Biodun Iginla, BBC News

Biodun Iginla, BBC News

Thursday, November 19, 2015

Google News compiled for the BBC's Biodun Iginla--11/19/15--in New York

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Paris attacks ringleader Abdelhamid Abaaoud dead; manhunt for suspects continues

CNN - ‎1 hour ago‎
Paris, France (CNN) The ringleader behind the Paris attacks is dead, killed during a dramatic raid that shook a neighborhood and collapsed an entire floor of an apartment building.

The Short List: Subway's Jared off to prison; woman survives Texas massacre ...

USA TODAY - ‎1 hour ago‎
See ya in 16, Jared. Years that is. Well, almost 16. Definitely not five. A federal judge in Indianapolis sentenced Subway's ex-pitchman to 15 years and eight months on child porn charges and traveling across state lines for commercial sex with a minor.

Defying Obama, US House passes bill to slow Syrian refugees

Reuters - ‎1 hour ago‎
WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives, defying a veto threat by President Barack Obama, overwhelmingly passed Republican-backed legislation on Thursday to suspend Obama's program to admit 10,000 Syrian refugees in the next year and ...

Dozens Under Watch in the US to Guard Against Paris Copycat Attack

ABC News - ‎43 minutes ago‎
Dozens of suspected radicals in the United States are under "tight surveillance" because law enforcement officials fear they might try to pull off a copycat version of the Paris attacks after being exposed to ISIS propaganda, according to FBI Director ...

Bernie Sanders Defends Democratic Socialism, Calling It Route to Economic Fairness

New York Times - ‎3 hours ago‎
Senator Bernie Sanders, a Democratic presidential candidate, told Georgetown University students his framework for fixing what he called an economic and political crisis.

UnitedHealth warns that it might pull out of health insurance exchanges

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - ‎45 minutes ago‎
Just weeks after touting the prospects of providing health insurance plans through Obamacare's public insurance exchanges, UnitedHealth Group Inc. on Thursday chopped its 2015 earnings forecast and questioned the financial viability of the exchanges, ...

Hillary Clinton as the Great Uniter--of Republicans

Huffington Post - ‎5 hours ago‎
Much has been made of a fractured Republican Party this election season. The debates have been described as cafeteria food fights or resembling spin offs of the Jerry Springer show.
Interested in Republican Party?  YesNo

Refugee crisis dominates Tsipras trip to Turkey

Deutsche Welle - ‎10 hours ago‎
While reiterating that Turkey plays a key role in solving the refugee crisis, and that Greece is the European country where many refugees first set foot, Tsipras emphasized that the hundreds of thousands of people fleeing war in Syria and conflict in ...
Interested in Alexis Tsipras?  YesNo

US Senate approves short-term highway funding extension

Reuters - ‎4 hours ago‎
The measure was approved in an early afternoon voice vote, a spokesman for Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said, sending the short-term highway extension to the White House for President Barack Obama's signature.
Interested in United States Senate?  YesNo

US trio flown to Oman after being freed by Houthis in Sanaa; Taiz attack kills ...

The Japan Times - ‎38 minutes ago‎
However, independent security officials in Yemen and members of the Shiite rebels known as Houthis said the Americans had been detained for at least two months at a Houthi security building in the rebel-held capital of Sanaa. The rebels and the ...
Interested in Houthis?  YesNo

Facebook tests 'break-up' tools

BBC News - ‎2 hours ago‎
Breaking up is hard to do - especially on Facebook. There's no feeling quite like the tightening of the stomach you get when you accidentally stumble across an old post involving you and a former loved one in happier times.

Kayleigh Haywood: Family 'devastated' after body is found

BBC News - ‎5 hours ago‎
The family of Kayleigh Haywood said they are "devastated" and "heartbroken" after a body believed to be the missing teenager's was found.

Paris attacks: Your questions answered

BBC News - ‎8 hours ago‎
France and neighbouring countries are on high alert after the Paris attacks, which killed 129 people and wounded hundreds more. President Francois Hollande says France is "at war" with Islamic State (IS).

Allow 'minimally conscious' MS sufferer to die, says judge

BBC News - ‎8 hours ago‎
A 68-year-old woman "locked into the end stage" of multiple sclerosis should be allowed to die, a judge has ruled. Her daughter had asked a court to allow medics to stop providing "clinically assisted nutrition and hydration".

Antibiotic resistance: What is a superbug?

BBC News - ‎10 hours ago‎
The world is on the cusp of a "post-antibiotic era", scientists have warned after finding bacteria resistant to drugs used when all other treatments have failed.

Paris attacks: Doctor describes moment first casualties arrived

BBC News - ‎15 hours ago‎
Dr Youri Yordanov started his Friday night shift at the Saint-Antoine emergency department in Paris expecting the usual mixture of older, frail patients and midnight drunks.

Manchester Airport bomb hoax: Two arrested

BBC News - ‎7 hours ago‎
Two men have been arrested at Manchester Airport on suspicion of making a bomb hoax, police have said. An Easyjet plane bound for Morocco was evacuated at about 15:30 GMT after a passenger claimed to have a bomb in his bag, a police spokesman ...

Palestinian attacks in Israel and West Bank kill five

BBC News - ‎7 hours ago‎
Five people have been killed in two attacks in Israel and the occupied West Bank, officials say. In the first attack, two Israelis were stabbed to death by a Palestinian man at the entrance of a shop that serves as a synagogue in the city of Tel Aviv ...

European Nations Shut Their Borders to Economic Migrants

New York Times - ‎6 hours ago‎
BELGRADE, Serbia - Most nations along Europe's refugee corridor abruptly shut their borders Thursday to those not coming from war-torn countries such as Syria, Afghanistan or Iraq, leaving thousands desperately seeking a better life in the continent ...

Family, border dangers keep Mexicans from returning to US

Washington Post - ‎39 minutes ago‎
TIJUANA, Mexico - There are many reasons for the historic reversal of migration between the U.S. and Mexico, according the Pew Research Center, which announced Thursday that more than 1 million Mexicans headed south to re-establish their lives in the ...

Chilling video shows Paris attacker trying to shoot woman, gun doesn't fire

CNN International - ‎11 hours ago‎
(CNN) It's a moment of horror almost too chilling to watch. As three teams of terrorists fanned out across Paris November 13, eventually killing 129 people, surveillance video from one cafe -- obtained by the Daily Mail -- shows shocked patrons ...

UPDATE 3-Passenger's bomb "joke" forces plane to land in Bulgaria

Reuters - ‎9 hours ago‎
... * Authorities confirm bomb threat was a hoax. * Polish passenger faces charges. * Bulgarian PM praises security forces for quick reaction (Adds official statement and quotes).

Anonymous and ISIS Trade Barbs, Threats as Cyber War Escalates

NBCNews.com - ‎5 hours ago‎
Supporters of the Islamist militant organization ISIS have responded to the threat of a hacking campaign by the loosely knit online collective Anonymous by issuing a set of basic measures to protect against hacking.

Why this video of a father explaining the Paris attacks to his son went viral

Christian Science Monitor - ‎Nov 18, 2015‎
In an interview with Le Petit Journal, a father and his young son share a heartwarming response to the Paris attacks. By Olivia Lowenberg, Staff November 18, 2015.

Sweden Arrests Terror Suspect After Manhunt

Wall Street Journal - ‎3 hours ago‎
STOCKHOLM—Swedish police late Thursday said they had arrested a man they believe has links to Islamic State and whom they have been hunting since Wednesday on suspicion of planning an attack.

New Yorkers show no fear despite ISIS video that warns of attacks in city

New York Daily News - ‎1 hour ago‎
ISIS schmeisis. Defiant New Yorkers flooded Midtown a day after the barbaric jihadists released a threatening video showing images of the city.

Defacing of black Harvard professor portraits investigated as a hate crime

Washington Post - ‎2 hours ago‎
Portraits of Harvard Law School professors line the walls of Wasserstein Hall. But on Thursday morning, black tape covered the faces of African American professors' images, prompting campus police to investigate the defacing as a hate crime, Harvard ...

House defies Obama on Syrian refugees, as larger threat emerges

Christian Science Monitor - ‎30 minutes ago‎
While the White House plan to accept 10,000 Syrian refugees has sparked controversy, lawmakers say that loopholes in the 'visa waiver' program pose a far more serious concern.

Parole Denied Again for Frederick Woods, Last of 3 Men Convicted in 1976 ...

NBC Bay Area - ‎36 minutes ago‎
The 26 children and their school bus driver were taken from Chowchilla to a quarry near Livermore. The last of three men convicted of hijacking a school bus full of California children nearly four decades ago was denied parole for the 16th time on ...

Hillary Clinton Goes Beyond President Obama in Plan to Defeat ISIS

New York Times - ‎43 minutes ago‎
Hillary Rodham Clinton called on Thursday for accelerating the American-led operation to defeat the Islamic State, going well beyond what President Obama has proposed by urging a no-fly zone with coalition forces to protect Syrians, more airstrikes and ...

Man Charged With Murder in East Texas Camp Killings

ABC News - ‎1 hour ago‎
This undated photo provided by the Anderson County Sheriff's Office shows William Hudson. Anderson County Sheriff Greg Taylor said Monday, Nov. 16, 2015, that Hudson was arrested and charged in relation to the weekend homicides of multiple people at ...

The Latest: Girl says she couldn't leave room or bed

seattlepi.com - ‎41 minutes ago‎
PHOENIX (AP) - The latest on the testimony of three sisters who authorities say were imprisoned for months in an Arizona home by their mother and stepfather.

Dorsey's Square jumps in market debut, offering hope to tech startups

Reuters - ‎1 hour ago‎
Shares of Square Inc, the mobile payments company co-founded and still run by Twitter Inc Chief Executive Jack Dorsey, soared as much as 64 percent in their market debut, following a marked-down initial public offering, countering the negative ...

Tyson Foods to close Chicago plant, lay off 480 workers

Chicago Tribune - ‎1 hour ago‎
The Tyson Foods plant at 4201 S. Ashland, in the Back of the Yards neighborhood, has announced that it will close next year. The Tyson Foods plant at 4201 S. Ashland, in the Back of the Yards neighborhood, has announced that it will close next year.

Pfizer Said Near Agreement to Buy Allergan in Biggest Deal

Bloomberg - ‎1 hour ago‎
Pfizer Inc. is in advanced talks to buy Allergan Plc for as much as $380 per share, according to people familiar with the matter, valuing the Botox maker at as high as $150 billion -- if the U.S.

US falls to 28th on global gender equality list

USA TODAY - ‎1 hour ago‎
SAN FRANCISCO—The United States fell to 28th place on a yearly list of the world's most and least equal countries for men and women, behind countries including Iceland, Rwanda and Germany.

The American Turkey Farmer Takes On Mother Nature and Wins

New York Times - ‎9 hours ago‎
If the doom-saying turkey pundits had been right, we'd all be eating ham this Thanksgiving. Last summer, after a devastating outbreak of avian flu in the big turkey-producing states of Iowa and Minnesota, the media was full of predictions that prices ...

Newegg 'Black Friday' Deals Begin Monday

PC Magazine - ‎5 hours ago‎
Looking for a deal on a new PC for yourself or someone else this holiday season? Newegg has you covered. The online tech retailer on Thursday announced plans to discount more than 5,000 products during the week of Thanksgiving.

UPDATE 1-TransCanada withdraws Keystone XL route application in Nebraska

Reuters - ‎Nov 18, 2015‎
(Adds comments by TransCanada spokesman, details on KXL). CALGARY, Alberta Nov 18 TransCanada Corp is withdrawing its route application for the Keystone XL pipeline in the state of Nebraska after U.S.

Google Picks Diane Greene to Expand Its Cloud Business

New York Times - ‎1 hour ago‎
Google is playing catch-up in the booming cloud computing market, well behind the early leader, Amazon. But on Thursday, Google made clear that it was ready to go on the offensive.

Google updates Hangouts with guest access

Computerworld - ‎4 hours ago‎
Google just made it a bit easier to have a business meeting - or any kind of meeting - via Google Hangouts. The company announced Wednesday that people no longer need to have a Google account to use Hangouts.

2016 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid Test Drive And Review: The Answer

Forbes - ‎5 hours ago‎
For years, my friends and acquaintances have been asking me when Toyota would finally add a hybrid version of its popular compact SUV, the RAV4, to its lineup.

Google Fit update brings Android users real-time exercise tracking

The Verge - ‎1 hour ago‎
Google Fit has been updated today with several new features that make Android phones and smartwatches more capable fitness trackers.

Adele's Streaming Decision: Not Unexpected, Not Easily Copied

Billboard - ‎27 minutes ago‎
"I don't think it's a surprise. She didn't do it with 21," says Tyler Goldman, CEO of North America at Deezer, one of the streaming services that won't have 25 on Friday.

Review: In 'The Night Before,' a Search for the Holiday Party of the Century

New York Times - ‎1 hour ago‎
“The Night Before” combines two weary genres - the sentimental Christmas movie and the naughty-boy comedy - as if knocking their heads together might wake them both up.

Box office preview: Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 aims for $120 million

Entertainment Weekly - ‎1 hour ago‎
Katniss Everdeen is about to make her final box office bow, capping off a film franchise whose first three installments brought in a whopping $2.3 billion worldwide.

'Jessica Jones' Boss on Casting Krysten Ritter, Luke Cage Overlap and ...

Hollywood Reporter - ‎21 minutes ago‎
The former 'Dexter' EP discusses how her Netflix Marvel drama evolved from its ABC incarnation. Premiering Friday on Netflix, Marvel's Jessica Jones represents the comic behemoth's biggest risk to date.

Blue Jays' Josh Donaldson named AL MVP

USA TODAY - ‎1 hour ago‎
Third baseman Josh Donaldson, the leading engine in the Toronto Blue Jays' high-powered offensive machine, was named Thursday the winner of the American League MVP award.

Clean sweep: Bryce Harper reels in NL MVP

ESPN - ‎1 hour ago‎
Bryce Harper's monster regular season has made him the youngest unanimous MVP in baseball history. Harper beat out fellow finalists Paul Goldschmidt of the Arizona Diamondbacks and Joey Votto of the Cincinnati Reds for the award.

NASCAR's championship finale boasts captivating storylines

USA TODAY - ‎46 minutes ago‎
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. - Kevin Harvick has been there and done that, surviving the first “winner-take-all” format last season to claim the Sprint Cup championship.

Gronk 'not changing my style' despite OPI flags

ESPN - ‎2 hours ago‎
ESPN Patriots reporter Mike Reiss explains why Rob Gronkowski has been so heavily penalized and why it won't change the way Gronkowski plays.

STD rates rise dramatically, especially among men

CNN - ‎12 hours ago‎
(CNN) The news in this year's Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report on sexually transmitted diseases is not good. The number of cases of chlamydia and gonorrhea in the United States increased between 2013 and 2014, after being on the ...

Childhood Cancer Survivors May Suffer Physically, Mentally Decades Later

Philly.com - ‎3 hours ago‎
THURSDAY, Nov. 19, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- Childhood cancer survivors can have poor mental and physical health as adults, according to two new studies.

The government is retiring its last medical research chimps

Mashable - ‎2 hours ago‎
The last 50 chimpanzees held in captivity for medical research purposes are heading into retirement, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced Wednesday.

UK junior doctors vote overwhelmingly to go to strike

Washington Post - ‎6 hours ago‎
LONDON - Thousands of junior doctors in England have voted overwhelmingly in favor of a strike to protest proposed government changes to their contracts.

Some birds 'tap dance' as they serenade potential mates, say scientists

Christian Science Monitor - ‎6 hours ago‎
Researchers captured high-speed video of cordon-bleu songbirds' courtship behaviors revealing rhythmic dance steps. By Eva Botkin-Kowacki, Staff writer November 19, 2015.

These Ancient Monster Galaxies Have Scientists Perplexed

Space.com - ‎8 hours ago‎
New research has revealed 574 massive, ancient galaxies lurking in the night sky, and their existence so close to the time of the Big Bang calls into question scientists' best understanding of how large galaxies form.

Study details mollusk with eyes built into its shell

UPI.com - ‎2 hours ago‎
The eyes are hard and true, with lenses that focus light on a photoreceptor-covered retina. By Brooks Hays | Nov. 19, 2015 at 5:30 PM.

Acorn worm genome reveals gill origins of human pharynx (Update)

Phys.Org - ‎4 hours ago‎
The acorn worm Saccoglossus kowalevskii is common in brackish, shallow water on the Atlantic coast. Its newly sequenced genome is telling biologists about the genes responsible for pharyngeal gills in the hemichordates and chordate …more.
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