| Joe Biden’s lead slips as Elizabeth Warren surges, Iowa poll shows Posted: 09 Jun 2019 09:02 AM PDT  Former VP at 24% and Sanders second on 16%, but Massachusetts senator and Buttigieg close behind as race tightens Presidential Democratic frontrunner Joe Biden. Photograph: Dominick Reuter/AFP/Getty Images On the heels of a major Iowa poll which showed a big slip in his big lead over the Democratic field, Joe Biden was conspicuous by his absence from the guest list for a big party event in the state on Sunday. Nineteen candidates for the presidential nomination were due to give five-minute speeches at the Democratic Party Hall of Fame dinner in Cedar Rapids – among them leading contenders Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Pete Buttigieg and Kamala Harris. Biden, who was attending his granddaughter's graduation, was not among them. He is due to visit Ottumwa, Iowa, on Tuesday – the same day Donald Trump will visit Council Bluffs and Des Moines. In the poll released by CNN and the Des Moines Register on Saturday night, Biden led the 23-strong field in the early voting state by eight clear points. But he only polled at 24%, down from his usual 30%-plus. Sanders was second with 16%, ahead of Warren with 15% and Buttigieg with 14%. Harris was the only other candidate above 5%, with half as much support as Buttigieg. That's a strong showing for Elizabeth Warren … there are people who are paying attention and that's step one Ann Selzer The former Texas congressman Beto O'Rourke and the Minnesota senator Amy Klobuchar were the only other candidates to get more than 1% support among likely caucus participants. Both attracted 2%. Higher-profile candidates attracting no support included New York senator Kirsten Gillibrand and New York City mayor Bill de Blasio. The poll also showed that voters who identify as liberal now favour Warren, and that the primary concern among respondents is who is best placed to beat Trump. "That's a strong showing for Elizabeth Warren," Ann Selzer, president of the eponymous company which conducted the poll, told the Register. "I think that all of the publicity lately and all of the polls lately are so Biden-heavy that for her to have any metric that shows her on par [with him] … it says to me there are people who are paying attention [and] in a field this big, that's step one. First, you have to get people to pay attention." On Sunday, Sanders sought to deflect questions about his disagreements with Biden or the importance of any poll so far out from the caucuses, which will be held on 3 February next year. "We're not going to get 50% of the vote in Iowa," Sanders told CNN's State of the Union, comparing the contest to 2016, when he went toe-to-toe with the narrow winner, Hillary Clinton. "I don't think anybody will. I think we have an excellent chance to win here, we're going to win in New Hampshire, and I think we have a very strong chance of being the candidate who will defeat the worst president in the modern history of this country, Donald Trump." The fact we can bring Texas and its 38 electoral votes with us shows that we are best prepared to take on Donald Trump Beto O'Rourke One of the candidates with 2% in Iowa, Klobuchar, told CBS she could build support by being a midwestern senator "running on a track record of getting things done". "I'm clearly on the debate stage and expect to be there in the fall," she said. "And I think that's going to give opportunity to voters in Iowa and all across the country to really narrow it down." Her fellow two-percenter, O'Rourke, a charismatic candidate whose polling numbers have nonetheless gone into reverse, also played down the Iowa poll. "If I relied on polls in any race that I'd run," he told ABC's This Week, "I never would have been able to serve in the United States Congress. We never would have tried to take on Ted Cruz." Beto O'Rourke stretches before the Pride Fest Fun Run 5K in Des Moines, Iowa on Saturday. Photograph: Scott Olson/Getty Images That was a reference to the 2018 Texas Senate race which O'Rourke lost to a Republican incumbent. Asked why he thought he was the man to beat Trump, the former congressman focused on his roots in a strongly Republican state and his stance against the president on the hot-button issue of immigration. Biden has so far focused on states where he polls strongly against Trump, including his native Pennsylvania and the post-industrial "rust belt", where the president beat Clinton on his way to victory in the electoral college despite a near-3-million-ballot defeat in the popular vote. In an interview with the Guardian published on Sunday, Bruce Haines, a former steel executive and Trump supporter from Northampton county, Pennsylvania, pointed to a main issue of contention in Democratic ranks nationwide. Should the party pick a progressive with bold policy ideas, such as Sanders or Warren, or should it opt for Biden or O'Rourke, centrists with high name recognition in blue-collar or Republican-leaning states away from the liberal coasts? "So I think support [for Trump] is going to strengthen as we get closer to the election," Haines said. "And as we sort out who he's going to run against – will it be a socialist, or will it be Biden?"
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| Central American migrants say deal doesn't dash asylum hopes Posted: 09 Jun 2019 04:19 PM PDT  At the small migrant Juventud 2000 shelter near the border, a Honduran expressed disappointment Sunday over the agreement between Mexico and the United States to more aggressively to curtail migration from Central America. Sabillon said some migrants might decide that waiting in Mexico for the lengthy processing of asylum requests isn't worth it, but he said he cannot take his family back to their home near San Pedro Sula, a crime-ridden metropolis that is Honduras' second biggest city.
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| To deter shootings, Americans shun naming suspects, weigh demolishing sites Posted: 08 Jun 2019 06:32 PM PDT  As the superintendent of Jefferson County School District in Colorado, Jason Glass oversees one of the most troubled pieces of property in the United States: Columbine High School. The site of the one of the first -- and still among the deadliest -- school shootings in the country, Columbine has proved an enduring headache for the school district ever since two students killed 12 of their classmates, a teacher and themselves in 1999. In an open letter published this week, Glass detailed how every year hundreds of people try to get on campus to "reconnect with the 1999 murders," while in the years that followed, many other school shooters took inspiration from the Columbine attack.
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| Opioid maker Insys Therapeutics files Chapter 11 bankruptcy after corruption charges Posted: 10 Jun 2019 08:41 AM PDT  Pharmaceutical company Insys Therapeutics filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Monday less than a week after pleading guilty to fraud charges.
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| Emerging Markets Caught Between Rate-Cut Euphoria and Trade Woes Posted: 09 Jun 2019 10:33 PM PDT  While Mexico averted the start of new tariffs, Washington's campaign to shake up trade agreements worldwide is still wreaking havoc on global economies. "Broadly we remain constructive on emerging-market debt," said Paul Greer, a London-based money manager at Fidelity International, whose emerging-market debt fund has outperformed 97% of peers this year after reducing risk in the first quarter. Rate DecisionsRussia's central bank Governor Elvira Nabiullina said policy makers may reduce interest rates for the first time in a year at their meeting on FridayTraders have boosted wagers for rate cuts to the highest in more than a yearThe Turkish central bank is due to set rates on Wednesday.
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| LGBT+ pride marches in US interrupted by neo-Nazis and stampede Posted: 09 Jun 2019 02:05 AM PDT  Separate LGBT+ pride marches in the US were disrupted on Saturday, one by a stampede triggered over fears of a shooting and another by one of America's biggest neo-Nazi groups. In Washington DC, seven people were taken to hospital after fears of a potential gunman at the pride event sparked panic. Hundreds of people were gathered at the Dupont Circle for the parade when people started running after hearing what they thought was a gunshot. "As the officers were going to the scene, there was a crowd of people going away from it and some of the individuals in the crowd said there was a man with a gun and that someone had fired a shot," said Guillermo Rivera, a commander with the Metropolitan Police Department.A man was taken into custody and is facing a gun possession charge, he said.Mayor Muriel Bowser tweeted that she had been briefed by police and there were "no shots fired".Elizabeth Hernandez, 19, was among those celebrating in the city when she said she heard "pop, pop" and suddenly barricades were being thrown over and a crowd of people starting running frantically from the area."Everything fell and everyone said 'Run!"' said Ms Hernandez, of Falls Church, Virginia. In Detroit, an armed white supremacist group called the National Socialist Movement (NSM) descended on the annual Motor City Pride Festival, where they held placards, gave Nazi salutes and displayed armbands with swastikas.Photos from the event, which was attended by thousands of LGBT+ supporters, showed a group of around 10 neo-Nazis marching surrounded by police officers. Dressed in black with a number carrying firearms and shields, the NSM marchers tore apart pride flags and pushed over at least one counter-demonstrator. One even appeared to urinate on an Israeli flag. "Literally f****** Nazis are at Motor City Pride right now, please be safe out there y'all," one user tweeted on Saturday afternoon. "Even if they deserve it, do not engage. Our safety at our Pride is the most important thing." Meanwhile, in Poland, central and eastern Europe's biggest pride parade went ahead without major incident, despite rising tensions in the country over the rights of LGBT+ people. Tens of thousands of people, accompanied by diplomats from the US, Canada and other western countries, took to the streets of Warsaw on Saturday at a time when the Polish government is depicting the LGBT+ community as a threat. In a first, the Polish capital's mayor also participated. Opening the parade, Warsaw mayor Rafal Trzaskowski noted it is now common for cities across Europe to support pride marches. "Not everyone has to go to the Equality Parade but everyone should respect minority rights," Mr Trzaskowski told the crowd from a parade float. "It's really important for me that Warsaw be open, that Warsaw be tolerant." City Hall said some 47,000 people took part.Additional reporting by agencies
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| Hong Kong's Leader Says Extradition Bill to Go Ahead Prompting Calls for Fresh Protests Posted: 10 Jun 2019 12:54 AM PDT  Opponents called for fresh protests after a massive march Sunday
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| Japan's military says pilot vertigo likely cause of F-35 crash Posted: 09 Jun 2019 08:40 PM PDT  Japan's air force said on Monday "spatial disorientation" likely caused one of its pilots to fly his F-35 stealth fighters into the Pacific Ocean in April, hitting the water at more than 1,100 kph (683 mph). The 41-year-old pilot was killed. "We believe it highly likely the pilot was suffering from vertigo or spatial disorientation and wasn't aware of his condition," Defence Minister Takeshi Iwaya told a briefing.
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| Four Democratic presidential candidates reach double digits in new Iowa poll Posted: 09 Jun 2019 10:58 AM PDT  Talk radio hosts John Hancock and Richard Eeds weigh in on the growing field of 2020 Democratic presidential candidates.
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| Trump lashes out at New York Times over Mexico deal revelations Posted: 10 Jun 2019 06:10 AM PDT  Story said Mexico agreed concessions months agoAttacks on press are subject of new book by CNN's Acosta The New York Times building is seen in New York. Photograph: Angela Weiss/AFP/Getty Images Donald Trump on Monday returned to the offensive over criticism of his immigration deal with Mexico, accusing the New York Times of "sick journalism" for reporting that key components of the deal, announced on Friday, had been agreed for months. He tweeted: "When will the Failing New York Times admit that their front-page story on the the new Mexico deal at the Border is a FRAUD and nothing more than a badly reported 'hit job' on me, something that has been going on since the first day I announced for the presidency! Sick Journalism." Trump's tweet followed a similar attack on Sunday, when, en route to Virginia for a second day of golf at his private club there, he accused the New York Times of "bad reporting" and "Fake News" for its coverage of migrants crossing the southern border into the US. In the deal announced by Trump on Friday, Mexico agreed to use its national guard to keep migrants seeking US asylum in Mexico. In return, Trump said he would not go ahead with his threat to impose tariffs on all Mexican goods entering the US. However, it emerged via the New York Times that Mexico had agreed to the deal in negotiations over the past six months, rather than because of Trump's threat. The paper also reported that US attempts to reject asylum seekers that had traveled through Mexico but not sought refuge there first had failed. Democrats seized on the reports. Presidential contender Beto O'Rourke told ABC: "I think the president has completely overblown what he purports to have achieved. These are agreements that Mexico had already made, in some cases, months ago. "They might have accelerated the timetable but by and large the president achieved nothing except to jeopardize the most important trading relationship that the United States of America has." On Monday, Trump continued to insist he would push ahead with tariffs should Mexico not fulfill the deal. An increase in migration to America's southern border has prompted a series of increasingly belligerent tweets and proposals from Trump, including raising the possibility of indefinite detention of those who attempt to seek refuge in the US. In May, more than 132,000 people were apprehended at the southern border, according to US Customs and Border Protection, the highest monthly number in the past 13 years. The large majority of these people were comprised of family groups, mostly from Central America. A total of 24 immigrants have died in US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) custody during the Trump administration, according to an NBC analysis. The US court system is also overloaded, with almost 900,000 immigration cases pending. Trump's battle with large parts of the American media could bubble back into view this week with the publication of a book by CNN's White House correspondent Jim Acosta. Acosta had his White House pass temporarily revoked last year after a clash with Trump at a press conference. His book, The Enemy of the People: A Dangerous Time to Tell the Truth in America, will be published on Tuesday. In May, the Guardian obtained an early copy. Acosta writes that when Trump began his attacks on "fake news" outlets including CNN, the Times, the Washington Post and more, it was an act conceived by adviser Steve Bannon in the absence of effective Democratic opposition. Acosta's thesis is that this spiralled out of control, to potentially dangerous effect. Acosta said on CNN on Sunday: "Some of his supporters feel it's OK to lash out at us in ways that I think put us in danger. And I think we have to hit the pause button and think deeply about whether or not this is the kind of country we want to hand off to our kids." Acosta also said he wished "at times that the press had been in more solidarity with each other and standing up to this White House and say, 'The president can't call us the enemy of the people, we're not going to go along with that.' "We are not just here to report the news, we are here to defend the truth. When you have a president who has made 10,000 false or misleading statements since the beginning of his administration, that makes us fact checkers in real time." Acosta's book contains anonymously sourced reporting likely to anger the president further. One "senior White House official" is quoted as saying: "The president's insane."
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| The Latest: Harris says she is fully committed to Iowa Posted: 09 Jun 2019 03:40 PM PDT  Amid questions from Iowa activists about whether her campaign is taking Iowa seriously, California Sen. Kamala Harris told reporters she is "fully committed" to the state and that it will be "a very important part" of winning the nomination. Harris said that her visits to Iowa had been helpful to her campaign, by giving her insight into issues affecting voters not just in Iowa but nationwide.
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| Boston train derails near Fenway Park before Red Sox game, sending 10 to hospital Posted: 08 Jun 2019 03:31 PM PDT ![Boston train derails near Fenway Park before Red Sox game, sending 10 to hospital]( "Boston train derails near Fenway Park before Red Sox game, sending 10 to hospital") Ten people were injured Saturday when an MBTA train derailed in a tunnel close to Fenway Park prior
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| White House Official Seeks to Delay U.S. Law Targeting Huawei Posted: 09 Jun 2019 06:45 PM PDT  In a letter to Vice President Mike Pence, White House acting budget chief Russell Vought asked to delay a provision of the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act that bars any executive agency, government contractor or company that receives a government loan or grant from using Huawei equipment. Vought warned that the law will place burdens on U.S. companies that use Huawei technology, according to the person. The Wall Street Journal, which reported Vought's letter earlier Sunday, said he warned that the law could dramatically reduce the number of companies that would be able to supply the U.S. government.
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| UK police bail 5 teens arrested over bus attack on lesbian couple Posted: 08 Jun 2019 05:00 PM PDT  British police on Saturday released on bail five teenagers arrested following a homophobic attack on a lesbian couple who refused to kiss for a gang of youths on a London night bus. Melania Geymonat, 28, said she and her girlfriend Chris were robbed and left covered in blood after the incident on a bus in the north of the British capital last week. London's Metropolitan Police on Friday arrested four teens aged between 15 and 18 on suspicion of involvement in what a senior officer called the "disgusting attack".
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| Sanders on bills with Hyde Amendment: 'Sometimes ... you have to vote for things you don't like' Posted: 09 Jun 2019 10:23 AM PDT  The senator from Vermont went on to emphasize his support for abortion rights.
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| German minister lands in Iran in bid to save nuclear pact Posted: 09 Jun 2019 07:28 AM PDT  Germany's foreign minister has arrived in Tehran to hold talks with President Hassan Rouhani on Monday, as part of a concerted European effort to preserve Iran's nuclear pact with world powers and defuse rising U.S.-Iranian tensions. A cautious thaw in relations between Tehran and Washington set in in 2015 when Iran struck a deal with six big powers limiting its nuclear activity.
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| The Latest: PG&E announces new California power cutoffs Posted: 08 Jun 2019 04:53 PM PDT  Pacific Gas & Electric is alerting 27,000 customers in portions of five Northern California counties that power will be proactively shut down to guard against weather-related wildfires. The warning late Saturday afternoon to Butte, Yuba, Nevada, El Dorado and Placer counties came shortly after the utility said it was ending daylong power shutdowns to 1,600 customers in Napa, Solano and Yolo counties. The new cutoffs will begin at 9 p.m. and last through Sunday morning.
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| Cuba travel ban: Disappointed passengers return to after being rerouted mid-cruise Posted: 10 Jun 2019 04:30 AM PDT ![Cuba travel ban: Disappointed passengers return to after being rerouted mid-cruise]( "Cuba travel ban: Disappointed passengers return to after being rerouted mid-cruise") Thousands of cruise passengers originally headed to Cuba ended up in the Bahamas after a travel ban was announced earlier this week.
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| Father's Day 2019: Paganism, roses and how the campaign to celebrate dads was won Posted: 10 Jun 2019 01:04 AM PDT  Father's Day, the official calendar date to honour our wonderful dads and celebrate fatherhood, is fast approaching. Recognised each June, the day sees children around the world present their dads with cards and gifts as a thank you for all they do. But when did the first observance of Father's Day take place and who helped establish the annual celebration of paternal figures? From the history behind the celebration, to the more recent commercialisation, here is everything you need to know about Father's Day. When is Father's Day 2019? Father's Day is held every year on the third Sunday of June; this year Father's Day falls on Sunday, June 16 in the UK. Typically, fathers are showered with cards and presents on Father's Day, with some families celebrating together by going on days out. Younger children also tend to make handmade gifts for their fathers at school and extracurricular clubs, including drawings, paintings or cards. As society and family structures have changed, some people now celebrate their stepfathers on Father's Day. In recent years there have been calls for a Stepfather's Day, however no such day has been officially discussed or introduced. Father's Day falls on June 16 this year Credit: E+ The history of Father's Day The first events in recognition of fatherhood took place in the US and followed Anna Jarvis' first celebration of Mother's Day in 1908, as well as the earlier observations of Mothering Sunday in the UK. Grace Golden Clayton, from Fairmont, West Virginia, was the woman behind the first event to celebrate fathers in 1908. Just over a year prior to this event, the Monongah Mining Disaster took place in December 1907, with the explosion killing 361 men. Of these fatalities, 250 were fathers. In honour of the one thousand children who lost their fathers, Clayton encouraged her pastor, Rev. Robert Thomas Webb, to hold a service at the Williams Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church South. Clayton missed her own father terribly, after he passed away in 1896, so she chose to honour the lives lost on July 5, 1908, the closest date to his birthday. While Clayton was responsible for the first recognition of fatherhood and the paternal bond, her work didn't directly encourage the creation of Father's Day. The memorial service was never promoted outside the town of Fairmont and the service was overshadowed by the significant Independence Day celebrations held a day beforehand. Yet the idea was also picked up on in the following year, when Sonora Smart Dodd started her quest to honour fathers in the same way as mothers. Dodd, born in Arkansas in 1882, was one of six children and at the age of seven, she moved to Washington with her family. When she was 16 years old, her mother, Ellen Victoria Cheek Smart, died after giving birth to her sixth child, leaving her father, William Jackson Smart, a farmer and Civil War veteran, as a single parent. After listening to a Mother's Day sermon at the Central Methodist Episcopal Church in 1909, Dodd felt that fathers deserved equal recognition. With the local YMCA and the Ministerial Association of Spokane, Dodd began a campaign to have the day officially recognised. The first such 'Father's Day' was held at the YMCA in Spokane on June 19, 1910, with a number of towns and cities across America later following suit. Support for Father's Day quickly increased throughout the US and in 1924 President Calvin Coolidge pressured state governments to mark the celebration. President Lyndon Johnson issued the first presidential proclamation honouring fathers in 1966, making the third Sunday in June Father's Day. Six years later President Richard Nixon signed it into law, establishing the day as a national holiday – though in the UK it does not enjoy this status. The move came after a campaign by a number of public figures, including Senator Margaret Chase Smith, who in 1957 wrote to Congress: "Either we honour both our parents, mother and father, or let us desist from honouring either one. "But to single out just one of our two parents and omit the other is the most grievous insult imaginable." Dodd's message later spread to other countries across the globe and it is thought that Britain began celebrating Father's Day after World War II. Today, the celebration of fathers has become an important commercial event for high street shops and online retailers, with promotions for the best gifts and cards appearing in the build up to the day each year. Father's Day around the world While in the UK fathers can expect, at best, breakfast in bed and handmade card and, at worst, the day to be completely ignored, elsewhere the festival is done a little differently. In Germany, Father's Day is called Vatertag with it also being referred to as Männertag, which means men's day. The celebration falls on the Thursday 40 days after Easter. In certain regions it is traditional for groups of men to go into the woods with a wagon of beer, wines and meats. Heavy drinking is common and, according to official statistics, traffic-related accidents spike on this day. In Australia, Father's Day falls on the first Sunday of September, which is their first Sunday of Spring, while in Croatia, they observe Roman Catholic tradition and celebrate fathers on March 19, Saint Joseph's Day. In China, Father's Day used to be celebrated on August 8 as the Chinese for eight is "ba", while a colloquial word for father is "ba-ba" – so the eighth day of the eighth month sounds similar to "daddy". The day has since been moved to the third Sunday of June, in line with the UK and US. In France, the day was introduced in 1949 for commercial reasons by lighter manufacturer Flaminaire. Inspired by the US' day of celebration, they created a new advert with the slogan 'Nos papas nous l'ont dit, pour la fête des pères, ils désirent tous un Flaminaire' ('Our fathers told us, for father's day, they all want a Flaminaire'). Three years later an official decree was made to recognise the day. Most countries celebrate Father's Day on the third Sunday in June including the UK, USA, Mexico, Ireland, France, Greece, China and Japan. However not all countries celebrate it then. In Brazil, Father's Day falls on the second Sunday of August and this day was chosen in honour of Saint Joachim, the patron saint of fathers. According to Catholic, Anglican and Orthodox traditions, Joachim was the father of Mary, the mother of Jesus. The ultimate films on fatherhood Father's Day tales and traditions Some pagans suggest that Father's Day is closely linked to the Pagan Sun worship, because the sun is thought to be the father of the universe and the celebration of dads falls closely to the summer solstice. Roses are the official flower of Father's Day, with people previously wearing them to church on this date. While this tradition is rarely seen today, sons and daughters used to wear either a red rose in admiration of a living father or a white rose in memory of a deceased father. Sonora Smart Dodd, the founder of Father's Day, selected this flower and it is said that during the early celebrations, she handed out roses to home-bound fathers, while on a horse-drawn carriage ride around the city. Father's Day gifts and presents From cutesy cards, socks and ties to luxurious watches and fantastic car experiences, Britons present their paternal figures with an array of unique gifts on Father's Day. But, demand for the perfect Father's Day present has led to the increasing commercialisation of the day, with retailers competing to offer the best gifts and consumers heading to their high street shops and online retailers. According to MuchNeeded, Father's Day is a popular shopping day in both the UK and US, with 75 per cent of men expected to celebrate the occasion this year. While Britons and Americans spend a significant amount on Father's Day each year, on average it only accounts for half the spending around Mother's Day. Is it Father's Day, Fathers' Day or Fathers Day? Ah, the age old question. The answer? Many say Father's Day is the correct version. Mother's Day (which has the apostrophe before the 's') set the precedent while Father's Day was still gaining popularity. Anna Jarvis trademarked the term 'Mother's Day' – with the apostrophe before the 's' – in 1912, saying the word should 'be a singular possessive, for each family to honour its own mother, not a plural possessive commemorating all mothers in the world'. President Woodrow Wilson used this spelling when he formalised Mother's Day in 1914; this means the correct version of the word is spelled with the apostrophe before the 's'. Father's Day has followed suit, with cards on both sides of the pond including the apostrophe in the same place.
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| Despite Trump Administration Request Denials, U.S. Embassies Are Displaying Pride Flags Around the World Posted: 09 Jun 2019 08:29 AM PDT  Trump's State Department has denied requests by U. S. embassies around the world to fly rainbow flags on embassy flagpoles
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| What Catholic bishops must do to prevent sexual abuse and hold clergy accountable Posted: 10 Jun 2019 09:10 AM PDT  The Roman Catholic Church has been plagued by sexual abuse scandals for years. Here's what it can do to clean up now and to prevent future abuse.
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| Chinese Exporters Dodge Tariffs With Fake Made-in-Vietnam Labels Posted: 09 Jun 2019 11:59 PM PDT  Vietnam said on Sunday that it found dozens of fake product-origin certificates and illegal transfers by companies trying to sidestep U.S. tariffs on everything from agriculture to textiles and steel. It was one of the first times an Asian government has publicly alleged such misbehavior since trade tensions between the world's two biggest economies escalated this year. The statement from Vietnam, which pledged to increase penalties on trade-related fraud, adds to concerns that some Chinese exporters are illegally rerouting orders after Trump imposed tariffs on $250 billion of Chinese goods and threatened to target an additional $300 billion.
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| Sudan protesters want civil disobedience to pressure army Posted: 08 Jun 2019 10:21 AM PDT  Pro-democracy protest leaders on Saturday called on Sudanese to take part in acts of civil disobedience in a bid to pressure the military to hand over power after the deadly break-up of their main sit-in in the capital of Khartoum earlier this week. The call came a day after Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed met separately with the ruling generals and the protest leaders in an effort to revive talks that were almost dead after the dispersal of the sit-in outside the military's headquarters on Monday. The Sudan Doctors' Central Committee, one of the protest groups, said at least 113 people have been killed and more than 500 wounded since Monday.
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| Gutfeld celebrates the fourth anniversary of his show Posted: 08 Jun 2019 07:22 PM PDT  Greg Gutfeld thanks D-Day veterans and weighs in on President Trump's visit to the U.K.
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| Company executives denounce abortion restrictions in New York Times ad Posted: 10 Jun 2019 06:57 AM PDT ![Company executives denounce abortion restrictions in New York Times ad]( "Company executives denounce abortion restrictions in New York Times ad") Scores of technology, media and fashion executives took out a full-page advertisement in the New York Times on Monday to denounce restricting access to abortion and other reproductive healthcare. The advertisement follows a string of company executives in recent weeks who threatened to pull investments in states enacting new laws that limit abortion rights. Nine states, including Alabama, Georgia and Missouri have passed abortion laws this year that all but ban the procedure.
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| US axes non-essential services for kids at migrant shelters Posted: 08 Jun 2019 06:30 PM PDT  When reporters toured a shelter for immigrant children in February, authorities showed off classrooms, soccer fields and art studios to prove the kids were being treated well. This week President Donald Trump's administration cancelled all that special care, citing a lack of funding. Some 13,200 children and teens, most of them Central American, are being held in 168 shelters for minors in 23 states across the United States.
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| New report says the Galaxy Note 10 isn’t getting the new feature everyone wanted Posted: 10 Jun 2019 07:12 AM PDT  Some recent rumors claimed that the Galaxy Note 10 will deliver Samsung's fastest battery charging tech yet at a blistering 45W. Furthermore, a recent leak showed an unannounced Samsung charger spotted in the documentation the company filed with a South Korean regulatory body, prompting speculation that Samsung was indeed preparing to launch a 45W charger. However, we've got a brand new development, one that might upset Galaxy Note fans. It looks like Samsung is definitely working on 45W fast charging for upcoming phones, but the Note 10 won't be one of them.xda-developers' Max Weinbach said on Twitter that according to his source, the Note 10 will have 25W charging, while the Galaxy A90 will get the new 45W charging standard.https://twitter.com/mweinbachXDA/status/1137433085606268928Currently, the Galaxy S10 5G is the one of the few Samsung phones to support charging speeds of at least 25W. Bumping the Galaxy Note 10 charging to 25W is still an upgrade over last year's 15W, but it's not a match to what competing flagships can do. Other high-end Android phones support anywhere from 30W to 55W charging, speeds that Samsung is yet to hit.On the other hand, Samsung changed its strategy last year, deciding to use mid-range phones to introduce brand new phone features rather than the Galaxy S and Note series. The Infinity-O display found on the S10 series as well as the multi-lens cameras were first available on Galaxy A-series smartphones. Debuting faster battery charging tech on a Galaxy A phone fits that strategy. Then again, fast battery charging is a highlight for other Android flagships, from several notable Samsung competitors including Huawei, Oppo, and OnePlus.That said, we're only looking at rumors here, and we'll have to wait a while longer to see any sort of confirmation. Samsung will unveil the Galaxy Note 10 in early August, which means we'll soon learn everything there is to know about the phone. You know, from the avalanche of Note 10 leaks that's going to hit in the weeks preceding the launch.
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| Toyota Details Six New EV Models Launching for 2020–2025 Posted: 10 Jun 2019 09:17 AM PDT  The automaker is pushing its electric-car rollout up a few years in response to global demand.
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| Up to two million Syrians could flee to Turkey if clashes worsen: U.N. Posted: 10 Jun 2019 03:16 AM PDT  Up to 2 million refugees could flee to Turkey if fighting intensifies in northwestern Syria as aid funds run dangerously low, the United Nations said on Monday. Syria's Russian-backed military has been pressing an assault on rebels in their last major stronghold with air attacks and ground battles that have already forced tens of thousands to leave their homes. "Our fear is if this continues, and if the numbers continue soaring, and if the conflict intensifies, that we could see really hundreds of thousands, a million, two, heading toward the borders with Turkey," the U.N. Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Syria Crisis, Panos Moumtzis, said.
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| Top Iran diplomat warns US it cannot 'expect to stay safe' Posted: 10 Jun 2019 06:58 AM PDT  Iran's foreign minister warned the U.S. on Monday that it "cannot expect to stay safe" after launching what he described as an economic war against Tehran, taking a hard-line stance amid a visit by Germany's top diplomat seeking to defuse tensions. A stern-faced Mohammad Javad Zarif offered a series of threats over the ongoing tensions gripping the Persian Gulf. The crisis takes root in President Donald Trump's decision over a year ago to withdraw America from Iran's 2015 nuclear deal with world powers.
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| Renault warns Nissan it will block governance reshuffle Posted: 10 Jun 2019 12:14 AM PDT  In a statement, the Japanese firm said it had received a letter from Renault "indicating intention to abstain from voting", a move that would mean the proposed changes fall short of the two-thirds majority needed to pass. "Nissan finds Renault's stance on this matter most regrettable, as such a stance runs counter to the company's efforts to improve its corporate governance," CEO Hiroto Saikawa said in a statement. Renault's decision, first reported by the Financial Times, was taken over fears the proposed governance changes could reduce its influence, the paper said.
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| Why 2020 candidates are looking beyond the early states and making a broader push to court voters Posted: 08 Jun 2019 11:53 AM PDT  Democratic candidates already have made campaign appearances in two-thirds of the states.
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| Exclusive: Some big tech firms cut employees' access to Huawei, muddying 5G rollout Posted: 09 Jun 2019 04:45 PM PDT  NEWPORT BEACH, Calif./NEW YORK (Reuters) - Some of the world's biggest tech companies have told their employees to stop talking about technology and technical standards with counterparts at Huawei Technologies Co Ltd in response to the recent U.S. blacklisting of the Chinese tech firm, according to people familiar with the matter. Chipmakers Intel Corp and Qualcomm Inc, mobile research firm InterDigital Wireless Inc and South Korean carrier LG Uplus have restricted employees from informal conversations with Huawei, the world's largest telecommunications equipment maker, the sources said. Such discussions are a routine part of international meetings where engineers gather to set technical standards for communications technologies, including the next generation of mobile networks known as 5G.
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| The Color Trends We’ll Be Seeing in 2020, According to Sherwin-Williams Posted: 10 Jun 2019 03:30 AM PDT  The company just announced its forecast, which includes 45 hues divided into five themes
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| The Iran Pressure Plan Will Fail Posted: 09 Jun 2019 11:52 AM PDT  In early May, officials from Iran and the United States intensified their rhetoric and the two archenemies seemed to be on the course to engage in a military confrontation. The Trump administration decided not to renew the waivers it had previously granted to a few countries to import Iranian oil and Tehran responded by suspending some of its commitments under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA)/nuclear deal. Furthermore, the Islamic Republic was accused of being behind mysterious attacks on four oil tankers and a drone strike on a Saudi oil pipeline. It was also accused of planning an attack on U.S. troops in Iraq and Syria (according to the New York Times). The United States responded by deploying an aircraft carrier to the Persian Gulf and announced a plan to send more troops to the region.
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| American Airlines cancels 737 MAX flights through September 3 Posted: 09 Jun 2019 09:31 AM PDT  American Airlines has canceled all scheduled flights with Boeing 737 MAX jets through September 3, extending the grounding of its fleet after two crashes involving the same aircraft model killed 346 people. The airline had previously canceled all 737 MAX flights through August 19 as it awaited recertification of the aircraft in the wake of the crashes. The extension means that American Airlines will have canceled 115 flights since grounding its 14 737 MAX aircraft.
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| Mother calls for investigation after she says officer pulled gun on her black son Posted: 09 Jun 2019 10:28 AM PDT  A mother wants an independent investigation Friday after she says a Utah police officer pointed a gun at her 10-year-old son's head in what she calls a racially motivated incident.
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| Trump news - live: Congress launches presidential obstruction hearings, as leader threatens China and accuses US tech giants of colluding against him Posted: 10 Jun 2019 06:07 AM PDT  Donald Trump is facing a renewed onslaught from House Democrats who will begin picking over the Mueller report's obstruction of justice evidence on Monday as the party continues to weigh up launching impeachment proceedings against the president.The House will stage a vote on whether to hold attorney general William Barr and ex-White House adviser Don McGahn in contempt of Congress on Tuesday after the pair ignored congressional subpoenas while the House Intelligence Committee will review the ramifications of 2016 Russian election hacking for national security on Wednesday.The president has meanwhile threatened China with further tariffs in a phone interview with CNBC, saying the superpower will make a deal "because they have to", while also warning the tech giants of Silicon Valley he could take action against them over the "discrimination" he believes he and other prominent conservatives have been subjected to.Please allow a moment for our liveblog to load
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| Salesforce buying Tableau Software in $15.7B all-stock deal Posted: 10 Jun 2019 07:28 AM PDT  Customer-management software developer Salesforce is buying Tableau Software in an all-stock deal valued at $15.7 billion. Tableau uses self-service analytics to help people with any skill level work with data. Among the companies that use Tableau's services are Charles Schwab, Verizon and Netflix.
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| Kroger recalls some of its frozen berries after FDA warns about possible Hepatitis A contamination Posted: 09 Jun 2019 12:00 PM PDT ![Kroger recalls some of its frozen berries after FDA warns about possible Hepatitis A contamination]( "Kroger recalls some of its frozen berries after FDA warns about possible Hepatitis A contamination") Kroger said Friday it's recalling three varieties of Private Selection frozen berries due to possible Hepatitis A contamination.
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| Ethiopia delays census again despite looming election Posted: 10 Jun 2019 06:20 AM PDT  Ethiopia's parliament postponed a national census for a second time on Monday, citing security concerns but potentially undermining logistics for the first election under reformist Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. Ethiopia is due to hold a national vote some time next year, and the census - already postponed once from 2017 - is a crucial step toward demarcating constituencies. "Our people are still displaced in many parts of the country," lawmaker Tesfaye Daba said during a parliamentary debate.
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