Biodun Iginla, BBC News

Biodun Iginla, BBC News

Sunday, September 20, 2015

Google News compiled for the BBC's Biodun Iginla--9/20/15

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Tambor, Louis-Dreyfus take lead comedy Emmys

USA TODAY - ‎33 minutes ago‎
Your minute-by-minute report on how the Emmys went down: Limited series, movie or dramatic special. 9:15: "Let's admit it, all series are limited series, except for Jeopardy," Last Week Tonight host John Oliver says as he gets set to present the award ...

Pope Francis Careful in Navigating Cuban Politics

New York Times - ‎37 minutes ago‎
HAVANA - Revolution Square is the political stage of revolutionary Cuba. Fidel Castro held huge rallies here to castigate the imperialists up north.

Ben Carson: I 'would not advocate that we put a Muslim in' the White House

New York Daily News - ‎4 hours ago‎
Ben Carson said Sunday that he wouldn't support having a Muslim President. "I would not advocate that we put a Muslim in charge of this nation.

US Will Accept More Refugees as Crisis Grows

New York Times - ‎37 minutes ago‎
BERLIN - The Obama administration will increase the number of worldwide refugees the United States accepts to 100,000 by 2017, a significant increase over the current annual cap of 70,000, Secretary of State John Kerry said Sunday.

New wildfire in Northern California kills 1; damage mounts

Sacramento Bee - ‎6 hours ago‎
A new wildfire in Northern California has killed one person and destroyed or damaged 10 homes in Monterey County, a week after two other blazes killed five people and destroyed at least 1,400 homes, fire officials said Sunday.

Man Opens Fire in Selma Church, Injuring Girlfriend, Infant and Pastor: Police

NBCNews.com - ‎2 hours ago‎
A man in Alabama walked into church, sat down, and then began shooting, injuring his girlfriend, their infant son, and the pastor who tried to intervene, Selma police said.

Greece election: Alexis Tsipras is the clear winner but still needs coalition ...

The Independent - ‎4 hours ago‎
The campaign was a cliffhanger, but Alexis Tsipras is celebrating a second election victory, won despite months of turbulence and a disastrous policy U-turn which saw him abandon his attempt to defy Brussels and instead sign up for another harsh ...
Interested in Alexis Tsipras?  YesNo

GOP Pushes Trump to Defend Obama

Breitbart News - ‎21 hours ago‎
On Thursday, at a town hall event in New Hampshire, Donald Trump was confronted by an audience member who, when asking the candidate a question, described President Obama as a “Muslim” who “isn't American.” Many members of the media were ...
Interested in Barack Obama?  YesNo

Netanyahu: We will hurt anyone who tries to hurt us

Israel Hayom - ‎15 hours ago‎
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and top ministers expected to instate harsher penalties, approve use of live fire against rock throwers and firebombers • Culture minister proposes stripping rock throwers and their parents of state benefits.
Interested in Benjamin Netanyahu?  YesNo

Houthi rebels release US, British and Saudi hostages

Al Jazeera America - ‎3 hours ago‎
Two U.S. citizens, one British national and three Saudis held for months by Yemen's Houthi group were freed on Sunday and have arrived in Oman, U.S.
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China to receive British art treasures

BBC News - ‎1 hour ago‎
Art treasures including works from Shakespeare to David Hockney are to travel to China as part of a drive to showcase British culture.

How Sweden tries to assimilate its influx of refugees

BBC News - ‎2 hours ago‎
At Stockholm Central Station, hundreds of refugees have been arriving on trains from across Europe every day. Among them recently was Ali, a young Iraqi in his 20s who says he spent 29 days travelling over sea and land to escape his conflict-ridden ...

The college dropout who cooks for the stars

BBC News - ‎2 hours ago‎
Cathal Armstrong was 19 when he opened his first restaurant with his father in Dublin. "It was a disaster from the beginning," he recalls.

Dementia 'crisis' and tributes to Jackie Collins

BBC News - ‎1 hour ago‎
Daily Express front page - 21/09/15 Image caption Analysis by Alzheimer's Research suggesting 37% of men and 27% of women born in the UK this year will develop dementia at some stage in their lives features on several front pages.

Greece election: Alexis Tsipras hails 'victory of the people'

BBC News - ‎4 hours ago‎
Alexis Tsipras has hailed a "victory of the people" after his left-wing Syriza party won Greece's fifth election in six years.

Care of vulnerable people 'put in danger'

BBC News - ‎2 hours ago‎
The dignity, heath and wellbeing of older people and those with disabilities in England are in danger, health and care groups warn.

Migrant crisis: Thirteen die in ferry collision off Turkey

BBC News - ‎8 hours ago‎
At least 13 migrants, including children, have died after their dinghy and a ferry collided off Turkey, the coastguard there says.

Poole Condor Liberation ferry error sparks protests

BBC News - ‎12 hours ago‎
Angry protests took place at the Condor Liberation ferry terminal in Poole after 70 passengers were left behind. The new vessel had returned to service between the UK and the Channel Islands after being cancelled on Saturday because of engineering ...

Three blasts hit northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri: military

Reuters - ‎1 hour ago‎
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria Three blasts struck the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, a military spokesman said on Sunday, a day after a new audio message purportedly from Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau accused the army of lying about successes ...

2 Americans Among 6 Hostages Freed in Yemen After Months of Captivity

New York Times - ‎2 hours ago‎
WASHINGTON - Two Americans held hostage for months by rebels in Yemen were freed on Sunday and quickly flown to safety in nearby Oman, which helped the United States secure the release of the men, American officials said.

Amid Protests, Nepal Adopts Constitution

New York Times - ‎1 hour ago‎
KATHMANDU, Nepal - After nearly a decade of delay marked by haggling and political infighting, Ne pal formally adopted a constitution on Sunday, with President Ram Baran Yadav calling the moment a realization of “the continuous democratic movements ...

Eiffel Tower closed, reopened after 'terrorist suspects' seen ascending

UPI.com - ‎3 hours ago‎
A negative search of the landmark has led to speculation the climbers may have been parachutists. By Fred Lambert Contact the Author | Sept.

Iran's Rouhani says US-Iran enmity eased, but distrust will remain

Reuters - ‎2 hours ago‎
WASHINGTON Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said in an interview with a U.S. television network that aired on Sunday that Tehran and Washington "have taken the first steps" toward decreasing their enmity due to a landmark nuclear accord.

Mediators announce deal to end Burkina coup crisis, questions remain

Reuters - ‎4 hours ago‎
OUAGADOUGOU Regional mediators seeking to peacefully roll back a military coup in Burkina Faso said they negotiated a draft deal on Sunday to end the crisis though they failed to secure the immediate restoration of civilian rule.

New Zealand zookeeper killed by Sumatran tiger while zoo was open

KABC-TV - ‎2 hours ago‎
A tiger advertising sign is seen outside Hamilton Zoo after a female zookeeper was killed by one of the tigers at the zoo in Hamilton, New Zealand Sunday Sept.

'Baby Doe' dad: Mom's boyfriend thought girl was possessed

seattlepi.com - ‎1 hour ago‎
This undated identification photo released Friday, Sept. 18, 2015 by the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office shows Michael McCarthy, boyfriend of Rachel Bond the mother of Bella Bond, the toddler whose body was found in a trash bag on a Boston ...

Civil Rights Commission: Detention centers violate immigrants' constitutional ...

Christian Science Monitor - ‎5 hours ago‎
The Commission's report adds to calls for the Department of Homeland Security to release detained children and mothers. By Molly Jackson, Staff September 20, 2015.

Disillusioned and self-deluded, Bowe Bergdahl vanished into a brutal captivity

Washington Post - ‎44 minutes ago‎
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Tex. - Army Pfc. Bowe Bergdahl was fed up. He was five weeks into a deployment in southeastern Afghanistan and frustrated with his mission and his leaders.

Lawmakers Seek National Park in Honor of Stonewall

New York Times - ‎1 hour ago‎
Senator Kirsten E. Gillibrand of New York and Representative Jerrold Nadler of Manhattan unveiled a campaign on Sunday to create a national park honoring the Stonewall uprising, vowing that they would mount a petition drive urging President Obama to ...

Openly gay Eric Fanning to be nominated Secretary of the Army

Windy City Times - ‎9 hours ago‎
WASHINGTON - Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, praised the news that Eric Fanning, who is openly gay, will be nominated to serve as Secretary of the ...

Marvin Sharp, Gymnastics Coach Accused of Child Molestation, Found Dead in ...

People Magazine - ‎4 hours ago‎
Marvin Sharp, the head of an Indianapolis, Indiana, gymnastics academy who was arrested on charges of child pornography and molestation, was found dead of an apparent suicide in his jail cell, authorities told CBS.

30 Years After Illinois Girl's Murder, a Tip Yields Alleged Killer

NBCNews.com - ‎6 hours ago‎
On the day she buried her 15-year-old daughter, Sandra Wesselman made a silent promise: to never let the search for her killer be forgotten.

Volkswagen to Stop Sales of Diesel Cars Involved in Recall

New York Times - ‎3 hours ago‎
FRANKFURT - Volkswagen said on Sunday that it would halt sales of cars in the United States equipped with the kind of diesel motors that had led regulators to accuse the German company of illegally installing software to evade standards for reducing ...

Firing at Los Angeles Times Focuses Discontent

New York Times - ‎12 minutes ago‎
LOS ANGELES - In January, Jack Griffin, the chief executive of Tribune Publishing Company, took his senior management team to visit The Los Angeles Times, the jewel in his company's portfolio of newspapers.

BoFa's Moynihan expects to survive chairman vote

New York Post - ‎1 hour ago‎
Several analysts told The Post they believe Brian Moynihan (inset) will keep the top two leadership roles over the objections of shareholder activists at Bank of America.

In 2015, over 30 Alaska villages lack basic plumbing

Christian Science Monitor - ‎6 hours ago‎
Residents in at least 30 isolated Alaskan communities are mired in Third World conditions despite more than $2 billion in federal and state money over the past 50 years to provide basics like running water.

Dialog Semiconductor Agrees to Buy Atmel for $4.6 Billion

Bloomberg - ‎6 hours ago‎
Dialog Semiconductor Plc, whose chips are used in Apple Inc.s iPhone and iPad, agreed to buy Atmel Corp. for about $4.6 billion to diversify its customer base as more everyday objects become connected to the Internet.

Thousands without power in San Diego County amid hot weather

Sacramento Bee - ‎1 hour ago‎
A series of power outages left thousands of people without power in San Diego County as the region baked in high heat on Sunday. San Diego Gas & Electric said it dropped 150 megawatts of power throughout its service territory around 1 p.m.

What Altice's buy of Cablevision means for shoppers – Enterprise – NorthJersey

Observer - ‎7 hours ago‎
European telecoms operator Altice has made a deal to purchase Cablevision, a New York-based cable firm, marking its second foray into the U.S.

Apple Confirms Discovery of Malicious Code in Some App Store Products

New York Times - ‎45 minutes ago‎
SAN FRANCISCO - Hackers have found their way into Apple's App Store. Apple confirmed on Sunday that a tool used by software developers for the company's devices was copied and modified by hackers to put bad code into apps available on the App ...

AVG Updates Privacy Policy, Will Sell Your Non-Identifying Data

PC Magazine - ‎5 hours ago‎
We'll give security firm AVG a little credit: At least it isn't trying to be deceptive about what it might do with your data.

Microsoft's Edge browser will soon support Skype calls without a plugin

PCWorld - ‎5 hours ago‎
Windows 10 preview build 10547 features plenty of new tweaks and improvements, and among them is a preview of the Object RTC (ORTC) APIs for Microsoft Edge, a collection of tools that will make it easier for developers to build audio and video calling ...

Dtoid Designs: Show us your Super Mario Maker skills

Destructoid - ‎5 hours ago‎
Earlier this month, after more than a year of waiting, Nintendo finally released Super Mario Maker on the Wii U. Our own Chris Carter liked it, and with more than one million levels created so far, it seems the rest of the world really likes this game too.

Scandal, sex, money, power: Jackie Collins wrote it all

Detroit Free Press - ‎36 minutes ago‎
LOS ANGELES - Her novels dramatized the lives of the most elite people and places, but they were read by everyone, everywhere - from airports to beaches to, sometimes, under the covers with a flashlight to hide from disapproving parents and partners.

'Maze Runner 2' Tops Foreign Box Office With $43.3 Million

Variety - ‎1 hour ago‎
“Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials” raced to the top of the foreign box office, picking up a robust $43.3 million from 66 markets.

Newly Engaged Peter Facinelli and Jaimie Alexander Share Sweet PDA on the Red ...

E! Online - ‎2 hours ago‎
Engagement looks good on you two! Peter Facinelli and Jaimie Alexander stunned on the red carpet at the 2015 Emmys, where the good-looking couple, who got engaged six months ago, posed for pics and shared sweet PDA.

NYFW Reunites The Hills' Kristin Cavallari & Audrina Patridge

Refinery29 - ‎Sep 19, 2015‎
On Thursday evening, when Cavallari, who is currently pregnant with her third child with N.F.L. quarterback Jay Cutler, presented her collaboration with Chinese Laundry at Row NYC, she met up with Patridge on the red carpet, and the two gamely posed ...

Chase drama galore with Hamlin winning, tempers flaring

ESPN - ‎48 minutes ago‎
JOLIET, Ill. -- The driver who delivered a verbal jab during the week left Chicagoland Speedway with a flat tire, a wrecked race car and delivering one more jab Sunday night.

O'Connor: Rex Ryan will never talk his way to title on Bill Belichick's watch

ESPN - ‎2 hours ago‎
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. - Rex Ryan can coach the Miami Dolphins when he is done riling up the masses in Buffalo. He can complete the cycle of non-New England jobs in the AFC East and earn a living in the division for another dozen tumultuous years, and ...

Cowboys survive loss of Romo, hold off inept Eagles

NFL.com - ‎1 hour ago‎
1. Although the Cowboys are the NFC East's lone undefeated team two weeks into the season, major injuries could lead to a tailspin.

Europeans defend controversial call in Solheim Cup defeat

USA TODAY - ‎4 hours ago‎
ST. LEON-ROT, Germany (AP) - Despite making the call that ultimately proved the turning point for the Americans' memorable victory in the Solheim Cup, Suzann Pettersen feels she did the right thing.

A third of Britons born in 2015 will develop dementia: study

Reuters - ‎2 hours ago‎
LONDON One in three people born in Britain in 2015 will develop dementia, according to an analysis commissioned by the charity campaign group Alzheimer's Research UK.

Merck antibody reduces risk of Clostridium difficile recurrence: study

Reuters - ‎7 hours ago‎
An experimental antibody developed by Merck & Co Inc was shown in pivotal studies to reduce by about 10 percentage points the risk that infection with Clostridium difficile bacterium, which can cause a deadly diarrhea, will recur.

A Huge Overnight Increase in a Drug's Price Raises Protests

New York Times - ‎8 hours ago‎
Specialists in infectious disease are protesting a gigantic overnight increase in the price of a 62-year-old drug that is the standard of care for treating a life-threatening parasitic infection.

AP Investigation: Bungling by UN agency hurt Ebola response

Thegardenisland.com - ‎23 minutes ago‎
As a worker at Kenema Government Hospital mixed a batch of chlorine on a broiling August day, he noticed it didn't have its typically strong, bleach-like odor.

Scientists create the first digital 'tree of life'

Christian Science Monitor - ‎9 hours ago‎
Researchers from 11 organizations have aggregated tens of thousands of evolutionary trees into a comprehensive map of all known life, open to all and free to use.

Total eclipse of the moon happens Sunday Sept. 27

WAPT Jackson - ‎10 minutes ago‎
JACKSON, Miss. —A rare celestial event occurs on Sunday Sept. 27, and most of the United States will be able to witness this marvel as long as the skies stay clear.

'Pre-reptile' may have been first to stand on all fours

Irish Independent - ‎2 hours ago‎
A "pre-reptile" that lived 260 million years ago may have been the first creature to stand upright on all fours, scientists believe.

Weird Costa Rica cloud formation: Mystery explained.

Christian Science Monitor - ‎Sep 19, 2015‎
A weird multi-colored cloud formation appeared this week over Costa Rica, puzzling many of the residents. What is cloud iridescence?

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