Biodun Iginla, BBC News

Biodun Iginla, BBC News

Monday, October 12, 2015

Google News compiled for the BBC's Biodun Iginla--10/12/15--in New York

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US Weaponry Is Turning Syria Into Proxy War With Russia

New York Times - ‎2 hours ago‎
BEIRUT, Lebanon - Insurgent commanders say that since Russia began air attacks in support of the Syrian government, they are receiving for the first time bountiful supplies of powerful American-made antitank missiles.

Behind the scenes with big Clinton donors

Politico - ‎2 hours ago‎
THE CLOCK: 392 days until Election Day 2016 … THE DEBATE CLOCK: ONE day until the first Democratic debate. 17 until the GOP candidates debate again.

Latest Unease on Right: Ryan Is Too Far Left

New York Times - ‎29 minutes ago‎
WASHINGTON - Far-right media figures, relatively small in number but potent in their influence, have embarked on a furious Internet expedition to cover Representative Paul D. Ryan in political silt.

Steve Sarkisian fired as USC's football coach

Los Angeles Times - ‎51 minutes ago‎
Faced with mounting reports of erratic behavior by its football coach, USC fired the troubled Steve Sarkisian on Monday afternoon.

After Years of Calm, Fear Is Dividing Jerusalem

Haaretz - ‎1 hour ago‎
Citizens of Israel's capital - both Jews and Arabs - are suffering a loss of their sense of security of a severity unseen since the second intifada.

Police Identify Officer Who Shot Knife-Wielding Man

ABC News - ‎44 minutes ago‎
Howard County Police have identified the officer who shot and killed a man who threatened him with a knife. The department said in a news release Monday that Officer First Class Luke Buchanan shot 19-year-old Gary Carmona Boitano of Hyattsville ...

Hillary Clinton far ahead among SC Democrats in latest CNN poll

Charleston Post Courier - ‎6 hours ago‎
Hillary Clinton supporters will gather at 8:30 p.m. at the Charleston Hillary For America Office, 1300 Savannah Highway, Unit 8, in Charleston.
Interested in Hillary Rodham Clinton?  YesNo

House Speaker Paul Ryan Would Only Escalate The GOP's Civil War

Daily Caller - ‎22 hours ago‎
But for Ryan, the job would be a particularly perilous one to take for both himself and the Republican Party. During a presidential primary that is exposing a massive divide between the leadership and the base, there might be nothing that would expand ...
Interested in Republican Party?  YesNo

Protesters blame Erdogan for Turkey suicide attack

euronews - ‎8 hours ago‎
“Killer Erdogan will face justice,” was the cry of lawyers at an Istanbul courthouse as colleagues applauded, footage circulated on social media showed.
Interested in Recep Tayyip Erdoğan?  YesNo

Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli P.M., accuses Arabs of incitement in wave of stabbings

Washington Times - ‎6 hours ago‎
JERUSALEM (AP) - Palestinians carried out three stabbings Monday in Jerusalem, leaving a teenage Israeli boy in critical condition, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu angrily accused the country's Arab leaders of helping incite weeks of violence.
Interested in Benjamin Netanyahu?  YesNo

China shares rise while other Asian markets struggle

BBC News - ‎16 hours ago‎
Chinese markets led the gains in Asia, with Shanghai shares rising to their highest level in seven weeks on a boost of liquidity from the central bank.

Labour to oppose fiscal charter after U-turn

BBC News - ‎4 hours ago‎
Labour has renounced its support for the government's fiscal charter, in a U-turn performed by the leadership. Shadow chancellor John McDonnell had said the party would back the plans, which commit future governments to maintaining a budget surplus.

New global climate deal could hit Alaska drilling

BBC News - ‎16 hours ago‎
Alaska is seeking to boost on-shore drilling in the wake of Shell's decision to abandon the Arctic, but there is significant political opposition.

Auditor says land sales show RIFW deal not good value

BBC News - ‎7 hours ago‎
A company which bought 15 publicly-owned parcels of land for £21m has sold three-and-a-half of them for £17m, a public spending watchdog has claimed.

Migrant crisis: Asylum seekers 'overwhelm' village

BBC News - ‎9 hours ago‎
Residents of a village near Heathrow Airport say they are being "overwhelmed" by people seeking asylum in the UK. Longford in Hillingdon could be demolished if a third runway is built at neighbouring Heathrow Airport.

Tom Watson refuses to apologise over Lord Brittan abuse claims

BBC News - ‎6 hours ago‎
Meanwhile, BBC News has obtained a letter written by Mr Watson to the Director for Public Prosecutions Alison Saunders in April 2014 about the rape allegation against Lord Brittan.

Wheelchair user exposes potential airport security flaws

BBC News - ‎9 hours ago‎
Wheelchair user Josh Gardner tests the strength of airport security by going undercover with secret cameras. He took a return flight from Leeds-Bradford Airport to Malaga in his wheelchair.

Ankara bombing: Who is behind Turkey's deadliest attack?

BBC News - ‎12 hours ago‎
Saturday's twin bombing in Ankara has widened divisions in an already deeply polarised country. Turkey's Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has singled out the Islamic State (IS) group as the prime suspect, despite earlier saying that three other banned ...

Dentist Won't Be Charged In Zimbabwe Over Cecil The Lion's Death

CBS Local - ‎1 hour ago‎
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) - Officials in Zimbabwe say Dr. Walter Palmer did not break the country's hunting laws. This means top government officials are no longer pressing for the Twin Cities dentist to be extradited to Zimbabwe for killing Cecil the lion.

Report: US-backed Kurdish rebels may have committed war crimes in Syria

Washington Post - ‎2 hours ago‎
A new report from human rights group Amnesty International suggests that Kurdish forces in northern Syria, among the most significant U.S.

Cairo Court Orders Release of Hosni Mubarak's Jailed Sons

New York Times - ‎6 hours ago‎
CAIRO - A Cairo court on Monday ordered the release of the jailed adult sons of Hosni Mubarak, the former president of Egypt, who was forced from office in 2011, Egyptian state media reported.

Tunisian Troops Killed in Clash with Militants

Voice of America - ‎1 hour ago‎
October 12, 2015 7:00 PM. Islamist militants on Monday killed two Tunisian soldiers who were searching for a kidnapped shepherd in a western region of the country near the Algerian border, the military said.

Shiv Sainiks blacken Kulkarni's face over Kasuri book launch

Daily Excelsior - ‎3 hours ago‎
MUMBAI/DELHI, Oct 12: Taking forward its campaign against Pakistani personalities, Shiv Sena activists today blackened the face of ORF chief Sudheendra Kulkarni over his refusal to cancel the book launch function of former Pakistan foreign minister ...

MH17 Ukraine disaster: Relatives seek truth of final moments

BBC News - ‎2 hours ago‎
"There's been so much spin and propaganda and rumours and politics. So many 'experts' give their opinions. All we want are basic facts.

British Campaigns, and Powerful Voices, Take Sides on EU Membership

New York Times - ‎6 hours ago‎
LONDON - A well-funded campaign to keep Britain in the European Union kicked off on Monday, even though a promised referendum on the issue may be a year or more away.

The Latest: Man Charged in Fatal Shooting of Memphis Officer

ABC News - ‎1 hour ago‎
The shooting of an off-duty police officer took place in a street lined with similar looking single family homes with garage doors and trees in the front yard.

Black councilman tased by police in city where Sandra Bland was arrested

Los Angeles Times - ‎3 hours ago‎
Prairie View police released the body camera video of the arrest of City Councilman Jonathan Miller. Warning: Video contains objectionable langauge.

Here's what happened when a Florida woman Periscoped herself driving drunk

Washington Post - ‎4 hours ago‎
Numerous alarmed people watching a Periscope stream called police in Florida on Saturday night. They were watching a young woman broadcasting herself driving drunk, according to the Lakeland Police Department.

Drifters accused of killing yoga teacher and tourist may face death penalty

Los Angeles Times - ‎43 minutes ago‎
Authorities in Northern California say Lila Alligood, 18; Sean Angold, 24; and Morrison Lampley, 23, are responsible for killing a hiker in Marin County and a Canadian tourist in San Francisco.

Jeb Bush's health care pitch puts Florida record to the test

Politico - ‎3 hours ago‎
Jeb Bush will reach back to his own legacy as Florida governor on Tuesday to unveil his vision for replacing Obamacare, showcasing what he calls state-tested ideas for bringing down health care costs and revamping health coverage for the poor.

Judge orders Arkansas to disclose source of execution drugs

The Sentinel - ‎1 hour ago‎
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Arkansas was ordered Monday to release information about its supplier of lethal injection drugs to attorneys for death row inmates who are challenging the state's execution secrecy law.

Behind one Supreme Court case, the tale of forgiveness for sister's killer

Christian Science Monitor - ‎3 hours ago‎
The Supreme Court will hear a case regarding the 2,500 inmates in the US serving life-without-parole sentences for crimes committed as juveniles.

Dell to Buy EMC in Largest Technology Deal Ever

New York Times - ‎3 hours ago‎
Boston was all but frozen on Feb. 4, as the city grappled with another day locked in winter's grip. Yet at the city's Logan International Airport, EMC's longtime chairman and chief executive, Joseph M. Tucci, and a top lieutenant quietly met with a co ...

Asian shares slip from two-month high, oil regroups after slide

Reuters - ‎22 minutes ago‎
TOKYO Asian shares stepped back from two-month highs on profit-taking on Tuesday and oil prices regrouped after Monday's big fall, while the dollar was on the defensive as expectations of an imminent U.S.

Exclusive: US probes allegations AB InBev seeking to curb craft beer distribution

Reuters - ‎3 hours ago‎
WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department is probing allegations that Anheuser-Busch InBev (ABI.BR) is seeking to curb competition in the beer market by buying distributors, making it harder for fast-growing craft brewers to get their products on store ...

Big deal brewing in oil sands

Herald Current - ‎Oct 10, 2015‎
Under terms of the offer, Canadian Oil Sands shareholders would receive a quarter of a Suncor share, worth about $8.84 a share. Suncor Chief Executive Steve Williams said the company approached Canadian Oil Sands in March and April with proposals, ...

Doomed cholesterol drug causes Eli Lilly's worst day since 2008

CNN - ‎10 hours ago‎
The drug maker's shares plunged 8% on Monday after it scrapped a potential blockbuster experimental cholesterol drug. Eli Lilly (LLY) said the drug, known as evacetrapib, is being abandoned because research showed the medicine has failed to treat ...

Barclays Plans to Appoint Jes Staley as Bank's Next CEO

Bloomberg - ‎19 minutes ago‎
Barclays Plc is close to naming Jes Staley as its next chief executive officer, reverting to an American investment banker to accelerate a companywide overhaul three years after the departure of Robert Diamond.

Fortress's Novogratz Plans Exit After Two Years of Losses

Bloomberg - ‎42 minutes ago‎
Michael Novogratz reminded investors in July that the hedge fund industry is Darwinian. Three months on, he's living the hard lesson of natural selection.

Acer reveals all-in-one Windows 10 PC with 5 hour battery backup

PCWorld - ‎11 hours ago‎
For users inclined to carry their desktops around the house, Acer has unveiled a light-weight, all-in-one PC that offers 5 hours built-in battery backup.

iPhone 6s display teardown offers close-up look at 3D Touch sensor

Apple Insider - ‎3 hours ago‎
A teardown published on Monday suggests that the 3D Touch sensor in the iPhone 6s is relatively easy to remove from the rest of the display, and that an accompanying change may actually make it simpler to fix iPhones.

Student Buys Google.com On A Whim. What Happens Next Is Pretty Great

Huffington Post - ‎6 hours ago‎
Sanmay Ved, a student at Babson College in Massachusetts, faced this very question at the end of September when he reportedly became the owner of Google.

Hands-on with Google Street View on Cardboard: Goodbye, productivity

VentureBeat - ‎2 hours ago‎
Above: San Francisco's Transamerica Pyramid, as seen through the Google Street View app with Google Cardboard. Image Credit: Screenshot.

Chrissy Teigen Is Pregnant! Model and Hubby John Legend Expecting Their First Baby

E! Online - ‎47 minutes ago‎
Chrissy Teigen and John Legend are going to have a baby, y'all! The spunky supermodel announced on her Instagram Monday that she is three months pregnant with the couple's first child.

Kirsten Dunst Is Half of "The Uncool Bonnie and Clyde" in Fargo Season 2

E! Online - ‎3 hours ago‎
Kirsten Dunst plays a sweet Midwestern beautician in FX's Fargo—a sweet beautician who might possibly be a sociopath. Or not very smart.

Taylor Swift Is Crowned a "New Romantic" While Gushing Over Her Famous Friends ...

E! Online - ‎25 minutes ago‎
A photo posted by Vogue Australia (@vogueaustralia) on Oct 11, 2015 at 2:50pm PDT. When it comes to Taylor Swift 's friendships, her style is all about the more, the merrier.

Janet Jackson notches seventh No. 1 album on Billboard 200 chart

Reuters - ‎4 hours ago‎
LOS ANGELES Pop star Janet Jackson scored her seventh No. 1 album on the weekly U.S. Billboard 200 album chart on Monday, making her only the third musician to achieve a chart-topping record in each of the past four decades, Billboard said.

Florida QB Will Grier suspended for banned substances, and a successful appeal ...

SB Nation - ‎2 hours ago‎
Florida quarterback Will Grier was suspended for 365 days Monday after failing an NCAA drug test for a banned substance. That part of the punishment is straightforward.

Steven Stamkos scores 500th career point as Lightning best Bruins

ESPN - ‎3 hours ago‎
BOSTON -- The TD Garden has not been a kind place to play for Tampa Bay Lightning captain Steven Stamkos. Not only did he and the Lightning lose Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals against the Boston Bruins in 2011, but Stamkos also had his ...

The Bulls are a complete, talented team riddled with doubts

SB Nation - ‎11 hours ago‎
Paul Flannery and Tom Ziller are discussing every single NBA team in this Flanns and Zillz marathon leading up to the 2015-16 season.

A Leg-Breaking Slide Has Fans Old and New Rushing to Meet the Mets

New York Times - ‎1 hour ago‎
How angry is New York at the Los Angeles Dodgers' Chase Utley after his leg-breaking slide into the Mets' shortstop Ruben Tejada in Game 2 of the National League division series on Saturday night?

Genetic changes could make pig organs usable for human transplant

UPI.com - ‎3 hours ago‎
The modifications prevented a human immune response to pig cells and eliminated a disease that can infect human cells. By Stephen Feller | Oct. 12, 2015 at 5:44 PM.

TCT: ABSORB as Good as Xience

MedPage Today - ‎3 hours ago‎
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Giants TE Daniel Fells' NFL career likely over due to MRSA infection: source

New York Daily News - ‎3 hours ago‎
The Giants presented tight end Daniel Fells with a game ball from their win over the 49ers when they spoke to him via Skype from their team meeting on Monday morning.

Study reveals why gowns and gloves can be so dangerous for hospital workers

Los Angeles Times - ‎5 hours ago‎
Nurses gown up before seeing a patient. A new study finds that hospital workers are at risk of becoming contaminated with dangerous pathogens, even when they put on and remove their gowns and gloves correctly.

Supercoiled DNA is far more dynamic than the 'Watson-Crick' double helix

Phys.Org - ‎13 hours ago‎
The image shows the structure of the DNA calculated with the supercomputer simulations (in colour) superimposed upon the cryo-electron tomography data (in white or yellow).

This is how rising seas will reshape the face of the United States

Washington Post - ‎5 hours ago‎
In a new study, a team of scientists who specialize in studying rising seas bring the implications of their research right to the U.S.

Why Angus Deaton Deserved the Economics Nobel Prize

New York Times - ‎3 hours ago‎
The central contribution of Angus Deaton, the latest winner of the Nobel Memorial Prize in economics, has been to shift the gaze of his fellow economists beyond measures of income, to broader measures of well-being.

Earth's Inner Core Formed Some 1.5 Billion Years Ago

Yibada (English Edition) - ‎14 hours ago‎
The Earth's inner core is estimated to solidify some 1 billion to 1.5 billion years ago. (Photo : Kay Lancaster/University of Liverpool).

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