Biodun Iginla, BBC News

Biodun Iginla, BBC News

Monday, November 23, 2015

Google News compiled for the BBC's Biodun Iginla--11/23/15--in New York

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No sign of Paris suspect in Belgium raids as Brussels remains under high alert

CNN - ‎3 hours ago‎
Brussels, Belgium (CNN) Brussels remained under extremely heavy security Monday after police carried out raids around the Belgian capital amid warnings of possible terrorist attacks similar to those that killed 130 people in Paris 10 days ago.

Chris Christie Tiptoes Around Donald Trumps 9/11 Lie

Daily Beast - ‎4 hours ago‎
So much for 'Telling It Like It Is.' Asked about the GOP front-runner's false claim that thousands of Muslims in Jersey City cheered the attacks, the governor decided to punt.

Hollande and Cameron visit Paris attack site

USA TODAY - ‎1 hour ago‎
French President Francois Hollande and British Prime Minister David Cameron visited the Bataclan theater in Paris on Monday, where 89 of the 130 people killed in the terror attacks in Paris lost their lives.

Police Investigate New Orleans Shooting That Left 16 Wounded

ABC News - ‎1 hour ago‎
Officials remove a man from the scene following a shooting in New Orleans' 9th Ward on Sunday, Nov. 22, 2015. Police spokesman Tyler Gamble says police were on their way to break up a big crowd when gunfire erupted at Bunny Friend Park.

Macri topples Argentina's Peronists, tough reforms ahead

Reuters - ‎1 hour ago‎
BUENOS AIRES Conservative challenger Mauricio Macri turned Argentine politics on its head on Sunday, kicking the ruling Peronist movement out of power with a promise to liberalize the ailing economy and end a culture of divisive politics.

Teen Arrested Over Killing of Pastor's Wife In Indianapolis

ABC News - ‎2 hours ago‎
An 18 year old has been arrested in connection with the murder of Amanda Blackburn, who was shot in the head during an alleged home invasion in Indianapolis.

David Cameron is repairing the holes in Britain's defences

Telegraph.co.uk - ‎43 minutes ago‎
After the disastrous cuts that followed the 2010 Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR), which resulted in vital capabilities such our aircraft carrier strike capability being scrapped, David Cameron's announcement in the Telegraph that he is ...
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Hillary Clinton smartly distances herself from Obama

Washington Post - ‎9 hours ago‎
What is a bit more surprising, perhaps, or at least counterintuitive, is that the likely 2016 Democratic presidential nominee has put distance between herself and Mr. Obama.
Interested in Hillary Rodham Clinton?  YesNo

Sepp Blatter: Suspended Fifa president was 'close to dying'

BBC Sport - ‎36 minutes ago‎
"I was between the angels who were singing and the devil who was lighting the fire, but it was the angels who sang," said Blatter. "I was close to dying. At some stage the body says 'no, enough is enough'." Blatter, who has been in charge of football's ...
Interested in Sepp Blatter?  YesNo

How bigotry and cowardice are becoming fundamental Republican "values"

NOTTINGHAM CITY COUNCIL LOLS (blog) - ‎16 hours ago‎
The contest to lead the Republican Party into the next Presidential election would be a hilarious spectacle if it weren't for the very real fear that the American public might well end up electing the likes of Donald Trump or Ben Carson as their ...
Interested in Republican Party?  YesNo

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BBC News - ‎3 hours ago‎
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Business dinners 'not inclusive for women', says CBI chief

BBC News - ‎1 hour ago‎
The first female chief of business lobby group the CBI has criticised business dinners as "not very inclusive" for women.

Myanmar landslide: 'Many missing' at Kachin jade mine

BBC News - ‎1 hour ago‎
Many people are still missing after a massive landslide at a jade mine in Myanmar's northern Kachin state. At least 104 bodies have now been recovered, with some estimates saying more than 100 people are still missing.

Belgians tweet cat pictures during #BrusselsLockdown

BBC News - ‎2 hours ago‎
On Sunday night, as a major anti-terror police operation was under way in Brussels, authorities asked the public to not report officers' movements online.

Introducing Hong Kong's 'umbrella soldiers'

BBC News - ‎4 hours ago‎
What happened when Hong Kong's youth demonstrators actually tried to get elected? The BBC's Juliana Liu followed the final campaigning hours of two young women standing for office in the city's district elections, the first polls since last October's ...

Investigation into Denbighshire death crash continues

BBC News - ‎3 hours ago‎
Police are continuing to investigate a two-car crash in Denbighshire, following which four people died. The collision happened on the A5 near Druid traffic lights, Corwen at 11:40 GMT Saturday.

The department pretending to run North Korea

BBC News - ‎13 hours ago‎
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Europe recession 'could be permanent', think tank warns

BBC News - ‎10 hours ago‎
The worst effects of the European recession risk becoming permanent in places, according to a left-leaning think tank. The IPPR's latest report pointed to the high level of unemployment and underemployment across Europe and said the chances of these ...

Mali Will Mourn for Three Days After Hotel Siege

TIME - ‎1 hour ago‎
Mali began three days of national mourning Monday for victims of an attack at a hotel that left 19 people dead in the capital city Bamako.

Explosion at Yasukuni Shrine in Japan Does Minor Damage

New York Times - ‎1 hour ago‎
TOKYO - A small explosion damaged a public toilet on the grounds of a contentious Japanese war shine on Monday, drawing police bomb squad technicians and firefighters to the scene and prompting the shrine to close some areas to visitors, the Japanese ...

India and Malaysia sign 3 MoUs

Moneycontrol.com - ‎1 hour ago‎
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Malaysian counterpart Najib Razak witnessed the signing of three MoUs -- Cultural Exchange Programme agreement for 2015-2020, Cooperation in Project Delivery and Monitoring, and Cooperation on Cyber Security.

Russia Confident Ukraine Will Restore Crimean Power Swiftly

Wall Street Journal - ‎16 minutes ago‎
MOSCOW—Electricity supply to Crimea, the Black Sea peninsula annexed by Russia last year, will be restored within a few hours, Russia's Energy Minister Alexander Novak said Monday.

Tense Christian-Muslim relations provide backdrop to Pope's Africa trip

Reuters - ‎48 minutes ago‎
... * Pope making first trip to Africa. * Stop in Central African Republic still in doubt. * Growing fault line between Christians and Muslims on continent.

Police: Palestinian Killed After Stabbing Man in Jerusalem

ABC News - ‎12 minutes ago‎
Two Palestinian teenage girls stabbed a 70-year-old Palestinian man with scissors outside a central Jerusalem market on Monday before they were shot by police - in a fresh burst of violence ahead of the arrival of U.S.

The Men and Women Who Fight China's Shadowy 'Anti-Terrorist' War

TIME - ‎1 hour ago‎
In the aftermath of the Paris ISIS attacks, the Oriental Pearl Tower in Shanghai lit up in blue, white and red, to mark the French tricolor.

Opponent of Japanese-Americans' WII Treatment to Be Honored

New York Times - ‎4 hours ago‎
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Relatives of a civil rights attorney being honored posthumously this week with a Presidential Medal of Freedom for challenging the treatment of Japanese Americans during World War II are alarmed by recent opposition to Syrian ...

Police Name Suspect in Shooting of New Orleans Medical Student

New York Times - ‎5 hours ago‎
The New Orleans police identified a suspect on Sunday in the shooting of a Tulane University medical student who had tried to help a woman being dragged down a sidewalk toward a vehicle in the pre-dawn hours on Friday.

Massachusetts's Rejection of Common Core Test Signals Shift in US

New York Times - ‎Nov 21, 2015‎
BOSTON - It has been one of the most stubborn problems in education: With 50 states, 50 standards and 50 tests, how could anyone really know what American students were learning, or how well?

Northern white rhino dies at San Diego Safari Park; three of the species ...

UPI.com - ‎4 hours ago‎
Nola, one of the world's last remaining northern white rhinos died Sunday at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. Her death leaves only three northern white rhinos left in the world.

AP FACT CHECK: On climate science, most GOP candidates fail

Washington Post - ‎2 hours ago‎
WASHINGTON - When it comes to climate science, two of the three Democratic presidential candidates are 'A' students, while most of the Republican contenders are flunking, according to a panel of scientists who reviewed candidates' comments.

I Don't Care Who Killed JFK

Huffington Post - ‎9 hours ago‎
The controversy over who killed President John F. Kennedy has now raged for over half a century. Every year on November 22, Americans regurgitate the debate over who was responsible for JFK's murder in 1963.

NYPD conducts successful drill with fake terrorists at closed subway station ...

New York Daily News - ‎5 hours ago‎
A training drill didn't end well for the fake terrorists in lower Manhattan on Sunday. But it came at a cost of nearly three dozen people playing innocent bystanders.

Pfizer-Allergan to take healthcare M&A deals to above $600 billion in 2015

Reuters - ‎45 minutes ago‎
Pfizer Inc's (PFE.N) looming deal to buy Botox maker Allergan Plc (AGN.N) for more than $150 billion will cap a record-breaking run for mergers and acquisitions in the healthcare sector, taking the cumulative value of deals in 2015 to more than $600 ...

Walmart Cyber Monday deals start next Sunday night

USA TODAY - ‎5 hours ago‎
NEW YORK—This year there will be no rest for the holiday shopping weary. As part of the growing trend to start holiday sales earlier, Walmart has announced that they will begin their Cyber Monday sales the Sunday night of Thanksgiving weekend.

Oil tumbles as strong dollar, oversupply weigh on investors

Reuters - ‎1 hour ago‎
LONDON Oil prices fell on Monday, dented by the rise in the U.S. dollar to seven-month highs, and analysts see more losses triggered by the mismatch between global supply and demand.

Fed Officials Boost Rate Hike Expectations

Ledger Gazette - ‎1 hour ago‎
“It seems the argument has moved on from when the Fed will raise rates to how many hikes we will see in 2016”, Chris Weston, chief market strategist at IG Ltd in Melbourne, said in a note to clients.

Europe Business Index Points to Strongest Economy Since 2011

Bloomberg - ‎1 hour ago‎
Economic activity in the euro area hit a 4 1/2-year high this month, according to a new report that also pointed to weak price pressures.

Euro survives first attack on $1.06

Reuters - ‎1 hour ago‎
LONDON The euro was marginally steadier in early trade in Europe on Monday after hitting its lowest in more than 7 months in Asian time, traders with interest from options markets repelling a first attack on $1.0600.

Searchers recover bodies after Burma landslide

USA TODAY - ‎3 hours ago‎
YANGON, Myanmar - Soldiers, police and volunteers pulled body after body from the rubble in northern Myanmar on Monday, as the death toll from a landslide near several jade mines reached at least 113, a local official said, with more than 100 others ...

Xbox 360 Turns 10 Today

PC Magazine - ‎15 hours ago‎
Happy birthday, Xbox 360! Microsoft's second big gaming console turns 10 years old today, as the company officially released the Xbox 360 to the United States and Canada on November 22, 2005.

Samsung Launches First TV Ad for Gear VR Headset

Android Headlines - Android News - ‎56 minutes ago‎
For some time now, the promise of Virtual Reality gaming and entertainment has been heading to shelves in stores all over the place “soon” and now, it's finally here.

Pepsi Revealed Its First Smartphone: The P1s

Science Times - ‎5 hours ago‎
Pepsi P1s (Photo : Reuters) Reuters reported in October that Pepsi is licensing out the phone's manufacturing to an unnamed third-party company, as part of a broader foray into branded smartphones.

Leaked Apple support app could save you a trip to the store

Engadget - ‎Nov 21, 2015‎
The Genius Bars in Apple's retail stores are supposed to be convenient ways to answer questions and get repairs, but the ever-growing deluge of customers sometimes makes it a pain.

American Music Awards: Best and worst moments, from One Direction to Coldplay ...

Washington Post - ‎4 hours ago‎
While watching the American Music Awards, it's fun to try and spot the really famous people in the audience so you can foreshadow who will win an award.

The Walking Dead star Steven Yeun addresses Glenn's fate: 'I feel relieved'

Entertainment Weekly - ‎5 hours ago‎
[SPOILER ALERT: Read on only if you have already watched Sunday's “Heads Up” episode of The Walking Dead.] Related. 'The Walking Dead' showrunner talks about finally revealing Glenn's fate · 'The Walking Dead': Glenn's fate revealed.

'Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2' debuts to franchise-low $101 million

Reuters - ‎6 hours ago‎
LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) - "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2" dominated the weekend box office. The final film in the science-fiction franchise debuted to $101 million, but even that massive figure wasn't as big a sendoff for Katniss Everdeen and ...

WATCH: Sofia Vergara weds Joe Manganiello and gives fans a glimpse inside the ...

Irish Independent - ‎2 hours ago‎
Sofia Vergara and Joe Manganiello tied the knot during a star-studded ceremony in Florida on Sunday. Share. Facebook · Twitter · Google · Email.

Expect Patriots to find a new way to churn offense

Boston Herald - ‎4 hours ago‎
FOXBORO - Last Sunday, we watched the Patriots deal with adversity on the fly during their last-second victory over the Giants. By that, it meant coping with the loss of Julian Edelman, who went down on the final play of the first quarter, on the ...

Dodgers are set to hire Dave Roberts as manager

Los Angeles Times - ‎3 hours ago‎
Dave Roberts joined the Padres coaching staff in 2011. He served as the bench coach last season. Dave Roberts joined the Padres coaching staff in 2011.

Warriors match '48-49 Capitols, '93-94 Rockets with 15-0 start

ESPN - ‎5 hours ago‎
DENVER -- Who's counting? The Golden State Warriors certainly are. The wins are piling up, and they're moving closer to NBA history.

Canadiens forward Gallagher out indefinitely

NHL.com - ‎7 hours ago‎
Montreal Canadiens forward Brendan Gallagher is out indefinitely after blocking a shot by New York Islanders defenseman Johnny Boychuk on Sunday.

Ebola crisis: WHO slammed by Harvard-convened panel over slow response

CNN - ‎4 hours ago‎
An Ebola survivor participates in a study in Monrovia, Liberia, on June 17. The country launched a five-year study to unravel the mystery of the long-term health effects that plague survivors of the viral disease.

Dismissing Alarms on Weekends Linked to Metabolic Problems

Beacon Transcript - ‎53 minutes ago‎
BEACON TRANSCRIPT - For many hardworking people, the Saturday and Sunday morning snooze is something to live - or die - for. But recent findings might stop you in your tracks before you dismiss any alarms on weekends.

Why everything we thought we knew about 'healthy' food could be wrong

Times of India - ‎5 hours ago‎
If you've ever tried out the latest diet fad only to find yourself gaining weight and feeling awful and wondered what you were doing wrong, scientists now have an explanation for you.

Study Says It's OK To Drink Coffee While Pregnant

Design & Trend - ‎3 hours ago‎
(Photo : Getty Images/Daniel Berehulak) A new study has found that it's okay to indulge in coffee habits while pregnant. A new study has found that it's okay to indulge in coffee habits while pregnant without it affecting the IQ of your unborn child ...

Six Million Dollar Plant: Scientists grow cyborg roses

CNET - ‎6 hours ago‎
When you think of cyborgs, plants probably aren't the first thing that pops into your head, but it's time for that to change.

How a fossilized forest in Arctic Norway changed the Earth's climate

Christian Science Monitor - ‎16 hours ago‎
In a fossilized forest in Arctic Norway, scientists find evidence of plants' power to direct climate shifts. By Story Hinckley, Staff November 22, 2015.

NASA Chooses SpaceX to Shuttle Astronauts to Space Station

Times Gazette - ‎23 minutes ago‎
NASA placed its first order for a commercial crew mission from SpaceX the private spaceflight business based in California. The space agency chose SpaceX to carry its astronauts from the U.S.

The Paris Climate Summit Is A Step Closer To Solving Global Warming

Science Times - ‎5 hours ago‎
There have been 138 world leaders that confirmed in attending the fast approaching climate talks in Paris. Just a week ago after the incident that claim at least 130 lives, a big event is about to happen in the city concerning talks about climate ...

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