Biodun Iginla, BBC News

Biodun Iginla, BBC News

Monday, December 21, 2015

Google News compiled for the BBC's Biodun Iginla--12/21/15--in New York

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At Least One Of The Las Vegas Crash Victims From Colorado

CBS Local - ‎53 minutes ago‎
LAS VEGAS (AP) - A woman with her 3-year-old daughter in the car smashed into crowds of visitors on the Las Vegas Strip, then drove to a hotel and told a valet to call 911 after killing a woman from Arizona and injuring dozens of others, authorities ...

6 American Soldiers Killed in Taliban Attack in Afghanistan

New York Times - ‎2 hours ago‎
KABUL, Afghanistan - In one of the deadliest attacks against American forces in Afghanistan this year, a Taliban suicide bomber on a motorcycle drove into a military convoy near Bagram Air Base on Monday, killing six American soldiers, a United States ...

Lindsey Graham suspends his presidential campaign

Washington Post - ‎5 hours ago‎
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) ended his long-shot presidential bid Monday, telling supporters in a web video that he succeeded in changing the conversation about how to fight the Islamic State.

Chelsea Clinton Announces She's Expecting Her Second Child

Huffington Post - ‎1 hour ago‎
Chelsea Clinton, the daughter of former President Bill Clinton and former secretary of state Hillary Clinton, announced Monday that she is expecting her second child.

California shooters' ex-neighbor denied bail in terrorism case

Reuters - ‎47 minutes ago‎
RIVERSIDE, Calif. A federal magistrate on Monday denied bail to the man accused of providing the assault-style rifles used by a married couple to massacre 14 people in San Bernardino, California, in an attack inspired by Islamic State.

FDA overturns 30-year ban on blood donations by gay men

Reuters - ‎3 hours ago‎
The United States government on Monday overturned its 30-year ban on blood donations by gay men, saying they can now donate 12 months after their last sexual contact with another man.

Obama says Trump exploiting 'blue-collar' fears

CNN - ‎3 hours ago‎
Honolulu (CNN) President Barack Obama on Monday aired his most candid assessment to date about Republican frontrunner Donald Trump, charging in a radio interview the billionaire businessman was capitalizing on economic fears of white men to fuel his ...
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Meet Hillary Clinton's New Campaign Weapon — Bill

NPR - ‎6 hours ago‎
At a Manchester, N.H., watch party following Saturday's Democratic primary debate, Hillary Clinton stood side by side with the man she called her "not so secret weapon" - her husband, former President Bill Clinton.
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Greece: Tsipras hardens stance against IMF in bailout - 12/21/2015 1:12:34 PM

Anadolu Agency - ‎11 hours ago‎
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has hardened his stance against International Monetary Fund (IMF) participation in the Greek bailout in a dispute over pension reforms.
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Hillary Clinton Condemns Arizona Lawmakers' Attempt to Defund Planned Parenthood

Phoenix New Times - ‎5 hours ago‎
Ever since a series of controversial videos purportedly showing Planned Parenthood officials discussing fetal tissue sales surfaced this summer, Clinton repeatedly has called out Republican lawmakers' attempts to use the videos to garner support for ...
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Funeral for British victim of Paris attacks

BBC News - ‎6 hours ago‎
More than 250 people have attended the funeral of the British man killed in the Paris terror attacks last month. Nick Alexander, 35, of Colchester, Essex, was killed at the Bataclan concert hall where he was selling merchandise.

Shahena Uddin 'beaten for years and denied water'

BBC News - ‎5 hours ago‎
A woman who beat her teenage sister-in-law to death in the family home following a "regime of terror" has been jailed for life.

Northern Lights seen over England

BBC News - ‎11 hours ago‎
The Aurora Borealis - better known as the Northern Lights - was spotted across parts of England on Sunday. They are caused by charged particles emitted by the sun colliding with atoms in the earth's atmosphere - different gases create the range of colours.

Shoreham air crash: Jet had out of date parts, says report

BBC News - ‎6 hours ago‎
A jet that crashed during the Shoreham air show, killing 11 men, had expired ejector seat parts and an out-of-date technical manual, a report has said.

Bijan Ebrahimi: PC and PCSO guilty of misconduct

BBC News - ‎6 hours ago‎
A PC and a community support officer have been convicted of misconduct in a public office after the "vigilante" murder of a man by his neighbour.

Motorway lessons proposed for learner drivers

BBC News - ‎6 hours ago‎
Learner drivers in England and Wales would be given the chance to take lessons on motorways under government plans to improve road safety.

Slow photojournalism: The rise of long-term assignments

BBC News - ‎21 hours ago‎
Long-term photography projects are not new, but increasing numbers of photographers are embracing in-depth storytelling and creating series over longer periods of time, juggling this work alongside commissioned assignments.

Iranian hackers 'targeted' New York dam

BBC News - ‎10 hours ago‎
Iranian hackers penetrated the computers controlling a dam near New York, reveals the Wall Street Journal. The 2013 attack did no damage but revealed information about how computers running the flood control system worked, said the paper.

Spain's Rajoy announces contacts with other parties to form gov't

Fox News Latino - ‎52 minutes ago‎
The leader of Spain's governing center-right Popular Party, Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, on Monday announced that he will hold a round of contacts with other parties to explore the formation of a new government that will be stable after the great ...

EU extends sanctions against Russia amid a growing split over their future

Washington Post - ‎3 hours ago‎
BRUSSELS - The European Union on Monday extended sanctions against Russia for six months, achieving consensus among the bloc's 28 member nations despite rising divisions over how long to press a major trading partner over its annexation of ...

85 Missing From China Landslide; Residents Blame Government

New York Times - ‎10 hours ago‎
SHENZHEN, China - Rescuers searched Monday for 85 missing people a day after the collapse of a mountain of excavated soil and construction waste that had been piled up over two years in China's manufacturing center of Shenzhen.

The WTO Struggles in Nairobi

Wall Street Journal - ‎4 hours ago‎
The World Trade Organization's ministerial conference in Nairobi last week brought one bit of good news. After five days of wrangling, the 164 member countries announced on Saturday that they had agreed to phase out export subsidies for agricultural ...

Burkina Faso: Intl Arrest Warrant Out for Ex-Leader Compaore

New York Times - ‎4 hours ago‎
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso - Burkina Faso's military court has issued an international arrest warrant for former President Blaise Compaore for the assassination of the country's ex-revolutionary leader Thomas Sankara, the tribunal director said Monday.

Police Releases Passenger Detained in Air France Bomb Hoax

Wall Street Journal - ‎3 hours ago‎
PARIS—French police on Monday evening released the Air France AFLYY 3.51 % passenger who was detained in connection with a fake bomb found in the plane's lavatory during a flight early Sunday.

Republicans blast Kerry for suggesting Iran could skirt new visa rules

Fox News - ‎50 minutes ago‎
Republicans on Monday blasted Secretary of State John Kerry for suggesting in a letter to his Iranian counterpart that the administration could help the country get around new visa restrictions passed by Congress.

Pennsylvania Governor Can Postpone Executions, Court Says

ABC News - ‎1 hour ago‎
Pennsylvania's highest court upheld Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf's authority Monday to postpone executions in the state, rejecting a challenge from the prosecutor in the state's biggest city.

Obama: Trump is 'exploiting' anger and fear over economic insecurities

Washington Post - ‎6 hours ago‎
President Obama accused Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump in an interview aired Monday of "exploiting" anger and fear over economic insecurities among working class men to propel his presidential campaign.

Visitors to SeaWorld's 'Sky Tower' Get Stranded in Mid-Air

NBCNews.com - ‎1 hour ago‎
Visitors at SeaWorld Orlando were stranded in mid-air Monday on the park's 400-foot "Sky Tower" for approximately two hours.

Oberlin Students Take Culture War to the Dining Hall

New York Times - ‎1 hour ago‎
Some students at Oberlin College are taking their demands for diversity and racial inclusion to the dining hall, asking for more traditional meals and criticizing what they consider poor efforts at multicultural cooking.

Texas man charged in Oklahoma interstate shootings

Chron.com - ‎48 minutes ago‎
ARAPAHO, Okla. (AP) - A Texas man accused of killing two people while randomly firing his gun along an Oklahoma interstate was charged Monday with first-degree murder.

Washington Regulators Allow Limited 'Ride the Ducks' Restart

ABC News - ‎11 minutes ago‎
A Seattle tour company involved in a deadly crash in September can resume operating a limited fleet of amphibious vehicles but must gain approval of a safety plan by the end of next month or else risk being put out of business under a decision Monday ...

Tennessee police name officers who shot man who went on July rampage: report

Reuters - ‎3 hours ago‎
Tennessee police on Monday named the five officers who shot and killed a man who went on a July rampage that killed four U.S. Marines at a military facility, according to a local media report.

In Shkreli Case, a Company Lawyer May Have Crossed the Line

New York Times - ‎4 hours ago‎
The indictment of Martin Shkreli, the widely reviled head of a pharmaceutical company that secured the rights to a decades-old drug and then increased its price more than fiftyfold, was described by a F.B.

2016 will be the dawn of the drone age

Mashable - ‎1 hour ago‎
Whether the topic was military drones operating overseas, or examining how to regulate the growing presence of private and commercial drones in U.S.

Brent oil hits 11-year low as global supply balloons

Reuters - ‎1 hour ago‎
NEW YORK Brent oil cratered to its lowest price in more than 11 years on Monday, as demand for heating oil slumped on warmer-than-normal temperatures and traders tested for a bottom.

Oracle settles with the FTC over 'deceptive' Java security promises

Computerworld - ‎1 hour ago‎
Security issues have long bedeviled users of Oracle's Java SE, and on Monday the Federal Trade Commission's efforts to address the problem finally came to fruition.

Caterpillar hit with $73.6 million trade secrets verdict in US

Reuters - ‎5 hours ago‎
Caterpillar Inc was ordered to pay $73.6 million in damages in a lawsuit by a former supplier that accused the equipment manufacturer of misappropriating its trade secrets.

NetApp Acquiring SolidFire for $870 Million to Boost Flash

Bloomberg - ‎46 minutes ago‎
NetApp Inc. agreed to buy SolidFire Inc. for $870 million in cash to boost its presence in the growing market for systems that can retrieve and store vast amounts of data at rapid speeds.

FTC rejects Staples' revised offer on Office Depot

Miami Herald - ‎2 hours ago‎
Staples offered to give up $1.25 billion in commercial contracts to acquire Office Depot, but federal regulators have rejected it, the company said Monday.

As Downloads Take Over, a Turning Point for the Video Game Industry

New York Times - ‎22 hours ago‎
SEATTLE - This holiday season could be remembered as a digital watershed for the games business, the moment when the old way of selling video games - on discs in boxes - finally gave way to downloads.

Facebook Starts Rolling Out Support For Apple's Live Photos

TechCrunch - ‎4 hours ago‎
It's been just under 3 months since Apple debuted “Live Photos” with the iPhone 6s and, slowly but surely, big third parties are finding ways to integrate them.

Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton says Apple's Tim Cook 'omitted critical facts' in ...

Apple Insider - ‎3 hours ago‎
In a statement issued on Monday, U.S. Senator Tom Cotton, a Republican from Arkansas, criticized Tim Cook for his defense of strong encryption during a 60 Minutes interview, claiming that the Apple CEO had "omitted critical facts.

Apple, Ericsson end patent lawsuits, to develop 5G phones

San Jose Mercury News - ‎4 hours ago‎
HELSINKI -- Swedish telecom firm Ericsson has inked a seven-year deal with Apple that brings an end to outstanding mutual patent litigations between the two and paves the way for their joint-development of the next generation of super-fast phones ...

Miss Philippines Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach Is All Smiles Amid Miss Universe Drama

E! Online - ‎42 minutes ago‎
Miss Philippines Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach hasn't even had the crown for 24 hours, and yet, she's already dealing with all kinds of drama—but, as you can see, she's not letting it get to her.

Turns Out Kim Kardashian West's New Emoji App Can Be Used in All Situations

People Magazine - ‎2 hours ago‎
Kim Kardashian West is continuing to take over the world one selfie (emoticon) at a time. That's right - the reality star-turned-entrepreneur has just created a customized collection of emojis - aptly titled Kimoji - that includes more than 250 food ...

The 5 Biggest Problems With 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens'

Forbes - ‎1 hour ago‎
Star Wars: The Force Awakens crashed into theaters this past weekend like a force-choke out of hell, crushing most sales records as surely as the Empire crushed the rebel scum on Alderaan.

R. Kelly Shows His True Colors When Confronted with Sexual Abuse Allegations

Daily Beast - ‎58 minutes ago‎
The R&B singer stormed off the set of HuffPo Live after host Caroline Modarressy-Tehrani grilled him on the troubling accusations that have followed him around for years.

Odell Beckham suspended one game by NFL for actions against Josh Norman

USA TODAY - ‎47 minutes ago‎
New York Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. was suspended one game Monday for his for multiple violations of safety-related playing rules while playing against Carolina Panthers cornerback Josh Norman on Sunday, the league announced.

Red Sox to make Wade Boggs' 26 the 10th retired No. in franchise history

CBSSports.com - ‎35 minutes ago‎
Indeed, Wade Boggs' No. 26 will be emblazoned upon the right field facade at Fenway, alongside the likes of Carl Yastrzemski, Ted Williams, Bobby Doerr, Pedro Martinez, and, of course, Jackie Robinson ... (USATSI). The ceremony will take place on ...

Tyrann Mathieu done for year with torn ACL

NBCSports.com - ‎3 hours ago‎
The Cardinals went into the playoffs last year without quarterback Carson Palmer because of a torn ACL in his right knee. They'll go into the playoffs this year without safety Tyrann Mathieu for the same reason.

Arsenal vs. Manchester City: Score, Reaction from 2015 Premier League Match

Bleacher Report - ‎39 minutes ago‎
Arsenal boosted their Premier League title chances with a win against Manchester City on Monday night, prevailing 2-1 at the Emirates Stadium.

Chipotle Probed for New Outbreak of Different E. Coli Strain

Bloomberg - ‎2 hours ago‎
Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc., still reeling from recent outbreaks of E. coli and norovirus at its restaurants, is now being investigated for its link to a new spate of illnesses in three additional states.

Are Antibiotics Making People Fat?

The Atlantic - ‎6 hours ago‎
Doctors in Newport, Rhode Island, had to change one of their policies last year because they inadvertently made a young woman obese.

Sudden cardiac arrest may follow missed warning signs

Reuters - ‎21 minutes ago‎
(Reuters Health) - Many patients who have a sudden cardiac arrest may have missed warnings signs like chest pain and shortness of breath that, if caught earlier, could improve their survival odds, a U.S.

Independent group says new Glaxo asthma drug far too expensive

Reuters - ‎4 hours ago‎
An independent nonprofit organization that evaluates clinical and cost effectiveness of new medicines found the price of GlaxoSmithKline's new drug for severe asthma should be as much as 76 percent lower to justify its value, according to the group's ...

Sea snakes thought to be extinct show up in Australian waters

Washington Post - ‎3 hours ago‎
Humans haven't seen a living short-nosed sea snake 15 years. But there they were, two such snakes swimming along in the waters of the Western Australian Ningaloo Reef.

Astronauts help move stalled rail car during spacewalk

Fox News - ‎2 hours ago‎
ORLANDO, Fla. - Two American astronauts helped move a stalled rail car back into place outside the International Space Station on Monday, quickly finishing the primary job of an unplanned spacewalk before moving on to other housekeeping tasks.

NASA releases stunning new image of Earth taken from lunar orbit

Chron.com - ‎15 minutes ago‎
It seems appropriate that NASA's newest gorgeous Earth photo has come out in late December, in the same time frame as earlier iconic images of our planet.

Study: Rising lake temperatures may worsen algae blooms

Washington Post - ‎15 minutes ago‎
Some of the world's biggest temperature jumps are happening in lakes - suggesting that problems such as algae blooms and low-oxygen zones hazardous to fish will get worse, a new report says.
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