Biodun Iginla, BBC News

Biodun Iginla, BBC News

Tuesday, November 17, 2015

Google News compiled for the BBC's Biodun Iginla--11/17/15--in New York

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Germany cancels soccer match, citing bomb threat

Washington Post - ‎1 hour ago‎
PARIS - Europe faced a new terror threat Tuesday, four days after devastating Islamic State attacks in Paris, when German officials evacuated a soccer stadium over an apparent plan to set off a powerful bomb.
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Charlie Sheen says he's HIV-positive, has been extorted for $10 million over ...

Washington Post - ‎2 hours ago‎
Charlie Sheen confirmed on Tuesday that he is HIV-positive, as rumored in recent days by an onslaught of tabloid stories. Sheen told Matt Lauer on the “Today” show that he is going public with his illness for multiple reasons, including that he's been ...
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Paris attacks reshape US debate on immigration, security

Reuters - ‎53 minutes ago‎
WASHINGTON U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday called for even tighter scrutiny of Syrian refugees fleeing to the United States as last week's deadly Paris attacks recast America's long-running debate over immigration and national security.
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Russia Says Its Jet Was Bombed Over Egypt and Intensifies Syria Airstrikes

New York Times - ‎32 minutes ago‎
MOSCOW - Russia said for the first time on Tuesday that a bomb aboard a Russian charter jet full of vacationers had destroyed the aircraft that crashed more than two weeks ago on Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, and the Kremlin responded immediately by ...
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Police say no 'connection to terrorism' in Boston-bound flight incident

Reuters - ‎1 hour ago‎
BOSTON An apparently intoxicated 32-year-old Polish woman attempted to open an exit door on a British Airways flight from London to Boston on Tuesday, prompting people on the plane to restrain her, the Massachusetts State Police said.

Germany evacuates stadium, cancels soccer game that Angela Merkel was set to ...

Washington Times - ‎4 hours ago‎
A police officer carries a submachine gun outside the HDI-Arena in Hanover, Germany, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2015. The international friendly between Germany and Holland match was called off at short notice and the stadium was evacuated.
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Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and the growing divide among Democrats over the ...

Fox News - ‎3 hours ago‎
Hillary Clinton, President Obama's former secretary of State, backs the idea of American forces taking out any aircraft over the war-torn eastern region of the country.
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Democrats Pull Away from Obama on Terrorism Strategy

U.S. News & World Report - ‎21 hours ago‎
A series of attacks by the Islamic State group and several high-profile offensive actions by the Obama administration have some Democrats joining with Republicans in questioning whether the White House is adequately responding to the increasingly ...
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Federal Reserve chief Janet Yellen weighs caution with US economy's need

The Australian Financial Review - ‎1 hour ago‎
US Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen, known for her caution and preparation, is weighing up the arguments for and against a rate rise on December 16.
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Anonymous takes on IS

BBC News - ‎6 hours ago‎
They are a loose collective of hackers who once appeared to have no greater purpose than having some mischievous anarchic fun. But in recent times Anonymous has got serious.
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Sky warning over 'cash for porn' letter

BBC News - ‎5 hours ago‎
Sky has warned some of its customers they are likely to receive letters demanding cash for illegally downloaded pornographic films.

Paris attacks: Hollande upstages opposition

BBC News - ‎4 hours ago‎
The Paris attacks have triggered a major shift rightwards for President Francois Hollande - he is stealing thunder from the opposition by adopting many of their own anti-terror proposals.
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Missing Kayleigh Haywood's parents make appeal

BBC News - ‎3 hours ago‎
The parents of a 15-year-old girl who went missing four days ago have made an emotional appeal in the hope it will help find her. Kayleigh Haywood, from Measham in Leicestershire, was last seen when she was dropped off outside her former school at ...
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Youth accused of police officer's attempted murder

BBC News - ‎7 hours ago‎
A 16-year-old boy has appeared in court accused of attempting to murder a police officer. PC Guy Sinnott is in a stable condition after being stabbed once in the stomach and once in the leg, during a response to reports of anti-social behaviour in Bow ...
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Frontal brain wrinkle linked to hallucinations

BBC News - ‎5 hours ago‎
"There's quite a strong literature showing that auditory hallucinations are related to dysfunction or structural disruption in language areas of the brain," Prof Lawrie told BBC News. "I think the value of this is that it probably helps us think ...
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Paris attacks: Manhunt for Salah Abdeslam and accomplices

BBC News - ‎Nov 15, 2015‎
A huge manhunt is under way for surviving members and accomplices of the Islamist group that killed 129 people in Paris on Friday night.
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Grimoldy man Stewart Greene 'drowned grandson in bath'

BBC News - ‎1 hour ago‎
A man drowned his nine-year-old grandson in the bath and sat calmly on the sofa until his family returned home, a court has been told.
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Paris Attacks: Probe Centers on Brussels Suburb of Molenbeek

NBCNews.com - ‎6 hours ago‎
As France bombs ISIS targets in Syria following the horrific attacks in Paris, experts warned the roots of the onslaught were much closer to home: young people turning to radical Islam because they don't feel they belong in Europe.
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John Kerry: "Rationale" for Charlie Hebdo attack more understandable

CBS News - ‎1 hour ago‎
Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday suggested that the "rationale" for the terrorist attack against the satirical French publication Charlie Hebdo, which left 12 people dead in January, is more understandable than any rationale for last week's ...
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Germany Releases 7 People Arrested In Connection With Paris Probe

Huffington Post - ‎4 hours ago‎
UPDATE: German police have released seven people arrested near the western city of Aachen in connection with the investigation of the Paris attacks.
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French father explains Paris terror attacks to young son by telling him ...

New York Daily News - ‎2 hours ago‎
A French boy is giving the Internet much-needed relief from the horror of the Paris terrorist attacks. In a heartwarming video interview in Paris with a reporter from France's Le Petit Journal, a little boy's fears about the “mean people” that attacked ...
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Israel Outlaws Northern Branch of Islamic Movement

New York Times - ‎3 hours ago‎
JERUSALEM - The Israeli security cabinet announced on Tuesday that it had outlawed the northern branch of the Islamic Movement in Israel, accusing it of collaborating with Hamas, the Islamic militant group that controls Gaza.
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Cease-Fire and Political Transition in Syria Crucial to Defeating ISIS, Kerry Says

New York Times - ‎9 hours ago‎
PARIS - The United States, France and Russia must step up their coordination in striking the Islamic State in Syria after the Paris terrorist attacks, Secretary of State John Kerry said on Tuesday, but he insisted that cooperation cannot begin until ...
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EU Backs France's 'Mutual Defense' Request

Wall Street Journal - ‎5 hours ago‎
BRUSSELS—European ministers backed France's request to trigger the bloc's mutual defense clause on Tuesday, opening the way for assistance to help Paris boost security at home and reinforce its overseas operations.
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Texas Campsite Massacre Kills Six, Including 6-Year-Old Boy

Daily Beast - ‎30 minutes ago‎
Two sets of families were cut down and four bodies sunk into a pond. The lone survivor played dead and ID'd a man who police say did it.
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Arizona Officer Helps Woman Who Gave Birth on Side of Road

ABC News - ‎15 minutes ago‎
An Arizona highway trooper pulled over a speeding driver but wound up helping a woman who gave birth in a car on the side of the road.
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The Latest: Weather service confirms 2 tornadoes

Sacramento Bee - ‎1 hour ago‎
The latest on the powerful storm leaving the Rockies and moving into the Midwest and South (all times local): 3:50 p.m.. Colorado Department of Transportation plow truck driver Manuel Gallegos pulls on a heavy coat as he prepares to clear Interstate 70 ...
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Ex-New York Senate leader corruptly helped son get paid, jury told

Reuters - ‎26 minutes ago‎
NEW YORK A former leader of the New York state Senate strong-armed three companies to pay his son over $300,000, knowing that his position to influence policy crucial to their businesses meant "they couldn't say no," a federal prosecutor said on Tuesday.
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Man Who Set Fire To CVS During April Unrest Sentenced

WBAL Radio - ‎55 minutes ago‎
U.S. District Judge Ellen L. Hollander sentenced Raymon Carter, age 24, of Baltimore, Maryland, Tuesday to four years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for the federal crime of rioting on April 27, 2015, including the arson of ...
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Unarmed man shot by Minneapolis police over the weekend has died

Washington Post - ‎2 hours ago‎
Minnesota officials say a man who was shot by Minneapolis police early Sunday morning, prompting outrage and protests, has died. After Jamar Clark, 24, was shot during an encounter with officers Sunday, he was taken to Hennepin County Medical Center.
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Ben Carson Is Struggling to Grasp Foreign Policy, Advisers Say

New York Times - ‎3 hours ago‎
Ben Carson's remarks on foreign policy have repeatedly raised questions about his grasp of the subject, but never more seriously than in the past week, when he wrongly asserted that China had intervened militarily in Syria and then failed, on national ...
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Strong Sales at Walmart, Home Depot and TJX

New York Times - ‎3 hours ago‎
Robust sales numbers from Walmart, Home Depot and TJX on Tuesday are helping to ease concerns over the American consumer's health in the countdown to the Black Friday sales.
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Canadian Pacific Takes Its Merger Bid to Norfolk Southern

New York Times - ‎16 minutes ago‎
Canadian Pacific, confirming earlier reports of a takeover approach, said on Tuesday that it had sent an offer letter to Norfolk Southern Corporation proposing a merger that would reshape the North American rail industry.
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Asian Morning Briefing: US Stocks End Little Changed

Wall Street Journal - ‎42 minutes ago‎
MARKETS AT A GLANCE. (Data as of approximately 5 p.m. ET). LAST, CHANGE, % CHG. DJIA, 17489.5, 6.49, 0.04%. Nasdaq, 4986.01, 1.4, 0.03%.
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American joins rest of 'big 3' in doling out miles by fare, not distance

USA TODAY - ‎3 hours ago‎
And then there were three. American Airlines announced Tuesday that it will start doling out frequent-flier miles based on the fare customers pay and not on the distance they fly.
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Urban Outfitters has bigger issues than its pizza chain purchase

MarketWatch - ‎3 hours ago‎
Urban Outfitters executives said there was a “lack of newness” in fashion during the last quarter. By. TonyaGarcia. Reporter. Urban Outfitters Inc.'s decision to acquire an Italian restaurant chain grabbed headlines Tuesday, but it was disappointing ...
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Some Black Friday retailers reusing last year's big deals

Chron.com - ‎3 hours ago‎
According to a study by financial blog WalletHub those amazing door-busting Black Friday deals that some of us line up for hours for aren't actually so special after all.
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Cloud software maker Citrix to spin off GoTo business, cut jobs

Reuters - ‎44 minutes ago‎
Cloud computing software maker Citrix Systems Inc (CTXS.O), under pressure from activist hedge fund Elliott Management, said it would spin off its GoTo business into a listed company and cut about 1,000 jobs.
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New flying drone 'for everybody' lands in SF

USA TODAY - ‎2 hours ago‎
SAN FRANCISCO - Parrot's new Bebop Drone 2, which resembles a small pizza box but is designed to fly like a bird, landed on Tuesday with a promise of longer airtime.
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Paris Attacks Heat Up US Debate over Smartphone Data Encryption

Top Tech News - ‎4 hours ago‎
Last week's deadly and coordinated terrorist attacks in Paris have prompted some law enforcement officials to renew their calls for back doors to encrypted communications.
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Google+ has been completely redesigned with a focus on communities

Engadget - ‎1 hour ago‎
Much like the Google logo before it, Google+ is being completely reinvented today. In a blog post, Google says that after pulling in feedback from users it has decided to focus the former do-everything social network around two key features ...
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Amy Poehler & Tina Fey Hosting 'SNL' Is Proof That Christmas Wishes Do Come True

Bustle - ‎1 hour ago‎
It's official, you guys: Christmas is coming. And even though it's only mid-November, we've all been rewarded with a super-early Christmas treat in the form of the announcement that Amy Poehler and Tina Fey will be hosting the Dec. 19 episode of ...
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Julia Roberts Isn't Giving Up on Romantic Comedies: "I Love Them"

E! Online - ‎6 hours ago‎
Julia Roberts' movie roles have run the gamut through the years, but she never forgot her roots. In a new interview with The New York Times, Roberts opens up about her new, award-buzzing movie, The Secret in Their Eyes, and how far she has come since ...
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Woman Arrested for Throwing Eggs at Kylie Jenner and Kendall Jenner

E! Online - ‎1 hour ago‎
Kendall Jenner and Kylie Jenner got more than they bargained for while making an appearance at a mall in Australia to promote their exclusive new clothing line.
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Justin Bieber, Keith Richards mourn label manager killed in Paris attacks

USA TODAY - ‎2 hours ago‎
Among the victims of Friday's Paris attacks was Universal Music Group Thomas Ayad, whom Justin Bieber and Keith Richards remembered on social media.
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Raiders linebacker Aldon Smith suspended 1 year by NFL

ESPN - ‎59 minutes ago‎
The NFL is suspending Oakland Raiders linebacker Aldon Smith one year for his role in an Aug. 6 incident, a league source told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter on Tuesday.
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After Paris attacks, English football fans salute France by roaring out the ...

Reuters - ‎1 hour ago‎
LONDON English football fans saluted France on Tuesday by roaring out the 'Marseillaise' national anthem at a friendly match watched by British politicians and royalty in a show of solidarity just days after Islamic State militants struck Paris.
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David Ortiz: 'Big Papi' in name — and actions

USA TODAY - ‎2 hours ago‎
While working on a story last spring about the similarities between David Ortiz and Twins DH Kennys Vargas - big dudes with even larger personalities who began their careers in Minnesota - I was surprised to find out Big Papi had often invited the ...
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Cotto stripped of WBC title before Alvarez pay-per-view

Reuters - ‎30 minutes ago‎
Miguel Cotto has been stripped of his World Boxing Council middleweight title four days ahead of his big pay-per-view bout against Mexico's Canelo Alvarez in Las Vegas, the sanctioning body said on Tuesday.
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Dietary supplements industry in crosshairs as law enforcement announces charges

Washington Post - ‎1 hour ago‎
Federal officials announced a crackdown on the dietary supplements industry Tuesday, targeting firms that falsely claimed their pills could help people lose weight, build muscle or even kick drugs.
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Less Prostate Cancer and Screening Seen After New Guidance

NBCNews.com - ‎2 hours ago‎
Far fewer U.S. men are being diagnosed with early stage prostate cancer and getting blood tests to detect the disease since an influential government-appointed panel recommended against routine screening of all men, an American Cancer Society study ...
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How One Man's Face Became Another Man's Face

New York Magazine - ‎Nov 15, 2015‎
Patrick Hardison's face was not always his own. Three months ago, it belonged to a young Brooklyn bike mechanic. Photograph by Norman Jean Roy.
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For The Most Accurate Read, Where Should You Put That Thermometer?

NPR - ‎4 hours ago‎
To get the most accurate measurement of the body's temperature, a rectal thermometer works best, a study finds. Less invasive methods to measure body heat on the outside of the skin such as on the forehead or under the arms just aren't as precise.
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Billions of People Depend on Water From Shrinking Snowpacks

New York Times - ‎6 hours ago‎
Snowpacks are a vital source of water for humans, but they may shrink in some regions as the climate warms. A new study estimates how changes in showfall will affect water supplies.
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Here's How Much Groundwater We Actually Have Left

Newsweek - ‎2 hours ago‎
A dry pipe drips water on Gless Ranch in Kern County, California, on July 23. For the first time, researchers used data to visualize how much groundwater is left on Earth.
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UPDATE: 2015 Leonid Meteor Shower Peaks Tuesday

Patch.com - ‎51 minutes ago‎
The Leonid meteor shower peaks Tuesday and Wednesday nights. Stargazers won't want to miss their second-to-last chance of the year to see meteor streak across the sky.
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How the fox squirrel got off the endangered species list

Christian Science Monitor - ‎2 hours ago‎
Fox squirrels rebound: Federal officials, local authorities, and politicians from three states celebrated the 3-pound, short-eared rodent's recovery.
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