Biodun Iginla, BBC News

Biodun Iginla, BBC News

Friday, April 22, 2016

Google News compiled for the BBC's Biodun Iginla--4/22/16--in New York

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8 relatives shot in head in Ohio as 3 children survive; killer thought to be loose

Chicago Tribune - ‎5 hours ago‎
At least eight people believed to be members of the same family were found shot to death execution-style in four homes in Pike County, Ohio, and a suspect or suspects may still be at large, officials said on Friday.
8 Ohio family members killed; gunman believed at large
8 Members of One Family Found Shot to Death in Rural Ohio
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Value of Prince's $300-million estate is expected to soar in coming years

Los Angeles Times - ‎1 hour ago‎
By any measure, Prince was rock star royalty. That includes his wealth. The prolific musician leaves behind a vast legacy of genre-bending albums and gender-bending fashion statements - and an estate said to be worth about $300 million, making him one ...
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Tip your Uber driver

TechCrunch - ‎4 hours ago‎
Uber doesn't include any kind of gratuity in the cost of your ride. And it doesn't just pay drivers more to make up for that.
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More than 500 pounds of explosives stolen from train

CBS News - ‎5 hours ago‎
Federal law enforcement investigators are searching in at least three states for more than 500 pounds of explosives stolen from a CSX train, CBS News has learned.

Associated Press Multiple people shot to death in rural Ohio; details scarce

KTAR.com - ‎10 hours ago‎
CINCINNATI (AP) - Shootings with multiple fatalities were reported along a road in rural Ohio on Friday morning, but details on the number of deaths and the whereabouts of the suspect or suspects weren't immediately clear.
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Why Brexit could hurt the US, too

CNN - ‎11 hours ago‎
But Obama feels compelled to walk the Brexit tightrope despite the criticism because the stakes are so high for the U.S.. A British departure could prompt other nations to follow suit and further fracture the continent's unity.
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Mississippi Delegate Calls Donald Trump 'Incoherent,' Says RNC Spring Meeting Is 'Dry Run' for Open Convention

ABC News - ‎6 hours ago‎
All Mississippi delegates, 40 of us, will either be bound for Trump or Cruz,” Barbour told ABC News' Chief White House Correspondent Jonathan Karl, Political Director Rick Klein and Political analyst Matthew Dowd for the “Powerhouse Politics” podcast.
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Chinese property investors bet on the Northern Powerhouse

BBC News - ‎5 hours ago‎
Listening to details of when the M62 motorway is likely to be upgraded - or how the high-speed railway HS2 is progressing - may not be your idea of a scintillating weekend.
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Prince death: Wait begins for autopsy results

BBC News - ‎7 hours ago‎
On Thursday evening, hundreds of people gathered for an all-night party at the First Avenue nightclub in Minneapolis, where Prince recorded his 1984 hit Purple Rain.
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Nations ink historic Paris climate deal

BBC News - ‎9 hours ago‎
"We don't know who the next President will be and what stand the new administration will take," India's environment minister Prakash Javadekar told BBC News. "What happens in the US will have a definite bearing on how the world takes all these ideas ...
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All-day breakfast boosts McDonald's

BBC News - ‎7 hours ago‎
McDonald's profits jumped by 35% in the first three months of the year, boosted by the continued popularity of its all-day breakfast and cut-price offers in the US.
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The great pay revolt?

BBC News - ‎12 hours ago‎
Try to imagine this scene. You are lucky enough to still have a job as a middle manager in a large commodity producer. Your family is growing, you want to move to a bigger house and so you pluck up your nerve, go into the chief executives office and ...
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Emissions bring bumpy ride for carmakers

BBC News - ‎5 hours ago‎
German carmaker Volkswagen said this week it was increasing provisions to cover the cost of the diesel emissions scandal. It has nearly tripled the amount, from €6.7bn to €16.2bn (£12.6bn).
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Why is Shakespeare more popular than ever?

BBC News - ‎2 hours ago‎
It's amazing, don't you think? Shakespeare is more popular today than he has been at any point since his death four centuries ago (there are no hard-and-fast stats to actually prove it, but the scholars to whom I have spoken all agree it is the case).

Will Starbucks be a hit in South Africa?

BBC News - ‎3 hours ago‎
Residents of South Africa's biggest city are brand conscious and rarely need much persuasion to try something new - so many were up for tasting their first cup of coffee from Starbucks when the US giant opened its doors in Johannesburg this week.
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Yemen stands 'closer than ever to peace,' says UN envoy, as talks continue in Kuwait

UN News Centre - ‎4 hours ago‎
22 April 2016 - The United Nations envoy for Yemen said that today's sessions of the UN-brokered peace negotiations among Yemeni parties were “positive and promising,” as both sides continue to work towards achieving an agreement on ending the ...
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US military chief pays quiet visit to Iraq post where Marine died

Washington Post - ‎3 hours ago‎
Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, paid a visit on Friday to a tiny artillery outpost in Iraq, presenting Purple Hearts to four service members wounded in a recent rocket attack that also killed an American Marine.
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Mexican president proposes pot decriminalization

The Hill - ‎5 hours ago‎
Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto on Thursday proposed allowing marijuana users to possess larger amounts of the drug, and releasing those convicted of low-level drug offenses.
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Kerry: US won't block foreign business deals under nuke deal

Washington Post - ‎6 hours ago‎
NEW YORK - The Obama administration moved Friday to try to address Iranian complaints that U.S. financial regulations are denying Iran the sanctions relief it deserves under last year's landmark nuclear deal.
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Russia's New Human Rights Ombudsman Is Former Police General

New York Times - ‎8 hours ago‎
MOSCOW - The Russian parliament elected a retired police general, trained in Soviet times, as the country's human rights ombudsman on Friday, prompting widespread criticism from the opposition.
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Virginia Governor Restores Voting Rights to Felons

New York Times - ‎10 hours ago‎
Gov. Terry McAuliffe held up the signed executive order at a ceremony outside the state capitol in Richmond, Va., on Friday. Credit Chet Strange for The New York Times.
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Obama: North Carolina, Mississippi laws limiting LGBT protections are 'wrong' and 'should be overturned'

Washington Post - ‎8 hours ago‎
President Obama said on April 22 that the North Carolina transgender bathroom law is "wrong." (Reuters). President Obama said Friday that North Carolina and Mississippi's laws limiting protections for transgender, lesbian, gay and bisexual people are "
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Nasty Dem primary in Maryland Senate race shakes Capitol

Washington Post - ‎8 hours ago‎
FILE - In this April 13, 2016 file photo, Democratic U.S. Senate candidate, Rep. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., center, speaks during a news conference in front of Sen. Joan Carter Conway, D-Baltimore City, back left, and former Maryland Lt.
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Charges to be dropped in Phoenix freeway shooting case

CBS News - ‎36 minutes ago‎
PHOENIX --The man authorities have described as the Phoenix freeway shooter who terrorized the city last year received a huge victory Friday with prosecutors deciding to dismiss all charges -- for now.
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Judge sentences defendant, spends night in jail with him

Greensboro News & Record - ‎1 hour ago‎
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (AP) - A North Carolina judge sent a retired Special Forces sergeant to jail for violating probation - then spent the night in the cell with him.
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Charges dropped in 1957 cold case murder

CNN - ‎9 hours ago‎
Sycamore, Illinois (CNN) Charges have been dismissed against the man who spent nearly five years behind bars for the 1957 murder of a little girl in what had been touted as the nation's oldest cold case ever tried.
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Upside limited for 2016 even as earnings bottom

Reuters - ‎4 hours ago‎
NEW YORK Even with a spate of high-profile earnings disappointments in recent days from the likes of Caterpillar, Microsoft and Google's parent company, the profit recession that has dogged U.S.
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Fed facing skepticism over gradual rate hike

Salt Lake Tribune - ‎20 hours ago‎
The Federal Reserve's dilemma next week is how to skip an interest-rate hike for a third straight meeting without cementing expectations that policy is on hold for months to come.
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Oil up, marking third week of gains as market sentiment improves

Reuters - ‎8 hours ago‎
NEW YORK Oil prices rose on Friday and notched their third straight week of gains as market sentiment turned more upbeat amid signs a persistent global supply glut may be easing.
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Top Comerica shareholders urge bank to explore sale: WSJ

Reuters - ‎9 hours ago‎
NEW YORK Two of Comerica Bank's (CMA.N) largest shareholders want the regional lender to explore a sale, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.
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US probes toy jewelry kits linked to high lead levels

Reuters - ‎5 hours ago‎
The top U.S. consumer product safety regulator is reviewing whether to recall widely sold toy jewelry-making kits after a New York state probe determined that the products contain dangerously high levels of lead.
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US Sen. John McCain calls for criminal probe into mine spill

Washington Post - ‎2 hours ago‎
PHOENIX - U.S. Sen. John McCain on Friday called for a criminal investigation into actions by the Environmental Protection Agency that led to a mine spill polluting rivers in three Western states last summer.
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New York Environmental Regulators Deny Permit for Constitution Pipeline

Wall Street Journal - ‎3 hours ago‎
New York environmental regulators refused to issue a permit for an interstate natural gas pipeline meant to help move fuel from Pennsylvania into New York City, Boston and other parts of New England.
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China Shut Down Apple's Book And Movie Services. What's Next?

Fast Company - ‎2 hours ago‎
The New York Times reported Thursday that Apple's iBooks Store and iTunes Movies were shut down in China at the request of the government, just six months after opening.
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Fiat Chrysler Announces Recall of 1.1 Million Autos

New York Times - ‎3 hours ago‎
The 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee is one of the models being recalled by Fiat Chrysler. Credit Tony Ding/Associated Press. DETROIT - Fiat Chrysler said on Friday that it was recalling 1.1 million vehicles that can roll away unexpectedly and cause injuries ...
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DOJ withdraws motion for Apple assistance in NYC iPhone case [u]

Apple Insider - ‎21 minutes ago‎
The U.S. Department of Justice on Friday withdrew an appeal seeking Apple's help in accessing data from a locked iPhone 5s tied to an ongoing New York drug case, saying an unnamed individual furnished the device passcode on Thursday.
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Microsoft, Google End Regulatory Disputes

Wall Street Journal - ‎11 hours ago‎
One of technology's most heated rivalries is officially on ice. Microsoft Corp. MSFT -7.17 % and Alphabet Inc. GOOGL -5.41 % 's Google on Friday agreed to end regulatory battles around the globe, including the European Union, Argentina, Brazil, Canada ...
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10 Actually Happy Things That Happened on Game of Thrones

TIME - ‎10 hours ago‎
It's hard out there for a Game of Thrones character. Peasant or king, you're likely to suffer through such tragedies as losing a limb, being assaulted or dying under a mosh pit of ice zombies before finally facing your own bloody and violent demise ...
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Inside the last month of Prince's life

USA TODAY - ‎3 hours ago‎
Much is still unknown about the passing of Prince, who died Thursday at age 57. Officials said Friday it could be weeks until final autopsy results arrive.
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'Legends of Tomorrow' Season 1, Episode 12: 'Last Refuge'

ComicsAlliance - ‎8 hours ago‎
The CW's latest super-show, Legends of Tomorrow, follows Rip Hunter on his adventures through time, with a team of misfits that includes Arrow's Atom and White Canary, both halves of Firestorm, Hawkwoman, and Flash rogues Captain Cold and Heat Wave ...
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Josh Norman signs 5-year, $75 million deal with Redskins

NFL.com - ‎3 hours ago‎
Just two days after the Carolina Panthers rescinded their non-exclusive franchise tag on the All-Pro cornerback, Norman has signed a five-year, $75 million deal with the Washington Redskins on Friday, a source familiar with the deal told NFL Media ...
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A's stay unbeaten on road, turn up offense to top Toronto

SFGate - ‎34 minutes ago‎
TORONTO - During the A's recent run of success, they've had excellent pitching and minimal offense. On Friday in Toronto, Oakland got plenty in the way of hits, but the Blue Jays kept chipping away and chipping way, pulling within a run with a two-out ...
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Ellsbury steals home, Yankees stop skid by beating Rays

USA TODAY - ‎44 minutes ago‎
NEW YORK (AP) - Jacoby Ellsbury stole home, a daring dash that seemed to startle most everyone at Yankee Stadium and helped New York rush past the Tampa Bay Rays 6-3 Friday night.
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US Suicide Rate Surges to a 30-Year High

New York Times - ‎22 hours ago‎
WASHINGTON - Suicide in the United States has surged to the highest levels in nearly 30 years, a federal data analysis has found, with increases in every age group except older adults.
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Employers Urged to Prevent Zika Infections at Work

New York Times - ‎8 hours ago‎
A mosquito control inspector used a fogger to spray pesticide to kill mosquitoes on Wednesday as Miami-Dade County prepared for the possibility of an outbreak of the Zika virus.
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New York Hospital to Pay $2.2 Million Over Unauthorized Filming of 2 Patients

New York Times - ‎Apr 21, 2016‎
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, where a man was taken in 2011 and filmed as doctors tried unsuccessfully to save his life.
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A "bubble" for Hubble: Iconic telescope snaps spectacular birthday photo

CBS News - ‎11 hours ago‎
The Hubble Space Telescope may be turning 26 years old this weekend, but its vision is still out of this world. Case in point: this jaw-dropping view of the Bubble Nebula to celebrate the iconic space observatory's birthday.
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What Is A Mini-Moon? Here's What You Need To Know About The Earth Day Full Moon

Bustle - ‎7 hours ago‎
It's been a banner year for celestial events so far, and Earth Day (aka Friday, April 22, or today) is getting in on the fun with a full moon.
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Has climate change really improved U.S. weather?

The Conversation US - ‎5 hours ago‎
Kevin Trenberth does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond the academic appointment above.
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New monkey fossils suggest the primates made a wild migration across the sea

Washington Post - ‎Apr 21, 2016‎
Ancient primates may have traveled from South America to North America about 21 million years ago - back when the continents were separated by 100 miles of water.
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Donald Trump's 'Self-Funding' Stalls GOP in Donor-Data Collection

New York Times - ‎6 hours ago‎
Donald J. Trump in Harrington, Del., on Friday. Strategists say by using his own money for his campaign he is hurting the Republicans' fund-raising for November.
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Trump campaign disavows pro-Trump super PAC

Washington Post - ‎4 hours ago‎
Donald Trump's presidential campaign last month warned a prominent pro-Trump super PAC - which has put at least $1 million into advertising for the billionaire - that it is not authorized to fundraise on the candidate's behalf in a formal letter sent ...
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Ohio governor: Primary voters have 2nd thoughts about Trump

Washington Times - ‎2 hours ago‎
Republican presidential candidate, Ohio Gov. John Kasich speaks with people from the audience at the conclusion of a town hall campaign event, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2016, in Pelham, N.H.
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Sanders, Clinton announce Wilmington campaign rallies

The News Journal - ‎1 hour ago‎
The Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders presidential campaigns each announced Friday the candidates will be appearing in Delaware in advance of the Tuesday primary.
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Some Latinos say they're voting in this election just to 'stop Trump'

Business Insider - ‎1 hour ago‎
trump latinos protestors Reuters/Lucy NicholsonA protester carrying a pinata of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in a trash can faces a Trump supporter outside the Luxe Hotel, where Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump was ...
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Bernie Sanders Says It's 'Time To Shut Down' Pennsylvania Family Immigrant Detention Center

Huffington Post - ‎9 hours ago‎
Bernie Sanders campaigned spoke at a town hall in Pennsylvania Thursday ahead of the state's primary next week. The fight to shut down a controversial family immigrant detention center in Pennsylvania received high-profile support on Thursday from ...
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Clinton vows to address pay fairness for women in PA event

Salon - ‎10 hours ago‎
JENKINTOWN, Pa. (AP) - Hillary Clinton is vowing to address pay fairness for women if elected president, joining with women at a suburban Philadelphia cafe in the days before the Pennsylvania primary.
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