their meaning. Pictured: a temple master brushes the kanji for "disaster" after the series of natural disasters that hit the country last year Credit: AFP "The country is in suspended animation," he says. "People can't do calendars, dictionaries, coinage - the entire national production of physical objects with dates on them is stuck in aspic." Across the country, sweepstakes have sprung up to cater for the speculation over the name that will replace the current Heisei period. One frontrunner is Ankyū - meaning "safety" "security" or "peace" and "long-lasting", which Dr Bunt describes as a "nice but bland" choice that would be "suitable and appropriate". While Japan's economy still grows, the country faces difficulties including an ageing population and is leaving a period marked by memories of the 2011 Tōhoku tsunami and the 1995 Hanshin earthquake. The traditional Japanese calendar system of gengо̄ dates back to the 7th century, far predating the introduction of the Gregorian calendar to the country in 1896. Today, 34 per cent of Japanese say they use gengо̄ most of the time, compared to a quarter who hold a preference for the Gregorian calendar. While the process by which the phrase is selected remains highly secretive - undertaken by an unnamed clique of academics who pour over classical texts looking for the perfect phrase before reporting directly to government - there is still room left for interpretation. "One of the delights of the Japanese writing system is that you can come up with interesting ways to read characters that are new," explains Dr Bunt. "The academics will not want the phrase to sound like a person or place name that already exists."
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| INSIGHT-Regulators knew before crashes that 737 MAX trim control was confusing in some conditions - document Posted: 31 Mar 2019 04:00 PM PDT ![INSIGHT-Regulators knew before crashes that 737 MAX trim control was confusing in some conditions - document]( "INSIGHT-Regulators knew before crashes that 737 MAX trim control was confusing in some conditions - document") U.S. and European regulators knew at least two years before a Lion Air crash that the usual method for controlling the Boeing 737 MAX's nose angle might not work in conditions similar to those in two recent disasters, a document shows. The European Aviation and Space Agency (EASA) certified the plane as safe in part because it said additional procedures and training would "clearly explain" to pilots the "unusual" situations in which they would need to manipulate a rarely used manual wheel to control, or "trim," the plane's angle. The undated EASA certification document, available online, was issued in February 2016, an agency spokesman said.
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| Jussie Smollett fallout: Police union, Jesse Jackson plan competing rallies over Kim Foxx conduct Posted: 01 Apr 2019 06:56 AM PDT  Chicago's police union, Jesse Jackson planning competing protests over Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx's handling of the Jussie Smollett case.
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| Turkey's Erdogan says his party may have lost Istanbul mayorship Posted: 31 Mar 2019 03:38 PM PDT ![Turkey's Erdogan says his party may have lost Istanbul mayorship]( "Turkey's Erdogan says his party may have lost Istanbul mayorship") Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said that his AK Party appeared to have lost Sunday's mayoral elections in Istanbul, but added that they remained "the number one party" in Turkey. "In Istanbul, the majority of the districts are either ours or head-to-head. Erdogan also said his party would appeal results wherever needed, and added that he would take the necessary measures at ministries and institutions to make the system of governance more dynamic.
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| This Week: Durable goods, Constellation Brands results, jobs Posted: 31 Mar 2019 10:05 PM PDT  A look at some of the key business events and economic indicators upcoming this week:
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| Happy 15th birthday to Gmail, which is about to get a great feature we’ve been waiting for Posted: 01 Apr 2019 04:19 AM PDT  It's hard to believe that Gmail celebrates its 15th birthday today, debuting as it did on April 1 way back in 2004 -- back when, given the date, many people thought Google was pulling our leg by announcing a free email service on this day of all days. "Google Gets the Message, Launches Gmail," the press release from the time declared. "Search is Number Two Online Activity -- Email is Number One; 'Heck, Yeah,' Say Google Founders".Certainly, the world looks a lot different now than it did then. Gmail's launch, for example, came three years before the iPhone was a thing and a couple of years before the launch of Twitter. Today, Gmail is the premiere free email service, a centerpiece of the workday for countless professionals. To be sure, the search giant is still tweaking things, finding opportunities to make updates that the company hopes will keep improving the user experience such as this news we told you about just a few days ago. The short version: Google is going to start making emails look and feel more like webpage experiences with dynamic, interactive content.Meanwhile, it seems that Google finally, at the ripe old age of 15, is releasing a feature that users have wanted for quite a while now. We first told you back in July that Google is apparently close to adding an official scheduler to Gmail, a revelation that came via a few lines of code found in a teardown of the then-latest Gmail app APK.As we saw yesterday from a look at a few lines of code from the last Gmail app APK, the scheduler will work exactly as we had hoped. That insight came thanks to a 9to5Google report, which found that the official scheduler will allow users to send a scheduled email as soon as two minutes into the future or to delay it to anytime under "50 years from now." The user interface will include an option to select your date and time, as well as a way to confirm your choice once the message is finished.Additionally, the feature will also let you cancel the delayed message at any time, if you want, before it's sent. At that point, the email will return to "draft" status. Google confirmed the news on Monday, and the new feature is already beginning to roll out.
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| From victory to vengeance: Trump scents blood in 2020 fight Posted: 31 Mar 2019 06:17 AM PDT  The president celebrated the Mueller report – but then his latest effort to invalidate Obamacare left some feeling he 'stepped all over that message'Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan on 28 March. Photograph: Cory Morse/APIt felt like a victory lap. At a rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan on Thursday night, surrounded by a sea of red Make America Great Again hats, a defiant Donald Trump held the podium before a raucous crowd."After three years of lies and smears and slander, the Russia hoax is finally dead," the president declared in a 90-minute speech.Basking after the conclusion of special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation, which clouded the first two years of his presidency, Trump falsely claimed "total exoneration".He vowed retaliation against some of his sharpest critics and suggested consequences for the media were in order. He spoke of doing away with Barack Obama's healthcare law. And he threatened to shut down the US-Mexico border as early as next week.It was a stark reminder of how Trump views his executive authority and a glimpse of his looming fight for re-election.> He is much more likely to be re-elected today than he seemed at the end of last week> > Michael Steel"He is much more likely to be re-elected today than he seemed at the end of last week," said Michael Steel, a Republican operative who was an aide to former House speaker John Boehner. "I think that Democratic oversight activities will continue, but this definitely took the wind out of their sails."However, Trump's legal perils are far from over. According to a short letter to Congress by attorney general William Barr, the special counsel's report on Russian interference in the 2016 election did not clear Trump of wrongdoing. Mueller did not reach a conclusion on whether Trump obstructed justice, specifically stating that his report "does not exonerate" the president.Mueller did not find a criminal conspiracy between Trump aides and Moscow, which the president said supported his longstanding claim of "no collusion". Left unclear was what the special counsel had to say of repeated contacts between Trump associates and Russian nationals, and lies to prosecutors about such communications.On Friday, Barr said that by mid-April he would make public a redacted version of the Mueller report, which is nearly 400 pages long. The attorney general faced criticism after drawing his own conclusion, in his letter to Congress, that Mueller did not have sufficient evidence to charge Trump with obstruction of justice.In a second letter released on Friday, Barr said his initial assessment was not intended to be a summary of the Mueller report and that the American public "would soon be able to read it on their own".Trump nonetheless seized on Barr's rendering of the Mueller report."There are a lot of people out there that have done some very, very evil things, some bad things, I would say some treasonous things against our country," Trump told reporters last Sunday. "And hopefully people that have done such harm to our country – we've gone through a period of really bad things happening – those people will certainly be looked at. I've been looking at them for a long time."On Fox News, Trump's most prominent boosters chimed in."This must be a day of reckoning for the media, for the deep state, for people who abuse power, and they did it so blatantly in this country," said Sean Hannity, who ranks among Trump's closest allies.> It could be a reset but it's not going to be, because the president is congenially incapable of resetting> > Rick Tyler"If we do not get this right, if we do not hold these people accountable, I promise you, with all the love I can muster for this country and our future for our kids and grandkids, we will lose the greatest country God has ever given man. We will lose it."Initial polls showed little change in public perception of the Mueller investigation or potential wrongdoing by Trump.A CNN survey found nearly 60% of Americans believed Congress should continue to investigate, while 56% said they did not believe Trump had been exonerated of collusion, even though Barr's letter said the special counsel could not establish a criminal conspiracy. Perhaps most tellingly, 86% said the findings would not affect their vote in 2020."The political divide is virtually the same," said Rick Tyler, a former aide to Ted Cruz's 2016 presidential campaign. "If you didn't like Trump before, you don't like him anymore now. If you like Trump, you still like him.""It could be a reset but it's not going to be, because the president is congenially incapable of resetting." 'The party of healthcare'Indeed, in the immediate wake of what some called the best week of his presidency, Trump returned to the impulsive style of governing that has prompted disorder and left his own party flatfooted.In a major shift, the administration announced on Wednesday it would back a legal effort to fully invalidate the Affordable Care Act (ACA), commonly known as Obamacare, a move that would threaten healthcare coverage for millions of Americans, an issue which proved central to November's midterm elections, in which Democrats regained the House.At his Michigan rally Trump renewed his call to toss out the ACA, insisting Republicans would come to be known as the 'party of healthcare'. Photograph: Paul Sancya/APTrump's move came over the objections of Barr and Alex Azar, his health secretary. The House minority leader, Kevin McCarthy, reportedly told Trump the move made no sense, given Republicans do not have a plan to replace the ACA and would be unable to move legislation."Members feel like [the Mueller report announcement] was great and Trump stepped all over that message with the Obamacare lawsuit announcement," a House GOP aide told Axios.Tyler said: "While I can argue lots of different structures that would be better than Obamacare, that would be like overthrowing a foreign government with no replacement government. The result would be chaos."Undaunted, at his Michigan rally Trump renewed his call to toss out the ACA, insisting Republicans would come to be known as the "party of healthcare". And he didn't stop there.Trump also vowed to shut down the Mexico border "next week", a move that would do significant damage to the US economy. Mexico is a vital trading partner but Trump complained it was not doing enough to stop illegal immigration.Trump received familiar support from Fox. But other Republicans warned Trump not to jeopardize an otherwise positive moment."I think it's a good thing for America that a detailed and thorough investigation concluded that the president of the United States is not a witting or unwitting agent of a foreign power," said Steel."I do think there's some danger that in the hubris of his response, the president makes mistakes."• This article was amended on 1 April 2019. Due to an editing error, Michael Steel's family name was misspelled as Steele in a pullquote.
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| Parliament Seizes Control Amid Brexit Rift in May's Tories Posted: 01 Apr 2019 01:05 AM PDT  U.K. lawmakers will seize control of Parliamentary proceedings on Monday for a second session in a bid to scrap Prime Minister Theresa May's thrice-rejected Brexit plan in favor of one they can support. It's the latest attempt to reach an orderly end to the U.K.'s increasingly chaotic divorce from the European Union. The House of Commons is likely to debate Brexit options including a customs union, the single market or a combination of both.
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| We survived the Norwegian cruise accident — and still recommend Viking Posted: 01 Apr 2019 05:57 AM PDT  "A wall of Arctic water washed in, and Elaine Barkus was thrown about 20 feet and pinned to the floor by the sheer weight of the water."
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| Japan’s Next Imperial Era to Be Called ‘Reiwa,’ or ‘Auspicious Calm’ Posted: 01 Apr 2019 12:35 AM PDT  The unveiling of what had been a closely guarded secret is among the first steps toward the imperial succession. Emperor Akihito, 85, is preparing to step down at the end of the month, drawing the curtain on his three-decade reign. "The word 'reiwa' implies the people's hearts coming together in beauty to create and develop culture," Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told reporters.
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| GLOBAL MARKETS-Shares surge on China factory rebound, trade hopes Posted: 01 Apr 2019 01:25 AM PDT ![GLOBAL MARKETS-Shares surge on China factory rebound, trade hopes]( "GLOBAL MARKETS-Shares surge on China factory rebound, trade hopes") Global stocks surged higher on Monday, extending gains from their best quarter in nearly 10 years, as strong Chinese factory activity data and signs of progress in U.S.-China trade negotiations gave investors reason to cheer. European stocks posted their best daily gains since mid-February, with the pan-European STOXX 600 index up 0.8 percent in early deals. "Investors' sentiment seems to be tilting to the side of optimism at the beginning of the second quarter, following a robust manufacturing report from China," said Konstantinos Anthis, head of research at ADSS.
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| Brazil's Bolsonaro arrives in Israel for pre-vote visit Posted: 31 Mar 2019 12:37 AM PDT  Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro arrived in Israel on Sunday just ahead of the country's polls in which his ally Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces a tough re-election fight. Bolsonaro was welcomed by Netanyahu and an official ceremony at the airport near Tel Aviv. Bolsonaro's controversial pledge to move Brazil's embassy to Jerusalem is expected to be high on the agenda, as Netanyahu uses the occasion to boost his standing ahead of April 9 elections.
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| Boston Uber driver arrested for allegedly raping woman Posted: 31 Mar 2019 06:07 AM PDT  Boston Uber driver arrested for allegedly raping woman.
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| The most popular Instant Pot is back down to its best price of the year Posted: 01 Apr 2019 04:42 AM PDT ![The most popular Instant Pot is back down to its best price of the year]( "The most popular Instant Pot is back down to its best price of the year") Today is the day you finally get that Instant Pot you've been dreaming of. Amazon just slashed the price of the insanely popular Instant Pot IP-DUO60 7-in-1 Programmable Pressure Cooker to $68.99. It normally sells for $100, so this is a $31 discount and a fantastic bargain. In fact, it's the lowest price of 2019 so far and within $9 of this model's lowest price of all time. What the heck are you waiting for!?Here's more info from the product page: * 7-in-1 Multi-Functional Cooker--Pressure Cooker, Slow Cooker, Rice Cooker, Saute/Browning, Yogurt Maker, Steamer & Warmer * Large, easy to use control panel with 14 built-in Smart Programs, Dual pressure, Automatic keep-warm, and 3 temperatures for saute/browning and slow cook * Delay cooking time up to 24-Hours; Manual setting up to 120 minutes of cook time * UL and ULC certified with 10 proven safety mechanisms; Highly energy efficient and kitchen friendly * Includes 3-ply bottom stainless steel cooking pot, stainless steel steam rack with handle, rice paddle, soup spoon, and measuring cup. Instructions, recipes, and cooking time tables in English, Spanish, Chinese and French
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| In an uncertain era, expressing certainty is a potent weapon Posted: 31 Mar 2019 12:14 PM PDT ![In an uncertain era, expressing certainty is a potent weapon]( "In an uncertain era, expressing certainty is a potent weapon") In the course of a single week, there has been all of this:
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