Biodun Iginla, BBC News

Biodun Iginla, BBC News

Monday, October 19, 2015

Google News compiled for the BBC's Biodun Iginla--10/19/15--in New York

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Everything You Need to Know About Hillary Clinton's Benghazi Hearing

ABC News - ‎2 hours ago‎
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton testifies about the attacks against the U.S. mission in Benghazi before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Capitol Hill, Jan. 23, 2013 in Washington, DC.

The Great Bush-Trump War of October 2015: A Bush weakness exposed

Washington Post - ‎3 hours ago‎
While you were otherwise occupied enjoying a lovely autumn weekend, apple picking and football watching and what have you, Donald Trump and Jeb Bush were engaged in a very silly fight - one that revealed a problem for Bush, but not the one you might ...

US investigating report email account linked to CIA director hacked

CNN - ‎4 hours ago‎
(CNN) The FBI and Secret Service are investigating reports that non-government personal accounts associated with CIA Director John Brennan as well as Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson were hacked, law enforcement officials told ...

Federal regulators to require registration of recreational drones

Washington Post - ‎3 hours ago‎
Federal regulators said Monday that they will require recreational drone users to register their aircraft with the government for the first time in an attempt to track rogue flying robots that are increasingly posing a threat to aviation safety.

Israel probes mob assault on African bystander shot amid latest violence

Washington Post - ‎2 hours ago‎
JERUSALEM - It was brutally graphic video that shocked and shamed: An African asylum seeker was shot by an Israeli security guard who mistook him for an assailant in a terrorist attack.

Key Democrat's Advice For Biden: Don't Run

Huffington Post - ‎38 minutes ago‎
<span class='image-component__caption' itemprop="caption">Rep Earl Gibson III via Getty Images Rep. James Clyburn, right, has suggested Vice President Joe Biden not run for president.

Everything You Need to Know About Hillary Clinton's Benghazi Hearing

ABC News - ‎2 hours ago‎
Hillary Clinton will return to Capitol Hill Thursday to give her testimony before the House Select Committee on Benghazi. She's expected to face questions about events surrounding the Sept.
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Merkel's embrace of Turkey draws criticism in Germany

Today's Zaman - ‎3 hours ago‎
Merkel travelled to Ä°stanbul on Sunday and met President Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan and Prime Minister Ahmet DavutoÄŸlu in what some German media described as a desperate attempt to stem the tide of mostly Syrian refugees that has hit her popularity at home ...
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Making room in Obama's 'Better Make Room' plan

Chicago Tribune - ‎2 hours ago‎
I like first lady Michelle Obama's "Better Make Room" campaign, launched Monday. There's a "but" coming, which I'll get to in a minute.
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Michel Platini: Is Sepp Blatter trying to 'kill me politically'?

Telegraph.co.uk - ‎9 hours ago‎
Asked if he thought Blatter had leaked the story to get back at him for standing to succeed the 79-year-old, Platini told Le Monde: “Let's say I have my suspicions.
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China's great balancing act

BBC News - ‎12 hours ago‎
Signs that China's economy is continuing to slow down will raise concerns in Asia and beyond. As the world's second-largest sees its third quarter growth fall below target to 6.9%, Beijing is also facing rising anger from workers struggling to make ...

Migrant crisis: Croatia opens Serbia border

BBC News - ‎5 hours ago‎
Croatia has opened its border with Serbia, removing one of the bottlenecks for thousands of stranded migrants trying to make their way north.

China invests £5.2bn in UK projects

BBC News - ‎6 hours ago‎
Chinese investment group SinoFortone plans to invest more than £5bn in the UK. It will invest £2bn in Orthios Eco Parks to develop waste power and food stations, initially at Holyhead and Port Talbot in Wales.

Jack Adcock death: Accused doctor 'called off resuscitation'

BBC News - ‎3 hours ago‎
A doctor accused of the manslaughter of a six-year-old boy has told a jury she called off attempts to save him after mistaking him for another patient.

Skin cancer mole test: Signs to look out for

BBC News - ‎11 hours ago‎
Having more than 11 moles on one arm indicates a higher-than-average risk of skin cancer or melanoma, research suggests. Counting moles on the right arm was found to be a good indicator of total moles on the body.

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in UK

BBC News - ‎2 hours ago‎
Chinese President Xi Jinping has arrived in the UK at the start of a four-day state visit which UK PM David Cameron has said hails a "golden era" in ties between the two countries.

Councils 'close to the edge', Local Government Association chairman says

BBC News - ‎5 hours ago‎
A dozen councils are on the brink of financial failure, the Local Government Association has told the BBC. The association's chairman, Lord Porter, said it was working to "help prop them up".

Eurotunnel services suspended after 'intrusion'

BBC News - ‎10 hours ago‎
Eurotunnel services were suspended in both directions after an "intrusion" by hundreds of migrants at the terminal in Calais.

Why the EU Is Offering Turkey Billions to Deal With Refugees

TIME - ‎47 minutes ago‎
Under intense pressure to stem the flow of refugees into Europe, German Chancellor Angela Merkel made a weekend trip to Istanbul, where she pledged to push forward Turkey's long-delayed bid to join the European Union in return for cooperation in ...

Syrian rebels say they receive more weapons for Aleppo battle

Reuters - ‎3 hours ago‎
BEIRUT/AMMAN Rebels battling the Syrian army and its allies near Aleppo said on Monday they had received new supplies of U.S.-made anti-tank missiles from states opposed to President Bashar al-Assad since the start of a major government offensive last ...

Passenger recalls 'guttural screams' of man who died on Aer Lingus flight

Irish Independent - ‎1 hour ago‎
Garda technical team pictured during the examination of an Aer Lingus at Cork Airport on which the 24-year old man died. Photo: Daragh Mc Sweeney/Provision.

Amazon cracks down on fake reviews

USA TODAY - ‎2 hours ago‎
SAN FRANCISCO - Amazon is continuing its fight against fake reviews, filing a lawsuit on Friday against more than 1,000 people who allegedly offered to hire themselves out as fake reviewers at $5 a review.

Journalist found dead at Istanbul airport after allegedly missing connecting ...

Fox News - ‎1 hour ago‎
ANKARA, Turkey - A British director of an organization promoting journalism in conflict zones has been found dead amid suspicious circumstances at Istanbul's main airport after allegedly missing a connecting flight to northern Iraq where she worked ...

Britain Unveils Plans to Fight Extremism in Young Muslims

New York Times - ‎2 hours ago‎
LONDON - Britain on Monday announced new measures intended to prevent the radicalization of young Muslims, stoking a debate about how aggressively the government can confront extremist ideology without alienating the moderate voices best placed ...

Richard Branson Leaks UN Draft Paper on Decriminalizing Drugs

Newsweek - ‎2 hours ago‎
Sir Richard Branson waits to speak on a panel at the annual Skybridge Alternatives Conference in Las Vegas on May 7. The founder of Virgin Group has spoken out frequently about ending the war on drugs.

High school graduation rates are on the rise in most states

Washington Post - ‎1 hour ago‎
High school graduation rates ticked up in a majority of states in 2014, and graduation gaps between white and minority students narrowed in most states that year, according to new federal data.

Planned Parenthood video fallout: Texas defunds group; court orders Louisiana ...

Los Angeles Times - ‎2 hours ago‎
Erica Canaut, center, cheers July 28 as she and other anti-abortion activists rally on the steps of the Texas Capitol in Austin, Texas, to condemn the use in medical research of tissue samples obtained from aborted fetuses.

Federal Court Upholds Bulk Of Gun Control Laws Passed In Wake Of Newtown

Huffington Post - ‎1 hour ago‎
<span class='image-component__caption' itemprop="caption">A ASSOCIATED PRESS A federal appeals court referenced the 2012 massacre in Newtown, Connecticut, while holding up the core of gun control legislation passed in Connecticut and New York ...

Family members claim affair provoked man to attack pastor who fatally shot him ...

Washington Post - ‎38 minutes ago‎
When Deante Smith was fatally shot after he interrupted a church service Sunday and attacked the pastor with a brick, many wondered whether the 26-year-old was deranged.

New York attorney general probes help wanted ad that states 'No Haitians' need ...

New York Daily News - ‎26 minutes ago‎
No Haitians need apply. That blatantly bigoted message appeared in a help wanted ad up in Rockland County - and now Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has launched an investigation to determine whether this is racism or a sick prank.

Body of a Missing 11-Year-Old Girl Found Stuffed Inside Mother's Freezer: Police

People Magazine - ‎4 hours ago‎
The body of an 11-year-old girl who had been missing since August of 2014 was found on Sunday inside a freezer that was allegedly owned by her mother.

Tennessee County to Vote on Raising Confederate Flag

NBCNews.com - ‎1 hour ago‎
Many debates on the Confederate flag have centered on taking the flag down from government buildings, but one county in Tennessee wants to put the flag up.

Oprah Winfrey to Buy 10% of Weight Watchers in Partnership

Bloomberg - ‎1 hour ago‎
Oprah Winfrey will buy 10 percent of Weight Watchers International Inc. and join its board, giving the struggling provider of weight-loss programs a jolt of star power as it works to fend off cheaper digital rivals.

United Airlines Offers Little Clarity on Leadership Plans After CEO's ...

New York Times - ‎42 minutes ago‎
Four days after its new chief executive, Oscar Munoz, was hospitalized, United Airlines remained vague on Monday about its next steps, raising questions about leadership at one of the world's top airlines.

Amazon SVP Fires Back at NYT Exposé

PC Magazine - ‎21 minutes ago‎
Amazon is firing back at New York Times exposé that detailed the Web giant's "tough" and "combative" workplace culture.

IBM revenue falls more than expected, cuts profit forecast

Reuters - ‎17 minutes ago‎
International Business Machines Corp (IBM.N) posted a bigger-than-expected drop in revenue for the fifth straight quarter, hurt by a strong U.S.

House Republicans under pressure to move debt limit bill this week

Washington Post - ‎36 minutes ago‎
Speaker John Boehner is facing growing pressure to start work this week on a bill to increase the federal borrowing limit as the debt ceiling deadline fast approaches amid the continuing uncertainty over who will succeed the Ohio Republican at the end ...

Wall St. flat; energy shares, Morgan Stanley results weigh

Reuters - ‎1 hour ago‎
U.S. stocks ended with slight gains on Monday as investors were cautious at the start of a heavy week of earnings, but advances in top tech names gave some support.

Fed's Williams Sees Reasons to Increase Rates Soon and Slowly

Bloomberg - ‎2 hours ago‎
The Federal Reserve is progressing toward its dual mandate of stable prices and maximum employment and should raise interest rates in the near future, said John Williams, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.

Google opens up Project Fi to all -- but just for today

CNET - ‎1 hour ago‎
If you've been thinking about checking out Google's Project Fi wireless service, now is your chance. The Mountain View, California, Internet search titan said Monday it's giving out "instant invites" to the service for the next 24 hours.

Lenovo upgrades its big idea: The 27-inch Yoga Home 900 is for homework or air ...

PCWorld - ‎3 hours ago‎
Lenovo's 27-inch Yoga Home 900, announced Monday, is built for the great American suburbs. For the family with a decently sized house and yards of counter space, this all-in-one PC could stand in the kitchen or family room for homework time.

Facebook Should Reword Confusing Hack Warning About “State-Sponsored Actors”

TechCrunch - ‎5 hours ago‎
When we say “Facebook IS the Internet to many people” we really mean “Many Facebook users don't fully understand what the Internet is.

3rd-party ad APIs from China illegally collected data from hundreds of App ...

Apple Insider - ‎5 hours ago‎
Apple has removed numerous apps from the App Store following the discovery that a third-party advertising SDK - developed by Chinese firm Youmi - was using private APIs to record user information in violation of official App Store guidelines.

Get hyped for the new 'Star Wars' trailer tonight with these teasers

USA TODAY - ‎1 hour ago‎
A new Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer is coming, and no one knows how to turn on the hype machine more than Disney. The Star Wars Instagram is calculatedly releasing brief -- and we mean brief -- teaser for their full-length third trailer of the ...

'Lifted spirits' as Lamar Odom continues to improve

USA TODAY - ‎40 minutes ago‎
Lamar Odom's continued recovery from his life-threatening collapse last week has significantly “lifted spirits” at the Las Vegas hospital where he is being treated, a person with knowledge of the situation told USA TODAY Sports on Monday.

Eddie Murphy Impersonates Bill Cosby While Accepting Mark Twain Prize

Variety - ‎5 hours ago‎
WASHINGTON - The comedic genius of Eddie Murphy was saluted Sunday by a virtual parade of entertainers during the Kennedy Center's 18th annual Mark Twain Prize.

London Film Festival: Greek Comedy 'Chevalier' Takes Top Honor

Hollywood Reporter - ‎3 hours ago‎
The Insane Battle Over Sam Simon's Will - Should the Simpson's Co-Creator's Trust Pay $140,000 Per Year For One Dog's Care?

Cubs' Hammel to start Game 4, not Lester on short rest, Maddon says

CBSSports.com - ‎1 hour ago‎
The Cubs will trail the Mets in the NLCS no matter what happens in Game 3, so bringing back left-hander Jon Lester to start Game 4 on short rest Tuesday is an option for manager Joe Maddon.

Chuck Pagano: 'I have to do better' preparing players

ESPN - ‎33 minutes ago‎
INDIANAPOLIS -- Colts coach Chuck Pagano said he does not have any regrets for trying to trick the New England Patriots on a fourth-down play that backfired late in the third quarter of a close game Sunday night.

President Barack Obama offers condolences to Jim Harbaugh

ESPN - ‎1 hour ago‎
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- President Barack Obama has given his condolences to Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh following the Wolverines' stunning loss to Michigan State.

Barry Zito ends baseball career

ESPN - ‎2 hours ago‎
After 14 years in the majors, Barry Zito has walked off the mound for the final time. Zito, who pitched for multiple years for both Bay Area teams, announced his retirement Monday in a post on The Players' Tribune.

Researchers question reliability of Alzheimer's blood test

BABW News - ‎28 minutes ago‎
Scientists are getting closer to developing a blood test for Alzheimer's disease, but how reliable is it really? Alzheimer's disease is particularly difficult to detect, and most people don't receive a diagnosis until it has already begun to damage the ...

Exclusive: Clinton urges US regulators to examine Daraprim price hike

Reuters - ‎4 hours ago‎
WASHINGTON Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on Monday urged U.S. regulators to determine how to bring lower-cost generic drugs to market more swiftly and combat anticompetitive practices in the pharmaceutical industry.

The puzzling case of sudoku-induced seizures

CBS News - ‎1 hour ago‎
Solving sudoku puzzles led to seizures in a young German man, say scientists from the University of Munich who wrote about the unusual medical tale in JAMA Neurology.

Company trying to buy Baxalta facing problems with its drug pipeline

Chicago Tribune - ‎34 minutes ago‎
An Irish drugmaker that has been trying to woo Chicago-area drug company Baxalta Inc. since summer has run into a setback on a critical pipeline drug, raising questions about its ability to move ahead with the deal.

Hints of Life on What Was Thought to Be Desolate Early Earth

ABC News - ‎2 hours ago‎
Scientists have found fossil-like hints that some kind of life existed on Earth 4.1 billion years ago - when the planet was a mere volcanic toddler.

Weird Woodworm-like Pits on Pluto Reveal Icy Puzzle

Discovery News - ‎5 hours ago‎
Like a woodworm-infested log, new photos from NASA's New Horizons mission of dwarf planet Pluto have revealed a pockmarked terrain that is as puzzling as it is beautiful.

Central Asia Could Be Birthplace of the Modern Dog

New York Times - ‎2 hours ago‎
Where do dogs come from? Gray wolves are their ancestors. Scientists are pretty consistent about that. And researchers have suggested that dogs' origins can be traced to Europe, the Near East, Siberia and South China.

No, there's no Buddha on Mars. What's behind all these bizarre 'sightings'?

Christian Science Monitor - ‎3 hours ago‎
First there was the face of a man, then a rat, even a levitating spoon has been 'spotted' in photos of the Red Planet. The latest 'sighting' stars a 'stunning Martian God.

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