Biodun Iginla, BBC News

Biodun Iginla, BBC News

Saturday, September 19, 2015

Google News compiled for the BBC's Biodun Iginla--9/19/15

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Pope Francis arrives in Havana, praising US-Cuba thaw

Washington Post - ‎1 hour ago‎
HAVANA - Pope Francis arrived in Havana Saturday to begin a nine-day visit to Cuba and the United States, praising the path of normalization between the two long-estranged neighbors as "an example of reconciliation for the entire world" that "fills us ...

Arizona Freeway Shooting Suspect Leslie Allen Merritt Denies Being Gunman

NBCNews.com - ‎44 minutes ago‎
A suspect in the spree of highway shootings that frightened Arizona drivers for weeks told authorities Saturday that they have the "wrong guy" because his gun has been in a pawn shop.

​More than 1000 homes destroyed by 2 California fires

CBS News - ‎33 minutes ago‎
MIDDLETOWN, Calif. -- The tally of homes destroyed by two massive Northern California wildfires topped 1,000 Saturday after authorities doing damage assessments in the Sierra Nevada foothills counted another 250 houses destroyed by flames still ...

Obama a Muslim 'problem'? Trump says: 'I'm not morally obligated to defend the ...

Christian Science Monitor - ‎2 hours ago‎
When a Trump supporter called President Obama a Muslim, GOP frontrunner Donald Trump said on Saturday he had no moral obligation to correct false assertions.

Migrant crisis: Hungary and Croatia trade accusations

CNN - ‎4 hours ago‎
Tovarnik, Croatia (CNN) Angry Hungarian officials have accused Croatia of helping refugees from the Middle East cross its borders illegally.

Republicans Go to a Michigan Island in an Effort to Set Themselves Apart

New York Times - ‎58 minutes ago‎
MACKINAC ISLAND, Mich. - Republican presidential candidates converged on this remote island off Michigan's Upper Peninsula on Saturday looking to escape the shadow that Donald J. Trump has cast over the campaign season and broaden the political ...

Facebook Group's Push for Safe Land Passage for Migrants Founders

New York Times - ‎3 hours ago‎
That was when a group of migrants who had organized on Facebook had decided that they would meet in Edirne and press a new migrant cause, a safe land route from Turkey to Greece, and the rest of Europe.
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Bill Clinton's workplace checked with State Dept. on paid speech to

Rapid News Network - ‎8 hours ago‎
Bloomberg Politics host Mark Halperin said on MSNBC's Morning Joe that the Hillary Clinton campaign was engaging in “McCarthyite tactics” in their attacks against upstart Democratic rival Bernie Sanders.
Interested in Bill Clinton?  YesNo

Jeb Bush Says President Obama Is 'an American' and 'a Christian'

New York Times - ‎19 hours ago‎
Jeb Bush made it clear on Friday night that, unlike Donald J. Trump, he would not give credence to conspiracy theories about President Obama's religion or nationality.
Interested in Jeb Bush?  YesNo

How Jonathan's Security Chiefs Bungled War Against Boko Haram

Leadership Newspapers - ‎18 hours ago‎
But for the deliberate sabotage and short-stemmed tactics employed by former President Goodluck Jonathan's security aides in prosecuting the war against Boko Haram, the situation would have long been quelled, LEADERSHIP Weekend can now reveal ...
Interested in Boko Haram?  YesNo

The solution to Syria runs through Moscow

BBC News - ‎5 hours ago‎
It is difficult to construct an accurate picture from the dramatic images of refugees and migrants who have surged towards Europe in recent weeks by boat, train and foot.

'Baby Doe' mother arrested as Boston mystery solved

BBC News - ‎11 hours ago‎
The mother of a two-year-old girl found dead months ago and only now identified has been arrested over her death, police in Massachusetts say.

Aleena Kauser, 9, named as Rawtenstall car crash victim

BBC News - ‎8 hours ago‎
A girl who died after being hit by a car in Lancashire has been named as Aleena Kauser from Rawtenstall. The nine-year-old was hit by a white Audi A5 on Bacup Road, Rawtenstall, at about 17:00 BST on Friday, Lancashire Police said.

In pictures: Migrants seek new routes

BBC News - ‎12 hours ago‎
Tens of thousands of migrants are on the move across the Balkans as they seek to find refuge and apply for asylum in Germany, Austria, Sweden and other western European countries.

Alternate reality as party conference season awaits

BBC News - ‎10 hours ago‎
Going through my sock draw and throwing out the ones with holes - ready for the conference season - I thought back to a moment when I felt I'd arrived in an alternate reality.

Calls for tougher penalties for rogue landlords

BBC News - ‎13 hours ago‎
Rogue landlords should be "frightened" by the penalties they could face for committing housing offences, according to the Local Government Association (LGA).

Brian Sewell: Obituary

BBC News - ‎6 hours ago‎
Brian Sewell was Britain's most famous and controversial art critic. Possessed of forthright opinions and a fine disregard for the art establishment, he succeeded in sharing his fascination for all things cultural in a manner that was extremely contagious.

Tim Farron: Lib Dems now only 'credible' opposition to Tories

BBC News - ‎2 hours ago‎
The election of Jeremy Corbyn as Labour leader means the Lib Dems are now the only "credible" alternative to Tory rule, Tim Farron has told activists.

Activists: Al-Qaida fighters kill 45 Syrian army prisoners

Washington Post - ‎13 hours ago‎
BEIRUT - Members of al-Qaida's affiliate in Syria have shot dead at least 45 soldiers captured from a base in northwestern Syria last week, activists said Saturday.

Turkish jets hit Kurdish militant camps in Iraq, at least 55 killed: sources

Reuters - ‎11 hours ago‎
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey At least 55 militants were killed when Turkish warplanes hit Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) camps in northern Iraq overnight, security sources said on Saturday, as Ankara shows no sign of easing up strikes on insurgents ahead of a Nov.

On Lesbos, endless waves of boats and fears of a more treacherous voyage

Washington Post - ‎2 hours ago‎
EFTHALOU, Greece - The old men were staggering onto land, taking their first, wobbly steps away from the water's edge. The women had begun to nurse their babies, holding small, sea-kissed faces close to their fast-beating hearts.

UPDATE 1-Israeli aircraft strike Gaza after rocket fire

Reuters - ‎6 hours ago‎
(Adds Kerry comments). GAZA, Sept 19 (Reuters) - Israel carried out air strikes in the Gaza Strip on Saturday after Palestinian militants there fired rockets into southern Israel.

Rashid remembered as a multi-talented sportsman

gulfnews.com - ‎2 hours ago‎
Shaikh Rashid contributed enormously to the dominance that the UAE endurance team enjoyed between 1998 and 2005. Published: 17:09 September 19, 2015 Gulf News.

Egypt's president swears in new government

seattlepi.com - ‎8 hours ago‎
In this photo provided by Egypt's state news agency MENA, Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, right, presides over the swearing in of Prime Minister Sheriff Ismail one week after the previous Cabinet resigned amid a corruption probe, in Cairo ...

Arab Coalition Bombs Yemen's Capital, Killing Dozens

New York Times - ‎3 hours ago‎
SANA, Yemen - A Saudi-led military coalition bombarded government buildings and residential neighborhoods in Sana, the Yemeni capital, overnight on Saturday, killing more than two dozen people, officials and witnesses said, and destroying homes in ...

Police shooting from helicopters -- rare but not unheard of

Los Angeles Times - ‎2 hours ago‎
Cases of police shooting suspects from helicopters -- as happened Friday during a pursuit of wrong-way vehicle on the 215 Freeway in San Bernardino County -- are definitely unusual, but they have occurred.

Utah police arrest man suspected in deaths of baby, 2 others

seattlepi.com - ‎8 minutes ago‎
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Police in Utah arrested a 32-year-old man on Saturday for the fatal shooting of three people, including a 2-year-old girl, who shared his northwest Salt Lake City home.

Prison Time For Colorado Man Who Trashed National Forest

Immortal News - ‎3 hours ago‎
A homeless man from Telluride, Colorado was sentenced to six months in prison for dumping thousands of pounds of trash in the Uncompahgre National Forest over a period of several months.

New details about man accused of killing Deputy Darren Goforth

KPRC Houston - ‎2 hours ago‎
26th. SERVICES SET TO BEGIN AT 1:00 P.M. ON THIS THREE-WEEK MARK SINCE DEPUTY DARREN GOFORTH WAS GUNNED DOWN, WE ARE LEARNING NEW INFORMATION ABOUT THAT NIGHT.

Clinton takes aim at Trump, not a rising Sanders, in New Hampshire

Washington Post - ‎1 hour ago‎
MANCHESTER, N.H. - Hillary Rodham Clinton delivered a rousing speech here Saturday to a state party convention that sounded much more like that of a front-runner than a candidate who's been losing ground in the first presidential primary state ...

Prosecutor: Bergdahl Deliberately Deserted, Endangering Other Troops

Military.com - ‎Sep 18, 2015‎
SAN ANTONIO -- An Army prosecutor Thursday laid out the government's case against Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, saying he deserted his post in eastern Afghanistan with "deliberate and knowing disregard for the consequences of his actions" and endangered ...

Baseball prospect still critical after NY shooting

Sacramento Bee - ‎3 hours ago‎
A baseball prospect is fighting for his life after he was shot in a fast-food parking lot in New York. The Journal News reports (http://lohud.

Fed's Williams still sees 2015 rate hike after 'close call'

Reuters - ‎4 hours ago‎
ARMONK, NY An interest rate hike will likely be appropriate this year given the U.S. Federal Reserve's decision last week to stand pat was a "close call," a top Fed policymaker said on Saturday.

Despite Mideast worries over cheap global oil prices, more regional crude may ...

Fox Business - ‎14 hours ago‎
FILE - In this Dec. 13, 2009 file photo, Iraqi laborers work at the Rumaila oil refinery in Zubair near the city of Basra, Iraq. Across a Mideast fueled by oil production, low global prices have some countries running on empty and scrambling to cover ...

Courts call the shots for budget-less Illinois

Reuters - ‎22 hours ago‎
CHICAGO, Sept 18 Caught in a political stalemate that has forced it to operate for nearly three months without a budget, Illinois' spending decisions are increasingly being made by courts and at a rate that is further deepening the state's fiscal woes.

Consumer discretionary stocks won the low-rate environment

Reuters - ‎Sep 17, 2015‎
By Chuck Mikolajczak and Rodrigo Campos NEW YORK, Sept 17 U.S. stocks have done very well during the long era of low interest rates, but as the U.S.

France says "takes note" of Moody's decision to lower rating

GlobalPost - ‎9 hours ago‎
PARIS, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- French government said it has taken note of the Moody's decision to downgrade the country's credit rating which balmed continued weak growth and high debts.

IRS says Coca-Cola owes $3.3 billion in back taxes

Fox News Latino - ‎1 hour ago‎
The U.S. Internal Revenue Service, or IRS, has demanded that the American multinational Coca-Cola Co. pay $3.3 billion in unpaid taxes for the years between 2007-2009 together with the corresponding interest, the soft-drink maker announced Saturday.

Leaked document shows profit sharing, pay raises part of UAW-FCA deal

MLive.com - ‎8 hours ago‎
UAW President Dennis Williams speaks Tuesday in Detroit. Some 900 delegates from more than 800 local unions attended the UAW 2015 Special Bargaining Convention March 24 and 25 at the Cobo Center.

RUMOR: Huawei Nexus to come in 32GB, 64GB & 128GB

Android Headlines - Android News - ‎4 hours ago‎
Last night, Google dropped a note that they would be having an event on the 29th of September. That date had been rumored during IFA and was finally confirmed last night.

Former AT&T Employees Sued for Fraudulently Unlocking Phones

PC Magazine - ‎32 minutes ago‎
If you work at an AT&T store, but moonlight on the side by helping other resellers fraudulently unlock AT&T phones (through AT&T's own systems), then odds are good at AT&T isn't going to be very thrilled with you.

Hands on with Apple's 'Move to iOS' Android app

Macworld - ‎6 hours ago‎
Apple's first Android app makes it relatively painless to transfer you data to an iPhone or iPad. move to ios app Derek Walter.

Latest Xbox One test update is rolling out slowly, for a reason

Engadget - ‎2 hours ago‎
Heads up Dashboard Preview Program members: Microsoft's announced that invites for the opt-in Windows 10 update on Xbox One are rolling out right now.

'Game of Thrones' ahead of 'Mad Men' in tight race for Emmy history

GoldDerby - ‎2 hours ago‎
I'm excited for this Sunday's Emmy Awards, which I'll be attending for the first time (follow my tweets @GoldDerby throughout the night).

'Once Upon A Time' Season 5 Spoilers: Executive Producers Tease LGBT 'Love Story'

International Business Times - ‎5 hours ago‎
"Once Upon a Time" executive producers have revealed they will introduce an LGBT relationship in Season 5, but won't say whether it will involve Jamie Chung's character Mulan (pictured here).

Demi Lovato Works Edgy Low-Cut Dress as Wilmer Valderrama & Joe Jonas Sing ...

E! Online - ‎26 minutes ago‎
Demi Lovato's concerts aren't just performances, they are events! Such was the case Friday night when the "Confident" crooner arrived on-stage to perform at the iHeartRadio Music Festival at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

Jimmy Fallon & Lionel Richie Perform Parody of 1984 "Hello" Video With That ...

E! Online - ‎1 hour ago‎
Jimmy Fallon wants to tell you so much...how creepy Lionel Richie's 1984 "Hello" music video was. Because it was. It was super, super creepy.

JT Barrett replaces Cardale Jones at quarterback for Ohio State

ESPN - ‎1 hour ago‎
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- J.T. Barrett took over at quarterback in the second quarter for No. 1 Ohio State after Cardale Jones threw two interceptions that helped Northern Illinois build a 10-3 lead Saturday.

Golfers react to news of Tiger Woods' surgery

USA TODAY - ‎5 hours ago‎
LAKE FOREST, Ill. - News of Tiger Woods undergoing a second surgery on his troublesome back caught his colleagues by surprise. Reading that Woods vowed to return to the PGA Tour instead of cruising off into the sunset aboard his yacht named "Privacy" ...

Rebounding Beltran's 1st-inning HR leads Yanks over Mets 5-0

Washington Post - ‎30 minutes ago‎
NEW YORK - Carlos Beltran heard the critics and vowed he was not finished. After struggling through 2014 with an injured elbow that needed surgery, he hit .162 this April with no homers and seven RBIs.

Martin Kaymer makes his move at the Italian Open

Irish Times - ‎5 hours ago‎
Two-time major winner Martin Kaymer lived up to his billing as pre-tournament favourite by surging into a share of the lead heading into the final round of the Italian Open in Monza.

87 of 91 NFL players test positive for brain disease CTE

UPI.com - ‎2 hours ago‎
Over the last several years, the NFL has come under fire for its failure to address the dangers of head trauma. By Brooks Hays | Sept.

Inuit Study Adds Twist to Omega-3 Fatty Acids' Health Story

New York Times - ‎Sep 17, 2015‎
As the Inuit people spread across the Arctic, they developed one of the most extreme diets on Earth. They didn't farm fruits, vegetables or grains.

Lilly diabetes drug slashes deaths in patients with heart risk

PhillyVoice.com - ‎21 minutes ago‎
Eli Lilly and Co.'s new Jardiance pill slashed deaths by 32 percent in patients with type 2 diabetes at risk of heart attack and stroke, a finding that could make it a mainstay diabetes treatment and triple its use, according to researchers and ...

Smokers, People Exposed To Secondhand Smoke More Likely To Develop Diabetes

University Herald - ‎1 hour ago‎
Menthol (Photo : Wiki Commons) Smokers and people regularly exposed to secondhand smoke are more likely to develop type 2 diabetes compared with people who never smoked, according to a recent study.

Here's what happens when two supermassive black holes collide

Morning Ticker - ‎2 hours ago‎
Two black holes billions of light-years away are about to slam into each other, and it could gives us a front-row seat to an incredible event.

Rainbow Cloud In Costa Rica Triggers 'End Of Times' Panic, But Scientists Have ...

Tech Times - ‎1 hour ago‎
A stunning cloud formation was recently spotted in Costa Rica, causing some to suggest that the end times are near. The cloud formation however has a scientific explanation and has been observed multiple times before.

Rare Treat For Skywatchers — A Supermoon Lunar Eclipse

CBS Local - ‎3 hours ago‎
In this composite photograph the moon during various phases at the begining, middle and end of a total lunar eclipse. (STAN HONDA/AFP/Getty Images).

Scale-free urination and speed bump diagnostics take home Ig Nobels

Ars Technica - ‎Sep 18, 2015‎
The weirder side of science is once again on display in the annual awards ceremony. by John Timmer - Sep 18, 2015 5:42 pm UTC. Share · Tweet · Google · Reddit · 51 · Improbable Research.

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